Some quick trigger warnings: contains drinking, forced drug use, and violence!
The penthouse was hardly ever quiet anymore. MC and Jumin seemed to be fighting around the clock, even when Jumin wasn’t home. They’d fight over the phone, they’d find ways to argue. The guards honestly thought it’s a miracle they were still together for one, and they hadn’t lost their voices, two.
Jumin had come home late, although it wasn’t from work. He had gone to see Rika and had dinner with her, even though he hadn’t had dinner with his girlfriend for over a week. Been working late and all that.
Jumin walked in the door wearing his usual suit, seeing MC sitting on the couch with her phone in one hand, a mostly full bottle of wine in the other.
“I’m home.” Jumin said from the entryway, taking off his shoes.
“Oh, that’s nice of you.” MC put down the bottle on the side table and stood, going to hug Jumin.
“What’s wrong?” He asked, hugging her back, but mildly sceptical.
“You smell like perfume, and it’s not mine.” MC narrowed her eyes at him, walking away quickly from him - revealing her intentions of the hug and confirming her suspicions.
“Let me guess….either you got a little too comfy with a client…” MC took a swig of wine, “or, you had dinner at Rika’s. Which one.” MC tapped her foot on the floor.
“Can’t I have dinner with a friend?” Jumin sighed heavily, knowing where this conversation was going.
“Okay, let’s talk about that for a minute. First off - you and I haven’t had a meal together in at least a week, and you go see your darling friend Rika who you make goo goo eyes every time you look at her, without even talking to me about it first. So yeah, I take a little bit of issue with that. And don’t make me look like some sort of jealous bitch because of it.”
“Goo goo eyes? You’re so childish.” Jumin rolled his eyes, tone cool.
“Childish? No, I’m concerned this thing between you and Rika is more than friendship, Jumin! Whether you know it or not, I think you still have feelings for her, and what does that make me? Sloppy seconds?!” MC yelled.
“Are you accusing me of cheating?!”
Jumin stormed out of the penthouse, and MC plopped back on the couch, both equally pissed off at each other and needing some time alone. Muttering to herself, MC turned on the TV to some trashy news network as background noise as she polished off the most expensive bottle of wine that she had taken from Jumin’s storage out of sheer spite.
Not really giving two shits - the rather tipsy MC (she had quite the tolerance), wandered into the massive kitchen, eating a fair amount of the food that Jumin had stored, leaving all of the cupboard doors open, something that she knew drove Jumin crazy.
Deciding to go back to old apartment for the night, she walked into her and Jumin’s shared closet to put on some warmer clothes before going out into the rather chilly night. After changing into some warmer jeans, a sweater, and sneakers, she spotted Jumin’s always neatly kept tie drawer with a devilish smirk. Opening it slowly, she moved each tie down and slightly to the right inside. Letting out a small chuckle, she walked out. MC felt a little bad, but the possibility that he was cheating on her…he kind of deserved it. Some tie disorganization, cupboards open, and a bottle of wine that he could most defiantly replace were nothing compared to the therapy she may need if her suspicions turned out to be true. Even if they weren’t, she may need it anyway.
Sighing, she left the bedroom and the penthouse, the guards first trying to stop her - knowing the consequences from their employer if they allowed his girlfriend to leave intoxicated.
“I’m fine, I swear.” MC promised, walking a straight line - heel-toe, heel-toe, with her finger touching her nose and her arm stretching back out. They noticed that she could walk completely straight, and after looking between themselves, they allowed her to go, not wanting to put up too much of a fight with her.
Going down the elevator, MC passed all of the amenities offered in the building, and walked out the front door, hands in her pockets.
It was quite dark out by now, although the street lamps were very frequent in this part of the city. Nearly no one was out, although you would see the occasional couple walking hand in hand down the street, looking at the shops. MC walked past a jeweller, where there were actually many couples for this hour - both younger and older, looking at rings. Sadly sighing, MC continued on down the sidewalk, not looking back at the high end shop.
MC started to get lost in her thoughts, and the streetlights started to become less frequent. She only snapped out of her thoughts when she ran right into a stop sign, her head hitting the cool metal. Rubbing the sore spot, she looked around, and noticed she had no idea where she was.
“Oh shit.” She whispered to herself. The buildings around her were mostly brick, and some were abandoned, the only two functioning ones closed for the night. She must have been walking for hours. Turning back, MC wandered the way she had came for a few minutes before spotting a long ally way with a gas station on the other side. Hesitant to go down an ally, she looked around for another way - but didn’t see any other choice. Taking out her phone, she noticed it was only 15% charged. She may being paranoid, but paranoid is better than dead. Going into her recents, she called Jaehee - and when she picked up, she just explained that they had to just make random conversation for a few minutes. It didn’t matter about what, and apologized for calling her so late.
Deciding that any plausible attacker would be dissuaded by seeing her talking to someone, MC embarked down the ally. She was most of the way there when the conversation stopped suddenly, MC seeing a frustratingly familiar face lit up dimly by the light of a phone. Blonde hair, green eyes, and a brown and white dress. MC lowered the phone a little, and called Rika’s name slowly - voice dripping with confusion. This wasn’t anywhere near where Rika lived, and what could she possibly be doing around here?
