HANA

by Rainyday9090

For the longest time I studied revenge to the exclusion of all else. I built my first torture chamber in the dark vaults of imagination. Lying on bloody sheets in the Healing Hall I discovered doors within my mind that I'd not found before, doors that even a child of nine knows should not be opened. Doors that never close again. I threw them wide. Revenge is what I want.

30. Chapter 30

The longest chapter yet. I hope this will make up for the long wait. Thank you all so very much for reading and commenting. Sorry for the delay post was on a small family vacation for the summer.

I really enjoyed writing this story and couldn't thank you all enough for using your precious time to read this story.

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From the moment she walked in, the loud music that was beating to the same rhythm as her heart filled with the cold blood she operated with when she set out to hunt; it was only the music that stayed consistent through the night. It was that sound and the flickering red lights that stayed; everything else had changed with every hour she spent in the undisclosed club that was buried deep in the underground parking of the hotel. With the various doors and hidden hallways they had to go through to get to the club, one of her tasks was taking mental pictures of every turn and she had done so. Her genius brain was excellent at remembering directions and it was ordered to take note of even how many steps before each turn as she recognized the lack of a camera or directions that led to where they were heading. The men she was delivered to at the bar, the three suited men, were led by their security as they arrived at the undisclosed location she had never heard of. The fact that she has never heard of or seen such a place, Jandi quickly realized why Bom had called on her. Her eyes only turned back once; she was worried about the two security guards that had caught her looking back at the turn they made. She had used that second to recognize the weapons they hid behind their coats. Another reason she was sent here. She could easily blend in and is the deadliest weapon, even when unarmed.

From the moment she was introduced to the men, she had envisioned spilling every drop of their blood but that wasn't the goal tonight. She was sent to get a map of the place, take a mental picture of faces and record the conversation for the important meeting she would be entertaining the men for. That was why she was sent, and her blood-hungry dark thoughts had to be buried down as she ensured her flirtatious charm was upfront. It was easy not to think about anything else but her work until the other girls joined their evening. That was when it became difficult to even smile at the jokes being made around the table. Her right-hand slides to her thigh to find her knife missing; it was a natural reaction of her to want something sharp in her hand so she could slice their neck open. It was an automatic reaction to seeing the men who could father girls older than her pay to be entertained by girls younger than her. No matter how many times she witnesses it, her hands never fail to want to go full mayhem.

But it wasn't her job. It wasn't her task. She was asked to come back with some information. Drawing blood was left for the men that depended on the information she brought for them. His blood-drenched hands, her favorite person in the whole world, was the one that made the call, and he was on the other side of town doing just that. That was the other reason why she was sent here, he needed somebody he trusted to get the job done without much help. There was no help. Almost all the team, including Ctrl Alt, could not help her tonight. She was used to being alone but knowing he wasn't behind her, knowing he wouldn't be close enough to come to her defense, was something new and had done something to her confidence.

Just get the job done and leave- was her motto as she killed all her emotions.

Just get the information and leave- was what she was told and what she repeated to herself.

Unlike the music, the alcohol the men had been consuming, the cigarettes and pills being inhaled, the smell of the perfumes, and everything had changed by the hour as she sat there charming her way through all of them. She was on her A game as she wrapped her arms around one of the men she came with. His interest in her quickly noticed she used it to her advantage as she had attached her body to his. He wasn't the person in charge and looked like an easy target. She had a great talent for reading people; this one was the perfect target. She had learned how to manipulate people's interest in her to her advantage and she was doing just that as she gave him all the smiles and laughs at his silly jokes. Her eyes quickly imagined what it would be like to punch every organ out of his body, it made it easy to laugh and smile at his disgusting face that was all in her personal space. That was how she kept herself from losing her shit, by letting her imagination run wild at all the things she could if she wanted to and had the go from Bom.

The lipstick that hid the tiny microphone recording everything that was placed in her clutch she intentionally stuck in the seat of the couch, Jandi wasn't that worried about listening to everything. But she had made sure she took in every mental picture of faces she would need to recognize so she could be the one to send them to meet the devil, she had made sure to even remember the waiters that were serving them. In between the drinks she had to pour, the fake smiles she had to extend, and the seductive touches she had to palace on the man next to her drinking his mind away, she had been careful at examining the three men that were leading the conversation. The business conversation had stayed light until three other men joined their private section. The men were not wearing suits, and her attention was quickly placed on the three who ordered some beers. They became her target as she recalled Bom asking her to be on the watch for undercover cops and bring any clues. She gave herself mini-tasks as she started assessing all three. Her first role was to figure out which one was the undercover cop.

By the time the minutes went on to build an hour, all three were drinking and smoking, making it hard for her to use that as a clue. Undercover cops in these types of cases were allowed to participate in all the activities as they were even flirting and even making out with the barely legal girls hired to serve them. She was expecting them to be at least hesitant to do anything with the girls but no, none of them were. None of the hands slipping into the scandalously dressed girls, the make-outs hidden behind the red lights, nor the sexual jokes were a red flag. They weren't even out of the ordinary to surprise her, let alone be a red flag to warrant suspicion. She has seen worse. She had participated worse and whenever on a mission like this, she was willing to go far if it means she gets what she was asked to bring. Her eyes that were still scanning the three returned to the man next to her who had found her exposed right leg to be his focus as his hand hadn't left her thigh. Letting his wandering hands trace her skin, she leaned in even closer when he started talking to the man next to him. The conversation she wanted to hear, she had masked her inquisitive ears with her body she curled to his and landed her head on his shoulders. Her movement read as interest, the man had moved his hand from her leg to her back. His hand moved her closer, she was even granted a kiss that landed on her head.

The kiss that warranted some broken bones was erased from memory as she focused on the whispers of their she heard. Something about tomorrow morning's meeting was pushed to 11 am. She hadn't wasted a second thinking about the kisses that started then and continued coming her way in between long gaps. From her head to her shoulder and her arm, the kisses weren't anything new as she had used her shy smiles and fake blush to mask how unbothered she was by it all. It had become such a thing that she wasn't even wishing to slice his throat. She has done this enough times to be in total control of her anger that was still in its cage. In total control was what she needed to be tonight, and she had focused on the right excuse as she had spilled the glass after a few sips of alcohol she had consumed.

Her finger started to fidget when his curious hands went past her dress, she needed to give her anger a break, and that was what she was building a fake excuse for. Reacting to the tiny spill, she had used that as an excuse and left the table. She needed some alien time but also time to complete task two. Get a mental layout of the place. Every door, every camera, every exit, every room, she gave herself 5 minutes to finish the first floor that had all the private spaces and rooms. The private room she can't just walk into, she left them alien as she just focuses on exits. The dance floor and whole club at the bottom, she didn't need to do much as it was exactly as described to her by the men with Bom. Always have an exit strategy. The lesson she remembers, she had taken some minutes devising two exit strategies in case anything happened. She knew Bom or the team had no way to save her, the two men scheduled to pick her up even though they were asked to wait on the other side of town.

All the cameras across hallways and doors and her exit confirmed she had returned to her table to catch them making a toast. She was led back to her seat with a new glass and a drink poured for her. Her right leg returned to its position next to the man, who immediately sent his left hand to it; Jandi was back with her smiles at his stupid jokes. The drink she took a sip of as part of the toast, it attested a bit odd, but she didn't question it as she had seen them mix the drinks. She never liked the taste of alcohol but it was part of her job to fake drink. She usually just took sips and hid her glasses. It was easy to do tonight as the dark light of the palace had made it easy to mix her glasses with his and also spill some of the drink under the sofa they were seated in. Her drinks he never bothered her by, she was thankful tonight to be with one that wasn't that bothered about her not drinking as much as him. Her declining the cigarette he passed her wasn't questioned either as she considered that nice of him. Only the last seconds as her eyes made out the wedding ring on his finger and she was forced to spend a few minutes thinking about what type of family he had before her eyes were directed to the expensive watch on his hand brushing her soft skin. Her right hand was sent to brush against his; she leaned closer and rested her body against his. None of it was her problem, she was here to get information, and that was what she should focus on.

