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PART SIX
Acacia is a girl in highschool only trying to readjust herself to her new surroundings, while keeping her brother out of trouble. Everything has been a boring routine till she ends up on the wrong side of town at the wrong time, this is where she first meets Chen, although the circumstances arenât the best.
Jongdaeâs POV
Sometimes I forget sheâs so young. But the realization hits me when she looks up at me with those sad eyes. So innocent. I grab her hand when the elevator opens and lead her out of the huge building. We walk in silence for awhile but slowly Acacia gets closer to me before pressing herself into my side letting me know she wasnât upset anymore.
I lead her into some store and let her go pick some outfits out as I watched her carefully. I sat in the lounge area in front of the entrance making sure to watch the people coming in as well. I didnât take her out often out of fear that weâd run into Minhoâs men or her brother...
I still didnât know what to do about her brother. Through surveillance Sehun discovered the mother doesnât pay much attention to the boy. It hurt me to watch Acacia worry about him and it was obvious the separation was taking a toll on her health. âAre you ok?â Iâm brought out of my thoughts to see Acacia struggling to hold a multitude of outfits in her arms. I chuckle as I take the clothes from her arms. âIâm fine why?â She just looks at me curiously as I go to pay for the clothes. âYou look worried.â I give her a sad smile before placing a kiss on her head. âI canât imagine why.â We exit the store and wait a few minutes for one of Suhoâs lower men to appear. âJust leave them at the front counter ok?â The man nods at me before driving off with the shopping bags.
âAlright what kind of Ice cream are we eating today sweet girl?â Acacia giggles as I place kisses all over her face as I wrap an arm around her shoulders. âMmmm Strawberry sounds good.â I smile down at her as we continue to walk towards the ice cream parlor. âThen strawberry ice cream is what youâll get.â We arrive at the shop fairly quickly and order just as fast. I canât help but admire Acacia as she licks at the pink treat in her hands. âWhat?â I just shake my head as I lick my own cone. We decided to walk to the nearby park and we were currently sitting on a bench watching as parents and kids ran around.
âThis is nice. I missed this.â Acacia tilts her head at me questioning what I meant. âI mean normal things. Like getting ice cream and going to the park...Iâve been working for a long time.â I choose my words carefully as an elderly couple pass us. âHow long.â I sigh as I look down at her. She looking me dead in the eyes. âAbout 7 years give or take.â
âWhatâs your official position?â I get up to throw my ice cream away suddenly not hungry. I could hear Acacia rush after me as she pulls on my sleeve. â interrogator. Kai is the first line. When he evaluates a subject and deducts he wonât be able to get the information he needs willingly heâll turn them over to me. I also do a lot of clean up. Im the safety net if you will.â I place my hand in front of Acacia to stop her from stepping farther up the path where a couple kids were running. âOk so you make sure that no one really knows about Exo unless Suho allows it.â I nod as I continue to walk farther up the trail. âExactly. Iâll get the information I need as efficiently as possible.â Acacia stays silent before walking in front of me a little walking backwards so she can look up at me. âSo can I call you Jongdae in public or do I have to use your code name.â The girl tilts her head up to me as she continues to walk backwards. âIn private you are allowed to call me Jongdae. In public you will have to call me Chen.â Acacia pouts up at me as she stops walking. I give her a small smile before placing a finger under her chin. âOf course that is Junmyeonâs official wishes. My personal ones however are that you call me whatever you please.â I place a kiss on her lips and chuckle when I feel her smile into me.
âAcacia?â I quickly end the kiss before I push Acacia behind me turning to look at who said her name. In front of me I recognized Andrew and his mother and my blood runs cold when I my eyes shift to Minho. The older pair seemed to be out of breathe leading me to believe Andrew must have run off and they had just caught up. âI donât understand. Baby we thought you were dead.â I keep my hold on Acacia strong afraid that sheâll run to them. âYeah we were worried sick about you.â I glare at Minho who just smirks at me. I just wanted to slice the bastards throat. Iâm brought out of my thoughts when Acacia runs to Andrew who just wraps his tiny arms around her. I look at her crying form and quickly back at Minho.
