EPILOGUE (1/1)

A/N: The original story I read, ended the way I originally ended it, But you guys are right. It does need an epilogue. I don't think I can write a sequel so I hope this last chapter would be enough for you. I've forgotten I started writing this. I'm finally happy with this edit so here it is. Thank you for reading my stories. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------D-DAY"Wake up sleepyhead!"Dara turns over in her bed and burrows deeper under the covers trying to get away from the annoying buzzing in her head that's telling her to wake up."Go away! Five more minutes." She murmurs.The blanket is yanked off of her so suddenly that it woke her up effectively."Yah! Ssantokki ireona! You don't want to be late for your own wedding, do you?""Aisht Unnie! I've forgotten how strong you are and I think you did too. You need to be more careful because of the baby.""Ugh! The baby is fine. It's waiting for you to get off your lazy butt so you can get married and give her a cousin!""Sheesh! You're so bossy! Arasso...arasso...I'm getting up now.""Get in the shower! Minzy and Chaerin will be here in 20 minutes,"Dara gets up from her bed and pats her sister's burgeoning belly."Alright! Good morning my niece. I hope you won't grow up to be so bossy like your eomma."Bom grabs the nearest pillow from the bed and tries to swat Dara's butt to get her moving."Yah! Ppali! You need to get ready.""I'm going! I'm going! Sheesh! The way you're going, one would think you're the one getting married." Dara enters her bathroom and takes a refreshing shower, She looks in the mirror and gazes at her reflection.Today's the day, The day I become Mrs. Kwon. Am I really doing this? Dara shakes her head. No! Now is not the time for doubts. She takes a deep breath. This is the moment you've been waiting for since you met Jiyong at that party years ago. She smiles at the thought. She puts on the special day underwear she bought with Bom when they were looking for her perfect dress. Then puts on her robe. When she emerges from the bathroom, she sees that she's right on time. Minzy and Chaerin are setting up stations in her childhood bedroom. Yes, she's in her childhood bedroom. They decided to have the wedding at her parents backyard. And as per tradition, she spent her last night as a single woman at her childhood home. Outside, the caterers are setting up the food, the band is tuning up their instruments. The wedding coordinator is busy finalizing the finishing touches. There are lots of people setting up the chairs for the ceremony. Turning their parents' backyard into a magical romantic scene.The tents, tables and chairs for the reception were set up the night before. Back to the childhood bedroom turned bridal suite. Dara is seated in front of her vanity. "Omo! Unnie, you look glowing today. Are you that excited for the wedding night?"Dara blushed at Minzy's remark."You know they're way passed that stage, Minzy." Chaerin added with a smirk."Ah! My ears! TMI unnie!" Minzy pretends to block her ears from hearing more.Dara 's face turns a brighter shade of red. Chaerin and Minzy looked at Dara and then at each other and laughed."Yah!" Dara whined."Nongdam-iya unnie, You know this is part of your initiation as a new bride. Remember when Bom unnie was getting married?""Yeah, You didn't tease her this bad though.""True...but that's because we were afraid of the Bominator coming out." Minzy whispered.Bom picked that time to re-enter the room. Clearly having heard what the maknae said, she tried to keep a straight face as she raised an eyebrow and said, "What was that, Minzy?"Minzy's face was drained of color as she turned to face Bom.Seeing the fear on Minzy's face, Bom couldn't hold her laughter anymore, she just busted out laughing holding her belly as she did. Dara and Chaerin laughed too because they knew that Bom had always had a soft spot for Minzy. If someone other than them had made that remark, the Bominator would have been unleashed. Minzy was a bit confused but breathes a sigh of relief as she felt her Bom unnie hug her. "Unnie! You scared me." "Aigoo, Minzy-yah. How long have we been friends? You know I won't do anything to you. Besides this is my sister's special day. I won't do anything unless Jiyong messes this up."Dara looks up at her sister's reflection in the mirror. "Do you think so?"Bom stands behind Dara and looks at her sister through