Chicago - Part 2

Limelight

The concert ended sooner than Kat had expected. The staff asked that the attendees with wristbands for hi-touch wait in their seats. After about 20 minutes they were led single file into another room where the members were lined up behind a table. Each fan walked by gently hi-fiving each member. Some screaming, some crying. Most were silent or muttering thank you under their breath.

    As Kat gently placed her hand to the palm of each member, she silently nodded her thanks. As she was about to exit, she felt a hand on her shoulder, "miss? please come this way." The man turned her shoulders pointing her in the direction of a door marked employees only.

    Hana stepped up. "What about me?"

    The staff member looked her up and down confused. "And who are you?"

    "Her best friend, ride, and translator." Hana said confidently. Kat tried to disguise her laugh by clearing . "We came together, we go together."

    The staff member rolled his eyes, "Fine, you can come too."

    As soon as they were all behind the doors they were greeted by the man they knew to be the Manager of BTS. "I need your phones. There are no pictures, screaming, or fainting, no touching not initiated by the members. Don't talk too much, or look them directly in the eye. Definitely do not give JHope or V anything that may have sugar." He fired off rapidly in Korean.

    Kat felt dizzy trying to follow in her poor Korean that she had retained from Hana's lessons. She looked over at Hana for help. "Basically if you want to do something, don't." She simplified

    They were then lead to a room with couches and a couple of mirrors and tables. The manager spoke again in Korean, then repeated it in English. "Wait." He held up both hands with his palm out.

    Kat was not sure how long she waited, but Hana would not stop talking. She walked around, running her hands over the cosmetics and other items that covered the countertops.

    The door opened and the boys walked in laughing. The stopped suddenly spotting the strangers. "What are you doing?" Suga questioned, almost coldly, in Korean.

    Hana squealed, "Nothing Oppa! Just looking." She replied in Korean as well.

    "And touching" Kat mumbled in English.

    The eyes in the room shifted to Kat, many realizing for the first time that she was in the room. "You have a tattoo?" Jin questioned showing his own bare wrist.

    Kat nodded, eyeing his wrist confused. She stood and approached Jin. "May I see your hand?" She asked in English. JIn recognizing some of the words held out his hand. Kat inspected it, Hana handed her a makeup wipe, and Kat wiped at the wrist that should have shown a matching mark.

    Jin smiled and shook his head as he pulled back his arm. "Not me." He turned and searched the members behind him. Jungkook was suddenly propelled forward by Jimin. "Jungkook."

    Kat took in Jungkook. It was as though she were seeing him for the first time. Of course she recognized him as a member as a group, but initially Jimin stood out. Even after thinking Jin was her soulmate, she still let her eyes wanded back to Jimin. After setting eyes on Jungkook she knew her eyes would no longer wander.

    Kat had never been interested in boys younger than her before, but this shy boy who was hesitant to greet her, definitely had her full attention.

    Jungkook let his eyes wanded down to her wrist. "I see?" He asked quietly.

    Kat nodded and held out her wrist. Jungkook leaned forward to inspect it without touching her. His warm breath tickled her wrist making Kat giggle.

    Jungkook stood straight and smiled brightly, before rolling back his sleeve to show his new tattoo. "tattoo." He said pointing. He pointed to the single different colored note. "Mark." The music note of a different color was in the exact same place as her mark.

    Kat covered and tried not to cry. Jungkook and the rest of the member's panicked. Jin and Hoseok first instinct was to hold her, but with her being Jungkook's soulmate they refrained. Taehyung, Jimin, and Namjoon looked uncomfortable and quickly made an excuse to leave the room. Jin and Hoseok followed quickly.

    Hana helped lower Kat to sit on the couch again and motioned for Jungkook to sit beside her. "I will translate." She stated in Korea.

    Jungkook nodded, still feeling rather awkward. "Are you upset that I put a tattoo over the mark?"

    Kat immediately shook her head. "No, not at all. I'm just overwhelmed. It's a lot to take in." Once translated Jungkook nodded. "What is the tattoo?" Kat asked after her tears had stopped.

    "I need you." Jungkook explained. "If the first measure is split equally in two, each half had a single B flat. I was hoping that maybe you would want the other half of the measure?" He immediately shook his hands in front of him to show that it was not necessary if she did not want to.

    Kat smiled. "I definitely want to!" She answered eagerly.

    Jungkook's bright smile returned. "There will likely be a lot of girls with matching tattoo's to mine, but this way it would be unique." He explained.

    Kat nodded. "They also emphasise our marks. I really like the idea."

    Hana grew impatient with translating. "Girl, you seriously need to learn Korean. This is so cute, it's becoming sickening."

    Kat laughed, and Jungkook looked between them confused. Jungkook asked for contact information which they exchanged. Kat getting a phone number and Kakao Talk ID on a small scrap of paper. At the last minute, Jungkook thought to ask for her name, which Kat gladly shared.

 

    

    As soon as Kat had her phone back in her hand, she immediately sent a message to his Kaokao. Using what little Korean she knew. Annyeonghaseyo.

    He replied quickly in kind. Soon they began to talk about everything. Jungkook was hesitant to call her Noona, so for the time being he called her Kat. He explained that the other members, would be getting tattoo's as well, this way his would not stand out as strange. Kat explained how much she dreaded the end of the concert and her return to her summer job walking dogs.

    Kat did not like to admit that a lot of the messages sent to her were run through google translate or Hana. Jungkook would never admit that Namjoon would explain the messages, and occasionally help him with an English message.

    Unfortunately they had to leave for the next stop of the tour the next day, so the two were not able to spend any real time together.

 

    The North American leg of their tour quickly came to an end and their messaging slowed due to the distance. Both send good morning, and good night messages, as well as the occasionally question or statement throughout the day.

    Kat studied hard working on learning Korean, and preparing for her first semester at college. She had decent grades and had been accepted to a decent school for her general education studies.

    Jungkook brushed up on his English as well, stating that it was so he could better communicate with his fans. The two were happy, but still felt a little empty.

    Because they had not shared their first kiss they did not know the warmth and comfort that a soulmate could bring. There was no pulse on their wrist, drumming the rhythm of the other's heart on the music note tattoo.

    There were a large number of articles published after the tour stating that Jungkook had been inspired to learn english due to all the pretty American fans and that he had been often caught smiling into his phone. The rumors of a mystery person and forbidden relationship spread like crazy. It went as far as having MCs on music shows teasing him. Asking if he was letting a girl distract him.

    One MC went as far as looking over his shoulder when he received a text message in the waiting room. Kat had been saved in his phone as "My Koyangi"

    "Who is your cat? The MC asked wiggling his eyebrows." It took some quick thinking to get him out of that one. Jungkook changed the question by asking about the MCs pets at home. The MC loved his cat Cherry, and began to talk about something she had done.

    Namjoon scolded him for that one. If that question had been asked while on stage, things would have fallen apart very quickly.





 

Ok, so I've kinda hit a wall here. There is obviously more to this story. They have just started long distance friendship, They haven't even kissed yet. 

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