Since Jimin and my appa both insisted that I had to look my best, I wore the black dress that appa had sent with Jimin and paired it off with my favourite black ankle boots. Jimin had helped me tie my hair into a low messy bun and left me to do my own make-up.

"Thanks for breakfast Chimmy." I said, placing a hand over the hand Jimin rested on my shoulder as he reached over me to leave the spare hairpins down on my bedside table. He insisted on helping me and surprisingly, he was good and doing hairstyles!

My hair actually behaved for a change. It was really good to have someone help me do something with my hair. Almost like having a sister or a mother, I suppose.

'Maybe he helps his mother with her hair and makeup?' I pondered privately.

"No problem Haneul. Though, I did have a feeling you would be asleep when I got here." Jimin teased me, looking at my reflectiom in the mirror. He now rested his chin on my shoulder, his cheek brushing against mine, while his arms were wrapped around me. I felt butterflies in my stomach when I lifted my eyes to see his affectionate smile meeting my own reflection.

"You got here at 6 am. Who even does that?" I countered, enjoying the banter.

"Well, forgive me for wanting to spend some time with you before you meet the rest of the guys. I know them well... We all went to law school together. They all can't wait to meet you. I'm sure you saw how Jungkook reacted yesterday! I just wanted you to myself a little longer." He exclaimed, now pouting at my reflection in the mirror.

"Awwww... you're so sweet Jimin! When did you get so sweet huh?"

"After we graduated from high school." He smiled sadly at me.

The sadness in his eyes made me feel sadder than ever before. I realised that I really had friends all along. And they looked for me. Knowing that I had no parents or family. Knowing that I needed them, they searched for me. And here I was, like a coward, hiding from my own feelings, in a tiny flat in a corner of a lower district in Seoul, working as a barista, despite having a business degree!

My headache worsened.

"Ouch... Appayo (it hurts)." I accidentally muttered out loud.

"Are you alright Jagiya?" Jimin uttered.

"Yes, yes I'm fine Jimin. I just need to take some medication really quickly and I'll be with you in a minute." I brushed him off, rushing to my handbag, then walking into the kitchen for a glass of water.

At that moment I felt smaller than usual. I realised that running away from myself wasn't working - because that's exactly what I was doing. I wasn't running away from anything or anyone else but myself.

Protecting them by forgetting is best.

But that's no longer an option now.

As if reading my thoughts, Jimin put his arms around my shoulders as he said: "Gwaenchana (It's okay) Haneul. I'm here now."

~~~♡♡♡~~~

It was now 08h00...

I was now on my way, in my best clothes, to meet my fate. Jimin had surprised me with another gift before we had left my flat. It was a beautiful gold handchain that matched my clothes perfectly.

My appa had called Jimin on his cellphone to check where he was and appa had even spoken to me. I had decided to get the formalities out of the way and go ahead with the wedding and had asked my Appa about it when he called Jimin now.

But first, I needed to officially meet my grooms.

Even my Appa knew I would have a change of heart because he had already sent me a dress, even before I knew Jimin was coming over.

So off I am to meet the other five men that I was set to share an inheritance and a future with.

"You're too quiet." Jimin said, taking note of my silence as we drove to his office.

"Hmmm..." I hummed in response, playing with the hem of my new coat's belt, lost in thought.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, offering to help set me free of my intrusive thoughts.

"Well...", I cautiously began. "If I am going to marry all of you, will you all be in a relationship with each other as well? Are you already in one?"

"Err..." Jimin exclaimed shifting awkwardly in the driver's seat. "Haneul... no it's not like that. It will be in a polyandrous relationship."

"What?"

"Have you read the Mahabharath?" He asked me suddenly.

"Yes, but there were five in that epic."

"Well, our relationship will be similar. As in it is an adelphic, or a fraternal, polyandry relationship, just like the Pandavas'. This means that you'll be marrying seven brothers or men who see each other as brothers. After All, they all are my cousins."

"Your COUSINS??"

I looked over at him where he sat, in the driver's seat, to my left. We stopped at a traffic light.

He looked at me amusedly, satisfied that he had successfully annoyed me once again, having withheld this information from me for years!

Possibly after seeing my expression, Jimin sobered up from his musings.

"I thought you knew." He shrugged. "You were always around us in school. I just thought one of the guys would have told you something."

"Nope. I guess you guys are very good at keeping secrets."

"Well... considering the fact that we all had a crush on you in school... I'd like to assume that."

"All of you?" I gulped unable to comprehend this information.

'Well... That certainly made things easier.' I thought dryly.

"Aha." He nodded, almost as if he knew what I was thinking.

"I'm not sure how your Halmoni knew. Or why she'd bet on us still having feelings for you. I guess she has more secrets than we anticipated... Smart woman, your Halmoni." He smiled at me, glancing away from the road for a second.

I couldn't help but blush at the thought that these seven men were always there for me and all cared for me, equally. I always had a soft spot for them as well. In fact, I liked all of them in the same way too... I just thought it was part of the teenage phase... And tried to avoid addressing these feelings before today.

And then my headache intensified once more...

~~~♡♡♡~~~

Office parking lot:

"Okay sunshine. We're here."

Jimin parked the car in a parking lot that was unfamiliar to me, and then came around to my side to open the door for me.

Though I didn't need him to, he had ceased the chance when I nervously checked my reflection in his rear view mirror, quickly dabbing on a little more red lipstick.

"You didn't have to you know." I smiled greatfully at him.

"I know. But I wanted to." Was all he said when he smiled at me.

Jimin extended an arm and directed me to an entrance I have never noticed before. He tapped his security key-card against the sensor at the door and held the door open for me once it clicked open.

"Lady first." He whispered in my ear. I blushed at this, but asked:

"Lady? Isn't it ladies?"

He smiled at me once more, moving closer to my ear and whispered: "For me, I only have one Lady in my life." Sending shivers down my spine.

~~~♡♡♡~~~

Inside: A corridor on the ground floor...

"Jimin hyung! Why did you take so long! Your uncle has been waiting for you since he called your cellphone!" A handsome stranger said, looking at Jimin with slight concern.

The man was a few centimeters taller than Jimin. He had his hair cut short but graceful and his face seemed perfectly symmetrical to my eyes.

He is so beautifully regal.

When he noticed me looking at him, he gave me a boxy grin.

"Bonjour Mademoiselle." He bowed to me in greeting, making me extremely shy. Then to Jimin he exclaimed:

"Ommo Jimin-ah! Is this why you took so long?" He winked at me, and then took my hand to kiss it in an old fashioned way, not breaking eye contact with me.

"Je m'appelle Kim Taehyung. Enchante, pleased to be at your service my Lady." Said the third handsome man that I have met in the last two days with a wink at me.

All I could manage was a small squeak that was meant to be an "Enchantée".

If it were possible, my stomach had fallen to the floor and I felt my soul leave my body.

He was an angel on Earth!

~~~♡♡♡~~~

A/n: Finally V (Kim Taehyung) makes an appearance hehehe... 💜❤

I wanted to show that these men were multilingual, so I picked French as another language they can speak.

Translations:

"Bonjour Mademoiselle." - 'Good morning Madam.'

"Je m'appelle Kim Taehyung. Enchante..." - 'My name is Kim Taehyung. It is a pleasure to meet you...'

"Enchantée". - 'Pleasure to meet you.' (female speaker)

Note: I went with a more informal speech here, as you will soon understand why in later chapters.

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