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Chapter twenty-five: call it what you want
Yi Jung could not believe the sight of him
"you?" he asked, looking at his dad who had a small smile on his face
"oppa" Yoo Na said hugging him
He smiled as he looked down at her
"hey princess"
"I told Mr Chu and his wife that it was all my idea to run away, I took responsibility for it all"
He could not help but chuckle at her childish innocence
"you are amazing princess. But I had some fault too, so now oppa would just fix it" he said and she nodded and smiled
"dear, come with us" So eun's mum said to Yoo Na and the latter smiled before going to meet So Eun's parents
But she turned to Yi Jung and mouthed "call me if you get nervous" He chuckled and nodded. He really loved his Yoo Na.
"mum? How did happen?" he asked, not being able to keep the question to herself.
But it was Ga eul's dad who replied
"they were the ones who came and spoke to us first. I was really annoyed at the time but your parents helped me see reason. Your dad and I spoke at length, he helped me understand why you created the Casanova reputation for yourself"
"he did?" Yi Jung asked, not quite able to mask the surprise in his voice
Ga eul mum smiled and chirped in this time "yes he did. After they explained things to us, we began to see reason but we were still angry about the fact that you both ran away. But Se Mi never gave up on you Yi Jung-ah. Your mother told us that you would certainly return with our Ga Eul. Her confidence in you won us over too"
Yi Jung stared at his mum and she just threw him a smile
"when we caught sight of both of you coming in. Your parents said they would go upstairs and listen in from there. We had to put on the whole act of being angry at first so we could test you, and you passed wonderfully" Mr Chu added
But Yi Jung was too busy staring at his parents with awe
He went to hug his mum who kissed his forehead
"thanks mum" he murmured
"don't thank me princey. I should rather thank you. I am so proud of you. You have fulfilled my heart's greatest wish"
He smiled at his mum before moving on to his dad who just stared unsurely at him
"before you start, I didn't do this so you could accept me son, I didn't have any ulterior motives" his dad said shiftily, expecting Yi Jung's cold one liners.
But he was surprised when he felt Yi Jung engulf him in a hug
"thanks dad"
Hyun Sub's eyes were filled with tears on hearing his son's words. He slowly patted Yi Jung's back, afraid it was all a dream. But he knew not, when Yi Jung held him tight.
Ga eul watched the father-son duo with tear-filled eyes. She was so happy that Yi Jung finally settled things with his father. She was still smiling as she watched them when she felt Yi Jung's mother approach her
"aunt" she said happily
The other woman chuckled and said "thank you Ga Eul, really thanks" before hugging her
"why do you love my son" she asked through the hug
Ga eul stared at Yi Jung who was now laughing over something with her parents
"I don't know why, but my heart just chose him. Out of all the myriads of people, my heart yearned for only him"
His mum smiled and said "now that's love"
After the whole exchange, Ga eul and Yi Jung had excused themselves for some time alone
"so, that happened" Yi Jung said wrapping his arms around her waist with a smile
"yeah, it sure did" Ga eul said smiling back
"I am glad we sorted things out with your family"
"me too" she responded
"aha" she said pulling away with twinkling eyes
"how did you know all those stuff from earlier"
He chuckled and said
"why else? Because I am a genius" he added an exaggerated eye roll for dramatic effect and she just laughed and punched his shoulder
"you know you haven't exactly told me the three words I have been meaning to hear" she said in a sing-song voice which earned an incredulous laugh from Yi Jung
"really, I just can't understand women. I was practically screaming it at the wedding and even to your family a few minutes ago"
"so? That was public view, 500 eyes consumed it and here about 10 eyes consumed it. I want my personal one" she said with that pout which he still couldn't resist
"aish, playing the cute game, aren't you?"
"I have no idea what you mean bunny" she said with her best oh-so-innocent smile
Yi Jung just chuckled and pulled her closer. Damn, she knew he was hers so why was her heart still doing summersaults
He leaned till he captured her lips. The kiss was soft and gentle as though assuring her of something
"I" kiss "love" kiss "you" kiss
"now I could get used to you saying it like this" she said, making him chuckle
"ok, your turn" he said smiling
"my turn for what?" she said with her best naïve voice while Yi Jung just stared slack-jawed at her
"you know what Chu Ga Eul"
"I do not, really" she said trying to hold in her laughter at Yi Jung's expression. But his face soon morphed into a smirk and she gulped hard, instinctively taking a step back
"what are you up to?" she asked and he just shrugged, stepping closer to her
"no, you wouldn't" she said, but it was too late as Yi Jung already grabbed her and had started tickling her
"please Yi Jung-ah" she said between laughs
"sorry, didn't hear you? What did you say? You do what?"
"you are so childish" she whined between laughs
"I know" he said, laughing
"fine, I love you So Yi Jung. I love you so much"
He chuckled and she just shook her head in amusement
"you are a crazy bunny" she commented. But he smiled before saying huskily
"but I am your crazy bunny"
She grinned like an idiot but still said "aish, so cheesy"
Yi Jung chuckled before pulling her closer
"want to do something crazy?"
"what?" she responded, but it came out as more of a squeak. The things this guy did to her.
"want to see how far our parents can last watching us before they snap?"
