Chapter 16: Diligence

Yoongi trudged through the long hallway of the headquarters, his breathing shallow and uneven. He had been running around the headquarters like a headless chicken since six in the morning. From the conference room to training new operatives. 

Yoongi was not only the Diligence weapon wielder but also a trainer. He was one of the most diligent operatives in V.I.R.T.U.E and without his hard work and dedication, he wouldn't be here today. Natural, this qualified Yoongi to fill in as a trainer and a virtue wielder. 

Although praised highly by the Director, Yoongi never liked to flaunt his skills and in fact, his skills and his presence all together was as much of the mystery to the world as the 5th Dimension.

It was just job after job, place after place. And it did not help that the Director called an emergency meeting, this caused his entire schedule to crumble. But now his next stop was his apartment. 

Even though the air conditioning was blasting through the corridors it didn't stop a bead of sweat from falling down his forehead. In an attempt to cool himself down, Yoongi pushed his slender fingers through his black bangs. Moving them away, it allowed the cool breeze of the air-conditioned to make its way to his heated forehead. 

Finally reaching the elevator, Yoongi released a huff of hot air before stepping inside and pressing number 53. The elevator was fast to react and within seconds the twin doors closed before shooting up quickly to Yoongi's desired floor. Although brief - Yoongi took this time to bring his heart rate back down. He allowed himself to close his eyes and brought the water bottle sitting in his right hand to his mouth. He took one large gulp of the well-needed liquid before the doors opened. 

Stepping out, Yoongi took a sharp left before arriving in front of his shared home. He knew Taehyung would already be inside waiting for him so he simply knocked on the door. The soles of his black doctor martens clanked loudly against the tiled floors as he impatiently waited for the younger to open the door. 

Once he did, Yoongi pushed through and collapsed onto the couch of the modest apartment. It was small but Yoongi loved it. 

"Yoongi, the director is here to discuss tomorrows black op mission." Eyes widening in slight embarrassment, the elder turned to face the direction he had heard Hoseok's voice in. There his eyes met with both Hoseok and Director Kim's. He had been so exhausted the idea of the Director already being at his apartment had completely skipped his mind. 

"Okay." Yoongi tried to play it off his tired state cooly by swiftly turning over and pushing himself upright on the couch. 

"Don't worry Yoongi, get comfortable this is your's and Taehyung's home after all." The Director's kind words made Yoongi smile gratefully at him, shocking Hoseok and Taehyung in the process. 

Out of all seven of the Virtue Wielders, Yoongi was a lot more reserved and barely displayed his bright gummy smile for anyone to see. When Yoongi smiled it was what Taehyung and Jimin described to be a phenomenon. They all knew the reason as to why Yoongi was so reserved so most of the time the group refrained from making jokes. 

Growing up as an abandoned child in Paris France, Yoongi had to quickly adapt and learn the rules of the streets. Having previously lived a fine life with his Korean parents Yoongi had no idea where to begin. Everything from his family down to his identity was lost in the hotel fire. Yoongi was left with digging through trash and surviving off small pity tips at the age of ten. 

Despite his desperate need for money, Yoongi could never bring himself to steal or to rob. But on the 9th of March in Paris, he could. It had been a week since Yoongi had eaten and his small tricks were getting boring for the crowds to watch. Every day he would be out on the streets, it didn't matter if it was rain or shine Yoongi would still go out and place his wore out cap onto the floor. It seemed that week his performances were not even worth loose pity change. 

After contemplating his idea that night before Yoongi had decided that if he did not rake in any money that day he would steal some food from the local convenience store. He wasn't too happy about his decision but what else could he do? 

He remembered that day like it was yesterday. He had finished with his performance for the day and returned to retrieve his earning but when he picked up he was quickly disappointed. Tipping the cap upside down, a measly button fell out and that was when Yoongi knew he had to do it. His stomach grumbled loudly, screaming to be fed but he simply turned his gaze to stare at the window of the convenience store. No matter how delicious the heated food inside the store looked Yoongi couldn't make himself do it. Even though he was a street rat his mind wouldn't allow himself to stoop so low and commit a crime. 

It seemed his gaze of longing was caught by a passing pedestrian and the drool escaping Yoongi's lips caused him to chuckle. 

"Are you hungry?" That one sentenced changed his life forever. Now he had a place to call home and a stable job all because of Director Kim and Director Durand. So he never hesitated to show his respects for the man as he truly was his saviour, giving Yoongi a second chance. 

Once he joined the ranks of V.I.R.T.U.E and moved to his home country - Korea - his past was long forgotten. It was also the place he met Taehyung. He didn't like to admit it allowed but he saw the younger as a brother. When Director Kim had introduced Taehyung to him and explained to him his story he couldn't help but sympathise...he knew exactly what he was going through. 

Working Diligently to climb the ranks with Taehyung, Yoongi worked hard to get to his position now. He felt like he owned the Directors for all the kindness they had shown him. 

"As you know tomorrow all the Directors and government officials will gather to make a public statement about all the allegations made about V.I.R.T.U.E." The idea of the Directors gathering together was scary yet exciting for Yoongi. From one end of the spectrum, the gathering of all seven Directors was rare and they only gathered if the agency was in a dire situation. But Yoongi couldn't help but feel slightly glade as he missed Director Durand. 

"Although I have assigned an official team I want you three to be our black op team." The Director let out a long sigh and leaned his back further into the stool. "I am afraid there is a mole within our ranks." It was clear through his body language the Director was stressed. His hair was dishevelled and his face slightly pale. 

"How are you so sure?" Taehyung asked, his deep voice bouncing off the small apartment walls. 

"During the museum attack, someone cut off Champion Taeyong's connections." Director Kim allowed his head to fall into his palm in distress. "Namjoon couldn't even solve the problem." 

Taehyung sat next to Yoongi on the couch and turned to look out the window, below, he spotted the mass amount of reporters and cameramen and women swarming the entrance of the agency. The sight caused Taehyung to begin to feel the stress the Director was feeling. In all of his eights years at V.I.R.T.U.E  he had never seen such retaliation. "Not even with one of the seven by his side?"

"Unfortunately no. They stole virtual information from our database which was leaked to the media." Hoseok says, his gaze also lingering at the large window. 

"This is the only option. Splitting up the seven isn't a great idea but he cannot afford this to end with a bad taste in the public mouth. The continuation of V.I.R.T.U.E relies on the success of this." 

A collection of hums followed afterwards.

"Yoongi could you ware the other team of the growing crowd? They will need to use the back exit after their training ends." Nodding, Yoongi heaved himself off the couch and approached the door with the Director for what seemed like the millionth time today. 

"J'ai jurer allégeance à ceux qui prennent position contre l'obscurité." The oath brought a smile to all three of the men's faces in the room and they replied by nodding their heads firmly. "Thank you." The Director says before exiting the apartment. 

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here we have a little peek into Yoongi's past ft. Taehyung, things only get more interesting from here. 


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