It was the day of the party.

You had changed into a red, sleeveless dress, with a lace bodes, there were two pieces cut out on your sides, exposing your waist. The top had beautiful embroidery on it, and appeared simple. The lace flowed into a thin red skirt, with a slit in the side, exposing your right leg; the dress was tight from the top and hugged your body perfectly, but you were confused as to how Mizuki had managed to get hold of it on such short notice. Somehow he had also gotten makeup kits for you to use, jewellery and black high heels. For makeup, you kept it simple, choosing to just put simple foundation and concealer along with pink blush and highlighter, in the end also deciding to add winged liner. For a final pop of colour, you added dark red lipstick. You decided to leave your curly hair open, parting it to the side and letting it flow on the right side of your body. You wore the ring your mother gave you on your right hand, and the ring Jungkook had given you on your left. Kai had also given you a strap, which had a gun in it just in case. You attached it to your thigh. With a final spritz of perfume, you were ready.

You sigh, opening the door to your room and walking down the hallway and the stairs, hearing the click of your heels as you went along. You step in front of the closed door which led to the 'briefing room', as you liked to call it. Taking in a deep breath, you pushed the door open.

As soon as you step inside, the first thing you noticed was the absence of the guards. The only people there were Bruno, Kai, Jungkook and Mizuki. Their jaws collectively dropped as they saw you.

Jungkook's eyes went wide open, the French fry in his hands dropping to the floor as soon as he caught a glimpse of you. You looked stunning. Although he did like how the dress exposed some of your body, he preferred staring at your face instead. He loved how embarrassed you looked when catching everyone staring. Kai was not surprised, he knew how good you could look, yet he always felt his jaw still drop each time he laid eyes on you. He stopped staring after a while, knowing how embarrassed you probably felt.

Bruno walks up to you, whistling, "Wow. You look beautiful."

Your cheeks blush pinker than they already were, gaze dropping to the floor instantly. To be honest, you weren't this shy, but when you felt Jungkook staring at you, you instantly felt like your soul was leaving your body.

Mizuki chuckles, sticking his hands in his pockets and walking up to you, eyeing the dress, "Damn, I knew this would look good on you. I'm a genius, honestly."

Jungkook clears his throat, and this is when you get a proper chance to look at him. He was wearing a black suit, the jacket open and exposing his white button-up shirt and red tie. His hair was parted to the right like yours, and an earring was dangling from his left ear. You tear your eyes away from him, looking at Kai who was wearing a simple T-shirt and blue jeans. Your gaze falls on Mizuki, who is also wearing a suit. Your eyebrow cocks up, "I didn't know you were coming with us."

Mizuki shakes his had, adjusting his tie, "I'm not coming with you, and not as Mizuki either."

Jungkook groans, rolling his eyes, "I feel like I get a headache every time this dude opens his mouth."

Mizuki scoffs, "How rude." He sticks his hands in his pockets, "I meant, I'm invited as my real name, Jung Min-Jun, the CEO's son's best friend."

You scratch your head, furrowing your eyebrows, "This is so complicated, couldn't you have just gone if you were already invited? Why the fuck are we going? Plus, you're friends with Min's son? Honestly you're the most mysterious person I have ever met."

Mizuki smiles, "Thanks. And the reason I'm invited is to keep the son company, I can't leave his side so that's where you two come in." He walks over to you, handing you a tiny ear piece. You put it into your ear, covering your ear with your hair. He then hands one to Jungkook, who does the same. Mizuki stands back, "We'll communicate through these, they're gonna be on the whole time. Kai and Bruno are gonna be in a car parked outside the mansion, listening in on us and acting as a getaway vehicle in case anything goes wrong."

Kai hands you a black coat, which you slip on before looking back at Mizuki.

Just as he's about to turn away, he freezes, snapping his fingers, "Oh! One more thing..." He walks over to a table in the corner, picking up three objects in his hands. He hands you one of them, and when you look at it, you can see that it was a mask coloured red and black. He hands Jungkook an identical one to yours, then wearing his own silver one. He continues, "...it's a masquerade ball. We're gonna go in our car for now, but we're gonna stop a few blocks from that place and get into separate limos, which I rented."

Your jaw drops at that and you mumble out a small, "Limos?"

Mizuki nods, stepping out of the door. He flashes a smirk, "And one more thing," His eyes roam over all the people in the room before making eye contact with you specifically, "don't forget to have fun."