“What are you doing here?” MC asked, looking around her and pressing her phone receiver to her sweater so that Jaehee couldn’t hear them talking.
“To take you to paradise of course.” Rika smiled a sickeningly sweet smile, MC looking at her with a look of horror and confusion, and in her still mildly tipsy state was not able to comprehend much. Jaehee, still on the phone, was calling MC’s name urgently, although no one could hear her. Before MC could say anything - she felt two hands grab her from behind, forcing grabbing her around her waist. She screamed, the grip forcing her to drop her phone. It landed face down - and smashed, ending the call. A cloth was forced over her face, and MC went limp.
A undetermined amount of time later, MC woke up with a killer headache, although she doubted it was from any kind of hangover. Blinking her eyes open, she saw a man, or she assumed it was a man, she couldn’t make out his features - they were covered in a black cloak with gold trim - and Rika, although she was wearing a different outfit. When MC tried to move, she found she couldn’t - her arms were chained to a wall.
“What the hell?” MC said, struggling against the chains, trying to pull herself free, but they only dug into her skin.
Rika seemed to ignore her, turning to the hooded figure.
“Is the elixir ready?” She asked, her voice airy and irritating.
“Saviour?” MC couldn’t help but chuckle, despite her circumstances. “Saviour of what? Trust me, she’s just a home-wrecker.” MC glared at Rika, who turned around sharply with a rage in her eyes that MC had never seen before. Rika took three quick strides toward the MC and punched her square in the face.
Jaehee had informed Jumin of the call immediately after it had ended. Regretful for leaving her alone, and scared he tried calling her again, and again, but to no answer. Calling Seven this time, Jumin was relieved to hear his friend answer the phone.
“I need you to track MC’s phone.” Jumin said before he even said hello.
“Hello to you too.” Seven chuckled. “Why?” He asked, and Jumin could hear a chair sliding and the clacking of a keyboard in the background.
“Something may have happened to her and I can’t reach her. How fast can you-”
“I have her location.” Seven interrupted Jumin, giving him the address. “I’ll meet you there.” Jumin thanked him, Seven hanging up first.
The two of them met in the ally, which was now lit with the natural daylight. They did find MC’s phone, although the screen was cracked.
“Jaehee, you were on the phone with her when you heard it fall, yeah?” Seven asked, still on his knees. Jumin had brought her with him, as she had possible information that could help.
“Yes, it seemed like she was talking to someone, although I don’t know who.” Jaehee answered. “She had muffled the phone or something. I did hear her scream before the call ended.”
“Okay.” Seven muttered under his breath. “So she was probably attacked by someone she knew.” Seven tapped his chin a few times, standing up - taking the phone in his hand.
“Jumin…. does MC wear a smart watch by any chance?”
Face beaten and bloodied, MC felt utterly defeated. She was alone in the cell but her hands remained in chains. She allowed her head to slump forward, although it put strain on the back of her neck. Her legs hurt from the so called “Believers” kicking her, and she would no doubt be bruised later.
Spitting up blood, MC knew that her suspicions about Rika were true, she did have malicious intentions, and that Rika was insane - but that wasn’t the time to pull “I told you so”. There were bigger things to worry about. There were footprints down the hall, MC lifting her head, seeing Rika about to enter the cell along with two believers, holding some florescent blue-green fluid in their hands.
“Finally we have made the elixir. After me being gone for so long, it took some time to get our hands on the materials again, but we managed.” Rika shot the same sick smile that she was giving MC back to her believers who nodded.
“Now, here you go.” Rika held it out for MC to drink willingly.
“Unless that’s a Blue Hawaiian, I’m not interested.” MC mustered her last bit of sass.
“It is if you want it to be.” Rika said, her voice sickeningly sweet. “I promise, it will bring you to paradise, and we can all be happy.” Rika held it up to her lips, and squeezed her mouth hard, forcing it open. Rika tilted her head back, and forced the liquid down her throat - holding her head back by her hair.
MC held the liquid in the back of her throat, trying to pretend to swallow - but Rika wouldn’t let go, instead covering her mouth and nose until she had to swallow it.
By the time Jumin and Seven got to the location that they had tracked her down to, it was nearly dark. The abandoned brick building on the outside of town didn’t look like anything special, it’s boarded up windows looking like Seven had brought them to the wrong place, but there was no way that was the case. Jumin was so anxious he was ready to storm the place, but Seven reminded him that they needed to know what was in there first - otherwise they could end up getting themselves killed, and what could would that do MC?
Jumin ensured that his connections would be ready for when they called him to come in, as they were going to be ready and waiting in the air in nearly twenty minutes. The watch was a little harder to trace due to the lack of signal to anything, but he was still able to manage it. It’s bluetooth connection to some of the phone’s capabilities had been severed, but it was still trackable - it just took some more working around.
