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Seoul. The city I hate most. I've finally come back, but not willingly. I've been ordered, by headquarters, to hunt down and kill someone.

Jeon Soyeon.

Sometime over the summer, Soyeon left to America. During her time in America, she met with Namjoon.

Their friendship slowly turned into a fling and Namjoon eventually fell in-love with her. But while on a night out, Soyeon got snatched by the police.

They gave her an ultimatum, either give away Namjoon's whereabouts or go to jail. Of course, Soyeon cared about Namjoon, but not enough to sacrifice herself for him.

She revealed all the information she knew about him to the police and they let her go. Namjoon was soon arrested and Soyeon fled back to Seoul.

Yoongi, who was Namjoon's closest work partner found out about this and reported it to the headquarters.

Since I'm no longer in a group, they turned me into their assassin. Eventually, they ordered me to take her life as a punishment.

I take in a deep breath before opening the door to the place Soyeon's been hiding out in. Surprisingly, the door was already unlocked.

I walk in with my gun tucked in the edge my pants, keeping it hidden under my shirt. I head through the long hallway and turn the corner only to see Soyeon sitting on a chair.

It looked to be the living-room and everything was dark except for the one lamp that was on.

I furrow my brows as she turns her head and stares at me with and blank expression, "I knew you'd show up."

"Then, you should know why I'm here," I state, while slowly moving my hand over my gun.

"To kill me?" She asks and I nod, "..before you do, tell Namjoon that I'm sorry."

I frown at her words and my hand retracts itself from the gun. I couldn't tell if she regretted her actions or not.

"Why should I? You're the one who willingly betrayed him." I argue and she just lets out a light laugh while looking down at her lap.

"I did love him, but it wasn't enough. Of course I'd turn him in." She explains quietly, "When given an ultimatum and I have to either pick someone else or myself..I'll win every-time."

"Because I am selfish." She says, finally looking up at me.

"That'll be the cause of your downfall." I scoff, turning around.

"Aren't you going to kill me?" She questions, noticing how I'm about to leave.

"No, you deserve to live with what you did." I deadpan, and walk back to the front-door.

I twist the doorknob, but abruptly stop at her words, "If you leave, I'll tell Y/n what you did."

I freeze, staring down at my hand that held the handle. I kept my composure and turned back around, entering the living-room again.

"Seriously?" She cringes at my serious expression, "Did you really think I wouldn't find out?"

"You must really love her." She sighs, seeing how my empathetic expression, turned into a cold one at the mention of her name.

"But she doesn't love you."

She picks up her phone of the table and goes to her contact list, as she insisted on texting Y/n.

I knew Soyeon would say something about Kai and who killed her parents. She always finds out everything, she has little spies to collect information from everyone.

"What should I start by saying?" She asks, already on the text screen, "Oh, I know.."

"Park Jinyoung sent the murderer who killed your parents and then shot and killed Kai. But if he cares about you..why did he kill them? Because of Youngjae."

"Should I send that?" She questions in a mocking manner.

I walk around, looking at all her things placed on a dresser shelf, trying to stay calm. She was already pissing me off.

"Did you know she also got back together with Yugyeom?" She asks, purposely wanting to make me angry, "Doesn't that make you mad?"

I pause, not wanting to hear her speak anymore. I take my gun and walk up to her, shooting her in the chest three times.

Her eyes widen at the quick and sudden pain. She falls slump against her chair, no longer breathing.

I stare down at her dead figure with empty eyes, "Two down.."

I turn back around and head straight for the door. I had no more remorse, I will finish my final task.

"One to go."

• I •

After spending quite some time thinking about it, I finally moved in with Jennie and Jisoo at their apartment.

I couldn't stand staying in the same house that my dad and Naeun got brutally murdered in. Especially not alone.

Kai and Baekhyun are still not back and it's been two weeks. I just hope nothing bad has happened to them. I'm praying that they're at their headquarters in Daegu and not dead.

But other than that, things have been clearing up. Yugyeom and I have been dating for two weeks and I can already say we won't be breaking-up this time.

Currently, I am out and about with Jaebum. We haven't spoken to each other in a few months, so we though it was a good idea to catch up over the weekend.

We just finished watching a movie at the theater and are standing outside the building.

"That was pretty boring." I state, leaning against the brick wall.

"We can go do something else if you want..?" He offers, but I shake my head.

"Nah, I'm feeling pretty slumped." I state with a headache.

"Do you want me to take you home?" He asks and I sigh, feeling bad.

"I'm sorry, Jaebum..but my head is killing me." I groan, rubbing my temples.

"It's okay, I have some extra work I need to do anyways." He brushes it off, trying to lighten up the mood.

"Maybe, we can hangout next weekend?" I question, just wanting to go to sleep.

"Yeah, that's fine."

"Thank you, it really means a lot—"

As I stand up from the wall, my legs fall weak. Jaebum catches me before I could land against the hard concrete.

"Woah.." I let out a breath while grabbing onto his arms.

"Are you okay?" He asks worriedly, helping me stand up straight.

"Yeah, I'm just feeling a little lightheaded." I nod, giving long blinks to focus my vision.

"Are you sure? You don't look too good." He questions for reassurance, noticing my sickly looking face.

"Yes, I'm fin—"

Suddenly, my eyes begin to blur and I felt myself going in and out of consciousness. Until everything turns black.

"Y/n!"

• II •

My eyes slowly peel open at the bright light surrounding me. I grab my head in pain, while sitting up in what looks like a hospital bed.

"Oh good, you're awake."

I look around and see an older man walking into the room and shutting the door behind him.

