" Enough is enough, already!", an angry voice echoed out of the otherwise quiet hallway outside of the CEO's office, causing the 6 boys to jump at it and become more nervous than they already were. Bang Shi Hyuk, called Bang PD nim by his staff, was usually the kind, enthusiastic, and supportive hyung they always looked up to, and sometimes played around with, good-humored enough to join in their goofiness from time to time.

But when it came to work, and the image of the whole company, he wouldn't hold back on being strict, being the Hitman, to get the work done and the problem solved.

Right now, it was the Hitman talking with their leader and Manager.

" I cannot risk the effort that's been put into this upcoming concert, just because you feel that you can handle this. Firstly, you don't find it important to inform the security when you first noticed her following you, then you even give her an autograph when it was not allowed."

"And now, I get to hear that she broke into your dorm, and almost got Jungkook kidnapped, or worse, HURT?" Bang PD nim's voice grew louder, and angrier, at each word. The blotches of red on his face, and his veins popping out of his almost non-existent neck, was evidence on how serious the situation was.

Namjoon, who was facing the heat, along with the team's Manager, was already beyond the point of breaking by now. With all the stressful thoughts crossing his mind, the only one that he kept repeating like a record was, "Don't let this affect BTS". 

He hadn't anticipated the events that had unfolded from the fan-meeting that was held a few months ago, events that had led to him now facing Hitman Bang's supposedly rare anger burst. All he could do was keep bowing apologetically and biting his lips, all while silently contemplating what had happened.

Flashback:

2 months ago, on March 9th, Bangtan Sonyeodan, the popular rising k-pop boy group, otherwise known as  BTS or Bullet Proof Scouts, had their promotional mini fan-signing event for their 2nd Mini Album, Skool Luv Affair, at Shinchon. As fans already knew, it was their swag grumpy grandpa/Golden tongued rapper, Min Yoongi a.k.a Suga's birthday too, and everyone was excited for their SBS Inkigayo performance and the fan-meet afterwards. 

All the members were excited, even the staff accompanying them. It was a long day ahead, the fan-signing event earlier, and the practice before the performance at SBS stage, had tired them a bit, but hadn't managed to lower the glee on their faces.

Especially with the sweet gesture Suga had made to buy, wrap and attach a personal message on post-its, and a personal sticker along with it, to each of the 300 gifts for the fans who had been waiting to meet them, and wish him, in such a cold weather. He had even, very kindly, dragged in 3 of his beloved dongsaengs to help with the work a few days before, by offering them pizza as a bribe, so no wonder every one was hyped about it!

In that hype almost every one had overlooked one peculiar thing that had happened that day. Almost.

The ever alert leader Kim Namjoon, a.k.a. Rap Monster, had noticed a small, disheveled shape, outside of their building early in the morning, from the small balcony attached to their living room. He had noticed how the shape lingered around their dorm's door, for more than a few minutes. Before Namjoon could get suspicious, it left. He had found it a trifle matter so had quickly forgotten about it.

Until, he had spotted the same disheveled person in their fan-signing event earlier this morning. Only this time he has noticed it was a girl, who was in plain clothes and a big black coat, giving her the shabby look.

She had stood afar, her face partially covered, and watched the guys while the members had been signing and making small talks to the fans. What had caught his attention was how still she stayed amidst all the screaming fans, yet it seemed like she was constantly creeping up on him. Maybe it was how he always seemed to make eye contact with her whenever he looked her direction, how she never looked away, or how she kept standing in the same spot for so long without any signs of discomfort .

He had found it a bit weird but looked over it, thinking she was just another fan, maybe shy, maybe weird.

So when, during rehearsals, he spotted her again, near the studio entrance behind a shady corner, still watching them with those unblinking eyes, he felt suddenly unsure. As the leader of a young popular handsome boy group he had encountered sasaengs before, so he immediately thought of her as one. So he went ahead to his manager hyung who was standing behind the stage, talking to the coordinator, and had told him about the suspicious girl.

Both of them had missed out on her though, cause when they arrived the spot Namjoon had apparently seen her at, apart from a fake cactus plant decoration they had seen no one.( a/n: yes cactus, it's d only plant i feel related to r8 now 😈😂😛)

Manager hyung had dismissed it as a hallucination and Namjoon had agreed to it, putting the unease he felt at rest. He didn't think about it any more, not before the performance or after it, or even during the small fan-meeting after their performance. All he allowed his mind to focus on was to perform the dance moves he had so painstakingly practiced, during the performance, and after it, on celebrating Suga's birthday along with their precious fans with the chocolate cake their dorm mom, a.k.a., Kim Seokjin, or Jin, had prepared for his dongsaeng.

He, didn't notice the silent shadow standing in the small alley beside their dorm building,when they later arrived home. He didn't notice her constantly watching over their dorm door or the balcony overhead, as if waiting for something to happen, while they ordered their favorite snacks and drinks to celebrate Yoongi's birthday.

He didn't notice her, till they all decided to go celebrate the occasion further, by getting some ice cream and some coffee.

