I hope things are not going to fast. I mean the story...not my updates :P

On a side note: Is there anyone one out there who can point me a good-friendly-English RO server? Preferably middle rate, 3rd class or not I don't care. With a free warp system, quests and active command too, but I'm being very picky now :P The one I was playing on was abandoned. Everyone spoke Portuguese anyway. Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Portuguese...I simply didn't understand a damn word of what they were saying :P

I'm just way too lazy to check on the tops RO servers website lol. if anyone as a suggestion it would be very appreciated. I haven't played RO in such a long time. I miss it.

Chapter 21 Defying Authority

Kenneth was sitting at one of the many tables of the sanctuary with his supper after a long, unproductive but exhausting day. He sat with Bashu as they talked about trivial things, but his mind was not really into the conversation.

All he could think about was Carly. He was very ashamed of himself for what he had done at the training ground this morning, fleeing like this to avoid her. He simply didn't have the courage to confront her. Not yet. Not when the previous events were so fresh in his memory. He was too afraid to lose it again; to want her and not being able to put a stop to it like he did yesterday. He felt weak and fragile like he was 16 again, when the body of a woman was the greatest and most interesting mystery this world had ever carried. It was highly disturbing...and embarrassing.

And as if all this mess was not enough, there was Verica, whose behavior had been more than abnormal this morning.

Women...why were they so determined to fuck with his head?

Then, someone sat in front of him. He looked up to see it was Verica, and his heart sank in his chest the moment he saw her. She looked wasted, her eyes red like she'd been crying. Something was definitely wrong with her and it seemed more important than he thought. But he knew her well enough to know that simply asking her what was wrong would only give him a lie in response.

"Hey Verica!" Bashu said joyfully.

"Hi Bashu." She replied before smiling lightly at her sensei and starting to eat her food.

They continued to eat and talk. Most of the conversation was filled by Bashu. It was almost like he was talking to himself. Kenneth and Verica were too busy glancing at each other while they thought the other was not looking. Bashu was completely oblivious as he just kept talking, sometime receiving at nod from the girl in front of him and a chuckle from his friend.

Then Bashu stopped his monologue. The table fell into a comfortable silence. At least it was comfortable for Bashu. For Kenneth it felt awkward and for Verica it simply put more pressure on her. She'd spent the rest of the day thinking about what Carly had said. She had decided to talk about it with Kenneth after all. It was now or never...

"Sensei?"

"Hm?" Kenneth replied as his fork stopped midway to his mouth. He looked up to her with a smile.

Verica held her breath as she stared at him a moment. His light beard was longer than usual, she noticed. Obviously he had been lazy the past few weeks. His black hair were messy, like usual. Kenneth was not the kind of man to brush his hair in the morning, or at any time of the day for that matter. Her eyes settled on his lips and she felt her stomach twist when all she could think about was the fact that those lips would never belong to her. She looked up at his eyes; his pale blue eyes that would never look at her the way they looked at Carly yesterday.

As she stayed there, in front of him, her heart pounding in excitement and in pain, she realized that she would never be able to stay here any longer with him. She wouldn't be able to stand his innocent touch, while for her it was everything but innocent. And most of all, she wouldn't be able to look at him in the arms of another woman. She was not going to stay here and be forced to watch this. Time was to important decision, and hers was made.

"I've been meaning to ask you something." She started.

"You know you can ask me whatever you want Verica." He replied with this warm smile of his, his fork still in midair.

"I thought about what you said yesterday, when we practised asura strike." She continued.

"And what did I say again?" Kenneth asked, a little confused.

"You said that my time as a monk was almost over and that you had nothing left to teach me."

"I...did say that." Kenneth slowly said with a frown as his hand holding his fork lowered to the table.

"And I think you're right. I feel like I've learned everything I could here. I think I need to see new things, outside the Abbey; experience things that I can't do here." She said, forcing herself to look at him in the eyes. She had made up her mind. She had to show him that this was what she wanted and that she was ready. "What I'm trying to say is...I would like to leave, sensei. I would like to travel to Juno to become a champion." She finished with a small smile.

Everything went silent to Verica and Kenneth's ears as she saw his eyes widen and his jaw drop slightly. They didn't even heard Bashu next to them saying what a great news this was. They stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Verica saw his expression change from astonishment, to incomprehension, to something else that she wasn't quite able to put a word on, but it looked something like anger.