the mirror too."Do you see the girl getting ready for her wedding today in the mirror?""Yeah? What about her?""That's the girl that Kwon Jiyong is crazy about.""Chincha?""Yes. He told us last night.""Last night?" FLASHBACKAfter dinner at the Choi residence, Bom and Seunghyun were relaxing in the living room when they heard the doorbell ring."Who could that be?" Bom wonders.Seunghyun gets up and opens the door. "Jiyong?""Hyung! Can I talk to you and noona for a little bit?""Sure, come on in.""Jagiya, who is it?" Bom asks."It's Jiyong." Seunghyun enters the living room and sits next to his wife on the couch while Jiyong sits on one of the arm chairs. "Jiyong, what are you doing here? You should be resting. Tonight is your big day. Did you forget about that?""I know noona. I didn't forget. I just... I felt anxious sitting at the apartment alone. Is this what they call pre-wedding jitters?"Bom frowns at his comment. Jiyong tenses up seeing Bom's expression, he's afraid he might not make it tomorrow if the Bominator is unleashed."Are you planning on not showing up tomorrow?" Bom asks with an eyebrow raised."No!" Jiyong exclaimed. "No, nothing like that. I'm just doubting myself a bit. I'm afraid of letting Dara down. You guys have been together for years, what's your secret for staying together this whole time?"Bom relaxes and leans on Seunghyun's outstretched arm, her hands resting on her burgeoning belly. "There's no exact recipe. There's no such thing as a perfect marriage because we humans are imperfect. We all have flaws. Me and Seunghyun have had our ups and downs too. You just don't see it because we try not to flaunt our flaws to the world.""What I've learned over the years is communication. Women are not mind readers. If you want or expect something from them, all we need to do is ask. They may not do it but at least they know what's on your mind. Remember that misunderstanding you guys had because you were trying to keep your proposal as a surprise? One thing that I've learned that drives women crazy is when you stray from your normal behavior. Like being distant when you're normally affectionate.""That's a red flag in a woman's mind." Bom continues. "I shouldn't be telling you these things. But I want my sister to be happy. I have a question for you, Jiyong. Will you answer me honestly?""Of course noona. What is it?" Jiyong straightens up in his seat."Do you love my sister?""More than life itself." Jiyong visibly relaxes as he thinks about the first time he met Dara. "She lights up the room when she enters it. If I'm having a bad day, all I have to do is think of her, and I smile. I don't know what I would do if she wasn't by my side."Bom and Seunghyun knowingly smile at each other as they listen to Jiyong's confession."Then just do what you've been doing. Love her. Also, never forget to let her know how much she means to you. I'll tell you something that we women hate owning up to. If you tell anybody else that I told you, I'd deny it. We are terribly insecure. We always want to be reassured that you still want us, that you still love us. Some may pretend not to care, but that's just like a woman's pride, kinda like how men don't like to be seen that they cry. I saw how my sister almost break when she thought you wanted to break up at our parent's anniversary dinner. My sister loves you. Don't be nervous about tomorrow. You may not always have good days but the ones you do have will be more precious.""Thanks Bom noona, Seunghyun hyung. I guess I just needed to talk to somebody today."Jiyong stands up feeling a bit lighter. "Well, I'm glad you came to us. We'll always be here for you guys."Seunghyun and Bom stand up too. Jiyong shakes Seunghyun's hand. "Thanks hyung,""And Jiyong?"Jiyong turns towards Bom and was surprised when Bom grabs him for a hug. "Noona?""Welcome to the family."Jiyong relaxes and hugs Bom back. "Thank you noona.""Take care of my sister ok? You better not hurt her or else...""I will noona. I love her. She is my life. Like you said, we might have misunderstandings but I would never hurt her intentionally. Seeing her hurting would hurt me back tenfold."Bom sees the sincerity in Jiyong's eyes."Ok. I believe you. Now go, rest. You have a big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is the start of the rest of your lives.""I know noona. I can't wait. See you guys tomorrow."END OF FLASHBACK"He really said all that?" Dara's