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It was a good thing Jin chose to play Blackjack over one of the poker games. He simply didn't have the ability to keep a straight face. Not that it mattered much in the grand scheme of things. None of them were betting ludicrous amounts of money. If the bets reached any higher than five thousand euro they had all promised Daisy that they would bow out of that particular game instead of potentially going crazy and losing or worse yet beginning to form an addiction to the pastime.

Speaking of Daisy he hadn't seen her in awhile. Before the next hand was dealt he bowed out of the game and got up to look around for her. When he didn't find her at any of the tables his teammates were sitting at he began to panic. He pulls out his cell phone and attempts to call her but unfortunately her phone goes straight to voicemail. Rather than pull Namjoon aside yet, he first chose to seek out a member of the security staff and ask them himself if they had seen her.

His worry continuously grew and was only mildly alleviated ten minutes later when he finally found Minjae. "Have you seen Daisy?"

"Last I heard she was heading to the bathroom." He indifferently answers.

"How long ago was that?"

When Minjae merely shrugs his shoulders Jin fiercely grasps his tuxedo jacket by the lapels. Jin's fear immediately turns into anger at the security guard's lack of work ethic and general irresponsibility. "I have been looking for a member of security for ten minutes now. Before that I was looking for Daisy on my own for probably another ten minutes. Which means at the very least she has been missing for twenty minutes! Where are the other members of the security team?"

Minjae's eyes widen; his fear evident in his expression. "The last time I saw Youngmi, Korain, and Hye Rin was around the time I heard Daisy had headed to the bathroom. Sang Hee is still floating around here somewhere though. I saw him only moments ago before you came up to me."

It's only after Minjae responds this way that Jin realizes he lifted the man slightly off his feet where only his toes dragged over the polished floor. "You heard Daisy headed for the bathroom? Who told you?"

"Hye Rin did."

Jin sighs before leaving Minjae to seek out Sang Hee, who he hopes at least was doing his job properly in comparison. In his mind he is fully regretting that they didn't insist Han-bin join them for this trip. In his heart he understood that the head of security needed time to spend with his family. However, he would have never let Daisy go missing like these imbeciles had.

He finally spies Sang Hee across the room and notices how this security guard at least looks a bit worried compared to Minjae. "Have you seen Daisy?"

He frowns and shakes his head. "I was just about to alert Namjoon-ssi. I personally last saw her about thirty-five minutes ago, but I lost sight of her. I noticed Youngmi trailing her with his eyes so I assumed he would take care of her and refocused my energy for a while. Minjae told me that Daisy was in the bathroom, but that was twenty-five minutes ago."

Jin hated having to do this, but it was time that Namjoon was made aware of what was going on.

"I'm sorry what did you just say?" Namjoon asks Jin to repeat himself again, although due to the fear growing in his eyes it is quite obvious how the leader is taking the news.

"I said that Daisy is missing and the only two security guards of ours that I could find are Sang Hee here and Minjae standing over there on the opposite side of the room. Korain, Youngmi, and Hye Rin are nowhere to be found. Supposedly Daisy went to the bathroom about twenty-five minutes ago, but that is second hand information that Sang Hee first got from Hye Rin."

"Shit!" Namjoon exclaims in English. "I knew something was up earlier, but I decided to not let it bother me. I should have said something."

"What are you talking about?" Jin asks in confusion.

"I'll wait until after we all are together in the limo. Or perhaps I should wait until we reconvene at the actual hotel since it's only a block away." Namjoon threads his hands through his hair fiercely, a habit he is only prone to do when he curses his own choices.

Jin takes a moment to try to decide his next course of action, whether he should talk it out more with Namjoonie or if he should go get the others together instead. "Sang Hee, why don't you grab the others on the opposite side of the room along with Minjae? I'll get the others over here. Don't tell them what is going on yet just let them know to finish their hands and reconvene at the entrance of the casino."

Namjoon first stops by to talk to the security team of the Casino. He quickly explains who he is and asks if he can see the camera footage from about an hour ago up to the current time.

The head of security escorts him to an office so they can talk more privately. "I'm sorry to say this but we don't have cameras inside the building other than the ones at the tables themselves, and that's just to keep an eye on potential cheating. Also, without a warrant I can't allow you to view that footage."

Namjoon nods. "I was afraid it might be something like that. If it's a concern I will probably need that footage after all. Can you at least take note of the time I requested just in case to make it easier?"

