After she had changed into the dress, she put on simple makeup and did her hair, just to impress the guy who had been waiting for her on the rooftop with his surprise.

"Oh?" Hyun Ae covered her mouth as she walked up the stairs to the rooftop, only to find the place had been decorated nicely.

Candles everywhere, rose petals, a fake fireplace at one side, fairy lights everywhere with the clear, starry night sky, and the city of Seoul at night as the background.

"Joon, what..." she spoke when Namjoon approached her and took her hand. She was too amazed to even say anything about everything that he had prepared for her.

As he guided her to where the petals were scattered, she heard the sound of an acoustic guitar playing behind her. She turned to one corner and gasped, to find Taehyung and a girl that she recognized as the only Big Hit female producer, Adora, sitting side-by-side with a guy playing the guitar.

"Oh hi, Taehyung oppa. Oh, Adora-ssi," Hyun Ae greeted, bowing her head to the three of them. At that moment, she now recognized the instrumental that was played by the guitarist.

Sweet Night.

Hyun Ae bit her lips, trying to hold in her tears as Namjoon placed his hands on her waist.

"You like it?" he whispered.

"Do I like it? No, I LOVE IT! This is so romantic! You really did all this for me?"

"Yes, I wanted to make the night special for you," Namjoon smiled, reaching her eyes as tears began to roll down her cheeks. He softly wiped it with his thumbs as he said, "glad you love it, sweetheart."

After Hyun Ae had got herself together again with a small laugh, he then offered his hand to her. "May I have this dance with you?"

"Yes," she gladly said, taking his hand in her.

And when Taehyung started to sing the first verse of 'Sweet Night', Namjoon began to place his hand on her waist, and at this point, she knew what dance was his choice.

"You can do the waltz, huh? Interesting," she giggled, placing her hand on his shoulder as they began to sway slowly.

"Hey, I learned from the professionals for you. It took me two days to master it."

"Really? Who're the pros?"

"Hobi and Jimin," Namjoon muttered, looking away while keeping his head up high when he heard her giggling at his answer. "But it's not the... real waltz. Just a simple one, they said."

"Hehe, you're so cute. Show me how you can lead me."

As time went by, both of them kept on dancing to songs that Namjoon had requested from Taehyung himself, from 'Sweet Night' to 'Winter Bear', and ended the night with 'Scenery'.

They laughed at some parts whenever Namjoon missed a beat or any other mistakes, but to Hyun Ae, everything was so perfect to her that night. And had made her feel glad to ever personally know Kim Namjoon as a guy from Ilsan, rather than RM of BTS.

Being loved by a guy named Kim Namjoon.

Being cared for by a guy that came from Ilsan.

From ever since she had been following him as a fan, up until she became a friend to him, and now someone that he loved with all his heart, everything began to flashback in her mind.

I really don't deserve this guy at all. He's so sweet and a loving guy, stayed by me as I went through difficulties, while the whole world has its eyes on him. Being that lucky one to stand and dance here with him right now, because he loves me...

I wonder, why bad endings exist. Moreover, in our story.

"Baby, you're okay?"

Hearing Namjoon's voice, Hyun Ae sniffed, only to realize that she had been crying again. She wiped her tears and chuckled, then pulled him into a hug.

"I'm so happy to be with you, even for a few more hours," she sobbed as Namjoon continued to sway her slowly, trying to calm her down. "I... I'm so touched by everything you did for me today, and a few days ago. No, from the day we met. Every moment that we went through together..."

"I'm glad that this is our fate."

"And we need to thank Jungkook for requesting something bizarre for his birthday."

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"Thanks for everything, Taehyung ah, and you two," Namjoon expressed as he hugged Taehyung and shook hands with the producer Adora and the guitarist.

So was Hyun Ae, giving a tight hug to the female producer since she had been wanting to meet her.

"Anything for you, Namjoon hyung. Have a good night. We'll be picking you up tomorrow morning, and send Hyun Wook back here," Taehyung said to the couple, before leaving the house with the other two in his car.

