Insomnia ◑ A K-Pop Mafia Story

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Friday had come and Daechul found herself sitting in the back seat, waiting for the gang to arrive. The members of ATEEZ were the only ones visible. She had made several different plans in case things went awry and none of them included Bangtan. She hadn't contacted any of them since she had left. A storm had been placed in her heart because of Namjoon's words. Whether he was sincere or not, Daechul was forcing herself to shove the situation to the backburner for now. She had things to do and to contemplate and that wasn't one of them.

Several cars pulled into the empty lot with gang members quickly spilling out. The vehicles' headlights revealed that it was actually two gangs — Seventeen and what appeared to be a unit of NCT. Daechul furrowed her brows, unsettled. None of this seemed right to her but she was willing to hear them out. She couldn't help being curious.

The two sides approached each other and civil greetings were exchanged. After talking for a few minutes, Yeosang discreetly pressed a button on his wristband. Daechul's own wristband flashed green, letting her know that observations were going well. If there was trouble or tension it would flash yellow or red, and if one of the gangs requested her it would flash blue. Daechul and the boys were sharing a comm system so she could hear everything clearly. If she had any orders, they would adhere.

Several moments passed before anyone asked for her.

"I thought we asked for Kim Daechul," Yuta grumbled, giving ATEEZ a sharp stare.

"We've been sent ahead," Hongjoon replied, merely glancing at Yuta before returning his gaze to Taeyong and Doyoung. "She'll be here on her own time."

"The deal was that she came here with you, punk," Doyoung growled, stepping forward aggressively.

Taeyong reached for his member's arm but it was too late — Daechul's wristband flashed yellow. She let out an unbothered sigh, turning to the two Dobermans that set next to her.

"Let's go boys," she opened the car door, leading the dogs outside. They were at full attention and ready to investigate the unfamiliar men. She strode over, stopping to stand next to Seonghwa. "I wouldn't advise injuring any of my men. Keep yours under control."

Taeyong gave her a nod, annoyed, "Right. Nice dogs but you're still outnumbered anyway."

Daechul chuckled dryly, "Sure. You can think that. What do you want?"

"One of my men would like to speak with you," Taeyong answered, motioning to Doyoung.

"He could have just sent me an email, I'm a busy woman you know," she scoffed.

"I was worried you'd be too busy to read it," Doyoung shot back.

An eyebrow twitched as she gave him a deadly stare, "And what do you want?"

"I have a feeling your..." he paused, mocking careful hesitation with a smug expression, "brother already told you. Am I right?"

Her stomach dropped. How did he know? Was this what had caused the tension between Doyoung and Namjoon not long ago? Doyoung's words were salt to a wound.

"What about it?" Her grip on the dogs' leashes had been clenched into a fist.

"There's more to it if you want to hear," Doyoung stepped forward, causing both dogs to let out defensive barks. He barely flinched. "And I can help you get revenge on Namjoon."

Daechul frowned, "Who said I wanted to get revenge?"

Doyoung chuckled darkly, "We Kims love to get sweet, sweet revenge. But not Namjoon's kind. Wouldn't you agree?"

Something was off. He had an odd way of speaking to her and she wasn't sure how she felt about it. There was something familiar about him though other than the fact she had seen him at her place.

"Who are you really?" she asked, tugging the dogs closer to her. They both relaxed on either side of her.

Doyoung let out a laugh, "Ah, I've been waiting for this day. It's a shame you don't recognize your own brother. Real brother."

"You liar," she seethed.

He stepped forward once again, leaning even closer to whisper, "You could only wish, dear sister." 

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A/N: This is a short chapter but I wanted to make an update. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'm sorry about the long wait — I've been busy with school & holiday things. Are you all doing well? I've missed you! <3

~ Lilmochi_09