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"Oh... morning..." Hyun Ae greeted as she opened the gate to see Namjoon standing there.

"You're still asleep?" he asked as he entered the area when she stepped aside to allow him in.

"Ah... um..." she hummed, covering her mouth as she yawned. They walked down the paved pathway side-by-side as Namjoon observed her, who was in her pink pajamas, hair tied up into a messy bun, making a small smile formed by the corner of his lips.

"Sorry for interrupting," he chuckled as Hyun Ae opened the door.

"No, no... it's okay. It's my time to wake up anyway," Hyun Ae stated, finally feeling freshened up as she stretched her back as they entered the warm house. "So... what brings you here?"

"Just... I'm going to Ilsan today. Will be back at night."

"So? Why are you telling me this?" Hyun Ae asked, taking out two mugs from her kitchen cabinet and beginning to make morning coffee for them.

Namjoon bit his bottom lip as he hesitated a bit when he looked down at the floor before he spoke. "I'm thinking to bring you with me."

Hyun Ae froze on her way to her coffee maker with the two mugs in her hand, staring at him with wide eyes. "I- I- I-" she stuttered, putting down the mugs on top of the counter in the middle of the kitchen, laughing nervously. "Haha... haha... w-what if... people see us-"

"That's why we're leaving now," Namjoon explained, nodding his head at her as he leaned against the counter.

"But... the shop-"

"The rest will take care of it. We had discussed it."

"But why? Why are you taking me?"

"Just..." Namjoon stood up, he looked away for a moment as he scratched the back of his head before looking back at her. "A little getaway from our daily lives. Plus I'm the leader, you're the manager. We're kinda... have that important positions in life."

After the explanation, Hyun Ae looked down at the mugs, then she turned back to her coffee maker and grabbed the pot.

"So um... what do... you say?" Namjoon asked as she began to pour the coffee into the mugs.

"Okay," she simply answered, sliding the mug towards him as she looked up at him and then smiled. "After all, I've never been to Ilsan before, to be honest. So, why not now?"

***

"You know what..." Hyun Ae began to speak after she plopped herself down at an empty seat near the window. Namjoon sat beside her and lifted up his cap a bit, turning at her.

"What?" he murmured, pulling down his face mask a bit, careful not to blow his cover.

"High possibility, there's a reporter who followed us around," she whispered, pulling back his mask up, and his cap down to cover his eyes' part. "Believe me."

"So what?" he chuckled, finally taking off his mask, ignoring her warning. "Let them be. After all, every fan knows that you're our manager."

"Well, yeah I know. But will the reporter take that? Don't worry. I'll do something."

"What do you mean?"

"Sometimes, I feel like 'Bangtan Noona' fits me. Why? You'll see."

"Nice," Namjoon whispered, flashing his dimples as the train started to depart from the station, leaving Seoul for Ilsan on the very first schedule.

"I'M GOING TO ILSAN, YEAH!" Hyun Ae exclaimed, clapping her hands happily like a little kid while her eyes began to follow everything that had passed by her window.

"You looked excited," Namjoon said, nudging her elbow with his.

"Well, of course, I am! Told you I've never been there!" Hyun Ae said, turning at him and finding that he was staring at her, with a different look in his eyes. They stayed silent for like thirty seconds before she cleared her throat. "What?"

"I suddenly remembered the day we first met."

She suddenly felt a surge of chills shoot upright her spine as she heard it from him, and she began to laugh nervously. "What... pfft... ahahahahaha... You sound like you have a thing for me- Never mind, ignore me. My head is kinda off this morning ahahahahaha..."

"You looked tired too," he whispered in his deep voice, making her body freeze upon hearing it. Then Namjoon moved closer to her, placed his hand on her head, and pulled her to his broad shoulder.

"I'll wake you up when we are almost there, which I don't think takes long too."

*

"Hotteok! You promised me a hotteok! You said you'll buy me a hotteok!"

