"Was he manipulating me? Whatever the truth is i must act with caution." Luan thought as he caressed his chin.
"I know you still can't trust me, but I will prove that I am an ally."
"We will see about that."
"Understandable." Mattie said as she approach the door. "Lets go, shall we?"
Luan took a deep breath and accepted with his head. Then she opened the door and peek to the hallway before walking out, being shortly followed by Luan.
"Are you sure that we are safe here?"
"I never said it" Mattie explained "Let's go to this side."
Both started to run to their right, but as soon they turned the corner, Mattie pulled Luan by his jacket.
"Why are we hiding? We have the outfit!"
"Well... About that...!" She started by saying, caressing her neck, while looking away "I lied.
"Is that how you want to prove your innocence? By lying to me?"
She didn't answered, her face was a deep red and the hand was still resting on her neck.
"Just tell me the way to the convenience store. I am sure that Julian has an explanation for what is happening."
"How sure you are?" She asked, quietly behind him "You know that..."
"I understand what you told me. However I know him longer than you. Who do you think I should trust first?"
"It's your choice then " she said, walking towards the hallway, still with people.
"What are you doing?" He screamed whispered from behind the wall.
"Right, Left, Left, Right and you are there."
"What!?" He asked, confused.
Without answering, she screamed and run towards the other side, being followed by two doctors.
Luan wanted to help her, but he must talk with Julian, so that he could understand everything that was happening.
"Is it really true that you are Douglas bodyguard, Julian?"
He could feel the tears on the corner of his eyes, but he quickly clean it and start to run, following Marlene directions.
"I know the way now, it was when I tried to save her."
He was almost there, if she was telling the truth he would be able to see Julian and he was anxious, but then he heard familiar voices.
"Douglas and Stuart." He thought, as he looked around, deciding to hide inside kf kne of the classrooms. "I should be safe here."
"What did told you about leaving the boy alone? You knew he was only to revive Luan, now we don't know where he is."
"Marlene stepped in, I couldn't do anything '
"If you weren't so useless, he would be already here."
"I understand, master. I will look for him."
"Very well. You have three days, then she will die."
Luan sas quetky waiting for them to go another way, but they stopled while talking and then he could only heard two foot steps, making him confused.
"You should learn how to hide better, Lucas! Ot should I say... Young master."
"If you knew I was here, why didn't you tell him anything?"
"I wonder too. After all he treated my daughter's life... Should I tell him that you are here then?"
"I will save her from my brother, don't worry."
Stuart laugh for a short time, then he opened the door.
"May you follow me, please?"
"I will. Lead me to the convenience store."
"Are you sure?"
"I am!"
Stuart smilled, got out of the way and started to walk towards the way he came from, Luan was following him, with caution, ready to fight anything.
"I am not going to attack you. " Stuart said "I was hopping that you could stay on the cave with Julian, for some time. "
"Why should I?" Luan asked, worried.
"Until everything calm down, Douglas already searched that place "
"Why are you helping me?"
"Don't take me wrong. I am helping Lucas and Marlene, not you."
Luan didn't answered and followed the man the rest of the way without saying a word.
"We are here. I hope you can do what I asked for."
"I will do my best. No promises."
"You must be aware that if you leave early from here, I am forced to hunt you."
"I understand, master."
"Don't call me that." He answered as he entered the cave's wall "You are not Lucas!"
"He must treasure that boy a lot. I can understand, Lucas was a great kid."
After passing through the wall, Stuart closed it and leaved the cave through the door.
"I thought you were already outside the city." Julian said "What are you doing here, unknown person."
"I am sure that you know who I am by now " Luan said, sitting next to the other, laying his head on the wall in front of Stuart. "And if you know me well, you know I don't break promises."
"You should leave, I am dangerous."
Luan turned his head to the other male and looked at him up and down.
"Yeah... As if you could leave those ropes."
"You wanna test it?" Julian asked, before looking to Luan "If I leave, you must give me a reward."
"And what could it be?"
Julian smirk, but didn't answered, then he tried to get out of the ropes, however the outcome wasn't as good as he thought.
"Told you. They were made inside of the demon realm, and last time I checked, you are a semigod."
"Not anymore! I kinda run away from home right after becoming a god."
"Now that it is something that we don't hear every day."
"I just wanted to understand what happened and for that I looked for you."
"You looked for me all these years? You should have stayed at Zoorest." Luan said, surprised and sad "This is my last life..., I just want to live it the fullest."
Both closed their eyes and no one said a word for hours, then Julian looked over to Luan and said.
"I will obtain the justice you deserve. I will make sure you do. Then you can live in peace!"