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Ten sat on the rooftop of a abandoned apartment, staring off at the endless night sky without a star in sight. Why is it that every time he looked up to the sky, there wasn't a shiny little dot up there waiting for him? If he hadn't been out of the city before, he probably would have no idea what a star even is. That's assuming he could even remember what those balls of light even looked like. It was unfortunate, a city that was used to bow down to him had never even witnessed a star before.

It had been a few days since he saw that mysterious group in the warehouse. He could remember a couple of them very vaguely, but definitely knew he heard them spout the name "Branch V" at one point. His instincts had told him to return to the gang and report to his leader on his findings. Thankfully, Ten had stopped himself before he could even get close to his former allies. He would have led himself straight to the enemy, and this whole cat and mouse game would be over.

His body was physical over being apart of the gang. His mind seemed as though it kept a tight hold on all the orders and commands that he had been taught. Ten kept trying to shake it off, as he could literally become the death of himself. However it's harder to get rid of old habits than he originally thought. He was just glad he was catching himself before it was too late. He and his former allies would be incredible shocked if he sudden came rushing into their headquarters spouting about some reports.

"You know... you're incredibly hard to find!" A voice spoke, making Ten jump. He turned around with gritted teeth, getting ready to dash away or defend himself if Jaehyun and Johnny had found him him again. Yet, he was greeted by someone completely new. They didn't have the familiarity he had with the previously stated boys. That didn't mean he was just going to let his guard down like that though. It could be someone working undercover for the gang, trying to get the reward money placed on him.

He narrowed his eyes at the two who had accompanied him. They didn't look very special, just some man with sliver-like hair and a hyperactive teenager. The teen gave him a wide and playful grin, as if he was just waiting for the adult to give him some type of validation. "Oh, it's just some old man and his grandkid." Ten stated, getting up off the ground so that he'd have an easier time to dash away. "Look if you're after the reward money, you're not gonna get it. I'll be gone as soon as you blink."

The sliver haired man seemed irritated by his words, growling out,"Old man? I'm only in my twenties what the hell do you mean?" He questioned, looking as though he was about to have an identity crisis. Both Ten and the teenager's eyes wandered over towards his hair, staring at the multiple sliver strands of hair on his head. "It's hair dye! Not grey hair, hair dye!  God I knew this was a bad idea when we came here again." He complained, crossing his arms in frustration.

"Came back?" Ten questioned, catching their attention. They both nodded in unison, not understanding why he was so confused. "That doesn't make sense, how did you come back? Or how did you even leave? No one can leave this city without knowing it well or somehow gaining the ruling gangs permission... Forget it, I'm wasting my time anyways. You're just stalling time so that they can catch me." He declared, spinning on his heel and walking towards the nearest ladder off the roof. The two who had found him seemed to start panicking, rushing after him.

"No, no! Don't leave yet!" The teenager exclaimed, grabbing his arm and pulling him back. "We won't hurt you, I promise! Hell we aren't even from this place! Kun just wants to talk that's all." He tried to convince him, holding on tightly to his arm. Ten's eyes glanced up in confusion, looking towards the sliver haired man he assumed was named Kun. He only shrugged, as if he didn't care about what was happening.

He simply grabbed the teen's hand and started walking away. "It's okay if he doesn't want to talk. We'll just report back to Branch V that he wouldn't get him. I honestly don't know why they sent us back here... isn't it dangerous to return to a mission location this earlier?" Kun spoke despite the teenager's protests. If the kid was any younger, he'd look like he was throwing a temper tantrum.

"Wait Branch V?" Ten asked, his eyes practically scanning the two. "You must be... from the warehouse? Aren't you?" He questioned, catching their attention. Kun turned around with a smirk on his face, as if he just won the lottery. You could say he did, with the fact he was able to keep Ten still in one place for so long. Usually he'd be gone now in an attempt to keep himself alive, you never know where his gang hid.

Kun let go of the teen, shooting him away as he held out his hand. "I'm Agent Kun of Branch V, I'm glad you finally remembered our first meeting. I have... business to attend with you." He explained, urging Ten to shake his hand. The boy hesitated for a second, skeptical of what this silver haired boy's motives were. Yet with no regrets, he shook his hand and a mutual agreement to not harm each other was formed right then and there. It felt weird to him, having someone who was temporarily on his side.

"Go find something to do," He said, addressing the teenager who was watching them curiously from behind. "I'll let you know when you can come back and then we'll head out of the city. The grown ups are talking now." Kun ordered, turning around to give him a cheerful smile. The teen's mouth opened wide, his eyes practically popping out of his face like he couldn't believe what he was just told. Though when the smile didn't waver, he huffed and began making his way off the building.

The teen snorted at Kun as he yelled,"Okay! I get it! Next time I do something fun and childish I'll tell you the children are talking. Get a taste of your own medicine..." The two watched as the boy grumbled and groan, soon disappearing out of their sight. Ten's eyes lingering on the teenager's last position, as if he's trying to decide whether he's going to bring danger with him or not. Though his attention switched back to Kun when he heard him laugh.

