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Chapter 5 - Chapter 3 : Bloodshed

The next morning they had

occupied themselves with their own activities. Yu Yang practiced shooting with dual pistols at two different targets simultaneously , Eunji was constantly updating the usual budgets and Mafia ranks on her laptop , Seohyun opted to picking fruits from the garden for her lunch and Hana was cleaning her weapons in the comforting confinement of her bedroom. "I feel like I'm forgetting about something today." Her phone got a sudden reminder. "Oh yeah! I have to pick up my new weapons. " "Prepare these fruits into a salad will you." Seohyun instructed and the chef did as was told and carefully took the basket of fruits. "I just want a salad. I'm not in the mood for eating today." Eunji replied. "Seohyun, Eunji! I have to go and pick up my new weapons that I have ordered. Its close by so I've decided to walk there." "But, you should take the car to be safe." Seohyun suggested. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll be back soon!" Hana went to pick up her weapons anyway, ignoring the concerns. "This girl sometimes." "What can we do. She will do what she wants ." Seohyun smiled and sat down at the table. Their meals were ready and brought to them with pure golden cutlery and plates. "Ooh! That looks so beautiful. Thank you so much!" Hana thanked the supplier before taking her weapons and heading back to the estate.

It was such a beautiful day. The sun had begun to set and the sky changed from a light blue to soft tones of pastel purple and pink in colour as the sun slowly descended and the moon began to peer its imperfect yet elegant face into the sky. A slight breeze flowed through the air carrying the sweet aroma of Cherry Blossoms that had just begun to bloom in spring. Streetlights slowly switched on one by one and soon the sky fell into complete darkness, revealing an ever so perfect galaxy. Hana was almost home, just a few more blocks away. Suddenly without her realising a weak assassin , which lurked in the shadows , had began to follow her silently. Jin , who was passing by , noticed the assassin and then he saw Hana , the woman he secretly loved, in potential danger. He observed closely and followed behind. The assassin by this point had pulled out a knife from his coat and started advancing forward, picking up from his slow pace. Bang! Jin killed him with one shot, targeted at the back of his head. Hana ,who was now alarmed, turned around and saw the dead corpse on the road, his blood began to drip and gush from his skull towards her feet. She was terrified and started to cry in fear, 'Maybe Seo and Eunji were right' she thought instantly, regret eating at her subconscious. "Don't worry. I'll take you home ." Jin wiped her tears took her hand, which he caressed gently in his own, and soon they were headed to the estate. He kept her close to him, making sure that she was both protected and warm from the ice cold night. 'Why is he so nice to me? Maybe he's up to something.' She thought. 'I'll have to admit, his hands are warm and comforting. Its rather pleasant considering he's a member of Bangtan.' She blushed.

"Lunch was so filling, I think I am going to skip on dinner." Eunji sighs. "Of course, I could not eat another morsel either." Seohyun said. Yu Yang took their plates and went to wash the dishes as she thought that the maids did a sloppy job. "I'm thinking that we should make the gangs realise our power. We should attack GOT7, the weakest male Mafia, to make everyone know their places. I am so sick of them trying to take advantage of us!" Eunji suggested. "I disagree." "But we should make them see our power!" Eunji insisted. "I would still like to keep trust amongst the Mafias. I don't want us to have a bigger target on our backs , you understand?" Seohyun explained. "But Seohyun-" "End of discussion! We will not be attacking anyone. Don't bring this up again!" Seohyun cut her off from what she was about to say. Hana ran into the room and hugged Seohyun, tears dripping on her soft blush cheeks as she sobbed on her shoulder. "What's wrong?" Eunji was ready to attack, she had her gun aimed directly at Jin with her deadly gaze set upon him. "I was being followed by an assassin. He was about to kill me until , She looks at Jin , until Jin saved me by killing him." Hana stuttered. "Eunji, put your weapon away. Eunji looks at Seohyun. Put your gun away , it's alright." Eunji furiously puts her weapon away, rolling her eyes and sighing profusely. "Come here Hana." Eunji observed the situation at hand without taking her eyes off of Jin "I can not thank you enough for what you have done to protect my younger sister. I could never repay you, however I can offer you Sakura Ichor's protection in return for your kind gesture." "Thank you, but it is really not needed. I think an alliance between Bangtan and Sakura Ichor would be more effective. We can protect each other as we are the two powerful Mafias." Jin suggested. Eunji was clearly not happy about this, a scowl formed on her face. "Hmm, that does sound better. I'll schedule a meeting between both gangs tomorrow so that everyone is on the same page." Jin nods leaving the estate and was on his way back to his Mafias mansion.

