Freind.

XXXX Airport, City J .

Emel boarded the plane , ready for his new life.

Even though Emel was back in his childhood days , He knows himself , the time he spent was more like a vacation than his 'planning and plotting ' of revenge on his unknown enemies.

' I deserved a vacation though.Not everyday you get back your Childhood.'

Looking at the clouds out of window , he was thinking to himself when suddenly he noticed someone sitting beside him.Looking at the reflection projected on the window glass Emel could clearly see.

The boy has Hazel eyes and blonde straight hairs. Although the boy was in his teens , His features were much more defined compared to Emel .

Emel only noticed him for an instant and threw it to back of his head.

On the other hand , the boy was in daze looking at Emel . But then took back his gaze.

Who doesn't appreciate beauty afterall.

Emel also was not offended. Although the boy was constantly looking at him at the begining , He could tell it was from pure appreciation . Emel was highly sensitive to emotions compared to ordinary people.

This little episode was thrown to the back of thier heads by both parties and soon they reached thier destination .

XXXX Airport , Duane city , Capital .

After finding the person who recieved him , Emel boarded his car and headed for the apartment arranged by his father .

" Let me know if you need anything Young Master." A man in his thirties in assistant uniform said to him .

Emel instantly knew this person was his personal assistant arranged by his father.

" My name is Leon , Young Master . "

Although the introduction was late , It came nevertheless.

" Let's go ."

In the backseat of his car , Emel took out his phone and dialed a number .

" Meet up tonight at 8 . " with that , he hung up .

The person on the other hand stood dumbfounded staring at his phone listening to the disconnected call .He suddenly had an urge to beat up this young man.

'Damn you, boy ! I promise to beat you up this time.'

Emel finally reached his apartmenent . The cook prepared his meal and everything happened in silence.

" I would be meeting a freind tonight . " Informing his assistant , he went up to his room .

He thought everything would be relaxing , but the nearer he came to capital the stronger his omnious premonition became.

He just hopes nothing happens, Not when he is so unprepared.

Emel did not know why his mood was turning gloomy . He stood in silence , looking at the dusk approaching . The sky was turning red due to sunset . But his heart could not calm down .

His instincts were screaming at him that something is not in his control , something that he could not expect was happening and he was helpless to even stop it .

He could see his relection on the glass of french window of his bedroom . He touched his face in his refection and suddenly laughed out loud.

" Hahahahaha....hahahha..."

If anyone saw him right now , they would be scared witless by the crazy laughter of an always cold boy .

" Power is like drug , Once you get it , You would scream for more . And you would never let go of one in your hands ."

' When did I formed the habit of being in control ? . Wasn't I always in passive situation all my life . I came back but know nothing . Im in the light and my enemies are in the dark . I don't even know if they know of my action in past 8 months.'

' Nothing happened to me . No threat . I lived an easy life , an extremely easy life in past half an year .Wasn't this how I felt in my past ?. it's as if they are doing it again . '

" Illusion again .!" Emel shouted out loud . He couldn't calm down . He was totally enraged. After he started practicing , It was the first time he lost his cool.

' I feel like a jumping clown .'

Taking a cold shower , Emel prepared to meet up with his freind .

" Master ! We found his traces in Country R . Should we send someone . " A man reported to the other person sitting on a leather seat .

The Middle aged man looked up . His eyes exuding coldness but his face gentle. The man suddenly gave a faint smile , If not for his eyes that could make people want to run far away from him , He might have looked like a gentle uncle next door.

" Let him run . " He said . And picked up his ' Mr. Monster 'and started reading again .

[AN:Mr.Monster is a novel by Author Dan Wells .]

Emel reached at his destination by 8 o'clock. Thier meeting place was well known hotel . Going to the front desk , He asked the receptionist . Getting the room no. , Emel walked upto elevator . Reaching his destination , Walking upto the door of the hotel room , He knocked on it.

"Knock!knock!knock!".

"tsk. You lazy old man."looking at his friend who was lazily sitting , Emel couldn't help but remark .

He went up to the alone seat and sat down unrestrainedly .

" Brat ! You really need to respect your elders okay . " The man jokingly said .

