The following day, Avol bathed, dressed and had breakfast before having breakfast with his parents and then going on his way to the park to meet his friends. Last night, his parents had asked him about his day and he had told them about what happened from his altercation with Hunter and his boys, to him becoming friends with Gabriella and Isabella. His parents were happy that he had made friends but mad a mental note to investigate the kids at the park to check for any planted person(agent). Before going to the park, his parents told him to remember to have fun but also remember to be careful.
When Avol arrived at the park, he saw that Hunter and his goons didn't bother to come today. He just chalked it all up to them being unable to come due to their parents or just them being to embarrassed to come again. But well. None of that was his business.
Today, he went to the bench he sat on yesterday, after all, it was separated from the rest of the area that other kids were playing.
As he waited, He spotted a familiar blond head from the peripheral of his vision, who seemed to be struggling to pull something or rather someone. When he turned his attention towards them, he immediately spotted another different but also familiar blond head. This was Gabriella who seemed to be trying to pull Isabella towards his direction, probably due to Isabella still being too embarrassed to talk to him.
When Gabriella finally reached him while also dragging her sister with her she just said a little tired 'hello', before directly slumping down beside him while panting, with her sister staring at some ants while seeming to ignore Avol's existence. Well, it was still better than her running away due to embarrassment so, that's that.
Avol just kept silent for some time, allowing Gabriella to catch her breath while also letting Isabella calm down a bit. He then finally spoke.
"I see that both of you are quite energetic this morning, so I think it's alright to say you still have energy to do what I'm going to be teaching you today."
Gabriella just kept quiet for some time before saying.
"You're not going to ask me the reason I was dragging my sister with me?"
Avol just shrugged and answered.
"I didn't bother to ask since it looked like a 'girl' thing, but if I had to guess it will probably be due to her still being embarrassed about yesterday."
He then turned to her and saw than she was blushing and just smiled before continuing.
"Well before anything, I have to determine and probably increase both of your endurance because what I used to dodge the boys yesterday needs a lot of endurance, stamina and stability. Therefore, for the next two weeks, I'll be having both of you run around the perimeter of the playground."
Gabriella was about to start complaining about how tiring it would be when Avol interrupted her.
"That's the only way you can learn it. Unless you want to quickly pushed into a corner because you ran out of stamina when trying to dodge an attacker."
Both twins froze up when they imagine such a scenario with Isabella being more motivated and Gabriella stopping her grumbling. Avol then continued.
"How about this? If you girls can get your stamina to a suitable level, I'll tell you an extra tip to help both of you get better at what I'll be teaching you. And I'll also teach you something extra by the end of the one-month period. We'll also add some stretches and exercises as time goes on to help increase your flexibility. Increased flexibility also helps to increase your maneuverability." This caused both girls to be adequately motivated. After all, which little girl doesn't want an extra gift.
The sisters then proceeded to start a light jog around the perimeter of the playground. After the first round, they didn't seem too winded and Avol told them to continue. They continued like that till the fourth round when they were both panting heavily. Avol then walked up to them before giving both of them a bottle of water each. When they had rested, he then spoke.
"Good. Seems like both of you have an above average endurance for your age so what we'll be working on is for the next two weeks is for both of you to have enough endurance to run around the perimeter seven times without being too winded and then we'll get to the main course. As for getting better, you'll have to do that on your own as I won't be there to help you. And after teaching you the steps, you can only improve with constant practice."
This time surprisingly, it was Isabella that was the first one to speak.
"Why do you say it like you aren't the same age as us. What next? You'll ask us to call you 'sensei'. Also why do you sound like you're going away after the one month." Although she muttered the latter part with a pout on her face.
Avol just nodded in appreciation seeing that Isabella had noticed it and answered.
"Well for one, I do have a vastly superior amount of endurance compared to both of you. And as for calling me sensei, just leave it for another time. And yes, I'll be going away after the one-month period so let's make the most of the time, Ok? Let me get a paper and pen from the shop over there to write down exercises for flexibility exercise."
