#vjoongup fire to a lifeless heart

[vjoongup]

Fire to a Lifeless Heart (Part 1)

Reader X Undisclosed (It’s not Jongup, I promise. NCT is here for a reason)

Info: A gang/mafia AU currently featuring B.A.P and NCT.

Current Warnings: Smut, Trigger Warnings, Graphic at times, many more. 18+.

Part One Contains: No warnings.

Notes (If you read the teaser you kinda have an idea): 

B.A.P, a very large and powerful gang, is now in your hands to take care of. You are no longer a Matoki, a well known name given, from other gangs, to the most elusive B.A.P agents. You are the new leader of B.A.P and your current goal is to avenge Yongguk and end the war between B.A.P and NCT, a rival gang, once and for all.

As an additional note, all B.A.P member appearances coincide with their looks (hair, tattoos, etc.) from their MV Skydive while NCT 127 member appearances coincide with their looks from their MV Regular.

"You're next in line."

You ignored Zelo, continuing to stare out of the office window. He sighed behind you. His frustration with you was growing and you knew it. You knew him too well to not notice the slight change in his tone of voice. Yet, you weren't ready to speak after the events from this morning.

"Yongguk would want you to pick up what he left behind."

You flinched. You scolded yourself mentally for showing a brief sign of weakness to him. Zelo immediately pounced at the opportunity upon seeing your shoulders tighten. "You don't have long to act. We're in the middle of a war. Eventually Himchan will be forced to call a meeting and you won't be invited."

You heard him leave after that, closing the office door behind him. Welcome silence cascaded into the room. You sighed heavily allowing your walls to fall if only for these brief moments. You knew what you had to do but you wouldn't be given another moment to mourn Yongguk.

The office still smelled like a mix of his cologne and the sweet-smelling candle occupying a corner of his desk. You were his right hand and you two had only recently become something more. Only five people knew this about you two. Zelo and Himchan were two of them. Youngjae, Daehyun, and Jongup were the other three.

Typically, another family member would take over, specifically a son, but no one else in Yongguk's family was involved in this life anymore and he didn't have a son or a wife. But he had you.

You straightened your white blouse and black pencil skirt before turning around to look at the office the way Yongguk left it one last time. His dark, modern style was something you also liked and appreciated. The dark wood flooring and glass tables complimented each other. The only decoration he had was the candle you gave to him as a gift. Everything else was an office necessity.

You could practically see him sitting there at his leather desk chair, looking at you with a cocked head and raised eyebrows. You shook your head trying to clear your thoughts and looked away, to face the bookcase on the far wall.

You couldn't cry. You weren't allowed the freedom to cry right now. You couldn't let anyone here see you with puffy, red eyes. In their mind, he was your leader and nothing else.

You moved swiftly with a newfound determination and strength. Your black high heels clacked on the floor and your high ponytail swayed freely.

If it's war our rivals, NCT, want then it's a war they will get.

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All eyes present were on you at the head of the extremely long black table. Even the elder men at the other end looked at you with a reverence you had only seen them give Yongguk. You were quickly realizing it was a look they reserved for their leader.

Your best and closest men personally, Jongup, Youngjae, Himchan, Daehyun, and Zelo, were currently looking at you with their undivided attention. Zelo and Himchan were the closest to you. Zelo was on your left and Himchan was on your right. Daehyun was seated next to Himchan and Youngjae was next to Zelo. Jongup sat on Youngjae's left.

The other leading agents, all younger than the elders, were looking at you a bit skeptical at first but when you took the time to stare into each man's and woman's eyes, they looked at you without any doubts in theirs.

"You all know why you're here." They nodded in unison. "I'm going to take Yongguk's place with Himchan as my right-hand man and my first action in this war is retaliation for killing Yongguk. However, -" Mouths that were beginning to open closed again at the darkening of your tone, "it will take time to achieve this retaliation because it will bring our rivals to their knees and not cost us any more lives."

Himchan was the first to speak up, "What's your plan, Y/N?"

Murmurs spread around the dozens of people here. You responded immediately, trying to hush them and squash any doubts. "Getting an agent of ours on the inside so they don't have ties to the leader or other NCT members."

Youngjae shifted in his seat. He was the second, only coming after you, go to agent when Yongguk needed someone to blend in but no one had successfully infiltrated NCT before. Your gang had converted people already in NCT, but you've never had someone infiltrate from the bottom up successfully. The members converted were too tied to the NCT members to carry out violent missions against NCT so they always preferred intel work. Therefore, the leader had been nearly untouchable...

"Who do you suggest go on the inside and how do you guarantee their life won't be taken?" Zelo was looking at you with narrowed eyes. He always saw right through you. It was one of the reasons why you were considering making him your second right hand man.

When you didn't respond immediately, the room became eerily silent and Zelo frowned at you, revealing his wariness. "We know our rivals only have males at the highest positions. We have only tried getting a male through our rival's network and even Youngjae couldn't do it. A female may be able to get through the network easier, but she will need to have conviction and be extremely skilled because she will undoubtedly catch their attention." You could almost see Youngjae's gears turning in his head as he looked at you with his mouth beginning to gape open. "Therefore, I suggest I perform this mission."

At first there was silence as everyone processed your proposal. This was the lightning before the thunder. Zelo sighed loudly, shaking his head just before thunder struck.