"Don't worry about him, he can't even hurt a fly. He's not a danger to you not me." Kun explained, probably chuckling at the thought of the teen actually harming someone. Ten didn't know if he should believe him or go with gut feeling that the kid wasn't as harmless as he looked. Looks are very deceiving, he knows that from personal experience. "Now tell me, what do you remember from the warehouse?"

Ten had to think about it for a second, trying to recall any of the memories from that day. "I specifically remember being called a civilian, which is a personal blow to my very high ego." He told him, earning a smug look from the silver haired male. "On serious note, even though hits at my ego are very serious, I remember watching a ransom go haywire. I don't think explosions are supposed to be apart of the equation."

"That's because then we had to use our explosive expert as bait. He can put up an act very well, he looks weak but is the craziest out of all us." Kun grinned, sitting on the rooftops' edge as he spoke. He tapped the spot beside him, urging Ten to come. The boy gave the silver haired boy a skeptical look before finding himself staring out of nothing beside him. "Though, you're even crazier for deciding to sneak and watch us. That was a very secret mission you ended up walking in, how come no one even saw you."

"First all whoever is the idiot to shoot off gunshots that could cause an earthquake are the dumbest people on the planet." Ten began, taking shot and whoever had shot a gun that day. He got a laugh out of Kun, watching as the boy took full joy in his sarcastic jokes. Ten felt his skin crawl at the sight, though it wasn't because he didn't like listening to people find him funny. He felt.... too close. As if Kun was trying to grab at Ten right after he had dropped the only people he had called friends.

He cleared his throat, trying to turn the conversation back to a serious note. "However, it was easy really. I've done... infiltration like that before, got years and years of sneaking in and out of places on me. But why do you want to know? We've only looked at each other once before now. What's so interesting about me?" Ten questioned, glancing at Kun to see how he'd reaction. The silver haired boy only huffed, digging for something in his pocket.

He pulled out a card of some sorts, handing to Ten to look at. "As you know, I'm apart of a organization called Branch V. We're a group of secret agents that take a multitude of different missions for get paid for it. Life threatening, but you get used to after awhile. Our boss has been looking into your situation for a long time now, something about an escapee from a mafia that over this city? He wants to strike a deal with you."

Ten frowned, staring at the card in his hands. It was a metallic V on the black card, the words special agent underneath the letter. They probably didn't carry this all the time, it would give away who they were and possibly be the cause of their death. Though the fact that those two boys came back to the gang controlled city just to get him made him a little skeptical of what they really wanted from him. He didn't get a chance to ask though, not when the two turned around to see the teenager from earlier rushing back onto the rooftop.

"I hope you did everything you needed to." He exclaimed, running over to Kun and grabbing his wrist. "We have to go, now! I called the branch for transportation and they'll be here soon. But we have to make sure we aren't in this area anymore." The silver haired boy was forced to his legs, trying to scold the teenager for being so forcefully and not understanding why he was in a rush. Ten got off the ground, glancing over the edge of the roof to see two people roaming the streets below.

"Oh fuck." He mumbled, immediately realizing who was below him. Ten's luck just didn't want to stick as it wasn't the dumb and dumber duo of Johnny and Jaehyun on the search for him today. It was his former boss and probably one of the deadliest men that used to be one of his former allies. "It's Taeyong and Yuta. If I stay here now I'm screwed." Ten mumbled, scrambling to his feet as he tried to get away while he can.

"If those two see you with me, they're going to try and kill you too. I'm a practically a felon in this city now." Ten explained, trying to get Kun and the teenager out of area. He knew how those two wouldn't care whether he was their friend at one point or not. Yuta used to be close to him, but he wouldn't hesitate to shed his blood now that he had went and betrayed the gang the way he did. And Taeyong? He was the one who put the damn bounty on him, he didn't care whether he was dead or alive if he ever was caught.

"Come with us," Kun explained, the faint sound of a helicopter flying beginning to ring in their ears. "I came here for a reason, I've been tasked to bring you to Branch V by the boss himself. You won't be hunted by them anymore if you join us." He offered, holding onto the teen as they waited for the helicopter to spot their current location. This was his chance, he could escape the gang after his head and be able to leave the city alive. It was tempting, but he knew there was so many things wrong with that.

"I've been trying to get out of this city for the past few months, but I can't." He told him, biting his lip as he spoke those words to Kun. "A helicopter is too obvious, they'll simply case after you and then you'll all be in danger because of me. I can't do that." A rope ladder dropped from the sky and the trio looked up to see their getaway right above him. The teenager didn't waste any time, climbing up the ladder as if his life depended on it.

Kun grabbed Ten's wrist and pulled him over to the ladder. "I promise, I've been in far more dangerous situations than this. If they continue to chase after you or attempt to harm anyone I know, they're dead. Trust me, you're safer with us than you ever were here on your own with no allies to call your own."

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this is was a bit of a
mess I'm sorry lmao