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"So we are in charge of the decorations?" Vin asked while he read through the text in the Allied group chat that was even more of a chatter void with the new people added in it.
"Well Daniel didn't trust you with anything and I didn't want you to be left out when everyone got assigned with everything else, except Vasco", Zack spoke while the two of them continued to walk towards a mall that was closest to the warehouse.
"You didn't want to do this with him?" Vin asked and Zack soon gave his reasoning, "I wouldn't get anything done with him and also I think he and the burn knuckles are cleaning up the warehouse where the party is held."
"Ah, that explains why cleaning duty/party space was assigned to Jace. Do you know these other names? Jake? Yeowool? Why are these people in charge of tasks and who are these people?" Vin asked and finally put his phone away, stared at Zack's face for answers.
"I don't know them either but it seems like they close to Daniels somehow-"
"Or the bigger one doesn't trust me since I bullied Duke and the smaller one doesn't trust me because he knows I'm a murderer?" Vin cut off Zack and Zack didn't know what to say to that.
"When the smaller one visited Cheonliang for the red paper. He didn't respect me at all, which is understandable. I could tell this alliance was just getting along to fight together and not respect one another", Zack listened to Vin talk as they continued to walk.
"Was on the phone with someone. Didn't even pay any mind if I knew about the red paper he was looking for. Showed up to the mountains to find the monster from the mountains and got disappointed to see me and kept ignoring me asking what he was there for. At that moment I knew this allied gimmick was..." Silence fell and Zack wondered if Vin was having second thoughts about sharing himself to Zack.
"Did you know where the red paper was?" Zack asked as he wanted to know more, wanted to know why Vin hadn't joined them during the hunt for Gun if he was there in Cheonliang on the same day as Daniel.
"Of course I knew where it had ended up being. After all, the monster from the mountains gave it away in exchange I was no longer tortured. But Daniel wouldn't care for such sob stories. The bigger will only view me as Duke's bully and the smaller as a murderer, well maybe Duke's bully too, the taller has definitely told the smaller and Vasco is very vocal about me being Duke's bully", Vin spoke and then let out a yawn.
"You are going to get lost if you walk here like that", Zack commented out of nowhere while he grabbed on the edge of Vin's jacked and pulled him closer to Zack while a crowd of people rushed past them. Zack continued to have his hand on Vin's jacket, so the two of them wouldn't get separated, it seemed like there was a big crowd in the small mall.
"Daniel did mention that there were kings gathering in Cheonliang that day, but I once asked Gongseob about it. He went quiet", Zack tried to keep the conversation going because he wanted to know why Vin hadn't joined to help them. He knew Vin didn't have anything against Gun but he could've been in the car with Daniel to deliver the paper or be in reporter Kim's car to ensure her safety. It made Zack question a bit why Vin had joined Busan but turned away from joining the hunt against Gun.
"The monster from the mountain was a king according to the other kings. It was his death anniversary that day. Reason why I was up in the mountains to pay respect to my teacher", Vin soon went quiet and it all began to click in Zack's mind. Why the kings had gathered around that place and why Gongseob wouldn't talk to him about it. Why Vin had been there and why he knew about the red paper. The murder definitely had to be tied down there and the revenge for Taejin, it all started to add up yet he was missing so many clues. For some reason he wanted to know more about Vin.
"Didn't tell Daniel any of that information I've told you now", Vin said and Zack could tell Vin wanted to change the topic. He had already talked so much about himself and it seemed like Vin was having second thoughts about this interaction.
"I once almost got mauled by a dog in a cult worshipping dogs. No one knows about this in Allied. There are things I haven't shared with Daniel either", Zack said and began to drag Vin towards a store to buy some party decorations.
"Since when did we get so close to share such things with each other?" Vin questioned and Zack let go of Vin's jacket to go through the decoration options of what to buy. They had no budget and Jay said to send the bill afterwards so Zack could buy anything his heart desired to decorate the place for the little party.
"I don't know. Why did you come to Busan? I thought you said you weren't going to come?" Zack asked and picked up something and handed them for Vin to carry.
"Heard you were going? I don't know", Vin said and heard Zack giggle.
"Me? Do I have such a pull you want to tag along? Didn't you interrupt a fight in Busan because I was winning?" Zack continued to giggle while Vin felt warm in his chest hearing that he had made Zack laugh. Then Vin realized he had stopped insulting Zack and had been talking with him with his walls down.
"You got injured. I wasn't against the idea of 1 vs 2 and I was way more injured. Though I am bad with my words", Vin spoke and began to balance the huge pile Zack was putting on Vin's arms while grabbing decorations.
"I like this version of you", Zack said and Vin's eyes widened.
"It's a shame the others don't get to see it. Am I that special to you?"
"Your eyes didn't change when I got called a murderer", Vin answered back and he could see the hint of red on Zack's cheeks. Zack turned away because he couldn't handle the love from Vin's eyes.
"We are such a mess, aren't we?" Zack said while he kept his eyes on the products they were surrounded with.
"For sure", Vin agreed and watched Zack pick up more stuff. Soon they made their way to the counter and asked for bags to carry all the decorations. Zack decided to hold all the bags in his hands while Vin only got a couple that he was able to carry on his left hand. Once they stepped out of the store the crowd had gotten even more intense.
"Put your hands on my ass, we are about to get lost and fast", Zack said and Vin's face got really red while he used his right hand to grab Zack's ass. The two of them truly was a questionable mess of a pair, but Vin's biggest concern wasn't that, his bigger concern was the fact that, "Why was Zack so confident on getting lost in this god damn small mall? Especially now?! Unless..."
Vin soon realized Zack hoped he would grope his ass longer.