Wednesday morning, Alex, Ji-Hoon, and the guys headed out for a group interview. They were going to Leake Street to see the graffiti tunnel. It was a throwback tribute to one of their old music videos. They piled up in two vans, Alex took the opposite van from Yoongi. It was starting to bother him that she was still avoiding him. He was going to fix that today.

When they got to the tunnel, they walked around taking photos and selfies. It was such a cool location, and Alex was excited to see how it would turn out. They started setting up the camera and chairs. Alex was prepping her recorder when Yoongi walked up to her.

"Do you have time later so we can talk?" He seemed relaxed as he stood there with his hands in his coat pockets, his head was slightly tilted to the side.

Alex was suddenly nervous, just like the first time she had met him. Was he going to tell her they were better off being friends? Did she totally blow it? She felt herself start to panic a little, she was just warming up to the idea that he liked her and now she may have ruined everything. "Yeah, I'll have some time later."

He gave her a small smile and walked over to sit in one of the chairs with the rest of the guys. Ji-Hoon had the camera rolling and Alex began the interview.

"Namjoon, it's been eleven years since BTS debuted. You're making your comeback after two years of branching out apart from each other. What comes to mind when you think about that, that you would like to express to the other members about the experiences you have shared?"

Namjoon turned to look at the other members, "Oh, I would say it has been a tough journey, and we have experienced a lot of hardships. If it wasn't for all of us supporting one another, we may have not made it. We are a family, and if even one of us was not here, it would not have been the same. Taking time for ourselves has brought us closer together, and given us a new purpose for our careers."

Jin nodded his head in agreement, "The hardest time aside from our initial debut and when we talked about disbanding in 2018, was making the decision to take a break to focus on our solo careers. We were wavering in our confidence of what we started out to do in the beginning. There were many tears and many conversations. In the end, we came together and carried each other as each of us needed it."

"There is no one else I could imagine as my brothers than these guys." Jimin waved his hands towards the other members. "We each have struggled in some way, and we are always there to pick each other up."

Alex felt the goosebumps on her arms as she listened to them. To imagine where they would all be if they had decided to disband, or to imagine if they had never met. So many lives have been touched because of them. These seven men coming together was an unforeseen destiny that no one expected.

"Now that you have the next several years to look forward to, what would you like to accomplish with this tour and the new image you want out there for ARMY?"

Yoongi straightened up in his chair as he spoke, "Our message will always be to love yourself, be yourself. What that looks like and how that changes is reflected in the music and our daily lives. We have ARMY that have been with us since day one. They too are changing and getting older. You never know what may come up in our lives that will play a role in our image, our music, or our thoughts. We want people to be able to relate to the music regardless if they are hearing the new album for the first time, or if they are experiencing our very first album from the beginning. Everything must evolve and change. We want ARMY to see the full picture and to appreciate and accept the changes we all go through."

J-Hope continued, "Even though we are idols, at the end of the day we are just people like everyone else. We like to go out to eat, we like to stay home and watch tv or play video games. Maybe one day we will date. It's all a part of who we are, who we're becoming, and who we will be."

Alex smiled, she had come to know enough about them, after getting past the idol part, that they were just regular guys who liked to hang out, enjoy their own hobbies, and just live. It's what everyone could identify with, being human. Her goal was to show the world, that even though the seven of them, in all their accomplishments, who were undeniably special, were still human beings. They had feelings, goals, and futures they looked forward to just like the rest of us.

They wrapped up filming then headed back to the hotel. When they got there, Yoongi texted Alex.

Can you meet me in the group suite?

I'll head there in 5

Yoongi was already there waiting for Alex when she arrived. The palms of her hands were sweating as she set her bag down on a chair. She walked over to the couch where Yoongi was sitting and sat down. She gave him a tentative smile. "What did you want to talk about?"

Yoongi raised one eyebrow as he looked at her, like she should already know what he was about to say. "You avoiding me these last few days."

Alex looked down at her hands, "Well, I was embarrassed about the other night. I was incredibly unprofessional, and I shouldn't have acted that way."

Yoongi gently laid his hand on hers, "Lex, you didn't do anything to be embarrassed about. I was the one who got you to say things you wouldn't normally have said. Was what you said so bad that you couldn't talk to me all this time?"

Alex gave him a sarcastic look, "Seriously, I admitted that I have you in my phone as My Kryptonite, how could I talk to you after that?"

Yoongi laughed, "I'll tell you what, what if I admitted something embarrassing back so that we are even?"

Alex considered it for a moment, "OK, try me."

Yoongi thought for a moment, "OK, when I'm home alone, and Holly is there, I have conversations with him. I'll tell him things I wouldn't tell anyone else. He knows all my secrets."

Alex looked at him for a second with squinted eyes, "Hmm, is that as bad as what I admitted? Maybe you should tell me something you told Holly." She gave him aside grin.

"Hm, ok, I told him about you."

Alex grinned at him, "What did you tell him?"

Yoongi shook his head, "Now that will have to wait for another day." He laughed as Alex pouted at him. "Lex, I don't want you to feel like you can't be yourself around me. I like you. Even the things that you get embarrassed about are cute. Don't hide yourself."

Right then and there her heart melted a little. He knew just the things to say to lower her shield. This is why she had to be careful. He was taking down her walls faster than she could build them. It wouldn't be so bad if she knew how he felt about her. She wasn't ready to tell him her feelings, not when there was still too much unknown.

They left the suite and he walked her to her room. "Will you be at the concert Friday?"

"Yes, we will be interviewing fans before it starts."

"Good, I will see you then, in front of the barricades?"

She smiled at him, "Always."

He gave her a wink then went back to his room. Alex laid down in her bed staring at the ceiling. She had freaked out for nothing. All the worry and anxiety had been pointless. That's what she got for letting her mind go crazy and stressing over something that hadn't happened. She got up to change for bed and washed her face. Looking in the mirror she said to herself, "If only dogs could talk." Holly could be her best friend.