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Chapter 1: We’re Going Where?

Jungkook was excited.  It was finally Halloween!  He had been planning his costume for weeks, and he and Tae were taking Hobi, Jin, and Jimin to a haunted house tonight.  Or, that is to say, it was reportedly haunted.  No one was actually sure if it was.  Namjoon and Yoongi had decided they had better things to do than go to a supposedly haunted mansion.

Jungkook was so excited to wear his Iron Man costume tonight.  He had bought it on his shopping spree with Tae the previous week.  Tae had decided on simply a white bear onesie.  He had thought it’d be funny if he was a winter bear for Halloween. 

One thing was strange, though.  Jungkook hadn’t seen Tae since this morning.  He wondered where Tae was.  They’d be leaving in a few minutes.  If he didn’t come back soon, they’d have to leave without him.  Jungkook slipped his Iron Man mask over his face and smiled at his reflection in the mirror.  Even after watching End Game, Iron Man would forever be his favorite superhero.

“Jungkook, let’s go!  I want to get this over with!” Jin called to him.

Jungkook laughed. “I’ll be out in a minute!”

“All right.  But hurry up!”

Jungkook pulled his shoes on and grabbed his phone before heading out to the living room where Jin, Jimin, and Hobi were waiting for him.  Jin was dressed as Mario, his fake mustache the most noticeable part of his outfit.  Jimin was dressed as a cat, in honor of ARMY, who always said he reminded them of a cat.  He had also bought a matching costume for Yoongi, considering ARMY also thought of him as a cat, but he had refused to wear it, much to Jimin’s disappointment.  Hobi was dressed as Prince Nan-An, a character from the Chinese drama, Princess Weiyoung.  He had been played by Hobi’s idol, Vanness Wu, so Hobi thought it was a proper fit for his costume.  And the lengthy dreadlocks were reminiscent of those gel wraps Hobi had worn in the Chicken Noodle Soup music video.  He gave Van one more nod by donning his Peace By Piece shoes.

“I thought Tae was coming?” Jimin questioned, disappointment evident in his voice.

Jungkook shrugged. “I don’t know where he is.  Haven’t seen him since this morning.”

“What?” Hobi asked, quite spooked.  He lowered his voice a bit, as if to prevent someone outside of the room from hearing him. “You don’t know where he is?”

“Nope.  Guess he’ll miss all the fun,” Jungkook replied, unfazed.

“I don’t want to go anymore…”

“Oh, you’re coming!” Jin exclaimed. “If I have to go, then you’re going too!”

Hobi sighed.

“Let’s get going.  It’s getting dark,” Jungkook smiled.

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Jungkook dragged the other three into the haunted house behind him.  They were all clinging to him for dear life, and nothing had even happened yet.

“Guys, calm down.”

“Calm down?  We came to a haunted house.  On Halloween.  And Tae is missing.  How are we supposed to calm down???” Hobi asked.

Jungkook shook his head. “I bet Tae’s fine.  And be honest, you’d be scared even if it wasn’t Halloween.”

Hobi stayed silent.  Until the door slammed shut abruptly behind them.  Then he screamed, jumping into Jimin’s arms and making his hair fly into Jimin’s face.  Jungkook walked over to the door and tugged on the handle.  It was locked.

“Well…looks like we’re stuck here…”

Hobi clung to Jimin. “We’re-we’re stuck here?”

Jungkook sighed. “I’ll try to find another way out.”

“Jungkook, I told you this was a dumb idea!  I shouldn’t have agreed to come!” Jin exclaimed.

Jungkook shook his head and tried to feel his way around the walls for another door. “Why didn’t we bring a flashlight?” he mumbled to himself, forgetting he could use his phone.  He finally felt a handle and twisted it before tugging open the door.  He stepped through it. “Guys!  Come on!”

Jin ran after Jungkook, Jimin tagging behind with Hobi still clinging to him.  Jungkook looked up, up, up until he finally saw what he thought was probably a ceiling.  The large room was lit faintly by dim light coming through the few windows built into the walls.  Shadows cast against the floors menacingly from the lights of the outside world.

Jin shook his head. “I KNEW this was not a good idea.”

“We know, we know, Jin.  You don’t need to tell us again.” Jimin commented.

“T-Tae would know what to do i-if he were here, right?” Hobi asked.

“Probably.  But he’s not here.” Jungkook replied. “So we’ll have to figure this out ourselves.  You know what?  Let’s see if I can call Joonie Hyung.” He pulled his phone out of his pocket, unlocking it quickly.  He sighed. “Nope.  I have no bars.”  He put his phone back into his pocket.

In the eerie silence, they could hear the sudden sound of a floor board creaking.  Then it happened again.

“J-Jungkook… I think this place really is h-haunted!” Hobi exclaimed.

Jungkook gulped.  Could there really be a ghost haunting this ancient house?  He had chosen to come here to prove the rumor was false, but maybe he was wrong!  He cautiously headed for the door that seemed to be on the other side of the room.  He grabbed the knob.  But before he could twist it, it twisted by itself.  The door swung inward, making Jimin, Jin, and Hobi scream.  The glowing, white being on the other side of the doorway screamed too.