Taichi's POV:-
I tracked down Cristy and set off towards her . For some reason , she was at a cake shop , it's unusual for her to ...well...relax , when something's up . I noticed that the shop was quite close to that Kirika chick's headquarters .I landed in an alleyway and walked into the cake shop , quickly pinpointing her location (which was at a conner seat ). She was on her laptop or ...um...spy-top . My eyes narrowed when I saw a man maybe in his 20s go up to her and start flirting . I watched for a few seconds , enjoying the way he kept getting shot down or ignored . Suddenly he grabbed Christy's arm and pulled her up . I saw her flinch and shout
"LET GO ! I HAVE A BOYFRIEND !"
The next second the man's face made contact with my fist and the wall simultaneously .
"A very protective boyfriend ." I added looking down at the punk who had fell to the ground . He seemed scared , Well! I was angry , so I probably looked very scary .
"s..s..sorry dude , thought she was just saying that cause ..."
"...She wanted you to leave ?"
I finished for him . His face reflected his fear ands hen I grabbed him by the shirt collar and pulled him up to look into his eyes .
"You should have obeyed her wishes , you little ..."
"Stop it Taichi-san , he's not worth the time ."
I turned to the side to see my girlfriend (aka..Cristy) giving me a stern look. I let him go after whispering
"You got 5 seconds "
The man wasted no time and ran like the wind .( I'm a fu-jutsu artist . I would know ). Cristy simply sat back down and I sat next to her .
"He was a real coward to have given up after one punch ."I stated .
"The fact that the 'one punch' broke his jaw and a part of the wall , it's quite normal"
I simply looked away .'Of course she noticed , She's Cristy '
"...Thanks "
I turned back towards her to see a cute blush adorning her face .
"Thanks not accepted , I am your boyfriend ." Her blush deepened and a blush formed on my face as well .
"...Yeah...um..anyway .."
Whatever she was going to say was interrupted by a high-pitched scream of some woman going.
"AAAAIIIIIEEEEEE!"...I think .
Me and Cristy looked up to see a guy pointing a gun at the guy at the counter while another guy yelled .
"SHUT UP !BIT*H"
The other guy in front of the counter yelled
"ALRIGHT , WE WANT ALL THE CASH YA GOT ..."
"Wow! really?!Never could have guessed that."I said.
The guy looked at me with surprise , can't say I blame him . People don't usually make sarcastic remarks when guys with guns try rob the building they're in .
"YOU WANNA DIE , PUCK." The guy in front of the counter shouted pointing his gun at me .
"Nope , not really . By the way can you guys talk normally , my ears are crying ."
I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Cris closing her 'spy-top' and getting up .
"We got work to do , just finish these idiots off and lets go ."
"ARE YOU CALLING US IDIOTS?"
"Sure , but how do I do that ?, there are civilians in here ."
"HEY!I'M TALKING TO YOU HERE."
"Well , that's true ! Plus we can't attract too much attention."
"DON'T IGNORE US , WE HAVE GUNS "
"I think we kinda already have"
"YOU THINK WE'RE JOKING AROUND ,YOU'RE WRONG"
"Hey! Are those sirens?"
"WE'LL SHOOT YOU UNLESS YOU SHUT UP AT THE COUNT OF THREE,"
"Hm,Sounds like it , well! we are near the police headquarters ."
"ONE !"
"We can't let the police question us, you know?"
"TWO !"
"Yeah! Don't worry Cris , They won't even see us ."
"THREE !"
Suddenly the door crashed open and two guys in uniforms came in with their guns pointed at the thieves backs .
"HANDS IN THE AIR NOW, THIS IS THE POLICE !"
They're hands shot up so fast , it was almost a blur . Their guns bounced off the ceiling and nearly hit a policeman on his head .More funny than that was how their eyes seemed to pop out of their skulls when we both disappeared right in front of them.
"You are under arrest under the charge of attempted robbery ..."
"But ...there was...and he...and she...blue hair..."
One of the 'would be' robbers muttered before his face suddenly shot down as if he was hit on the head .
Me and Cristy simply walked out of the shop and I stopped using the wind to hide us (A good distance away from the police , of course).
"Honestly ! Is it so weird that I have blue hair?..."She asked to no one in particular.
"Yeah, but you didn't have to hit him over the head."
"...I mean , Ayano's friend has it too ..."
"Yeah , but yours is such a light blue , it's not weird , it's a rare beauty that can't normally be seen , so people tend to point it out ."
Suddenly she stopped walking . When I looked at her , I saw that her was a bright red . Then she lifted up her hands ...and slapped herself .
"HEY !Cris , why'd you..."
"Don't say anything ..."
"Huh?"
"Just walk and listen and don't speak , okay ..."
"...Um...Okay?"
She let out a sigh and kept walking , simultaneously speaking as well.
"We got a hit on the location of the energy source , but I think we should leave Ayano out of this one ."
"Not gonna happen , she's desperate to be as busy as possible so that she doesn't have to talk to that Kazuma guy"
"I know , that's why I told her to get it over with ..."
I didn't say anything , I just stopped walking and looked at her with looked at me with a face of doubt and worry .
"..I know that it might be hard for her , but she's getting distracted and if this keeps up, she might get killed ."
I couldn't speak , it's true Ayano being targeted is old news but the people after her this time can't be underestimated . If she's not careful ...
"Why shouldn't we let Ayano in on the location of the energy source ?"
"Because ...it's the same place ...that Taka ..died "
I froze . Taka was an old enemy turned friend who Ayano cared about a Lot, inspite of how much she denied it at first , Taka was the only person who made her feel truly safe and eventually she gave in...Ayano blamed herself for his death and ever since Kazuma came along , she became more and more sensitive to anything related to him . I can guess why , because even if Kazuma doesn't know it , he and Taka might have more in common than the average strangers and Ayano's afraid to find out .
"What?."
"I don't think it's a coincidence , if there's some kind of energy enhancement project going on , that would be the perfect location."
"Why?"
"..Because the area is completely saturated with energy because of the revolt that took place there . "
"But that was years ago, shouldn't the energy have dispersed by now?..."
"Energy , even magical energy cannot be created or destroyed , Ayano , Taka ,all of the captives and even you , Steph and Joe released a lot of energy into the area during the fight , especially Ayano ."
I flinched remembering the way Ayano looked when Taka died ...right in front of her , broken .Her body was covered with injuries but it was as if she had forgotten them, Her face was full of unbelief and guilt . After his body disintegrated , Her eyes began to glow red and she became driven , almost consumed by rage and for an en-jutsu artist of the particular circumstances she was under at that time , lets just say Red-eyed wind contractor would have seemed like a safer choice , at least he only attacked when provoked . Ayano's flames were lashing out at everyone , although it didn't really burn any of her allies.
"Still , it's not possible that the energy all stayed at that area without spreading out , for so long . The only possible situation is that someone trapped that energy not long after the revolt . None of us really went back there to check ."
Cristy's POV:-
He didn't reply . I could se the slight shaking of his body . I expected it . There was no way he could be calm about something like this . The bond Ayano shared with him was something I was jealous of in the past , but I soon reconciled with the fact that she would always hold a place in his heart . They're bond is one of friendship while ours is of love . I wrapped my arms around him asking him a silent question.
He let out a pained sigh and replied .
"Fine , I won't tell her but something like this , she's bound to find out sooner or later , especially if Taka's involved."