The tremendous welcoming at the airport was nearly too much for the shy BTS prince. On his way to board his plane for Qatar, numerous bodyguards surrounded him, shielding him from the paparazzi's blinding lights. He had no idea how his appearance would create such a stir. 

Everyone was excited that he would be performing at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in a few days. Jungkook was apprehensive and excited, and being without his loyal Bangtan brothers made him feel out of place. Despite the loud crowd, he maintained a calm demeanour as they walked along the terminal's walkway to the boarding gates.

Jungkook breathed deeply and raised his gaze, occasionally waving at his devoted fans. He knew the ARMY would come to support him, and he was delighted. As several screaming voices shouted his name, he hid a pleased smile under his mask. His anxiety intensified as he saw the bright lights of the K-media and the overwhelming presence of some supporters.

Jungkook!

Hi, Kookie! 

We love you! 

Be healthy, our golden maknae!

He felt his insides warm from all the love, support, and gratitude, but then he noticed a slight movement behind a cameraman. Even with his bodyguards at his side, he couldn't deny that what he witnessed left him stunned and sent shivers up his spine.
 
...brilliant purple irises.

He almost faltered in his steps due to shock but was caught by his elbow by a bodyguard. As he followed behind his manager, he saw her black curly hair with a purple stripe and gorgeous brown skin tone. He recognized the girl from seeing her on the way to Incheon airport, with haunting purple eyes. At stoplights, in window reflections, and as a model on passing billboards.

Didn't he see the same elusive girl behind the counter at a luxurious duty-free shop at the airport? His manager arranged to get him a new pair of headphones after he lost one unexpectedly. She was wearing a white mask, but her distinctive eyes were intriguing. Then he believed he spotted her again with her gorgeous curly hair in a stylish bun.

But this time he saw her on the charter flight as a professional flight attendant. She looked eerily familiar, but he couldn't understand why he saw this purple-eyed girl every time. Is something wrong with him? He knows deep down in his inner being that he knows the girl...but he couldn't place her. 

She was ethereal, but a distant gentleness surrounded her. Something about her was too scarily familiar. That gentle, soft smile she just gave him, her alluring aura with her brown skin glowing in the cabin light, her red, glossy lips always smiling tenderly at him, but then she vanished into the cockpit area after she served his staff with wine and warm nuts. He quietly gestured to the senior flight attendant nearby, but in a discreet manner so as not to alert his manager, Sejin. 

The senior flight attendant's eyes looked filled with fascination as she still couldn't believe that she was part of the crew that met the handsome golden maknae. The crew was super hyped up to serve the cute celebrity.

"Excuse me, ma'am...what is the name of the purple-eyed flight attendant who...who just handed me the glass of wine?" Jungkook asked softly in a polite manner, but the senior flight attendant furrowed her brows, looking around but not truly understanding his English pronunciation. 

She smiled politely, "Oh, er, you mean Megan...her eyes are green." She grinned because she thought he got the colours wrong. When Megan returned from the cockpit, Jungkook inhaled sharply because it was the same girl who served him, same styled hair but with different facial features but light green eyes and flawless porcelain skin. 

Jungkook blushed a little," Sorry...I just wanted to ask her to adjust my seat." He quickly tried to conceal his confusion. His manager, Sejin, looked at him with inquiring eyes. Jungkook was jittery since they boarded the plane to Qatar.

"Jungkook, are you okay? You looked a little apprehensive. Don't be nervous. You are okay... You will do great on stage." Sejin smiled and pressed his arm reassuringly.

Jungkook just nodded and wondered why this strange awareness of familiarity came back to him.

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On the way to the Potret Hotel Sultan, he graciously waved to all the fans. Even if he felt slightly unsettled, his demeanor didn't show it. But as they near the beautiful, futuristic city, the excitement and nervous energy bubble within him. This was a huge honor, and he was also scheduled to meet the royal family later in the week. 

He will concentrate on the preparation of his highly anticipated dance performance, and Jungkook furiously shook the chilly feeling away. He cannot dwell on this strange girl he starts to encounter every time.

