007 (1/1)

The clock is ticking and the hours has passed by. Unfortunately, he still not coming back. Sehun had promised her that he will be back early to have dinner with her (after so many failed attempts for the past week) but then, Ae Jung realised that this could be another empty promise from Sehun. Ae Jung had intended leave the dishes until after having eaten tonight but seeing as her dinner companion is still yet to show after more than half an hour of her being sat at the table like an idiot waiting for him, she figured that she would make a start. She wish that she could pretend this was the first time that he come home later than intended.  But this has been routine for them. She always knew her place. She was there because of him, he was the one who picked her up and give her everything— shelter, companion, protection; She is nothinh without him. So maybe Ae Jung should not be so mad, maybe she should be glad to have a someone so hard working and committed to his job that he’s willing to stay late more often than not.   As she pick at little pieces of the beef she had roasted, long since gone cold, Ae Jung patiently waiting for her so-called-boyfriend whom probably had an important business to take care of (this is what she try to convince herself of) but it doesn’t really make her feel any better.  It doesn’t change the fact of her being stood all alone at the kitchen counter with tears threatening in her eyes, all dressed up with nowhere to go.   He did warned her before, to not overdo all this housewife-played; he have no time for this kind of romance and he have no intention to make her fantasies come true. Sehun can give her all she wanted; security, money, attention— but not love. He was born without it and he would not waste his time for it. So when Sehun blow off another planned date like tonight, she couldn’t complaint much. It was 12.30am in the morning— The sound of keys turning in the front door lock has her ears pricking to attention and her back straightening as she wake up in favour of watching the entranceway to the hall. “You could have at least called, Sehun” Ae Jung carry on, rounding the kitchen island with one hand on her hip, clear out her wasted-dinner table-setting, waiting for him to speak.  “I wouldn’t have bothered working my ass off prepared everything if I’d have known you—“ She was interrupted when she finally saw that the man was limping with Baekhyun on his side.  “Sehun! Oh my god!”  Hands flying upward to cover her gasping mouth, Ae Jung wide eyes run rapidly up and down on him. Sehun enters the kitchen with his busted lip and blank expression.   For past months she had growth into outspoken person, she has becoming more loud and freely to express her words. And since then, it is not very often she is at a loss for words and yet here she is, speechless, all anger voided by the sight of Sehun naturally handsome face so marked with cuts and bruises.   “What happened to you?” She asked again. “Sorry to make you worried about me baby girl” Sehun apologises as he comes to a standstill in front of her, voice soft. She had no idea why did that, but she guess that it might be because he felt bad towards her. There is blood on his expensive designer shirt and suddenly her body begins to tremble when he touches the pad of his thumb against the cuts on the corner of his upper lip, dabbing it with his tongue.   “What happened?!” She asked again, her eyes now on Baekhyun, demand some explanation. Ae Jung then throw herself into the arms that Sehun manages to open just in time to receive her. He flinch a bit in discomfort as she hit his chest, peeling herself back just enough to look up at him past her eyelashes.  They’re wet, glistening with tears.  “Some assholes decided to play some games with me” he shrugs, behaving far more casually than she would ever expect of someone who’s apparently just been attacked. Maybe Sehun used to it, or this could be a tiny scratch as he said, after all he is the mafia leader.  “Baekhyun, tell me what happened exactly!” She’s getting furious all of sudden. “Why no one protecting Sehun when they attacked?!”  “No one see it coming” Baekhyun admit that it kind of their fault to loose guard over the leader. “Luckily we managed to shot down few of them” “Sehun” He called his boss. “We have to do something. They are now brave enough to ambush us openly. We have to take action!”  “Who— who are they?” Ae Jung spoke after being confused since earlier.  Sehun shakes his head while pulling her into his lap. He had her wrapped around his arm, snuggling into her necks. “You smell good baby”  “Sehun—“ She pleaded, still worried about him. “Tell me...why the attacked you?” He shakes his head, trying to divert her attention off from the topics. “There is nothing for you to worry, darling. I told you to just sit still and be pretty” “Plus, what can your pretty face do, darling?” He kissed her passionately. It’s my fucking job to look for them and put bullet through their head, so that they would know how bad they messed up” Sehun added. “We can actually make use of her, you know” His face calm but still, shocked to hear the unexpected opinion from his best man.  Baekhyun know that Sehun would not like the idea of his woman to be used in mission, much more to involve in the gang that he himself didn’t know how dangerous they are. But he saw the potential in Ae Jung and Baekhyun know that this woman here will even chopped her head off fo Sehun, she would do anything. That’s why he didn’t hesitate when he suggest for Ae Jung to be the pawn for their opponents. “We need more information about them and I think the best thing is to send her as the escort girl” “What the hell that you are thinking about Baek!” Suddenly Sehun was clenching hard on his best man collar. “Are you trying to risk her on our mission?”  “I know what I’m doing Sehun” Baekhyun explained. “This can be work” He then divert his attention to Ae Jung, who seemed have her mind thinking about it. “What say you, lady boss? Ready to play some games?” “I— I can try—“ She was no naive that she didn’t think twice about the consequences. “No! I won’t let her do that!” Sehun yelled across the hall. “Baby girl, this is not about you playing with your Barbie toys anymore. We are now playing with bullets and bloods, you get that?!”  Her eyes shaken due to his threats, but somehow she feels like this is time where she should follow her instincts. Hence, it made Sehun more furious when she agreed. Slowly, she reached out for him, kissing him hardly, as a prove that she will do anything for him.  “I’m your queen Sehun. The woman of most dangerous man in Seoul. I will ride or die with you” ... Baekhyun may put his life on a thin line when he suggested to Sehun to have Ae Jung as a pawn for their mission. He knew how his boss cherished this girl, by putting her in this risk, he put his life as well. But then, as he explained multiple time to Sehun, Baekhyun know what he’s doing this time. Afterall as Sehun best man— he never failed in his tasks. Sehun didn’t agree at all but he didn’t stop her as well. As the result, he is nowhere to be seen throughout the trainings. All the tortures and hectic routine was conducted by Baekhyun only; which made Ae Jung uncomfortable, much more to regret her bold decision. He is the best shooter in the gang, Baekhyun was known to everyone in this dark world as a powerful sniper; as good as Sehun but less, reckless. Unlike the leader, he will only kill with purpose. But don’t play with him; as he never let his victims go back alive. As Ae Jung already trained with them for months now, she didn’t need to expand her martial arts skills. Thanks to her handsome boyfriend, she can be called as master in self defence, much more a good attacker. Baekhyun was quite surprised at first on how fast her growth during her stays with them; while Sehun can’t be more proud than ever. During her first day ‘playing’ with guns, she is more excited than nervous. Ae Jung never thought that the images of all weapons that she always saw on television were real (she still amazed on how the gang able keep all this without getting caught).  But Baekhyun on the other side is getting annoyed with her jumping around the basement with so much ‘wow’ and ‘ooh’ come out from her mouth.  “I’m not guarding the boss kid to play babysitter. Sit and behave will you?” Baekhyun retorted.  She walks up to him, poke his