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Liza settle on her seat behind the computer. The house was so quiet every movement she did felt like a sound coming out of a horror movie. She connected the headphones in place and started fidgeting on her phone, waiting for the vlive notification.

BTS had announced they would be doing a “official announcement” and that they needed to talk to fans about something really important to them.

Usually, she would watch it from her phone on her bed but since they said it was important, and also because they announced the exact hour and everything, she was prepared.

Liza wrapped the blanket around herself more tightly as the phone did it’s ting from a notificación. She quickly launched the page on her computer and waited for the video to pop up.

They were sitting comfortably on a couch, in a kind of semi-circle. Jimin kept watching someone outside of the frame, and Jungkook beside him patted him on his knee to regain his attention. Liza’s Jikook heart made a flip. The frame was oddly set, there was a space in the middle between Jungkook and Namjoon, there was special lighting, but aside from that, it wasn’t much of a ‘prepared’ stage.

“Thanks to everyone that is watching already, we’ll start when we reach 5000 viewers.” Said Namjoon.

Liza wasn’t much of a commenter herself but she liked reading them. The viewers count started going up, it was already on 3000 when she had tuned in. Jin was making some jokes beside Namjoon about his shirt, which was a very very bright orange. “You look like one of those cones they use on the streets.”

They were all laughing, and Liza thought she heard a female laughter.  She wondered if there was a lot of staff off frame, but it didn’t seem like it, aside from where Jimin kept stealing glances at. She was waiting for Jungkook to pat his knee again or do something that would make her scream and take a billion of screenshots later, but then, Jungkook too stole a glance over. Now that she realized it, they all were looking to the same direction while they talked. Yoongi was quiet while he stared intently to the person? off the frame, and after a while, he smiled. It was one of those bias wrecker smiles that had Liza looking around for a cup to drool on.

“Joonie oppa, it’s at 6000 already, you should start.” The female voice said.

Liza frowned, first because of the surprise, secondly because the female had used both korean and english in just that sentence, which caught her unguarded, and thirdly, because of how comfortable the female voice sounded talking to them.

“Okay let’s start.” Namjoon said to the boys. “Bang- Tan, hello, we are Bangtan soneyodan.”

They all waved and goofed around for a minute.

“We haven’t done a broadcast in a while, have we? All of us I mean.” Jimin commented. “Everyone, we are working really hard on our new album!”

Yes. The new album. They had announced it a couple days ago, the release date and how it would be a series of 4 like the highlight reels. To say she was excited was an understatement.

“But before we all that, we wanted to come clean about something.” Jimin continued.

“Hyung, you make it sound like we were doing something wrong.” Jungkook teased him.

They all laughed, and the female voice did too.

Jimin got all flustered and slapped the maknae’s shoulder lightly. Liza took note of the minute to later review.

“Anyways,” Namjoon gave them a look before talking again. “There’s been a lot of rumors lately about us. Not that they weren’t before but there is a particular rumor we wanna clear today.”

Liza’s heart started beating faster. What would it be? She tried to think hard on what was the hottest topic on BTS lately but couldn’t think of anything in particular, she wasn’t really a rumor person to start with, so. She wondered if it was Jikook related. Liza wasn’t sure her heart could take it if it was.

“So, I think we’ve all seen some kind of variation of this rumor?” Namjoon said to the guys.

“Yeah.” Yoongi replied. “Everyone I read involves one of us dating a mystery girl from the staff or something.”

Hoseok laughed at that. “We do love our staff though.” He clarified. “I read something about all of us dating that same mystery girl.” Now they all laughed.

“Everyone, I love hyungs a lot but there’s no way I would share a my lover.” Jungkook said. “I’m too competitive.”

“Yeah, you are.” Jimin commented grinning. Then he added. “I think maybe Taetae could pull it off?”

“First off, that’s not how poly works guys.” The staff member cut in. “Second, I don’t think this topic is appropriate, Kook.”

Both Jungkook and Jimin looked at her direction with wide eyed looks, while Seokjin suppress a laugh.

“The point is this: None of us is dating any mystery girl.” Namjoon cut in.

“Or any girl, for that matter.” Jin added.

Liza made eyebrows at that, the way he emphasized “girl”.

“But.” Namjoon continued. “There’s someone we’ve been sort of hiding.”

“Sort of?” Jimin asked. “More like, not talked about.”

Namjoon waved a hand dismissively. “Lying by omission is still lying, Jimin-ah.”

Jimin pouted. “We haven’t been lying to Army.”

“It’s really not a lie, Joon-ah.” The female voice said. “Would you get on with it, please? I’m getting tired of standing here.”

“Yes yes, I was getting there.” Namjoon replied. “So, there’s someone we would like to officially present to you all.” He extended a hand in the direction they were all looking at.

An asian woman entered the frame. She wasn’t too tall, or too short, just average. Liza first noticed her hair, long, black, straight, and then her clothes, which were simple but in a classy way, like one of those people that have money but don’t show it off with flashy stuff. The way she moved, Liza noticed, even just walking towards the center of the frame, was elegant, and full of grace, the way Liza envied.

The newcomer sat between Namjoon and Jungkook, in the center of the frame.

