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01 : Coincidence, Or Not?

GENRE ― nct as mafia, txt as mafia, college!au

AUTHOR’S NOTE/WARNINGS ― slight violence and gunshots, links of the moodboards would be put below for the mentions of NCT's soulmates (for those who are lost on who is who), and the villain of the story is similar to Kingpin of Hawkeye,

SUMMARY ― It was a coincidence that the memory she had buried at the back of her mind suddenly came to her during her sleep, and it was definitely not a coincidence that she shot someone she had known from her past.

As soon as she entered his dorm room, Natalie didn’t hesitate to close the door shut before stomping towards him.

She did not hesitate to grab him by the collar, basically thrashing him onto the wall - despite the height differences, Natalie is strong and he knows that.

Soobin knows that, hence he didn’t struggle on her grip.

Natalie looked him by the eye, glaring towards him. “Why did you agree?!”

“I had no choice, Nat.” He muttered, still making eye contact.

The grip on his collar tightens, at the same she can’t help but shake him slightly.

Soobin knows she is furious, hence this is the result.

“You have a choice, Soobin! You’re basically joining a suicide mission– In this case it’s for life suicide mission!” Natalie whispered aggressively, at the same time trying not to be loud due to her anger.

Her anger somehow made Soobin frustrated - and shockingly, he shook himself off from Natalie’s grip.

Causing her hands to fly to the sides.

She could see him getting angry.

“I don’t have a choice, Natalie! I’m not as rich and spoiled as you and your family!” He spat, his eyes snapped towards her.

“Besides, my parents sold my brothers and I to him. There’s nothing I can do and you could do.” He aggressively said and that’s what made Natalie’s mind stop.

Not the fact she called her a spoiled brat, but the fact his parents sold him and his brothers to the enemy.

“So yeah… Just stay away from me, if you don’t want to be involved in an ugly mess. Us training to be assassins is already a mess but with him, it’s ugly.”

That was the last thing he said to her.

She just stood there, watching him exit his own dorm room.

Not knowing the tears were already rolling down her cheeks and her, not knowing Soobin was crying as soon as step out of his own dorm room.

“Hey, Nat! Are you listening?” Sylvia snapped her fingers in-front of the day-dreaming girl - seeing her eyes blinking a few times, before facing the brunette hair girl with a confused smile.

“..Yeah.. What were you saying again?” Natalie frowned, literally she wasn’t listening.

She was in a deep thought from the dream, well more like a memory.

A memory where she had kept hidden at the back of her mind.

Natalie wondered why all of a sudden it came back last night.

All these years, it didn’t even appear once in her sleep.

“Forget what I said. Let’s talk about you. You look bothered by something,” Sylvia knows Natalie, of course they know each other way back.

Sylvia exists in the memory that appeared last night.

That’s how close they are, it’s been 5 years.

Natalie trusts her, so she grabbed her to a safer corner for her to confess to - since there were students walking around here and there.

“Do you remember Soobin?” Natalie whispered, and Sylvia nodded slowly. “Yeah, of course. Well, I have never seen him ever since he left the programme… Why do you ask?”

Natalie gulped down the lump on her throat, thanks to her own anxiety building up slightly. “..Well I was thinking—

“Wow, the two of you look really suspicious.”

Sylvia and Natalie quickly turned towards the voice, with Sylvia giving him an annoyed look. “Of course, unlike you who basically speaks like you’re the only one here,”

Sylvia slightly gestured around, seeing students basically minding their own business – walking up and down the stairs just go to their every day classes.

Haechan slightly glared towards her before turning towards Mark with a pout, who kind of looked like he was in a daze. “Mark! She is bullying me!”

“I have to agree with her though,” Mark awkwardly said and Haechan dramatically gasped - before turning towards Sylvia who looked unbothered. “I’m telling my girlfriend on you, Sylvy!”

And so the two of them begin to bicker, and both Mark and Natalie don't mind at all. Both of them were always like this.

“Hey, you okay?“ Mark casually asked her. Although Natalie was laughing, Mark noticed something different just by her expression.

Natalie was caught off guard with his question. Maybe because she was indeed not okay. “..Y-yeah.. I’m good.”

Mark scoff, “C’mon, Natalie. I know you. What’s up?” His eyes watched her slightly, seeing her frowning slightly before smiling slightly.

