**WARNING: Very long, again. Much longer than the last time, actually. So make sure you're free and not busy because this is really lengthy. And please, do yourself a favor and grab something to eat so you wouldn't get bored. And I hope none of you would get bored reading this. Thank you.**

If it wasn't because of the sun light that flashed on her face from the now opened windows, Taeyeon wouldn't budge on her bed. Squinting her eyes, she pushed a hand on the bed to bring herself up. "Close the curtains!" She complained. Dammit! She cursed mentally. The wine last night surely did its job right to Taeyeon. I'm such a bad drinker.

          "Wake up now sweetie, it's your wedding day!" Her mom cheerfully announced, clapping her hands out of excitement. 

          Taeyeon stared at her mother in shock. What? She thought. After minutes of staring at her mother and thinking, it finally dawned to her that it was really her wedding day. For real. Upon realizing, she bawled her eyes out, crying so ugly. "No!" She said as she cried. "I'm getting married! No!" She continued to cried, and yes it's an ugly cry. 

          Her mother walked up to her and placed her face on her hands. "Shh, sweetie it's okay. Stop crying." Her mom said as she wiped the tears on her face.

          "No mom, I'm getting married you don't understand!" Taeyeon said as she continue to cry. 

         "Honey, I do understand. I've been there okay? It's going to be okay, you're going to be okay." Her mom tried to comfort her down but Taeyeon continued to just cry. She wasn't sure if it was the effect of last night's drink or she was just really getting emotional as she finally—and really—realize that she's getting married. She's about to enter the marriage life. I should've spent my last night being single properly! She cried mentally. 

          Budging from the noise that was coming from the door, Baekhyun pulled himself up from the bed. Who is knocking? It's so early. He got up from the bed and opened the door, not really bothering his self to look through the peep hole. Suho then appeared right in front of him after. "What are you doing here hyung? It's so early." He asked as she walked back to his bed. 

          Closing the door behind him, Suho chuckled. "Are you serious? It's your wedding day." Suho answered, following Baekhyun and sitting on the edge of the bed.  

          Baekhyun halted, his senses waking up upon the realization. "Oh ," he muttered under his breath. 

          "And why are you still sleeping? You didn't even drink that much last night." Suho uttered. 

          "It wasn't because of that." Baekhyun answered, voice hoarsed. 

          "Then why?" Suho asked.

          Baekhyun let out a heavy sigh before answering. "I was just thinking." He answered in a low voice. 

        Suho's brows immediately quirked up upon hearing his answer. "About Taeyeon?" He asked. Baekhyun shook his head right away. "About her?" Baekhyun isn't dumb to not know who his friend was talking about. Of course, he knew who it was very well. He let out a sigh before pulling his self up on a sitting position before running his hands through his messy hair. "What? Planning to run away?" Suho asked.

        Baekhyun immediately looked up to him with eyes wide and shook his head vigorously. "Of course not!" He answered. "I can't do that." He added in a low voice. Suho didn't spoke, knowing that Baekhyun will speak more. "And it's not like I want to leave Taeyeon either. Not now that we've went this far." He added after a few minutes of silence.

          "Then why?" Suho simply asked. 

          Baekhyun looked at him before running his hands again through his hair. "I don't know," he mumbled, obviously frustrated with how his mind was working at the moment. He knew he shouldn't be thinking, worrying about it, about her at the moment. But he couldn't help it. 

        Suho sighed before placing a hand on Baekhyun's shoulder. "Why don't we talk about this some other time, and for now, you focus on your wedding. How 'bout that?" He asked, trying to calm down his friend's mind. He knew how much of an over thinker is his friend after all. It'll worsen everything if you let him overthink like this. "Let's go grab some breakfast before you get ready." He added. Baekhyun took a sigh first before standing up from the bed and agreeing with his friend. Overthinking won't do me good. Get your together Baekhyun.

        Taeyeon spent her next few hours still crying out loud. Her mom had been scolding her countlessly for not stoping, saying, "I swear Kim Taeyeon you've got to stop crying! Your eyes are so puffy now! You'll look more ugly on your wedding!" which didn't do any good as Taeyeon just cried more whenever her mom said it. Her mom had to even drag her friends to the room to get Taeyeon to stop crying. 

          "Shh, stop crying Tae seriously!" Tiffany said as she wiped Taeyeon's tears on her face with a tissue.

          "No! You don't understand, I'm getting married!" She said once again. She had been screaming it for like forever. 

