Little Soldier

Crystal walked out of the hospital and prepared to go back to her apartment. She glanced at her clothes and frowned. She looks like she came out of a blood bath right now. How will she face Harry in this condition. But On second thought he must have been sleeping right now.

Crystal shrugged her thoughts and decided to go back to her apartment first. Since she looked like she bathed in blood. She decided to take the stairs to her apartment. She entered the password and entered.

She tip-toed her way to the living room and peeked inside as if she was scared of something. When she didn't spot Harry, she heaved a sigh of relief.

"What are you afraid of in your own home." a voice came from the side guest room.

Crystal was startled for a moment, she turned her gaze towards the voice and said in dismay, "Why aren't you asleep yet."

Asher looked at her appearance and frowned, he didn't want her to carry this burden alone. He replied with a straight face, "I was worried that if anything happened to you, you would haunt me to death. So I prayed for your safety."

Crystal laughed, "You are that scared of me. You are right though I will haunt you to death because you are so fun to scare."

Asher's lips twitched at her remark, he ignored her and glanced at Harry who was sleeping beside him. Crystal followed his gaze and realisation dawned on her. She widened her eyes and hurriedly ran towards her room and shut the door behind her with a bang.

Asher laughed at her antics. She isn't afraid of guns and knives but she is afraid of scaring Harry.

Asher thought about what happened at the hospital and how he was transferred to this place without anyone noticing. He laughed, surely only she can come up with this smart idea.

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[ FLASHBACK ]

Asher was resting in his ward while Harry was idling on the sofa. Crystal entered the room and briefed them about her plan to let them escape to a safe place.

Crystal looked at Asher and asked, "You have to move out from this hospital as your brother will be coming tonight to collect your corpse."

Asher was stunned, "That's not my brother's style. He usually uses others to kill his enemy. He's that scared of losing his life. He will not come here unless there's someone powerful coming with him tonight and he's confident in killing me."

Crystal laughed at his sharp reply, "You guessed it right. I think the only person who will dare to offend me at this time is The Villin faction. Maybe they are accompanying your brother this time."

After hearing The Villin faction was coming Asher was stunned, he hurriedly said, "We have to escape no matter what. You, me and Harry, we need to move out right this moment."

Crystal laughed, "Do you think The Villin faction would let their prey escape that easily?"

Asher came back to his senses. Crystal turned serious at this time and walked towards Asher. She leaned towards him and whispered, "This isn't about you."

"Huh" Asher was confused for a moment. His mind wandered to Crystal's closeness. Her breath caressed his ears sending electric current throughout his body.

Crystal leaned back to watch his expression. She laughed at his dumbfounded expressions. He looked quite cute in this situation.

His grey eyes stared intently at her. She doesn't know she's playing with fire at this moment.

After laughing Crystal explained with a big heart, "This isn't about you Ash. This fight, the Villin faction, all this is about me. I retired a long time ago so they thought they could suppress me now. Tonight I'll show them the devil is back to Hell."

Asher stared at her Hazel eyes and wondered, 'She doesn't look like she's lying. What grudge did she have against The Villin faction.'

Asher shrugged those thoughts and said, "I'll stay with you tonight. Send Harry to a safe place."

Crystal looked at Asher intently and wondered if he was saying this seriously or just bluffing. When she saw the sincerity in his eyes. She took a step back. Her black heart raced for the first time in her life. No one has cared about her in her entire life. So she was quite used to the idea of dying alone. He knew he couldn't defend himself but he's still willing to stay with her to die together. Fuck, She can't do this anymore. It's not good for her heart.

Crystal took a step back and cleared her throat. She walked back to the sofa and sat there and calmed herself. She glanced at him and said with a straight face, "You and Harry will go to my place. I'll arrange it. I don't want any argument regarding this."

Asher, "But-" Crystal didn't listen to him and walked, no, almost jogged out of the room hurriedly.

Asher glanced at the shut door and sighed, "I'll repay your kindness one day."

Harry just stayed quietly on the sofa listening to the whole conversation but didn't say anything.

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Asher was deep in thoughts when Crystal entered the room with four people dressed as hospital workers and an emergency stretcher. He looked at Crystal in confusion. She first entered the room and waited for them to enter then closed the door.

She looked at Asher and told him about the whole arrangement, "You have to lay on this stretcher and Harry will hide in the box under the mattress."

She walked towards Harry and asked him gently, "Baby can you hide there for 10 minutes. I swear you'll be safe, don't be scared. Okay?"

Harry nodded quietly. Crystal's heart ached at his expressions. It seems he's afraid of closed dark spaces but he didn't dare to express his fear.

Crystal looked away from him and took out her phone. She dialed the number and the phone was picked up within a second. She ordered, "This arrangement should be completed within five minutes. Harry doesn't like dark places."

A frustrated voice came from the other end, "What boss I-"

Crystal hung up the phone cutting off his complaints. Harry looked at Crystal with tears in his eyes. She understood his fears with just a glance. He is really glad that God showed him mercy and sent her to protect his heart.

Crystal looked at Harry and walked towards him. She didn't say anything and just hugged him. Harry cried silently and vented his fears and emotions. After he calmed down a little, Crystal released him slowly and wiped his tears. She kissed his cheeks and prepared him for the upcoming mission.

Crystal looked at Harry seriously and said, "You are my little soldier baby. You have to grow up so when I fall down to Hell. You will be there to hold my hand and bring me back to you. I don't know what you have experienced but I promise I will love you from now on till my death. Just give me two months I'll come back to get you and protect you until I can live."

Harry nodded seriously and engraved each word in his mind. Crystal helped put Harry in the box and then signaled her men to transfer Asher.

They walked towards Asher and roughly picked him up. Asher winced slightly so they put him back to his bed. Crystal frowned, she walked towards him and pushed a man who roughly handled Asher.

She turned Asher on his stomach and checked his wounds. Fortunately it didn't tear open so she helped him sit first. Crystal looked at Asher and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

Asher stared at her Hazel eyes and just nodded. Crystal didn't probed further as it wasn't the time. So she personally helped Asher with two other men.

Asher stared at Crystal's side profile as she was closer to him. He wondered how this strange woman helped a stranger like him without asking anything in return.

They laid Asher on the stretcher and prepared to exit the room.

Crystal glanced at her phone for a signal. Soon enough she raised her thumb signaling them to move fast.

The plan was that an emergency patient will move towards the operation theatre. The OT was just after two rooms so she took advantage of the fact and exchanged the stretchers in front of the ward just before they could reach the Operation theatre.

Asher's stretcher moved out of the room whereas the fake stretcher entered Asher's room. In the meantime Crystal's men distracted the Villin faction's people.

Asher's stretcher entered the Operation theatre and after 10 minutes the patient was declared dead and his body was sent to the morgue who by the way was alive Asher and Harry.

The morgue was in the basement where dead bodies were transferred to Ambulance and sent for Cremation. Asher and Harry were transferred to the ambulance the same way.

And after a 5 minute drive they finally reached Crystal's apartment.

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