Night is getting late but the excitement of seeing newcomer's faces still filled the entire luxury room. Sometimes laughter can be heard if the chosen trainer sighing hard to the fact that his new partner is not as attractive. Meanwhile the other time, people will scowling in jealousy when some agents get to trains beautiful or hansome chicks. What an interesting night it is.
Then there is Ong Seongwu, not admiting but feeling a little bit nervous as the introductions of newcomers went on. And that was like a constant warning for him as he remember that the newcomers for his department, just like any other time, will be introduced last. Safe the best for the last, people said.
Being a person who can always be calm in every situation, the nervousness Seongwu feels right now is really bothering him. And he knows exactly why. He is not used to train or to be partner with anyone even on his early day as an agent. He almost always got personal mission, be it was class-f danger which is the super easy one or class-a that is stakes of life mission.
There just two fucking times in his seven years that he ever joined on a group mission, and it was consist of four or five agents. Now that he will get his very first partner, not mentioning the possibility of a troublesome one, Seongwu is confuse whether he is suppose to be happy and exciting like everyone.
"Seongwu, stop frowning like that and just enjoy the feel. Everyone knows you will get a very capable trainee, so don't worry," Hwang Minhyun, one of his coworkers from shadow-spies department, said while poking Seongwu's cheek jokingly.
"Yeah easy for you to said that now that Hyunbin will be transfering to other department and our capable Jonghyun is the one who will replacing his place as your partner. And quit your finger before I cut it." Hearing a whimper in Seongwu's voice, Minhyun and Jonghyun, who sat next to him, also Jaehwan that sitting at Seongwu's right, gigled amusingly. They are clearly on a happy mood for Seongwu's misfortune.
Despite the fact that the three are his bestfriends, is not stoping Seongwu to imagine if he can kill them all right there at the moment. "Damn. Wonder why i decided to sat with you guys," Seongwu murmuring with such sullent face, making the three laugh again at the rare cute Seongwu. "Aww you love us!" Jaehwan self-claimed loudly.
A fiew minutes later, Seongwu watch as the big translucent screen on the stage changing its background to the elegant black bat of shadow-spies department logo. The room begin to be noisy again by the enthusiastic voices. Truth to be told, almost everyone are looking for this time to come. SSD is knowing as the only department that rarely recruiting a fresh face to join in. If the department really need one or two new members, they usually will choose it from another department instead. So when time like this come, not only the SS' agents feel the excitement but also all of them.
This time, SSD will be welcoming two new faces, and one of them will be the first person to ever partnering with the mighty Ong Seongwu. That was one of the mainly reason why everyone are now staring seriously at the two attractive men walking across the stage to stand next to Commander Choi.
To say Seongwu is surprise was an understatement. Before his eyes, the pink haired guy he marks as an annoying person, walked with a smirk on his face. And Seongwu is totally sure that the damn smirk is intended to him as the guy looking right into his eyes. Seongwoo was forgetting the guy already when he sat and chatting with his friends minutes ago, he didn't even reliazed that the guy wasn't yet introduced as one of other department's trainee. Now Seongwu can only cursed under his breath for his unawareness. And also quickly joining his hands under the table, hoping the guy won't be his new partner.
There are two men there after all.
"Oh wow look at all of this excitement! Looks like our last newcomers have to work their ass on the upcoming missions!" Yoon Jisung as the MC for the night, chuckle lightly while everyone in the room clap their hands in agreement.
"Okay enough for the cheering, let's hear their introduction for now." Jisung then delivers extra mics for both of SSD's newcomers.
Seongwu watch the guy or rather boy with maroon hair and wearing all black, move one step forward and take initiative to introduce himself first eventhough Seongwu can clearly see the nervousness is eating up his courage. Or maybe because of that reason he wants to be the first and finished all the troubles.
"Good evening!" He start, voice a little bit tremble in fear, Seongwu notice. "My name is Park Woojin. Please take care of me from now on," the maroon haired boy bowed deeply and smile nervously without really looking at anyone's eyes. Trace of sweat can be seen on his forhead.