        "Unnie we can't do anything about it anymore. You are getting married!" Seohyun said with an intention to calm her unnie but it just made Taeyeon to cry more.

          "Aish, Seo you're no help!" Sooyoung complained. Seohyun just smiled to her unnies and gave them a peace sign after. 

          When Sunny couldn't handle the cryings and whines of Taeyeon, she shoved everyone out and sat in front of her. "Kim Taeyeon, look at me." Sunny said, grabbing both of her shoulders. When Taeyeon did, she started speaking. "You're getting married okay? We can't do anything about it." She uttered and Taeyeon was about to go ugly cry again but Sunny stopped her by shaking her. "What do you want to do then? Cry in here? Do you think it can actually stop the wedding?" She asked, and it actually made Taeyeon stop, though tears were still coming out of her eyes. Taeyeon was just blinking at Sunny as she quietly sobbed in front of her friend. "I know it's hard to grasp it. We know. But we can't do anything anymore." Sunny added, now with a much more calmer voice to sooth Taeyeon. Taeyeon didn't answer but instead leaned in and hugged Sunny. She once again cried, but now without the whinings. She cried everything out there. It was the combination of all that she had been keeping in since the beginning of this up until now. She's mad. She's hurt. She's worried. She's scared. Those emotions and feelings that she couldn't put into words were being represented by these tears. Tears that had been coming out from her non-stop. It just wouldn't stop. It's as if it represented as well how these feelings were overflowing out of her right at the moment. Hours before her wedding. 

       It took them quite some time before they got Taeyeon to stop crying. She was so thankful that her friends were there. It wasn't even considered listening as she didn't really uttered a word that could describe her feelings at the moment, but she was thankful that they were there for her when she's letting out all of her emotions through the best way that she could think of, by crying. The mood makers between them tried their best to lift Taeyeon's mood and they actually succeeded on it. Taeyeon felt better after crying and much more when she started cracking out a laugh because of her friends' silliness. After all, laughter is still the best medicine. When she was sure that she's done bawling her eyes out, she let the girls get ready already. "We have to look extra pretty and beautiful! We have to beat out Taeyeon later!" Hyoyeon uttered earlier as they tried to change the gloomy atmosphere a while ago, which all of her friends agreed with. 

          If last night she was questioning why her room was so big when she was probably the only one who will use it to get ready, now she got her answer already. It turned out that, her room served as a dressing room for all of her friends and her mom. Now I know. She thought as she watch her friends get ready while she was getting her makeup done as well. When she was done, the girls instructed her to do a little photoshoot first with them before slipping on the gown that she haven't seen yet. When the photographer came, they were all shocked to see who it was—well except for Jessica as she was Krystal's sister so she knew who Krystal hired already. "Amber oh my gosh!" Sooyoung exclaimed as soon as Amber appeared on the door, and the nine girls went to her, rushing all at once to hug her. 

          Amber couldn't help but to laugh at the girls. "Unnies, let me breathe please." She said and the girls stepped away from her after. 

          "Oh my gosh Amber, it's been a while!" Yuri said as she took one of Amber's hand and shook it. 

          "I know unnie, I've been busy with work." Amber replied apologetically. 

          "But it's nice that you can work for Taeyeon's wedding even if you're busy." Jessica uttered.

          A wide smile formed on Amber's face before she faced Taeyeon and draped an arm over her shoulder. "It's Taeyeon unnie's wedding, do you think I can miss it? Of course not!" She said and everyone laughed after, except Taeyeon who just rolled her eyes and smacked Amber's temple. "No but seriously, when Krystal said that it'll be Taeyeon unnie's wedding, I didn't even let her finish and said yes immediately. I cancelled everything that I have for this day just to work for one of my favorite unnies!" Amber said before squeezing Taeyeon between her arms. All of the girls were so touched. Knowing Amber and how busy she is with her work, travelling from places to places to cover photoshoots and video shoots, they weren't really expecting her to show up anytime soon. But to know that she took the offer without second thoughts and cancelled some of her maybe more important schedules was too heart warming. 

          "You didn't have to do it, you know." Taeyeon uttered to her, feeling sorry of what her wedding caused to Amber. 

        "But it's your wedding so I have to, you know." Amber answered back before grinning at Taeyeon. "Wow unnie, you're getting married. Can anyone honestly believe this fate?" Amber asked after, causing the girls to laugh.

