Perfect

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Bianca woke up that morning feeling strange. It was only 5 in the morning, but she felt like she slept forever.

She shrugged her shoulders dismissing the thought and decided she needed a jog. She got out of bed, took a hot shower and slipped on her running clothes.

"This has to be routine starting today." She muttered to herself. "I have to maintain this." she said while looking at herself in the mirror.

She locked her door and just as she was headed to the elevator, two boys emerged from the neighbor's door.

"Good morning!" Bianca greeted the two boys who seemed to have not noticed her.

Jimin greeted back with a cute eye smile while Jin gave Bianca a nod.

"Kim Soekjin and Park Jimin, right?" She asked confirming.

Jimin gave her a nod and a smile in response.

"Are you going for a jog, too?" Jin asked as they walked to the elevator.

Bianca gave the boys a quick "Yep!" and a smile.

"Do you jog everyday?" Jimin asked.

"I just started today, to be honest." Bianca, chuckling.

"Where are the others?" She asked pushing the elevator button for the ground floor.
"Ah those kids don't workout. They say they don't need it." Jin said laughing.
"I SO envy them." Bianca said and all three laughed.
They jogged along Han River for two hours before deciding to head back to their apartment. They stopped by a cafe to get coffees to drink while they walked home.

"When did you move to Seoul, Biancs?" Jimin asked with curious eyes.
"Uhmm..three days before you guys moved in next door." She answered taking a sip of her coffee.
"So, you're new here too?" Jin asked.
"Well, I'm actually new to the entire city. The last time I was here was when I was still in college. So, that was literally a really long time ago." She laughed.
"I can be your personal tour guide." Jimin offered and Jin automatically elbowed him.
"Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. My schedule is going to be crazy in the coming weeks so..." She trailed off.
"Oh yeah! Our schedules are pretty crazy too right now, to be honest. So, just whenever we are all free." Jimin assured.
"What do you do, Bianca? If you don't mind my asking." Jin asked as they continued walking home.
"I'm actually a chef in the Philippines." She started as the two boys listened. "I moved here because my best friends and I are putting up a restaurant." She continued.
The boys nodded in response as Bianca finished talking.
"So, I think that's about it. What about you boys?" She asked. "By the looks of you, you must be in college?" She said honestly.
"Well, to be honest, we don't go to school anymore. We're working." Jin started.
"All of you? One of your friends looks like he just graduated high school or something." Bianca said a little shocked.
"How do we say this?" Jimin asked Jin as they sat down on a bench to finish their coffee.
"Tell me what?" She answered.
"Don't tell me you boys are strippers?!" She blurted out. Idiot! You were not supposed to say it out loud. She scolded herself.
The two boys laughed so hard because of what Bianca said. "No. We are not strippers, Biancs." Jimin said still laughing.
Bianca covered her crimson face because of embarrassment.

After a whole three minutes of silence and blank stares back and forth, Jin decided to lay down the truth. "We are a boy group. The kind that sings and dances." He said almost stuttering with the confession.
"You guys are an idol group? Which one?" Bianca said genuinely shocked.
"Yeah. We debuted recently. Our group is called BTS." Jimin answered amused by the shock Biancs has on her face.
"You must be kidding me! I was just listening to your song!" She said.
Jimin answered with a smile and said, "Nope. Not kidding."
"Aha! You were the group in the airport too last week when I arrived! I got stuck in the middle of a crowd of your fans and fell. I think you were headed somewhere." Bianca suddenly remembering the embarrassing incident.
"Ah. We were headed to Japan for a fan sign." Jin explained. "Sorry if you got hurt." He apologized.
Bianca waved a hand as she gulped down her coffee to let him know that there is no need for an apology.
"Wow. I don't know what to say. I'm sorry for not knowing or even recognizing you." Bianca apologized.
"No worries. We just didn't want to make a big deal out of it because we are still fairly new in the business but, we also wanted you to know from us because well, we are neighbors." Jin said.
"I understand how tough it is. One of my best friends is in the same industry. They are touring in Europe currently." She said matter of factly.
"Who?" Jimin asked curiously.
"Let's talk about that another time. Let's get going before someone recognizes you two here." She said as they stood up and walked back home.

"I'll see you guys later! Thanks for today!" Bianca said as she unlocked the door of her apartment.
The boys waved at her and closed the door behind them.

