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

Looking at the office walls and patiently waiting for her father to enter the door and inform her why he wanted to have this urgent meeting with her, the thoughts are playing around in her head. Maybe he wants her to take care of an important problem, or receive some shipments. She fiddles with her fingers as her patience slowly drains and she grows more anxious about this meeting by every second that passes.

Finally, the big black door flings open and her fathers figure slips through the door, he doesn't even care to give her a glimpse as she stands up quickly to respectfully bow. Once he sits on his seat he picks up his head and finally faces his daughter who's looking at his expressionless face with wonder and confusion.

"Dad, what is this meeting about? Is there something you need me to take care of?", the young girl still cannot make up her father's state as she sits back down, there's something in his eyes that makes her feel uncomfortable. He takes a deep breath and the look in his eyes have turned from an icy cold glare to a soft and warm greeting.

"Aella, my child, there is something you need to know, I am being targeted." The old mans tone doesn't hint to anger or fear, but more relief and sadness.

The girl just looks at her father in confusion, why is he saying it in that tone? This isn't the first time he's been targeted by a rival gang, he would usually laugh it off and take care of it. This time around things are different, it's as if he's made his peace and he's ready to let go. Trying to open her mouth to express her concerns the girl is interrupted by her father continuing to inform her.

"I need you to take over for me once it's my time to step down, I've never trusted anybody as much as I trust you, whether it's my life or this business you have shown yourself worthy and loyal. You're tougher than me and sure as hell tougher and braver than all of the guys out there, not only that but you're so much smarter than you would like to give yourself credit for. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am proud of you and the woman you have become and you are more than worthy to sit on this throne."

The girl just stares at her father in disbelief, if this moment wasn't hinting at a more serious note Aella would be jumping out of happiness right now, she's been working her entire life to hear her father say those words but she never could've imagined that him actually saying it would be this unsatisfying and unsettling. Because it seems as if he's ready to step down, actually it's more as if he's ready to die, that's what's so unsettling.

"Dad, as grateful I am for your kind words I would appreciate it if you stopped speaking as if you're ready to leave us. No matter how worthy you think I am, I am not ready to sit on your throne. This is your business, your empire. And I'm not planning on watching you fall alongside it."

The girl gives her father a soft look but the cold tone of her voice tells a different story. She has not been this concerned for a long time, worried that her father might actually be murdered. She has never had to deal with those thoughts because her father is a powerful man and he will always make sure that a threat is eliminated, but now he's ready to be eliminated?

"Aella, this empire will never fall as long as it has you and your sister. That is also another topic we need to discuss, Aurora is in an age now where she is ready to know more about our life and this business. As strong and powerful as I know you are, I also know you need someone trustworthy, loyal and intelligent by your side. To help you evolve this to something even more than what it already is, someone who isn't just incredibly intelligent but tough as nails. What I'm trying to say is that once it's time for me to go, you and Aurora have to take over."

Aella raises her brows in shock, her father surely must be in a good mood to crack up a joke like that. Because if he is serious then that must be the most ridiculous thing she's heard her father say. How can he have Aurora protected from this life her entire life and now he expects her older sister to be okay with letting her join the business and put her in the center of it.

"Dad, I had no idea you had humor. Because that is absolutely hilarious", she lets out a chuckle as her expression stiffens by her father's unhappy glare, it hits her. He is not joking, the old man is being deadly serious as he doesn't even flinch or crack a smile at his daughter who fails to realize the intensity of her father's statement.

"Forgive me for what I am about to say, but are you completely out of your mind?"

She has entertained her father's shenanigans for too long now, he can't seriously be this foolish. Whoever is targeting him most have struck real fear in him, for him to be accepting his own fall and being more than happy with his two daughters to take over for him, his younger daughter is the one who's been kept away from all of this her entire life.

"Do not ridicule me, child, I am still your father. And you will do as I say, whether you like it or not because this is not a joke and it is as serious as it can be."

The girl ran her hand through her dark locks in frustration, this is quite literally unbelievable. She stood up to protest against her father's insanity when there was a knock on the door and without any hesitation, the door flung open and in came this tall stranger with dark hair and boyish looks. If looks could kill that boy would not be standing right now, Aella is not happy to see this stranger just waltz in the room and in the middle of this conversation.

"Uhm- Sir, Miss!", he says with a stuttering voice as his eyes barely leave the marble floors.

"What?! Don't you see we are in the middle of something?"

"Oh, I-, uhh- I'm sorry. But sir, you are needed down at the docks."

The young boy finally looks up at them and gives them a sorry look as Aella let's out a loud sigh clearly stating her annoyance. But before she can tell the boy to scram her father gets up and calmly corrects his suit.

