I was getting ready to hike one of the baby hikes with a bridge that was only an hour
away, putting on my face sunscreen, making sure I had water for Pinky, when I hopped
out of my car and heard a loud group of guys panicking because they could not find
their sunscreen. They searched both vehicles they had arrived in, plus their packs, but
nobody had any, so I stepped closer to one of them and said, “Excuse me, I think I can
help you guys.” He turned to see me, smiled super big, took the first sunscreen I
handed him, then said something loud in another language to the others, who all turned
to look at me, now confused. I waved and told them, “I have sunscreen for your face (I
showed how to apply it) and your arms (again I motioned) if you want to use it before
you guys go on the trail.”

A different one, much taller, stepped forward, handed me the original sunscreen stick,
and asked me to do it for him, brushing his long black hair out of his eyes for me and
then closing his eyes. I laughed but then began gently applying the sunscreen all over
his face, which he thanked me for when I was done. I looked up as he stepped aside to
find another guy waiting in the same way, hair pushed back and a smile on his face, just
like a child, so I smiled and did the same exact thing… Turns out, there were 7 of them
and they all had thought I was offering to apply it, that’s why they had lined up and
waited for me to put the sunscreen on their faces for them. There were only 3 with short
sleeves, so they did their arms with the other sunscreen while they waited for me to
finish the rest. I also had two pink hats and my sunglasses, which I offered to let them
borrow, mostly as a joke, but immediately 3 took them and happily started exclaiming
with delight.

I put the sunscreens in my mini pink backpack, then turned back to my car to get Pinky
out, hooked her leash to me, then told the guys they should walk down the trail in front
of me, just in case they needed anything else. The hyper ones immediately sprinted
down the trail, leaving the calmer 3 behind, one who was unsure of the surroundings
(he hated bugs I found out later) and the other 2 who came up to me and introduced
themselves. “I am Joon and this is Yoongi. Thank you so much for letting us use your
sunscreen. We don’t know what happened to ours, but we all thought we had packed it.
I am happy we met you today because we needed your help and you showed up at just
the right time.” I smiled at both of them, then shrugged my shoulders as I replied, “I
always teach my students to be kind to others because you never know when you’ll
need some kindness and if I don’t practice what I teach then what is the point of even
saying it to them?”

Joon’s eyes widened as he said, “What?! You are a teacher? So you work with kids for
your job?” I laughed at his surprise, unsure why, then nodded my head. Yoongi
whispered something quietly in their language, then winked at me, and walked ahead of
me down the trail, clearly amused about something. I raised my eyebrows at Joon,
which he tried to ignore, but was already blushing and ran his fingers through his hair to

hide, then motioned me to begin walking on the trail to distract me. I started walking,
figuring I would never hear about their private conversation, so I asked which country
they were from, since their language was clearly not something I was fluent in. He
apologized immediately, realizing how I must have felt being ignored, then explained
they were all from South Korea and they were visiting America on vacation for a quick
break before they had to get back to work.

I asked about their jobs, but he said he couldn’t talk about it, so I figured it was some
kind of spy or government job and left it alone. Before long, I was listening to him,
answering any of his questions, while also picking random wildflowers along the way,
which he ignored at first, then asked me about. I laughed as I handed him a few flowers
to hold for me, accidentally brushing my hand on his, causing him to yank his hand
away and me to apologize quicky, unsure of what I had done wrong. I kept my eyes to
the ground as I explained the reason for the flowers-I wanted to toss them into the water
from the bridge to make wishes. He understood his mistake right away and tried to
explain, but I had already turned and continued walking, trying to focus on the flowers
and clouds to keep the tears away. From out of nowhere, the biggest and silliest guy
came running at me and picked me up, attempting to spin me, but realizing I had my
little doggie clipped to me, stopped mid turn and ended up getting her leash wrapped
around my legs, which caused me to fall backwards, opposite of where he was
standing, and I would have hit the ground if Joon had not caught me in time.

After Joon stood me up again, facing away from him, he gave a stern lecture to the
other one, who apologized immediately and kissed one of my hands, then looked
sheepishly at my face, saying something sweet in Korean, apparently trying to be nice
to me. Joon spun me around, now facing him, the leash still around my legs, asked me
if I was ok, then checked my arms and legs for breaks. He held the leash while I used
his strong arms for balance and carefully lifted each of my legs out, then he let go and I
was free, still standing right in front of him, still using his arms for balance, which I
thought would make him mad, but as I looked up into his face, he was smiling and
asked if I was ok now. He also explained that the other guy’s name was JK and he was
sorry for tripping me, but he was excited to show his appreciation- Joon also explained
that JK was the youngest and often acted like a child instead of an adult…

I laughed and said it was ok, I understood and wasn’t mad- he didn’t mean to get me
tangled. I noticed my arms still gripping his, then swung them down quickly, looking
away from his face and apologizing for touching him again. He was now too confused to
ignore me, so he asked, “Why do you think I am mad when you touch me?” I looked
back up into his face and told him how he reacted when I touched his hand earlier and I
thought he was mad at me for it, which made him laugh and brush some of my wild
hairs away from my face as he answered, “No, I am definitely not mad when you touch
me, but it did surprise me earlier when you did and I liked it. We don’t meet females very
often who treat us like normal guys, so the fact that you are treating me like myself and
just letting me get to know your true self is quite impressive and attractive.”

