"Damn, she's really flexible!" JHope huffed, Yoongi smirked as the two watched Nico's dark shadow. She landed firmly on the trunk of one tree, pushing off toward the other, running up both trees as if she were jumping an invisible boundary between the two.

Her feet landed on the high brick fence and she crouched down, taking cover in the crown of a tree. Yoongi looked around the empty dark street, making sure no one had noticed them, then looked back in Nico's direction just as her shadow disappeared behind the fence.

"I don't understand something" Yoongi and JHope looked at Jimin who was sitting in the driver's seat. "Why did her father train her not only for defense but also for field action if he just wanted to protect her?" he looked back at Yoongi.

"I don't think Nico has an answer to that question either. Her father let her on a few missions but never any big ones, he always kept her at a safe distance or so she said" he looked at the fence again. "Even his people don't know who's behind the hood, I guess some paternal way of protecting her or something" he shrugged and Jimin huffed.

"And why does she keep hiding, I thought she wanted her father to know she was alive?" JHope asked. "Because of this Gyo Ki. She wants to make sure that when she shows up, her father will be safe" Yoongi replied, actually he had convinced her to stay in the shadows, at least until the spring ball when she would reveal that she was alive and who is she.

"Do you think Nico can really change the line and become Lee's leader?" Jimin had now almost completely turned to the backseat and Yoongi. "Why not, it's a silly old time tradition. Besides, she's proven she can be a leader this past week" he smirked as he watched Nico jump between the two trees on their side of the fence.

She stopped for a moment, looking around, once she was sure it was clear, she started for the car. Her dark figure almost completely merged with the darkness of the moonless night. Yoongi pulled back slightly, making room for her next to him as she got into the car, removing her hood and mask.

"Fucking bastard!" Nico snorted angrily, pulling a few sheets from under her sweatshirt. “The bastard is officially preparing to take over from my father at the Spring Ball” she handed the sheets to Yoongi who began to read them.

Jimin drove off, watching her in the rearview mirror. "Looks perfectly legit." Yoongi sighed, handing the leaves to JHope, who looked through them as well, then glared at Nico, who had her arms crossed angrily, looking out the window.

"They're still not official without the stamp of the court." JHope handed her the papers back. "That doesn't change the fact that Ki manipulated my father" she took them and placed them on the seat next to her, once again turning back to the view outside. “Can we stop by one more place before we go home?” Nico asked looking at Yoongi who nodded.

She gave the address to Jimin who nodded making a left turn. "If everything becomes legal, after the Spring Ball, as far as I can tell, Ki will have no second thoughts about killing my father and probably credit his death to you like he did to me" Nico sighed in annoyance.

"By then your dad will know you're alive" JHope reminded her and she looked at him. "Yes, and I know my father, he will want to complete the marriage deal" she gritted her teeth. "Gyo Ki will twist things so that it ends up being an accident." Yoongi placed a hand on her thigh, and she gave him a small smile, entwining their fingers.

"I won't let you marry him, little one, you know that" she nodded and leaned down, peck his lips. "I know, YonYon" she sighed deeply, biting her lip. "But I know my father very well, as much as he loves me, he is conservative, Ki's actions only show that he is willing to go to great lengths to preserve the Lee family and its positions, and that makes him the ideal successor, no matter, that I'm his biological daughter” Nico shook her head and Yoongi pulled her close.

"This means that in order for someone to inherit the family, they must be the son, official heir, or husband of the eldest daughter of the family" JHope looked at her. "Gyo Ki is neither of those." he pondered. "The only reason the papers haven't been authenticated yet is because he doesn't know you're alive. But at ball that will change, leading to two possible outcomes" she nodded, resting her head on Yoongi's shoulder.

"Either he's going to kill you both by taking power by force or he's going to hav'to marry you" JHope finished his thought just as Jimin parked in front of the address Nico had given him. She jumped out of the car as the three looked around the building.

"What are you going to do?" Jimin turned to Yoongi as Nico entered the building. "To be honest, I can only see one solution, but I don't know if she will agree." Yoongi replied and JHope raised her eyebrows. "You are kidding, right?" he asked almost like a sigh and Yoongi shook his head.

"Not at all" Yoongi chuckled back. "Let's face it, she's everything I could ask for, I don't have to hide who I am and what I do from her. She's already the heiress of another family, she's smart, she's capable..." Nico walked out of the building carrying bag. "Besides, you're madly in love with her" Jimin finished for him and Yoongi unconsciously nodded.

“Wait, what...” suddenly realizing what he had agreed to, he glared at Jimin. "Come on, hyung, she's under your skin and she's spinning you around on her little finger" Jimin grinned and JHope laughed. "What did I miss?" Nico asked, sitting down next to Yoongi and placing the bag at her feet.

“Ah, not much, it's just that Yoongi just realized that he's...” Yoongi slapped Jimin on the head, he burst out laughing, breaking his train of thought. "What are you?" Nico asked looking at Yoongi curiously. "What is this?" Yoongi asked, pointing at the bag to change the subject.

"Oh this" she smiled, kicking the bag. "My weapon, or at least one of my favorites" he raised an eyebrow and Nico shrugged, smirking. "You'll see when we get home" she relaxed back into his arms and he rested his chin on her head, thinking about his conversation with Jimin.

"Did you succeed?" Jin asked as half an hour later, the four entered the mansion. Taehyung and Jungkook were just arriving and walked in after them. "Yeah, everything went quiet and smooth" JHope nodded, sitting down on the couch. "A drink?" Jimin asked and Yoongi and Jungkook nodded at the same time.

Nico placed her bag on the couch and opened it, taking out a copper brown wooden handle, or so it looked from the side. She caught it in the middle and gave it a jerk, the handle opening to form a massive bow. "Is that your favorite weapon?" JHope gasped, standing next to her, eyeing the bow curiously.

"Fast, silent, deadly and perfect for shooting from afar" she nodded and smiled, carefully checking the bowstring. "It's perfect for shooting from the shadows" she propped the bow on the sofa and reached into the bag again, pulling out a quiver of arrows which she placed next to the bow and then pulled out another thing that looked like a Yo-Yo.

"And what is that?" this time the curious one was Taehyung who stood next to JHope. Nico grabbed a small strap and pulled, revealing an almost imperceptible thin metal rope. "Do you really want to know?" she asked jokingly and Taehyung stepped back, shaking his head. "Not really" he grinned and Nico laughed.

She put the rope down and pulled a leather belt from her bag. Not very large black blades were dutifully tucked into small slats. "You're a fucking ninja!" Namjoon's eyes widened as he ducked behind the couch, looking at what else was in her bag.

"I'm not that much," she shrugged. "I'm trained in ranged combat, although I'm good at close range. But in direct contact, considering I'm small and far weaker than a man, I won't last long," Nico explained, looking at her weapons. "Smart" Namjoon nodded, pursing his lips and propping himself up on his elbows.

"Aren't you planning to attack this Ki?" Jungkook asked, sitting down next to Yoongi. She looked over her shoulder at him. "If I have to" Nico nodded, looking at Yoongi who had drifted away thoughtfully.

"I just like to be ready for anything" she bit her lip. “Even though I failed a few months ago on the bridge” she hissed, getting Yoongi's attention, he patted his knee and she sat obediently on his lap. "Unfortunately, there are times when we can't be prepared for everything" sighed Jin, shaking his head.