Contract Killer [chapter 15]
Title: Contract Killer ~ What if tomorrow never comes?
Rating: PG-13 || Genre: Romance/Drama (slight humor, angst and death) || Status: ON-GOING || Chapters: 14 / 24
Pairing(s): Yunho /OC / Yoochun || Junsu/OC || Yoochun/ OC
Warnings: Murder, character death and most importantly: not yaoi (Hope you give it a try anyway ^_^)
Basic Synopsis: Their purpose is simple: they kill whoever they are paid to kill. They live in the shadows of their former selves, waiting for revenge, or for love. Yunho is a killer for hire who is suddenly assigned to kill the heir of one of the richest families in the country, but this is not an average mission. There's much more to it than meets the eye.
Junsu is the son of the richest and most powerful man in the country, a man who turned his own son into an assassin. A fake cold-hearted killer, a playboy who longs for love and care.
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Dae Ro arrived just prior to the dinner being served, while apologizing to his wife for being late. After asking for his daughter, Soo Mi told him that she was already home and in the living room with Yunho, who apparently wanted to discuss something with him.
The man then told the butler to call the youngsters in order for all of them to have dinner. The butler did as he was instructed and a few moments later, Yoochun, Hee Soo and Yunho entered the dinning room.
Yoochun was the first to go in, greeting Dae Ro and his mother. Hee Soo followed suit, greeting her father with a hug while Yunho approached after her, streching his arm for a handshake.
Dinner time was peaceful as everyone remained silent, except for Yunho and Dae Ro who kept a cordial conversation.
After finishing the meal, Yoochun was the first to excuse himself, drawing Dae Ro's attention.
“Are you leaving?” The man asked
“Yes. I am meeting some friends.” Yoochun lied
“Don't come back too late” His mother warned “You know I can't sleep whenever you are out at night”
“Don't worry, mom.” Yoochun said as he got up and left the room.
The boy went up the stairs and into his room, fetching his coat and coming down minutes later with his car keys in hand and left the house quickly.
He lied when he said he had to meet his friends actually, even because he had no appointments but the thought of being home with Yunho and Hee Soo was enough to make him want to leave. If he couldn't prevent them from being together, then he would leave and spare himself the torture instead of putting up a fake smile and pretend he was happy.
He decided to call Junsu then. Maybe he wanted to go out with him.
“Yes?” The other said, picking up his call.
“Hey there, Junsu!”
“Who is this?” Junsu asked
“Are you kidding me? It's Yoochun...remember me?” Yoochun asked sarcastically
“Oh, yeah. Hi Yoochun, what's up?”
“Do you have any plans for today?” He asked
“Not really, why?”
“Do you want to go out and have a drink?”
“Okay. I wanted to go out today anyway. Where do we meet?”
“Do you know the 'Purple Line' ?” Yoochun asked
“If I know it? My father owns the place.” Junsu stated, leaving Yoochun a little speechless
“Okay... I won't even comment on that. I'm on my way; we'll meet there.”
Junsu flipped the phone back and put it in his pocket. He quickly reached for his jacket and checked himself in the mirror, letting out a gasp as he finally realized what Sung Ri had done to his hair. Sighing, he just fixed it and then looked a few more times just to make sure he was looking handsome, realizing he had just one earring on since the other one had been left stuck on Sung Ris sweater. That thought made him smile at himself though.
After grabbing his gloves from the drawer, he went down the stairs and left the main house, heading to Sung Ri's studio and knocking on her door however as soon as the girl opened the door he just scoffed at the amount of time she took to open the door for him.
“Do you need something?” She asked and he could see she was nervous.
“Would I be here if I didn't?” He asked
“So, what do you want?”
He smirked then and she just felt her knees getting weak “My earring” He said and she sighed in relief.
“Oh, sure.” She left the door open, while she went to her room and returned with Junsu's earring. “Here.”
“Thanks. Oh by the way, I'm going out with Yoochun and I guess I'll be returning late.”
[And why is he even telling me that?] She thought
“Do you want to come?” He asked and she tried not to get excited while her mind telling her that she should just stay home.
“I-I still have a lot of things to do... for college. You go and have fun.” She said and then she felt like hitting herself in the head.
