Invisible (Namjoonff)

Chapter 18 Say Anything

"Omma, I'm home!" Ki kicked off her shoes and threw her handbag on the table.

"Are you single?" her Mother called.

She let out a sigh, "Yes, Omma. Still single, but I'm ok."

She turned to walk to the bedroom when she heard a knock on the door.

"Omma, did you order dinner?"

"No, I brought some home. It's on the table in the paper bag."

Ki walked to the door and opened it.

Hoseok?

"Who keeps letting BTS into my building? Is there seriously no security in this place? I don't know why you are here, but before you say anything, let me just say...," but before she could finish her sentence Hoseok starting rapping.

"I wanna hold your hand and go to the other side of the earth. To end this winter, how much longing has to fall like snow for the spring days to come?"

Well this was awkward.

When he finished the line he reached his hand from behind his back and handed her a yellow tulip. She awkwardly took it from him. He took a few steps to the right and suddenly Jin was in front of her. She cocked her head in confusion. Jin began to sing, 

"I wish that you would love me just like yesterday again, without letting go of this hand. And every time my heart beats match your step with me again so that I don't wander anymore."

 When he finished he pulled a pink peony from behind his back and handed it to her. Ki started to pick up on the theme and tried to hide her hands behind her back.

"This is really awkward guys, I just told Namj-" but she was cut off by Jimin appearing and beginning to sing, 

"This eternal night with no end in sight. It's you who gifted me the morning. Now is it ok if I can hold that hand?" 

He handed her a white calla lily and joined the growing crowd of kpop idols forming in her apartment hallway. Yoongi stepped forward.

"I met you and did I realize that I'm a book. Or did you turn the page. Damn. Anyways I want to be the best man for you." 

When he finished his rap he handed her a bright orange gerber daisy. Jungkook suddenly jumped into the door frame, beaming from ear to ear. He started to dance and belt out, "Savage love, did somebody did somebody break your heart." Then Taehyung's hand was over Jungkook's mouth and the boys were dragging him to the side. Tae looked at her sheepishly, "Wrong song." 

Ki involuntarily giggled.

He handed her a small bundle of forget-me-nots and began to sing, "Tonight, if I reach out to touch my hand to you, Can you hold that hand?" He finished his line and Jungkook pushed his way back to the door and handed her a purple and white iris. She smiled shyly.

She knew who would appear next and she both desired and dreaded it.

Namjoon stepped forward with a single red rose. He put it in his mouth and attempted to look sexy. She laughed and the hallway erupted in boy giggles and jabs. He took the rose from his teeth and handed it to her. He rapped his first line, "I don't want to use my head, I don't want to calculate," and then he began to sing, "Give me your hand. Save me save me. I need your love before I fall, fall. Give me your hand save me save me. I need your love before I fall, fall." 

His voice trailed off as he looked at her with all the hope and vulnerability of a man offering his life on the alter.

"I didn't know your favorite flower, so I was kind of hoping, maybe one of those was it." She looked at the mishmash of colors in her hands and then looked up at him, "Nope, it's not here."

His face fell.

"My favourite flower is a weed. It's the dandelion. It was blooming in our park." His eyes lit up when he heard the words, "our park."

She left the member of BTS outside her door and walked over to the coffee table and grabbed a book. She walked back to the doorway and opened it. Inside was a pressed dandelion. She gently took it out of the book and held it out to him. He held open his palm.

"I picked it after we fell asleep that day."

He looked at the small yellow flower and then looked up hopefully.

"I know you said your goodbyes. I know you said it's not worth the risk. Take a chance. Take a chance on me. I don't care what anyone says," he looked at his bandmates, "We are all prepared to deal with whatever happens. We will go to war if that's what it takes." Hoseok put his hands around his mouth as if calling to an invisible crowd and said, "We're bullet proof!" Namjoon continued, "Are you really going to stand here and break Jungkook's heart? I mean, just look at him, he's about to pass out."

Jungkook was indeed looking rather desperate and pale as he waited for her answer.

She looked at the seven beautiful faces in her hallway and took a deep breath.

"I'm scared."

"I am too. Let's be scared together."

"I can't see the way."

"Then we'll make the map."

The boys leaned in with anticipation for the next words to come out of her mouth.

"I've got one condition."

"Name it."

"The exact opposite of that. I don't want to be named. I want to remain invisible."

Yoongi nodded in agreement, "She's gonna need a new name."

Hoseok and Jin said simultaneously, "Isabel!"

Ki looked at Namjoon. He gave a short nod, "It's a long story. Just go with it."

"Ok..... um Isabel. Well that's sorted. So are we in agreement? Can you keep me a secret?"

"Are you sure that's what you want? To be invisible?"

She nodded, "Yes, yes I am."

Just then her mother popped her head into the hallway.

"Come inside boys. I made some tea."

Ki held out her hand. The hallway erupted into high-fives and cheers.

Namjoon reached for her hand.

When she felt his hand in hers, she closed her fingers around his and led him inside.