"You're kidding, right?" Kenneth said as he frowned more intensely, his voice holding no hint of compassion or warmth like it usually did.

"No, I'm serious." Verica replied as her smile faded from her features.

"You really have some nerves, brat." Kenneth said with a dark chuckle. Verica froze on her seat. He hadn't called her "brat" in a very long time. The way he said it made her feel weak, little and dominated.

"I-I just-"

"I see your talent as gotten to your head." He interrupted her. "You're 24 years old. Do you even realize how absurd what you just said is?"

"But Kenneth, you were only 25 when you left." Bashu said in confusion. He didn't understand his friend's reaction.

Kenneth turned toward Bashu and glared at him, letting him know that he didn't care for his opinion and that he should mind his own business. The man returned his attention to his meal.

Verica looked at Kenneth in bemusement. Was he really going to refuse? She saw him resting his elbow on the table and rubbing his temples as he sighed heavily. He looked up at Verica with a grave expression. "I don't know what's with you girl, but what you're saying doesn't make sense. You're not ready to leave."

"Sensei, please, listen to me." Verica said in a desperate tone. "I know you think I'm not ready, but you should try to see things from my point of view. I have enough of staying here. I want to see the world, can't you understand that?"

Kenneth didn't reply. He just kept looking at her, his face a perfect display of lack of emotions. Verica knew this expression by now. It usually meant that he was not listening to you, lost in his thoughts. But if he was biting the inside of his lips at the same time, like now, it meant he was getting worked up and doing his best not to let it show. She took a very smooth tone, making sure not to arouse his anger by yelling at him. Although she wasn't sure why he was getting upset like this.

"I need to leave sensei. You said it yourself that I was almost ready. The training I lack, I can do it myself easily. What I lack is experience. "She looked away shyly as she let her heart speak for herself. "You've always been there for me. You took care of me like I was your own blood, and I'm grateful to you. But there comes a time when...children have to part from their parents. "She felt like throwing up at the comparison. Kenneth was clearly not a father to her, but right now the metaphor was appropriate.

"I need to do this. I need to do things on my own. See what I'm capable of. I need to fly with my own wings. I'm ready for this. I know I am. I wish you could see that." She finished.

Kenneth let out a long and exasperated sigh as he closed his eyes and shook his head. "You're just a child..." Verica's eyes narrowed at his words. "Yes, I said 'child'" Kenneth continued, knowing perfectly well that using that word would only anger her. But he didn't really care at the moment. "You don't understand all the implications of what you're asking."

"I'm an adult sensei and I understand perfectly well the-"

"I don't know why I'm even discussing this with you." He interrupted her again. His voice was calm and overbearing, but she could clearly see in his eyes that he was upset. "I'm your teacher and only I can give you the permission to leave for Juno. I'm sorry, but the answer is no."

"But sensei-"

"This discussion is over." He snapped, raising his voice a little louder to make his point. "And I don't want to hear about it again. My decision is final."

Then he fell silent and focused his attention back to his food, clearly showing her that he would not elaborate on the subject any longer. Verica was stunned at first, but quickly she felt rage rising in her chest. How dare he treat her like that? This man was so full of himself! He was going to force her to stay here? With him and Carly? Oh no. Everything but that. She had made up her mind! She didn't even understand why he was so fiercely against her choice to leave! She wasn't going to accept it just like that!

She got up and smashed her hands on the table, startling everyone around them. "What the fuck is wrong with you!" She yelled. Kenneth stared up at her in surprise. "You're the one who doesn't understand anything! If you weren't my teacher, I would beat the shit out of you right here and now!"

Kenneth was about to speak but she wouldn't let him.

"You're the most infuriating man in all creation! You're a jerk! The worst jerk in all the history of jerks!" She yelled. She realized that she sounded very childish, but she couldn't care less. "I don't even understand your reaction and you wouldn't even explain it to me! It's just 'no, deal with it'? You confuse the hell out of me and I'm really sick of it! I'm sick of everything related to you!" She finished as she kicked her chair and left the sanctuary with heavy step. Kenneth got up from his seat in a heartbeat

"Verica! Come back here!" He called her in a tone that sent a shiver of fear down Verica's spine, but she kept walking away. Kenneth sighed heavily before slouching back down on his chair.

Bashu looked at his friend with a frown. "You really screwed up on that, Kenneth."

