The Color Hierarchy Trilogy: Fading Flowers

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"Jimin..find the....killer-"

"JIMIN!" Jungkook shook me awake.

"W-what?"

"Dude did you pee the bed?" I sat up and looked around me, the bed was indeed wet.

"What? No, it's sweat"

"What were you dreaming of?"

"The killer"

"Jimin."

"You think I can leave it behind like everyone else, no! This is happenning right now and i'm not gonna stop till I find the killer, what if more are killed?"

"You need to stop the police are on the case"

"It's been 24 hours and they haven't updated Yo- the newspaper"

"Maybe you shouldn't have rejected Taemin, he could've put your head on straight"

"You would be thinking the same as me if you actually thought like me!"

"Well I don't, now get your ass up and get ready we got a full day ahead of us" I rolled my eyes and got up.

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"Another one killed Jungkook! There is like a serial killer out there, aren't you worried one bit!"

"Yes, but the school, our parents are going to keep us safe"

"The school isn't doing a good job.."

"Jimin shut your mouth, your talking nonsense." I reread the new article Yoongi had posted out this morning.

BREAKING NEWS!

Another murder, this time a boy. Police say there is someone out there who is willing to kill people who are "broken", they say so far the only thing in common is "fading flowers". With that they say people who have been rejected or people who rejected.

I read the last sentence and my heart dropped, I rejected Taemin. Me or him could be the next target. My heart was speeding up by the second, I couldn't make it through the school day. Before anyone could see me I rushed back out the doors, through the streets of RoseWood.

And back over the tracks I went, back to where I felt safe.

I pushed the door open quickly and sat everything down.

"Yoongi!"

No answer.

"Yoon- Mmmmm"

"SHHHH" the person freed me, that person was Yoongi. "What are you doing here? You should be at school"

"I couldn't be there, your new article. I rejected someone, I could be the next target..Taemin could be the next target, I could be the cause of someones death!"

"You talk a lot." I glared at him. "I'm scared too, I was rejected remember and I live alone a better chance to get me" my eyes widened. He was right it was the perfect chance.

"Oh my god we're gonna die, we're gonna die"

"Shut up, you should really stop thinking negative. You have people to protect you, I on the other hand don't." I nodded my parents were there for me, so was Jungkook, maybe not the school.

"Since i'm here why don't you tell me your story?"

"You don't give up do you?" I chuckled "take a seat" he kicked the seat towards me. "I was born on your side of the tracks, so many more deaths had happened because of rejection. My story was one of them, I knew I would be next if I didn't make a run for it. I left my parents a note saying that I had to leave for their safety. When I saw this shop, it was perfect. Have you ever heard about the 'Run away boy?'"

"Yeah, why?"

"That's me, before I ran away I wrote for the school, but I guess they shut it down?"

"Yeah, they say it was bad luck for the school.."

"Course. Anyway I came here cleaned up the place and now look at me, write for the town and I live much safer now."

"What about your rejection?"

"Story for another time"

"Yoongi!"

"Bye Jimin"

"I'll come back!"

"I know you will."

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I kicked some rocks as I sat on swings at our only park.

"Park Jimin skipping school?"

"Taemin? What are you doing here?"

"What were you doing on the other side?"

"Did you follow me?"

"Answer me"

"Walking, all the news is overwhelming"

"False. I don't know what you're up to, but if you're leaving, I'm coming with."

"You want to escape?"

"A killer is on the loose, what else would I do?"

"I'll think about it." For once Taemin seemed nice and he smiled.

"See you later cupcake!" I take that back, he wasn't nice, just flirty.

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