Killer Cruise

Chapter 42

After briefly resting, half of us migrate to Lorraine and Noahs room, with seven people in the other room already the addition of us would make it too cramped.

Said 'strategising' session also took place here, in the morning. Namjoon telling everyone what I told him on my behalf regarding what went down in the lavatory of the changing room.

Jimin and Jin tense up at the name 'Ryuu'. Jin was held captive for quite awhile, perhaps he knows Ryuu? Perhaps thats how Jins the only survivor of the abductions. Holy guacamole.

Taehyung, whos on my left, nudges my side, at that I snap out of it, realising I zoned out while staring directly at Jin, he stared back though, as if we had a staring contest.

"(Y/n)?" Lorraine calls.

"Huh? Sorry, Lorraine. I zoned out for abit,"

Noah, on my right, tsks "Babes you shouldn't get distracted by other guys,"

"....stop growing your ego and start growing a brain please," I click my tongue, rolling my eyes his way.

Lorraine who was about to say her infamous 'Shut up Noah', ends up laughing instead.

"F," Jungkook says out, hand over his heart. A soft 'ooh' resonates from Yoongi and Namjoon before they go on whispering translations I assume to whoevers beside them.

Taehyung nonchalantly hands his glass of ice water to Noah, at that even I suck in my lips to prevent a laugh from escaping.

Once Lorraine regains composure "Alright then, as I was saying (y/n), that if we can't locate Atlas before the day of this weird party we have to attend, its safer for now to appease hi- I mean her requests. Regarding the ballroom we agreed it's safer to gather more intel and observe a little more before trying to enter it,"

"Ah okay, thank you,"

With that the strategising ends, most of us breaking out into pair or groups of three, excluding the injured yet again to survey the place and look for Atlas.

I got Lorraine.

She didn't say much for the most part or show any form of emotion really, until we accidentally bumped into Noah and Jimin. Thats when her lips pulled down into a slight frown ..not at Jimin though.

Upon parting ways with them "I take it you don't fancy Noah?"

Her lips twitch "Is it that obvious?"

"About as obvious as my fingers when I look at my hand,"

She nods, not even attempting to deny her distaste for him "I get a bad feeling from him,"

"Then why let him into the makeshift investigative unit? What if he leaks information?" I ask, Lorraine can be cranky and a tad uptight but one thing she isn't is stupid, I hope.

She hums, searching the right words  "Ever heard of the phrase 'Keep your friends close but your enemies closer'? It's exactly that."

A chill runs down my spine, is Noah that good of a liar till the point where Lorraine can't differentiate his lies and his truth.

"Then," another question popped up in my mind, one I may regret asking "...which category do I fall under?"

Her eyes stone cold in the brief moment they met mine "I'm not sure yet, what about me? Which am I to you?"

She continues on walking ahead, she always did come off as a rather distant person but I thought that perhaps we bridged that distance, even just by a little. I guess she didn't feel the same.