"Namjoon! Have a meeting organised for tomorrow evening and don't be late, understand! We have very important work to take care of." Seohyun ordered. "Yes, I understand. Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Namjoon agreed instantly, he simply couldn't refuse. 'What could be the matter this time?'. "Are you alright?" Yu Yang asked. "You should've listened to Seohyun then this would not have happened in the first place." Eunji was enraged. "Why? What happened?" "Hana was almost assassinated and Jin came to her aid. He killed the assassin and now Bangtan and Sakura Ichor have to form an alliance ." she scoffed. "An alliance with Bangtan is not all that bad. If you think about it, it would benefit us greatly." "Clearly you all have lost your minds! I'm going to bed." Eunji went to her room , which was on the second floor. "What exactly happened while I was busy? Could someone please tell me?" Yu Yang aimlessly pleaded. "Hold on, I'll explain. Eunji wanted to attack the weakest male Mafia 'GOT7' to make the other Mafia's aware of our power, however I simply declined and now she is upset about that. Then when Hana came home crying and explained what had happened to her, I offered Jin our Mafias protection and he suggested that both of our gangs should form an alliance, so I obviously agreed. This added more fuel to her fury. Don't worry, I'll talk to her about this tomorrow before the meeting." Seohyun explained. "I think we should all go to bed now. We all had an exhausting day and should get some rest." Yu Yang suggested. They all returned to their bedrooms which were on different floors.

The Next Day...

This time, the meeting took place in one of Bangtan's Casinos which looked very different from the one in Japan. "I hope they are not early this time." Jimin said. "Last time they were quite late, so I won't get my hopes up." Hosoek mumbles whilst playing a game on his phone. Their black Limousine pulled up at the entrance of the casino. "See, we're early." Jin scanned the entrance of the casino as the car pulled over. The guys went inside only to find , to their dismay , the members of Sakura Ichor waiting eagerly inside for them. "My my Namjoon. It seems that you are late today." Seohyun said, tapping her hands together with a displeased expression displayed on her pretty face. "I do apologise." Namjoon lowered his gaze making the members of his mafia guffaw at the current circumstances of his sudden humiliation. If only they were not delayed by Jimin , who was taking his own sweet time perfecting his hair. "We should head up to the meeting room." Jungkook broke the silence abruptly. "Yes, we should." Namjoon said and led all of them upstairs, gesturing his members to be chivalrous towards the powerful women displayed in front of them like models lined up on a runway stage. Taehyung advances, offering his arm up generously to help Seohyun up the huge flight of stairs ,catching her whenever her heels landed out of balance and smiles nervously as he had never been so close to her before. He hoped that the current moment would go on forever, however he had to snap back to reality. The other three women following behind had coldly refused any help offered by the men walking behind them. Yet again the room was occupied with a long black table, with Namjoon's velvet black chair, Seohyun's white velvet chair, which was decorated with blood red diamonds, and customized decorations that suited both mafias accordingly. On the right side of the table were more black chairs were provided for the members of Bangtan, and on the left side were more white velvet chairs with blood red diamonds for the members of Sakura Ichor. Hana sat across from Jin, Yu Yang across from Yoongi, Eunji across from Jimin , Hosoek and Jungkook sat closer to Namjoon for their own safety and Taehyung purposely sat at the closest chair to Seohyun.

"So, what would you like to discuss?" "There's a situation which has unfolded between Jin and Hana. The other day Hana was almost assassinated, however Jin was there right on time and saved her life. We all are truly greatful for this and so I've decided that it would be a good idea for both of our Mafias to form an alliance." Seohyun explained. "Oh I see." Namjoon was speachless. An alliance, and with Sakura Ichor? He almost didn't believe what he heard until Eunji continued "Yes, we really want this alliance to form. We've agreed that it will be beneficial for both of our mafias." "Ok, agreed. I think this alliance would be very powerful, however, we have to keep this a secret between the other Mafias." he suggests with a dimpled smile. "Agreed, or else this will cause major tension between the other Mafias and then it will cause the trust to be lost again and we don't want that to happen again." They all shook their heads, remembering some past occurrences. "We cannot afford to lose the trust between all of the Mafias any more." Yu Yang sighed, rolling her eyes. "Are we done now?" Yoongi asked in annoyance. "Yes, that's all we wanted to discuss." Hana blushed, keeping her attention fixated on Jin who returned her gaze with his handsome smile. "We should leave. I want to get back to training." Eunji noticed the chemistry building between the two of them. "Yes, we should leave now. Thank you for this meeting Namjoon. You can call us whenever you need us." Seohyun got up to leave with her companions following behind her shortly. "Can I see your new weapons?" Yu Yang asked. "Yes, I had custom nun chucks made with metallic spikes so it would be more effective during any fight." Hana said. "Thats so cool!"

