Angel of Mercy - Stray Kids Mafia AU

Chapter 34:The End Game is Nigh

"Call our allies who are not currently at the manor. Also, put out one final call to any allies we have not previously engaged. Please give me a timeline on when everyone will be back that the manor. As soon as we know that I will call for a meeting." Chan was barking orders to the remaining SKZ and allies in the manor. Eisa could see from his face, even if he was trying to hide it, that this forced end game terrified him. 

"Eisa, take your brother and his friends to the spare rooms then I want you and Seungmin to go to the med area to take stock of our supplies. Put in urgent orders for anything we are low on and order any other materials we may need for worst-case scenarios. Henry, you and the other two you brought with you, assist her if she needs extra hands with the inventory." Chan paused as he was leaving the room for his office. "Also Henry? Come and meet me in my office when you are finished. We need to have a talk about how much your father shared with you and what skills we may be able to use.  Bring the other two with you as well." And with that, Chan briskly walked to his office, face deep in thought. 

"You heard the boss." Seungmin tapped Eisa on the shoulder and motioned for her to take her brother, Eric, and Jackson up to their rooms. "Meet me in the med area when you're done." He walked off after Eisa gave him the nod that she understood.

She cast a look at Minho who looked less than pleased that she would be spending potentially hours with her former crush. He moved over to her and gave her a quick but a rather passionate kiss.

"Come over tonight. You can stay over in my room. We haven't had much time together." He said quietly at her temple before pressing another kiss to it and moving to follow the rest of the team. 

"So in addition to becoming a mafia doc...you now have a scary mafia boyfriend? Do I need to have a talk with him?" Henry said as he, Jackson, and Eric gathered their bags.  

"Henry, I am 23 years old, have been living on my own since I was 18, and have my medical degree. I don't think we need to have you playing the protective older brother." Eisa scoffed grabbing Henry's backpack and slinging it onto her shoulder. "Come on. Let me show you your rooms."

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Eisa had grabbed the closet of the spare rooms to her own. She helped Henry unload all of his things and showed the other two men to their rooms. 

"So is this room close to Yeji's?" Jackson said casually as he threw his bags onto the bed. 

"She's 3 doors down from this one, though I don't quite think this is the right time to be making those moves of yours," Eisa said in a sarcastic tone.

"I would argue it's a perfect time. Need to let off some of that tension, you know?" Jackson's eyebrows did a suggestive wiggle which despite the feelings of dread pooling in Eisa's gut, caused her to laugh.

"Whatever you say, Jackson, but if this bites you in the butt...I told you so." She stuck out her tongue and left the room to check on Eric.

Eric has already put his bags on his bed and was now sitting on it deep in thought.  He looked up at Eisa as she entered and gave her a small but sad smile.

"Things have changed a lot haven't they, E?" Eisa could tell there was more on his mind than just the impending showdown.

"There are a lot of things that could be in reference to but I have a feeling it has nothing to do with the whole big scary war with mafias thing." She sat down next to him. "Might need to you to elaborate a bit more on what's on your mind." She gave him a soft smile. Eric let out a sigh and looked out the large window in his room where large storm clouds seemed to be forming. 

"Well I mean part of it is all of this," He motioned around the room, "but part of it is how things have changed for us. You know, you weren't the only one with a crush." He said softly. This took Eisa by surprise.  She had always believed how she had felt was one-sided, a silly schoolgirl crushes on her brother's best friend. This news tugged at her heart a bit but not in a regretful way. This didn't change how she felt, she had buried those feelings long ago but the sadness in Eric's voice tugged at her heartstrings. He was her friend above all else, like family really and she did not like seeing his pain. 

"Thank you for telling me." She placed a hand on his shoulder. "I can no longer return those feelings to you. I love you, Eric, but as my friend, my brother. I am a completely different person than the little kid who used to follow you around like a lost puppy. I mean I am still me but different as well." 

"You will always be important to me. I just waited too long to tell you how I felt."  He gave her another sad smile before standing up and moving towards the door. "Now let's go gather the other two chuckleheads and help you get prepared for this war."  Eisa stood up but paused before leaving the room which cause Eric to stop as well.

"Go speak to Chan first. Seungmin and I will get started. We will be able to get a list together on what to check." She finally exited the room, with Eric following her, and motioned for Henry and Jackson to follow.

"Go speak with Chan then come find me in the med area. Best to get your chat with him out of the way." Eisa laughed a bit at the grimace on Henry's face.

"Oh, goodie I get to talk to the grumpy man barking orders." Henry ran his hand over his face, it clearly shows how thrilled he was with what he was about to do.

"Chan is not grumpy. Normally he is the most cheerful of our little family and also sometimes the most immature." She sighed as she walked them to Chan's office. "You all are just catching him at a very bad time. So get in there and play nice."

"Yes ma'am!" Jackson saluted and walked into the office followed by Eric who gave a lopsided smile before closing the door.


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Eisa headed down to the med area, feeling mentally drained after the events of the day.  Before entering the room she shook herself, knowing that she needed to be focused and alert to prepare for what was to come. 

She entered the room and stepped over to Seungmin's desk where he was hard at work on the inventory list. 

"Great you're here. Where are the rest of the troops?" He looked over her shoulder but was greeted by an empty room beyond her. 

"Speaking with Chan. I figured it was best to get that out of the way before we have them helping us out. " Seungmin huffed but nodded.

"You're right. Best to have that talk now cause who knows how long it will take for us to do a full inventory. I try to keep on top of it but we will need more than usual so I need to adjust my data." Eisa glanced down at the tablet he was using, an Excel spreadsheet open on it with inventory listed alphabetically. Of course, he would be this detailed. 

"We need more morphine for sure. Antiseptic, bandaging, fluids and we also may need to get more materials for casts if anyone breaks anything.  How are we on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory meds?" Eisa said as she looked the list over.

"We are good on those. I tend to overstock those due to the standard injuries they come back with. They almost always need them for something or the other even minor injuries from training." He paused and looked up at her. "I have the rest of what you listed as things that need restocking. Anything else that looks missing?" 

"Surgical tools, sutures, and other materials we need to stitch up any major injuries.  Oh god and cleaning supplies to keep this area clean between uses. I have been meaning to order those but kept forgetting." She scrunched up her nose in thought. "We will have Henry and the boys do a final count on everything listed though.  Just to make sure we aren't missing anything." 

"Sounds good to me. We can work on prepping what we have. I don't trust Bangtan to not spring a surprise attack on us beforehand." Seungmin could see Eisa's face pale but all she gave was a curt nod.

"Let's get to work. We have the battle to prepare for and as those crazy people with the cardboard signs say 'The end is nigh.'"

A/N: Just a shorter chapter today. There will be quite a few chapters with prepping for the big showdown but also some moments between a certain  couple...no, not Jackson and Yeji. lol Thank you as always for giving this story so much love.  I appreciate all of you and your support!