"Welcome to the house Park Woojin!" Jisung, being as sharp as Seongwu, quickly rescuing the poor boy from getting more attention than he can possibly handle. Just like all the introducing part of the newcomers before, Jisung then tap on his ts-control to change the SSD's logo on the big translucent screen to Woojin's general information. He explained some of the details before he let Woojin take a step back again.
Seongwu slowly sighed as he saw how Woojin take a deep breath when almost all the attention finally switch to the screen beside him. To be honest it will be a burden to Seongwu if he gets such a nervous trainee to be his partner, but as the face of certain someone come into his vision again, Seongwu more than willing to take Park Woojin under his care.
That's why his hands are still under the table, clasped tightly as he pray for the luck to come.
As he keep praying, Seongwu suddenly feels the familiar vibrate from his pocket where he put his e-palm. He quickly take it out, look at the preview message that appears through the screen and a smile comes immediately. He quickly slides the screen to read the full texts and when he finished it, he tap on the reply button in a blink. The entire time his attention was on his e-palm, Seongwoo is completely unaware of the looking the pink-haired guy gave him. He doesn't even lend an ear to catch on what's going on. So he really didn't know that it's the guy's time already to introduce himself.
"Hello, I'm Kang Daniel." Daniel said as his eyes roaming around the room, enjoying the anticipation those agents give him. He know exactly what those agents desperately wants to know, so his eyes travel back to the person who is for this whole two weeks has become his interest.
The said man, despite his uneasiness about the identity for his soon-to-be-partner, look rather in a very good mood while looking into his phone. Daniel suddenly doesn't feel good at all.
"As I'll be under Ong Seongwu sunbaenim's care from now on, I'll try hard not to let him down." By the time Daniel finished introducing himself, not to mention the purposefuly self-announcement about his future trainer's name which should be Commander Choi's duty, the room become noisier once again. Meanwhile the victim named Ong Seongwu, cursed inwardly when his sense finally back on the damn moment.
His facial expression become dangerously pissed in an instant, no one even his close friend dare to ask what he think about this bold newcomer of his.
"It must be just a bad joke," Seongwu muttered. He reach for his e-palm again, suddenly remembering he wasn't yet finishing his search on the trainers app when that Kang guy peep out disturbing him out of nowhere.
Seongwu typing in his name even faster then before. This time the app is running very slowly, making Seongwu grit his teeth in irritated. While he wait, Seongwu glances back on the stage. Daniel is still looking at him but this time the smirk vanished and replaced by a serious look with a very intense but soft gazing that send shivers through Seongwu's body.
Seongwu's eyes trapped in those monolid eyes of Daniel for a full minute before the 'ting' sound from his e-palm brought back Seongwu's right mind and he quickly cut their staring contest to look at his e-palm. He begin to wish for some luck again. When he finally scroll down the page and found Kang Daniel's name written right under the partner label, Seongwu can only sighs loudly.
You should have keep praying! Seongwu's inner mind screaming.
When his eyes travel back to Daniel and witnessing his annoying smile painted in those handsome yet annoying face of him, Seongwu literally wants to burry himself right at that place. Who the hell said Seongwu always got better part in everything he face through? The world is never fair to begin with, and Seongwu is sure that Kang Daniel being there standing all tall and confident, waiting to destroy Seongwu's peaceful day as an independent agent, is a strong evidence.
Seongwu didn't really pay much attention after that. His mind kind of turn into a blank page. So this is why Commander Choi said his new partner is a dangerous person. Yeah, he is dangerously annoying! Seongwu sighs for a thousand times. If he can, he will ask his commander to changed his partner already, but being a responsible guy he is, he know he can't do that. Instead he dropped his head on the round table, pitying his unluckiness.
"I don't know why you're looking so down when I'm the one who got the shy chick." Jaehwan shook his head. Envying Seongwi's new partner as everyone in the room did. At least those who got to train some of not-promising-look trainees. Seongwu doesn't give even a bit reaction about it.