While returning back after enjoying their treats, Taehyung spotted a small figured person following them back from the parlor they had left a few minutes ago. He saw how the person, despite the bulky coat he/she wore, was still looking forlorn. He stayed back, a little behind Jimin and Jungkook, both of who were struggling in each other's arms, and the other members who were already walking ahead.

He noticed how the figure stayed back too, as if she was shy, or scared. Yes, he noticed it was a girl, because he caught sight of her long dark hair drifting around her face, even though the night air was still, and how her slightly heeled pumps clicked on the pavement when she walked.

Being slightly intoxicated due to the drinks they had earlier ( he was underage, but had insisted to have a taste of the drink, and finally Jimin, unable to bear his pitiful cute puppy face, had let him have some of it) he thought the girl was a desperate fan, following them for an autograph. Since he was very happy, he had walked over to her and signed a piece of paper he had stuck in his pocket then asked the girl to head home safely since it was already dark. He kept talking to her till he had heard his Namjoon hyung, calling for him from far up ahead. He bid his farewell but she never spoke a word, silently watching him with her blank, hooded eyes.

Namjoon had anxiously watched Taehyung run towards him all the while eyeing the girl, who had remained in the shadows, looking at him. He had hoped it would be the last time they see her, as she seemed to have got what she wanted.

He was wrong. 

It was only the beginning to the onslaught of problems they were going to face in the coming months.

She had been a silent nightmare, everywhere they went she had been there, always in the background but within their sight. At first, despite feeling apprehensive about it, Namjoon had chosen to ignore her presence cause she hadn't approached any of them again. He didn't want any one to be worried as they were all preparing for their upcoming new 1st Album Dark and Wild and their first ever Asia tour 2014 BTS Live Trilogy Ep. II:The Red Bullet along with many other lined up projects, and he hadn't wished the members to be unfocused at such a crucial time.

This was their dreams, their blood, sweat and tears actually coming into life. The success of this dream had been dearly anticipated for long. So he had reasoned it with himself, and kept quiet.

He started regretting his decision with what followed next.

It had gradually started increasing from the silent stalking to more evident, and sometimes violent, signs over the next month.

At first it was just some random pieces of folded paper, with some red liquid, which scarily looked like blood, splattered across it, left in their mailbox. Then it was the ripped fan letters. Messed up food hampers, slashed car tyres , the apartment entrance being trashed. It didn't matter anymore if Namjoon had stayed quiet before, because all the members, even the managers had now noticed and felt her presence, always constantly watching them, even when they were at home.

It was starting to slowly get up on all of their nerves, causing them to feel anxious all the time, therefore being unfocused and tired during practice, which started affecting their will too. But, since the perpetrator had not done anything to the members, or any of the staffs for that matter, they couldn't decide whether to get security involved in this yet, so they didn't.

Yet again, it had turned out to be a big mistake on their part.

It had been very quiet in the last week, and the girl hadn't been spotted anywhere. The members all felt relaxed and had fallen back to their usual routines.

Due to various daily schedules and not to mention, the maknae line having to go to their respective schools sometimes, the members and Manager hyung had forgotten about the last month.

It was the mid of May now, the unbearable sun already beating down their heads. Junkook, a.k.a. the Golden Maknae, had gone in the morning to the KBS building, for the broadcast of KBS's Kiss The Radio, and afterwards headed to his school to collect some notes he would need for his upcoming exams.
Since other members had other schedules, he had refused their offers to accompany him so as not to be a burden to them. That was why afterwards, he had returned to an apparently empty dorm. 

The kid had not noticed anything odd when he saw the balcony door open, as he entered into the room. It had been unbearably humid those days but the inside of the dorm seemed cool, thanks for the opened door, so he didn't mind.

He had straight away headed towards the kitchen, where he knew his Jin hyung must have left him some tasty snacks to fill him up till dinner time, mentally getting ready to spend the rest of the day playing games in his phone, till hyungs arrived.

What he did notice was the slight creaking noise coming from the bathroom in the hall, and when he looked towards it he saw the door was slightly open.

Jungkook started walking towards it warily, but before he could take more than a few steps the door suddenly opened, and out came a shabby stranger holding a large kitchen knife, which was presumably one of Jin's.
He hadn't panicked too much at that seeing that the stranger was smaller in size compared to him, so he immediately thought he could tackle him.

Until he noticed the eyes, the long flyaway chocolate brown hair around the small face, and the clothes. That was when he froze in terror.

It was the scary stalker, and it was a girl.

He had screamed at the top of his lungs at the girl which, considering his vocal range, could have easily woken up even Yoongi from his sleep. The girl, startled by his sudden scream, had started to wave the knife with trembling hands, and quickly walk towards the maknae.

Terrified out of his wits the kid had run towards the door of the dorm, only to see it click open in front of him.

Seemingly having lost his mind, he had screamed again at the open door, only to have his two older hyungs, Taehyung and Jimin, unitedly scream back at him. All of them stopped the blood curdling  shrieks mid-length, while looking at each other in confusion.

That's when Jungkook had rushed behind them and pointed into the room, where they were just in time to see the girl run away towards the balcony door. Thinking that she was about to jump out of their third floor room, the older duo had rushed to the open door to save her, only to have their pretty sharp jaws drop open in shock, as they watched her climb on to the drain-pipe just beside the balcony and make her way down to the open road as fast as a acrobat.

