the origin | part 2

   aurora 

   after the small adventure out, the trio decided to end the evening by getting some ice cream down by the local shop and were now waiting for their orders, while the girl was seated on one of the barstools. the two men looked dangerous next to the smaller girl, which caused anyone to back away or keep their distance automatically, the harsh stares of the guys quite intimidating. aurora found the concept fairly humorous, knowing her two old friends were such scary people to approach and warded off others, despite their harmlessness. 

leaning against the small round table, her hand intertwined with the youngest of the two, aurora found herself spacing out through the window. her eyes strained to the image of how the last strands of sunlight began fading along the horizon. there was a warm hue, red and orange tones spreading thin through with the skies, enchanting anyone who lay their eyes upon the sight. still invested with the beautiful view, aurora barely took notice of how the black-haired man seemed to be watching something else. 

   "here are your sundaes", grasping their attention away from their respective beauties, jihoon having been intently admiring the girl, the younger male removed his hand from her hold with a clear of his throat. 

aurora had been so comfortable with the fact that his touch was on her that she hadn't noticed when they'd even linked hands, but now her cheeks were burning in a shade of pink and she had to remove her eyes from his figure. the other of the two seemed to take notice to the tension between the girl and his team member but decided against wording it and instead, pushed the plate of ice cream over to aurora. 

   "thanks, hosh." 

   soon enough, they were on their way again and now they were taking the car back to the house. after the command of her father, aurora had not been granted with any moments alone and she knew that meant she'd be stuck with at least two bodyguards every time she wanted to leave anywhere. the only thing she disliked about this was the lack of personal space and that the boys usually traded off with one another every few hours, so another pair of boys would be by her side as soon as she got back to the house. 

there was no secret about the fact that aurora had her favorites, especially when it came to her father's men because some were simply just plain boring and a hassle to be around. those boys never let her leave unless granted permission from her father and they'd always have her home way too early, which in itself was such a mood killer. 

undoubtedly, aurora found the two present boys to be her favorite to be stuck with because they felt a lot more at ease around her. at least soonyoung and jihoon never treated her like the princess she was and instead of a normal person, like them and they'd never use honorifics with her because they knew she hated it. to say those two were practically family was an understatement, aurora and aella had practically grown up with several of the boys-- since their father was often too occupied with work. 

a huge downside to the success of their family business was the lack of actual family. the sisters only had each other when it came down to it and their father would barely be in the picture, let alone ever spend a moment alone with the youngest of the two, which did sadden aurora quite a bit. most likely that had been the reason for why she'd grown so close to those that are mainly meant to guard her. 

after all, they're paid for simply doing their job, but aurora still felt they cared more about her than her father ever had. 

   —

after the girl had returned from the small venture she'd gone on, she made her way into her bedroom and stationed herself in the computer room. the screens she used to roll with, to run through systems, hacking things every now and then, she always kept open to the sights of any red flags in the security systems of their family business. 

although aurora often wasn't allowed a chance to truly know the depths of what occurred behind the scenes, she still played somewhat of a vital part to handle the connections between transactions and to assure no one truly knew the secrets they held within their company. even kept from the truest intentions, she was still able to manage the security well and wouldn't even attempt to pry too much, knowing her father would somehow find out about it despite not being knowledgeable in technology. someone always watched her even when she preferred not to.

hearing a knock on the door, aurora swirled in the chair she was seated on and looked over at the person by the doorway, seeing the face of her sister. 

she felt a reluctance to give in to the care of her sister's eyes, as aurora still felt a little bummed out about how aella hadn't wanted to spend much time with her and held onto the stubbornness she had gotten from her father. 

   "what do you want?"

looking away, aurora's eyes strained to the screens in front of her and she mindlessly typed away at the keyboard, working on a new algorithm which she hadn't quite yet perfected to use, to fix the urgent security system breach a little while ago, in hopes that it would be a hint enough for her sister to leave her alone. 

much to her dismay, however, aella made her way into the room, taking a seat on the lounge chairs behind the working space. 

   "rora, i wanted to check up on you", with the way her sister spoke, aurora almost thought it sounded like she was worried about something. something that had yet to come. 

   "i'm fine." 

sighing, the older sister stood from her seat and walked over to the chair the younger was seated on, one of her hands landed on the shoulder of the blonde girl, startling her slightly and forcing her out of the state of mind she had been in. 

giving in to the kind nature of her sister, aurora turned to the brunette and wrapped her arms around her, hiding her face in her sister and hugging her tightly, hoping to ignore the sadness which had seemed to be building inside her for some time. 

ever since the evident cold shoulder from her father, aurora had begun feeling even more neglected and now worried that her sister would also follow in that sense, which is why aurora had attempted to shut out her sister before that could happen. however, her naturally gentle personality worked against her ever doing such a thing and instead, all she could do was fall victim to being weakened by her true emotions.

   "whatever will happen, i'll always be with you." 

the assuring words her sister spoke made aurora smile, aella's hand stroking her head gently and that only proved how the younger sister had been incorrect with her fears that her sister would be abounding her. 

parting from one another, aella's stare connected with the screens in front of them both and aurora also took notice to what her sister was watching. the security cameras picked up on commotion in the main hall, where a few new faces were showing themselves. 

   "aren't those dads bodyguards?", aurora released the grip she had on her sister and moved closer to her desk, typing away at the screen for a moment and zoomed in on the scene playing out. 

with their father nowhere in sight, the four men were clearly there for another purpose and it was surprising to the girls that they'd be away from their father, considering he'd always have those men around. 

without waiting for what the boys would do next, aurora was already out of her seat and to find out what was going on, headed in the direction of the four men, the footsteps of her sister hot on her heel. 

by the time the girls found the men dressed in black uniforms, aurora had taken notice to the messed up state they were in. their worn and bloody clothes were an obvious indication that they'd been in a fight and her mind instantly trained to the worst scenario. 

   "where's my dad?"

the one closest to her, that she vaguely remembered from a few visits to the offices, turned to her, she recognized him as the right-hand man of her fathers, choi seungcheol, and knew he'd always be by her father's side. the only other reason for why he'd be there without the girls' father-... her face dropped, eyes burning with the sudden urge to spill the tears that had swelled in them, her shaky hands fisted by her sides. 

   "where the fuck is my father!?" aurora lurched at the man, her hands clutching to the fabric of his shirt. the sudden surge of strength from her part caused the older male to stumble backward. 

his notably larger hands reached for hers, attempting to steady himself against the hold she had, all the while he struggled to find a way to bear his words. 

   "aurora!"

whisked away from the older male, aurora was forced back by the hand of her sister and only backed down when the emotions finally struck her, the stare within her fathers' workers eyes enough to tell her what had happened. 

   "i'm sorry, aurora", seungcheol voiced softly, his tone laced with evident regret.

the three other men stood somewhere behind him, silent and unsure how to handle the situation. they too were stale with shock, from what had occurred only a few moments ago, the blood on their hands a painful reminder to what they'd lost. what they would have to face now, with two orphaned girls at their mercy, because they hadn't been enough.

   the origin, part two

   mafia!au