        "We know right! I even told unnie that marriage and her name couldn't be placed together in a sentence, but look where we are now!" Yoona uttered after which made Taeyeon to just sigh. 

        "I know guys, I know it. Now can we please stop talking about it. I'm going to beat the heck out of you all soon, really." Taeyeon said before turning away from everyone who just continued to laugh at her. These girls are driving me crazy! It didn't took a while before they proceeded to have their photos taken already. It actually amused Taeyeon how her friends enjoyed the shoot more than she did. She kept telling them that she was the bride there but they just ignored her. When they were done, Amber excused herself to now take photos of the groom and the groomsmen. The girls then followed, to put on their dresses that were on their room. Except Jessica, and Tiffany who remained inside to help Taeyeon put on the gown. 

         "Now it's making me nervous to show it to you, to be honest." Jessica uttered. Taeyeon just looked at her ridiculously before rolling her eyes at her friend. Taeyeon was nervous as well, but more than that, she was feeling excited. She knew how great of a designer her friend is, and to know that her cousin, who's also a great designer, and Tiffany, who works just well with details with her styling skills, her heart was at peace for her gown. As she wait for Jessica to open the box, she played at the ribbon of her silk robe that was tied in front of her stomach in anticipation. And when the gown was finally revealed in front of her, she couldn't help but to stare in awe at it. Wow. It was like a dream come true. No, it was really a dream come true. Jessica and Tiffany carefully watched Taeyeon's expression.

          Taeyeon leaned in on the gown and touched it. It was just like her sketch. Her own sketch. Her sketch of her dream gown. "Do you want to put it on the mannequin to look at it intently?" Tiffany asked. Taeyeon just nodded in response, eyes not leaving the gown. Jessica and Tiffany immediately pulled the gown out of the box and slipped it on the mannequin. Once they're done, the two stepped away from the mannequin to let Taeyeon look at it carefully. 

       No words were coming out of Taeyeon's mouth even if her lips were parted open. She was that speechless. All she could think was how beautiful the gown was in front of her. This gown was last seen sketched on a pad, and now, she couldn't believe what her eyes were seeing. It's real now. This is really the gown. With its ball gown skirt and the hemline reaching the floor, it felt like the gown belonged to a princess. The v neck line that stopped right at the top of the chest and its see through long sleeves up until the bodice were convered with embellishment made of bead-works that made the simple cloth underneath looked beautiful. Its back was open with a v shape cut that intended to bare her back once she wore it. A number of white beads were on the waistline that separated the bodice and the skirt, and behind it was a white ribbon placed just below the v cut on the back. Its cathedral length train and veil were the ones that summed up the princess look of the gown. "Guys, this is..." Taeyeon started, but immediately stopped again to admire her gown. "Beautiful." She uttered. She then turned to her friends and pulled them into a hug.

          "We're glad you liked it." Jessica uttered. 

          Taeyeon pulled out of the hug and looked at her questioningly. "I liked it? No, I love it!" She said. She reached for each of her friends' hand and held it with hers. "You guys made my dream come true. Thank you." She said in a low voice as tears threatening to once again come out of her eyes. 

          "Hey no crying! You've been crying for hours!" Tiffany scolded right away as she was being teary-eyed as well. "Jess did that, you know." She added, looking at Jessica and giving her a smile. 

         "And Tiffany did the embellishments, you know." Jessica said after. She didn't want to take the full credit of the gown as she couldn't have done it as well without Tiffany and Taeyeon for the most part as it was her own design. 

         Taeyeon chuckled before squeezing their hands again with hers. "I can't even imagine that this day would come. Where I didn't produce my own design." She said, earning a soft chuckles from her friends. "Thank you again so so much." She added before pulling them again for a hug.

          "You should thank Key as well, he covered up for us." Tiffany uttered while they were in a hug. Luckily, Taeyeon's mom was out of sight right at the moment, so she wouldn't be able to hear and know about the truth behind the gown. 

          When they pulled out, Taeyeon nodded her head. "I should really see him soon today." She uttered. 

        "But before anything else, why don't we put this gown on now since this isn't really easy to wear for your information." Jessica blurted out, making everyone laugh. 

       Amber was letting Baekhyun check the photos he and his friends took a while ago. While Baekhyun was busy scanning the photos on the camera, Amber looked at him and spoke. "You know, can I ask you just one favor?" She asked.

          Baekhyun without looking up, answered. "Sure, what is it?" He said. 