"Did I ask for your opinion?" Kenneth spat.

"Now now, don't pour your anger on me. Why are you even so angry anyway?"

"I'm not angry."

"You clearly are." Bashu said with a chuckle. "Look, I don't agree with you. I think she's ready to leave. But you're her teacher: you're the one to decide. But if you really don't want her to go, you should at least sit with her and explain why."

"What do you mean?"

"Explain to her why you think she's not ready, with good arguments. Verica is a rational girl and she will understand if you explain it to her." Bashu explained.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right." Kenneth said with a sigh. "It's just that it came out of nowhere! All of a sudden, just like that, she wants to leave? I was not prepared for this! I just...I don't know. I panicked."

"Yes, and now you have to pay for it. You'll have to talk to her while she's angry as fuck. I wouldn't want to be at your place." Bashu snorted.

Kenneth pushed his plate away from him and let out a very exasperated groan before bashing his head repeatedly on the table, earning a very confused look from the other monks around him.

"You know, sometimes I really don't understand you Kenneth." Bashu said as he shook his head and laughed.

"I wish I understood myself..." Kenneth replied after smacking his head one last time on the table.

Women...why were they so damn complicated to deal with?

Verica ran straight to the training ground after leaving the sanctuary. She felt like punching someone and obviously it showed, because the people she crossed while going there gave her strange looks.

She was grateful to the fact that no one was at the training ground at the moment. She spotted a wooden dummy and started punching it, evacuating her anger on it. She had forced herself not to stay angry at Kenneth earlier when she came to ask him about leaving. Her fear had somewhat overcame her fury. But what he said aroused her temper and now she found herself even more pissed off than she was this morning.

What was wrong with him anyway? Why didn't he want her to leave? She was ready! She knew she was. He was just being a jerk, that's all!

Of course she realized that her reasons to leave were probably not good reasons. If it wasn't for Carly, she would have probably stayed here a bit longer before leaving. But despite that, she really was thrilled by the idea of travelling around Rune Midgard. It was something she had often dreamt about while she lived at the church. She was not scared at all. She knew she could handle it.

After an hour punching the dummy, she realized it wasn't helping her much. But she kept punching it anyway, not knowing what else to do.

That is until she felt this familiar presence approaching her. She stopped a second, but decided to ignore him. She was way too angry right now. It wasn't a good idea to talk to him. Maybe he would get the message and leave her alone.

But of course it wasn't going to be so easy.

Kenneth walked toward her and stopped a few feet away, but she kept ignoring him, punching the dummy like her life depended on it.

"Hum, can...can I talk to you a second." Kenneth finally said after a long, awkward silence.

"Sure." Verica replied, still attacking the doll with her fists.

"I hum..." He walked beside her to her right. "I'm really sorry for the way I reacted Verica. It was very unprofessional." he said.

"Sure was." She said quickly.

"Please understand me. It really came out of nowhere."

She just kept beating the dummy and ignored him. He sighed deeply. This was not going to be pleasant.

"Look, let's talk about it-"

"I thought you didn't want to hear about it again." Verica spat.

"I know, I got carried away. I'm sorry. You're a clever girl Verica and we are both grown up adults-"

"Are you sure? That wasn't what you seemed to think earlier." Verica interrupted him. He paused, but ignored her comment.

"...We are both adults, so let's have a mature and logical discussion about this, shall we?"

Verica glanced at him from the corner of her eyes as she gave a very devastating blow to the dummy's head, sending it flying a few meters away. She glared at her sensei before resuming her "training" by punching what was left of the doll, under Kenneth's exasperated stare and without answering his question. He didn't wait for her to reply anyway.

"You made you point saying that you wanted to leave. You want to prove yourself, I can understand that." He said calmly.

"Oh really? It sure didn't seem that way back at the sanctuary." She said.

Kenneth stared at Verica, doing his best not to yell, but she was making it very hard with her witty comments. And the sound of her fist hitting the doll with a steady rhythm was like a hit on his head every time. "What I don't understand though, is-" He stopped and grabbed her fist on its way to the doll. "For God's sake! Could you please stop that?!" He yelled.

Verica glared at her sensei as she swung her arm out of his grip. She crossed her arms and sighed in exasperation. She really wasn't in the mood right now. Even the most beautiful of his smile wouldn't be enough to make her anger disappear at the moment.

