𝙳𝙴𝙲𝙴𝙸𝚅𝙴𝙳 |ᶰʲᵐ

Chapter 20

Mark, Jeno and Jisung were now in their dorms, currently waiting for Kun to ring one of them. It was just yesterday when the 127 members had ended their shooting and Mark was very determined for today's event. It was a weekend and it was the only good time and day to do this. Their schedules were hectic and full for the days afterwards.

The time shown was 6:45 am, only the trio were awake by now while the others were dead asleep. The stood by their respective beds, double-checking their belongings, making sure everything needed are there. The youngest amongst them, Jisung, was caught surprised by the sudden vibration in his back pocket as he yelped. He fished out his phone, staring at the screen and a smile soon appeared on his face. He turned around to his hyungs and showed them his phone.

The two nod with a smile and immediately grabbed their things, heading straight towards the door.

"Let's go!" Jeno whispers, catching up with his friends who were now at the end of the hallway, heading towards the elevator. The three made it down to the basement parking lot, exited through the door with their staff cards already meeting Kun inside his car.

With no time wasted, they hurriedly head inside the vehicle and started their journey. They had a plan, and that is to go straight outside of Seoul. With the amount of time they have, they knew it wasn't enough so they had to hustle. Other than that, they must be careful. They have to keep a low profile.

" So where should we start? "

"we'll start off close then go further, its on you," the dream leader speaks, currently sitting on the passengers seat as he turned to look at Kun.

"alright, we can stop by Chuncheon last since Jungwoo's there at his grandmas" Kun responds.

"i told him about this, he said we can spend the night," he adds, receiving a good response from the others as they nod in agreement.

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The knock on the door had alerted Jaemin who was in the bathroom, drying his hair. He gave consent to whoever was outside to enter. Whom he saw was none other than Shinrae. Her presence made Jaemin smile as he walked out.

"hey," she said as she sat down on his bed.

"what's up?"

"i wanna take you out," she said with smile, swaying her feet on the rugged floor. Curiosity had hit him. He head towards the girl, staring down with one of his brows raised. It was unexpected, very actually, coming from Shinrae herself. .

"where to? does your parents know about this? isn't it dangerous?" He said while looking down at his girlfriend. She stood up, facing directly towards him. She gave him a 'face'

"i can't tell you that, and yes my parents know about it. i know its risky but its a one time thing, we just need to be careful," she starts to explain to him in detail so she could persuade him into going. She wanted to bring him out of the house, yes, she does bring him to his appointments but she meant literally, out out.

"okay then, let's do it," Jaemin answers, making her jump out of happiness. With that, she headed out of the room after telling him to get dressed. For a second, he just stood there, dumbfounded at what just happened. He then walked up towards the dresser, grabbing a sweatshirt and pants, putting them on immediately. Lastly, he added a cap as a part of his look, only to use it as a good component to cover his face.

Soon after, Shinrae enters the room with a white top and baggy jeans, along with a knitted cardigan to complete look. Her hair was tied into a low bun, it was simple but cute. Jaemin couldn't help but to just stare at her. She was stunning, to her, she may think it's simply basic but it's a different story for Jaemin.

"you look great!" jaemin managed to speak. Shinrae playfully rolled her eyes as she gave him a quick on the lips before dragging him out of his room.

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"let me have it!"

"no me!"

The two youngest members argued in the backseat, debating on who gets to take charge of the gps. It has been about an hour of their journey, almost reaching their intended destination. Kun and Mark decided to ignore them, letting them quarrel as much as they want till they resolve that matter themselves. In fact, Kun didn't need it anyways as he has quite the knowledge on the routes in korea.

The car suddenly parked, making both Jisung and Jeno stop quarreling. Mark and Kun turned around as they made a face, ordering them to get out. The four were currently in a city in Gyeonggi Province, Namyangju. The began to roam around the area, thought of looking around but they knew that wouldn't do much. The oldest among the four suddenly walked away towards the food stalls present at the time leaving the others confused.

"excuse me maam," kun spoke, alerting the woman who seemed to be in her mid 50s. She turned around with a smile.

"hello young man, do you need anything?"

"oh yes, I'll take 4 of those delicious corndogs please," he responded with a smile making the woman chuckle. The other members stood there, still dazed on what his hyung was trying to do.

"how long have you lived in namyangju maam?" he asked.

"with all my life son," she responded, packing up kun's order that was then ready to be collected. She handed the food to him, in exchange for the cash as she thanked him.

"oh maam one thing, if you don't mind me asking-" he spoke as he reached out for his phone in his back pocket. He gave the bag of food to Jisung as he began to look through his phone.

"-have you seen this young man before? He is the child to a friend of my mother," He explains, showing his phone to her as it reveals a picture of Jaemin. The others had their necks stretched, trying to take a peek of the picture. The old lady squinted her eyes, studying the picture as she then shook her head.

"oh dear im afraid not, im so sorry," she said. Bummed, Kun bowed down as he thanked the old lady, then telling her that it  was okay. He then went back to the group with a frown on his face as he sighed.

"no luck,"