The five of you decided to have a sleepover at Karina's place. Her mother cooked a lot of delicious food and you were too full to eat dessert but you couldn't resist the temptation. It was almost like a feast and you wanted to live there for the rest of your life. You suddenly remembered your home where you could eat whatever you crave for.

The reason why the five of you had a spontaneous sleepover was because of the plan Giselle said.

Nobody had a clue, and she was smirking to herself all this time. She was brewing something smart, if not wicked.

After you ate, you proceeded to Karina's cozy room. She was a very organized person and had an eye for cute aesthetic.

"It's been a while since somebody had a sleepover in my house so let's wear our cutest nightwear," Karina said excitedly. You were just as giddy as the other girls. You really felt like an adult hanging out with your friends. You slipped into a pair of purple silk pajamas and joined the girls on Karina's bed.

"So, what's the plan?" Winter asked as she opened a bag of salted chips.

"Before I tell you about it, let me ask one question. Have you posted the stuff you mentioned earlier on social media or somewhere where it will be exposed?"

The three girls nodded.

"The dress I was wearing is actually my most liked picture," Ningning answered.

"I posted my selca on Instagram and my followers praised my eye makeup. The comment section was bombarded with questions about the brand of the eyeshadow I used," Karina answered.

"I posted the shoes I bought on my story," Winter answered.

Giselle nodded. "By any chance, did Nayoung see your posts and stories?"

The three girls looked at each other before checking their phones. They discovered that Nayoung wasn't following any of them except for you. All of five of you checked their posts to see anything in common but you didn't see Nayoung's account.

However, one account caught your attention.

"Wait," you said before clicking the account with an anime girl icon which you recognized as Jabami Yumeko, the same icon you saw when Nayoung asked for your Instagram. You checked all of their accounts and it confirmed your hunch. "I know this sounds weird but I think I found the common denominator."

"What is it?" Giselle asked.

"I still remember when Nayoung asked for my Instagram. She opened that app on her phone and I saw the same icon as this. But when she followed me, the account was different. It's her picture instead of this anime girl as an icon."

Giselle gasped aubidly and she clicked the profile. It was a private account so you couldn't see all the accounts it was following. This account however, was caught following Karina, Winter, and Ningning and liked all of their posts. You clicked Nayoung's account and found that she was following this account.

"Aha! I guess we found the missing link that ties the mystery together," Giselle said. "She thinks she's so stealthy, but it's impossible to oustmart me," she added proudly and it isn't up for a debate.

"What about, (Name)?" Ningning asked. "Nayoung sabotaged us by ruining all of our favorite items. How did she sabotage her?"

"(Name) doesn't have an item she desired, but a person," Giselle said mysteriously then glanced at you. "(Name) has Na Jaemin."

All three of them shot you a suspicious look and you shook your head violently. "It's not like that! We're not like that!" You turned to Giselle and saw her laughing. "You worded it wrong!"

"Does it matter? I'm still right, am I not?"

It took a good while for the girls to stop teasing you and you were grateful that they stopped.

"We're not what you think we are. We are just friends, I mean, we were friends. It's a long story, but here is how it went."

You told them that Nayoung confronted you one time. You told them how Nayoung wanted you to back off so she could have Jaemin all to herself but you declined and told her that would never happen. You thought you won, but then she dropped the bomb.

"But I'm still not sure if it's her. It's just a hunch, but I have a strong feeling that I'm right," you said.

"She's so desperate!" Winter exclaimed. "I knew from the start that she shouldn't be trusted but I tried to like her since everyone does. Haechan also shared the same sentiments one time."

"Really?" you asked, flabbergasted.

Winter nodded. "Yeah. Haechan is friendly but when he doesn't like someone, he will not bother to hide it."

"How are we going to make Nayoung pay for what she did to us?" Karina asked.

Giselle cleared her throat and everyone waited with anticipation. "The plan is to confirm Nayoung's motive about trying to sabotage the four of you. I believe that she is trying to ruin everything that is important to you or what makes you standout. That's why I'm going to ask you Karina, Winter, and Ningning, to post more pictures, something that would show off one particular item and make it seem as if it's really important to you. If she borrowed it and return it in a bad condition like what she did to your other stuff, then we're right about her."

"What about me?" you asked, taking hint of your lack of involvement.

"You, my dear," Giselle started. "Will flirt with someone and wait and see if Nayoung will try to steal that person away from you. She hated you the most, after all."

"Flirt? Me? I don't even know how to flirt to save my life!"

"You're a natural, you can do it," Giselle pat your shoulder and smiled wickedly at you. "Let's take a lot of pictures and post it on our Instagram. I just know that someone's going to be so jealous," she said and smirked.

Giselle wasn't the only one who came up with a plan.

At the campus garden, the seven young men were gathered once again and the tension was too thick yet all of them were too scared to cut it.

This was after the time Haechan asked you about Jaemin and before lunch break, before you saw Jaemin and Nayoung together.