" We agreed it to be at most 90%" Even though his smile and eyes were sent to her, his focus on the conversation continued. The business conversation that started when she was away examining exits, she was quick to pick on the seriousness of it all. The codes they were using, she wasn't able to decode but she knew this wasn't something light. Maybe she should have asked Bom what really was going on before she was dropped off. Trying hard to decipher what they were talking about, she sat there pouring drinks, lighting cigars, and doing whatever needed to be done to keep his hands from exploring another part of her body other than her right leg.

The moment the time passed midnight, the flickering red light of the club, the private first-floor space they were in changed to the wine-dark light that was at least not blinking every second. The dance floor at the bottom floor, even the music had shifted when the clock hit midnight. The drinks, even the drinks, have changed as the alcohol was being mixed with all kinds of drugs that the police chief was claiming they had eradicated from this side of town. The bodies dancing to the fast rhythm of the song that had started slowed down; even the moving bodies had shifted to the R-rated moves nobody could make out thanks to the dimmed flickering lights. No drunk eye could determine what was happening; that was the goal once the party started.

Unlike all the people around her, her attentive eyes weren't drunk, and she couldn't hide from the one person that caught her reaction when the tiny bag with the colorful pills was placed on the table. It was the same man that followed her eyes that were on the men offering the girls the pills that were swallowed without question. The moment her eyes lifted to the one watching her, it was instant as both recognized neither was drunk and were alert about everything happening around them. Their eyes glued to each other stayed longer than they should. Beyond the smoke-filled room, the air around her tightened the moment she recognized he was watching her. He wasn't even hiding it, he was watching her every movement. How quick he was to catch on to her being different from the girls around the table; that was the only thing she needed to know he was the cop. Not just a cop but one that was the best at what he did but she wasn't aware of that yet. His eyes were hidden behind the glass he pulled to his lips; Jandi tried to hide by shifting her eyes to the man next to her whispering something in her ear. Her anxiety gets triggered when somebody looks at her longer than they should, she tries hiding it by burying her head on the man's shoulder. The kiss she was receiving on her bare shoulder, she blamed herself for what she had to do to divert focus away from her. Her eyes closed; she had accepted the lips leaving marks across her shoulder in silence. Her body she never liked, the disgust she will have as she scrubs her skin beyond necessary, it was all saved for when she gets home.

Her body tried to move away from his grip, she was granted her wish, but something else was coming for her as she was offered one of the blue pills." Let's liven up the evening, shall we? '' The man next to her had whispered as he passed her the pill. Her eyes quickly darting to the undercover cop, she accepted the pill with a smile. She was taught a trick and knew how to get away with this easily. The pill she placed in her lips, she had pushed it to hide between her back teeth and her cheeks as she drank from her glass. The pill never swallowed was hidden away as she returned her body closer to the man. She needs to wait some minutes before she fakes a cough and lands the pill on her hand to hide it away. She had done this enough to know the drill. That was done but the pill she had consumed wasn't enough to fool the cop who still had his eyes on her.

"What's your name?" the cop, disturbing the conversation about business, asked, forcing all attention on her.

" why? Do you want her now?" the man beside her, pulling her closer, asked. Jandi trying to assess the situation focused her eyes on the undercover cop as she moved even closer to the man who pulled her closer. She needs to do crazier stuff to get away from his curious eyes.

" Just asking," the cop sipping his drink smiled.

"She mine tonight, maybe tomorrow" The man next to her was proving to be the right person to be with. She had made the right choice.

" He always wants somebody else's girl. '' One of the men that came with the cop tapped his shoulder and gave him a warning sign.

" Don't feel offended dear, you are prettier," the man added, moving closer to the girl next to the cop.

" If you don't want her, I can take both" The man holding Jandi was all smiles as everybody across the table started laughing.

" She seems wild, that's all." The cop picked up his cigarette he inhaled.

" I know" The man turning to Jandi, gave her a tiny wink before landing another kiss on her shoulder.

" I am glad I came tonight. Just for you," he whispered in her ear. More than that, what she focused her attention on was her body. She was alarmed by his right hand that was on her back tracing down her spine line. The thin fabric covering her bare skin from his hand exploring her back, she wasn't alarmed by it when he brought his hand back up and went past the fabric. His rough hands touching her skin, Jandi ordered herself to ignore as she focused on the conversation that was back to the business they were talking about. While she stayed her curling body attached to the man, she carefully listened to what was being said. There seems to be some kind of business agreement for a drop. A drop for what? She didn't know. They weren't talking about money that she was sure of. The metaphors they were using, she was thankful she had her lipstick recording on and had every second of this conversation recorded. If she had to guess, it would be drugs but the cops would never be this deep undercover to catch anybody. And even if they did, this was too dangerous of a task to take these senior leaders of the drug world. Maybe the new police chief does have guts, she asked herself as she glanced up at the cop sipping his drink.

All she had to wait for was until they said locations. That was what she was tasked with. It didn't matter who she had to flirt with, drug, or beat to get it, she knew she can't leave this place without getting it. Until she can get this man alone in the hotel room, she chose just quietly to listen as she continued pouring him his drink. The drug laced makeup wipes in her bag, that's what she would use to knock him out after she gets the information she needs when they were left alone in the luxury hotel he probably had booked. Her suspicious eyes that lifted landed on the cop that picked up his phone ringing and excused himself away from the table.

She knew she had to follow him. What she needed was an excuse and she had found the right one as she tried to pour the man a drink and she spilled it on her dress.

" Again, you silly girl," the man next to her complained as she stood up. The excuse she was granted again, she let go of her dress the moment she left the table and quickened her steps following the direction the undercover cop took. The stairs he took down, she followed from behind. The dance floor in the middle, she pushed people left and right as she quickened her steps. She was following him from the side , as she thanked the dark and flickering lights. She chose to stay behind as she saw him push the door at the corner and head to the hallway that leads to the bathrooms.

You got this! she whispered to herself as she straightened her back and followed. The door she opened, the dark and long hallway only had the cop walking straight ahead. Her silent steps slowed, she tried making out what he was saying but what she could hear was the faint sound of the soundproofed club they just left. " Please don't turn, '' she had whispered as she tried to walk as light as she could and followed him down the hallway. Walking past the men's bathroom, the women's bathroom came ahead, she was lucky to be right next to it when he turned around. Banging open the door she walked into the bathroom.

" huh" the deep breath she took, her right hand was sent to her back to prepare to land punches if he came for her but no. There was nobody that came in. One, two,three, she waited some minutes before she opened the door slightly and turned her head left to find an empty hallway. He had walked to the door in the distance.

"Huh" Returning her eyes back to the bathroom, she decided to head to the sink. Her anxious hands were placed under the warm water, she analyzed her makeup which was still intact. Her eyes landed on her shoulders, she tried to shake off the weird feeling that started itching the moment she recalled the lips that were landing kisses on her skin. This was not the time - she swallowed all the anger and disgust as she faked a smile at the reflection of herself. She has serious business to handle, and that was all that mattered as she dried her hands and headed to the door. Her right hand slowly pulled the door, she walked out with all her focus directed at the left side of the hallway. The door in the distance; she stood there wondering if she should just head there and see what was happening. She could fake being lost, but the cop had scanned her enough times for anything to be a coincidence. It wouldn't be a great idea to give him any more reason to be suspicious of her. That was the main task Bom had warned her about. She had to stay undetected by the undercover cops he predicted being there.

"huh" she sighed as she questioned if she should just head to the door and take her chances.

" Do they pay extra for this?" She heard a very familiar voice. Her startled eyes forced her to turn around in the direction of the voice to find the person who could ruin her day with his name being mentioned, standing there. The flashing lights of the private club couldn't hide his face as he stood by the wall, arms crossed. Let alone hide; the blinking light had added to his dark aura. He looked better in the dark hallway. The dark red light hitting his gorgeous face, he looked striking hiding in the dark corner of the hallway.

