Chapter 5

Sorry guys for the delay, I don't have time for writing lately due to the personal issues. I hope you guys continue support me. Keep safe during lock down #stayathome

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Vix slowly open his eyes and you can see the hatred and sorrowness from those beautifull golden eyes.His chest feel like something burning inside and he's clenching his hands unconsciously. Those memories are like a thorns embedded on his heart that will never be remove as long as he lives and no matter what he do he can never escape this endless nightmare. It already been 3 years but the feeling that he feels right now are still as if it just happened yesterday and it tooks him 1 year and half to able sleep normally again after those things happened to them. But unlike before, he able to calm his mind down as he take a deep breath and exhale it slowly.

After a hour he spending visiting Midu's grave, Vix take his leave with heavy heart and sadness along. On his way back to orphanage, he came across Claire in the town while walking infront of store as she walking out from it. Both of them looks at each other when that happens and Vix just keep walking as if he never saw her. He knew this blonde girl, she is Dent's girlfriend and also one of the girls that confessed to him and as usual he rejected her flatly too. Not because she is lacking or something in fact from what he heard, Claire is the most beautiful girl in this town but he don't have any interest in love. It doesn't even occur to him to think about love as he busy on his duty as big brother in the orphanage.

He still remembered the day he rejected her when he was on his way back to orphanage after fetching some stuff from the grocery store for dinner that day. As he was walking back home, suddenly someone stopped him and the girl introduced herself which was Claire. She was with her friends at that time and was very confident that he will never reject her as she know that she's the most beautiful in the town as lot of boys always fawning about her so the moment he reject her, she started to tearing up while other girls that with her feel ease inside their heart because they too in love with him but does not have courage to confess. Vix just keep on walking like nothing happened and few days later, Vix heard from the kids in the orphanage that Claire started dating Dent, the leader of bullies in this town. So now to avoid any issues that might rise up he chose to act as if he never knew her while the other party doesn't think so.

The moment their eyes were met, Claire feel something warm inside her heart, she never get over this feeling whenever she sees him. His handsome masculine face with perfect jaw along with beautiful silver hair is getting better each day from the first day she laid her eyes on him and that make her heart pounding faster. It takes few day for her to overcame her feeling and get it under controlled when the first time she saw him as she always smiling whenever she remembered it.

She still in love with him even he already rejected her, she still remembered the day that she was rejected as she holed herself inside the room for days crying. It's a first time in her life that she doesn't get what she want as her parent always gave her something whenever she asked for it. She always boasted to her friends that she and Vix will be perfect couple one day so when the time of confession day came she brought her friends along but contrast for what she hoped, he rejected her. So to cover her embarrassment, she decided to dating Dent which by doing so it can shut the mouth of the girls in the town that bad mouth about her being rejected but of course in order for Dent to do that she had to sacrifice her body.

Now,at the unexpected time she met him alone as Dent still sleeping inside her house from tired after having fun with her. She noticed from his face expecially those beautiful unique golden eyes that are full of sadness.So she take this God given chance to approach him and try her luck to seduce him this time.

Claire: "Hi Vix.. It's nic.. ." She stop talking as Vix ignore her and just walk away.

She feel a little bit angry but she's hold it in and continue trying by following Vix. She speed up her walking pace and cut off Vix way by jumping infront of him and stretch her hands out to stop him in cutely manner. You can see from Vix's face that he's so annoyed by it and so he start speaking.

Vix:"Do I know you?" he's pretending that he doesn't know her hoping she would go away but it was useless effort.

Claire:"You don't know me? You joking right? It's me~~How could you forget about me Vix~~It's me Claire" as she Speaking in flirty manner.

Vix: "I don't care , What do you want from me?"

Claire:"Nothing... It's just.. haven't seen you around these days and also we rarely meet each other like this, ~" She try using her looks and his technique that she used to Dent before at the time when she was heartbreak by Vix. She approach Vix and lift her index finger and trying to touch his chest but it was shove off by Vix instantly. Ashamed by it she start to speak again as to try a new strategy which is more aggressive.

