Introduction:
One freezing autumn evening, Kwon Ming and her older sister, Kwon Mai, had decided to enjoy a hot cup of cocoa at a local cafe.
They seated themselves at a table that was located second furthest in the cafe. They knew that if they chose to sit at the most furthest table, it would cause suspicion amongst those who would want to know anything and everything concerning their confidential life.
To anyone they both appeared as innocent regular girls, but the truth is that they are both secretly trained assassins working for the most intimidating assassination company known as 'Revengeful Espionage Assassinorum League Headquarters' (R.E.A.L HQ ).
No doubt they are beautiful and powerful. As unbelievable as it may sound, Ming and Mai rarely wore black masks when carrying out there missions in order to conceal their facial profile.
They have been trained to fight and defend since they were able to walk. Barbie dolls, teddy bears and high heels have all been replaced with guns, cars and combat boots. Assassination was the only life they knew.
All missions were to be executed according to the law of the Black Dragons. The Black Dragons was the name given to the higher ranks of R.E.A.L HQ. They were the people with the true power and influence over all the other furtive organisations. No one even knows what they look like or where their true location is.
What makes Ming and Mai different from the rest of the other equally trained assassins; is the fact that the current leader of R.E.A.L HQ, Kwon Ji Yong, is their older brother. Ji Yong's status title is said to be G-Dragon; his position concerning R.E.A.L HQ is the highest rank a person could go up to-even higher than those of the Black Dragons.
Kwon Ji Yong or G-Dragon has been in charge of the Headquarters ever since the official declaration of his father's death which was only seven years ago.
Their mother died way before their father, shortly after the birth of Ming. Her cause of death still remains unknown.
Mai and Ji Yong are the only two out of the three children that is able to remember a fraction of what their mother was/looked like. Due to training and abiding the rules, seeing either of their parents used to be a given miracle because just like them, their parents were assassins too. Ji Yong, Mai and Ming were born to kill: Literally.
The loving affection of a family bond was solely shared between the three children only. Ji Yong, Mai and Ming loved one another above all things. If there was one thing that they all truly shared in depth, it would be the lack of a parent's love. This feeling of no love from the parents only added to their already minus zero compassion.
Neither of them ever felt the need to welcome anyone in their lives; much less in their hearts.
Mai noticed that something was bothering Ming, but Mai didn't bother to enquire Ming about anything. Mai had already become far too familiar with that saddened expression for the past eighteen years.
Ming was a little different from her older siblings; she was the youngest out of the three and she always had little doubts about her life. Her mind was overdriven with what if's? And maybe's... Ming never admitted the fact that she longed for friends, but being an assassin would mean that she would risk endangering their lives as well as her own.
Ming sighed heavily and stared down into her coffee mug which was still hot and steaming.
Mai noticed her younger sister's mood was shifting into a really pensive state. "If this cafe is boring you, then we can always head home if you want to." Mai said slowly with an affectionate voice towards her younger sister but Ming's mind was too preoccupied with other things to worry about.
Ming scoffed upon taking in the deeper meaning of her sister's words. "Home... we have no home, remember?" Ming said as she averted her gaze from her coffee mug and directed her attention towards her sister.
Mai remained quiet to what her sister just said. One part of her wants to punch Ming in the face with the hope of knocking some sense into Ming's thick headed skull. But another part- a much smaller part- wants to hold her younger sister in her arms and tell her that everything is going to be okay. That things will get better and things will be different, but Mai being the smarter sibling, knew that telling her sister that would just simply be an utter lie.
Ming sighed once again and averted her gaze from her sister so that she can observe the surroundings within the cafe.
The scenery was in a subtle state, calm and soothing, but Ming knew better than to be fooled by a far too quiet surrounding. The cafe was not crowded; perhaps here and there Ming caught the attention of men-probably around there twenties- making eye contact with her. Sadly for them, Ming showed no interest.
"Yah Ming!" Mai tried getting Ming's attention by snapping her fingers in front of Ming's face.
"Hm? Mwoya?"
"You know... I've been asking you like three times already if you wanted to order something."
"Er... yeah. Sure. Anything." Ming replied quickly and sighed as she placed her mug down on the table.
Ming then leaned over with her arms folded on the table and blew her hair that fell over her face.
"You shouldn't over-think things Ming, the more you wonder then the more you shall doubt, and the more you doubt will create false images in your mind." Mai said to her sister and finished her latte.
Mai didn't like it when Ming's mood changed into this state. It would mean that Ming would start asking her older sister some questions, which Mai didn't have all the answers to.
"Unnie-"
"Don't." Mai replied a little too quickly. "I already told you Ming, I don't know all the answers. And also, stop assuming for better things, you might think that others are having a more easier or better life than us but its not true, we all have our difficulties and our differences, what matters most is that you have people who care about you to better those times when you think that your world is falling apart. Life has never been fair, remember that Ming. Neither you nor I ever asked for this life. We just need to make the best of it."
Ming looked away and nodded slowly. What her sister said was true, she can't do anything much about the way her life has turned out. She had to remind herself countless of times that she is also not alone and that her older siblings have been assassins way longer than she has.
"I... understand." Ming replied softly.
As if on cue, a waiter came and placed a single menu folder onto the table. Just as quick as he appeared, he left their table twice as fast.
Ming watched as to how the waiter disappeared through a door which she suspected leads to the kitchen.
"That was weird... how come the waiter didn't wait for our order?" Ming asked as she turned her head to look back at her sister that was reading the menu and slowly forming a smirk on her face.
"The waiter left because there was nothing to order." Mai said while closing the black folder and then she subtly slid the menu carefully over to Ming. "We have just been served our next mission."
TO BE CONTINUED...