The Disney Princess Murders

03

'Indicates thought'

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He watched as the young man climbed out of the pool, water sliding down the rippling muscles of his chest and stomach.

He licked his lips at the sight.

The young man bent at the waist to grab his towel, further tempting him.

He clenched his jaw at the sight.

'I'm not gay, I'm not gay, I'm not gay! But, he's so pretty.'

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"How are we on the list from the DMV?" Namjoon asked.

"Getting smaller." Yoongi responded.

Suddenly Jimin exclaimed to himself, "Got it."

"Whatta ya got Jiminie?" Namjoon asked, walking over to the younger agent.

"Jin hyung wanted me to look into the costumes the victims wore. He believed they weren't purchased at some cheap Halloween store as they looked too finely made. So I looked into finding shops or individuals who sold custom made costumes in the Seoul and the surrounding area. I've got four possibilities. Two in Seoul, one in Busan, and one in Jeju."

"Get me the locations," he informed before turning to the detectives helping the two agents, Yoongi and Hoseok, narrow down the car list. "Detectives, I need pictures of the dresses the victims were wearing."

Detective Lee looked up from her part of the list. "I'll make a call down to forensics, ask them to meet me down at the evidence locker to snap some shots of the dresses."

She replied as she stood from her seat, cell phone in hand as she made her way from the room.

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He hated it.

Every minute of it, and it was all that boy's fault!

They were making him like this.

He shouldn't feel this way.

He should have been attracted to her, should've felt desire for her, but he felt nothing.

He had to think of him to get off.

To feel pleasure.

It was disgusting.

He was disgusting, having such perverse thoughts....

NO!

No, it wasn't his fault, it was theirs.

Man shall not lie with man.

It's a sin.

Man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with man, man shall not lie with....

'But he is so pretty.....NO! I'm not gay, I'm not gay, I'm not gay!'

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The investigation team split up to cover each possible lead. The homicide detectives stayed behind to continue narrowing the search for the black Sonata, the agents dispersing to the different costume shops, Namjoon and Jin immediately left for Jeju, Taehyung and Jungkook headed to Busan, and Yoongi took one shop located in Seoul while Hoseok and Jimin took the other.

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Namjoon and Jin stepped out of the shop and made their way back to their rental car. "It wasn't the supplier we're looking for, but at least we know you were right about the high quality of the costumes." Namjoon stated as he climbed into the passenger seat.

Jin nodded in the affirmative, "Let's head back to Seoul, see if the others had better luck."

Namjoon hm'ed as Jin drove them back to the airport.

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Hoseok and Jimin exited the costume shop when Jimin's cell rang.

"Hello," he and Hoseok stopped beside their car as Jimin answered, "Hey Yoongi hyung. No," he said with a shake of his head, "Hoseok hyung and I are headed back now. Yeah, see you there."

"I take it, Yoongi hyungs was a dead end too?"

Jimin hm'ed in response, "He's headed back to the station now."

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Jungkook and Taehyung walked into Busan's Designer Boutique where a young woman met them at the door.

"Hello, I'm agent Kim, this is agent Jeon, we called you earlier concerning the identification of some costumes."

"Yes," she answered, returning their bows, "I'd be happy to."

Agent Jeon handed her the file containing the photos of the princess costumes. She accepted them, opening the file and looking closely at the photo's, nodding her head, "yes, these are definitely my work, see this," she said pointing to a part of the stitching in the neckline of one of the dresses, "the untrained eye wouldn't see it, but look here," she traced the stitching in the picture, tracing out what appeared to be letters, "I always stitch my initials into my costumes, it's sorta like signing my work."

"I assume you keep track of sales and purchases." Agent Jeon asked.

"Yes, of course. I log all commissions into the laptop I use for business."

"Can you tell us who purchased these?"

"Sure, if you'll come with me?"

They followed her to a backroom she used as her office. Sitting at her desk, she began typing away at her laptop.

"Ah, here it is, the princess collection was sold to a Mr. Jang Chan-yeol."