CASES - 8

Riddle (Find It Hide It)

First of all i would like to apologized for my ORION subscribers that i never be able to update it. Because my holiday was over and now I begin to active in college, i got really occupied. Honestly i tried my best to dividing my attention. Anyway i am in the middle of the next chapter i hope you could be patient. Also for RIDDLE subscriber who increasd dy by day, thanks a lot for your subcribed and i will try my best to make this story a nice one. Happy reading ^_^

 


8

 

The four of them arrived at the location around 15 minutes later, there are a lot of police and another C.I.S Agents that had been presented. She stared at the room number that attached on the door ‘Room 1219’. She kept that on mind, it just that maybe anything related to this room could be the hint later. She woke up from her reverie when she felt a gently tug on her wrist. She trailed her eye beads ahead to find a frowning Chanyeol.

She slowly entered the room, running her eyes to every nook and cranny the warm taupe interior. The room was Suite type, with the king sized bed, a wide plasma television and comfy couch with the same toned. The funiture were mainly plain white and lineup neatly at the side.

The bathroom are spacious, with beautiful marbled bathtub and bathroom sink that stood elegantly on the middle at side room. The bathtub have a clear glass divider. Also the big window beside bathtub which allowed us to see the beautiful streeetview Seoul from the top.

Nari walking aimesly, until her eyes stopped at the tiny brosche that dropped at the floor near the bathroom sink, she crouched down to look closely. She know immediately who the brosche might belong to, because the shape is far too familiar for her. Even a senior high student will be known immedeatly when they take a look. The brosche belong to one of the famous fashion brand in the world, which placed in the city of Fashion ‘Paris’.

Nari stood up quickly then rushed out to searched for Chen. The said boy seem to stood at the corner of the bed, looking serious to search the evidence or some hint that the culprit might be left carelessly. Nari tapped Chen shoulder gently, making him turn his body completly after knowing who it was. She dragged the clueless Chen by his wrist to her previous place.

After both of them arrived at the bathroom, Nari pointed at the brosche then crouching down followed by Chen. He reached out his hand to pick the things, but Nari quickly swatted his hand away. “Do you bring tweezer and plastic?” Chen shaked his head, but he stood up second later to leave those place only going back with the things Nari asked before. He take the brosche from the floor then put in, in the a small plastic with clip. Chen ended bring the brosche to his home, he said he is the one who responsible to give it to Minseok for further investigation.

 

 

Nari sighed slowly, her legs stepped aimessly until she stopped at the half average wardrobe with white door and gold Art Deco pattern. Her fingers grazing the beautiful pattern, tracing it from left to right. She took a peek and scrutinizing the half opened wardrobe then opened the door completely. There was a few piece of shirt hanging at the clothes holder, maybe the clothes were belong to Lee Seon Woo. She believed that the boys might be stayed a few day at this hotel.

Her eye beads catched something suspicious at the drawer on the far left corner below. There’s a tip of a fabric which potruding at the side of the drawer. Nari crouched down to look at it closely, she gently tugging the drawer open until she found a piece of beautiful design mauve scarf that put down messily inside. A whizz of the wind bring a new scent to her nostril, a vague scent of somewhat luxury parfume. She racked her brain, thinking that maybe she know what kind of scent was that.

A gentle pat at the shouder, wake her up from her reverie. The shadow which towered before copied her posisition. Nari turn her head to found a Baekhyun with his cute expression. His puppy eyes looked at her questiongly, he was frowned along with occasional twitching eyebrows. She blinks her eyes a second later then guided her eyes back to the scarf.

“What are you doing , Nari-ah?”

“I think i know what Chen meant at the Restaurant a while ago.” She spoke while nodding her chin towards the said things, Baekhyun following her eyesight. “This skarf was maybe belong to the culprit. Where’s Chen?”

A few minutes later, 2 pairs of shoes stopped behind them. Their looming shadow towered over both Baekhyun and Nari. They turned their head around, glad to find the said male. Nari told what she found and also explained what she think about the evidence. She got annoyed when Chen answer her question about why they didn’t check every furniture in the room. Chen said that they were forgot because the hectic situation earlier, too occupied about brought the corpse for an autopsion.

“Anyway Chen, the scarf have somewhat vague scent of a women luxury parfumed. Try to identified it and also a scented on the fabric didn’t really dissepear if you didn’t washed it completly. Which means Minseok-ssi will be able to identified later.”

 

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The ride to her apartement didn’t really awkward or silent. She was with Chanyeol, he was insisted to drive her home and said to neglected her car only for a night. Chanyeol is a funny person, he like to throw one or two jokes in the middle of their silents, that makes the atmosphere somewhat comfortable. Nari didn’t felt like an awkward person around him, she can acted like herself completly. Chanyeol even teased about her cold shoulder around the boys only replied by shrugging her shoulder and said “I was born because my parents. I can’t choose what would i like as human. I can’t doing anything about that.”

 

 

Chanyeol pulled up his car infront of Nari apartemen a few minutes later. She begin to unbuckling her seatbelt, today is so windly, it’s good if she can enjoying a nice warm bath before go to bed. She pull the handle but halted when she realized that the door still on Locked mode. Nari turn her head around only to found a smiley Chanyeol. She rolled her eyes, huffed back to the seat with a crossed arms.