I blushed, but frowned and asked, “Am I not supposed to treat you like normal guys?
How should I treat you instead?” He shook his head and quickly replied, “Please keep
acting just like you have been because it is way better than normal for us. We are
famous in our country and cannot go anywhere without people following us, taking our
photos, analyzing our every move, etc. It’s exhausting sometimes, so we just wanted to
sneak away for a quick vacation where nobody would know who we are and treat us
normally and it has been amazing!” I smiled and said I understood, then promised to
continue being the same way towards them. JK had run off to the others, so Joon
picked up his dropped flowers and we continued down the trail a little longer, this time
being ambushed by Jin and Jimin, who had been hiding alongside the trail, but because
of their bright clothing I had seen them, so it was not a surprise this time when they
jumped out.

I laughed, Joon rolled his eyes, then Jimin reached for my hand and said if I married
him and cooked for him, he would do everything else for me. I was shocked at first, but
then Jin added his marriage proposal to the mix and once I saw Joon’s face, I
understood that this was common and an inside joke, so I rolled with it and started
demanding things as their new wife, like glitter slippers, them to drive me everywhere,
etc. which made Joon absolutely die of laughter while the other two laughed, but looked
slightly terrified at the same time… LOL Once they made excuses to run away, they
disappeared down the trail ahead of me again, leaving me with a laughing Joon and me
asking, “Does that happen often?” He nodded, stating that those two specifically think
they are the handsome and cute ones, so they assume all females want to marry them,
which then made me laugh and quickly mutter something about how they were definitely
not the handsome ones, but Joon didn’t hear, so I figured it was safe to let them pretend
I agreed.

After another minute or so, Tae came bounding up the pathway with JK again and Jimin
closely behind- apparently my marriage proposals were not over… Joon was trying his
best to hold back his laughter this time as Tae solemnly promised to make me the
happiest wife in the world, along with JK, if I married him, which I politely declined, since
I knew they were much too young and could not even be serious at this point- they were
just copying their friends/brothers, which amused me. Yoongi came up the trail quietly,
laughing to himself at all the ridiculous acting he was seeing, then JK stated yelling,
“Yoongi, marry me! Marry me Yoongi!” The others (not Yoongi or Joon) son joined in and
skipped back down the trail sing-song voicing that specific phrase over and over. I was
now extra confused, so I looked at Yoongi, then Joon, who raised his eyebrows and
motioned for Yoongi to explain, since it was clearly about him. “When fans see me, they
yell for me to marry them and it’s become a running joke whenever I meet anyone new,
so that’s why the other members are teasing me right now. But at least that frees you
from one more marriage proposal!” He then smiled at me shyly, which made me giggle,
since I was thankful for him not asking me to marry him actually and he knew it.

He then whispered something to Joon, smiled at me again, and walked calmly down the
trail once more. Joon kicked the ground with his shoe, took a deep breath, and said we
should follow them before anyone else fell victim to their horrible marriage proposals. I
knew he didn’t want to tell me what Yoongi kept whispering to him, but it was starting to
annoy me, so I let it go for the time being. We finally came to the bridge, which was
amazing, water underneath, not too high up (one of them is scared of heights) and just
enough distance to make tossing flowers super beautiful. I asked Joon for the flowers
he had been carrying for me, which he gently handed to me, then I stepped up to the
railing and closed my eyes, gently letting one flower float down from my hand until it hit
the water. I opened my eyes and saw it being carried along with the current of the river,
then asked Joon to come look, since nature is the best artist of all and I love finding art
all around me.

He saw the flower, then stared at me with a sideways look, so I handed him a flower
and said he could make a wish as well, if he wanted, as long as he never told anyone
what it was. He chuckled a little then closed his eyes like I did and pretended to copy
me. I had no idea, since my eyes were actually closed, but he was actually watching
me, the wind gently tossing my hair around, me silently mouthing a wish, then carefully
throwing my flower over the edge and watching it flutter down with wonder, taking a
deep breath when it landed and sighing when it began its journey downstream. I then
turned to Joon and smiled, asking if he also enjoyed how beautiful art was in nature,
which I guess was the right thing to say because he handed all the flowers back to me
and asked if he could take my picture. I was very afraid at first, since he said they were
famous and I did not want to risk my own safety by being attacked online for just being
near them, but he assured me it was just for his phone contact pic, which nobody but
himself would see, plus he was going to hide my face, so I agreed.