"Thank you..." Kenneth sighed again. Verica just kept staring at him like he was the most despising man on earth. Maybe he was, she wasn't sure of anything anymore now.

"What I don't understand is why you want to leave now." Kenneth resumed. "I mean, what's so urgent? What happened all of a sudden that you want to leave so badly?"

"I..." She didn't know what to reply to this. Honestly, she wanted to tell the truth. She just felt like telling him how much she loved him and that seeing him with Carly was unbearable to watch for her. But just thinking about it made her whole body tense in extreme stress and anxiety. Why did he have to fall in love with that...slutty pulpy blond? She hated her so much...she hated him even more. Why was he doing this to her? It was so unfair. She didn't even have a chance. Why was she younger? Why was he her teacher? Why was everything against her in this?

"Well, I can see you don't have any good reasons, apparently." Kenneth sighed after waiting for her answer a long moment.

"You wouldn't understand..." Verica whispered.

"Then explain it to me Verica. I like to think I'm not completely dumb." Kenneth replied as he looked at her in exasperation. It was getting late, the sun was down and the day had been long and emotionally exhausting for him. He knew his patience was thin right now and he suddenly wished he had waited tomorrow before confronting her. But he just hated it so much when she was angry at him. He didn't want to leave things like this for too long.

"Maybe you have a too high opinion of yourself." She said coldly as she looked at him in the eyes.

Kenneth didn't even see the insult in there right away. His brain just stayed stun, his eyes locked on her expression. The way she was looking at him was...intimidating. Hell, he was being intimidated by a girl 11 years his junior now. Maybe his opinion of himself really WAS too high after all. But he quickly recovered, brushing away her insult as he tried to stay calm and composed. She was clearly very angry at him, and he understood why. Now he had to make her understand his decision and, hopefully, calm her. But that was going to be hard. Somehow, seeing Verica angry always tended to make him angry too.

"Let's see things rationally, will you?" He said as he sighed and crossed his arms. "You're 24 years old. You've been training for 8 years now. In general, people train 10 to 20 years before leaving for Juno. So as you can see, for you to leave after such a short amount of time is clearly not a good idea." He explained under Verica's glare.

"Alright. I see you point. But how many monks mastered spirit sphere's throw at the age of 21 after only 5 years of training?" She asked, not doing any effort at hiding her pride.

"Well..."

"And how many monks could summon a spirit sphere after only 2 years?"

"...Not a lot. No one before you, from what I know..."

"Then I think comparing me to other monks is not the right way to look at things." She said as she turned toward the dummy and started to punch it again.

Kenneth sighed as he rolled his eyes. It was true that people generally summoned their first spirit spheres after 3 to 4 years of training. And yes, it was true that she was gifted with incredible talent. But he wasn't going to admit that to her now. It wouldn't really serve his cause.

"Despite that, you've never been alone before. I mean, you never had to take care of yourself on your own. I'm not sure it's a good idea to just let you leave like this."

"If I'm to learn to take care of myself alone, I have to actually BE alone at some point, sensei!" She spat, her voice growing louder every time she spoke." This is not something I can learn with you and definitely not here!"

"But you've never been outside before!" Kenneth said, trying to make her understand how absurd and dangerous her idea was. "The only thing you know from the outside world is the prontera forest! I can't just...leave you alone in a world you don't know!"

"Then why didn't you bring me outside before?!" She yelled as she stopped punching her dummy to look at him a moment. "Mathias brought you on travel many times when you were in training. Why didn't you do the same thing with me?"

Kenneth looked at her in surprise for a moment before bowing his head a little with a strange expression on his face. "That...it was different..."

"Why sensei? I really don't understand that! The problem of me never being in the outside world wouldn't have been a problem if you had just brought me somewhere!" She said, poking his chest with her finger. It made his head snap back up to look at her, anger evident in his eyes. Obviously he didn't like having his chest poked like this.

"The problem is not there Verica." He started. But she interrupted him again.

"Just answer me for once! Tell me the truth! Why didn't you do like Mathias did with you!" She yelled as she pushed on his shoulder angrily. She was driving him over the edge of his composed demeanor, she could see it. And she just loved it. She loved having an effect on him like this.

