Lalisa's POV
• Night of Departure •
-Just before sunset-

I make sure I have everything, I look in the mirror as I zip up my jacket and fix my hair with my fingers. I hear a knock and I move my gaze in the mirror to see BamBam's reflection. My eyes water, "It's almost time for you to leave." He says I turn to him. "BamBam.," I whisper. He walks up to me. "Don't worry about me, okay?" Now I'm really crying. "I hate him, he did this because he knows I love you," I say.

I see him gulping down his emotion. "He's just trying to do his best to keep you safe." He says, touching my new hair. "But I feel safer with you." He doesn't say another word, he just holds my face and presses his lips against mine. I hold him tight, I don't want to leave him. He wraps his arms around me, making me feel better. He kisses me slowly. "Lalisa, we're leaving." There's a voice that comes from inside my room. I drop my face from BamBam's and hug him tighter, burying my face into his shirt. I want to remember his warmth and his scent.

"BamBam... I don't want to go." I whisper, looking up at him. "You have to." He says, moving my hair off my forehead. He wipes my tears. "You'll be fine." He says. I stare at his face, tears building in my eyes. CL walks into the bathroom, she sees us and frowns. "Lalisa, we have to go." She says. "There has to be something CL, please." She keeps a straight face. "I'm sorry Lalisa, it's Namjoon's orders." She says. "FUCK NAMJOON!" I yell.

I hear stomping, "LALISA! Get your fucken ass downstairs, we're leaving!" I hear Namjoon from down the hall. "Just go Lalisa, I'll be fine." I listen to him this time. I take a step forward and grab my bag, CL wraps her arm around me and pulls me out of the room. I fight back my tears, we walk downstairs and we meet up with Jackson, Gummy, and Taemin. All the other guys stand in a line, waiting for Namjoon to head down. I hug onto CL, I hate Namjoon. I hate him.

BamBam and Namjoon walk down the stairs together. "I'm putting Baekhyun in charge," Namjoon announces. "Yes, Namjoon." Everyone answers. "Make sure to leave exactly thirty minutes after us, not a minute less." He says, everyone nods in response. "Sehun has a divergent planned out when the rest of you leave, it should direct them farther away from here. There's a big possibility that the Coastguards are going to see us, so go the other route." The rest of the boy's nod once again.

Namjoon turns to us, "Let's go." I give one last glance to BamBam. We all walk out to the backyard and head down to a dock at the bottom of the hill. My heart starts to pound and I hold onto CL's arm. We all load into a motorboat, this is all becoming reality now. "Remember, it takes about 5 hours to get to Japan. No stops, and keep your heads down. If anything happens please send out the distress call." Namjoon says. "Yes, Namjoon."

I hold onto CL as I stare at BamBam, my eyes watering. He just stares down at the floor. I shut my eyes and turn my face into CL's chest. I then feel the boat move forward. Soon we were out in the water, leaving the safe house I had grown to love. Memories of when we first arrived, streams into my head, many of them making me want to laugh. I look up at CL, "What happened with you and-", "Nothing... it's best we don't talk about that right now." She whispers. I nod.

"Lalisa, I know you may be thinking that I'm doing all this because I don't want you and BamBam to be together.. but it's only to keep you safe," Namjoon tells me. "I'm not thinking, I know you did it to keep him away from me," I tell him. "Now really isn't the time to be talking like this," Gummy says, she looks mad too. Did something happen with her and Namjoon? What's up with all the couples getting torn apart? Is it because of me?

It's quiet for a long time, and I'm assuming this is how it's going to be for the whole ride. It's not like they're going to play rock, paper scissors and shit like that. Instead, I lean against CL again. Everyone looks serious and they don't make a sound or look at each other. I become tired and CL comforts me and helps me feel better. I fall asleep, but I don't have any sort of dream, it's just darkness.

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Authors POV

Blood everywhere and men gather around Chuan. "Where is your daughter!?" He yells at Lee. "I told you! I don't know! I thought she'd be dead by now, I could honestly care less about her." He says, his face so busted up that there's no way that he could even see anymore. His clothes covered in blood. "We have to find her!" Chuan yells at his men. A man barges into the room. "This better be good news!" Chuan yells.

"Sir, there is strange activity in Thailand." This could be it, thought Chuan. They've got a lead on Lalisa. "What kind of strange activity?" He asks immediately. "A hidden warehouse had been tampered with a couple minutes ago, it could be where she's hiding out." Chuan then stares at the young man.