        Amber heaved a quiet sigh before speaking. "You know, unnie is quite vulnerable, even if she won't admit it herself." She spoke. Baekhyun didn't have to ask who she was referring to. And Amber had introduced herself as a long friend of the girls as well a while ago. "I don't know how much do you know about her but she've been on her lowest for most part of her life." She added. Baekhyun stopped clicking on the camera and just stared at it, waiting for Amber to continue. "The other unnies won't probably talk or say anything, but I'm doing this in behalf of them. In behalf of unnie." Amber uttered, sighing quietly after. "I just want her to be happy. We just want her to be happy." She added, placing a hand on Baekhyun's shoulder. "So please, please take care of her. Don't hurt her." She said, looking through Baekhyun's eyes. 

         Following Amber's hand on his shoulder, he then stared back at her after. It was obvious through her tone that she's worried for Taeyeon and probably just want the best for her. Baekhyun was quite relieved to know that a lot of people care for Taeyeon. But at the same time, hearing all of these, it just concerned him more of how much she must have suffered in the past. He knew already about her parents' part of the story, but that was it. There must be more happenings. "I will, don't worry." Baekhyun answered after a few minutes. He placed a sincere smile on his face to let Amber know that he only has good intentions for Taeyeon. 

         And Amber was relieved to know that. She heaved a sigh and nodded her head as she relaxed a bit. "And unnie could be weird at times, so please beware of that." She added, easing up the mood as the both of them laugh after. 

          Baekhyun nodded his head as he laughed with Amber. "I'll keep that in mind, don't worry." He said. Soon after that, Amber left already. Once he was alone—well at least, on the little space he had for himself inside his room, while his friends were busy watching some action film—his conversation with Key, Taeyeon's counsin, a while ago resurfaced on his head. 

         While Baekhyun was busy checking his tuxedo in front of the mirro, which was delivered by Key to him on his room, he was quite startled when Key suddenly spoke. "Before I leave, I just want to say something." He said, getting Baekhyun's attention. Baekhyun faced him with his brows raised in anticipation and curiosity. Key heaved a sigh before he continued. "Please take care of noona." Key said. Baekhyun's mouth parted open. It's not like it caught it off guard but it was because he wasn't expecting it. Before he could even utter an answer, Key smiled to him and said goodbye already. And before he knew, Key was out of the room already. 

          "I will," Baekhyun whispered to himself as he continued to stare at the door where Key had left. "I will." 

          Baekhyun shook his head and leaned it back on the chair that he was seating. Suho turned around and was about to call him to join them, but immediately stopped when he saw Baekhyun. He left the others who were too immersed on the film and walked towards Baekhyun. "Hey," he called, tapping one of his shoulders as he did. 

          Baekhyun lifted his head in surprised. "Hyung," he uttered when he saw that it was only Suho. My thoughts are eating me. 

         "What's wrong?" Suho asked quietly. Instead of answering, Baekhyun just shook his head and he leaned back on his chair. "Don't lie to me. I know you." Suho said, more like warned to Baekhyun. He placed his hands inside his pockets and looked at Baekhyun intently. 

          Baekhyun couldn't do anything but to just sigh before he seated properly on his seat. "Hyung what if I failed to take care of Taeyeon? What if I hurt her instead?" He anxiously asked, eyes fixated on his feet.

          Suho took a deep breath before speaking. "And why do you think you'd fail to do it?" He asked. 

          Baekhyun looked up to me before looking back down on his feet. "I don't know," he started. "I'm scared." He said, voice almost a whisper.

        Suho took a few steps forward and placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. "If you want to do it you won't fail at it. I know you Baekhyun. You're not capable of hurting anyone—" Suho was cut off when Baekhyun immediately scoffed at what he said. 

          "I already did hyung, you all know that." Baekhyun muttered in a bitter tone.

        "That's a different story, don't include that in here." Suho answered back with a stern voice. Stern enough to shut Baekhyun up. "Taeyeon's probably just as scared as you. But you need each other to go through this. Be there for her." Suho added after a few minutes. 

          "But hyung—" before Baekhyun could even protest, Suho cut him off already. 

          "Do you want to hurt her?" He asked. 

          Baekhyun's brows furrowed. "What?" He asked in confusion. 

          "Do you want to hurt her?" Suho repeated, looking intently at Baekhyun. 

          "Of course I don't." Baekhyun answered in a soft and low voice. 