They still hadn't said a word, other than Taehyung uttering an awestruck 'wow', when she ran all the way down to the crossing up ahead n disappeared out of their sights.

Not until when they had heard Jungkook letting out a scared but irritated 'hyung', did the older duo look back at him standing by the door, and register in their heads what had just gone down.

The older members, the managers, the security, shit even the police had been summoned, though the latter had come due to the neighbors complaining about the loud screams they had heard from the dorm.

To contain the chaotic situation, Manager hyung had to explain to the police fast, so he made up a story about how the maknae-line had got over-excited while playing games and shouted at the heat of the moment, all the while inside the dorms Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin had taken turns to explain their sides of what had happened. Taehyung even added to it the fact that he had recognized the girl as the one he had given an autograph to a month back.

It had been utter chaos amongst them after this, except for one.

Namjoon had remained unusually quiet, having already understood who it was before Tae's revelation, and all he could feel at this point was feel fear and guilt.

Guilt, because he blamed himself for keeping quiet about it, since he had only confided with Manager hyung and both had decided to wait before taking any actions against the stalker, resulting into it getting out of hand.

Fear, for their safety from the apparently mentally disturbed stalker,and what would happen when Bang PD-nim gets to know about the reality   

Flashback ends

Somehow the stalking incident, although not the exact details, had unfolded out in-front of the media, as overly eager fans had tried to play sleuths when their beloved Bangtan got involved with the police.

Some neighbors had noticed the strange girl lurking around the building for more than a few days now, and the fans having taken in this information and using their vivid fanfic ridden imaginations came up with stories varying from obsessed antis, to one of the boy having a secret girlfriend visiting their dorms, and the local news had picked up a few of these gossips up from Twitter.

Though with no solid evidence or backup these rumors had been squashed easily, it had caused quite a riot inside the company. The misplaced information they had caught on from various sites, and the constant calls from various medias to confirm these, had lead to Bang PD-nim consulting Bangtan boys and their Manager into his office 2 weeks after the incident. At which point, Namjoon had decided to come clean in-front of him as his guilt kept eating him out.

Watching PD-nim in such a temper right now, Namjoon felt he would rather face the stalker alone a thousand more times than watching the disappointment that was apparent in the older man's eyes despite his anger.

He felt helpless and sick with tension and at fault over his negligence and his inability to deal with the issue before it got out of hand. 

Before Bang PD could scold them more, Manager hyung decided to step in and help the poor boy who visibly seemed to have lost his will power to speak out. He cleared his throat when his boss seemed to take a break in his raging for a second, causing Bang PD to whip his head towards him with a glare.

Hesitating for a second at his glare, nevertheless Manager hyung spoke at last.

"Sajang-nim(Boss), it was a misjudgment on my part that i didn't think of letting the security know about it when Namjoon first told me about her."

" The security staff provided to the boys are already being overworked with all the fan-meets and music shows and various other schedules the boys have, and the girl had seemed to be harmless as all she ever did was stare, until the incident."

Watching Bang PD nim opening his mouth, probably to tell him off some more, Manager hyung acted fast and spoke before he could.

"Sajang-Nim, I know I should have told you about this before, but you had been travelling all around the country and out of it, working hard to gather sponsorship and more revenue for the company, the boys, and all your employees. I, as well as Namjoon here, we didn't have the heart to burden you with something seemingly ordinary when you are already under so much pressure."

"What happened that day in the dorm was unfortunate, but not something unheard of for an upcoming idol group. The media frenzy is already dying out, because nothing really happened, other than a crazy fan getting a bit out of hand. We are extremely sorry for making you so worried, but we know you want the boys to be safe first, and the company reputation to be protected. With all due respect Sajang-nim, please kindly forgive us." 

Noticing the color of his boss' face slowly returning to normal, he knew the man was finally calming off, knowing his little flattery right now definitely worked its charm. Turning slightly to look over at Namjoon's face, he saw how the boy had his eyes pop out wide and jaws open at how he had smoothly handled the angry older man.

Shrugging slightly to indicate to him not to door say anything stupid, he looked back at his boss, who was finally taking his seat back, while attempting to overcome his outburst a few minutes ago.

Quickly handing his boss the glass of water to further calm him down, Manager hyung said in a low voice, "Sir, I have already placed a request with our legal team to file a restraining order against the stalker with the police. I also have made sure the security and all the staff is aware of the fact of how that stalker looked like, so if anything ever happens again, the culprit can be nabbed before the boys come to any harm."

"However there is something else I thought to suggest that can result in more security, but I wanted to get your permission for it. May I?"

It took Bang Shi Hyuk a moment to respond back to his employee's question, as he was taken aback a bit by how he had already managed to take so many actions to help solve the problem.

Blinking rapidly for a few seconds, at that moment he felt a bit relieved and proud of the fact that he had indeed chosen a wise an efficient man to take care of the gems of his company.

Calming down completely at this, he still put on a poker face to maintain a professional front, and said, "Since you have already taken initiative to handle this matter on your own, what else do you need my permission for?"