Claire:" You look sad so I was wondering if you're okay.. I'm worry about you, if you need someone to talk to I'm here for you and if you need someone to 'release' your pent up desire.. ~~" she tiptoeing and closer her face to his as to whisper Vix's ear and saying, "I'm ALWAYS ready to offering you myself, so what say you? ". Then she back to her normal stand, look at him as she bit her lip and wink her eye.

Vix:"....." He look at her and thinking *she dare to act like this eventhough she's already has a boyfriend*His evaluation toward her keep dropping by a second when he with her.

Vix:*I remembered Rook once told me about this kind of girl, hmm what is it? Aaa yeah, THOT(ps:stands for That Hoe Over There,a.k.a slut) . I shouldn't involve myself with her even more*As he keep thinking to himself while looking at the blonde girl infront him that currently blushing red on her face because of his staring. Then she suddenly remembered something.

Claire: "aaah, for your information, this afternoon Dent almost beat the shit out of Rook but I step up and stopped him to save Rook,of course it because of my loving and kind heart.. Just kidding ~~actually I'm doing it for you, he's your best friend right?" by telling this she hoped to gain some merit from Vix to accept her offer earlier . But little did she knows what Vix thinking after she told him that.

Vix:"..... " *So she's the reason i won't get there on time, Well technically, your not helping Rook but your own gang. If you didn't , it mean you guys still there. If that happens, your boyfriend are the one getting beaten to pulp, Lucky bastard. *

Claire:*He's must be touched about what I did and thinking about what I'm offering right? Of course he is, what kind of man to reject that kind of offer especially from beautiful girl like me*

as she thought that and she instantly shock when Vix just walk past by her.

Claire:"Wait.. Wait.. Where are you going?" she quickly turned around. Vix keep walking and ignoring her so she follow him from behind and hold his hand, attempt to stop him. Vix quickly turn his body around and lift his hand up that was been held by her and angrily saying.

Vix:" What are you doing?!"

Claire:"You haven't answer my question yet!" She then held Vix hand using both of her hands now as to strengthen her grip.She know that she never withstand the strength of Vix if he suddenly shake his hand which that will lead to losing her grips from his hand.

Vix:"What's more to answer, isn't it clear that I don't want to?Find someone else!" As she still doesn't let Vix hand go.

Claire:"No! I want you! Only you!" She start to raise her voice and some people nearby start to looking at their way.

Vix:"Hands off me now, dont blame me if I start using force!" he warning her clearly but she still doesn't want to listen.

This cause uneasiness from Vix and quickly with his other hand which is free from her to forcefully pull one of her hand off him. She start to lose her gripping and Vix violently pull his hand and causing her accidentally tripping and falls down to the ground. She's groaning on the floor because of the fall, Vix start to feel sorry for her and as he want to offering his hand to help her stand up suddenly both of them hear rough voice behind her. "The f**k are you doing to my girl?".

Both of them turn their head to the source of the sound and see bulky build body and it was Dent's. He approach her and helps Claire standing up and then look at Vix, you can see his brow arch downwards and his face start to becoming red because of anger. Claire face's change completely, she's too shocked as she's not expecting Dent appearance at all. She's in big trouble if he founds out what she just did but judging from Dent's behaviour toward her it looks like he just got here. So Claire decide to silently playing along.

Dent:"I was wondering what took you so long at the grocery shop so I came here. What the f**k is going on here Claire?". Claire keep silent eventhough she heard clearly what Dent asked her, she still in shocked state and don't know what to do.Seeing her current state, Dent raise his voice calling her again.

Dent:"Claire!" Annoying face can be seen from his face, Claire was startled by that then she thought to herself that she need to speak something.

Claire:"I was.. I.. was just finished buying some stuff then as I walking out from the store, he saw me and then he start to approaching me. He said about getting even with what you did to Rook." She stutter at first while looking down to the floor then she continue to spurt a lies that came to her mind in order to save herself. Hearing that, both of the boys respond at the same time.

Vix:" What..." Vix can't believe what he's hearing right now,he never meet someone shameless as she is.

Dent:" Whaaat?! "He immediately looks at Vix face in hatred and clenching both of his hands. Realised that she already spoke lies then she just continue to speak whatever come to her mind right now.