"Huh" the deep breath she took, the startled Jandi couldn't hide how shocked she was by his presence. It was all over her face that started scanning him up. It wasn't even a conscious decision she made to scan the man who looked different than the one she knew. His all-black outfit was similar to his usual look, but his hair brushed away and his face, lit by the dark red light, looked different. Maybe it was the light, maybe it was the music, maybe it was the alcohol she had sipped but his eyes looked hauntingly dark tonight. He looked menacing as she tried reading his face and came up with only anger. He looks bothered and angry. As he knew she needed some minutes to collect herself, Junpyo stayed silently waiting for her to take in the fact that he was here. Not only was he here but he had been watching her. Her eyes scanning him, he was alarmed by why he was bothered by how she looked at him.

He expected her to be startled. He expected her to be angry and bothered the moment she saw him, which she always does, but it felt odd to see it today. He was used to her angry eyes looking as displeased as they could whenever she was aware of his existence. He was used to how she usually looked visibly sick to have to notice he was even alive let alone talk to him. He had thought he was used to all of that by now but no. The instant her sharp eyes turned his way, he was bothered by the look hidden behind the dark eyeshadow that had darkened her eyes which were scary enough when not hiding behind dark hallway lights.

Maybe it was the setting they were in and how she looked, he concluded. It had to be her dress and the dark space they were in that was turning her eyes even more paralyzed by every second they stayed on him. If not the space then it was how she was dressed. Her outfit he had wasted a good amount of time scanning earlier; the closer look he was just granted was something he needed time to take in. There was no denying it; she looked different when she wasn't in her regular uniform he was used to seeing her in. The skin she hides on campus, it was odd to see her with so much of it exposed. It is not just the left visible, but well moisturized and shining to make it more enticing. With the red light hitting her shimmering skin, Junpyo didn't need much to realize the body she hid behind that uniform was one that would grab his attention whenever not dressed in uniform. It had since the moment he saw her. His eyes, he ordered, weren't even able to lift away from her as he watched the man paying thousands to be with her explore her thin dress-covered body. His eyes that wanted to trail down to her collarbone, he forced them to stay on her face. He doesn't need a reminder of what he has witnessed earlier. The man he had seen left kisses on her neck and shoulder; Junpyo had lost his appetite when he saw the first kiss land on her shoulder. The man's hand tracing her thigh and her back, neither of those had gotten Junpyo's attention as he was still stuck on the kisses he was forced to witness.

" you're making a lot today," he whispered with a smirk. It was like his voice was all she needed to reset as Jandi instantly switched back. Her startled face only lasted a minute before she regained control of the situation, and her angry face returned. Her scary eyes glued to him, she decided to leave. There was nothing for her to do with this idiot that had made her job harder than it was supposed to be.

" Huh," she sighed as she started her steps. With her quick steps his way, Junpyo looked in silence as her bare right leg took the leading steps, started walking in his direction and eventually walked past him. Used to being ignored by her by now, it wasn't that he focused on. Her shoulder he got a good look at her thanks to the shimmering light that landed on her; he had nothing to say as he let her walk past him. He didn't waste a second thinking about her sweet smell, which he got a swiff off either. His mind was focused on her angry eyes that looked ready to kill. Her tight-shut lips weren't even moving but the wine red colored lips of hers looked like they were silently cruising him along with her deadly eyes that were ordering him to back off as she walked past him. It wasn't the alcohol he had consumed that was playing tricks with his mind. He hadn't even consumed that much to be this taken by the look she had given him as she walked past him. She looks ready to kill, and he is at a loss not to find everything she was doing captivating.

" How much do you charge? '' he asked, his eyes on her. Her steps look better when she is in heels; he assumed as his eyes stayed true to her legs he always seemed to find them fascinating even when covered with the black leggings she wore and topped with her boots. It was better to look at her legs than her back. It was better to look at the stocking-covered legs of hers the man was touching rather than look up at her back. He knew not to but he couldn't help his eyes lifting up to her back which had instantly replied the man's hand moving past the fabric and caressing her skin, tracing down her alluring back. The image playing in his head, Junpyo tried to distract himself by turning his eyes to her face that turned the moment he spoke again.

" I have money to waste. '' This one got a reaction as she stopped from taking any steps. Junpyo hid his smile to himself as her face turned his way. He could swear she was silently cursing at him. The rage and disgust behind her glimmering eyes, the red light of the hallway had made them scarier as Junpyo couldn't even hide how compelling he found them. Maybe it was the hate boiling in her eyes that triggered his annoying curiosity. He can't seem to shut and just leave this girl alone.

" How much do I pay to have you smile like that? '' he added. He knew he was pushing it, but he couldn't help it. Her body slowly turning his way, Junpyo sent his back to rest against the wall as he focused his eyes on the whole view he was granted thanks to the small light she was standing underneath. How does she look better when she is this angry? There was something about her angry state he found intriguing. Not just intriguing but scary beguiling. She looked bewitching when she was pissed off, and it didn't take much for him to make her angry.

" Is it an extra charge to take it upstairs?" he asked, pointing up with his eyes that returned back to her. The luxurious hotel rooms that one couldn't even just walk into and book, Which she would be headed to with the man that had paid for her to be here, Jandi knew exactly what he meant.

" huh" he swallowed his smile the moment he saw her start taking steps his way. Her body coming to him, Junpyo waited silently. Every step she took his way matched the faint sound of the rhythm from the club a distance away. The dress had done its job as it highlighted every movement of her thin body that was coming his way. His eyes didn't need it or were looking for it as they were provided with proof she was wearing only the thin fabric. It was the only thing covering her upper body he couldn't look away from. He was granted silent seconds to watch as much as he wanted until she entered his personal space. The moment she came to stand in front of him , what she looked like became number two of his concern as her sweet perfume and her anger filled gorgeous face became number one. Her stunning face was fully visible to the point he could feel the angry fuming from her body. That was what both referred to as the tension that builds up whenever she brings her body his way. Her anger and hatred for him were blamed as the reason for the rope that tightens its grip around him whenever she was this close. Today, out of all the days, the rope was tighter as his whole body was made aware of it. His right hand sent to his hair, he brushed it all behind his ear before returning his arm to his pocket.

" What the fuck do you want?" giving him another thing to add to the list of things he shouldn't mess with, Jandi standing right in front of him asked. The moment her lips parted and her voice hit his ears, he was left just staring. He could only just stare back while letting it sink in that she just cursed at him. The boy nobody dares to even say no to, here she was staring at him with her riveting eyes and cursing at him. She really was cursing at him like it was nothing. Rather than being mad about it, his intoxicated mind was more inclined to convince him to have her say it again, and again. He didn't have the brain capacity to wonder why but it sounds sweet coming from her sore lips that always are angry at him. All he knew was that he had to make her say it again. His subconscious was the only part of him that knew why, he only cared about hearing it again.

"Did he pay extra?" Junpyo asked, letting her know he had seen her follow the cop she had followed to the bathroom minutes ago. His eyes zooming in on hers, he dismissed how close she was to the point he could tell her eyes shadow was not black but dark purple. Her eyes were searching for something, and he thought pushing his luck was fun. The fact that he could tell she was calculating what to say and do, he had mistaken it as knowing what was going on with her. He thought he had the upper hand and was willing to push but wasn't even remotely prepared for any pushback. He wasn't ready for her to be willing to play his game.

" Why are you so curious?" the shift in her voice he didn't even have a chance to realize; all his focus was on her eyes which had shifted as though a button was pressed shifting her personality. The anger and rage in her eyes instantly shifted to something else as Junpyo was forced to lean back when she took a step and walked into his personal space. The gap between them, which she closed, Junpyo didn't know why his whole body was aware of her closeness as she took another step and stood right before him. His head leaning back, why he was reacting, and why his instinct was to move away, he didn't know why either. The sweet smell of her perfume was blamed, but the main culprit was her face which was inches away from him, and her stunning body that was in his reach.

" Do you wanna go see what money can get you?" her soft voice hit his ears which weren't prepared to make out what she had just said as just the softness of her voice she kept hidden had left him mute from saying anything. He had blamed her eyes, but it wasn't her eyes. It wasn't her arresting eyes that had evaporated every thought of his mind; it was her voice. The soft and seductive tone of her voice. The words she whispered were beyond dangerous as she leaned closer to his face, the right side, which he had brushed his hair away from and given her full access to. Her face almost touching his, Jandi had dismissed the closeness or his expensive smell she was provided. She was in total control, and her focused mind wasn't distracted by anything as it shut her body that was made aware of the tall body she was too close to. The moment her body slightly brushed against his jacket, even that wasn't registered, which she should have questioned. Unlike her, Junpyo had lost control of his eyes that had followed her moving lips to watch the tiny hint of a smile she left on them as she leaned back. His troubled and fascinated eyes were only lifted from her wine-stained lips to land on her eyes, waiting for a response.

