Chapter 4
I clutched the strap of my shoulder bag tightly with one hand as I pulled my dress down a little with my other hand.
In front of me Jaebum, Jinyoung and Baekhyun watched with an amused expression and grins on their faces.
"Is it necessary for me to wear this?"
"You are going to a club Y/N, people don't go there in combat vests and boots. So I guess the answer is yes..", Baekhyun spoke.
"And what about this?", I raised my leg forward to show the pencil heels that I was wearing. "These will slow me down and plus they are not very comfortable"
"You have to look convincing Y/N, I am sorry", Jinyoung said as I looked at him with a pout.
"Do you have everything you need?", Jaebum cut in.
"Digital camera, Fake license, Pocket knife, University ID card and money. I have everything"
"Ear piece?"
"Is obviously inside my ear", I glared at him for asking such a stupid question.
"Okay then, you are ready. Take the car waiting outside, you will be driving there", Jinyoung said.
I nodded.
We all headed towards the door until Jaebum called for me. "Y/N, I need to talk to you"
I rolled my eyes and stopped as the other two went out. He walked upto me and grabbed my wrist, making me turn towards me.
"I know you aren't very fond of me..."
"Correction. I am not fond of you at all"
He sighed. "I get it, can I speak"
My silence gave him an answer and he spoke up again. "I know you don't like me but I want you to understand that what I am doing is for your benefit. Even though we don't get along, I cannot deny that you work under me so you are my responsibility and it is my duty to keep you safe. So please for once listen to me, understand I have more experience than you and do as I say"
I did not know what to say. His words seemed sincere and I almost wanted to believe him and give in - stop being a rebel.
"I will listen to you, but I have a deal"
"I am listening"
"Even If I fail today, you will not demote me to back office and make me file reports"
He chuckled. "I would never do that, I was just messing with you. You are way to skilled for me to waste your potential"
We stood there in silence. At least I was assured he wouldn't pull of something and make my career suffer again.
"I should go now, I have to be at the club"
I turned around to walk when he grabbed my wrist and pulled me again. I was shocked as my body hit his and my hands pressed on his chest for support.
I tried to step back but he put an arm on my back and pulled me in again.
"Jaebum.. what.. what are you doing?". I felt so conscious at this sudden proximity. His eyes lingered on my face a little before he leaned in towards my ears.
"Come back fast. I miss it when I have no one to fight with. Also, that dress looks sexy on you"
With that he let go of me and walked towards the door. I stood there and in the silent room, I swear I could hear my heart beat so fast. It wasn't beating because Jaebum pulled off a kdrama lead move but because I was so surprised at this sudden action - I almost had an adrenaline rush, the kind you have when you miss a step.
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I parked my car on the sidewalk as I made my way to the club.
Cabana, the name read.
A neon sign lay right outside and I could see people line up to gain an access. As I neared it, I could hear a lot of murmuring and muffled whispers from everywhere.
"Excuse me, is the club open? When does entry start?", I asked a man standing nearby.
"They are not allowing people inside today. Apparently someone booked the whole place and entry to general public is cancelled. That is why everyone is standing outside"
Shit. If I couldn't go inside, then it was the end to my mission even before I could start.
Just then right behind us a car pulled up. A lamborghini which made everyone turn their heads in that direction. The door opened and a man with lemon yellow hair and a girl on his side stepped out.
Song Mino.
He tossed the keys to a bouncer as his hand slipped on the girl's butt before he pulled her to him and walked towards the club.
"Please move everyone, move", a man in black suit said shoving us to the side to let Mino and the girl pass.
My palms started sweating as I realised how close he was to stepping inside the club and then I would lose him completely. Out of instinct and panic I did the first thing that came to my mind.
"MINOOOO"
He stopped in his tracks as he turned back. I pushed my way out of the crowd as I approached him. He lowered his sunglasses, giving me a questionable look.
"Song Mino, no way ! Is that you? You look so different"
"Excuse me, do I know you?". I could see the girl beside him get irritated as she tugged on his expensive jacket to pull him inside.