          "Then don't hurt her. And I know you won't." Suho said. Baekhyun opened his mouth to say something but Suho was fast enough to quiet him down right away. "If you're going to be scared all the time, you'll lose. Fight for yourself, fight for Taeyeon." Suho uttered as Baekhyun continued to stare at him. Suho was right, he's worried. It wasn't his intention before and neither does he had any intentions of doing it but he had hurt a person. A special person. And he was scared that it might repeat again, this time with Taeyeon. It was crystal clear to anyone that he have no intentions of causing pain to Taeyeon, but thinking about what had occurred before, it just worried him more about the possibilities in the future. What if something happened? What if I hurt her unintentionally? What if I just cause disappointment to everyone? To her especially? When Baekhyun didn't say anything, Suho grabbed a small pillow from the bed and smacked Baekhyun's chest with it after. "And I told you already to not think about anything for today did I? If you're going to keep worrying and sulk at the wedding later, do you think Taeyeon would like it?" He asked and when Baekhyun's eyes widened in shock and was about to speak, he beat him at him. "Then stop worrying already geez. The world doesn't stop today okay? Deal with it tomorrow, the next day, next week, next month, whenever you want, just not today." Suho said, hitting Baekhyun once again with the pillow. 

          "Ah hyung! You don't have to hit me you know!" He complained at he blocked the pillow as Suho continued to hit him. 

          "I'll stop hitting you if you stop worrying already!" Suho said as he continued to smack Baekhyun with the pillow. 

          "Geez. Alright, okay! I'll stop now so stop hitting me already!" Baekhyun answered while still trying to block Suho's hits. 

         As soon as Baekhyun finished his sentence, Suho threw the pillow back to the bed and pulled Baekhyun up from the chair. "Come on now, you'll be leaving soon so get yourself ready." He said as he glanced down on his watch that said it was past noon already. Baekhyun could just mumble a curse at his friend and shake his head as Suho pulled him. 

          Taeyeon couldn't keep her eyes away from the mirror. Is this me? Is this really me? She continued to ask herself as she stared at the woman in the mirror who was wearing a princess like gown. Her hair was tied in a beautiful understated bun with braids, and a crown like looking head dress was placed on top of her head which held her veil down. Her friends, after helping her out, already left and proceeded to prepare their selves back in the room with the other girls. As she continued to stare at her reflection, the door suddenly opened and her parents appeared from it. "Oh my god, Taeyeon..." Her mom uttered, voice almost a whisper as she finished it. She stared at her daughter in awe. The two of them walked towards her who was smiling at them. "Taeyeon," her mom uttered. 

          "Mom," Taeyeon said, a smile forming on her lips.

         Her mom carressed her cheek as tears started to form on her eyes. "You're so beautiful honey." She said as she tried so hard not to spill her tears from her eyes as she continued to admire her daughter's beauty. Tears threatened to spill from Taeyeon's eyes as well but she held it back by smiling at them. 

          Her dad then came up as well, grabbing her left hand as he squeezed it lightly between his. "You're the most beautiful bride that I've ever seen after your mother." He mumbled in a low voice to her. 

          "She's more beautiful than me, honey." Her mom said as she continued to admire Taeyeon with loving eyes. 

          Taeyeon swallowed the lump on as she felt the tears forming on the corner of her eyes. "Stop it guys, please." She said as a joked but her voice suddenly cracked so it came off the other way around.

          "We love you honey, remember that okay?" Her mom whispered to her. If it was any other day and she was not getting too emotional, she would have scoffed off her mother's statement knowing she was the one who placed and forced her into this situation. But today was different. Even if there's an anger inside her heart because of what her parents, specifically her mother, put her into, she couldn't help but to be thankful for her parents after all. It's odd, but she was happy to have her parents with her right at the moment. She knew that what they all said were true. That they love her. Because she knew deep inside as well, even after the countless fights, arguments, and painful memories that they had, she still loves them. 

          She was about to cry at the moment with all the emotions that was once again flowing from her, when suddenly she remembered Baekhyun. "Mom, can I talk to Baekhyun?" She asked right away. I need him.

          "Sweetie, you can't see each other until the wedding starts." Her mom answered in a calm voice as she straighten the veil behind Taeyeon.

        "On the phone then. I just really need to talk to him, please." She asked, eyes begging for her parents. Her parents exchanged a look for a second before nodding. Her father took out his phone and dialed Baekhyun's number before giving it to Taeyeon. She took the phone from her father and walked a little away from her parents. As she placed the phone on her ear and patiently waited for the ring to stop, she anxiously tapped her right foor on the floor. 