Manager hyung coughed awkwardly after hearing the slight sarcasm in his boss' voice and mumbled out, " Uh, well... Um, I was thinking, the stalker already knows where the guys stay, and has entered the dorm too, so she obviously knows her way into the dorms too. Increasing security around the dorm would not only be more troublesome for our budget, but also more irksome for the neighbors and locals around."

"That's why, my suggestion for the most effective solution would be, if the boys could shift to another residence. That's what I would like your permission for."

Both Bang PD nim and Namjoon seemed surprised by what he had said. While the boy had kept blinking his eyes in shock at this sudden news, trying to figure how had his hyung managed to come up with such a simple yet brilliant plan in such a short time, Bang PD nim sat a little straighter on his chair putting his full focus on Manager hyung, and said, " Yes , that sounds like a very good solution, except for a few flaws." 

He paused and looked at him skeptically, "How exactly do you plan to find a new place big and secure enough for 7 boys, who are upcoming idols, in such short notice? We also have to consider the fact that we cannot move them too far away from the company premises, that would only hamper their routine."

Placing his elbows over the table and joining his fingertips before his face, he smirked slightly in mockery and continued, "Tell me, Manager nim, how exactly do you think this solution is that good? Are you planning to move the boys into your home?"

"Unless that's the case, and if you can actually address all these flaws, you have my permission to go ahead with this so called effective plan of yours."

Namjoon, who had been looking back and forth between the two older men talking, swinging his head as if watching a tennis match in front of him, had looked back upon his hyung with both defeat and curiosity in his eyes.
He was still curious as to how Manager Hyung had come up with this idea, and also a bit put down that he hadn't mentioned anything about it to him; defeated because even though he thought it was a good one, as the scene change would definitely put his and the members somewhat shaken minds to rest, he also felt what PD nim has said was true.

How were they supposed to find such a place so soon, and that too within their budget? Their current dorm was affordable because it was rented by the company, it didn't seem another place like it could be available in so little time. He expected Manager hyung to give up on his plan.

What he did not expect, was the bright smile playing on his hyung's lips, or his eyes twinkling as if he just won the jackpot.

Manager hyung barely managed to control his bubbling enthusiasm at PD nim's words, and politely replied, "If those are the only conditions that have to be met to get your permission to go ahead with this plan, then rest assured Sajang-nim, the issue is solved."

He fished out a rolled paper from his back pocket and laid it on the table in front of the older man, who grabbed on to the paper and opened it to read, only to have his mouth go slack a few minutes later.

________________________

It had already been a day and yet almost all the boys were still astonished at what had happened inside Bang PD nim's office.

Manager hyung had already found a very spacious and safe two-story apartment for the boys in a high-rise building, in an relatively safe and somewhat posh yet comfortable locality. The paper he had given to Bang PD nim was actually the lease of the apartment in the company's name, which Manager nim had already prepared with the help of the real estate agent.

It was bit further from BigHit than their current residence, but well within their budget. The place already had a security system of it's own, which meant less hassle for them. 

Bang PD nim could not find any reason to refuse this. He had already given his word anyways. Flustered and at a loss for words, he had no choice but to sign the lease papers, and to save his face, he had silently reprimanded both of them, and warned them to be careful of such incidents in the future.

That's how both Manager hyung and a speechless Namjoon had made their escape from his office, with the orders to move into the new dorm as soon as possible. 

Namjoon, when he finally figured how to talk again had asked his hyung, along with all the other members surrounding the man, how had he managed to achieve this feat.

It turned out, Manager Hyung had actually gone ahead and searched for a new residence for the boys, as soon as the incident had occurred. It had been very difficult for him at first, what with having to be discreet about it so as not to tip off any media or eavesdropping fans, he had also had to deal with many incredulous real estate agents who thought of him as some crazy fool, when he had only been desperate.

Just when he had been about to give up, the last agent he went to helped him to get the solution. The agent had been searching for tenants for the vacant apartment for quiet a long time, and had been very persuasive to the point that he had even offered the fully furnished apartment at a very reduced rent, even less than what they already used to pay for their current dorm.

Initially Manager hyung had been skeptical about the claims the agent had made about the dorm, and hence had asked for a tour of the place, but he had not been disappointed. As soon as he had checked the space, been satisfied with it, and read through the lease paper to find any doubtful clauses, which he didn't, he had decided to talk about it to Bang PD nim.

However this wasn't what had shocked the members the most.

The real reason they still felt amazed with this, was the fact that it had been someone amongst them who had actually helped Manager hyung do all he seemed to have done, and also planned out how to tell it all to Bang PD nim without causing more trouble; all this while not letting even Namjoon get a inkling.

"He had seen Namjoon being stressed over something before the incident happened, and had asked me about it. When I had shared everything with him, it was he who first suggested about getting a restraining order against the stalker, but I had rejected the idea, as I didn't want any trouble regarding media over it", Manager hyung said while patting the broad back of the boy sitting next to him, while all the members sat surrounding them, with slightly awed look on their faces over what one of their members has done.

