The Journey to the East The Journey to the Future The Journey to the End

Chapter 31

Hihi. I'm just going to say that. 

Wanwan's POV

"So uh, Ling, what am I supposed to call you now that we're a couple?" I asked, while getting up from under the table.

"You think. And why do we have to be a couple?" He asked, clearly oblivious to the obvious reason. 

"That's because once Natalia's soul returns, when she finds out you've broken up with her or whatnot, she's going to question humanity. So, I substitute her for now. Makes sense?" I explained, with some patience. He's smart, he should figure it out. 

"Ah."

"Now, I've come up with two nicknames I could call you, you pick. Lingerie, or Linguini," I said, after he said ah. 

"Why those two options?"

"Don't ask, or the skirt's on you."

"Fine, fine, Linguini."

"Good boy. Otherwise it would have been sloppy fish."

"Wha?"

"Never mind, now, where to?" I asked, trying to end that awkward-ish conversation. 

"Back to headquarters I guess? Also, even though you're going to be Wanwan, you still have to deal with the gang you know," Ling told me, giving me a great headache. 

I'm not one to kill. I'm not one to slaughter. And most importantly, I'm not one to use claws. 

"No way I'm doing that. Besides, don't you guys have better things to do? A life to live?" I asked, really curious about their jobs. 

In my mind, it was all spread out like a spreadsheet. Kill, slay, repeat. And that's the way of life, till the end of time. 

That's when he chuckled. 

"You think that's it? Killing? Of course not. Definitely that's one of the things we do. There is also drug dealing, gambling, smuggling, things like that. I can understand if you won't do it," he said. 

"Oh."

My mind was now filled with images of me using some glitchy claw to scratch out someone's brain like a naughty kitty cat. Oh yes, if you're wondering, how did I know Natalia used claws even though they aren't with her right now? I saw her with them before. Remember the taxi incident?

Anyways. 

Apart from scratching random brains out, there were also nasty images of me smoking, inhaling drugs, gambling, hitting random employees with a leather whip. Don't ask me why. It's in my kitty nature. 

Even then, I don't want to do it. But how will I settle this? 

Answer wasn't in my head at the moment.

"Well, uh, Wanwan, do you want to, uh, go for our date then? I mean, you have to be Natalia don't you, so you ought to come with me, so no one suspects anything," Ling said, his face written awkward all over it. 

"Uh okay?" I replied with a shrug, "Still, is there anyway I can get you out of that god-awful place? Anyway I can help you out?"

He shook his head slightly and looked down at his shoes, before sighing a sigh of exasperation. He looked out the window and told me something I never wanted to hear, "Look, Wanwan, I'm in, and I'm in for life. I can't get out, and I never will."

"But–"

"No, there's no way you can help me."

He then rose up from his seat, swept his pants with his hands and cleared his throat. 

"Uh, so, where do you want to go?"

"Me? Oh, uh, to the shopping mall I guess."

"Oh sure, that would make a very 'romantic' date. When I bring Natalia out, I never bring her to the mall. For if others are going on a shopping spree, she goes for a killing spree. And we can't afford that. At least I get to bring someone to the mall today."

"Yay, accomplishment."

3rd Person's POV

Meanwhile...

"So, Baxia, are you ready to unfreeze?"

...

"SAY SOMETHING OR YOU'LL STAY THERE."

...

"Oh, right."

Chang'e used her magic to unfreeze Baxia's head, and would you like to know the first thing he said?

"I think my pee is frozen solid."