"You don't remember me Mino, I am well pissed"
He looked at me closely and I knew he had no fucking clue who I was.
"Kim Yura, Winner International School. We used to be in the same class. We were actually bench mates"
He still had flies all over his face as he looked clueless. The next moment his face curved up in a smile as he stepped towards me.
"Yura? Yuriiiiii ! It is you ! But you have changed so much? It is almost like you are another person", he said as he hugged me tightly.
Jaebum said he would never recognize Yura. Here he was hugging me like I was the Watson to his Sherlock.
Fuck Jaebum. He is so dead.
"What are you doing here?", he asked.
"I actually study in the US. I came here to Seoul for a short trip. I am leaving for New York day after but I had heard so much about this club from a friend, I wanted to take a look myself. Guess it is bad luck, since they aren't allowing general public today because of some private gathering. So I guess I will just get going and visit when I come next year"
He chuckled softly. "Nonsense, you are coming in with me. I am the one who organized the private gathering. Come on in, it will be fun"
"Are you sure Mino, I don't want to be an inconvenience"
"Of course I am sure now let's get in. Hoony and Taehyun are also there and even Lisa came in. They would be thrilled to meet you". With that he put an arm around me as he pulled me with him.
He wanted me to meet people and I had no fucking clue who they were. But poor Mino, fell right for it. No wonder rich kids are always so dumb.
Once inside the party, Mino was suddenly swarmed with people who wanted to congratulate him for whatever reason it was. I took this opportunity to slip away from under his arm and blend into the crowd. The club reeked of alcohol and cigarettes. Every corner my eye fell on, there were people making out and eating each other's faces. I scrunched my nose as someone puffed right in my face as I waved the smoke away. After managing to finally get of a drunk man off me - who kept trying to grind on me - I headed to a relatively silent corner in the club.
As soon as I was alone, I pressed the button on the black device inside my ear and my earpiece crackled to life.
"Code: Why you sad? "
"Code: I don't know... nan molla"
Baekhyun chuckled the other side. "Tell me again why we have such weird codes? I mean Jaebum and Jinyoung use JJPproject, Jackson has 'Papillon', Nayeon and Jihyo use 'TT'. Why do we say such random words?"
"Because that way no one can know it's a code. It looks like we are singing"
"Pray to god Jaebum never hears us use this, or this time he will definitely demote us to being janitors or something"
"Fuck Jaebum, do you know what just happened outside?"
With that I narrated the entire incident to Baek who wasn't very impressed with Jaebum's over confidence.
"Anyway, I am in the main dance floor. I see some dangerous looking men, I am going to try and click their pictures"
I removed my mini camera as I placed it in such a way that no one could see I was taking pictures. I clicked pics of anything I found remotely weird - I even managed to get a few pics of people rolling joints and someone removing a pack of weed from their pockets.
"Y/N, do you have eyes on Mino?"
I frantically looked around as I realized I had lost him. I tried to desperately spot a lemon head in the crowd, standing on my tip toes as I scanned the area.
"I see him, I see him. He is going upstairs with a man in a coat"
I immediately turned towards the stairs as I spotted him walking with a man who was clutching what looked like a package completely covered in newspapers and tape. That must be the substance.
I immediately kicked off my heels as I cut through the crowd towards them. The cold floor felt chilly against my feet and I swear I shivered when my feet accidentally dipped in a beer which had spilled on the floor.
I tried acting as natural as I could as I climbed the stairs. A couple of people were coming down - mostly couples with messy appearances who looked like they had sex in a crammed bathroom stall.
"To the right at the end of the alley, a room with a brown oak door"
I took Baekhyun's word as I entered the alley walking past a couple of hookers as I went straight to the last room, opened it and entered.
Baekhyun bobbed his head to the music, munching on a favorite tomato cheese and basil sandwich which he always ate when he was working on a mission. His eyes casually darted to the screen and his eyes widened.
Mino, he was standing outside the door talking to two men who wore long black coats. If Mino was here, then which side did Y/N go?
It dawned upon him that he gave Y/N the wrong navigation and now she was inside an unknown room at the end of the alley which he had no access to.
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