The older man chuckled at their expressions before proceeding to praise the guy even more for his foresight. "As you all know now, he didn't listen to me, and slipped in a written request to one of his friends in the legal department for filing a restraining order, but before it could be done, the stalker struck."

"It was Kookie's damn luck the culprit didn't do anything, but after that he immediately placed the restraint on her, got the help of a sketch artist to draw a sketch of the stalker, which he then made copies of and distributed among the staff and security head to have them on a lookout for her."

"He just made me use my name for doing all this, because he didn't want to get into trouble with PD nim", said Manager hyung with a hearty laugh.

Namjoon, who felt relieved as well as grateful towards the boy, grasped his hands tightly and said, "Thank you hyung-nim, thank you so much! I'm so sorry I kept this from all of you, I just didn't want you guys tensed and worried. You all already have a lot on your shoulders, I didn't want to burden any of you."

"But hyung, what you did, I cannot say how grateful I feel. I was so scared PD nim would have punished the whole group due to my lack of judgement, but you saved us".

The older boy had gently ruffled his dongsaeng's hair, but before he could say anything another voice chirped in.

"Hyung, so did you really plan with Manager hyung on how to persuade PD nim to have us all shift to a new place? Wah hyung you are such a genius! Your plan actually worked, and we didn't get into any trouble." Hoseok was jumping up and down on the seat, squealing like a fangirl, clapping his hands rapidly.

Jimin then cut in and said, "Of course he is a genius. That's why he is called MinYoongiGeniusJjangJjangmanBoongBoong!"

Smirking over at his hyung, who kept a poker face and replied, "Swag!" before breaking out into a precious gummy smile and snickering at everyone's still awestruck faces.

"Will you guys all chill out with your worshipping expression? It's not like I have dropped my mixtape on you, or won a daesang for singing on a high note!"

"I just did what I thought was ok to not get into more trouble."
" To be honest, I am hyped about moving into a new place where I can actually have a room to myself. Seriously Jin hyung's Mario collection and always trying to decorate everything in pink is irritating as hell", Yoongi said with a smirk, earning an angry 'Hey', and a smack on the back of his head from the eldest amongst them.

Lightly rubbing his head, he had muttered a small 'sorry' before speaking, " Namjoon, it's ok. I know you didn't want us to be bothered and distracted away from all the efforts we have been putting into our work and our passion. You let yourself be worried and stressed over it, just so we can rest better. So stop feeling guilty over it. You are a good leader."   

Namjoon gave a genuine smile at what Yoongi said, feeling touched by his hyung's heartfelt words. He smiled more broadly when Jin, who sat beside him, patted his back and gave him a reassuring smile.

He hadn't felt so light and relieved in the past few months.

Everyone was brought back to the current situation, when Taehyung started whining like a 3 year old, " Ahh hyung-nim, when are we going to reach this place! I'm already hungry, my legs are cramped and I cannot feel my ass!"

"And Hoseokie hyung keeps hugging me and putting his legs on me. Aish this hyung!"

Jin glared at Taehyung from the middle seat and replied," Yah this punk! If you are so hungry, why didn't you eat the hotteok(Korean pancakes) I made for breakfast for you guys? Since you complained about how much sesame oil I used in it and didn't eat, stop complaining about being hungry now!"

Tae pouted and mumbled from the back seat, "I wanted jajjangmyeon though." and grumpily looked over at Jimin, who patted his thighs with a comforting smile.

It was the second day since Bang PD nim's outburst, and they were currently in their Manager hyung's van, finally moving into their new dorm. They were both excited and nervous about this move, and had quickly packed their belongings the day before, which had been already shifted and placed by the movers a few hours ago.

To make their last morning in their old dorm memorable, they had all decided to have their breakfast there before saying their farewell to the old place.

Unfortunately, Manager hyung had to urgently go for some other schedules after he had dropped them off at their new place, and hence Jin had been rushed due to which he could not make too many dishes, resulting in Tae sulking and complaining about not eating his favorite meal, for the past 45 minutes they were in the van.

Manager hyung chuckled at Tae's childish behavior and said, "It's ok, kid. We are almost there. I already got you guys food and had it stocked in the refrigerator before I came to pick you up, so Tae, you can eat you jajjangmyeon when you reach your new dorm, OK?"

Immediately hearing a loud whoop and a ' YAY'  from him, followed by him jamming loudly to a new weird song made up by him about food, the man had laughed lightly, before addressing over to Namjoon.

"When you reach over there, you will be meeting with the temporary caretaker of the apartment, a Ms. Park. If you guys have any questions regarding the place, you can ask her. Actually she is also your neighbor as she stays in the apartment adjacent to yours, so I hope you guys try and get well along with her, and stay out of any trouble."

All of them had nodded and replied," Neh hyung, we will!". Soon after they had arrived at their destination.

Taking their small personal bags out with them, they stood by the entrance of the huge building, giving the security at the gate their papers and taking the new set of keys, and then waving at their hyung's departing vehicle. All of them then slowly made their way inside the building towards the elevator, while taking in their new surroundings.