Mark admits that he gets protective of her, not that much like Taeyong - he loves her, well he hides it by saying he has a tiny crush on her towards Haechan.

But Haechan knows better.

“I’m okay, really Mark. You know me, if there’s anything. I’ll tell you,” Natalie nudged onto his arm, earning a smile from Mark.

“Besides,” She paused, facing him and this made Mark slightly nervous.

“You will always find out in the end, just like the other days,” Natalie winked at him before patting him on the shoulder - then catching up with Sylvia who was already up ahead to go to their next class.

Leaving Mark standing there, cheeks tinted in red slightly.

“We are gonna be late if you keep standing there, loverboy.” Haechan teased, trying not to giggle and Mark is fast enough to listen to his words.

He wordlessly walked past Haechan, and it was Haechan’s turn to run to catch up with the flustered leader.

Natalie was peeking through the curtains, seeing expensive cars lining up one by one in-front of the hotel.

She recognizes a few familiar faces, more like old businessmen and women.

“I’m not surprised. Taeyong having a party just after our first day at school, after like what a few months of break.”

“Exactly. It could be replaced with me having my sleep.” Natalie turns back to look at Sylvia who was adjusting her own dress.

“Sleep or no sleep, you will still attend for your big bro. C’mon.” Sylvia shrugs before dragging Natalie out of their shared hotel room.

Sylvia coolly greeted the bodyguards as they nodded their heads. There were bodyguards stationed out of the rooms of the VIP which included Natalie and Sylvia’s.

They were the only ones who got into the elevator. “I heard Taeyong is inviting everyone.” Sylvia stated.

Natalie could only hum in response while pressing the elevator number.

“….And that includes Kingpin,”

It seems time froze for Natalie - it was more like she froze to Sylvia’s words.

It’s been 5 years since she heard his name, that name caused so much pain to Natalie that it hurts her because she couldn’t do anything - even Taeyong and her parents aren’t that powerful enough to fight him.

Well, that was 5 years ago, but this time, the Lee’s are much different.

Natalie’s eyes turned towards Sylvia in a snap, and Natalie knew she just revealed herself to Sylvia - Natalie’s shook in horror.

Before Natalie wanted to probe Sylvia, the elevator door made a sound and the door opened revealing not only a few boys, but their voices were heard quite loud.

“Oh— Babe!” He greeted Sylvia as soon as he stepped into the elevator followed by the others.

Haechan stood right in the middle perfectly.

“Nice dress!” Renjun complimented Natalie, “Thanks! You gentlemen look fine too!” She replied with a small smile, at the same time watching her steps since she was wearing heels.

“Thank you,” Jaemin shyly answered while standing right at the opposite.

“Thanks!” Chenle and Jisung thanked in unison, and they proceeded to have their own conversation.

The elevator was quite small and Natalie naturally stepped back towards the corner. She slightly bumped herself at the back, and a hand naturally blocked her head.

She caught Mark’s gaze, his face was literally in front of her. “Hey, watch yourself.” Mark muttered, and Natalie’s eyes went downcast.

“Thanks. The dress and my heels aren't going well today.” Natalie's smile formed thinly.

It’s true. Sylvia had to help her by holding onto Natalie’s hand every time she walked - if not she would either trip or lose balance.

“You look pretty though.. I mean it doesn't matter with heels or without heels… or formal or casual..” He muttered softly, not making eye contact.

Natalie can’t help but smile shyly.

Mark is cute whenever he speaks softly.

Just then the elevator door opens, and that’s when they could hear the party - which was whispers and buzzing along with soft music.

Natalie straightens herself, along with grabbing the hem of her dress before exiting out of the elevator.

“You guy came just in time,” A knowing voice called and the Dream boys greeted the boss before returning back to their goofy sides.

“Although it’s a green light party, everyone has their own roles to play.” Taeyong instructed and the boys nodded - that includes Sylvia and Natalie too.

What he meant by roles to play is, to keep watch of the grounds and of themselves.

Taeyong’s eyes then landed towards his sister, “Nat, mother and father would like to see you after this…”

Natalie gave him a nod, usually she would ask him more but seeing men in suits and women in provocative dresses passing by them here and there, maybe she should keep all the questions to herself.

“Oh and they want Mark to come along too,” Taeyong added at the last minute that the Dream boys didn’t hesitate to turn towards their leader with a slight smirk.

