The Mission || Minsung

Ten

"You can come and get him in two days, until we make all the preparations." Sunghoon answered, making Minho sigh.

Jisung just nodded and motioned Changbin to leave with him.

The moment the two men left, Sunghoon turned to Minho.

"Prepare yourself, my friend. You'll be living with enemies now. You'll have to keep your guard up 24/7." He said. "I can't believe Hyunjin was right. And I can't believe your act fooled them. It's insane how you're literally going to be with your biggest enemy. I mean, wow."

"I know. They're dumber than I thought." He said, picking up his coat and turning to leave. "See you later, buddy."

He was in no mood of conversations. So without calling anyone else, he headed home alone.

***

"Marry a great man, Seonmi. So that Black Mask goes to the right hands." Seonjae said to his daughter, who was sitting in his office.

Seonmi sighed. "Why can't you make me the head?"

"You know why. You're not ready for this. You're too pure-"

"I've trained my whole life, father. The fact that I'm bubbly around the people I care for doesn't change that." Said the girl, who was getting restless.

"Maybe if you marry Minho one day, you'll be able to lead this place. But I can't trust you alone. Besides, you like him already-"

"It's not about me liking him, father. And you know that." She said, her voice crumbling.

"See? You can't even control your tears here. You're not fit for this position, Seonmi. Just stick to the things you're capable of." Said Seonjae, dismissing her.

With angry tears, she stepped out of the room.

"Hey there, beautiful- wait. Are you crying?" Hyunjin, who was going to resume his playful act as always, paused when he saw the girl's tear strained eyes.

"No shit, my eyes are just sweaty." Seonmi snapped, wiping her tears.

"What's wrong?" Hyunjin approached carefully, knowing well how the girl got when she was upset.

"He... He wouldn't listen to me. Calls me fragile. That I'm unfit for leading Black Mask." She said in annoyance.

"But you train day and night, everyone knows that."

"Everyone but him. Why can't I make decisions for myself, Hyunjin?" She broke, hiding her face in her hands.

Hyunjin sighed, hating to see the girl he loved cry.

"He will, Seonmi. One day he will." He patted the girl's head as he pulled her in a hug.

"In this world, me leading this place would only be possible if I married Minho. Dad trusts him more than his own daughter." Said Seonmi between her cries.

Hyunjin's heart clenched at that. Of course he knew.

The girl his heart beated for had already given her heart to someone else.

He couldn't do anything, even though that someone was his own best friend.

"We'll find a way... I promise." He said, pushing the pain back.

It wasn't about him. It was about Seonmi.

And it would always be about her.

***

Minho woke up, for the fifth night in a row that week.

The nightmares haunted him every single night. And they got worse as the days passed by.

With trembling hands, he picked up the glass of water on his nightstand.

It was the last night he was sleeping in his home. The only place he could feel safe in. Nowhere was safe for him. Not when he killed so many people and has so many enemies who wanted him dead.

It was ironical how he was going to live with his biggest enemy. All for what, so that he could bring Jisung alive to his boss? He'd rather have him dead.

The mission would be one hell of a job. Suppressing his hatred towards the Han was going to be difficult to contain.

Heaving a huge sigh, he took the sleeping pills.

Getting a little amount of sleep was better than nothing.

***

Seonmi was on the verge of tears as she was told about Minho leaving.

"You.. you'll come back. Promise me." She said.

"Of course I will," Minho let out a relaxed smile, ruffling the younger girl's hair.

"Will you be alright alone? If he... If he tries something?" Seonmi asked cautiously, not forgetting the effect his trauma had on him when they first met.

She was the one who insisted him to go for therapy.

"I'll be fine, I'm over it now." Minho lied, not wanting to worry the younger.

"Minho I..." Seonmi was about to say something when Hyunjin suddenly interrupted the two.

He didn't have to, but he figured what Seonmi was about to say. And panic made him act without thinking.

"Minho! Time to leave." Hyunjin called, passing Seonmi a sad smile.

"See you later." He turned to his best friend and pulled her in a hug.

"And Seonmi? You don't need anyone else to show them all what you're capable of." He smiled, leaving alone the one place he felt he belonged to.

"Keep on sending us any kinds of information you get your hands on. I've planted a tracking device on your phone. Never leave without it. Got it?" Seungmin, the technical professional told him as a bunch of them sat in the meeting room.

"Your weapons are in the fabrics of your suitcase. You'll have to cut the stitches to get them out. Keep them hidden in a place where no one would be able to find. I've hidden a pen drive in this necklace. Wear it and once you get access to their system, upload all the information on here and run. Once we have the files hidden in their database, your mission will be officially over. After that you can follow the original plan of bringing Han with you." Mina briefed it all to Minho.

"Your parents would be proud to see where you are today, Minho. Never forget that." Seonjae smiled as he approached the boy. "Good luck. I wish you victory."

"I won't disappoint you." Minho said firmly, nodding towards his people for the one last time before stepping out of the meeting room.

The mission had now officially begun.

Little did he know it would flip his entire life upside down.

***

Last update of 2023. I hope you had fun reading, my loves. See y'all next year now!

I love you sooo much <3