Dominoes
By Rosie & Canera
The Elgang was an extremely close group of friends who stuck by each other like chewed up gum on the bottom of a shoe since day 1. However, on a friend's special wedding day, they all began falling in love, while some began falling apart as they fought over each other.
It all started on an at first peaceful day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the colorful flowers were blooming and thriving. All seven of the friends were seated side-by-side on the ivory fabric chairs outdoors, surrounded by weeping willows that had golden Christmas lights dangling down its branches. But since Ara was one of the bridesmaids, she stood all the way in the back, making sure Elsa's dress was perfection.
"Ack! Hurry up already, Elsa! I wanna see your dress~!" An overly excited Aisha shrilly sang, wiggling voraciously around in her seat.
"I'm so happy for her!" Rena shrieked, clapping excitedly.
"Same here! She's finally moving out! Isn't this just great?" The redhead grinned happily, earning an annoyed glare and a punch to the head from the purple headed girl. "Ow! I said I was happy!"
"Yeah, but for the wrong reason!"
"Whatever!"
"I really just can't believe she's getting married already!" Chung, a young blonde with a cute baby face, suddenly stated with a slightly pouting face.
"Aw.. Little Chung still not over his crush?" Raven snickered, staring at Chung's flustered face.
"Look, Chung, I told you. As close as we are, I will most definitely not have my bestfriend marrying my annoying sister. I won't stand for it!"
Chung frowned and insisted, "I'm not in love with her! That was ages ago!"
"Yeah, yeah, then please explain why you're always stuttering and staring at her whenever she's around?"
"I... I don't!"
"Oh? What's this I see? He's blushing is he, now?" Raven teased.
Eve rolled her eyes, used to constant bickering the boys have. "Quiet down, she's coming!"
All heads and eyes were turned towards the beautiful bride as the orchestra had began playing. Elsa followed the two flower girls, ring boys, and bridesmaids, carrying an extravagant bouquet composed of white roses and baby's breath down the petal covered aisle.
"Woah.." Chung dreamily mumbled along with the rest of the guests. She really did look beautiful in white.
"Oi, snap out of it!" Elsword punched Chung in the shoulder after observing the way he was staring at Elsa. "That's disgusting, Chung! Disgusting!"
The three girls began squealing uncontrollably as they saw her gorgeous gown and the way Aren had been looking at her. "LOOK AT AREN, LOOK AT AREN!" Rena shrieked after seeing the groom's love struck face.
"Her dress is so pretty!" Aisha admired.
The ceremony began and had slowly shifted into the touching vows where Elsword swore he saw Chung tearing up slightly when Elsa recited her vows to Aren.
At the after party, the group of friends made way to the back of the opulent restaurant to their very own reserved table while the Beautiful in White - West Life began playing.
"Elsword, it's time for your speech!" An adult male version of Elsword smiled excitedly as his son stood up.
Clink, clink, clink!
Elsword had a glass and a spoon in his hand. "Everyone, if I may please have your attention."
All eager eyes turned towards him, awaiting his words. "As most of you may know, I am Elsa's younger brother, Elsword, the better child, if I may add.."
His crimson eyes glinted brightly as he scanned the crowd. "However.. I'll give this one to her. She's much better at I am at finding a love that is so... real. For example.. The journey of their relationship, in my opinion, if it was made into a movie, it would've beaten both the Titanic and The Notebook. Aren, you taught me to never give up while in the face of true love. No matter how much the object of your affection is begging you to. " He paused due to some laughter.
"And I know how hard headed Elsa is. So to make someone so stubborn at love to actually fall for you, it showed how ambitious and infatuated with her you were. So, for that, we thank you and welcome you into the family. To the happy couple." He raised his glass and soon the whole room followed.
Elsa and Aren both gave Elsword a heart warming smile, mouthing, "Thank you."
"Who wrote that for you, Elsword? Or did you just find it online?" Aisha asked as soon as he sat down and everyone had returned to their dinners. Her eyes full of suspicion.
"So you're saying it was good?" Elsword raised his eyebrows cockily.
"I liked it." Rena kindly said, giving him two thumbs up.
"It was well written." Eve inputted. I never knew he could write so well.. After all, he never tried in school.. But that was a very well done speech.
"Thank you, kind ladies." He bowed elegantly, then turned to Aisha,"And to you, sir, I actually did write that."
"Ha, whatever. We all know an idiot like you can't write. Or spell. Or read. Or even tie your own shoes."
After all of them had finished eating, Chung stood up and made a daring decision, wanting to prove to his clique that he was not in love with Elsa. And was 100 and 1% over her.
He strolled over to Aisha and kindly asked, "May you please give me the pleasure of accompanying me in this dance?"
She looked up at him with a slightly confused face. Throughout the years and years of them being friends, not once, had any one of them danced together to a slow song. It was more like individual dances like the Cupid Shuffle or Gangnam Style.. Or when they were little kids, they'd hold hands and skip around in a circle.
But it was never a pair slow dancing before.
She slowly accepted his hand as they both made way to the dance floor, joining the bride and groom.
