Once again Jungkook could be found in his favorite bar in town. A glass of strong liquor was proudly standing in front of him and every now and then Jungkook took a sip from it. Last time he had been here Namjoon had approached him and from there his whole week had changed but the brunette didn't know if he saw that as a good thing or a bad thing. Of course the deal he had made was amazing. Three million dollars was an insane amount of money but at the same time something about this whole job still didn't feel completely right to the hacker. These people knew way too much about him and they didn't care for money at all, which was usually the reason why Jungkook got hired for jobs in the first place.

Everything was always either about money, power or revenge.

The brunette wrapped his fingers around his glass of whiskey before he took a big gulp out it. The ice cubes inside the glass were doing an amazing job at keeping the boy's drink as cold as possible and the hacker softly closed his eyes as he let the strong liquor burn it's way down his throat. This week had been pretty stressful and he needed to release some tension.

All week long Jungkook had been studying the damn lock he was supposed to hack in only a week time from now. Everything was carefully planned and it all depended on him to actually open the vault in which Namjoon and his team were looking to get into. If Jungkook managed to do it in ten minutes or less he would get paid a million more dollars and thus the brunette was doing his absolute best to be able to do it in as less time as possible. A lot of money was at stake.

Apart from studying the lock and finding ways to open it as quick as possible the brunette had also done several other jobs. Some one time gigs which were nothing more but some easy money for the hacker and some gigs for a pretty big mafia boss. Sehun was known in the underworld as a guy you should definitely not mess with. The powerfull man had a tendency to silence everyone who walked in his way with a bullet between their eyes and thus the first time Jungkook had worked for this human being he had been scared to say the least.

This time however it had been the sixth job the younger had done for the male and it was safe to say that all the fear Jungkook had felt the first time he had met Sehun had been long gone. There was only one thing Jungkook felt when he met up with Sehun after that first time of working for him, tension. The male was very attractive and pretty well built and the fearful mafia boss seemed to think the same way about the hacker himself.

While Jungkook did do the job Sehun originally paid him for often the two of them ended up sharing a bed together afterwards in order to release some much needed tension. As the brunette liked to call it they provided each other what the both of them needed at that moment. Only the benefits and afterwards there would be no strings attached. That's how they had always done it and that's how they would continue to do so. As long as there weren't any feelings mixed in their 'adventures' the both of them would continue to do what they had been doing pretty often now.

As Jungkook looked around the bar his eyes scanned over multiple people's faces. All of them had their own unique stories and ohh how the brunette would love to get to know a bit more about some of them. Often the male found himself completely caught up in imagining the life he thought another human being was living that he would often lose touch with reality. In a far past the brunette had wanted nothing more than one day become a writer. A person who made up stories about people who did not even exist seemed like the perfect job for Jungkook and while his true passion was hacking he wouldn't mind doing some writing on the side.

Ever since Jungkook had been little the boy had made up whole scenarios and stories inside his head right before he fell asleep. The feeling of being in a completely different world than his own life had excited the boy a lot back then and even now Jungkook sometimes had a habit of daydreaming a bit before he fell asleep. Creating all those different scenarios for his own imagined characters would always remain something the boy loved to do.

At leas when he thought about others lives he would escape his own shitty one for a bit.

If Jungkook would have known where he would end up a few years prior to now he would have laughed about it. Never had Jungkook thought that he would become a professional hacker, let alone work for all kinds of criminals. His own mother had always taught the brunette that he should never come in contact with those bad people and now he was one of them himself.

Ohh the irony

How she would curse him for what Jungkook had become. The brunette however didn't care, the woman who had once been his mother had lost that title a long time ago. He didn't care about her opinions any longer and the boy purely did what he cared about himself without caring to be judged by anyone else. Never again will anyone boss him around and make him feel bad about himself. His life hadn't turned out the best way and he knew that damn well. However he tried his absolute best to work hard and make the best out of the shitty life he had gotten and that was something the brunette was quite proud off.

A soft sigh left Jungkook's mouth as he once again wrapped his long fingers around the cold glass of whiskey before emptying it in one go. A strong mixture of sweat, cheap perfume and alcohol was tainting his nostrils continuously and the boy had decided to just go home early today. It wouldn't hurt to go to bed early for once and get some much deserved rest after working hard the entire week. After all, whenever he worked with Sehun the older male would make sure that Jungkook did anything but sleeping.

