Another Enemy and Comrade

The guy in an eye-patch went in through the window. Dave couldn't make a move for he knew they were at such a disadvantage. And the worst thing was many people would get hurt if they would start a commotion. Shyla, Fate, and Marie still sat on their respective chair while Josef stood as if ready to fight. On the other hand, Timotheo was sweating though it already started drizzling outside and wind kinda blew cold.

Nervous as he was, Timotheo spoke up while Sam landed his right foot on the floor of the old room.

"What do you want?" Timotheo asked in a not-so-gentle manner.

Once inside, Sam stretched his body quickly. Sound of bones creaking were heard as he did it. Dave was on guard. The girls in that room were so scared for they did not know what's gonna happen. Josef stood still as Sam and Timotheo were a having a talk. Sam answered Timotheo's question.

"Your life kid. And a revenge" he said, as he pointed his forefinger to his eyepatch, "But, things will get easy if you just give up your life to us."

"No, Timotheo! Don't listen to him." shouted Dave.

Sam looked at Dave with a killing intent.

When he met his eyes, Dave kinda trembled. He was trying to hide it so Sam would not think he was afraid of him.

"I remember your face. You are that lad that I almost minced the head into pieces using my bare hands.", Sam said as he raised his right hand."So, you ready to make it happen?" he said grinning.

Dave gulped.

And attacked.

Dave targeted Sam's nape. His right kick could have landed if only Sam did not catch Dave's foot with his right hand. That moment, a kid with a death sycthe jumped through the window to enter the room. That kid who looked like a seven-year-old grade schooler, got the neck of Marie. The toe of his death sycthe was half-inch near Marie's neck. And one wrong move could kill her.

All this happened in a flash. Timotheo was gaping in fear. The situation had gotten worse. Dave was caught like a deer ready to get butchered. Marie's life was on grave danger. On Timotheo's side, no one could move. Moving meant death.

"Hey Sam!!!! WHY THE HECK DID YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND?! I almost got lost. Thanks to some girls that I met in the quadrangle I found you."

said the kid, full of joy and madness.

"Sorry, Zero. I just can't wait to land a punch on that lad." Sam said, pointing to Timotheo.

Zero looked at Timotheo in amazement.

"Wow! You are that guy then. Are you that strong??" Zero said joyously.

Timotheo's was getting impatient. He clenched his fists and slowly making a posture to fight.

"Hey, hey, hey. Do you know in what situation you are?" said Zero, with a look of someone who was ready to kill.

Dave tried to move his foot to get out of the hand of Sam. But when Dave did so, Sam tightened his grip.

"D*mn this guy. He's so aware of his surroundings." said Dave to himself.

"Alright. Let us see. We got your friends as hostages. To make things easy for you, you give your life, we release your friends. Deal??" said Zero.

"I ---" Timotheo trailed off.

"Oops! I changed my mind. I will release your friends if you will win against Sam. Much better, isn't? He he he."

"You really know what I want, Zero." said Sam.

"You owe me one, moron. Now, then, Let's do--"

"Let us do it in the quadrangle." Timotheo interrupted.

"Wow, wow, wow! You dare make a request, huh. So brave of you mister. Alright. We'll see you there. Don't dare back off or run away, or else not just your friends will be killed. But all the people here on campus. HA HA HA." said Zero, laughing.

When the two enemies got off with their hostages, Timotheo was down on bended knees.

"Timotheo!! Are you alrig---" said Josef.

"I am dead! I am dead! I am dead!" said Timotheo repeatedly.

"Calm down a bit, Time Keeper. You have to think about how to fight that guy." said Fate.

"Easier said than done. You know I can not fight well. How can I fight that huge, muscled guy?!

"I am gonna help you." said Josef, assertively.

"What?" asked Timotheo.

"Just trust me, buddy. You're gonna win this match and you'll be able to get Marie and Dave."

With that, Timotheo got a bit confident. He had someone to lean on to though he was not that sure how Josef would do it.

Timotheo got up with Josef helping him. Together with Shyla and Marie, he got out of the room when Josef told him that he would catch up.

Josef took out his pen and small notebook when no one was around in the room. Or just as he thought.

When he was about to get his pen and checking his small notebook, Shyla went into the room in a rush. Josef was starled that he dropped the small notebook. Shyla saw what was written on that small thing as she picked it up.

"Don't tell me you are an--"

"Yes, I am." said Josef uncomfortably.