Trigger Warning : Mention of Blood, Violence and Murder ahead

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A brunette of average height walked in the long corridors. She was headed to the practice room for her vocal training. On her way, she saw many other trainees eyeing her. Although she was a girl with much self-confidence, those stares sometimes made her question the decisions she took regarding her future.

Being born into a traditional Korean family that had set up a well profiting business, she was expected nothing less than to be solely dedicated to it.

Her dream of becoming a singer was never supported.

The teenage girl valued her freedom more than anything. So, without measuring the pros and cons, she decided to leave her family and home behind- to chase her desired career.

She heard a few students who trained with her gossip about her.

"I heard she could be a part of the debut team."

"Really? She has very average skills, and besides, the new group would be debuting in about three years."

"Yeah, you're right. And I don't think that girl stands any chance to be in the final lineup. I am sure there will be better trainees than her who qualify. We are far better than her too."

Listening to that conversion made her blood boil. But it made her insecure about herself as well. Because of that, she quietly walked away from there, with her head hanging down.

"I will show them what Kim Jisoo is capable of," she thought to herself, determined to prove them wrong.

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"What did Chaeyoung mean by that, Jisoo?" Tzuyu, the youngest of Twice, questioned as all of them were running.

"Jisoo, will you say something? What is going on?" Irene asked hastily, but the redhead didn't utter even a single word.

"Lisa, can you tell us anything? Where are we going? Shouldn't we head towards the main entrance? Where everyone is?" Nayeon asked- her list of questions, never-ending

The grey-haired woman just gave a simple answer, "Don't worry, everybody. Just know that you all are going to be safe. Trust us."

Lisa's attempt to stop them from asking any further failed miserably. When Red Velvet's Main Vocalist raised a concern that everyone had but was too nervous to voice out.

"Why do you two have these weapons? Guns and knives?"

The two agents slowed down on being interrogated on that. They couldn't think of an excuse.

Jisoo answered, stuttering, "We-we...um these...are..toys! Yes! Toys!"

Jihyo scoffed, "Why are you lying to us, Jisoo?"

"I am telling the truth! Why can't you believe me!?" The elder fought back.

"What are you hiding from us?" Mina asked, "You both are behaving so odd!" The other women started agreeing with that and pestered them to answer. Which made Lisa annoyed. In a loud voice, she said, "Can we stop arguing and focus on getting out from here!? There are fucking kidnapers here!! I want to live, and I am sure you want to too. So-!"

Her voice was cut off by everyone's shriek. The cause of it- was numerous men covered in black clothing, with multiple weapons in their hands, standing in front of them.

No one had time to process the situation as the supposed 'kidnappers' attacked them. While Jisoo and Lisa charged toward the males shooting them with their guns and throwing their knives at them.

The rest of the ladies gawked at the scene happening in front of them. The two were not the friends they knew. They seemed like different people. This new side of was them was the least expected. How could a Kpop idol be fighting these ruffians? 

Their movements looked too professional to be considered just a hobby.

They didn't miss a single aim. Each punch and kick was precisely hit to strike them down in one shot. Once knocked out, none of them would get up. The two spies were running out of their resources, but fortunately, only three men were left by now. They shot the last few bullets left towards them. But one of them dodged it.

Lisa ran towards him and immediately tackled him down. She repeatedly punched his jaw till the blood started to gush down his skin. The young female kicked him in his stomach as he fell flat on his back. She found a dagger lying beside him. Swiftly picking it up, she stabbed it right into his heart. The man yelled, suffering because of the pain.

Instead of being happy about her success, Lisa's heart clenched at the view of the man's dead body.

Whether the assassinations were for the good or the bad, the four agents always felt guilty for being the cause of someone's death- who might be innocent and was forced into their actions. Like they were.

Lisa quickly ran back to where everyone else was, rubbing her eyes that got teary.

"Good job, Lili," Jisoo said, patting the greyhead on her back.

"Good job?" Joy asked, terrified.

"How did you guys learn to fight like that?" Momo questioned.

"Do you want us to answer your questions right now and wait for those criminals to find us again, or...." Jisoo paused for a second, then continued.

"Go to a safer place, and then talk?"

Jeongyeon said, "Let's go, guys. We need to leave this place."

No one said anything and continued walking. A strange aura surrounded the female idols- which could be because of the doubts that stirred up in them after everything they witnessed.

In a few minutes, they were able to exit the auditorium. Jisoo walked everyone to where their cars were, while Lisa reached for her wristwatch and contacted their leader. "Rosie, we're about to reach the cars and safely escape everyone from here. We did encounter some men, but we killed them."

