Forty : Bodyguard

Kim Namjoon POV,

January 7, 2020,

"I'm leaving now hyung. I'll meet you at the dance studio tonight," I said to Jin

"Arasso. Be careful RM", replied Jin smiling at me

I walked quickly to the car that had been prepared for me. We just finished shooting for a car commercial and right now we have no schedule until tonight. I'm planning to meet Sora this afternoon.

It's been more than three weeks since we last met. BTS are very busy since the end of the year, but I always try to meet her whenever I have free time, even if it's only 2 or 3 hours.

"Yeoboseyo jagiya~, are you in Minerva? I'm on my way to meet you. Ye, our filming ends early. Ye. See you later", I said ending my call

Without realizing it, I smiled to myself. I really miss her. Our last meeting was wonderful. In fact, almost every day I remember about that night. I feel my face hot as I think back to the night we spent together. I've never felt this way for any girl. She is so extraordinary, I can't control myself when I'm with her.

"We've arrived, RM nim", the voice of my driver brought me back to reality

"Huh? Aah ... kamsahamnida", I said looking at the window and realized that we had arrived in Minerva

I put on my mask and walked out of the car. The cold winter air immediately greeted me, I pulled up my coat and walked slowly towards Minerva.

"Annyeong, welcome to Minerva", said a young man with a friendly smile

"Annyeong. I want to return the books that I borrowed", I said while handing some books to him

"Ye. Please scan your card", replied the young man

"It's done. Is there anything else I can help you?", He continued

"Where can I meet Kim Sora ssi?", I asked him

"Kim Sora ssi? Kim Sora ssi is on the second floor, please use these stairs to get to the second floor", he said with a curious look

"Ye, arasso. Gomawo", I said nodding and headed for the stairs

I felt the young man staring at me as I climbed the stairs until I reached the second floor. I adjusted my glasses and looked around. I saw Sora was sitting on a small chair in the corner, massaging her forehead, while 2 employees in Minerva uniform were clearing small tables and chairs to their original place. I approached Sora slowly.

"Annyeong, jagiya~", I said softly

"Omo!", Said Sora surprised and raised her head

"Are you sick?", I asked, kneeling before her until I can see her face right in front of me

"Ani. I'm okay, jagiya. I'm just a little dizzy", she replied, shaking her head

"Dizzy? Have you had lunch? I'll order something for you. You better rest. Do you want me to take you home?", I asked worriedly, stroking one of her cheeks

"No, I already ate my lunch, but my stomach felt uncomfortable", she replied with a small smile

"Jinjja?", I asked while massaging her stomach

"Ye. Mmm .. when did you arrive, oppa?", She asked, smiling awkwardly as taking my hand away from her stomach

I looked back and found her employees stealing glances at us.

"Can we go to your office? I have a lot to talk to you", I said, standing in front of her, straightening my coat

"Ye", she then stood up and said to her two employees, "I'll be in my office if you need me".

"Ye, oenni", they replied in unison

I nodded my head at them and walked behind Sora. I comb my hair with my hand. Shit! Do they recognize me? I forgot they were behind us earlier, I told myself.

After arriving at Sora's office, I took off my mask and hugged her from behind.

"I miss you so much, jagiya~", I whispered as I buried my face in her neck

I took a deep breath filling all my senses with the sweet orange fragrance of her body.

"Jagiya~, what were you doing?They must be wondering who you are at this time," said Sora, frowning and trying to release my arms

"Mianhae, I was worried seeing you earlier", holding her body tighter

We hugged for a few moments. Her hand stroked my hands that was wrapped around her waist.

"I miss you too", she said softly

I released my embrace and turned her body towards me, so that we stood facing each other. Our faces are only a few centimeters apart, I can feel the warm breath of her breath. I pressed my lips with hers gently.

I felt Sora's hand gripping my coat. One of my hands hugged her waist while the other supported the back of her neck. I felt the blood vessels in her neck throbbing rapidly against my thumb. My kiss turned more passionate, I pressed my body against her . I felt Sora's body weaken, I let go of my kiss and looked at her.

"What's wrong?", I asked, confused

"Sorry, I'm nauseous," she said weakly, burying her face in my chest

"Sit down, jagi. I'll bring you water", I said, releasing my arms and setting her on the couch

I brought water for her and sat beside her. Sora drank the water in a few sips. Then let out a deep sigh.

