Chapter 8

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Saturday had finally come. Phoebe was at Paenji’s getting ready for the concert later that night. She had texted her mystery guy earlier but he hadn’t responded. He did say he would be busy but he usually made time to at least answer. Phoebe tried not to let it affect her as she put in her earrings. The plan was to get to the venue early to try to catch them as they got there and catch a glimpse of them. 

“He still hasn’t texted you?” Paenji asked. 

“No… I guess he’s that busy.” She took one last look at her phone before she put it in her clutch. 

“You ready?” She asked Paenji who was halfway out of the door once she heard her say those words. Phoebe laughed at her friend’s excitement and followed. 

There was already a crowd at the venue waiting for the guys to show up at the back entrance. Phoebe and Paenji maneuvered their way to the front just as three black cars pulled up. Screams erupted from their fellow fans as they all pulled out their phones to capture the moment that they saw BTS up close and personal. The guys got out and began walking towards the entrance while waving to their fans. As they walked by Phoebe and Paenji Phoebe saw J-hope wearing the same bucket hat and mask that the convenience store guy had worn that night. It was like a dot was connected but she instantly blew it off as coincidence thinking she would recognize him in an instant.  

He saw her looking at him in a bit of shock and winked. Hoseok had hoped she would come early to see them. Behind the mask smiled thinking about how cute she looked to him. 

Jungkook grabbed his shoulder from behind and whispered, “That’s her, isn’t it? The blonde girl?” Hoseok nodded and took one last look at her as she was still trying to figure out if he was her mystery guy. 

“Hey, you ok?” Paenji’s voice brought Phoebe back to the moment. 

“Yeah, sorry I was just um… yeah star struck.” Paenji grabbed onto her hand and smiled as she led her back towards the entrance. Even though the concert was at the Olympic stadium, it was still crowded with fans going from the shop to the bathroom, and to their seats. With an hour left before the concert, both Paenji and Phoebe were trying to decide what to do before getting to their seats. 

Hoseok was backstage getting ready with a knot in his stomach from the nerves. He thought back to seeing her face again and how much joy was shown on it. Hoseok went over the plan in his head and tried to imagine the look on her face. He was sure she would be shocked it was the emotion after that initial shock he was worried about. 

His makeup artist had finished up and smiled, “You’re all set!” 

Hoseok smiled and nodded trying to focus on the performance and not what might happen later. Namjoon’s hand landed on his shoulder. Hoseok locked eyes with him through the mirror. “Dude, it’ll be fine. Let’s focus on the performance and our fans. Do you know where she will be sitting?” Hoseok nodded in response. “Then she is going to have one hell of a fan cam.” Namjoon laughed before heading towards the stage entrance. Hoseok sighed as he got up out of his chair. He smirked, “One hell of a fan cam you say?” 

“Holy this is the front row!” Paenji exclaimed. Phoebe was pretty excited as well. Her mystery guy had really delivered. She had thought about ways to thank him but nothing could match up to how much these tickets could have possibly cost even if he had gotten them for free. The lights began to lower causing the stadium to be filled with the screams of fans. Seven figures appeared from the shadows causing the overall volume of the place to rise. 

After his eyes adjusted to the stage lighting, Hoseok spotted her waving her Army bomb and screaming alongside her friend. From there it was like muscle memory. Every word and dance move flowed through him. Finally, the next song in the set was a pretty free-roaming song for them. 

Phoebe and Paenji grabbed onto each other as they saw J-hope making his way towards them. Hoseok laughed as he saw them react to him coming towards them while he was rapping. Phoebe couldn’t believe that he was this close to her. Her excitement overflowed when he winked at her as he knelt down to finish off his verse. She caught a glimpse of something though. He ran his hand through his hair showing off the handmade bracelet that she had made him several years ago. Her eyes were wide seeing the bracelet she had made him all those years ago. She could tell it had been worn a lot. Her eyes were wide realizing that he still had it. 

The song finished and Jhope stood and headed towards the rest of the group. This was where Hoseok would reveal himself to her. He tried to keep his nerves down. Jimin grabbed his wrist looking at the bracelet. “Oh man, I remember when you got this! I remember when RM helped you translate that card!” 

“Yeah, I bet she thinks I no longer have it. I got it back in 2014 and have kept it as a reminder of why I do this.” His gaze moved towards Phoebe whose eyes were wide at the realization. 

“Our fans are everything to us! We love you Army!” Namjoon exclaimed with the stadium erupting in the screams of fans. 

“We love all of our fans,” J-hope said with a smile. 

“Even the ones who spilled ramen on you?” Suga said with a chuckle. 

 “Hey, that was one time and an accident.” J-hope laughed and took another look towards Phoebe. She was looking at him with open in shock. 

 “Wait a minute…” Paenji was starting to put the pieces together as she looked between Phoebe and Jhope. His look towards Phoebe was the nail in the coffin. 

“Holy ,” Phoebe muttered, “It’s him… the convenience store mystery guy…”   Her knees felt weak and the screams deafened as the guys kept talking and hyping up the crowd. The concert went on but now Phoebe couldn’t keep her eyes off of J-hope blushing every time his eyes locked onto her. He was elated that there wasn’t a hint of anger on her face for the rest of the concert. 

The rest of the concert was like a roller coaster. She had been texting Jhope for the last month not even knowing it! Phoebe felt a sense of embarrassment at the thought. All of those texts about J-hope were being sent to him! 

'Ugh, he probably thinks I'm weird. !' She thought to herself while trying to hide her embarrassment. The concert began to end and the guys were saying their last goodbyes when J-hope took one last look at her. His smile was so genuine it almost hurt. Paenji was right in a sense. He was rich and famous and it was completely possible he wanted to gain a friendship without the idol label attached to him 

“That bastard,” Phoebe laughed as she helped Paenji gather her things. After her friend had her things Phoebe grab her phone and texted Jhope. 

Her: I have so many things to say but I don’t know where to start. 

Her text had just sent when a security guard approached her. 

“Convenience store girl?” He seemed a bit confused at the name. 

“Yes?” Phoebe answered. 

“You and your friend please follow me.” He gestured for them to follow. The pair followed him confused. Paenji started wondering if they had done something wrong until they were led to the backstage area. Phoebe’s heart was pounding as he led them to the room where the guys were resting. When they entered, all eyes were one them. Phoebe immediately looked towards J-hope. 

Hoseok’s heart stopped when he saw her. She didn't seem to be starstruck but, instead seemed like she was seeing an old friend for the first time. Her hands rose to cover her smile while she tried to compose herself and seem cool. 

“I’m looking for my mystery convenience store guy. Your mystery girl is here.” She giggled.

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JiLin1998 #1
Chapter 1: Ohhhh Jhope!! Didn‘t know he could be so confident
AlyssaWonderland
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Chapter 26: This story was so cute! I loved it so much!
CapriquariusMei
#3
Chapter 2: Awww....only on Chapter 2 atm, but it's a really cute & fluffy beginning so far! Also, love the story cover!! It's simple & easy on the eyes.
Tbh, for this chapter, I was a bit surprised because the texting part kinda reminds me of what I'm doing for one of my stories (similar in the sense of finding love through the help of technology, I think). Though, I suppose it's common nowadays.
Hope you don't mind a bit of unsolicited suggestion, but I think it would be helpful for readers to visualize how Phoebe looks like if you can give a bit of description in the first chapter. I was having a bit of trouble trying to imagine how she looks like. Is she an Asian-American, or a blonde Caucasian, and etc.
Anyways, I look forward to your updates. Meanwhile, I'm glad to have chapters to catch up at the moment as I wait for your future updates! :)