Claire:" I tried to get away from him but he won't let me, he keep helding my hand and...I tried to shake his hands off.. But.. .." she said while still looking down to the floor and starts to fake her tears. Seeing her cries like that, Dent can't contain his anger anymore and scream at Vix direction.

Dent:" Vix, you damn coward!! You don't have the damn balls to confront me then you tried to hurt my girl!I'm gonna crush your face this time!!" he start to shouting and pointing to Vix direction like a mad man.

Dent:"You are the worse!! Trying to hurt a weak and fragile girl! You shameless bastard, if I'm not teach you manners right now who knows what else you do!" he keep on shouting at the street as if he want to attract more people.

Seeing his action, Vix sigh and thought to himself about how unlucky and stress he is today. He looks at Dent and a thought comes where he does not want bother himself explaining to this knuckle head, he knows that there is no use and if he did, it would look like Vix trying to save himself by lying so he just keep quiet. He planned not to cause any trouble with this guys as Rook told him not to but looks like fate does not let him to do that. Passerby start to gather around them as their heard the commotion and whispering to each other about what Vix did. At this point, no one care who's right or wrong, people just want to see something exciting happen between them.

Those who do not know them might thought it's a fight over women between young adult men because of their body build which is Vix with sturdy body while Dent with bulky build unlike their peers. Claire just stand at the back and does not dare to look Vix at his face anymore and keep on faking her tears. Vix looks around him and he sigh once again, he does not expect this small things would attract a lot of peoples so to avoid anymore unwanted problems that might occur, he decided to just to walk away from here. He doesn't care what people thinks of him, he knows that he's innocent and most important that he might get caught of broking orphanage's rules which is doesn't allow any kids going out after sunset. So he turned around to walk away but Dent quickly approaching him.

Dent:"You want to run away huh cowards?!" He stretch his hand out quickly trying to pull Vix's shoulder from the back. But whenever he tried to do that, Vix manage to dodge it easily every time until Dent decide to jumped on him and hold out his hands to grab both of Vix shoulder.

Vix instinctively move aside, turn around facing Dent and push his bulky body away violently on his chest while he's on the air using only one hand, Dent lose his balance because he doesn't expect Vix would act like that expecially when he turn his back on him. It all happened in split second and Dent falls flat on his face to the ground as well, you can hear exclamation sound from surrounding people as they too shocked with what Vix did. He walking toward Dent and standing infront him, Vix start to speak lazily while scratching back of his head.

Vix:"Look, I don't want any trouble today and I'm in bad mood too, so it's better for both of us to stop this shit here, dont blame me next if you still stubborn about it." he sound lazy but it is clear warning to not mess with him right now.

Dent:"heh, your point are way past the line the moment you laid your hand on me punk!" he's standing up and brush off dust on his clothes then facing Vix with his battle stance. Then he continues saying.

Dent:"If your a man, fight me face to face now! If not, you will hear same things happen again like this afternoon"saying with smirk on his face as this time it's Dent turn threaten Vix.

All his life, he keeps on pumping and training his body in order to beat Vix after he heard rumours from kids in town a few years back. He never saw Vix's strength but he tend to test that power one day and it was total defeat. At that time Vix doesn't even bother with him and he lost miserably. He planned to fight Vix again after Awaken Ceremony that will held next week but now, the same chance appear again so how can he let it slip away. He trained 3 times harder after his defeat and he fully confident with his power to defeat Vix right now. He will keep on beat up anyone that related to Vix if he doesn't want to fight. Hearing that, Vix expression change to serious and anger.

Vix:" Congratulations, you manage to got me angry baldy" saying with serious tone then he's ready his battle stance. He doesn't care anymore, he feels like he need to teach this human trash a lesson, if he don't Dent will do what his said earlier. People can mock or hurt him all they want but not his family from orphanage.

Peoples start to wider the circle around by walking back a few steps to give more space. This is unspoken rules and common sense that's been passed down by people in this world. It can't be disturbed no matter what whether someone else joining or become the nuisance for the fighter by blocking the way or something. If that things do happen the person that involve in disturbance will feel the wrath of peoples around that watching. It is like small performances as the people in this world love to watch it and it is part of their entertainment.

Claire's face getting pale when she sees situation escalate quickly like this because of her but soon she feel relief instead after remembered rejection from Vix earlier.