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05

Tenshiko had received such lengthy nagging from Koruji about going after the gang on her own. If it weren't for those stupid bitches, she wouldn't be involved with Donghyuck. Speaking of, the boy bugged the ninja, asking why the assassin had a temper in the middle of the day. He was just curious because he never saw her mad for a long time and seeing Koruji reacted that way because of Tenshiko was new to him.

" Tell me already Chichi! I have to know what's happening! "

" You don't gotta know shit, Donghyuck. " with the way she said his name, he knew it was something serious. " Oh, sorry. " the female was shook of his change in demeanor, thinking she had been too harsh. " No, I'm not mad or anything, Donghyuck. "

" I thought you were for a second. "

" Its kind of bothering tho. "

" Its fine if you can't tell me. " he adjusted his tone, considering how Tenshiko was feeling at the moment, he was a dick but he knows his boundaries. " As if you won't bother me about it the whole day. "

" Let's go. "

" Where to? I'll just tell you right here, changing locations isn't necessary. "

" Of course it is. With all my hyungs in the dorm, they might eavesdrop on us so let's just go to my room. "

" We don't really need to do that, Donghyuck. They'll get more suspicious if we go there with just the two of us. "

" We won't do anything, unless... " he teasingly wriggled his eyebrows at her. " Shut up. " the two went upstairs, Haechan kicking Johnny out of the room and Tenshiko being apologetic about it. They sat on the beds facing each other, Tenshiko on Haechan's and him on Johnny's, the boy went on about his opinion first to let her know that its fine.

" When we first met two days ago, I assumed that you're someone who's rude but not because you want to. You got this tall wall built around by your trust issues and I wanted to see if I was right, I knew I was after we argued yesterday. Now, I want to understand why you're so enclosed and why Koruji is the only one you trust. " she was really flabbergasted, even she doesn't know why she was wary of almost everyone but hearing him say all that just blew her mind. It would be too soon to trust this man, she barely know him, why would she open up?

" I'm not really comfortable opening up to someone, Donghyuck. I'm used to keeping my problems to myself because this is how I grew up, even though Koruji is like a sister to me, I haven't talked to her about my feelings. "

" I bet you have been together for over a year, how come you haven't told her yet? "

" Well, we're always busy with our work. We come home only to rest and eat, there's no time for us to take care of ourselves mentally. I do have my relatives but my uncle is too busy training his kids. "

" How about your family? " the question struck a chord and Haechan saw how dark her expression got. " Oh, sorry, I suppose that's a sensitive topic. "

" Watch your words, Donghyuck. You might find a blade up your neck the next time. " she stood up and walked out the room, and just like that, she was back to being distant. There are times that Haechan regretted being talkative and this was one of those times, it wasn't fun being hated by someone. Tenshiko had realised how she was one step away from opening a door for Haechan and she was relieved she walked away before things escalate into something she dreaded.

The group was given one more day to rest before they start recording for their comeback and while they're at it, Koruji and Tenshiko were invited in a formal meeting by SM himself, going on a dinner with Koruji's old friends after. The female assassin wore a white knitted top, high-waisted beige skirt and a beige plaid blazer, and white heels. Tenshiko went for an all black outfit, turtleneck, fitted trousers and flare-heeled boots, not forgetting to take her weapons with her in case of an attack.

They set off in the morning so they could finish early and while they load into the four-seater car the agency lent them, Taeyong snapped pictures of them in secret then waved them goodbye. He entered into their dorm, fawning over Koruji, when the members saw him smiling at his phone and they wanted to know why. They gathered behind him and peeked, teasing him the whole day. Haechan, however, remained disturbed of Tenshiko's response from yesterday. He definitely needs to watch what comes out of his mouth before she starts being staid.

The amount of old men in suit they had to meet were doubled from days ago and some were throwing perverted looks on the ladies, the ninja became aware of this and was beyond disgusted. It was the time for the girls to be introduced and it was a blow for the men, not expecting that the two could fight for shit. As the conference dragged on for five hours, the planning for 127's comeback included, it finally ended, much to Tenshiko's relief. The pair were in an elevator when a middle aged man who was part of the meeting earlier blocked the doors from closing and went in.

The ninja could feel the presence of the man getting closer behind them and just before the doors opened, his hands touched each of their behind. Tenshiko felt her blood rise because of the inappropriate action, Koruji knew she would deal with it then went to the car to wait for the her. Turning back around with a rather twisted expression, Tenshiko pressed her right hand on the man's neck and punched his gut using her left fist with great strength. She then kicked his groin and backhanded his face repeatedly before exiting the elevator calmly.

" Did you crush his face? "

" Nah, just his dingie. "

" That's better. You ready to meet Sanjung and Eunbin? "

" As if I have a choice, why do you have a lot of friends? "

" Its not a lot, Shiko, you just don't have any besides me. "

" Fine by me. "

" But not for me so you gotta befriend Haechan or else. "

" Or else what? "

" I'll set you up on a date with someone you don't know. "

" Shut up, master. "

" This bitch- "

" Just drive. " they sped down the road for several minutes until Koruji stopped in front of a huge house. The exterior was clean and intimidating but the interior was a different story, it was out of this world. There was a huge fish tank in the middle and the chandeliers decorated the high ceiling. A man and woman who were a little older than Koruji greeted the two and introduced themselves. They were catching up during the meal and dramatically telling the assassin how life was after they knew who he really was, Tenshiko didn't mind that they were strangers because Koruji seemed to trust them and vice versa.

NCT, though, is a different conversation. Her friend loves them but Tenshiko couldn't get herself to do the same, men are too much for her to cope with. She thought the dinner was over until Sanjung invited them to his garage where a ton of expensive cars were parked. " Go on, Tenshiko, choose anything. " she did not expect this.

" Thank you Mr. Sanjung but I'm fine. "

" You don't sound like it. Go on, take Koruji with you, she knows where the keys are. " before she could say anything, the assassin was dragging her away from the other two and towards the cars. The offer was too tempting to refuse and the cars were such eye candies, she never really had her own car. Tenshiko has a thing for cars ever since she was little but there weren't much opportunity for her to buy her own, especially when her father's around. Her eyes paused on a black Jaguar XK Reborn and it stayed on it for long, she was in love with it. How does it feel to drive that? She asked herself, she was going to find out.