Beastie Meet Dad

As their lips departed, Emma stood there dazing. (What just happened?) as she touches her lip, a flood starting pouring out from her eye sac. Noah commenced to panic, "Eh? Wait... Hold... Let me erase it." Reaching over to wipe his mark. She takes his hand and places it on her cheek "Erase what, you dummy. You're really weak towards a woman's tears aren't you," she teases as she goes forward for a hug.

Unexpectedly, someone spoke out from the darkness stopping her track, "Emma. Is that you?"

Her heart nearly leaped out her body, shockingly stammer, "D-DAD!?" "Why are you out this late?" he questioned as Noah turned towards his direction. "P-PIZZA, Pizza! Mom ordered pizza!"

"Who's this?" "Of course, the pizza delivery boy," Xue Er slaps her dad's back, "Was that supposed to be a dad joke?" Noah shifted his attention to Emma, "Wha-?" "DAD, Let's go in. The pizza seems to be getting cold." As they were heading in, "What's with your face?" "You will know once you see mom's face." Signaling Noah to leave before closing the door.

"What was that?" he glances up at her room, "Pizza delivery boy... ha."

Emma called mom down and prepared the plates, "I didn't know you will be coming back so soon." "My crew had captured that bastard already. Why? You don't miss me?" "Of course, I miss my detective pop," going over and giving her dad a welcome hug. "Then who's that boy outside. His clothing says otherwise." "...He's actually...one of my...F.R.I.E.N.D."

"Really?", as he suspects. "REALLY, REALLY!" she exclaimed.

After the meal, Emma went up to her room and took out her phone that has been constantly vibrating. 15 miss calls from Beastie, she took a big gulp before calling him back. "...hello." "Ah. Yes. Is this, Miss Chow?" Noah sarcastically asked. "Uh... no?" "It's the Delivery boy. You haven't paid."

"HEY-Y! I'm sorry. It's just...my dad was there." "Am I embarrassed to be introduced to?" "Of course not," Emma flat out denies.

"Then. Explain yourself."

"Explain myself? You may not have realized but I so happen, saved your life," she bickers. "HEH, I could have saved myself. Thank you very much."

"You don't understand," she said in a bitter tone.

"My dad has been a cop ever since I was little. Do you understand what that means?" "No." (Of course...) "My dad has always doted me since I was born. It has gotten worse as I started going to go to school. When I bring over friends to play, he always goes and bullies my guy friends to the point they start to avoid me," she paused, "Are you listening?"

"Yeah, continue." "He made me learn taekwondo "to protect" myself. After receiving the black belt, many boys were too afraid to talk to me for some reason and later I found out that my own dad was spreading fake rumors about me. Back then, he would do a background check on my crushes' family," as Emma summarized her life she habitually began to hit her chest out of frustration.

"Your old man was just trying to protect you from those wild animals," appearing to approve of what her father has been doing.

There was a silence, "Hey~ do you know?" Emma asked out of nowhere. "Know what?"

"You're one of them now."