Color My World Joon

Chapter 4: Meeting the Boys

Namjoon and Mary head off to a cafe not too far from the hotel the members were staying at. They grabbed their drinks and sat down to chat about their interests. They talked about what kind of movies they liked, what artists they were into, what hobbies they had, their families, and all the basics when getting to know someone. Mary was a college student who worked part time and Namjoon was obviously a celebrity so they both established they would be quite busy to see each other very often but that they would make it work as best they could. While they were talking, a group of girls swarmed their table and started talking in excited tones.

"Oh my gosh! You're RM from BTS right?" one girl asked. Namjoon politely replied, "Yes. I am him. If you ladies don't mind, I am having a conversation at the moment. If you could please give us some privacy, I will gladly sign anything and take photos once we're done if you're willing to wait." Another girl jumped in and asked "You mean her? Why is she so special? Why not talk to us?" Mary frowned and sat in silence as the girls kept talking to Namjoon. "Ladies please," Namjoon respectfully but sternly talked to them, "I understand that you are fans of BTS but I would appreciate it if you could be patient." The first girl who had spoken got annoyed and rudely said "You know what? You're not as nice as people say you are. I'm going to tweet about this and cancel you." Mary gasped and talked back to the girl "Listen here girly, Namjoon is one of the sweetest people I've ever met and the fact that you can't be respectful to him while he's being respectful to you despite your attitude disgusts me. Now, if you don't wish to wait please see that you and your friends leave this place." "Ugh whatever," she said, "c'mon girls, there are better K-pop bands out there anyway." The group of girls left the cafe and left Namjoon and Mary alone.

"Mary, you didn't have to stand up for me like that. I've handled fangirls many times before."

"I feel bad, I should've considered the fact that a celebrity is just sitting in a cafe. We should've gone somewhere more private."

"Mary, it's ok, really. This happens all the time in Korea but I didn't think it would here in America, I guess I was wrong. I'm sorry for my status getting in the way of us. But thank you for standing up for me like that. Nobody ever has."

"I'm guessing you don't go out much, do you?"

"I do sometimes. But it's usually just one of the other members and me given that we're not allowed to see many other people. I often have to stand up for myself and the guys as I am the leader, so having someone else do it for once was nice and actually liberating."

"I'll always be here for you. We're soulmates now, remember?"

Namjoon and Mary locked eyes briefly as they smiled at one another. Namjoon cleared his throat to cut the eye contact and offered to leave the cafe to go to the hotel. They picked up their trash and headed over.

Once in the hotel lobby, Mary was amazed at how fancy the hotel was. "I've always wanted to come in here," Mary said with amazement, "but this place seems so high end, I didn't feel comfortable coming inside." Namjoon smiled at her and said, "Well, you're with me now, so I hope you feel comfortable to come in anytime." Mary blushed as Namjoon led her to the elevator to reach their floor. They walked to the hotel room door and before knocking, Namjoon told Mary, "Listen, so the boys are probably going to try to bombard you with questions and I'll do my best to translate everything. They're kind of crazy and umm...just...*sigh* I..." "It's ok," Mary interrupted, "I might be a little lost because I don't speak Korean but I know they'll respect me." Namjoon let out a sigh of relief and apologized, "Sorry, I'm just so nervous about them scaring you away." Mary placed her hand on Namjoon's arm to comfort him. He then proceeded to knock on the door.

Yoongi answered and as the door swung open, the other members piled up behind him to see who it was. When they noticed it was Namjoon they all exclaimed "Rap Monster!" Mary and Namjoon walked into the room and sat down on the couch as the other members settled around them. "I'm assuming introductions won't be necessary," Namjoon said to Mary. Mary giggled and replied "You're right. I've met Jin and J-hope. The rest of you are Taehyung, Jimin, Yoongi, and Jungkook." The members giggled as she fumbled through pronouncing their names. Jimin cut the giggles and said "You're right Joon, she's very beautiful." "I can feel her maturity radiate from her," Taehyung stated. Mary was lost but smiling at the attention. Namjoon translated what they said to which she responded, "Wow. You told them I'm beautiful?" She began to blush and the other members noticed. Jungkook fumbled through his English to say "You...are very pretty girl." The members and Mary chuckled at his remark. "Thank you Jungkook. You are very handsome man," she said.