Along with the end of SSD's newcomers' introduction, the formal event of the night also come to an end. Music begin to play loudly and the stage has become the dance floor in a flash. Many younger agents are taking their walk to the stage, enjoying the finally party night. Some of seniors also joining the stage, challenging their self to show their young souls.
Minhyun and Jonghyun are long gone, Seongwu doesn't even want to know as he is getting ready to leave the party the moment he can run away from Jaehwan's grumble. The golden chance come when Jaehwan decided to go get a drink. He quickly leave the room without looking at anyone who calls him. He even pretends he doesn't see Commander Choi is walking towards him.
Seongwu is totally done with the damn night, now he very much needed his rest time. About that Kang Daniel he supposed to ask for a usual formal talk between trainer and his new trainee, he will deal with it tomorrow.
Walking fast to the parking lot, Seongwu breath in the fresh air the night present him. He stands there in the center of parking lot, closing his eyes and feeling in the peaceful night for couple of minutes. Thankfully it can immediately clear the bad mood and soon make a smile climbed its way to Seongwu's face.
He hummed a song he had hummed hours before when he picked his tuxedo as he continue to walk to where his car parked. This is how the resting night should be. Seongwu thought as he bring his head up time to time to see the dark sky painted with million stars.
"Yeah. It is," Seongwu murmuring.
He found his car not long after. Without second thought he take out his car keys out of his pocket. He will just press on the open button when a voice enters his hearing.
"You forgot your phone. Or should i say your e-palm?" Seongwu quickly turn around, facing the guy he mostly doesn't want to deal with tonight but failed to.
Kang Daniel stood exactly two meters away from Seongwu. Damn it's the second time he doesn't notice someone is standing behind him before the said person tells his own whereabout. It's even on the same night and with the same person. How could he possibly be so dense on one night? Looks like he really need to give his body a long nice sleep.
Seongwu sees Daniel's left hand lifted up and holding what really looks like his e-palm. He immediately checked his pockets and found nothing but his wallet. He must have been very annoyed that he forget his e-palm. Now he abruptly remember how he puts his e-palm roughly on the table after his quick confirmation about Kang Daniel.
"Well you can give it to me now," Seongwu flatly said with his right hand outstretched, waiting for Daniel to give back his precious e-palm. For a second Seongwu noticed how Daniel's right eyebrow dissapeared behind his bangs before he finally take his step toward him.
Daniel stop walking right in front of Seongwu's hand. He simply appreciated it for seconds before he reach it fast with his right hand, taking in a handshake he couldn't get before. He noticed the surprise look on Seongwu's face, and his mischievious self kicked in. He gives him his seductive smirk that soon makes Seongwu's eyes widened.
"Nice to meet you!" Daniel happily said and added a wink at the even more shocked Seongwu. Looking at Seongwu like this, he didn't know that the high rank agent who has this very cold intimidating aura can be so cute when he is startled. No wonder Seongwu's id pictures caught his attention in an instant back then when he hacked Justice Leagues' data bank.
"You can take my hand off now." Seongwu finally said after he can get a hold of himself. He decided to tolerate Daniel's antics, thinking he shouldn't let his emotion burn up and give the satisfying his new partner wants.
This time it's Daniel who got taken aback by the calmness of Seongwu's voice and expression. Daniel's eyebrows lifted up high. He then realize this is the real agent Ong Seongwu he is currently facing. The famous cool-headed and calculating man that everyone in the Justice Leagues is idolized. He is fascinated yet once again.
"Or should I break you arm?" Seongwu asked, still in his calm demeanor but this time there is a certainty in it. Almost like a death promise.
Following his words, Daniel let Seongwu's hand go. Not because he is afraid of him, eventhough he is well aware that Seongwu will actually did it and can do it if Daniel doesn't release his hand, but because he respects the georgeous man before him.
Looks like his decision to join the justice company is right after all.