Matchmaker: BOOK I [Y/N X KAI]

✨ Chapter 51 ✨

Oh god, they're staring, this is the point where they become their scariest self! Will they kill me? No, don't panick, Niki, you're a grown-up. They can't kill you. Act fast, Niki, act fast.

"Um, we weren’t insulting anyone. We were just taking photos.." says one of the teenagers.

"Well, in that case, I should let you know that the lighting for selfies is perfect over there. Waaay over there, like out of the gym.." I glare at them "Shoo.." I hiss.

"We’re actually here for the wedding. I'm Suho's granddaughter, Koki," the girl says.

Wait what?

"And we're Hera's grand-nephews," says one of the boys, "My name's Yeonjun and this is my younger brother Kai."

Oops. Shit, Niki, this is so embarassing!

"Oh my god, guys, I'm so sorry. That was totally rude of me," I blurt out in hope of coping with the embarrassment.

"It's okay, that's totally understandable. You were just looking out for Gramp and Hera," Koki says softly.

"We actually came a little early to see if we could help out with any of the last minute stuff," Kai says.

Okay, I amend my previous stance on teenagers. These ones are pretty cool.

"That'd be amazing!" I say shamelessly, "Can the two of you help in setting up the decorations near the door?"

See, if I'm getting free help, I'm not gonna ignore it in sake of some politeness. I'mma take all the help I can get. Wedding planning isn’t an easy job.

"Sure!" Kai exclaims enthusiastically. Great, get your teenage energy on the spot, boy!

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With the four of us working, the wedding gets set up in no time. And look, there's Suho and Hera, just in time!

"Oh my, Niki. It looks absolutely wonderful in here! I can't believe this is even the same gym!" Hera looks around with an amused expression.

"You really did a marvelous job, Niki. We couldn’t be more excited than we're now. And you look darling in that dress.." Suho smiles.

"I was hoping that you'd like it," I grin.

"Of course, we like it! You'd fit right in with our graduating class. It really feels like we're back there," Hera's eyes widens as she clasps my wrist with both of her hands.

"Well, I'm just really glad that I could contribute to that," I smile.

"I trust that the grandkids aren’t giving you any trouble?" Hera gives a questioning look to them.

"Absolutely not! We're here to help her. I just wanna make sure that everything's perfect," Yeonjun says.

"And everything is perfect," Suho smiles, then suddenly pauses to look down on the floor, "Well..almost everything."

Hold up a minute, almost everything? What did I miss? What did I do wrong? I look around to recheck if there's anything missing or not done in the way they wanted. But I can't figure out anything. I think harder and harder.

"I'm sorry but is anything wrong with the arrangements?" I ask in a small voice.

"Don't give her a heart attack, Suho," Hera playfully hits him.

"No, it's alright. Tell me what's wrong?" I ask, my brain storming in curiosity.

"Well, it's just this one silly thing that Suho and I've been hung up on. We hid a time capsule full of our things here back in the eighties. I know it was probably too much to hope it'd still be around. But we got our hopes up anyways. We tried looking for it. But I think we probably need to accept that it's probably lost to time," Hera sighs.

This is the saddest thing I've ever heard. My heart's literally crumbling.

"I don't want to sound morose, but I think it's probably hopeless at this point," Hera turns to Suho with sad eyes.

Suho nods, "Well, I guess you're right. Best to just give up on it, I think," he cups her face. "Don't worry, love. We don't need it to make today special. You’re the best present I can think of for this wedding and for my life."

Aww, this is so sweet. But again, I really feel bad for them.

All of a sudden, Yeonjun bumps me on the side and whispers, "Actually, grandma made me study in this school too. So I've a basic idea of the surroundings. I think I could help look for it if you want to try."

Hmm, if I could find that time capsule thing, then I could make their special day even more special and at this point, I really want to do my all for that.

I clear my throat, "What kind of wedding planner would I be if I didn't at least try to find this for you guys?"

"Niki, are you sure? I don’t want to send you on a wild goose chase," Hera gasps.

"Oh, it's okay grandma. I'll help her in the mission. I'm quite certain we can do it together!" Yeonjun exclaims. Well, I can't be so sure about that. Given that, there's no denying that this is literally a wild goose chase. But I'll do what I can, everything I can, in that case.

"Thank you, sweetheart. Suho and I need to go get presentable. But we'll find you afterwards.." she gives me a subtle hug and then walks to the dressing booth, followed by Suho.

Okay, I've no idea where to start from. I may have just shot myself at the foot there.

"Niki~ssi? What are you thinking?" Yeonjun asks.

"Just that, what should I do exactly? I don’t even know who to ask about this," I answer.

"I think we should try talking to the janitor. Mr. Byun Baekhyun's always here and he knows everything there's to know about this school. In fact, I wouldn’t even be surprised if I find out that he knows some of the school's history or something very confidential," Yeonjun whispers in my ears.

"Well, then what are we waiting for? Let's find him!" I tell him.

✨ To Be Continued ✨