Namjoon paced back and forth as he kept glancing down at the clock on his wrist. His head lifted, the second he heard Jimin's voice.

"Look what I found." Jimin grinned as he shook the necklace in the air.

"Don't tell me—"

"No, I didn't swallow the necklace Namjoon. I lied to you just so that you wouldn't freak out when I'd tell you we lost it."

"Oh." Namjoon let out a sigh of relief, before both of his eyes widened. "You lost the necklace?!"

Jimin nervously laughed as he took a step towards his friend. "That's all in the past now, right?"

"The auction will begin in two minutes!" A man wearing a black suit loudly announced.

"Let's go!" Jimin grabbed onto Kara and Namjoon's wrists, dragging them towards the tables. "I should auction the necklace." He looked at the other two.

"No Jimin, you've done enough." Namjoon stepped in. "Let me do it."

"No one's gonna buy a necklace from you." Jimin looked him up and down.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Namjoon scoffed.

"Guys!" Kara yelled, gaining their attention. "I'll do the auction."

"W-What?" Jimin slightly chuckled.

"It's known that people will pay higher for jewelry, when a woman is seen wearing it." She crossed her arms.

"Kara's right." Namjoon pursed his lips together as he nodded. "Jimin, hand over the necklace to Kara."

"JIMIN—"

"Okay, okay." He placed the necklace in her hand and looked up into her eyes. "You've got this." He tried to smile.

The corners of her lips rose as she took a step closer to him. "I know you're scared Jimin. None of us can even be sure the necklace is worth anything. But we have to try, okay?"

He quietly sighed and gave a quick nod. "I'm sorry for not believing you—"

She suddenly grabbed his face, and pressed a harsh kiss against his lips. "No time for apologies, I gotta go!" Kara let go of him, before making her way to the front.

Jimin and Namjoon sat beside each other at their designated table. The line was decently long, and many people had their prized belongings in their hands, ready to take home as much money as they can. Jimin was still nervous. Imagine traveling to Paris, just to find out that the necklace isn't worth anything. He would go back to being a nobody.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen." A man spoke into the microphone. "I'm glad to be present all of these beautiful pieces to be auctioned tonight. We have people from across the world with us today, and we welcome them."

"As usual, ladies will be presenting their items first, and then the males will get a change to go." The guy continued to say. "May we wish you the best of luck, and let the auction begin."

"Look at Kara's slow ass standing in the back of the line." Jimin scoffed, while Namjoon looked over in her direction.

"That's your own fault." He lowered his brows. "You wouldn't give her the damn necklace."

"Oh, don't blame this on me Namjoon, you know I'm doing what's best for everyone—shit someone took the last Twinkie."

"Just sit down and watch." Namjoon taunted as he grabbed Jimin by the back of his shirt.

"Auction item, number one." The enthusiastic man pointed to the earrings in a glass case. ", you are looking at a pair of 21.15 carat yellow diamond earrings."

"Do we have any bidders tonight?"

"100,000." One man called out.

"300,000!" A woman in the back yelled.

"450,000!""

"600,000!"

The same two people continued to raise their price, only making everyone on the edge of their seats. It finally ended when the woman offered $800,000.

"Damn, that's a lot of money." Jimin bit down on his bottom lip as he watched the earrings get sold for nearly a million dollars.

"Who knows, that could be us." Namjoon patted him on the back for encouragement.

The auctions continued for what felt like decades, until it was finally time for Kara to go up. Namjoon tapped Jimin's chest once he saw her step onto the stage. "Here goes nothing." Jimin nervously sighed.

Kara stood at the center of the stage, while she wore the necklace they would auction. "These are as rare as we can get tonight ladies and gentlemen. A blue diamond necklace, wore by this beautiful woman."

"700,000."

Kara raised her brows in shock, not expecting the bidders to start off that high.

"One million dollars."

All eyes were on the man in the grey suit, standing in the very back with a smug look on his face.

"Two million dollars!" The first guy spat.

The man in the grey suit bit the inside of his cheek, before looking towards Kara. "Ten million dollars, and the pretty girl too."

The crowd gasped.

"Uh, I think the fuck not, you trick ass bitch." Jimin shouted.

Kara pressed her lips together as she tried to hide the laughter inside her. The host nervously laughed while reaching for the microphone. "Disclaimer, we do NOT auction people. That is human trafficking, which is illegal and wrong in many ways."

"Ten million dollars, going once, going twice...

"Twenty million dollars."

Jimin dramatically fell out of his seat as he choked on air. Namjoon's eyes were wide as he stared with shock and disbelief.

"Please please please." Kara whispered as she shut her eyes tightly.

"Twenty million dollars, going once, going twice.."

"SOLD TO THE GENTLEMAN IN THE FRONT."

Namjoon and Jimin screamed as they ran into each other's arms. People gave them judgmental looks as they watched the two boys embrace in a victory hug.

Kara handed the necklace to the man, before giving him a friendly smile. "Thank you for not letting that jerk have it."

"No one should objectify women like that." The old man took the necklace from her. "—and thank you, for giving me this."

"You're very welcome sir." Kara said, before turning on her heel. She rushed past the crowd of people, trying to look for Jimin and Namjoon.

"KARA!" Jimin shouted her name once he spotted her. A smile appeared on her face, and she rushed towards him, jumping into his arms.

"I can't believe we fucking did it." He mumbled onto her shoulder, while holding her tightly.

"You Jimin." Kara pulled back from the hug as she pointed to his chest. "You did this. You should be proud of yourself." 

The corner of his lips curved into a smile as he leaned in to softly kiss her. Namjoon scrunched his nose in disgust as he quickly turned away.

To be continued