Meeting (1/2)

“Take a deep breath, Yuri-ah. It’ll be okay… hwaiting!” Yuri thought to herself as she and her sisters walked across the garden towards the biggest pergola in the centre of the Zen Garden.

‘Oh gosh… Taeyeon is hyperventilating!!’ Sunny shouted out.

The other three girls turned to look at Taeyeon who was breathing very quickly and looked incredibly freaked out.

‘Unnie what’s wrong?’ Sooyoung asked.

‘Mmm!!! I can’t believe I’m going to my mother-in-law right now,’ Taeyeon said, her chest continued to heave up and down.

‘Taeyeon-ah! Just breathe… just breathe… in, out, in, out,’ Sica advised and helped Taeyeon sit down on one of the benches by the path.

‘I’m trying!! Oh gosh… this is so scary!! At least you guys met your mother-in-laws briefly the other day, but Onew’s parents didn’t get here until yesterday so I haven’t had the chance to say hi!!’ Taeyeon cried.

‘But if Onew’s mother is anything like him, you’ll have no problem!’ Yuri grinned.

‘Nnghh…’ was the only reply Taeyeon gave.A few minutes later, Taeyeon’s breathing and heart rate had gone back to normal and the girls continued walking to the meeting place. They were all dressed beautifully in hanboks to impress their mother-in-laws and had spent hours getting ready, even Jessica woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare! Their hanboks were all specially tailored and they’d all played a part in designing their own pieces.(What they were all wearing)They arrived to see their mother and the other Queens already sitting and talking. The Queens noticed that they arrived and stopped their gossiping and looked at them. The girls smiled at their mother and when she motioned for them to greet the other Queens, they did. In perfect synchronisation, they bowed and said, ‘annyonghaseyo.’ The Queens slightly bowed in their seats and smiled at the girls.

‘Aigoo… Soomin-ah… you teach your girls so well!!’ Queen Juri told the girls’ mother.

‘Ahh… it’s nothing, they were taught by their etiquette teachers,’ Queen Soomin blushed humbly.

‘Haha, still the same old Soomin I see,’ the Queen that the girls did not know the name to.

‘Yes, still the same.’

‘Aigoo!!!! Yuri-ah!! Neomu Yeppeo! My grandchildren will look so cute~’ Queen Hana gushed.

‘Uhh… grand-grandchildren?!’ Yuri choked.

‘Why of course, they’ll be the cutest babies ever!’ Queen Hana exclaimed.

‘Why don’t you girls take a seat?’ Queen Woori tried to change the subject when she saw Yuri’s discomfort.

The girls obediently sat down.‘So how are you and Jongie getting along?’ Queen Juyeon asked Sica.

‘Uhh…’ Sica bit her lip.

‘They fight like cats and dogs,’ Yuri smiled proudly as if she’d answered a difficult question at school.

‘Yuri!’ Sunny hissed and elbowed the younger girl.

‘Owww!!! Umma!! Sunny unnie hit me!!’ Yuri whined.

‘Girls! Stop it!’ their mother exclaimed before looking at Queen Juyeon, ‘Juyeon-ah, I’m sure they’ll get along, just give them some time.’

‘Pfft… maybe in a hundred years,’ Sica scoffed quietly, but the Queens all heard.

‘Why, do you not like Jonghyun?’ Queen Juyeon frowned.

‘Well he does have a girlfriend,’ Sica replied.

‘Girlfriend? He doesn’t have one! Unless it’s you!’