"I don't care about a stupid warehouse, why would she be in a warehouse? I need something else." He says, not even considering that the young man could be right about it being leased hideout place. The phone rings on top of Chuan's desk. One of the men hands Chuan a cloth so that he can clean his bloody knuckles. Surprisingly, his skin isn't torn from all the punching he's done.

"Tell me something good," Chuan says, answering the phone. "Coast Guards caught something on their radar, a small boat of some sort." A smile spreads on Chuan's face. He turns to his men and chuckles, "Tell the leader of Malaysia to send his men to the location, we'll be there in the morning." He orders. "Yes, sir!" The man on the other side of the call says before the line is ended. Chuan ends the phone call and looks at Lee. "Looks like we've got a lead on your daughter, and when I get my hands on her... I'm going to fucking kill her." He laughs.

"Then fucken let me go!" Chuan looks down at his knuckles, "Oh Lee, it's not that easy." He says. "Please!!! No!", "You still owe me money Lee!!" Chuan yells. "I'll do anything." Lee cries like the coward that he is. "I want my fucken money!" Chuan punches his fist into his hand. "Take her! Just take her and leave me alone!" Lee begs as blood and saliva trickle down the corners of his mouth. Chuan stands up straight, Lee shifting in his chair waiting to be let go.

"You're a bastard." Chuan spits. "Tie him up and take him to the basement." He adds. "No! Please let me go!" Lee yells, causing Chaun to snicker at the pleads from the worthless man in his office. Some of Chuan's men pick up and pull Lee out of the room. "I swear, I'm going to catch her.. and end her."

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Namjoon's POV

My phone vibrates and I look at everyone in shock, it was something I feared. We've gone three hours without a single call, and now this. Everyone's eyes meet me, they know what it means. I pull out my phone, it's the warning from group two. I quickly call Sehun, he instantly picks up. "They've found the second boat, your boat is far enough from the radar." He instantly tells me. "Is there a way where you can turn off the radar for just a few minutes until they're off the radar? They're only thirty minutes behind us." I say quickly.

"I already have the tech on it." There's then voices in the background. "Radar has been turned off, you guys have an hour before it turns back on. Get the fuck out of there.", "We're two hours away from Japan, how'd they track us?" I ask. "Don't be so stupid Namjoon, once you're in Japan waters it won't matter.", "Okay," I say. "We've sent out a call to the towers telling them the boat is a Japanese Coast boat." I let out a breath of relief.

"Call Baekhyun and make sure that they speed up as soon as possible and for them to catch up with you. Take better precautions Namjoon, you're slipping up. This was a close call, and for all we know, they already know about it. Contact me when you make it to the docks, I need to talk to the whole team, there's been a change in plans.", "Yes, Sehun.", "Be safe, Namjoon." He tells me. "You know I am," I answer. "Stay low." He whispers before ending the call.

I instantly call Baekhyun and he picks up, "What the fuck happened?" I ask him. "I don't know, we must have activated a motion water bowie going in the opposite direction." I click my tongue. "Those things must be new." I whisper, "They looked pretty new.", "Well, hurry up and drive next to us, Sehun's orders. He wants us close together and when we get to the doc he wants to have a meeting. There's change in plans apparently.", "Okay boss."

We end the call and everyone is waiting for an explanation. "It was a close one, they had tracked the second boat but tech at headquarters was on it already. They sent out a message to the coast guards about it being a Japanese boat." I explain. "You said something about a change in plans?" Jackson asks. "I don't know about it yet, Sehun wants us to wait until we have all made it to the dock and are together. I have a slight idea about what it's going to be, he's done it before. But, he's full of surprises." I explain.

Jackson nods and everyone else nods as well, just going with the flow of this situation. "We'll discuss rooming once we get there.", "Yes, Namjoon." Everyone answers to me. I pay attention to the direction we're heading in. Soon I hear the other boat next to us, I turn my head and Baekhyun is in view. He nods to me and I nod back. For the rest of the way, we keep quiet.

I slowly look over my shoulder to Lalisa, she has a shit look on her face. I roll my eyes and look forward. Thanks to her, Gummy is pissed with me. Which is so retarded cause I didn't do anything wrong, I just followed the rules that Sehun enforced. My team should know that there are rules, and just because we are all in this mission together... doesn't mean there are exceptions.

I'm not tired at all, and I can stay up until my eyes bleed. Though Lalisa acts like a little shit, I still have to protect her. It's my duty. I keep my eyes peeled for any sort of suspicious movement. I pull out my GPS and see how far we are from the destination. I stuff it back into my pocket and I stare at the ocean ahead of our boats.