"(Name) was acting weird this morning. She wouldn't answer my question, let alone talk to me," Haechan complained.

"You're smart but a dumbass sometimes," Renjun said. "Isn't it obvious? This is a serious matter! Jaemin wouldn't even talk to us about it so why would she?"

The pair looked at Jaemin who was spacing out. Jeno was looking at him worriedly but he didn't say a word. The five boys looked at each other, not knowing how long they have to endure the tormenting silence.

Finally, Chenle had enough. He stood up on his seat and walked in front of Jaemin. The latter didn't even notice his presence and Chenle had to snap his finger in front of his face.

"What?" Jaemin asked.

"Tell us what's bothering you," Chenle demanded.

"Nothing," Jaemin answered.

"As if we're going to believe that!" Chenle blurted in frustration. Jisung had to pull him away but he resisted.

"Please, Chenle," Jeno spoke. "Don't force him. This is already hard for him."

"And it's also hard for us to see him like this! We are friends here! It hurts us to see you so miserable and we can't even do anything about it!"

Something pinched Jaemin's heart after hearing those words. It was so sincere and true that it thawed a part of his frozen heart. He couldn't possibly believe that he would hear those words from people he called his friends.

But what surprised him was that he was important to them as much as they were to him.

He looked up and saw their faces and all of them looked concern and solemn. Then he looked at Jeno, his best friend for nine years. The one who stayed by his side and didn't judge him. He mirrored the same expression as the others.

Right there and then, Jaemin realized that he wasn't alone anymore.

If you let yourself be vulnerable again, you might get hurt, his mind nagged him. But if you open yourself up a little bit, they can help you, the voice inside his head whispered.

He couldn't choose. He couldn't afford to open himself bare only to be poke fun of. But he couldn't also silence the agonizing screams of wanting to know the truth. He would suffer either way, so he might as well find out who was trying to invade his past.

"Alright," he breathed out.

It was just one word but all of their face lit up. Jeno couldn't believe what Jaemin had said and he had to lean closer to his face to check if he heard him right.

"Did I hear you correctly?" Jeno asked.

"Don't lean too close, we might kiss," Jaemin taunted him.

"So tell us everything. At least only the part you're comfortable of sharing," Mark said as his leader mode instantly activated. It was hard for Jaemin to open up his worries to other people other than Jeno but there was something in their presence that encouraged him to be honest.

He told them about the picture. He admitted that it was him and it didn't even surprise them.

"We're not idiots, Jaemin. It's clear as daylight that it's you," Haechan said and the other glared at him for interrupting Jaemin.

He proceeded to tell them that it was supposed to be hidden, but he didn't tell why, which the others understood. Jeno shared that it was probably someone who knew Jaemin and you, probably a former classmate. The other members shared their own assumptions as well. Jisung was clearly enjoying it since he had a very hyperactive imagination but they had to stop him because he was straying too far.

After that, they proceeded to the assumption that it was probably someone who had an access to your stuff. And that led to another assumption.

"That day when I walked (Name) to her dorm with Sungchan, we saw Giselle and Nayoung leave the dorm," Jaemin said.

"Wait," Jisung interrupted. "You walked (Name) to her dorm with Sungchan?"

Everybody's attention was diverted and now they were looking at Jaemin with taunting eyes full of suspicion. For a second, he didn't know what to do or how he could escape the situation because even Jeno was trying hard not to smile. He knew nobody was going to save him or initiate damage control.

"Do you wanna know the story or what?"

All of them shut their mouth and waited for Jaemin to finish. After the story ended, they were all lost for a moment. Only Mark was able to ask him a question.

"Did you notice something weird about Nayoung's behavior?" he asked.

"I don't really know. We're not even close. But I do remember her clinging on me all the time when I was still helping her. And before the photo was posted, I was with (Name) when she asked her to talk to her alone. (Name) told me to go ahead so I didn't know what they talked about."

Silence fell once again and all seven of them were thinking hard, trying to develop a comprehensive plan but no idea came to mind.

"Aha!" Haechan exclaimed and snapped his fingers. Beside him, Jisung almost had a heart attack and Chenle laughed his ass out at his best friend's reaction. After they reconciled, the two got closer and were almost inseparable. "I have a plan."

"What is it?" Jaemin asked.

Haechan motioned them to lean closer and together, they discussed the plan on how they could find the culprit.

"What if it's not Nayoung?" Jeno asked.

"That's a waste, but at least we had one suspect crossed out of our list," Haechan answered. "As long as my guy right here will cooperate."

Jaemin stomped his feet on the ground before leaning forward and glared daggers at Haechan. He looked intimidating and scary but he had no choice. He had no other plan so he had to follow whatever task was given to him. "This plan better work or else I will make you run lapse around the track one hundred times."

"Dude, chill out. Remember, she's just one of the suspects, not the real culprit."

Jaemin didn't say anything but he was already dreading the moment the plan was discussed. After all, he was lucky to be in the mercy of his new friends.