After leaving the school grounds, Ju Min found EXO-M waiting in front of the school gates. When Lay saw Ju Min, he nudged his friends to tell them that she had arrived.

" What took you so long? " Lay asked, worried about Ju Min, bt she just shook her head. 

" Nothing. The teacher wanted to talk to me about something. " Ju Min said, half truth, half lies. Lay didn't believe it when he raised his eyes brows. 

" Really? No trouble involved? " He teased, and Ju Min pouted. * So much for not being childish. * 

" No. I didn't get in trouble, except for her. " Ju Min mumbled, but Lay caught it. 

" Her? " He asked and Ju Min nodded. Kris whispered into his ear and his eyes turned scary. Even Ju Min flinched under his gaze. 

" Why didn't you tell me that she did this to you? " Lay asked, while Ju Min tried to avoid his gaze. " Wèi shen mè? "

" I was afraid, that you will hurt her. " Ju Min mumbled and he softened a little. * Same old Ju Min. Always caring for others first. * 

* Whew... I thought I'd get caught. Who knew this acting was so hard?! * Ju Min looked around awkwardly before remembering something. 

" Lulu gege! Didn't you want to go buy the TVXQ album? " Ju Min changed the subject. Luhan's face brightened up. " Oh yea! Let's go!! "

The other five boys looked around before following them.

" This one!! " Luhan held out the Catch Me album to Ju Min. " This one? " she pointed at the album he was holding and he nodded. 

She took the album from his hand and went to the counter to pay. But when she arrived at the counter, an unexpected face greeted her. 

" Oh? Woori! " Ju Min's eyes widened as the cashier looked up. " Oh? Ju Min! You're here! " Woori asked and Ju Min nodded.

Goh Woori. She was an agent in TWA, she was also in the group, Rainbow. A group of highly intelligent agents who don't fight. Her job was to crack codes, and find clues or solve puzzles due to her high intelligence since young. Woori resigned to become a normal store owner but helps TWA when they are in need. 

" I'm guessing you're here on another mission? " Woori whispered and Ju Min nodded. " You know it. " 

" Who is it this time? " Woori asked. " Them. " Ju Min nodded at Exo-M and Woori's eyes widened. 

" Those flower boys? From who? " Woori asked and Ju Min looked away. " Teen Top " she answered and Woori's eyes widened again. 

" But isn't Chanhee and Byunghun? " Ju Min nodded. " They're there. " she responded and Woori's jaw dropped.

" I can't believe it... " Woori whispered. " Neither can I. Neither can I. " Ju Min agreed. * They betrayed me. They actually had the guts to betray me. I'll pay them back, twice as hard! *

Ju Min took the bag with the album and bid good bye to Woori before she headed out to meet the boys. 

" What took you so long? " Kris asked, a little annoyed, but more of worried. Ju Min looked at him and wrinkled her nose. " Is it wrong to stop and chat to an old friend? " Ju Min asked as he raised his eyebrows. 

" You have friends? " Kris asked, trying to annoy her. Ju Min rolled her eyebrows and gave the bag to Luhan who squealed in delight at his new album. 

" Yes. I do. for your information. " Ju Min said as she walked away from the group and towards the station where she had to take the train back to her dorm. 

But before she could take another step, someone held her back. " Let me take you home. The sun's setting soon. " Lay offered but Ju Min shook her head, denying the offer. 

" All the more you guys should go first before anyone comes after you. " Ju Min reasoned. Lay gave up and just watched her leave. 

" Promise me you'll be fine! " He shouted to her. Ju Min turned around and nodded, promising that she will be fine. 

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After coming out of the station, Ju Min tried to look for any taxi available, but there were none, so she decided to walk back.

Remembering there was a shortcut, she went by the alley to get to the dorm. Walking along the alley, she looked around but can only hear screams of abuse, moans from people who were doing 'that', shouts from fighting couples. 

This was one place Ju Min had hardly visited after a mission 9 months before. Hugging her books even closer to her chest and feeling for her dagger, she walked along even faster, not wanting to know what might happen. 

All of a sudden, she heard the sounds of footsteps behind her and laughing. She kept walking and did not bother stopping or turning around as she quickened her pace. 

* Down the alley, turn left and continue down, turn right and it's the dorm. * She kept telling herself that nothing will happen, but the footsteps seemed to become louder and closer.

Walking even faster, Ju Min was on the brink of sprinting. Hearing that the footsteps are even closer now, she began walking even faster and it clouded her mind that she didn't even know that she walked to a dead end. 

* Oh ! * She thought when she saw the wall in front of her. What Ju Min didn't realise, was that she had walked into Teen Top territory. 

" Well, well, well. What do we have here? " Ju Min turned around at the voice and found two guys with their hands in their pockets and smirking. 

" Who are you? " Ju Min asked, genuinely afraid. The surrounding had clicked her memory of her parents dying in front of her and her whole body froze.

" That's for us to know. Who are you? " The one with the red hair asked and somehow, Ju Min had a feeling who they were.

" Find out yourself. " She spat. The one with red hair walked towards her and soon, the blonde one with blue highlights followed. 

When they stepped into the moon light, Ju Min's eyes flickered in recognition, so did the two boys. * Chanhee and Byunghun? * 

When the two boys saw Ju Min, they backed down immediately. 

" How's the mission? " Chanhee asked and Ju Min furrowed her eyebrows, as she placed her hands on her hips. 

" I could ask the same thing. How was your mission at T.O.P? " Ju Min asked and L.Joe flinched.

" Fine. " He lied. Ju Min narrowed her eyes at him, noticing that he spoke in English, which meant that he was nervous. 

" If it was fine, why didn't you report back? Because of the two of you, you made my job a lot more difficult. " Ju Min said.

" How did we, make your job more difficult. We have the same job. " Chanhee reasoned. 

" If the both of you reported back to TWA earlier, I need not meet him again! " Ju Min emphasized on the 'him'. Realising what she said, Ju Min immediately covered . 

" Him? You saw Lay? " Byunghun asked and Ju Min nodded.

" He's part of my mission. And so are the both of you. " Ju Min told them and their jaws dropped.

" How are we involved in this? " Chanhee asked, shocked. 

" Simple. I'm protecting them, against you and the rest of Teen Top. " Ju Min said. " I wouldn't have to meet him, if it weren't for the two of you. " 

The both of them looked away and Ju Min walked past them and back to the dorm.

Arriving at the dorm later than she should, she went to her apartment to be greeted by her German Shepherd, Danika. 

" Hey girl. " Ju Min squatted to meet Danika's eyes and her fur. Ju Min set her bag down on the dining table and went to get a hot shower. 

After the shower, she changed into training clothes and took her dagger to the practice room where she practiced her combat. 

Just then, the faces of Chanhee and Byunghun appeared in her mind, but she shook those images away. * Focus! Kwon Ju Min! They're the reason you met Zhang Yi Xing! *

After training, Ju Min wen back to her suite to bathe before she plopped onto her bed to review what she had accomplished for the day.

So far, she could admit, that she had almost forgotten what she was going to do. * This mission is really going to cost me my reputation if I fall in love. Which I think I will. * 

Every time she was with Exo-M, she could only think about one thing. Lay. Lay. Lay. That was on her mind. * Oh no... I have to distance myself. I must distance myself! * 

Ju Min sighed and felt underneath her pillow and felt something hard and cold. She pulled it out, and realised that it was the limited edition dagger that Woohyun had promised to buy. 

Smiling, she placed the dagger on the night stand and went to sleep.