" Is that what this is all about?" she asked, the smile on her face still visible. Junpyo, still stunned by what she said, was forced to take in her gorgeous smile with no complaint. Her slender arms crossed and brushed against his jacket, giving him a hint of their proximity. Why his body was made aware of her arms brushing against his jacket, why her proximity felt claustrophobic, and why his lips couldn't even find words to whisper... There were many questions to ask. His eyes he tried but couldn't lift from her smile that accompanied her wicked-looking eyes; Junpyo wasn't ready for what she will do next. The standoffish girl that was always angry and ready to fight him, that girl was nowhere to be found, as Junpyo had not even a single idea as to where she had pulled this side of her from.

" Where do you want it?" she asked as she slowly started bringing her face closer to him. Junpyo, leaning back, had nowhere to go as the back of his head hit the wall. Her arms crossed and had broken every barrier as they slightly touched his jacket that wasn't even an inch away from her chest. Her face she brought to the right side of his face; her lips were right by his cheek as she whispered her words directly to his triple-pierced right ear.

" I'm sure you wouldn't mind paying the premium price since you have money to waste," Her smiling lips were the ones playing tricks on his mind that weren't intoxicated enough to respond to what she was doing, let alone make sense of what was happening. The tiny distance separating her body from his, only he was made aware of the tight rope he was bound with, which started turning warm the moment the heat from her whispering voice landed against his neck.

" The bathroom, your car, or upstairs" her voice lowering she whispered the finishing words right in his ear. Only pride was what she felt as she caught even his ear reacting to her comments.

The smile she swallowed resulted from noticing his right side flinch as her words and her breath hit his ear and neck. The tiny reactions were all she needed to know. She got him where she wanted him. The involuntary reactions of his, she was smiling at how the trick she was trained to use worked even on him. He was no different than the men she was sent to spy and the ones she had dedicated her life to destroying. For a second, she wondered why she was surprised that he was no different. She had expected him to know better because she had seen him with so many girls. He was known for his composure and the games he played. Maybe that was why she expected him not to lose this easily to the game he started.

It was obvious that he had lost as she pulled her face away from him and brought her body away from him, which looked like it needed a large distance away from her. Her eyes shifting to his face, Jandi decided to assess what to do next. She needed to figure out if he had anything else to say or if she had zipped his lips for good and hopefully not see him for the rest of the night. With his baffled eyes on her, she used his puzzled state to read his body language. His body that hasn't moved since she entered his personal space; he was standing glued to the wall she had imprisoned him against. His hands in his pocket, and the strands of his hair he always brushed when nervous or anxious weren't touched. He wasn't scared or anxious, she mistakenly assumed. His breathing slowed; she was happy to notice all the signs indicating she had won this game. She needed to use whatever and get him off her back, and she had accomplished that by what seemed to her like a no-cost game.

" Huh," the smirk that escaped his lips came when she stepped back and gave him some distance from her body. He needed a minute. Actually, he needed minutes to process what just happened. He thought some minutes would be enough, but it would take days to understand what happened here. What he was processing was dismissed as Junpyo convinced himself he could still play the game. His right hand, finally leaving his pocket, was sent to his hair he brushed behind his right ear, which he had brushed as tho that could get rid of the tick her whisperers had left on his ear. Unlike him, she was charmed by his body that flicked when she whispered in his ear. Watching his hand play with his hair, she had thought it was cute and an indication of her winning that he was this bothered by her whispering in his ear. He looked physically not okay with her being in personal space, and she finally realized why she never used that against him. He was always disgusted by the idea of her touching him; she wondered why she never used that against him. She accepted the reaction she was witnessing as a result of him not wanting to be touched by the likes of her. Which was something she had convinced herself to be the truth. She was mistaken, but not much thought was placed on what she was doing and what mess she was creating by playing a dangerous game with the one person that had nothing to lose by playing the game that could cost both their sanity.

" Is this how you get them to do what you want?" he asked, his lips finally finding some words to say.

" No. They pay me, and I do what they want," she corrected. Enjoying the win she had claimed for herself.

" You don't even have to pay. '' Her smile was fading away before it returned back up when she closed the gap between them and noticed his arms crossed to give him a separation from her body that was brought back to him. His arms crossed were like armor protecting himself away from her body that he wanted nowhere around him, she thought as she swallowed her smile.

" Leave the family alone," She requested as her eyes zeroed in on him; her goal was convincing him of how serious she was with the offer. His captivated eyes couldn't look away, let alone question or reject her offer. Her eyes scanned for an answer, and she needed sometimes to dig deep and see if he had understood what she was saying. Lucky for both, he had double-gated himself away from her curious eyes that were trying to dig in.

" Huh," he was aware of the deep breath he took when she moved even closer and brought her face closer, back to his right side. Her face leaning to his, he knew she was headed to his ear. He wasn't okay with the proximity of her naked shoulder to his, let alone her face that was right there. To add to that, her bewitching face playing with his mind and her intoxicating smell were proving to be worse for his conciseness than the alcohol he had been consuming. The instant he was forced to be warned about what the dark thoughts bubbling in the back of his mind were curious about, he ordered his eyes to shut. His mind needed to get a hold of it; that was the last thing he was made aware of before his mind was frozen in time with no thought going through it.

" and I'll do whatever you want," the sluttery tone of her soft voice whispered the words that paused him in that moment. His right ear and her alcohol-infused voice hit, it was a mistake for him to have closed his eyes while his mind made out the words she whispered. Intoxicated. His dark and inebriated eyes slowly opened to witness as she brought her suggestive eyes that had turned seductive to his dark ones that weren't ready to witness what was in front of them. She was using all the techniques she had learned as her eyes, pulling him into the risque space she had forced both of them in, were left facing him. The dark red light of the hallway, even that was removed from the space they were in, as the faint music from the club evaporated away along with any other sound. Complete silence. They were locked in the complete silence of the moment.

The game she had accepted to play, Jandi, was only focused on winning and nothing else. With one look at the boy, who looked stunned even to breathe; she knew she had the advantage to silence him and send him away from her so she could focus on her job.

" huh" burying her smile to herself, she took one step and another step, separating their bodies. She has won. She had gotten what she wanted. His silence.

" when you figure out what you want,"

"Let me know," her eyes sent him warnings; she ensured he was listening to what she was saying.

" Until then, leave me alone," she warned, giving him a second to take in what she said before she started her quick steps away. Not even turning once to look back at him, Jandi had hoped that was enough to get him away from her for tonight. She had better things to do, and the moment she finished the hallway and entered the club, she changed her face back to her game face.

That was a waste of time, and she needed to make up for it by rushing to her table and making sure that drunk man was closer than ready to talk.

In the private upstairs section she returned to, she had made the mistake of taking the glass-poured drink she was offered, which she took a big gulp of. The man she returned to had welcomed her with smiles as she sat back next to him, and his hand returned to her back. She took more sips of her drink for a few minutes to forget what had just happened. It didn't take much to notice one of the men and the girl she came with were gone. The girl she could find in one of the hotel rooms, Jandi could easily snatch the girl away and end the man's life, but that wasn't why she was here. With the anger and rage Junpyo had instigated, she really wanted to head to the hotel room and break some bones but did not. That wasn't why she was here. The girl who looked 17, technically there was no law being broken apart from the drugs being consumed. Knowing the law, she knew there was no way these people didn't have enough lawyers to never catch any case. there was no using the law against these people. She had learned that at age 10. There was no law to protect anybody from the ones she had promised to punish. There was no law, it was her job to be the judge and executioner. She had saved so many in her path to do just that but it still hurts whenever she was forced to just sit there and witness this continue on. Focus on the task at hand- she reminded herself of the big picture of why she was there.

