Cuz the umbrella would cover the sad face
Cuz in the rain people are busy minding themselves
Gonna breathe a little slower
Cuz my life and my rap, they're usually too fast

- Kim Namjoon

It was the time when the sun was threatening to dip behind the horizon, firstly cascading a prim bombardment of colors that were flung over the sky with terrible alacrity. The winds blew fast taking the dust together. Black clouds sprawl across the sky, billowing in from the west. Their brassy glare drains the color from houses and trees and burnished cars in driveways, leaving neighborhoods tinted bronze in the faltering light. It was too much fine dust in the air these days and the people didn't forget to keep their face masks above their mouth and nose.

"It's going to rain soon," Mihi screamed to Euntak while she ran behind to catch up to her excited friend who was trying to get her hands on the new series of his favorite comic. Euntak pulled Mihi out of her home and dragged her along on the way to the comic shop which was situated near the Gangnam station.

"I don't care. I hope it's not sold out yet." Euntak screams back while she keeps running through the fast wind. People ran inside their houses and started closing their doors and windows. The dust was everywhere. Mihi put her hands on her skirt as she cursed herself for deciding to wear a skirt on this stormy day. She walks against the wind as she peeps through her squeezed eyelids. The dust went inside her eyes and she struggled to see clearly. The sky became dark and low with ominous black clouds and the wind picked up howling, baying like a wolf into the night.

Mihi tried to look as far as she could but Euntak was out of her sight now. "Euntak, where are you?" Mihi called out her name as she started to run. She knew her friend would do anything to get the first print of that comic and she was worried as it seemed like it was going to rain heavily. Mihi kept running through the people moving hurriedly to get shelter before the clouds burst and it starts pouring. The dust kept hitting her eyes but she kept running towards the comic shop hoping to get hold of Euntak again.

That's when they crossed each other's path. A tall boy who made Mihi look like a small kid in front of him came walking carelessly from the other side as he put his hands inside his pocket; not caring about the weather or the dust. Only his ear pods were visible as his face was covered with a black mask. Mihi ran cutting through the wind as she kept coming closer to him and their shoulders crashed while they move beside each other. She tumbles behind while she managed to keep her balance and then she mumbled "Sorry" 

She thought it was useless as he must not have even heard her through his ear pods and that's when she heard someone calling for her from behind. She looked back to see the same boy standing a few steps away from her as his hair squirmed above his eyes. He started to walk towards her as he grabbed her handkerchief tightly between his palm.

His lips shaped into a small smile for the first time in a day as he gazed the small heart embroidered on it which said to 'keep smiling.' Mihi heaved a silly smile under her mask when she realized that she actually didn't realize when it flew away. It wasn't a foolish action but it was just how the destiny decided to let them meet each other.

"You left it behind." and she heard his voice. He must have a cold. She thought as she tried to guess the reason behind his hoarse voice.

"Thank you." she stretched her hands to take her handkerchief back. The same piece of simple cotton cloth which was going to be cherished for both of their lives. They just didn't know that yet. They couldn't see each other's face but in their heads, the echo of their voices wobbled louder than the sound of the storm.

The drops steady and softly started to fall from the sky as they drifted apart. The tall boy put his ear pods inside his ears again and kept drenching under the rain while he walked away from Mihi and her eyes gazed the small Koala chain which kept dangling in the air as it remained stuck on his guitar bag. Just above the tail of the bag, there were two words engraved and Mihi smiled as she recalled it and mumbled under her breath.

"RM."

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The hospital hallway seemed longer as Namjoon walked briskly looking at every seat fixed near the emergency ward. The hospital was recently built and the hallway was like something out of Star Trek. Everything that could shine, did shine. There was stainless steel, sleek floors and the art on the walls were all natural images in colors as bright as spring flowers. The air had a pure fragrance, not sterile, just clean. In the background played music at just the right level to give the patients and staff an emotional lift. After a few turns of path, Namjoon's eyes finally fell on the girl he was longing to see.

Mihi was sitting alone on a chair, her head down and body seemed stiff from all the stress. She shook her body as Namjoon gave her a soft peck on her shoulder and asked, "Hey, is there any improvement?"

"No, she...she is still in there." and her tears finally burst forth like a dam of water. She grabbed the hem of her sleeves as she digs her fingers inside her palm. Namjoon quickly sat on the empty seat beside her. He stretched his hands to caress her shoulders but then he decided to pull it back. 

"You are not alone now. You have my shoulders to cry on but I am sure everything will be fine," he mumbled near her ears as she sniffed on her tears.

"You think so?" she asked between her whimpers, heaving her breath out in small proportions.

"Yes. You just have to have hope."

"I don't see anything to hold on. Everything I love just gets away from me." Mihi's voice shook as her eyes became blurry from the tears.

"Just try. This time you can hold onto my words," Namjoon said with a smile which emitted a positive vibe around Mihi. 

Mihi took out her handkerchief to wipe out her tears and she twitched her nose while she mumbled to herself, "It will be fine." she held the wet handkerchief in her hands while her other hand reached above Namjoon's hand which he rested on the arm of the chair.

"No one can take away my best friend from me." she beamed a small yet confident smile to Namjoon while his heart raced inside his chest as he felt the warmth of her palm resting above his hand.

The nurses kept moving in and out of the room and Mihi became restless when they just asked her to wait whenever she tried to ask about the condition of her friend. Tears kept rolling her eyes now and then and she just told herself to stay still and hope for hearing the good news next time.

