BTS World

Chap 22- Are You Kidding Me?

"You want them to sing here?" I ask.

"I told you. If you do well, I can book you for a debut. Don't just stand there! Get ready for your performance" Mr. Han ordered.

This a birthday party... They're giving their first performance here? I don't like this.

"Mr. Han we're-"

"We're ready!" Namjoon grabs my shoulder to stop me from finishing my sentence.

"We're gonna do it. Right here" Hoseok whispers in my ear. I can see group dressed to perform.

"Can we talk for a second?.....where are Namjoon and Yoongi?" I ask noticing two of them missing.

"They're checking the audio system" Seokjin answers for me.

"The stage is small so we need to rearrange our line and re-block some of the movements. We don't have much time" Hoseok tells.

"Are you really going sing and dance here?" I ask them, worried.

"We came here to perform, don't we?" Jungkook asks, his both hands on my shoulder.

"....yes, but not like this. This isn't a public performance. It's just a birthday party" I slowly removed Jungkook's hand from my shoulders, shaking my head no.

"But he said we'd GET a public performance if we're good" Jimin tries to reassure me.

"What do you think we should do?" Seokjin reads my perplexed expression and asks me.

"Honestly, I don't know. Yes, I want to use this opportunity to get on TV, but..... This is your first performance we're talking about. Shouldn't it be somewhere more meaningful?" I feel bad to rain on their parade, but I said what I had to.

"Phew, is that why your so worried?? Why are taking this seriously. Let's just do it!" Seokjin says, flashing a sincere smile.

"We're fine. We mean it!" Jimin says.

"Everyone at this party is about to become my fans" Taehyung's words lighten up the mood a bit.

".....what are you doing here? We go up in 10 minutes. We need to fix the blocking." Yoongi's words spur the group into motion.

"Yay! Party time!?" Taehyung says excitedly.

I'm not so sure about this....

"Nope. Don't you worry your precious little head about it." Seokjin playfully taps his index finger to my furrowed brow.

"Don't forget to take notes on our performance!" And with that Seokjin followed the rest.

"Hey you, what's your dream! Hey you, what's your dream!" 🎶

No More Dream's familiar hook booms from the speakers. Despite my concerns, the stage doesn't look shabby at all. Because their passion doesn't see the difference between a small performance and a big one. Their singing and dancing shine with sincerity. But still... I can't help but feel sorry for them.

"Thanks for your enthusiasm! We're the Bangtan Boys!"

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"We're sorry. The number your trying to reach is not available. Please leave a message after...."

"Ugh!! Mr. Han's been ignoring my calls since the birthday party. Was he ever gonna give us a chance?" I stare down at the meat sizzling on the grill and let my disappointment fly.

"I'm so's sorry you all had to go through this..." I apologized to them.

"Stop beating yourself up. Mr. Han's the one who should be ashamed." Yoongi puts his Index finger on my chin, making me look up instead of down.

"Yeah! You can't put a price on a chance to perform" Hoseok says.

"I've already forgiven you, mostly because this food Is great" Taehyung says shoving another mouthful of meat into his mouth.

"C'mon. Open up and say 'ahh'. It's jimin's special lettuce wrap. Ahhh" Jimin says holding out a lettuce wrap.

They should be angry at me. Their kind and encouraging comments make me tear up.

"Uh, manager? Are you okay? Hyung's! Manager is crying!" Jungkook noticed my teary eyes and calls out to his hyungs.

I'm not crying yet. But I feel so overwhelmed that I'm about to. Fortunately, my phone rings and I hurriedly pick it up, grateful for the distraction.

"....Yes I'm sorry could you remind me?" I ask.

"Crying seriously?" I could hear Hoseok ask Jungkook to make sure.

"Yes! Seriously! I saw it! Big, shiny tears!" Jimin says. I gestured the  boys to keep quiet.

".... N countdown??!" Our eyes widened.

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Hoseok calling~

"Did you get home safely?"

"Yep.did you guys get home safely, Hoseok?"

"Yes! We all arrived safely at the dorm. One, two, three, four, five, six... Huh someone's missing"

"You forgot to count your self" I reminded him, letting out a chuckle.

"Ah.. You're right! Hahahaha wow manager! Your quiet xbucbox!"

"What? What was that, haha?"

"Today was wild that I don't think I'm in my right mind." Hoseok says sighing.

"You guys did work really hard" I praised them.

"Ah... Manager... Your not still sorry about making us perform at the birthday party are you? It didn't bother me at all. It was actually pretty fun. When else would we have the chance? This will be a memory for when we become superstars later on!" Hoseok reassured me, trying to cheer me up being positive about the situation.

Oh Hobi, no wonder you are our Hope!

"Thanks for putting it like that..." I sincerely say.

"It worked out well in the end! We're going to debut for real! Haha!"

"How are you always so up beat? I should learn from you!" I say.

"This is the power of positivity. Ah, so, earlier at the restaurant...." Hoseok hesitates.

"Yeah! At the restaurant?" I urged him to say.

"You didn't really cry, did you? Your eyes looked kind of shiny. I must've been mistaken?" He asks.

"I cried a little bit. Just a tiny bit....." I said not wanting to lie.

"Hey, crying a little bit is still crying! I wish I had taken a picture but... Isn't it a little too early to cry?"

"I'm embarrassed..."

"Next time, just sob! For example, when we get out first music show win!" Hoseok says excitedly.

"Pfft what?" I rolled my eyes laughing.

"Manager, I want you to cry not when your sad, but when your happy! Pfft now I'm embarrassed. I have to go was up now. Talk to you later!" Hoseok hunger up.

This guy I swear hehe~

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