"The next step of our plan should be set in motion tonight. Make sure that San is ready for his part." Irene said. "Understood. It will go exactly as planned." Hong Joong smirks. He told San the plan and he went to do as instructed. "Where's Seohyun, I haven't seen her all day." Eunji asked. "She's using her new Katana. I saw her in the gym just now." Hana seated herself in the dining room. "Well we should get dinner started. Tell the chef to prepare it soon." Yu Yang said. The full moon began to rise as day turned to night. The stars blinked in the dark night sky and some even changed colours.

Ding Dong

The doorbell rang, San was waiting outside. "What do you want at this late hour?" A sleepy security guard asked. "I would like to see Seohyun. I want to surprise her tonight." San said. The guard looked at the time. It was 22:45pm , but he didn't realise how late it was and so he let San inside without giving it much thought. The girls were already done with their meal and were in their bedrooms, waiting to fall off to sleep. "Where is Seohyuns room?" San asked a maid that was cleaning up the dining room. "It's on the top floor. You should take the elevator instead of walking up the huge flight of curved stairs." "Thanks." He went inside the elevator, pressed a shiny turquoise button and looked around the spacious elevator. The walls had purple velvet with turquoise diamonds scattered around, there was a seat which had blood red diamonds and felt as soft as a cloud. San got to the top floor and looked around to find the bedroom. Finally after 5 minutes he invaded the room quietly, slowly creeping up to the bed to lay beside her. Seohyun noticed his presence and woke up. "What are you doing here!" She was aggravated that he interrupted her precious slumber. "I wanted to see you." he said. She didn't feel that San was telling her the truth so she decided to get up. "Lets go to the balcony. I need some fresh air." He followed her to the spacious balcony and watched as she leaned on the railing looking at the beautiful garden which was echoed by the extravagant night sky and the cool evening breeze causing her delicate hair to sway slowly from side to side.

San went behind Seohyun and hugged her, pulled a gun from his pocket and aimed it behind her head, then suddenly his momentum stopped. "You didn't think that you would take me out that easily, did you?" Blood began to drip from the sides of his mouth. A sharp blade was embedded deep into his gut, she turned around and watched him fall backwards. " She took out the blade I thought I could trust you. She pushed the blade into another spot in his chest, each time cutting him deeper and rougher. I never thought that you would end up like this! Now, I will make you know how much you have hurt me." She continued to injure him further with continuous non - stopping stabs. "I- I didn't like you in the f-first place. Hong-Hong Joong forced me to do this! He teamed up with Red Velvet, ju-just to take you down! Trust me o-on this!" San spat out blood as he struggled to tell her the plot, stuttering slightly. "I don't know how I'm going to ever trust anyone again unless they maybe try to save my life, but that's highly ulikely right now." She injured him so badly that he failed to move. Guards were ordered to take him back to Ateez's base and leave him outside their doorstep.

"Seohyun, why is there blood on your balcony?" Hana asked. "San invaded so I took care of him ." she said nothing more than just that, her heart was broken and she didn't want them to worry about her unnecessarily. "Ok, I hope that he won't be bothering us." Eunji mumbled. "San said that Red Velvet formed an alliance with Ateez. I don't know how to trust him or if what he was saying is true." "We should be extremely cautious about this." Yu Yang thought. "Eunji, inform Bangtan about this immediately." She nods and went to deliver the message. "I wonder why Red Velvet hates us." Hana asked. They all went to the lounge to discuss it. "Remember Irene from school?" Seohyun asked. "Yes, the socially awkward girl that always stalked us. She never had a life." Eunji said. "She is the leader of Red Velvet." the other girls gasped in disbelief.