"Fine, fine! Sheesh..." Namjoon chortled as he couldn't hide his smile upon witnessing Hyun Ae whining as they made it out of the station. "We'll go to my house later. It has been a while since the last time I visited my parents."

"Okay!" Hyun Ae cheerily answered, and then she continued to slap his shoulder playfully, demanding her snack. "My hotteok!"

"This girl..." he laughed, and finally got the snack for her.

Time passed by, and he brought her to a park around the town area.

Just like what people had always called Ilsan the City of Flowers, the park is filled with beautiful flowers, blooming along with morning dew dripping from every plant.

"Oh! This place is so beautiful!" Hyun Ae complimented, as both of them walked down a pathway, covered in various dead leaves, creating pretty-looking scenery.

"Want me to take a photo of you?" Namjoon offered, stopping his track at a point then held his hand out to her. Excited, she passed him her phone and then began to pose naturally. After a few shots, she approached him to check the outcomes and was satisfied with them.

"Let's take a selfie together!" Hyun Ae suddenly requested as she switched the rear camera to the front.

"No, I don't-"

"Oh, come on! Just once! We'll never know when will be the next time we have this kind of hangout! Plus, you don't take selfies? Don't you try to lie to me, RM-ssi! I'm an ARMY, remember?"

Hearing to her statement, Namjoon couldn't help but give up and sighed. "Fine," he smiled and began to take a few selfies with her.

*

"Oh son, you're home! Ah..."

"Hi, mom!" Namjoon greeted his mom after the door was opened. Hyun Ae slightly moved forward a bit and showed herself to his mom, bowing down at her as he began to introduce her. "Let me introduce you, this is Hyun Ae -"

"Is she the one?" his mom suddenly cut his words.

"What?" he asked in confusion when suddenly he heard rushing footsteps approaching the front door.

"Mom, where is my- oh oppa, welcome home!" a girl greeted Namjoon, and then her eyes fell onto Hyun Ae, and gasped. "Oh! Bangtan Eonnie!"

"Haha... hi?" Hyun Ae giggled shyly, placing her hand behind her neck, and bowed her head down a bit.

"Mom, it's their new manager," the girl said, slapping her mom's arm playfully. "Come in! Oppa, how could you never tell us your manager is coming?"

"Actually, temporary... manager," Hyun Ae corrected, as she followed Namjoon from behind, stepping into the house. "Well, I guess 'Bangtan Eonnie' is my other name now," she mumbled at him, earning a cute chuckle from him.

"Is there... something... between you..."

"Mom!" Namjoon called out, trying to put a halt to his mom's curiosity. "There's no such thing. She's Jungkook's friend too."

"Aigoo... you're such a beautiful person, and kind too. Have a sit," his mother gestured for Hyun Ae to sit while giving her son a suspicious smile. "You're our guest. I'll make your drinks."

"Oh, no need to-"

"Nah, it's okay. I know my Namjoon wanted drinks too, right son?" she said, turning her head to her son who was still standing by the balcony. He nodded before his mother walked into the kitchen.

"Wah, I can't believe that I'm meeting Bangtan Eonnie in real life!" suddenly the girl excitedly said, plopping onto the spot next to Hyun Ae on the sofa. "I'm his younger sister, by the way. Kim Kyungmin."

"Hi, nice to meet you! Am I really that well-known? Plus, 'Bangtan Eonnie'?" Hyun Ae shyly asked.

"Yeah. The fandom decided to call you that if they're females, of course."

"BTS is damn powerful. I'm famous in... what? Since the first day we met?" Hyun Ae asked, her gaze following Namjoon who then stood beside her.

"You're kind of living a different lifestyle now," he sighed, sitting down on the floor right next to her, leaning his back against the sofa.

"She's really beautiful in both worlds too. In those videos and in real life," Kyungmin pointed out. "Oppa, is it really okay to have beautiful girls like her around you? You guys might make the media scoop."

"Nah... Everyone already knew who she is, right?" Namjoon said, giving Hyun Ae a look.

"Yeah, we'll see about that," Hyun Ae sighed.


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