With the sun rays hitting the eastern side of the school elongating it's shadows, students of all ages and sizes are moving out of the gate heading home after a long tiring day. In the midst of the bustling group a teen with black curly hair walking beside a well proportioned lady with his hand on her waist laughing loudly. Everywhere he passes eyes turn to him some filled with mock anger others envy while others just curiosity. Among the curious side stands Fay with her eyes on the laughing boy. She looks at her backside and then murmurs" mine are not that small...how dare that perve say that my backside does no justice to my beauty..humph.."
Oblivious to the kind of doubt he dug within her head Kael goes on his way. Reaching a junction where they are to part he looks to the direction she'll be heading to he turns to her and ruffles her head lightly " stay safe okay" he says before sending her off .
" Mmmh...you too" she replies not so loudly then dashes towards her house that is not far from there. Kael on the other hand was entranced by the scene but his gaze being lower gazing at the bouncing wonders. " Fyuuuuiii. ." he whistles lightly then heads home.
Opening his door he throws his body on the mattress then gazes at the calender."Two days huh...sigh today was tiring but at least I got myself a master pass..haha..that was funny." He gazes outside then at the pile of papers.
He groans lightly then begins cleaning his room amidst the cleaning he comes across the eviction notice. A cold light passes through his eyes as his thoughts wonder to that uneventfull night. He cuts it to five pieces then throws them to the bin. After an hour of non-stop cleaning he finally finishes then opens the window curtains to gaze at the busy street.
" An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth" he says lightly and decides to deal with the thugs after his awakening. " Sigh...but damn that chick sure has nice stuff." He says while opening and closing his hands reliving his past experience." Can't wait for tomorrow" he says picking a can of instant noodles prepares them then eats.
After his meal he lied on his "bed" and ponders on his future path. " All I need is money right now but there are no ways of making money that I know of apart from robery and gambling...wait.." he sits upright with a idea bulb lighting on his head. He sits in a lotus position with his hands clasped and eyes closed he prays to the goddess to be blessed with infinite luck. After what seems like a millennia his body lights lightly." Seriously fast you ask for speed coz you're late now luck just because you want to gamble well why don't you ask me for gold next." An irritated voice come into his head. He laughs warily and apologizes before storming out of his room heading to a local betting shop in the neighborhood.
Two houses next to the flat Kael stays at a local betting stall filled to the brim with screens on every wall betting stakes plastered on the wall. The stall filled with various people betting on the horse race, car race and various game.
At the entrance a teenage boy enters his eyes roaming around the room his eyes sparkling with excitement. He heads to the reception where a middle aged lady was reading a magazine. "Excuse me I need fast cash what should I bet on?" He asks lightly.
The lady lowers her glasses lightly and answers with practised ease " bet on the cars to double you're money, horses to triple , soccer for 4x and football for 8 x result." She then goes back to reading.
" Ah....so how do I place my bets...and can I take a loan?" He asks awkwardly." For the bet go to reception 4 for the loan head to 6" he thanks her and does as told. After going through the steps he finally finishes and sits with four script papers in his hand. Looking at the papers he says and prays to his goddess." Sigh have more faith on me." A melodious voice trails into his ears.
While sitting with his eyes closed a middle aged man approaches him and sits next to him. " First time kiddo?" He asks him startling him." Yes sir but must say I'm confident." He answers startling the guy. " Hahahaha...you sure are how about we make a bet kiddo are you interested?" He asks with a smug smile. " What do you mean sir ?" Kael asks lightly.
" It's simple really I'm gonna triple the amount you bet on and if you win you keep the cash then help me place my next bets from today onwards..so what do you say kiddo ." He says to Kael.
Kael looks at him with a dumbfounded expression but inside he was busy thanking the stars above or rather his goddess." Thy holiness surely they great ...." He kept on thanking her for a whole five minutes.
~Cough~cough~the man coughs lightly getting his attention." So do we have a deal boy?" He asks.
" Yes definitely but how about a 10% commission on every win?" He asks warily. " Hahaha...kids these days sure are interesting." He says and shakes his hands intensely.
They head to the receptionist for the guy to commit to his side of the deal. After all protocols were done they sat their eyes fixated on the screen.
First off was the horse race where on the script Kael had bet on horse no.87. . Looking at the horse no 87 Kael clenches his fists tightly.~Bang~the race begun with the horses taking off with horse no 67 taking the lead with 87 taking the runner up. Seeing this the man beside starts sweating lightly.
But then something astonishing happens as horse no.87 overtakes the other two and takes the lead at the last minute snatching the first position for itself.
" Suuuuuuuuuuuu...." Kael shouts while tucking on the script. The whole room went silent looking at him. He awkwardly laughs and takes his seat feeling the burning gazes on his back. " Good job lad two more to go next is the car race." The guy beside him says to him
The car race soon followed up with Kael cashing his win the scene repeating itself in the football match. After tucking the last win he heads to the reception to withdraw his win. After cashing in his wins he repays the eight bronze notes to the establishment to which he had bet 4 into football 2 into horse and car race respectively earning back 42 bronze notes. After paying back the amount he owed he turns to the tripling guy and handed him his 84 notes after tripling the bets.
The guy seeing this immediately shakes his hands declining profusely." No you can the cash as down payment for accepting my offer." He says.
Kael looks at him and raises his eyebrow lightly "sure man I won't take it out once it's in my pouch." He says while pocketing his bundle of 118 bronze notes. He then stretches his hand " to our partnership" he says to the guy who shakes his hand.
After the formalities they both head out. Seeing the boy walk in the darkness the guy offers a hand to escort which Kael readily agrees to knowing clearly the type of horrors that the darkness hide.
He is escorted to his flat where he enters to rest.
While in his apartment he takes out his bundle of cash and whistles lightly saying "all this from a single night well let's put 2o for tomorrow 40 for rent and the rest for food and other items." After the planning he sighs checking at the calender.
" Two days huh..I need some meat and chains hope tomorrow will be just like today."
He then looks at the moon and closes his eyes for a night prayer. While doing so the days images flash in his mind and the image of a certain redhead appear bringing a smile on his face..."better get her a gift tomorrow" he says and heads off to sleep.
On the other side the middle aged man is seen bowing to a world toppling beauty with red hair.
" Ma'am I think I found a cub today who is about to awaken in the next new moon but it seems like he isn't one of us...I successfully approached him and am now watching him." He reports and stays silent.
The lady closes his book and looks down at the guy her eyes shining a deep red hue showing her position as the alpha of the pack this guy belongs to.
" Interesting...." Her soft voice graces on the man's ears.
Kael oblivious to the turn of events sleeps with a smile on his face.