Chapter III: Coincidence

Namjoon's POV

I didn't realized that I actually fell asleep during the rest of the drive until Jimin woke me up- just like what he said would do when we would arrive at the airport. And as soon as I was woken up, I chugged down a cup of coffee and ask our makeup artist to cover up my eyebags

Out crew, staffs, and the rest of the Bangtan chose to stay behind and wait inside the minibus. They said to give them a call once the immediate flight is settled and we need to board the plane

And if the rest chose to stay behind and wait in the minibus, me and manager hyung has different plans. Well, it's originally a plan just for him, but I chose (more likely, forced) to tag along with him inside the airport

Ofcourse I received a big NO from manager hyung, because it might cause a commotion if I were to be recognized in public. However, I was able to make him agree and allowed me to tag along with him

Lucky for us, the airport wasn't packed like we expected it to be, based on our experiences upon entering an airport as a kpop idol. Yes, some people inside the place gave off looks that they seem to recognize us, but they mostly shrug it off

Woohoo to freedom

Right now, I'm currently sitting in the waiting area, chilling after securely throwing on my face garments. My lips parted under my mask to let out a sigh of relief

Relieved that I feel like a normal and non-popular human, even though that things like these wouldn't last long. So to enjoy the sentimental moment, I slipped on my headphones that I brought along and began listening to music. And it randomly picked: "둘! 셋! (2! 3!)" which were made by me and my group

My mind then began to drift off as the music played to my ears, remembering out deareast ARMYs, which is our group's fandom. They weren't really informed about our immediate flight, same goes for the medias

And the term immediate is totally legit, because manager hyung just announced our flight back to Korea earlier this afternoon. Though, the sudden announcement isn't that much of a problem, let alone the hassle of packing our things

Going back to present time, the reason why I'm in the waiting area is because manager hyung told me so. He told me that settling an immediate flight would take quite a while, so he insist of making me wait here before he dashed off. Waiting would've been boring as heck without the company of music

As our song reaches its chorus, my eyes began to droop under my shades until they gave up, causing me to decide on having a quick nap. But after what feels like 5 minutes of nap, my seat suddenly moved in a disturbing manner, and the chair itself also let out a groan from the sudden weight of who-knows-who

I woke from the disturbance, and sleepily looked around. However, I'm in that confused state where you were just ripped away from you dream

I looked around the place with my brows slightly furrowed and thought, What the heck was that?

I saw a female who's now occupying the seat that's a seat away from me, once I swept my gaze to my side. And something about her made me feel like I've seen her before

Shaking the sleepiness away, I stared at her for a moment, examining her intently up until my eyes grew in shock when realizing it was the female motorcyclist I saw earlier

Well, isn't that a coincidence, I thought and chuckled

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Kathy's POV

A sigh escaped my lips when I sat down in one of the seats in the waiting area, finally having a proper seat to sit on. It took me almost an hour to get here in the airport, and you can tell how my ass needs a proper seat after a long drive

Our large rolling bags and other luggages were already in the luggage area after I arrived which was just 10 minutes ago, and what's left for me to take in the plane is my string bag along with my things inside it

Right now, my two best friends are actually together. They're in a line that leads to a counter where you can register your desired vehicle to bring in your trip to somewhere. Ofcourse, I have to fill out some papers to register my motorcycle, but my friends got that covered for me

Going back, I didn't realize on how agitated I am while waiting for my friends. My fingers are tapping on the armrest absentmindedly, and my eyes were flicking from one direction to the other

One word, agitated

I'm agitated from the boldness of my appearance out in the public with the thought of them, the agency, to possibly spot me. I huffed out a breath to collect my thoughts and shortly shut my eyes

Stop being worried Kath...

The agency haven't spotted you for the past 8 years, what's the difference of it now?

You've changed physically and mentally compared from your old self. So calm down...

After convincing myself, my earphones are now plugged into my ears as a song in my phone played softly to my ears, calming me. I'm completely engrossed with the magic of music, but not until my ears were suddenly blasted with my loud ringtone through my ear components

Again? Damn it, that's fucking loud

I immediately fumbled my finger on my phone to lower down the volume before my ears could even end up bleeding from how loud the volume is

My gaze falls to the screen of my phone, seeing that Lori texted sent me a text message

Lori🍪💞 :
안녕~<3 (Anneyong!~<3) It's almost our turn in line 😬 It's so boring af here 😒

Wow, after my ears got blasted from my loud ringtone, all I get is a text message? Ugh

I rolled my eyes and typed down my reply to her:

Kathy😹 :
Srry, I ain't Korean 😂 but who wouldn't be bored on waiting in line tho 😪

I habitually rocked my head with the beat of the song until Lori replied to my text:

Lori🍪💞 :
U seem to be enjoying the song ur listening to rn, wats da title?? 😏

I stopped the momentum of my head, suddenly feeling conscious. And turned to look at the line where my friends are, only to see Lori looking at my way