          It was when the rings had finally ended and a soft voice came from the other line where Taeyeon felt herself relaxed. "Hello?" Baekhyun softly asked from the other line. Thank God. She thought. It was unbelievable still for Taeyeon to think that she had already found comfort from Baekhyun. Even if it was just through his voice. 

          Taeyeon heaved a sigh of relief as soon as she heard his voice. "Baekhyun," she uttered. 

       Baekhyun, on the other hand, quirked his brows in surprised upon hearing Taeyeon's voice. "Taeyeon?" He asked. "Are you okay? What's wrong?" He worriedly asked when Taeyeon didn't answer right away. 

          "No, no nothing's wrong." Taeyeon answered. "I just," I just wanted to hear your voice. "I was just worried." She added. 

         A grin appeared from Baekhyun's face when he heard her. "I'm on my way already, I'm not running away." He said, even if Taeyeon didn't really specifically mentioned that that was the reason why she was worried. 

          Taeyeon quirked her brows with Baekhyun's answer. "That's not..." she trailed off as no words came out of after. Though she would be lying if she said that it was not part of the reason why she was worried. 

          "You're not planning to run away aren't you?" Baekhyun asked, obviously teasing Taeyeon. 

          But Taeyeon didn't quite get his tone of teasing as she answered defensively. "Of course not! I'm not like that!" 

          Baekhyun let out a chuckle at Taeyeon's response. "I know. I know you won't do that to me." He uttered, his grin still visible on his face.

        Taeyeon felt her face blushing by Baekhyun's response so she then just let out a scoff as her response. Soon after, silence enveloped the two through the other lines. Taeyeon didn't really know what to say anymore, but she didn't really want to end the call either. After all she wanted to hear his voice. "Baek," she called out of nowhere, even if she doesn't really have anything to say to him. 

        Letting out a quiet sigh, Baekhyun leaned back on the car seat. "Do you trust me?" He asked. She already said this to him days ago, but he wanted to hear it again from her. 

          What? Taeyeon quirked her brow in shock. Of course I do. I thought I made that clear to him already. Though confused, she still answered him after a few minutes. "I do," she simply answered, biting her lower lip after.

          "Then I'll see you later then." Baekhyun said. Just imagining her walking down the aisle was enough to make Baekhyun smile like an idiot. 

       Taeyeon was amazed at how simple his words were, yet they were promising enough. Well at least for her. She then smiled as well like Baekhyun. "See you," she simply answered back as she tried to hold back her smile by biting her lower lip again.

          "Don't be late!" Baekhyun said, before he decided to end the call himself. 

          As she walked back to her parents, Taeyeon tried so hard to suppress the smile that had been forming of her lips, but she thought she failed so as her parents kept grinning at her widely until her friends came to the room, all dressed and prepared already. "Unnie!" Seohyun exclaimed as soon as she saw Taeyeon on her gown. The other girls just stared in awe at her, even Tiffany and Jessica who had seen her already in it. 

          "This is so cheesy, but I'm honestly tearing up!" Hyoyeon uttered as they walked closer to her.

          The girls, together with Taeyeon just whined and complained with what Hyoyeon said. "Damn you Hyo! I'm about to tear up as well!" Taeyeon said, her voice cracking. She immediately wiped the small tears on the corner of her eyes that had escaped already after.

          "Oh my gosh girls, can we please not cry in here? We're going to ruin our makeups!" Tiffany said while she herself was tearing up as well. 

          "Taeyeon, you're so beautiful." Sooyoung said as she grabbed one of her hand and gave it a little squeeze. "And I hate that we still weren't able to beat your beauty even after we spent so much time to prepare for this!" Sooyoung added in an attempt to lighten the mood around them, which brilliantly worked as the girls cracked in laughter—especially Taeyeon, while the other girls also joined in with Sooyoung in complaining. 

          Taeyeon just laughed so hard at her friends, that it was now the reason why she's tearing up. Oh the irony. "Guys please, you all look beautiful as well. Really." Taeyeon said genuinely, flashing them her warmest smile ever. "I couldn't be more glad to have such beautiful bridesmaids!" She added, clapping her hands a little after. 

          "You better be telling the truth Tae or else..." Yuri warned, crossing her arms across her chest.

