Approaching any of the members seemed fairly impossible after a few tries. I had first considered approaching Min Yoongi but soon realized that the boy was rarely seen around the area in which I had predicted they resided at. I had observed for a whole week and had yet to find their abode. Well hidden indeed. Impressive. Kim Taehyung came out late at nights and most of the time, it was too buy goods or groceries. The boy wore face masks a lot and his only regular schedule seemed to be fridays and saturdays at two in the afternoon when he went to work at a nearby denim store. Jeon Jeongguk and Park Jimin were seen most often, the duo usually seen driving to unknown places, hanging out at various restaurants and so on. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, however.

Jin had gotten tired of waiting, in all honesty. The fire in him burned, wanting to get up and crack the case as soon as possible. He hated how little movement or progress he had made but he did not want to approach any of the members too quickly, fearing that they would suspect him. At the moment, the young investigator was sitting down at the local library, eyes seeming to focus straight on a romance book that was popular to the youths of the present but mind buried in his files that laid in the police station.

A girl walked towards him, holding several books and plopping on the seat opposite him. Jin heard the chair screech along the floor, the weight shifting and soft murmurs of apology sounding as frustrated groans sounded throughout the room. Amused, he lifted his head, eyes widening ever so slightly when he caught sight of the figure in front of him. Kim Deu Rim. She was beautiful, truly, with soft gentle features that radiated with the light glow of the sun's rays. Her eyes were large and shone of innocence, lips curving into a gorgeous smile. Jin couldn't help but feel captivated by her, unable to help the grin appearing adorning his own features.

"Hi?" she said, the little lift in tone at the last moment making it seem more like a question than an actual greeting, "I haven't seen you here before. You new?"

Jin let out a soft chuckle, leaning forwards and pushing his chest across the table, "I'm not a student if that's what you're asking. I just don't usually come to this part of the neighbourhood. But, I'm visiting a friend at the moment." he replied, giving her his signature grin as his eyes creased and cheeks lifted. He wanted to seem friendly, not scaring her away so soon. Friendly conversation was good. She seemed approachable.

"Oh, that's nice!" the girl exclaimed a little too loudly, causing more people around them to murmur, "What's your name? I'm Deu Rim but you can call me Dream." she smiled, once again making Jin marvel at how innocent and adorable she seemed. How in the world did she ever get herself associated with hitmen? Starting a relationship with one, in fact.

Jin laughed warmly, "Dream. I'm Seokjin but you can call me Jin," he held out his arm, gesturing for her to shake his hand in reply. It took her a moment as she tilted her head, later gasping in understanding and shaking his hand lightly. The male smiled, retracting his hand, "Are you a student?" he asked, trying to strike up another topic.

"I'm not anymore," the girl replied sheepishly, leaning forwards so she could whisper. The heavy books in front of her shifted a little to the side as she pushed against them, "but I do come here pretty often. The atmosphere is nice and peaceful and I need to escape my house. It's been really...stuffy lately."

Jin raised an eyebrow in suspicion, curiosity rushing over him in waves, "Stuffy? Do you live with someone perhaps? Your boyfriend?"

Deu Rim's grin fell, her eyes narrowing as she distanced herself a little from Jin, "Boyfriend? D-did you just assume that I had a boyfriend? Why not parents? Or siblings? And I just said stuffy. It could've meant anything. Are you a stalker?" she asked, raising her hands defensively as her large doe eyes widened in shock.

"I'm not!" Jin reassured her, covering his mouth and bowing profusely after realizing that he had spoken a little too loudly, "I just thought th-that someone as pretty as you would have a boyfriend. That's all. It was a hasty assumption. I'm sorry." he gulped, feeling nervousness rise through his throat. He wasn't a particularly good liar, the pretend thing never did work out for him.

Deu Rim seemed to buy the act, however, her eyes widening and her head nodding up and down as she pursed her lips, leaning backwards, "Ah...well, I guess you're right. I do have a boyfriend. He actually works at the denim store part time. He's graduated too. Pretty romantic, pretty sweet. Wait, let me try to find a picture," her fingers fumbled in excitement, digging through a large burgundy backpack. Jin noticed that her breathing had become rather erratic, out of excitement, he supposed. A certain sadness seemed to inject itself into his heart as he watched her grab her phone out and swipe through the her gallery. She was truly such a beautiful innocent being, so oblivious from the dangers and darkness that lingered around her, "Oh! I found it! Here!"

Deu Rim extended her arm out, the picture glowing on the screen. Jin took her phone gently, eyes gazing at the picture. Kim Taehyung. It was when his hair was still pitch black, before he had dyed it some time ago. Light bangs flowed in the wind as he hugged her tightly. The both of them wore couple clothing that consisted of a vivid crimson tee-shirt that wrote amour and black slacks. Deu Rim was smiling lovingly at him, eyes creased into little slits as she fashioned a toothy grin, happiness radiating off the image.

"You guys look....loving." he whispered, unsure of a response.

Deu Rim smiled in satisfaction, taking her phone back from Jin, "We are. I love him with all my heart and so does he." she muttered out, storing her phone back.

Jin felt his heart crack a little.

[ new acquaintance ; kim deurim aka dream ; conclusion ; innocent ]

hello everyone!

This was a loooong chapter.

Hope you guys enjoyed it.

Man, this gives me feels.

- Juverine