He unexpectedly saw her again, three days later, as a beautiful hotel hostess. Her purple eyes glowing vividly in the illuminated foyer as she greeted some distinguished guests. Her glowing purple eyes silently followed his every move. Something unreal was happening to him. He felt uneasy as the day of the performance grew nearer. He and his staff were treated like royalty. From the extra attention he received from the hotel staff, where his room was adorned in a welcoming theme. His eyes wandered around, but all the hosts he met weren't her.

Why does she seem so familiar? Who was she? Why did she search him out? Was she only a figment of his imagination? Why now? Why during the most anticipated moment in his life? Is he crazy because of the stress of performing well and not messing up?

His mind was spiraling out of control, but he had to concentrate on his mission. Everyone's eyes will be on him. The global arena will be watching. During rehearsals, he directed his energy into his performances.

He was accompanied by loyal staff members to the Vendome Mall, where he visited numerous luxury stores and bought gifts for his family, friends, and his Bangtan Brothers. He already missed their camaraderie and presence. Jungkook felt strangely lonely being all by himself doing a solo schedule.

The night before his performance at the opening, he slept earlier to be more energetic and alert. But his dreams were filled with haunting purple eyes and a beautiful but sweet voice calling out to him to remember his distant past. Jungkook stood up sweaty and tired in the middle of the night; he couldn't forget the echo of that voice.

He quickly switched on his side lamp and wiped over his damp long hair. His eyes were huge and scared.

'What the hell!" He murmured as he swiftly poured him a glass of iced water next to his bed. He gulped it down as if he was stranded in Dubai's hot desert. 

Jungkook furrowed his brows and blinked twice when he started to remember, but the memory doesn't bring comfort to him. The purple-eyed apparition wasn't just a mere figment of his imagination...his childhood memories returned like a wrecking ball.

She was his long-forgotten imaginary friend. 

The stir of memories that he thought was long forgotten, left behind in his childhood, which was buried deep within himself, returned.

Back then she was his solace, his safe place, his secret, an otherworldly figure who vanished when he started to outgrow this imagination. She was that soothing voice in the dreamscape.

He tried to remember where and when he met her. Every time he was sad, lonely, and scared, she would magically turn up. He could tell her everything, his deep-rooted fears and his inability to make friends at his nursery school. He talked to her every day. They would swing together in the park and run around together in the school ground. She wasn't afraid to play boy games with him. She was with him at the dinner table, always smiling. She was very beautiful. Her brown skin was glowing, but her eyes were different. She didn't look like all the kids in his class, but she was always by his side.

She was there when he tripped and fell off the benches. He had a broken arm, but she went with him to the hospital, holding his healthy hand and sitting next to him. His parents began to be concerned because he didn't want to go anywhere without her.

He just couldn't understand that his parents couldn't see or notice her. She even slept next to him when his older brother scolded or teased him. Teachers and psychologists reassured his parents that he would outgrow his friend when he started elementary school, but to their amazement and fear, he didn't.

After many therapy sessions, he still couldn't separate reality from fantasy. He kept her a secret and told his parents she was gone, but in reality, he spoke to her every night, but she never came to him at school. He was too dependent on her but when he turned ten she vanished unexpectedly in thin air after a successful therapy session, which was his last. He thought she was gone for good...

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The evening of his performance it was electrifying. He danced and enjoyed every moment on that world stage. The crowd was maddening, TV stations, fancams, and the global media captured the excitement of that moment. Marking him as the first Korean artist to perform on the Fifa World Cup stage with an energetic song, "Dreamers" which featured Fahad Al Kubaisi. His performance garnered 191 million views in real-time, which cemented his global influence and popularity.

The energy on stage filled the arena ,his powerful stable voice entranced the whole stadium and during his dance breaks he could swear he saw her dancing in the VIP section. But she just vanished.

The aftermath of the excitement left Jungkook exhausted but pleased. Numerous congratulatory messages flooded his notifications. They had a celebration with members of the royal family. Even the sheik teasingly suggested that he marry his daughter, which left Jungkook flustered.

