Episode 4
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You placed a foot outside your car, your (favorite color) red bottom heels stepping onto the red carpet red entrance of the manor. You had specifically ordered a chauffeur that costed a low price range so that you didn't need to attract as much attention.
Your long, flowing weave pushed back behind your hair as you grimaced at the fact that you've already attracted attention.
'Goddammit Keanu, you really just had to add your magic touch to such a plain wig?!' You said to yourself as you could practically feel the sparkles radiating from your professionally conditioned, curled and braided mane. You took a deep breath before walking towards the front entrance, taking a quick second to thank the driver.
Before walking in you felt your phone vibrating, looking at the text you received you saw it was from a friend you might've hired to locate where Shin-Ae was at the party.
She's in the party room, she's not hard to miss at all. You'll probably see her immediately.
'What does that even mean?' You say to yourself before strutting through the crowds of people, having a quick rush of nostalgia as memories of your childhood flooded back in.
"Wait up Nol!" Your younger self yelled as you held hands with Kousuke, trying to weave your way through the crowd to catch up.
"Y/N! Brother! Hurry up and catch me!" Nol yells back with a grin on his face as Kousuke started to pant.
"Please slow down" He says holding onto his small little bow tie, sweat dripping from his forehead.
You frowned at that memory as you marched on through the giant halls, trying your best to navigate through the manor that you were so used to seeing. Through it has been years, you felt as if you remembered all the rooms like you've just went exploring yesterday.
You followed the loud, thumping music to the room you were looking for, scanning through the crowds of people to find Shin-Ae.
It was really dark inside the room, and the blasting music was already giving you a headache. You really just wanted to grab her and pull her to the side right now, maybe go somewhere else to have a private excursion.
'She's apparently easy to spot, so where is—'
"Oh my dear god" You muttered out.
You held in another laughing attack, blending your chest as you had to take a second to turn around and hold onto your stomach. Your back was hunched over as you heard a person asking if you were okay.
'She's such a lovable idiot!' You laughed silently, tears forming in the corners of your eyes as you placed a hand up to the stranger. "I'm f-fine"
"Are you sure? Are you sick, do you need somebody to call you a ride home?" The masked stranger continued to ask.
You finally looked up at him, eyes meeting as your heart literally skipped a beat.
Yeong-Gi.
"Are you... alright miss?" He asked, hovering a hand on your back in worry as his eyebrows knitted together.
'He doesn't recognize me' You tell yourself, as you straightened your back immediately. "No I'm fine, thank through"
You have him a small smile, thanking your lucky stars that Keanu tested out those new color changing contacts on you making you even more unrecognizable. Not to mention you picked a mask that hid your entire face instead of just your top half.
"Alright, but if you feel sick, you really should go home immediately" His friend behind him shouted out, you looked up, not recognizing his face at all. The only notable thing about him was his tan skin and top knot. Ooh, that man's brave (for the top knot, you meant).
Before you got a chance to push away and walk to Shin-Ae, you saw her run pass you. Surprising you for a second before pressing back onto Yeong-Gi's broad chest.
"If you would excuse me gentlemen" You spoke in a manner you were used to as you began to dash off towards Shin-Ae.
...
"Wow she's probably like an aristocrat like you guys, she kinda reminds me of your stepmom" Soushi, the top-knot Sokka look alike spoke.
"..." Yeong-Gi placed a hand on his chest, his eyebrows furrowing as something in his head clicked "Yeah... She really does, doesn't she?"
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"Shin-Ae!" You spoke as you finally caught up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder with a slight pant.
"Eek!" Shin-Ae did a small squeal before shoving you away from her. Before you even realized what was happening, you were already on the ground, landing on your bum as you made a clicking noise.
"Ouch..." You said before supporting your body up with your arms.
'Oh shit, she looks like a celebrity. Wait, how did she know my name, and is she going to try and sue me?!' Shin-Ae thinks to herself before getting on the ground next to you. 'Fuck, I can't be sued, I'll be in debt!'
"I'm so sorry, are you ok?" Shin-Ae asked you worriedly as she holds out a hand for you. "I-I didn't mean to—"
"It's fine" You muttered, a light blush dusting your cheeks. This... this felt nostalgic, and your heart was starting to race again. 'This was bad, I can't hear anything but my heartbeats'.
Despite your heart, you took her hand anyways which was a bad idea as your heart literally almost bursted. You felt your cheeks definitely heating up now and wondered how red you looked in front of Shin-Ae.
"Wait that voice..." Shin-Ae suddenly realized as she shouted out in surprise "Y/N—"
You clasped her mouth quickly, your eyes in bewilderment as your red face followed. "Shh!" You shushed her in a childish act that made you recoil back just as fast.
"I-I mean, yes it's me but..." You coughed into your fist "... I don't want to be exposed. And... how'd you know it was me? I'm in such a professional disguise that..."
"Huh?" Shin-Ae made a stupid noise before cocking her head "It's your voice, it's just such a dead giveaway"
...
You felt like the world began crashing down on you as you thought you wouldn't be noticed even if you sounded the way you did. You didn't know why it had crushed your spirits but it just did. Even if you're rich, you did spend thousands just to alter yourself and now you felt like it was for nothing.
"Ah! But your disguise is flawless, for whatever reason you decided to do it for..." Shin-Ae sensed your mood shift as she tries to reassure you. 'I just single handed lay pushed the most popular girl and school to the floor and managed to somehow insult her. I'm totally gonna get ostracized at school tomorrow' Shin-Ae cried mentally.
"No, it's fine. I... probably surprised you really bad didn't I?" You said, rubbing your forearms in an embarrassed way. 'God, this did not go the way I planned it to be... Seriously can this day get any worse?'
Shin-Ae smiles at you, making your stomach flutter when she did "Hey, as an apology, why don't you have the last Tiramasu on the table! Here, let me get it for you—" She begins to pass you and reach for the last plate of that tasty small cake on the buffet table.
Reaching down before... another hand touches Shin-Aes plate.
Your eyes widened.
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