Fate

Chapter 140

Mina's P.O.V.
He truly didn't budge in his sleep. As odd as that behavior was, it was endearing. Poked his nose with my finger, nothing.. A peck on the forehead, barely a frown. "Joonie, get up~ You'll be late for stage practice and I don't want the fault in me."

He pulled me down for a kiss, eyes still closed. "Are you sure I can't pack you in my suitcase?"

I chuckled fixing the clothes I slept in. "I'm a few inches too tall to fit, sadly. I won't bother you too much anyway, I have a few things to grab before the concert tonight."

That woke him up better than an alarm would. "Right! The concert!" He turned to his right. "Where are the giggly ones?"

I smiled and nudged my head to the room-connecting door. "With the maknaes, having breakfast."

It was like a program loaded in his head and just executed the sequence. He got up to his suitcase. "That's what I didn't want to forget!" He turned to grin at me. "I think you'll be happy."
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"You'll meet us at the back at 2pm? Promise?"

Namjoon's fooling around turned into genuine care. Knowing what I'd do and where I'd be until then. "My words aren't dust, they're not foolishly dropped like trash on the ground! I mean it."

He laughed so hard. "You still have silly analogies, don't you? I love them." His arm wrapped around my waist. "You had a plan for ARMY? That's what I heard you say to Tae. He seemed thrilled, so obviously it must be genius coming from you."

Damn, I would not say that. "I'm just going to offer cookies to the fans already in line. Some have been there since early morning you know?"

"You're the kindest you know that?" A peck... Another. "Meanwhile, think about what I told you earlier. You totally can say no, but you deserve it." He released my waist and flashed his proudest smile. "I love you."

"I love you too." I made my way to the shop after that. The suitcase.. it was my MV outfits. Performing here? With him? With my friends? I did practice choreographies almost every day for muscle memory, but it wouldn't be enough without knowing the stage layout.

Namjoon's P.O.V
When we arrived at the Bell Center, I understood what she meant by early morning. There were tents, chairs, thousands of fans with umbrellas to protect them from the rain that poured until noon. Then, I spotted a woman with a grocery bag and a box from a bakery of some sort, handing the treats to ARMYs that cupped their hand over their mouth and took pictures of her and with her. One thing about my Mina was that even if crowds weren't her thing, helping people and making them happy overshadowed the issue. "I think she'll run out of cookies before the line ends."

"The point is not to hand them to everyone, it's to make sure the ones who braved the rain are okay and to thank them for being there, hyung. It's our first time here. It's a big deal for them. Look at all the journalists."

"Yoongi, she's doing a sweet thing! Don't diminish it." Jin hyung came to her defense.

Half a chuckle escaped his mouth. "You always think I don't agree with what she does. I was thinking about getting the staff to hand some too. It's not like it'll cost us an arm and a leg! It'll show how happy we are to be here."

I was flabbergasted. "You mean it?"

"Your girlfriend is a smart cookie, I never said otherwise. It's great publicity. I'm sure she's not telling them she bought them herself."

Good point. She maybe had 200 max in that bag. "I'll get the ball rolling on this!" I was so excited now.

Mina's P.O.V.
I couldn't believe what I saw as I entered by the backdoor. "Are those carts? Full of cookies? I've been at it for an hour chatting out there and you managed this! If I had known I wouldn't have worked this hard!"

While most laughed, Tae basically jump-hugged me. "Mimi dongsaeng! I missed you ~" His childish boxy smile never changed through the years. "It shows you care! Suga hyung just pushed your idea to the next level!"

What? I turned to him while Tae still had his head on my shoulder. "I already said it was a treat from you guys. You didn't have to. I'm glad you liked the idea."

The second oldest in question got up from his seat. "Geniuses steal ideas from other smart people. Let me greet you properly for once."

I couldn't wipe that grin off my face after that side hug. "I appreciate it! I have to say, I did more talking in an hour than I do in an entire week. I'm drained." All that small talk, the hugs, the touching. I made mny happy, but it was A LOT. I didn't regret a thing though.

"What do you mean?" The maknae disagreed. "You almost never shut it when you hangout with us!" Fair enough! The void disappeared, because they were what was missing.