That evening after the opening and dinner, his staff returned very late to the solace of his hotel. Jungkook felt elated and so filled with satisfaction. Social media flooded with congratulations from ARMY, his celebrity fans, and the sports community. Bangtan was overjoyed about his exhilarating performance.

After a refreshing shower, that washed away his exhaustion, he clothed in  light pajama pants with his chest bare, he dried his hair with a soft towel, murmuring the Dreamers song under his breath. 

Suddenly he felt an eerie presence in his hotel room. A silver platter with assorted sweet treats was on a beautiful small table that stood in his room. Jungkook furrowed his eyes and looked bewildered around. He didn't order room service because it was too late for him to eat at midnight. Jungkook bit his lip and cautiously moved to his door to check, but it was locked. 

Suddenly he heard a soft voice behind him...the whisper  of a soft, cool breeze rustling through the leaves. 

'Googie..." 

A paralyzing shock made his neck hairs raise as he was almost too scared to turn around, but it was as if an invisible force took hold of him, pulling him toward the center of the room. A voice so familiar but still strange. In front of the huge windows illuminated by the moonlight, with her body turned toward the window, stood a petite shadow in the form of a maid. But Jungkook is shocked to see her in his room. He was contemplating calling the security, but he was speechless with shock. 

When she turned around, he was mesmerized by her beauty; her demeanour and appearance suddenly transformed from a housekeeper to a beautiful, alluring being. Her hotel uniform made way for a flowing purple dress with diamond embellishments on the bodice; her dark, curly hair shimmered as though kissed by the moon, and her brown skin was radiating, but what captivated his shocked mind was her fascinating violet irises.

She was enchanting. Her smile was softly on his shocked face that was etched with amazement. When she moved closer to him, Jungkook suddenly stepped back. 

"No... no, this is not real. You are not real...I'm going crazy, yes! It's official- I've finally lost it!..." he stammered , panic laced his voice. Taehyung and Jimin always teased him that he sometimes acts crazy. But now he knows it's actually true. He is crazy. It was as though the pain-filled past memories were trying to claw back to the surface.

"Googie...you are not crazy. I'm sorry for barging back into your well-ordered life." She looked apologetic. But Jungkook is not having it. This is too surreal. 

He furrowed his brows and paced back and forth in his luxurious hotel room. With his trembling fingers raking  in his long, damp strands, he looked at her with wonder, What is happening to him? Why now? He is happy. His imaginary friend only came when he was depressed, sad, or extremely lonely. 

Jungkook looked at her with firmness. "Who are you really? Why did you come back? ...you left when I needed you the most. Why did you go, and what do you want from me? "

"Googie...I'm different. I never left you. Even if you couldn't see me, I was always there for you in your most darkest moments. I've been there." Her voice was gentle as she looked at him with deep affection. 

Jungkook shook his head. "No, why didn't I feel you around me?  I couldn't see you. You were not there...when I cried out to you. I've searched everywhere" His voice started to break as he started to feel all the emotions of his young childhood.

He was so attached to his best friend. He loved his best friend. She was the only one who he shared his secrets and fears with, and when he was scolded or teased by his brother, she was there comforting him. 

"Googie...I had to leave. Remember the day when you were almost ten, your parents became increasingly worried because you didn't make any friends of your age? You were painfully shy... and detached. They rightly thought I was just a figment of your imagination -an escape not to be social. You went to numerous therapy sessions, and in one of your last sessions, you were placed in a hypnotic state. I knew it was time for you to let go...time for me to let go. You needed to live a normal life. Googie... I had to make that choice... but— "

"But what! It doesn't change the fact that you just up and left me. I've searched for you at school, at home, and at the park. I cried and yelled out to you, but you didn't show... I only saw you in my dreams...but still you didn't bother to say a proper goodbye. I needed you..." He uttered with a strangled voice. The pain of his childhood memory came flashing back to him. He missed her so much. 