Her eyes widened, their parents were watching them? She wondered if it was her mum's or her dad's idea. Or perhaps Yi Jung's mum, she was quite the love enthusiast. But she couldn't think anymore the moment his lips crashed on hers. No soft and gentle this time. It was heated and rough as their tongues battled against each other
Yi Jung traced kisses along her jawline before nibbling on her neck. And that did it
"So Yi Jung. don't let those lips wander" her dad said, stepping out of the bushes which he was hiding
Her mum and Yi Jung's parents stepped out next with sheepish smiles while Yi Jung and Ga Eul just laughed and hi-fived each other.
"these silly kids, they were fooling with us" her dad said, realizing what they did
"well you let their trick work, jumping out and all, as if you didn't do worse than that back in our time" her mum said and the rest of them tried to hold back a laugh as Ga eul's dad said with an embarrassed smile
"aish honey, you didn't have to say that out"
"oww" he said as her grandma had sneaked up behind them, drawing both his and her mum's ears
"so, under my nose, you both did worse, right?"
"well, we can explain mum" her mum said with a childish smile
"sure you can, move along" her grandma said, pulling them both inside the house while the others laughed
"so, hiding behind the bushes, right?" Yi Jung asked, staring at his parents with an amused smile, while the duo grinned sheepishly. His dad wanted to say something but a chirpy voice beat him to it
"there you both are" Yoo Na said as he excitedly bounced towards her parents.
She grabbed both their hands "come on, let's go. We have to leave oppa and Unni alone. And you guys call me the kid" she added, slapping her forehead in mock exasperation, making Yi Jung and Ga eul laugh.
She turned and faced Yi Jung and gave him a thumb up and winked at Ga eul making the duo laugh more
"are you sure Yoo Na is 10?" she asked as they watched her pull Yi Jung's parents away while saying something along the lines of 'adults are so complicated'
"I ask myself the same thing sometimes' Yi Jung confessed and they both chuckled.
"so, now that the parents are gone, I have you all to myself" Yi Jung said with a sly smile
"so, what would you do now?" Ga eul asked back, lacing her hands around his neck
"you have no idea what I want to do cupcake" he said, staring down at her lips. She gave up on getting her heart to cam down, instead she smiled and said
"show me"
And that was all it took for him to claim her lips.
"ok, split up kids" they heard someone say. They needed no prophet to know who it was
"shut up Woo Bin" they both chorused and the gang laughed
"you see that, they just ganged up on me" Woo Bin whined and Jae Kyung chuckled and said in an overly sweet voice
"that's because you are a knucklehead" making everyone laugh
A bunch of congratulations went around and Ga eul nearly lost all the air in her lungs at So eun's tight hug. But she couldn't complain, she loved this best friend of hers way too much. She loved all of them, she thought looking at everyone.
"Yi Jung-ah, you were so cool at the wedding. I swooned with Ga Eul"
"hey Park So eun, you can't go swooning for other guys" Ji Hoo whined
"I can when he was awesome, not everyone could be so awesome"
"wasn't I awesome too?" Ji Hoo retorted and the gang was failing miserably to hide their laughter
"I don't think you want me to answer that" So eun retorted
"what? Are you saying I didn't do good" Ji Hoo asked and by now everyone made no attempt to hide their laughter as they watched the bickering duo
"so, where were we?" Yi Jung asked, after pulling Ga Eul a little bit away from their friends
"we were talking" she said with a sly smile
"nice try cupcake" he said before he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her feet off the ground, earning a squeal of delights from her
"I know just where we were" he said with a smile
"remind me" Ga eul said and that was the last said before their lips started moving in sync
"ha, I might fall Yi Jung-ah" she said as Yi Jung pretended as though he wanted to fall her down, earning a chuckle from him
"never forget Ga eul-ah. I got you"
She smiled and placed a feathery kiss on his lips before saying
"I Know"
He spun her around and she laughed, an action he soon joined in, their laughter resonating through the garden.
The paparazzi would print different theories on their relationship the next day but they didn't care. They knew what they had.
They thought it to be friendship but it was more than that. Attraction was too weak a word to qualify what they shared. They wouldn't be where they were if it was just a passing interest.
The world could call it whatever, but in both their eyes, they knew, it was clear as day. It was love, one so true it would never fade away.
THE END
A/N: hey guys. So, it's a wrap for this story. I really enjoyed writing it and sharing it with all of you.
All you guys are awesome, all the readers, those who reviewed, faved and followed. But I would like to give a special shout out to the following people;
Angee818323, ninpraw30, arlethe, jayjayzek, Lavendar26, akuryo, Diana Milena Herrera Diaz, Tyamutz, riviere-de-memoire, izzypizzy, faithecryspm, tinieka, ReadingSoul, jessaminego5134, glorysoeulmates, and of course, my favorite, well, only kid sis, Brynn.
Well, this is my last story on fanfiction. I really enjoyed writing here. I am grateful for all the support you guys showed both my stories: 'Bodyguard' and 'Call it what you want'. Really, thanks.
But now I have to move on to a new stage of my life. Many doors are opening up for me and believe me when I say, I am going right through those doors.
So, when I said I was trying to get this story over with, I meant it. And when I said if I leave it, it'll take a while before I updated, I lied. I would have never opened this up again.
Also, shout out to all the writers on fanfiction, you all are doing an awesome job. My heart is full of support for you guys, really.
Well, now, I have to say take care and have an awesome day. Sending lots of love from my side. Bye. And yeah, SoEul forever!