eyes started to tear up."Unnie! Quit making her cry. You'll ruin her makeup." Minzy whines."Oh my gosh Dara! I told you that story to make you happy, not to make you cry.""These are tears of happiness." Dara says with a smile, while trying to stem the tears from falling."I knew this was gonna happen. I'm so glad I used waterproof mascara. But unnie, it can only do so much." "That's right. Quit the waterworks before our maknae has a fit.""Unnie!" The girls laugh as they see Minzy pout. The girls proceed to helping Dara get her dress on. As they're putting on the finishing touches, a knock is heard on the door."Dee?" Bom rushes towards the door to make sure it's locked. For a pregnant lady, she's still pretty fast on her feet. Even though the door was locked, she was still holding on to the door when she yelled."Yah! Kwon Jiyong! You know you can't come in here. You can't see her before the ceremony.""I know that noona. I just want to tell my wife to be that I'll be waiting for her at the end of the altar and I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together."Squealing and giggling were heard inside the bridal suite. With Minzy and Chaerin nudging the bride teasingly."Oppa...you're such a romantic. If only you could see unnie, she's bright red but she's smiling like the Cheshire cat." Chaerin quips."Yah!" Dara playfully swats Chaerin then tries to pat her cheeks so they'd quit blushing.Jiyong can just imagine his bride to be's expression and he chuckles from outside the room. He was still smiling when he meets his future-in-laws on the hallway."Jiyong?"Jiyong snaps out of it as the sound of Dara's mom's inquiring voice."Oh! Eomonim, abeonim, annyeong haseyo." He bows to Jieun and Hyunsuk."What are you doing here? You're not supposed to see the bride, you know.""I know eomonim. And I've already been scolded by Bom noona."Eunju and Hyunsuk smiled proudly at their eldest daughter's protectiveness."Well, it's almost time. Shouldn't you be waiting up front already?" Hyunsuk asked."Neh abeonim. I just had to give my bride to be a final reassurance that I'll be there waiting.""That's good." Eunju's eyes threatened to water as she witnessed the love shining in Jiyong's eyes for her youngest daughter. She grabs Jiyong into a hug like Bom did the night before."Thank you for saying that. You're a good man, Jiyong."Jiyong returns her hug and then feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns to his soon to be father in law and gets a hug from him too."Take care of my princess, ok?""Yeh abeonim. I'll treat her like the treasure she is."They pull apart and wave him away. "Go! We'll be there soon.""Ok abeonim, eomonim. I'll see you in a bit."The couple continued their way toward the girls. They knocked on the door and were greeted by their eldest daughter's loud voice."Jiyong! If that's you again..."Eunju and Hyunsuk share a smile again. They can't help but feel proud of how they've raised their daughters. Bom is a sight to behold when she's in her overprotective mode."It's not Jiyong..." Hyunsuk began to say.The door opens slowly and they see Bom peek then look around before letting them in."That Kwon Jiyong can be sneaky. Eomma and appa, you ready to see her?""Yes. Where is my princess?""I thought I was your princess, appa." Bom says with a pout."Aigoo,,, you are both my princesses. You're my first born princess and Dara is my youngest princess." Hyunsuk elaborates. Bom smiles."Aigoo Bommie. Aren't you too old to be your appa's princess?""Eomma!""Just kidding. You're so fun to tease.""Just follow me to see the second most beautiful bride." Bom leads them to the vanity where Dara was sitting,Dara turns around when she hears her parents' voices. Eunju touches her hand to her heart as she sees her youngest daughter glowing. Like all other fathers, Hyunsuk suddenly feels the tears trying to escape. A knot forms in his throat as he looks at his youngest offspring. He can't help but recall how he used to the first time he taught her how to ride a bike, how he used to give her butterfly kisses at night, His beautiful daughter is grown up. Both of them are. Where has time gone?Dara runs to hug her parents. "Eomma! Appa!" Dara starts to get teary eyed again. This day has just made her so emotional."You look beautiful my princess." Hyunsuk says softly as he dries the tears trying to escape from his youngest daughter's eyes."Appa..." Dara whimpers as she hugs her dad."Are you ready?" Eunju asks her youngest.Dara takes a deep breath and smiles at her parents. "Yes. I'm ready." In the middle of the garden, the guests have arrived and seated in front of the makeshift altar. The officiant stands in front of a table while Jiyong stands to his right.The groom was a bit nervous at the same time, he can't help smiling, thinking of what's ahead for them. Suddenly, the music starts and Jiyong's eyes focuses toward the back of the seating area.  