The brunette carefully placed his glass back on the bar before he waved the bartender over in order to pay for his drinks and leave. Immediately a male with light brown hair and a friendly smile on his face made his way over to where Jungkook was sitting before leaning a bit towards him. The male had short hair with some longer strands on the top. A slight stubble could be spotted on his face and a few tattoos peaked out from under his black short sleeved shirt.

"Leaving already?" The male asked while he eyed the younger boy with a hint of confidence lacing his voice. The male raised his hand in order to push some strands of brown hair out of his face, his strong biceps flexing in the process. Jungkook scoffed slightly at the sight in front of him. The bartender was in his eyes the definition of the term fuckboy and every instinct in the younger's body was telling him to get away from him. These were definitely not the guys he was attracted to.

Jungkook hadn't been blind, this male had been eyeing him since the moment he had taken a seat and while the brunette had rejected every earlier attempt of the older male at starting a conversation it was as clear as crystal to Jungkook that this guy wouldn't take no for an answer that easily. Ohh how the brunette himself thought he was unlucky for having him out of all people be the one he had to pay for his drinks. As long as the bartender wouldn't let him pay there was no way Jungkook could leave. Not without giving that bartender what he wanted first. Jungkook visibly rolled with his eyes at that thought, no way he would let that happen.

"Yeah, I have somewhere to be tomorrow." The hacker answered in an uninterested tone while doing everything in his power to avoid the other's gaze. He had dealt with this kind of guys a little too often to not realize what would happen if their gazes crossed. The other guy would see it as a sign of him flirting back and that was truly the last thing Jungkook wanted. In no way was he even slightly interested in the other.

"That's a shame, I would have loved to watch your pretty face a little longer." The bartender answered in a flirty tone while sending a wink Jungkook's way. The male leaned one of his arms against the bar while a small smirk could be spotted on his face. The sight alone almost made Jungkook want to puke, he hated guys like these. According to the brunette these males were so cocky that they thought they could pull anyone just because they used to date one hot person by accident. Ohh how he wanted to plant his fist on the older guy's face just so he could make clear that he was in no way interested and that this is what happened if anyone made him feel uncomfortable.

However the brunette knew damn well he couldn't do that. If he would hit the perverted bartender now then he would get a lifelong ban from his favorite bar and that was something the hacker wanted to prevent at all costs. No way that was going to happen. He liked it here way too much.

In a way Jungkook would call this small bar his safe zone. In here he could safely drink and watch people without anyone caring. He was just doing what everyone did in a bar like this one and since he knew the owner pretty well he often got a discount on his drinks. For the brunette there was just too much on the line in order to risk it all now.

"Too bad for you, I have to go now." Jungkook answered back as he fished out some crumbled up money and slid them over to where the bartender was leaning against the bar in the hope that the older male would take the hint. However of course luck wasn't on the boy's side tonight and the bartender pretended as if he hadn't seen the money that the other had pushed his way.

"So how about I get your number then? I'd love to watch that pretty face of yours a bit more in private" The perverted male spoke and immediately a disgusted look began to form onto Jungkook's face. This male didn't know when to stop and it was making the younger feel very uneasy. He didn't like being seen as some kind of candy, ready to be devoured by whoever laid his eyes upon him first. Hell no, he wasn't a fucking object you could treat anyway you wanted.

However the bartender still didn't seem to get the hint and he leaned a bit closer to Jungkook before he winked again. "If you know what I mean." The male whispered towards the brunette who slowly started to become angry. Now he knew exactly how girls felt when a male made some unwanted moves on them and it was anything but pleasant. Ohh how the hacker would love to show the bartender exactly what he thought of him.

However as Jungkook got ready to say this asshole exactly what he thought of him he suddenly felt a strong pair of hands on both of his shoulders. The brunette's eyes grew big and his heart began to beat a bit faster in his chest while not knowing who the hell was touching him now. He quickly whipped his head around, only to be met with the cold stare of none other than Taehyung.

What the fuck was he doing here?

The look on Jungkook's face went from shocked to confused and before he knew it Taehyung softly squeezed his shoulder a bit before the male poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue while a hint of annoyance could be spotted in his eyes. "You should know how to take a fucking hint you know." The older spoke as he coldly starred at the bartender, who slowly started to turn pale and nodded. Taehyung's cold stare was clearly doing it's work and before Jungkook even realized it the male had returned with his change, making Jungkook ready to leave whenever he pleased.