"Is it your handkerchief?" Namjoon asked after noticing it for a while.

"Yes, why?"

"Nothing. It just seemed familiar."

"You must have seen me carrying it before. I always carry it with myself."

"Is it a gift from someone?"

"Oh no. It's just special for some reason." Namjoon shook his head with a reassuring smile and decided to stop poking his nose further in her business. They both sat quietly just feeling each other's presence and kept appreciating it for their own reasons. Minutes passed and the doctor finally came to check on Euntak again. They quickly squatted up from the chair and stood outside the hospital room while they waited for the doctor to come out.

"Doctor, please tell me she is fine." Mihi's eyes begged in front of the doctor as she waited for his reply. 

"It was Dengue and her platelets counts were decreasing but now you don't have to worry. She will be fine soon." Her chest moved up with a jolt as her heart skipped a beat and her lips flashed into a huge smile. 

"Thank you, doctor." Namjoon flashed a smile of gratitude towards him and he accepted it with a warm smile and left both of them alone.

"She will be... FINE!" She pulled his hands in her hand and squealed with happiness.

"Yes, everything will be fine." Namjoon admired her beautiful face which felt complete as her smile came back to where it belonged. She quickly gave him a hug and jumped towards the door to peek from the glass window. She was waiting for the nurse to let her in and see her best friend. Namjoon's mobile chimed while he kept stealing glances at Mihi's smiling face. It was a message from Jimin.

Jimin
Hey, where are you?

Namjoon
Just out for some work.

Jimin
Ok... try to come soon. I want to have dinner with you all before I leave tomorrow.

Namjoon
I will be there.

Jimin 
🙂

Namjoon smile became small as he realized that it was already the last day with Jimin before he leaves for Busan. He gazed over his messages as suddenly Mihi grabbed his hand and pulled him with her. "We can meet her now. Let's go."

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The night was a special kind of blackness, the kind that wants only to hold the stars and help them to shine all the brighter. It was a warm black that hugged everyone with its silver moonlight. The boys received their food from the cafeteria and slowly sneaked out with their plates. They all gathered at their planned place one by one as Jimin asked them to.

"What is happening? Why we are gathered here?" Yoongi who was unaware of the whole situation asked in curiosity.

"What do we do with plates full of food?" Jungkook asked as sarcasm dripped from his words.

"We will have dinner together at a place I have decided." Jimin smiled and asked them to follow behind him. Jimin took them to his secret place which he found out a year ago and showed it to Yoongi for the first time. The guards didn't move there anymore so they could enjoy without caring to get another suspension notice.

"Awesome. I always thought what was there but never knew it would be something this beautiful." Namjoon awed at the scene as he wandered around like a child while still holding his plate in his hands. All the boys scattered around and started to gaze through the place. The sound of water under the wooden bridge gave their mind a sense of peace and the cold breeze freshened their body. 

"Let's sit around here." Taehyung pointed at the empty space near the pond. Jimin sat beside Yoongi as he didn't say a word since he walked them inside and Jungkook sat beside on the other side of Jimin followed by Taehyung and the other boys forming a circle.

The food looked more delicious under the night sky and among the people who were the only close ones in the whole new city. They all started to eat as they couldn't hold on to their hunger after watching bread with kimchi and rice and in addition the hot noodles.

Everybody kept taking big bites as they chewed their food and kept talking about their day. On the other hand, Yoongi kept stirring his noodles without taking any bite.

"What happened? Why aren't you eating?" Jimin ducked down and whispered near his ears.

"I thought it was our secret place." Yoongi pouted as he left his noodles and started to nip on his bread.

"Are you jealous?" Jimin smirked as he moved closer to Yoongi to which he quickly moved out his elbow and hit near Jimin's abdomen. Jimin moaned in pain as everyone started looking towards both of them.

"What happened?" Hoseok asked as he gazed through the tension between Yoongi and Jimin.

"Don't tell me you guys are again fighting for food." Namjoon narrowed his eyes with a soft chuckle.

"No. Yoongi finger's are still not healed so he was having problem with eating." Jimin looked at Yoongi with the corner of his eyes and he clamped his lips from smiling as Yoongi was surprised from his response.

"If his fingers were in pain then why were you screaming?" Hoseok asked and everyone started laughing.

"Because they feel each other's pain maybe," Namjoon said through his chuckle only hinting on the vibe he always felt around both of them.

"Today I will feed him," Jimin announced and pulled a bite from Yoongi's plate and asked him to eat. Yoongi kept giving him stares and left his hand hanging in the air while the boys started with their own conversation. Jimin kept moving his hand closer to Yoongi's mouth as he tried to make him eat. 

"Sorry," JiMin pouted at Yoongi and the angry boy struggled to hide his smile while he ate the bite from JiMin's hand. He loved eating from his hand while JiMin took care of him these days and lowkey Yoongi felt happy because all along his plan was just to make JiMin feed him again.

"Guys, I am full so I will head to my bed. Goodnight." Jungkook picked up his plate and left the boys behind.

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A/N: I wanted to write more but the chapter was already long, I will try to update soon as there is more to YoonMin before Jimin leaves for Busan. My exams are still going and today I decided to take out my time and write this chapter. I hope you liked it as I tried to show a little flashback of how Mihi came to know about RM for the first time.

Take care guys.

xoxo