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07 Doppelganger

4:47 pm. "Gosh it's almost five. Kookie must have been bored played with the maids." With the anxious she checked her black file before close it and stand up. Grab her black handbag and car key,in faster speed stepping to the exit door.

"Oh you're off Ma'am?" The cashier at the counter ask her in respectful. Seeing her boss rushing out from her office behind the cashier spot.

She curled a soft smile toward her after placing her hair behind her ear. "I am. Kookie must waiting for me." The staff nod at her in understanding.
They changed smile and goodbyes while the boss heading out off the bakery.

Since she didn't take driver license so she paying a personal driver for her. Riding back the car to Jung's mansion. The pace just filled with classic that relaxing songs until the driver told her that the son of Jung's has arrived from Korea. Can't describe how relieve she is when she just worried about Jungkook for nothing. He's favorite uncle just back to give him a lot of cuddles.

Felt like less five minutes since her eyes shut off,they've already arrived at the car park of the mansion. She enter the main door and planned to heading to her bedroom and clean herself,but an appetite smells just distracted her. Turn her heel heading to the dining room following the smell while her stomach screaming hungry.

Saw both dining room door open,she has no hesitant to step in and watch how the dinner is going. That turn out to meet a familiar figure while the other two was new.
The tensed on the atmosphere after the silence she revealed herself,make her frown in deep curious.

Then the man who is good looking with his now-watery eyes looking at her with a deep consistent,like a boy who found her lost mother after so long times.
Right after the man met her eyes who literally widen, that guy mutter in stutter.

"N-Noona?"

She flinch and blinks for one or two. Just realize what just happened,she straighten her back and formally slip a smile.

Awkward.

"Urm- Hi.Nice to meet you too? Hobi you didn't tell me that you brought guests. If you tell me sooner I can back home early and cook." Obviously scolding the younger. But received a sheepish smile from the said latter.

Rubbing his back of neck while saying, "I'm sorry. I just too excited until I forgot to tell you noona." Hoseok nonchalantly move forward to reach her spot. "By the way,they're my friends. The idols I worked with,I've told you before. This is Jimin and Taehyung." He pointed at both of them who still froze at the sudden introduction. Then Hoseok back his hand pointing at his cousin who kindly smiling at both the new figures at their mansion. "And this is-"

"Lee Jieun." Jimin answer Hoseok's sentence with full of confidence. But expression,full of confusion. "Noona you have no idea how many countries we were trying to find you and-"

"Find who?" His words got cut by her. Brows furrow showing how confused she got on this situation. Glancing at Hoseok at her left before bringing back her gaze at the young man in front.

"What-"

Hoseok clear his throat to drag their attention to him. Taehyung who regained his conscious again,looking at the older waiting for an explanation. While Jimin still not move an inch and both eyes filled with unshed tears that waiting to drop.
"By the way,know Jung Aiyeou. My dear cousin." He smile at them but aware at how odd out of sadness and confused Jimin's eyes are staring at his cousin. "Jimin? What's wrong?" He look at him with an ensuring smile.

Taehyung take a step forward to get near Jimin after placing the spoons he held to the table. Caressing his best friend's back with an understandable eyes. Not realizing Jimin's head lightly drop down his gaze to the floor. He turn to see those two pairs of eyes looking at them and curved his box smile.

"I'm sorry on Jimin behalf,we're just shock at your face noona." He chuckle but only created frown on the said latter's face. Then he realizes what he just said and wave his free hand nervously, "N-No i didn't mean it's bad. You're beautiful- it's just,you look like a copypaste from Jimin's sister-in-law. That we're looking for the whole years." Taehyung turn his sight back to Jimin who eyes still glued to the floor.

There's no answer from both cousins until Jimin say his words. "I'm sorry for earlier Aiyeou noona. I was mistaken." He plastered his best smile to covered his sadness.

"Nah you can call me IU, just I and U." She corrected the younger in sweet way she can. Wanting the younger to smile even brighter.
Jimin could only giggle and nod,hoping the sadness fade away.

Hoseok tap the older shoulder and glance. "What about noona take a shower first then bring Jungkook here to have dinner together,aye?" The older could only nods and bow to them right after. Leaving her figure from their sights.

But a couple of minutes after three of them finishing prepared their dinner,Hoseok excuse himself to go upstairs and will be right back soon. Leaving both best friends in the dining room who plastered frown despite their sweet smile.

-

The bedroom door's open revealing herself and as expected the little bunny running happily to get in her embrace. She kissing the son's whole face that made him giggle.

"Ommy. Hobi brought uncles here." IU nods with an unreadable smile. Then the younger add again in his fluent language, "Uncle Jemin is kind and have a warm hug too. Uncle Tae played with Kookie whole day ommy!"

She can only plastered smile at her son who still in her embrace. Lifted him up and put Jungkook on the bed before heading to the bathroom. "Wait for mummy then we'll have dinner okay?"

"Oki ommy." Jungkook made an 'ok' sign with his bunny smile plastered in fond.

-

Once they couldn't even heard her footstep,Jimin speak out his mind after Taehyung drag him to sit. Hoseok gone to somewhere after he excused himself from them.

"I don't get it. H-how could the same face became the different person? Tae I don't get it! I don't believe on doppelganger and this thing just insane. H-how could they have the same face and even voice but difference identi- Just why,why it could turn out to be like this?" His last sentence heard so low from his raw voice. Taehyung who stay silence beside him slightly frown.

"I know your frustration Jimin cause I felt it too. But I have no doubt if it's the truth since she didn't even act like she know you,know us." Taehyung touch his temple in frust.

Jimin nod nonchalantly while eyes staring at his laps,nodding even he hardly agreed. He don't know what to agree but Taehyung's right,cause he thought the same too.

"Where's Ho- Why are your cheeks wet Jiminie,crying?"The raw voice flustered both of them in pace. "You're crying a lot lately despite your age right now." Yoongi teasing with his blank face smirk.
The younger fix his posture first before scoff at the older.

"Wait for the dinner and we'll see if you're not shading tears too." But the older seem didn't care at the younger warn and just sitting in front of him.

The silence follow right after and the three of them waiting for others existence to enjoy them for dinner. Well how could they don't when they're the one who be 'guest'.
In the other hand,Yoongi still has no clue of the sudden situation they're in and just waiting patiently.

-

"Hey guys! Sorry i'm late." Hoseok say loudly while walking near to a chair beside Yoongi on the diner table.

Taehyung eyes searching for something,more like someone. "Where's noona,and Jungkook?"

Hoseok smile in tiny. But before he could answer,Yoongi asking first. "So your cousin's arrived?"

"Yeah. But she and Jungkook couldn't join us for dinner here because she just too tired. So i asked maid to send them dinner at their room." Hoseok answer both questions in once,calmly. "Let's eat!"

All of them started dig in their food grateful but not Jimin,who busiest his mind with a wonder that has no clear answer.

'Doppelganger.'