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The moment you leave the store is a complete blur.
Your mouth tasted funny, and your eyes are starting to shut from the tiredness today has brought.
Taehyung pulls up into the driveway and parks the car. He steps out and shuts the door, walking to the trunk.
You open your door and slide out, walking to the back of the vehicle too.
"Want me to carry anything?" You ask as he grabs the grocery bags.
"I've got it," he tries to close the trunk door, but you do it for him. "Thanks," he locks the car, turning and walking up to the front door.
"Let me," you jog ahead and open the door for him.
Before he could walk inside, a girl walks out with a bag pressed close to her chest as she runs out into the street. She doesn't say a word or makes eye contact with either of you.
"Who is that?" You ask as she stands on the very edge of the sidewalk. The street lights shine on the road.
"She was a player, but now she's a level," Taehyung whispers as you both watch her.
She has blonde, straight hair, probably average height with a tanned skin tone. She's dressed in blue shorts and a white, tank top.
"What is she doing then?" You don't take your eyes off of her.
"Waiting," that short explanation makes a shiver run down your spine.
Though you don't want to know, it's better if you do. "For?" You can already tell something bad is about to go down.
"Her," he says, then turns into the house while pulling you inside and shutting the door behind you both. "You don't need to be outside when she arrives." Taehyung sighs before going into the kitchen to place down the groceries.
"Wait, has she been living here too?" You follow him into the kitchen. You both meet Yoongi who's standing by the microwave in the dark.
Yoongi turns and looks at both of you as you walk in. He's wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt.
"Turn on the light," Taehyung says, walking into the room and flipping on the center switch.
"I was going to leave as soon as this got done anyway." Yoongi watches as the clock ticks down on the microwave.
Taehyung places down the bags on the kitchen island while starting to unload everything. You walk up and help.
"To answer your question, Y/N. Yes, she has," Taehyung admits quietly.
"How come I haven't seen her?" You say back, matching the low tone so the microphones can't pick up your conversation.
"It's a story. She was promised fame by playing this game. She fell in love with a celebrity and was told if she won the game, she would get to meet him one day." Taehyung tosses the plastic bags into the trash.
"She could only make it to Hoseok before stopping. She was like you, a virgin, and she wanted to save herself for this idol... shit, what was his name?" Taehyung tries to think through his memory, shutting his eyes tightly while knowing it's on the tip of his tongue.
"Taeyong, his name is Lee Taeyong," Yoongi whispers.
"That's right," he agrees.
"Anyway, she passed Jin and Hoseok, but she kept on crying after both of them. She ended up staying in her room for almost two weeks. Jin had to bring her food, so she wouldn't starve because she wouldn't leave the room. She kept beating herself up about it, saying it wasn't right to do any of this if your heart wasn't in it. Jin and Hoseok even claimed she called out that Taeyong guy's name when she was having sex with each of them." Taehyung tells you, putting the chips and drinks away into the high cabinets.
"I honestly don't see how Jin or Hoseok could continue doing it after hearing her call out another man's name. I would've stopped for sure. That's just too weird in my opinion." Taehyung says with a relaxed sigh. "I'm so glad that I didn't have to fuck her." He begins to go on that topic, but the microwave goes off.
"Are you popping popcorn?" You ask Yoongi.
"Yeah, I'm going to stay up and watch a few movies tonight. You two wanna join?" He explains while grabbing the bowl of popcorn.
"I'll go change and be back down," Taehyung quickly finishes up with the groceries before going upstairs to change clothes.
"You wanna join?" Yoongi asks you, starting to walk back into the living room.
"Sure," you walk to the refrigerator to grab a cold water.
You leave the room and go into the living room where Yoongi went. He's already sitting on the couch watching the tv, tossing popcorn into his mouth skillfully. You come up and sit next to him, making a gap between you both.
"So what exactly happened to that girl?" You ask, looking at the curtained window.
"She took her—our owner. That's why she was outside. She was waiting for them to pick her up." He explains, flipping through the channels with the remote.
"Pick her up?" You question.
"She ended her game and so now she's headed to the base." He turns up the volume of the tv because of the microphones. You can already tell this is going to become tiresome, trying to hide everything you'll be saying.
"What's the base?" You open the water bottle.