After they watched the car disappear by the corner, Namjoon grabbed her hand as he pulled out his phone.

"Hm? What are you doing?" Hyun Ae asked as he pointed the phone's camera at her, still grabbing her hand.

"Do you know that one kind of video shoot that once trending? One-shot video of their girlfriends holding their hand and just walking?" he explained, locking the gate behind him as they walked back to the house yard.

"Aww... okay. Let's go back to the rooftop because the sky is so beautiful tonight."

"Just like you, my love," he whispered, earning a shy smile from her as he kept on recording.

Holding her hand tightly, Hyun Ae led him the way back to the rooftop carefully while Namjoon kept the phone steady in his hand as he recorded the whole moment.

And as expected, as they climbed up to the rooftop, the night sky greeted them with lots of beautiful stars that never failed to astonish them.

Hyun Ae continued to lead him and they reached the edge of the rooftop, standing side-by-side as they looked up at the sky.

Namjoon then turned the phone to her, and their eyes met through the lens.

"You're so, so beautiful tonight," he complimented, pulling her into his side, still recording as he placed a kiss on her head. Right at that moment, both of them witnessed a shooting star.

"A shooting star! Quick, make a wish!" Hyun Ae hastily said, immediately clasping her hands together and closing her eyes, making her wish silently. Namjoon smiled and did what she was doing as well.

He slowly closed his eyes, and suddenly he felt something crumbling in him.

Please let me meet her again after this. May it take years later. Two years, three years, ten years, twenty years. Just... let me see her again, that's all I wished for now.

"Joonie? Why are you crying?"

Now it was Hyun Ae's turn to wake him. He opened his eyes and saw her standing by his side, looking concerned. He let his tears escape as he pulled her into a hug.

A hug that was so tight yet so warm, that even Hyun Ae could feel that he didn't want to let her go yet.

"You're the best one that I ever had in this life. I feel so lucky to ever be the one that you loved, the one that you trusted, the one that you cared for," he sobbed, taking in her scent as his healing. Hyun Ae patted his head softly, also letting her tears down.

"If only I could turn back time... I would want to do more things with you. To show you how much you meant to me, to show you how much I need you in my life," he paused, pulled away, and stared into her teary eyes.

"Park Hyun Ae: you're my Moon, my Sun, my star, my Whalien, my galaxy, my Magic Shop, and most importantly," he smiled and said, "my 'Her'. Yes, you're the 'Her'."

"'Her'?" Hyun Ae hummed, a bit puzzled when he chuckled before he suddenly sang.

Anyway, I wanna be the best man for you

Of course, you're the world to me

When you said you wanted to die with me

I promised to be the man you want, God I swore to myself

So many complex

But I'm lookin' for love

I don't care if it's a fake me if you hold me

You're my beginning and my end

So you finish me...

He suddenly leaned into her and kissed her passionately for a while, and pulled away a bit before he whispered the next line against her lips.

All of my wonder

You're the answer

I call you her, her

'Cause you're my tear, tear.

"You're my wonder, but you're also my answers. You're my 'her', but you're still the 'tear'. It's you, you're the 'Her' that I've been looking for," Namjoon said, continuing to kiss her under the stars.

Hyun Ae was overwhelmed by his words and kiss, and her emotions had always lost control from the start.

If she was given the power to choose, it was him that she wanted for the rest of her life.

How they wished the momentous night never end for them.

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I cried a few times at some parts, and I don't know why.

Maybe it's because I've imagined a night with my own boyfriend like this.

I was listening to 'Sweet Night' on repeat while writing this chapter, and damn how it helped me a lot in making this chapter TmT

Also, I hope you guys already knew the reason why the book title is 'Her'. I made Namjoon explain it up there x'D it took 85 chapters to explain it, how stupid I am. And yeah, I was listening to the 'Her' song when I was looking for a suitable title. Someone told me that 'the title didn't really show/reflect what the story is', so yeah... There is the answer.

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