Walter is walking directly towards Fumiko. Ray of Hope notice and he runs towards him. he holds him from his left arm and he looks directly at the eyes of the reporter that hates him the most. Fumiko is ignoring them looking at the sky which is staring to become dark. she looks at the streets and she is curious to see Arturo in his civilian clothes walking towards her. his eyes are looking at her with excitement. no one can question a man in love if there is nothing that he can find more beautiful than the person who awakens those beautiful emotions.
at the moment in a bar.....
Daisuke is laughing and playing card games with cops and Heroes. they had been drinking for a while and there doesn't seem to be a reason to stop also Daisuke stole enough money to drink with them until the next day. one of the Heroes is furious because he keeps losing while Daisuke laughs and drinks with excitement every single time he loses. there seems to be no stop for them. the other men in the bar are looking at them impressed to see people drinking with so much joy that they kind of feel envy.
one of the Heroes stands up angry and he yields letting them know that he won't keep playing. Daisuke let them know that he is going to use the bathroom while he walks trembling and barely able to stay on his feet.
inside of the bathroom he pees with a huge smile on his face like if it was a great accomplishment. some guys enter in the bathroom and the four of them are suspicious, but Daisuke is too drunk to care at this moment. he is washing his hands while he whistles and out of nowhere one of the strangers smashes his face against the mirror. Daisuke falls on the floor while the strangers are kicking him. two Heroes are looking at them (the ones who were drinking with Daisuke) and they beat the living shit out of the strangers that attacked their friend. they help Daisuke to stand up and they decide to keep drinking like if nothing has happen.
later at Aristide's mansion....
Blind Thief is on the floor of the living room sleeping. he haven't sleep in a while because he was very stressed with the bank robbery, so he followed Aristide's instructions and he is sleeping at the moment (that is not what Aristide meant but Blind Thief is an odd type of person) Aristide is walking on the hallway and he looks at Blind Thief expecting to find him like always on his living room. Aristide has never understood why is that every time that he asks Blind Thief to take a break he goes to his living room like some sort of dog or pet waiting to hear the next command of its owner.
Aristide looks at him feeling unsure if that type of loyalty is healthy. Aristide is not a kind or a good person, to put it simple everyone that works for him is a toy or a tool but the only person that he has ever seen like a friend is Blind Thief, well there is the probability that Aristide sees a brother in Blind Thief and is easy to see why if he has never had any sibling or person of his own age at his side apart from Blind Thief. yes that is the right word.... Blind Thief is Aristide's not biological brother.
somewhere on the last floor of one of the biggest skyscrapers of the city....
Madame Twisted Mind is alone in a dark room looking at the city. she touches the glass and she imagines what could happen if Arturo could be for only one single moment at her side in the same room that she is right now. she questions if he would ever say words like "I love you."
a tear falls from her eyes as she keeps thinking in the man who was her first and only love. was there ever any possibility? if she wasn't on the way, would he ever love me? why I can't stop loving him? why can't I feel this for someone else? why love has to be so painful? those are some of the questions that she asks herself with the pain and sorrow of knowing what unrequited love means.
she laughs with many tears falling from her eyes. she thinks 'how stupid I can be to think about something like that at my age?' 'there is no point in thinking in what would only cause me more pain' she might suffer a lot aware that Arturo is never going to feel for her what she is feeling for him every single day of her life, but she is never going to regret it. it doesn't matter if it is a living hell for the rest of your life if you can feel for a single second of your life like touching the clouds and the stars.
south of the city, on a dark street...
Alyona is hiding behind a car while she is trying to stop the bleeding from her leg. she has bleed a lot already so her sight is not so well at the moment. she is about to pass out at any moment. the athlete muscles man with mustaches are still looking for her. she is thinking about many thing but the one thing that is worrying her the most is Harold's safety. she knows him well enough to know that he is going to create chaos to lure all the attention to him which can be dangerous, if the wrong Hero tries to stopped him then Harold might end up dead.
the athlete muscles mustache guys are really strong but they aren't smart nor wise. none of them has use enough brain cells to notice that they can use the blood trail to find her without much problem. a strange skinny man walks in front of them and he talks to them like if he was the boss. Alyona didn't need to see them to know that he was going to find her at any moment. Alyona blinks and in a second the skinny man is in front of her with a soft and paternal smile offering his help to tread her wounds.
on the north of the city, on a crowded street.....
Harold is running like crazy and he keeps yielding his Villain name aloud expecting to get recognition for that. he thinks that no one nor anything can stop him at this moment jet he haven't use much of his own power afraid to hurt any innocent civilian. is a good thing that the street is crowded because not only he can't use his power but neither can the Heroes because there are many eyes watching and if something goes wrong it would be the death of their careers.
Harold feels like a champion in a marathon running for the gold medal and when he looks behind he notice a man that wasn't with the rest of the Heroes before but he knows who that Hero is, the whole city knows who Malcolm King is, the whole city knows that he was the best Hero at some point of his career.
Harold knows that he is officially fuck but he wants to believe that there might be a possibility for him to get out of that situation in one piece. Harold looks in front of him and in a blink Malcolm is running next to him. Harold is sweating nervously. in another blink Malcolm is in front of him and with one single punch on the face Harold is push two meters away from the ground and he falls barely conscious on the pavement. Harold bleeds a lot from his mouth and nose. he laughs nervously aware of his defeat before passing out.
in the meanwhile in front of the crime scene.....