The man was someone Emel met during his missions. Emel helped him solve one of his enemies and the man was generous enough. When Emel was done with his mission , The man gifted him a pair of handguns. Emel knew these were illegal goods. After that , he did a few more missions and met him again. Although he dealt in illegal buisness but the man was fair in his dealings. So Emel enjoyed dealing with smart people who would not meddle much. Much less looking down at his age.

The man was Delen Jexas .He was part of a casino and owner of a small group . It might look like he was someone unimportant , but Emel knew better looking at the dangerous breath the man exuded all the time .

After his investigation did he found out that the man was a legitimate heir of the Jexas family . He was living a lazy life outside on the surface and left everything to his cousin and left the family when family elders deemed him unworthy of the heir position .

On the surface , he found that he handed over everything and left the family for good . But Emel found that the Jexas corp. was nothing but a shell remained of its past . Delen not only transferred assets slowly to his own resources , he almost destroyed the group.

Emel once jokingly asked

' You already have everything in your grasp , Can't you just take over the buisness. No one would object anymore. They don't have a choice . '

Delen smiled at him and Emel could still remember how dangerous this man could be , Not because of physical strength but his brain . A top class schemer with craziness to add.

' They had their chance . '

Emel could tell , He was really giving that family despair .

Although it was not the only reason for Delen's disgust for that family . Emel does not want to delve too much into someone's personal affairs.

To be truthful , this man never needed him to solve his enemy . Emel could tell this mission was a smokebomb for his real purpose.

" You are in your early 30s only .Would you die if you act your age .what elders !" . He can't stand this man's suffocating sense of humor and wierd role play.

"Delen ! Tell me . How far does your information network stretches."

" You should know better ,L "

" What do you want to know ? " .

"Everything you know about the families in capital . "

" Alright. But its costly."

And just like that , the agreement reached an end .They would not meddle in each other's buisness. Emel knew that.

Delen was looking at Emel then he suddenly asked , " You got a healthy body , happy and caring family , and skills to boot . Why are you in so much urgency kid ."

Emely was suddenly brought out of his thoughts and looked up with a blank look.

" You are in urgency kid . You look like being chased by a ghost all the time. " . Delen said again .

This time Emel was able to tell what he was talking about. He suddenly did not know what to say. It's not like he could talk about it. He cannot give a fake story with loopholes and cannot tell the truth and make another variable for himself.

"huuuu. I don't know what's troubling you kiddo , but take it easy. Haste makes waste. "

" You cannot make decisions for next ten years of your life in ten hours much less ten minutes. Consider everything kid. " He said .

Emel knew he was giving advice for his own good. Delen always treated him like a child. he met him during one of his early missions. Although it hasn't been half a year since he had known him , He knew this man treated him like a child not a killer.And more so his goodwill was sirprising to him. He could tell this person held no malice towards him . What could he do.He knows not all things could be done by himself.

" If your enemy is in the dark and you are dancing on thier palm without knowing where the strings are attatched , what would you do . " Emel suddenly said.

Delen looked at him as if looking at an alien. He finally sighed," Then bide your time . Find the strings first , not the puppetmaster."

He knew this was a smart child , he would definitely understand.

Having dinner , Emel and Delen talked for a while and parted ways.

Looking at kid's back leaving , Delen sighed and connected the call .

' You owe me again! Buddy. ' He mumbled.

" He's safe. I'll take care of him so stop nagging oldie, would you . " Del said and on the other end of the phone , the man sighed and repeated.

" Let him be but don't let him put himself in danger .If it feels like he can't handle, help him out with discretion." And he disconnected the call.

Mason gazed at his phone for a while and finally went back to his work .

If Emel knew , he would be shocked speechless. He would never in his wildest dreams would have imagined that everything he did discreetly would be known to Mason. Delen gave him the mission , not for the smokebomb but on Mason's request . He wanted to connect him to his freind who could help his youngest when he would not be able to.

Mason knew his dealings ,not all , but those related to underworld. He knew the youngest was hiding a lot of things , he wanted him to rely on his family , but what can he do . He knows all he could do is protect this child . He might open up to them someday. He knew the child was far scarred than he seemed. Both Mason and Raymond had a silent agreement on this.

They do not know what was troubling Emel but they do not want to put pressure on him or force him to tell them .

Mason was Owner of City J not because he was richest but he was a smart man . How could he not know what is going on under his rule , much less at his own home.

'huuu'

He once again sighed and said nothing .