10 Years Ago At Beojkkoch High...

A very posh and classy school with all opportunities for every single student was created for the higher class. One girl stuck out from the rest. Her name was Ahn Seohyun. She hated rich people that acted as if they ruled the world. It started with her parents a long time ago. Park Sunghee met a man known Ahn Kwan, a very powerful and intellectual man. The two of them were acquainted very well. After a few nights spent alone together Sunghee ended up pregnant as a result of their unprotected actions. "Kwan, I'm pregnant. I don't know what to do now. This is such a pain to bare! " Sunghee face palmed. "Then just abort the thing, as if I cared." Kwan wouldn't let a mere foetus ruin his reputation. "Are you insane? If my parents found out that I aborted a child then they would murder me instantly. I simply can not just do that so easily." "So now, what do you want me to do about this?" "The only option is marriage." She said. The next day Sunghee and Kwan got married in a court, not informing a single person of their decision or the obstacle they had to endure. "I will never love the child that you bare." Kwan scowled in disgust as he watched Sunghee munch down on blueberry pies and apple crumble, any sweet thing that she could set her eyes on. "I've gotten slightly attached to the child. Maybe instead of loving it you can train it until it is old enough to go to Beojkkoch high." She suggested, stroking the barely visible bump on her waist as she spooned a huge mouthful of dark chocolate mousse into her mouth. "Sure. Our child will be the strongest one in the class." Kwan smirked slyly. Sunghee gave birth to a baby girl on the 7th of August which Kyungmi named Seohyun. Kwan despised , his own daughter, Seohyun even more as he wished for a son. "She is the cutest thing ever. If only she didn't have to become an assassin and have to train every day of her life." Sunghee said as she carried the small infant close to her chest. "That is our compromise. Don't go back on your word now, Sunghee." Kwan frowned. "Oh not at all. I don't like her as much as you think. I'm just glad I don't have to carry her inside of me anymore." She put the child down in its cot and left the room. Kyungmi took on the task of raising her adorable granddaughter up all by herself as the 'parents' were too preoccupied with other things which deemed more important than their child.

The years soon passed and Seohyun was now five years old. Kwan and Sunghee had many house parties with many of their rich friends and companions. "And who is this adorable little girl?" a woman, which had silver clothes , pinched at Seohyun's small cheeks. "Pay no attention to her. She is my daughter." Sunghee said. "Seohyun! Get to your room and practice using your swords immediately! You better get it right this time, I don't want to be known for raising a doughnut." Kwan instructed. He was extremely strict with her. Seohyun frowned and walked up to her room. "You are so harsh with your cute little daughter." a man ,which had a glass filled of heavy alcohol in his hand, mumbled in his drunken state. "Forget it and enjoy the party." Kwan and Sunghee enjoyed the company of the younger single men and women. They would get close to them and forget that they even had a child. Seohyun was forced to witness their disgusting behavior and soon began to hate snobby rich people who behaved exactly as her parents, and eventually she hated crowds of these disgusting people too. A few more years later on the 7th of August , Seohyun had to spend her birthday with her grandmother as usual. Sunghee and Kwan never bothered to make any effort into make the day special for her and so Kyungmi decided to always spend the day with her. She loved her grand daughter so much and had given her all of her love and affection. "Thank you, grandma." Seohyun said after blowing her candles out, exactly 10. "You seem sad today. What's the matter , my dear?" "Why do my parents not love me? You are the only person that I can ask. " Seohyun frowned with tears in her eyes. "I can't lie to you anymore my sweet little girl. The truth is that you were actually a mistake. Kwan never wanted you, he only married your mother as a compromise as she knew that she would be in massive trouble with me if she had aborted you. I have always loved you from the time your mother told me that she was pregnant. Then when you were born Kwan was even more disappointed as he wanted a son to carry down his legacy. That's why he is so hard on you. Sunghee wouldn't want another child either, she would rather be out with her friends." Kyungmi made it her duty to explain everything to her.

"Thank you for telling me." Seohyun said. She went outside and spent time taking care of her cherry blossom tree. Kwan and Sunghee returned home shortly afterwards. "The both of you forgot again. When will you end this young girls sufferings? She yearns for a family with the both of you, but why am I wasting my time? The both of you are so selfish. " Kyungmi went to her room. "Where is that brat? We have to continue with our training." Kwan found her sitting beside the cherry blossom tree. He observed as she was amazed by the sudden blossoming of the flowers, which she had waited eagerly to witness this beautiful moment which only happened once a year. "Seohyun! Get to the training room immediately, don't waste my time you failure!" Seohyun sighed and ran inside, sadness clenching at her heart.

3 Years Later...

Seohyun was old enough to finally attend school with other learners her age. "Seohyun, my sweety. Today you can go out and explore the city for a while. Security guards will be close to you so you will be completely safe." Kyungmi said. "Thank you, grandma!" Seohyun was so excited, she could finally leave the premises for the fist time in her life. Ever since Seohyun was born, she was home schooled until she had now turned 16. "Finally she's attending Beojkkoch High! So now we will not have to worry any more and we won't have to see her annoying face for the most part of the day, a little late I supposed but its will with it to celebrate." Sunghee rejoiced. "I hope that she does not disappoint us. She's such a failure. I swear, I've raised a doughnut. That's why I've kept her back until she was now 16." Kwan sighs. Seohyun was so fascinated at normal life, she bought a maple tree sapling which she would add to her garden later that day as soon as she got home. Then she ate locally made food and tried chocolate for the first time, the best tasting thing which captivated her taste buds in such a way which made her obsessed with the treat instantly. A few assassins had snuck into their mansion. "I will cut down this cherry blossom tree soon, it makes Seohyun lose focus while training." Sunghee and Kwan were in the garden. "I didn't even notice this tree. Did she grow this herself?" Sunghee asked. "Yes, from her fifth birthday. Your mother bought her a cherry blossom sapling. She's been here during her free time every day." Suddenly they heard some dry leaves crunch behind them. Someone was there with them. "Stay behind me." Kwan whispered and Sunghee slowly moved behind him.

