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Chapter 1
Jimin had been looking forward to seeing his best friend Taehyung for weeks. Ever since his friend had left Seoul to study abroad in New York Jimin had missed him dearly. So he had made the spontaneous decision to go visit Taehyung over the winter holiday. His friend had been over the moon when Jimin had texted him the day before and even now he was smiling at the thought of seeing Taehyung soon.
Even the rude check-in lady at the airport couldn’t manage to lower Jimin‘s happiness. He would see his best friend in a few hours, nothing else mattered. Right now he was standing in line to board the airplane, headphones around his neck to keep him occupied during the long flight. He didn’t really like flying, but he could endure it by sleeping the whole time.
“Your seat is right at the back, sir. Have a lovely flight!“ One of the flight attendants told Jimin when he stepped into the aircraft. He nodded with a smile on his lips, making his way to the back. Just when he had managed to get to his desired row, he stopped abruptly. There was someone sitting in his seat!
“Excuse me, sir? I’m sorry but you’re in my seat!“ He said, hands on his hips.
But the other didn’t move. He was wearing a black mask that was covering his face almost entirely and his black hair was covering the rest. His head was tilted to the side and he was breathing slowly and steadily. He was sleeping. And when Jimin was honest, he was kind of cute.
Well, he had to take the other seat next to the other, he supposed. Hopefully the man had only confused the seats and not the row. For the next ten minutes no one was trying to take Jimin‘s seat, so he made himself as comfortable as possible, which wasn’t that easy when there was a cute looking guy sleeping next to him.
“Everyone has boarded the airplane, crew is ready for departure.” A woman’s voice said ans shortly after the plane began to roll up to the runway. This was the part of flying Jimin hated the most, so he tried to block it all out with his music. A few minutes later they were already flying towards New York and Jimin had fallen asleep with his headphones on. It would be a long flight.
When he woke up again people were already moving towards the exits of the plane.
“We have just landed in New York. It is going to be a lovely evening with some snowfall. Have a great day and thank you for flying with us!“ The captain‘s voice said though the speakers.
Jimin was still half asleep. He was lying comfortably on something very warm. He nuzzled into that warmth for a minute until he felt that something breathing slowly. When his eyes found the other man‘s face just centimetres away from him, it was already too late. A second later he heard the sound of a phone clicking and the flash blinding him. Why were they taking photos of him?
His cheeks started to warm and he quickly separated himself from the other man. There where now more and more people taking pictures, they were whispering to each other. Jimin didn’t understand a thing. He woke up the other man while he tried to get past him and out of the plane.
“What’s happening..?“ He said in a groggy voice.
Jimin managed to get into the middle of the plane. “I’m so sorry, I don’t know why they are taking pictures!” He stammered while trying to shield his face with his hands. “I’m s-sorry for sleeping on your shoulder, have a great day!”
With a red face and many people following him, he exited the plane before the other man could respond.
He must have made a pretty weird impression on the people at the airport in New York when he left the plane. There he was, running to the baggage claim with a dozen people behind him, chasing after him. Again he heard their phones taking pictures of him. Why?
When he saw his bag, he grabbed it in a swift motion and ran out to the exit of the airport. There were still people following him. And so he kept running through the halls, trying to avoid pumping into other travelers.
“Hey, watch where you’re going, dude!” One guy said when he bumped him accidentally.
“I’m so sorry!” Jimin tried to respond, but he kept on running. He could see the exit now. He tried to get even faster, his mind still a mess full of questions. He had to find Taehyung!
“Hey Ji-“
Before this friend could say anything else, Jimin was already shoving him to the car park.
“We have to go, Tae. I’ll explain it later, but there are people following me, so please..?” He put his hoodie over his head and tried to blend in with his surroundings.
Taehyung really did shut up until they were already driving out of the airport. It had begun to snow now and for the first time that evening Jimin felt at peace.
He sighed in relief.
Taehyung eyed him from the side, still confused. “What the hell was that, Jimin? Have you become some kind of celebrity over the last months?” He chuckled.
Jimin only shook his head, recalling his embarrassing flight. “I woke up in the plane with my head on a cute guy’s shoulder and then there were people shoving their phones in my face so I could only bold out of there...”
“You didn’t get that guy’s number? What a shame.” Taehyung pouted.
“Hello? I was literally chased! I want some sympathy over here!” Jimin grumbled.
For the rest of the evening they were catching up with each other in Taehyung’s apartment, while it continued to snow the whole night.
Jimin had wanted to sleep in the next day. The jet lag was still bothering him. When Taehyung had woken him up at precisely 7 am, Jimin didn’t have a better response than: “Shut up, I want to sleep Tae...”.