As Avol went to write the exercise regiment, both girls looked at each other with determined expressions and coming to a silent agreement to enjoy their little time with him before he leaves. When Avol came back, he noticed the strange atmosphere and noticed that both girls were looking at him with resolute expressions and sweat-dropped. He then proceeded to give them the training regimen for increasing their flexibility. After giving them, they said their goodbyes with the sisters leaving first with Avol watching their backs as they walked away.
(A/N: Hate to see you leave but love to see you walk away.)
(E/N: FBI!! Open up!!)
And so continued the untimely friendship between Avol and the twins for the following month. It could be said that they were also as talented, almost as talented as Avol as their endurance kept increasing at a fast pace with them being able to run eight laps around the perimeter of the playground by the end of the stipulated two weeks.
Avol then went on to teach them the footwork and in turn received another shock. In the first week, both sisters got the basics down and in the next week, they were able to leave the beginner face of struggling with their footing to being able to have a relatively stable footing as well as increase the distance of their strides.
Apparently, training wasn't the only thing they did as they also met on weekends to have fun times together like normal kids their age are meant to. Sometimes they'd buy ice cream and sit in the park while getting to know more about each other. Other times, they'd take strolls in the street. One time, they visited the orphanage at the end of the street and gave Avol another surprise. Turns out the twins were orphans who were abandoned at the front of the orphanage with a letter stating that their parent or guardian didn't want. Apparently, their father was a superstitious person who believed twins were an omen and before he could try killing them, their mother dropped them at the orphanage anonymously while running away, to protect them but also didn't leave a name behind in order to avoid being tracked down.
Annabeth who was in charge of her young master heard this and decided to adopt them to train them in a separate facility to avoid distractions, to serve her young master. After all, how could she let such rare gems rot away here without realizing their potentials.
They also got to know that Avol was the heir to the Lancaster family and although it was awkward at first, the sisters got over it quite quickly.
They also got to know each other's birthdays with Avol being born on the 10th of May and Gabriella and Isabella being born on the 10th of October.
(A/N: Sorr. Forgot to mention the MC's birthday in previous chapters.)
On the day that Avol was to go back to the training camp of the hidden corps, he met with the twins in the park as planned for him come through with his promise.
When the twins reached the park, they rushed to him and then hugged him before he said.
"As promised, I'll tell you the tip for you to get better at the technique I taught both of you. The tip is to be very observant of your environment and also use your environment to your advantage when moving around. It's helps to be less predictable. Also, remember that if you want to get better at it, you need to constantly practice it and not slack off. As for the little extra gift, here it is." He handed then two brand new SAMSUNG Galaxy S22 Ultra, which were red for Gabriella and purple for Isabella and then continued to speak.
"This is my gift for to the both of you for first of all being my friends and also for exceeding my expectations of both of you during this one-month period. In the phonebook is my personal number with which you can use to contact me when you need anything. Although you would only be able to contact me at night."
Both girls happily took the phones and checked them before putting them away. Then they looked at each other while silently affirming themselves for what they were about to do next.
Isabella then spoke.
"Avol, we both want to thank you for taking your time to teach us and for being friends with us during this period."
Avol wanted to speak and tell them not to bother about it but then she continued to talk
"We know you did it because we are friends, but still, we're grateful. As for our gift. Just close your eyes for a moment."
Annabeth, the ever-watching mama hawk, immediately caught on to what they were planning and wanted to interrupt them but decided against it to let them have this one. After all, how could they compare to her mature charm? They couldn't, right? (A/N: Flag raised!!)
Both sisters then flanked his left and right side before giving him a kiss on both his cheeks at the same time, causing Avol's eyes to open in surprise, before Gabriella brought him out of his reverie.
"This is the gift we prepared and although we know it doesn't compare to what you gave us, we hope that you can accept it as it's the only thing we can give."
Avol just stood there, stunned by what had just transpired between the with the girls giggling at his expression. Meanwhile Annabeth was hiding and peeking at them while biting her handkerchief in frustration seeing Avol's stunned face
They talked for some time before later telling each other goodbye and then going their separate ways, unknown to them that this would be a turning point in their various lives in the coming future.