"The base is where you go once your game has ended. Everyone goes there unless someone were to win the game but no one has. We even went there. The base is a place where once you enter, your life isn't yours anymore. There are two options for the base—two paths that each player gets given." He pauses to put some more popcorn in his mouth.
"The first path is, if you're lucky like us, to become a level. The second path is for those who are less fortunate." He presses down on the remote at the start of some horror movie.
"Yoongi, what's the second path?" You find your eyes glued to him instead of the tv.
"Something you don't need to know about right now, but let me tell you if you think being a level is terrible, you're wrong. Once she decides what to do with you, it's over."
"So that girl that ran outside earlier?" You stand up, walking to the window and pulling the curtains to see where she was standing earlier. Now, you find she's nowhere to be seen.
"She's either being thrown into a game house or... anyway she'll never see anyone she knows ever again." He says, looking downwards.
"I'm back. Are we ready for movie night?" Taehyung chimes in, hopping over the couch to sit in the middle and grabbing a handful of popcorn, while all you can do is keep looking out the window. You hope that whoever that girl is that she got the first option.
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During the whole movie, your mind was elsewhere. Yoongi's eyes are still on the screen watching the second movie, and Taehyung called it a night after the first one and went to bed.
"How come you and Jimin seem less horny than the others?" Yoongi turns away from the tv to look at you once you ask that.
"I'm just wondering. The other guys have done things or have flirted with me in some way except for you and Jimin, so I'm wondering why." You hope you didn't make a mistake in asking him this.
"For starters, the other boys are used to having sex a lot... Jimin and I don't get to most of the time because of our high level. If it's a problem, I can start flirting with you like the others, but let me remind you, I don't play nice. I'm the highest level for a reason, babe." Yoongi teases darkly, making you fly to your feet. You already had sex and gave a blowjob today, so you're going to pass on anything else.
"I'm going to bed; I'm sleepy. Goodnight, Yoongi." You smile shyly, quickly walking upstairs to your room. You don't give him a chance to say anything else to you. However, you don't miss the mischievous grin he wears as you walk away.
Walking into your room, you shut the door behind you. You sigh, glad today is over with.
You step towards the bed and don't even bother to turn the light on. You yank back the covers, climbing inside until seconds later, you jump right out of the bed and land hard on the floor.
"What the hell?" You jump up and put your hands on the wall, trying to find the light switch.
When the bright light comes on, you instantly see Jin sleeping in your bed.
"Jin?" You say his name in a low voice. He pops open one of his eyes and looks at you innocently.
"Yes?" He tries to hide his smile in the blanket.
"What are you doing in my bed?" You grin, walking closer to him.
"Uh, well, you see..." he pauses and pats the space beside him.
You climb in and lay down like he wants you to, then he starts whispering.
"I thought it would be better if you start sleeping in my room and me in yours. Since I know it must be uncomfortable learning about the cameras and microphones, I thought it would be easier if you stayed in my room, so it shouldn't be too hard adjusting. If we get any new girls, I'll have to take them in my room, but sleeping-wise, it's all yours." He explains, leaning up from the bed to hear your thoughts on the sudden change.
You think about it before responding. He's right about it being extremely uncomfortable. You find yourself liking the idea and agree with him.
"Sure, I think that's a great idea." You admit. Jin always is thinking of others.
"Good, I hope it's not too sudden," he speaks kindly.
"Oh, no, really it's fine. I'll see you in the morning. And thank you," you smile and climb out of the bed, walking to the door to turn the light off and leave the room.
You walk down the red carpet in the hallway until you make it to Jin's room. You open the door slowly and go straight to the bed, climbing in for good. You're ready for sleep.
Pulling off your shoes, you slide off your jeans along with your bra, leaving you in only your long, grey shirt and panties, which is perfectly fine because it's comfortable for you.
You sigh exhaustedly and fall back into the softness of the pillows. You cover yourself up with the blankets and close your eyes for good.
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Sometime in the night, you open your eyes. All you can see is pitch black. Soon you're starting to fall back asleep, but the last sound you hear is a low cry coming from somewhere in the house. It was so close, but you don't have the energy to get up and see who it is.
With your body completely drained from the day, you go back to sleep without a second thought of where the cry is coming from.
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