Killer Cruise

Chapter 24

Several other people had also rush out of their rooms in a panicked flurry, most of them quivering with fear, some screaming, others paler than a sheet but everyone talking about the blood.

So it wasn't us alone, somehow it's relieving.

Seven on the dot, the two staff wheeling in dinner enter the chaotic hallway, cuckoo-clocks from god knows where began chiming.

Jungkook drops my arm at once, both our chests still heaving from the scare earlier.

As promised Noah approaches us with food last "your dinners, for 7, shall I place the dishes in the room?"

Jungkook nodded and the two staff did as told, his eyes briefly flashing over to me in concern. I too found myself concerned about him, isn't it strange? Awhile back he called me a gorilla and screamed in my face but he's got such a pure innocent soul, although he's incredibly shy as Namjoon told me, he still got us both out of potential danger and made an effort to know me.

He smiled at me gently, slipping his hoodie off before pulling over me despite my protests.

"The hallway cold," he quickly mumbled, before stepping away, nervously scanning the crowd and the trickling trails of red through wide open room doors.

...well the hoodie is warm and I'm not one to complain.

If Jin is the one who's always there when you're down, Namjoon's the one who's always there to listen then Jungkook's the one that'll put others before him. They certainly make quite an inspiring group.

"(Y/n)," a finger tapped on my shoulder from behind "it's seven, let's talk,"

Noah's curls came into view as I turned around.

"Egg-scuse me, who are you?" Jungkook interjected.

Noah paid no attention to him and continued talking to me.

"That's rude you know," I cut Noah off, silencing him "Jungkook said something to you, you shouldn't ignore him,"

At first he thought I was joking, laughing lightly but his laughs dwindled down into a cough when I didn't join in.

Clearing his throat "Well, alright I'm sorry. I'm Noah," he gave Jungkook an apologetic glance, before gesturing to me "if you'll excuse us,"

Jungkook POV:

"If you'll excuse us,"

What? Is she going somewhere? But Taehyung made me promise to not let her out of sight. 

I shook my head at her.

"You want to come?" She skeptically asks.

This time I nodded, I don't know how she knows this guy but I have a bad feeling about him.

Conflict splattered across her face.

"Namjoon would kill me if I get you involved,"

Well Taehyung hyung would kill me if I don't get involved. I muster up the best puppy dog eyes I could, trying to appeal to any kind of soft spot she may have and take pity on me.

A soft 'aw' leaves her lips and I knew my plan had worked. I am the best of all trades.

"Noah, it's fine. He can listen but he won't get involved,"

The tanned man who she refers to as this Noya sucked on his teeth, he didn't seem to quite like me.

Well that is his problem.

"Fine, but let's go somewhere more private," Noya turns around, signaling for us to follow him, several other people along the hallways stared our way.

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We turned round a corner, walking up to a dead end, a supply closet in front and no one else around us.

"Since this begun the captain has been locked in the control room, we're sailing at a much slower pace than we should be,"

What's Noya saying? (Y/n) looks shocked, I'll pretend to look shocked too.

"If we can get in there, we can deter the ships course to the nearest port and I think I know a way we can get into the control room,"

"Won't he see us? Won't he see this," she pointed up at a security camera in the top corner of this dead end.

"The cameras are his eyes, since this began the control room, which has both the controls of the p.a system, display monitors of the cameras, the captain and steering wheel has been locked. I don't think he left it, we cut off his 'eyes' to get to the control room, it will also lure him out, I'll wait outside to apprehend him while you go around cutting,"

WAIT! Whose eyes are we cutting!

"I assume they're holding the captain hostage that's why the door hasn't been removed," she calmly states, her index finger toying with her lower lip.

Noya nods.

"Then won't angering him result in the captains death? We need another way, also ...you yourself suggested that it's an inside job. I think he may have some sort of accomplice," she paused, looking my way "you okay?"

Finally, something I understand! I nodded and she continues on.

"You know Jin? The only survivor of the abductions that's now in critical condition,"

Noya nodded again "he's like your gift or something right? For throwing the detective off her trail,"

"He's not my gift. I don't know how he ended up there, my gift was my friend ...stabbed in the chest,"

"The man on your bed?" Noya softly gasps.

"They both came with notes, and the handwriting on the notes are different. I think one of his accomplices is betraying him, they freed Jin and brought him to us,"

"Oh my gosh, that would explain why some abductions on different levels happen between minutes of each other, he's like some evil puppet master,"

"A puppet master is no one without his puppets, we need to figure out who they are, render him powerless,"

What's with the mood? Both of them look so fear-stricken, did something bad happen again? I hope not. My mind wanders off. The floors are really nice, so shiny, I can see my reflection-

What's that in the vent above me?

My head darted up, just in time for a splotch of blood to land splat in the middle of my forehead.

"Hyung?" my voice trembles, part of me not believing this. I blink several time to ensure I'm not going crazy, but he's still there.

My hand grasps (Y/n)'s, shaking her violently. At first she looked a tad annoyed but upon realisation horror dawned over her.

"Oh my god, Taehyung,"