love maze

fifteen

“The bride is finally here!” Hoseok stood up from his seat and opened his arms widely as if to welcome me.

Namjoon walked towards me, “Good day, Jisoo. I’ll be your father for this wedding.” He winked at me and chuckled.

“You paid for this?” I asked him

“Jimin did.” Namjoon jabbed his thumb to where Jimin was standing; the dude’s already in front acting like he’s V’s best man.

“You’re all going crazy.” I chuckled and got ready for the fake marriage.

When V was already standing beside Jimin, who really can’t contain his smiles and giggling as Namjoon and I walked with linked arms. Namjoon left me standing in front of V, who just looked really bored with the current situation, until Jimin pushed him lightly towards me. 

“Good luck on your wedding, lovebirds.” Jimin whispered to us, “This is just practice.” He winked and went to where the rest of our friends were seated.

I looked around the tent, and was dumb-founded to see a lot of our batchmates watching us, even Tzuyu and Irene, the only girls I knew V was paired with yesterday.

Flash forward to the wedding vows, the fake priest cleared his throat before reading the paper where his lines were printed.

“Kim V, do you take Kim Jisoo to be your unlawfully wedded wife? Do promise to love and cherish her, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her, for so long as you both shall live?” he asked V.

V let out a half-smile and met my gaze, “I do.” I quickly averted my gaze.

Just by looking at him, I could already feel really nervous, and I swear my face feels hot too.

I shouldn’t be blushing hard right now. My own self even betrayed me.

From my right, I could hear Lisa and Chaeyoung’s girly squeals.

“Kim Jisoo, do you take Kim V to be your unlawfully wedded husband? Do promise to love and cherish him, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto him, for so long as you both shall live?”

I couldn’t answer right away as I was still giddy but when V leaned to my ears and whispered, “Jisoo, say your line.”, I got back to my senses.

“I-- i-- i do.”  I stammered and V smirked. Before the ceremony, the first years gave us a ring each, which we then exchanged after the vows.

“You may now exchange a kiss.” the first year grinned at us.

I looked at V with wide eyes. The fake wedding I got into doesn’t have that last part since most of us aren’t really paired with our boyfriends or girlfriends.

But will V do that to me?

“That’s not part of the previous ceremonies I was in.” V told the fake priest with a glare.

I sighed in relief, so he wouldn’t kiss me. However, realization dawned on me.

He doesn’t want to kiss me.

And somehow.. I felt disappointed.

Regardless, I mustered up a smile and looked at the first year, “Yeah. Did our friend pay your booth that much to include that now?” I chuckled.

“Actually.. Yes.” he answered with a laugh.

“Just kiss already!” We heard Jimin yell.

I glared at Jimin, which immediately shut him up. When I looked back at V to tell him to stop this now, his hand was already about to touch my face.