"It's okay Mark, we were just done here. I'll be down in a minute, you just wait for me at the car", her father gives the young guy a soft nod as the boy leaves as fast as he came.

She shakes her head as the old man lets her know that the conversation was over, he did not need to say it with words, the fire in his eyes was enough. Walking down the long hallway she can't help but let her thoughts devour her, but she's quickly snapped out of her head as the sound of Aurora's loud sigh fills the room. The little one makes sure to showcase her annoyance and boredom, the blonde slips off her seat which she's been sitting on and waiting for some time now and faces the older girl and their father.

"Rory."
Is all the old man says before quickly walking away from them. The man barely acknowledges his younger daughter yet he thinks it's a great idea to let her into the business, it's ridiculous.

The younger one threw her hands in the air, as she turned to Aella and silently asked her why father was ignoring her. The confusion was written all over her face, but before the older sister had the chance to reply, the girls were interrupted by the doorbell ringing through the house.
 
The sisters left the gathering room and started walking down the hallway with the little one leading the way, the girls were a little surprised to see some of the guys their father works with walk through the door. Although it's a sudden house call, it's nothing new and none of the men were unfamiliar as the girls have had these boys around them for a long while. Aella is definitely familiar with them, besides the fact that they are around a lot as protection, a few of them have joined her on business deals and receiving shipment.
 
   "Why are you here?"
the older girl crossed her arms and gave the group of boys in front of them a harsh stare. She did not even let them start to explain themselves as the previous conversation has left the girl in somewhat of an annoyed state of mind.

The taller one of the men, who were more or less the leader, lets out a chuckle which exposes his deep dimples as he takes a few steps forward, breaking away from the rest.
 
   "Your father called us, there are some pressing issues at hand. Calls for extra security", the man gives the older girl a slight smile that showcases his deep dimples, he slightly leans towards her as an attempt to use his charms with her.
 
  "Aella, you're coming to get coffee, right?", the younger girls voice breaks up the tension between Aella and the fella with the dimples. She turns around to face her little sister and gives her an apologetic look.

   "Sorry, Rora, I have some stuff to take care of that have come up", the older sister gives the younger girl a reassuring smile, hoping she'd not feel too saddened at the change of plans.

But it clearly didn't help as the little one turned on her heels and let herself out with two of the boys following her out. Yet again the older girl runs her hand through her hair due to frustration, she lets out a sigh and starts to walk down the hall with fast steps.

"Hey Aella, wait up", she slightly turns around to face the boy that was slightly sprinting towards her. The dimple boy catches up to her and gives her a slight nudge, leaving her head for a little she looks up at him with a questioning look.

"Namjoon, do you know who the person is? The one that's targeting my father", the boy looked a little taken back at her question.

"I was actually trying to see if you were okay, but sure we can talk business. Although I'm sorry, I actually don't know. Mr. Hwang did not give us that much info, he just told us that he's being targeted, and we need to increase security around the house and you and Aurora." he gives her a reassuring look, but it's not very effective since the girl rolls her eyes and lets out loud sigh in annoyance.

"From your reaction, I'm gonna assume that's not what you wanted to hear", she lets out an exasperated sigh as she throws her head back. Why is her father being so low profile about this? Even his men who are supposed to protect him in situations like this don't know anything.

"Let's go, I need to punch something", she picks up the fast pace again and walks down the hall as the anger and frustration build up inside her, she balls a fist as the thoughts of something happening to her father or sister takes over her.

"Okay, stop! What's going on? I've never seen you this worried and on edge." Namjoon grabs her wrist gently and looks at her softly. The two know each other pretty well, they practically grew up together and trained together. There's been a somewhat awkward tension between the two ever since last summer. She shifts uncomfortably as he gets closer to her and leans down slightly to her height, his eyes never leave the girls small figure as she fiddles with her fingers.

"Family and business stuff seem to be coming together and I'm not liking it at all. But please don't ask more, and let's just go train because I need to let some steam off", she tries to push past him only to be pulled back again, with her back against the wall the boy comes closer and slightly tucks her hair away from her face.

"We could do other things to blow off steam you know, fun things." He brushes his lips against her neck, sending shivers down her spine.

"Too bad we don't have time for any of that right now though, I gotta go take care of some business", from standing two inches away from her to walking fast down the hall leaving the girl behind as she shakes her head with a smirk playing on her lips.

'This man really wants to play.'

the origin| mafia!au

aurora

casting glances over to the time on the wall, everything moving slower than usual, hoping that would help speed the process, the girl pressed a small sigh past her parted lips. tugging her jacket closer to herself, she flipped her legs up and rested them against the top of the desk.

tapping her fingers against her own thigh, blowing some stray hairs from her eyes, she was finally happy to be greeted with the sound of people coming down the hallway. that meant only one thing, now would be the time that her father and her sister were finished with their "grown-up" meeting, that she for whatever reason was not allowed to be apart of, despite being well beyond a child.

