Waking up is the hardest part of the day for Jeongguk,especially when you had one hell of a night. 

The phone ringing nonstop made him so annoyed. The sunshine hitting his eyes,making him frown. Forcing himself to open his eyes because even if he wants to he can't go back to sleep with the phone ringing continuously. 

Opening his eyes once the phone stopped ringing,letting out a tired groan. He felt a weight on top of him. Looking down and saw Taehyung sleeping peacefully on his naked chest,his hands around Jeongguk's torso. He looked so peaceful and pretty like this.

 A smile made its way to his face, accompanied by a blush when the events from last night filled his mind. He can't believe they did all that till very late at night. It was indeed a night to remember. 

His train of thoughts was once again interrupted by the phone. He saw it was Taehyung's phone which was ringing. He looked at the time and it was 7am,who was calling him so early in the morning,they barely slept like 4 hours ago. 

"Baby,wake up, your phone is ringing" He shook Taehyung multiple times as he was slowly gaining consciousness.

Jeongguk grabbed the phone and saw the Caller ID. It was Jimin. He accepted the call and handed it to Taehyung who was sitting down now. "It's Jimin,here" He handed the phone to the sleepy older boy.

Jeongguk laid back down,closing his eyes trying to go back to sleep as its weekend and he didn't want to wake up so early but he was interrupted by Taehyung's worried yet angry tone as he answered the call from Jimin.

"What the fuck are you talking about Jimin? this better not be a joke…...oh my god,oh my fucking god...how is he?...fuck this is bad,I am coming,fuck" Taehyung answered the phone call and hung up once he was done,now wide awake.

The younger one noticed how worried and...sad Taehyung looked,His eyes wide open and a frown on his face as he put the phone away.

"What happened? Is everything okay? you look like you have seen a ghost" He asked him. Taehyung looked up to him.

"Hoseok's dad...the boss is dead" Jeongguk felt the air leave his body when he heard those words.

He was not expecting to be back at this place so early. The eerie feeling and solemn atmosphere surrounded him,the dark cloud on top of them was just cherry on top for the scene that was happening in front. Loud yet muffled cries could be heard, His head held down,he can identify the cries even without looking up.

He really wasn't expecting to be back in this graveyard so soon. Last time it was his comrades and now his boss. He just can't think of what went wrong. How is going through so many losses in such a short amount of time. Where Did he go wrong? Was he lacking somewhere? should he have been more alert?

He barely knows any details about what happened and how they managed to kill someone as strong as Hoseok's father,his boss.  All he knows is,he was attacked when he was on a overseas business trip to Berlin,Germany. He was in his own private jet. Their plane was hijacked by Rival gang. They disguised themselves as the pilot and air hosts and hostesses. They were outnumbered but still the boss was able to kill a lot of them.

But that's when he got shot and with no help, thousands of feet above in the sky,he died on impact. They let one of their man live and he was the one who came back to the base with the body,the only reason they let him live was because they wanted to scare them and threaten them that they are stronger than Sungjae's gang and they will overtake the Mafia world by killing everyone in his boss's  Mafia.

Taehyung can't help but feel guilty and helpless,his boss was almost like his father. they had their ups and down but this man was the one who took him from the streets and made him what he is today. So his death is very traumatising for him,He can't even cry. The tears are not coming out. Feeling pathetic and numb. 

Can't even control his feelings. How is he supposed to console his friend,heck the entire gang. This man helped everyone here one way or another,So this was a huge sticker for everyone.

He looked up,seeing Hoseok and his family near the grave just crying over the huge loss. He wants to go there and console them but his feet refuse to move. It must be so hard for Hoseok. Losing his father,being the heir of his family and his lover in coma. It must be hell for him. He wishes he could help.

The funeral didn't last for long. The whole day was very exhausting for everyone so it was for the first time no one went to base to continue the work. Not only because the boss died but more because...they don't have a leader anymore. Who is going to lead them now? 

"It's you,You are the future of our gang,Taehyung"  Hoseok said to Taehyung who looked at him in confusion.

"What are you saying,hoseok? it can't be me. He was your father so rightfully so you should be the one leading us,beside that it's too early to decide" Taehyung told him,sitting down on the sofa in Hoseok's office. 

"My father died 5 days ago,Taehyung. I am grieving still,its so hard to wake up every morning knowing your father isn't Alive anymore. Seeing the scared faces of your mother and sister who don't know what will happen next and if they will get killed like that too,their lives are in constant danger,this place has been a mess with no one giving directions,We need a leader Taehyung'' Hoseok explained him the situation they had in hand.

"He's right,Taehyung. He was like a father to us,he changed mine and your life by turning our poor self to millionaires today. We owe him our lives. Besides with this new gang on our hands,we should stop moping around. It would be hard to just move on but if we don't want to put this whole gang into danger we need to move past. The throne with no king is the weakest of 'em all and the easiest target" Jimin,who was also in the room with them,said. Knocking sense into him.

