Rebooted |NCT GANG AU| ✔️

zwei | ii

"There's my bitch!" Seulgi yelled, running over to Melanie who had just entered the apartment.

"Seulgi!" Melanie said, dropping her suitcase at the door as Yeri closed the door behind them.

"Oh my god it's been ages since I saw you, and since when did you have brown eyes?" Seulgi said, pulling her into a hug.

"It's been 2 years, and these are contacts." Melanie said, hugging her best friend tightly.

"Here, the guest room is this way." Seulgi said, grabbing Melanie's bag, and guiding Melanie around her and Yeri's apartment.

"It's kind of small, but you're welcome to stay as long as you want. Get settled, and there's ramen cooking on the stove right now." Yeri said, before exiting the room.

"Thank you." Melanie said, as she placed her suitcase down.

"How have you been?" Seulgi asked.

"I've been doing okay, ran into someone from high school a couple weeks ago who almost blew my cover." Melanie said stripping out of her dress and heels. "What about you?"

"It's been going really well. If you want, we have a brother group that recently separated from SM that is looking for new members. We're really close with them, and they have have international branches, so you could still travel." Seulgi said, as Melanie pulled on sweatpants and a long sleeve shirt.

"I might join. I've missing Korea a lot. I just didn't want to be recognized. I don't want to go back home." Melanie said, wiping of her makeup, and removing her jewelry.

"Well, you have time. Besides, Irene still wants your help with our next job." Seulgi said, as Melanie's blonde hair cascaded out of her ponytail.

"Yeah. Fill me in on that tomorrow. Right now I food and sleep. The flight was tiring." Melanie said.

"Agreed, but don't you want to take out your contacts?" Seulgi said.

"Right. Bathroom's still on the left, right?" Melanie said, grabbing her contact case.

"Yup. See you in the kitchen." Seulgi said.

Melanie stepped into the small bathroom, and washed her hands before removing her contacts.

She blinked a few times before looking back into the mirror.

A pair of bright purple eyes stared back at her. It was a real hassle having to use contacts 95% of the time she went outside to not attract so much attention.

Sighing, she ruffled her hair before shutting off the light and heading into the kitchen.

::

"On your right."

Melanie sighed, walking through the Seoul Museum of Art looking at some of the paintings.

"Ms. Azuno."

Melanie turned, feeling her short black wig brush her collarbones. In front of her was a short man, clad in a black suit that said 'Director' on it.

"Ah, Mr. Kim. It's a pleasure to meet you." Melanie said, removing her black sunglasses, showing her honey-brown eyes.

"You came to see about putting a painting of yours in the museum?"

"Yes. A friend of mine suggested to put it in your museum based on the fact that I have very few paintings in korea, and there are many, many people that visit your museum." Melanie said, fixing the crease in her cuffed sleeve.

"Melanie, get him out of the east wing."

"Do you have it here today?" Mr. Kim asked.

"Yes, it's out back, my workers can bring it in to your office or something. I just don't want the public to be seeing it right now." Melanie said.

"Of course, just follow me." Mr. Kim said, escorting Melanie towards the back of the building.

"You guys can start." Melanie whispered in Japanese.

"What was that? Sorry, I don't speak Japanese." Mr Kim asked.

"Oh I was just admiring the paintings here, I think my newest one will be perfect for the section on 'Changing Times'." Melanie quickly lied.

Mr Kim just nodded, and they reached the entrance port for paintings at the back.

A guard opened the doors, and Melanie waved to her 'workers'.

The truck pulled over and Wendy and a guy apparently named Doyoung got out, before opening the back of the truck, and pulling out a clothed painting.

"Could you get security to escort my painting as well. I don't want anything to happen to it." Melanie asked.

"Yes, of course." Mr Kim said, before turning to one of the guards. "Go get my best guards. I want all eyes and ears on Ms. Azuno's work."

The guard nodded before calling people on the intercom, and soon enough, 10 bulky guards arrived, before surrounding the group as they walked towards the director's office.

"How much longer do you need?" Wendy whispered into the feed.

Melanie heard Joy respond, "2 minutes. Just start talking about your painting."

The group made it into the office, and Melanie sat down, as Wendy held the painting, and Doyoung stood next to her.

"So, Ms. Azuno. Are you going to show me this painting?" Mr. Kim asked.

"Yes, Junhyung?" Melanie said, gesturing to Doyoung.

Doyoung nodded, removing the black cloth covering the painting, to reveal a blue painting, streaked with lilacs, cherry blossoms, and a crying girl kneeling in the middle. Her tears were silver, and formed a lake at the bottom of the painting

"I call it, Spring Sorrows." Melanie said.

"How much for it?" Mr Kim asked.

"6 million." Melanie proposed.

"1 million."

"3 million."

"1.5 million."

"Make it two." Melanie said.

"Deal."

Suddenly a loud bang went of in the distance.

"What was that?" Mr Kim asked, looking at the security guards.

Melanie faked a frightened and startled look, before whimpering out, "My painting! They've come for my painting!"

Mr Kim, looked at Melanie before looking at his guards.

"Four of you go, the rest of you, stay here."

And with that, 6 left.

"Now, Ms Azuno. Why would you say that?" Mr Kim asked.

"At my hotel, someone tried to break into my hotel room to steal the painting, but they woke Soonha, my bodyguard, and they escaped." Melanie said, gesturing to Wendy before continuing, "There was also a grey vehicle tailing us for awhile, and we had to use false cars to get here."

"Ms Azuno, I think you should come back another day, and we can consult at a more low-profile location." Mr Kim said.

"Yes. Could some of your guards accompany me to my vehicle." Melanie said, standing up as Doyoung covered the painting again, as Wendy slid it back into it's case.

"Yes."

The three were quickly escorted back to the vehicle.

"Director Kim! The Caroline Vis Dutch has been stolen!"

"What?"