“Alright then.”
Junsu left and Sung Ri closed her door but could not resist going to the window and see him leaving in his motorbike.
~*~
Right after dinner, Yunho, Hee Soo and her father went into the man's office in order to discuss what Yunho had to say. Both him and Hee Soo were sitting across Dae Ro, who was attentively looking at Yunho, waiting for him to speak.
“Well, the matter I wanted to discuss is the proposition that you made the other day, Dae Ro-sshi.”
“Have you talked with your family about it?” The man asked
“Yes” Yunho lied “I have talked to my father about it and he looked very enthusiastic with the proposition. He has a lot of consideration for you, Mr. Han however, he also expressed his desire not to force me nor Hee Soo into such a hard decision as this one.
“I understand”
“So, I proposed something else; a condition. If this decision was to be only mine, I can already tell you that I would not have any problem accepting it right away since my feelings for Hee Soo would permit me that.” He said, while looking at Hee Soo who lowered her head “However, I am not sure of her feelings towards me and I although I know she sees me as a friend, I don't want her to feel obliged into deciding her life right now and then regret later.
So right now what I am proposing is for us to wait a month. During one month she can think about things and see if this is really what she wants or not. If by the end of that time my feelings reach her, we will accept the proposition, if not, the wedding is off.”
“But..” He father stuttered
“IF...by any chance the wedding does not take place, I will compromise to talk to my father and find a way of agreement in order for the companies to mutually help each other nonetheless.”
“I am sorry Yunho, but I cannot take such agreement! If there is no marriage, there would be no reason for the companies to merge or co-help each other.”
“Don't get me wrong, Mr. Han. I know I am young but I understand how a partnership between your company and my fathers' would benefit both sides so it's not like I am offering you a bad deal. Both sides would be good whether there is a wedding or not, so I would like if you could consider my proposition as the best choice there is for both of us.
“Well, you CAN be very persuasive...”
“Can I take that as a fact that you are accepting my proposition?”
“Be it.” The man said, decided “One month and after that we will see. I am not saying this just because my daughter is here but if by any chance she does not marry you, she will be making a big mistake” Dae Ro finished, smiling.
“Thank you, sir.” Yunho said, smiling back
Yunho shook Dae Ro's hand once again before leaving his office and she took him to his car that was parked in the front entrance, both in silence.
“Hurry and go inside, it's cold” He told her as he opened his car's door and went inside, pulling the window down in order to look at the girl.
“Thanks Yunho.” She said
“What for?”
“For thinking about me and my feelings. For not pressuring me into deciding right away about the marriage.”
“You don't have to thank me. It's not because I like you that I have to force you to marry me if you don't want to. You will be doing it on your own free-will.”
She quirked her brow then “I am? And what makes you so confident about that?”
“Because I'll make you fall for me.” Yunho said while smiling widely at her “Oh, by the way, I have a present for you” He blurted, as he turned around, looking for something in his backseat.
“Really?” She asked, leaning on his window “What is it.”
“Here.” He turned around quickly, catching her off guard and giving her a quick kiss “It's a goodnight kiss.” He said, cheekily
While Hee Soo was still recovering from the shock she just nodded her hair and awkwardly waved at the boy who left right after.
Through his rear mirror, he saw her going home and he grinned
“I wonder if she will even last a month...”
~*~
It was a full house at 'Purple Line' as it actually was normally, however, the mood was always higher when Enoki's men showed up.
Jaejoong had been the first to arrive, followed by Yoon Ki moments later. Later on Junsu showed up with a friend - Yoochun - who he quickly introduced to Jaejoong that actually flinched as he looked at the boy's face. He knew him already.
After the introductions being made, Junsu headed to the VIP area, upstairs, which was reserved only for Enoki, his men and Junsu. The four guys sat down on the couch, talking comfortably.
“I guess I really am an idiot, asking if you knew the place when you own the place.” Yoochun said, amused
“My father owns it, not me. I'm not the boss or anything”
“Why are you suddenly being modest?” Jaejoong interrupted “If this guy says that everyone is to be quiet for the rest of the night, you won't hear a single sound”
Junsu scoffed “Once again, that's my father's influence, not mine.”