"I understand what you guys are saying but it feels wrong. I can't take his place,you are his son hyung"

"Taehyung,my father made you his right hand man. The one who ends up as right hand is automatically one of the candidates to be the next boss. not even one of, the right hand man is always the one who replaces the previous boss. Even if my father was Alive today even he would agree that you can lead this gang better than I ever can. You are our future Taehyung,You are V and the only one who can defeat V is,V himself" He told the younger man who looked conflicted but he gave up.

"Fine,If I am going to be the next leader then it's better we get over this quickly. Jimim, Gather everyone in the hall tomorrow early in the morning,that's when I would make the announcement and our future plans. Hoseok,Find me everything you can about the gang who attacked your father. We have some motherfuckers to kill" Taehyung gave them their first orders.

Hoseok and Jimin exchanged soft smiles and nodded,yelling loudly "Yes,Sir" which stunned Taehyung. He really needs to get used to this leader thing as quickly as possible because before he was just leader of small units but now he's responsible for everyone. It's a tough job and no one besides him is going to do it.

There he was,Outside the hall room. Taking deep breaths,one foot inside and his whole life is going to be changed. Suited up in a black designer suit which fitted him perfectly,his hair pushed back,he looked clean and very intimidating. If he needs to do this he needs to toughen up. 

"You ready?" Jimin,his best friend asked him. His hands on Taehyung's shoulder,rubbing it affirmably, assure him everything will go alright.

This is someone he has been since his childhood and now he's going to be his boss. It sure is strange but it's the right thing to do. 

Opening up the handle,greeted by hundreds of people in this hall. Everyone was here as Jimin made sure to tell them it's a very important meeting but they still don't know what it's about. It was really crowded and very loud as everyone was confused and had a lot of questions but seeing Taehyung walk in,some of them were catching on.

He walked up to the stage where there was a mic on a stand,he felt like a president making an announcement. Clearing his throat and finally speaking.

"You all must be wondering why I am standing there with all of you gathered here. Around almost a week ago we lost our leader, Jung Jinyoung. All we know so far is that the plane was hijacked by a rival gang. They have threatened us and said they will take over our gang. We can't let that happen, that's why I am here. I am Kim Taehyung, known as V here. I am the Right hand man of Jinyoung-sshi.  Therefore,I am going to point to myself as the new leader" As soon as Taehyung said that,there was a lot of commotion.

There were so many people talking, Asking questions, some just shocked and others pissed. "If there's any questions,Ask me right now,Raise your hands" He said multiple hands rose,He choose one.

"We get it, you are the right hand man but shouldn't Jung Hoseok,son of our boss, be the new leader? It doesn't make sense,Just because you are a right hand man doesn't give you any right to be the new leader" One unfamiliar face said,Taehyung assumed he must be from their other base.

"Jung Jinyoung appointed me as his right hand man with the intention of making me the next leader. Even if that doesn't matter,Jung Hoseok, his own son, gave up the position to me. Besides I'm the strongest candidate,is there someone else who can take this position other than me?" He asked the man who asked the question,the man looked away and had no answer.

"That's what i thought" Taehyung said to himself. He chose someone else for the next question.

"Isn't it too early? I mean it's barely been a week since the boss passed away,it just feels like you were waiting for this moment to replace him" A girl with blonde hair asked him,she was definitely familiar,probably from the medical department.

"I get where you are coming from and I understand but I think you missed the part where I said the rival gang who killed our boss threatened to take over us. A throne without a king is the weakest" He quoted what Jimin said. "And an easy target,we don't have just one enemy,we already have so many and now this one is the biggest threat because they killed someone who is better than all of us. If we wait just to grieve then this whole place will collapse soon and none of this would exist anymore. Any more questions?" Taehyung questioned them one last time.

He saw the many hands that rose before all went down one after another. Acceptance is the last stage of grief,they are pretty quick. A smile was on his face,he felt smug.

"Good,Now We should start planning how to take down our biggest enemy at the moment. Hoseok,could you come up and tell us what you found out about them" He asked Hoseok who was sitting down. He nodded and got up from his seat. Walking up to the stage.

"Um so,They are named the Southside snakes. Obviously they are from the South of Seoul,They are a huge gang,They have multiple bases all over Seoul,they are still new though. Their leader is only 29 years old and he is very skilled,killing 20 people alone with his bare hands. Some just call him a psychopath. No right hand man and a lot of advanced machinery, no signs of human trafficking or anything like that but they do have many drug cartels,No business to cover that too. So If we just take down their boss,The others are easy to take down" Hoseok gave them the information he had on them.

"Great,thank you hyung"  He muttered to hoseok who smiled at him and got off the stage. 

"With that information, I will appoint new leaders of new units. Each unit will attack each of their bases and I want a 100% success rate. We can't afford anything else,we can't lose more of us. We have to show all those fuckers who we are,The most dangerous Gang In Korea and we will make sure they won't mess with us ever again. I will hold a meeting just for leaders later on, For now,I want to you guys to welcome me as your new leader,I am Kim Taehyung the new leader of our gang and I promise to make us the strongest" Taehyung bowed down to everyone. 

Soon the hall was abrupted  into loud cheers and clapping. Soon everyone was chanting his full name loudly,showing their support and for the first time he felt like he made a good decision. 

A new era has started. 

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