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I watched Jimin carelessly skip his feet towards Yoongi hyung like a cute child he already is.

I furrowed my brows slightly as I catch the small distressed expression Jimin had on his face as he smiled brightly. It was a sign that you might not see if you didn't spend much time with Jimin as I did.

It was the same expression that made all of us act the moment Jimin shows it.

I wonder if there's something off  because he's approaching hyung again. Its always been like that to be honest. The two detectives in our group may look like an idiotic duo but seriously they are more professional than what they seem like. Yoongi hyung can solve a case with the smallest and the most unhelpful of leads and Jimin can read body language like it was being told infront of him, not to mention on how quick he can see clues on the hardest cases too. They're the perfect duo.

"Ahh, the two is at their telepathic shit again," Hoseok hyung said, tapping his feet on the warm mat. And by hearing that, I chuckled and let out the simplest 'yeah' I could utter.

I watch them disappear as they turn into the hallway. And with that I saw Hoseok hyung look at me from my peripheral vision. He let out a deep sigh and a subtle smirk crept up on his face. "And~ they're here," His eyes shifted to something or someone behind me.

"Yeah we're here. That smile of Jimin is enough to get us going," Jin hyung said with a smile.

"So I think it's better for us to stay here while those guys take care of the heavy stuff," Namjoon hyung suggested as he put both of his hands on his waist. And nonetheless he made a good point. Going off with all of us there won't guarantee all of our safety. Something fucked up might happen there, like all of us getting trapped and get eaten alive by snakes or some shit. And if that happens, no one will come to the rescue.

It may sound like a stupid reasoning but we survived by following it. So be stupid it is, as long as I have my freaking ass safe, I'm fine with it.

After a few minutes, we discussed the things that we must do right after the guys find Jungkook safely. And if they don't come back — well it's more likely a do or die scenario because even though we trust Jiyoo, we still have suspicions around the place.

"Anyone can manipulate this house as long as they have the power so we don't have enough proof that we will be safe from the others," Hoseok hyung proudly stated as Namjoon hyung gave him a smile of approval.

"So what will we do now?" I asked, and as if someone was waiting for the right chance, all of the lights went off.

Oh wow, who is it now?

I heard all the mumbles of the others as we stuck together the moment danger was upon us.

This scenario was all too familiar to us but it still doesn't erase the fact that we still get that eerie feeling from all this. I can still feel my legs getting weak as I try to get a hold of myself.

"How about... We play a game?" A female voice asked, chuckling out a disturbing laugh that eventually echoed through the whole room.

I hear metal moving, screeching as it seems to meet another. The smell of it dozed off through air. When the sound stopped, lights then turned on flashing our eyes with it's brightness.

"Holy shit, we're in trouble," Jin hyung basically said what I had in my mind. Seeing all of our exits covered, just made us feel more hopeless than we already are.

"The terrified expressions on your faces are wonderful," The innocent looking girl smiled as she floats through the air. "Too bad Dami and I won't be seeing them after this to be entertained," Her white dress suddenly became black, and her eyes became full white as she chuckled maniacally.

The two girls finally showed their final forms and it didn't fail to bring chills down my spine.

No doubt the others are experiencing the same hell we're in. So in this situation, it's the smartest way if we all play along.

"We won't-"

Before Namjoon hyung could even talk, I stepped up confidently in front of the girls and said. "We'll play your game."

I can hear mumbles from the guys calling out my name in the background, telling me to go back because it was dangerous. But I decided to ignore them and look straightly into the eyes of the girls. They both smirked in happiness.

"Well it's nice to see someone who isn't a killjoy here," The girl said, floating down to the ground as she walked up to me. She gave me a sinister smile. "Dami — explain the rules."

"Yes, Siyeon unnie."

I felt the guys pull me to go back with them. "Taehyung are you crazy?" Namjoon hyung asked, as he held both of my shoulders.

"This is the only way, hyung. If we don't play with them, there'll be no changes in our situation. And where will that lead us? Death."

"But still —"

"Just trust me, guys," I said as I turned back to the girl named Dami.

"I'm sure all of you played tag before, right? Well this game has rules like it, but it'd be boring if we don't put a little twist to the poison," She said, grinning. "This game will have two people who are 'it', Siyeon unnie and I. And the main objective of this game is not to get caught by us while escaping," She threw four keys for each of us. "You see the four metal doors? That's your exit. If anyone fails, and gets caught well sorry but you have to die. Simple."

"Very simple... For us that is," Siyeon amswered as she walked up to Dami making her stop floating. "Don't worry, we'll be a little fair with you guys."

I wanted to wipe off the smirks on their faces because that wasn't simple at all, but hearing this gave me a little bit of adrenaline in my body. It is a do or die scenario — and no doubt that one of us will have to do something crazy later.

"So are all of you ready?"

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the updates are getting slower. sorry for my unproductive brain.