JiMina Collection

Little Miracles ~ Part 14

"Jimin!" Jungkook hissed discreetly, nudging him sharply with an elbow. 

"Sorry," Jimin mumbled, turning towards the right direction.

     They were currently facing a wall of paparazzi photographers for countless news and media outlets. To an outsider, nothing out of the ordinary was happening. But in reality, they shifted uncomfortably and without ease. Each one itching to search for Yeontan. For now, all they could do was stand there.

     Just moments before, their initial search was unsuccessful. The seven men and their managers shot out of the room after Yeontan. They knew where he would go: to Sana. But to their horror, the room next door where TWICE was supposed to be was completely empty. Their call time must have been ages ago. Now, they had no idea where Yeontan was. They left no chair, table, and sofa unturned as they searched for him. Unfortunately, their search was cut short, as they were already late as it was. They had no choice but to leave for the red carpet.

   Hours after being freed from the red carpet, they were worn out and exhausted, but the fear still lingered. They tried countless times to call Sana and the others, but to no avail. Taehyung was going insane with worry. The girls must be busy, or they wouldn't ignore his calls. The point was that they had no clue where the girls were, and thus, had no clue where Yeontan was.

     Before they knew it, they were being ushered off to the stage where all the different idol groups clustered together. The awards show was almost about to start, and so all artists were told to come onstage together in a neat, organized fashion. To BTS, that meant TWICE was here too. Jimin craned his neck, trying to spot them above the sea of heads. RM chuckled, as he didn't need to try hard to see past everyone else. 

"I see them!" Taehyung shouted. A little too loudly to be fair. Everyone looked perplexed at the sight of the seven members of BTS scrambling towards the nine girls of TWICE. Wait, they know each other? People began to whisper amongst themselves. But Taehyung couldn't care less. He rushed up to Sana and tried to explain what happened. The words came tumbling from his mouth.

"Wait." Sana placed her hands on his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "Slow down, I can't understand what you're saying."

     Taehyung took a deep breath and tried again. "Yeontan is missing."

"What!?" It seemed as though something shattered within her eyes. He knew she loved his puppy as much as he did.

"He must have been chasing after you. We thought he would be here with you guys but he must have gotten lost."

"W-What do we do?" Sana's eyes were already darting around, anxiously looking for any sign of the dog.

"I don't know!" He groaned, but stopped when he saw the look in her eyes. "Hey," he said softly, placing his hands on her arms, which were still gripping him tightly. "We'll find him." Her eyes widened as she stared back at him.

"Ahem." RM pretended to cough. "You lovebirds are stealing their thunder." He pointed to where Jimin had snuck off to talk to Mina. Both of them blushed when they noticed they were caught. 

     They weren't the only ones thrown under the bus however, as at RM's words, Taehyung and Sana let go and jumped away from each other. Taehyung turned bright pink. But for the first time... So did Sana.

"We know he's in the building, so he can't have run far." RM reasoned.

"So let's get a move on before Tan-ie gets even more lost than he already is." Nayeon pitched in.

     Just as they were about to leave, all performers were called onstage. The two groups quickly separated and entered the stage area at different times so as to not raise suspicion. But the damage was already done, at least within the idol community. Celebrity eyes flickered to stare at the two groups, having been witnesses to their previous interactions. BTS and TWICE shifted uncomfortably under the gaze of their colleagues. 

     Although other idols suspected something between them, they absolutely could not afford to be caught together by the public, or people would start rumours capable of ending their careers. And so, they put on their biggest smiles and waved to the audience as if nothing was wrong.

     Throughout the entirety of the awards ceremony, the sixteen idols shared the same wacky, secret schedule. It was quite simple:

Take turns going for a "washroom break" and instead spend some time looking for Yeontan. 

Keep a smile on your face so as to not give anyone a reason to suspect anything. 

And most importantly, do not look at each other. 

     Jimin was almost ashamed to say that he wasn't doing very well at that. Already, he had accidentally caught Mina's eye even though they sat quite far away from each other. They couldn't help but smile a little.

Stop it, Jimin. He reprimanded himself. Do you want people to suspect something?

     Even so, he couldn't help but jerk sideways to look as it was Mina's turn to take a trip to the "washroom". Each time a member of TWICE had to go backstage, they would pass the aisle in which BTS were seated. Jimin had the seat right next to the aisle. This was quite a problem for him in particular.

     His breath hitched as she walked by, the faint smell of her perfume wafting towards him. It took everything he had not to look at her. To keep his eyes trained on the stage in front of him.

 The sleeve of her blouse brushed his shoulder. The tips of her fingers trailed lightly across his arm. Jimin shuddered.

      It was over in less than a second. She moved forward, leaving Jimin to silently freak out in his seat. No one had seen a thing. It was too secretive for anyone to take notice. Jimin let out the air he didn't know he was holding in. 

Wait. 

Did she do that on purpose?

     Jimin was in a daze for the next few hours. Did she know of the affect she had on him? Was he that obvious? He was so out of it that Taehyung had to shove him out of his seat at the end of the show. 

"Come on, Romeo." He urged him towards the stage, where all the other idol groups were already congregating.

"Look who's talking." Jimin shot back. They stood amongst the other celebrities as they waved at the crowd as one. Jimin noticed that TWICE was on the opposite side of the stage. It was probably for the best though, considering how much self control he had already exhibited. Or maybe lack thereof. They smiled politely as the MCs of the awards ceremony spoke to the audience in closure. 

     Taehyung was itching to get off stage and look for Yeontan. He rocked back and forth on his heels impatiently as the MCs talked about what an eventful ceremony it had been. All the usual boring stuff. At least in his opinion.

      Finally, it was almost done. He could look for Tan-ie properly without any interruptions. Little did he know, he wasn't going to be let off that easily.

The hosts continued to speak. "Finally, we thank you all for gathering here today to-"

Woof!

     A loud bark echoed across the stage, cutting off the MC and evoking surprised mumurs within the crowd. A dog? Here?

     Yeontan appeared on the side of the stage. His little body tensed up as he locked eyes with his target, all the way on the other end, far from where he stood. Taehyung froze. He didn't know whether to be relieved or horrified. 

     The little dog captured the attention of every person in the auditorium. Even the cameras were pointed his direction. 

And then, he charged.