I CHOOSE

28. SCENT

As much as (Y/N) wished, the car ride to Jeju hadn't been short or comfortable so far. She sat awkwardly in a van filled with new people who paid no mind to her; her only friends and companions; her phone and headphones.

Even though the manager had promised, there had been no stops or breaks on the way and so she had concluded that she wouldn't be seeing any of the guys until they reached their destination.

Her eyes had just started closing as the vibration of the car lulled her to sleep, when the car came to a halt, she stretched her neck over the first row of seats to see why they had stopped.

She could only make out a figure walking over to the van, the door was rolled open to the side and she could finally see the person clearly.

"(Y/N), come with me." The manager called, his voice was somewhat stern and it had (Y/N) shaking tensely.

She maneuvered herself from between the people sat in the van along with her and stepped out of the car. It was then she realized they were parked in front of a supermarket.

"Yoongi said he hired you to keep his things for him since he loses them often and so you're coming with us into the store." The manager directed and then began striding back to the BTS van.

(Y/N) scurried along behind him, glad that she was finally away from the other people and that she would get to see the guys.

As they got the the vehicle, the boys were already alighting the car, the cameras ever so present and capturing their every move.

The manager suddenly stopped walking so did (Y/N), "Wait here." He walked ahead and spoke to Yoongi who gave him the cross bag that was newly slung across his torso.

He returned with the item in hand, "Here," he handed the bag over to her, "Carry this and hang by BTS, but not too close that you're in the camera's view." He instructed as she threw the single strapped bag over her shoulder.

"If Yoongi needs something, he'll beckon you over and you are to attend to him then leave as quick as possible." He furthered, (Y/N) nodded comprehensively although in the back of her mind, she began wondering when she had become a staff of BigHit.

Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see Yoongi wave her over, he stood next to the others who also had their eyes on her. It seemed as though they realized they had been staring and so they awkwardly averted their gaze.

"You need something, sir?" (Y/N) smiled jokingly towards the end, but remembered she had a mask on, "I'm kidding." She quickly interjected.

"It's fine, sorry you have to go through all this." He sympathized.

"No worries. Now seriously, do you need something?" She wondered.

"Yeah, my phone and Hoseok said to tell you when we get in, meet him by the meat aisle." He relayed as she fished in the bag for his device.

"Okay, but I don't know where that is." She gave him the device, trying hard to seem unattached to the man because of the cameras.

"It's the aisle before the last, we've been here before in case you were wondering why I know where that is." He added after noticing the confusion on her face.

She nodded and hurried away from the cameras, but stayed close by.

As they walked into the supermarket, the boys headed straight into the snacks section carrying the wave of cameramen away with them leaving (Y/N) the opportunity to sneak away.