"Do you want to see a doctor?", I asked her looking worriedly

"Ani. Gwaenchana. Maybe in a few hours I'll be better", she replied

"Mmmm, are you sure? Since when do you feel like this, jagi?", I asked nervously

"Just this morning. I was late for breakfast, I just drank coffee and ate a cookie that Aeri made", she replied leaning her head on my shoulder

She looked limp and a little pale. My heart is pounding, thinking what might happen to her. Maybe she is....

"Jagiya~, are you sure this ... this ... has nothing to do ... uh, mmm ... has nothing to do with, uh, with that night?", I asked nervous yet excited

"Huh? What do you mean, jagi??", Asked Sora, frowning

"I mean, even if you are...I, I will definitely take responsibility, uh, I promise I will take care of you", I said while holding her hands

"Responsible? What do you mean?? Wait, do you think I'm pregnant??", she asked, sitting up straight, widened her eyes at me

"Ye, maybe...", I replied with a shy smile while lowering my face

"Jinjja? You think I'm pregnant? Whoaa..ani! no, jagiya~ ... I'm not pregnant", she replied with a chuckle while shaking her head

"Huh? How do you know?", I asked

"I'm not pregnant, and I know for sure that I'm not, because just two days ago I finished my period", she replied while ran her fingers through my hair

"Jinjja? Really .. So you're not pregnant?", I asked for reassurance, I felt a little sad feeling in my chest

"Ye. I'm not pregnant, jagiya~..hey, why do you look disappointed?", She asked raising her eyebrows while stroking my arm

"Ah, ani. I'm okay", I replied, squeezing her hands

"Maybe next time we should use protection while doing it", I said, intertwined our fingers

Sora did not answer, she just smiled with a blushing face and lowered her face. I just realized my words and I felt myself becoming awkward in front of her.

"Ah, I'm sorry Sora", I said turning my face in another direction

I felt the atmosphere between us getting hot and awkward.

"Mmm .. how about your new year's eve in New York? I watched your show at that time. You guys are so amazing", said Sora breaking the silence

"Have you watched it? Ye, I felt very lucky and grateful. Many ARMYs are willing to wait for hours and even days to be able to watch our performances. We didn't expect to receive such extraordinary support", I replied excitedly

"You deserve it, your love for ARMY is huge, that's why they also want to repay you by giving a lot of supports to you", said Sora patting my hand

"Ye, they are amazing. Anyway, how was your vacation in Gwangju?", I asked her

"My holiday was very fun. I went around town and went to meet my school friends there. And I eat a lot because my mother always cooked my favorite foods every day. Surely you can see there is additional fat on my waist and cheeks at this time", she said laughing with sparkling eyes

"Jinjja? I don't see any difference, you're still beautiful as usual", I said while pinching gently both cheeks

"Jagiyaa~ ... stop it", she said sullenly

We laughed together. I saw her face was a little brighter than before.

* pipipip

Our conversation was interrupted by the ringing of Sora's cell phone. She walked to her desk to receive the call. I leaned my head on the back of the couch, looking around the room.

"Ye. Ah sir, ye. From the shinheung street? Aah, ye. So far there has been none. Ye. Arasso", Sora's voice spoke seriously

I turned to her and straightened my body. Sora frowned as she spoke. She looked nervous, her hands were busy playing with the crescent moon pendant around her neck. I feel like something is wrong.

"Ye, thank you Mr. Police", she ended the conversation

She sat back on the couch and massaged her forehead. I looked at her.

"What's wrong, jagiya~? Is that a call from the police?", I asked, holding her hands

"Ye. It's from the police. He informed of the latest investigation in the case of threat letters yesterday. They said that the perpetrator was caught on CCTV cameras on the road shinheung-ro 11 to shinheung-ro 14 that night", she said, frowning

"That night? Didn't the perpetrator put the gift box in the morning??", I asked, confused

Kim Sora looked surprised to hear what I said. She bit her lower lip, as if hesitant to say something.

"Jagiya~... I'm sorry, I didn't tell you what happened on Christmas Eve", she said looking at me nervously

"What's wrong? Has something happened?", I asked squeezing her hand

"Ye. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to cover up this incident. I just want you not to worry, because I know that at that time you were very busy", she said with teary eyes

"Tell me, jagi," I said seriously

Then Sora began to tell what had happened on Christmas Eve. She talked about the broken window in her office and the threat letter she received. She was worried if someone knew about our relationship. I feel anger inside of me.

