The next morning everyone boarded the plane for the flight to Taiwan. Yoongi motioned Alex to come sit by him. The other members were all taking their seats and settling in to sleep on the way. No one had gotten much sleep the night before so they were trying to make up for it. After takeoff, Yoongi pulled out his headphones.

"I've been working on some new music, I want to see what you think." He handed her the headphones.

Alex was excited he was letting her listen to what he was working on. She put the head phones on and when she was ready she gave him a thumbs up. He pushed play, and hip hop beats started, then slowly the beats were mixed with piano notes. The beat was relaxed with base that hit, then would draw out holding the pattern while the sound of the piano would come in, matching the tempo in its own pattern in contrast. The melody of the piano seemed sad, while the beat of the base felt aggressive. Somehow it all came together and pulled emotions from Alex she couldn't quite put her finger on. She laid her head back in the seat and closed her eyes while she listened. When it was over she asked him to play it one more time.

Yoongi sat there watching Alex listen to his music. She had her eyes closed, moving her head to the beat while tapping her fingers on her thigh. She seemed to lose herself in it. He felt his heart stutter a bit watching her. That was one of the things he liked about her, they shared the same taste in music. Normally he wouldn't let himself get bothered by what someone said about his music, but for some reason he was anxious to see what she thought of the song. It was something he had started working on after they met. When she finally took the headphones off he found himself holding his breath.

"I'm not just saying this because you made it, but I really like it. The melody felt sad and sweet at the same time, and the beats gave it a sense of attitude or defiance." Alex was was trying to find the right words to explain how she felt. "It's like you were opening yourself up with the piano, but shielding yourself with the hip hop. I'm not sure if I explained that right, it's just this feeling I get when I hear it. Like you're fighting yourself about something internally, something positive against a negative."

Yoongi looked at her for a second then a smile spread across his face. What she described was pretty close to what the intentions had been when he was working on it. He didn't tell her, but the contrast of the piano to the hip hop was the battle of his feelings for her. His softer side, the piano, wanting to let his feelings show for her, to let himself go. The hip hop side, the part of him that was anxious and stubborn, trying to stop himself from being able to free his heart. It meant a lot that she was able to pick up on that.

Alex wasn't sure what his smile meant, but she had an idea she was close to the mark on her description of the meaning. "Have you started writing lyrics to it yet?"

"No, not yet." Yoongi sat back in his seat and looked up, "I think it will take some time to get the right words on paper." He didn't say anything after that. He put his headphones on and closed his eyes.

Alex shook her head, one minute the guy could talk your arm off and the next he was quiet as a mouse. She took her journal out to make some notes. She noticed J-Hope looking at her across the isle so she went over to sit by him.

"Aren't you tired, Hobi?"

"Yeah, but the flight isn't very long. If I don't sleep long enough I'll get groggy. I'll wait till we get to the hotel."

"I don't blame you, I can be the same way sometimes." She smiled at him. "Is it just me or does it feel like time is flying so far? We only have 5 weeks left then we'll be done with Asia."

J-Hope nodded his head in agreement, "Yes, time goes by very quickly, and then at times it seems to slow down. Whenever you are having the most fun is when it goes by the quickest."

"Exactly! I must be having a great time then because I feel like it's going by too fast."

J-Hope laughed, "It's the same for me right now." He settled back in his seat and looked over at Yoongi sleeping. He nodded his head towards him, "You know, he's been a happier person since you've been here. We like seeing him this way."

Alex looked over at Yoongi then back at Hobi, she smiled shyly, "It's good to hear that, but I have been cautious. I don't want anyone getting in trouble, I am here to do a job after all. I am trying to keep everything professional and not bring any attention his way that would reflect badly on him or you guys."

"Yoongi won't do anything that he doesn't want to, and if he has any doubts we will put him at ease when it comes to the group. You don't need to worry about that." Hobi hesitated before he continued. "Take the time to get to know each other better. There are still sides of Yoongi you will have to learn. He can be difficult to get close to."

Alex knew what Hobi was getting at. "I'm not naïve enough to think things will go perfectly. I know he has only let me see a little bit of him, and that's ok. I don't mind taking the time to get to know him. It's what I want him to do, take his time to get to know me. I'm letting him set the pace. I don't want to push him and have him put his guard up."

Hobi looked at Alex thoughtfully, "You really are observant. That will be helpful when it comes to the tougher moments with him. If he does something that puts you off, first step back and consider what caused him to do that. Often it won't be because of you, but because of something else. Don't let him push you away for the wrong reasons."

Alex patted Hobi's hand, "Thank you for your advice. I really appreciate it."

Hobi gave her his beaming smile as he put his hand over his heart and nodded his head. He laid back in his seat and put in his ear buds to listen to some music for the rest of the flight. Alex laid her head back, lost in thought about Yoongi. She knew there was still so much to learn about him. She just hoped he gave her the chance to see him.