****

"Hyung, isn't she so cool?" Jimin said skipping in excitement in their living room.
"Who is?" Namjoon emerging from the bathroom asked before Jin could answer.
"We went for a jog with Bianca." Jin said.
"Yeah, we kind of told her who we are but, she was so cool about it and just acted normally." Jimin continued what his hyung was going to say.
"Really?" Yoongi, Hoseok and Jungkook who were already in the living room asked in unison.
"Who are you talking about? The neighbor again?" Taehyung asked as he walked into the room.
"I think she's really cool, Tae. Why does it seem like you don't like her?" Yoongi asked.
"Yeah. I want her to be our friend." Jungkook said smiling.
"Me too. And we learned she's a chef in the Philippines." Jin said.
"Wow!" The boys said in unison with Jin's story.
"They are putting up a restaurant here. I'm sure I can learn new cooking techniques from her." Jin said as the boys listened eagerly.
"Okay but, show us your old techniques for now, hyung. We're hungry." Hoseok said ending the conversation about Bianca.

Taehyung went to the balcony to have coffee in peace as his brothers chatted away about stuff. He started mumbling to himself as he stood there sipping coffee and soaking up some sun.
These idiots don't understand that she will only get into trouble if she dates anyone of them or even be friends with them..with us. This is a practical thing that I'm doing.

"Morning." Bianca greeted from her balcony while having breakfast.
Taehyung looked at the balcony on his left and froze instantly trying to recall how loud his voice was when he was saying those things just now.
"Breakfast?" Bianca offered holding up her plate and coffee cup.
Tae held his coffee cup up to Bianca as if toasting. He sighed in relief knowing she did not hear what he was talking about. In a lifeless voice and a fake smile he answered, "Thanks. Already had mine."
"Any schedules today?" Bianca asked trying to break the forming ice between their balconies.
"No. We have the day off. So, we are resting." Taehyung said showing no interest in taking the converstion further.
But, Bianca, being friendly by nature, tried one more time. "That's good. I was just reading about you guys online and it seemed like you haven't had a good break since you debuted?"
"Yeah. Ah! It's getting pretty hot out here. I'm going back inside. Bye." He said without pausing and walked back in.

Someone's grumpy this morning. She muttered to herself while putting her plate in the dishwasher, remembering howher conversation with Taehyung went.
Just then her phone rang.
"Hey Chels! How's Europe?" She greeted her bestfriend.
"It's awesome! They are well supported." Chelsea happily gave a summary of how Minhyuk's band's tour is going.
"So, what have you been up to?" Chelsea asked.
"Well, nothing much really. Just experimenting on new recipes here. Oh, and I made friends with my new neighbors." Bianca reported.
"Wow! Good progress, Biancs! I'm so happy you decided to come out of your cave!" Chelsea teased.
"Excuse me?! I am a very friendly person and you know that. If I wasn't, then how come I'm friends with a retard like you?" Bianca teased back while laughing.
"Ha ha. Are your neighbors guys? Anyone cute? Boyfriend material?" Chelsea probed.
"Yes. They are guys. Cute. Almost too cute for their own good but, too young for me. So, no boyfriend material." Bianca said without revealing the identity of her neighbors.
Bianca was still laughing on the phone with Chelsea when her doorbell rang.
"Hey Chels, someone's at the door. Talk later okay? Love ya!"

"Hey! What brings you here? Come on in." She invited Hoseok and Jungkook.
"Ah. No need. We just came by because Jimin told us that you haven't been around the city yet." Jungkook started.
"We were just wondering if you maybe want to go out with us tonight?" Hoseok chimed in.
Bianca, who just recently knew who the boys really are grew concerned about possible trouble."Uhm. Wouldn't that be a problem for you guys? I mean being seen in public?"
"That is what these things are for." Hoseok grinned as he waved facial masks.
"It's safe. Don't worry." Jungkook winked at her in assurance.
"Oh okay. That's good to know. Where are we going anyway?" Bianca said asked.
"We'll just have dinner at our favorite place. We'll pick you up in a couple of hours?" Jungkook said.
"Sounds good! See you guys later." Bianca said as she closed the door.

****

I don't really want to go out with them to be honest. I don't like complications and these boys are celebrities. That's a lot of complication.
They are really nice though.
Okay, just this once.

Hey everyone!
   Sorry I was not able to publish anything last week. I was busy being a tourist. Hahahaha. Enjoy this chapter. The next one will be published soon!

Thanks for reading!

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