She looked suddenly dejected as she closed her eyes for a second. "Googie...like I said, I'm different...you will understand—" Suddenly her eyes started to shine a brilliant purple color, more vivid than before; her hair started to illuminate like a light purple hue, preparing the silky black waves like a spiritual halo around her. She was glowing, and Jungkook could only stare in total amazement. She was ethereal and otherworldly beautiful. Jungkook's heart started to race erratically. A soft smirk entered the side of her mouth as she noticed his big, bunny eyes widen. He was in awe. 

With open jaws he was beholding the new glory surrounding her, "Woah! Woah! You are beautiful."

A slight blush entered his flustered face at his open admiration. This whole interaction seemed more like a dream to him. Maybe he was already sleeping; he tried to pinch himself, but behold, she was a real apparition in front of him. 

"Googie I never left you. I was there when you celebrated your 13th birthday. You were so happy and content that day. I knew I made the right choice to let you free. Googie...what I'm about to tell you might shock you to the core.," her face turned serious, "I'm not human." 

Jungkook raised his eyebrows,  "Oh seriously! Isn't it obvious right now? I am already feel mental talking to you right now." 

She smiled gently, "Googie...I'm a nephilim. I'm half angel and half human. Sort of a hybrid. When I was created, I was totally different. My kind was always depicted as corrupted and evil. Because of our ancestry mating with humans, which was against the Angelic law. But I was born different. I wasn't a giant with grotesque features or evil horns. I was more angelic; more purity and goodness overshadowed my species trait, so I've been summoned to become a sole guardian of a human. The angelic realm wanted to preserve the goodness in me. Googie..."

Her voice grew distant as she explained,"  I exist through time, ancient histories, and eras. Our lifespan is 500 years, then we die. Even if I don't look like a real nephilim, who generally have black, blue, orange, green, or red eyes, I still possess the powers of my species. I was created with vivid purple eyes and hair, but when I was assigned to be your guardian angel. My hair transformed into a black color, but traces of purple were streaked into my hair... I'm very strong, agile, and have heightened senses and endurance. But I also have the power of weilding fire, and a perfect memory to recall everything I've read, seen, and heard. It doesn't matter what era..." 

Jungkook looked stoked. "Wow! You're an angel human. A hybrid to watch over me. So why are you back? As you can see, my life is great definetly not depressed or sad. I'm grown up, but how can you say you've watched over me all those times? Where? How? When?..." he retorted back, his still find it unbelievable. 

She looked down with a sad demeanor, "As I said before. I just couldn't leave you, Googie. Remember your pre-debut days when Hobi wanted to officially leave the band to pursue a dance career? You cried so sadly and begged him not to leave. You even cuddled and slept next to him so he wouldn't just leave, but yet he did. I wanted to see you happy, so I whispered in Hobis' dreams about the benefits of the band, and he came back the next day..."

Jungkooks eyes widen in shock," It was...you?"

She nodded, "... When you finally debuted with a hip-hop concept. I was in there... in the audience quietly  supporting, rooting for Bangtan. I was there when you graduated from high school. You looked so cute in your yellow school uniform. I couldn't reveal myself, Googie. You look so happy and content back then.  But then something happened... I committed an unpardonable sin."

Her eyes were becoming teary as she looked with so much pain into Jungkook's eyes that rendered him speechless. Her demeanour was completely dejected and deflated. 

Jungkook furrowed his brows in perplexity. "Wow! You were truly there...but what did you do? You look so distressed." 

She gulped as she looked at him, "As a guardian, my existence was bound to you, Googie. You own my soul. On your 21st birthday...you looked so sad because you thought that the band had forgotten your birthday, but they had a surprise for you. So I just wanted to be around you, so I transformed into a young Korean staff member bringing your cake so that one of the hyungs could surprise you. You were so thrilled, but the evening management and the band took you out to celebrate at a karaoke bar. But you had a secret crush on an idol girl and that evening her group was also visiting the bar. You saw her, but you were devastated when you saw her kissed by an older idol. I wanted you to forget, and against the rules, I've transformed into a very hot girl that night and flirted with you to take your eyes off that girl and keep you distracted. I used my powers to shield you from the management and onlookers and we just kissed the entire night..." Her eyes glowed and looked suddenly flustered as Jungkook started to turn red, recalling a beautiful pink-haired girl with green eyes who gave him an unforgettable night. It felt dreamy and later he thought it was unreal. So, it was her? 