         Taeyeon nodded her head as she laughed at Yuri's statement. "I am! I swear!" She said, placing both hands up in the air as if she's surrendering. "Oh I love your dresses! I want one as well!" She added as she stared at their different styles of dresses that Jessica made for them.

          "Let's exchange then, let me wear that gown!" Sunny said, and joked about removing her dress after.

         "Unnie stop it! The gown won't fit you 'cause your melons are big!" Yoona interrupted as she jokingly looked at Sunny in disgust, making the rest f the girls laugh. 

          "Don't include my melons here when you yourself doesn't have any!" Sunny answered back, sticking her tongue out while she danced to some weird "melon" dance in front of Yoona, who now just had a furrowed expression with Sunny's comeback to her. 

          The girls, and also Taeyeon's parents took some photos right after then. Once they're done, the girls proceeded first to get on the car waiting for them downstairs. As Taeyeon and her parents were walking down the hallway to the elevator, a familiar man that Taeyeon had and will always despise to see appeared in front of them. "Well well well, look at our bride here!" He cockily said as he removed his hands from his pockets and slowly clapped his hands as he walked towards Taeyeon.

          Taeyeon sighed quietly and rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here?" She asked plainly to the man. I thought this day's about to get better, ugh! 

          He raised a brow and tilted his head to his side. "Why? Don't you want to see me little Taengoo?" He asked, patting Taeyeon's head after.

       How cocky of him to call me that after the things that he did. Taeyeon grimanced as soon as his hand made contact with her head and she immediately dodged her head after. "Why are you here?" She asked, as her eyes bored on his. Her voice cold as ice that it could actually send chills to someone.

          The man scoffed before pulling a smug on his face as he placed his hands back on his pockets. "I'm your brother," he uttered, straightening up on his stance. 

          "Well I don't really feel like I have one. Anymore." She answered in a low voice, eyes still bored onto his.

         He then pulled a half pained smile after. Well at least that's how it looked like to Taeyeon. I'm sure I saw that one wrong. He's incapable or being in pain. He inflict it to others, instead. She thought. "I'm kind of sad that you didn't invite me. Luckily they did," he said as he cocked his head to their parents' direction. "And gladly I found some grey tux to match the theme." He added.

         Taeyeon rolled her eyes and heaved a sigh. "I know you're not going anyway, so I didn't bother." She plainly answered. For times, it actually crossed Taeyeon's mind wether to invite him or not. But she didn't want to disappoint herself. She knew he won't be coming. That's just how he is. No matter how important the situation is, he won't attend. Unless her parents bribed him to. And she didn't want to do that just for him to attend her wedding. 

          He chuckled. "But I'm here!" He said, opening his arms wide to show himself. 

          And just as she remembered, Taeyeon turned to her mother. "Mom you bribed him didn't you?" She asked, her tone displaying her pain. 

         "Taeyeon," her mom said, reaching out for Taeyeon's hand. 

          Taeyeon was quick to dodge her hand away from her mother. "Answer me," she uttered. The answer became clear to her when her mom stayed silent and didn't utter a single word. Silence means yes. Taeyeon scoffed as turned back to him. "I can't believe this," she mumbled as she tried to hold back her tears. To think that her own brother did this to her own wedding was too much to handle for her. She could let it pass if it was any other occassion, but this is different. And to think that her mother really chose to pay him just to make him attend her wedding that he obviously didn't want to attend, was like a slap on her face.

          "Taengoo—" her brother started but she cut him off right away, feeling irritated with the sound of his voice calling her nickname.

          "I'm not your little Taengoo anymore, Heechul. So stop calling me that." She blurted out. The way she addressed him shocked everyone, even herself. She always used to call him "oppa" even after he turned away from their parents and even from her. But she had enough of him. She knew he was just playing around by calling her with her nickname. And she won't let him play around with her. Not anymore. "Get out of my way." She mumbled after.

          Heechul scoffed with a pained expression, though Taeyeon wasn't really buying it. He's a great actor. "Do you really hate me that much for you to—" Taeyeon cut him off as she started to boil out of anger.

        "Yes I do because you always ruin everything whenever you're around!" She screamed on his face, shocking everyone once again. It was painful even for Taeyeon to said that, but she couldn't take it back nor does she have a plan to. He deserves it. She stared right back at her shocked brother. When she felt her tears started to form on her eyes, she pulled her gown skirt up to leave. "Now if you will excuse me, I