Facade - Blacktan

006

Between the panic of the grand hall there were three woman and their guards, one less than before, that stood peacefully, almost happily. After an event such as this they could pose to leave in a hurry, and the Kims would have to do something to bring back their trust. Such as inviting them to another event that would give them the time and leverage they needed. 

It was an intricate scheme indeed, but the woman knew with all her mind that it was going to work well. But just to set it in stone, the hitmen were ordered one death, and they weren't going to stop until it happened.

"Nothing is working!" Yoongi angrily kicked the nearest table as the device in his hand remained useless. Jennie watched as the closest candle was nearing its end with a somber expression. "Then if there's no way we can contact Jungkook from here I'm going out to get him!" Jimin spoke but he was stopped by Namjoon's hand. "We've already informed the guards outside, they wouldn't let a Jeon go unprotected, this is his family's security after all. "As logical as that sounds, it's clear it isn't making any of us feel better" Jisoo uttered eyes locked onto the door as if waiting for something to pounce.

"Darling, I realize I must be comfortable but we should be looking for a better hiding place, or at least a light". Lisa instantly turned the color of a ripe cherry, it was good that it was dark for her sake. "Im sorry!" She muttered attempting to stand up when she again realized her foot was stuck, this time instead of falling onto the floor she landed into the man's hands. "God you are clingy" He said as Lisa's cheeks turned into an even darker color. 

"I'm stuck" Lisa whispered. The man began to feel around her legs to find the issue. Once he found it he gave her leg a little tug. "Wait, this I know how to fix. I'll pick up the shelf on three and you pull your leg out." He said, Lisa gave a little nod, then it registered that he would have no way to see it, "okay" she quickly whispered. "one . . . two  . . . three" the pair worked together and Lisa's foot was finally set free. "Now we really must get out of here" He said intertwining his fingers to her as he pulled her up.

The two began to walk down the hall as silently as they could, ears attentive. "Do you know where we are going?" Lisa whispers after a few minutes of them walking down winding paths. "After running down these halls as a child I've got an accurate mind map, don't worry darling" the man responded and it was the first time Lisa wondered about who he was. 

Whoever he was, he had quite a lot of pride and a strange humor. If this is how he was in a life threatening situation such as now, he must be one heck of a handful on a usual day. "You didn't really answer my question, where are we going?" Lisa asked, kind as he was, grandmother always told her that men are wicked animals with even worse intentions. "To a safe place i'd say".

At last they had reached the destination he was looking for. The darn place was so large that it took nearly 8 minutes to make it. He threw the large doors open to let in a chilly breeze and even more darkness. 

The two ran out under the moonlight hand in hand, the sound of police cars thundering in the distance. They were finally hidden, crouched behind a large hedge, Lisa took the chance to look up, catching her breath. He was looking at her eye to eye, the moon was softly illuminating half his face, and that was all it took for her to recognize him. He was quicker.

"YOU!?" They both screamed pulling away from each other at such a speed Lisa had nearly fallen back. "Lalisa Manoban, this I would have never expected" He said laughing at the irony of it all. "Right back at you Jeon Jungkook" Lisa snarled. 

"And how did you go from being jobless to a worker here is less than a day?" Jungkook queried as he stared at Lisa's attire. "Don't act like you care" Lisa stood up to get away but Jungkook quickly pulled her back down giving her no chance to react. "Are you trying to get murdered? We may not enjoy each other's company but that's no reason to get yourself killed" Jungkook whispered again staring into her eyes. Just as Lisa was about to say something a final gunshot aired. And suddenly the nightmare was over. 

A scowl was planted on Mrs. Minatozaki's face as the news was presented to the room. "The threat is gone. It was a suicide." A loud voice boomed through the microphone causing a loud murmur to begin through the affluent party goers. "Other than that there are no causalities". Minatozaki may have not lost the game, but this was one step back.

The attention of the room was again captured to the front stage when 7 joined the crowd coming from the bunker. Jisoo was to say a word while the rest searched for Jungkook. "I am lucky to stand here now. We do not know who was being targeted, nor who was behind all of this, but listen closely. We will know and once it we do there will be no mercy nor no warning" She spoke with enraged eyes as she peered into the crowd. This could never happen again.

Just as the clock had struck 12 Lisa and Jungkook rushed into the great hall to see what had happened alongside more police and guards. Mingyu was behind Lisa when he tapped her shoulder. Lisa understood as the two of them stopped walking and turned to the right where Seulgi was standing. 

"Thank god both of you are ok" Seulgi said attempting to wipe tears before the other two could see. "Are you alright?, you left earlier before we could follow" Lisa said taking Seulgi's hands into her own. "I'm sorry, it's just you both didn't hear what I heard when I entered that room when we first met" Seulgi whispered while darting her eyes around as if a threat still lay, maybe it did. "When I went into the room they began to talk again, they assumed that I didn't speak Japanese so they continued. They were talking about an ambush, something about trust, I wasn't sure. My Japanese isn't strong so I figured I wasn't understanding them correctly. Then she said something about sealing it with a death." Seulgi said as her mind floated back to earlier this night.

"Haru, I don't want it to be someone important, ok." Minatozaki said while staring at the back of Seulgi's head. "Her. By any chance if this woman knows what we are saying in this room, it's best we have her gone. Dead woman don't tell" She continued before smiling as if she had said something funny. "Laugh my dear sisters, for tonight we will play a game"

"As soon as you realized what was happening you went into hiding." Mingyu continued as Seulgi simply nodded with a distant look in her eyes, "If it was a suicide . . . it's because he couldn't find me. Because I hid" Seulgi said with sour tears threatening to spill again with no regard to Seulgi's wishes to not cry. "No it wasn't your fault! We need to tell someone about this" Lisa quickly said, "We can't do that, if anything it will pull is closer into whatever they were planning in that room" Seulgi said, "As long as we are all well, we don't say anything at all."

By the time it was dawn all the guests were evacuated safety away and the body was given to those who would use it to investigate what had happened the night before. Though it would take much more effort to trace it back to the three woman who had got exactly what they wanted from the Kims. Two pairs of eyes were laying wide open with too much on their mind. Nobody had realized it, but tonight was the mark of a new time where only little would remain. Now all there was left to do was tear down the facade.