Earth Mode ON// ARMY FanFiction

Earth Mode ON: TWO

[September 7, 2014, Seoul, South Korea]

I sat in my seat, staring at the clock that hung above my class room's whiteboard and fiddling with my pen, waiting for the school bell to go off so I can go home. My legs were shaking as fast as they possibly could as I watched the arrows on the clock in front of me tick away.

*bell rings*

Yessss! Finally!

Without any second thoughts, I grabbed my bag, stuffed it with the books that were scattered randomly about my desk, and ran out of class. The moment my foot landed outside of school, I felt at ease. Usually, I would take a bus back home, but that day, I felt like walking.

"Yah! Seo Yeon!" I heard one of my friends call out.

"Hey," I said as she ran to me.

"Why did you run off like that? I thought we'll take the bus together," she said as she adjusted the strap of her backpack on her right shoulder.

I shook my head at her and said," No, not today. I'll walk home. You can take the bus."

She shrugged then said," Okay then. See you tomorrow!"

I smiled at her as she took off. It was a nice sunny day with a slight cold breeze. It felt nice being out there after a really long, boring day at school.  I started skipping on the pavement, looking at the windows of the shops that I passed by to entertain myself. As I was skipping, I heard some sort of hip hop music. I could tell in an instant that it was new since I haven’t heard anything like it in Korea before. I traced the sound back to a small electronics store at the corner of the road that led to my house. A small bell rang when I opened the door, causing the owner to divert his attention to me. I bowed down slightly to him and gave off a faint smile before carrying on my mission which was finding the source of the music.

As I was scanning the area, I saw a TV with Music Bank being aired. It seemed like an old episode to me though. There stood artists on the stage, most of which I was completely familiar with. However, one very unfamiliar group caught my attention. As I was looking at their faces, I heard the results being announced.

"And the winner is...." I heard.

There was a very short pause before the host caught a glimpse of the name written on his card. A smile formed on his face before finally announcing the winner to be," Bangtan Seonnyeondan!"

"Bangtan Seonnyeondan? Who are those? I've never heard of them before! They look so young! Oh wait, look at that dude! He looks even younger than I do!" That was all I thought of at that moment as I stood there, titling my head in confusion.

"Is there something I can assist you with, kid?" The old man who sat at the front desk suddenly shouted over to me, bringing me back to reality.

"No sir. Thank you," I replied and bowed down to him before finally deciding that it would be better if I exited the shop.