Just like that, Taeyong excused himself.

“..Okay, so this is the part where I’ll leave you with Mark because… you know….” Sylvia glanced towards Jeno as he smiled towards Natalie innocently.

Natalie nodded. “Of course, text me if there is anything, Sylvy.”

“Alright! Have fun, Nat!” Sylvia gave her a hug but she leaned towards Natalie’s side. “We’ll talk about KFC later,” Sylvia whispered, before giving a pat on Natalie’s butt.

That was Kingpin’s nickname, KFC – yes, the fried chicken brand.

They used to talk about him during the times when they were in the programme, a mafia training programme.

It was kind of like a school but it was specifically practical.

That’s when Natalie met Sylvia - just a few days of talking to each other, they got close.

Sylvia was the one who came up with the nickname – since both of them were in a rush from being questioned by the assassins that taught them, at that point of time.

Both of them were kind of similar back then, but Natalie was a different person.

In a bad way, unfortunately.

It wasn’t just Sylvia she got close to, there was another boy.

He actually changed Natalie slowly, she was more empathetic and he taught her how to use her privileges in a better way.

But in the end, she couldn’t use her own rich and powerful privileges to save her best friend.

Natalie just watches her best friend being dragged away by her boyfriend - leaving her standing dumbfounded.

“Did she say anything weird?” Mark stood beside Natalie, and the girl shook her head.

“No.. It’s just Sylvia being her own self– Right, Mum and Dad want to talk to us. We should find them,” Natalie didn’t let Mark finish as she just grabbed him by the arm.

Till this day, Mark doesn’t understand how Mr and Mrs Lee gave birth to a son who is known to be ruthless in the mafia world, yet he is kind-hearted only to his family and trusted friends.

Like, the duality.

Mark doesn’t understand that and he absolutely does not understand how they gave birth to a daughter who is very similar to her older brother yet courageous and empathetic individual.

Not to mention she is sometimes funny too, in Mark’s eyes.

Maybe because Taeyong was taught differently in life since he is the first born and he is by right the next heir of Lee Organization, although he is now the CEO.

Mark is peacefully walking next to Natalie, right behind her own parents - after them basically interrogating Natalie about her love life right in front of Mark.

Her answers actually amused Mark - well maybe the way she answers and the way her face expression shows when Mrs Lee asked about her sex life.

“Okay, hold on.” Natalie skillfully stood in front of the older ones, “Firstly, you can’t just ask me about my sex life in front of the leader of NCT Dream.” Natalie ‘whispered’ – or she seemingly tried to, at the same making an eye glance towards the gentleman right behind the Lees’.

“Secondly, no – I never had sex with anyone and thirdly, I have never been in a relationship. I’m not an expert, unlike Christy, Mom.”

Natalie’s brows raised up, earning amusement faces from Mr and Mrs Lee and a very surprised Mark.

Christy is Renjun’s girlfriend, she is known for being a femme fatale in school – way before she started dating Renjun. She is a loyal femme fatale now.

“Christy is a sweetheart. Of course boys will love her. Maybe you should learn how.... To get be with a boy - just like how Christy and Renjun are now, ” Mrs Lee commented, smiling towards Mr Lee who was just glancing towards Natalie with a somewhat confused expression, yet a small smile.

Natalie frowned towards her mother, looking at her quite suspiciously. What is that supposed to mean?

“..O—kay.. For a record, they were best friends at first and they fell in love– Well more like Christy who is preoccupied with other stuff that she didn’t realize Renjun had fallen for her since at their best friend stage’.. Right, Mark?” Natalie called him out of nowhere, which caused Mark to nod at what she was saying.

Mr and Mrs Lee turned towards Mark – he looked pretty nervous although he had plenty of meetings with them along with Taeyong and the consilegres of NCT.

He wasn’t nervous in those meetings though, in fact he was confident and his usual serious self.

The reason why he is nervous now, is because he is standing alone with his crush and her parents’.

Unlike Mr Lee who just gave Mark an acknowledgement smile, there was a look of realization from Mrs Lee as she stared at Mark more – Mrs Lee was known to read people by their facial expression and eye contact.

She clearly sees everything from Mark’s eyes and it causes her to openly nudge Mr Lee’s arm, while openly whispering to him.

Natalie shakes her head, “Wow, how mature of the both of you whispering in front of us.” She proceeded to stand beside Mark, who just gave her a little smile.

