Kate promised him she would stop herself, but how could she? Yoongi never believed fans were ever ‘crazy’.

It bugged him for days and nights at the thought of thinking and re-thinking on whether or not he should show her the studio since she already found out his secret identity.

No use in hiding it or anything about his work.

"Aw, you turned it off?"

"Now you're just teasing me,"

"Okay, I may have gotten slightly excited."

A glare from Yoongi.

"Too excited?"

Folded arms from Yoongi.

"Okay, fine! I completely ignored your rules. Nobody in this neighborhood probably hears us from the outside."

"It’s risky, okay?"

"I'm sorry, but if you knew that, then why did you get a place where there are tons of people living beside yours?"

"It would be less suspicious." Yoongi gets back on his swivel chair, twirling the ball balanced on top of his forefinger. "Besides, my parents don't know about AD.”

"That makes me—" Kate held on to her ears, almost turning herself red from the excitement, making Yoongi look at her confused. "Sorry, I was trying to hold back the fangirling inside my head. Phew."

"Don't feel to special." He replied sternly. "This is all you can get in exchange. Nothing more. This was all you asked for."

"Uhm, well. . .can I be your friend, still?"

"No." He bluntly rejected it. Completely in character.

"Why not? I can hold in a secret!" Kate even gestured herself to be quiet. "Why did you have to keep it hidden, though? Don't you want the people to know you make those songs? That help people in their struggles?"

Yoongi sighs, re-evaluating whether he should even begin to talk about the topic as he lied on his back on the bed. "My parents. . .won't be supportive of it."

"So? You got tons of money from the company. That's why you got this place, right? You're doing great on your own." Kate sounded like a real mother just now. In Yoongi's perspective, he doesn't need that kind of talk.

"I think it's time you leave."

Kate was gestured to get out of his room. And she did. Hesitantly. While geabbing her bag.

Yoongi was closing the door. Kate stopped it with her hand. "Wait. Um, thank you for this experience. It was really nice to meet my," she looked around before whispering, "idol. I wanted you to know that I'm going through low self-esteem and. . .family issues. Your songs helped me a lot to rise up and move on."

That smile. That smile flashed again before his eyes.

"See you in class." And she walked away without turning back.

Yoongi closed the door like nothing happened and then added a little something to his recording;

‘ Kate. Yeah, that was Kate. Can't believe I'm saying this, but, ’

Yoongi first pulled out a box of cigarettes from under his bed and lit one, blowing smoke into the air.

‘ I’m relieved she’s the first to found me out. ’

[ posted AUGUST 8 2018 ]