Butterfly(9)

The door opened and there was Lin, leaning on the door frame.

"I left you alone for a few hours and you get yourself in jail. Why doesn't this surprise me?"

"What do you mean? I got help from half of the precinct in order to get in here, do you know how hard I need to work to get here."

"Haaaa, what am I going to do with you? I told you to behave till I got back and yet here we are. Kid, you are so much trouble."

"HAHAHA, I know but you can't argue with results, can you? I got you the man behind the equalists gloves, I helped you stop the launch of their new weapon. I think those things make a pretty good case for my usefulness."

"Let's not forget about beating half the police department. Our Republic City's finest, beat by one kid..."

"You have to admit that I pulled my punches since all of them are alive and most of them don't need to be sent to the hospital. Besides I was angry, not blind, you are going to need a lot of people in order to keep the prisoners contained, need I remained you how important Mr. Sato is to the Equalists?"

"This is the reason I'll give you just a warning this time, we don't have enough time to deal with you, consider this a favor for helping us capture him."

"Ai, ai captain!"

"Oh, by the way, there is somebody here to see you."

Saying this Nya walked in hugging me, then punching me in the stomach.

"Hey! What was that for?"

"You deserve another just for asking that. But I'll let it slide for now."

"I'll let you two lovebirds talk."

Beifong left Nya to help me with the restrains. Oh, I forgot to mention the fact that I was restrained. Since I fought half of them like a mad man they didn't want to take any chances. They tied me really goood and left me in a cell, and a metal bender fortified the door, they even posted four men outside my cell. Not even Hiroshi had this much "protection".

"Hey, did you put back the stuff you took this morning?"

"Yes, I did. Oh, also I found the new bike in one of the rooms, it is a wonderful gift. I really wanted to have one, but I didn't have time to make one, and the ones for sale are just too inferior to what we can make."

"It was supposed to be a surprise for your birthday, unfortunately, I didn't have time to hide it better yesterday."

"Talking about surprises, you gave me quite a big one when I heard you got yourself in here, especially when I heard the reason."

"Jealous?"

"Who? Me? Puff... You wish! All jokes aside, I'm proud of you!"

"Wait, are we still talking about the same thing? Do I have to mention to you that I'm tied up and in jail?"

"No, dummy! I'm proud that you finally truly embrace your emotions for once in your life since Naomi died. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for a friend, even more so in your case to punch an officer in the face and expose yourself like that."

"I think the two of us have a very different way we understand the world courage. I was angry with myself and I felt like I failed Asami so I vented my frustration on that poor soul."

"No matter what you say, I'm happy that for once you acted like a human being, as a kid and not like a heartless machine!"

"Good gracious, I'm not heartless, I just don't like to show my emotions so that I don't bother people, I don't know if you noticed but our life isn't exactly sunshine and rainbows. Besides, I was never too much of an emotional person, as assertive as I am, I still don't like showing how I truly feel to people."

Nya finally untied me and I stretched my sour muscles. I look outside, It's dusk, the Equalists are about to make their move and so am I.

"Nya from the stuff you kept from the armory are there some things I could use on crowds?"

"How did you know I took some of them!? Yes, there are some gas and flashed that I have. There are in my bag, there are five flashbangs and something labeled "tear gas"."

"It's something at least. Nya, tonight we are going to finally show everybody which side we are on."

"It's about time! You said we would make a move months ago! I was thinking it was going to come!"

We went out of the cell to get to the main desk to take her bag. On the way, Asami stopped us.

"Hey Nya, can I borrow him for a second?"

"He's all yours. I'll go take my bag."

Nya left and I was left with her.

"Look, Asami, I'm sorry I'm not a good person, I might seem like one but I'm not, I..."

BANG!

She hit me square in the jaw! I lost my balance for a second and that's saying something, I know how to take a punch! I was expecting her to yell at me, to look at me like I'm garbage, to curse me, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that she would hit me.

"Look Asami, if you want to blow off steam, I don't mind if you punch me again if you want..."

She hugged me before I finished what I was saying. All of the witty remarks, all of the wise full advice, all of them left me like they were never there. I didn't know what to say for the second time in this life.

"I forgive you, now you just need to forgive yourself!"

Those were the first words that came out of her mouth, they moved me, so much so that two tears went down my red cheeks.