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Young Do remembers the first time he saw Rachel as something other than a nuisance. He remembers attending a charity held by some nameless corporation that he had been forced to attend by his father, and when he complained, had been rewarded by one of his father's infamous lessons on the taekwondo mat.
He held a glass of champagne in his hand, the fifth since he had arrived, and sulked against a dark corner in the big bright lighted ballroom.
He observes the guests at a distance with a cold look on his face, warning all those around him to stay away. He doesn't bother to engage a conversation with any of the guests, and his father who glared at him from a distance did not approach him. Young Do knows that he would be beat for his incompetence later, but he would rebel against his father as much as he could in public.
Young Do noticed the crowd had suddenly gotten quiet, and glanced at the direction that had caught everyone in such awe.
The first thing he sees is white lace; Soft and delicate, dancing around the girl's thighs portraying innocence. Young do trailed his eyes up from the milky thighs, small delicate hands to the soft eyes of Rachel. He stops and does a double check because Rachel Yo's eyes have never been soft.
Her eyes were always cold and calculating, and her deceiving smile hid a pair of sharp fangs, taken right out of a children's nightmare. When provoked she would sink her fangs into a person, stealing everything they held dear to their life. Whether it was money, reputation or family, she made sure to destroy as she saw fit, until she felt satisfied.
Until that hole in her heart was sealed even if it was only for a fleeting Do knows that feeling, a childhood companion of his, and knows how wild one might go to feel momentarily complete.
He steps forward stepping out of his kingdom of shadows wanting to go to Rachel who seemed to be dressed in light. He wants to bring out that hot pink flush to her cheeks and see her fang's snarl at him, to ruin that perfect image of the innocent good girl. He stops in his stride when he sees Rachel's small and delicate hands wrapped around Kim Tans arm. That's whats causing the Ice Princess to smile, the scowl on Young Do's face returns and etches deeper into his skin, Kim Tan.
He watches them. He observes the bright genuine smile on Rachel's lips and the stoic face of Tan as they mingled with other guests, and then moved onto the dance floor. He watches Rachel, her white lace dress inching up her thighs as she twirls, that smile unmoving from her lips. He notices her lips are painted with a soft pink, sees her nibble on her lower lip as she tries to captivate Kim Tan's attention, which seems to be focused on anywhere and anything but her.
When they exit the dance floor and Kim Tan leaves Rachel to grab them drinks, he prowls on her.
"Well, well, if it isn't the beauty of the ball." He whispers behind her ear. She spins around but he had already grabbed her hand forcing her to spin again to face him as he stepped in front of her.
She tries to snatch back her hand but Young Do held tight onto her. "What are you doing?" she hisses at him, her eyes frantically searching the crowd for Kim Tan?
"Worried your little Tan will see his competition holding his girlfriend?" he crocks his head to the side. His thumb is rubbing slow circles on Rachel's wrist and she's trying hard not to let the shivers pass through her body.
Rachel digs her newly manicured nails into his skin hard enough to draw blood, but she doesn't because he's wearing Kiton K-5 and she also notices how well he fits his suit. It would be a waste to ruin it.
He yelps and rips his hand back. "Bitch," he hisses quietly under his breath.
She scoffs, the innocent look ripped of her face as she reveals her fangs. "Says the guy who man handled me. Asshole."
She turns to leave, when she stops short of bumping into Kim Tan who stands there with two glasses of champagne in his hands.
"Kim Tan," she whispers breathlessly. She feels guilt, as if she had done something wrong.
Kim Tan's face turns to stone when he sees Young Do behind Rachel. His grip on the campaign glass tightens, as he hands Rachel her glass and moves past her without sparing her a glance. He stops in front of Young Do eyes glowering at him.
"Tan, always a pleasure seeing you," Young Do speaks first, his voice a little taunting.
"What are you doing here?" Kim Tan's voice is restrained like he's fighting to keep his cool and not punch Young Do in the face.
"My father," Young Do simply answers. There's no explanation needed. "Don't worry, I'll be leaving soon. Can't stand behaving for more than an hour," He turns to leave, a slight pang of disappointment in his chest of not having that chance to talk (annoy) Rachel.
"Are you coming to the part my family is hosting next week?" Kim Tan's asks.
Young do turns around, his sculptured eyebrows raised. "Do you want me to?" he questions. the answer to this is always the same: No—
"Yes," a smirk is placed on Kim Tan's lips, the closest thing to a smile since he had arrived. "We are going to reveal a surprise."
"A surprise? What's the surprise?"
Kim Tan's grabs Rachel's hand and forces her to stand next to him. He brings her left hand and places it on his arm. That's when Young Do notices the sharp gleam of a diamond. A big, fat diamond placed on Rachel's ring finger.
"It wouldn't be a surprise now if I told you, right?" Tan gives Young Do one last look, a smug triumph look, and leaves Young Do forcing Rachel to follow.
Rachel turns back to look at Young Do as Tan leads her further into the ballroom. His jaw is clenched and he starts right back at her. Their gaze is unwavering until Young Do drops his eyes to the ground, his hand clenching into tight fists.
Kim Tan isn't become smart as the days pass by, Young Do things, staring at the delicate gold lines engraved into the floor. How could he be so stupid to flaunt Rachel at him, to rub their engagement at his face. Kin tan should know better.
It is well known that when someone has something that Young Do doesn't have, the greed in Young Do forces him to take it.
Young Do takes the challenge Tan flung at him. He taunted Young Do with something he knows Young Do can never have, and now Young Do needed to have it.
Rachel Yo, the girl tonight wrapped up in lace and light. He envelops himself in shadows once more as he leans against him dark corner, counting down the minutes till he could leave.
Until then, he watches Rachel. The smile on her face is back, but not as bright as before. For a moment her eyes rise to meet his across the room. She nibbles on her lips for a split second but let's go as just as fast and casts him a dark look.
He needs to have her now. The greed in him and the urge to be better than Kim Tan forces him to need her, to want her.
He decides that she's his now, or at least she will be.