She was beautiful, and the kiss was out of this world... He surely forgot all about his crush on the idol girl, but the girl who made his 21st birthday memorable just vanished shortly after the incident. 

Jungkook looked stunned at her with a teasing tone, "So  we just kissed...but why is it against the rules? You didn't commit high treason." 

She just looked at him with an undefined emotion that flashed over her eyes, "It's an unpardonable sin. But I couldn't bear to see you in so much pain." Her voice was laced with so much heartbreak.

She looked at him solemnly, " I'm on trial; that is why I returned to you. I need you to remember my name, Googie... You're the only one that can save me. They clouded my mind so as not to tamper with your mind. If you remember my name, it will be official evidence that I didn't willfully seduce you and erase your memories. When you remember my guardian's name... it will be clear to me, that you were in your conscious state when... when I kissed you— "

Jungkook expression soften, but his heart felt heavy, "I can't even remember now. After you disappeared, I threw away all memories of the two of us...even the beautiful immortal flower you gave me. I just wanted to move on from my fantasy world...I'm sorry." 

She started to sob, "Googie, please...please, you have to remember! If not, I'm going to be banished like all the fallen angels who commit this sin with humans creating us. They'll cast me into the bottomless abyss. I'll live out my remaining lifespan and die. I'll never see you reach your potential, meet the love of your life, marry, get kids, and be happy. I'm already dying, Googie... You have to help me." 

Jungkook looked sad; he didn't want her to die, but he couldn't seem to remember her name. 

Her purple eyes darkened in despair as streams of tears fell from her eyes onto her cheeks. 

Jungkook shook his head, shocked, "Why so harsh...just for a simple kiss? For love. They wanted to banish you to the outer darkness. You are not evil... Why such a cruel punishment?' he looked perplexed.

She looked down sorrowfully, but when her tear-streaked eyes met his, the intensity of those purple eyes brought shivers down his spine.

"I deserve it... because of Jeon Jungkook. I did what my Nephilim ancestors did. I fell in love with a human. I... I fell in love with you, Jungkook. That was my sin, and now I'm on trial for being attached to a human—" she started to sob louder, "Tomorrow before noon I'll be doomed. Please try to remember, Googie...please save me." 

Jungkook frozed at her confession. He rushed to her and embraced her petite body tightly into his muscled arms; she was sobbing against his bare chest, "I'll try...I don't know how." He caressed her softly against him, his chin resting on her soft illuminated hair. 

Jungkook sighed a little frustrated, pulling slightly away, "---Before noon. How will I save you by then? I have a TV interview scheduled exactly at 12  Why don't you give me at least a  clue?" He hopefully looked down on her wet, teary eyes.

When their eyes locked, the severity of the situation slapped them right in the face. 

Jungkook's vision was clouded with unshed tears as he hugged her tighter against him,  "I don't want you to be banished; I want you to stay guarding me forever. I love you, my guardian angel." 

She smiled a bittersweet smile, through her tears, her voice trembling, "I'm not even supposed to show myself to you, Googie. I already broke a lot of rules. Please, I need to go now...just please try to remember. Googie, if you do, just shout my name out. It might save me..." Her voice started getting fainter as she drifted slowly away, "Before 12 pm...remember, please!" 

Jungkook's eyes widened in horror when he felt himself clutching onto nothing but air. She vanished again. 

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Jungkook slept restless that night, dreaming about her ,but he just couldnt recall the name he was calling her. In his dream, he called her but when he woke up the next day, he forgot. By 11:30 panic set in because still he couldn't recall her name.

He was waiting with his management in the green room. He already came from make-up and wardrobe. The whole world was buzzing about the magnificent opening ceremony. Social media, print media, local media as well as global media reported on Jungkooks performance. All the glory and fame couldn't ease Jungkooks troubling mind. He knew he would fail his guardian angel. His heart started to race erratically as he desperately grabbed his phone to text his mom. It was 11: 50 am.

