Love Maze | BTS 8TH Member

All Night

March 21, 2014

*Arin POV*

I think it was around 11 p.m. right now. I was in one of the practice rooms in the company building. Our curfew started at nine but I sneaked out of the dorm after the boys went to sleep so I could practice my dance.

For the past few days, I haven't been able to focus on dancing properly. I had made a lot of improvements in the past few weeks, but nowadays I just kept making a lot of mistakes, which obviously, didn't go unnoticed by Hoseok. 

He offered to help me practice better after our group practices were over. And we've been doing that, but I still couldn't improve. I didn't know what was wrong with me.

I've been feeling really uneasy and paranoid lately because I feel like someone's watching me. I think that's what's affecting my focus in dance practice, and I'm making a lot of mistakes due to it.

Even now, as I was dancing my part in our title tracks, I couldn't shake this feeling that someone was watching me. I kept pausing the music and scanning the room, but it was just me and my reflection in the mirror. This paranoia was really getting to me. 

I should just get back to the dorm and sleep. Enough practice for today. I grabbed my phone and jacket and left the building.

As I was walking back to the dorm from my late-night practice, I again felt the strange presence following me. I tried to ignore it, but the feeling persisted, growing more and more unsettling. Suddenly, I heard footsteps growing louder behind me. I turned around, my heart hammering in my chest. To my horror, I saw a figure approaching me rapidly.

The figure was a young man, his eyes filled with a disturbing passion. I instantly recognized him as a sasaeng fan, someone who had been following us obsessively. I'd seen him at almost all our performances and fan meets. I initially thought he was just a dedicated fan, but his behavior had became increasingly concerning nowadays.

Suddenly he broke the silence. "Arin-ie, I've been waiting for this moment." I felt a wave of fear wash over me. I tried to back away, but the sasaeng came closer, reducing the distance between us.

He fawned, "You're more beautiful than the last time I saw you...The whole world seems to hate you. But you don't have to care about them because they don't see how talented and beautiful you are. You should only care about me. I've been here for you since your debut. I'm the one who loves you sooo much. You love me too, right?" 

I felt trapped, unable to escape. My long, slender legs felt stuck to the ground, unable to run away, while my mouth was partly open yet unable to say anything.

"I've been following you for so long. I've attended all your performances and fan meets. I've tried to get closer too but I couldn't because of the security. But now that I can, you're mine. Forever," he said possessively while a big, creepy smile was painted on his lips, which made my skin crawl.

My voice shook as I tried to reason with him. "I-I know you're a fan, but please just l-leave me alone, whoever you are. You're sc-scaring me," I pleaded. "I-I'm just a normal person like you. See? W-What do you want from me?" But he was relentless. He grabbed my arm, his grip tight and painful. 

"Let go of me! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP ME!" I screamed, struggling to break free. Just as the sasaeng was about to drag me away, a voice called out from behind me. "Hey! Leave her alone!" I turned my head around to see a figure running towards me. It was Yoongi. Thank goodness. 

"Get away from her!" he shouted while pushing the sasaeng away. The sasaeng stumbled backward, his eyes filled with anger and irritation. 

"You got lucky this time Arin-ie. But I'll be back for you when these seven...pests...aren't around you. Remember, you're mine. And I ALWAYS get what's mine," He spat out, and smirked before running away, disappearing into the dark night.