As Eun-woo stirred awake several hours later, he felt a lot better. His fever had gone down and his body didn´t ache as much as before. It took him a moment to get back to reality, but when he did, he felt the warm embrace of someone, he felt the arms that were holding him tight and he felt the breath that blew out on his neck from behind. It felt so comfortable and comforting that all he wanted to do is to crawl closer even if he knew that he shouldn´t feel this way about the man laying with his chest pressed against his back. He stretched out his left hand and felt around for his phone, once he had a hold of it he turned on the screen to look at the time. It was already 11PM, and that was when he realized that he was really hungry. He only had that bowl of soup since he ate lunch the day before.
- You up? A husky voice from behind almost whispered
- No. Eun-woo, put his head back on the pillow, not moving away from the man
- What time is it? Yong asked, not bothered by the man in his arms
- 11PM. Eun-woo stated
- You hungry? Yong pulled his arm from under Eun-woo and pulled himself up on it.
- No. He mumbled but at the same time his body betrayed him and his stomach growled, making Yong laugh
- Here, order what ever you want. Order something for me to. Yong said standing up to go to the bathroom after handing him his phone.
Eun-woo groaned from the cold air that were now hugging him from behind instead of the warm body.
- What´s the code? Eun-woo asked before he disappeared in to the bathroom
- 1016. Yong said bluntly making Eun-woo squint to the man that closed the door behind him
He found the food order app and ordered some bulgogi with rice and some side dishes, he also order some tteokbokki and fried chicken, and japchae and also a seafood pancakes thinking that they could share everything.
- Did you order? Yong said as he stepped out of the room
-Yeah, but i couldn´t decide what to get sooo. Eun-woo tailed of looking up at the roof instead of the man.
- Hah, so how much did you get? Yong asked as he sat down and opened up the phone app. He laughed when he saw the big order.
- I mean, everything can be heated up if there is anything left.
- Yeah sure. 45 minutes, so don´t fall asleep. Yong chuckled and then laid down on the bed again
Eun-woo didn´t move from his spot where he laid in the middle of the bed, forcing Yong to lay close. But none of them said anything, just laid there waiting for the food, just a comfortable silence. 47 minutes later there was a knock on the door, Yong stood up and went to pick up the food while Eun-woo took out some soda from the fridge and grabbed some chopsticks and went to sit down in the living room. They both sat on the floor in front of the sofa, with a movie on the tv and food all over the table. Once they were full, they put the lids on and put it in the fridge before walking back to bed. By the time Eun-woo made it back to bed, Yong had already laid down, making sure he got a little bit more room then before. Eun-woo laid down on his side of the bed, with his back towards Yong. Yong let out a breathy chuckle before grabbing Eun-woo´s waist and pulled him close, Eun-woo didn´t fight it at all.
- If you wanna be close then just say it. Yong whispered right in to Eun-woo´s ear, making his face turn red.
Eun-woo´s throat wouldn´t let out a single word so he just laid there in silence, taking in the heat from the man behind him. It took some time since they had already been asleep for about 8 hours, but both of them fell asleep in the end. Both being exhausted. Only waking up the next morning to a phone ringing, after fumbling for a bit to look for his phone Yong finally answered
- What? His husky voice rung out, making Eun-woo stir and look up at the man in front of him as he had turned to face him in his sleep
- And why right now? Yong pushed himself up on his elbow, holding his phone with his left hand, he looked down at the man beside him
- Are you feeling better? He whispered towards the man that had spent almost 17 hours in his arms, just receiving a nod.
- Give me one hour. Yong said to the man on the other side of the phone
- They are going to have to wait. I need to go home and change first. Yong said before hanging up.
- You are staying home today, right? He then asked the man he shared the bed with
- Yeah, called in sick for the entire week. Eun-woo said finally pushing away from the man
- Good. I got to go. Yong said still eyes on Eun-woo
- Yeah. Go. Eun-woo quietly said, almost sounding disappointed
- Remember to eat. Yong said standing up, grabbing his pants and shirt
- Got leftovers so. Eun-woo shrugged
- Okay. Call me if you need anything. Go back to sleep, i´ll just change and then I´ll leave. Yong turned and walked in to the bathroom, making Eun-woo crawl over to the side of the bed Yong had slept on, still hoping for some warmth.
