Hurray! Chapter 17! For last chapter, sorry to have teased you. Not sorry I wrote it ;) But I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
Disclaimer: Many of the characters aside from BTS are made up. And, of course, I don't know BTS personally so their personalities are probably mostly fictional.
Character thoughts are in { } and words in English are bolded. Let me know if you would like to be tagged in future chapters. Please forgive me for any mistakes I make and I hope you enjoy!
Beginning: Chapter 1
Previous: Chapter 16
Word Count: 3134
Warning: May contain mild language
Narrator POV
The following week, Rose was needed for help with three other bands. Fortunately, BTS only needed her help with the maknaes for one day. That Saturday, Yoongi came over in the morning and slept until evening. Because of what happened last time, he decided to keep it strictly sleeping for at least the second time. This time, however, he stayed for dinner. He spent the next week trying to think of something to give her as a thank you for letting him stay there. He couldnโt think of anything. Everything seemed either too romantic or not enough. Another week passed and this time, something presented itself. There was a small amusement park that always had one โcelebrityโ day. It was closed to the public, only celebrities and their invited guest were allowed in. He decided to ask her to come. He could always disguise it as an outing with BTS, but the invitation would come from him.
Yoongi: โHey, Rose. I was wondering if you were free on Sunday? Not for another sleep day, I promise, lol.โ
He waited anxiously for her to reply. When his phone dinged, he picked it up excitedly.
Rose: โAre you not going?โ
Y: โGoing? To what?โ
R: โTo the amusement park.โ {Dammit. Someone already invited her. It had to have been Namjoon}.
Y: โI am, someone invited you already?โ
R: โYeah, Namjoon invited me this morning.โ
Y: โThatโs good then. So youโre going?โ
R: โYeah, I thought it sounded fun. I actually havenโt been to an amusement park in Korea. Last time I went to one I was...15? So, Iโm looking forward to thisโ
Y: โWell, Iโm glad youโre going. I didnโt know one of the other guys was going to invite you, so Iโm just glad youโre going. Itโll be fun. Soo...you going with Namjoon...is it a date?โ
R: โWhat? No. Weโre not like that. He invited me to go with the group, not with himโ. Yoongi breathed a sigh of relief. Whatever Namjoonโs actual intentions were was irrelevant. He asked her as a friend. If he had asked her on a date, Yoongi wouldโve had to back off.
Y: โOh, sorry. I thought you two were...yโknowโ
R: โNo, weโre just friends...does everyone think that?โ {Uh oh. Dangerous waters}.
Y: โI canโt speak for everyone else. It doesnโt even really look that way, itโs just you two seemed close. I thought you guys liked each other. But I guess thatโs good thenโ Yoongi realized what he texted too late. {Please donโt think about it...}
When Rose received the text, she was taken aback at first. Then she composed herself and decided he was just talking about the park. {Thatโs all. He just wants to make sure all of us friends get to hang out...thatโs the only thing he couldโve meant}.
R: โYeah, donโt worry. Iโll hang out with everyone. Though I may get pulled around a bit. GOT7 and EXO are going so I may chat with them a bit. But donโt worry, Namjoon invited me for you guys just before Jackson and Kyungsoo could.โ {Great. Now I feel like an idiot. Iโm probably the last to invite her. I really need to think of a good gift... At least she didnโt catch on}.
