Sweet Lies; 𝒏𝒄𝒕127

0.3

"i thought of the attraction, even if it don't make sense"

"what the fuck"

areum said her face twisting in confusion.

"sit" doyoung says with a blank stare.

how are you gonna break into my apartment and tell me what to do? areum thought to herself as her and akemi made their way to the slightly worn out couch. the girls sat fairly close to one another while akemi played with the silver rings that adorned her fingers anxiously, a habit she develop over the years. the girls sat nervously drowned in doubt and worry waiting for someone to break the excruciating silence. the intimidating man stared straight ahead. his black eyes lingering on the girls before turning into a glare.

"okay so i'm gonna get straight to the point. areum you have an extra bedroom, and a friend of ours needs somewhere to stay, isn't that right taeyong?" doyoung said keeping his piercing stare on areum.

"i-no, what" areum said "i barely even know you. what makes you thin-" areum said getting ready to interfere until she felt the intense glare from the man behind doyoung that went by the name of taeyong.

"i offered you a place to stay at my house when you carelessly made a scene at my party last night. this is only fair" he said seeming very uninterested in anything areum had to say. he moved from behind doyoung until he was in front of areum. her eyes trailed from the mans stare to his hands noticing all the tattoos adorning his arms. small tattoos, and large ones. although the one placed on his wrist caught her attention the most. it was a wilting rose being held up by a skeletal hand. areum was sure she had seen the tattoo before.

"why can't he just stay at your luxurious mansion" areum said mockingly her gaze still fixed on the tattoo. "i mean, you offered akemi and i a place to stay last night. what's the problem all of a sudden" areum said raising her eyebrow looking away once the man placed his hands into his pockets.

"that's none of your business" doyoung snapped "look" he said licking his bottom lip tugging at the black silver ring that complimented his slightly chapped lips. "are you gonna help or not?" he finished.

areum was one to help people often. she gave in way too easily. everyone who knew her knew that. she's always had a hard time saying no. that's why both akemi and yunho tried to stray her away from those things. the two just went about it differently.

areum could feel the thick tension in the room. it almost made it hard to breathe in. she glanced at the two men glaring down at her and her best friend before sighing giving in.

"fine" she says looking down at the wood panels that filled her whole apartment.

akemi looked at areum in disbelief as she wished she said something knowing her best friend has a hard time saying no to things.

"great, we'll bring him tomorrow" doyoung said giving the two girls a small smile.

to akemi it seemed genuine, but to areum it didn't seem friendly at all.

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"akemi kagiyama, daughter of mr. kagiyama, sister of hiriko kag-"

"what" suho cut chen off "what do you mean hiriko? he didn't have any family" the man said as he looked up to the other male with a baffled look on his face.

"he does sir, her name is akemi kagi-"

"yeah yeah, i heard you the first time" suho says cutting chen off once again waving him off.