The Lost Seoul Girl

He opened his eyes and the first thing he realized was his hands were tied. He was sitting in the middle of a room secluded from the outside. His eyes adjusted to what it seemed like hours of getting blindfolded.

Hoseok did not expect that it would come to this. From the moment he chose his Armani suit to t his hair, to picking a pair of leather shoes, he surely came prepared. 

But not exactly with this kind of situation. 

All the plans he and his friends made continue to disappear like it's not of any use anymore now that he's gotten hold by their number one haters club.

They shouldn't have underestimated the Circle.

Or better yet, he should've known Jisoo and Seo were even more clever than he gives them credit for.

"Hand over the account, Hoseokah. Besides, you don't have any choice." The leader commands him.

How did it ever come to this, you say?

Well, like ages ago, it started with the girls.

~Few hours before the Black Tie event~

"All set?"

Eunseo look back to see Jisoo by the door. Her unnie was looking regal dressed in Dior Haute Couture. From head to toe, there's no doubt Jisoo was the most beautiful girl she's ever seen. Eunseo couldn't help but be insecure.

She turned back to her bags that were neatly packed beside her bed. She just finished packing her clothes for her trip the next day. She went back to sit on her bed and nodded at Jisoo.

"I guess I'm ready."

Jisoo went to her and reached for a white crisp envelope. She handed it to Eunseo dismissively.

"You're making me feel like a dog." Eunseo rolled her eyes but took the parchment of money.

"You're the mafia's dog." Jisoo chuckled correcting her dongsaeng.

"I think it'd be really cool if we build ourselves a sorority. I think that's going to be a trend you know."

"Nah. Too much rules. I like being independent."

"Unnie, you just watch too much crime shows."

Jisoo paced around Eunseo's room until she stopped and picked up the Joker mask under the vanity mirror.

"Honestly, I was just bored." Jisoo smirked. She glanced at Eunseo's face before she sat on the stool nearest her. Her closests friends knew her as completely unattached, sometimes, rather cold but she was never one to like goodbyes.

"Do you really have to pass this chance of dressing up and making ourselves pretty? Come on Eunseo, it's just one night. You have to make the most of it at least before you leave."

Eunseo hesitantly turned away. She's always been anti-social. It isn't a bad idea what her unnie was offering but besides the socializing and the dressing up part, there's really one reason she's determined not to go.

"It's...just really not my thing."

Jisoo chuckled and threw the joker mask at her lap making her flinch in position.

"Oh, just spit his name out. Did you forget you're talking to me?"

Eunseo felt her cheeks heat up at the thought of him. Jisoo continues to .

"You can't have secrets in this house. Do you want me to call him?"

"Unnie!"

"What's more rewarding than money? Of course it's your love life!"

Meanwhile, at the kitchen...

"What time do you think she'll be back?" Lisa drummed her fingers on the counter.

Chaeyoung shrugs as she finishes her best friend's curls. "I'm more interested to know if she's really having a baby. I can't explain if I'm excited to be an aunt or be nervous because I know she's going to turn us into babysitters."

Ever since the news about Jen getting knocked up broke, she's been thinking a lot about how her friend's life is going to change. Chaeng was feeling the colorful and sparkling embroidery of her Georges Hobeika gown when she suddenly asks for Lisa's opinions.

"Hey Lisa, what do you think of having babies?"

"Psh...well I think they're cute."

"Do you think you and Tae oppa's babies are going to be cute?"

Lisa smiled widely and friend. "Hmm, of course. Uh, in case you missed it with your smoky eyes, my genes and his are obviously perfect together. But where is this conversation going? Are you planning on having babies with Jiminie-pabo?"

"Tch. is dangerous Lalisa."

"Ah, so that's your point."

Chaeyoung's eyes rolled back to her brain.

"Just drink your pills or make him wear a if you decide you're going to do it."

"Dude, I'm a med student."

Chaeyoung relaxes on her chair and sends Jennie a message. They can't be late tonight. Plus they have to be together to make a big entrance.

We're almost done. Where are you?

"You know Chaeng, I think I can handle my man on my own. I think you should be more worried about you getting seduced by yours. Are you counting?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"How many times have you almost slipped?"

Chaeng gasps at the smugness of Lisa's words.

"I- I'm not that easy."

"Whatever you say." Lisa said making her way to the living room.

Just as she was about to turn to the stairs, someone grabbed her waist and shushed her. As soon as she saw the culprit's face, she relaxed as it was just her boyfriend.

"This habit of yours is getting annoying. What the hell Tae?" She spat pissed at him for almost ruining her hair.

Instead of answering, he was busy checking her out.

Lisa smirked cockily at his reactions.

"You done?"

Tae frowned his groomed eyebrows at her before uttering a word.

