The Lovestay Boy

the lovestay boy ❣️

Amara looked down at the small wallet containing what she needed. Much of the work she did back home was easier to just get a text with a location, a name, and a picture of her target. Undercover work wasn't her strong suit.

She snatched the wallet up, probably with more force than she needed to since the younger woman seemed like she was just trying to help out. Amara wasn't used to working with other people on these types of missions.

"Do I really need it? Wouldn't it just be easier to sneak in, do the job, and sneak out? Seems like a waste of time trying to get to infiltrate a group -- make fake friends, gain their trust," she mumbled, just to muse out loud what she'd been thinking. "Just stretches out the mission with extra work when I could be done in an hour."

"You left this behind?" Briggs replied as she held out the young woman's credentials she would need to get into the event.

Once the credentials were passed over, Briggs nodded faintly and murmured something that sounded like an encouraging "Good luck" or something.

Normally she would be the eyes and ears for the agents in the US, but today, she was handed 3 and Merlin, her boss, was somehow assigned to handle one of their newer recruits.

Most of the US division seemed intimidated by her, but a couple did admit that the woman had skills and she knew how to fight and handle herself. Even Agent Clinton was uneasy around the other woman and she chose to make herself scarce whenever the newest agent would come to work.

"...so?"

Doyun didn't know what to expect; whether they would be happy or angry to see her. She stood there, grinning, and holding a little bag in her hands that was meant to be a present to them.

"Aren't you going to say hi?"

@lucidrims // starter from Doyun

Unsurprising, her guards still didn't leave. They watched as Ari took Hyunwoo's hand and allowed to be pulled up and guided towards the connivence store, which she looked out of place being in with her name brand heels and matching outfit. But that meant getting away from her constant shadows for a while longer and avoiding the responsibility of work, and it was well worth it.

"What do you want? It's on me," she offered, grabbing a random drink and ice cup from the freezer, not too well familiar with how these sort of places worked. Cheap prices, cheaper products. Hopefully enough distraction to where he wouldn't ask questions about what just went down outside considering they'd spoken quite openly about a developing problem she'd have to deal with later.

 the  things  he  was  hearing  from  the  men  and  from  ari  were  making  things  even  more  complicated  in  his  head.  killing  and  all  ?  that  was  confusing,  was  it  a  plot  or  something  with  bad  people  ?  so  many  things  running  in  his  head  but  he  manages  to  stay  quiet.  ❛  what  kind  of  snacks  should  we  get  ?  ❜  he  asks  and  smiles  at  her.  ❛  the  store  is  right  there.  ❜  he  says,  pointing  towards  the  building  that  was  located  to  their  left.  ❛  it's  on  me,  we  can  get  whatever  you  want.  ❜  getting  up  and  holding  a  hand  out.  ❛  i  think  the  blanket  will  be  safe  here,  no  one  is  gonna  take  it  or  if  they  do  -  i  will  just  chase  them  out.  ❜

"Ms Choi, you really should leave with us. Your father would want you there--"

"If my father wants the man dead, he can kill them himself. There's nothing I can do about the runaway your team lost, is there?" Ari added, tilting her head back to glance at her guards but not bothered enough to turn her focus towards them. "You can tell my father I'll be by later like we agreed."

Ari shrugged them off and focused back on the water again. Hyunwoo was right -- she only had one life. "I think I changed my mind. Maybe I do want something to eat," she said to her friend. "Where's that store you were pointing out earlier?"

 he  doesn't  hear  the  steps,  until  there  was  a  low  deep  voice  behind  them  ;  which  causes  hyunwoo  to  look  what  was  going  on.  confused  as  he  looks  at  ari  and  then  back  at  the  men.  what  did  they  meen  with  a  runaway  escaped  ?  that  was  a  little  odd.  of  course  that  wasn't  his  place  to  go  and  ask  what  was  going  on,  especially  when  ari  comes  to  reply  to  them.  now  hyunwoo  looking  away  and  at  the  river,  letting  his  thoughts  slide  to  the  side.  even  if  he  was  curious  and  what  was  going  on,  maybe  it  was  something  to  do  with  police,  he  wouldn't  question  it.  he  has  heard  weird  things  about  rich  people  anyway.  ❛  work  can  always  wait,  we  only  have  this  one  life.  ❜  he  says,  wanting  to  ask  so  bad  what  that  was  about,  feeling  like  his  throat  was  burning  from  the  words.  ❛  you  want  to  stay  here  with  me  a  little  longer  ?  seems  like  you  like  my  company  more  than  theirs.  ❜  he  teases.

"Maybe we can put your guards against mine and see who wins," she mused, sipping from her too sweet drink again but finding that the taste was growing on her. Lipstick already stained the straw as she sat down on one of the stools by a table, overlooking the park from a much different angle. She still felt out of place in there.

"You're doing a good job of avoiding a sensitive topic." Ari struggled to open her snack, though eventually got it after pulling a little too hard. The bag crumbled, but didn't make a mess. "You really aren't going to ask about why my guards are about to hunt down a runaway for my father?"

 ❛  they  indeed  look  a  little  intimidating,  at  least  to  me.  they  look  like  they  would  beat  me  up  if  i  said  the  wrong  word.  ❜  he  jokes,  trying  to  make  the  situation  more  lighthearted  if  anything.  pouring  his  drink  just  like  ari  had  done,  taking  a  sip  after  stirring  the  drink  with  a  straw,  tasting  it  and  smacking  lips  together.  ❛  this  tastes  like  i'm  inhaling  sugar,  don't  you  agree  ?  ❜  he  looks  at  her,  raising  his  brows.  taking  another  sip  and  almost  choked  on  the  liquid.  ❛  a  threat  ?  me  ?  do  i  look  like  i  could  do  anything  ?  i'm  the  most  chill  guy  out  there.  ❜  he  hums  out  though.  ❛  i  do,  i  just  like  …  going  everywhere  on  my  own  and  then  need  to  hear  from  my  mom  how  i  went  alone  everywhere  again.  ❜