Chapter 28

Minutes turned to hours, walking and talking they seemed to have been enjoying their time, as Victoria and Lumic continued to roam around the place they stumbled upon a festival. But no, not just any kind of a festival though, it was an Aosaginohi Festival.

People who are from Aosaginohi all dressed up as a friendly luminescent heron so to say, they introduced themselves as Aosagi People. They painted their body white, put on little white wings and a long beck at their mouth part, children laughing, family bonding, teenagers pairing.

"Well this is unusual, what kind of festival is this?" Victoria asked to no one in particular at all.

Little did she know the man she dragged here is now showing a lot of excitement, his eyes sparkled, his mouth drooling and most specially his stomach growling.

Tugging at Victoria's shirt and slowly looking at her way, as they made eye contact Victoria can't help but grin at the guy. He looks like a kid wanting to buy an ice cream, and of course the glimmer in his eyes did not go unnoticed to the brunette.

They both then made a bee-line towards every stool, 'Thank God I have my wallet with me' Victoria internally sighed and sweat dropped. As the duo eat, play, and have fun they haven't noticed that it was already time to head out.

"What time is it already?" Victoria asked Lumician who is now reading his watch.

"Five minutes before 4:35, why?" he asked titling his head to the side.

'Cute' was how she describe his behavior, but of course she's not a person to cuddle and show affection. Instead of a pinch on the cheek, she then headlock Lumic on the spot making the said man to squirm and yelp.

"Ah! This is called 'The Americana Armlock' ha-ha" she shouted making some people to look at there way.

"I give up! I give up!" Lumician desperately slides away from Victoria's grip and fidget.

"Damn it Vic" he muttered but did not go unnoticed to the said blonde.

"HUH!? What's that!" her eyebrows furrowing, lips twitching, hands on her hips and body tilting on his way.

He observes her facial expression others may find it odd and quite scary but for him? Yeah it's scary alright, he quickly faced the other way around, a tint of pink can be found on his face, pouting face.

"N-nothing" he pouts, seeing his pout, Victoria grinned at him but still the man pouted more.

"That's what I thought, common let's go home" she offered her hand for him to take, a couple of seconds since his so slow on taking her hand Victoria grabbed his hand and snake an arm to his neck dragging him.

"Hey!" Lumician protested but only got a heartfelt laugh from his companion, he smiled at her but she did not notice on how warm he watched her.

As they made their way out of the festival, not even ten steps can be counted when a commotion occurred. Snapping their heads towards trouble, they glance at each other then ran towards it, well what can they say? When trouble comes they always go where it is found.

"Hey, hey, hey! Who said anyone can go home just yet? Where's my money!?" a loud voice boomed, making the Aosagi people shook in horror.

"We'll give them to you, just please don't destroy our work" a man calmly said, negotiating at the yelling guy in front of them.

When Lumic and Victoria finally arrived they saw a large bulky man wearing a suite but missing a tie. The Aosagi people were surrounding the said man, trying to please the guy.

But of course the guy did NOT stop, he breaks and stomps and still yells at them. Looking for his payment, looking for his prize, looking for his money.

"Do you know who I am?! I am Dominic Quest! What a Quest wants a Quest will get!" he introduced in booming voice and a wicked smirk, making the Aosagi people fear him more.

Children were now crying, hiding and truly terrified from him. Making his ego big, 'Fear me!' was what he'd always say to himself, every time he terrorize a certain group of people the outcome would always be them fearing him. Fearing the almighty Dominic Quest, as what he introduced himself.

"Please, I beg you, the children are already crying. I promise, I'll pay you double just please not today" the man begged, now on his knees.

Grinning like a mad man, the thought of paying double made him crazy, but 'How dare he command Quest!' his twisted grin fade and formed into a scowl.

"Did you just command ME?" terrified he rapidly shook his head no and wave his hands in front of him.

"No sir" the begging man said timidly.

"No one, as in no one dares command Dominic Quest" he spoke, slowly reaching inside his tux, only to pull out a gun.

"Bye bye" he grinned at the man on his knees, then BANG, the gun shot sounded throughout the field they were at, people panicking and running out of sight.

"JAMES!" a deafening call could be heard from the place, screams, shouts, wicked laugh soon followed.

Blood pooling at the floor, an old man then made a shaky step towards the bloody man. He cried, he weep and he sobbed, chanting the bloody mans name over and over again.

"James, hang on! Please don't leave me too! James, don't leave me son! Please, please! Anyone! Someone! Please, please help me! Help my son please, please!"

As Dominic was busy laughing Lumician dashed at the psychotic man, slamming a fist unto his face and kick at his stomach. Lumician was beyond mad, first he terrorize them, second he commands money from them, and fourth he insults them trashing the place the Aosagi people worked hard on and lastly, he shot a man who was just trying to beg at him, to please him! Lumician was furious.

While Lumician kept on punching and kicking the guy Victoria made her way towards the father and son trying to put on pressure at the bleeding man. She already called the police and an ambulance was already on it's way.

She was a little thankful at some point that the bullet was shot at his upper shoulder blade or else he could've literally died! But still Victoria could still not be positive, she was not an experti of medical assistance 'Should have taken medical training instead of Lit' she cursed and gritted her teeth together.

