Favor

Waking up with a headache and a sharp pain in my face I found myself in a dark room without any doors or windows.

"You're finally awake… about time, grizzly. "

Turning as my eyes adjusted to the dark and saw a slim girl sitting beside the wall a few feet away from me.

"Who… where am I? "

"Agh… I don't know who you are or where we are… All I can remember was beating the crap out of sine sissy rich girls when this guy showed up and said he came to pick up a favor. "

Turning to her as I lightly touched my head and told her about what happened to me.

"Wow… that's kinda hardcore, grizzly. "

"Why dish you call me that? " Sitting up and leaned against the wall as she crept closer, "I like to give nicknames to those more unfortunate than I am. "

"Ha… what about you. If you were taken by that psycho, you made some sort if deal, right? "

Balling up her legs, she then lowered her gaze and spoke.

"I… I did it for my mom… She is-sorry, was, an escort for rich and wealthy men. It's how she provided for me and my older sister. But, about three days ago, she was beaten half yo feathers by a client who refused to pay her what he owed and threw her out into the curb with a broken arm. "

Sitting up straight as what she spoke felt genuine as she cared for her mother a lot.

"Anyway… lingerie story short, this guy came from outta nowhere and told me he could save my mother. At the time, she was in critical condition and was pronounced dead on arrival… Guess my freaking surprise when I agreed and she came back to life. "

Surprised as it felt a bit similar with what happened before I made the deal for Hime's sake at the time out if convenience.   

"Um, did your mother have a black, pentagram on her chest or ditching like that in her body? "

Quickly rushing over to look at me in my face as she was surprised I know about the mark. Blushing as she was more pretty than I thought, I slightly pulled her to my side as we sat down and talked about what we did in our usual lives.  

"What! You've never had a crepe?! What are you, a grandpa? "

"Shut up! It's not like I went out if my easy to eat weak crap like that. "

"Oh… then, please. Do tell, what dies a strong, bug man eat to satisfy his stomach? Hmm?! "

"Hmm! Barbecue and steak with either sauce that would make anything taste like heaven… You should have seen it. Me and a couple of my friends broke I to a restaurant and found it inside the fridge… We all ate till out fill and ran the next day as the owners called the cops… it was worth the risk-"

Turning my gaze as she had fallen asleep. Sitting still she then leaned over to my shoulder and shivered. Grabbing my school bag and taking out my coat I rarely used, I swung it around her as she toon advantage to snuggle closer into my shoulder.

"You ate one, messed up chick to trust a guy like me… "

"Same gives for a guy who let's a messed up girl lean in him when his guard is down… "

Chuckling slightly, I spoke.

"In my defense… this messed up girl is kinda pretty so I don't mind. "

Turning her gaze low, I laughed until she punched me in my gut lightly and stayed beside me.

"Alright… I'll let you have that one. "

"All… "

"Huh? "

"I want you to let me have them all… for the punches I'll do, and will do in the future. I want them all. "

Flustered, I was in awe of her bold behavior and chuckled as I agreed and tilted my head into hers.

"Oh… I didn't catch your name. "

"Probably because I didn't give it… "

Thinking back as she didn't know my name either, I smiled and looked at her as I thought of a nickname to give her.

"Cub… "

Shifting her gaze towards mine, I continued.

"Cub… that's your nickname I came up with. Since I'm grizzly, you'll be my Cub. "

Blushing, she smiled lightly and lunches dome softly as she gave in.

"Cub is a terrible nickname… but, I'll let only you call me that since, you just claimed me. "

"Oh… Did I? "

Going for another punch to my gut, I stopped and held her hand as I looked her in her eyes.

"I'll always be grizzly as long as you'll be my cub… Which would make me like your mother-ih! Just me being a Jerk… But, really. If you'll be by my side, I'll always remember to keep being a jerk as long as your around. "

"Pfft… lame. " Lowering her gaze as I was slightly blushing, she then held my arm as I relaxed and list all the anger I had in the moment. "But, I don't mind if its you. "

Falling asleep as we kept the other warm, our breathing came as one as we moved around until we both came under my coat. The moment she rested her head over my chest, I felt my heart race. Lightly touching my chest with her fingertips, she then asked if I was okay.

"Hmm… its, having a pretty girl on me isn't something that happens a lot…" As I spoke, I held her closer a she was slightly shaking from either the cold or the fear of being trapped wherever we are.

"It'll be alright… As long as we are both here, there's nothing that guy or anyone can do to mess with two, hardcore delinquents. "

"Hmm.. You let your guard down for a pretty stranger? "

"And you let your guard down for a handsome stranger, so that makes us both even. "

"Idiot… "

"As long as you'll be one with me, I'm fine with that title. "

"Doesn't this bother you? Aren't you scared? "

"One… There are only a few things that scare me and this is far from that. Two, I'm with a girl who just became my girlfriend and I'm decided whether to call this a blessing or a curse. "

Exhausting a breath as she punched the air out of my chest, I laughed and called it a blessing.

"In any case… We both ended up in here, there'd obviously be a way out. Right? "

"Hmm. "

"Then, all we have to do is wait first that, weirdo to come back or we spend our energy looking for a way out… either way, it'll take some time. "

Suddenly, we both froze as we heard a noise from above us.

"Looks like we might have one option earlier than we thought… "

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