BANG BANG BANG

Sunghee and Kwan were shot at the same time with little time to react. It was from a rival gang which envied their superiority. They didn't want to let their bodies rest in peace and noticed the extravagant pointy branches of the cherry blossom tree.

Perfect...

They hung their bodies, intertwining the branches with some piercing through their flesh. Then they collected their blood and poured it onto each and every single delicate flower which has just bloomed and leaving without a trace having finally succeeded.

Seohyun was back home by that time. She went straight to her garden to plant her Maple tree immediately irrespective of what time it was. She avoided going to her bedroom first , avoiding her parents as if they were pests. The extravagant garden was lit up with special colourful lanterns and dim fairy lights. Seohyun planted the sapling a little distance away from the cherry blossom tree. She walked to her favorite tree and touched the dark wood. Suddenly, warm liquid fell onto her head, dripping at inconsistent intervals.

Splat Splat Splat

Rain maybe?

No, rain would be ice cold with a soothing sound.

Splat Splat Splat

The substance continued to drip onto her head, slowly flowing down her innocent face. She moved her head upwards, following the direction which the droplets fell from and was surprised when she saw her parents bodies pierced into the branches of her tree. A horrific sight it would be if she truly loved them, however she didn't feel sad as they never loved her in the first place. Kyungmi found Seohyun looking at the tree, she was guffawed that the assassins picked the cherry blossom tree to hang her parents in and couldn't direct her gaze away. Kyungmi decided to bury Kwan and Sunghee under the cherry blossom so that they were a part of Seohyun's life even after they had passed on.

Afterwards, Seohyun was all alone at school. She decided to rather stay friendless to avoid the countless questions. Obviously everyone already knew about her parents death as they teased and mocked her continuously at school.

"Class, listen up! Today we have a new student. Her name is...uh, Mina? Please be friendly to her as she had come here all the way from China." the teacher said. Seohyun directed her attention towards her.

Possibly a new friend?

Mina chose to sit at the back of the class, she was a bit awkward on her first day. She sat alone at break time and everyone avoided her company. "Do you mind if I join you? " Seohyun asked. Mina shook her head and gestured her to sit down."So, you are all alone too? " "Yeah, it's just me. I don't have any friends here." Mina's gaze fell downwards. "I also don't have any friends here. I can be your friend. I'm Ahn Seohyun. " She looked up at her.

How is a girl like her friendless?

"I'm Mina but my real name is Yu Yang. " She felt that she could trust Seohyun.

Within the slums of Hong Kong - China , a young girl was born. Yu Yang grew up in these harsh conditions with abusive parents who only sent her to orphanages , which she was constantly running away from in order to get back to them. Both parents were alcoholics and heavily addicted to drugs, but being as poor as they were they never had money for such desires, so Yu Yang was taught to pick pocket and steal at the young age she was. However, by the age of ten she was caught by the police and they had called her guardians. Her parents had abandoned her when she had gotten caught, they weren't at home and never picked up the phone when the cops had called. Sooner or later they contacted her grandmother which lived in Korea, Lee Bonhwa, her fathers mother. Her grandmother was a rich woman who took pity on her, offering to bring her over to Korea and take care of her. Once she arrived at her grandmother's doorstep she was treated like the house pet. Yu Yang was given a small room outside the mansion, a shed like structure. She was given food and a dusty rag to cover her back while she slept on the floor , she was not allowed inside under any circumstances.

It was back to being abused and pushed around, until she was fourteen, and met her uncle for the first time. Lee Jihoon was a street gangster, one who protected their little neighborhood from outsiders, a caring man. "You treat her as if she is nothing. The child deserves a good life and I will grant her this wish. I don't care what you have to say about it." Jihoon said, taking Yu Yang out of his mothers care he gave her a home and put her in a good school , Beojkkoch High.

"I've made a friend today. A girl by the name of Ahn Seohyun. She is the first friend that I've ever had and she is so nice to me. We spend break times and classes together." Yu Yang smiled, she had made a friend for the first time in her life. "That is very good. Now make sure to do your homework so that you don't fall behind in class, ok?" Jihoon said. "Yes, I will go immediately." Yu Yang said and ran up to her room. This was the first time that she enjoyed life.

