Hey guys! Dropping in with a bit of a surprise! Chapter 8! 8D
I figured I made you guys wait and you did it so patiently...that I'd surprise you with a double update! I really hope you enjoy this chapter...I had a lot of fun typing it. Blame my friends they suggest things and I run with em. XDD
Thank you all so much for reading and enjoying this story! I'll try to have Chapter 9 out soon!
Disclaimer: Nope...still don't own Mystic Messenger...all it's Copyrights belong to Cheritz! I do however own Ari...and would appreciate you asking before she is used! Thankies!
Chapter 8: It's Party Time!
The party continued from there. Ari was amazed at how many guests really had attended now that she was able to focus more on the party.
Of course having Yoosung beside her his hand firmly clasping her's as they walked around lightly talking to guests and mingling helped.
Ari was happily chatting with a few guests at the moment. She beamed happily as they complemented the hard work she'd done in such short amount of time and how so far the party had been lovely.
She thanked them as her cheeks blushed furiously, she waved gently as they took their leave. It was only then that she noticed Yoosung not at her side.
Curious and a little worried that perhaps he'd over done things and had excused himself to take a break with out her realizing it she quickly glanced around the crowd.
Her worries faded however when she heard an overly excited exclamation coming from a small group of guests that were huddled together nearby. Judging by their outfits and costumes she guessed they were all apart of the LOLOL guilds, or the gamer guests that had been invited.
She recognized the voice as Seven's, and glancing over to see him doing some sort of happy dance at the moment further confirmed her theory.
She also noted with some amusement that Yoosung was right beside him looking as equally excited.
She had to place a hand against her lips to contain the giggles that bubbled forth at watching them, her eyes softened as she slowly shook her head.
'Boys will be boys...' she thought with a soft shake of her head as she glanced around the room taking note that this was her first free moment from guests.
Her eyes finally fell on the refreshment table that was laid out nearby, feeling her stomach rumble at the sight of the food made her realize how famished she truly was.
Deciding to let Yoosung have his fun with Seven and their group she made her way over to the table.
Her blue eyes lit up at seeing all the different treats that lined the tables. There was almost anything she could imagine from any culture at the table.
Grabbing two plates she set about filling both figuring Yoosung must have been just as hungry as she was.
She had just about finished filling both plates when she came to the end of the dessert line up, her blue eyes falling on a plate full of tiny cakes.
'Gyeongju Bread' read the tiny note card next to the cakes.
Ari felt her eyebrows raise up as she took one of the cakes and set it on her plate. She had heard of these before they were a specialty of Gyeongju city if she remembered correctly.
Leave it to the RFA to provide a regional specialty from such a distance.
She chuckled slightly as she placed another cake on Yoosung's plate.
She was so caught up in her picking of food she didn't notice the two figures approaching her from behind.
She was caught off guard when a sudden male voice spoke from behind her causing her to start a bit as she turned around.
She blinked in surprise at finding two older men standing in front of her both were dressed in robes and turbines. She guessed they must have been guests from the Middle East.
And considering they were conversing in what she guessed was Arabic, she could pick up certain things they were saying. But Arabic was not a language she fluent in...so only a few words made sense.
"Uhh...might I help you, gentlemen?" She finally asked tilting her head slightly in confusion as she forced a smile to come across her face.
"You Miss Foxx, correct?" One of the men asked her in very broken English as he eyed her.
"O-Oh? Yes...I am." She said feeling even more confused when both men broke into large grins.
"Very good...you make good wife!" The one who'd asked who she was said puffing out his chest.
Ari blinked pretty sure all the color had drained out of her face at his words.
"Excuse me?!" She asked now officially confused to what was going on, and for a second she had to wonder if this was some horrible trolling by Seven.
"She will make very good wife...but for me not you!" Said the other man as he crossed his arms and glared at the other.
At this point the other man turned and glared at who Ari was assuming at this point was his brother since the two looked alike.
"What you mean for you? Obviously I am better choice.." The man said as he patted himself on the chest.
"You better choice like camel's rear end! I make better husband then you!" Retaliated the other brother as he put his hands on his hips and glared.
By this point Ari was fairly certain her head was going to explode from the scene that was taking place in front of her.
Her eyes darted back and forth as she looked for a way to get away from the squabbling brothers. But either way she'd go she was for sure they could stop her.
"Excuse me gentlemen...but would someone mind explaining what is going on here?" She finally asked as she forced a smile on her face as she looked between them pretty sure her eye was starting to twitch slightly from behind her glasses.
Both men stopped their arguing and glanced down at the petite woman who was looking at them with the best forced smile she could manage at the moment.
"Of course...our father say you going to marry one of us..." The bearded brother stated matter of factly as he looked at her.
"Marry...father?" She mumbled to herself as it suddenly dawned on her that these must be the Oil Prince's sons.
And they clearly they hadn't gotten the memo about his marriage idea being a joke.
