NEO CULTURE TECHNOLOGY
MAD CITY BASE
11:56 PM, SUNDAY

"It's so fucking boring." Donghyuck grunted, spinning around in his chair, head loosely hanging back. "Ugh- no missions no nothing, what am I gonna do? Rot?"

"As you should." Renjun quipped, a smug grin etched on his face before ducking down, avoiding the stapler Donghyuck hurled over his direction. "Missed me." He cheekily said, sticking out his tongue to irk the boy more.

Donghyuck rolled his eyes before standing up, sighing deeply with his hands on the side of his hips. "I'm gonna go."

"Go where?" Chenle raised a brow suspiciously, eyeing the boy up and down to check his attire, noticing how he wasn't wearing casual clothes but rather still wore their mission regalia.

Donghyuck shrugged his shoulders, "You can come with me if you want, I might go look for Keiko and ask her if she wants to sneak out."

"Seriously?" Jaemin deadpanned, "That's your brilliant idea- after they got punished after sneaking out, you're gonna do it again?"

Donghyuck glared at him, "Jaem, I'm just enjoying life okay? You never know when you're gonna die- and we never know when Keiko will...I don't know...escape? Leave this place?" He stated matter-of-factly, accompanying it with little hand gestures to make it more dramatic, "I wanna have fun with her while I can."

Without uttering another word, Donghyuck turned around, saluting back at them before leaving the unit office. "Adios!"

Renjun shook his head, sighing as he watched the boy leave. "I'm gonna go make sure they don't do anything stupid."

Chenle chuckled, pushing away from his desk, "I wanna join in too."

Jaemin facepalmed, looking at the two empty seats that belonged to Jeno and Jisung. Knowing that the two were probably in the files office again, he ruffled his hair and decided on staying, knowing he had to or else they'll get scolded at even more.

Jaemin watched from the surveillance cameras, seeing the trio head down the hallways in search for the Japanese girl, soon finding them at the balcony area; where she had been busy looking out at the vast gates of the secured place.

"Keiko!" Donghyuck called out, easily grabbing her attention as she spun around to face him. Her eyebrows furrowed together in confusion, seeing the two other boys following suit behind him.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Entertain me." Donghyuck said firmly with a smug grin pricked on his lips, "Life is so boring, let's go raid a store or something."

And that was exactly what they did next. Doors to the garage bursting open as they sauntered to their chosen rides, that being one car and a motorcycle.

"Keiko's riding with me!" Donghyuck yelled out, raising his hand and pointed towards his motorbike.

"Yeah, not happening." Renjun shook his head, jabbing his thumb towards his car before shooting Chenle and Keiko a stern look, "You two, in the car, let's go."

Chenle sighed in defeat but hopped into Renjun's car anyway, as Renjun slid into the driver's seat, he shot a look up at the girl questioningly, "Yah, Keiko?"

Keiko pointed a finger at Donghyuck who had been throwing her puppy-eyed looks for the past few minute now, "Uhh...he looks like he's going to cry..."

Renjun deadpanned, "Keiko, you are not going to get on the same motorcycle as him. He's gonna crash it and you might get hurt, or worse, die."

"But to be dead means to be free from the mafia right? Sounds like a good consequence to me." Keiko joked before chuckling, waving her hand at the younger who glared at her. "Don't worry, I don't think he has plans on killing both of us anyway."

Renjun sighed, "But if you get hurt– your problem." He points out quickly.

Donghyuck grinned happily, passing her a helmet, "We won't die though dying together sounds amazing."

As they got on, Donghyuck glanced back over his shoulder and took her hands which settled itself on his shoulders. "I think this goes around here." He wraps her arms around his waist, ignoring his beating heart that hammered against his ribcage.

Keiko sniggered, "I think the fuck not." and placed her hand back onto his shoulders making him pout. "Whatever Keiko, I'll find a way."

Once they were about to leave, the door to the garage opens and Yuta screeched, "What the fuck!? Where the fuck do you fuckers think you're fucking going?"

"That's a lot of fucks..."

"Lee Donghyuck." Yuta threatened, eyes narrowed down onto the said boy.

Donghyuck whistled, "We'll be back quick! We promise."

"It's fucking twelve am!"

"So?" Donghyuck ridiculed, a low chuckle reverberating from his chest. "We'll see you later!"

Keiko looked back Yuta who's mouth was slightly agape, saluting towards him she uttered in a sweet tone, "Sayonara!"

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YONGSAN-GU
MAD CITY
2:01 AM, MONDAY

"Woah- okay that's a lot of lights." Chenle murmured, squinting his eyes before blinking a few times, trying to adapt to with the rays of neon lights.

"Raid a store- go clubbing? Dude, Taeyong-hyung's going to kill us."

Donghyuck shrugged, adjusting the sunglasses he had brought with him. "They won't know." He said nonchalantly, a smug smirk plastered on his face as he eyed back at Renjun.

"That's some Keiko personality over there." Chenle joked lightly before clasping his hands together, "So, are clubbing or nah?"

A short laugh coming from Keiko as she marveled the neon lights, "Never thought I'd club with the mafia."

They walked into the club – loud yells erupted, music blaring from the speakers, people nonstop dancing as colored lights flickered upon them.

"Here, Keiko." Chenle passed her a shot glass, a grin wide spread across his face before gulping down the alcoholic beverage. Feeling the familiar mildly burning taste down his throat– screwing his eyes shut as he yelled, "Drinks on Renjun!"

The said boy gasped, "What the fuck do you mean!? I am not paying for this."

Donghyuck hushed them, eyes lowly dipped as he began to feel tipsy after the amount of alcohol he had drank. Chuckling softly, he raised up a black card which had Johnny's name imprinted on it, "I've got everything covered!"

Keiko scrunched her nose, a light pink hue tinting her cheeks as she hiccuped, "Ah shit- I don't really have a low alcohol tolerance but fuck...how many shots have I ate- I mean drank...already?"

Renjun sighed deeply, face twisted in disbelief as he watched the three idiots dance and laugh all around the dance floor. Sticking closely to drinking minimal alcohol, knowing very well he had to drive them all back home – though Donghyuck was another problem.

"Keiko- Keiko watch!" Chenle called out, sluggishly raising his finger guns at her as he swayed side to side, "Hit you with that Ddu du ddu du!" He sang soulfully, a high-pitched laugh coming afterwards as he wrapped his arm around the girl's shoulder.

Keiko giggled, taking a deep breath before pinching the younger boy's cheek, "What was that called? Pinkblack? No no wait- was it Panda...blink...the- the group that had that fucking hot girl Jennie- what's the name?"

Donghyuck chortled, flicking the girl's forehead making her wince and pout. "Fuck off- Hyuck."

"I think it was names Blackpink- gosh I feel like spinning! Wooooh- Renjun watch me spin like a ballerina!" Donghyuck cheekily said, waving his hand up in the air to grab Renjun's attention who tried to ignore him – finding it quite embarrassing yet funny at the same time.

Keiko clapped her hands, a dazed sangfroid as she found Donghyuck's twirling a bit amusing in her cloudy state.

"K-Keiko noona!" Chenle whined, "Pay attention to me too! Don't you know- that...that I can shoot you with a gun? Like bang bang! Gang gang stuff, but I can also shoot you with my heart!"

Keiko bobbed her head up and down, a soft smile tugging up her lips, "I know I know."

Renjun sighed as he continued to watch them, shaking his head as he began to dial some of the boys for help, such as picking them up and driving them home. As he waited for them to pick up, he hummed sadly upon seeing the smiles on their faces.

"You're the sweet topping to our bitter life, Cherrie."

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