Chaerin and Seugri were up front. Followed by Daesung and Minzy. His younger brother Youngbae is escorting his sister Dami. Then a very pregnant maid of honor, Bom is led down the aisle by her husband and his best man Seunghyun. Then his friend's daughter Haru was their flower girl and Seunghyun's nephew Yeonjun is the ring bearer. Jiyong's smile got wider when he saw her. Standing with her parents at the other end of the aisle waiting for their turn. Dara looks up and sees Jiyong smiling at her and her heart melts. A few more tears escape and she wipes them off. She looks at Jiyong again and he throws finger hearts at her making her chuckle. And then the music starts and it's finally Dara and her parents' turn to walk down. As soon as they reach the front, Hyunsuk hands Dara to Jiyong and the bride and groom stands in front of the officiant.  Jiyong turns towards Dara to take her hands. He looks into her eyes and smiles."Dara... my love, my baby girl, my beautiful butterfly. The first time I saw you at Soohyuk's party was the end for me. I knew I was a goner. My heart was beating so fast when I saw you smile and heard you laugh. I was afraid you heard my heart from afar. These past 3 years almost 4 now have been the happiest of my life. I'm sorry I made you doubt my love for a moment but I have to tell you that being near before I proposed was torture. Not because I didn't want to be with you but because I did, I do. I wanted everything to be perfect but what I learned is that it doesn't matter where, when or how. What matters is that I asked and you said yes. I shouldn't have waited for the perfect moment because every moment with you is already perfect. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I promise not to make you doubt my love anymore. I love you then and I love you still and I love you forever." His eyes get misty but he smiles that gummy smile at Dara again. He takes one of the rings from the ring bearer and slides the ring onto Dara's finger.Dara starts tearing up again but she smiles at Jiyong. She takes a deep breath and says her vows."Jiyong... my babe, my baby boy, my everything. I never thought I'd be lucky to find someone like you. I still can't believe you're standing here in front of me. You stayed with me even through my drama queen moments, which I got from my mom." Laughter is heard in the crowd. Even Hyunsuk chuckles which earns him a playful swat from Eunju. "Just kidding, ma. Anyways, I love you so much. I never thought I'd meet my soulmate, the other half of my being. Thank you for loving me and I promise to not try and jump to conclusions ever again. I'll ask you next time. I love you then. I love you still and I'll love you for always.""By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.""Finally!" Jiyong whispers. He pulls Sandara close and kisses her with all the love he has. Sandara was surprised for a moment but then melts into the kiss too, blocking out every people in the room."Get a room!" yells Seungri which earns him a pinch from Chaerin. Laughter ensues in the crowd and the newlyweds part. Sandara blushes and hides her face in Jiyong's chest. Jiyong holds onto his bride and smiles at everyone. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. & Mrs. Kwon."Sandara finally looks at everyone, a wide smile is on her face. "It's party time!" Daesung hollers. Everyone laughs again.  The bride and groom are still standing in front and looks at their friends and families as they walk towards the tables where their meals will be served at the reception. Jiyong turns to his new wife and tilts her face up to him and asks, "Happy?"Sandara looks up to her new husband and sees the love she has for him reflected in his eyes. She grins up at him. "Very happy. You?"Jiyong flashes his gummy smile at her. "I'm the happiest man in the world." He leans in to kiss her again and she raises up to meet him halfway. THE END