We stood just as the lights had gone down, some of the staff hurrying to put some water bottles and towels on stage. Our microphones are shut off for a few moments, and the lights only return once 'Miss Right' begins to play from the speakers.

The crowd cheers as we make our way down the stage, I can't help but smile at the staff before thankfully taking a water bottle and a towel. I pass them down to the boys, some of them waving towards the fans and wrapping the towels around their necks.

"Welcome ARMY!!" Jungkook calls out, inciting cheers from the fans. "Thank you for coming out!"

"It's been so long, but I'm happy we get to perform again," I add as Yoongi wraps an arm around my shoulder. The male reaches over to kiss my cheek, making a lot of the fans swoon and squeal over it. I feel my face get red as the man bursts into laughter, taking my hand and leading me to the rest of the boys.

"I think we all feel the same way," Namjoon says to me, before turning to ARMY with a small smile. "But right now, I think we should address the elephant in the stadium tonight before we get into the rest of the concert."

"Many of you know by now the events that have transpired over the past few months," Jin continues. "Dealing with such a crisis left us with quite a bit of stress, I'll admit. It was frightening, feeling as if our own home wasn't safe enough for us."

Hoseok comes up to my other side, holding the microphone to his lips. "It takes time to heal from such an ordeal, and we want to thank each and every one of you for sticking with us through these tough times. We were lost and confused, even after it had already passed."

"It's thanks to you all that we were all able to keep moving forward." Taehyung runs a hand through his hair as he speaks, and I can see some of the sweat droplets fly off as he shakes his head. "You gave us the courage to keep fighting."

"Sometimes," I add, stepping forward a bit. "I feel as if the world has forgotten that we are just ordinary people. Eight flawed, human people who love nothing more than to make music and make everyone happy. It's a shame, really.. but then I remember there are those like you all who haven't forgotten a thing."

"You all have been so supportive, and it's made the healing process a lot easier on us," Jimin says as he wraps an arm around Taehyung's shoulder. "I think I can confidently say that we are all doing much better. We aren't out of the woods yet, but I have high hopes that our spring day will come much sooner than we thought."

"Honestly, I thought we'd never be able to hold a movie night again before a little while ago," Yoongi says with a laugh. "Seriously, I think Jangmi has all of those songs memorized by now!"

"Hey!" I protest, causing the rest of the boys to chuckle a bit. "I can't help it, it's such a good movie!"

"I don't disagree, but next time we're watching a horror movie again."

"Oh no, I'll have nightmares for weeks if we do that!"

"That's why you watch it in a group!"

I hear the fans bursting into laughter as I pout from his response. "In all seriousness, it's thanks to you all that we can have moments like these." Jungkook takes over with a smile on his face, a brighter one than I've seen in a long time.

"ARMY is one huge family, so always know that no matter what happens, you'll always have a place here. You never walk alone when you're with us."

Take me to the sky~~~

The crowd goes wild as I put the microphone to my lips, letting my voice ring out into the masses. The song that had been constructed during our Bon Voyage trip had blossomed and born fruit, now finally we are able to perform it for our fans.

The boys and I start clapping in unison along to the beat, encouraging ARMY to do the same. I watch as hundreds of fans put their hands up with smiles on their faces, my heart swelling with joy despite my illness.

Put your hands up to the sky

Yeah, if you feelin' the vibe

Uh, if you're ready to fly

Yo J, let's do it

eoril jeogui nal gieokhae

keun geokjeongi eopseotgie

i jageun gitteori nalgaega doel geosigo

geu nalgaero naraboge haejul georan

mideum, sinnyeom gadeuk cha isseosseo

useumsoriwa hamkke

The overwhelming elation I feel from my soulmates is incredible, it's like a thousand fireflies decided to light up my heart at the same time. However, for a brief moment I get an odd feeling mixed in with the others. An uneasy one if you will, so I quickly glance around for the source.