"Then the police reported about the progress of the case. According to them, from the CCTV images the perpetrator was a man with a height of about 165 to 175 cm. For skin color, hair and other physical characteristics, it could not be identified because the perpetrator was wearing a dark color clothes and covering all of his body. But according to the police, there was something strange about the way the perpetrator walked and the way he ran, because it looked a little feminine for a man. That's all they have only known so far. They are still seeking information from residents around the area where the perpetrator passed ", she continued in a trembling voice

"'You don't deserve him'? Are you sure he's talking about me??", I asked thoughtfully

"Who else do you think, jagi? You are the only man who close to me right now", she said, rubbing her face

"You tell about our relationship to anyone, jagi?", I asked again

"Only Sunmi, and I just told my parents this holidays", she said

"I also only told the members, my manager, Bang PD and my parents", I said again. "Did any of your employees know?", I asked again

"They seem to know that I have a boyfriend, but they don't know who you are", she answered confidently

"Ah! We forgot someone, Park Minwoo knew that I am your boyfriend. And he knew that I'm an idol too", I said remembering my previous conversation with him

"Jinjja? He knew that you are an artist?", Asked Sora in surprise

"Ye. When I first talked to him, he said that he had seen my face somewhere, and he asked if I was an idol? Then I said yes", I said

"Do you think he will say this to other people?", she asked nervously

"I don't know", I replied, squeezing her hand

"I'm afraid if the public knows about us, jagi. I don't want you to be dragged into a scandal or something," said Sora in a trembling voice

"Calm down, jagi. Right now what we have to worry about is the culprit. What will he do next. Frankly, I'm not too worried if the public knows about our relationship. I'm sure ARMY will accept my decision and support us", I replied trying to calm her down

"Jinjja?", She asked doubtfully

"Ye. I'm more afraid that the perpetrator did something to you", I said stroking her hair

"I really want this to end soon, jagiya~", said Sora weakly

"Ye. I hope so too", I said kissing her forehead and hugged her

My heart hurts to see Sora have to experience all this. Should I do something? I can't leave her alone, I'm afraid something will happen to her. Yes. I have to do something! I must protect the woman I love, I said determinedly.

—————————————— 6 hours later

"OK, today's practice is over. Tomorrow we will practice the dance for ON after your photoshoot schedule is over," said Son Sungdeuk, our choreography coach

"Ye hyung. Gomawo. Thank you for today", I told him

"Ye, thank you for working hard too", he replied. "Jiminnie, I want to talk about your part in Blackswan", he continued as he walked over to Jimin

I'm lying on the floor of our dance studio, breathless. We just finished nearly 5 hours of dance practice. It's 11 at night. After we cleaned up, we will return to the dorm and rest, because tomorrow morning we will have a photo session for our new album. I took a bottle of water and walked towards a chair.

"I'm very tired", suga came over and sat next to me

"Nado", I replied, finishing the water bottle in my hand

"Yoongi~aah, do you have water?", asked Jin while sitting between us

"Here", said suga giving a bottle of water to Jin

"How's your girlfriend, Namjoon~aah?", Jin asked after returning the bottle to suga

"She's fine", I answered

"So you just met her. I was looking for you earlier to talk about something. I thought you were on RKive, but jin hyung said you were meeting Sora", he said sipping his drink

"What do you want to talk about, hyung?", I asked looking at Suga

"It's nothing. I just want to say that I put your name for one of my song as a songwriter, because you helped me write the lyrics in English to the song", he said smiling at me

"You don't need to do that, hyung. I just help a little", I said shaking my head

"No. I really appreciate your efforts Namjoon", he replied

"So, how is your relationship with Sora? When are you going to introduce her to us?", Jin asked me

"It's fine. I still don't know when, maybe after our album is released", I answered, shrugged

"What have you done? have you kissed?sleep together?", asked Jin while laughed out loud like the sound of wiping glass

"Yaa! What kind of question is that? You don't need to answer that, Namjoon~aah!", said Suga laughing while patting Jin's arm

"Aahh.. I can't believe it", I replied laughing while lowering my face, embarrassed

"Wae? Wae? Wae? I just curious about you", said Jin still laughing

"if you want to know what couples' doing, you should find a girlfriend for yourself", said Suga

"Aaah, I want it, but I haven't found the right woman", said Jin shook his head

"Namjoon~aah, are you all right? You seemed to have a lot of thoughts during this practice", asked Suga looking at me

"Well, actually something happened to Sora, which makes me very worried", I said sighing

"What happened?", Jin asked curiously

At first i was hesitant to tell this to someone, but suga once helped me giving some advices about my relationship with sora, i think maybe he and Jin can also give advices on this matter. So, I told them everything that had happened to Sora, and also about the police investigation which went slowly and hit a dead end.

