Chapter 17 - Crush

"It so cold. I don't have any strength in me to move. I don't want to open my eyes, let me just sleep forever." But, the unidentifiable noise continued to disturb him. He wanted it to stop forcing him to open his eyes. 

"Didn't I open my eyes? Why can't I see anything, why is it still dark?" Unable to bear the suffocating darkness Luther moved furiously shaking the bag. 

Catarina's reminesence was cut shot as she noticed the bag in which Luther lay moving. Her heart lept in excitement as she realized the meaning of it. 

"Everyone, the boy is awake." 

Justice said, "Take care of him gently. We don't know what he may have experienced before meeting us."

"Are you referring to trauma he may have experienced."

"Yes." 

Luther was by bombarded by bright light. The contrast from darkness to light made his eyes hurt but he forget all about his pain when he saw Catarina , his heart stopped. 

"She is drop-dead gorgeous. Why is someone like that near me? I am sure I don't know her. Am I in a dream?

"Hello" The gorgeous girl waved her hand at him melting his heart. Caught in the moment with complicated feelings he was experiencing for the first time, Luther stably came out of his trauma. It made him forget his suffering for sometime.

"Hi" Luther replied in a strained voice. "What? Why is my voice so rough? I couldn't even make a good impression on her."

The brown-skinned beauty with almond shaped eyes and cute face came close to him, only a few inches seperating them. Luther got spooked jumping back colliding with something. His attention diverted from the top-tier gorgeous girl for a few seconds, realizing he had bumped into someone. 

"There are more people here beside the girl. Wait, where am I and why am I in a car with strangers? Just what happened to me??!" 

He looked around him noticing the sleek design of the car, "This car, am i inside a Xeon-22? At first glance I couldn't recognize it because of the customization done to the vehicle. But, the core design and elements can't be changed. This has to be a modified Xeon-22. The mechanic behind all the modification is a genius for making so many changes to a car known for being hard to modify." Luther's bad habit of analyzing deeply kicked in as his toughts wondered off.

Beside playing vr games Luther also liked cars and had extensive knowledge about them. 

"No, stop it Luther. Get your priorities straight. Right now, I are in a strangers car with people I have never met and not aware of the events after I lost consiousness." He turned, locking eyes with Kazuki. Luther immediately noticied a few things gaining a little information about Kazuki, "He's young probably around my age, small eyes almost as small as slits, scary glare as if wants to eat me alive and has a domineering presence. A sword at his back which must be his weapon of combat. He is not interested in talking with me." 

Luther gazed in the front seats taking in Justice's features, "A hulking man with a big body, a gentle smile on his face with handsome and amicable features, his presnece enveloped the others with security and safety." 

He slightly glanced at the driver and his heart stopped for a few seconds ," Blonde-haired maniac, unpredictable and unhinged but trustworthy."

Finally, he gazed again at Catarina, "..." after a second, "She's so pretty, should i get down on my knees and beg her to marry me. Its love at first sight for me. Just looking at her is driving me crazy." Luther was becoming lovestruck but a tiny sane part of me saved him, "There is something wrong with her otherwise why would I feel like this? Just who is she?

The past Luther wouldn't have been able to gain so much information just by looking, however after coming in contact with spirit energy and awakening his own spirit, his senses transformed becoming sharp. He was able to make correct assumption.

Catarina had formed protective feelings for Luther and later eagerly waited for the chance to talk to him. It was a new experience for her which activated an ability of her spirit which she was not aware of. Fatal Charm, an ability even though she wasn't aware of softly influenced Luther's feelings turning them romantic. On top of her natural beauty, it formed a fatal combination wreaking havoc in Luther's innocent heart. 

"Is he nervous because of the unfamiliar enviorment? I have to help him." Catarina gently patted Luther in her attempt to calm him down. 

"The brown-skinned beauty is touching me, her touch feels so comforting. I should be able to talk now." The shock of Catarina's touch returned his voice back to normal, "Who are you all? Where am I? What happened?" 

"I will answer all of your questions but you need to tell me about youself before that. Don't worry we are on your side, actually we are your protectors. Trust me, I won't let anything happen to you." 

"Strangely, I believe her. It feels instinctive but I get the feeling she is telling the truth.

"Introduce yourself, first." 

The brown-skinned beauty looked into his eyes as she said, "Catarina Williams, a girl with latin background and a D-Grade Spirit Warrior." 

"I am Luther Rawat, son of Hrithik Rawat. A normal boy with no special achivements in real life. I was headed to the entertainment district to buy games when some people ambused me. I fought them then...I can't remember what occured after that." Luther tried remembering more but his head hurt with a spilting headache. 

"Luther is in pain. I have to help him." 

Catarina wrapped her arms around him resting his head on her. She whispered, "Everything is alright. Just rest and relax yourself. Don't push yourself and don't worry for I am there for you." 

Luther relaxed and his headache subsided. 

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