I laughed and turned back to my phone to reply to her text:

Kathy😹 :
I ain't tellin ya and y r u lookin' @ me like tht, ya creep 😜 AHAHAHAHA 😂😂

After tapping send, I looked back to my friends to see if Lori got my message, but they're already at the counter. My phone then suddenly ringed:

Lori🍪💞 :
Kathy! 😂 Gtg, it's finally our turn in line! 💪💖

P.S.
don't rock ur head too much 😏 da guy in a beanie near u, might notice ur weird habit when listening to music 😂 Good luck~~

My brow arched in a questioning manner after reading the last passage, causing me to turn my gaze to the side. And what Lori said is true, there really is a guy

He has a lean figure, and even if he's sitting down I could still notice how tall he is-- his long slender legs helped him with that part. My eyes also caught a few of his oddly bluish green dyed hair that's under his beanie- just like what Lori said

His clothes wasn't much that eye catching; a pair of brown Timberlands for his kicks, ripped jeans which are same as mine for legs warmers, and a grey, long sleeved, turtleneck sweater for his top that has wrist cuff at each sleeves

He also has a cool white Hifi headphones around his neck. But something is quite confusing when you look at him, because he has his face covered- not that I wanted to see his face, I just find it weird

Like, he's wearing shades even if it's just around 8 pm, does the lightings in the airport too bright for him? And he has a mask over the lower half of his face. But since I got no business with him, I shrugged it off and leave him be

I leaned back to my seat right when the playing music on my phone finished and automatically switched to a random one. At first, the song didn't bothered me but not until when I noticed that the lyrics aren't in English, it's in Korean

I quickly opened my phone, not aware on having kpop songs downloaded in my phone, and immediately opened my music library, only to see a bunch more of kpop songs

"Huh? MAMA, Pi ttam nunmul (Blood, Sweat & Tears), Reflection, The Last--wait. Aren't these BTS songs? Why are they in my phone?" I questioned, as I scrolled down my phone

Suddenly, I saw something move in corner or my eye after I spoke. I looked over to my side and saw the guy in a beanie was the one who moved, he has his gaze settled on my frame. I probably spoke slightly louder than I expected

I swallowed down a lump that formed in my throat in slightly embarrassment and gave a sheepish smile

"I'm sorry. Don't mind me, I'm babbling to myself" I shyly said and shakily laughed

I could see a smile crease on his mask, and gave me a small wave, "Oh, don't worry. It's okay" He replied

He has a surprisingly deep voice with an accent that's quite familiar to my ear. It's obvious that English isn't his native tongue, but I shrugged it off

"Thanks" I flashed him a bright smile

"Uhm..." He began, hesitant, "Are you an ARMY? You know, a fan of BTS?" He finished with a question

Well that's a question I wasn't expecting to hear, I thought with a puzzled look. But when he pointed to my phone, I mentally slapped myself for being so slow

"Oh! BTS? No, I'm not a fan" I said with a shy smile, "My friends. They're the ones who loves BTS, not me" I huffed out a breath

"I don't know how the songs of BTS got in my phone though; my friends I assume" I added with a shrug

The stranger tilted his head in confusion, "Why? You don't like BTS? Or do you hate them?" He asked, curiosity evident in his deep voice

What's with the BTS related questions? Omg. Is he an ARMY?!, I thought and tried not to laugh that he may be a fanboy of the group

But before he could even notice my sudden silence, I pursed my lips, "Yes, they're great in vocals, rap and in dance- and no, I don't hate them" I explained, "In all honesty, I could already tell know which member is who by their faces, and probably by their voices too. Thanks to my friends" I stifled a laugh, "But all-in-all, I'm still not an ARMY" I finished with a small smile

"Oh wow, are you serious?" He asked, quite shocked

I nodded with my lips pressed in a firm line, "And you actually sound like one of the members" I mentioned, "I just can't put my finger on who you sound like though" I added as I tapped a finger on my chin

He raised a brow, "Me?" He innocently asked, pointing to himself as his other hand tucked his phone in his pocket

I nodded, and an unexpected yet attractive chuckle escaped his hidden lips. I looked at him, puzzled from his random outburst

"So you don't recognize me or something?" He bluntly asked, out of the blue

Hold on, did I heard him correctly? Did he just asked me if I recognize him?

I took off my earphones, still has the looked of puzzlement plastered on my face

"Why? Am I suppose to recognize you?" I asked almost immediately, it sounded more of a retort than a question, but I immediately added, "I mean, yes, you do sound like one of the BTS members, but don't take it that seriously"

I could see his broad shoulder tense up after I spoke, and briefly saw his eyes widen once the light coming from the lightings struck his shades

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it that way! I just wanted to know if you recognize me or not" He corrected his earlier response, an apologetic tone evident in his deep voice

I stared at him for a minute, processing his question in my head and once it did, I shook my head as an answer. And even if he has his face covered, I could sense that he felt quite shocked and surprised from my response

"Really?" He asked in reassurance then smiles under his mask, "You honestly don't recognize me?"

