bench sitter was yerin ;)

/just a heads up, this chapter may give a lot of clues/

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p a r k j i s u n g

today, today is freaky friday. the day we get to explore the catacombs after school. surprisingly, we still haven't gotten a message from killerkiller. and i'm glad that we don't.

"you look quite happy today." jeno said as i sat down. "hmm, today's gonna be my first day at the catacombs! i wonder what they keep down there." i mumbled. jeno shakes his head and gave me a dead stare, "no, jisung, no. dead bodies! that's what's in there!" he said. i shrugged, "just wondering."

donghyuck came and settled down next to me. he didn't look very happy and i really wanted to know why he left early yesterday, it was very unlike him. "is there a problem, hyuck? you left early yesterday." jeno stated and looked at donghyuck. donghyuck raised a brow, "it's none of your business."

that's when it struck me, donghyuck and weijung left and weijung came back all by herself, then something must've happen between the two?

"okay then buddy, just tell us when you're ready then." jeno mutters. the others came as weijung didn't. chenle said she had something to do. "so, what's the plan for later?" nayoung asked.

"we'll be collecting the black book that me and weijung need." renjun said. "where is she again?" i yet again asked.

"weijung is examining the journal back at the headquarters." renjun answered my question.

"okay, we'll be going after class so we should all be prepared for whatever's going to happen later." mark said. "we won't get hurt right?" chenle questioned as mark shrugged, "i hope we don't."

nayoung suddenly raised her hand, "this is regarding about the fair, don't you think we need to be extra careful? especially with killerkiller on the loose." nayoung told us.

"let's go and head to the headquarters, if you all have vacant today, you should go and help by the headquarters okay? weijung and renjun will not be attending school since they'll be fixing some stuff for later." mark told us.

we all grabbed out stuff and headed to our headquarters, we still had an hour and thirty minutes before classes starts so i guess it's still okay.

when we arrived, we saw weijung planning on our plan table. she had a couple of notes on the table settled, bottle of drinks, the journal and another notebook including her laptop. "how's it going?" renjun asked her.

she turned to the bookshelves and scanned for a book, she grabbed it and placed it on the table as well. "are you aware of this rule renjun?" she suddenly asked which made renjun quite confused. me, being a curious little fella, i went to check what it was.

"i used some tools and cleaned the book a bit. the cover was dusty, this is a volume two of the secret society book." weijung stated and pointed at the golden title embedded on the cover. "secret society has a book?" i raised a brow.

weijung nodded, "i did some research, and ss (secret society) books write their own story. and by that, i mean they legit write whatever accident happened in the school."

"okay, we get that, but what is this rule you're talking about?" nayoung questioned.

"these books—no matter who touches the book, they find their own owner. you can't say you own it, the book's own their owner." weijung muttered and opened the journal, "here at the back, in a small cursive writing, it says renjun's name therefore renjun's the owner of this book. whatever accident happens, the owner must be responsible for the act."

"i don't get you." renjun shook his head.

"renjun, let's say killerkiller posted another game last time me and you saved the day because you solved the clue and you saved the victim but the second time, i solved it and i failed. that means, i can't save them. only you can." weijung explained. "because you must be responsible for every accident."

"that's confusing though, you solved most of the clues in the first one! meaning you're also responsible for it because you saw the pane fall." renjun said.

"then let's wait for someone to clarify this rule." weijung crossed her arms.

"i've already installed the trackers and digital maps, if it ever glitches, just come to me." she said.

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h u a n g    r e n j u n

"the backpacks are all set, we have food and water just in case. we have extra wires and chips if any cases of electrical happens again. i have two computers charged, ready for any hacking and i have my ipad here—also for hacking." weijung said as she listed all the things we needed for tonight's trip.

"we'll be able to get that book right?" i asked her. weijung nodded, "i'm positive. i just hope we don't get caught."

hours of waiting, classes finally ended. weijung looked at me, "we need to leave now– while they are still not yet back." she mumbled. "who they?" i asked.

"the ones who hangout by the catacombs, i believe they own the book we want. and if we get caught by them, we're in big trouble." weijung said. "how do you know all of this?" i exclaimed, asking her.

she shrugged, "don't underestimate a hacker. i also have a friend who told me. don't even ask me who." she mumbled.

as soon as the others have arrived, we all grabbed the stuff and hurriedly went out the headquarters. weijung showed us a new entrance which already lead us down the catacombs. no need of slippery stairs.

i heard chenle gulp, "this is creepy."

"ugh, it reeks of rotten blood here more than before." donghyuck exclaimed. weijung shushed him, "not too loud, hyuck. the catacombs is a huge place, shouting could create echo's."

donghyuck crossed his arms, "alright then, jungie."

"jungie?" jeno raised a brow.

"shush!" donghyuck shushed him.

"if it reeks, then we must be close to the body chamber." weijung said and opened her digital map, "yup, we are. we need to get out of here and find the room again. aha! it's not that far." weijung said and lead us the way.