The building looked quite well-kept and welcoming on the inside. When the elevator arrived, they all got in, quite glad with the fact they all could get inside it without being squished. Hoseok, who was the nearest to the set of buttons, pressed the 12th one, as that was the floor their new dorm was in. Their minds filled with anticipation, all were unusually quiet while riding up the elevator.

As soon as they reached the 12th floor, they hurriedly got out of the elevator, and looked at the corridor that led to their new home.

Even though it was brightly lit due to open windows alternately placed on the walls, the corridor looked empty and kind of gloomy.

Shuffling their feet quickly over to their new apartment, they found themselves facing a thick wooden door with a old ornate handle. Namjoon slid in the key into the keyhole quietly, and opened the door to their new place, with all the members peering in with curiosity.

"Whoa!", exclaimed Jungkook, voicing what all the members felt.

The place was huge, and so much more spacious than what their old dorm had been. All of them had wandered in further into the new apartment, to view more of the place.

Jin and Taehyung wandered into the kitchen, Tae heading straight to the refrigerator, whereas Jimin, Jungkook and Hoseok had rushed upstairs to check out which room had the best view and claim it as theirs.

Yoongi had already plopped himself on the comfortably huge couch, pulling his snap-back over his eyes, getting ready to fall asleep. Namjoon wandered over to the living room as well, mesmerized by the simple yet elegant decorations of the whole apartment.

(a/n:Just imagine this to be the view of the living room)

Jin twirled around the kitchen happily.

"Wah! This kitchen has an island top and so many counters and cabinets. This can't be real, it feels like a dream. Oh my goodness, can someone pi- YAAOOWWCHH WHAT THE HELL, KIM TAEHYUNG!", he screamed furiously when Tae had pinched his waist very painfully.

The younger one had rushed out of the kitchen hurriedly upstairs, holding his precious bowl of jajjangmyeon he had taken out of the refrigerator a while ago, lest Jin decides to snatch it away from him due to irritation.

Jin only let out an angry huff while rubbing the sore spot, deciding against running after Tae, and instead exploring the kitchen more.He could always punish his dongsaeng later.

Meanwhile upstairs, there were 3 bedrooms with a common bathroom at the end of the hallway, which was quite the luxury for the boys. Downstairs, there were 2 bedrooms more with another common bathroom, but one of them was big enough for three.

Except for the big one, all the other rooms were cozy and big enough for a single person.

(a/n: this would be the single bedrooms)

(a/n:This would be the 3 bedroom room just imagine the third be parallel to the window)

After each of the boys chose which room they wanted, they gathered in the living room again.

Yoongi and Hoseok sat on the two-seater, with Hoseok laying down on his hyung's lap, and Yoongi gently playing  with his hair. Tae and Jungkook had already plugged in their gaming console into the new television, and already settling down to play. Namjoon had gone ahead to help Jin in the kitchen for supper, despite him refusing his help. You could still hear them bickering slightly from the kitchen.

Just when Jimin was about to join his hyungs on the couch, the bell rang echoing around the entire hall. Confused on who would be outside the door at this time of the day,  nonetheless he had headed over to the door to open it. As soon as he did so, his eyes fell on the individual standing in front of him.

His mouth went limp when she gave a small smile, dazzling him.

She was a delicate beauty, with skin like peaches, doe-like eyes that seemed to stare into his soul yet gently caress it like a feather, her slender nose cutely scrunching up when she seemed to pout her full plump red lips slightly at his silence, her fragile yet sharp jawline and her slightly flushed cheeks due to the summer heat, inviting him in to touching them, to feel if they were as soft as silk like the way it looked.

Everything about her, from the billowing fluffs of soft caramel chocolate hair framing her round face in layers, to her athletic yet slender figure, her height which was slightly smaller than his, to the way she had dressed in a cute and simple blue polo shirt and a light baby pink mini and blue denim Converse, seemed to be mesmerizing.

He didn't realize he had been staring at her for a few minutes already, until a deep voice had startled him out of his daze.

"What are you ogling at for so long, Jimin?"

Suddenly flustered, with his cheeks heating up into a noticeable red, Jimin awkwardly stuttered," Uh umm.... Th..The.... S.." Namjoon came up behind him and looked over the still blushing guy to find a pretty girl standing at their doorway.

He was surprised and a bit stunned, yet not forgetting his manners, he politely asked the girl in front of him, " Hello, may I know who are you, and what are you doing here?"

The girl bowed slightly before the two and stood up straight and gave them a bright smile, introducing herself.

"Hello, you must be the new tenants of this apartment. I am Park Haira, the temporary caretaker of your new place, and also your new neighbor."

"I was requested by the person who made the lease papers to help the new tenants move in and settle comfortably, and possibly to help you  know this neighborhood better so that you can be familiar with the locality. May I know, which one of you is Kim Namjoon?"

Blushing slightly at the girl in front of him speaking sweetly, and at the fact that he had forgotten about the caretaker Manager hyung had mentioned, Namjoon quickly bowed to the girl, and said," I apologize for being so forgetful."
"Manager hyung had told us about you, but in all this rush of settling in I forgot to meet up with you. Hello, I'm Kim Namjoon."

Looking over at the still slightly dazed boy standing beside him shyly stealing glances at the girl, he had given an awkward smile to her, before trying to lightly jab Jimin's ribs with his elbows.