Y: โOkay then. Is it still okay for me to come over Saturday?โ
R: โOf course. But fair warning, Nina will be here. Iโll make sure she keeps it down, and keeps her mouth shut of course. She shouldnโt be a problem, as long as itโs okay with you.โ {As long as youโre there...}
Y: โThatโs fine. Iโll bring some chocolate, maybe thatโll bribe herโ
R: โPerfect idea. Dark chocolate is her favorite. And if you find those ones that have orange or strawberry flavoring, itโll definitely workโ
Y: โGot it. Well, I have to work on some lyrics again, but Iโll be on the lookout for that. Thanks. Iโll message you later, k?โ
R: โSounds good. Fighting!!!โ
Y: โFighting!โ
Yoongi POV
I set my phone down and sighed. {Namjoon invited her. Yes, for all of us, but he had been the one to invite her. Thatโs probably his way of asking her out without actually asking her out... But since itโs not official, I still have a chance. I have to let her see that I donโt have to be โjust a friendโ}. I put my head down on my desk and groaned. {What have I gotten myself into? I shouldnโt like her for so many reasons. First, she likes Namjoon and Namjoon likes her, they just havenโt gotten the courage to say anything. And now I find out that Hoseok likes her too, but I donโt think heโd ever tell her. Second, sheโs definitely not the type of girl I ever thought Iโd fall for. Iโve always liked the quiet, sweet ones that were shorter than me...and younger...and Korean. Iโve always liked being the โoppaโ. Why would I fall for someone so opinionated, so closed-off, and so different physically than any other girl Iโve crushed on? Not to mention sheโs my noona. I always thought thatโd be weird...but now that I'm here, I donโt seem to care about any of those things. And third, and most importantly, I should be focusing on my work, not some girl. I mean, we do end up working together, but sheโs got me so wound up that I canโt think of the songs Iโm supposed to. I can only think of stupid, sappy love songs. And how to get her to see me}.
I mussed my hair, frustrated. I still need to think of a gift. {Maybe Iโll figure it out before Saturday. For now though, work}.
Namjoon POV
I paced back and forth in my room. Iโd been doing that almost all day since Rose accepted my invitation this morning. {I need to know how I feel about her. Maybe this will help}. Jin walked in.
โJoon, you okay? Youโre walking a hole in the floor.โ
โHuh? Uh, yeah, fine. Just got a story for a song working through my head. Every time I try to focus on it, it just gets more confusing.โ
Jin closes the door and sits on his bed. He patted the empty space next to him. โSit down. Maybe I can help.โ
โUh, sure, hyung.โ I sat down. It wasnโt too strange for him to do that. Sometimes when I got stuck on a song, he would just listen to the story I had in mind and give me opinions on the direction. He didnโt even have to say much, he had this uncanny ability to somehow know what I was trying to say, even if I couldnโt find the words. {Heโs going to ask about the song. How can I tell him about my problem and make it sound like a song...}
โSo, whatโs the story base?โ I looked at Jin, ready to tell him the story I had turned my problem into.
I furrowed my eyebrows. โWhat?โ He was looking at my suspiciously. {Whatโs his deal?}
โWaiting on you.โ
โHm. Well, the story. I donโt really have it all together, but this is the gist. The story is about the feelings this guy has for this girl.โ Jin smirked at me. I gave him a โwhatโs wrong with youโ look and he just shrugged his shoulders. โSo anyway. This guy likes this girl, or at least he thinks he likes her. But he canโt figure out how he really feels. I know I want to say how he feels his heart race, but heโs confused. Like...how do I say it...like he talks to her and sometimes when theyโre together, theyโre close enough to touch. And he felt butterflies at first, but now itโs not quite the same. And it isnโt like he lost interest, he just isnโt sure how he really feels or even how he felt at first. He wants to be close to her, but he doesnโt โneedโ to be, you know what I mean? He wants to be more than friends, but not...in that way. And sheโs definitely attractive. He finds her very attractive, but... ugh, you see my problem? I donโt know how to write it.โ I was rambling through most of it, but I just hoped that Jin took it as frustration, which it was, just not in the way he may think.
Jin was still smirking. โI get it, and I see the problem. The confusion, he loves her but he doesnโt love love her. You should get this Namjoon, youโre a genius. That type of love, isnโt really a typical love story right?โ
โWhat do you mean?โ He really was confusing me. {How does he see something I donโt?}
โThereโs more than one type of love, right?โ I nodded my head. โThen figure out the type of love. A man can love a woman without wanting to physically love her, contrary to pop culture. Thatโs something you said before. You just have to decide how you want the story to go. If you want to turn it into a song, you probably need to change the story. But for real life, you should probably figure out how you feel about her.โ I nodded my head again. {Waitโwhat?}
โW-what do you mean? Of course this is for a song. I need to change the story a little, thatโs all.โ I was so flustered. {I knew I was doing a bad job of covering it, but I just hoped he didnโt pry}. Jin patted my knee and smiled encouragingly as he stood up. He walked to the door and turned around just before leaving.
