Adventures Of The Demon And Me

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Pain

"Are you ready?" I nod and get in position to dodge. "Yes..." He swings his punch towards me.

I realize I'm too slow. "Fuck! I'm not gonna be quick enough..!" I think to myself. "Fuck." Jinx says. I then feel a slap on my face and I fall backwards to the ground. "Ah!" I exclaim in pain. Jinx looks down at me. "A-Are you ok master..?" Jinx asks, concerned. "Yes... I thought you had a fist though, not a slap.." I say as I slowly rub my cheek.

Jinx extends his hand out to me to help me up. "Are you crazy? I switched to a slap when I realized you weren't fast enough." He replies. I grab his hand and he pulls me up to my feet. "I would take your head off your shoulders if I pumched your face master." He says. "Heh, true..." I look up at him with a serious look on my face. "Can we try again?" I ask him. "You want to go again master??" I nod my head. "Yes. Until I dodge your attack." I answer.

"I'm proud of you." He says as he gets into his fighting stance again. "Are you ready?" "Yes." I say as I get ready to dodge. I see his palm go straight for my face. I duck slightly, but not fast enough and I get palmed on my forehead. I start falling backwards until I feel a grip on my wrist. Jinx pulls me up to my feet. "You would've hit your head if you fell. Are you alright?" He asks, concerned. "Yes.."

"Am I hitting you too hard..?" Jinx asks. "N-No.. Let's keep going." 10 minutes pass and nothing changes. I keep failing to be fast enough and I end up getting smacked because of that. I'm disappointed in myself. I'm out of breath with slap marks all over my face. "A-Again..." I tell Jinx. He gives me a worried face. "Are you sure you don't want a break master..? You seem tired.." He says. I nod my head slightly. "I'm sure."

"I'll go for a body shot this time. I'll feel more guilty if I keep hitting you in your face." Jinx states. He immediately starts going for a strike. I look at it and I see he has a fist this time, going straight for my stomach. I start getting massive anxiety. "H-He's going for a punch this time..! How do I dodge that-!" I start thinking in my mind, until I feel an impact on my stomach. "AH!" I yell out. It really hurts.

I cough hard, spitting out saliva as I fall to the ground on my knees. "Master!" Jinx calls out. He drops to his knees to get on my level. "Are you ok?!" He asks. I can't answer, it's hard to speak. All I can do is grab my stomach in pain and groan. "I'm so sorry! Forgive me master! I didn't mean to hit you like that..!" Jinx apologizes frantically as he grabs onto my arms. It's hard to breathe, so my breaths are little. "Slow, deep breaths master..." He instructs.

I breathe as he says to, and it starts feeling a bit better. "It's ok Jinx.. I know you didn't mean it.. I'm ok.." I manage to say. He hugs me tightly. "I'm sorry sweetheart. We should take a break now." He says. "I-I wanna try again.." I say in his chest. Jinx looks down at me. "Master, no. You're taking a break." Jinx instructs. I raise my fist and hit his chest out of frustration. "No! I need to dodge your attack..." I say.

He doesn't stop hugging me. I keep repeatedly hitting his chest with my fists. "I don't want to be useless..! I have to dodge it! Please..!" I yell. He stops hugging me and grabs my arms hard as he stands me up. He pushes me up to a wall and looks down at me angrily. I look up at him shocked. "Don't call yourself useless! You can try again later." He says.

I don't listen to him as I try to struggle out of his grip. "N-No! Unless I can dodge one, I am useless!" I blurt out. He closes his eyes in frustration. He then grabs both of my wrists and pins them to the wall. "We're staying like this until you stop flailing punches and squirming! No more for now!" Jinx yells at me. My eyes widen as I look into his eyes. A few minutes pass.

"Are you done now?" Jinx asks with an angry look on his face. "Yes... Sorry for hitting you.." I say as I look down. He finally lets go of my wrists. "And for irritating you.." I apologize with a sad expression. Jinx looks down at me with an apologetic look. He hugs me and caresses my head as he sighs. "C'mere master.. It's alright. Forgive me for yelling at you, I just care about you. I'm not irritated." He reassures me.

I hug him back and tears flow out of my eyes. "I don't deserve your kindness Jinx..." I say. He lets go and puts his hand on my cheek. "Shh... It's ok. There's no need to cry master." I smile at him. "I love you Jinx." I say. He blushes and looks at me shocked. "I-I love you too master..."

I start to feel dizzy. My knees begin to wobble and I lean on Jinx so I don't fall. He holds onto me. "Are you ok..? You must be exhausted from training.." Jinx says. "Probably.." Jinx suddenly picks me up and carries me. "I'll take you to bed master.." He says as he looks down at me with a smile. I nod lightly. "Ok Jinx.."

"Close your eyes.. I got you." He says. I do as he says and I start getting sleepy. I fade into sleep in Jinx's arms as he carries me inside...