Bucket Hat

Soundcheck

The first member I saw was Jin. I literally lost the ability to breathe, he was so incredibly handsome. Jet black hair that I knew, from social media, he had been letting grow out a bit. I was so enthralled with looking at Jin, I forgot to look at the other members. Silent face palm. Behind Jin was RM and Jhope, looking fine as hell. SUGA was behind them, clad in a pair of blue jeans and plain white t-shirt with a beanie, and behind them was the maknae line. All 3 of them in a row. When I saw him I think my heart stopped beating for a second. A wave of heat ran through my body, threatening to shut it all down. I got light headed. Jungkook. He was standing there in his signature bucket hat, oversized black t-shirt and black sweats. He could not have looked more perfect. Being that it was soundcheck, they were all barefaced and looking perfectly boyfriend. Some of my most favorite pictures of Jungkook are of him barefaced. His dark eyes sparkled as he smiled and waved at fans. His face glowed. I'm not shitting you when I say his face like literally glowed. He looked unreal. He was so fucking handsome that I felt dizzy looking at him. "EL!! OH MY GOD!! LOOK AT YOONGI! LOOK AT JK! LOOK AT ALL OF THEM!!! THEY LOOK LIKE FUCKING GODS!!" Kayla was yelling and grabbing my arm and yanking. They immediately started singing Boy With Love while telling whoever was on the other side of their mics what adjustments they needed done to their mics and ear pieces. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move. All I could do was stare. Kayla was a screaming mess beside me, along with lord knows how many other entranced females. I let her yank on me and scream in my face, and just do whatever she wanted to do to me. Because I was star struck and silent. They all sang beautifully, the little we got to hear. They talked, mainly to each other and their staff in Korean. They smiled, oh man did they smile! Jhopes smile could melt the polar caps, I totally get the Sunshine nickname. But I couldn't help giving most of my attention to Jungkook. God, he looked so amazing in person. His smile was constant on his face the whole time, except when he sang. Then his eyes would periodically close and I'd die a little bit more.

They made their way all around the catwalk of the stage smiling and waving, dancing and singing. Jimin and V kept goofing around and was targeting the other members. V snatched Jungkooks hat from his head and took off, knowing Jungkook would be hot on his tail. Sure enough, they played a cat and mouse game around the stage for a few seconds until Jungkook got ahold of him. When he grabbed him, V lost his grip on the hat and it flung into the crowd. And it landed on.my.chest. My instinct was to catch it, we all learn that at a young age. "Shit Ella! You just caught his hat! Holy SHIT!" Kayla screamed in my ear. A girl next to me tried to grab it from my hands, but I held on for dear life and yanked it back to me. I held it against my chest like it was my child. V looked over laughing and waved at us, while Jungkook looked less than thrilled. He looked over our way to find where his hat ended up, and I had my Y/N moment. He looked right into my eyes, right into my soul it felt like. He then smiled and I thought I saw him cock his head a bit to the side. I raised my eyebrows and subtly lifted his hat from my chest, signaling if he wanted it back. But all he did was smile. We locked eyes for what felt like 5 hours, when in reality it was probably only 5 seconds. Then he turned away and continued with the sound check. "Does that mean you get to keep the hat? El! Ella are you listening?" Kayla kept waving her hand in front of my face, but I was lost in a daze. I noticed throughout soundcheck Jungkook kept glancing over at me. I made eye contact with him at least a dozen times and every time felt like it was the first time he looked at me. They were brief glances, but it was enough that I barely noticed how little I was actually breathing.

When soundcheck was coming to an end, RM was the first to tell us bye for now and that they'll see us in a couple of hours. I looked at Jungkook again as I caught him staring at me intently, no smile, just a look of almost curiosity on his face. I was lost staring back at him, but snapped out of my daze and again, I gestured if he'd like his hat back. He then smiled and started jogging my way. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. He came down the stairs and came up to the railing where I was standing. Two security guards were quick to get to his side, but he ignored them. He looked at me and his smile seemed to grow wider, reaching his eyes. I walked closer to him and held out his hat. He leaned forward and took the hat, brushing his soft fingers along my hand, which felt like electricity coursing through me. "Thank you for keeping my hat safe." I blinked a few times, unable to find words for a moment. I quickly got to my senses and shyly replied, "ahh, haha, you're welcome. Anytime." He then furrowed his brow and cocked his head to the side, then said, "Anytime? Hmm." And with that he raised his brows with his smile still intact and turned around to leave. Once back up on the stage he turned again to me, smiled and waved. Then he ran back off stage with the other members, V grabbing him around the shoulder to drag him away. "ELLA YOU LUCKY BITCH!! HE TALKED TO YOU!" Kayla was screaming while hugging me. I didn't realize I had been holding my breath, and finally let it out. I looked at Kayla and asked, half dazed, " Did that really just happen?" "Bitch yes!! Jeon Jungkook just talked to you and fucking waved to you! I'm so jealous, but so proud to call you my sister." Kayla laughed while joyfully hugging me. "THIS LUCKY BITCH IS MY BIG SISTER!!!" She screamed. After a minute of letting her hug me and scream about how lucky I am and she's my sister, I pulled away and looked up at her and said, "We have 2 hours until the concert starts. What do we do now?" She beamed and side hugged me while replying, "We stay right here and take turns going to the bathroom before the show starts. This spot is lucky and we aren't losing it to anyone! I'd bet money Jungkook will look right here for you during the concert." I snapped my head at her and, with wide eyes, say, "Do you really think so?" She smiled and nodded with her cocky yes-I'm-a-bad-bitch bob. "Oh yeah. I know so." I shyly look down and smile. "I doubt it Kay. I'm not the first fan he's interacted with." Placing her hands on her hips she gives me that look. "True. But I have NEVER seen a video anywhere where he went up to a fan like that and talked to her. You're one in a million El. Enjoy this Y/N moment you're having, because I think you'll have more tonight."