Bangtan Memories

Chapter Four

The girls moved into the cafeteria. After getting their trays, they found a table and sat.

Suddenly, Tricia nudged them.

"Look! Look!"

She pointed at a table that a group of teachers was sharing.

"There's Hobi!" she fairly shrieked.

Nadiya and Yang Hui almost broke their necks twisting around.

"Oh my god! RM's there too!" gasped Nadiya.

"Suga and Jin too!" exclaimed Yang Hui.

Tricia and Nadiya covered their mouths. The girls were on the verge of hyperventilating.

Hoseok, Namjoon, Yoongi and Seokjin were indeed at the teachers' table, chatting over lunch like friendly colleagues. Yoongi and Seokjin had undyed hair like the others. Yoongi's bangs were straight, shielding his forehead, and Seokjin had swept his fringe to the side. And just like Hoseok and Namjoon, they were also wearing formal clothes.

"Jin looks so good in a suit!" said Yang Hui tearfully.

"And Yoongi is as beautiful as in the photos," uttered Tricia, brimming with emotion.

"I can't, guys," breathed Nadiya, fanning herself. "I'm gonna faint. My blood pressure is at a dangerous point."

"Just breathe, guys," said Yang Hui, trying to take deep breaths as well. "The key is to breathe. Keep breathing."

"I feel like hugging them," said Tricia.

"I feel you," agreed Nadiya.

"Ow!" said Yang Hui. Nadiya had suddenly caught her shoulders in a death grip and was pointing at a distant table.

"Oh my god, there's Jiminnn!"

"Where?" hollered Tricia, not bothering to keep her voice down. She was scanning her surroundings like her life depended on it.

Then she spotted him. Jimin was sitting with a group of athletic-looking kids.

"Chim Chim!" Tricia clasped her hands together, looking as if she would cry. This time, Yang Hui was the one gripping Nadiya's shoulder.

"Jiminie, you adorable cupcake!" she squeaked.

"Those are the kids from the Fitness Society," a woman's voice rang out from behind them.

The girls jumped - none of them had noticed one of the cleaners approaching the table. She looked young, and wore a kindly smile.

Nadiya got a shock. The woman was one of BTS's stylists!

"Unnie?" she said in disbelief.

The cleaner chuckled. "Oh my. No one's called me that before. I may not look like it, but I'm already in my thirties."

Yang Hui and Tricia looked at Nadiya, not comprehending. Nadiya said in a hushed voice, "Stylist."

They got the message at once. Now they both stared at the cleaner, open-mouthed.

"The Fitness guys are fairly popular with the ladies," the cleaner was saying. "The one with the cute face is their Captain. Not what you'd expect, huh?"

Still chuckling, she cleared the trays from the neighbouring table and left, pushing a trolley full of rattling crockery.

Nadiya turned back to the girls in dismay. "You were right, Yang Hui! That woman was one of Bangtan's stylists. Everyone who was within the building during the eclipse must have been whisked to this strange world."

"But for some reason, they can't remember a thing," said Tricia.

"What do we do?" asked Yang Hui. "Do you think there's a way to get everything back to the way it was?"

They racked their brains, but they couldn't come up with anything. Besides, they were too distracted.

"Oh my god. Isn't it awesome how Jimin's the Captain of all those husky guys?" sighed Nadiya dreamily.

"Yeah. I can't take my eyes off them," said Tricia.

"Me neither," said Yang Hui. Their eyes kept drifting to the teachers' table, then to the one where Jimin was eating with his friends.

"Should we go talk to them?" suggested Nadiya. "My stomach's full, but my heart is in need of some hot chow."

Tricia and Yang Hui chortled.

"But they don't seem to be themselves," continued Nadiya. "I mean, wouldn't they think it's weird if we walked up to them and asked for their autographs?"

"Right. Suga might give us detention," said Yang Hui.

"But I really wanna talk to them," said Tricia desperately.

"We'll find a way," assured Yang Hui.

At this rate, their discussion was going nowhere. Eventually, all they managed to agreed on was that it would be best to keep their heads low and gather as much information as they could.

Namjoon, Hoseok, Yoongi and Seokjin left. Soon after, Jimin departed with his friends.

The girls had long finished their lunch. Now that their only reason for lingering was gone, they made to leave too.

"Aw. I wanted to see Taehyung," said Tricia, searching the cafeteria in vain.

"And I wanted to catch an eyeful of Jungkook," sighed Yang Hui. "Do you think he's in the Glee Club or something? If he is, we could catch him rapping in the club room."

"Good idea! We should find out if any of them is involved in after-school activities," said Nadiya.

"Hm, but V shouldn't be. He's got enough duties, being class president and all."

"Taehyung is class president?" exclaimed Tricia. "That's so cool!"

"Speaking of which, Jimin was so awesome back in first period," said Nadiya with shining eyes. "He brought a world globe for our Geography project! Can you believe his dedication? I can't get enough of him."

"Same, girl. We can never get enough of them," exhaled Tricia.

Lessons would be resuming soon. The girls bid each other goodbye and made their separate ways to class. The next time they met would be at the school grounds, after the final bell rang.