"Oh...now I see! This is all one..." She started to say that this had all been a huge misunderstanding but she was quickly cut off again by the brothers.
"So now you understand! Who you pick?" The one brother stated looking at her expectantly.
Ari only dead pan looked at him, yep her eye was for sure twitching now.
"Give her a chance to think, by the way...my oil tanker bigger." The other brother stated puffing out his chest and grinning at her.
"Is not! Mine's twice as big..." Said the other brother as he too puffed out his chest and grinned.
"You lie! Mine bigger...much bigger!" Retaliated the other now glaring at his brother.
The other returned the glare as he suddenly broke out in only what Ari could assume was a string of curses in Arabic, to which his brother began to counter.
Ari glanced around at the other guests who were now beginning to stare at the newest scene that was being caused.
She could only pinch the bridge of her nose and sigh as she gave them all forced smiles in hopes that it would calm down the clamor she was sure that would follow.
How she wished now she'd stuck with Yoosung and Seven as the brothers continued their bickering.
She let out an irritated sigh as she looked back at the bickering brothers, she felt bad that she was at the source for another scene that Jaehee or Jumin would have to do damage control over.
Just when she was about to put her foot down much like she would have with her younger brothers when they pulled this act, she was surprised to suddenly feel a strong arm wrap around her waist.
She blinked in both surprise and relief as she glanced up at Yoosung who had sidled himself up to her and was now tugging her gently against his side.
He glanced down at her with his good eye and flashed her a reassuring smile before his gaze turned towards the bickering men in front of them a look that Ari hadn't seen before on his face.
"Excuse me? Is there an issue here?" He asked his voice loosing a bit of it's cheerfulness and taking on a clipped tone.
Hearing him speak the brothers stopped their bickering and turned their attention to Yoosung. Seeing the way he was tucking Ari into his side made both glare at him.
"Who is scrawny boy?" The bearded brother asked looking at his brother and then back to Yoosung.
"Do not know...why he touching her like that?" The other asked glaring at Yoosung.
"I happen to be Miss Foxx's boyfriend, and I believe you two are giving her unwanted attention." Yoosung stated his voice loosing it's boyish sound as he gave them an even look with his one good eye.
Ari felt her face heat up at his bold statement, she glanced up at his face from where she was tucked against his side.
She swallowed hard suddenly understanding how he'd managed to face down the Hacker the night before.
Long gone was the facade of the young boy she'd first met in the chat room eleven days ago, and in his place stood a man who was once again proving the lengths he'd go to to defend her.
The brothers both seemed to have gotten the same message since both glanced at each other nervously, but apparently their stubborn streaks ran deep since the bolder one seemed ready to further argue the matter.
Ari felt Yoosung's grip tighten a little on her waist as he continued to stare down the two brothers.
"Hmm...what seems to be the issue here?" Suddenly came another voice from behind the brothers, a voice all to familiar to Ari and Yoosung.
Jumin stood a stern look on his face as he raised an eyebrow at the two brothers in question, his arms crossing across his chest as he looked them up and down.
Ari noticed that the rest of the RFA had gathered around them as well, Zen and Seven standing off to the side while Jaehee stood a few steps behind him.
All had questioning looks on their faces as they looked at what was going on.
"N-Nothing...we were just having conversation..." The one brother managed to stutter out clearly not out to argue with the likes of Jumin and the other members of the RFA.
"I see, well a civilized conversation is one thing. Harassing association members, and causing a scene at their own party is another story..." Jumin stated calmly looking at them.
"I do not believe you're father has enjoyed you're little display here today. I also do not believe he will enjoy if this has any lasting repercussions between our businesses." He said his gray eyes narrowing dangerously at the brothers.
Both gulped at the implications from the taller businessman.
As if on Que another man suddenly appeared also dressed similarly to the brothers. A look of shock and horror on his face, that quickly turned to a look of pure anger.
Both the brothers cringed as the man began talking in Arabic, so fast that Ari could only pick up a few scattered words. But judging by how red his face had gotten she was glad she could only make out those few bits.
Both brothers hung their heads as their father lectured them before he turned to Jumin, very broken apologies in English following towards the businessman.
Ari only blinked as she felt Yoosung sigh in relief, his grip on her waist loosening just a little bit.
"Why does it seem that only chaos has ensued for this particular party?" Jaehee question quietly as she adjusted her glasses before smiling and giving a few quick apologies to the guests that were starting to mill back into their normal routines now that things seemed to be somewhat calming down.
"Dawww come on don't say that Jaehee! Besides you gotta admit Yoosung was pretty cool defending Ari like that! He was just like a Super Hero!" Seven stated enthusiastically as he pumped a fist in the air.
Yoosung's face flushed bright red at the red head's words as his hand went to awkwardly scratch the back of his neck.