โYou should figure out how you feel about her, before you mess it up. For you, her, and you-know-who. If you want advice, donโt be afraid to ask. I wonโt tell anyone else. Just, donโt say itโs for a song. I saw through that the last time. You didnโt listen, and look how it turned out. Both of you walked away. If you do it again, thatโs not fair to any of you. But be sure first so you donโt lead people on you donโt mean to or give people the wrong impression. Okay? Iโm here if you need me though, Namjoon.โ And he left, closing the door behind him.
I sat there in shock. {He knew. He knew everything, probably the whole time}. I laid back on the bed and groaned. {But heโs right. I need to figure out my feelings for her. I have to know how she feels. And Yoongi. I have to figure it out. It could be a disaster: if we both back off, if neither of us back off, if we donโt really feel the way I think we feel...or if she doesnโt feel the way I think she does. Itโs possible that she likes someone else, or no one else. UGH!!! This is a mess!!! Sunday. Maybe Sunday I can figure out my feelings, or at least start}. Suddenly I felt like Sunday was too close...and too far.
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Saturday
Narrator POV
Yoongi came over at the same time he always did and everything went the same as it had been. But this time, Nina was here. As soon as Yoongi closed the door to the guest room Nina dragged Rose downstairs.
โYou were being serious?โ Nina asked incredulously.
โWell, yeah. Did you think I was making it up?โ
โI just never thought Iโd live to see the day that youโd have a guy over to the house.โ Rose punched her in the arm. โOuch!! Bitch!โ Nina laughed rubbing her arm.
โItโs not like that, so stop it.โ
โRiiiggghhhttt. You have your bias and crush over to the house how many times now and nothing has ever happened?โ
โNo...โ Rose trailed off, her mind wandering to the dream she had about him. She hadnโt had one since, in fact, itโd gone back to the nightmares. But the dream still lingered in her mind. Nina immediately saw through the deception.
โLiar! Something happened, didnโt it? What happened?โ Rose hadnโt told Nina about the dream. She wanted to tell her, Rose knew that Nina would be happy about her having a dream, but at the same time, she knew Nina would harass her about the contents of the dream.
โIt wasnโt really anything...โ
โBut it wasnโt nothing, right?โ Ninaโs eyes were full of excitement as she spoke. She pulled Rose to sit down on the couch. She grabbed Roseโs hands and stared powerfully into her eyes. โTell me everything.โ
Rose wrenched her hands out of Ninaโs grasp. โFirst of all, that was super creepy. Donโt do that again. Second of all, thereโs not much to tell.โ Nina opened her mouth to speak, but Rose cut her off. โBut I know you wonโt leave me alone until I tell, so just take a chill pill.โ Nina straightened her back and put her hands on her lap like she was in a business meeting. โOkay, donโt do that either.โ They both laughed. Rose glanced at the second floor and lowered her voice. โLook, you canโt tell anyone, ok? Not even Yoongi, ok?โ
โNot tell Yoongi? Did something happen he didnโt know about?โ Nina looked confused. โPlus, I have to tell Julie. You know that, right?โ Rose sighed.
โYeah, whatever. Just keep it quiet.โ Nina nodded and then did a motion like she was zipping her lips and throwing away the key. Rose looked up at the second floor again. โWe accidently almost kissed.โ
โWHAT?!โ Nina screeched and stood up excitedly. Rose pulled her back down to the couch.
โShut up!!!โ Rose whisper-yelled. She looked at the second floor again. โItโs not what it sounds like, though. I was showing him the room, I leaned in to check something, he turned to talk to me, and our faces were right in front of each other.โ Nina was shaking excitedly. โBut nothing else happened. We backed off as soon as we realized.โ
Nina had a smirk on her face. โAnd how long did that take?โ
โ...A...couple...a couple seconds...โ Nina squealed and squished Roseโs face between her hands.
โIt took that long? That means that both of you had to be thinking about something. I mean, you I understand, youโre crushing majorly on him. Him, though...maybe he feels the same.โ
โThatโs not it. Heโs a guy, Iโm a girl, itโs got to be just a natural reaction.โ
โWhile I wonโt deny that fact, I bet thereโs something more to it. He sleeps at our house on Saturdays now. Heโs gotta be saying something with that.โ
โYeah. Like heโs tired.โ
Nina rolled her eyes. โWhatever. Youโd deny a guy liked you even if he straight-up told you he liked you. Youโd never believe him.โ Nina dropped her smile. โI know Angie messed you up pretty good about trusting people, but not everyone is like her.โ
โI know, itโs just...โ Rose sighed. Nina patted her on the back.
