Double Agents

Chapter 4

The three men walk quickly through the hallway before entering the room one at a time, being sure not to make much noise as they all shuffled in. Once the door closed, they looked to the big brown desk in front of them, the chair behind it facing the see-through wall that gave an amazing view of the city below them. No one said a word until hearing a snap. One of the men quickly ran to the desk before placing a file folder out across it. When a hand reached over and took it, the man found his way back to his spot.

"So we have a prospective investor?" A deep voice said.

"Yes. They have already asked for a meeting with us to go over details," one of the men spoke. The only sound heard through the room was the sound of the man's sigh and the sound of the chair turning. The man in the chair threw down the file folder before looking at the three men.

"Have the assistants go. They'll know what to do."

"But sir... they are only--"

"Did I ask for your opinion on it?" The man said sternly, cutting off whatever comment the other had. The other closed his mouth, looking down at the floor as if he didn't have the other's stare on him. "Set it up for tomorrow." The three men all bowed as they accepted the task before quickly leaving the room and the man, who turned his chair around and looked back out the window once again.

~*~

Xiumin walked into the breakroom, sluggishly, pulling his feet behind him as he walked over to his friends. The others watched, noticing the black circles around his eyes and his tired eyes. Woo-Hyun walked behind him, watching as if waiting for the man to fall at some point. "We got it," he said, reaching the table with a somewhat soft smile before falling over.

"Xiu!" Luhan whined, watching as Woo-Hyun and Chen helped the man up, putting him in a chair and sitting him up. "What the fuck happened to you?"

"He was probably up all night again," Lay said, quickly making some coffee as his watched friend lean on Chen's shoulder, eyes closed as if he was in a daze.

"Hey," Chen said in a soft voice. "When was the last time you went to bed?"

"I don't know... Monday?... I know I took a nap sometimes." Xiumin said. "But I got it done."

"I left him Tuesday night and when I got back yesterday morning, he was still in the same position," Woo-Hyun said.

"He's dedicated," Luhan said, getting a snack for his friend. "Once he gets in the zone, it's hard for him to do anything else."

"I can see," Woo-Hyun said, a little impressed. "But that might also be why you guys are always kinda... unorganized."

"What are you talking about?" Chen said.

"You can't expect him to have all-nighters for three days straight and then be perfectly ready to help execute plans the next night," Woo-Hyun said, the thought is obvious.

"We get the job done. Yeah, we worry but he's focus and able when we need him. That's what's important." Tao said, walking into the room, overhearing the conversation. "This way works for us and has been for years."

"Yeah but it could be a lot better if all your teammates were on their A-game," Woo-Hyun said. "If not, you'll start getting sloppy." With that last comment, he left the room, leaving the boys with their thoughts.

"I like him the least of all," Tao said with a growl.

"Why?" Lay said, laughing a little. "Because out of all of them, he's right most of the time?"

"Yes," Tao said. "I hate that he's right all the time and that he always knows that he's right. It's frustrating."

"He's better than their little leader," Chen said. "That guy is just arrogant for no reason."