A breath Jungkook didn't even know he was holding left his lips and he instantly felt a bit better than he had done before. No one was preventing him from leaving anymore and it truly felt like he had won his freedom again. Like Taehyung had won his freedom back. The brunette instantly whipped his head to where the blonde male was standing, only to realize that he was still eying the bartender with that cold stare of his. Not once had the older boy's piercing gaze left he guy who had made Jungkook feel uncomfortable and the brunette smiled slightly at that fact.

He should definitely thank the older male for this

"I'm leaving." Jungkook decided to announce, shaking the older male who had now removed his hands from the younger's shoulders out of his thoughts. Taehyung softly nodded before he followed Jungkook outside. A confused look could clearly be spotted on the brunette's face and he had no idea why Taehyung was going with him. According to him they were nothing more than two criminals who had met because they wanted something from one another. Jungkook wanted money and Taehyung wanted Jungkook's services.

Nothing more or less

As the two of them were walking down the street where the bar was situated a feeling of curiosity slowly began to take over Jungkook. He had no idea where Taehyung had suddenly come from or why he had interfered in his and the pervert's conversation. It almost felt to the hacker as if the blonde had been stalking him and Jungkook didn't like that thought at all.

That would definitely be creepy

As his curiosity slowly started to get the best of Jungkook he slowly turned his head towards Taehyung, only to be met with the older's perfect facial features staring right back at him. The younger swallowed visibly before a nervous feeling slowly started to creep up his spine. As interesting as Taehyung might be, he also was kind of creepy and while he did got Jungkook away from the bartender the brunette had no idea how to shake off the blonde now. Jungkook just wanted to go home and relax a little bit, was that seriously too much to ask for?

"Why where you there?" Jungkook decided to ask the other male next to him, his curiosity finally getting the best of him. Taehyung's eyebrow twitched slightly before he turned his gaze towards Jungkook's. The same expression as always was displayed on the male's face and his eyes seemed to be only filled with a freezing darkness too. Not one hint of any emotion was visible on the blonde's face and somehow that made Jungkook feel even more uneasy that he had already been. Was it too late now to turn around and go back to that weird bartender?

At least with him Jungkook knew what his intentions were.

Taehyung pushed two strands of golden locks out of his face before he turned his face back so that he was facing where he was going. "I was watching you." The blonde spoke as if it was nothing and totally not creepy. Jungkook's jaw immediately fell open and he looked at the older with a shocked look on his face. Did Taehyung just admit that he had been watching him this entire evening? What the actual fuck?

"Why..?" the younger asked in a questioning tone. Jungkook didn't understand anything about why Taehyung was willing to watch him. It's not like they knew each other that well and to Jungkook this was more than creepy. Never in a million years would the younger stalk someone like Taehyung had been doing to him.

"Just making sure you don't get yourself in trouble before our mission. I need you to hack that lock open Jungkook, I've got a lot of shit depending on you." The blonde answered in his usual cold tone, his eyebrow slightly twitching. Jungkook nodded slowly, letting Taehyung's words dawn upon him. Maybe he was even more important for Taehyung's mission than he had first anticipated?

Sure the brunette had known the moment he had heard about this job that he would be important to their mission at least. After all they were paying a shitload of money for him to actually work for them. However if Taehyung was going through such lengths to make sure that Jungkook didn't get into any trouble by following him around then that could only mean that he had been more important than he had first anticipated.

Suddenly a hint of curiosity shot up Jungkook's spine once again and the boy's eyes grew big while he looked into Taehyung's direction. "What would happen if I don't manage to open that lock?" The brunette decided to ask, genuinely curious about what the other male would answer on that question. Judging from the answer Taehyung would give Jungkook the brunette would be able to actually anticipate how important this whole mission actually was for the older boy. Ohh how he would love to look inside the other's head for just a few seconds and unravel all those secrets.

A surprised look immediately formed into Taehyung's eyes and he quickly covered it up with a blank look on his face before he turned his head towards Jungkook, his piercing gaze locking eyes with the younger. Jungkook swallowed visibly as he noticed the dark aura suddenly surrounding the older boy and shivers ran down his spine when the next few words left the other boy's lips.

"Then we're all screwed."

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