Letter 2 U

Part 16 - The Legion

The two idols were speechless when the stranger took a seat in front of them.

"You shouldn't look so surprised. What did you expect? A lunatic fangirl wearing a Got7 shirt, a Markson bracelet and a Markjin headband?" the boy spoke hurriedly. He looked much more younger than both of them. He was a little chubby, and his glasses and clothes made him look like a complete nerd.

"Who are you and why are you doing this? Mark asked suddenly, making Jinyoung eye him with apprehension. The singer was so spooked that he thought that even addressing the stranger was too risky. He imagined that a bomb could explode at any moment under their table. Considering letter2u's dangerous ways, he wondered if that moment wasn't a life-threatening event. He froze on the spot when the new face started speaking again.

"We are legion, for we are many." He answered in a sarcastic tone.

"Excuse me?" Jinyoung found his voice again as he eyed the person incredulously. For a second, he thought that stranger could be in some sort of underground cult or something and that made him even more edgy. His boyfriend's expression was unreadable as he tried to digest the boy's words.

"My Goodness, aren't you guys Christian? In Mark 5, Jesus Christ finds a demon possessed man and when He asks the name of the wretched creature, that's his answer. Aren't you familiar with the Gospel of Mark? You idols are so shallow." The stranger shook his head in frustration.

"Are you religious or something? What does this have to do with anything? Why are you trying to kill us?!" Jinyoung was anxious and frightened at the same time. In front of him was the one responsible for his members' misery and he wanted plausible answers before he could gather enough courage to call the police.

"He's not alone in this, Jin. That's what he means. There are many behind letter2u's acts." Mark concluded thoughtfully as he looked at the kid knowingly. His lover sighed in dismay as he still tried to fight his desire to take Mark's hand and run away from that weird kid.

"I see you are the brains in this relationship." The boy snorted derisively at the American.

"How many?" Jinyoung asked coldly, dismissing the other's comment.

"Guys, I was just fucking with you. I just thought it would be funny to answer another Mark the same way the Evangelist wrote in the bible. I have no idea who is behind this, but I know that I was not the only one working for this person, or group. They hired me through Deep Web, they've paid me rather well to hack some of your electronic devices, yet, I have never met letter2u in person. Anyways, I'm not one of them anymore. So I'm willing to help you guys in exchange for a nice amount of money, of course." The boy looked expectantly at the pair.

"So, let me see if I understand this, letter2u hires a hacker to hack into our cellphones, social media and God knows what else. Makes our lives a living hell. Then this hacker is ditched for some unknown reason and now he wants us to pay him good money in exchange of information on his boss? Unfuckinbelievable!" Mark looked mad as he shook his head at Jinyoung.

"They didn't fire me, I just kind of resigned. There's only so much a person like me can take. They were asking me absurd stuff, things that would go against all my morals. Most of the bad stuff was not my thing. But I can assure you, the red car incident and the poisoning at the Fanmeeting were nothing compared to what they have in store for you. There are specialists much better than me out there, willing to do anything for money. Ethics or morals mean nothing to them. Listen, I can't stay here all day. They might be watching me. You see, this is a Yes or No question. If you don't want my help, just say so and I'll be out of here." The boy seemed a bit disturbed as he looked at his watch and scanned the canteen out of the corner of his eyes. He tried to remain in control of the situation, but at the same time, he seemed a bit jumpy.