' Eomma what was my imaginary friends' name? It's important...please respond."

She wasn't online and Jungkooks heart dropped when the clock struck at 11:55 a.m. Time was running out. Just then his manager told him to close his phone because the station manager just entered to escort him to the set for a dry run.

Jungkook didn't respond and just nodded to this manager. On his way backstage to enter the studio doors, Jungkook quickly saw a text message...but it was 12:01 am.

Mom: " I'm sorry baby, I didn't remember, I've asked you Appa, but he also couldn't recall but your brother just came in and blurt out that during your numerous nightmares you always woke up screaming the Name of ' Lotus Wings' why did you want to know...please don't tell me she's back again... ?"

Jungkook quickly locked his phone and said the name loudly to himself 'Lotus Wings' but unfortunately it was a tad too late...

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In the Angelical Realms,

The judge's verdict:

In the matter of  Lotus Wings, known as Shadow of the junior guardian of Asia, protector of Jeon Jungkook, the Celestial court finds her  guilty on the following charges:

1. Knowingly breaking and dishonouring the sacred Guardian Law by engaging in prohibited human contact.

2. Willing falling in love with a human and act that clearly defies the fundamental principles of the Sacred Guardian Law.

3. By initiating intimate contact with a human, breaching the set boundaries between the Celestial and Mortal Realms.

4. Failure to reject mutual affection and performing the required memory erasure miracle to safeguard her human.

Now before the final verdict has been given...Let it be known by all Celestial beings in this realm, that no Celestial is above the Law. Balance, secrecy and boundaries must be kept so that humans must be protected.

So in the light of all these charges, the Celestial court governing the guardians  find Shadow guilty on all charges and she will be banished with immediate effect into the Abyss of Eternal Silence with the sentence of life  imprisonment and----"

Before the full verdict was delivered a sudden commotion disrupted the courtroom at 12:15 am. Two Angelic lawyers in glimmering golden robes approached the Celestial judge's bench with urgency, leaning in to confer quietly with the panel.

Lotus slumped dejected and radiated with despair in the accuser bench.
She looked up intrigued at the sudden interruptions. After a long pause of deliberations, the judge was finally ready to complete the sentence.

Judge nodded," After careful reconsideration and new deliberation which came to our attention. The court modified its ruling  Lotus flower will not be sentenced to the abyss but instead, she will be banished to the mortal realm. As punishment for her transgression, she will lose her immortality of 500 years lifespan and her angelic powers, which would be significantly less and less among the mortals as an average human until she bears the consequences of her transgression. She will also be under surveillance and monitored by a supervisory angel to help her ease into humanity..."

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Three years later...

Lotus was adapting slowly to human existence. It was so challenging and filled with endless frustration and limitations she never knew existed. She couldn't teleport, change shapes, or be in different places at the same time, knowing of people's motives. She felt useless. But the Angelic board in a way to show her mercy as a first-time offender, assigned her a supervisor that will help her transition into the human realm.

She had no powers, no significance...nothing only a very low classed human lifestyle. Gone were all the heavenly luxuries, everything around her looked bleak, mundane and different from a real human.

Her supervisor helped her to settle into a small apartment in Itaewon's affluent neighbourhood.  According to Raphael the Angelic board was very lenient and because of her prior goodness and purity and to ensure her brief and short human life was as bearable as possible they supernaturally arranged her entire human Identity card, She was registered as a very affluent  Colombian citizen living in Seoul with an authentic and detailed family backstory and lineage.

During her years of transition, she had to use her limited fading powers to retrieve all human knowledge before her powers would finally be diminished. Her mind was infused with old and current knowledge of the world, from sports, and finances to entertainment. Supervisor made sure that she was credited 12 billion won in her bank account which will help her thrive in the human world until she die of human age. She doesn't need to work but with degrees from Havard, it will cement her as a hot commodity in the corporate world if she chooses se to go that route.