“Shut up” Yoon Ki intruded also “Jaejoong is right. Your father owns the place but you have a reputation of your own and everyone respects you.”
“Really? Wow, when did I get so important around here?” He asked, laughing
Soon after a commotion started as the noise got even louder so Jaejoong got up to see what was going on and as he looked down, he understood why.
“I guess today is the day for everyone to come here. Your father is here, Junsu.” He said and Junsu immediately got up.
“I guess he still comes here to see how the business is doing” Yoon Ki stated
Yoochun kept quiet although all that talk seemed strange to say the least. It was like watching gangsters talking about their leader or something like that.
Enoki was not alone and as he climbed the stairs to the VIP area, Heechul followed suit, as well as a guy they had never seen before. The man was tall and well-built, his stare was focused and his face was completely serious.
As Enoki passed though security, everyone greeted the man with a 90 degree bow while Junsu gave him a slight hug.
“I didn't know you were coming today” Junsu said
“I thought I'd see ho things are around here, but I guess you are also taking care of things.”
“Who is that?” Junsu asked, looking at the tall, unknown man
“Oh, he is new. He will be formally introduced soon enough. His name is Choi Siwon.
Junsu nodded then and Enoki passed him and went to the other room, just next to his, being followed by Siwon and Heechul who was unable to refrain himself from looking into Jaejoong's direction and smiling devilishly which triggered Jaejoong into thinking about all the possible ways to break his neck.
Junsu did not sit back afterwards. Instead, he announced that he was going to go downstairs and dance. Yoochun tagged along while Yoon Ki remained upstairs, watching and at the same time, glancing from time to time to the room where Enoki and the others were.
“What did you think of him?” Jaejoong asked, approaching Yoon Ki
“Who?”
“The new 'employee'. I don't like his stare.”
“I don't know, he's not my style” Yoon Ki said
“Funny. I'm serious.”
“Me too” Yoon Ki stated, while having his drink
Jaejoong stared at him for awhile like he was thinking the other was crazy “Sometimes I wonder what the hell do you have up there.” He said, pointing at Yoon Ki's head.
“Absolutely nothing” The other retorted “But that is not news for anyone, right?”
“I think you are becoming an intellectual idiot ever since you've started reading like a maniac.”
“How do you know that?”
“I know everything.” Jaejoong smirked “Is that a new hobby or are you building some kind of character?”
Yoon Ki gulped down the rest of his drink then “You can say that. It's not me but at the same time, it's a part of who I am becoming.”
Jaejoong stared at the boy, thinking about whether he should laugh or not “You philosophic ass! Give me a break here...” He said and then looked down again, where he saw Junsu waving like a crazy man. “I think Junsu wants something..”
Yoon Ki looked down also and from his friend's clumsy gestures, he finally understood what it was when he saw Yoon Jae behind him so he signalled her to go up and she did it at once.
“I thought you were not coming anymore” Yoon Ki said, opening the door for her.
“I got here awhile ago but I didn't see you. Junsu was the one who found me.”
“What do you want to drink?”
“Whatever you are drinking.” She said
“Alright. Get yourself comfortable and I'll get us some drinks.” Yoon Ki informed as he went downstairs to the bar.
Meanwhile Jaejoong took a glance as she sat on the couch and sat in front of her.
“Hey! Do you remember me?”
“Jaejoong, right?”
“That's right. Do you mind me asking you something?” She nodded “I thought you had some kind of relationship with Yunho when he introduced you to us. You are with Yoon Ki now?”
“Oh, no! Me and Yunho were never together!” She said quickly, almost as if that thought kind of disgusted her “Me and Yunho know each other for years, ever since I was in high school. He was my boyfriend's brother.”
“WHAT? You dated Ji Woo?” Jaejoong asked, completely shocked
“Did you know him?”
“No. When I met Yunho, Ji Woo had already died but I know the story. So now you and Yoon Ki...”
“Just friends. Drinking buddies.” She said, smiling but inevitably blushing a little.
“I see. Well it's better that way. I would advise you to keep that kind of relationship only since he is not a very...stable person. It's better for you not to get too evolved with people like us; we are not the best kind of people to hang out with.”