"Because I didn't want to teach you the way Mathias taught me!" He yelled. "I was not going to...be like him..." He continued hesitantly in a lower tone, like he wished he could take back what he just said. "Being away, always traveling, is not an appropriate environment for a kid to learn! I would have preferred staying here in the Abbey, believe me. It was best for you to train here." He finished as he took a step toward Verica, engulfing her in his exhilarating presence and this authority radiating around him. She felt excited, almost drunk. She was so angry at him, but at the same time his presence and proximity still had this incredible effect on her.

"That's bullshit!" She yelled, staring at him right in the eyes. "I bet you were just too lazy!"

"I'm your teacher Verica!" He said, doing his best not to yell in her face. "I decide what is good and what is bad. What is best and what is not! That's how it works!"

"Yeah, well, maybe I would have been better off with Mathias as a teacher!" She yelled, her face only a few inches away from his.

Kenneth eyes' widen as his head moved back a little. She couldn't tell if what she said hurt him, or angered him. Maybe both. It was probably just an illusion, but the blue of his eyes seemed to darken all of a sudden. Obviously she'd touched a very sensible cord. She shrank under his gaze, unable to move by fear to make him lose the small parcel of calm he still had. Even his presence felt different. It felt heavy and made her feel anguished. She saw his fist tightening. For a moment she thought he was going to punch her. But he simply leaned toward her, breathing heavily and jaw clenched. She felt trapped, like she was looking at an avalanche and she knew there was no way she could escape from it. He looked at her in the eyes and she felt naked...vulnerable. He could have done anything to her at that moment and she simply wouldn't have had the presence of mind to react. Her knees shook when she felt his breath on her face.

"Then maybe I should have left you in Prontera." He whispered between clenched teeth.

Verica opened her mouth to say something, but her throat tightened and no sound came out. She just stared at him, shaking and feeling a bit dizzy. She felt like crying, but she'd already cried so much because of him. She didn't want to cry anymore. She didn't even understand how she felt anymore. She was angry, sad, hurt and needy, all at the same time. But to see Kenneth so angry was a small victory for her. She could make him feel a bit of what she was feeling. A small revenge, but a revenge nonetheless.

Then Kenneth let out a long, shaking sigh as he closed his eyes and bowed his head. He turned around and put his hands on top of his head as he walked around, taking deep breaths like he was trying to evacuate his anger by his mouth. He rubbed his head, running his fingers in his hair and making them even messier than they already were. He stayed like this a long moment, his back to Verica. Then he put his hands on his hips and turned around, but kept his eyes closed.

"I'm sorry." He whispered. "I didn't mean that, and you know it. I'm sorry."

Verica was really impressed by the way he controlled himself. A few seconds ago he was obviously ready to erupt in a surge of fury. Now he simply looked upset. Even his presence felt like usual now.

"Alright." He sighed as he finally opened his eyes too look at her. "I'll admit that maybe I should have brought you on travel before. I'm sorry I didn't. My inexperience and...my fear to be the kind of teacher Mathias has been took the better of me. I apologize for it."

How could he be so calm now? How did he manage to regain his self control just like that by running his hand through his hair and breathing out? Why did he have to be so rational and composed while she was so furious? Seeing him regaining his control so easily like this angered her even more! She didn't even listen to what he said. She was angry and she hated to be angry. It was such a shitty feeling. It was not fair that he was able to brush away his rage just like that! She wanted him to be as angry as she was! To feel what she felt! She wanted to see him in the same desperate state that she was!

"But what is done is done Verica." Kenneth continued. "So let's consider the facts. Even if I admit that you're indeed ready to take care of yourself in the outside world and that it's true that you're very talented, it doesn't change anything to the fact that, in terms of skills and power, you're far from the level you're supposed to be when you leave for Juno. I don't think you would succeed in becoming a champion right now anyway."

"I could still try!" She snapped. "So what if it doesn't work? I'll just train more and try again! Even if I stay here 10 more years, there will still be experience I don't have because I've always stayed here!"

"True, but does it really have to be now? Do you really need to leave right now? I don't understand why you can't wait another year or two?" Kenneth asked, his incomprehension evident on his face.

"Why not? Now is as good a time as any! Really, it looks to me you simply don't WANT me to leave!"

Kenneth seemed surprised for a moment but remained silent. Then he shook his head. "That's ridiculous. Did you even listen to anything of what I just said?"

"Kss, whatever!" She said as she turned back toward the training dummy and started punching it again.

