Law and Love (Showki fanfic)

Ch. 74: Playing with Fire (Part 3)

Kihyun

"Hyung, I-," I trailed off as I was at a lost for what to say in response. He looks at me with a defeated look. My heart clenches at this sight. Even though it has been many years, I still care for him. "Hyung, I would never be able to hate you. Even when you broke up with me all those years ago, I was in pain...I... but I could not bring myself to hate you," I said.

"Then, will you give me a second chance? Will you let me make it up to you," he asks earnestly. 

"I...," I stopped talking as I was at a lost.

"Did you think I was being serious? Hah, I was just joking," he says while laughing but I knew he was lying. He was never a good liar. I knew he was being serious.

"Hyung, I-," I began to say but he cuts me off and changes the subject.

"You want the location of the Silver Roses, right? I'll give it to you...," he says. 

"Shin Hoseok, don't preten-," I went to say but stopped when he looked me in the eyes with so much emotions lurking in his eyes. It was like he was silently asking me to stop.

He sighs deeply and asks, "Kihyun, let's not rehash everything, okay?" I nodded because I knew that if we did, it would only reopen old wounds. "Their HQ should be a bar called, Night after Dark. It is located on a hidden street in Cheongnyangni....that's all I know," he continues to say. 

"How credible is it?"

"It is just the risk that you are going to have to take. I am not even sure if that intel still holds up."

"What do you want in return?"

"Defend me if I ever get caught," he says and then winks at me. 

"...deal," I said and got up to leave. 

"Wait," he says. I turn around to see him handing me a pistol. I looked at him like he was crazy and didn't take it. "It's not dirty if that's what you are thinking," he says with an eyebrow raised. (A/N: By not dirty, he means that it wasn't used to harm/kill someone.)

"I don't need it. I can fight," I said.

"I know. I was the one who taught you...," he says with a faint smile on his lips.

 "Kihyun, I know that you can hold your ground but they will fight dirty. It is better to play it safe. Just humor me, will you," he asks in a serious tone. 

"Alright," I said and went to take the gun from him but he wouldn't let go. I looked at him with a confused look.

"Be safe, Kihyun," he says before letting go of the gun.

"I will," I promised.