I followed the Black Kies to a dark alley. I was
surprised Ji Won wanted to take me along, considering
I was one of the weakest members. I thought I would
get to work with the White Kies in businesses.
“Hey kid,” said Jae Duc to me. “What
is it?”
He handed me a gun. “Use this to protect yourself.”
My eyes widened as I held the cold metal. ‘Please
don’t let me use it’, I prayed silently.
Ji Won walked over to Min Sung. “Okay, the
coleaders of Black Dragons are meeting around here.
You’ll recognize them by the dragon tattoos
on their arms. If you see them, just shoot them
as they come out.”
“But Matthew hyung, I—“ but my
words were cut off the sound of gunshots.
POW
“Get down!” yelled Ji Won as he covered
me. Then he started firing. I covered my ears and
watched Ji Won in disbelief. He had shot 4 people
and killed 3. Ji Won stood up smiling.
I couldn’t believe it. I was in love with
a cold-blooded killer. Jae Jin and Jae Duc killed
some other members and Ji Won told them to kill
every single Black Dragon member.
One Black Dragon member lay hurt on the ground.
Ji Won pulled him up by the collar of his shirt
and pointed a gun to his head. “Tell me who’s
your leader punk or else I’ll blow your brains
out.”
The young boy was whimpering. I felt sorry for him.
“Please don’t kill me. My leader is
Eun Tae Won.”
“Who the hell is that?” asked Ji Won
angrily. “What the hell does he have against
me?”
“He’s the godson of Mr. Eun, who’s
one of the heirs of the Eun Hotel Empire and he
came to get the inheritance back from you.”
I listened to what the boy was saying. I never knew
that Ji Won’s uncle had a godson. From what
I had heard, Ji Won’s uncle had passed away
2 months ago and he had an heir. ‘The heir
is the leader of Black Dragon’, I figured
out. “That bastard,” said Ji Won. “He’s
dead and he still has someone after me.” When
Ji Won wasn’t looking, the Black Dragon boy
had pulled out a knife, ready to stab Ji Won.
I didn’t have time to think so I reacted
instantly. I shot the boy. He fell back in pain
but managed to get up and run away. Ji Won looked
at me surprised. He gave me a smile. “Good
job, Min Sung,” he said walking over to me
and patted me on the back. I was appalled at what
I had done. I couldn’t answer him so I just
handed him back the gun.
Just then Jae Jin and Jae Duc came back to us. “Got
them all hyung,” said Jae Jin smiling as he
did fancy handwork with his gun. "Good,”
said Ji Won. “Min Sung here just saved my
life. I knew it was a good idea to bring him along.”
“Really?” asked Jae Duc. “Nice
work kid.” Then he punched me lightly on the
shoulder.
When we made it back to the hotel, I ran into my
room using my respirator and swallowed a pill. Afterwards,
I took a shower. I felt so dirty because what I
had done. I knew this was going to be only one of
the many dirty work I would have to do to stay with
Ji Won.
Part 26
A few months later…
During this time, since I saved Ji Won’s
life, he began to trust me more and confided in
me with everything. I was like his new best friend.
SechsKies continued traveling to many places and
recruited new members.
More war between SechsKies and Black Dragons broke
out. Many businesses were shut down and more members
were killed from both sides. All the blood shed
and fighting was getting to me but I held on. All
the members of SechsKies accepted me but sometimes
I overhear them whisper that I’m gay. I didn’t
care as long as I had Ji Won.
April 30, 1999
Finally, after many days of hard work, SechsKies
finally got a day of rest. The leaders always hang
out together but Ji Won always included me. We were
at this fancy restaurant and were all having a good
time. Jae Duc was telling us funny jokes. He stopped
in the middle of a joke as he saw the Black Dragon
leaders enter the restaurant.
Tension was felt by everyone. The Black Dragons
sat down across from us. Ji Won and Tae Won were
giving each other glares.
Underneath the tables, we pulled out our guns. I
knew the Black Dragons were doing the same. We didn’t
know which side fired the first shot but before
we knew it, bullets were flying everywhere.
Ji Won covered me as we ran out of the restaurant
safely. We met up with the other 5 Kies in a dark
alley. The Black Dragons were still chasing us.
“Damn it hyung! What should we do?”
asked Jae Jin. “Kill them all!” shouted
Ji Won.
“There are too many,” Ji Yong shouted
back. “Let’s just hide out in this motel.”
We all ran and hid in this cheap motel’s restaurant.
The Black Dragons lost us and continued searching.
“I don’t believe this!” said Ji
Won furiously. “I, Matthew Eun, of SechsKies
have to hide down here in this cockroach motel like
I’m a dog or something!”
“Calm down,” I said to him gently, patting
his back. “It’s not so bad.”
“Yeah hyung,” said Sung Hoon. “It’s
only for one night. Besides, we’ll make them
pay for this.”
All of us looked around. There was only one bed.
I could tell none of us wanted the floor because
it was disgusting and reeked of something. “I
ain’t taking the floor!” all of us shouted
in unison.
“There’s only one bed though,”
said Su Won.
“Look on the bright side,” said Jae
Duc as he laid out the sheets on the bed. “At
least it’s king size.”
I nodded my head. “It’ll be tight but
we’ll all have to try and fit in.” Soon
it was Jae Jin, Jae Duc, Ji Won, me, Sung Hoon,
Ji Yong, and Su Won lying down side by side uncomfortably
on the bed. We were laying down one by one and the
others looked at me strangely as I ran to be the
next person who lie near Ji Won.
Soon everyone fell asleep except me. I made sure
everyone was asleep before I made my move. I bent
over to kiss Ji Won lightly on the lips. Then I
laid my head down on his chest to hear his heart
beat. I sighed contentedly.
Then suddenly I felt Ji Won’s leg twitch.
Oh no. I knew what he was about to do. His 360.
I placed my entire body on top of his because I
didn’t want to get kicked.
As Ji Won did his 360, he kicked everyone except
me off the bed. As always when Ji Won was done,
he had a huge smile on his face. Then he held onto
me tightly. I was overwhelmed with happiness.
The others must have been exhausted because none
of them woke up except Jae Duc. He opened his eyes
sleepily and said, “Huh?” “You’re
dreaming,” I whispered to him. He nodded his
head and went back to sleep. Soon I drifted off
to sleep too.
