Euphoria

29: Love You To LA and back

Do your thang
Do your thang with me now
Do your thang
Do your thang with me now
What's my thang
What's my thang tell me now
Tell me now
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Jungkook's heart was beating through his ears. Hitting the ending pose, they stood there. Numb. Feeling none. Even breathing added to the tension. Until a loud chorus of claps shattered the dark smoke around them. Jungkook's eyes shifted towards her. Maya.
Tears in her eyes, lips pulled out in a smile. Clapping and smiling. But she wasn't the only one clapping. The whole room was clapping. The boys glanced at each other. Awe written all over their faces. Was it really true? Do people really admire them?
Maya felt proud. A warm feeling rising through her veins. She was clapping vigorously. Like a seal. She didn't care. The boys deserve to know their true worth.

"So your Jungkook Hyung's girlfriend?"
Maya jumped, startled by the sudden voice. Haneol stood there, maintaining an appropriate distance. He spoke in a soft whisper, only enough for them to hear.
"How did you figure it out?"
Maya felt her stomach taking a spin. She felt her hands sweat and she couldn't help but feel a thin bead of sweat run down her spine. Haneol just shrugged,
"Hyung has your pictures in his dressing room. Don't sweat, I won't tell anyone. We are friends after all, aren't we?"

"Aren't we friends, now?"

In a distant memory Maya saw the same round and porcelain cheeks. Big eyes, heart lips, silky long hair and a warm smile. Kwon Areum, why did you leave her with trust issues?
"Ye-yeah."
Maya said, nervously chuckling. Did she really mess up? Haneol smiled, all his teeth showing and eyes ceunching into a half moon. He had a friend. After all this he had a friend.

"Is he bothering you?"
Jungkook snaked his arms around Maya's waist. She seemed quite nervous. Was it the boy in front of her? Was he saying something to her? Was he making her uncomfortable?
Jungkook raised his eyebrows and poked his cheek with his tongue. His doe eyes burning Haneol.
Maya felt even more at risk. Risk of losing him. Risk of him losing his career,
"No, not at all, Sir..."
"Don't call me sir, Angel. I'm sure everyone knows by now that you are my girl. Don't you know?"
He glared the man in front of him. How dare he make her feel uncomfortable? How dare he! He scooted her closer. Rubbing his hand on her's while the other firmly rested on her waist,
"Tell me Sunshine, was he making you uncomfortable? Was he acting like a pervert?"
Haneol took a step back, his eyes popping out. Vigorously shaking his head, he spoke,
"No no sir. You're misunderstanding me. I wasn't... I didn't mean to... Maya did you feel offended by me?"
"No. Not at all, Haneol."
Jungkook kissed the top of her head. His voice soft,
"You are my most precious thing in this whole wide world, Maya. You are irreplaceable. So if something's bothering you or you feel uncomfortable about any possible thing, I'll be there. Okay? Now, won't you introduce me to your new friend?"
Maya felt her muscles ease a bit. She doesn't know, if it it’s was the magic of his touch or was it just an effect of serotonin,
"Yeah. So this is Haneol and we met a while ago. He was injured, I helped him."
Jungkook lended his hand forward,
"We started on a wrong note. I'm sorry about that. But I thought you made her uncomfortable buddy. But anyways, I'm Jeon Jungkook."
"I know you, Hyung. I'm actually a staff member. And I figured out that Maya is your girlfriend. LA is a nice spot, Hyung."

Why did their hands fit so well? Why did her eyes always find the way back to his? Why did it feel so natural to have his lips on her warm skin? Why did it just feel right even when he just hummed a tune he made up out of the blue? Why did he yearn just to hear her speak and laugh?
At first, in the real world of coyrse, Maya came out as soft, shy and subtle. Blushing and stammering. Then came the moment when Jungkook saw an unwhitewashed, imperfect version of her. Then the drunk incident. Jungkook saw a boldness surrounded by a ton of pastel tons in her aura. And now, now that he has started to discover her more and more each day. She comes out as bubbly, goofy and everything he needed in his life. In his dreams, she potrays a similar hue. Bold at first, then she softens overtime. As if basked in cotton candy and sunshine and flowers and every thing that speaks warmth, care and love.
Maya looked at Jungkook, wearing a black jacket, black cargo pants, black combat boots and a black face mask. His hair flowing in the wind. He wasn't much different than her dreams. Why couldn't they see the potential in Bangtan Sonyeondanm. They were just as talented as they were in that realm. They are just as hard working here as they were there. Why? Just why couldn't they? Why do they have to face all the hate? Just because they didn't debut under a big agency? Why not give their music a chance and not their names? It was frustrating how they were being pushed down.
BTS are seven pure souls, who deserve everything in this world. Balck Swan can be their last song. It might be the end of Bangtan Sonyeondan. 7 years. Hundreds of lyrics. Just a fullstop. Just a stop.
"Maya, you're making me blush."
"Promise me you'll stay forever."
Maya hummed, making him chuckle,
"I promise you. I promise you I'll stay and love you forever. I'll promise to hold your hand till eternity."
Jungkook kissed the rop of her head. He moved the hot chocolate towards her,
"Thought my lady would like some hot chocolate. "
Hot chocolate? Heck yeah! Maya took the warm paper cup gladly, snuggling up in his arms, as he sipped on his Macchiato.
Maya glanced at him,
"You remind me of a song of yours."
"Really? Which one Angel?"
Maya just smiled at the prince of her dreams. Slowly sipping on coffee, eyes on her.
The busy LA street. Nobody really cared about the others. All they had was themselves. Maya cared about no one but Jungkook. Jungkook was all about Maya.
Her voice soft and low. It felt like the world's most desired melody in Jungkook's ears.
"Baby baby geudaeneun
Caramel Macchiato
Yeojeonhi nae ipgaen
Geudae hyanggi dalkomhae
Baby baby tonight"