"haha," she started laughing at the joke the man told her as she leaned her body closer to his and exaggerated her smile. Thankfully it didn't take much before the conversation turned back to business.

" If you need it to be delivered a week earlier, it will cost double" What the undercover cop had said changed the mood in an instant as even the man she was sitting next to put his glass down and his mils faded away.

" We are having a good time now. Why do you have to ruin it"

"I thought we were here to talk business "
" We are, but why so serious"

" because the ship," the cop used before he continued. That was the last thing she heard before the girls were asked to leave. Which she should have expected. These people were smart but not smarter than her, who had hidden her bag in between the seats and left it there as she walked out. All the girls heading to the bathroom, she decided to snoop around by telling them she was going out for a smoke. All the private rooms she had made out earlier, she was curious about who was in those dark rooms nobody could see. The only people going in and out of the room were the waiting staff, who gave her small smiles as they passed. With the dark-tinted windows, there was no way to see anything inside. The door with the scorpion sign on it, she stood there, eyes glued to it. If not for the drinks she had been consuming she didn't even make sure were clear drinks, she would have been aware enough to notice why her eyes couldn't look away from the scorpio-marked door. She had never been here before but her eyes were glued to it.

" I didn't ask you for that. '' When she heard the door open, she quickly shifted her focus to the balcony she was standing by and the dance floor underneath. The man who walked out of the room didn't seem to care about her presence as he turned right and continued with his phone conversation. Her eyes slowly turned his way, she was lucky to find him turning her way to, and get to see his face. The weird smile he gave her before he turned around and continued his walk, she needed a minute to figure out why it felt odd. His face didn't look new. The weird smile of his, she zoomed in on his face that was not fully visible and ran it against all the faces she knew. Her tipsy mind wasn't as quick as usual as it was trying to figure out if she knew his face. She was sure it wasn't a new face. She wasn't sure if she had seen him before or what but his weird smile wasn't new and felt odd.

Always trusting her six senses, she decided to follow behind. Thankfully the dark light of the place was enough to hide her silent steps as she stayed a little further away from the one taking the stairs down to the crowd. That was when she quickened her steps not to lose him. He was tall with a medium build, she started acquiring information she would use to describe him. His suit seemed very expensive as she made out the watch on his right hand holding his was a ring on his finger, but she couldn't make out the mark thanks to the blinking lights. Her eyes squinted, she was starting to find the light bothersome as even a tiny pain was sent to her mind.

Not worried about the pinch, she focused on her curiosity. No matter how much she searched her brain, she couldn't find where she knew him from, but she was sure he was not a new face. Not just not a new face for some reason, a face she felt like she should know. Something was off.

The man she followed behind didn't even once turn around to check who was behind him as he continued with his walk past the dance floor and headed to the door that led to the hallway she was in earlier. Even when in pursuit, she had made sure to lower her head or cover her face whenever she passed the camera stating the corners of the wall. It was by instinct nowadays, she could easily tell when there were cameras, and her moderate reaction was to hide her face. If shit goes down, she knows that was the first evidence people would look for.

This might not be a good idea - she thought to herself but continued anyway as she opened the door and decided to follow him. The long empty hallway had three other doors. The women's and men's bathrooms and an exit one and the end. Her steps she had silenced by walking on her toes, she knew there was no way to hide if he turned around, but he hadn't even turned once. Her eyes ordered her to take slow steps, she found it a bit odd the weird steps they were taking. Focused on the man, she didn't waste a second questioning why her steps were not straight or balanced. She was only worried about him turning around. The excuse she had built for herself could fake being drunk and lost or head to the women's bathroom or just hit on him ... she had various ways to get away with it but none of it were going to be used as he entered the men's bathroom without even turning around.

"Huh" she took a silent breath as she walked to the men's bathroom and bolted her ears to the door to hear his phone conversation. She couldn't make out anything. Her eyes blinked, she blamed the light and not the drinks she had consumed that had hidden the substance that was infused in them to make her night more enjoyable.

"Huh" she took another breath as she moved her ear away from the door that swung open. Her boy today almost fell forward, she was grabbed before she even registered the door was open. Her back he placed his right hand across, and he pushed her until her back landed against the wall opposite the door.

" Are you following me?" he whispered as he used his body to lock hers against the wall. The medium build she had subscribed to his body, she was totally wrong as she felt every muscle of his body that was holding hers against the cold wall. Her immediate reaction was to attack and she shut the natural reaction down as she calculated she could use it to her advantage. The alcohol could smell all over him, she only needed one look into his eyes to know he was drunk enough for her to be able to beat him or even kill him if she had to. No matter how triggered her body was she knew she had the advantage

"Were you?" he asked again, bringing his right hand away from her back and to her face he held up to get a better look at her. She was doing the same as she forced her brain which was starting to slow down to match his face to anything from her vast memory.

"You're cute" his sleazy smile. It was when she saw his sleazy smile and his words that her mind connected the man in front of her to memory. It was the man that was smiling at her in that hospital. Junpyo dragged her to apologize to his friend. He had called her cute then too. The moment the two dots connected she was alarmed that this wasn't just another man. That was when the warning her body had been sending since she saw him was recognized. That was when all the flight mode his body was sending alarms for was felt. Get away. Get away. Get away was all her body ordered. She didn't why but that was the order.

" Were you following me for this" his right hand on her startled-looking face, he was enjoying it all as he sent his middle finger to her lips. Her heart started pumping the fresh blood she needed to contain her anxiety that was triggered, she was forced to process it all while his eyes were enjoying scanning her face. His finger traced her lips, her lipstick of hers was smudged and ended up getting on her cheek when she moved her face away from his hand. Her body that reacted to his touch, she was pushed back against the wall with his bulky body that was using all its force. The smile that escaped his lips, her startled mind hadn't failed to take in how he found it cute she was reacting to his touch.

" wo" his smile got bigger as he grabbed her right hand before it pushed his hand away from her face. His left hand was also sent to her left as both her hands were held above her. Her speed she was known for, she had no time to question why her hands weren't as fast as they were trained to be.

" You're feisty" his smile she wanted to wipe off, she used her right leg to kick his side but that only tilted her whole body and lost its balance. With her hands in his grip, she had thought he would let go but no, he had accepted her kick while still holding to her arms he pulled. Her arms he used to pull her back to the wall, she wasn't even held against the wall it was more like squished.

"Isn't this why you followed me" his right hand tightened its grip on her hand she tried pulling away. His voice, Jandi didn't need another thing but his voice had caused another red flag as her body begging to get away wasn't even providing fighting as an option for her. There was no time to consider fighting as her body was covered with the itching of her anxiety that was right below the surface and was only asking to get away from this person.

" Why run away now?" Leaning to her ear he whispered. His warm breath on her neck, her right leg she was trying to use to kick him away was a natural reaction, but his right leg blocked her kick as it pushed her legs open and pushed her back against the wall. Her teeth she was biting down drew the first blood of the tough she was biting to hold herself from losing herself to whatever was playing with her mind that had made it impossible to order her body she was already shutting down thanks to the anxiety that was taking over. The taste of her own blood was swallowed with the disgusting feeling that took over her right side when his lips took in the bottom of her ear. His tongue she felt on her ear, her body was squished against the wall before she ever reacted.

"Huh huh,' her scared breath matching her fast heartbeat was silenced when she heard the door open from the end and her eyes darted to the person who opened the door. The man whose face was buried by her neck he was kissing, only his eyes were sent to the door as both of them made out the person by the door they both knew.

Her eyes. Only her eyes showed any emotions as Jandi kept her eyes on Jun Pyo that was staring right back at her. Her body hidden by the tall one holding her squished against the wall, he tried not to take in the state of her body that another man was yet again kissing, this time someone he knew. In one night, he was cursed to witness this for a second time in one night. None of it was his business. It was her job, one she was proud of. Her job she had told him to his face she was proud about. It was none of his business who she did whatever with. Why it bothered him was shut down as nonsense as he chose to listen to her request and leave her alonr to do whatever she wanted to. It was none of his business.