"Verica!" He yelled, making her stop in surprise. Obviously his anger had not completely disappeared. "Stop ignoring me like that. I have enough of your childish manners! This only proves me you're not mature enough to leave."

"Whatever!" She yelled back as she punched the dummy again and again. "This discussion is going nowhere. You just won't see what's in front of you! What I even see in you is beyond me!"

"...What the hell are you blabbering about?" Kenneth said in confusion.

Verica gave a frustrated groan as her fist collapsed loudly with the wooden doll, breaking it into pieces. Kenneth took a step back in surprise. Those dolls were not supposed to break so easily. It made him realized how upset she really was. He had to admit he didn't really help her regaining her calm though. He was not particularly good at controlling his emotions himself...no wonder she was like this too. Like teacher like student they say.

Verica looked at the scraps of wood on the ground, panting heavily and her fists shaking. She turned toward Kenneth with a glare.

"You are so dense." She whispered.

Kenneth just stared at her, his brow furrowed in incomprehension. Verica sighed and cracked the joints of her fingers.

"Whatever Kenneth. Forget it."

The man froze when he heard his name leaving her lips. She hadn't called her Kenneth in such long time. It felt odd and...unsettling. The way she said it, it made him feel...younger. Or rather it made her look older. He couldn't quite tell if he liked it or not...

She looked up at him with rage. All she wanted to do is punch some sense into him. She wanted to make him see the obvious, without saying it, but she especially wanted to punch him. She started to laugh at the idea.

"What's so funny?" He asked, even more confused.

"We didn't finish our training this morning, sensei." She said as she took a step away from him. "My training dummy is no good anymore. I need a new one."

Kenneth's eyes narrowed. "There are plenty of wooden dolls around you." He replied coldly.

"Yes, but I'd rather have one that can fight back." She replied as she took her battle stance.

'And one I actually have a grudge against.' She thought.

"You're kidding right? This is obviously not a good idea in your current state-"

"MY current state? I think we are both in the same boat sensei. So let's just settle this in the old fashion way. If I beat you, you'll have no choice but to acknowledge that I'm ready to leave for Juno."

Kenneth stared at her in disbelief. "You want to bet your departure on your capacity to beat me? You've lost your mind! Do you even realize who you're talking to?" He laughed.

But his laugh was cut short by a punch coming for his nose. He dodged and took a few steps back.

"Scared to get beaten by a little girl?" She spat.

Kenneth watched her with concern, but also with quickly rising annoyance.

"This is not funny Verica. We should stop this before one of us does something they'll regret." He said, trying to remain calm, but the sight of her furious glare and her fists ready to punch him was not helping him.

"You said I lacked skills and power sensei. Let me prove you how wrong you are." She spat.

Kenneth looked at her and didn't move, feeling that his boiling point would be reached very soon. His patience really was getting thinner and thinner every second. Then she summoned a sphere and quickly threw it at him. He stepped to the side to avoid it.

"Come on, sensei. I'm just dying to kick your ass." Verica said in a low, threatening tone. There were no more coherent thoughts in her brain. All she could think about was that she needed to pour her anger on something, and Kenneth was a very tempting target at the moment. She just wanted to make him pay for those shitty feelings she had to carry around because of him. She wanted to show him exactly how angry she really was. She also wanted to kiss him and feel his hands on her like they were on Carly yesterday, but she could only follow one emotion at a time, and right now her anger was stronger.

Verica's words, actions and insolent attitude sent Kenneth over the edge again, and this time there was no going back to calmness. He narrowed his eyes at her and clenched his fists. That girl could be so insolent and infuriating. She needed to be taught a lesson. What a coincidence; he WAS her teacher. Teaching her lessons was his job.

"Your insubordination is really getting on my nerve girl. I don't remember teaching you to be so impudent!" He parted his legs and bent his knees, bracing himself for battle as he saw her smiling in satisfaction.

"Punish me then." She said before a blush appeared on her cheeks. She didn't mean it like that but it had sounded sooo dirty. Obviously he got the reference too, because she saw his expression change for a split second. But he immediately brushed it off, ignoring the innuendo, for the sake of his sanity.

"You want to play it like this?" He said, cracking his fingers. "Fine, but I will not be held responsible for any broken parts of your body afterwards."

Ohohoh, look at that little cliffy, he's so cute :P Thank you for reading :)