Chapter 13: Not Yet Over

You had your chin rested on the palm of your hand nonchalantly, whilst your body fought against the urge to fall asleep. Your eyes were heavy and were constantly opening and closing so you compromised and allowed your lids to lay half opened.

Everyone knew you hated sleeping, so they were equally as surprised to find that you were paying little to no attention to the discussions they were having. It was only then Ten accidentally bumped his spinning chair against the side of the table did it finally knock you back to your sense.

"What are we waiting for?" You lazily grumbled as your hand slowly slid away from your face. This caused your head to collide head first with the table top. You didn't mind however, you only readjusted to make yourself more comfortable. Your head was now resting upon the soothing cotton of your jumper. A content smile formed on your lips as you snuggled into your replacement pillow.

"For the others to arrive." Ten replied shortly after, boredom evident in his voice. You felt Ten bump the backrest of his chair against the table once again, it sent a ripple effect down the entire conference table. Although he was on the other side of the room, you still felt the force of the bump.

"And who's brilliant idea was it to come soo early?" Zel sighed from next to you.

"Taeyong." Both Ten and you replied almost instantly, both voices laced with slight annoyance. You and Ten turned to face the said male and he only shrugged in reply.

"I guarantee they are going to~" Of course, just as Taeyong was in the middle of replying, the glass doors of the room abruptly opened. Revealing the leader of the Korean V.I.R.T.U.E Division and past Virtue weapon wielder; Kim Soohyun. He was a tall man with light brown hair. He held broad shoulders and wore large round-framed glasses. Or in other words, your trainer.

Behind him followed The Seven Virtue's.

The appearance of the eight caused the four of you to fall silent. You were all no longer lazing around as Ten as repositioned himself at the table and you had straightened your back against the chair.

Jimin, Taehyung, Jungkook were the only three you recognised. Jungkook caught your eye in particular, he looked tired, like you. His eyes drooped but none the less, there was still a content smile on his face. He wore a white t-shirt which allowed you to see the fresh wounds both you and him gained from the museum fight. Alongside him stood, his partner who wielded the fan. The sight of him made you momentarily frown. His body bore no wounds of any sort...but how?

The confusion caused you to tilt your head to the side. He probably was out of range from the demons final attack.

Not wanting to ponder on useless thoughts, you averted your gaze and concentrated on the director now standing at the front. The room was now full of operatives, it seemed they had followed in behind the director.

"I am guessing you all have heard." Soohyun began once he took a seat. His posture heavily mimicking yours just a few seconds ago. His forehead rested on his hand as an audible sigh of frustration leaves his lips.

The room was dead silent even though it was packed to the brim with the best Korean division V.I.R.T.U.E operatives. The tension in the room grew immensely and you knew a lot of the operatives had questions but were too scared to voice them.

"I really wanted to bring you all answers but unfortunately we haven't got any at the moment." And just like that, the silence turned into a symphony of soft murmurs. Pressing your lips together at the news, you allowed yourself to slowly tune out. "With the rise of rebellion, we need to tread forward carefully." The director's voice was strained but he still managed to sound hopeful. That was the last sentence you fully processed as your peripheral vision became a blur along with the slight murmurs and instructions being given out around you. Your eyes solely focused on your hands which rested on your lap.

You could go days whilst running on three hours of sleep but today your body just didn't seem to want to. You had been resting at home after being banned by the head doctor herself from and physical activity so your shoulder would heal. However, you couldn't stay away for too long. After resting at home for only half a day, V.I.R.T.U.E sent out a time and date for the next briefing and knowing you...you had to go.

"The United Nations will be holding a conference where all V.I.R.T.U.E directors will be personally attending. There we are going to put an end to the rumours which have been circling." Snapping yourself out of your train of thought, you once again paid attention to the director. Your gaze rose from your lap to look at the holograms at the front of the room.

You watch Taeyong nearly push himself off his chair at the news, his mouth opening and closing as he struggled to voice his concerns. The director turned his attention to Taeyong before giving him a slight nod. "This puts us at high risk and is why The United Nations have tasked us to form a team." Turning his body from facing the hologram to facing the operatives inside the room, Soohyun's gaze panned across all the operatives. "I have picked the best-suited operatives for the mission as, unfortunately, we cannot take a large team. Bringing a large team will only cause a panic if seen on the broadcast so the team will have to operate in incognito."

Everyone was now all paying more attention than ever before. The tension which felt bearable just a few moments ago was now suffocating.

"Jungkook, Taeyong, Namjoon, Jin, (Y/n) and Jimin is the team we have chosen for this~" Stopping the director abruptly mid-sentence, an operative bursts into the conference room short of breath. 

"DIRECTOR!" His calls of panic putting everyone slightly on edge as they awaited an explanation. "We have a big problem."

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Hehehe sorry cliffhanger 

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