Grace Xiu

Lunch time was arriving and the opening ceremony is ending now.

We're about to see a lot of people.

Or not? Who knows.

I don't regret going. I find this "investigation" game pretty fun....whether we're just overreacting or not.

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Seokjin left to get ready in his room.

We did "sort our makeup in the bathroom" if you know what I mean. Hahahaha.

Ashley and Jasmine were with me and we were choosing our outfits for the day.

"Should we go floral now?" Ashley asks, holding up a cute floral dress. "Shouldn't we save these for nights?"

"I feel like the dresses are too bright and innocent for the night parties. We should wear them when it's bright outside. It'll look like we're glowing." Jasmine says with a wink.

"We're going to look so basic. I bet everyone will be wearing flowers and flower crowns." I crossed my arms. "That's why themes are so boring."

"At least we know for sure no one will have the exact same dress as us. These are from Jennifer Vu's Secret Garden Line that's super exclusive." Jasmine assures.

*Knock Knock*

"Hello?" I called.

"It's Seokjin. Come out now!" My boyfriend yells.

We rushed out and found Seokjin knocking on Jimin's door.

Jimin came out with his eyes wide.

"What is the matter?" He asked, shook.

"Namjoon woke up. Come." Seokjin exclaims and motions us into Namjoon's room.

We all rushed inside and Jimin shut the door behind us.

Namjoon laid on his bed with messy hair and a swollen face. He looked dead, tired, and lost.

He did just wake up from a 12 hour nap.

And who knows what made him sleep for that long...

"Hey, guys." He croaked and rubbed his face.

"Namjoon, how are you feeling?" Jimin sat next to him on the bed. "Are you doing alright?"

"Yeah, I'm just fine. It feels like I just woke up from a nap, that's all. Although, my stomach is aching." He answers with a hand on his tummy.

Jasmine pursed her lips and let out a "HMM" out loud.

"It could be because he's hungry." I eyed her. "He didn't eat for almost 13 hours."

"Yes, that, but also like I ate or drank something bad." He sat up and ruffled his hair around.

Everyone looked at me and I bit my bottom lip.

"How was the opening ceremony?" Namjoon asks, looking at us with a cheeky smile.

We turned to each other and then back to him with fake smiles.

"Wonderful." I lied.

"Namjoon, we have many....many things to ask you, but we'll let you process eeverything and get ready first." Seokjin pats his friend's back.

He nods. "Alright. Are we going to eat?"

"Yes. In about an hour, so get moving."

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Ashley ↓

Jasmine ↓

Grace ↓

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"You're probably gonna be the only person not wearing any sort of floral." Jasmine laughs.

"Good."

We exit my room and find Jimin and Seokjin standing outside having a chat.

Once Seokjin's eyes laid on me, his eyebrows rose in delight.

Jimin's reaction was the same, but his eyes just kept on my face and not my body.

He catches me watching him gawk and he covers it with a cough.

My view was blocked when Seokjin stood in front of me.

"You look wonderful, babe." Seokjin held my chin and kissed me.

I smiled. "Thanks. I think you look amazing too."

"Yeah, I know." He chuckles and leans down to kiss my shoulder.

My eyes caught onto Jimin again and he was leaning against the wall with his side to me. His gaze was down and he was shaking his head.

I switched my view and caught Ashley and Jasmine looking at me with their arms crossed.

What, I mouthed to them.

They both head pointed towards Jimin with faces that know everything.

I ignored them for now.

"What's wrong with Jimin?" I asked in a whisper.

Seokjin turns back to him and sighs. "I was talking with him earlier and he said he was stressed out because of what the paparazzi said."

I frowned. "Still?"

"Guess so."

I forced myself to forget about the sulking Jimin and asked about Namjoon.

"Yeah, he's almost done." Seokjin answers.

I nodded.

Namjoon exits his room and lets out a big breath with his arms out.

"I feel great!" He chants.

"The nap did some good to you?" Ashley laughs.

"Yup, but my stomach is hurting, so let's go eat." He walks ahead.

"We should wait for Jacqueline and Minho." I said and everyone turned to me.

"Jacqueline and Minho?" Namjoon furrowed his brows. "Who are they? Are they celebrities?"

Our attention went back to the lost guy and we let out the biggest "UGH".

"We keep forgetting about Namjoon." Jasmine groans.

"What? What? Forgetting about me?"

"We'll explain everything at lunch. Come."

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Minho and Jacqueline shot us a text saying they're already down at the party, so we made our way down too.

Jasmine was so confident that Minho poisoned Namjoon that she wanted to point him out for him.

After that, we managed to dodge the press and dodge the other celebrities.

We really didn't want to talk to anybody else yet.

At least not until we figure out what the deal was with Minho and Jacqueline.

We find a private room and we gather up in there.

Jimin starts off by explaining everything to Namjoon. It didn't take too long because Namjoon caught on quickly.

"Yup, I was poisoned." He sighed and set down his glass of water.

"Was it really Minho?" Jasmine asked.

"I'm sure. I can recognize those beady eyes anywhere." He responded with a shiver.

"But why? Why would they do that? We have no beef!" I complained.

"You and Minho did leave off on a bad note." Ashley pointed out.

I shook my head. "It wasn't bad."

"What happened?" Seokjin asked, gripping my waist.

"It was awhile ago. Long story short, I told him I was dating you and he looked disappointed." I shrugged. "He just left and never heard or seen him since."

Seokjin didn't look amused as his gaze never left mine.

I looked back, confused as to why he would be angry over that.

"Jacqueline is obsessed with me." Jimin blurted out loud.

I turned away from Seokjin to look at him. He gave me a shrug.

"HA. No kidding. She's not being smooth about it either." Jasmine laughed, trying to change the tension. "I mean, dummies could tell she's obsessed with you. Haha...ha..."

"Maybe she planned all this, so she could get with you." Namjoon said. "And Minho wanted to get with Gra-OW!" He yelps after Jasmine smacks his head.

"It's probably just the Jacqueline thing." Jasmine concluded, shooting glares at Namjoon.

"Alright! Problem solved! No more questions, right? Let's hit the bar, shall we?" I clapped my hands and awkwardly laughed. "Hungry? Hungry? Yes, food time-"

I tried to leave the room first, but Seokjin held onto my arm like I was some criminal trying to get away.

I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from hissing because of the slight pain his grip gave me.

Ashley and Jasmine looked at Seokjin with their jaws clenched. Jimin looked at me with confliction.

Namjoon was still thinking about life.