How Will You Repay Me?

Michael took a seat on the side of the road as he ate pieces of sushi while watching Aaron fight the gang. One after another, men flew on top of each other. His improvised tonfa blade was sharp and precise. One slash on the throat and the enemy was finished in the fight.

Before the fight began, Aaron had tossed his phone to Michael for him to keep track of the time. Within three minutes, thirty-two members were bleeding out of their necks on the floor. The last three members left were the group leaders.

As all three of them charged together all at once, Aaron waited for the last second to dodge; letting them slam into each other like idiots. One of them fell to the floor and started sobbing over a nosebleed. Aaron rolled his eyes as he grabbed the other two's neck and smashed their foreheads together.

Pressing their heads down, each of them met Aaron's knee cap smashed up their noses. Shoving one man to the floor, Aaron elbowed the other one's stomach; making him spit out mouthfuls of saliva. With the man's arm in his grasp, he flipped the man to the ground, dislocating his shoulder in the process.

As the man groaned on the floor with his left arm over the wound, Aaron walked to the annoying one with the nosebleed. Grabbing the man by his collar, he slammed his fist into his drenched face. His nose deflated like a balloon as his bone penetrated his skin. Aaron grew annoyed by his wailing and looked over at Michael.

Through their short eye contact, Michael tossed him the small container of wasabi. He crushed the container until the cover dropped to the ground. Before another drip of tears could escape the corner of the gangster's eyes, wasabi was smudged into them. The gangster screamed as he rolled all over the floor with his fingers spreading wasabi over his entire face. Blood spurted everywhere, staining the ground.

"The more you wipe, the worse it stings." He gave the gangster a warning and threw the used container into the plastic bag that came with the food.

"Careful!" Michael shouted from behind, gaining Aaron's attention.

When Aaron turned around, he saw the man kneeling on the floor with his hands on his thighs. "Arghhh..."

Aaron looked at the stones on the floor and then at Michael, who was juggling stones in his hands. When Aaron wasn't looking, the gangster wanted to sneak up on him. Under Michael's supervision, how could he let the gangster have it his way?

Taking random stones around him, he targeted the man's acupuncture points; numbing his legs. Seeing the man on his knees, Aaron's lips formed a smirk. With his right fist, he aimed a chopping blow straight into his Adam's apple.

"I despise cheaters." Aaron said as he stomped heavily onto the man's groins. Then, Aaron made his way back to the man with the dislocated shoulder. Using the rest of his torturous methods, he dislocated the man's limbs and slit his throat. Once he was finished with him, the other two had already stopped reacting to their surroundings.

In case they could somehow survive the striking hits, Aaron slit their throats without giving a second thought. Nodding to his successful fight, he walked back to Michael and asked him to dig into his bag for wet wipes.

After wiping his hands, he packed his foods and drinks into his bag. "Let's go." Aaron said.

When he turned around again, he saw Michael looking up with a troubled expression. Thinking he was hurt elsewhere during the attack, Aaron walked back and squatted down.

"Come here."

Michael stared at his back and blinked a few times before hopping on for a piggyback ride. After twenty minutes of walking, he finally realized he didn't know where Aaron was bringing him.

"Where are we going?"

"Hah, you finally asked me? I'm going to sell you for some money so I can buy myself more sushi." Aaron jokingly replied.

"Oh? But I'm worth more than sushi. I am your woman, you know? How could you sell me?" Michael faked some cries and cringed at his own pretentious voice.

"Pfft, relax. I'm only dropping you to the hospital for a body examination. Other than the injury on your back and your legs, where else does it hurt?" Aaron asked as they stopped at a red light.

"My leg? When did I injure my legs?" Michael only remembers his back suffering a few hits. His legs were totally fine.

"Huh? But you were having trouble standing earlier." Aaron tilted his head as if he tried turning backwards to look at Michael.

"Oh. I sat for too long, and my legs went numb. That's all."