Ari had to hide the giggle that wanted to bubble forth at the adorably awkward way he squirmed under the praise of the red head.
"Luciel...please." Jaehee stated as she pinched the bridge of her nose at the red head's antics.
"Only you would see it that way...but I hate to agree but that was pretty awesome, the way you stood up to them for her. Only a true man would do that for his girl." Zen shaking his head at Seven before he turned and flashed Yoosung a smile of approval.
Yoosung's eye widened a little at the complement before he chuckled a little and looked down at Ari.
"Thanks you guys...I just couldn't let them continue. It made me sick watching them." He said quietly his cheeks flushing yet again as he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and looked looked away from his friends.
"Understandable...I believe they have learned their lessons though." Jaehee stated glancing over to where the Oil Prince was still lecturing his children as Jumin returned.
"I apologize for that Ari, as does the Oil Prince. His sons seem to have a bad habit of sneaking into his emails but not properly reading them." Jumin stated quietly as he crossed his arms and sighed.
"Hmm..." Seven hummed suddenly digging around in his pocket and bringing out his cell phone at Jumin's words.
"Luciel...what are you doing?" Jaehee asked her brows knitting behind her glasses as she glanced at the Hacker.
The rest of the group also giving him odd looks.
"Huh? Oh...Jumin saying that just gave me an idea, thought I'd hack into their phones and send them a little gift..." He stated his golden eyes lighting up with a dangerous light as he grinned at the others as he punched a few buttons on his phone.
"Whatever you're planning...please refrain. The last thing I need is to have to smooth over an international incident because of you." Jumin stated eyeing the hacker warily.
"What Mr. Han means is that I'll be the one smoothing it out...so please Luciel don't." Jaehee stated glaring at her boss from the corner of her eyes.
"AWWWWE! Come on...I'm just defending Ari's honor...and I can send some very convincing womanly sounding voice recordings to their Inboxes!" Seven whined dramatically as he stopped his button pushing.
"Dude...I can think of a dozen better ways to do that..." Zen stated cringing at the thought of Seven acting like a woman over the phone.
Ari by this point had placed a hand over her mouth to keep herself from giggling at the scene that was taking place in front of her.
She noticed a slight shake from beside her and turned her head to see Yoosung trying to hide the laughter that was also threatening to spill from his lips as he shook his head a little bit.
"Never a dull moment, huh?" He asked catching her look as he tilted his head at her much like his emoji in the chat room.
Ari giggled again before shaking her head as she tried to regain her composure. She glanced at the others who were all still trying to stop whatever plan was forming in Seven's brain.
"Are you really alright?" Yoosung finally broke her train of thought as she quickly turned to look back up at him.
"Of course, more annoyed then anything..." She said shacking her head a little at what had just taken place.
Yoosung's good eye widened slightly at her words and she quickly realized what she had said.
"Not at you of course!" She quickly added shaking her back and forth her own eyes widening slightly.
"O-oh good...I thought maybe I had over done it there for a second." He said sighing in relief.
"Of course not! If anything I thought you looked pretty cool standing up to those guys like that." Ari stated her face flushing brightly as she realized what she had said.
"R-Really?" Yoosung asked sounding surprised his own cheeks flushing red as he looked at her a grin spreading across his face.
"I'm glad to hear that...I just couldn't let them continue to talk like that to you. I was afraid there for a second I was gonna have to show them some moves to make them stop." He stated snorting a little a look that Ari could only guess was his best attempt to look tough crossing his face.
Of course the forced determination just made him look adorably cute which caused Ari to have to bite her lip to keep from giggling at him.
"Sooo...you now have moves now too?" She asked raising a curious eyebrow.
"Of course I do!" He stated puffing out his chest rolling along with the joke at this point.
"Well then...I'd love to see them at some point." She stated smiling as she lent against his side as she looked up at his face as she felt him stiffen against her.
His eyes darted from her face as his face flushed bright red and he quickly coughed to regain his composure.
"W-well...every master has his secrets you know." He stated his voice shaking as he spoke clearly flustered at her flirting.
Ari couldn't keep it in anymore as she began to giggle at the adorably flustered look on his face.
"Alright, whatever you say oh great master." She said as she continued to giggle as she pulled back a little bit and grinned at him.
Yoosung chuckled a little bit as he relaxed as well glancing over to where the others were all still bickering over Seven's idea.
"Luciel, please...the Auction is about to begin we don't have time to be dealing with you're foolishness at the moment." Jaehee finally stated glancing at her watch and then at her clipboard.
"Fine...fine..." Seven grumbled as he crossed his arms and pouted like a little kid.
"Thank you." Jaehee stated sighing in relief as she slowly shook her head and pushed her glasses back up her nose.
"Yeah...yeah." Seven stated as he pushed something else on his phone and closed it with a snap and pocketed it before pouting like a little kid.
Ahahaha...I really did have to much fun with this chapter! I really hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did typing it!
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