Jaejoong dropped his advice to a confused looking Yoon Jae and then got up from his seat as his sister's performance started and he went downstairs. Going down, he met Yoon Ki who were going up with some drinks.
“Are you leaving?” He asked
“No. I'm going to check on Si Yeon.”
“Don't cause any troubles down there.”
“Don't worry. I'm feeling calm today besides, as long as Heechul is up there, everything is cool.”
Yoon Ki smiled and went up the stairs, sitting down while putting the glasses on the table.
“I've brought the bottle along so we don't have to keep going down there” He said, proud of himself and as she slugged down the contents inside her glass, he did the same and then there was an awkward silence as both of them kept looking at each other but not saying a word.
“So...” He started “Why did you want to hang out today?”
“No particular reason. I just felt like going out.”
“And why with me? I thought you had enough of me.”
“I should, shouldn't I?” She said, more than asking “After all you've embarrassed me countless times and then got me broke”
“It was your fault. You were the one stalking me and throwing your lunch on my lap.” He stated matter of factly
“That was me trying to play Cupid for Junsu and Sung Ri, okay? Since they are so stubborn and don't admit that they like each other, I tried to help.”
Yoon Ki widened his eyes “Junsu likes your friend? I mean, did he tell you he actually LIKED her?”
She nodded “What's the big deal about it? It's a normal thing.”
“Maybe for you but not for him. Junsu never liked anyone for real. Like never, in his entire life.”
She laughed “What entire life? He's only 18.” She said, but Yoon Ki looked at her with a serious face “I don't what's the problem about him liking her and I don't get why he didn't confess yet too”
“He knows their relationship has no future, that's why.”
“Why would you say that?”
Yoon Ki looked at Yoon Jae, who was seriously confused with his talk and lifted the hand to his hair, scratching his head lightly as if he was thinking about the words he was going to say “How can I say this...Well, let's say that Junsu is not a very good person. I mean, he is a good person, maybe even too good but the thing is he is not the kind of person she'd want to hang out with. Besides his father does not like the idea of him having girlfriends...”
“You guys are so weird.” She stated
“ 'You guys' “?
“You and your friends. Jaejoong, Yunho... It's the second time tonight that I hear that you guys are not the kind of people that I or Sung Ri should want to hang out with. Why is that?”
“If I told you that I would have to kill you” Yoon Ki said, serious although Yoon Jae took it as a joke and laughed
“Oh really? Why? Is it that serious?” He hummed back at her “I think you are reading too many crime books and they are starting to affect your brain”
While both of them kept talking and drinking in the VIP area, the others didn't seem to want to go back there any time soon.
Junsu kept dancing to his heart's content, hip rolling and making all kinds of sultry movements that always attracted girls towards him. One of them kept close to him as he danced and in a blink had her arms wrapped around his neck while he naturally put a hand on her waist and kept their bodies distance practically non-resistant. She had tried to kiss him twice already but he managed to avoid it for now.
Junsu had already drink a few shots and although he was not even near to being drunk, he was a little out of himself so it did not come as a surprise that his sexy dance with the unknown girl, went from the dancing floor to the man's bathroom just like that.
As he tried to actually register what was happening, the girl was already all over his neck, kissing every part of it and that actually made him think about was happening. It's not like he was not enjoying it but it felt strangely wrong-
“Should we get something to drink?” He suddenly asked
“Now?” The girl blurted “But don't you want...”
“It's not that I don't want to...”
She smirked “Well then...” She said as she started unbuttoning his pants while he kept thinking about how to stop what his body wanted but his mind didn't and then perfectly on cue, his phone started ringing.
“Oh! My phone!” He said, almost jumping
“Let it be.” She said, while pulling down his pants
“It might be important!”
She sighed and then got up, tilting her head while looking at him with a disgrunted look on her face “Are you gay?” She asked and he felt utterly offended
“What? YAH! Look at my face! Do I look gay to you? SCRAM!” He said, finally and the girl quickly disappeared leaving him with his pants on the ground, answering his phone. “Hello?”
“Hi, it's me, Sung Ri. Are you okay? You sound tired.”
“No, no, I'm fine.”