I gave him a shy smile and sheepishly rubbed the back of my head with a fingerless gloved hand, "Uhm... Yeah" I shyly chuckled, "I really don't recognize or know you at all" I admitted

I could feel hot blood rush up to my cheeks, blushing in embarrassment. I couldn't help but get easily embarrassed with simple things

"Sorry, to not know you though" I muttered lowly, but low enough for him to hear

I averted my gaze, but with his deep voice, he suddenly began to have a laughing fit. My eyes flicked to his direction and find it slightly offensive. Yes, someone getting embarrassed is quite funny, but I took it as an insult knowing that we just met, still not knowing each other that much to be laughed at

I rolled my eyes with a scoff, crossing my arms. He must've noticed my sudden silence and heard me scoff, when his laughter began ceasing

"Hey, did I do something wrong?" He asked as if he doesn't know, as small chuckles escapes his lips

I scoffed, "Whatever. Forget it"

"Okay, I'm sorry that I laughed" He raised his hand up in defeat, "Joesonghapnida (I'm sorry [polite])" He apologized but his small chuckles wouldn't stop

I darted my eyes back to him when he spoke in Korean, which immediately caught my attention. He has a fist over where his mouth is, while trying to confine his laughter. And he doesn't seem aware that he just spoke in Korean

I looked at him intently, "Jeogiyo (Hey [polite manner])" I called out with the same language he used, which caused him to instantly shut off his laughter from my words

I tilted my head to the side while I wore a curious expression, "Hangkuk saramieyo? (You're a Korean?)" I asked, smiling as if I didn't get offended earlier

His gaze were locked with mine for a good minute, which obviously shows that he was surprised from my sudden change of language. I giggled when I find it cute when his hand slowly cupped his mask on where his mouth is

I snapped my fingers practically in front of his face, "Jeogiyo!" I loudly said, loud enough to pull him out of his trance

He staggered back, away from my fingers, "N-Ne!" He blurted out in surprise, "Ne, majoyo (Yes, That's right)" He rephrased his words, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly

I giggled, "It's been awhile since I last talked to a Korean like you" I said and gave him a genuine smile, "Nice to meet you!" I reach out a fingerless gloved hand for him to shake

He briefly glanced down at my hand then back to my face before stifling a laugh and shook hands with me. His hands were more larger compared to my slightly smaller once; and his were warmer than my cold ones

"Nice to meet you, too!" He cheerfully greeted back at me, "I'm surprised," He laughs "I didn't expect that you can speak Korean" He said with a slight laugh

I chuckled, "Well, anticipate something coming from The Unexpected that cannot be expected, is all I could say" I jokingly quoted

And there goes my way of talking like an agent... again

I gently retracted my hands from our handshake, when I realized we were still holding each others hands

He chuckled from my words, "Well that's another thing I didn't expected coming from you" He mused in a teasing manner, "The deep way of saying a sentence like that, is quite unexpected coming from a fine lady like you" He said in a slight flirtatious way

Did he just flirted with me?

"Enough! We've been saying the word unexpected for far too many times in this conversation" I yelled in a playful way

We laughed, each of us knowing that it's a fact anyway. And his laugh was somehow a sound that I can never get tired of hearing, especially on how it can both sound so cute and attractive

I sighed after having a laughing fit, "But speaking of unexpected," I looked back to him, "Earlier, you were asking me if I recognize you or not" I mentioned and raised a brow

"Why were you asking me something like that, anyway? Who are you, exactly?" I asked, curiosity evident in my voice as I spoke like an agent, again

His cheeks rose up underneath his mask, indicating that he's smiling once again. And if I were to judge him, he's probably someone who always smiles

"I guess it wouldn't probably hurt to let one person know who I am" He said and stifled a laugh, while I gave him a puzzled look

My eyes watched him as he slowly raised his hand to his face and took off his shades, but he kept his eyes closed; and I could tell that he haven't gone into a double eyelid surgery, unlike what typical Koreans do whenever they're near his age

He then felt for the piece of fabric covering the lower half of his face, and once he yanked it down, my dark blue eyes grew from the sight of his face

He finally opened his eyes after, and exactly has his gaze straight to my eyes when he opened his orbs. I could tell that he wore contacts in a single glance; and they have the colour of blue which is way lighter than my darker ones

My heart did a small somersault in surprise when he smiled brightly at me, showing his perfect pearly teeth; and not to mention his adorable dimple on his cheek. My jaw legitimately dropped to the floor from the sight of his face

Well that explains all the BTS related questions he kept asking earlier...

"Nae ireum-eun Kim NamJun ibnida (My names is Kim NamJoon)" He cheerfully introduced along with an attractive laugh

Kim NamJoon...

"But you can call me by my stagename, if you want" He winked with a small smile, "You know my stagename, right?" He asked

I didn't even realize that I absentmindedly replied back from how shocked I am

"Rapmonster..."

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