"Is he trying to prove he's over Elsa?" The redhead asked, befuddled. "He could've at least pick a girl to dance with.."
The purplette shot him a cold glare, her eyes boring into him as she called back, "He should've danced with you then, right?"
"Oh, yeah! That's right! I'm so hot that guys prefer dancing with me over Megan Fox!" He flattered himself, as she flicked him off.
"Uh.. Chung."
"Hm?"
"I... I can't slow dance!" Aisha admitted, embarrassed as he placed a hand on her waist and grabbed her hand. "I just didn't want that jerk hearing me say it."
He gave her his princely smile as he whispered into her ears, "Well.. It's not really fair for me to drag you into something you don't wanna do... Since you're wearing flats, I'll let you step you on my shoes."
So, that's how they waltzed. Beautifully, if I may add. With her on his shoes. "I... Er... Am I heavy?"
"Not... At all." Chung cringed, sweat dripping down onto his cheek as he felt his toes being crushed by an elephant.
"I'll stop torturing you now." She gave him a friendly smile as stepped off his feet.
"It... It wasn't.. Torture!" He grinned sheepishly, not wanting to make her feel bad. "I had fun!"
Her lilac eyes looked into his honest cerulean ones shyly. "You did?"
"Of course I did! Things are always fun with you." He nodded, beaming at her with his pearly whites. "Let's do it again sometime!" And with that being said, he returned to their tables.
Chung... She stared at him as he took his seat in front of Elsword. Why do I suddenly feel like I...
"Aisha!" Rena approached her from behind, pulling her out of her thoughts. "You and Chung were so good~!"
"Really?" Aisha's cheeks bloomed like spring.
"Mhm!" Rena beamed. "Even Elsword couldn't find anything bad to say about it."
"Indeed." Eve agreed bluntly. "I thought you said you couldn't slow dance, Aisha."
And for the rest of the night, Aisha's mind was continually saying the name, Chung.
Chung sat smugly across from the redhead. "Admit it, Elsword. We were great!"
"Great? Ha! As if!"
The dark haired teenager that sat next to Chung shrugged. "I admit. You guys were good. And Elsword clearly agreed since he looked so shocked."
"Eh? Shocked, my ass. Chung, you looked like you were chewing poop. I don't blame you. Being that close to that flat chested man.."
"Why does one have to have a large chest to be a women? I think she looks just fine without it." The prince asserted, defending Aisha, who happened to walk past the table at that moment. Flat-chested... Agh, the redheaded demon's talking about me.. But did Chung just defend me?
"Elsword, you pervert." She flared, throwing a fork at him. "It's not like you have a good body either!"
"HA!" He lifted his tucked in shirt up and pointed to his abs. "Not a good body, you say?!"
"I SEE NOTHING!" She shrieked, tossing another fork towards his face, which he expertly dodged.
"I always knew you were blind! I mean, how could one who has 20/20 vision have such poor taste as you?! I mean, really? PURPLE?!"
She slammed her fists on the table, leaping across the table as she tackled him. "WHAT'D YOU SAY?!"
"I SAID NOTHING."
After Raven, Chung, Eve and Rena had forcefully pried Aisha off of Elsword, the three guys remained at the table, discussing what they should do with Elsa's room.
"I think we should make a media room. Like with a buncha TVs and games and everything!" Elsword began excitedly, staring at his pals for support.
"Hm.. I think we should make it into a gym."
"No way! We're keeping it the way it is." Chung argued. "It won't be the same if we changed it!"
"Oh, whatever, Chung! You're only saying that cause you love her."
"I do not!"
"Then how about a challenge?" Raven suggested.
"Likee?"
His golden eyes scanned the room slowly, his brilliant mind scheming. "Whoever can woo Eve the best, wins. We'll all vote for who had the best performance. You can't vote for you're own, by the way."
The redhead raised his hand. "How are we supposed to tell if she was wooed? Chick's like a robot."
"Well, everybody blushes. She's human like all of us."
"Ah, really?"
"Yes. Now who goes first?" Chung asked.
"Err... Well how about we flip a coin on it. I'll go last." Raven offered. "Chung, call it in the air."
"Tales!"
Raven caught the coin in his palm and checked what it was. "Tales, Chung, you first."
The blonde stood up brightly, straightened out his bow tie, and walked right up to Eve. "Hello, Eve. You look very beautiful tonight."
She only blinked as she gave him a deadpanned stare. "Only tonight?" She dully asked.
"N-No! I mean... I rarely get to see your hair curly. It's very pretty like this."
"And it's not pretty when it's straight?"
... Eve! STOP PLAYING SO HARD TO GET! "No! Course not, it's lovely either way!"
"... I see."
... I only got an 'I see'? I see why Raven chose Eve... "Care to dance?" He offered her his hand with a fervent smile.
"Why?"
Chung blinked. Did she just... "B-Because... When do I ever get the chance to dance with someone so beautiful?"
".. I suppose." She placed her hand in his and they began gliding across the floor.
"!" Chung was dumbfounded as he saw Eve actually putting personality into her twirling and dipping. "Eve! You're really good!"