Yong left soon after and Eun-woo spent the next two hours spinning around in bed before leaving the bed to take a shower. He felt himself blush when his mind went back to the fact that he had spent several hours pressed against the man he used to call his enemy in bed. He wanted to tell himself that it was wrong, and he only did that because he was sick and he had no one else to call, but he could not deny the comfort he felt from it. It felt both so wrong and so right at the same time, to the point were Eun-woo didn´t know what he should do, so he did the one thing he could do. Once he was clean from the shower and in new clothes, with a stomach full of leftovers, he placed himself in front of the computer and spent the next several hours playing games. Only focusing on that, it made sense, if he didn´t think about it and focused on something else, then he wouldn´t have to decide if it was right or wrong. Only eating the rest of the leftovers around dinner time, other wise, spending his time playing the game. He had answered several text when he ate breakfast from the group of friends and also Hakyun. Just telling them that he is sick and wont go to school until next week, he then silenced the chats so when his phone made a ping sound at 19:29PM he was a bit confused but paused the game and grabbed his phone
" From : The one and only asshole
You dead or starving? "
The message man him chuckle before answering
Eun-woo : Sorry to disappoint but alive and full.
Yong: Disappointing.. But seriously everything good?
Eun-woo: Yeah, fevers almost gone. Did i give it to you?
Yong: No, i´m good. However I´ll be gone for a bit. So make sure nothing happens when I´m gone.
Eun-woo: What? Where? For how long?
Eun-woo: I mean, i can take care of myself.
He rubbed his head in embarrassment, why did he react that way? On the other hand Yong chuckled at his phone making Min look at him
Yong: Haha, I´m sure you can. But if you really want to know, I`m going to America for two weeks for business.
Eun-woo: Ah i see.
Yong: Want me to drop of a hoodie so you can smell it while I´m gone?
Eun-woo: .... Fuck you.
Eun-woo put down his phone and went back to gaming for some hours more, around 10PM he went to bed, falling asleep after some time, but only after getting the shirt Yong had worn and put it in the bed with him.
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Yong had just left Eun-woo´s apartment and walked down to the car. He drove home, stepped out of yesterdays suit and took a quick shower before putting on a new one. Grabbing a sandwich on the way to the car, driving while eating so he could arrive at the office as soon as he could. Stepping in to the office building a lot of eyes turned to him, he walked in to the elevator and pressed the 12th floor. He stepped in to the room where 8 higher ups and his dad was sitting and waiting for him.
- What took you so long? His father asked as Yong walked up to his seat
- I wasn´t home. In yesterdays outfit. Yong shrugged, his father frowned at him. He had just told the entire room that he spent the night somewhere.
- I hope it was your future wife if that was the case. One of the men in a gray suit said.
- Oh, my dad could only hope. Yong said, grabbing the pen his fathers assistant was holding out for him
- So now that we are all finally here, could we start with the conversation? A young man, around the same age as Yong asked with his arms folded
- Yes. That we can. An older gentleman stated
Their conversation went on for hours, going back and fourth. At the end a couple of things were decided, they would get 45% of the hotel deal, the young man from before was going to take charge of a apartment building project they are going to start soon and the man in the gray suit was going to take over after another building project that was going to become an office building. Everyone in the room thought that the apartment building project would go to Yong, but he had already told his dad that he had enough to take care of already, which he for some reason had accepted. But his father also knew that he did a lot of the things he didn´t want to take care of anymore, all the "The gang of the dragon" that no one else could do.
- So i guess your father don´t think as highly of you as i thought. The young man said as he followed Yong out of the room
- Just because my father gave you one task Hyun-jae, dosen´t mean my father looks down on me. Yong said stopping in his tracks.
- So, what does it mean then? Hyun-jae chuckled, looking up at the tall man in front of him
- Yong. My office! His father called out as he walked over to the elevator
- It means he has something more important for me to take care of. Yong said, leaving the stunned man standing in the hallway.
He stepped in to the elevator together with his father and his assistant Ji-sung who were reading thru some papers. Once they came to his floor they left the assistant at his desk outside of the office as Yong and Yong-sun walked inside the room, closing the door after them.
- So where did you spent the night? His father asked as he sat down on his chair, not even telling his son to sit down
- No where important. Yong shrugged as he walked over to the fridge and grabbed a water bottle to drink from
- Is that your way to tell me that it´s not my business?
- Something like that. Yong said, sitting down on the chair opposite of his father
- Fine. I wont at this moment.
- So why did you want to see me?
- You need to take care of something for me. His father pulled out a file that was filled with papers, dropping it on the desk in front of Yong, telling him to pick it up.
