The boys of BTS strutted down the red carpet, quickly entering the venue of the Seoul Music Awards. They were late — fashionably late, of course — and they had mere minutes before the event would begin.

'Listen, Kookie,' Taehyung started. He'd meant to apologise for what had happened earlier, which had obviously annoyed the younger one quite a bit. 'Are you still mad for what happened earlier? I was only joking, I'm sorry.' He pouted.

'Hyung, it's okay, I was overreacting.' Taehyung let out a breath. 'But I swear to God, if you mention them one more time..'

'Aww, c'mon,' Taehyung whined. 'You gotta let loose, everybody needs a dose of BlackPink in their lives.'

Jungkook reciprocated the gesture with a scowl.

Jeez, this boy. Jimin and Yoongi looked at the pair in confusion.

'Black- who?' Yoongi asked.

'Oh. My. God,' Taehyung expressed. 'You have not lived. Their name's Blackpink and they're a YG girl group...' His words faded to a murmur once he realised Yoongi was no longer listening, instead opting to speak to his neighbouring seat, Jimin.

Taehyung sighed, clearly giving up his attempts at introducing his new favourite girls group to his members.

However, his hope reignited when Hoseok turned their way.

'BlackPink, I hear?' Taehyung looked up in surprise. Hoseok continued to express his knowledge and Taehyung's smile grew. 'The BlackPink? As in Boombayah BlackPink? The YG girlgroup?'

'Oooh, you know them? Oh my God, have you heard Playing With Fire? It's such a bop!'

'Right?' They continued their fanboying by consecutively dancing to the chorus of the newly released song.

'Ayyyyyyy!' Hoseok cheered, hands in the air.

A hand suddenly clasped around Hoseok's wrist and brought it down onto the table. 'Quit it,' a voice, Taehyung recognised as Yoongi's, scolded.

'Party pooper,' he heard Hoseok mumble. Yoongi rolled his eyes and retracted his hand, returning to his conversation with Jimin.

The doors opened once again and Taehyung craned his neck to see the person arriving.

To his fortune, the first people to come into his mind, appeared before his eyes, as the door opened.

BlackPink.

Jennie walked first, dressed in black. Rose next, with a floral top and leather skirt, Jisoo, a white top and a red skirt. Finally, Lisa, in a bright red top, with shoulder cut outs, and a black skirt.

They were being led by a lady with a headset who seemed to be rambling on into her mouthpiece, while scribbling on a sheet of paper.

Taehyung squirmed in his seat, determined to introduce himself before the audience were let in. He was aware of the things that would happen if a single picture went public. That would be risking his own career and the fragile ones of BlackPink.

The brown-haired boy felt the scrutinizing gaze of his best friend and stilled. 'What?'

'Seriously, Tae, they are just another girl group. Stop with the reacting.' Jimin leaned back and sipped his water, shrugging.

Taehyung felt a tap on his shoulder and turned back. Without words, he recognised the look on Hoseok's face.

'Should we go and introduce ourselves?' , he whispered. Taehyung nodded and quickly whispered his intentions to Jin.

Their leader noticed the whispering between the boys and gave them a questioning look. Jin, who was sat closest, informed him what they were going to do and to the trio's surprise, Namjoon stood up, glancing right and left. His eyes rested to their left and Taehyung did not have to look to know he was staring at BlackPink.

'Jimin? Yoongi? Kook?' Namjoon asked, or more accurately ordered, knowing their nature to be unknowingly rude. They all sighed and stood up, clearly expressing their reluctance to do so.

The four eager boys walked to the table, the remainding three dragging themselves behind them. Namjoon cleared his throat when he arrived at the girls' table, signaling their presence.

The first to notice the boys was Jennie, whose eyes went wide as she registered the figure standing before her. She opened her mouth to speak and to Taehyung's surprise, they were not the words he was expecting.

'Namjoonie?' she questioned. 'What are you doing here?'

Hold on. They know each other. Totally not strange. At all.

All eyes turned to leader. Hoseok was the first to speak up and with a surprised look, asked the question on everybody's mind.

'You know each other or...' his voice trailed off and they all strained their ear, with the exclusion of the silent trio, to hear the confirmation from Namjoon. Or Jennie.

'That's what I was about to tell you guys,' Namjoon said. 'Boys, let me introduce you to my friend. This is Jennie Kim.'