She was beautiful, not in a way that struck you, or hit you in the face, but in a way that it was very pleasant to look at. Everything in her body language said she was comfortable and confident in the set she was.

“Everyone, this is Helena.” Namjoon presented.

Helena waved at the camera smiling. It was a very relaxed smile, so natural. “Hello everyone, I’m Jang Helena. I’m BTS’ vocal coach, and sometimes a producer too.” She said.

“And lyricist.” Yoongi added.

“And choreographer.” Hoseok added.

Helena waved a hand dismissively. “That feels like taking too much credit when all I did was push you guys around.”

“She’s been with us almost since the beginning, and really helped us a lot with a bunch of stuff.” Namjoon said. “I really don’t think we would be here if it wasn’t for her help and counsel and overall support.” This was directed at her with a fond smile.

She smiled back. “Anyways, I did just start off as a vocal coach on Jimin-oppa’s request, right after debut I believe?”

Jimin was nodding. “I was struggling with my vocals at the time, and I met her while promoting.”

“Yeoboseyo~ Babeun meogeonni?~” She sang at him.

Liza recognized the Nu’est song ‘Hello’.

“Eodiseo mweol haneunji geokjeongdwenikka~” Jimin sang back.

“yeoboseyo? wae amu mal motani?” Jungkook chimed in.

And then everyone started making random crazy shouting ad-libs. And Helena was shaking her head while laughing. “Yah, Army will think this is what I teach you guys.”

“Accurate.” Jin said teasingly.

And then they were laughing again. Helena reached around Namjoon to slap Seokjin’s shoulder.

Liza watched the whole scene unfold on the screen of her computer. She really was glad she was watching this, because she wouldn’t had understand it otherwise. There was something about the way the boys were acting around her, something that she wouldn’t had believed if she wasn’t watching it.

Liza was not new to BTS whatsoever. She knew how the boys acted when they were alone, and she knew how they acted when there was someone else apart from the members. This girl, this vocal coach was somehow one of them. It wasn’t like the usual way they acted around staff. It was as if she was one of the members, like she was family.

“So, the point is, it’s been a pain trying to not talk about her.” Yoongi said. “She’s involved in almost everything we do and in every process, and when we talk about a song or a dance we had to make an effort to skip her entirely. And truly, I was tired of tiptoeing.”

“We want you guys to understand why we didn’t talk about her.” Namjoon said. “It’s not like we hid her on purpose like a dirty secret or anything.”

“The main reason is that I’m not a celebrity or anything like that.” Helena cut in. “And I have my own reasons to not want my profile out for the public. And since I’m not an public figure or anything I don’t actually have to explain myself but for their sake, I will be, and maybe answering some questions, depending on what they are.”

“Lena is very important to us, she is really a big part of our lives in general, not just the business part.” Taehyung said. “It was time Army knew about her too.”

“What should we say now?” Hoseok said to the guys. “I mean it’s weird, we always make such an effort to not say anything related to Lena but the reality is that she’s been involved in almost everything and anything we do, and now that she’s here.. well Lena has always been here, so what do we talk about?” He said this looking at Helena.

“Why are you looking at me like I should have the answer?” She replied, lifting her hands on the side of her head. “I don’t know what to do either! This is your territory guys, I’m always on the other side of the camera.” She pointed at all of them.

Jungkook wrapped an arm around her. “Oh but you are the boss here.” He said teasingly.

Helena slapped his chest. “Shut up, Jeon.” And then freed herself form the embrace to push Jungkook towards Jimin. “Control the little one, would you?” She said to Jimin.

The latter laughed. “I’m older than you.” Jungkook said almost pouting.

“Sure thing.” She huffed.

Jimin pulled Jungkook’s arm. “Stop bickering, kids”

“WE ARE NOT KIDS.” They both yelled back.

Liza was dumbfounded.

“So, this is my idea.” Helena said after. “I do a couple of broadcasts along the week with the members.”

“All of us?” Yoongi asked.

“Individuals, maybe pairs? I’m not sure yet.” Helena replied, and she looked at Namjoon. “What do you think?” In english.

“I think we should discuss that later. We should ask Bang- PD too.” He replied, also in english.

“Sikhyun-oppa already said we should handle it.”

“Yah, yah, stop it you nerds.” Yoongi complains. “We could answer some questions now.”

As on cue, Lize noticed how the comments had started going crazy.

“I’ll read them.” Jimin offered, taking out his phone.

Helena stopped him. “I think Joon should do it.”

“Why?” Jimin questioned.

Helena gave him a look. “Listen to me, Chim-ah.”She said. “I just don’t want you to read anything a hater that has nothing to do do with its life left on the comments about me or us, okay?”

Liza was suddenly rooting for this girl.

Jimin pursed his lips. “I can take it, I’m a man.”But seemed to get the idea.

“Hyung, let’s let Namjoon-hyung read them.”  Jungkook said to him with a smile.

There was so much going on that Liza didn’t know what to focus on, but out of habit, she took note of the minute for later review. She gripped the blanket tighter. Helena was bickering with Seokjin now and Liza caught herself thinking about how pretty she actually was.