Aaron's hands loosened around Michael's legs after hearing his words. "Then I..."

"Yep." Michael replied.

"I..just carried you for seventeen damn blocks for no reason?"

"Mhmm.. That's exactly what you did. Ah, you looked so manly back there." Michael tightened his legs around Aaron's lean waist.

"Get down."

"No." Michael chuckled and rested his chin on Aaron's shoulder.

"Get down or I'll drop you!"

"Your arms are already off my legs. What can you do? See? I'm a patient. The hospital is across the street. Besides, I'm still a girl in other people's eyes. You sure you want me to become the center of attention?" That was when Aaron realized that Michael was still in a female disguise.

As that thought popped up in his mind, Aaron's hands continued holding Michael's legs. 'This man is showing off his legs in public!!'

After spending hours at the hospital, Aaron bought him a new set of clothes. This time, the clothes covered him from neck to toe with no areas of exposed skin. Once everything was done, they came to a conclusion that it wouldn't be safe for Michael to live alone. Since they had the same flight to leave this place, they decided to accompany the other during the meantime.

For once in his lifetime, Aaron shared a bed with someone. During the five days they had left, the two of them explored various areas like any tourist would. One night, after both of them showered, Aaron saw Michael roughly drying his hair.

He walked over and took the towel from his hands. "Let me do it for you."

"Thanks." Michael closed his eyes with a small smile forming on his face.

"By the way, how will you repay me for all this? I saved your life, beat your enemies, helped you shower, fed you and many more." Aaron let out a soft laugh as he gently wiped the water droplets from the back of Michael's neck.

"Ah, you're right. Then how about I give myself to you? Back in those days, people take responsibility that way. Since you've seen my body and saved my life, I can't marry anyone but you. I say it is a great idea!" He rubbed his chin, nodded his head and turned around to get an answer.

When he looked up, he saw Aaron's cheeks flushed as if someone had steamed him for dinner. Seeing Aaron's hand in the air, he grabbed him by his wrist and pulled him forward. Staring into his eyes, Michael pressed his lips against Aaron's soft, warm palm. "I mean it, and I'll prove it to you if it's necessary."

After a while of awkward silence, Michael asked. "Do you not like me?"

"It's not that."

"So, you like me?"

"I guess I do.."

"Then are you dating anyone?" Michael's questions came one after another.

"No.." Aaron shook his head as he saw where this conversation was going.

"Coincidence. I'm not either. Then, how about we try dating?" Michael suggested.

Aaron swallowed loudly when he heard that question. In the minutes of quietness that followed, Aaron tried sorting out his feelings. His own voice repeatedly attacked his rationality. 'I claimed him as mine earlier...But this isn't something I would do even for my own boss.'

After pondering for a bit longer, he nodded. "Okay. Let's try dating."

Michael was shocked at first when he heard his answer. He didn't think Aaron would quickly agree to dating him. With widened eyes, he held onto Aaron's hands and moved it sideways lightly. "Say that again?"

"I said, let's try dating." Aaron smiled.

- Back to Hui Corps -

Selina had a wide smile on her face as she tried hiding her giggles. Meanwhile, Jason was busy observing her expressions instead of listening to Aaron.

She calmed herself down and took a sip of her mocha. "Congratulations! I'm so happy for the both of you!! You should get another two weeks off to spend it with Michael! No wonder you're all distracted with work."

Aaron coughed as he noticed his boss' changing expression. "Uhm...Thank you...Selina. I still have a document to correct. Let me excuse myself, and you two continue your work."

"Hold on." Jason stopped him from leaving.

"Yes.....?" Aaron turned around and witnessed Jason giving Selina a peck on her lips.

"There was mocha on your lips. Aaron, you may leave now." He smiled as he showed off their relationship. Selina covered her face.

"Y..Yes.. boss..." Aaron left the office in a hurry!

Patting his chest, he whispered to himself. "No wonder something felt different between them. They are dating!"