Before her power completely waned, an unbearable ache remained in her heart and she allowed herself to recall the her guardianan ship of a boy that was entrusted in her care and she felt in love with. To preserve the knowledge of him that she might not be able to divinely retrieve she started to write her fantastical experiences from his sweet innocent infancy stage till his bittersweet memories of his growing stage of a boy named- Googie...every emotion was etched on paper.

She even recall the real reason of her punishment which she couldn't reveal to Googie. He couldn't understand why her punishment was so severe and seemingly unfair but what he didn't know is that night on his 21st birthday , he secretly invited her to his private apartment.

They hit it off in her human form. They were still on a short leave from a world tour. That night she broke the ultimate Guardian law, she not only initiated the kiss she agreed to spend the night with the young superstar in human form.

She committed the same sin as the disobedient angels who fell for humans. That night in his arms, she knew her fate was sealed, but even if her choice was wrong, she would die knowing that her human side experienced pure love.

But Raphael knew and tried to warn her about the consequences of possible death or banishment. So he erased that memory from the young star's mind. Her trial ended in a anticlimax.

She was presented with two outcomes.
Two-choice punishments: thrown into the dark abyss. It was a bottomless pit with no hope,  love, laughter or cheer. It was sheer death in limbo and she chose the latter. Losing the powers, memories of her guardianship and the boy she fell for. She was trapped in the mortal world for 100 human years. And when she experiences her third year in the mortal world. She will experience the most anguished heartbreak, but she couldn't understand why she felt so strangely attached to an idol like most of her human peers.

Her eyes were always glued to this group's posters, his eyes were taunting her, telling her he knew something she did not. The 24-year-old golden maknae of BTS captured her attention but she was baffled by how much her heart was craving after this boy. She thought it was unhealthy and parasocial behaviour against an idol that doesn't even know she exist.

Now almost years later, she was officially inducted as a human. Her immortality was a distant memory. When she woke up one morning all her powers were gone and her memories as a guardian. She made a friend when she worked at a trendy Colombian restaurant. She met the owner Raphael who took her in and treated her like a daughter.  He helped her how to get around to Incheon, Seoul.

She also met Sofia, a fellow waitress who works at Raphaels'. It was almost 11 pm when new patrons came in. Sofia was bursting with excitement inside the kitchen where you were collecting plates for a table.

Sofia with excitement, "Lotus Oh Gosh! You won't believe who visited our restaurant this late. BTS and their management. There are two cute girls with them. I think I know them as Jungkook and Jimins secret dates, I don't know about Jungkook but one girl is Jimin's girlfriend."

That night she saw her favorite idol Jungkook on a secret date with an idol girl. How happy he looked, he was flourishing he was working on his solo album and he was allowed to date.

Sofia was the lucky one to serve the huge table of 12 people. When her purple eyes saw the group something profound happened.

It was like a part of her was suddenly alive, she quickly served her table and vanished into a little office where Raphael was seated with a worried look. Her eyes were wide with shock, tears streaming from her purple irises. Her mind suddenly flooded with memories of her and Jungkook.

"Raphael, something strange is happening to me...what is going on? Why do I suddenly know Jeon Jungkook, for years---" she was shivering as if her body was dipped in ice.

After three years Raphael started to explain her previous life, which devastated her. Meeting him unexpectedly was the Angelic board's ultimate punishment for her sin. After the painful explanation, Lotus knew she had to endure the punishment. It was according to Raphael very lenient and merciful. She had to go back and work.

Seeing the handsome idol in physical form ignited a burning pain within her...pain that was so unbearable just to see the human boy she loved since his birth, clearly forgotten about her and loving someone else. He was so happy and that is what she always wanted for him.

That moment she realized that dead would've been  more merciful than being a lonely mortal watching her love living his fabulous life. She quickly placed colourful glasses on that hide her unique eyes and she kept her face down, keeping far from that section.

The pain in her heart was excruciating. It was the punishment she deserved. But how can she live in the same town and realm as him and not experience the torture of human unrequited love? She rather choose the eternal silence.

