7 Steps to a Broken Ladder

13

You walked over to the alley where you were supposed to go, taking in glance at every little detail of the about-to-be new world. You looked at the handle, at the window that was as described by the girl, had to be turned right as you had your grip fixed on it.

Right means up, you thought as you were about to turn it right but stopped, as a memory of Yoongi mouthing you 'left' revisited you.

"Why did he say left?" You asked yourself as you looked at the handle, "Left means down." You said and turned it down, however.

And the door opened on its own, blinding you with the brightness in the process as you clenched shut your eyes. When you felt the light being turned down, you slowly opened your eyes and saw a scene you could never imagine even in your own reality of the 2070. It was a bright, calm, tranquil place with a plain peach road, alongside which stood a few buildings as if they just happened to come out of a fairy tale book, here making an exception of being a reality to your eyes. You walked, as you could hear a waterfall bowing down, paying its greetings to your foot as it became visible, a clear, calm, peaceful waterfall yet full of wisdom, falling down into a lake of catching an eye, bright blue shining under an unknown light shimmering from above.

"Y/n!" You heard someone shouting as you turned back, and found no one in the sight. You squeezed your brows and then turned around.

"Y/n!" You were caught off guard as if a stone had crushed into you but lightly, as someone hugged you. "I swear I thought you would not make it up to here." As you were pulled back, Jungkook smiled sheepishly holding you by your shoulders.

You grinned nervously as you said, "Surprise."

"It seems you did the right thing." You heard another voice as Jungkook slightly nudged aside, and a Yoongi with arms crossed and head slightly tilted on one side, came into your view.

"Did the left thing." You said and looked at Jungkook as you asked, "Where are the others?"

"Come with us." He said and then took you off with them to others, just crossing the bridge before the waterfall, you were able to find them practicing their songs, some equipment scattered here and there, and a caravan behind.

"Y/n!" Taehyung called and waved at you as you smiled, waving back at the sweating boy, proving that they were constantly practicing tirelessly. Yunaey turned and looked at you with a slight open mouth but then smiled rather assuringly.

"So how is the practice going on?" You asked as you walked over to them.

"Better than ever!" Jimin exclaimed as he smiled with an eye smile and grinned.

"We were even able to finish up with the songs, everything is almost ready." Namjoon said and you nodded, smiling both physically and mentally to your utmost.

"I am going to check up with the—" Yoongi tried to propose something but even before he could, Hoseok cut him off, "No, you haven't even moved your leg by an inch. You have to learn the choreography first."

"I can do it in—"

"No." Hoseok said, forming his lips into a thin line and Yoongi sighed.

"Fine. Let someone at least go through everything, yes?" He asked.

"Well, I—" You tried, but were cut off by Yunaey, "I will handle them."

Yoongi, raising an eyebrow, asked, "You will?"

"Yes?" Yunaey smiled and tilted her head.

"Alright. Y/n can check too if she wants." Namjoon said and looked at you, and so you nodded and then went off to the caravan with Yunaey. She didn't say anything, and just went before you, with her back facade, wearing no expression to perceive.

"Here is his laptop." She spoke and sat down, on the seat. You sat beside her as she opened the folder, where all songs were secured.

1. Intro: Boy Meets Evil

2. Blood Sweat and Tears

3. Begin

4. Lie

5. Stigma

6. First Love

7. Reflection

8. MAMA

9. Awake

10. Lost

11. Cypher 4

12. Am I Wrong

13. 21st Century Girls

14. 2!3!

15. Interlude

Album name—

"They haven't chosen the album name yet?" You asked and looked at Yunaey.

"They were discussing it earlier." She said and opened the audio files one by one.

You stood up, went outside as you walked over to them, who were now resting a bit so you were able to ask them at once.

"The album name..." You spoke and everyone turned to you as you stood there, internally nervous.

"We discussed it before you came but still couldn't come up with one but rather many." Namjoon said as he continued, "Our album is basically based on a bird...."

"Fly?" Taehyung asked innocently as everyone now turned their attention at him and he smiled sheepishly.

"Perch?" Jin asked.

"Are you serious?" Hoseok looked at Jin.

"No, I said Perch." Jin said and shook his head in disbelief as Hoseok facepalmed himself. "But Are you serious isn't bad either." Jin said.

"Fly high? Up in the sky?" Jungkook asked as he rubbed his neck.

"Spread wings?" You asked and Yoongi squeezed his eyes at you. "What?" You asked as you gazed back.

"Nothing. Only wings would do." He answered and laid down on the grass. You saw the others blinking hard as they glanced at Yoongi.

"Wait." His eyes flew open, "Wings?" He smiled and sat straight up and looked at Namjoon, who clapped, "Wings! Yes! You are a genius!"

"Really?" Yoongi asked happily.

"No." Namjoon replied happily.

"So wings is final~" Jimin sang and you laughed as Jungkook hit his head.

"Hey!" Jimin shouted and ran after him as they started chasing one after another, with Taehyung joining them immediately.

You remembered suddenly what you were assigned to do, and immediately rushed back to the caravan, finding Yunaey just closing the laptop.

"Oh, I went through everything. It was all fine. I didn't hear the whole thing but the other things were alright. Even if I listen to the whole thing, I wouldn't be able to make any changes, would I?" She said and smiled and you nodded.

"Let's go back." She said and you two went out.

"We are almost ready, I suppose?" Namjoon asked as he glanced at everyone, as everyone nodded in agreement.

"So shall we go back?" He asked.

"Yup." Hoseok said and stood, proudly as if his dance team was all ready to shake the stage.

And with the budding dream of coming back to the stage, you all went back to the real world, BigHit building.

"Where were you!?" Their manager shouted as he stood abruptly, looking at the shadows of seven, standing as mighty, ready as ever he could find them to be, after all a dream might change into a reality for nothing was impossible for the seven, with someone, lagging in time still before everyone else there.

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