RAE : Hey, you are crying?

I wiped my unruly tears looking away.

RAE : (-to change my mood-) Your fans are lucky to stan a voice like yours. I could feel so many emotions together. (-smiles-)

ME : (-smiles back-) I am luckier to have them beside me. (-sniffs-)

RAE : (-emphasized hum-) Hmm... so, I developed a feeling to explore pop music now. Thanks to you. (-smiles sweetly-)

I looked at her once and stood up. She had her smile fade away at me getting up suddenly and stood up herself after.

I couldn't get my emotions away and the fact that we were getting worse day by day was making it harder.

ME : (-trying hard to pull tears in-) When's your birthday?

RAE : (-confused-) Um-... In a few weeks. Why?

ME : Think of it as a present from me. You no longer have to pay me that amount. (-walks past her-)

I tucked my hands in my pocket and walked leaving her there. As I walked away, I could hear her talk to herself.

RAE : I don't take gifts from strangers though. But, what happened to him sudden... (-voice fades-)

She no longer followed me and I came back to my hotel where I was staying.

After some time, as I felt a little better, I took my phone and saw our group chat box. It was empty.

No one texted for months, it was dry.

I came out of the group chat to prevent my emotions to surface again and scrolled down thinking whom I could send a text to.
I stopped at Jin hyung and decided to text him.

For some reason, my heart raced seeing him read my text within a few seconds I sent it.

I waited but he wasn't replying anymore.

Namjoon's POV

I was back home in Ilsan ever since I left the dorm. Although, I said I gave up on us. I just couldn't wholeheartedly do so.

Not a single day has passed that I didn't try to find Yoongi hyung.

The agency or me, none could reach him yet. But, I knew he was safe since he called his family once in a while.

Apparently, he didn't even let his parents know his whereabouts.
It seemed like he was hurt to an extent that he would never return and without him we were incomplete.
Without him, BTS was incomplete.

I was losing myself. I was losing to bring us together.
However even being with them was suffocating. I hated to live that life.

I didn't know what my heart really wanted- us together or remain the way it is now.  Neither did I know where I should go to find my peace of mind.

Ilsan was comparatively less chaotic and so I strolled around almost everyday just in a hope that I would find a clue from the nature.

Being a part of BTS, I was indeed happy but I had always found myself missing my old care free life. I wanted to live simple without caring how I looked and ride local buses like any other ordinary person.

To some point, I was currently living that missed life of mine but somewhere I was still unhappy. I realized it's not always what you think 'will make you happy' makes you happy indeed. 
It is actually living fully in the moment that gives you real contentment.

All these thoughts were rushing back in my mind when a bus stopped in front of me.

I got up and noticed the bus was all empty but only a girl was seated near the bus doors. She looked really stressed out and had a few pamphlets of different job opportunities and advertisements.

I ran towards her and kneeled trying to check if she was okay.
I turned her a little to see her unconscious. Finding no one around, I thought to take her to the hospital.

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At the hospital

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She was still laying unconscious in the general ward. The doctor came with the nurse giving her file.

DOCTOR : Who brought her here?

ME : It's me, doctor. Is she good?

DOCTOR : Well, she is. She fainted because of overwork. Are you her guardian?

ME : Not really; I found her unconscious on the road so I just brought her here straight.

DOCTOR : Alright, there's nothing to worry. She will be able to go by herself after the IV ends. But, for future preventions, please call her guardian.

ME : Okay, doctor. Thank you. (-bows-)

I expected the doctor to leave but he remained there hesitating to speak his mind making me look at him.

ME : Is there any problem?

DOCTOR : (-awkwardly-) Actually, my daughter is a big fan of BTS. She was really upset because I couldn't take her to your previous concert. I would really appreciate if I could get her an autograph or something.

ME : (-smiles-) Oh, sure. Why not?

DOCTOR : (-touched-) Thank you so much! (-handing me a notepad and a pen-)

ME : (-signing it-) What's her name?

DOCTOR : Ha Ni. Oh Ha ni.

ME : To Oh Ha Ni... (-writing a short message-) How old is she?

DOCTOR : (-politely smiling while waiting curiously for my message-) Oh, she is just eleven.

ME : Ah~ (-smiling-)

I wrote a message beside my autograph saying,

"Ha Ni-ya, It's RM oppa. Thank you for being such an adorable Army to BTS. I can't copy others so I am just signing my autograph. Later, when you grow up, make sure to come, meet us and get other's autographs as well. And don't be upset at your Dad for missing our concert, since you still got many opportunities to attend one. Besides, your Appa is a great Doctor and ease many people in pain. RM Oppa would love if you stay happy, healthy, love your parents and grow up to be a good human being.

~RM Oppa_BTS"

As I ended, I handed the notepad back to the Doctor with  a smile. He took it and thanked me with a bow.

DOCTOR : I don't know how to thank you actually. She would be really happy and I might get some extra kisses now. (-smiles imagining his daughter giving him those pecks-)

ME : (-chuckles-) Please, don't mention it. I am really grateful for having such a young fan.

DOCTOR : (-smiles-) Yeah, she amazes me too with her fangirlings. Alright, so I will take my leave. (-leaves with a slight bow-)

I bowed in return and felt happy to see him walking away with a smile on his face while he read my message.

As he no longer came in my view, my smile slowly fainted with the reality hitting in. I felt disappointed thinking how upset Armys would be if they knew we were all scattered now.

I sighed and got myself back to the situation I was in as I looked at the figure laying unconscious in the patient's bed. She was just a complete stranger to me but I felt I had known her for a long time.

She reminded me of Suga hyung, the amount of work he used to do without a rest. Like him, she too was a workaholic as far as I saw her working like a maniac.

In the past few days, I found her in every shop or restaurant I went to or randomly distributing pamphlets in the streets.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or she just miraculously worked everywhere with one body.

My eyes shifted from her unconscious face to her cell phone which was kept on the table.

At the end of the day, I had to leave after letting her family know. I would have stayed but it was absurd for a stranger to do so.

I went closer and picked her phone only to be surprised by an obvious thing. Her phone was locked.

I sighed keeping it back and sat on the stool. She slowly moved trying to adjust her eyes with the lights before opening them.

ME : Hey, are you okay?

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😜 well.. did you think you were going to have Jin's pov when Tae messaged him?
I am not easy to predict. 😎