The shock that took his body the moment he saw what was in front of him, the rush of scary thoughts that took over him the moment he saw her eyes staring at him, none of them were accepted as emotions he should be feeling and just a reaction of his mind that wasn't on his medication. His anger at what he was witnessing was dismissed as a result of the pills he wasn't on. That was the only justifiable reason why he was left there, paused in another moment witnessing all of this against his wish.

"Leave me alone' she had whispered at him enough times for it to finally register. She was none of his business. What she did was none of his business. He convinced himself of that as his right-hand let go off the door it was holding open. The door that started moving, time slowed as his eyes stayed true to hers. The look in her red eyes he couldn't fully read, he chose to dismiss the weird air around him that was pulling at him to listen to what her eyes were telling him. To trust the invisible force pulling at him, Junpyo chose not to as the view of her face got smaller and smaller before the door shut and he was left straight at the dark door.

" Why surprised?

"Did you think he would do something?" the man read the look on her face wrong. The words he had said. He didn't know what he had ignited, but it wasn't him. As always it was Junpyo's presence that triggered the worst in her. But what happened? What happened had left a visible mark on her, as even her face couldn't hide it. The rush of blood she was provided, she used with all her force as he pulled her hands out of his grip while her right leg was used to push his body away from hers. Although a tiny distance, she used the gap she created to send her right leg against her stomach while her right hand was sent to his neck.

Cough cough - his left hand sent on his neck, and he sent his right hand to grab her hair and pull her back. Her hands sent to grab his arm she twisted around as she tried breaking his arm but failed to have enough strength in her body that wasn't even landing her famous right kick, which she sent to his back.

" You like to fight hu" Blocking her kick, he grabbed her by her stomach and pulled her against himself. Right when his lips landed a kiss on the back of her neck, she tilted her head back, smashing his head against the wall behind him. That was when she was provided a second to attack as she freed her hair and landed one kick on his stomach to push him back against the wall. Knowing there was no way she could win a fight in her condition, she quickened her steps down the hallway. She needs to head back into the club. She needs to hide away in the crowd. Her heavy breathing matched her quick steps down the hallway, she blocked everything he was yelling at her as she started running to the door head.

The door she banged open, her anxious and slightly terrified look wasn't even registered by any of the people she was walking past. She could thank the dark light of the room as her face was barely visible. She needs a drink. Her body was feeling tired, she needed something to drink to silence it all as she headed to the bar. Good for her, the people around were used as a tool to help her walk across as she pushed them aside from her view and headed to the water bottles she saw. Before her mind fully processed what happened, her night turned upside down as she heard loud voices coming from upstairs as a fight broke out. While she dragged her body to the corner of the bar, even the notion of something to drink shut down as she witnessed the armed security head to the stairs of her private spaces. Before she even caught her breath from what happened to her in the hallway, the sound of the emergency alarm disturbed the loud sound of glass breaking.

The screams and chaos around her were dismissed as her eyes focused on the men descending the stairs.

Think. Think. She forced her already hurting mind to come up with a strategy. First thing first, she needs to get her bag. That was the first thing she needed to do before anything else. Although not at its best, her mind knew this was the right time to go and get her bag. She had to use the chaos, and she did as she quickened her steps to the stairs. Lucky for her, nobody was looking at anybody, let alone a tiny girl like her. All the girls that were there were running around, making it easier for her to blend in with the capes. She finished the stairs and headed to the private sections she was in, but she didn't fail to look at the private room the security men were running to. It had a snake-marked door. It was none of her business, and she focused on her task. By the time she got to the private section she was in, all the men were gone. With her quick steps she was beyond thankful to find her bag still there, and she grabbed it as she quickly ran out.

Her second task was to find a way out. She has been in enough places like this to know security will be searching everybody from head to toe, even their bags before they are allowed to leave. With all that was in her bag, that wasn't a risk she could take. There was no way she wasn't going to walk out with the recording. That was her mission. That was her job, and there was no way she wasn't delivering it.

The best option would be to bury it, but she can't figure out where. The bathroom was the perfect place, but she knew that would be the first place they would search. Her eyes blinking to stay focused, she needed some time to shut her mind that was starting to hurt. The fear and anxiety running through her body weren't new, but the headache was. As she made out the people passing her to walk to the main exit, she changed her direction to the side exit. Maybe it was better to see what was happening there.

the fast steps of hers she was undetected as she walked past the crowd of people and headed in the other direction of the club. Before she even got to the door, she stood by the corner of the bar as she witnessed the line of security men scanning everybody. She was lucky she was small enough to hide behind the crowd and direct her attention to every armed security checking everybody. People were even asked to pull out their phones and erase a photo or video from tonight. Her eyes scanned everything, and everyone landed on the worst person she could imagine finding now.

One look at the man standing by the balcony, looking down, was all she needed to be scared. The undercover cop standing next to one other man; when his eyes landed on her, she knew she had to find whatever exit she could use to leave NOW. His eyes following her, his suspicion was placed on her and she didn't need anything else but his eyes to know she needed to disappear before he saw her again. With her quick steps to join the crowd, she hid in the mix of drunk people going to the side exit. The loud music still beating; the moment she joined the crowd, her head started sending pain waves warning her to stay away from the flashing lights and loud music that were becoming nauseous.

"Huh"

" Huh" her deep breath; she needed to manage her anxiety better as she pushed the people aside and headed to the wall she needed to stand against. Her head still pinching, she squeezed it with both hands as she started her quick steps away from the crowd and chose to be at the end.

" they are checking everybody at the door"

" Why didn't you dump it in the bathroom?" she heard the two people whispering as she passed behind.

" huh"

" Huh" the step she almost missed, she chose to walk along the wall. The cold water she needed, she opened the bottle she grabbed from the bar and placed some in her right hand which she splashed on her face that was starting to warm up. Her anxiety was being blamed as she ordered her mind to focus and find a way out. She knew there was no way she could walk away with what was in her bag or even bury it and come back to it. She could hide it underneath her dress but being searched and patted down, she knew it would be childish even to try considering she only had the dress on.

"Think" she ordered herself as she couldn't understand why her mind wasn't fast with solutions as she always was. Her anxious hands splashing the water on her face, she was given another thing that dropped her heart beat slower when she heared it.

" Ladies and gentleman, sorry to cut your night short, but we will be evacuating everybody out of the club ' the loudspeakers around the place broadcasted, silencing all her thoughts.

" Please grab your personal belongings and make your way to the exit doors ASAP," the calm voice from the mic went on as Jandi stood there realizing something had happened. her smudged lipstick was wiped away as her messy hair was brushed back as she ordered her mind to only think about a way out. The flickering lights were no more as the dark red light was paused along with the loud music that wasn't playing anymore.

" Miss this way" her heart jumped a beat, only she felt it as her whole body was ordered to shut down and mask everything she was feeling as the security guard dressed in all black started directing her to head to catch up with the line in front.

" Thank you" she gave him a small smile. Her eyes smiling had looked down to make out the gin hidden behind his coat. With that, it makes 7 armed men she had counted at the exit lines so far, she knew it was a losing game to try and outrun them.

" Sorry we had to do this, for security reasons'' the security guard behind her started responding to the couple asking him questions about what was going on. Her fake smiles at him, Jandi was listening to his excuses but not for long when her eyes turned to the other side of the room and landed on JunPyo. Standing by the other side of the club and the unmarked door, he was enjoying the drink in his hand while his eyes were on her. The man standing next to him didn't seem like he was listening to him, as Junpyo's eyes stayed on her fidgeting fingers playing with the strings of her clutch. Her eyes. Her sharp eyes still had a look similar to how they looked at him minutes ago when he had chosen to close the door behind what he had seen.

" Why are they there? '' she whispered her internal question out loud. Her mind she needed to stay in control of , this should have been her sign but she didn't pay attention as she tried to mask her curiosity with fake smiles.

" VIPs' ' the security guard gave her the short answer she didn't think about. Of course, the VIPs will have a special exit and will be escorted out. But this was a security issue, they definitely will check them too. She questioned but realized maybe not. The VIPs may not even be checked or just lightly checked was a possibility. Whatever it was, she quickly decided it was better to use the VIP exit than this one.