**
• Arrived at the destination •

When we make it to the loading docks, we all get out with cautious eyes. A very familiar limo pulls up in front of us, we all stand at attention, waiting for Sehun to approach us. The back of the limo opens, and Sehun steps out. His black dress shoes clicking on the concrete, he fixes his coat and runs his hand over his hair. All of us bow our heads, waiting for him to say something.

"Namjoon, Gummy, CL, Jackson, and BamBam will proceed with this mission. The rest of you are coming back to headquarters to help keep Chuan away from this area." We all look up at him, "Yes, Sehun." We all say in sync. "I need you six to blend in, don't enter the hotels at the same time. Have your pick of partners and hide Lali- Mikaela's face from cameras. They're smart too and possibly have eyes everywhere. You too Namjoon, I'm pretty sure he saw your face when you took her from her house.", "Yes, Sehun," I answer.

"The rest of the team will keep an eye on you guys, and if anything happens.. we'll be ready," Sehun adds. He slightly nods and everyone but the names he called, stepped forward, getting ready for departure. It makes sense to me as to why Sehun would limit the group, it's way too obvious and will attract attention to anyone who is in services with Chuan trying to find Lalisa.

Plus, I got my partner Jackson with me, and he always has my back. Gummy and CL, they're skilled shooters and specialize in martial arts, also makes it less obvious if it's just Lalisa with three men. BamBam, as much as I hate to admit it, I think it was a good choice for Sehun to pick him to stay.

"I've got three of our men to drive our undercover taxis, they'll pick you up individually. Then drop you off at a secure but undercover hotel. When activity in Thailand has died down, we'll discuss what we'll do next." He gives us one last look. "Be safe, and always have your weapons ready." He gives a look to Baekhyun and everyone enters the Limo. "I've registered the rooms under the guy's names, and the rooms are all next to each other."

"Get some rest." He finishes as he steps into the limo and it drives off. I turn on the balls of my feet and look at everyone that's left. "Gummy and I, Jackson and CL.. and Mikaela and BamBam." I hesitate when I say the last two names. Gummy looks at me with a sort of surprise. Did she expect me to room with another woman instead of her? Or at least room Lalisa with Jackson? She obviously did, especially with the way she looked at me.

"Jackson and CL go first," I order. "Yes, Namjoon." They answer together. "We leave BamBam's room as the middle one." Everyone nods. I look at Lalisa and she just has her head down. I raise an eyebrow and I fix my coat and pick up my luggage. "Leave any conversations for the room." Everyone nods. Jackson and CL leave in their taxi and I look at BamBam, he makes eye contact with me and I gesture my face to the taxi arriving.

He grabs Lalisa's wrist and he pulls them to the taxi where they'll be taken to the hotel. My eyes drop to Gummy, I stare at her and she only looks ahead. She's still upset with me. I guess I'll be hearing it when we make it to the hotel. I squat down and pick up her bag, but she still stares forward and we walk together to the taxi. It's Kim Myung Jun, the new kid. I remember him at the orientation, he seems like a good asset to the company.

He takes us to a hotel that takes about ten minutes to get there. I get the text from BamBam verifying that he's made it to the room. I clear my throat and Myung Jun drives a little faster, right now really isn't the time to be seen in the streets. Especially with suspicions from Chuan. We nod to each other when we make it to the hotel, Gummy and I exit the vehicle.

I pull a scarf around my neck and cover my face, now is the time to use my Japanese skills. I carry both our bags and we walk up to the counter. There's an old man, he looks at Gummy and I. He waits for us to approach until he greets us. "I made a reservation online." He turns to his computer. "For two?" He asks. "Yes.", "Namjoon.", "Yes, sir." He grins and fixes his glasses before he grabs the keys to our room. A frown then sinks into the leather like the skin on his old face, I grow concerned.

"Room .... 4." He says, a bit shaken up. Did something happen in that room? I don't know much about Japanese stories or superstition, but something seems off. But, still... I smile and take the key for our room. "Thank you," I say, before picking up the luggage and heading with Gummy down the hallway to our room.

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Jackson's POV

"CL," I whisper. She doesn't even look at me, and the covered up hickey on her neck is a remembrance of our night together. "I don't know why Namjoon roomed us together." She spits. "Because he doesn't know something happened between us," I tell her. She just walks over to the bed and sits down. I walk over to her, out of nowhere she pushes me away.

But if I'm being completely honest, I think Namjoon did know. He knows everything, he probably put us together so that we can work this shit out, tension during a mission is never okay. Especially the type of tension between CL and I.

