The Devil And The Dog (VegasPete)

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"Pete. I'm sending Pete to you. "

Khun Korn's voice keeps repeating in Pete's ears as he's seated in his room, staring at the wall of his shared bedroom instead of packing his bags. 

Within an hour he is to be escorted to the minor family mansion where his new job as the personal bodyguard of Vegas begins.
Pete does not know what to think of this sudden change. He entered the conference room that day as the head bodyguard of the main family and left it, trying to restrain an out of control Tankhun, as Vegas' personal bodyguard.

After Khun Korn made his decision, Khun Kinn's expression turned grim but he did not outwardly react like his brother who stood up from his seat with a force that sent his chair tumbling backwards.

"No Pa. You can't send Pete to this devil. He'll eat him alive." he screamed at the top of his lungs looking at Vegas with eyes full of hatred. Vegas just smirked back at him sending chills through Pete's body who happened to notice their interaction. "My sweet Pete won't survive in that house. And if Pete isn't here, who is gonna watch my kdramas with me? " he wailed.

"Pete is the head bodyguard of this family. He can handle himself quite well. And you can watch your dramas with ArmPol. I'm sure they'd be happy to keep you company. "

"But Pa-"

"Enough. I do not wish to discuss more on this topic. " Khun Korn said with finality. "

"Pete, you will be escorted to second family's mansion in 2 hours. Make sure to take all your necessary belongings with you. Starting tomorrow, you'll be my nephew's personal bodyguard. His safety is your responsibility. Do you understand?" he continued.

"Yes Khun Korn. I understand. " Pete replied standing straighter than he already was and bowed. He made sure not to look at Vegas unless absolutely necessary even if he felt the other's gaze on him.

"This is so not fair. You can't do this to me. I hate everyone of you. " Tankhun cried and swayed his hands in a way that meant to sweep all the things on the table to the floor before Pete caught both his arms from behind and pulled him towards the door.

"Khun Korn. Khun Kinn. I'll take your leave. " Pete bowed again. Then he dragged his gaze towards the one person he avoided since the time he was assigned his boss and bowed in that direction.

"Khun Vegas. Khun Gun. " he said as he dragged a hysterical Tankhun out of the room.

It took about an hour to calm Tankhun with the promises of visiting him every other weekend and having continuous tv show marathons with him. Once he composed himself, Tankhun gave him tips on how he can sedate the whole minor family and move back to the main house if things got bad assuring him that he'd be welcomed with open arms. Pete warily thanked him and left to his room to pack his stuffs.

Now seated on his bed he can't help but think what tomorrow holds for him. Vegas is not someone unknown to him.  Even though he has never directly worked under Vegas, he has observed and heard enough horror stories about him.

Still, Pete cannot help but be curious about the man. It's not his fault that Vegas is a perfect blend of all his desires. His mysterious persona and eyes with the depth of the void will always be Pete's weakness but he's also not a fool. He knows his job very well and what it entitles. Vegas' dreamboat stare be damned, Pete is going to keep his curious heart in control and start his new job as Vegas' personal bodyguard with absolute dedication. After all he's not the head bodyguard of the main family for nothing.

About an hour later once he's done packing Porsche waltzes into the room and gathers him in a bear hug.

"If they give you a hard time, you'll give me a call. Ok? I have the spare phone Kinn gave me. And i can persuade him to bring you back too." he gabbled to Pete.
"Ok. Thanks man" Says Pete squeezing him tighter.

As soon as Pete had said farewell to his fellow bodyguards, there was a car ready for him to escort him to the minor family's mansion.
Even though he had been to the second family estate before, it had never failed to mesmerise him. Where the main family house screams luxury, class and elegance; the minor family house is all about comfort, a homely feel as well as seems like is always in vacation mode. Or maybe that's just how Pete feels.

As he enters the house he's given a tour to the main places like the conference room, gym, dining room and bodyguard quaters. The guard giving him a tour, Nop, informs him that his luggage is sent to his bedroom and the shows him where his bedroom is. Strangely it's far opposite to the place where other bodyguards are staying and he also notices that he doesn't have to share his room with anyone else.

"As you are assigned to Khun Vegas as his personal guard you are given the room closest to him. Always stay alert and if Khun Vegas needs anything you are to provide him with it. " Nop explains. "Freshen up soon, Khun Vegas wants to meet you in 30 minutes. If you are not sure about anything you can ask me I'll help you out. " He adds with a tiny smile.

Pete nods and closes the door after he leaves. In his new room, he hastily unpacks only necessary things and takes a quick shower. He changes into his casual pant and shirt then goes to meet Vegas. A tiny part of Pete feels giddy but the rational part wins as he takes a deep breath and straightens himself as he knocks on Vegas' door.