It's been a week since we took our exams and the results are up.
"Chikara-chan you're top in the language." Ren exclaims and excitedly points to the board.
"Your english has improved." I compliment seeing as he just passed english.
"That's because you were teaching him." Quantum sulks looking at his chemistry. "Mum's going to kill me."
"May be you shouldn't have been playing sports and studied." Quasar shakes his head at his brother. "Why wasn't I the older twin?"
"Because you were born second." I shrug.
Quasar facepalms himself as with the other three.
"What? It's true you were born second. I was born third so you have it better than me." I chuckle.
"Being born is not a race." Daniel flicks my forehead. "He's older than you either way."
"You're all older than me. Why couldn't you be born after Christmas?"
"Oh yeah you were born on Christmas day." Quantum gasps. "No wonder your real hair is red." He whispers quietly.
I blink confused. "My hair's not red it's black."
"Don't worry Daniel showed us a photo." Quantum winks while throwing Daniel under the bus.
"Daniel!" I growl.
Daniel shrugs. "Ho ho ho."
"Hahaha." The boys laugh.
"Just face it your hair is red. Exactly like Santa's clothes." Quasar laughs.
I pout at them all ganging up on me. "Don't hate me because my hair is funky colored and yours are just plain old boring."
"Hey! I have silky hair." Ren says flipping his hair.
We all burst out laughing.
After I while I remember something. "Ren, don't you have volleyball practice now?"
"Sh*t!" Ren curses when remembering. He quickly runs out of the class without anything except his phone which is in his pocket.
"Not it." Daniel and the twins put their finger on their nose.
"I'll give it to him later. Quantum, Quasar don't you two also have tutoring to get to?"
The two of them freeze. "Dammit!!" They quickly run out of the class with their bags. "You're just sending us away!" The yell when running down the hall.
I giggle quietly. "Daniel y-"
"Yeah, yeah you were just about to say you have to see my mother. I know." Daniel cuts me off and starts to slowly pack up his things which is just his headphones. "Bye Adi and don't go to sleep."
"I know." I smile at him and wave goodbye. "Finally peace and quiet." I sigh and takes out my earphones. I plug them in and turn on a violin covered song. I take out my art book and start to draw after grabbing Ren's bag and putting it on top of mine.
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After a few hours the sky has turned dark and footsteps echo in the hall. The footsteps stop in front of a classroom. The sign reads class 1-3. Footsteps come into the room and starts feeling around for something.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!!" The shadow screams when touching something. He falls backwards into the other desks and tries to crawl away.
"Scream louder. I don't think America heard you." I say from my desk.
"What the hell, Chikara? Why are you sitting in the dark? No why are you still at school?" Ren asks. His chest goes up and down, recovering from his scare.
I turn to him. "It's dangerous to walk home alone. Especially at night. Did I ever tell you about how Master Bai found us in the orphanage?"
"....No....?" Ren says unsure.
"Well it was night. We sensed something coming towards us and before we knew it I was wrapped into a hug. I screamed and was just about to kill that person when I realized that it was Master Bai."
"What are you trying to get at? I don't get it."
"Anyway that could've been anyone."
"Oh. So if that was me I could've been killed. Now I get it." Ren nods. "Where's the light?"
"Do we really need the light?"
"I can't see a thing."
My eyebrows knit together. "You don't have night vision?"
"No. Why? Should I have night vision?"
"Both Old Kitamura and Kiyoshi has night vision. It's something that long lived humans inherit but it's strange that you don't have one." I mutter and go into deep thought to try to find a solution.
Ren stays silent when I think.
"Okay. I have come up with two solutions, one you are a long lived human but didn't inherit night vision. Two is that you're not a long lived human but a hybrid. Where the hybrid came from I don't know nor can I sense you being a hyrbrid."
"So I'm a mystery? Is this the first time you've seen this?" Ren asks excited.
"Yes. The only other person who had a similar condition was Braxton which I've told you about."
Ren nods. "Can we go? It's getting a bit creepy."
"Okay." I nod and start to pack up my things.
"What were you doing to pass the time?"
"I was drawing."
"Oh."
I pack up and hand him his bag. We make our way to the front exit and change our shoes. We passed classes with the lights on from students in clubs or extra classes. We walk towards our apartment in complete silence.
"So uh?" We both say.
"You go first." I offer.
"Okay. I was going to say that our place is in a good location. Not too close to the school not too far." Ren says.
I nod. "Mhm. Kiyoshi did pick a great place."
"What were you going to say?" Ren asks.
"What do you want for dinner?"
"Let's get pancakes."
"Okay." I nod and we walk to a take out shop to order. After ordering we wait outside.
"Hey, Chikara?"
"Yeah."
"Where do you get all this money? Sure;y hacking into companies doesn't pay this much." Ren asks.
I smile. "Even if I don't get enough from hacking, I still have many ways to make quick cash which is why I have an endless supply of money." My smile turns into a smirk. "I actually set my own company up at a young age which no one knows about."
"Really? That's so cool. What does it do?" Ren eyes shine with curiosity.
"It's actually associated with the underground so you shouldn't know much about it. But the main purpose is a supply store and assassin work."
"Supply work? As in weapons?"
"Yup. That's how I get most of the information about illegal weapons for the Enchantments missions or the Lobo family."
"That's cool." Ren smiles.
Our order is made and we go back to our apartment to eat.
"Can you teach me about business?" Ren asks.
I stare at him. "You should go to Theodore for that. He's a great business man."
"Is he in your company?"
I nod. "All three of them helped but Theodore was my personal secretary before he left. The other two weren't into it as much as him so they gave up after the company got a strong hold in the underworld."
Ren nods.
We split ways after we finish eating. I go straight to my room after taking a shower. I lay down in my bed.
I never thought that teaching someone would be this hard. The others that I taught went well but what's happening? Am I losing my touch? Is it because the people I've taught had already knew a bit but Ren is learning everything from the start? Or is it something totally different? Is it connected with him being a hybrid? I have to ask Master Bai in person this isn't something that can be said over the phone.