𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟒

Jungkook and Tiger reach home out of breath. Namjoon and Hoseok run to them with a frown on their face.

"You - you explain it," Tiger groans, shutting his eyes closed, "tell them who - who we saw. Please, it's important."

Tiger closes his eyes for a moment and blinks them open, the eyes showing Taehyung's natural colour.

"What - what are we doing here?" He narrows his eyebrows, exploring his surroundings as if it will give him a clue of what happened.

His left hand holds onto something warm and soft, the opposite of a cardboard box. He drops his gaze cautiously to said hand and raises his head to discover the owner. He lets go sharply and Jungkook shakes his arm without muttering a word.

"Come, let's talk." Namjoon leads them to the sofa.

Hoseok leaves for a moment to make some tea, he intuits the others will join as well as the situation requires it.

"Jungkook?" Namjoon questions him, raising an eyebrow.

"Hold on. Taehyung, do you remember something?"

He shakes his head. "You didn't want me to choose the same ones ... then ... um," Taehyung looks at the ceiling and pouts his lips, "a blurry image and everything turns black."

Hoseok comes back with seven cups neatly collocated on a wooden tray and disappears upstairs to call the others. The rest of the boys eventually come down, their sleepers against the floor fill the quiet space. When each one of them take a seat, Namjoon nods at Jungkook.

"I went to the convenience store with Taehyung, but suddenly he—Tiger, actually—dragged me out of there after making eye contact with a woman. We ran for a while until he hid us under the stairs of a building. I only saw her red sharp heels, but Tiger met her. He told me that woman kidnapped Taehyung and he took over, that's why he remembers her. He also mentioned you rescued him thanks to Jimin."

Taehyung moves to sit on Jimin's lap burying his head on his chest, memories of that day flashing in his mind. His boyfriend holds him by his waist drawing small circles. He doesn't remember anything of his days with that woman, but his body ached for a full week when he took control again, a few scars still remain in his body.

"What the fuck is she doing here?" Yoongi spats to no one in particular. "I thought we ended her."

Hoseok places a hand on his shoulder and Yoongi leans back in his seat.

Seokjin takes a long sip, emptying the small cup. "Listen to me, are we talking about Mimi? The woman obsessed with colour red?"

"Yeah, I think so." Namjoon rubs his chin.

Seokjin crosses one leg on top of the other. "Did she say something, Jungkook? Did she talk to someone in particular? Perhaps yelled in frustration? That's one of the most famous mistakes in this world."

"No, she only chased us. I think she didn't see my face, only Ti - Taehyung's."

"Mm-hmm, let me see what I can do. I've the old cases archived in my office, probably we missed something since our first priority became Taehyung."

"Shit, that's it. She just disappeared. I couldn't track her anymore and Bang PD decided to call it a case closed and just moved on."

"Mmm, I remember it now." Hoseok taps Yoongi's thigh.

"Jinnie, are you going to work on it? Bang PD forbidden us -"

"Do I look affected by Bang PD's words?" Seokjin scoffs, "He only provides us a place to work and money. We don't need to depend economically on him anymore and we can find a new place for us to practice. Besides, I can work with contacts I made myself."