Ah-Reum: Nothing Ever Goes According to Plan

She has been on the side of finding a mate, but she just can't seem to have a relationship that lasts more than a week with anyone.

"Damn, I wasn't expecting to run into him. I spent fourteen years running around avoiding him only to become careless and bump into him once more." She says looking at her hand that has held Eun-Seong's. "Why'd I even say that? Now I am going to be bullied again. Maybe I should go back into hiding.""After three years too, now I am changing universities, I have to, I can't risk it. Will I even get the same scholarship as before?"She frowns looking at her phone.That is until her current girlfriend ran up and glomped her arm, which led to her phone falling straight to the floor."Please be okay, please be okay." She mutters, anxiety coursing through her body as she picks up her phone.She carefully faces it up to assess the damage. The screen is fine."Phew." She lets out a sigh of relief."Ah-Reum-ya." The older girl smiles rubbing up against Ah-Reum's arm."Yes, Eun-Ji-ssi?"She has been dating Eun-Ji on and off for eight years now. Every time she comes back it is like she is dying of thirst, but Ah-Reum could say the same about every girl that has come into her life.Nabi, Mi-Young, Hye-Rim and Soo-Jin; to name the ones that have come back. All of which are omegas with nothing better to do than to play with her time. But she lets them back because who else could she chose. Unlike an omega girl an alpha man wouldn't want to be with her and an omega guy would be searching for a stronger more masculine alpha and wouldn't lower themselves to a pathetic alpha such as herself. She has had her fill.After high school, she started on a new slate following her childhood friend to her expensive as frick university where she studies astrology/physics and chemical engineering, hoping to become the one to create atoms from breaking down atoms to make new ones. If that makes sense.Ah-Reum and Eun-Ji started off as friends, the two would spend hours talking about nothing when she was eight and then when she presented at thirteen they began dating. Ah-Reum was sure she was going to marry her no matter what they presented as when the time came. Eun-Ji may be two years older than her, but the relationship she has with her senior is of the utmost respect and adoration.Ah-Reum sighs and looks into her black colored eyes and runs a hand through Eun-Ji's pin straight brunette hair. Eun-Ji's ghostly pale skin a stark contrast to her own skin tone, making herself look darker than how she really is.She wears a short, blood red British style coat, white leggings, and calf-length brown, lace-up leather boots and a cream beanie."Look, I think it would be best for us to—" Ah-Reum starts."My fathers are having a dinner party tonight, and I..." She stresses on the I. "Need a date." She finishes, cutting Ah-Reum off."So we," She stops to point at Ah-Reum and then herself twice before continuing. "Are going dress shopping."She drags Ah-Reum away to the fanciest dress shop she has ever seen."Your parents won't like me!" Ah-Reum cries out as the tailor quickly strips her clothes off and begins taking her measurements while she is down to her undergarments."Sure they will, your an alpha, I am an omega, we work out on paper. I am not going to leave you this time." She promises. "Even if you aren't rich, you got into my college just like I told you to. You must be really smart getting a full ride scholarship."While this is true, she doesn't actually believe that Eun-Ji won't leave her as per the twenty times she got dumped and the ten she dumped her because she was fooling around with a curious male alpha. She would always come back crying that they were only using her and Ah-Reum would feel bad each time."My parents never expected much from me. Never wanted me. But now that I have an alpha... I am fulfilled. My purpose is here." She pinches Ah-Reum's cheek.Ah-Reum runs a hand down her face before going to pinch the bridge of her nose when Eun-Ji turns around to talk to the tailor.She leaves with a button down shirt, a pair of black dress pants and a black bow tie."Now to do your makeup."They make their way into Eun-Ji's dorm room after a fifteen minute bus ride and Eun-Ji sits her down to start to do her makeup after she takes a shower.They go for a natural look."I don't have your foundation color. Fortunately for you, you don't have any acne. What even is your skincare routine?" Eun-Ji blurts her bout of verbal diarrhea."I don't do much just—" Eun-Ji cuts Ah-Reum off by grabbing her chin and angling her face to put on some eyeliner on."What? Wash your face with water?" Eun-Ji asks a playful smile tugging at her thinner lips."No, I was going to say I use a cleanser, an anti-acne wash and a papaya face cream.""Hmm..." She hums. Taking a comb and walking to the bathroom in her room.From where she sat Ah-Reum can hear the water running.Eun-Ji skips back and holds the comb out."You know..." Eun-Ji starts. "I always wondered how your hair looks short.""Well, I like my hair long." Ah-Reum says, slightly annoyed.Eun-Ji rolls her eyes and combs through the tresses."I wish my hair was as silky as this." Eun-Ji spouts before sighing. "Imagine you were a guy.""Eun-Ji, I am a girl, the hell are you even saying?""Ah... Yes, yes. Put on your clothes and I will finish doing your hair." Eun-Ji brushes Ah-Reum off.As Ah-Reum dresses Eun-Ji continues to talk."People mistake you for an omega too much you know. But how can they when your scent is so overpowering?" Eun-Ji chuckles."And—""I am gonna cut you off right there. Can I have silence?" Ah-Reum says buttoning up her shirt."Eh... Sure. Let me do your bow tie. You have to look nice for the