9. Bitter people drink bitter coffee

A/N: To avoid any further confusion regarding age, please refer to this note.

Queen, Sua, Taehyung, Jimin, Baekhyun, Chanyeol and Jongdae are all the same age.

Kris, Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Luhan, Namjoon, Yoongi, Hoseok and Jin are older than the group above.

Sehun, Kai, Kyungsoo, Tao and Jungkook are younger than the first group.

All of the ages are fictitious, so don't get confused. I had to do this because all of EXO is vastly older than Bangtan in general. Like the youngest in EXO is older than Namjoon. To make their ages similar, I changed them.

Queen's POV

I sat opposite Daniel as the both of us stared at Sua's phone in front of us. I skipped the first day because I was nervous and there were thirteen missed calls from her police department and now all we could do was discuss what to do next.

"You can't go in there pretending to be Sua", Daniel warned, panic and paranoia written all over his face. "Thats like walking into a death trap"

"But Sua will lose her job if I don't go. I have no choice"

"Look at the tattoos on your body", he pointed to my arms. "That itself will be enough to end you. Plus if you get caught there will be serious consequences. LIKE SERIOUS.. they will throw you in prison"

"Okay captain obvious. You say as if I don't know that Daniel", I sighed.

"Why don't we tell them the truth?", he quizzed. "About her. Like what happened"

"We cannot do that. That will put her in trouble and I will be dead for real this time"

Both of us pondered over what to do. In the two days we had been together, we had grown quite comfortable, almost like siblings would.

"Then maybe if you have no choice, then I can prepare you to act like Sua", I looked at him with confusion. "Let me explain", he replied, almost as if understanding that nothing made sense to me.

"I have spent 18 years with Sua so I know her to the bone. All her habits, the way she talks as well as her mannerisms. You have the advantage of looking exactly like her"

I nodded because now it made sense. I couldn't act completely like her but I could make others believe that I was her enough to get through the week.

"Okay so", Daniel rubbed his hands. "First of all, you have to have that irritated look on your face all the time. Like you ate a bad chicken and now it won't come out of your asshole"

I laughed as I heard this. "So I was right. She does look like she is constipated all the damn time"

"Exactly! Now your voice is obviously much deeper so carry the story that you had your tonsils removed and some shit happened to your vocal cords in the surgery. Third, straight posture..", with that he slapped my back and I straightened my back immediately. "OUCH DANIEL!"

"Are you a camel? Then why do you sit like you have a hump? Sua always sits upright. She never slouches"

I rubbed my back and sat up straight, not pleased at being called a camel.

"Lastly, your overall demeanor has to be a cross between a polite woman and a bitch. Sensitive but not soft. Sua can deck someone even if she is crying"

I nodded as I took a deep breath. If Vanessa Hudgens could switch places in the Princess switch, so could I!! (Yes, Mafia bosses watch Netflix too. FYI, I mooch of Xiumin)

"There's one thing missing though", Daniel stood up as he ran out of the room. He came back later with what looked like a razor.

"What are you trying to do Daniel? Are you trying to hurt me?", I pushed myself back as I saw it. He sighed and shook his head. "No, why would I do that? Come here"

I hesitantly dragged myself forward. He bent down as he held my face. Next second I felt the cool blade glide across my forehead. "Thats it"

I narrowed my eyebrows as I looked at the mirror. My eyes widened as I saw that he cut between my eyebrows to give me a scar like Sua. "No way", I gasped.

I looked exactly like her. Down to the T. No one could guess I wasn't Sua.

"Now you look exactly like her", he grinned before wielding the knife in his hand like some expert Ninja.

———•••———

Third Person POV

Taehyung stared at the picture of Queen in his hands. He took his time appreciating the canvas before a smirk formed on his face.
He felt a hand on his back and Taehyung looked up to see a woman looking at him.

"I went to use the restroom for a moment and you already have another girl you are looking at", she raised an eyebrow.

Taehyung smiled as the woman laid down beside him, the white sheet covering her naked body. She leaned on Taehyung's bare back, in midst of the bed.

"Really Taehyung? Put the damn picture down"

"Why?", he quizzed, grabbing his glass of wine by the leg of the bed and taking a sip.

"Because I am here", the woman huffed.

"But you are not my girlfriend Layla. Shouldn't matter to you. Plus I am not admiring this girl. I am just studying the picture until every inch of it is printed in my brain. Thats the face of the Mafia leader Queen. And I am going to find her"

Layla scoffed and moved away to grab a cigarette. "I don't care anyway", she huffed putting the white stick in between her mouth. "Its been what 10 years since I started fucking you. I thought maybe you would have developed some feelings for me. But you are still that stone cold 18 year old boy who told me — feel free to fall on my dick but don't fall for me".

Taehyung chuckled as he stood up to grab his clothes. "You know me. I don't bother with the love shit. Now get going, I have stuff to do"

Removing a puff of smoke, Layla grabbed her dress and put it on. With one last look at the paper lying on the bed, she intently consumed the image of the masked woman before walking away.

