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Hoku’s POV…

I couldn’t hold in my anger towards the crowd and press as they presently judged Seungri on the info they had individually received from unknown sources. I slowly and hesitantly walked up the stage stairs to the doorway as security looked to me surprised.

“Hoku-ssi, you should be in the resting area.” One mentioned worried seeing me about to speak into his mic to alert the others before I grabbed his hand.

“I’m fine, I need to be out there.” I mentioned quickly ignoring the pain that seemed to be spreading down my head to my neck.

“Alright.” He whispered escorting me out as the press took notice of me.

“HOKU-SSI! HOKU-AH! HOKU!” The press shouted as I walked on stage, out in the open towards the two surprised beings now standing in front of me.

“Noona.” Seungri whispered in disagreement that I was out there. I could tell that both himself and YG were about to send me backstage, so I put a hand up to stop their complaints and walked to the mic to face everyone.

“I don’t appreciate the way you are speaking to Seungri. So I am here to answer all your questions with nothing but the truth, if you don’t like it, you may leave.” I spoke seriously to the crowd, glaring at a few. They all had their jaws gaping open in shock as I stood there gesturing for the exit.

“You do not know the truth, so do not speak as if you do.” I mentioned again, holding my head up as I looked at them. YG then put a hand on my shoulder as the room quieted down to only a few flashes. Turning to look at YG, I noticed the proud smile slip across his lips before he gently put his arm around my shoulder, standing at the mic now.

“If you do not know by now, this is Hoku Fernandez. She is the Head Coordinator of Big Bang’s State Side Fan Club here for their promotions. And also it was recently announced that she is also our own Jiyong’s girlfriend. I have asked her to come here and explain to you the details behind Seungri’s recent issue, in plain detail. I apologize as the president of the company, that I was no able to answer your questions as clearly I would like to. Hoku here, has been part of the investigation team from the start, and is also the person that brought the culprit into arrest last night. Please keep this short as you can see that she also is currently healing from an injury off the investigation.” YG explained professionally to the crowd before stepping back, allowing me to start.

“Hoku-ssi, will be answering questions now.” The man to the side explained to the crowd as hands immediately began to shoot into the air. The man randomly picked one as he stood with a notepad and recorder, bowing.

“Ms. Hoku, why is it that someone not incorporated with the issue is investigating an idols scandal instead of Big Bang’s or Seungri’s Publicist?” He lashed out causing me to look over to Seungri’s head hanging low. I smirked stepping up to the mic, as I held it to my lips.

“Sir, let me ask you, is it wrong for me to care about a friend?” I asked immediately as his eyes shot open.

“Seungri is a friend of mine, if your friend was also suffering from their public image being burnt to crisp under that magnifying glass the press and media have on them, you would do the same, would you not?” I asked as he slowly and hesitantly began taking a seat back in his chair.

“I understand your confusion on that question, I am not someone important in the media’s eyes, but Seungri is my friend. He called me for help and advice on the matter, and I wasn’t about to let him suffer.” I added looking around the room.

“Hoku-ssI?” Someone called from the press as I turned my attention to him.

“How did you know that the scandal was a fake?” He asked interested as I slightly chuckled before looking to him.

“Usually when someone calls that just got ‘laid’ they would brag, yes?” I asked as he nodded confused.

“Well Seungri was different. When he called, he sounded afraid, he asked me through tears to help him.” I explained as he nodded.

“How did you get the info needed to find the culprit?” Another asked as I turned my attention towards him.

“My father works all over the world, so naturally he has many friends on every end of the planet. Naturally, I asked for a few favors that led me to everything I found out.” I explained professionally while he nodded.

“Ms. Hoku? Maybe you can explain to us exactly how Seungri-ssi ended up in the hospital the same day the scandal was released? Was it a cover up for the scandal?” He asked as I sighed glaring at him.

“When I arrived that morning to Seungri’s location, he was extremely pale, sweating ferociously, and panting as if he had just ran a mile.” I started before he chuckled.

“Anyone could pull that off.” He scoffed as I hissed into the mic.
“Would you let me finish or are you going to criticize till the end?” I spat causing him to flinch before he nodded for me to continue.

“The woman left a message plus said photos that you have all seen.” I added.

“The message that was left had a few words missing but when I had received word from a friend that they had seen him with an unknown woman at a club called Lucky Guy; I could put the words together. Then I received another phone call from my father’s friend who is a medical examiner. I explained to him Seungri’s symptoms and my worry as to why he could not remember anything after having a few drinks at a local bar. He explained that Seungri-ssi had been drugged by a strong hallucination pill used to cut off the memory to its victim, the ending results being bladder infections and their vocal cords slowly being burnt till they are useless.” I explained as the room grew quiet.

“I’m sure you can understand how serious that is for a singer like Seungri.” I explained as the group stayed quiet.

“I rushed him to the hospital where they had to pump the poison from his stomach and have him receive antibiotics to kill off the virus that was attacking his cords.” I finished explaining before looking around the room.

“Hoku?” another voice called as I nodded in acknowledgement towards him.

“If I may ask, how did you get injured?” he asked as I hesitantly reached a hand up to my forehead.

“Through another friend, her family member is a police officer here that also had a huge hand in the outcome. Going to club alone, I was able to find out the woman’s name through security who worked there. Telling the police the name, and also finding that one of the photos the woman had left in the room, also contained a picture of her in the background, we were able to get the woman’s full name, age and previous police records that mentioned this woman had a record of drug possession, 2^nd degree assault and assault a police officer.” I started off giving all a chance to write down what I had said.

“We created a plan with the local police; myself along with a friend of mine disguised ourselves and went to the club with a few undercover officers to find the woman. We found her about an hour into the night exiting the club area to a hallway where we thought to be the restrooms. Using that as an excuse we walked to the hallway to see that it was filled with rooms, not restrooms.” I mentioned before continuing.

“We lost signal with the police we had been in contact with through ear pieces, so my friend left to retrieve those undercover in the club. I walked into a room to find said woman and an unconscious man sitting in the room. From the way I saw the man, she had given him the same pill, so naturally I walked in. She tried to get me to leave, instead I walked in and took a seat, acting as if I was drunk, looking for a fun night. She slowly began to grow comfortably with me, before she said I looked familiar. I took the opportunity to release my reason for being there. Once I explained that she had messed with a friend of mine, and that I was there to take her out she grew angry. I didn’t even have a chance to react when she used the beer bottle in her hand, whacking me over the head with it. I hit her back as the police walked in. I don’t remember much about what happened after that, except that I had requested for them to the man to the hospital to receive the same treatment Seungri had.” I finished before sighing as everyone nodded.

“So now you all know the truth behind this uncalled for scandal.” Hoku said seriously as the room grew quiet again.

“If you have no more questions, we will take our leave.” I announced stepping away from the mic before YG stepped up.

“I want to personal Thank Hoku and her partner, Stephanie, for all the hard work they put into the investigation.” YG started as I smiled over to Seungri who looked at me worried.

“What?” I asked as he walked over looking at my head.

“What’s wrong?” I asked suddenly feeling the dizzy feeling overtaking me to the point that I was starting to lean on Seungri’s side.

“Seungri, help me backstage, quick.” I whispered urgently as he nodded, putting an arm around my waist, walking me to the stairs where Big Bang, Jiyong and the girls were all waiting. I took one look at Jiyong’s worried expression before everything went black.