"Are you even wearing a bra?" He said accusingly. He was frustrated about many things that night. One was the fact that his Jin hyung was taking his girlfriend and second was that Lisa's looking drop dead gorgeous before his eyes.

"I'm wearing a Ziad Nakad babe. I'm not supposed to wear one because these things come with it." She looks at him like he should know these things.

Lisa's evening dress is an embroidered laced peplum with an A lane cut that matches her skin tone. Everything about her look screams royalty. One would never think she's even real.

Taheyung looked towards the ceiling to forget about making out with her and just focus on the reason why he came here for. While he was busy collecting his sanity, his girlfriend decided it was her turn to check him out. His eyes went back to her when she put her arms around him.

"You don't look so bad yourself. Is this from Gucci?" She said smoothing the planes of his collar.

He smirked not surprised at what she assumed.

"Comme des Garcons."

Lisa looked at him questionably that made him roll his eyes. "It's Jennie's idea. I consulted her for this suit."

"She did a good job. You look hot."

Tae's eyes suddenly drooped at her words.

"Hmm...I am? So do you! Wait no. Jesus, focus Tae." He stopped himself before he totally gives in to her passes. His hands were dangerously going down her .

"Look, there's been an emergency. Lay hyung is coming here in a few minutes." He confessed making her drop her arms by her side.

"What? But the plan-"

"Forget about the plan. We're going by instinct now. I need you to convince Jisoo not to go with Jinyoung to the ball. Not now that he's bringing in Lay hyung with him. I don't know what's going on but Bambam specifically told me that someone's going to get busted tonight. This might be a trap but I don't care anymore. I had him to bits last night, I'm not sure if he's going to take revenge on me. Whatever."

"But-"

The door opens and it was Jungkook and Hoseok. Seconds later, Yoongi and Seokjin came barging in swatting each other's hands.

Taehyung brought Lisa out towards the garden. He didn't want his friends to find out he's here. Besides, there's no time left. He has to get to school before his "frat mates" catch him here.

"Aish, these bastards."

"Tae?" Lisa said his name with concern. She knew her boyfriend's anxiety levels are high up whenever he's under pressure.

He caught her hands and kissed it.

"I have to go. Here, take this."

"Why are you giving me a corsage? We're not going to prom Tae." She chuckled at his random ideas. She smiled looking at the accessory on her wrist. Well it's too small to be a corsage, it's more like a bracelet. But the feel of it seems like a corsage to her.

"You have too many anklets so I got you a bracelet instead. There's no way Jin hyung's giving you something like that."

She sneered but thanked him anyway. "It was your fault you're slow."

"Lisa! Where did that skinny girl go?"

Lisa turned behind her. It was Chaeyoung looking for her from the inside. She felt him tug her hands to get her attention

"I'll see you later."

She reached for his lips before she let him go.

"You better."

When Lisa came back inside, the boys were arguing about the mysterious blog.

"I'm just concerned about her hyung! What if I'm right and she's really behind that blog?"

"Shut the up Jeon Jungkook, I'm not yet done with you!" Hoseok yelled passionately as he was making a beeline to Eunseo's room. He was throwing a fit because while the three was getting suit up, he walks in on them talking about the blog's author. What's more bewildering to him was the information that came after.

One that's not related with the blog and more of JK's hidden desire towards his innocent cousin.

"Give me the money Hyung, a deal's a deal." Yoongi pressed at Jin.

"No way I'm giving you anything. You practically cheated with that big mouth of yours!"

"It was an accident! I never knew he'd be listening!"

"But you knew he was coming around for an opinion!"

Lisa ignored the four guys walking up the staircase and faced Chaeyoung.

"Where have you been? Namjoon oppa's near and he's going to pick me up."

"What about Jennie unnie?"

Chaeng sighed as if the name was giving her a headache.

"She said she's just going to meet us at the school grounds. She also said she's going to do her make-up at the salon. Oppa's picking her up from there."

Lisa thought about what Tae said to her thinking that they might be in a surprise for tonight.

"Are you alright?" Chaeng asks.

"Yes. It's just...tonight's chilly. Don't forget to bring a coat."

"Of course."

They heard the sound of engine outside. Seconds later, Namjoon announced his arrival.

"That's me."

"Hey did you, perhaps, bring a knife?" Lisa joked half meaningfully.

Chaeng just winked at her. "I'm always prepared for trouble. I'll see you at school."

"Okay. I'll see you guys there."

When Lisa turned around, Jin was making his way out.

"Let's go Lisa, I ain't staying around for the drama Hobi is giving. I can't stand him being a hypocrite."

"W-what b-but I have to talk to Jisoo unn-"

"Trust me you don't want to go in there. Let's go, we're riding with Namjoon. He's outside now right?"