He moved the flowers up to cover my mouth and nose, leaving only my eyes visible,
then helped me take down my ponytail so my hair was wild and free, which covered my
ears and most of my cheeks, even a little of one eye as it swooped down and when he
had a good picture he liked, he showed me, then smiled, tucked my hair back behind
my ears, and said I had a beautiful heart and he was impressed by my ability to find art
in everyday life. My hands were still full of flowers, so I asked if he could put my ponytail
back in, since it was windy and I didn’t want tangled hair, which I thought would be easy.
He had clearly never done a ponytail on anyone with long hair before, but after several
failed attempts he actually did a pretty good job, commenting multiple times about how
my hair smelled good and was so soft and how he would like to see it wet and brush it if
given the chance.

I thanked him for helping me but tried to hide my blushing cheeks by holding up the
flowers when he stood next to me and looked at me, but he could tell anyway and said it
was cute how I blushed when getting compliments. I took a deep breath and handed
him a flower, this time he made sure to hold my hand a little longer after taking it,
causing me to stare up into his eyes, my eyes wide and confused. He smiled, then
squeezed my hand and closed his eyes, tossing his flower into the river below, so I
copied him and when I opened my eyes, he was leaning down, right next to me, then
whispered, “What happens if my wish comes true immediately?” I bit my bottom lip and
just stared back up at him, he was the tallest guy of the group, but he didn’t anticipate
my silence and frowned, worried, then delicately traced my lips with his fingers, asking,
“Does it not count if the wish I made actually came true right away?” I was unable to
speak or even think at this point, with this tall, handsome man inches from my face, so I
blinked, then took a deep breath and whispered, “I think wishes have more power if you
wish for something that you hope will come true quickly.”

He smiled, clearly aware of his power to control my emotions currently, then took a step
back and winked at me, saying, “I guess we will find out soon then.” I let out the air I had
been holding in and focused on tossing the rest of the flowers off the bridge while he let
me have my personal space. When I had finished, I was back to my usual self and
followed him along the trail once more, running into the others almost immediately, and
hearing them chatter loudly with each other made me smile and laugh, even though I
had no clue what they were saying, which he noticed, as well as Yoongi, who quietly
commented something else secretive to Joon, who then frowned, looked at me, then
back at Yoongi, so I focused back on the other members and got swept up in their
happiness. We finally reached the end of the trail, and they wanted to take pics, but I
was afraid to be in them because I didn’t want enemies online, but they all promised to
not post them with me, or cover my face, so then I was fine and doing silly poses. Joon
took my backpack, so Pinky would be safe because JK wanted to pick me up and spin
me, which caused the others to do similar things, carry me, dance with me, etc. and I
was eventually so dizzy I actually had to fall down in the grass, which Joon saw coming
and quickly caught me before my head actually hit the ground. He yelled for JK to toss
his extra hoodie over, which he did happily, so Joon could put it underneath my head
and let me rest on it.

I was so dizzy, everything was spinning, there were double faces hovering over me, I
could not focus on any one item, my legs felt like Jello, and my arms were noodles,
which I had trouble explaining because when I tried, it only sounded like a whisper, but
luckily Yoongi heard me and was able to help. He sent the wild ones to explore the park
while he stayed with Joon, making sure I was ok, giving me sips of water, but also
seeing my eyes not being able to focus and my face staying super pale because my
blood pressure had dropped so quickly. He was concerned for sure, so he began asking

Joon questions about how they could actually help me, since it was more than just a
silly joke now.

Joon kept touching my cheeks and forehead, rubbing my legs and arms, squeezing my
hands, always hoping it would help me remember where I was and be able to talk to
them again. While I was having trouble focusing, I heard Yoongi asking Joon if he had
told me yet, but Joon brushed off his comment and said he needed to wait now, since I
was too fragile to handle anything else at the moment, so Yoongi reminded him not to
wait too long, since they didn’t know when we would even see each other again, which
Joon replied he would not be thinking about right now because it would add more stress
to the situation. Yoongi patted Joon’s back and said he understood, but also that he
knew how important it was for me to know the truth, whatever that meant. It took about
20 minutes, but I was finally able to respond normally and allow Joon to help me sit up,
then lean up against him while he continued to rub my arms and legs, plus squeeze my
hands. I was finally able to stand up after another five minutes, but was unable to walk
by myself, since the ground seemed to be tilting still, so Joon knew he needed a plan to
get me back to the parking lot.