" Oh" she heard the man whisper as he started glancing at her. Alarmed by his serious look, Jandi sent her hands to her back. Her flight or fight mode triggered hours ago, she was ready to fight if she needed to. She already had a move ready if she needed to grab his gun and kill him with it if it came to that. He probably has enough bullets for her to kill some and make it to the other side of the door. But then what?

" Okay," the man gave her a fake smile. She quickly recognized the earpiece he was talking to.

" Come with me," he asked her as his right hand landed on her arm. Her instinct to fight back, she chose not to as she took the first step and started following him.

" Where are " she wanted to ask but silenced herself when she saw the undercover cop at the corner talking to a group of men that were new. She couldn't recognize their faces. Her eyes focused on taking mental pictures of the faces she couldn't fully make out thanks to the dark, she tried as much as she could to read lips and see their faces. Something bigger was going on, and her sixth sense was right in alarming her to leave by any means necessary. Her eyes were distracted by what she was trying to see, she hadn't paid any attention to where she was headed.

" Can you just go to them?" The security guard's voice brought her attention back to him and his eyes pointed to where Junpyo was standing. Her confused eyes landed on Junpyo's back. he was looking at the man talking to him, who seemed to have grabbed his attention.

" He said you are with him, '' the security guard added before leaving her behind and heading to the bathroom he was called to check. Standing in the middle Jandi turned her eyes back to Junpyo to find him now facing her direction. The drink he was enjoying, now she could tell, was water as she noticed the clear bottle in his hands that matched the one she was holding. Her eyes following his right hand brushing his hair, landed on his face. His eyes, his eyes were the only thing she needed to know what was going on. She knew he was observant and beyond smart to have figured out something. What he knows, how much he knows, why he was offering her an easier chance to get out, none of those were questions she had time to ask as she continued her walk to him. He knows she works with gang members, she was an escort. She knew there was no way he knew what she was doing here, but because there was a security breach and a whole fight, he probably assumed she was involved as she concluded it.

" Hi" the other man greeted her with a smile.

" hello" she gave him a small smile. Her eyes switched back to Junpyo. She had dozens of questions but chose to stay silent as she read the lines between what he wasn't saying.

" Do you need a driver"

" No" Junpyo responded quickly.

" We are really sorry about tonight." The man extended his smile from Junpyo to her as he scanned the two people. Jandi was quick to notice he was questioning why Junpyo had called her. Even though the headache had been messing with her head, she was still able to problem-solve as she quickly moved closer to Junpyo. With the one step she took, she landed with her right arm brushing against his jacket-covered arm. Junpyo's eyes landed right where her right arm was touching his. He knew why she had done it but wasn't ready to be okay with it. He wasn't okay with her being this close. Actually, it wasn't that. He wasn't okay with being alarmed or forced to notice the closeness between them when she was around him.

"Hope you come back soon," the man added as his eyes followed the look the two exchanged.

" Bye," his last word wasn't even registered by the two who, when they returned their eyes to the man, he was already walking away from them.

" Huh" her deep sigh Junpyo heard as she took a small step away from him. The moment it wasn't necessary, she didn't even waste a heartbeat to get away from him.

" Why?" she asked but didn't get her answer. Junpyo, brushing his hair, started the long walk to the unmarked door ahead. Jandi, confused by what was happening, chose to follow behind. She should even be asking why. She knew she was offered such a blessing to leave this place that didn't need her annoying questions to ruin it. All she had to do was be quiet and walk next to him until she went through some small security checks and left. She had hoped the VIP security checks would be easy enough to let her walk away with her gadgets. In the direction she was leading them, she made out the unmarked door ahead where they were headed.

Was he taking her up on the offer she made earlier? Her mind immediately went there, but before she could come up with an answer, her wandering eyes were alarmed to look back and notice the cop that was looking in her direction. His eyes followed her every step, Jandi was buying herself an easy way out as she quickened to land next to Junpyo. Not only was she right next to him, her right hand had dared to do the impossible she had sworn to never do and touch him. Not only touched him but grabbed a hold of his arm which she rested her shoulder against. Her eyes focused on the cop, she hadn't noticed Junpyo, who had stopped walking when his body was alarmed by a soft touch on his right arm. Her whole focus on the other side; she wasn't even remotely concerned by what was happening to the one she was holding. The moment the cop turned his focus to the men next to him was when she finally glanced up at Junpyo.

" part of the job'' She found the right excuse she knew he would buy with no question. Junpyo, who had chosen not to even look at her, was focused on her hand holding his arm. Her soft grip on his arm was all that had his attention as he turned his eyes to the path and started walking again. Jandi followed behind; the blur of her eyes was dismissed as she closed and opened her eyes back up. She squinted her eyes in the room's darkness to get a better view. That wasn't her only problem as she almost missed her steps but survived thanks to her right hand that tightened it's grip on his arm to hold herself upright. The pull he felt at his arm was less heavy than the one he felt across his body when he turned around to look at her face right behind him. She looks different from the girl cursing and whispering at him earlier. The look on her face differed from the one he saw when she was being kissed and enamored by the old man or the one he saw her in the hallway with. Her messed up hair, her smudged lipstick, it was when his eyes landed on her smudge lipstick that he decided to shut any and every emotion he felt to see her like this. Rather than listening to the weird instinct of his to hold her up, his eyes had asked the question she responded to in silence. "I am okay," her eyes had answered as he started walking again. Her attention on the cop, she had made sure she was holding onto Junpyo until they walked past the door he opened. She dropped her hands and stepped away when they were out of view. She noticed his eyes looking at his arm she let go of before he continued his walk. She assumed he was happy that she wasn't touching him anymore. He probably is going to burn this jacket, she assumed.

The dark hallway they were in, she decided to focus on that as she scanned it quickly and made out the exit signs directing them to turn right.

"Huh" his sigh she missed; she only noticed his right hand brushing his hair back as she followed him behind. He seemed annoyed, but before she could figure out why she was ordered to worry about her own self. Her legs were ordered to walk faster, they were slowed down as she closed her eyes and opened them to get another slightly blurry view of the man walking ahead of her.

" huh" she took deep breaths as she sent her right hand to her head, then her chest and arms; she was warm. No was finally when it hit her that she should have questioned the drink she had been sipping. Her first question wasn't if it was spiked; she was sure of that,her worry was with what. Maybe it was just the mix of the heavy drink, she thought as she decided to walk alongside the matter what, she needed to get away from this place. Whether druged or just drunk, she will deal with it once out of these doors she thought as she decided just to focus and make it out.

Get yourself together- she ordered herself as she brushed her hair away and tried to force her body to stand on its own and walk. But it was no use, her legs weren't fast or strong enough to do what she was asking them, but they were still walking as she followed the right turn he made. The light started getting brighter, her eyes were sending pain signals at the tiny white lights they were heading to. Her brain was already dealing with the headache, she tried closing her eyes and adjusting their gaze, but that had only caused her to miss her steps and almost fall.

" hey" the quickness of his reaction was alarming as he grabbed her right arm and held her up against the wall she was walking along. His cold hand, Jandi's body, was made aware the moment his cold fingers touched her warm body.

" Are you okay?" his raspy voice diverted her eyes from his hand, holding her to his face.

" am fine" she used her other hand to remove his hand away from her. The way her body gets triggered by his touch. The way her anxiety gets spiked when she hears his voice, there was no way even being this drunk or drugged could hide her uneasiness. It was all her face that looked disgusted at the hand she pushed away from her.

" don't" was all she said as she ripped his hand away from her and tried holding herself up.

" am fine" she whispered as she bit her tongue and raised herself up. She started taking steps to the door she could see ahead. she wasn't concerned about Junpyo following her behind.

With all the nonsense he was thinking about gone in seconds, Junpyo's concerned eyes focused on the girl walking ahead. Her steps looked weird. Her body was moving weirdly. He observed closely as he decided to stand beside just in case.

" woo" he came to the rescue again as he came to her right side and held her up by her right arm. Her right arm, he had used that to pull her body close to his to hold her up from falling against the wall. The heavy breath she was taking, he focused his eyes on her disoriented face that turned to him and not her chest moving up and down to match her breathing. She looked tipsy but he knew it wasn't just that.