“Sorry for calling you now.”
“Don't worry, you had like the perfect timing” He said “Did something happen?”
“No, I'm just calling because I'm doing some research and was wondering if I can use some of your books. I don't want to use them without permission.”
“That's it? And here I was thinking that you were calling because you missed me.” He said, jokingly “You can do what you want. My room is your room.”
She chuckled as he said those but thanked him and then hung up.
Junsu shut his phone and sighed. Then he took a look at his pants and squatted down in despair right before Jaejoong casually got inside and almost have a heart attack as he looked at his friend.
“Damn, Junsu, you scared me! What are you doing there?” He asked, but Junsu didn't reply “Junsu, are you okay? Are you hurt? Who was it?” He started flaring up.
“I'm fine. I was just attacked by a maniac.” Junsu said
“What did she do?”
“Took my pants off.”
Jaejoong blinked once, twice and then tried to reason “Wait, can you say it again? She took your pants off? Well, if you were here with her and given your history regarding girls and this specific bathroom, isn't that a normal thing to happen?”
“NO, IT'S NOT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!” Junsu yelled “I don't even know how I ended up here and now I have a problem THERE!”
Jaejoong scratched the back of his head before squatting down and putting a hand on Junsu's forehead “You rejected the girl? Are you sick?”
Junsu just grumbled and Jaejoong tried his best not to laugh “Wait a minute, I'll get something.” He said and a few seconds later he entered the bathroom again, wielding a bucket of ice. “Here you go.”
“ARE YOU NUTS? Do you want me to kill it?” Junsu asked, in panic and Jaejoong could not help it but laugh in his face.
“Alright sorry. Well, since you don't want to kill it, I suggest you to solve the problem yourself and then go home, buddy.” Jaejoong patted Junsu's shoulder before getting out of the bathroom and leaving the boy sighing.
Meanwhile, in the bar, Yoochun was sitting down on one of the benches, drinking alone when he saw someone sitting down next to him and order a drink. Yoochun looked at the person and recognized the girl as the one in the stage performance awhile ago. She was extremely beautiful but had an icy expression in her eyes. The boy darted his attention back to his drink then.
“Did you enjoy the performance?” She suddenly asked and Yoochun looked at her, surprised “My performance. Did you like it?”
“You were good I guess. I don't know how to judge those things.”
She chuckled “You don't know how to judge it? Woah, and here I was, thinking that all you guys see is a girl shaking her hips on stage. Don't you know how to judge that?”
“I thought your performance was more than that. Weren't you dancing up there?” He asked, drinking the liquor in one shot.
“Oh... we have a dance judge here? So, how was I? Do I have talent?” She asked, mockingly
“You could do better than dance on that stage, I'm sure.”
“You think so? Like what?”
He looked at her then, as if she was genuinely crazy or just annoying “How should I know? You are the one who should know what to do with your life.”
“Are you depressed?” She inquired
“Pretty much. Is it that obvious?”
She nodded “Completely obvious. The girlfriend broke up with you?”
He smiled bitterly “The now ex-girlfriend is marrying another guy.”
“Oh. Congratulate her for me and tell her she chose wisely.”
Yoochun looked at the girl then, who was just smirking at him “You have a funny way to comfort people.”
“I don't want to comfort you. You have criticized my performance.”
“No, I didn't. I said what I thought and I complimented your 'dance'”
“And that's why I don't want to comfort you. No one ever comes to a club and judges a sexy performance like that. Guys usually drool, spazz, come on to me, get beaten and then... thrown out of the club.” She said, smiling
Yoochun could not help but laugh at the actions and consequences “Wow. Now you want me to get beaten and thrown outside? You are so nice...”
“I'm just not used to this kind of situations” She said as she grabbed her glass and drank her own drink “Aren't you too calm?”
“I'm depressed, remember? Besides, what's the problem in hearing that someone actually liked the performance and not just your hips and your legs?”
“You didn't like my legs?”
“Your legs are nice, I admit that much” He said and she laughed out loud
“So, what's your name, Mr. Depressed?”
“Park Yoochun.”
“Nice to meet you” She said, stretching out her hand for a handshake “My name is Kim Si Yeon. So, do you want to buy me a drink?”
