Sorry guys, I forgot to include the name of the old man/vendor, , in the previous chapter. I guess loss of sleep is starting to get to me. If you have any questions feel free to ask! Anyway, on to the story!

Chapter 2 – Explanations

Bolin POV

"…so explain to me again how you managed to wreck half of the marketplace in one morning?"

"It wasn't me! It was Pabu!" I said as I pointed to Pabu.

"But you're his owner which makes him your responsibility." Mako said in a stern voice. He sighed afterwards and began rubbing his temples.

"How are you planning to pay for the damage? You know we don't have that kind of money."

"You see that's the thing. I kinda..sorta..made a deal at the marketplace." I braced myself for what he might say.

"What sort of deal Bolin?" He said so slowly and carefully.

Knowing him he'll probably explode any minute now.

"I made a deal with this girl I met and she said she would pay for the damages if I helped around her family's restaurant." I tried explaining in a calm way. Too bad he didn't reply the same way.

"YOU WHAT?!"

Yep...explosion.

"Calm down! It'll only be for a few days and besides, there's no harm done in doing some work." I ended with a smile on my face, but Mako was the complete opposite.

"Bolin, do you understand the kind of job you signed up for!? It's labor work..IN A KITCHEN! You'll be lucky if your only job is to wash the dishes and who knows if the kitchen is big or small! Do you even know the girl? Do you know what to expect in this job?" He said as he was pacing around the room. I get that's it's a lot of work, but doesn't he have some faith in me?

"Look, whatever job I get I'll handle it! I can make decent food and our kitchen's pretty small if you haven't noticed so I have some experience in that area. I kind of know Anna and she seems really nice. I can expect hard work, but if it'll pay off my debt, then I can deal with it. I know what I'm getting myself into Mako." I finished pretty strong. Not a bad speech if I say so myself.

"Look, I'm sorry I yelled okay? It's just..I don't want you to deal with the hard labor I have to endure when I go to work. Sometimes it's too much for one person to handle. Just promise me you'll take it easy." He looked at me sincerely.

"I promise, but hey look at the bright side! I'll be able to bring home some food!"

"Always the optimist bro." He said with a smirk and shaking his head.

"So..does that mean you're okay with everything?"

"I'm not okay with everything, but okay enough to let you go ahead and do what you need to do."

"Great! I'll handle everything, but first, can we get something to eat? I'm starving!" I said as my stomach growled.

"Haha okay, I'll make something."

A/N I know this chapter was just a lot of dialogue but I wanted to show, in my perspective anyway, how they would come to a truce in a situation like this as brothers. Chapters like this won't happen a lot so don't worry if you're not a fan of too much dialogue. This is my first story so I don't have enough experience in this field. Once again (and I'll be repeating this every single chapter guys) please review and if you have any advice I will gladly take it into account when I write new chapters. Thanks again! :D