Jinju had a famous habit of eavesdropping. She had no powers, unlike everyone else in the house, so the only way to find out what was happening in the house was to eavesdrop and find out herself. Well, her maids helped her. Otherwise it would have been hard to do what she usually did.

            Except for her, no one knew how many hidden passageways were actually in this house. Everyone traveled using their powers; walking was just an option to them. There weren’t many servants in the house because her appa didn’t like to have too many people around him. She found it funny because he was a businessman but he hated meeting new people.

            Jinju moved closer to the door and paid closer attention to N and Leo’s conversation.

“Do we move?” Leo asked.

“Not until Master says anything” N said, probably looking away from his friend because his usually loud voice sounded like a whisper.

“The Black Pearl could be in trouble if they find us”

“But Master-” N said but got cut off by Leo right away.

“But-”

“Leo-ya, I know. But sometimes we just can’t change things that are supposed to happen. And if something is going to happen, Ken will warn us.”

“He did” said Leo. Then she heard him taking couple of steps towards the door. She moved away a little.

“Ken said he did everything he could. He was the one who told the Master to send Hongbin to see Lea.”

“Still…” Leo’s voice became quieter than usual. “We’re talking about Her.”

            Jinju smiled. They were talking about her. Leo was worried about her. How could she not be happy – though the situation seemed all messed up? The man she loved was talking about her. He was trying to make everyone move probably because she was in danger. Oh goodness, how could she be calm at a moment like this?! A squeal escaped her, but one of her maids covered .

“Leo-ya… she’s a brave woman. She had been doing everything by herself ever since we were separated" N spoke.

            Wait what? Separated? No one separated her from the group. She had always been living with the six boys along with her father in this house. Okay, they moved around according to her dad's business, but they had always been together.

"But she's a woman. With twelve men. If something happen... I just don't..." Leo spoke in a hurried voice. Nothing he said made sense to Jinju. One  minute, she was sure they were talking about her, but the next, it was about a completely different person.

"Leo-ya, keep faith in Pearl, okay? Don't worry too much about her. Just keep your eyes on Jinju. She wants you the most now. The war is about to start, and poor Jinju will run to you when she can't hold on by herself. You have to be strong for her... And her. Don't let your heart soften when we need you to be strong. Got it?" N spoke, and Jinju just stood still.

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