That evening after work, she greeted Raphael. Thanking him for all his help she hugged Sofia, telling her how much she appreciated her then she got into a cab and made him drop her off on the bridge. It was after midnight and the roads were empty.

Nobody was watching her and right then, as if in a trance, she took off her expensive sneakers and started to slowly climb the railing barefooted,  watching with deep sadness into the black river Han River.

She closed her eyes and with determination she slipped of her seating position and stood against the railing, contemplating her life choices. Shaking her head she just resolve to just take the leap of the bridge.

-When two strong arms were clasping her around her waist and pulled her back.

She tried to wiggle her loose but the familiar stranger's grip was tighter around her waist, He felt and smelt so distinctively familiar as he spoke with a soothing voice, "Please don't do this,  life is far worth it even among trials and adversities. Hang in there..."

When she recognized his voice,  she slowly turned and gazed up into his huge concerned bunny eyes, her eyes widened as they began to shine bright purple into his. Jungkook breath hitched shocked as he pulled her up until they both fell backwards on the sidewalk. The road was abandoned only the flickering of the traffic signs illuminated the dark, but the bridge was still lit.

His voice was awed," Oh gosh, didn't we meet almost four years ago at the Fifa opening. " his eyes started to glint with recognition, "It is you Lotus! ...tell me that it is you in real human form...please confirm?" He pleaded where he kneeled in front of her, where she sat deflated on the sidewalk. His black Mercedes Benz was parked further away. He couldn't take his eyes off the girl of his past.

Is it truly her but she's different, she feels almost too real.

With sadness, she nodded,  and with a crack in her voice, she stated," Googie...  it's no use to live without love in this world. To love is everything and to be loved is extraordinary. Enjoy your life, rest and then live again"

She tried to stand up annoyed to herself for the failed mission. No used to carry out the mission. Jungkook gazed at her lotus flower tattoo on her collarbone and shock went through him. Memories started to flood his mind.

"Lotus Wings! 'Realization struck as he yelled out her name, shocked. Just then Lotus felt a shift inside the atmosphere and her heart started to feel warm and light.

But both she and Jungkook were still staring at each other. His eyes started to glazed over. He remember their time together, their first kiss at 18 years old, on his 21st birthday when she appeared to comfort him and he received more than comfort.

The girl he always loved came back to him and he'll never let her go away again. She was truly human. She was flesh and blood.

"Lotus... I love you, my bestfriend, my first love and protector," invisible chains fell off around her as she looked with deep love to him. She was set free...her name out of his mouth filled with so much affection set her free.

" I love you too Googie...but it's almost too late, you already love someone else." Her voice was broken.

He hugged her tightly against his chest, where faint sobs emerged, "Lotus I'm not seeing anyone. That girl is Taehyung's little sister.  We came and celebrated Jimins'birthday...when I noticed you at the restaurant. I knew it must be you...when you left I followed your cab...And thank God I was just in time..."

She looked at him with wide teary eyes lounge herself in his arms again while she was seated on the pavement.

"Thank you for coming after me..Googie, I thought you forgotten about me and if was no use living as a human with unrequited love," She breathily says against him.

"Lotus you freed me also...come let me take you home.  From now on, you'll be by my side, and no vanishing acts are allowed. Raphael explained everything to me about the outcome of your trial but I'm so glad that I finally found you. I'm sorry if I remember your name too late. I'm so delighted that you weren't sent to the dark abyss. Tomorrow I'll announce to management and ARMY fans that I've found my soul piece..."

" I love you Googie,...I'll never going to leave you again. I'll  re-lived 100 human years with you." She smiled through her tears.

He looked fondly down at her, pulled her petite body up and softly kissed her on the lips, "From now on I'm your guardian in this mortal world..."

Lotus Wings with her vivid purple eyes found her second chance with the boy she protected since birth...

A/n: There you have it Kookies! The first one shot in the 'Unexpected series'

1. What were your initial thoughts on the purple-eyed girl?

2. Do you think being cast into the mortal world without powers was a better deal for her?

Enjoy the performance.😊✨️