"hmm, is that a body?" jaemin suddenly pointed. he squints his eyes and tries to look at it, "oh fuck, it's not a body, it's bodies." jaemin rephrased.

heeyeon walked close to it, "they are rotten! oh my.. heads." heeyeon flashed her flashlight and we all screamed as we saw hundreds of heads laid on bloody shelves. underneath the shelves there were the decapitated bodies, the halves of the heads. "there are names! but they aren't very readable." mark mumbled.

chenle bravely stood in front of the shelves and looked at the name under one head. it seemed new? the heads must've been cut while the persons were screaming since the eyes were open and the mouths were wide open but this one was closed. "h-ha m-miwon?" chenle furrowed his brows as he slowly read out loud the name.

weijung snapped towards his direction, "ha miwon? she's currently the last victim of killerkiller."

"this must be killerkiller's collection of bodies then." i said.

"there are bones, there are fucking bones." heeyeon said.

"chill out it's not like it will grab you." donghyuck rolled his eyes and picked up the old arm bone. that's when the hand grabbed his arm and that made donghyuck scream. "IT'S GRABBING ME!!" he shouted.

we all ran towards him and tried to get the bone off him and gladly we did. "u-uh guys.. i think we just disturbed the dead." jaemin gulped.

we looked around and saw that the bones were slowly moving. "RUN!" weijung shouted and we all ran out of the place.

"i told you guys to not make noises!" weijung scolded.

"oh.. we're at some memorial now?" weijung tilted her head.

there were tons of candles laying around, nameplates as well. there was a shrine in the middle, flowers and more candles and all. i walked towards it as it caught my attention. "what does this read?" i muttered. the writing was blurry and was almost worn off. "all i see is j? u? m? l? and two e's" i mumbled.

"hey.. we need to be quick." weijung mumbled. we all nodded and left the room. but before, i whipped a little moomin stuff toy from my pocket and placed it on the shrine before bowing and leaving.

we all got to the hallways as we heard light chattering coming from the end. "you guys go over there, i'll meet you there!" she said and pushed us before she ran towards some part of the catacombs.

we all followed as mark took the lead. "open your flashlights! the lights aren't working!" nayoung ordered as we did as told.

i hope you're okay, weijung.

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x i n g    w e i j u n g

i panted as i reached the room i needed to enter. i could tell the lights weren't working again.. someone is tempering with the lights again. i quickly flashed my flashlight out to find out that the batteries stopped working. it was a black out, i fished my phone out and used my flashlight there.

i quickly roamed around the room, trying to find the book. my eyes lit up as i saw the book but i started to get nervous when the chattering was close. i closed my light and hid by the table. two figures entered the room, cloaked in black.

"aish! the lights aren't working again?" one girl stated. "i have no idea! you're the one who knows the catacombs well! you should fix that." the other girl exclaimed. "eh! someone must be playing with the circuit box again." the first girl said. "aish! i cant see anything. where's my book?" the first girl mumbled.

i widened my eyes and reached out and tried to feel the book. once i got it, i grabbed it as i saw the first girl roaming the place with a flashlight. "i'll be going—get ready for tomorrow's mission." the second girl said before i heard her high heels clanking away.

the first girl hummed in response as she kept scanning the area. my heartbeat started to raise as her flashlight was near me. i used my black hoodie to cover my face as i felt the light flash onto me quickly. as that happened, i managed to change my position to somewhere near the entrance.

"huh? did i see something there?" the girl mumbled and placed the light onto my spot awhile ago. "i swear i saw something there."

i bit my lip before carefully running off. i let out a relieved sigh as i was finally in the hallways. that's when i felt a body bump into me. "killer is this you?" the girl tried to touch me but i pushed her away. "who are you!" she exclaimed. i fell to the floor as she kicked me. "aish, killer! i think that jaerin girl is still trying to revive the dead. i bumped into another experiment of hers." the girl uttered, leaving me there.

i sighed and opened my light and found the rest. "you okay?" those were the questions that were thrown at me. i nodded, "i got the book!" i said and gave the book to renjun for him to put in his bag.

i check my messages and saw one from jaerin.

Y-AND-N
— i was the one who tempered with the circuit box, i didn't want you to be caught my the two. just hack the circuit and fix it when you get the box okay? i'll sleep now! get home safe.

WEIJUNG.
— thank's jaerin!

i typed a quick reply before settling down beside the circuit box.

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m a r k    l e e

"you did great, weijung!" i said and gave her a thumbs up.

"killer almost caught me though." she breathed out and sat down, taking out her computer and placed it on the ground. she opened the circuit box and grabbed the wires from her bag and started connecting with the electricity.

"be careful! you might electrocute your self." chenle told her. she nods, "i will, don't worry."

i stood behind her as i saw her typing in codes. the light started flickering again. "are you fixing it like last time?" jeno asked and bended down. she nods, "yep."

she then clicked enter as the lights became stable again and they were all on.

"let's go home." she told us and packed everything.

"wait, i saw something." i mumbled.

she stopped her tracks and looked at me, "what?"

"o-oh, never mind. maybe it was just my mind playing with me—it must be just hallucinations."

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"it got stolen!"

"but it wasn't even yours"