"Hey! Don't do that shit!" I yell at her. But she doesn't stop hitting me, I just block all her swings and stare at her face as she looks like she's on the verge of tears. I surprise her when I grab her wrists, "Let go of me, Jackson!" She yells at me as she tries to resist me by pulling her arms. "No." I grit my teeth. She pulls for a long time and I just keep my ground, standing here and staring at her.

"Just let me go." Her tears fall and she doesn't pull her arms anymore. I let go of her wrists and she picks one up and I grab it before she can slap me across the face. "I hate you for making me this way." She says through sobs, and I bite my tongue. "You're making me soft, gosh damn it." She yanks her hand away and pushes my chest.

"Stop fucken pushing me!" I yell at her. She drops her arms at her sides and stares at me, "What are you going to do about it?" She asks, her voice in a challenging tone. I respond by grabbing her face and pulling her body against mine so that our lips clash. She automatically kisses me back, "I know you want this, stop fighting it." I whisper to her, she sighs in response as she connects our lips again.

I hold her against me, never wanting to let her go. We find ourselves on the bed in a matter of minutes, and in between the sheets in seconds. Our legs tangled up together, caught in the blankets, the bed shaking underneath us.

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CL's POV

He brings my body against him, "Is this really a good idea?" I ask him. He slowly nods and nuzzles his nose in my hair. "I'm not losing you... you don't understand how hurt I was, going to bed alone that night we spent together." I stare at his face as he spreads my fingers with his. "But this case, this is the biggest case I've ever done. What if I do something dumb and get someone-", "Oh, come on CL, you're not stupid." He tells me.

Well... that's true, but because of Jackson, I might do something stupid. Like fall in love.

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Namjoon's POV

"See? Look, I'm not such a bad person after all, am I?" I ask her. "I guess not, but you still separated them. There could have been a serious thing that could have happened on the boat ride over here. Wouldn't you have felt horrible if something would have happened to them and they would have been killed?" She asks me. I slowly let out a breath, "I'm just following the-", "Enough with the following rules shit, you were being a dick."

I raise an eyebrow and grab her face with my hand, my fingers gentle on her jaw as I lift her chin to look at me. "You know you love this dick," I tell her I'm a growl, she bites her lip. "That's not what I meant, you ass." She smacks my wrist away. "See, if nobody enforced the rules, then there wouldn't be any and what happened with Choi Seunghyun will happen to anyone else." She blinks a couple of times.

"Then we'll lose good men for women that were just a case." She then looks hurt, I've said something stupid haven't I? "Was I just a case, Namjoon?" Fuck. "No, of course not," I tell her quickly, she stares at me. "I love you so fucken much Gummy, I'd die for you," I say with all the meaning that I could. "You're my one and only, I don't want to love anyone else and you make me so happy." I kiss her lips and be soft with her, I've already hurt her enough.

When I open my eyes to look at hers, they're closed. "Gummy baby... it's not like that." She lets out a breath, her bottom lip quivering. "I-I know..", "Then don't cry, please." I connect our lips again, she kisses me back and pulls me on the bed with her. I wrap my arms around her. I don't want her to hate me, I'm in love with her. "I love you Jiyeon." I look her in the eyes, tears brim her eyes.

"I love you too." She says finally.

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Gummy's POV

I've been so emotional lately, I get mad at everything Namjoon does. I get offensive about little things, I know that he never thought about me as a case. I just don't want Lalisa to feel like she's in a boot camp where she can't be herself or express her own feelings.

His eyes look deep into mine, and it was like in this moment our breaths were the same and our hearts were at the same tempo. "I've been overreacting lately," I say through the thin air between us. "No, you have a right to say and think the way you want." I bite my lip, "Do you ever see us being together forever?" I ask him.

He smiles and shows me his dimple, "Definitely, and when this mission is done... I want us to be bonded together." My mouth goes dry. "N-Namjoon.. do you mean..", "I want you to be mine forever." My heartbeat quickens. "I'll get you the ring and we'll talk to Sehun." My eyes water, but this time they're happy tears. "Really?" I ask covering my mouth with my hand.

"Yes, Yes... I need you as my left hand." He smiles and uses his hand to move my hair out of my face. "So you'll marry me, right?" He chuckles lightly, I use both my hands to hold his face. "Yes! I'll marry you." He smiles bigger and kisses my lips. Who knew such a serious day, could end with such a good moment.

He kissed me tenderly, and gently. "Namjoon," I whisper, he lifts his head and looks at me. "Let's.." I bite my lip while I smile. "You sure? I don't have any cond-", "I don't care." I whisper, I lean forward and kiss his neck. From then on, there's no stopping Namjoon. And I don't want him to.

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