Every Little Reason | BTS

38 | Red Letters

After the three days trip with my loved ones, I couldn't stop smiling to myself. Even now as I leisurely sipping on my hot mocha latte, my mind unconsciously rewound to the sentimental moment of watching a cinematic film with everyone in the living room.

The moment was filled with endless laughter as we watched the projector rolled out the footage of my past life. The haunted house. Yoongi and Kumamon. The night in the clinic where everyone looked exhausted and wounded. The Masquerade Ball. The cockroach prank. The Big Bang's concert. BigHit's audition trip. The BigHit's anniversary. Ice skating, and lastly, the Lotte World night.

Every moment was so beautiful that I teared up a little as I watched the credit—Golden Closet Film, Director JK. Editor JK. Director of Photography JK—rolled up at the end.

During midnight when all the elders were asleep, we all stayed up and talked as if there were no tomorrow. I just smiled and listened to all of them quietly as they reminisced on graduation day, all their birthdays that I'd missed, and their training and debut days. I also learned Suzy worked as a physician in her parents' hospital, while Soojung worked as a fashion designer in her mother's company.

"Some guys tried to snatch my purse when I was walking in the parking basement one night," Soojung suddenly told her tale in her company, making every eye look at her in surprise, "But the weird thing was, a mysterious guy appeared and beat the guys up, and the next thing I knew, they were all tied up and the security came to my rescue."

As though a similar thing happened to her, Suzy slapped Soojung's thighs urgently. "Was he wearing a hoodie over a white cap?"

"OMG. Yes!" A few voices agreed, including the boys. Now everyone was piqued with interest.

"I was exhausted during the night shift and almost fainted, but someone managed to catch me. Until today, I'm still not sure who did that," Suzy said.

"I was trying to eat mochi ice cream but it almost slipped and fell on the ground. It's so weird when I blinked, the mochi was already in my mouth," Jimin said seriously, but it seemed like none of them believed him.

"I almost got hit by the barbell in the gym. But when I opened my eyes, it was already safely placed in its position." Jungkook hummed in wonder.

"It's Kai," I said.

When I looked up, everyone was already looking at me with a frown. I took a deep breath, knowing that I owed them an explanation. Also, knowing very well the said mysterious man would not utter a word about this no matter how many times I convinced him to.

"I hope you guys can stop hating him... Four years ago, I was the one who made Kai promise to me that he will protect my loved ones." I let out a soft smile and looked at all of them sincerely. "Before the explosion, he wanted to rescue me so badly, but I stopped him and reminded him of his promise. Being the man he is, he didn't have much choice but to oblige."

From inside of the pension, I could see a figure through the white curtains. The warm night light cast a shadow on his guarded stance, his hand pressing into his earpiece.

"Kai is a good man. I hope you guys can forgive him..."

It was as if he heard his name being called, through the gap of the curtains, he looked over at me, serious at first, but slowly, his gaze turned into warm ones.

And he smiled.

There he is, the mysterious knight in shining armor.