———•••———

Queen's POV

I stood outside the police station wearing Sua's clothes. For the first time in life I felt my palms sweat. This was end game if they figured who I was. Not only me, they'd end Sua as well if they figured she was my twin and helping me all this damn time.

Fuck this shit man.

I had only one strategy to get through this. Don't speak even when spoken to. Act like a mime all day.

"Aye Sua", a man suddenly slapped my shoulder and I lost balance, tripping forward. My eyes widened and I looked back to see a man smiling at me.

"What are you doing here, lets go in"

Who the fuck was this guy. I looked for a badge or identification and luckily he had an ID card around his neck.

Kwon Hyuk.

"Why are you staring at me like I asked for your soul or something?", he quizzed.

"Sorry", I stuttered.

"What happened to your voice?", he raised an eyebrow and I felt my breath hitch.

"Tonsils", I kept my answer as short as possible.

"What?", he looked at me questioningly. "I didn't know your voice could change after a tonsil removal surgery"

"Me neither", I sarcastically replied and wondered why I thought this excuse could be a nice one. Oh right, Daniel made it up.

"Anyway, Before we go in, lets get coffee. Our machine is broken"

I nodded and followed behind not sure where the coffee place was. This was the first time I had been this well behaved or soft spoken in life and trust me, I hated it.

"Why do you look so down?", Hyuk nudged me as he glanced to the side. "Is it because your favorite lead actor died in the drama Guns and Roses?", he chuckled.

My eyes widened. "THEY KILLED JO WON IN GUNS AND ROSES?", I yelled at the top of my voice, completely losing my character in the moment. Fuck that was my favorite drama and this guy just spoiled it.

Hyuk too stepped back in surprise, startled at the sudden loud and deep voice. This was so unlike Sua.

The moment I saw him get scared and step back, I immediately composed my behavior. Fuck, I might have just exposed myself.

"Woah, never knew you were so passionate about that drama", he chuckled nervously, rubbing the nape of his neck. "And I thought Eunbi was the only one obsessed. You seemed like a casual watcher"

I chose to ignore it as we reached the coffee shop. I opened the door and Hyuk followed. "Why don't you wait, I will head to the counter. The usual for you?"

I nodded not sure what Sua usually drank. But whatever it was, I'd just gulp it down. Unless it was some Mint chocolate or cotton candy frappe shit which I absolutely hated.

He came back with two cups and handed me mine which looked like an americano. I took a sip and my lips curved up in disgust due to the taste.

No wonder my twin was always bitter, she kept drinking shit like this. It was bound to happen.

As we walked back from the coffee shop to the police station, I tried to ignore this Hyuk guy as much as I could. He seemed to be too talkative and that was giving me a headache. It was at this time I missed DO and his anti-social personality so much.

As we reached the station, I followed Hyuk inside. This was like a sheep in a lion's den. All the police officers and then me. One slip and I'd turn into someone's lamb skewer.

I spotted a desk with some plants and I knew that was Sua's desk. She once told me to keep plants on my work desk as they would help me control my anger and I responded with a "I keep weed. That's plant right? And yeah if you smoke it, you feel calm anyway"

Lets say she wasn't impressed at all.

As I followed Hyuk into another room, he stopped me. "Where are you going? You have to be with the Bureau of Crime on the first floor?"

"Oh", I nodded. "Yes"

With that I turned around and walked up the staircase.

"SUA", Hyuk called and I looked back. It really was gonna take me lot of attention to respond to the name Sua. "THE OTHER STAIRS!"

I walked back down and headed to the opposite side where the other staircase was. As I passed him, I heard him mutter "what's wrong with you today" and so I hurriedly ran away from there.

Once by Chief's office, I took a deep breath. And knocked. Because from what I know, that's  what civilized people do. Unlike me who just barged in everywhere.

After he yelled to come in, I took a cautious step inside. The chief, a middle aged man, looked up to meet my eyes as he raised an eyebrow. "No salute today Kang?"

"Uh, yeah, sorry", with that I put my hand to the forehead and tried to replicate a salute like I had seen on television.

He chuckled. "Whats with that half hearted salute? And your voice, what happened?"

"Got my tonsils removed", I rubbed my palms nervously as I tried my best to not mess up further.

"Explains why you look so out of place and did not pick up any of my calls yesterday. But anyway, now that you are here, lets discuss the case"

What case. What the fuck was this old man about. I blinked rapidly as I gulped in nervousness.

"Sua, let's discuss the case. Where's your file? Start with the brief"

WHAT DO I DO NOW? OH MY GOD, PLEASE PLANET EARTH OPEN YOURSELF AND CONSUME ME NOW.

The chief clearly looked irritated as he put his pen down. "Why are you silent?"

"Uh, what case?", I asked unsure if that was the right thing to do.

He scoffed. "What absurd question is this Sua? We are currently working on only one case. The murder of Mason Choi"

Oh.

Shit.

I am investigating a case where I am the prime suspect!

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