Love Maze | BTS 8TH Member

Airplane

The members were sitting in the airport lounges, waiting for the boarding to start. The boys were very excited for L.A., but, of course, they were also worried for Arin. She was sitting in a wheelchair, fiddling with the hem of her shirt. She could walk properly after the incident, but she preferred to use the wheelchair as her legs ached if she walked for a long time.

The atmosphere was a bit tense, however, none of them were as tense as Arin. Every few seconds she looked down, feeling guilty for being unable to contribute to the group. 

Jimin looked her way and read her mind. He walked towards her, knelt down to her level and took her hand in his. His eye smile held warmth and worry in them. He squeezed her hand gently and spoke softly, "Noona, don't make that face. None of us blame you for anything, okay? You need to relax."

Arin smiled but it didn't quite reach her eyes. Jimin understood that she wasn't convinced by his words, so he put a comforting hand on her cheek. "Please, don't look so sad. I hate it. Everything's going to be fine. Focus on L.A., okay? We're gonna have so much fun there!" he exclaimed.

She nodded, but still couldn't help her feelings of guilt and pain. Jimin could see this, and he felt a pang in his chest. He hated seeing her like this. He wanted to take all of her pain, suffering, and bad memories away and keep it to himself, but he couldn't. So all he could do was try to comfort her. He moved his hand from her cheek to the top of her head, ruffling her hair affectionately.

"Hey! Stop! You're ruining my hair!" she exclaimed. 

Jimin smiled cheekily before getting up to sit beside her. The others watched with warm smiles and relieved sighs. They were so happy to hear her bickering with Jimin, even if it was something as silly as that. They were just glad to see her having some normal interaction instead of the guilty look she had before.

Jimin continued to ruffle her hair and spoke in a teasing tone, "Well, it's very fun to mess it up. It looks so soft and fluffy now."

The airport staff then announced that it was time to board the plane. The group got up and headed towards the boarding gate. 

Jimin pushed Arin's wheelchair, and the others followed closely behind. Once they got on the plane, the others went to sit in their assigned seats, while Jimin helped Arin to her seat. Once she was settled, he got into his seat next to hers. He was going to sit with her for the duration of the flight, for extra assistance, although she assured him she didn't need it.

Everyone else was seated in their own seats, and they were all chatting and getting ready for takeoff. Hoseok, Namjoon, and Jungkook sat behind Jimin, Arin, and Yoongi, while Taehyung and Seokjin sat further behind. Jimin buckled Arin's seatbelt for her, when Hoseok started filming a Bangtan Bomb. 

"Right now I'm—no—Bangtan is going to L.A. Since we are en route to L.A., I'm thinking about attempting to converse in all English starting now," Hoseok spoke to the camera. 

He then began talking to Namjoon in his broken English, while Namjoon replied in perfect English which he couldn't comprehend, so he turned to Jungkook who had just woken up. 

Interested in the conversation taking place behind him, Jimin turned around and propped himself up on his knees. Hoseok turned the camera towards Jimin and asked him, "Now English time. How are you?"

"I'm fine, thank you. So good," Jimin replied with textbook accuracy. 

"Ah, you look so happy. Why happy?" Hoseok asked. 

Since Jimin took too long to think of an answer, Hoseok turned the camera towards himself and said, "Oh my god, my hearteu is...my hearteu is...oh my god."