Lisa didn't get the chance to say no, instead she just grabbed her pouch and went with Jin outside.

Jungkook was getting more and more anxious as they get closer to Eunseo's room. He was sure he saw it on her phone the other night that she was uploading a content to a blog. Coincidentally after that, a video post was seen on the Lost Seoul Girl about Jinyoung possessing illegal drugs.

"We should just leave her out of this, hyung. Maybe she doesn't want us to know for a good reason." Jungkook said trying to save Eunseo's image on her cousin.

"It's not your business anymore what concerns my cousin JK. She's not yours to take care of."

"Why can't you listen to me!"

"I'll listen to you after I talked to her." Hoseok's nonchalant response calmed JK. He was opening the door expecting he'll see his cousin alone but seeing Jisoo dressed so elegantly rendered him speechless.

"I...wow...Jisoo..."

"Excuse me? Why are you here?" Jisoo asked incredulously, arms crossed. Her overall presence was enough to make Hobi gape at her.

On the other hand, Eunseo was holding her breath when she saw who came in with her cousin. She knows to herself that she considers BTS to be a handsome lot but Jeon Jungkook...

Jeon Jungkook is making her heart do somersaults and it's dancing to its own rhythm whenever he's around. It's more intense now that he's in a three piece suit.

"Hey." JK nodded at Eunseo.

Eunseo bashfully waved a hand. Looking at the three of them, she felt completely out of place. But even then she couldn't help but blush seeing her crush look at her like she's some piece of art.

And then Hoseok has to see the mask.

"What's that doing in there?" He pointed scrutinizing the joker mask he knows very well like his hand writing.

"Oppa," Eunseo blocked his sight trying to find a defense.

"So, it's true. You really are the Lost Seoul Girl." Hobi concluded knowing that some days before, he and his friends knew that the owner of the blog was trying to frame the Joker who was described as having the mask Taehyung had when they pulled that stunt at the Business Dev's night.

Jungkook stepped beside Eunseo, held her wrist, and hid her behind him like a knight.

"Hyung, I say, let's leave her out of this."

Hobi wasn't so happy at how JK is behaving but he's feeling so betrayed right now.

"Jungkook, can you please take your filthy hands off her before I throw you out the window." He said seriously. Hoseok took the mask and looked at is spitefully.

"Do you know how dangerous this is, Seo?"

Jisoo was rattled. She didn't know how to let Seo off and keep Hobi out of the room. She tried to hold on to him and fortunately, he didn't push her away. But it was obvious how angry he is for his arms were shaking.

"I did not let you stay with me just to let you do this!"

"Hobiyah, calm down." Jisoo said.

"Step aside Jungkook."

"It's not her fault, okay? I asked her to do that for me!"

Hoseok was taken aback by what she admitted. He knew how impossibly clever Jisoo could get, but he did not expect her to let her cousin get involved.

"What?"

"It's not anyone's fault Oppa! I wanted to do it." Eunseo cried, almost in tears. "I'm tired of having to sit and do nothing. I know everyone's having difficulties at school. I know there's a chance someone can get expelled. I want to do something about it because you of all people do not deserve to be treated like !"

"I want to be like Jisoo unnie, oppa. I want to do something for the people I care about. Haven't I already succeeded by exposing the Circle? Aren't you happy that 50 percent of your problems are lifted off your shoulders? I even posted the evidences."

Hobi sighed slouching his shoulders. When he noticed JK was almost hugging his cousin, it really bothered him. "Tsk."

"You don't understand. This isn't your problem!"

"WHY CAN'T IT BE MY PROBLEM? CAN'T I BE FRIENDS WITH YOUR FRIENDS?!"

"You're missing the point!"

"THEN WHY ARE YOU ANGRY WITH ME BEING CLOSE TO JUNGKOOK!"

Jisoo almost giggled.

"Seo-"

"I like him, oppa."

Jungkook let out a boyish grin and pulled Eunseo closer to him.

"You know what, we have ice cream on the fridge. Let's get you one, Hobi." Jisoo suggested pushing Hoseok out the room.

"I'm not done with you two yet." Hoseok pointed the gruesome mask at them and went with Jisoo. 

The night was getting perfect for them, but as soon as the doors clicked and the winds blew from the terrace, Jisoo and Hobi were in a surprise at what greeted them in the living room.

Not only that Yoongi was passed out lifeless on the carpet, but two other gentlemen were waiting for them sitting like landlords on their couch. 

"What's up dear? I came to pick you up." Jinyoung's smirk made the two very uncomfortable. Especially when his eyes traveled on the evidence at Hobi's hands. 

"Seems like my visit here won't go into waste. I was actually suspecting it would be Jungkook, but seeing you my friend, is not so bad at all." Lay grinned like he knew that he won at that moment. Once again. 

To be continued...