“No, sorry and I don't want to come on to you either. If I buy you a drink you'll be accusing me of trying to get you drunk and even before I can realise, I will be being beaten up in an dark alley which is something I'm still to sober to endure.”
She smiled again at his sense of humour and it kind of felt good to be talking to a guy who was actually not trying to be all over her. Her fun did not last long however since she soon felt someone else's arm getting wrapped around her only to see it was Heechul's arm. Si Yeon shoved the man at once.
“Is he bothering you, sweetie?” Heechul asked
“No, but you are.” She said
“Do you want me to get rid of him for you?”
“Are you deaf, Heechul? You are the one bothering me and I want YOU to disappear. Can you do that?”
He smirked “I don't think so”
“Are you deaf like she said or just stupid?” Yoochun suddenly asked “She told you to get out of here so why don't you listen to the lady?”
“Who the hell are you anyway?”
“That is none of your business, 'red'. Now leave her alone.”
Heechul got closer to Yoochun, grabbing him by the collar while still smiling like a mad man “Make me.”
That was it and Yoochun had his limits also, so he released himself from Heechul's grip and grabbed Si Yeon's hand, pulling her out from the bar however Heechul followed them. Jaejoong on the other hand, had just come out from the bathroom and happened to see what was happening, readily dashed into their direction however even before Yoochun could take Si Yeon any further, Heechul pulled him and punched him in the face. The punch did not make him fall but was enough to send him against the bar's counter.
The fight started with Heechul trying to punch Yoochun while he was swiftly able to avoid it by climbing up the counter. Heechul followed him and as both of them were up there and kept punching each other, the red-haired man made Yoochun lose his balance and fall on his back on the bar's counter, screeching in pain. Heechul got this chance to try and attack him with a bottle but Yoochun was able to block it with a tray that he'd been able to grab while still lying down and right after it, trap Heechul's legs with his own and make him fall hard on the floor.
Heechul remained on the floor for a few seconds, drowsy from the fall and as soon as he began to move, Jaejoong grabbed him at once.
“You must really be crazy, huh?” Jaejoong asked, with a menacing look on his face “We will be talking late, Heechul.” He said as he shoved Heechul and ordered the security to take him.
Meanwhile, Yoochun was still lying on the counter, hand on his right side of his ribs that hurt like hell.
“Are you okay?” Si Yeon asked as soon as she was able to approach Yoochun
“Fine, this does not hurt one bit...”
“Si Yeon, you have a first-aid kit in your dressing room, right?” Jaejoong asked “Take him there and tend to his wounds.”
She nodded and helped Yoochun get down from the counter
“Thanks for defending my sister, Yoochun.” Jaejoong said
“No problem” He responded, while Si Yeon put his arm around her shoulder and took him to her dressing room.
The mood settled, as everything went back to normal and as Jaejoong was still trying to calm himself, Junsu appeared, apparently having seen part of the fight.
“Is Si Yeon and Yoochun okay?”
“They are fine” Jaejoong said
“Isn't Heechul going a little over these days?”
“He's totally crazy and I've been saying this for years. I don't know how Enoki trusts a guy like this.”
“Who says he trusts him?” Junsu retorted “Don't you see that his madness is just perfect for what my father wants him to do?”
“His madness will get us in trouble one of these days. By the way, that kid, Yoochun...”
“What about him?” Junsu asked, curious and Jaejoong just sighed
“Tell me Junsu, how is it like to have a conscience?”
“Really bad. REALLY, REALLY BAD!” The younger blurted, immediately
“Aish... I wonder it it's contagious. Maybe I'm spending too much time with you.”
“YAH!!”
“Don't you 'yah' me, you punk! I'm your hyung!” Jaejoong shouted back “You know? That guy Yoochun... I am really grateful for what he did and that is already giving me a headache.”
“Why?”
“Because while he defended my sister just because he's a good guy, I'm the one who told Yunho everything he needed to know about how to kill the girl for whom he is in love...”
A/N: Just a slight delay for his one since I was sick and then got lazy ^^. So, here we have some naughty conversations, sexy dances and a fight... I really don't think it's too much XD