Fantasy Keychain Vol. 1

Chapter 5: Abandoned School

Our eyes met and was surprised as we see each other again. He raised his right arm and greeted me effortlessly, "Hey..."

I flustered, "H-Hey! What are you doing here? Where are you going?"

"Back to apartment, you?"

"Going home now! Hehehe..."

I scratched my head and laughed. Grinning at him with eyes wrinkled, like obviously I've been onto something.

He raised an eyebrow, asking me dubiously, "Where have you been? By your action it seems like you are hiding something. Did you do vigilantism again?"

I gulped. It was somehow scary as he asked me that, because he is also looking at me with dead-fish eyes...

I replied right away, "Of course not! You don't hear any news now, do you? I mean if I did, I'm pretty sure there will be news around again, just as the same as before. Hehehe..."

He is still looking at me dubiously, "Hmm, I see..."

Then, all of a sudden, he just smiled, "Well, it's nice to see you again." He added.

I sighed. A heavy feeling is lifted. He was about to leave, when suddenly, I realized something, 'Oh wait! This is my chance to ask him-'

"-Wait!"

He looked back at me, I asked, "Um... Can you teach me how to defend? I mean, I want to learn more from you..."

I should've asked him about himself. Like who really is he, and what's his background? Or why there are some people looking for him? And just how he is a legend to them? Yet, I didn't. It's because I don't want him to be surprised. I don't want him to evade my questions again. I know that the only way to ask these questions is through getting nearer to him first, or at least befriend him first.

"I want to learn self defense, and I know you are the only one who can help me. Please..." I begged.

He lazily asked me, "Hmm, did you ran into a hoarder? Or all this time you were looking for me?"

I instantly flustered, "N-Neither of the two! I did not do neither of the two! I just... want to be prepared just as you said."

He sighed. It felt like he has the responsibility, because it's his words, "Fine, we'll start by tomorrow after your school. But note this, I don't take responsibilities if you get injured or get into trouble. Basically, you are not under me and that you are doing these based on your own free will. Understood?"

I replied immediately, "Y-Yes sir!"

"And you don't have to call me sir. No nicknames for me, just Ryu. Ok?"

"Y-Yes! Master Ryu!"

He then immediately performed a lower cut punch, slamming my head down as he furiously reply, "I said just Ryu!"

I quickly felt that pain and replied sobbingly, "Y-Yes... Ryu..."

He then smiled, "Good, I'll see you tomorrow then"

'Does he really have to slam me? What a sadist...'

"So, um... Where do we meet?" I asked.

"In an abandoned school, far east from here."

I suddenly felt a nostalgic feeling, "Oh, ok... I know exactly where's that. Me and my best-friend hanged out in there when we were younger..."

Then, I remembered Miki...

(Back before when we were younger, we got lost together, because we got separated from our parents who were just buying stuffs in a shop. My mom and his mom were shopping together that time, and that is how the two of us get to know each other more. At first, we didn't foresee that we are already getting too far from our parents. All we know is that we just entered an abandoned place to play and do stupid stuffs, until it gets darker.