CHARM | original story

Ready for Betrayal

I'm back from my break! I've had enough time to think things through! I hope you all are still reading!

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The next months passed like a small but painful disaster. Ever since Jimin had taken his place as the secretary, you could no longer focus like you used to because you'd catch yourself staring at him when you had other priorities to handle. Finally fed up with your own strange actions, you would pinch yourself whenever he was around to make sure you were focused.

Oh boy, was that a good idea. 

Your hand was practically swollen by the end of the first week that you had started to pinch yourself and you were in what was known as "fucking ass" pain. Wincing every time you moved your arm, the other members began noticing the cussing that would come out of your mouth every time you moved something. 

One day, you were told to move a stack of papers to another location. Picking them up, you immediately dropped the stack, scattering the papers across the floor. Gripping your wrist, you could feel the immediate heat that penetrated through your arm. This was bad. REAL FUCKING BAD. Groveling over in pain, you found Necromancer suddenly in front of you.

"Let me see your arm."

"I'm fine. Just give it a few—"

"LET ME SEE YOUR ARM."

You had never heard a tone like that come out of his mouth before; fearing that you would get a lecture from the older member, you reluctantly held out your arm in a bare display. Looking upon your arm, his eyes widened. 

"How the fuck did your arm get this fucked up? We haven't been on any missions lately and—"

But he was stopped in his tracks when he noticed you guiltily looking at Jimin, who was standing with a first aid kit in worry. Dropping your arm, Necromancer gave an irritated sigh and stepped aside to let Jimin treat it. Approaching you warily, Jimin led you to a couch where he began disinfecting the wound. He would prod at it gently with a Q-tip, making sure that he would not further bruise the raw flesh of your arm.  

"You should really be more careful," he murmured quietly as he began to apply gauze. 

"I know," you replied blatantly, already knowing it was your own fault. After he had wrapped the bandages, you shook your arm off, a forced smile playing across your face. You tried to reassure the members that you were perfectly fine, but they knew you were just feigning being okay. Sighing, you leaned back on the couch as Jimin put the first aid kit away. 

Why did you have to do that shit to yourself? 

The answer? 

Jeon Jimin. 

He was the cause of your constant mixed feelings. You didn't know what these strange gut feelings were, but you hated it. But thankfully the pain that you were feeling at the moment distracted you from thinking about the boy. You were finally in a peaceful state until suddenly, you heard him cry out. 

"Why are there so many emails?!"

You could hear Necromancer snicker in the corner. You knew what was up. Necromancer's obsession with collecting cute toys and such. Of course, the illegal sites he went on to obtain his merchandise was filled with ads and viruses. He was supposed to be a hero, not someone who went against the law. But why would you care what he does? As long as it's not some sort of killing spree for fun, you were fine with whatever he did. 

"Necromancer, go clean the emails of viruses please," you said, waving your hand in a lazy motion. 

"This is YOUR shit?!" exclaimed Jimin as he pointed a horrified finger at his senior. 

"Oh wait, I forgot that Jimin doesn't know that Necromancer wears that hell of a pink apron," commented Puppet Master from his beanbag. 

Jimin's face twisted even more in the sheer knowledge of knowing what kind of kinks Necromancer was into. The additive fact that this creep lived with you took him over the edge. 

"A-A p-pink—"

"OKAY. That apron is the only thing I do not like. It was a present you guys bought for my birthday, which is why I wear it! I like cute things, but I don't like wearing them! Especially since that apron can go burn in Mary's fire!" Necromancer desperately explained, pleading for Jimin to not judge him. He may have thought of the new secretary as annoying, but he couldn't bear to have another person roast him on his profound clothing item. 

You almost snorted at the older male who was flailing his arms exasperatingly in the air while trying to explain that it was all a misunderstanding to the younger male who wore a revolted face as the other members watched in amusement. This was the way it should be; happy. 

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Third Unknown POV 

"Sir! We've finally found what Citrix was working on! The formula for an injection that creates Charm within the body!"

"How progressed is the formula?"

"It's in the works but we are expecting it to be completely formulated in a couple months! In this way, we don't need those useless Charms! We can create our own biological army with this!"

"Very good. However, don't believe all of our Charms are useless. That HD sect that we have is very much useful."

"Sir, is it because your daughter is in there?"

"Daughter? She's not even my real offspring. Her and her brothers both are just tools for making this league the top of the world. And when that time comes, my actual sons will be the ones who will rule the world."

~

She woke up in a sweat, screaming at the top of her lungs. Clutching the sides of her head, she shut her eyes tightly, chest heaving in rapid, uncontrolled movements. Same immediately woke up at the sound of her screaming and tiptoed out of the bedroom to her room. 

Entering the room, she saw BOSS clutched over the bed with a spilled glass of water and meds. 

"BOSS!"

BOSS was still breathing and conscious. She was just in a minor shock from the dream that had just displayed across her mind. Moments later, you entered the room in her oversized white t-shirt, rubbing your eyes sleepily.

"What's going on? BOSS? Same?"

When you looked at the distressed leader that lay sprawled across the side of her bed, you immediately snapped awake and went to support the leader. This commotion eventually led the other members to come in. Eventually, with Same's help, BOSS was able to lean back comfortably against the headboard. After everything had calmed down and the members had all gathered, BOSS let out a burdened sigh. 

"I don't know why but something bad is going to happen very soon."

You all nodded, taking her words seriously. 

"When that time comes, be sure that you're ready to betray the home that we have stayed in since this group was formed."

"Be ready to betray the league."