Chapter 18: Learning a bit about him
Arius stopped and looked back at me, "Why are you coming after me?" He asked me as he walked on the footpath early in the morning.
"Because I'm your personal guard?" I answered him from way back as I followed him.
"Are you now?" He seemed a bit ticked off but he still smiled, which also seemed a bit angry, "I wonder then why there's this huge space between us." He folded his arms while I just shrugged, ignoring the twenty meter gap between us, "It's about yesterday night isn't it?"
"..." I didn't even look at him. More Like I can't look at him!!
He sighed and said something I couldn't hear properly. Something like, "I'll have to work on this."
He continued walking and I started following him. The route seemed familiar.
Double road, surrounded by trees. Grey and red brick footpaths- Oh!
A high school came into view and I realized why he was here.
This pervert!
He went and took his usual place on the bench that was across the road from the school.
He's here so early, even the students haven't started coming yet.
I can't believe I woke up so early to see him do this.
"Don't tell me you come here everyday?"
He grinned, "Five times a week." He winked at me and I scoffed.
As the students started coming Arius silently sat there staring at the girls. Come to think of it, the girls really do wear short skirts, I mean I did too- but I don't think there was a pervert looking at us like this. Or was there?
It gave me a chill and I had a sudden urge to hit Arius's head with a rock.
I looked around but couldn't find anything so in the end I just took off my shoe and threw that at him.
He caught it and glanced at me.
"You'll never hit me if you stand so far away."
"Hmph!" I turned my face to the other side again.
"So you don't want your shoe? Fine then." I shot my head at his direction while he threw my shoe across the road. It went and hit the head one of the male students.
"What the-!?" I looked at the brown haired, brown eyed boy who was just hit by my shoe. He was looking around to see who threw it. Well I would be confused too.
To think it actually came from across the road.
I turned my head to Arius in awe. Just how much force do you need to throw it that far?
He looked back at me, "Why? You didn't want it."
"I never said that!"
"You never said you wanted it back either." He stuck out his tongue at me.
I felt a vein pop in my head, "What are you?!! A three year old?!!!"
He snickered and turned his head towards the school again.
I felt myself heat up due to the anger and frustration.
I'll just strangle him!!
I walked up to him and grabbed his neck from the front to strangle him. He didn't stop me and I thought that was weird, till, he suddenly grabbed my waist and smirked.
"Where you gonna go now?" He slipped them under my layer of clothes, his cold fingers on my warm skin made my whole body flinch.
"What are you-!!" He pulled me closer, right next to his body. In panic I let his neck go and pushed against his shoulders, "Let me go!"
"No honey. That's not gonna happen." He stood up, tossing me over his shoulder.
The people passing by started staring at us along with the students across the road, "Arius! People are staring!"
"So? You started it."
"Okay! I'm sorry. Please put me down."
"Not yet. I'm walking back like this."
"What??!!"
***
I was beet red with a mixture of anger and embarrassment when he put me down outside the mansion gate.
I followed him with only one shoe in my left foot as we made our way in, trying to calm myself out of the feelings.
"Welcome back boss!" The gang men standing outside the mansion door greeted him and he waved a hand at them. I sometimes feel bad for them. It's really cold outside and they still stand guard.
There is one thing I did notice about a few of them. A handful of them had their middle fingers cut off.
Maybe I'll ask about this sometime.
As we were making our way in, one of Arius's men approached us.
"Boss!"He gave a short bow and I wondered what could he want? He had such a serious expression on his face.
"Yes?" Arius said.
"Boss I'm getting married!"
My eyes went wide at his declaration. Why is he telling Arius that?
But my eyes went wide yet again when Arius chuckled and patted his shoulder.
"Good for you Sabeen. You can have the week off." And he walked in.
"Thank you Boss!" Sabeen bowed again.
I ran behind Arius to catch up.
Wow. I didn't know he was like this with his men.
We both made our way to the dining hall and had breakfast. I guess if I have to be with him we'll be eating together too.
Arius doesn't waste food. He only takes what he wants to eat but he does finish it all.
"At noon." Arius placed his fork down after he had finished eating, "When you're done with your training come to my room." He stood up, "Sharp at 12."
"With my only one sexy shoe?" I hope he noticed the sarcasm.
He gave me a look. Like the 'Really?' look, "I'll buy you another pair."
I nodded happily and he left the room.
***
I knocked at the door before going in.
"Come in." I heard Arius's voice.
Opening the door slowly I peeked inside. He was sitting on a chair at his office table going through something on his laptop.
"Sit there," He gestured with his head, "On the sofa."
I looked over at the set of three sofas with a table in between and went over to sit down.
Arius got up from his seat and at the same time there was a knock on the door. Huang fei entered the room with a bottle of Vodka and two glasses that he set on the table in front of me while Arius came and sat down across me.
"Enjoy your time." He bowed.
"Thank you Huang fei. You may leave."
As Huang fei left Arius opened the bottle and poured the drink in both the glasses.
"I'm guessing you want to see my alcohol tolerance." I kept my eyes on the drink.
"I'm glad I don't have to explain." He slid one glass towards me, "Drink."
I didn't pick up the glass and he narrowed his eyes at me but I just gave him an awkward smile, "I really don't have any alcohol tolerance."
"Well, you will have to build it up then."
I cleared my throat, "I am not a pleasant sight when I am drunk." I'm hoping there is a way out of this but I have a feeling there isn't because this is Arius we are talking about.
He picked up his glass and took a sip from it.
"Drink. How bad can it be?"
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