Chances

Chapter 12: The Work Begins

The following morning, the bangtan boys had stayed in bed the latest riser waking up at 3 in the afternoon. Taehyung had been the last one down, Yoongi almost beating him but woke up thirty minutes before. The boys had all gathered, hungover and still feeling drunk, in the dining hall where all sorts of hangover cure neatly placed on the table. Even a nice cold jug of bloody Mary which Jin and Jimin both took a glass off, surprisingly easing the tension in their skull.

Hobi had been the first one there not bothering to get even three hours later, staying seated, his lower body sprawled all over the ottoman and the couch followed by Namjoon, Jin and Jimin walking in together twenty minutes later and then finally Jungkook before the other two came in. They all took aspirins and threw up the alcohol, refilling their empty stomachs with the prepared food. Everything was already set up when they arrived, a tv and a PlayStation set was even wheeled in when they started piling in. 

Only when Yoongi had come down did they realize that the girls were no where to be seen. They even went far as checking inside their individual bedrooms if they were still sleeping but to no luck. Getting more and more curious, Yoongi tried reaching Hyejin's cell "Unavailable" "No answer" Namjoon followed after trying to reach Reyna. Hobi had asked when he got her number and Namjoon nonchalantly said "Last night." None of the boys had Rachel or Dahee's number, Jimin facepalming not thinking of asking her for it in the first place, put he didn't know he'd get this close to her. 

An hour after they really started to get worried, they hadn't come in or contacted any of them and it was almost dinner. "Should we could look for them?" "Where would we even start?" "Try their cellphones again." Namjoon and Jimin had been pacing the floor while Jin and Jungkook distractedly played a game. Yoongi sat, biting on his nails, on the opposite couch from Hobi where he played with Taehyung's hair as the younger boy had his head on the dance leader's lap.

Jungkook threw down the controller when he lost, yet again, to the eldest member crying "This is driving me insane, where are they?" as if God had heard his plea and angel in the form of Dahee, more casual that they've ever seen her in an oversized shirt and biker shorts, appeared with her hair tied back with her hands "Hyejin texted me and said you guys kept calling and was getting annoyed. The girls went out to take sample pictures for the shoot tomorrow, they've been gone before day break. Sorry I didn't come earlier." She was all sweaty and panting from the time she spent in the gym and the stables. Gulping down an entire jug of water and munching on a piece of cake for energy she looked back at the seven boys who were just staring at her wondering if she had something on her face.

~Earlier that day~

Reyna had gone into Hyejin's room after washing up and putting on sweats and a hoodie over her bralette. Shaking the older one awake who still reeked of alcohol telling her that they had to take sample shots and be ready in ten minutes. The sleeping one had just got home not even four hours ago and now she had to take stupid pictures for a stupid shoot nursing her stupid hungover. She felt stupid for drinking so much and not even trying to lessen the hangover before falling asleep.

Even if her eyes wouldn't open, her legs still brought her over to the shower, her hands working it's way into her hair and cleansing her body. Using a toothbrush to take away the after taste of alcohol away and facial scrub to get the remnants of makeup she still had on from last night. Tossing her long bob in a bucket had sporting the same clothes Reyna had on except wore slides instead of sneakers, bare-faced and barely awake, grabbed her camera off the night stand and joined Reyna outside.

The two photographers covered more sites faster than they thought, sorting out the different angles and camera settings that would look good adding to the already god-like goodness each of the members possessed. Rachel on the other hand had the luxury of waking up a little bit later, at 8 A.M. to be exact since her job was to pick up the costumes and equipment from the post office and start setting them up in the mini ballroom that they decided would be the make shift dressing room for the guys. Having the time to get ready, she slipped on a white day dress and put on cropped fleece sweater to stay warm, her air force ones adorning her socked feet with a pair of stud earrings plus her industrial ear piece on was ready to head out. It took an hour to drive to the post office and waited two more hours to clear everything with the postman and to account for everything that they needed and took another hour to get back.

She got home at noon and finished setting up at 1, immediately rushing to the stables at Hyejin's text that read 'need you.' If she had waited a few minutes more she would've crossed paths with Hobi and saved them the hour long panic they felt hours later.

Currently, they were being led to the basement floor by Dahee where she had come from before explaining to them what the girls had been up to. She led them to the gym and indoor courts, saying that they could use it while they waited for the girls to return. Dahee had also been given the task to give boys they're timetable, they were working on a time crunch based shoot since Reyna advised that hitting the blue and golden hours just right would make the most magical photos prefect for their fantasy theme.

Indeed, the whole place, their experience had already been like a fantasy, as if they ere transported to another world where they weren't BTS but just a coupld of boys tossed into some girl drama and they, without talking to each other about it, collectively enjoyed the normalcy of it all. Nothing about staying in a castle with all these amenities could be considered normal but it was way different than the lives they led in Korea. And they appreciated the change all the same.

As instructed, before the boys could play around, they had to discuss their timetables and Yoongi and Namjoon took the lead. They all had different schedules that were written down with instructions and notes to the tee. Even giving directions as to where each of the girls would be at particular times of each day so they knew where to go to in case they needed assistance. They knew Hyejin's work ethic was on another level but the details on their timetable were just on a whole other level, she even had links they could go to to review the pegs and costumes and places they were gonna be at.

Just as they finished their discussion agreeing that they should follow every single thing Hyejin wrote down, they didn't wanna see what kind of beast the beauty would turn into, so it was best they worked just as hard as she did, Hyejin came down with Rachel in tow also very sweaty and had grass and flowers sticking on to them "Dinner time."

After a quick shower the girls all came down to the kitchen, a different scene from the dining hall they usually stayed at. Dahee at said she didn't want to make Reyna angry so made herself absent during dinner but took some of the food Rachel made to her room. Rachel had made Reyna's favorite Filipino dish, adobo, as requested and gave everyone a hefty amount of the chicken cooked in vinegar and soy sauce over rice. Everyone was ecstatic, mouth-gasming as the flavor hit just the right flavor palettes. Yoongi had recalled another dish he had tried with Hobi from the Philippines, only remembering the fish named Lapu-Lapu to which Rachel excitedly mentioned the vlive episode SOPE shot in a hotel room in the Philippines. Blushing after exposing herself as a hardcode fan the boys just chuckled at her embarrassment, Jimin giving her an extra pinch on the cheek as he said "cute."

Namjoon had asked what the special occasion was and suddenly the lights dimmed a moving candle could be seen making it's way to the kitchen island where everyone sat and Hyejin slowly sang happy birthday, the boys joining her when the lights were turned back on and the cake said happy 25th Queen! (which is Reyna in Filipino) in red icing. Reyna blew th candles once the song was over and everyone clapped congratulating her. Hyejin said they were sorry she left so early on the night before her birthday and honestly completely forgot until she check her calendar so she texted Rachel and has asked her to get the cake and make Reyna's favorite food. "I also bought suchi in case it turned out bad." Rachel took out the boxes of sushi, wanting some herself, but glad they had enjoyed her version of adobo as well.

The night was perfect and Reyna had said it was a great thing they got a slow day like this because starting tomorrow work begins.