party." She smiles.When Ah-Reum has her dress outfit and some borrowed, black chunky heels on, she stands up straight, auburn hair tied up into a high ponytail braids going up into the ponytail from the nape of her scalp. Her mother would have said that she was beautiful."Wait right outside, I have a surprise for you!" Eun-Ji chirps excitedly.When she exits the room she is wearing a long silver dress with sequins as well as glass bottom heels with plastic being the design choice for the rest of the footwear. Her brunette hair loose with a braid in the back.White pearl pins adorn her head as she steps out of the dorm room."Now we are ready to go." Eun-Ji says, wearing douyin makeup, making her look pretty in a sense that feels different to the pretty she already is.Ah-Reum doesn't question it and holds her elbow out for Eun-Ji to loop her arm into.There is a car waiting outside of the dorms on the streets, white with white leather seats kept to a pristine caliber.They clamber into the car, and they were off.___________They made it to the event in two hours as it was in the next city over.Walking inside the guest list maintainer took down their names.Kim Eun-Ji and guest Bamsaek Ah-Reum. Is written on the page."Welcome, you may take your seats."All eyes were on them causing Ah-Reum to feel sick from the attention, the contrary was true for Eun-Ji who seemed to glow brighter from the attention."I need to sit down for a bit." Ah-Reum states."You never felt well at big social gatherings haven't you? I remember you were with Nabi at the time. Then again, how is she?""She is fine, and I remember how you almost got me expelled because you wanted to get back together with me." Ah-Reum grumbles making her way to a seat far enough from a majority of the watchful alpha eyes.Eun-Ji and Ah-Reum sit themselves down only for a familiar voice to appear behind them.She quickly puts her head down to the table and listens to the clack of heels leaving her behind."Eun-Ji, what are you doing here? Father said you shouldn't have come." A male voice says. The tone annoyed and slightly whine-y"I have a right to be at these events. I am just as much of an heir as you are!" Eun-Ji yells back."Yeah, right. You're not a man. Remember? We don't care what the government thinks. Everything will go to me. If you are lucky you might find a job as a maid in this society." The male voice says.Ah-Reum takes a peek from the corner of her eyes and there he is, the man of her nightmares, Eun-Seong.'Their related? Just my luck.'They walk off leaving her behind at the party. From the loud noises around her to the strange mouthwatering scent of food, she stands and promptly gets a serving of food as she realizes she hasn't eaten since breakfast and it is now late.As she sits back down at her table she notices that over there Eun-Seong is standing with a tall blonde man who is much taller than herself, from what she can see at least.She watches as the two kiss and Eun-Seong's parents and what she can assume to be the man's parents cheer as they pass the liquor.Ah-Reum takes a bite of her food and looks over again, just as the blonde man takes Eun-Seong's glass and drinks it for him.The cheers come every ten minutes to the point Ah-Reum is getting tired of it. That and she wishes she were back in her dorm room or home with her mama.She refocuses and watches as the blonde man heads to the bathroom. Eun-Seong is held back by other guests that are talking to him about something.She looks down at her plate which is empty."Wait. Where is Eun-ji?" Ah-Reum asks herself standing.She ditches her table and begins looking around for ten minutes that is until she smells her as she nears the bathroom in the big venue. Her heat scent.The alphas in the room notice, their heads swivel to where the smell was coming from.The bathroom.That man just went into the bathroom. Where Eun-Ji is near and in heat.She rushes pushing past the alphas who were fighting to get inside.Just as she makes it to the door she hears the sounds of sex."There is no way. That alpha has a partner already." She says aghast. She pushes open the door just in time to see them finish.Dress ripped and eyes lolling as she lain blissfully on her back as the tired alpha who seems to be in rut helplessly tries to pull out. Almost like he's never spent his rut with someone before."Nicholas!" Eun-Seong yells pushing past her. The family members push Ah-Reum away from the door as they rush inside.Ah-Reum hears a smacking sound and carefully she opens the bathroom door."See! This is why Father told you not to come!" Eun-Seong's voice hisses out angrily in English."It would seem the contract is over." A masculine voice states in the same language."Is there anything we can do to fix this? It was a simple accident." Another masculine voice says."But we said any infidelity. We must adhere to our contract.""We must hurry she might be pregnant." A female voice says."Now wait." Says a feminine male voice. "Perhaps we could marry Eun-Ji to Nicholas instead.""I object!" Eun-Seong yells."Even still our family was made fun of today. She should bare the consequences of coming when her heat was due." The masculine voice says.Ah-Reum barges inside and looks down at the mess that was Eun-Ji. On her face was the most fulfilled smile."Ah-Reum, I am sorry to break it to you... But we have to break up."'I knew it.'Then Ah-Reum remembers something that stood out to her when she was looking on Eun-Ji's vanity. A small plastic bag filled with pills. But it didn't look like anti-heat medicine. But rather had the appearance of small heart shaped candies.This was planned she knew we were going to a party filled with alphas. And she just happened to take her brother's mate by accident.