Arturo is in front of Fumiko. he is looking at her without saying a single word jet with his gaze he is saying thousands of things. Fumiko is nervous and confuse, she doesn't know how to feel in such a complicate situation. if anyone discover who he is, she is going to lose her job and she might end up in a prison cell next to him in a maximum security jail.
Walter looks at them sure to have some juicy news. he pushes Ray of Hope away and he walks towards them. Walter stops literally five cm away from them. he presents himself as the best news reporter from the Violet Swirl and he asks them for an exclusive interview with them (he is not interested in them but he knows that he can use them to hurt Jonathan's reputation a little bit more.)
Jurgen says hello to Arturo and he invites him to watch the next soccer world match on his place next Wednesday. Arturo accepts and he asks him if he can give them some privacy. Jurgen understand what he meant and he leaves with a forced smile trying to not show how he is really feeling at the moment.
Arturo wants to tell to Fumiko how he is feeling among two thousand more things but he doesn't find the right words (truth to be told he is cowardly shy when he is in a crowded place and with all the people that are looking at them he doesn't want to look corny nor silly in front of Fumiko) he grabs her hands and he kisses them.
Ray of Hope is looking at them with anger and jealousy feeling betrayed by Fumiko. he can't believe that she is with two man at the same time and he starts to think that she has change and that she has become a terrible person unlike the pure image that she used to have when he first met her. Ray of Hope has decided that he is going to save her soul from becoming more rotten but first he wants to know who the hell is kissing her hands right now.
Jurgen is looking at them from far away. he is feeling a strange pain on his chest, a pain that he has never felt before. he doesn't understand how nor he can explain why is that he is feeling a pain so strong that is worse than feeling your own limbs been tear apart from your own body. he is not bleeding and his organs are in perfect condition jet he isn't able to explain why he is feeling the most horrible pain in the world. he can't explain it but the moment that he saw Arturo kissing Fumiko's hands he felt the most horrible pain the whole world.
Walter is looking at them with a huge smile. he can feel Ray of Hope's rage at this moment (he is mentally giving a high five to Arturo for angering the biggest asshole in the whole city) Walter almost salivates by thinking in the level of rage that might consume Ray of Hope at this very moment. Walter has never felt a bigger satisfaction in his life than this moment that he can be witness of the suffering of Ray of Hope.
Fumiko closes her eyes feeling ashamed to be in a situation like this when she is suppose to be working in front of her coworkers. Arturo touches her hair and he looks directly at her eyes. what the tongue can't say has to be explain by the clear haze of a man in love. Fumiko might not feel the same at the moment but she can understand clearly what Arturo is telling her with his eyes. she looks at his lips, she isn't expecting to be kissed or anything like that but she is curious to know how might feel a kiss from this strange man that is in front of her.
Walter asked why her relationship with Ray of Hope ended and he also asked her about what kind of relationship she has with Arturo. Arturo whispers on her ear letting her know that he wants to answer those questions for her and she nods. Arturo takes the microphone from Walter's hands and he looks directly at the camera.
"Fumiko wanted this to be a secret but the reason behind the break up with her boyfriend is simple... he never treat her like a princess nor a goddess but like someone disposable. also the size of his thing is extra extra tinny and he doesn't last more than half a minute. so yeah, he wasn't worth it."
said Arturo with confidence and a huge friendly smile.
Ray of Hope is about to explode furious to be offended to that degree and not only that but his reputation as a sex symbol would be in ashes. that man has stolen the woman that belongs to him and has insulted him in front of hundreds or thousands of civilians whom are going to watch the news.
Jurgen knows that Arturo doesn't have any type of relationship with Fumiko so he is afraid that some people might see her as a hoe when she is not that type of person. he is afraid that some people might think badly of her and they might insult her without knowing that Fumiko is the sweetest girl he has ever met. she doesn't deserve to suffer anymore after all the shit that she endured at Jonathan's side.
Walter asks some more questions and Arturo answers them all with a friendly smile. Walter thanks him and he leaves them alone. while Walter is walking away he looks at Ray of Hope who is in shock. Walter smirks and he is indeed enjoying of Ray of Hope's suffering. Walter thanks god for this opportunity to verbally destroy him.
Arturo is talking with Fumiko and Ray of Hope walks towards them ready to fight him if is necessary. he wanted to annihilate him for two reasons, the first one is the fact that Arturo made a fool of Jonathan. the second reason is Fumiko. Roy of Hope steps in front of them.
"I am going to destroy you for taking my woman away from me and if you ever try to put a single finger on me you would might end up "accidentally" killed."
said Jonathan warning him of his true power.
Arturo laughs thinking about how pathetic he looks making threats when a few hours ago Arturo beat him up "almost" to death and he was begging for mercy with tears in the eyes. Arturo takes a few steps until he is a few cm apart from Jonathan.
"you have no idea of who I am. if you ever dare to put a hand on my sweet Fumiko or if you ever try to get on our way then I am going to kill you and that is not an empty threat but a fact that you need to know."
whispers Arturo on his ear.
Arturo puts his hands on Jonathan's shoulders and then he says goodbye with a smile. Arturo turns around and he walks towards Fumiko and he pulls her hand. he tells her that is time to go home. Fumiko tries to explain to him that she can't leave her work like this. Malcolm appears in front of them holding a pina colada. he tells Fumiko that is okay for her to leave and he tells her that there isn't much for her to do. even after getting permission from her boss she feels like it isn't right to just leave.
"let's go home love. is late."
those words had a warm feeling with them, a feeling that let Fumiko know that there was nothing to fear. Fumiko can't explain why but she felt that the logical thing to do was to listen to his words and she accepted to go with him.