"What happened?" I ask, leaning my back against the pillows behind me.

"You passed out about a two hours ago. Your friend brought you here." He explains, placing his hands in his coat pockets.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Doctor Lee..and I'm afraid I have some bad news." He reveals, causing my brows to furrow.

"How bad?" I question nervously as I begin to fumble with my fingers.

"Well, we did a few MRI and CT scans to figure out what was wrong and..you've been diagnosed with cancer." He informs hesitantly and my eyes widen.

"What?"

"We found out that it runs in the family and it is typically only found in females. So, you might know someone who may have gotten it before?" He explains and my mind immediately went to my mom.

"My mother?" I confess and he nods at the information.

"Yes, I believe the cancer comes from her genetics.." He states calmly, "I do have to warn you though, the disease is extremely fatal and works fast."

"You haven't shown many symptoms which is surprising since you're about to be in the fourth stage. But one of the major ones that have been showing is the excessive weight loss."

My mind flashes back to every-time someone mentioned that I have been losing weight. Mark, Kai, Jennie, they've all said something about it to me.

"A-Am I going to die?"

"We're not sure..but we can send you to Japan to get the best treatment. You'll have a better chance surviving this." He suggests.

I look down at my hands, letting out a deep sigh. I shake my head, already knowing how this was going to turn out.

"No."

"Are you sure? We can't guarantee you'll survive this if you stay here." He says a bit taken aback.

"I know how this is going to turn out. If they weren't able to help my mother, then they definitely aren't going to be able to save me." I state, removing the sheets off of me.

"We can't force you to get treated, but I can say that if you don't, you'll only have a few months to live."

I stand up from the bed and straighten out my clothes. I smile up at the older man, trying to stay positive.

"Thank you for trying to help me..I really appreciate it." I say gratefully before walking out of the room.

As soon as I entered the hallway, I was grasped into a big hug. I realized that it was Jaebum and hug him back.

"Are you okay?" He asks worriedly, pulling away.

"Oh..yes." I smile weakly, staring at the floor.

"I'm glad, you really scared me." He admits and I felt my eyes watering.

"I'm sorry."

"What did the doctor say?" He questions, wanting to make sure I was completely fine.

"He said..I just need more sleep and to start eating more." I lie, "It's no big deal."

"Thank God." He sighs in relief, not noticing my sullen expression, "I called Yugyeom..he's on his way here to pick you up."

"You did?"

"Yeah," He nods and leads me to sit down in one of the waiting chairs.

"You know, I was surprised when you told me about how you got back together with Yugyeom." He says while sitting down.

"Why?"

"I honestly thought you were going to pick Mark, but if you're happy with your current relationship, then I'm happy too." He speaks sincerely.

"Jaebum?"

"Hmm?"

"Thank you for hanging out with me today. I missed you." I state, finally looking him in the eye.

"..I missed you, too." He tilts his head at my sudden confession, "but why do you look so down?" He questions, realizing were slightly red as I continued to hold back my tears.

"Nothing, it's just..I—"

"Y/n!"

I turn around at the familiar voice, seeing Yugyeom running over in a hurry. He quickly engulfs me into his arms, relieved to see I was okay.

"I'm so sorry I'm late." He apologizes.

I lean my head against his chest as I couldn't stop thinking about the doctors words. I just couldn't believe it.

The disease is extremely fatal and works fast.

I was going to die..just like my mom. And there's nothing I can do about it.

"It's okay, I'm fine now." I say, breaking the hug.

"Thank you for looking after her." He says to Jaebum.

"No problem." Jaebum nods, giving a small smile.

"Come on, I'll take you home." He state, leading me to the door.

I turn my head to look at Jaebum one last time. He held an anxious expression, sensing something was wrong, but I wouldn't say anything.

"Bye.." I wave towards him as we exit the building.

After a thirty minute car ride, we eventually made it back to my apartment. It was quiet as I didn't feel like talking.

We walk through the hallway and stop when we reach the door. I knew I had to tell him, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

My days are now numbered and I won't have much time left. I don't want him to get hurt. Maybe, it's best to just break this relationship off.

"Thank you for taking me home." I state while leaning against the door.

"No problem."

He leans in to kiss me, but I stop him by looking the other way. He pulls back and frowns.

"What's the matter?"

"Maybe..we shouldn't do this." I say suddenly, catching him off guard.

"You don't want to be with me?" He questions at my random confession.

"No, I do. I want to be with you, but I'm not sure I know how." I admit, looking up at him with a timid expression.

"What do you mean, you don't know how? You're doing it right now." He states, stepping closer.

"I'm no good for you. I only cause problems and stress. You're better off by being with someone else." I explain, feeling my heart clench in pain.

"That's not true." He shakes his head, denying it.

"I'm a toxic person, Yugyeom." I insist, "I continued to lead you and Mark on, last year. I practically ruined your friendship. And as soon as I left, I got back together with Jinyoung."

He seemed surprised by the Jinyoung part, but he shakes his head again, "I don't care."

"I don't deserve you..you're too good for me. Sooner or later, I'll only cause you more pain. It's my curse." I let out a giant huff.

"I don't want anyone better, I want you, Y/n. I always have." He argues, wrapping his arms around me.

I stand there silently with my face pressed into his shirt. The tears in my eyes came back as he wouldn't let me reject him again.

"I love you, Y/n. I love you so much."

My tears soak his shirt as I finally slide my arms around his waist, hugging him back.

I just got back together with him, I don't want to leave him again. I can't stand the thought of dying suddenly. I know how much it will hurt him.

I don't want to die.

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