BTS - Behind The Showbiz

Music To My Ears 5 - Jungkook

A petal broke off from one of the red roses before fluttering down to the pavement, and Jungkook watched its every move. He was currently holding the bouquet in front of him, admiring the beauty and smell of the flowers as he waited for the pedestrian light to turn green.

Eventually it did and he crossed the road, first walking past a few shops before turning right down a smaller side road. He smiled as he looked at his familiar surroundings, knowing that the last time he'd walked down the road it had been with her by his side.

And after another year, he was about to see her again.

The air was cold, but he barely felt the chill as he walked in the direction of her house with a small bounce in his step. For him it almost felt like summer with how warm he was feeling on the inside.

It wasn't long before her house came into view and a smile appeared on his face, yet the couple coming his way didn't even look at him strangely since the mask was covering his face once again. If anything, he was shot strange looks because of that.

As Jungkook turned off that road and started to make his way up the short path to the familiar front door, his heartbeat accelerated and he momentarily forgot to breathe because he knew that he was about to see her beautiful face again. He really couldn't wait any longer.

He held the bouquet up in front of him before knocking quickly on the door; after a few seconds he heard the sound of footsteps before the door opened up. Jungkook knew it had been a whole year since he'd been here, but still...

He hadn't expected this.

"Um... Do you live here?" Jungkook asked tentatively as he slowly lowered the bouquet down to his side, catching the strange man's eye.

"Yes, I do," the man said as he brought his eyes back up to Jungkook's.

Jungkook frowned. "Does a woman live with you, by any chance?"

The man cocked an eyebrow. "No, I live here alone. But good luck finding her."

Without another word, the man shut his door in Jungkook's face.

Jungkook let out a huff of annoyance as he turned away from the door. "Rude," he muttered. As he made his way down the path and away from the building, Jungkook looked around to make sure he was definitely at the right house, and he knew without a doubt that he was.

Once he reached the road he grabbed his phone and started tapping away at it to find her name. Disappointed that his surprise would be ruined, he pressed on her name and held the phone up to his ear.

"Hello? Jungkook?"

Jungkook didn't want to waste any time so he got straight to the point. "Where are you?"

Jungkook could almost feel the stunned silence through his phone. "Why do you ask?"

"Well... You know how I surprised you last year? I wanted to do it again this year but you weren't at the square, nor at home. In fact, there was a strange man in your house," Jungkook said, abashedly rubbing the back of his head with the hand that was holding the bouquet.

She was silent for a few seconds before Jungkook heard the quiet sound of giggling coming through the phone. "You remembered the way to my house after a whole year?"

Jungkook couldn't help rolling his eyes when that was all she managed to get from that explanation. "I wouldn't forget a path as important as that."

Even though the giggling had stopped, he could still hear the smile on her face when she spoke her next words. "Come back to the square. I'll meet you there."