The head of security sits behind his computer and types up a quick note to himself. "I'll download the footage during the next shift change."

Namjoon thanks him before he heads back to the entrance of the casino. There he lets the others know what is going on as they get in the limo.

After they take their seats Namjoon lets out a sigh, deciding to tell them now rather than wait. "Tonight before I started getting ready for the night I had a visitor come to my room." He sighs. "I should have thought it was bizarre, but I couldn't find myself able to say anything when she pretty much forced her way into my room. She tried to tell me all these lies about Daisy. Trying to show me pictures that were very obviously photoshopped. I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I just politely asked her to leave and walked into the bathroom. When I came back out five minutes later she was gone."

"Who came to your room? What did this woman say?" Hoseokie asks him. His posture indicating his distress is now intermingling with rage.

"Hye Rin. She was trying to tell me that Daisy's marks must have been falsified. That she was who I was meant to be with. Her eyes flooded with tears when I tried to push her away so I just did my best to ignore her as she continued to prattle on."

"And now Daisy, Korain, Youngmi, and Hye Rin are all missing?!?!?! Don't you think that is fucking convenient that Hye Rin happens to be gone also?" Jk vehemently asks.

"Shit!" Namjoon exclaims. "Fuck! I was thinking with my heart not my head. I didn't think about the fact that she might be behind whoever is targeting Daisy. I just didn't want to hurt her feelings."

The limo pulls up outside the hotel and they all file out of the vehicle. Heading immediately for their floor. They first stop at Daisy's. Yoongi doesn't hesitate to knock hoping they find she simply came home early and forgot to tell them. When she doesn't answer after a few minutes. Tae pushes Yoongi aside and knocks. After another few minutes Namjoon stops Jk from knocking a third time. "I have the keycard copy to her room. Let me go get it."

After five minutes of searching his face grows immensely pale. "Fuck!!!! Hye Rin must have taken it while she was here."

On the inside Jimin is seething with a mixed amalgamation of annoyed, worried, and angry. On the outside however he seems to be the most composed out of all of them. "I'm going to go seek the head of staff of the hotel. I am sure I can convince him to get me a copy of the key card, or at least let us in when I explain the situation."

"I'll have to call Sejin-hyung and let him know what is going on." Namjoon frowns.

Yoongi shakes his head. "Let me handle that." The suggestion makes sense to Jimin because aside from him Yoongi seems to probably be just as composed in comparison to the others. When Yoongi turns to Jimin he pauses before leaving the room. "You might want to see if they can look through their security cameras too. See, if they can find anything useful."

Jimin nods, but he is pretty sure that it won't turn up much. There will probably be a record of Daisy and the missing security guards arriving, but if the missing security guards are guilty then they would know about and have access to the staff entrances, exits, and elevators. Those don't have cameras like the public hallways do.

Jimin goes down to the lobby, and it takes him a while to convince the concierge to get the head of staff. He does his best to calmly explain what is going on. "I don't want to get the police involved yet. After all she may simply be locked in her room asleep. Plus, once the police do become involved there will end up being paparazzi swarming the place if word gets out that our soulmate is missing. I'm sure neither of us want that." He also quickly asks about checking the camera footage, although he does admit that he isn't sure how helpful it will be.

"No, not at all. Let me get that spare keycard for you, and I will be back. I'll also check with security regarding the footage, but just as you said I am not sure how helpful it will be."

Ten minutes later, Jimin is once again outside Daisy's room. He slides the keycard in the slot and enters her room. Because Daisy has a suite it isn't immediately obvious whether she is merely sleeping or not since the only room he can see from the doorway is the living area. He turns down the other side of the hall and notices the color blue out of the corner of his eye in the exceptionally white bathroom. He walks inside and finds her gown hanging over the shower rod and the obvious evidence that someone spilt something on her gown. He frowns at the stain before smelling it for himself. Wine. But, I don't recall red wine being served at the Casino. Is it possible I was too absorbed in the poker game I was playing?

He turns to her room and finds her bed vacant and still made from when the hotel staff cleaned this morning. His temperature begins to rise before he turns toward the desk beside the window. He frowns at Daisy's ring lying on the desktop. He knew with utmost certainty that she would never take it off.

Then he notices the slip of paper that the ring was sitting on. He picks it up and scans over it.

Namjoon, Jin, Yoongi, Hoseok, Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook,

I'm sorry. This simply isn't working. I realized while we were here that I am just not meant to fit in your world.