As he finished hacking into the surveillance system, Seven turned to the anxious and irritated Jumin.
“Okay, here’s how we find her, without finding her.” Seven showed Jumin his screen, before he turned it back to himself allowing Jumin to look over his shoulder.
Seven flipped through many of the cameras finding nothing but strange people in cloaks walking around the building, doing nothing of interest, until they spotted someone shocking. A pale blonde woman. Seven stopped the camera, and froze the frame.
“Is that….?” Seven trailed off, zooming in on the image.
“Rika?” Jumin finished, his voice cracking. Jumin pulled out his phone, noticing he had one bar, and called Rika, telling Seven to go back to where she was presently. Confirming their hypothesis, the woman they had seen on the CCTV pulled a phone out of her back pocket and answered at the same time as Rika on the other line of Jumin’s call.
“Hi Jumin!” Rika said in her usually cheerful voice, which Jumin now found very eerie. “What’s going on?” She asked, and Jumin couldn’t answer. “Jumin?” She said after a minute of no response. “Did you butt dial me?” She laughed, and hung up after a minute of nothing on his end.
MC’s vision had gone very strange. This wasn’t like being tipsy or drunk, this was something completely different. She was seeing almost double, and every colour was brighter than it had previously seemed. She swayed in her chains, and when she blinked, it was slower than before. She felt like she could hear everything, and there were whispers all around her. Small whispers, not quite saying words, but…saying something. Like…what you would do when you’re young to look like you’re telling a secret to someone but you’re not really saying any words. pishpishpsihpsihspih…..pishpishpsihpsihspih….pishpishpsihpsihspih….
Seven and Jumin continued to flip through the CCTV cameras looking for MC, before they finally found her. Or, at least…what looked like her. She was beaten, bloody, and acting strange. Seven zoomed in, and they could make out a little of her facial features. She was very swollen and bruised, swaying her head back and forth. Her pupils were very dilated, and she looked just…awful.
Jumin opened the car door, getting out and running his hands through his hair roughly. Seven got out as well, still holding the laptop.
“Alright, I know where this is in the building. I know a way in…their security is pretty dodgy. Let’s just get her - and go. We’ll deal with the rest of this later.” Seven put a hand on his friend’s shoulder.
Seven lead the way - down the grassy hill carefully and into one of the only windows not covered by boards. The men had to climb in individually, and it was a very tight squeeze for both of them - but they managed. Jumin simply followed Seven silently - the expert hacker having a nearly photographic memory - and the fear of getting caught too high for Jumin to speak.
They did manage to find the hallway leading to the cell where MC was kept without anyone seeing them - although they did hear some people walking and conversing on the floors above them. From the sounds of it, they were preparing for some sort of ritual?
Rounding the corner to MC’s cell, Seven stopped them upon hearing voices. Two male, one distinct female voice - Rika’s voice.
The sound of MC’s cell opening clattered through the hall - nearly echoing, and Seven thought for a moment before gesturing for Jumin to follow him - but as silently as possible.
Figuring this was the only chance they would get with MC’s cell unlocked, Seven grabbed one of the hooded men and threw him into the other while Jumin ran into the cell - grabbing Rika by the arm before she could strike MC across the face. She turned around suddenly - shocked to see Jumin standing there.
“Jumin?!” She cried out, so shocked tears pricked the corners of her eyes.
Jumin didn’t even answer her, he just pressed the button on his watch - and the boarded windows broke in, a whole team of geared men breaking into the building - one grabbing Rika and the others running to storm the rest of the building. Jumin shouted out to the one with Rika to give him the keys to the chains that bound MC that she had, to which he demanded she give him - and she eventually complied after he twisted her arm behind her back. Jumin freed MC without a second thought, grabbing her before she fell and gently holding her in his arms. Jumin and Seven took her to the Hospital, Jumin sitting in the backseat with her the whole time.
“MC? Can you hear me?” He asked while they sat in the back of Seven’s car, on the way to the Hospital. MC nodded and looked around the car - still dizzy and disoriented - her head felt like it was splitting in two.
Jumin hardly left the hospital. MC was there for days, the doctors analyzing what was put in her system. It was a mixture of many different things, and according to several doctors, she was lucky that it was given orally. Now in police custody, Rika was arrested for assault, attempted murder, and kidnapping. Once he finally got to take MC home, Jumin waited on her hand and foot, catered to her every need.
“It’s not your fault you know.” MC chuckled one evening as he brought her a glass of water in bed, even though she insisted she could get it herself. “It’s not like you kicked me out, I went for the walk by my choice.” She smiled at him, gesturing for him to lie down next to her.
“I know,” Jumin replied, complying with her silent request, “but I still feel if I had come home to have dinner with you instead it wouldn’t have–”
“She would have found some other way then.” MC rested her head under Jumin’s chin. “Let’s not fight anymore, okay?”
“There’s nothing more to fight about.” Jumin chuckled.
Here you go! Hope you enjoyed, thanks for the ask!!!
I apologize for my unnecessarily sassy MC - that’s just how it be today.