Chapter 4: The Last Clue

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The boys sat down in a circle together on the floor of Taehyung's living room

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The boys sat down in a circle together on the floor of Taehyung's living room. Yoongi took out the map, placing it down in the middle of all of them. The red 'X' was seen clearly on the map of the apartment, and from what Taehyung could tell, it was drawn in a corner in his room.

"Why would he stuff things in my room?" Taehyung questioned, shaking his head.

"Well I wouldn't know," Hoseok said, studying the map. "Let's just go find this thing and get it over and done with. It's getting late." The redhead pushed himself off the ground and started to make his way to Taehyung's room.

"Hey! You can't just go in my room like that!" The brunette snapped. Jimin tapped him lightly.

"Taehyungie, if you're so concerned, go follow him." Taehyung glanced at the blonde, who gave him a slight smile. He sighed and pushed up his glasses.

"Fine." He picked up the map, then got up and jogged to Hoseok, who was already going inside the room.

"So you have decided to follow me, alien," he said, unamused. Hoseok turned to the brunette, looking at the map that Taehyung was studying carefully. He looked at the part of the map that showed the younger's room and looked around, scrutinising the area. "It's in your closet."

The brunette turned the map sideways and crinkled his eyebrows. "Really?"

Hoseok chuckled. "You're still bad at navigation." Taehyung turned to him and smiled slightly.

The two boys walked over to the little closet in the corner of Taehyung's room. Taehyung opened the door, letting the other in first before following him inside. They scoured the closet for any clues, but nothing seemed to catch their eye.

"Hey look! It's that idiot Sanri!" Hoseok was holding a little piece of paper with two fingers, a look of utter distaste on his face. It contained a picture of a boy around their age. "Why would you have this in your room?"

"I never did!" Taehyung shot a look of confusion and took the paper from Hoseok's hand. He flipped it around, and there was some writing on it. The brunette recognised it immediately. "Look, hyung."

He was the reason Taehyung- and Hoseok-hyung broke apart. I'll just put it out there.

Hyungs, please take the book I'm reading for me called "The Fault In Our Stars". Oh yeah, make sure the bookmark is there too! ;)

"Sanri is the reason we aren't friends?" Hoseok asked no one in particular. "Sounds hard to believe."

"Mmm," the younger hummed in reply. The two hopped out of the closet at once, this time searching for the famous book by John Green.

"I found it," Taehyung called in a slightly bored voice. Hoseok went over and knelt beside him and took the book from his hand. He opened the two pages that sandwiched the bookmark and took the paper out. It was actually folded up to look like a bookmark, but when Taehyung opened it, it was a printed sheet of A4 paper and held an even tinier piece of paper inside.

"A map of Korea," the redhead muttered, looking over the green shape. Taehyung examined it, looking all over. Then he noticed there was a hole that was punctured on one particular place.

Taehyung gasped in surprise. "He's in Busan?" The two boys looked at each other, eyes wide in shock. Then Hoseok narrowed his eyes at the younger boy.

"You can't be serious, alien," he shook his head. Taehyung pointed at the hole, tapping it repeatedly.

"No kidding," he confirmed, then took the tiny piece of paper. "He must've used the cork board." Hoseok scooted closer to have a look at the small paper.

Sunway Chalet
4-5 hour drive (cheapest option)
Pack clothes for 2 nights

The two looked at each other again. Taehyung pursed his lips, trying to contain his delight and shock. They finally found the place. They could finally get to Jungkook.

The redhead hopped off the floor and held out his hand. "Come on," he waved it around, waiting for Taehyung to grasp it. The younger boy hesitated, before finally clasping his hand with Hoseok's. "We need to tell the others."

They darted out of the room, hand in hand as one boy holder the book and the other waved the map around frantically. Yoongi, Jimin, Namjoon and Jin looked at the two as they skipped into the living room, amused.

"We got the-" Hoseok panted, before flopping onto the sofa. "The-the..."

"Map," Taehyung finished, when he managed to catch his own breath. The other four were speechless, probably in relief and shock and excitement. "We have to go, now. Busan."

Upon hearing that, everyone jumped out of their seats. "We have to go now!" Namjoon exclaimed, alert. "That's a long drive!" Jin nodded.

The others were about to rush out of the front door, already slipping on their shoes but Hoseok stopped them. "WAIT!" he yelled, freezing them in place. "He left us a note to pack clothes for two nights."

Jimin stared at the older boy. "Umm... what about we do this. We leave Taehyungie here first to pack, then Jin-hyung drive the rest of us to our apartments. Drop Namjoon-hyung and Yoongi-hyung off first to pack their things and then me, you and Jin-hyung will go to our house to pack. Then we pick up everybody and leave at 5."

Everyone looked at Jimin, surprised at his quick planning. "What?" The blonde cocked his head to the side.

"Nevermind," Yoongi waved him off. "Let's stick to that plan and we'll be on our way in no time." Taehyung watched the other five boys slip their shoes on, thinking about what to bring for the trip.

"We'll have to bring some food, I'm sure," he thought out loud. "How tired are you guys right now?" The brunette looked at each of their faces.

Jin pursed his lips. "I'm okay now, but I might fall asleep or something. Better get some energy snacks and drinks along the way." The others nodded, heading out of the door.

"We should have a backup driver too," Namjoon suggested, then his cheeks reddened. "Well, I can't drive... so... uhh..."

"I'll drive," Hoseok perked up. "Let's take turns driving, then we won't get too tired." Jin nodded in agreement.

Taehyung let them out of the house, opening the door for them. "Great," he smiled at the boys, the strength of it dropping a fraction when he looked at Hoseok. "See ya later!"

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