โBut,โ Ninaโs eyes lit up again, โyou still have to tell me whatever it is that Iโm not allowed to tell your boyfriend.โ
โDonโt call him that.โ Rose smacked Nina on the shoulder.
โWhatever, you baby. Tell me what it is Iโm not allowed to tell your friend whoโs a boy.โ Rose gave a playful glare.
โAfter everything happened, I worked for a bit and then went downstairs to watch some movies. And...I fell asleep...โ Nina gave a โgo onโ look. โAnd I had a dream.โ Nina looked at her confused. โLike, an actual dream, not a nightmare.โ
โWhat?โ Nina exclaimed excitedly. โWhat was it?โ
โI donโt really remember...โ Rose trailed off. Nina gave her a look and Rose knew she wasnโt fooled. โIt came off as a good dream though.โ
โWas Yoongi in it?โ
โ...I...think so...โ Rose said carefully.
โBullshit. You know so. Clothes on or off?โ Roseโs face turned bright red. โBoth? One of those dreams where heโs already your boyfriend? Or a naughty dream?โ Roseโs blush turned a deeper red and she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. โNaughty?! You actually had a sex dream? About him? How steamy did it get?โ
โIโโ Rose sighed in defeat. There was no more point in her protesting. โMy phone woke me up.โ
โWhat? Really? That sucks majorly. Did you at least โget someโ in the dream?โ
โNina!โ
โWhat? Iโm just asking.โ
โUgh, I knew this would happen if I told you.โ Nina frowned.
โHey. I know that I tease you, but Iโm just happy for you. Youโre going through everything that normal females go through. Things you didnโt get to experience because of...you know. Iโm just glad that after all this time...things are starting to normalize for you. Whether or not he likes you back, or anything happens, itโs good that you can experience something like this. You never had a chance. Those bastards took away too much of your life. And then that bitch...โ Nina was getting pissed just thinking about what had happened. Then it was Roseโs turn to comfort her.
โItโs okay. What happened, happened. And youโre right. A lot of stuff was taken from me. Now, Iโm just taking it back. Even if... it doesnโt work...I just want to live like everyone else. I canโt go back in time, but maybe I can start overcoming it. I know Iโve been doing pretty good so far, but maybe this is the turning point. I mean, that was the only time I had a non-nightmare dream, but maybe Iโll eventually start dreaming like a normal person.โ
โYou? A normal person? Not likely.โ Rose pushed her. โBut I know what you mean. And who knows, maybe your Yoongi is your lucky charm. Too bad you canโt just ask him to sleep with you. And before you hit meโI donโt mean it like that. I just mean lying next to you.โ
โYeah...too bad...โ Rose mumbled. Nina smirked.
Nina sighed dramatically. โYouโve got it bad for him...โ
โShut it.โ Nina just laughed.
โIโm playing.โ {But really, you do}. โNow, donโt you have some work to do?โ
โIโm gonna take a little break from it. I finally grabbed that book Iโve wanted for forever so Iโm just gonna read it in my study. Let me know when you feel hungry, you know Iโll be in my own little world.โ Rose stood up and Nina shooed her off.
โGo, you bibliophile. I donโt wanna catch your illness.โ
โI think you did already. Using words like 'bibliophile'.โ Rose laughed as Nina threw a pillow.
โAway with you.โ
โYes maโam.โ Rose headed to her study. She stopped in the doorway and glanced at the bedroom Yoongi was sleeping in. Her stomach did a small flip. {I do have it bad for him...} She grabbed her book and laid comfortably on the couch, turning to the first page.
Poor Yoongi just a step behind. And poor Namjoon being so confused, lol. Clue bus for everyone!
So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Thank you again for reading my story. Please don't hesitate to ask questions or comment. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Let me know if you would like to be tagged in future chapters. I hope you will continue to enjoy my story and I hope to see you next chapter!!!
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