“Aren’t you gonna unlock the door or we can stay in this chilly night like a stupid person?” she asked sarcasticlly.

Instead doing what Nari asked, Chanyeol leaning his body towards her, already with seatbelt off. Instantly she uncrossed her arms and planted both of her palms on tops of Chanyeol sturdy chest, preventing him to coming closer. He was cornering her with left palm placed at the window side while another one was at Nari’s top car seat.

“I didn’t mind if we spend this chilly night inside this car. Maybe i can warm you up.” He whispered. His breath tickling her face, instantly she closed her eyelids. The tips of his plump lips slowly grazing the side of her side face from her earlobes, checks down to her jaws. She unconsciouslly clenched her fist when that pair of wet things trailing kisses on her jaws.

 

“Aaahh!!!” Chanyeol shouted in agony when Nari pinched  his stomach hard enough. He quickly pulled his body back to his angry red stomach, this girls is really no joke. She smirked when she catched Chanyeol eyes, the said boys only pouted. The click sound crearly sounded when Chanyeol decided to unlock the door. “You’re no fun.” He whined.

Nari only rolled her eyes then began to going out from his car. “Thank you for today Yeol. You’re good Chef by the way. I’ll pay you tommorow.” She said bend down to speak from the window car, Chanyeol have been downed before.

 

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“You come?” a distinct voice from behind make her turn around. Minseok walking slowly towards her. He is getting more handsome with his blonde hair, it suit him most that his previous dark brown hair. His lips streched out revealing a beautiful smile along with his attractive cat eyes smile.

Nari stopped midway, waiting for Minseok to reached her. They both walking together with an awkward conversation, but mostly Minseok will be the one to ask question meanwhile Nari only replied them with one or two sentences. He asked her why she isn’t going constantly again like the last time. She said that she have double mission and truthfully in the middle of her working hours but decided coming to company first then to Hae Na mansion. Minseok give his gratittude because Nari was willing and patiently took care of his brother.

“Jong In asked our lillte sister to come. I think she is already in his room.” Minseok said randomly.

 

 

Both of them arrived in front of a familiar mahogany sliding door that become Jong In residence for almost one week. Minseok slide the door second later, then waiting for her to enter first, such gentleman he is. There was Jong In leaning against the hospital head bed with a big fluffy pillow as support. A little girl with two pigtails at the each of her head, sitting comfortably on Jong In lap. She have a chubby cheeks, doe eyes, cute little lips and fringe that fall on her forehead messily.

Both of them looked at the incoming guest, Jong In give a brief smile then back to his Playstation they were playing currently before Nari and Minseok coming. The little girl lingering hereyes a little bit longer to Nari, but after a few minutes she was back playing games with Jong In. She was quiet, too quiet for maybe a 4 years old kids and it make Nari a little bit curious. Minseok approached them, he whispered gently to his sister then carry her on his arms, didn’t forgot to bring her Playstation along.

“Would you changed Jong In bandage, Lay said he will coming late.” He asked before sit on the couch. Nari nodded then approached Jong In which seemed to know that she will be the one changing his bandages.

 

 

She silently ing Jong In pajamas, after he told where to take the bandages, she was back with basin filled with warm water, and a soft clean clothes. Nari slowly unwrapped the bandages on Jong In left chest gently, affraid to brushed his wound. The wound was placed at his rock-like-chest. Nari inhaled a little amount or air then take the wet clothes which have been dipped from the lukewarm water before. She gently cleaning Jong In upper body from his sharp collarbone, down to his perfectly shaped stomach. She repeated again and again when she felt that the water on the clothes she currently clutch begin to run out. Nari put the damp clothes back inside basin after cleaning Jongin shoulder blade to his wide backside then move the basin on top of the table after.

“She is your sister?” Nari asked to break the awkward atmosphere. Jong In shift his eyes to looked at her after silently after watching his sister and Minseok playing together.

“Hmmm..... her names is Kim Naeun.”

“She is too quite for 4 years old kid, don’t you think.” Nari said begin to wrapped Jong In wound with clean bandages. Jong In turn his head to stared at Nari.

Suddenly a big wave of hot wind attacked her, make her body got hotter bit by bit. The penetrating sharp eyes from Jong In make her knees goes week and wobbly. She cursed in her heart, why she always got a differents reaction if she was with Jong In. If she were with the boys,even when Chanyeol thrown his flirt here and there, the constant sweet gesture from Luhan or even an intimidating Sehun, her body didn’t give any damn reaction to her body. So, why him only?

“She actually isn’t our biological sister. My parents took her from orphanage when she was 2 years old. Unfortunately she was abused at her orphanage, that’s why she is barely speak.” Jong In thrown his eyes back at Naeun who was currently staring curiously at him and Nari. He give a small smile to her, but she isn’t smiled back only stared with a little twinkling in her eyes then shift her eyes back to the screen.

“She just said one or two sentences if she got annoyed, even if she spoke, it only ended like a mere whisper. Exactly like a whizz of wind.”