***

Lisa held her breath, watching the scene unfolding before her. She hadn't expected BTS to even notice them, much less talk to them, and the fact that Jennie knew the leader of the band hadn't been processed in her mind yet.

'Namjoonieee,' Jennie said. God, the girl was lucky. 'What are you doing here?'

Lisa shared a look with Rose. Jennie quickly stood up, her chair scraping the floor and the girls winced at the sound produced.

'This is my friend, Jennie Kim, ' Namjooon said to his members. Lisa's eyes widened, and so did everybody else's, and no one spoke for a few seconds.

Jennie then gestured to the rest of the members.

'2,3. Hello, we are BlackPink,' the girls said together, as a formal greeting to their sunbaes.

Taehyung was the first to snap out of his trance. He stepped out first and did a slight bow. 'I'm Taehyung.' The girls all nodded and bowed back.

Next was JHope then Jin, Namjoon. Only after did Lisa notice the other threee standing behind them. Jungkook, Jimin and Suga stood, Jungkook with arms crossed, in a line. They gazed down upon the rest like wild creatures in a cage. Lisa squared her shoulders, chin up, slightly irritated at the way they were acting. Namjoon turned around to face them, back to Lisa, she assumed he was glaring at them, when Jimin relented and took a step forward.

'Jimin,' he stated blandly. He didnt't bother to look at the girls, before stepping back his arms folded.

Lisa's fists clenched. In a different world, she would have let it go, knowing the consequences of her actions. But not in this one.

The blonde took a wide step forward, fully aware of the attention she had brought upon herself. She stood in the center of the circle they had made, and faced Jimin.

'And I'm Lalisa,' Lisa mocked, under the pretense of formal politeness. 'Your highness.' She added with a hint of disgust, before taking a 90 degree bow.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her waist and snatched her back, before she could complete her show, making her stumble on her feet.

'What the hell are you doing?' Jisoo whispered furiously. Lisa didn't answer, choosing to ignore the older one. She was too caught up in the scene, eyes fixed on blue contact lenses — Jimin's — who was staring daggers at her face.

The boys shifted uncomfortably and Jisoo whispered against Lisa's neck.

'He's our sunbae. Respect him.'

Respect? I'll show him respect when he shows me some class.

Lisa scoffed, but then stayed quiet, as Jungkook came forward. He stepped forward, his eyes looking them up and down.

The same thing repeated. Jungkook was just as rude as the former.

Lisa was fully prepared pull another one of her stunts but a hand she took for Jisoo, from the number of bracelets, held her back. Not wanting to create a commotion, she stayed back in surrender.

There was somebody she had missed, however. A pale small man, Yoongi, had stood behind them all, watching everything. The girls looked at him, curiously, anticipating his introduction. But there was no introduction. He had simply walked away, not sparing the girls a glance.

'Those, are your mates?' Lisa heard Jennie asking Namjoon. He looked at her sheepishly, muttering an apology.

Hoseok gave them an apologetic smile. 'Sorry about that. They aren't in their best moods right now.'

'That's fine, we understand,' Rose said, with a small grin. 'I'm Chaeyoung, I go by Rose.'

'I'm Jisoo.'

'And I'm Lisa, the maknae. And so....' Lisa decided to nose into Jennie's and Namjoon's relationship. 'How'd you know each other?'

Jennie answered. 'Well, we're childhood friends. His mum has known me since we were kids and I was like a daughter to her. She was my mum's best friend and still is.'

Everybody nodded in understanding. Namjoon and Jennie chatted a little while longer.

The rest of the members, however, were as awkward as newly met strangers, which of course they were. It was simply odd to meet the people you had on watched on camera for a long while, in real life.

Lisa simply stood, not knowing what to do, and gave a small awkward smile if she accidentally caught anybody's eyes.

Suddenly, a voice came up through the intercom. 'The event will be starting in 5 minutes. Please return to your seats.'

Nodding in acknowledgement, the boys mumbled farewell and returned to their nearby seats.

Just as she took a seat and made herself comfortable, the gates opened and fans of the various groups started filing in and finding their seats. There was a slow murmur of voices, all around us, above our seats, originating from the spectators watching from above.

The screen suddenly lit up, hushing the voices and a spotlight appeared on the stage. It has started.

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