It took a stranger spilling his wine on me to realize that I would never be able to live up to the standards you live at. I simply can't do that to myself, or to you any longer. So, I am going back to the states.

I hope someday you will be able to forgive me.

Daisy

Jimin nearly crumbles the letter in his hand before he realizes it's evidence. Shit! I probably shouldn't have even touched it.

There is no way she would have written this letter though. First of all she wouldn't have typed it out. She would have hand written any letter addressed to any of them. Secondly the author of the letter refers to Hobi-hyung as Hoseok. She barely called him that during the entire time we have known each other. Not to mention, she also wouldn't call Taehyung and Jungkook by their full names either. Her abbreviation for their names kicked in pretty early on for them too. Then there is the crappy body of the letter itself. She wouldn't simply give up on the relationship. She would talk out any potential problems.

He then rushes over to the opposite side of the bed and discovers that her suitcase is still there. He rips open the closet and notices her dressier clothing is still hanging from the hangers inside. If she did leave them she wouldn't leave her stuff behind.

"I need to tell the others what I discovered." Jimin decides to go to Yoongi's room first since he was calling Sejin-hyung. He needs the news first to let Sejin-hyung know as soon as possible.

Yoongi sighs before relaying everything he currently knows to Sejin-hyung for the third time. He is only slightly relieved when there is a knock at his door.

"I think she was taken, and I think the plot was planned all along." Jiminie announces the minute Yoongi opens the door.

"Sejin-hyung, do you mind if I put you on speakerphone? Jiminie was able to get into Daisy's room and apparently discovered some things. I figured it was easier to let you hear it for yourself rather than relaying it to you later."

"Please." Sejin-hyung merely says.

"First of all she isn't in her room at all. Everything seems in place but things simply don't add up. For one thing, the gown she was wearing tonight was in her bathroom hanging over the shower rod with a red wine stain on the skirt of it." Jimin pauses to catch his breath.

Yoongi interrupts him before continuing. "But red wine wasn't being served at the casino. The carpet in the main room was ivory in color. I'm assuming that is why they stuck to clear drinks instead."

"I didn't notice that much myself, but I definitely didn't remember red wine being served. I mean I am sure that the staff would cater to whatever the high rollers ask for, but for Daisy to specifically get a red wine stain before disappearing seems exceptionally fishy." He pauses to regain his train of thought. "After I found her gown I went into her room. I was hoping of course that she might simply be asleep in bed, but her bed was still made from whenever the housekeeping staff was here last."

"Or when Daisy made it herself this morning." Yoongi interjects.

Jimin nods before once again continuing. "I found her ring on the desk on top of a letter that supposedly explained that she left us. But, it rang to me as false. For one thing she calls everyone by their full given name except for Jin-hyung. She has basically abbreviated Hobi-hyung, Taehyungie, and Jungkookie's names from the beginning. But the subject matter also seemed unbelievable. She explains she is leaving us because she doesn't fit in our world."

"Which she wouldn't do. If she had any qualms about our relationship she would try to talk it out first." Yoongi interjects.

"Exactly. Plus her suitcase and all her clothing and personal belongings are still in her room." Jimin takes a deep breath for a second before he continues on. "I don't know if all three members of security are behind this or not, but it is highly suspicious that Hye Rin, Youngmi, and Korain are all missing right now also." Jimin hypothesizes.

"At the very least I am sure that Hye Rin is behind it. It makes a lot of sense for her to have been the one that stole the key card with how everything has lined up. Not to mention she was the one that claimed Daisy went to the bathroom around the time of her disappearance." Yoongi adds on his own thoughts.

"I'll gather everyone together and see what we can do from here. Why don't you get the members together again and relay what all you have discovered?" Sejin-hyung says before ending the call.

Tae looks up at Jimin and Yoongi in complete disbelief. "Are you sure the letter isn't real? Are you sure she hasn't actually left us?" For a brief moment Tae actually believes that she did abandon them despite the evidence to the contrary. He worries over how she might have abandoned their relationship just like the letter portrayed. It doesn't help that Jimin once again recounts everything that was in the letter. Tae begins to fall into his own despair despite the indicated logic that startling disproves the letter to be anything but a falsehood. He can't help but tune Jimin out; not wanting to hear anything more.