"Class , another new girl has joined us. Make her feel welcome." the teacher said and led the girl inside. "Ugh, another one? I can't handle this." Irene complained. "Shut it, you'll get caught." Hong Joong mumbled. Seohyun and Yu Yang observed as she secretly listened to music while she found her seat behind them.

Eunji grew up witnessing her mother , Kim Aera , being tortured. Her father , Hiroki Sugihara, loved to abuse Aera and it got worse whenever he was drunk. He was not always like this. When he first married Aera he loved her with all of his heart and he worked hard to make sure that he could provide for his daughter which he had also loved. After 2 years he got promoted to an extremely high rank and his earnings increased drastically. Soon greed consumed him and he began to stay out late at night in clubs and neglected his family, causing them to go to bed hungry for most weeks. He began to have a gambling addiction and developed a bad drinking habit. Aera would get abused constantly, however she stayed in that relationship all for her daughter , Eunji . One particular night when Hiroki came home and started to beat Aera up , Eunji was scared as he was more violent than before, so she picked up a vase and smacks him across the head with it without stopping for a moment to realise what she had done. Hiroki gets blunt force trauma and bleeds out on the floor. Aera was trembling and scared in a corner, yet so was Eunji. Unaware to them, the neighbor's had called the police when they heard the screaming from when Aera was being beaten.

The police showed up only to see the dead body and two frightened females. "What happened here?" Aera glanced at her trembling daughter and decided to give her a better life even if it meant that she would be in prison. "I killed my husband out of self defense with that thick vase. He was abusing me in front of my daughter. You can take me to jail but I ask of you to please take my daughter to my sisters house and explain everything to her. " The cops agreed and Eunji started to cry, she knew that she would be separated from her mother. "Now , Eunji. Please don't cry. You are my strong girl, if you ever feel sad just know that I will be with you again 15 years from now. Also, make new friends at school and learn some self defense. Eat properly and stay away from boys. I love you with all of my heart." Aera wiped Eunji's eyes and gave her the bracelet that she was wearing and gave her one last hug before she was taken away by the police. She went to jail and Eunji was left alone with her aunty , though she still visits her mother in prison. "My sister says that she enrolled you into Beojkkoch High. Its a very good school. Please make the right friends there, you don't have to have a lot of friends. You just need a few true friends." Aera said. "Yes mum , but, after I start going to this highschool I won't have enough time to visit you ." "Its ok my sweety. I'll be out of here in 11 years. You should enjoy your time at school and at least send me a copy of your reports throughout the year. " Aera said. "Of course mum. I have to go now, visiting hours are over." "Ok, I love you always my sweet girl." Aera said and Eunji returned to her aunty's house. "Do you mind if I sit with you two? My mother wants me to make a few friends here." Eunji asked. "We don't mind, I'm Seohyun and she's Yu Yang but everyone else calls her Mina." Seohyun introduced themselves. "I guess you all are a lot like me. I feel like you each have problems in our lives. " The three of them got to know each other and within a week they became close friends.

"Class, there's another new learner joining us all the way from Japan. Now our class is full so she is the last learner that will be joining us." Hana walked into the class, scanning everyone with her gaze. "Honestly, another one?" Irene moaned. "Stop complaining. You're not the prettiest girl in our school." Seong Hwa said.

Skeptical she was, narrowing her view as she moved to the back of the classroom. "She's judging us isn't she?" Wendy asked. "Hmm, not for long. We'll teach her a lesson today."

She sat next to Eunji, right behind Seohyun and Yu Yang. Hana moved to South Korea when she was only 5 years old. Her parents were constantly working and they neglected her. Just before she started High School, her parents were gone when she had come home from going to the grocery store one day, just abandoning their daughter. A care taker was waiting outside for her and told her that her parents moved away and left her behind. Hana didn't notice that they were gone because they never spent time with her nor did they give her any of their attention. The care taker enrolled her into Beojkkoch High and made sure that she would have a good future. Many of the learners at school knew that Hana was now parentless and that she was now living with a care taker. "Look at how pathetic she is. She has no parents and she's friendless too!" Irene said to her small group of friends as they walked past deliberately, mocking the girl as if it were their sworn duty to do so. Hana snapped and started the brawl, throwing her fists and kicking at them. She beat up two of the girls really badly , until they started to bleed uncontrollably, which were sent to the Emergency Room at a hospital later on. Soon she was over powered by a group of other girls joining the fray, which started to lash out and beat her up. "YuYu, let's go help her!" Seohyun instructed and they were soon on their way to her. They ran in the middle of the fight and defended Hana. Eunji filmed the whole brawl and uploaded it onto the schools web. "Are you alright?" Seohyun asked, extending her hand out to help her up. Hana hugged her instead, taking her by surprise. "Thank you for saving me!" "Its no problem. You can stick with us if you like." Yu Yang said. "Yes, I will. My name is Kageyama Hana." "I'm Eunji, that's Yu Yang but anyone that is not her friend calls her Mina, and that is Seohyun." The girls bonded and soon became like sisters. After they completed highschool they formed a gang called Sakura Ichor and now they live with Seohyun, staying close to her as flowers growing on a tree.