What he didn't mean to do was accidentally pushing his elbow hard into Jimin's abs, hence knocking the air out of the poor boy, causing him to let out a sudden high-pitched groan before bending over holding the door frame.

"Ahhhh hyung, what was that for?!", Jimin had wheezed out, looking over at Namjoon with his small eyes watering slightly. The older one's eyes popped out wide, flustered and cursing his luck silently at making such an awkward first impression in front of their new neighbor.

He was about to help Jimin up from his crouching position near the door-frame, when suddenly the girl, Park Haira had bent slightly with her right hand outstretched towards Jimin, asking him softly, "Are you OK? Did that hurt too much?"

Jimin had glanced up to see those bright eyes looking over at him with soft concern, and again felt his cheeks burning, this time out of embarrassment. He quickly pushed himself up to stand up straight, without a trace of the pain that shot through his now probably bruised abs showing on his face.

He tried to play it off as nothing, bending slightly on the door-frame with crossed legs, and lightly grasping the still extended hand before him, shaking it while feeling her soft skin that made goosebumps rise on his muscular arms.

Mentally shaking himself to get a hold on his erratic thoughts, he then coolly said, "Not at all. It didn't hurt a bit, I was just trying to prank hyung. I'm Park Jimin by the way, the charm of BTS."

Cringing at his own voice which came out as breathless and squeaky, instead of the husky one he was hoping for, he smiled awkwardly at her. She had let out a light chuckle while returning the handshake. "Hello, Park Jimin. It's nice  to meet you", Haira said with a shy smile playing on her lips.

Dazed for a second, Jimin said, " The pleasure is all mine."

Realizing at that moment that he was still shaking her hand while she was subtly trying to remove it, he had abruptly let go and tried to straighten up. Instead he stumbled, then gave a shy smile while awkwardly scratching his nape, his eyes disappearing into half moons.

Face-palming himself mentally while watching the extremely embarrassing way Jimin was behaving , Namjoon cleared his throat slightly and asked Haira,"Well Ms. Park, would you like to come in and meet the rest of the boys?"

Haira replied," Please call me Haira, and you don't have to be so formal with me. And yes I would like to meet the rest of the tenants." Namjoon had given a smile at her reply, and shifted into the living room to let her in. After closing the door, he had led her into the living room, where the others were, Jimin trailing behind them.

"What were you both doing gone for so-Oh hello, who is this?", Hoseok, who had been sitting up on the couch, had turned his attention from the game on the TV towards Namjoon, only to see Haira stepping from behind him into the living room. He had jumped from the couch at once, almost causing the sleeping Yoongi dozing on his shoulder, to fall face forward into the carpet.

Laughing nervously when the grumbling boy gave him a death glare before getting onto his feet, he mumbled a soft 'sorry hyung' which earned him a shrug from Yoongi, and he relaxed looking back at Haira again curiously. All the other members present in the room had also hurriedly left whatever they had been doing and got up, looking over at the guest in their new home.

Namjoon called their attention towards himself when he started the introduction," Guys, this is Park Haira, the temporary caretaker of this apartment about whom Manager hyung told us earlier. She is also our neighbor, so be nice."

Turning towards Haira, he said, pointing towards each of the members,"You already met Jimin over there, so this is Jung Hoseok also called J-hope, and the grumpy one standing beside him is our Yoongi hyung a.k.a. Min Yoongi or Suga, the one over there with the wide smile is Kim Taehyung who also goes by the name V, and this quiet guy over here, he is the maknae of our group. His name is Jeon Jungkook."

 At the mention of their names, each of the boys had greeted the girl in their own style. Hoseok's face had lit up with a wide smile, and he had come forward to shake Haira's hand. He was followed by Tae, who had given her his signature box smile and said a cute 'hello' while posing with a v and showing aegyo.

Yoongi had awkwardly held his hand up as a greeting, while slightly nodding his head towards her, and Jungkook had quietly hid behind Tae, with his eyes on the floor, bowing shyly towards her.

Haira had sweetly bowed back to each of the members, and said a bright 'hello' to all of them followed by a cute smile on her face.
Jimin, who noticed Jungkook blushing deeply when she had smiled at him, Hoseok and Tae grinning and even Yoongi cracking a small smile in front of her, had started to pout excessively and crossed his arms glaring silently over the boys who obviously took a liking to her, which had earned him an amused chuckle from Namjoon.

Right then, Jin walked into the living room in his pink apron, wiping his hands on a kitchen towel. He paused when he saw the guys standing in the middle of the living room, before his eyes caught on Haira standing near  Namjoon.

" We just moved into this place, not a few hours ago, and we already have a guest? Where are your manners though, boys? Why are you keeping a pretty girl like her standing like that, and not even offering her a seat? You guys really need to refresh those manners you have been taught!"

He had walked over towards her, bowed and then held out his hand," Hello I'm Kim Seokjin, but you can call me Jin. I'm the visual of this group, as you can see yourself how pretty this face is." He then laughed airily and winked at her, causing her to slightly blush.