Yong started to read the papers, just scanned thru the most important things and then looked up as his father, his eyebrow raised.
- You will take five of our guys, your choice and go see if they really have what they are threatening me with. Yong-sun, leaned back against his chair, placing his hands in his lap and looked at his son
- Normal protocol? Yong asked as he put down the file on the table
- Yes. You know the deal.
- When do we leave? And how long?
- You´ll leave at 6AM tomorrow, and you get to go home as soon as you know for sure that they have nothing on us.
- So find and destroy? Yong said taking out his phone
- Yes. As i said, the normal protocol.
- Okey, got it. Anything else? Yong said as he stood up, grabbing the file and turning to leave
- No. You can go.
He stepped out of the office, nodding towards the assistant and walked towards the elevator. Taking it all the way down to the parking area and sat down in his driver seat. Sending one text
" Need five people, America.
Find and Destroy, Normal protocol,
Flight 6Am tomorrow - two weeks.
Meeting in the office in 30mins. "
He sent it to the guys working under him now, not waiting for a response before starting the car and drove to the office. When he stepped on to the floor, about 17 men was sitting there. Waiting to see if they would get picked. Yong nodded as he walked to stand by his desk, he dropped the file on the desk and looked around on the people.
- Ju-an you can forget it. Yong said looking over at the man sitting on the couch
- Why? Ju-an said looking defeated
- How old is Joon? Yong asked taking of his suit jacket
- 2 months. Ju-an almost whispered
- Exactly. Why are you even here? Be home with your girl and son, and get some sleep. You look like you have worked for 50 years day and night. Go home. Yong, walked around his desk and sat on the front side
- Thank you sir. Ju-an bowed before leaving the room.
- Kwang and Ji-ho, you got my back right? Yong looked over at the two men standing by the window
- Always sir. Ji-ho stated
- Min? Yong looked at the man that was playing with a pen.
- Ready sir. Min put down the pen
- Good. Tae-oh, i need your skills.
- Of curse. I´ll pack everything i need.
- And then lastly... Woo-bin. You up for it?
- Absolutely. Woo-bin stood up.
- Great, everyone else go back to what you were doing. The rest in to the meeting room, we´ll go over everything quickly so you can go home and pack. Yong said, pushing of from the table and walked in to the room, followed by the others.
As he waited for everyone to get seated he sent a text to Eun-woo, chuckling at his response. When he looked up from his phone, his eyes meet with Min´s who had been staring at him the entire time. Yong lifted his eyebrow, like asking him "what?" but Min only shook his head.
- All right, as i said we will leave at 6AM, it´s a find and destroy so we are doing what we know. Normal protocol, but we have to know who we are dealing with so everyones gonna read the file on the flight. When we get there we do as normal, drop of what we don´t need and go out to have a look. Then we plan. The sooner we get this done, the sooner we get to go home. So lets do it quick, properly and safe. If they get hurt, they get hurt, we don´t. Any questions? Yong ended with the question he always did
- Since this is my first time on this type of mission, what do i need to think about? Woo-bin asked
- Normal clothes, remember that we are going to have to blend in with people around, so both suits and normal clothes are a must. Kwang stated like he had done this hundred of times before
- Oh, and don´t forget the normal things you bring for a vacation, like toothbrush and care products. Ji-ho said sounding proud of himself
- Pretend you are going on a vacation but might go to some high end dinners. But only clothes you don´t care if they get destroyed. Yong said as he stood up.
- I can pick you up, Tae-oh, Woo-bin and Min. You live on the way to the airport for me anyways Ji-ho stated as he stood up as well.
- Yeah sure, what time? Min asked making sure he had everything
- You will be the first one so 4:45AM. Ji-ho stated
- Should i pick you up, sir? Kwang asked
- Yeah sure. The less cars at the airport the better. But pick me up at 4:30AM. Yong said looking at Kwang
- Why? You live 15 minutes from the airport. If we leave half, we will be there way before the other group. Kwang sounded confused
- I have somewhere i need to drop by before going. Yong said bluntly walking out of the room, leaving the others standing there silent.
When he finally arrived at home it was 5PM, he walked in to his apartment and right away started to pack. The only thing left was his bathroom products but that he only could pack tomorrow morning. He changed in to his work out clothes and went over to his home gym, he should make himself get tired so he could get some hours of sleep at least. He took out his phone to send a text
" To Jinko
Hey, I´ll be gone for about 2 weeks, no need for daily cleans so just do a weekly once. Take the food that might go bad with you home, no need for it to become spoiled. See you when i get home."