“I’m sorry, well, it’s a secret,” Mr Lee winked towards Natalie and she rolled her eyes in annoyance with their secretive self. “We will leave the two of you….” Mrs Lee’s words trailed off when both Mark and Mr Lee’s phone rang at the same time.

Both of them answered, but Mark took a look at his phone screen and Johnny’s name appeared.

‘This better be a good news,’

The moment when Mark answered the phone, then hearing Johnny basically yelling on the phone for him to get Natalie and her parents out of there, gunshots were right outside the hallroom.

Loud gunshots.

The first thing Natalie did was pulling her parents down, getting them close to her.

“You don’t have to worry about us, honey! We can deal with this!” Mr Lee already started shooting from different directions. He is fast, Natalie didn’t even see him reaching out for his gun somewhere in his suit.

Both him and Mark were basically aiming for the unwelcome guest – it was easy to know because those intruders were wearing full black, only their eyes were being shown, while trying their best not to shoot the innocents.

Everything is already in chaos that Mark didn’t have the time to inform Taeyong and the consiglieres.

The two women were hiding down one of the tables.

“Mom–

With slightly shaking hands, Mrs Lee pushed a gun towards Natalie – the women placed them on Natalie’s thigh holster.

Natalie didn’t have time to be embarrassed about how her own mother knew she was wearing that.

“You stay close to Mark, Natalie. Don’t be stubborn and the two of you better get to safety— I’ll call you!” Mrs Lee was being pulled by Mr Lee – his bodyguards were already pulling them out of the ballroom, heading to the safety exit.

“C’mon, Nat! We have to go!” Mark yelled, at the same time holding his hand out to support her up. Natalie quickly took his hand at the same abandoning her heels since she can’t even walk properly let alone to run with them.

They exited through the safety exit but they met an obstacle causing both of them to stop abruptly, with Mark pulling Natalie onto his arms.

Natalie can’t help but gasp slightly while gripping onto Mark’s hand – seeing the intruder basically pointing his gun towards the both of them

Her eyes made eye contact with him, and Natalie frowned slightly.

She recognized those brown eyes.

The longer she stared at him, the longer she could see the frustration in his eyes.

He wasted no time to shoot out bullets towards both Mark and her – Mark quickly shoved Natalie to the side where walls were covering her.

It felt like forever that Mark tried to shoot his enemy – he was a good shooter, Mark admits that.

Natalie couldn’t hold onto her own frustrations that she sighed loudly before getting ready to shoot out a bullet.

Mark was too busy with his own battle and it was a good thing he was distracting the opposite – Natalie took a slight peek and she already memorized his location.

She did what she had to do, she shot a bullet.

Silence fell the hallway, and that's when Mark realized Natalie perfectly shot the enemy by the leg – right by his thigh twice.

The silence was supposed to be a relief one, but Natalie can’t help but feel tension – only for her though.

That's because she definitely knows the shooter.

It was her best friend.

Natalie can't help but look twice through his eyes, and she was confident that it was him.

There was no way this is a coincidence.

She just watch him try to run away, just by jumping out of the window – as she stood there at the same time reinforcement had come to get her and Mark.

next chapter [Chapter 2]

[ Hero for Heart : Natalie's Series, Base On Her Sorrowed Past ]

[ N-DREAM MOODBOARDS ] - [ N-DREAM’S SOULMATES ]

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Chapter 1: 

Every young girl dreams of her moment, the one where she drapes a sweet pearl gown over her figure and the sparkiest diamond headpiece over the crow of her head. Some even go as far as filling the grooms place with their ever-growing recent crush they have over the boy next door or their special friend in nursery.

Even I had those thoughts, me being the pride and joy of my family, the youngest girl -the only girl- in my house. The house of Tesoro, or Treasure in other words. Noble, famous, and extremely rich. Surely my moment in the snow gown and tiara would be the talk of the century? My marriage would be to the one I find, my soulmate, the true love and my prince that would save me from the towers I was locked in.

But as I stand here in front of my reflection, I didn’t feel any of the infatuations that I had as a young girl. No giddy or jittering feeling at the silky lace skin I wore over my own.

“What do you think of this one?”

“I don’t like it.”

A loud sigh sounded from behind me, she wasn’t even trying to hid it. The frustration dripping from between her teeth.

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