(saecheoreom)

gaji mallaneun gireul gago

haji mallaneun ireul hago

wonhaeseon an doel geol wonhago

tto sangcheobatgo, sangcheobatgo

You can call me stupid

geureom nan geunyang ssik hago utji

nan naega hagi silheun illo

seonggonghagin silheo

nan nal mireo

Word

nan nal mideo nae deungi apeun geon

nalgaega dotgi wihamin geol

nal neol mideo jigeumeun miyakhaljieonjeong

kkeuteun changdaehan biyagil geol

Fly, fly up in the sky

Fly, fly get 'em up high

niga taekhan giriya saekkya jjolji mareo

ije gojak cheot bihaengin geol uh

I rush over to Taehyung just before he slips, catching him while wrapping an arm around his middle to help him steady. The floor over here is a little slippery due to the water that the boys were throwing around a little bit ago. Taehyung gives me a bright smile, kissing my cheek as a thank you while we move closer to the front of the stage.

I let go once he's stable, but the second I do I feel someone's arms wrap around my legs. I squeal as I'm hoisted into the air, holding my skirt while I'm settled on a certain pair of broad shoulders. Jin laughs at my surprised expression, holding onto my legs tightly as I lift the microphone to my lips.

Take me to the sky

hwolhwol naragal su itdamyeon

yeongyeong daranal su itdamyeon

If my wings could fly

jeomjeom mugeowojineun gonggireul ttulhgo nara

nara na nara nan naraga

Higher than higher than

Higher than the sky

nara na nara nan naraga

bulkge muldeun nalgaereul himkkeot

Spread spread spread my wings

La la la la la la, la la la la la la

Spread spread spread my wings

La la la la la la, la la la la la la

Wings are made to fly fly fly

Fly fly fly

If my wings could fly

I tilt myself backwards as my part ends, feeling a pair of arms catch me well before I hit the ground. Taehyung is once again by my side, lifting me onto my feet while trying to hold back a laugh as Jin looks back in shock. He gives us a relieved smile before turning back to the fans, and Taehyung takes my hand as we rush towards the front row.

I notice one of the many fans holding up their phone, and Taehyung politely asks if he could take it for a moment. The girl's eyes widen as she quickly hands him her phone, with a case that looks eerily similar to mine, a plain purple with a little fox keychain on it.

I wonder where she got it from?

ije algesseo

huhoehamyeo neulkeo ganeun geon break up

naneun taekhaesseo

jogeon eopneun mideumeul gajigesseo

It's time to be brave

I'm not afraid

nal mitgie

na yejeongwaneun dareugie

naega ganeun gire ulji anhgo

gogae sugiji anheo

geogin haneuril tego

nalgo isseul tenikka fly

Spread spread spread my wings

La la la la la la, la la la la la la

Spread spread spread my wings

La la la la la la, la la la la la la

Wings are made to fly fly fly

Fly fly fly

If my wings could fly

The rest of today's concert goes by pretty quickly, and the time for the fan meet fast approaches. I nearly collapse into a chair beside Jin, my chest heaving after our final song of the night.

I'm not the only one though. Jungkook takes the chair on my other side, and I notice his chest shaking as the staff rushes over to us. I watch as they put some kind of breathing mask over his nose and mouth, and worry quickly sets into my stomach like bad sushi.

Did he overdo it out there? I think to myself as a couple staff members shift their attention to me and the rest of the guys. He was going pretty hard, I hope he's alright..

I don't get the chance to say anything though, because I myself was struggling to get oxygen into my lungs. The air coming through was biting cold, and one of the staff members pulls out another breathing mask from a small black bag.

"I-I'm good!" I quickly wave my hands in front of me, feeling a slight bit of panic as they tried to come closer with the damn thing. "I just need a minute.."

"Are you sure?" They ask, and I feel Jin's hand slip into mine as I nod furiously in response. The staff member looks between the two of us, before putting it back in the bag.

Thankfully I'm able to breathe better after a little while, and Jungkook is also able to recover somewhat in that time. Gisselle holds a wet cloth to my forehead to help cool me down, giving me a sweet smile as we rest. "Do you plan on dying your hair again?" she asks as I shut my eyes.

"Nah, not for a little while anyways. Maybe after we finish the next upcoming music videos, perhaps during spring of next year. I'll probably get it done when the boys do."

"Any colors you have in mind?"

"Not pink. Anything but pink."

Gisselle bursts into laughter at that, and after a moment I hear the door to the lounge room swing open. I shift to sit up and look over to find Minho casually walking through the entrance, giving the boys a wave before spotting me. There are four other men behind him, which I assume is the rest of his group.