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You were currently sat in the huge limo, next to Jungkook who you hadn't said a word to since the ride started. Your hands were folded on your lap, mask on your face and eyes watching the scenery outside the car window. You hear Jungkook clear his throat and turn to look at him, waiting for him to say something. He stares at his lap before mumbling, "You look nice."

Even though you heard Bruno and Mizuki complement you, nothing could beat the happiness on your face when you heard it from Jungkook. You smile, staring at your lap as well, "Thanks."

Jungkook looks up, turning to face you. His gaze becomes stern, "Okay, look, you have to stay by my side the whole time or I'm actually never gonna talk to you again cause you look really good and there are gonna be a lot of guys there and I don't want anything to happen to you or else-"

You cut his rambling off by chuckling, shaking your head and replying, "Calm down, obviously I'm gonna stay with you."

He sighs in relief. Jungkook was really flustered by you right now, for reasons unknown. He was feeling many things, but mostly he just wanted to grab you and do some 'not-so-good' things to you, but he restrained himself. Other parts of him wanted to cover you up, wishing for no-one to see your body but himself only. He was confused as hell.

You look out the window, gasping as you see the mansion, which was huge. Your eyes roam over the fountain in the front before landing on the massive garden. The car stops, and Jungkook gets out first, motioning you to stay put and not open the door. He runs to your side, opening the door for you and holding your hand as you got out, your eyes never leaving the huge building.

Jungkook shuts the door, then sticking his elbow out for you to hold. You smile at him before wrapping your left arm around his and holding his bicep with your right hand. Jungkook sighs in happiness, before moving inside the mansion.

Once you enter, you immediately notice a lobby first. There was a desk made of glass and a lady wearing an ear-piece sitting on the chair behind it. You both walk over to her, smiling at her to be polite. She smiles as well, and once you stop in front of her, she asks, "Name?"

Jungkook takes note of her appearance. She had on a tight white dress, exposing most of her cleavage and her hair was pulled into a ponytail. The name tag on her chest read 'Park Ahra'. He listens to her question and then answers, "Jeon Jungkook, son of Jeon Jonghyun. He is not planning on attending, so I came in his place."

She nods, eyeing her computer and then looking over at you. She then looks back at Jungkook, "Is this your plus one?"

He nods, and she smiles before pointing right, "Into that room there, leave your coats before entering."

You smile at her, and then begin to walk to another room, with no doors. It was large and wide, and on the left was another black desk with a person sitting behind it. "Ah, please leave your coats here!" The man shouts, ushering you to come over. Your eyebrows furrow at the familiarity in his voice. He was wearing a large black coat and a black beanie. He had a moustache on his face.

As you were walking over to wear he was, you whispered to Jungkook, "Doesn't he sound familiar?" Jungkook nods, mumbling, "He does. I can't tell who he is though."

You nod before stopping in front of the desk and smiling before pulling your coat off and handing it to him. Jungkook didn't need to, as he wasn't wearing any coat to begin with. You inspected the man's face closer as he hangs your coat with the others, pulling out a ticket so you could retrieve it easily. Your eyes scan the moustache on his face. You take the ticket from him. Jungkook stares at the man's moustache, before reaching forwards and yanking it off. A strand of red hair also falls out of the beanie. You gasp, "Kai?!"

He flinches, putting his hand on your mouth, "Shhh! I'm undercover." He grabs the moustache from Jungkook, who looked like he was five seconds away from laughing his face off. You huff out a breath in annoyance, watching him put his fake moustache back on before speaking, "I thought we told you to stay put outside in the van! Why the hell are you here?! Don't tell me Bruno is alone there, oh my go-"

You get cut off by a small, "Nope, I'm here too!"

Jungkook facepalms.

You groan, watching the small dog pop out from behind a few coats, "Who's in the van?!"

Kai sighs, "Calm down, we got a guard there just in case. We came here just to have an eye on things outside the party, so if some unexpected guests get here, we can warn you."

You wave him off, "Fine, fine, just make sure you don't get caught."

And with that, you grab Jungkook's arm, standing in front of the huge door to the party itself.

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A/N: next two chapters are the party, and omg so much shit happens. i bet y'all are confused about Ji-Hyun, but worry not, for everything will be explained soon enough.

love,

nim