+ MISSION HUH? +

"Holy shit, that's Jaemin."

"Sorry, run that shit by me again?" Andrea replied, feeling like her ears were deceiving her.

Haechan looked at her worriedly, his eyes wide with concern. "Andrea, that was literally Jaem. I'm so serious." Andrea's eyes widened as she realized Haechan wasn't joking. The two debated on whether to follow the car, but it had already disappeared into the distance. The gravity of the situation settled over them like a heavy cloud, and they drove in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.

After what felt like an eternity, but was only three minutes, they arrived at Victoria's house. Haechan parked in the driveway and quickly got out to open the door for Andrea, who muttered a simple 'thanks' as she stepped out. They walked up to the front door, and before Haechan could even knock, Victoria flung it open, her expression a mix of urgency and determination. She grabbed them both and pulled them inside.

"Well damn, I didn't even get to say hi or anything," Haechan muttered, trying to lighten the mood.

Victoria's serious tone cut through the tension. "I know everything," she said, her eyes locking onto Andrea's.

"Girl you are not that bright let's not-" Haechan replied sarcastically but got cut off when Victoria interjected.

She grabbed her phone from her left back pocket and put in her passcode to reveal a message that was sent to her instead of another number. "No, I'm so serious. They called me too, and I had to act like I was a part of them. They think my name is Jaeda or some shit. They went, 'we got the boy,' and I was just like, 'okay, good job,' because what the fuck was I supposed to say? But then they sent me some videos and," she paused, looking over at her best friend who was watching her intently. "It was some masked men kicking the guys." Andrea's face dropped as Haechan's eyes widened. "They said their main target was Andrea, to go through her and get to Jaehyun, so I'm assuming it must be Sujin?" she said, though it came out more as a question.

"And Minjun. While we were coming, we passed this car. It was one of those cars with no roof—I don't know what they're called—but Minjun was driving, and Sujin was next to him. I saw someone laying in the backseat, and I saw it was Jaemin because his head moved a bit, so I was able to see his face. I think Drea is on the verge of crashing out, so," Haechan stopped to look at Andrea.

"Haha, so like I might throw up, I don't know," she said dryly, taking in all the news that was presented to them. "I gotta man up, I'm saying," Andrea shook her head, frustrated at her own inaction. "What if Jaem was... dead—Ow!" She rubbed her cheek after feeling the sting of Victoria slapping her.

"Woman, get yourself together. You and I know damn well he's not dead," Victoria said firmly, crossing her arms. The two girls noticed Haechan had left to go upstairs into Victoria's room. He had come over to her house many times before, and it was very normal for them to be this comfortable in each other's houses now. Andrea and Victoria followed him and found him sitting on the chair in front of Victoria's desk.

"You need something?" Victoria asked him, her curiosity piqued.

Haechan shook his head, turning on her PC. "No, I don't—wait, yeah, give me your phones real quick," he said. Andrea and Victoria didn't question him and handed over their phones. The girls sat on Victoria's bed, conversing about what might have been going on. After about ten minutes, Haechan returned their phones.

"Okay, so we can track each other, but I also tracked where the others were calling or texting from, and they're by that one place," he paused, thinking about how to describe it. "You know that sketchy van that's by the old rundown motel next to the academy?" The two girls nodded, remembering always talking about how creepy it was whenever they passed that area. "Yeah, it came from there." They all went silent, each thinking about a plan.

Andrea spoke up first. "So they're probably looking for you right now," she said, referring to Haechan, who nodded at her words. "What if I tell Jaehyun what's going on, we sneak Hyuck in to make their job easier or whatever, then Vivi and I come up with something, but you have to keep your phone on you and not let them take it."

Haechan looked at Andrea, who was staring down at her feet. "I'm down, but Jaehyun won't believe you."

Andrea looked up at Haechan, her eyes blazing with determination. "I don't give a fuck. He gotta learn one way or another. He's a grown ass man, and if he's too blind to see what she's doing, then that's on him. I'm tired of telling him shit he won't believe. At this point, I might just let him fuck around and find out." Victoria giggled at her words.

"Exactly, because for no reason should we all be caught up in his mess. We ain't do shit," Victoria said, her brows furrowed in frustration.

Haechan shifted his gaze from Andrea to Victoria. "Well, it may have something to do with Andrea because, you know, her and Minjun. But I'm starting to think maybe Minjun used Drea. What if he worked for Sujin all along, and they were just trying to get to Jaehyun by going through Drea?"

"I genuinely love your brain," Victoria said, making the two laugh. "Okay, so let's do it. That's exactly what we're gonna do," she stated, nodding her head with conviction.

Haechan laughed, "Okay, bet. Time for mission save the hoes!"

Andrea's face distorted in mock horror. "Mission huh?"

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haha soooooo how was the plan