After working out for 3 hours and eating dinner, he took a shower and then laid down in bed. He knew falling asleep would be hard, if he had known they had to leave tomorrow, he wouldn´t spent 17 hours sleeping. The bed was cold and empty, and his naked body yearned from some closeness. It made him wonder if Eun-woo was also laying in bed sleeping or if he was still up, he was sick so he should be in bed, even if it´s only 9PM. It took him over one hour, before his eyes started to close, his speakers played some soft music like they always did. Yong hated the silence, the emptiness that came with it.
His alarm rang at 3:45AM, and he sat right up, flinging his legs over the edge. He went in to the bathroom and took a quick shower to wake up, and washed his face with cold water. While brushing his teeth, he put on some perfume, and then packed down all of the things he needed. He walked out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist and stepped right in to his walk in closet. He grabbed a pair of underwear, socks, black cargo pants, a t-shirt and a hoodie. He put everything on and hung up the towel in the bathroom again. He then grabbed his bag and dropped in the hallway while he ate some breakfast, just a pre made egg sandwich and a coffee. His phone pinged with a message from Kwang
"Just got to the car, come down in 10 minutes."
The clock was 4:20, right on time. He rinsed of his cup, grabbed the duffel bag and left his home. Going down to were Kwang always picked him up and lit a cigaret while he waited. And right on time Kwang´s car drove up.
- Just got the text that Ji-ho is leaving to pick up the others. Kwang said as soon as Yong opened up the backseat to throw in his bag.
- Good. Yong said as he closed the door and opened the passenger door and sat down
- So where to first? Kwang said looking over at the man dressed in al black
- Gangbyeon sumsang suite apartments. Yong said simply as he but his seatbelt on
- Ehm. Okay. Kwang said, it was to early to ask why, and he already new the answer he would get.
They drove in silence, the only thing that could be heard was the music on the radio and the engine. Kwang stopped at the same place that Yong had stopped when he had dropped Eun-woo off the morning after the fight.
- Should i wait here? Kwang said as Yong opened the door
- Yeah, i won´t be long. Yong stepped out of the car and went in to the building, disappearing from Kwang´s view.
He quietly stepped in to the apartment, removed his shoes and snook in to the bedroom. He tried to hold his laugh when he saw the man laying in bed, the duvet only covering his bottom half and Yong could see the edge of his sweatpants. His upper body was completely naked and in his arms was the shirt Yong had put in the laundry basked before he changed in to his suit the morning before. He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. He stretched out his hand and felt the sleeping man on the forehead, feeling if his fever really had gone down.
- Why are you here? The sleeping man stirred, slowly opening his eyes to look at him
- Just dropping by before the trip, making sure you actually are fever free. Yong whispered as he removed his hand
- What time is it? Eun-woo asked, propping himself on his elbow
- It´s 4:40, i need to leave soon. Yong said a little louder this time. A groan left Eun-woo´s lips, making Yong chuckle
- Go back to sleep. I just wanted to make sure you really were good. Yong said, as he stood up, Eun-woo laid back down, but his eyes were still on the man standing there
- Your hoodie. Eun-woo let out in a small voice
- What? Yong said, Eun-woo didn´t know if it was because he didn´t hear or if he had forgotten
- You told me that you would drop of your hoodie. Eun-woo said, sleep coming back to him now that he was laying down again.
Yong let out a breathy laugh before taking of his coat and then taking of his hoodie. Putting it on the bed, right next to Eun-woo, making Eun-woo turn to the side and embrace it, pushing it up to his face to smell it better.
- I´ll borrow one of yours then. Yong just said shaking his head.
He walked over to the closet and grabbed a black and purple hoodie, he turned around to ask if it was okay to take it. But as he did, his eyes fell on the man who had fallen back asleep with his hoodie pressed against his face. He chuckled and shook his head, then he put on the hoodie and walked carefully over to grab his jacket. He then left the room and the man sleeping there. He took the elevator down and walked quickly over to the car, just sitting down before he let out
- Okay, let´s go. As he looked over at the man sitting next to him, that was starring at the hoodie he was now wearing.
- Yeah, right. Kwang said as he came back from starring. That hoodie was different from the one he was wearing when he left 5 minutes ago. But he shook it off, now was not the time to think about that.