"Why are we in Itaewon again, may I ask you, Madame?" Moon, groggily got up from her slumber and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Her eyes fixed on the person dashing from one place to another in the room. Honestly, it looked more like Timon running back and forth from the Lion King.

"Stop," Moon said, grabbing their arms and making them sit down and heave a sigh.

We don't have time for this. We have to go down to meet-" the rambling mouth was shut with a hand on that mouth.

Mirae, you need to calm down. You know, running around like a chicken won't speed up the process, okay? " Moon said, patting Mirae's head, biting her lip to stop herself from cracking up.

Sighing, "You are right." Mirae said, slouching her shoulders and relaxing.

"I am going to go down and get us breakfast, and then we are going to get fresh and go down to meet the guy." Sounds good? " Mirae just nodded in answer.

"Are we here for a specific reason, though?" Moon pried on trying to find the reason behind their journey to Itaewon. Nothing Mirae did was out of the ordinary; in fact, this was entirely her. making preparations to travel to the other side of the nation out of the blue while pulling Moon along. However, that was earlier. Before things deteriorated and Mirae was completely altered.

"Not much significance, nothing," Mirae stated in a soothing tone.

Moon could never figure out what was going on inside Mirae's head most of the time. You can call it a gift or a curse, but Mirae had mastered the art of keeping her face devoid of what was going on inside her mind. You would never know what she was thinking until she spoke. And for all the years Moon has known her, she can't fool Moon when she speaks. After knowing Mirae for a while, Moon had noticed how her voice had evolved. She was aware that Mirae's tone and voice lacked some steadiness.

"Anyway, let's head down. There is someone waiting for you, and I am hungry." Mirae stated as she walked to the door, grinning.

"Who wants to meet me?" Moon's face looks terrified. Did you set up a blind date for me or something? Did my mum talk you into this? I swear—"

"Oh, shut up, as if I'm going to force you to date, someone, I  know. "The mere possibility is that you will scare the person away," Mirae stated flatly, trying not to laugh.

"Seriously, fuck off." throwing a pillow at Mirae's face. "What are you dragging me for at the crack of dawn, really?" Moon stated matter-of-factly.

"Yes, I am. What did you even expect me to drag you here for some kind of fashion week? " Mirae said, chuckling, making Moon break into a grin.

"Fine, let's go." Are you going to buy me something to drink?I wanna fully take advantage if you dragged me here to this luxurious hotel. " smirking and putting her hand on Mirae's shoulder.

"You are heavy, you asshole," Mirae complained while making no attempt to remove her hand and walking out the door.

"You wanted me to meet with a kid? I know my type is younger men, but Mirae, I ain't into high schoolers. " Moon said, giving her best friend a weird look. A mix of smiles and disgust. The boy in the distance looked like he had just stepped out of an egg. He was frantically looking around the place like a lost chick. He had big doe eyes and a small button nose. His eyes were a silver color. It's kind of scary if you ask Moon.

"Felix!"

The boy turns at lightning speed after hearing his name called out. He scrambles his way towards them. The look of relief washes over him after recognizing Mirae. He looks towards Moon for a fleeting second and widens his eyes. Moon responds with a raise of the eyebrow. The boy shies away and looks toward Mirae again.

"I have been looking all around for you! You know, I am scared of crowded places. " The boy literally pouts and wraps his hand around Mirae's arm, whining.

"When did you have a child, and you didn't inform me about this?" Moon gave each of them a friendly smile. earning a glare from Mirae.

"Would you stop scaring the kid? And no, he isn't my child. I know him personally if you wanted to know. And you might know him as well. He was our junior in college. " Mirae said, ruffling Felix's hair. "He is a big fan of yours," Mirae said, smirking towards Mirae and then towards the boy, who, if you looked closely, turned deep red from head to toe.

"My fan?" Moon asked in amazement. All she knew during her college years was that everyone didn't like her. The boys hardly stayed near her. Half of the girl population in the college hated her or didn't like her style.

"Yeah, he thought you were cool and loved how you played basketball," Mirae said, chuckling as Felix hit her arm in embarrassment and hid his face in his hands.

"Aw, cute." Moon cooed, stepping closer, bending down, and removing his hand, which was covering his face.

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"So, he knows about the plan, right?"

"Yeah, I told him partly about it." Anyway, I have a surprise for him. " Mirae said, smiling at Felix, who was busy eating his croissant.

"Nice, he looks like a good kid." won't want anyone harming him. " Moon said, giving him her plate as well. His eyes go wide, and he smiles when Moon nods.

"He didn't have an easy childhood, though. He got separated from his sister when their parents died in a car crash. They went to the same orphanage but got separated there as well" Mirae said, sighing deeply.

"Anyway, enough of this sad crap. Let's get down to business. " Taking the attention of Felix, who was done with his croissant feast. Moon raised her brows at the change in his expression, but she wasn't surprised because she was or is like that.

After discussing their plan and when Felix will be joining them on this mission is decided, they part ways. Not before, Felix received a hug from Moon. The boy nearly combusted, making Mirae and Moon laugh. Stuttering, "Thank you," he ran off, probably bumping into people.

"I think we are almost ready." Don't you think? " Moon asked, enjoying the view from the window seat of the plane. They are on their way back to Korea, as planned. Felix will be joining them in a few weeks.

"The girls will know about this, right?" Moon glanced toward Mirae, not getting a response to her earlier question.

"Hey, you there," Moon asked, shaking Mirae, bringing her back to her zoned-out phase.

"Yeah, yeah, just zoned out there. Obviously, the girls will know. I don't want him to get attacked and scared asf just as soon as he steps into our place." Laughter fills the room as both of them crack up about Felix's scared expression as the girls attack him and question him while not letting him answer at the same time.