"Alright, Lili. Nice... work. You guys... leave for our base, and I will.... inform our bosses about.... everything. I have something..... which might give us... a little information about... that gang. I'm sending you the details. Try to find anything... if you can.... about them.... and report it to me immediately." Chaeyoung's voice could be heard. It looked like she was panting.

"Yes, I will start working on it when we reach," Lisa said back, "Are you fine?"

She answered huskily, "Yeah...yes! I am," Her voice was heard again, "Is anyone injured? Are you guys okay?"

"No, everyone's good," Lisa answered. "Okay." The latter replied before the conversation ended.

Everybody reached the area where their four cars were parked.

Jisoo said, "Quickly split up into groups of two. We shouldn't wait here for long. Who knows, they might show up again."

Everyone got seated in cars hurriedly, and then they started their journey toward the base.

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It took them more than an hour before they finally reached their destination. It was a huge mansion, with the walls painted white. The exterior of the house was pretty modern compared to the area it was based in.

It was located on the outskirts of the city. The place was covered with greenery- gigantic trees surrounding the roadway and the manor. Only a few more buildings could be spotted at the site. But strangely, all of them looked abandoned.

Jisoo pressed a few buttons on her watch, and the black gates guarding their house opened. A verdant lawn covered the front of the house with a pathway in the centre. A few trees were growing by the sides, and multiple terra cotta pots carrying different types of flowers in various colours were arranged nicely.

The eldest of Blackpink drove her car inside and parked it in the garage, followed by Lisa. The garage was very spacious. The four agents could fit their vehicles in there, and still, plenty of space would be left.

Everyone got out of the cars. Jisoo then placed her hand on top of a sensor that was set beside the door. It recognized her fingerprints and let them in. A computerized voice was heard saying, "Welcome, Miss. Kim Jisoo." All women walked into the hallway that guided them to a big living room.

The interior was just as beautiful as it looked from the outside. At least from what they saw on the ground floor- where they were standing currently. From the velvety Chester sofa with a centre table made of the same material to the expensive-looking glass chandelier, everything screamed luxury.

The walls were coated in cream colour paint, and the floor was covered with wooden tiles. It had an elegant- yet cosy vibe- making everyone feel comfortable. There was a huge dining table for the four of them as well. The open kitchen was very technologized, with clean black marble counters and utensils placed neatly on the shelves. A few photo frames were hung on the walls with perfect symmetry- and the area was decorated with fairy lights surrounding them. At the corner of the big room, there was a staircase leading up to the upper floor of the house.

"Everyone, please sit down and relax. I'll get you all something to eat." Jisoo said before going into the kitchen.

"Your dormitory looks nice," said Dahyun with a smile.

"Yeah," Chaeyoung- Twice's main rapper- expressed, "but... why did you bring us here? What's the matter?"

Both the agents shared brief eye contact before Jisoo took the responsibility to answer them.

"We thought it would be safe for you all to be here rather than anywhere else."

Sana commented, anger visible in her tone, "Why can't you explain anything to us!? Do you think we believe your lies!?"

"Tell us why you had weapons and know how to fight!?" Seulgi asked with the same rage.

Jisoo sighed deeply, then said, "I'm sorry, everyone, but I can't tell you anything. Not yet. Maybe when the others come, then we can talk about it." Her voice was small. Too small that no one believed her.

"How do you expect us to trust you when you have the same behaviour as those kidnappers?" Yeri stated. "We need answers, Jisoo and Lisa. Cut the chase and speak up." Irene said with a serious face.

Lisa muttered, "We've already said what we wanted to. You're free to leave if you want to, though."

Saying so, she stood up and eyed Jisoo for a few seconds. After that, she quickly climbed up the stairs and left.

Jisoo laughed awkwardly to catch everyone's attention who was watching the short-haired woman. Grabbing a few snack packets from the cupboard- the redhead tossed them to the others- which successfully diverted them.

At the same time, the youngest of Blackpink reached her room and locked herself in. Quickly changing into some comfortable clothes, she walked towards her desk, took out her laptop from the drawer, and sat on the bed. She opened her wristwatch and saw the pictures sent by Chaeyoung. It was a black cloth with silver markings embedded in it. The pattern looked like a Griffin to her. She was sure she had seen that earlier somewhere. Lisa squinted her eyes at it, trying to remember where she had seen it before. She thought for several minutes before opening her laptop in hopes to find something useful about the symbol she had just seen. 

Super late update and I am extremely sorry for it!

I was very busy last week because of school, and I think I'll get busier so can't promise frequent updates. 

Forgive me if there are any grammatical errors, I will do better the next time. 

Thank you so much for reading this book, and giving it a chance.

 I hope to not disappoint you with the new updates.

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