The Hunters and their Prey || A Vhope story

The Murder

March 2nd 2021

Hope was focusing deeply on the music, he closed his eyes and let his heart guide his body. His hands and legs moved like water..flawlessly..elegantly...

Dance is the most important thing for Hope in this world. He forgets his pain and loneliness and every hardship he has to go through in his life while dancing. It was his cure...and he is never gonna get tired of it. He slightly started to hum along with the music. He was doing a slow pace which needs to be sexy and romantic..aish, he should have asked Jackson to help him with this. It is always best to dance with a partner to this kind of music. It kind of make it easier to convey the meaning of the song. Maybe he will ask Jackson tomorrow. If he agrees, both of them can make this dance perfect within one week and win the grand prize. It won't be difficult since Jackson is the best next to him.

"Hope, it's already 9, aren't you leaving? It is dark outside, and it won't be safe for you to travel alone if it gets further late."

Mark's sound made hope to snap out of his trance. Mark was his trainer and the owner of the dance school. A very kind man in his mid twenties. Hope liked and respected him like his own brother.

"Hi Hyung, I was practicing a little bit more. The competition is nearing, and now I am seriously considering to have a partner. What do you think?"

"yaaaa..you should be considerate of your health first. The competition still has so many days left, and you already mastered the choreography, so stop pushing yourself further. But if you are really considering to have a partner, then go on. Having a partner is a good thing, especially for this song. I wanted to suggest it to you from the beginning, but since you never did a couple performance for competitions, I thought that you would prefer solo. I could ask Lisa to pair with you if you want."

"Ahh...Lisa, she is pretty good at what she does. But I would like to prefer someone similar to my style."

"Then, how about Jackson. He is pretty good, and You guys will look perfect together."

"Well, that's exactly what I thought. And also he catches up really fast, so it won't be difficult for me."

"Then I will ask him tomorrow. And for now, you should better stop. Ok?"

"yes, sir" Hope said with a salute and pout.

"awwww.....you are so cute my child. Now get your ass out of here so that I can close the studio."

"Wait, I will leave after taking a shower. I stink too much."

"Ok, I will be in my office, just tell me before you leave." Mark left the room and hope went to stop the song and take a shower.....

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"Is he inside?" Namjoon asked Suga in a cold voice.

All of the members knew the seriousness of the situation. This sour mood of Namjoon never ends well for others.. He was clearly not someone to be messed with even in his good mood. Talk about reasoning with this cold Namjoon..? Impossible.

"Yes..are you sure you want to kill him?" Suga still asked with all the courage he could gather at that moment.

Namjoon slowly turned his face towards Suga and stared at him straight in the eyes. Suga knew the meaning of it and turned to others.

"Is the coast clear?"

"yes, all of the students left the studio two hours ago. Only him in his office now." Jungkook confirmed.

"let's move" Namjoon took the gun outside of his pocket and started to climb the stairs. They walked straight into the office, but it was empty.

"Search all the rooms..he must be here somewhere." Suga commanded to others, and they split to look into all rooms.

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"la la la la la la .." Hope was singing in the shower...ahhh..he felt so relaxed as the cold water made it way through his heated muscles. A long relaxing shower after practice is the best. He turned off the shower and started to wipe him dry. He changed back into his previous gym clothes since he didn't bring any spare. He suddenly heard something break in the studio room followed with mark's scream. He rushed out of the changing room and was going to open the door when  a sudden gunshot split through the air...he felt like an electric shock passed through his spine...he was frozen with one hand in the handle. He slowly lowered himself to look through the keyhole. What he saw was so scary..he felt numb with fear...

In the floor Mark was lying with blood gushing out of his thighs..there were six men in black dress wearing masks and caps, making it impossible to see their faces. It didn't take much time for Hope to understand what going inside the dance room...compared to other kids in his age, Hope was very brave and smart one. He knew that if he goes out now, he will be dead within seconds. Despite feeling like he is going to faint, he grabbed his phone to call the police and unlocked it while putting it in the silent mood. But how will he talk..the showers are not soundproof...if he speaks a single word, they will hear it and even if he calls them, it will take more than 10 minutes for them to reach here. What will he do...how could he save Mark now... He put the camera in the keyhole and started to record whatever happening inside the room, he doesn't have any idea why is he doing this instead of hiding. Maybe this guys will leave after threatening mark. Definitely they are not going to murder someone in the middle of the city, right? he could wait until they are distracted enough to call for help and save mark from further damage. But he was so wrong...The guy who stood in front started to raise his gun at marks head.

"you shouldn't have messed with me."

"please.........plssssss d-don't kill-l me..."

"I don't give second chances" he pulled the trigger and Mark's body hit the floor with a thud. Hope dropped his phone in shock...he didn't expect this. What the fuck just happened??? Did they kill...mark!!!???

"what's that noise?"Namjoon suddenly turned around.

Shit....Hope grabbed his phone and ran to the showers..where will he hide????? He looked around and saw the cupboard above him. He climbed up on the cupboard with the help of the closet under his feet, trying his best to not make any sound. He shut the door close and held his breath. He heard the door to the showers open. And heard someone entering the showers. He kept his one hand firmly on the cupboard door while the other one pressed his mouth hard to not even let a single breath out.

"There is no one here." He heard a high pitch voice and felt the door close again. He didn't move for another ten minutes which he felt like an eternity. He slowly took out his phone and dialed the police...

"Hello, this is Gangnam police station, how can I help you.."

"please save me...some..one.. killed my fri..end..."