The Ripple Effect

Chapter 9: YOU CUTE BASTARD!

Jiyoung quickly noticed my presence in the room and told me to come closer. I did so and she explained that Wooin challenged Jisuk and that now they were here to witness their fight. I found it quite strange that the silent Wooin would go out of his way to fight his bully. Seeing how he was mistreated by his professor for years and only fought back when others were about to get hurt, I assumed he was similar to Jiwoo. I supposed he wasn't the type to really defend himself and usually my impressions of people are right so why does he want to fight Jisuk? I didn't have time to wonder any longer because the alarm declaring the start of the fight rang. Wooin didn't lose any time to throw a long distance hit at Jisuk. An attack from Jisuk answered Wooin's one and they started circling each other while each throwing projectiles. One finally touched Jisuk, scratching his face and making me clap admiratively. The sound brought both their attention to me. They watched as I sat cross-legged on the floor, munching on my snacks. They kept quiet until the fizzing of a soda can I just opened got them out of their trance. Jisuk yelled angrily:

- What is she even doing here?!

-She came to watch, answered his sister.

-Nara, those injuries... , started Wooin.

I simply stuck my tongue out at the seething Jisuk and smiled at the endearing robot. Wooin stared at my bandages attentively before turning towards his opponent and throwing even more telekinesis.

What was that about?

Jisuk closed the distance between them using wind to speed himself up and began punching endlessly the glasses-wearing teen who tried defending with his arms to shield himself. The panoply of punches made Wooin fly backwards, hitting the wall. Even so, he quickly replied by strangling his bully's neck with his power. That made Jisuk go berserk as he deployed around him a wall of wind blades to halt the projectiles and then cut Wooin. The fight went on as they were both bleeding and tired. That is until I heard a familiar voice call out to the dark haired boy. Jiwoo was in a wheelchair, getting pushed by Shinwa agents. It seems like Jisuk called him here a little while ago. Wooin focused on Jiwoo's injuries like he did with mine and like earlier, he exploded once again. The pressure around him heightening ten folds. 

I get it now! 

That adorable being is fighting to avenge us! He doesn't know that we spared against Jisuk and thinks that he hurt us for no reason. They proceeded to exchange a few more blows before getting stopped by Inhyuk and a man apparently called Seongha Park. But Wooin didn't seem to accept the end of their battle so easily as he kept looking at me and Jiwoo saying he wants to keep fighting. Inhyuk noticed this and asked:

-Are perhaps fighting with Jisuk because of Jiwoo and Nara?

...

-You're right! He did ask me if I was the reason they went to the hospital!

-Aww you cute bastard ! I exclaimed, limping in his direction to hug him.

Jiwoo then explained that our bruises were from sparing not bullying and as Inyhuk questioned Jiwoo's presence here, Jisuk revealed that he called him to brag about his abilities. Saying that our battles meant nothing. I replied sarcasticly:

-I knew that already you genius!

-Huh?