Shadows Of The Maknae

Chapter 26: Betrayal

As the two groups prepared for the mission, tension hung in the air like a heavy weight on everyone's shoulders. The plan was set. Jungkook's team would infiltrate Seventeen's hideout where Y/N was being held captive, while the other group would remain on standby, ready to intervene if needed. Jungkook, Jin, Jimin, Kai, Xiumin, Chanyeol and Lilly stood together as a group, making their final preparations. Jungkook checked all of his weapons, making sure everything was locked and loaded. He had a look of determination and focus, determined to get Y/N back.

Lilly, despite her fear and nervousness, tried to keep a brave face, but on the inside, she was pretty terrified. Meanwhile, the second group, considering Namjoon, Yoongi, Taehyung, Hoseok and the rest of EXO's members, including Suho, were gathered together. Hoseok was tasked with keeping an eye on them and the security, ensuring they were safe while the infiltration team did their work. They were all dressed in weapons and gear as well as bullet proof vests.

Eventually, they made their way towards their designated cars outside. Jungkook was the driver of his group's car. Lilly sat in the passenger seat. Jin, Jimin, Kai, Xiumin and Chanyeol sat in the back of the van. A few moments after they took off, the other teams car followed slowly from behind. Jin sat in the drivers seat, since Namjoon doesn't know how to drive, and the other members, Taehyung, Hoseok, Yoongi and the other members of EXO (Suho, Sehun, Chen and Baekhyun).

Lilly wore her heart on her sleeve, always showing her emotions. She was visibly nervous as she sat next to Jungkook in the passenger seat, looking out of the tinted window. She was trying to focus on something other than her own nerves, trying to forget about what they were actually doing, even if it was for a few moments.

"How do you do it?" Lilly asked out of the blue, swinging her head to look over at Jungkook. He had one hand on the steering wheel as he leaned back into the seat. His elbow was pressed against the compartment in between the two front seats, a hand scratching his chin.

"How do I do what, exactly?" Jungkook asked, confused by her random question. He titled his head while still holding his chin, but kept his eyes on the road.

"Being a leader. Being so confident and strong all the time. How do you do that?" She asked.

"I may seem confident on the outside, but it takes a lot of me to so a strong and assertive front in this world."

"Really?"

"Yes. I have my members to rely on. I know they have my back no matter what. I just have to keep telling myself that I am doing it for not only for me, but for my members as well." He smiled as he mentioned the other boys as he spoke about them, which made her smile as well.

"Is that's how it's always been? From the start?"

"Yeah. We had some tough times at first. We had to go through a lot of pain, but I made sure we all stayed together and never lost focus. Once we were all united, it became easy. You just have to be honest with yourself. You have to be confident with who you are and who you want to be. If you are doing it for the right reasons, it will eventually become easier as it goes. Don't you think?" He asked looking over at her slightly.

"I guess you're right." She said, biting her lip as she looked back out the window.

Soon enough, they eventually reached Seventeen's hideout. Jungkook parked the car a distance away so Seventeen wouldn't be suspicious, with the other group following close behind. Him and his team were the first to go to try to enter Seventeen's hideout first to try to find Y/N without getting caught. Everyone assumed since it was pretty late at night, that the members of Seventeen would be sound asleep. Since that was the way they got into BTS's hideout, it seemed like it was a good idea to do the same thing to them.