The next morning I woke up AGAIN wrapped in Yoongi's arms. But this time, I didn't pull away or start hitting him with a pillow. What can I say, he's growing on me. Instead, I gently pried his limbs away from mine and made my way to the bathroom. When I came out, Yoongi was only just waking up. He smiled when he saw me.
Yoongi: Hello, Maria.
Me: Hey pretty boy.
Yoongi's smile got even bigger.
Yoongi: You think I'm pretty?
Me: Mmmm. Maybe a little. Don't let it get to your head though.
I bent down and kissed him.
Yoongi: You know, you kiss a lot better than Ki-woo
I looked at him confused.
Me: What are you talking about?
Yoongi: The first time I kissed you, you were wearing your whole disguise. I gotta say, kissing Maria is a lot more enjoyable.
Me: Ha ha. Idiot.
I dropped one of the pillows on his head.
Yoongi: Ahh, I was wondering if I might get through this morning without being hit in the face with a pillow. Maybe tomorrow will be the day.
Me: Yeah, we'll see. Now you need to leave so I can go see Thais and figure out my escape plan.
Yoongi: Fine, fine. But I'll see you before you leave?
Me: Of course.
I followed him to my door and before he opened the door, he turned around to kiss me again. He let me go with a smirk and went to the left while I headed back to the bathroom to put on my Ki-woo face, hopefully for the last time. I then headed down the hallway to the right in the direction of Thais' office. I walked in when I saw her door open and closed it behind me.
Me: Good morning!
Thais: Well damn, you're in a cheery mood this morning. Did you get lucky last night?
I felt my jaw drop and tried to hide the sudden redness in my entire face, but not fast enough.
Thais: MARIA WHAT?!?! WITH WHO?!?
I rushed over and clamped my hand over her mouth.
Me: Shhhh Maria isn't supposed to be here don't scream my name!
Thais: Right though I doubt it'll make a difference considering someone else was screaming your name last night.
Me: Thais! Ew!
Thais: Well who was it?!
Me: I'll only tell you if you promise not to make a single joke about it. It just happened once and it will probably never happen again.
Thais: Fine. Was it Jin? No, Jimin? I know you've always been after those juicy thighs I wouldn't be surprised if he finally ga-
Me: It was Yoongi! Stop talking about Jimin's thighs damn.
Thais: I fucking knew it. I told you he was into you!
Me: Well congratulations, you were right! Now can we stop talking about it so I can tell you why I came here.
Thais: Fine, fine. But we will come back to this subject because I want details.
I rolled my eyes.
Me: Fine.
Thais: So what do you need?
Me: Well I did my best investigating and I realized that the killer is either not here, or too well hidden for me. So I want to go home.
Thais: Oh, well I'm glad you're giving up this pointless chase. Although you'll definitely be going home more accomplished than when you arrived if you know what I mean.
I did not need to see her wink to know what she meant.
Me: Thais. I know what you mean. Please stop. Now how am I going to go home?
Thais: Honestly, just walk into the office and take off your disguise. They know who Maria is and honestly if you cry and say you did it just because you were missing everyone they probably won't even sue you. And if they threaten you, just say that you'll go public about your relationship with Taehyung. And if that doesn't work, say you'll go public about your relationship with Yoon--
Me: OKAY! Thank you, I got it.
I left the Thais' office and went to Kate's. Surprisingly, she didn't seem that bothered about the fact that I was Maria pretending to be Ki-woo. She told me she was actually planning on replacing me with another guy who seemed to be a better fit for the group. Despite cheating my way into the group and not even planning on staying, it still hurt to know I was going to be replaced. When our conversation was over, I left the office and made my way back to my room to pack. However when I passed one of the rooms, I saw that Namjoon was in there emptyng his suitcase.
I ran into the room and hugged him.
Me: Namjoon! I missed you so much!
He wasn't hugging me back and felt extremely tense at this situation.
Namjoon: Um... do I know you?
Oh, right, I was still wearing my Ki-woo outfit. But considering I was leaving and Kate knew, I didn't see the point in hiding my true identity anymore.
Me: Oh! Sorry, it's Maria!
Namjoon: Maria?? What the hell are you wearing?
Me: It's a long story. But I basically conned my way into the group as Ki-woo *I gestured to my face* in order to investigate Taehyung's murder. But then I realized that I was being stupid and there's no possible way I could solve it myself so I've decided to leave. I'm actually leaving tonight so I'm so glad I got to see you!
Namjoon: I have so many questions. But I'm happy to see you too!
He pulled me back into a hug. When he let me go he studied my face.
Namjoon: Damn. I didn't recognize you at all. So you said you wanted to solve Taehyung's death?
Me: Yeah but honestly I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't anyone in the group. Other than that, I've realized that I can't dedicate my entire life to solving the murder, Taehyung probably wouldn't want me to drive myself crazy with it.
Namjoon: Yeah, you're right. So how did you make sure it wasn't anyone in the group, not that I'm saying it was me.
Me: Don't worry, I know you were at lunch with Yoongi and Hoseok so I never suspected you. Then the rest of the group also had alibis so it couldn't be anyone.
Namjoon: Well I'm glad to hear that. Although I wasn't at lunch with Yoongi, he showed up right before we got called to go to the apartment. But you probably knew that already, being the investigator you are.
He ruffled my short hair and smiled. But I wasn't smiling.
Me: Yoongi didn't eat lunch with you guys?
Namjoon: Nah, it was only Hoseok and I. Yoongi said he needed to take care of something and he would meet up with us later. So, how did everyone react when you revealed your true identity??
I stepped away from Namjoon and thought hard. Yoongi had lied to me. He lied to me about his alibi, and earlier when he told me he found out about the deal at the lunch. What the fuck? Why would he tell me this he must've known I was going to find out when I talked to Hoseok or Namjoon.
That's when it hit me. Hoseok and Namjoon weren't supposed to come back for at least another week, and Yoongi knew I wasn't going to find out anything since everyone had alibis for the murder. No wonder he kept making sure I didn't talk to anyone other Sarah, who had no idea that Yoongi was there in the morning. Me talkign to Jimin had never been a part of the plan.
Namjoon: Maria? Are you okay? You look a little pale.
I snapped back to reality and forced myself to act unbothered. Maybe Yoongi had an explanation for all of this, maybe it wasn't what it looked like. No need to share my (most-likely) unreasonable assumptions with anyone else and get Yoongi in trouble.
Me: Yeah, sorry, I guess I'm not feeling well. I'm gonna go lay down for a bit but I'll see everyone at dinner! It was so nice to see you Namjoon.
Namjoon: Okay, see you later!
I left the room and practically ran up the flight of stairs to enter my room. I closed the door behind me and breathed deeply. This way I would have time to sort out my ideas before seeing anyone else. Unfortunately, I hadn't seen that someone was already in my room and laying on my bed.
Yoongi: Oh hey! Who are you running from? You look scared.
