Trouble Part One

"You look like a cutie."

"Hey, old man....mind giving me the girl?"the blondie Said to me, his tone laced with arrogance. His eyes gleamed with confidence, as if he already knew my answer wouldn't matter.

"Go ahead, take her," I said, my voice flat, making it clear I didn't want to get involved.

"Wait...what?!"

"Are you seriously handling me over to thugs?"she said, her voice laced with disbelief and a touch of anger, as if she couldn't quite grasp what was happening.

"Yeah, it's not like we are related, I don't even know you." I said, my voice flat, showing no care for her reaction.

"You asshole!,"she yelled , "why thank you."I responded .

"Ahhhh!"

We argued so loud,I couldn't take it anymore. I practically ignored her half of the time.

A sharp crack split the air, and before I could react, a bullet whizzed past my face, close enough I felt the heat of its passing. A split second later, the sound of shattering clay echoed behind me as the pot broke into pieces.

I barely flinched,slowly turning my gaze to the shooter, Blondies lapdog, standing with his gun still smoking and his smug grin was truly getting annoying to look at.

"Just move along you old fart or else," the lapdog said.

I threw my head back and laughed uncontrollably,my laugh was so loud it echoed through the open air, making everyone feel uneasy.

Out of nowhere blondie attacked me and he moved fast,his body twisting mid air as he launched a flying kick at my head. His form was perfect, is confidence unwavering, he was sure his attack would land on me.

To bad for him.

At the very last second, I shifted just enough for his foot to cut through nothing but air. He sailed past, crashing onto the ground with a heavy thud, kicking up dust as he scrambled back on his feet.

I barely spared him a glance."You missed." I said flatly.

Blondies eyes were wide in disbelief "But....how?!" "I had you at point blank range."

I smirked, tilting my head."Did you?"

"But bravo, the look on your face is truly a masterpiece. "I said with a hint of mischief in my tone. "Your failure...your stupidity is truly a sight to see." I said while clapping my hands.

Blondie snalred , pushing himself from the wreckage,his embarrassment fueling his rage as he attacked me again and again in hopes to restore his wounded pride.

I effortlessly sidestepped each attack with ease, letting each attack cutting through empty air. A bored yawn escaped my lips, mocking his futile attempts. Then, without giving it much of a thought I raised my hand.

The air around us grew heavy and thick,suffocating,unnatural. A dark energy at my fingertips , subtle but undeniable, like a storm waiting to break.

Blondie froze in mid motion,his body locking up as if gravity itself had betrayed him. His breath hitched, his pupils shrankand his cocky smirk into sheer,unfiltered fear.

He stumbled back,his legs shaking."please have mercy!" He yelled in terror of me.

I laughed, the sound harsh and mocking as he begged for mercy. "Sure, just leave the girl alone," I said, my voice dripping with indifference. With a dismissive wave, I turned and walked away, leaving him to wallow in his desperation.

BLONDIE

"Who the hell are you?! " I yelled at the top of my voice with fear in my tone. I watched the man leave and the girl I so desperately wanted earlier follow him.

My right hand man yugi was shocked as he dropped his gun and he panicked like crazy.

"Who the fuck is that?....Kazuma who the hell is that man?"

"I don't know?!" I yelled.

"Don't give me that crap what is he.... a GOD?!" yugi yelled as he grabed me demanding answers.

The man continued to walk further away with a care free attitude as if he didn't have a murderous intent a few minutes ago.

My body still shaking in fear, I failed to even speak to yugi, his constant shouting didn't even grasp my attention anymore.

As the man walked even further away from us, I still couldn't understand what kind of monster he is,underneath that carefree and lazy attitude of his.

"Come on!....Kazuma let's go, We must tell the boss about this!" He yelled with anger but with a hint of fear in his voice.

ZEHEN

The sound of those two was...honestly sad and pathetic but yet again kinda funny ,if only I can get rid of this brat following me though.

"What was all that.....how did you do that?"she asked.

I sighed,rubbing the bridge off my nose as she continued bombarding me with stupid questions about what I did to blondie.

"Was it magic?.....what type what spell did you use?, are you perharps a...?"

Her curiosity was endless, and honestly,it was starting to give me a headache. She's acting as if she doesn't have magic on her own.

"It's one of my abilities. " I said in hopes to shut her up.

"And as for my magic i honestly don't know."i muttered, yawning, not really giving it much of a thought.

"Then....how many abilities do you have?" she asked, her eyes narrowing with curiosity. I yawned, stretching my arms lazily "well if your genius kid I get one every 2 years so to be precise...1000 abilities in the least."

She blinked,not expecting such a straight forward answer,she kinda looked dumb and I couldn't help myself but laugh at her.

"Ugh.....so how did you become immortal."I leaned back letting out a slow sigh." Why do you want to know so badly?"

"Who the hell are you anyway?"

She stood for a moment but she let out small confident smirk"Mai Hashimoto at your service."

I looked at her with the edge of irritation sharp in my voice. "You're stupid,now leave me alone."

Mai, undetterd raised an eyebrow."You sure."Her voice was almost playful,like she thought I was just messing with her.

I paused, a strange sense of calm washing over me."unless...but you can't."

Then chuckle escaped me, bitter and almost lighthearted ,I had nothing left to lose."That's it. "I need your help little girl.... I need you to kill me." I said with joy in my heart.

"Eh...??" "Who do you think your calling a nut job!" I said with a anger in my tone."

"How did you you know what I was thinking is it possible you can.....?"

"Read minds....pretty much." "So can you kill me?" "Well I don't think I am able to do that."she said her voice hesitant as she scratched her head trying to rap her head around the situation.

It was clear she'd just realized I could read and hear her constant thoughts about what I asked her to do. I couldn't help but let out a soft sigh."There goes my chance on becoming free," I muttered in disappointment, little bitter to the reality of it all.

She looked at me,still processing everything,before finally asking "what's your name....by the way?"

I glanced at her, slightly annoyed but not wanting to be rude"its zehen."

She stared at me for a moment, a little bit confused "what kind of name is that?"

"Isn't it a Japanese name?" I asked. "No its not, i never heard of such a name before." She responded.

I stared at her,my mind racing as I processed her words." The last time I was here, it was a great name."I said, while staring at the stars admiring there beauty.

But before I could say anything else,the wind blew, cutting through the air, filling the silence between us.

We both fell quiet,the chill in the air wrapping around us like a quiet moment that neither of us wanted to break.