I opened my eyes to find Aimee hugging me and her adorable face right by my side. I checked the time and it was around 6:30 am. Her bus would probably arrive at 7 or somewhere close to that time before she had to leave for school, but there was still time. I tried to pry her hands away, as I was thinking, so that I could start getting ready, but she wouldn't budge. It was like a cat that wouldn't let go of its toy.
"What the heck, how does she even have so much strength?" I asked myself. It was not that I couldn't take her hands off me if I wanted to, but I would need to use mana to do so, and she might get hurt if I did so. After trying for some time, I just gave up and lay beside her. She was in her school uniform. She looked cute when she slept. Her sleeping face was really adorable. I couldn't help myself and kissed her on her lips and just stayed there right beside her.
She awoke from the kiss and looked at me with her deep blue eyes, so I guess that was a bad move. When I sensed her glare, I said, "Good morning." I asked her, "You good?" after she had just kept staring at me for some reason. "You've been looking at me intently for some time." She finally popped out of her stopper when I did that.
"What was the dream about?" I asked when I first heard this. Her face turned red as she softly replied, "It's a secret," to my question. "I am not telling you," she said while sticking her tongue out.
"Sure, whatever," I retorted, in an attempt to tease her. I then asked, "Shouldn't you get going soon?" She remembered that she also had to go to school. When she heard my question, she asked me, "What time is it?"
I said "45" after taking a look at the time. "I'll leave at 50," she responded when she heard this."We have 5 minutes," I said after hearing her reply. When she heard this, she grabbed the collar of my shirt that I was wearing and pulled me for a kiss. When I saw this, I didn't resist, but there was one thought going through my mind at the moment."Damn, she gets wild when we are alone together." This thought only lasted for a second before I lost myself in her warmth. The kiss tasted sweet. After a few seconds, we parted our lips to catch our breath.
She questioned me, "I was wondering what you talked about with my mom on the balcony yesterday," as we both caught our breath. I responded, "She told me not to play with your heart or else there would be consequences." when she heard this. She frowned and said, "I don't think you would do that."
When I heard this, I felt like I had butterflies in my stomach. I resisted the urge to kiss her again and instead said, "You're too cute sometimes." When she heard this, Aimee flushed. It was almost time for her to leave, so we were unable to spend any more time together. Consequently, we both left my apartment. She and I were going to wait for her bus together. I waited for her bus alongside her as we both stood at the bus stop. Aimee asked us as we stood there, "Can we spend more time together if we have time if the weekend starts tomorrow?"
I gave it some thought when I heard this. I had no idea whether AJ and I would be free. I was standing next to her when I mused that bounty hunters probably don't have any holidays. So I gave an honest answer, "I don't know if I would have time or not, but if I am free I would come looking for you." She was a little disappointed when she heard my response, but she still nodded, "OK, it's a promise them?" She pulled her pinky finger out and said, When I noticed this, I asked her, "Why are you sticking your finger out?" as I stared at her confused.
She had a face-palm moment when she heard my question and noticed my confusion. She viewed me as though I were an abandoned puppy lying by the side of the road. I felt as though she was prettying me with her gaze for some reason. She commanded, "Give me your pinky finger." When I heard this, I obeyed her request without giving it a second thought.
She wrapped her pinky finger around mine and shook it up and down and said "It's a promice" with a smile that would have charmed anyone. It felt really good to see her like this, the bliss she had at every moment she lived. I thought to myself when I saw her, "Maybe this was the kind of life my mother wanted me to live."
I was deep in thought when Aimee's bus pulled up. She gave me a hug before getting on the bus to go to school. I just lingered there after she left and thought about what I was thinking, but I quickly realized that it would not be helpful for me to think this way, so I moved on to Jack's restaurant. "You seem to be having fun with my daughter," Jack said as soon as he saw me walk in with a big grin.
When I heard this, I chuckled and uttered, "She was there when I woke up, in any case." "Nothing I could do would help." Jack stopped smiling when he heard this. "Don't you dare do something indecent to my daughter before you two are of legal age," Jack said as soon as he heard this. His gaze at me sent chills down my spine. I responded, "I promise I won't do anything like that before we are of proper age," because his demeanour and tone suggested that he was serious.
I was contemplating the hunt we were going to go on today as he made my breakfast. The events of last night came to mind as I waited, and Jack's remarks regarding the mana hit me like a ton of bricks. I mused that Jack has his own mana core. My breakfast was placed directly in front of me when Jack returned shortly after. When I called him out with a question—or should I say a request—he was cleaning the counter. "Hey Jack, I take it you saw the mana last night as you claimed? I assume it's a method exclusive to your species. Am I correct? "
Jack initially didn't understand my request when he heard it, but he soon did. He scowled when he heard this, "I don't think humans can master those techniques,"but I added, "We won't know unless we try." Immediately after saying that, I had another thought and asked aloud, "Since Aimee is half human, does she lack a mana core?" As soon as he heard this, Jack proudly exclaimed, "It's about time she develops her own core; I can feel some mana emanating from her; she might be able to weald her mana soon."
I genuinely rejoiced for her and remarked, "I see, that's great." But I persisted in my question to Jack, "I know, you were in the army. Can you help me train in mana combat? " Before he could respond, however, I continued, "I have a mana core, and I am familiar with the theory behind mana from books, but I need the training to use it properly in combat." I said. After a brief moment of hesitation, Jack declared, "I will teach you how to use mana in combat when Aimee can use her mana.I'll instruct you in standard combat until then.What are your thoughts? " After giving it some thought, I nodded in agreement and stuffed my face with some food.
It was great. I could learn proper combat from a pro, and I could learn how to use mana when Aimee starts to use mana. It was a great deal. When I thought about it, I owed a lot to Jack. He has really helped me out in more ways than one. I didn't know how I could ever repay him.
I finished eating and paying for my meal, bid Jack farewell, and then returned to my apartment to begin preparing for the hunt. I sported rogged pants and a black howdy. and awaited the meeting time to arrive on the clock.
I locked my apartment when it was time to leave and moved toward AJ's residence. The door to AJ's apartment opened just as I was about to enter, and AJ came out. On his back was a guitar bag. I didn't ask any questions, and we greeted each other before heading to the parking lot.
He let me get into his car as we approached the parking lot, and then I finally asked him, "So who's the target?" He pulled out his holographic phone when he heard my question, and on the screen was a picture of a man with brown hair, green eyes, and a scar on his left cheek.
"The Ghost is who we're after. He is wanted for 100,000 RC and is notorious for killing people before disappearing like a ghost. " I nodded and grinned as I heard AJ say, "Let the hunt begin. We can both earn about 50,000RC each, but we have to find him and it might take some time. "