I never meant to cause trouble, but here we are. I was just passing out my concert freebies like usual, minding my own business, when one of the BTS staff members asked to see what I had. I gave them one of my Poketan cards, which I had designed for each member. They seemed surprised, so I mentioned that I had more, but needed to continue passing them out to other Army, so I would circle back to their booth and check in. I went around the rest of the floor section, getting as many Army as I could, then when I finally made it back to their booth, they asked to see the rest of the set. I handed over the entire batch, the other six members, plus the three group cards I had made, which left them with all 10 Poketan cards in all. I told them to keep them, as I had other freebies I could pass out and since they didn’t respond, I assumed they were done with me, so I walked away and continued to pass out my other freebies.

Meanwhile, they had taken my cards and shown the members, who were actually amused and wanted to meet the person responsible for creating them, but since the concert was about to start, they wanted to wait until after the show. I had shown the staff my ticket info, so they knew where I was sitting, so when one of them came over to say they would be taking me backstage at the end of the concert, I legit thought I was in trouble for creating the cards and began worrying. Luckily, I was distracted by the actual concert, so by the time it was the ending two songs, I was surprised when a staff member came to escort me away from the main floor area. He showed me to a room behind the main entrance, where there were multiple small boxes randomly stacked all along a wall, clearly not organized in any way. The staff member told me to stay in the room until someone came to get me, then said I could organize the boxes if I got bored.

I set my concert bag on the table, then tried to see how to tell the boxes apart- each one had a member’s name on it, so I quickly cleared space on another wall and began sorting them into the order of the fan chant, to make it easier for everyone. I had taken my shoes off so I could sit on the floor and was literally on the last few boxes when someone came bursting into the room. I didn’t look because I thought it was a staff member, but I did shout, “I’m almost done!”

The mystery person laughed, then walked over to me, but didn’t do or say anything until I had placed the final box in the correct spot. I jumped up and clapped, so excited to be done, when I realized Tae was standing very near and grinning right at me. He clapped as well, not really understanding why, but wanting to share my excitement. I told him, “I was given the job or organizing this while you guys were still singing, so I am happy that I finished in time.” He smiled and nodded, then asked, “Are you the one who made the cards?” I nodded, then he hugged me and spun me around, set me down, and exclaimed, “Come with me!”

I tried to reach down for my shoes, but JK ran into the room, Tae yelled something at him, and I was picked up and spun around again, this time with him laughing. I fed off their happiness and tried to put my shoes on, but was somehow blocked when Jimin came running in, hearing the noise and wanting to be apart of it, stopping right in front of me, looking back and forth between them and me. He also hugged me and exclaimed, “Oh! We have been waiting for you!”

I nodded again, then quickly reached for my shoes and put them back on, finally ready to leave the room. Jimin grabbed my concert bag and ran from the room, letting Tae and JK grab my hands to pull me after. I was now confused as to what was happening, since nobody on the staff had given me any instructions and I was still not sure if I was in trouble or not. They all stopped in an open area with coaches, where I saw the other four members standing together and talking, not noticing me at first. Hobi was the first to see me and smiled right at me, then Joon and Yoongi copied him, leaving Jin, who frowned, possibly wondering what my purpose was in the first place. I couldn’t blame him- nobody had explained anything to anyone!

After a few seconds, it became clear that nobody was going to rescue the situation, so I stepped forward and said, “Hello! I am Kami. I made the Poketan cards your staff showed you earlier. I am sorry if they upset you. I was just trying to make fun freebies for Army at the concert tonight. Please don’t be mad at me.” Yoongi was the first one to speak, which shocked me, when he replied, “Nobody is mad. We think the cards are great and we just wanted to see if you had any other designs because they are so creative.” I smiled and started to get out my phone from my pants pocket, but I guess that was the wrong move because Jin started panicking and then everyone had a loud opinion and suddenly, I was overwhelmed by all the words that sounded angry to me, so I started backing up, not realizing I was going to run into a wall with just a few steps.

I touched the wall with my hands behind my back, searching for a doorway, but there wasn’t one, so I slowly slid down the wall until I was sitting on the floor, hoping to disappear, not wanting BTS to notice me anymore. Well, no such luck because within a minute the shouting stopped and I had JK, Tae, Jimin, and Hobi kneeling down to check on me. I just stared at them, unsure of how to respond, looking at each of their worried faces and not wanting to cause anymore drama, until Yoongi calmly observed, “I think the yelling was too loud for her. We should explain what happened softly, so we don’t scare her away.”

Joon held out his hand as he offered, “We are sorry for yelling. We get loud when we are passionate about something. Please will you come sit with us, so we can talk calmly with you?” I nodded and accepted his hand, then was pulled up and immediately involved in a very squishy hug from JK, Tae, Jimin, and Hobi, all of which were apologizing and saying how they didn’t mean to scare me. I could barely breathe because they are so strong, but luckily, they let go shortly after and JK grabbed my hand to pull me over to the couch, where he sat down and pulled me right next to him, patting my leg when I was sitting. Jimin was on my other side, followed by Yoongi and then Hobi, with Joon, Jin, and Tae on the couch facing us. I waited for one of them to speak, but nobody did, so I just sat there, worrying about how mad they were going to be.

Finally, Joon explained, “We asked the staff to bring you back here after we saw your cards because we wanted to know how you made them and see other designs you might have. They are so creative. How did you decide which moves to make up for each of us and how did you determine which type would match each of us so well? I really enjoyed the back of the card because you combined Pokémon with Bangtan to get Poketan and then made your own logo. That is very clever and I liked it.” I smiled, thankful to have an actual question to answer, then took a deep breath and attempted to answer, but just at that second a staff member came rushing in, telling the members they had to leave immediately because something was happening outside and they needed to be evacuated for safety. I assumed they would leave me behind, but I was wrong- Jimin grabbed my bag, JK grabbed my hand, and I was suddenly being pulled very quickly down a hallway and into the secret tunnels of the stadium, nobody talking, just walking quickly, until we reached the giant SUVs- I was quickly lifted into one of them, right between Jin and JK, then buckled and when the others were also safely inside, Joon, Jimin, Tae, and Hobi in the other one, Yoongi in front of us with a bodyguard/staff member, we left.

I didn’t know if it was usual or not, so I didn’t speak until we were well away from the stadium and JK asked if I was ok-I must have been very pale because I was terrified and unsure of what I was going to do. I felt like I had been kidnapped by BTS, but since that clearly wasn’t the case, I just needed some answers. Where was I going with them? How would I get back to my hotel? How would I get my bag back from Jimin? Jin looked down at me and saw my worried face, which must have reminded him that I was waiting for someone to tell me what was going on, which caused him to lean over and whisper, “Don’t worry, we will keep you safe.”

I looked up at him, confused now, since he had seemed so angry with me earlier, but was clearly protecting me currently, the opposite of what I was expecting. Yoongi turned around and added, “We have issues all the time with traffic, so we have to leave quickly often. This is not your fault, and you are not in trouble. Once we get back to our hotel and have food, we can explain everything. You are safe with us, and we will not let anything happen to you.” I smiled back at him, relieved to have some sort of explanation. JK wanted me to read all the cards to him, so the rest of the trip was me reading all the moves for all the members and him laughing at me, clearly amused. He is so easy to get along with that it’s impossible to be anything but happy with him nearby, which I think Yoongi and Jin were counting on, so by the time we reached their hotel an hour later, I was much happier and giggling along with JK.