Each one of the members had scoffed at Jin's statement, Tae mumbling," More like the dorm eomma with that pink apron", earning a glare from him, which effectively shut him up.
He didn't want to sleep hungry tonight.

Namjoon had then introduced Haira to Jin who had asked her to join them for dinner. She had happily accepted the invitation and stayed over at their apartment for supper. 

While the food was getting ready, the boys and Haira had exchanged more stories about themselves.

She explained that the owner of the apartment had appointed her now deceased mother as the caretaker of the place originally. After she passed away due to a fatal accident, the owner had appointed her as the next caretaker, as they lived out of the country, until the new tenants could move in and then hire their own caretaker or so.

As at the time of her mom's death, she had been a final year high school student, so she had desperately needed the job to pay for her expenses and had hoped the new tenants could let her continue with it too. However, with the absence of any tenants leasing the apartment for nearly 3 years, she had been left to take care of it and was paid good enough for it.

So now, after having already graduated high school, currently being a second year college student on full scholarship, and getting a part time job as a staff in a high end boutique, she had saved enough money for herself to live comfortably and rent the apartment adjacent to their, which also belonged to the same owner as the boys' dorm.

The boys had felt sorry that she was orphaned at such a young age, yet extremely impressed on how she had managed to work hard and stand back up on her legs, all by herself. They all admired the fact that, despite looking so delicate, she was a strong girl who was able to manage both work and studies, and still found time to accept the request to help them.

In return, the boys had talked about their respective lives and how they had been picked out and got together to form the group that's known as BTS today. They had shared some stories about both the struggles they faced and the fun they had, making Haira laugh at their jokes and bickering.

All of them had found themselves growing strangely comfortable with her in such a short amount of time. Even the usually aloof Yoongi had cracked a small smile at her witty yet cute replies, and the shy maknae Jungkook was also starting to open up. In short, they all grew fond of her. 

After supper, when Haira had been ready to leave Namjoon came over to her and said, "I am really very grateful that you have decided to help us settle into these new surroundings. You have already been very kind enough to us all, and I don't want to burden you mo-". 

Haira had interrupted him with a soft laugh. "I already told you to stop being so formal in front of me, Namjoon-sshi. We are going to be neighbors from now on, so get used to the idea as soon as possible."

"Now, if you could possibly tell me what exactly do you need my help for, without all the formality, then I'll be more than grateful", she said, with a playful smile.

Namjoon had cheekily smiled at that showing off his cute dimples, and said,"Hah, you are really smart Haira-sshi. Actually Jin hyung wanted to shop more groceries, and the boys also wanted to explore the locality here, and we all hoped if you could join us tomorrow and guide us around the places nearby."  

Pouting slightly, Haira had put a finger on her chin tapping it, as if she was thinking about her answer, before saying," I'm happy to join you guys tomorrow, but only on one condition."

When Namjoon had raised his eyebrows as a gesture to ask her what it was, she smiled at him before continuing,"That you stop calling me as Haira-sshi. I already told you all can call me Haira."

While stepping out of the door to their dorm, she turned back to see Namjoon smirking and copying her pose from earlier, tapping his chin.
He then leaned in a little towards her, causing Haira to blink her eyelashes rapidly in nervousness, and said huskily," Then I have a condition, to follow your condition."

Tilting his head slightly to look into her eyes, he spotted the surprise in them, before he broke into a huge dimples smile and said," Call me oppa."

Haira who was taken aback by the sudden change in Namjoon's demeanor a minute ago, rolled her eyes and pouted at his condition.

She then smirked back at the boy and said," Only in your dreams", before waving her hands at him and walking over to her apartment.

Namjoon had watched her enter her apartment before shutting the door, a huge grin plastered across his face at her cuteness. 

He had slightly chuckled to himself and scratched his hair, before ruffling it gently. Looking over at the members who were again gathered in the living room, watching a movie, he had silently thought to himself.

A new day, a new place, a new start.

With a new friend.

He hadn't felt this happy and refreshed in such a long time.

Muttering a silent prayer by himself, he had asked for this happiness to last, before heading over to join the others.

___________________________    

(a/n: Hello, after a looooong while I finally updated 😅😅. I won't waste your time explaining about my reasons, I wud like to take dis chance to firstly apologize for such a long wait, and to thank you guys, for adding this book into ur reading lists and patiently waiting for me to update.
Honestly I  didn't think many people would want to read this, but I have been getting a lot of encouragements and some *cough* kicks up my lazy bum*cough* to update this story and my other work. So guys, this is for you! And really thank you for liking this story plot.
I really hope you all like this update and comment ur thoughts, coz I wud definitely appreciate it 😊😊
Plz excuse it if u find any grammatical errors. If it still irks u, u can always message it to me.
If u find this update interesting, plz definitely vote n and comment. I look forward to know what you think about it.
I hope I do not disappoint in future updates which FYI wud be every two weeks, coz I have to juggle with a full time work and other projects. But updates will be regular.👍👍
A huge shout out to wagnus  ravsisrekt  elesque agnes-viviane for always giving me encouragement to do dis in ur own unique ways . Thanks soooooooo much😆😆😆
So sit back and enjoy. 😉  )