While telling the story I saw them nodded their head at all my words. I told them all the details of the incident I knew.

"So, what do you think we should do? I'm afraid something will happen to Sora, you know that we're going to America in a long time. She definitely won't tell me the things that have happened to her, if she thinks that it will make me worry and unfocused ", I said exasperatedly

"She doesn't want a bodyguard right? But what if you don't tell her about this? I mean, you can hire a bodyguard for her who will guard from a distance without her knowing", Suga said with a serious face

"As long as she doesn't know, I don't think it will be a problem. The bodyguard can give you periodic reports about her situation. And maybe if he sees or hears something that is suspicious, he will be able to check it too", continued Suga

I nodded my head at his words.

"At least you won't be too worried about Sora if someone will take care of her for you", Jin said

"Ye. I thought about it too, hyung. Maybe it will work. I'll talk to Kang Yeonso, maybe he has a friend who can take care of her", I said

"Ye. Kang Yeonso is the right person. He must have many friends who are good at martial arts", said Suga nodding

"But namjoon~aah, I wonder who the person who carried out this terror. He was brave enough to do this," said Jin while looking at Jimin and V who were laughing across the room

"I don't know hyung, like I said earlier, sora has an ex-boyfriend who used to do this too. But from several incidents he always has an alibi", I said, looking across the room

"What is the motive? Does he still have feelings for Sora? Or is there anyone else? I'm not sure ARMY will do something like this", said Suga, busy with his thoughts

"sasaeng* ??", asked Jin suddenly

*is an obsessive fan who stalks, or engages in other behavior constituting an invasion of the privacy of a korean idol or other public figure

I looked up at him with my mouth open, my brain trying to think fast. Sasaeng? Are there sasaeng around us? I suddenly felt anxiety overwhelm me.

"Maybe ..", said Suga, widened his eyes towards us

"We have to think about all the possibilities right?", said Jin with serious face

"Ye hyung", I replied, still busy thinking about what Jin said earlier

"You can definitely solve this Namjoon~aah. Let the police investigate this case, but you also need to do something you can", said Suga patting my back.

"If this problem becomes big, it's better if you ask the company for help. You don't want something to happen beyond your control, do you? Remember, maybe our careers and hard work for 10 years will be threatened if this thing becomes big", said Jin giving an advice

"Ye hyung, thank you for your advice", I said nodding my head

"Alright. I'll take a shower first. Have you taken shower?", asked Jin standing up

"I'll take a shower at home. I'll just change my clothes", said Suga going to the bathroom

I was pensive in my chair, wringing the plastic bottle in my hand. Yes, I better prevent and protect Sora before the worst happens. I left the room to the waiting room near the elevator. There are sofas and chairs where our guards and drivers rest. I saw Kang Yeonso, one of our bodyguards, was sitting staring at his cellphone screen. While our drivers huddle together on the corner.

I bowed when passing the drivers, they immediately stood up and also bowed towards me. Kang Yeonso noticed my arrival, stood up and bowed too.

"hyung, I want to talk to you about something", I said when I arrived in front of him

"Ye, RM ssi. Can I help you?", he asked formally

I led him to an empty practice room beside the elevator.

"Sorry to bother you, hyung. I want to ask your help", I said when we were sitting in the practice room

"ye", he replied

"Do you have a friend who can do escort duties as well as undercover?". I asked a little nervously

"Is this for you?", Asked Yeonso, frowning

"No. Not for us. Actually this is a personal request. I need a bodyguard for my friend, she has experienced terror in recent months. I want to help her, but without her knowledge", I explained a little nervous

Then I told him what had happened and asked his help to introduce someone who could do the job. Yeonso said that he knew someone who could do it. I asked Yeonso to immediately informed me about him.

On our way to dorm, I think about it again. I hope I did the right thing. I just want to protect Sora and catch the culprit. I'm sure she will understand.