"Finally! No more tension between our gangs." Taehyung rejoiced. "And you are happy about this? " Jimin asked, raising his brow in sudden but visible confusion. "I can be with the love of my life and no one can judge me." he smirked. "I can't believe you have failed us! " Irene was furious with Hong Joong for their failed attempts. "San is in ICU , he did his best but those women from Sakura Ichor are brutal. He got exactly 99 individual stabs and countless internal injuries." "We should prepare to fight with them. Organise a threat letter to be sent to them immediately." "Understood." Hong Joong went back to his mafia, giving them more orders as if it were a matter of life and death. "Dinner was so good!" Hana blushed. "The steaks were cooked to perfection." Yu Yang said. Just then a guard walked into the dining room and handed Seohyun a letter. "Who sent this?" Eunji asked. "Its unknown." The guard replies. "Ok you can go. " Seohyun gestured and he returned to his post. "I hope its a letter from Jin! " Hana said. Seohyun opened it and read the letter.

' SAKURA ICHOR

Be prepared for battle

We want to settle some scores with the four of you

So the best way to do this is through a fight

We all hate you deeply

Meet us at our abandoned casino at midnight tomorrow and be prepared for the fight of your lives

RED VELVET

IRENE '

"Girls, you all better dust off your weapons and start intense training. We have to fight against Red Velvet. I'm thinking that Irene has someone helping her out , another gang possibly so we have to inform Bangtan about this." "I'll inform them right away." Eunji said. "When is the fight?" Yu Yang asked. "Tomorrow at midnight." "Wait, so you mean tonight because tomorrow at midnight is gonna be the midnight for today! In 4 hours!!!" Hana started freaking out. "No Hana. Tomorrow's midnight not the midnight for today. We have the whole day tomorrow to train. " Yu Yang explained. "Ohhh, I get it now." "We should all get some rest and prepare for tomorrow." Seohyun said. The girls returned to their lavish bedrooms. The next day everyone was preparing for the fight, even the members of Bangtan spent the day training. "Alright. I'm ready now!" Hana said. The girls changed into their fighting gears and loaded their weapons in secret compartments of their customized clothing. Eunji wore leather pants with a camo shirt and military boots, she had a camo bandana tied on her left arm and had a hoodie tied around her waist. Seohyun wore a black shirt with diamonds, ripped grey jeans, black boots and had a turquoise bandana tied on her wrist and wore a leather jacket. Yu Yang wore grey pants with a grey shirt and a dark grey blazer and her red bandana was sticking out of her pocket. Hana wore a red dress with thick black stockings and red boots with a mini jacket covering her exposed arms, her light blue bandana was tied to her ponytail. "So, are we ready to go now?" "We have to wait here for Bangtan to arrive so that we all can go together." As those words left Eunji's lips Bangtan walked into their conversation. "I hope that we are not late, ladies?" Namjoon asked. "No, for once you are right on time." The members of Bangtan had cleaned up well. Namjoon wore a black suit, Jin wore a dark blue suit, Jimin wore a lavender coloured suit, Hosoek wore a red suit, Jungkook wore a blush pink suit, Yoongi wore a grey suit and Taehyung wore a golden suit.

Seohyun noticed Taehyung and she wanted to get to know him but then remembered that they had a war to get to. "Is everyone loaded up with weapons?" Yu Yang asked and they all nod. Soon they got into Sakura Ichor's diamond limousine and were on their way to the run down casino. "Is this limo really made out of diamonds?" Jungkook asked and touched the carefully carved diamond window. "Yes, and our estate is now built with gold bricks and diamond windows." Yu Yang showed off. "That's incredible." Taehyung put his hand down on the seat. It landed on Seohyun's by mistake, she blushed and slowly moved her soft hand out from his.

They arrived 5 minutes later to see Red Velvet walking inside. "We'll go in first and you guys can join us in 5 minutes." Seohyun said and they agreed. "Look who decided to show up." Irene said while clapping her hands slowly. "Um... actually you told us to be here so we came. " Hana said. "It looks like we have an advantage over the four of you." "Yeah, by one person. " Eunji said. They were pointing out the obvious things which aggravated her even more. "You guys can join us!" Ateez walked into the room, with death stares which looked like they've been practiced too much in advance. Completely horrific looks on their faces. "Where's San?" Yu Yang asked. "In ICU, but don't worry about him." Hong Joong said. "Damn Seohyun, what did you do to him?" the members of Sakura Ichor asked, turning their heads to look at her. "I'll tell you girls later, now is not the best time." "So you see, you are out numbered." "I wouldn't say that. We brought back up." Just then Bangtan walked into the building and stood behind them as if it were their manly instincts to protect them. "Oh shit!" Hong Joong uttered, he was clearly scared of Bangtan. It was evident on his fearful face.