" Are you okay?" he asked again. This time getting a look at her disturbed-looking eyes. She doesn't look okay.

" hey" he raised his voice as she almost fell while trying to get his hand away from her. His right hand letting go of her arm, moved to her back. The instant his cold hand touched her warm skin, the moment he pulled her close enough to hold her against himself, that was when he was able to recognize she really was bothered by his touch. Her back was twisting and turning, it was clear to see how bothered and even disgusted she was by his hand that was touching her skin, let alone being this close to him. The only one not drunk enough to not remember what was happening, he couldn't even hide the sting he felt being forced to realize the girl being kissed by random men and sleeping with men for pay was bothered by him touching her. She was visibly sick by even the slightest touch.

" am fine" she shouted back at him as she forced his body away from her with both her hands that had pushed at his chest, moving him away from her.

That was the last time she rejected his touch as seconds before they walked past the security guards, she fell down the wall she was using to walk. His quickness to come to her side, he had grabbed onto her body as it completely shut down.

"Hey" he whispered as he tapped on her side. There was no reaction. Her body he could have held up; it was an instinctive choice just to lift her up and carry her. The security men he walked past had helped him by placing her clutch in his backpack as he declined their offer to carry her for him. His response was fast and came before they even finished their offer.

Her body resting against his shoulder, Junpyo was more focused on her skinny body in his arms than how the security men looked at him as he walked past them and headed to his car. The thin fabric of her dress, he finally was able to touch as the silk fabric felt just as smooth as he had guessed it would. His mind ordered to not even think about her body in his arms, he shifted his gaze to her resting face. Her messy hair scattered across her face, the first thing to notice was how peaceful she looked when her scary eyes were closed. She looked serene when she was sleeping in his arms. That was all he was lost in before he let go of her body that was placed in the passenger seat of his car. His focus on getting her away from this place, he didn't waste no time thinking about being in her personal space as he buckled her seatbelt. He just needed to get her away and that was all he focused on.

His car nobody even dares to stop, none of his concern was on the security men he saw checking cars as he was directed to drive through the other parking lot to leave the place. Nobody even dared question the unconscious body in his car as he was getting smiles from the armed men guiding his car to the right exit that would lead him out. The moment he left the place, both his hands were sent to the steering wheel as he stepped on the gas pedal of his car that was headed to the freeway.

Penthouse- he ordered his GPS that calculated 25 minutes to his penthouse. His eyes focused on the road, he had only glanced at the sleeping body next to him whenever he saw a movement. Her body shifted to the door, he could tell she was bothered by the seat belt around her body. There was one way to get rid of what was bothering her, drive faster and that was what he did as they joined the freeway. With the amazing driving skill he used for once, he was able to cut the time by 7 minutes as he got to the parking lot of his penthouse.

Her body he lifted up from the seat, he wasn't prepared for how light she was or why he was only noticing it now. Her tiny body lifted away from his seat, he pulled her body to rest against his chest. With her head landing right at the left side of his chest, Junpyo was aware of how easy and soft she felt in his arms. His door he left open, and he started taking slow steps to the elevator door. His only goal was to get her to rest and the whole floor that belonged to him and him alone, there was nobody in this building wasn't a millionaire enough to touch any of his things, let alone dare take his car. His only concern was her.

The body in his arm, his eyes were directed to her right leg that was exposed right when the fabric of the dress fell down. His eyes he couldn't order to look away quickly as they started their curious trace along her legs resting on his left arm. Her left leg still covered by the dress,he focused on her exposed right leg that always leads her marching steps away from him. It was startling why he was made aware pf how he was touching her skin when his eyes were focused on the soft skin of her leg. His eyes quickly shifted, he ordered himself not to even look at her at all as he focused on the elevator.. his thumb he used to press the code, the elevator was quick as it took him to his cave nobody knew where it was located, let alone be allowed to be in it. The space he had kept away from the word, here he was, carrying her unconscious body that would be buried in his bed for the second time.

" Welcome home" The elevator opened up to the hallway leading to the living room of his penthouse and welcomed both. The motion sensors were fast as it started tuning the lights on when it sensed his steps. The garden view of the city and all the living room was ignored as he turned right and headed to the bedroom at the corner of the penthouse. His eyes which were doing what they were told only had failed when he noticed a movement at his chest and couldn't even choose not to look down. The moment they walked in the house, her body had sensed the coldness of the house but it had taken until now to get any reaction from her as her asleep body was sunk closer to him. Her head rested right at his chest, and how she brought her tiny body to his chest, closer to the heat emanating from his body.

His legs that had halted their step, Junpyo wasn't able to realize what that simplest movement of hers had unlocked in his weird fascination with her. He had thought that would be it for the night but it was the first of all. The second came when he placed her body in the bed and noticed how she had moved, adjusting and making herself comfortable in his bed while still facing him. He didn't know what or why but there was something about having her in his space. This. This was different as she was not just in his space, but in his private space, he keeps hidden from the world. His bed she was making herself comfortable in; before he even questioned why he didn't waste a second thinking about bringing her here, her right leg became visible, forcing him to look away from her and start pulling the blanket over her resting body. The white blanket pulled slowly, he placed it, covering all of her body except her face. Her quiet face resting on his pillow, he focused his defeated eyes on her face. His pillow had sunk to the shape of her head, it was worrying how perfectly she had rested in the place he buries himself in. To add to his dismay, she moved closer to the blanket as she buried herself in the comfortable fabric that only covers his body. Her small body tightly held against the blanket, Junpyo quickly recognized the cold of the room and headed to the corner wall. The window button pressed, he closed the small gap left open. The curtain he chose to close and the button for the heat was pressed next as he adjusted it to be perfect. The light dimmed, and only the space light from behind the bed was left.

The air filter turned on, he focused on getting a drink from the fridge at the corner before he returned to the bedside. The few minutes he was gone from her side, she was completely asleep when he placed the water by the nightstand next to the bed.

Standing by the edge of the bed, he focused his eyes on her closed eyes. He didn't know when his hand was given permission as it extended to her resting face. His right hand was as gentle as it could be as it sent his cold fingers to brush her hair away from her face. The dark strands of hair in between his fingers, he slowly pushed them aside. Her face he wanted a clear view of, her dark hair was placed by her ear. His eyes starting from her hair landed on her closed eyes and he finally made out all the different makeup that was decorating them. Her long lashes covered with the mascara, he followed down to her highlighted nose down to her lips. The slightly smudged lipstick, and her wine-red lips had paused everything as even his fingers brushing her hair had stopped mid-air.

" I'll do whatever you want" her voice echoed in his ear as his mind was sent away to the weird conversation they had in the hallway.

" huh' he took a deep breath brushing his hair away. He knew better than to look at her any longer as he decided to leave the bedroom but not before dimming the lights completely off. The door he slightly closed behind him, Junpyo took slow steps out of the study room and headed to the living room. His jacket thrown across the sofa, he heeded to the tall one and he lay down. Both his hands were sent to his face as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

" Huh" the deep breath he kept talking, his eyes were sent to the wall-to-wall window broadcasting the beautiful night view of the city. His distracted mind was still bothered by the person laying in his bed as he was forced to recall every moment of the evening. Whether Yijeong, who he was with, made it home or not, whatever happened to Yijeong and the girls he came with, none of it had gotten even a minute of his mind. All his energy was on her since he saw her that evening. As his hands slid down and rested on his chest he was softly reminded of the body that was resting against it minutes ago. Her light body he was holding against himself, his body was quick to recall how warm her soft skin felt to his touch. Her peaceful face resting against his chest, he was provided the image of her stunning face inches away from his.

"I'll do whatever you want. '' Her words were repeated as he instantly sent both his hands to his hair and squeezed his head. He needs to find a way to shut his mind. Sitting up straight, he sent his hands to his pocket. His phone pulled out and thrown on the floor was ordered to call Jihoo as Junpyo slid down from the sofa to the floor. He needs a flat surface to lay on and the comfortable and soft carpet at the middle of the sofa set was one of his favorite places.

"Call Jihoo '' he commanded again as he closed his eyes and sent both his hands to stay, squeezing his mind that would need his medication to shut it down.