𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦 || 𝘫𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯

𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢

  With a sigh, Joshua glanced at his back and said:“If you don’t let me go this instant you’ll have to wash the dishes for the rest of the week”

   But even a threat wasn’t enough for the mafioso to stop hugging him.

   It had been a while since they last had that talk, a talk that had been both private and “life changing”. It had definitely brought them closer together; had become the cause for the increase in trust between the two. However, it didn’t mean that it ended their constant bickering and insults, after all, that was the charming point in their relationship. But it definitely had made a change so faint and yet so obvious to occur.

   For starters, the skinship between them had increased. Of course, they weren't all over each other 24/7, but definitely spoke more softly when it was just the two of them and hugged a little more here and there. It wasn’t often, but it was a slight improvement in their relationship.

   Then it was the trust built through communication. They spoke more, a lot more, about their past, likes and dislikes. They had come to know each other way more. Realized there wasn't much difference.

   As a result, Joshua and Jeonghan had begun to become friends. This even the people around them couldn't believe.

   "Seeing them all friendly with each other makes me puke" Minghao, who had been watching Joshua and Jeonghan as he read documents, said with a face of disgust. "When did they even become that close? Last I knew they wanted to rip each other's throat apart"

   "What are they? Dogs?" Seungcheol chuckled. "They've just begun to get along, which let's be honest, I kinda saw coming. Mr. Boo has always been quite the something when it comes to partnering up agents"

   "You know what they say hyung, opposites attract. That’s why magnets exist” Chan added as he made the last adjustments on the Plum Pudding Bots. “Speaking of the devil, how is Seungkwan? I haven’t seen him in ages”

   “Oh he’s doing whatever the hell he does every time the upper officials are beings dicks”

   “And that is..?”

   “Lead a revolt at Brazil’s sub-headquarters and then get scolded for doing so” Minghao sighed. “Although, I doubt he did that this time around cause last I knew he went to work at Alhambra instead of Brasilia”

   “Seriously though," Seungcheol intervened. "As much as the guy is nuts, his work has definitely let us be heard by the upper officials. Let's be thankful for his shenanigans"

   "What's this about capitalist officials?" Jeonghan said with a frown, seemingly having been hearing into the conversation. "Even the good side has dicks?"

   "The 'you know who' is enough proof for us to believe that" 

   "And what exactly have the upper officials done?"

   "What have they not done?" Minghao groaned. "Canceled missions for unknown reasons, got in trouble with the main office, made a fool of us for giving the wrong information, yada yada yada" He waved his hand around with a sigh. "Between us, at times they're incompetent nuts"

   Joshua nudged Jeonghan in the stomach. "They sound crazy”

   “And they are!” He rolled his eyes as Jeonghan crouched. “Leaving me as a babysitter…is my job that much of a joke?”

   “It certainly is. Anyways,” Chan ignored Minghao’s frown. “The setting has been finished. I’ve made sure to install a temporary program specially made for the Plum Pudding Bots. Once you press the upper button it’ll be instantly activated and get the bots running. I also added an auto-destruction option once they get their job done and have sent all the information acquired to our lab. It’ll only do this if it’s necessary, so I would appreciate it if you were to retrieve them”

   Jeonghan crossed his arms. “And what if they explode when we’re holding them?”

   “Then either you get startled or you’re sent straight to hell”

   He scoffed, then smiled mischievously. “Want me to come pick you up on my way there, Joshua?”

   The inmate grinned. “Carpool”

   “Carpool my ass..” Seungcheol muttered and rolled his eyes. Before he began to speak again the boss ran a hand through his hair. "Mr. Lee, please make sure to add some child protection on the bots"

   "Yes sir"

   "As for you two.." He eyed them. "The details were explained to you both the day the mission was stated but we'll go over them again tomorrow morning. By noon I expect you two to be ready and in front of my office. Tardiness won’t be an option, and although we’re pretty docile with you two, if any of you don’t follow today’s orders then we’ll make sure to have you be reminded of your place. Inmates such as yourselves can't be alone for even one minute. Go it?”

   The last sentence made the mafioso and the freak tense. They had become way too comfortable that they’d forgotten where they were and what they are in the others’ eyes.

   “...Alright,” Joshua was the first to speak up. “We’ll make sure to be here on time, right Jeoghan?”

   “Right…”

   “Thank you” Minghao exhaled. “Your training session will begin soon. Please head to the field, I’ll be there in a bit”

   Without words, both inmates left the room.

   “..That was unnecessary,” Chan spoke up among the silence. “You four act like peers whenever you’re together, but now you suddenly drop the bomb and put them back in their ‘place’?” He scoffed. “What for?”

   “What for?” Seungcheol said in disbelief. “I hope you remember they’ve both killed people and committed various crimes. They’re both criminals for fuck’s shake!”

   “And yet they turned themselves in for unknown reasons” Minghao's words were an unspoken agreement with Chan.

   “Just because they turned themselves in doesn't mean they aren't bad people. In fact, their actions have proven to be more of a reason for us to be wary.” He sat down on a chair and sighed. “It's clear they have their secrets. And although we're a high class organization, I'm not sure if we'll ever be able to uncover them”

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   Finals are this week (please send prayers ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ) so I won't be active here much. Also, thank you for 100k reads on Criminals! I seriously thank you all for reading!