CHAPTER 15
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CHAPTER 15
Mission 15: Keep the Secret
"FETCH me a cup of fresh spring water."
"Don't let the sun touches my skin even just for a second."
"I want a freshly baked bread."
Bring me this and bring me that. For several days, Grey has been receiving and following orders from Aisel. He doesn't know if it's a good thing or not. Gor he gets tired with the additional workloads. While the days for him to develop his powers was extended which is favor for him.
He went out to get a bread and returned to the camp immediately. He met Dio, his cousin by the entrace but he did not bother to talk to him.
"Grey! " he raised his hands to give him maybe a high five.
But that moment, his hands were busy carrying breads.
"Oh, hey!" he simply replied. His feet didn't even stopped for a second.
Panting, he hand over the bread to Aisel. But as soon as he moved his hands, the clock strikes at twelve noon. It means that it is s already lunch time.
"You got to be kidding me, " he uttered in frustration.
"Well, it's lunch time. I can still eat the the bread on our way to the cafeteria. And don't forget my umbrella," Aisel reminded him upon standing up.
He was holding up the umbrella for Aisel when Dio approached him again. He just w alked with them.
"Hey, Grey! Do you have plans for the weekend?" he asked.
Because he has been on a lot of stress lately, he haven't notice that it's already the last day of their weekly training. That means he can go home and take a rest.
"How about let's ho out on weekends. I miss bonding with you. We're going to have drinks and don't forget about the beautiful women, " he giggled.
"Ahmm. Yeah. He's busy," Aisel answered for him.
He forgot. He already swore that he will take orders from Aisel even if they were not on the training ground. Now, Aisel is telling that he is not available on weekends. That means only one thing. He will be still busy that weekend.
Dio did not mind him at first.
"There's a new place where we can hang out."
"Didn't you hear me? I said he is not available on weekends, " Aisel answered again.
"I heard you loud and clear, perverted human being. But I'm not talking to you."
Whoa! Did Dio just talked back at Aisel? That was a surprise.
Aisel seems to be really pissed off.
"Wh - - what did you say? What did you just call me?" Aisel stopped.
"Oh! Shut up you perv -- ! " Dio started again.
Aisel pushed him aside and with heavy footsteps, he stepped towards Dio, grabbing his collar.
While Grey started to walked back. He doesn't know if he's going to meddle in their childish fight.
"Don't worry. It's not like they are going to kill each other. " The captain talked beside him.
"Really?" he asked after witnessing Aisel on top of Dio strangling him.
"Hey, Captain," he gave the captain a nudge.
"What?"
"I think I have an idea."
Amber frown.
"Vice - captain told that I'm still busy during the weekend. I think he'll make me busy that time. If that happens, I'll invite Dio with me."
Amber just raised his one eyebrow.
Night came. Just as what they expected. Aisel invited them to go to the market that very night. It wasn't an invite actually. It was more like a blackmail. They were forced.
Grey and Amber arrived to where Aisel told them to meet up. They saw Aisel fixing his bangs and his face enlightened upon seeing them.
"Let's go!" he said excited ly.
"Let's just wait for a minute," Amber told him.
"Why? It's not like we're meeting someone else other than us, " Aisel said.
"Grey!"
They turned around to face Dio who was running towards where they are. While Aisel on the other hand turned his expression into sour.
"What is this burnt human doing here?" Amber blurted.
"Well, you didn't specifically told us we can't bring more people."
Dio smiled like a winner to Aisel.
"Okay. But be sure to behave, " Aisel reminded Dio.
Aisel started shopping while they followed her. He was busy looking for a dress when Dio also started to look around. Not only that, Dio started to mumble things.
"Why do you like wearing a dress? You're a man," Dio asked.
Aisel turned around to face him, putting his hands on his waist.
"Don't you think it's quite insulting?"
"Are you gay? Is that why you joined the squad to have men surrounds you? "
"Hey, Dio," Grey nudged his cousin.
Why do they hate each other? Is there a deeper issue about them?
Aisel's eyes become darker as he bowed his head. He turned around.
"I want to go home," he said and started to walk out the shop.
"Hey!" Grey's voice is almost pleading. "Say sorry to him."
"Why should I? " his cousin answered.
"Aren't you being rude?"
"Then what do you call someone who always order a person around?"
He took a sigh. He was putting his pride down for the sake of keeping the vice - captain shut.
"Can you at least apologize to him even if it's just fake, " he begged.
"But I'm not a fake person."
"Yes. You're not. Just apologize even if it's not real. Just this time."
"I won't. He was the one who left first."
"I'll buy you anything. Any drink you want? " he said, hoping that his cousin would buy his plead.
He looked directly into his eyes then sighed deeply.
"Okay. You promised to buy me anything, right?"
"Yeah?"
Dio followed Aisel.
While Amber grabbed him, dragging him behind the bushes outside.
"What are we doing? "
"Shh!" she hushed him.
She peeked behind the bushes, listening secretly to their conversation. But it was too low. The whisperings were too quite for him. All he hears are ' shh ' and ' hss '.
But from the way it looks, they are talking more seriously than he expected.
"Why are we hiding? It's not like they should keep from us the way Dio will apologize to him."
"i***t!" Amber looked at him, as if he asked an unbelievable question.
"What are you guys doing here?"
They heard Aisel from above them. Shocked, they were, they immediately stood up.
"We - - ahmm - - ," he stammered. "Wait. You're okay already?" he asked when he saw his cousin beside Aisel.
"Yup," Dio answered.
"That easy?"
"Well, he swore he would deliver me breakfast, fresh from their pantry," answered Aisel.
What? Pantry? Just as he remembered the first time his cousin ate and traded his eggs for other set of breakfast.
"What about a drink? " Dio asked out of nowhere.
Grey turned his head to the Captain's. But she just shrugged her shouders. She, too, is not sure and can't decide.
" I don't think that's a good idea, " he said, trying to avoid.
"You promise to get y me anything I want, right? " Dio whispered to him
And so, that night, they went to a pub and have some drinks. It was a newly opened bar house. It was the night of their opening so a lot of people came to seek joy and merriness.
"Hey!" Aisel shouted at him. "What about practice your power with this drink? Perhaps, it's a liquor that you can manipulate. " Aisel is slightly drunk. His voice is somehow not cute anymore.
"Hey. Keep quiet! Dio doesn't know," he answered. He never really drink that much.
They looked at Dio who was already down on his head with his arms on the table. He is probably sleeping.
Suddenly, his head moved up and his eyed strolled over them. "What power? " he asked.
After that, his head went back on the table and started to snore again.
Aisel and Grey's confused eyes landed on the captain who was holding an empty mug of beer.
Did she just do that?
Her index finger moved on her lips. Her eyes were sleepy as a sign of getting drunk. "No one must know our secret, right? I just need to shut his mouth, " she excused.
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