You heard Himchan over everyone when he spoke. "It's too dangerous for you."

Other comments you heard included, "We need you here!"

"Are you going to seduce everyone?"

"You'll die if you fail and we can't get you out in time."

You banged your fist on the table. The impact was almost loud enough to quiet all of them. "Enough!" Your voice carried over everyone. Their mouths slammed shut, all sensing the dangerous note in your voice. If you hadn't assured them of your authority before, this action did. The look in your eyes and on your face made it clear that you were not taking any bullshit. "We will vote on my proposal after having a civil discussion on it. Got it?" Silent nods answered you and you were able to lean back in your seat again. "Good." You slowly looked toward Himchan. "Himchan?"

He cleared his throat, adjusting the dark blue tie that matched his suit. "You're our leader now. You're a lot less replaceable so going inside our largest and most powerful rivals as an undercover agent is way too risky." He paused for a second. "However, I do have faith in your skill. If you were not chosen by Yongguk as the future leader and I was, I would insist you go."

You nodded to him, grateful for his last few words. "I hear your concern as well but as my designated right-hand man, you will carry out my demands and wishes while I'm not here like you have done before when Yongguk and I weren't able to. You know this business as well as I do so I trust your skill to stand in for me, Himchan, and to take over if I do fail. But I believe I can carry out this mission and I swear I will kill the sniper that murdered Yongguk in his own house and I will kill the leader of NCT to put an end to this war."

Your voice had grown louder with each word and the conviction in your tone sent goosebumps across some of the member's arms. Himchan respectfully inclined his head to you. He was one of the five that understood exactly where this conviction was coming from and he completely respected it now that he heard it in your voice and saw it burning in your eyes.

"How do you plan on advancing in their network and being successful?"

One of the elder men asked this question but you couldn't tell which one it was. You turned to Youngjae. Since he tried infiltrating before, you directed your own question toward him. "Didn't you participate in tests to find out where you should be placed in their network?"

He nodded diligently. "Yes. When you manage to contact them, you tell them you want to convert to their group. They will ask why and where you came from, if you came from anywhere. After that, they will meet you, blindfold you, and take you somewhere to participate in trials that test your skills. Your trials depend on how well you do for certain ones. It's like a game almost. You do well for one you unlock more."

You thanked Youngjae and spoke out toward the elder men. "Considering I am capable of sniping, I'm sure I will advance at least a little further up the ladder after doing these trials."

Youngjae nodded in agreement. He wasn't skilled at sniping but Himchan was your best sniper and he was also nodding in agreement and understanding. Zelo, the best marksman, didn't say or do anything which wasn't helping you acquire support. He just sat there looking at you with a blank expression, quietly listening.

"How are you going to get close enough to the sniper or the leader? The sniper was their best and no one even knows what the leader looks like. Do we even have his name or a name?" Daehyun's cautious and unique approach was valued by everyone. There was a reason he monitored missions more often than participating in them.

You smiled at him. "I might just be a little cocky, but I don't think it will be that hard to catch the sniper's attention once I reveal my skill. If I catch his attention and he's close to the leader then that makes my job easier. If he's not close to the leader then I'll just have to capture the leader's interest."

"And how would you do that?"

You smirked. "I'm sure word would travel about me. It did here."

Jongup spoke to you for the first time since yesterday evening. Your eyes met his piercing brown ones when your head swiveled in his direction. "Are you willing to seduce some of the men, including the leader, if you have to?"

Himchan, Zelo, Daehyun, and Youngjae looked at you now with stoic expressions. Although there was another meaning lying under Jongup's words others wouldn't notice, the physical exchange between the two of you was more readable than a book. It doesn't help that word about you two in the past got out and everyone at the table at least knew you had sex. And a lot of it.

You raised your eyes above his. Once again, your tone of voice darkened to set Jongup in his place. "Yes, I am more than willing to go to those lengths."

It felt like years ago but really it was only a year since you and Jongup shared a bed together for the final time. There was plenty of emotion behind it all but in the end, you both knew you weren't meant for each other in the long run. To this day, thoughts about that last night still make your heart beat a little faster. How could it not?

Jongup was the most dangerous man you ever met. That danger didn't leave the bedroom either. If anything, it became more pressing because both of you were exposed to the other. However, you had the exact opposite reaction of fleeing.

You took his cock any time he wanted you. The current dilation of his pupils only fueled what everyone was reading. It was obvious he wanted you right now after answering his question, a question that was actually a very serious one despite how vulgar it sounded.

"I would do anything it takes to end this war for all of you."

You looked at the five people closest to you. Jongup might not be family to you but he was a part of the group and that's what made him family. You may never stick your neck out for anyone like you would for these men. You would give your life for their safety. Just like Yongguk.

"Are there any more questions?"

Silence.

Himchan spoke, "All in favor of sending her on the mission please raise your hands."

Himchan's hand rose after he spoke. Youngjae's and Deahyun's hands followed. Then Jongup's and finally Zelo's, after much reluctance.

You smiled in triumph as the majority raised their hands. Only a few disagreed but they were greatly outnumbered.

"Congratulations, former Matoki." The eldest man at the other end inclined his head to you respectfully. "Your first quest as our leader is one no one has accomplished before."