My Fool Fighter

3

Song: The Reason - Hoobastank

(Please see subtitles then listen to it on repeat while reading to immerse yourself in their story)

One hand in the air separating the two fighters looked up for, both waiting for the start signal to attack the other, a second later they were running towards each other after the awaited hand was now down signalling the beginning of the 11th and last round.

The cheering getting louder and louder, everyone on the standby nervously waiting to see the winner.
It felt like the longest game for everyone there even tho it was only another 3 minutes like all previous games were, it especially felt even longer for Wooyoung who was losing his patience as the seconds passed by, screaming and cheering with the audience, supporting Mount from the back where he stood,
he might think his words had just merged with everyone else's, but what he didn't know was that every word he said was heard by san, it was heard by him and it strengthened him than ever, "those are wooyoungie's words" san thought, and so he let them empower him to take over the fight, it worked wonders little did his mentor know, for san was the upper hand all thanks to this special voice supporting him from right behind.

Not a few minutes later until the fight was over with, expectedly by very few people, san winning it.
People there were going crazy, lots of them wanted to pounce on wooyoung and snitch back all their money they have bet on Leo encouraged by him.
The only thing that stopped them, dragging everyone's attention was Leo.

The referee after evaluating the situation had announced a winner raising Mount's hand up high with Leo being on the floor feeling all bitter and ashamed, his ego was not gonna take a loss by someone he never heard of before, who is this Mount that came out of nowhere, became a fighter and beat him today? He has always been the best fighter, whom everyone feared, no one dared to even be locked in the same ring with him let alone leaving him laying on the ground barely able to lift a finger. It all went to his head, numbing the pain he felt all around his body.

San was smiling happily, one hand in the air held by the judge, facing wooyoung now who was behind him before, "well done san~ah" said his mentor with an even wider smile. All in wooyoung's mind was finally making his first million, meaning he can now continue his original plan and run away with the money he made using san, leaving the fighter behind that night.

His thoughts were interrupted by san getting kicked in the back, he now was on the ground topped by Leo who manoeuvered him while most vulnerable after letting his guard down to celebrate his win with the one he did it for.

Leo started punching san in the face, his stomach and chest, elbow striking him aggressively right before wooyoung's eyes.
All san could do was cover his face with his arms, he was taken by surprise that he froze. His body forgot how to move to protect itself the way it instinctively did to protect wooyoung.
Only for him to feel lighter all of a sudden, he lowered his arms to see what was going on at that instant, in his sight there was Leo on the ground once again, this time topped by wooyoung who scared everyone there even the bettors that were angry at him a second ago, he looked terrifying, is the least to say about the guy who was scream-punching Leo in the face repeatedly and quickly the guy couldn't stop to even breath.
Wooyoung had jumped in the ring, kicking the guy in the face off san and taking over him with no mercy, as if the guy under him was involved in his whole family's murder, this is what it looked like to everyone there witnessing this menacing side of him.

Wooyoung's pov

I dont know where I got this power from, I just was out of my mind seeing you get hit without doing anything about it, it hurt me more than ever, it ached my heart so bad, san.

End of pov

Finally the whole situation was resolved with Leo making a visit to the hospital after all he had been through that night. Poor guy didn't know what he signed up for when agreed to be an opponent for Mount, and he was even more wrong upsetting Wooyoung.

Wooyoung supported san from his side walking him to the van to rest, he was checking up with him and how he was feeling, whether he needed to visit the hospital or not, but san said he was alright easying off wooyoung's turbulenced mind.

"If you are feeling so tired I will go to shower first while you rest for a bit here, how does that sound to you?" San smiled closing his eyes as a respond while lying on the mattress at the back of the van.
"I won't be long, I'll order us some food when I'm back too sannie, do not fall asleep yet", said the shorter and went off after grabbing a change of clothes with him to the shower.

Wooyoung's pov

"I shouldn't have let that Leo bastard leave the ring breathing, how dared he come off at san like that!"

Even tho it worried him, he felt something was off, since when does he care about san? It all was an act in front of san whenever he told him he did, but now? He is all alone, and it just works with his plan so why is his heart aching at the thought of the fighter getting hurt?
He couldn't seem to get his head around it to find an answer that would satisfy the personality he has built himself.
He finally brushed the thought off and left back to the van thinking of asking san his order then sending him to shower while waiting for the delivery.

He opened the trunk talking while climbing into what they called their house. "San~ah, tell me your order quick we need to go to sleep soon, a long day tomorrow you know", I called san who would normally answer me immediately, no matter what he was doing, even in the middle of his sleep my regular tone voice was the best alarm that worked wonders with zero snoozes, but something is not right, "san?" I called him again this time
tapping his shoulder, yet again no answer, he was all sweaty even though he was because of the fight but that should have dried by now, his skin was so pale too.
I won't lie, it freaked me out.

"It is not nice to ignore me after I have just saved your life today choi san"
I tried teasing, more like trying all my cards to wash away the sound of my heart beating louder in my ears now.

I finally shaked the guy laying in front of me a few times with no response, it was the last thing I did before jumping straight to my driver's seat and heading up to the closest hospital, the guy was definitely not okay.