The fight started with a few members of Red Velvet and Ateez advancing to Sakura Ichor and Bangtan. Everyone got separated from the bunch. Eunji shoots a few members of Ateez and then gets caught by one of them from behind. Yunho starts to choke her causing her have difficulties to breathe. Her light toned face started to turn dark blue at the lack of oxygen. Jimin comes to her aid and starts fist fighting Yunho and Eunji shoots him down once regaining her strength, repaying Jimin for his much needed help. "Thanks for your help." "Anytime. I'll stick with you so we have a better chance of surviving." Jimin started to like Eunji as he has never seen her before, he's only seen Mina and Seohyun. The two of them fight together against any enemy which came their way.

Mina began using dual pistols as perfected from her prior training sessions, shooting people from left to right. She turns her head in Yoongi's direction and sees someone about to stab him in the back so she shoots. Bang! The bullet grazes Yoongi's cheek before it shoots the guy, so he thought she wanted to shoot him at first. "Watch it!" "You watch it! " He looks behind him and sees the guy that tried to stab him. "Why don't you just mind your own business." Yoongi snapped. "Be greatful that I have saved your life! You should be dead if it was not for my help!" Mina said. Just then someone come up behind Mina as she turns around, thankfully Jungkook throws a knife at his back, before the guy collapses he spat blood mixed into saliva at Mina's face. That was it, that did the trick, Mina went beserk with fury as she could not stand germs. She takes her metal baton from her holster and just starts beating the shit out of everyone. Mina starts beating one girl's skull in when she suddenly gets tackled to the ground, the force was so hard that it managed to break her left arm from the awkward landing, popping her limb out of place, but Yoongi managed to shoot the person before they shot her. She used her non-broken arm to shoot . "Cover me!" Yoongi nods. Mina and Yoongi end up shooting people together back-to-back.

Seohyun had a huge target on her back as she was the leader of Sakura Ichor. She was highly skilled at using her Katana. She had deeply injured half of the enemies that had come her way. A stray dagger was thrown at her while she was occupied. Luckily Taehyung was there right on time and caught it. Seohyun noticed this and started to like him even more. "Stay close by to me." Taehyung said. "Get down!" she said and Taehyung did as was told without a moments hesitation. She threw a sharp knife at a girl that was about to shoot him.

Hana managed to punch and kick some one on their head with a super kick and hard punches. She used her custom spiked nun chucks as she had recently become a professional . She knock out a few members from Red Velvet and she went a bit over board when she was attacking one of them but suddenly

Jin comes in front of her to stop her from killing the girl. "Are you ok?" "Leave me alone! She pushed Jin out of the way aggressively and she was enraged. I'm so sorry, I don't know what happened to me." Hana said. "Its ok, just don't kill anyone." Jin said.

The fight concluded with Sakura Ichor and Bangtan winning. They went back to the estate and relaxed for a while. "How's your arm now?" Seohyun asked. "Its ok. It will take a while to heal up, its all thanks to Yoongi that it didn't get worse. He popped it back in place and covered me while we fought together. " Yu Yang said. Yoongi just smirked at her and Jungkook notices which caused a slight jealousy to grow. Hana moved closer to Jin. "Hey Jin how you felt when you beat up that guy?" "I had shot him for you." "For me?" "Yeah I would do anything for you." Jin said. Everyone looked at him. "What do you mean by that?" "I mean that I have loved you from the moment I had seen you when you came to buy those Kawasaki bikes from me. I never thought that I would see you again in my life." "Really. Oh my, Jin you are too sweet!" Hana said.

"What is happening?" Hosoek whispered to Jimin. "Will you be my girlfriend?" Jin asked. Everyone from Bangtan looked at him like he shouldn't have said that. "Oh no he didn't!" Eunji whispered. "Yes." Hana said. "Hold on! Who gives you the right to even ask that?" Yu Yang asked. "Yeah, its not possible." Namjoon said. "I don't see a problem. They can be together. Our gangs are not fighting anymore so their relationship is no big deal." Seohyun said. Everyone stared speechlessly, they didn't expect Seohyun of all people to be accepting of this new relationship. Jin kisses her on her forehead and held her hand. They walk outside to take a romantic stroll in the garden. All the members of Bangtan went back while Jin stayed behind to spend time with Hana.