“Why don’t you bring her for theraphy or something?” Nari already finished changing Jong In bandages and help to put on his clothes back, She sat at the empty cair beside Jong In's bed.

“We have.....but Naeun not willingly to speak, let alone only to open . She said that she didn’t like any of them.”

 

 

A gentle tug at her coat hem, make Nari turn her head. She stared at the little girl which is currently standing inftont of her. Naeun was already left Minseok's lap to approached her. She tug the hem of her cream coat once again, trailing her tiny hand on Nari fingers, palm, wrist, forearm until stopped at her middle arms. The little girl try to lift her body up by strongly grip on Nari arms while the other one is pressed against Nari laps, bouncing and climbing. Both of Minseok and Jong In amused with the sight.

Knowing Naeun intention, Nari choose stand up and lift the little body on her arms, she was going to placed her to Jong In already opening arms, waiting for his Angels to snuggled all over him. But shockingly, when Nari want to put Naeun to Jong In, the little girl turn her body and tightening her grip on Nari slender neck which she circled before. Nari tried once again, but the result were same. Naeun refused it, she even buried her pretty face at the crook of Nari’s neck.

Jong In practically hanging his jaw open, while Minseok he watched the sight which amused him. Nari isn’t the type of person who easy to warm up with stranger. She will avoid their staire or simply run away to hide from them. But this time, Naeun willingly hugging Nari, which practically stranger to her because they never meet before, weren'y they?

Nari whispered to the little girl’s ear, asking is she want them to sit on the couch. Naeun move her buried head side to side, she pointed the empty chair Nari previously used then snuggling back on Nari embrace. Both Minseok and Jong In eyeing each other, as if asked What the hell is going on. Minseok only shrugged his shoulder and leaned comfortably at the couch.

“Naeun ah.... are you already forgotten me?” Jong In asked playfully, he shift his eyes from Nari to Naeun, back and forth. Naeun enjoying Nari warm embrace while playing with the soft locks of Nari chesnut hair. She giggling softly when she heard her brother asked. Nari syawed their body left to right, she placed her side head at the top of Naeun apple scented black hair.

“Let them be. Didn’t you realized that both of them have a similar traits. Maybe they could break each other walls.” Minseok said from the couch. He winked playfully at Nari, suddenly a she felt light and warm tap at the top of her hair, she shift her eyes only to find a smiling Jong In that ruffled both her and Naeun hairs affectionately . Her heart doing flip flop, throbbing hard, she even can heard the distinct sound of her heartbeat. Nari affraid that Naeun will be able felt and heard her crazy heartbeat. 

As if on cue, Naeun unwrapped her two tiny arms at her neck. She pulled her body away from Nari’s embrace to looked closely at her eyes. Naeun turn her head to the side only to meet with her smiling brother. Jong In moved to his little sister hair, she frowning and observed her brother face then shifting to the girl she snuggled earlier. Nari body frozen when Jong In maybe unconsiously switched to her hair instead. Like a lightbulb appear on top of Naeun little brain, she back to wrapped her arms around Nari’s neck this time more tight. She sway her little body left and right as if asked Nari to wake up from ther frozen state. She placed her head at the crook of Nari’s neck enjoying the calming scent from Nari parfume while slowly closed her eyelids.

A beautiful whisper reached Nari’s ears, like a chimes bells at the lush forest which carried by a gentle breeze. She felt privileged to may be able hearing this little Angle's rare voices. What make her shocked was what Naeun have said to her.  “Unnie, you like my oppa”. She giggled with closed eyes.

 

 

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Fireflies123 #1
Chapter 11: I like her interactions with the guys and how they vary around ChanBaek she’s alot more chill and then with Jogin she’s a bit hostile but also a bit relaxed almost. I can’t wait to see future interactions
Fireflies123 #2
Chapter 10: We love powerful women
Fireflies123 #3
Chapter 8: I love Nari's character and also the blooming partnership/friendship between her and Hae Na.
Fireflies123 #4
Chapter 2: I’m still trying to remember all the divisions but so far I’m interested
Minyun25
#5
Chapter 6: I like the story very much... but your going to fast.
It wouldve been good to write from their perspective once in a while.
Still debating if i should go on or not. I really like the plot!
aqualili
#6
Chapter 11: I think your story is great but your grammatical errors are distracting me in concentrating the story
_opalease_
#7
Chapter 11: Nari is a goddess, and I’m proud of Chanyeol for realizing it. Also, poor Sehun, but he should have been more honest with his reasons instead of saying that she wasn’t needed, but alas, humans are complicated.

You don’t have to worry about whether your chapters good or not, because all of you chapters are great. It makes my day when I read a new update. ~Thank you :)
exoticslovers1019 #8
Ooh this looks interesting
_opalease_
#9
Chapter 10: I think that it’s great that you incorporated Greek Mythology into the story.
I love how Naeun talking to Nari made everyone shocked. When that happened I felt so proud.
HEHE, Baekhyun watcha thinking about ;)
aqualili
#10
Chapter 9: So Minseok and Jongin are brothers in this story right?? Cool..I'm so curious what's gonna happen next.hope they will solve the murder case.