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It was getting late so they slowly filed out of Jeno's room. Jaemin and Rena headed next door to Jaemin's room, saying good night to the other boys.

Rena grabbed her shorts from her bag, changing into them quickly. She went over to the corner of Jaemin's room and opened his closet, peering at his clothes.

"Are you trying to steal one of my sweaters?" Jaemin asked as he reached for his sweats and a t-shirt from behind her.

"Maybe." Rena said, grabbing a grey sweater and putting it on before plopping onto his bed and making herself comfortable under his blanket. She took out her phone, scrolling through social media. Jaemin changed his t-shirt and into sweatpants before joining her. Rena put her phone down as he pulled her into a warm embrace.

"Why did you ask me to come over?" She asked him as he held her tightly.

"I thought you would want a warm night filled with cuddles." He said to her, burying his face into her neck.

"You're not wrong," she replied, a sigh escaping her lips. "It was a rough day."

"Mmmmm." Jaemin said, moving his face back so that he could see her face again. He gazed into her eyes.

When their eyes met, Rena noticed the colour of Jaemin's eyes shift, a hint of red appearing in the sea of brown. She smirked as she shifted her gaze to his lips. That was a big enough sign for him, as within the next second, he had crashed his lips against hers.

...

It was now the end of the week, the dreadful Friday. Taeyong had called a board meeting, saying how they had important matters to discuss.

"We have a few important matters on the agenda, Doyoung, can you pull them up please?" Doyoung pressed a few buttons and a list appeared on the holographic screen in front of them.

"First, we have the first initiation mission." Taeyong started as Ten put up the picture of the night club. "Ten had spoken to the manager of Cerberus, the supernatural bar located in the Underground City, and has received permission to use that location once again."

Each year, the initiation mission is held at the same location, the bar of the Underground City. The Underground City is a known as the black market of the supernatural world. During the mission, agents are tasked to capture a supernatural creature, bringing them back to H.I.D.D.E.N.'s building for confinement. These creatures were previously captured beings, locked away for committing crimes. The board members of the agency selected these beings carefully, ensure that their combat levels would match the new agents.

"Let's quickly go over the three convicts." Taeyong motioned to Kun who put up three profiles. "Are there any objections?" The board members shook their heads, recognizing the faces from previous missions.

"Wait, isn't the last one..." Mark's voice trailed off.

"Yes it is." Taeyong replied. "Anything else?" Silence.

"Great, let's move onto more important matters, Seri you can take over." Taeyong motioned to the girl, who pressed a few buttons, images of the Vampire Kingdom.

"There has been a bit of unrest in the kingdom recently," she started as the group looked at the pictures of vandalism. "My father, I mean the Vampire King, believes that rumours have gone out about Seungmin and his counterpart, and some believe that he is no longer fit to be the next ruler of the kingdom." Seri sighed. "So far, General Na has done a great job at keeping the commotion down, but is concerned, as the potential for another Civil War being quite high."

"So they don't want Seungmin as the next heir?" Sora asked, Seri nodding in response.

"The Vampire Council will be meeting next week to discuss future actions. Taeyong and I will both be present for that meeting. We wanted to keep all of you informed." Seri continued. She looked back at Taeyong. "That's all I have, thank you."