She gave him a small smile. "Well, I do go to a lot of business parties, so of course I can dance."
Did... Did Eve just.. Smile at me?! He could only gape at her beauty as the song ended. "You.. You smiled!" He gasped, pointing at her lips.
"Yes, I did.. Should I not smile?"
"Yes.. I mean‒ No! Er... I'mma go get some punch!" He awkwardly stammered, speed walking back to his table with his two companions.
"Oi! Chung! Why do you oddly look like you were the one that has been wooed?" Elsword laughed as he saw Chung's red face.
"It was hot up there! With all the lights..."
"Hm... Well, you did manage to get a smile from her. So kudos to you." Raven congratulated while all Chung could do was pull at his own collar. "Well, Elsword! You're up."
The redhead hopped up from his seat. "Watch and learn, losers."
He stood behind the silver haired girl, quietly cleared his throat, and called out, "What's a cutie like you standing here alone?"
She spun around, staring at owner of the voice. "Hi, Elsword." She calmly said. "And I'm not alone.. Aisha is in the bathroom."
"Ah." He nodded understandingly as the song switched. "And of course you couldn't come along with her, because she is a man.."
"You know, Elsword. According to multiple researches, it is said that if a guy, like you, teased a girl, it means he likes her.."
"Me? Like her?" He laughed sarcastically, shaking his head, "Oh, no, no, no. I told you. I'm not gay."
She raised an eyebrow suspiciously. "Hmm... Just wanted to make sure."
"Right." Elsword watched as a little ring boy ran in between the two, knocking Eve backwards. Just as Eve was about to make contact with the floor, Elsword placed a hand on her back.
She was nonplussed as she saw him flashing her his usual, signature grin.
He leaned his face closer towards hers. Their warm breaths mingling.
"El.. Elsword.."
He smirked as he rubbed his nose against hers. He straightened up and with a charming smile, he smoothly said, "You gotta be more careful." He laughed.
"Yes.. Sorry about that." Her cheeks were an obvious color of maroon.
"It's no problem if it's a beautiful girl like you." He bowed elegantly, planted a kiss on her hand, and strolled casually towards Raven and Chung, who had their mouths shaped into 'O's.
"Damn." Was all Raven managed to say.
"Eh? How the hell were you so smooth?!" Chung looked bewilderingly at Elsword. "Sorcery!" [A/N: Anybody saw what I did there? From Frozen? Where that Weasleton dude said that to Elsa? Hahaha... No? Okay.]
"Thank you, thank you." Elsword bowed once again, gesturing with his hands. "So, Raven.. Think you can top my charms?"
"Hmm.. Well, now that I think Eve might actually have her eyes set on you, no.." Raven confessed.
"What? How could someone so graceful like Eve possibly set her eyes on an arrogant jerk like Elsword?" Chung grumbled. Although it sounded nothing like a joke, Elsword took it as one.
The redhead only smirked and whispered, "I can pull any women, Chung. Any. And not feel a thing for them."
"Except for Aisha.. She hates your guts!" Raven commented as he noticed the purple haired girl conversing with Eve and Rena.
"Women, Raven, I said I can pull any women!" He distastefully said, eyeballing Aisha with despise. "So, I definitely won, right? We're making it a media room?"
The blonde shook his head. "I got her to smile!"
"She BLUSHED for me!"
"Well, smiling is a biggie for a pokerface kinda girl like Eve..." The mature dark haired Raven began.
"HA!"
"However..." He pondered, "Blushing for her is like a comet that shoots across Elrios every 7800 years.."
"HA!" Elsword spat back at Chung. "I win!"
"You only got lucky that little kid came in time.."
"Ah, hehehe. About that..."
"Where's my candy?!" The little boy approached Elsword, holding out his palms.
"You did very well, Jeremy." The tall redhead squat down, patted the boy's blonde hair, and sprinkled colorful Jolly Ranchers onto the outstretched hands. "And hey! Don't you dare tell anyone!"
"You cheated!"
Elsword grinned proudly, "You never said anything about that, did you now, Raven?"
"He's right.. The only rule was to woo her.."
The blonde sighed, acknowledging his defeat. But did Eve really fall for him? Or was she just embarrassed he did something so immature to her?
A/N: I've been having this story idea for nearly a year! And it feels good to finally write it down and upload it! :D It's probably going to have.. Maybe 40-50 chapters? o.o This chapter's really long...
Well, anyways, summer's over already. Wow. DDx back to school
This wedding was also inspired by my uncle's wedding! Westlife have the best wedding songs, omg. oh oops, forgot the classes xDDD
Elsword: Rune Slayer (17)
Aisha: Elemental Master (16)
Chung: Tactical Trooper (16)
Eve: Battle Seraph (17)
Raven: Blade Master (17)
Rena: Grand Archer (16)
Ara: Yama Raja (17)
We hope you enjoyed this chapter and all inputs are always welcomed! (:
Btw, sorry if this chapter seemed so boring. The next chapter will definitely be the start of more drama! And it'll be more of the girl's conversation next time.