𝙾𝚞𝚛 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 [ C̶y̶n̶t̶h̶i̶a̶ X̶ A̶s̶h̶ X Astrid ]

ACT 70 | CUTTHROAT

"Hurt them once... He will kill you twice sound too cliche right... Make it a million times and then he might find a little peace..."
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Calem leaned against the cold wall of the hospital outside Nate's room feeling a strange numbness take over his body... He didn't knew what to do anymore.. He believed Nate would just find out who those students were and would return fine but he acted oversmartly and it backfired... Too badly..

He didn't knew how many injuries he sustained to protect Rosa all because of him... Blood loss, organ damage, jaw fracture, wrist snapped out of the socket, fingers of left hand snapped after he was unconscious... It was a nightmare to even see him...

It all was going in a direction he wasn't even aware of... "What is this?" He heard Ash mumble looking at Nate on the bed with hundreds of plasters, bandages and needles going down his arms.. They didn't knew when will he wake up... A week, a day, never... It was fucked...

He heard steps exiting the room and looked at Ash's shoes not being able to make himself look into his eyes...

"Mind if we take it outside for a moment?" He asked... He knew he was gonna feel pain and a lot of it the second he step outside but he knew he deserved it.. Only if he did that himself then Rosa wouldn't have been traumatized.. It was good she sustained only minor injuries or a lot of people would have been dead by now...

As they stood out at the entrance of the hospital, Ash's left hook slammed onto his cheek as hard as he could.. He took it without any resistance with a hollow look in his eyes... "What happened?" Ash asked him...

"...."

"You were in Jublife right.. WHY DIDN'T YOU DID ANYTHING?" He snarled at him as his punch connected once again forcing Calem to spit blood tearing his upper lip open.. He crashed on the ground feeling Ash grab his collar slamming his fist onto his nose as hard as it could...

"It is my fault... CALEM TOLD ME TO FOLLOW THEM BUT I DIDN'T.. IF YOU WANT TO PUNISH SOMEONE THEN IT SHOULD BE ME.." Trip stepped between him and Calem with his hand in front of Ash to prevent him walk toward him... Ash could kill and Trip could sense his bloodlust from miles away... He regretted not listening to Calem and follow them...

"Out of my way..." Ash warned..

"I should be punished.." And his wish was fulfilled a second later.. With a kick to his temple, Trip went down unconscious.. Hell, having a fist exchange with enraged Ash ketchum was gateway to death and afterlife... He grabbed Calem by his neck pulling his face toward him..

"You promised you would protect them right then what is this?" He asked him slamming his fist violently on his face who didn't wanted to fight him.. If he wanted then he could have fought Ash. He was black belt for a reason but he didn't wanted to knowing it was all his shitty reasoning which messed up Rosa's and Nate's life...