Acaciaâs POV
Oh it felt so good to hug him again. I almost forgot his voice and his smell but it all came rushing back to me and I couldnât help the tears that rolled down my face. I almost forgot that my mom and Minho were standing just in front of me. âIf you hurt my baby Iâm going to kill you.â What? I look up to see my mom getting in Jongdaeâs face. âMom stop!â I pull her back only receive I confused look from me. I donât get to say anything before Jongdae pulls me back to him standing in front of me protectively. âListen the best thing for you to do is to just leave.â Jongdae glares at Minho as I grab onto the back of his shirt. âHave you forgotten who I am? I made you boy.â I tighten my grip on Jongdaeâs shirt and twist as I take in Minhoâs words. I snap out of it when I see Minho reach from his waistband. The rest was such a blur. My mom registered the situation before me going to step in front of the gun. Minho doesnât even flinch before shooting through her. The bullet grazes a tree just barely missing Jongdae and I. âShit. I needed her.â I stare numbly at my mothers body before Jongdae rushes to pick Andrew up. He grabs my wrist before running through the trees. âGet back here you low life.â We donât make it very far before I hear a gunshot and Jongdae cry out shortly after. He tumbled to the ground Andrew falling with him. I quickly run back to him to see that he was him in the stomach. He groans before standing up again. âWe need to keep going.â
But my world stops when I hear Andrewâs voice. âAcacia.â His voice breaks as he continues to cry as Minho presses the gun into the boys temple. âI donât have any patience for this.â And with that I watch him kill my brother. This time I scream when the gun goes off. Everything hurt. Jongdae leans up on his arm before throwing one of his knifes at Minho. He hits him in the gut causing the man to double over in pain. âCome on.â I ignore jongdaeâs pull on my arm as I cradle my brothers lifeless body. âWe canât stay here Acacia.â I just sob as I feel Jongdae struggle to pull the boy from my arms taking me in his instead. I just continue to sob as he gets us out of the park as soon as possible. We werenât even at the end of the block before we heard the police sirens.
Everything was mush. I didnât even notice that we had entered a building until I heard a ding from an elevator. As soon as it begins to go down Jongdae falls to the ground his back against the wall. I scramble out of his arms and press my back into the corner. My cries get even louder when I see his chin on his chest which was barely moving. âWake up. Jongdae wake up you canât leave me too.â I quickly pull his jacket off and his knife vest before starting on his shirt. The elevator door opens up again and the familiar sound of music and the smell of cigarette smoke met my senses.
âHelp!â I scream as I fumble with Jongdaeâs blood soaked shirt. âHelp! Kris Junmyeon!â I hear rapid footsteps behind me as I finally get the damn shirt off of him. I look down at the bullet wound my hands shaking as the hover over it. âOh my god.â I hear someone shriek behind me before a man comes to crouch next to me. âLet me see.â I just shake my head as I pull Jongdaeâs head up as I try to get him to wake up. âPlease Jongdae please!â The man tries to grab my wrist but I just shake him off. âI canât help him if she doesnât move.â Iâm suddenly being dragged away as the man that was next to me moves to look at Jongdaeâs wound. âNo! Let me go! Stop!â I scream and thrash around as the much taller figure just pulls me closer to him. âItâs me kid itâs just me.â I relax a little when I hear Krisâs smoke scented voice. Suddenly Junmyeon is in front of me. âAcacia what happened??â Panic begins to set in again as I just shake my head. âIt happened so fast. We were just at the park and my brother must have seen me and ran after us. Minho was there and my mom. I hadnât seen him in so long I almost forgot what he smelled like.â I feel tears sting my eyes again as I sink to the ground Kris trying to support me. âWhat happened after Acacia? Why is Jongdae hurt??â I continue to sob as I lean back into Kris. âMinho pulled out a gun and my mom tried to stop him. And he shot her. And he just threw her away like garbage. Jongdae picked up Andrew and started running and I guess I followed. But I heard another gunshot and Jongdae fell and so did Andrew. I didnât know what was happening. I didnât even know he grabbed Andrew. How did I not notice? How? He was right there then he wasnât. Jongdae stabbed Minho and he ran off I guess. He was so warm when I hugged him first but he got cold so fast. So fast....â I manage to choke out what happened before my mind wanders back and the scene begins to replay again the pain just as harsh as the first time. âJunmyeon.Kris I need help carrying him to a car. We need to get him to my office fast!â I look up numbly to see the man who took my spot beside Jongdae had blood all over his hands and a bullet places in his palm but Jongdae still remained still. âIs he? He canât be.â Kris looks down at me before I feel a pair of hands wrap around my shoulders.
âYou need to stay here with me sweetie ok?â I look up to see Winry looking down at me. She tightens her grip on my as Kris,Junmyeon and the other man carries Jongdae towards some cars the mechanic man following them with some keys. Her grip wasnât necessary. I was too numb to follow.