All she ever knew was that when a person's bleeding try to put some pressure on the wound. Hell she was beyond terrified, a lot of what if's was rolling through her mind.

'Not now, please not now.' Victoria chanted over and over again trying to suppress the overwhelming feeling of Venus' consciousness, she needs to take care of the man in front of her, she can't think of anything unnecessary at the moment.

Minutes seemed to drag so long, as if it was taunting them. Sweats were now forming on Victoria's face, her hands dried of blood as well as her jeans and shirt, her sleeves now cut-off and being tied to the mans bloody shoulder.

"Someone get me more clothes or anything to suppress the blood, HURRY!" she yelled at the group that was just gawking at her, hearing her commanding voice they scrammed to different places, and one by one they seemed to get her point and assist her.

The mans face furrowed in agony, oh how he wanted to scream and just pull the freaking bullet out but he can't, and as if he can do that, that'd be hell. Fifteen agonizing minutes passed by and thankfully he was not hurting like he was in the first time, 'Huh, a first to get shot in our tribe' the man thought and somehow painfully snickered.

"The hell man? Stay put, damn it" Victoria furrowed her eyebrows and looked at the young man in an intense glare, shivering he was somehow glad he was hurt or else the chick that was helping him would have beaten his ass.

A whole thirty minutes passed by when finally sirens could be heard at the back 'FINALLY' Victoria internally screamed in frustration, she was still trying to hold the mans shoulder trying not to make an unnecessary movement.

"Freeze! No body move" police officers said towards Dominic and Lumician who were now at the ground with Lumician at the top punching the already bruised man.

Coming out of the ambulance they were taking, medical teams rushed towards the bloody man and Victoria.

"We'll take it from here" a medic said to Victoria. H

earing what the person said she gently let go of the mans arm who slightly whimpered and was now dragged to the ambulance. Dominic was now taken in custody as well as Lumician- with a little bit of argument of course; the Aosagi people plead to the police to let the night sky go.

"Sir! He did nothing wrong, he helped us! Please don't drag him away" a woman called out making her way towards the officer.

"I'm sorry ma'am but I cannot just do that, I am only doing what I'm supposed to do" he calmly said.

Trudging her way towards the group of people, Victoria appeared in front on the officer. Negotiating him to let him go or take her with them, she'll explain on what had happened at the festival, nodding and making it an arrangement they made their way to the police station, Victoria couldn't help but tremble a little.

"Are you okay Miss?" the police officer asked, glancing from the rear view mirror.

"Yeah, just a little bit shaken up" she answered, trying to hold her trembling hands.

Hours flashed by, and they were finally out, when Victoria finally got to see Lumician again she internally checked his features. He was bruised up, a gash from here and there, his lips busted and slightly bleeding, sighing she shook her head 'A lot of explaining to do' she mentally face palmed.

"Lumician" she lowly said his name, she mentally blamed herself on why he's all busted and stuff.

If only she knew this would happen then she wouldn't have dragged him with her, she cursed herself and felt all guilty. Looking back up at him she can not believe that he was grinning down at her, she couldn't help but get teary eyed, but of course she hid it well.

"Yo, Vic" he grinned from ear to ear, man he felt good punching the guy, without any words Victoria ran up to him and slammed his head to her chest.

"You dummy! What you did was reckless!" she scolded him but of course deep inside she was proud of him.

"Hey it's okay, if we weren't there that guy would probably be dead by now, and Dominic would have escaped" he reassured her that it was alright, that he didn't mind it one bit, reckless or not he felt good helping the Aosagi people.

"In fact I feel great punching the guy in his face, damn did that felt good" he grinned at her.

Slowly pulling away from him and looking up to blink the tears away, she gently smiled at him muttering a 'Yeah' then grinned.

"Were you crying?!" Lumcian gasped and exclaimed teasing the flustered brunette.

"I was not!" she defended totally hiding the fact that he caught her crying.

"Yes you were!" he grinned and laughed.

"I was not! And you have no proof" she crossed her arms at her chest and puffed her cheeks.

The duo slowly walked away, Lumician still teasing Victoria all the way home. Even though Lumician's all bruised up and Victoria still has a little bit of blood on her shirt, the duo laughed at their walk.

"You were on fire today Neel" Victroia complimented at the night sky beside her.

"Oh! Then from now on my new name would be- FLAME THROWER" never got the chance to actually finish talking when Victoria butted in and exclaimed his new nickname.

"Flame thrower?! Ah hell nah, it's fire smoking Lumi, I'M FIRE SMOKING LUMI, Lumician Fire Smoking Neel"

"It's Flame Thrower! And that's just lame man"

The two bickered back and forth totally going no where with their talk, but at the end of the day the two felt relieved of going to that Festival, the feeling of saving someone made their heart warm.

But unbeknownst to the two though, little did they know that they were both being followed.

"Wasn't he awesome?! The way he punched that guys face"

"Shut up or they'll hear us"

"Someday I'm going to be just like him, what do you think Ran?" he beamed at the person he called Ran.

"Someday Josh but not now! Now shut up or they'll hear us" Ran shushed his brother - partner Josh.

"And I'm hungry"