“Jimin, Jimin, you have to see this!” Taehyung said while he was pulling the blanket away from Jimin. “You are on the news with some other guy!”
Taehyung dragged Jimin, who was still very much asleep, to the living room. The tv was running, showing the latest news. Jimin rubbed his eyes. When he looked at the tv again, he couldn’t believe it. There was a huge picture of him, trying to shield his face, next to a photo of him sleeping on the airplane guy’s shoulder.
The headline read: Secret boyfriend of rapper Agust D revealed?
Jimin blinked a few times, his head still cloudy. Then, all hell broke loose.
Taehyung turned to Jimin, a piece of toast forgotten on the plate in his hand.
“You are dating Agust D, the best rapper of Korea, and you didn’t tell me?” He asked, looking rather shocked.
Taehyung had been a fan of rapper Agust D ever since the rapper had released his first tracks. Of course it had to be him. Jimin cursed himself for not recognising the face of the rapper during his flight. For his defence, the mask had been covering most of his face.
Now, Jimin stared at the picture of the rapper on the tv, while his head ran wild.
“No, I didn’t even know who he was when I sat next to him!” He tried to defend himself. “He even sat in my seat, Tae. I promise you!”
Taehyung only grinned at him. “Of course you aren’t dating him, Jiminie. I mean, you aren’t even his fan, you don’t even like his music, right?”
Jimin nodded violently. “I just hope people won’t remember this for too long. God, why did it have to be him out of all people...” Jimin murmured to himself. When he had finally found someone he found attractive, it had to have a catch, of course.
“I still don’t know why he chose to fly in the economy class, though.” Taehyung said, picking up his toast again.
Just then, Jimin’s phone began to ring. It was an unknown number.
“It might just be Seokjin, he frequently changes his phone numbers.” Taehyung suggested and Jimin pressed on the screen to take the call. He wasn’t prepared for what happened next.
“Good morning, Park Jimin. My name is Kim Namjoon, I am the manager of Agust D. You have probably already seen the news...I want to discuss a deal with you.”
Yoongi starred at the screen of the phone Namjoon was holding in front of him. He couldn’t care less about what was on it.
“What were you thinking when you changed from first class to economy yesterday?” Namjoon asked, seemingly distressed.
Yoongi only shrugged. “I don’t know, Joon. I was too tired and didn’t look at where I was going. It was an empty seat, so I took it.”
“You’ve made the situation so much worse when you let this boy sit next to you. Of course the people would talk and take pictures, you have always had rumours about you not liking girls, because you didn’t have a girlfriend in the last years.”
Yoongi looked at the picture of the boy again. He kind of remembered the other now, who had basically fled the plane when Yoongi had just woken up. He remembered the soft voice of the boy.
“So what, it is because I’m not interested in girls.” He replied.
Namjoon paced the room a few times, before speaking up again. “You know what? We could make something out of this! If we confirm that you two are dating, you will become even more likeable to the public. You supporting the LGBT community will benefit your image and career!”
Yoongi groaned. “You really want to drag this boy into this whole mess? You don’t even know his name!” He rubbed his eyes. “Just let it cool down, Joon...”
But his manager seemed confident about his idea. “Getting his contact will not be too difficult. Just you wait!”
Yoongi put his earphones in when the other was leaving. What was Namjoon doing?
Jimin almost dropped his phone. What had that Kim Namjoon just said?
“It’s a Kim Namjoon, who says he’s the manager of-“ Jimin started.
“...Agust D!” Taehyung continued, his eyes wide. “Answer him!”
Jimin cleated his throat before putting the phone back to his ear with shaking hands.
“H-hello Kim Namjoon? I’m Park Jimin. What can I do for you?”
Would the manager want money from him after what had happened the day before? He wildly be able to pay for it, as he was just a poor college student.
“Thank you for answering my call. You already know why I’m calling you, don’t you?”
Jimin sighed. “I’m afraid I do. If you want money from me, I can’t pay you right away. I’m a college student based in Seoul and I’ve just spend my last money to fly to New York.”
Jimin was surprised when he heard the other man laugh. “By all means, I do not want money from you, Park Jimin. It’s quite the opposite actually.”
“You don’t want my money?” Jimin asked, confused. “Then what is it you want?”
“The news have already gone around and have done their damage. I want to offer you a deal both you and Agust D can profit from.”
Jimin looked at Taehyung anxiously, who still seemed excited.
“I want you to become Agust D’s fake boyfriend.”
“WHAT?”
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