   "finally", drawing an exasperated sigh from herself, to assure that her boredom came across fully, aurora slipped out of the seat she had been in only prior, to face her two family members.

   "rory."

greeting her shortly, the two girls' father was quick to leave the scene before the youngest of the two was able to voice any of her complaints. 

instead, the blonde one threw her hands in the air, disgruntled at the fact that her father still planned on not sparing her any attention.

turning to her sister, aurora gave the older girl a confused stare, silently asking what the whole 'ignoring her' thing was about but before she was able to put words to her worries, the two were interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing through the house. 

drawing the two out of the gathering room, aurora leading the hunt down the hallway, the two girls were surprised to see some of their father's men slipping through the front door when they arrived in the hall. glancing over the men, none of them were unfamiliar to either of the girls, as they had often been surrounded with one too many of their fathers business partners or those that worked directly for him, these faces no different. 

finding herself wandering with her eyes, aurora couldn't help but take in the men who were dressed in all black and looked like they could destroy anyone that came in their way. their expression blank, eyes hardened with some dark shadow, their hairs styled neatly-- she thought they almost looked a little too good to just be members of her fathers dark business. after all, why'd these men look like they were about to walk a fashion show; when aurora fully knew they all carried guns and other weapons to use on unsuspecting victims at command.

one of the shorter males, hair black and slicked back, shifted his stare over to her, causing aurora to quickly avert her eyes elsewhere, playing with the hem of her fancy dress. she knew he was still watching her, the two have a long history of the awkward tension that was currently present, however, it was mainly the girl who found the confusing tension to be bothersome-- after all, the man was a trained killer and barely batted an eye at such mundane things such as doubt.

   "why are you here?"

speaking before they were able to explain themselves, aurora's older sister crossed her arms and gave the group one of her harsh stares.

had they not known the girl was actually a sweetheart deep down, at least in certain times, perhaps she'd be a little more intimidating. one to the tallest men, who were more or less the leader, chuckled and stepped forward a little, breaking away from the rest.

   "your father called us, there are some pressing issues at hand. calls for extra security," speaking as if the youngest girl wasn't there, the man seemed to be almost leaning into the older one and clearly was, attempting, to use his charms on her sister.

rolling her eyes, aurora slipped past the group and ignored how their heads moved as she did, watching her every move. she turned to her older sister, an expectant look to her face.

   "aella, you're coming to get coffee, right?"

slipping her high heels on, aurora flipped her blonde locks over her shoulder, noticing how few of the boys seemed to catch the gesture and find it intriguing, judging by their warm eyes.

only her assigned, personal, bodyguards were already heading out the door with her-- the two having worked alongside the youngest daughter ever since she could remember. they'd met when she was just a kid and practically more or less been partially there to raise her, the two older boys almost like guardian angels to her.

seeing as a bodyguard needs to always be there for their mark, trust would play a big part in any relationship like this and that was why, even when aurora didn't necessarily need someone to accompany her to certain places, she preferred having at least one of the boys with her. they'd basically play it off like they were just close friends at most times, but still, she couldn't help but feel a little infatuated with the way they'd always care for her so deeply, even beyond their mere duties.

   "sorry, rora, i have some stuff to take care of that have come up", looking apologetic, aella gave the younger girl a reassuring smile, hoping she'd not feel too saddened at the change of plans.

sighing, aurora simply looked over at the two boys now in front of her, stepping over the doorframe and letting the door close by itself, not bothering a greeting to her sister due to feeling sour at her decision.

   "i guess it's just us today, boys", slipping her arms in either of theirs, aurora beamed up at the two males, knowing they were a little taken aback by her sudden act of closeness.

   "don't worry, aurora. i'm sure miss hwang will join you next time." sending a playful glare at the older boy, ignoring his adorably bright stare.

   "whatever, soonyoung", giving the male a light push, aurora giggled at the silly thought of how formal these people who worked for her father always was, despite the times they'd spend together.

   "you don't have to call her that, you know."

   "he's just awkward with every girl that isn't you, rory",

jihoon exposing his close friend caused the older one to in turn glare at him, exaggerated anger to his usually happy face.

it was a rare sight to ever find the older male truly angry with any of his partners, but most of the time, despite his serious job, soonyoung would never spare the time of day for any dull moments and would always work to have everyone laughing.

   "let's not forget, he was the most awkward with me when we first met."

chuckling at the memory, both of the boys couldn't help but think that time had been so far away and found themselves happy in the presence of the girl, despite it mainly being their job to spend time with her, even if that was in a sense of protecting herself against the dangers of their dark world around them.

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