Luckily his best friend is able to read him like a book and is able to regain his focus. "If you have to see the letter for yourself I will show you. But, I promise the words on that paper completely ring as false. None of the phrasing follows how Daisy communicates with us." Jimin once again lists the falsified evidence pulling Tae from his instantaneous melancholy.

"So, how are we going to find her? How are we going to get her back? Is it possible that Youngmi and Korain are tailing Hye Rin? Do you think they might still be on our side?" Tae definitely more hopeful, but now on a quest to try to get some answers. He needs to make sense of who these criminals might be and what they are going to do to his poor angel.

"While Hye Rin is quite strong, I don't believe she is able to carry Daisy on her own. I think at least one of them has to be helping her." Yoongi counters.

Yeah, and I bet I know who that fucking is. Jk thinks to himself before storming off.

Please tell me this hotel has not only a gym but a punching bag as well. I need to pummel something. Luckily during his time waiting he changed into basketball shorts and a t-shirt. He would hate to imagine trying to box in a tuxedo.

It takes him some time to find the gym, but once he does he rejoices that there is a punching bag in the corner. He gets to work jabbing at the sports equipment fiercely all the while imagining the person in place of the punching bag as Korain.

It's too fucking convenient for him to be missing when Daisy has been kidnapped. He has to be behind it. It's twice now that he has been somehow involved in something nefarious. I won't believe that he isn't guilty until I see it for myself. Screw the whole innocent until proven guilty crap!

Hoseok tries his best to keep his emotions together while they are meeting to discuss what is going on. The minute that he walks into his own room though he completely lets loose. It doesn't matter how he prefers to keep things tidy and organized. He starts literally ripping the room apart.

First he tosses the cushions off of the couch across the room. Then he kicks the coffee table over, mildly annoyed it remains intact despite how fiercely he thrust his leg out at it. He has just enough sanity to leave the television alone, even if there is a part of him begging to tear it from its frame and throw it across the room also. He looks around the living room area to try to discover something else to either dismantle, kick, or throw but it seems this room is out of ammunition.

He goes into the bedroom and repeats the process. Tossing the covers and pillows from the bed first. Kicking at the mattress until it is only halfway strewn across the boxsprings. He tears open the desk and attempts to completely pull out the drawer only to find the way it is hinged won't allow for that so he instead literally flips the table. It is when the leg of the desk cracks that he comes back to himself.

"Crap! What have I done?" He takes time to try to clean up the mess he created as best he can, but there is nothing he can do about the desk. "I guess I will have to let the hotel staff know. Shit!"

He straightens everything up as best he can. Then he decides to face the music with the manager. Luckily he is exceptionally understanding regarding the situation. He also has unfortunate news regarding the camera situation. He did find where Daisy and the three members of security returned, each one separately, but he wasn't able to find a time on when they might have left afterward.

TDS scowls at the vehicle behind them. "I thought we lost him already!"

"He shouldn't even be following us now! I spiked his water bottle! I was sure he only suspected you, but perhaps he was starting to suspect me as well!"

His suspicion and the immediate way he tailed them is the only reason they weren't able to grab Daisy's stuff like they had originally planned. They didn't have the time to make their plan look authentic like they had wanted. "I didn't plan to take a more indirect route back to the house, but we should be able to lose him if I take the more round-a-bout path. There are a lot more streets down this way, and it should be easy to get him all turned around."

Twenty minutes later, TDS and her brother are sighing in relief. They have finally lost him so they continue on the way to the rental house where they will be keeping Daisy for the time being.

WBS frowns as TDS' brother carries Daisy into the wrought iron cage they had set up for her. He sets her on the thin futon mattress in the corner. This is officially too real for WBS at this point, and she immediately wishes she had bowed out a long ass time ago.

She glances at CCS and notices a similar expression on her face. I bet she is thinking the same thing.

TDS gets everyone's attention. "From here on out if you are in this room you have to wear the cloaks and masks. That way should she wake up she won't be able to decipher your identity."

WBS looks at the pile of costumes. Unsurprised by TDS' choice in the least. "We are going to set up a schedule for who has Daisy babysitting duty and when. We won't be able to enable the next part of the plan until things die down first. After all, they probably won't readily believe the letter I left behind."

WBS has a feeling that TDS isn't fully sharing what all occurred tonight. Her suspicion more solidifies when she notices the way TDS glances up at her brother. It's like she is telepathically signalling to him to keep his mouth shut about whatever transpired tonight.