Follow BTS in their pre-debut days, struggling to become a unified group before finally revealing their names to the world.
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It was five days into the trainees' winter vacation and they wanted to hang out. They didn't live in the same city, so they had to text to keep in touch.
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Jiji: Guys, let's hang out. We can all call Baekjoon to pick us up.
Mooner: Jimin, I can't hang out today, I already made plans. How about tomorrow?
SeokIt: I can't make it either, Jimin. Sorry. But I can make it tomorrow, too.
Sugartits: Yeah, I'm not feeling it today. Let's just meet up tomorrow when I can actually get off the couch.
Jiji: Aww, come on! Is everyone busy today?
Hoppiee: Nah, I can make it.
Vforvictory: Same here.
Chef Jungcook: Me 3~!
Jiji: Yessss!
Mooner: So the rest of us will just meet tomorrow and the four of you will meet today?
Jiji: Yeh, sure. Anybody disagree??
SeokIt: *cricket noises*
Jiji: Okay, so J-Hope, V, and Jungkook: we all meet at the park twenty minutes from BigHit?
Chef Jungcook: Sounds good to me.
Hoppiee: Yep
Vforvictory: Ok, sure.
Jiji: Now let's get ready and meet-up in an hour.
Vforvictory: Wait, wait! I need to show you guys Peppy!
Sugartits: Who is that again?
Vforvictory:
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Vforvictory: He's my precious puppy, remember?!
SeokIt: Aww, he's so cuteeeee *-*
Mooner: Haha, he's definitely a cutey.
Jiji: Guys~ Let's appreciate Peppy later, and get to the park nowwww.
Vforvictory: Okayyy, I'll get ready. See you guys there. :l
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[GROUP 1]
Jimin was anxious to meet up with the three other trainees. He grew close to all of the members in the past month, especially the younger ones who he could relate to the most.
He sat at the park bench, fidgeting from both the cold and he anticipation of J-Hope, V, and Jungkook's arrival. When he saw V's face approach him while wrapped in a huge red scarf, Jimin bounded from his seat and playfully roughed up V's hair.
"Yahhhhhh," the younger, V, whined. "Don't mess up my hair, I want it to be handsomeee."
"Hahaha," Jimin laughed as he pulled his hand away from V's head.
"Hyungs, I brought a Frisbee if you want to play," said Jungkook, pulling out a Frisbee from his small backpack he carried.
"Yeah, let's playyyy~" screeched J-Hope, already running off into a section of the field that was cleared from snow.
The other three then ran to J-Hope, and took their positions in the open field. V threw the disk in front of him, sending it flying until Jimin caught it. They all continued running, bounding, and jumping the entire afternoon. They became tired and decided that it was time to end their game.
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[GROUP 2]
The next day, it was time for the older hyungs to hang out. Unlike the younger boys who gathered at a park, the three older boys went to Namjoon's house, which was a one story house in Seoul that was empty for a few days while Namjoon's parents left for a business trip.
Jin and Suga were driven to Namjoon's house by Oh BaekJoon in the company's black van. Once they arrived, they were welcomed into Namjoon's home, and the three sat down on the living room couch.
But when they entered the room, they were greeted by Namjoon's friend, YooWon, sitting on the couch, slouched back, sinking into the cushion.
The two guests waved back, a bit surprised to see someone else was in Namjoon's house.
"Jin and Suga, this is YooWon. He's my friend from school," Namjoon explained. The two boys nodded, looking over at YooWon again.
"Umm, excuse me, Namjoonie," the boy on the couch whined. "JUST school friends? We're practically brothers! Aish, this kid. We've known each other for seven years, Namjoonie and I. We're like this." YooWon made a gesture with his hand, crossing his middle finger over his pointer finger, showing how strong the bond was between the two friends.
"Yeah, yeah, we're close, okay we get it," Namjoon said, trying to move on from this subject to one that had been on his mind since he heard the news from Yoowon.
"So, I was thinking, we should go to a party. YooWon was invited by these college kids who go to Seoul National, and they said to bring anyone he wanted. And that means he wants to bring me, and I want to bring you guys."
Jin and Yoongi stood with their hands on their chins, contemplating their choices. Yoongi breathed as if he would say something, but he closed his mouth again and returned his hand to his chin.
"You won't get caught, I guarantee," assured YooWon. "I won't say a thing about the party to anyone else, and it won't be that big, anyway, so no cops will be knocking in the door, either. Come on guys, what do you say? Trainees need to have a little bit I of fun."
Something in his words lined up with Yoongi's thoughts. "Yeah, he's right. We've been training for so long. I've been in the company for two years, in this group for a month. We need to have fun once in a while. I say we go to the party." He looked over at Jin. "You in?"
"I don't know," he dragged out his voice, and looked at the three other faces in the room. They all projected desperation: desperation for fun and no worries, and that decision would be layed into Jin's hands.
"Okay." The three other teenagers cheered, anticipating their experience at a wild party, a mature college party. But Jin, inside, held onto second thoughts and half-regrets. Unfortunately, he will have to live with his decision.
"I just texted the others and they all said they want to go, no hesitation." Namjoon put his phone in his pocket and look back to the circle of friends in his home, a smile growing on his face. "Let's have some fun."