"You guys put on a great show tonight!" Minho says as Taehyung walks up to shake his hand. "We saw the ladies from AOA not too far from us, Jimin-ssi said they'd be here in a moment."

Our Jimin looked up from his phone for a moment before it clicked. I stifle a laugh as Minho and Taehyung walk over to us, the younger one taking a rag and wiping his face. "Thank you, Minho-hyung," Taehyung says, the other guys behind Minho shuffling awkwardly to make a semicircle around them. "We worked really hard for this show to be a success."

"And it payed off!" the elder replies, before turning to the rest of his group. "I should make introductions. This is Onew, Taemin, Jonghyun and Key." The introductions were made in order from left to right. They were all decently handsome boys, most of them were sporting darker hair save for Jonghyun.

"Ah, I remember you talking about Jonghyun!" I mention, giving the blonde a sweet smile. "I'd shake your hands but I'm not entirely well right now."

Minho looks at me in surprise, with a little bit of concern in his expression. "I couldn't even tell, I hope you get better soon, Jangmi," Jonghyun answers, and for a moment I thought I was seeing things.

Why do I get a sense of sadness from him? I think to myself. It's not liked he looked particularly sad, but there was something in his eyes that just.. seemed as if it were filled with shadows. There was no light, just a faded spark. Maybe I'm just imagining things.

I hear the door again, and another familiar face bounds into the room. Mina waves excitedly to me, but is pushed aside by Shin Jimin. The leader of AOA gives us a half baked smile before sauntering over, Mina giving me an look of apology before skipping to my side.

"Sorry we're late!" She says with a light giggle. "You guys did so great out there, it looked like so much fun!"

"Oh it was!" Yoongi answers from his spot on the couch of the lounge. "It was so nice to perform for ARMY again, I know they've been really worried about us for months now."

We chatted with the two groups for a while, until Manager Sejin came in and asked us to get ready to go to the fan meet. Gisselle hands me a bottle of ibuprofen as the guys get up to leave, each one giving me a kiss on the cheek on the way out.

"You're not going with them?" Mina asks, to which I shake my head as the last of my boys file out.

"I don't want to risk getting the fans sick, so I'll be here to wait for them," I explain. "It hurts to say it, but I probably won't be taking part in any of the fan meets this time around due to my illness. Jiho-nim has some stuff I prepared ahead of time though, in case I was still feeling ill."

"Oh my, would you like me to stay with you?" she adds, but their leader gives her a dirty look before letting out a scoff.

"Mina, we have work to do, we can't stay here all day," Jimin says, making me narrow my eyes at her in return. "I'm sure the foreigner can handle herself decently fine, we don't want to risk ourselves getting sick."

The hell is that supposed to mean? I think to myself, sticking my tongue out at her. Jimin looks at me with a shocked expression, as if I somehow offended her. "Is there a problem?"

"Actually, yeah there is," I say as I stand up. Minho and the rest of his crew are chilling on another couch, and they all look up when I make my way to one of the vanities to grab a bottle of water.

"I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't be so rude in our lounge. I'm sure your manager must have taught you some manners, so let me make this quite clear: I may not be native to this country, but I sure as hell am not going to sit here and be insulted at my group's concert."

Mina gasps as Jimin becomes visibly angered, I can even see her fists tighten as her arms rest at her side. "Don't disrespect your elders that way, you brat!" Jimin seethes through clenched teeth. "I'm older than you, so don't you dare speak to me in that tone!"

"Last time I checked, you hadn't earned my respect," I reply with a light yet slightly raspy laugh, before taking a drink of water. "We have a saying in America, treat others how you want to be treated. A concept that is so elementary, yet you seem to be a bit lost on the topic. Or is it that you wanted to be treated like rat shit?"

Jimin's face turns a bright red, and she storms out of the room while grabbing another one of her member's arms on the way out. I didn't even get to introduce myself to them, but Mina merely mouths 'I'm sorry' before following the rest of her group out the door.

All is quiet in the room now, just me and the extremely shocked members of SHINee.

This chapter was getting dangerously close to 3k, so I ended up moving a good portion to the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed seeing some familiar faces, perhaps there is going to be some drama (that isn't going to kill our protagonist)?

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