Every Little Reason | BTS

5 | Awakened Sparks

"Jinhee, is this really you?"

I held my breath when the hot-toffee haired guy held out his hand and cupped my cheeks, his brown eyes wavered in a hint of disbelief and a painful longing. His gentle touch somehow electrified my whole senses and caused an adrenaline rush to my system.

At that surreal moment, I felt the world around me stopped moving, and for some unknown reason, I just found myself looking at him in wonder.

Even if I wanted to look away, I couldn't. Even if my mind was telling me that I should push his hand away, my heart was telling me otherwise — freaking stay still and appreciate this moment of tingling butterflies and dazzling fireworks, Mia.

"J-Jinhee, w-why are you here?" I looked to the left and saw another guy wearing a choker stepped forward to greet me. His expression mirrored the man stood before me.

"Jinhee noona... You are still alive..." I looked to the right and noticed another gorgeous guy with a 'C' styled bangs approached me, also wearing the same look of disbelief in his teary eyes.

Not only him, almost all seven of them were giving me the same appalled looks, as if they were seeing a ghost appearing right in front of them. I felt my heart pumping even harder against my chest as they were now circling me, making me literally choked on air. Oh God, this was harder than what I envisioned it to be. Was this how the feeling of meeting the boys that I have admired from afar?

I almost felt my cheeks burning up in embarrassment because of the proximity with them, but not until this uneasy sensation in my throat beat me right into it. Wait. Did they just call me Jinhee? Who's Jinhee?

I looked at them once again, but this time, I let out a frown and knotted my brows in confusion as they continued staring at me so long.

"Jinhee... Y-you are really here... I can't believe this." The hot-toffee haired guy caressed my cheeks carefully before he engulfed me into his embrace tightly.

It was strange, because I could feel his wild heartbeat against mine. I stayed in silent because I couldn't really grasp on what was happening at that moment. I was confused as to why this guy had to show such strong affection towards me.

But I was even confused at myself. Why did I let him hug me? Why did his warmth feel so familiar and comforting? Why did I just let him be and never pushed him away although knowing that I was in a committed relationship with Ray?

"Jinhee–"

"No," I interjected as I pushed the strange guy away and took a step back, "I'm pretty sure I introduced myself as Kwon Mia earlier, gentlemen."

If the boys were appalled a moment ago, now all of them had their eyes widened to the fullest. They exchanged a look with each other at my last remark, as though implying that I was being absurd. I couldn't help but frown even more, why did they look so surprised? Did my name sound weird?

"Jinhee... What are you saying?" Another guy with pale features asked me with a bitter smirk on his face.

"Don't you remember us at all?" The tall guy beside him asked as his voice moulded with slight panic.

I clutched onto my chest as their inquiries only sent shivers swarm down my spine. "What do you mean? This is the first time we meet each other, right?"

"W-what? Jinhee, you don't know us?" Another guy at the most right asked, his kind face furrowed into confusion. In fact, all of them looked as baffled as I was. But why did they sound like they knew me? Was this not the first time I met them?