A Brother's Sacrifice

All of the guys started picking up their weapons. Bats, metal pipes and even knives were in their hands. They slowly approached Aki, who was just standing in the same spot and observing them.

While observing them, she was wearing the bandages on her hands. It's been a long time since she used those. The guys knew that she was no ordinary student. After all, who can kick a guy taller than me and then propelled him to the ground. Also, she's the same age as me.

Aki closed her eyes for a moment and started breathing slowly. An idiot, who thought that this was a chance to strike her, rushed towards her with a metal pipe in his hand.

"Fool."

A single word came out of Aki's mouth which was heard by only me. I unconsciously let out a smile. Seeing me, who was behind Aki, that idiot faltered a bit but continued to run. He's so stupid. It was like a warning from me.

He swung the pipe vertically so as to hit her in the head. She opened her eyes calmly. Her right foot went behind her left swiftly. Her body was turned to the sides, allowing her to dodge the pipe which was inches away from her shoulders. Aki counter-attacked him by throwing an uppercut. The guy was lifted in the air for a second and fell down on the asphalt.

In the meantime, I took out my phones and started recording the fight. I wanted to show Aki something interesting.

A group of 4 people ran towards Aki. 2 guys went forward and 2 others were behind them. Aki dashed towards them and jumped on the front guy's shoulder, which gave her a boost up. This allowed her to create the opportunity for confusion in the small group.

She kicked both of the guys who was behind the other 2. They fell down hard. One of the guys in front, turned around to face her. But Aki grabbed his head and brought it down to her knees. That guy had nosebleeds which didn't stop.

The other one, still confused, was kicked in the neck. I think I heard a crack when that happened. There was now three of them left.

2 charged at her with bats in their hands. When the two of them swung their bats simultaneously, she hesitated as to what to do.

Having no choice, she decided to retreat, but that was a bad decision. She lost her footing and fell down. She recovered by putting her left hand in between her body and the floor.

One of them tried to stomp on her. Aki rolled sideways and simultaneously, kicked the other guy's leg. He fell down head first and blood was oozing out of his forehead. He fainted immediately due to the impact.

Aki glared at the other one. He stood still, scared for his life. Looking down to his pants, he wet himself.

"Hahahaha, that guy wet himself seeing you. Aki, are you a toilet?"

"Shut the hell up Tenma! Frankly, it's just disgusting."

We passed off comments while the guy was embarrassed by his actions. He picked up his bat and swung mercilessly at Aki.

Aki, who saw through it did a simple dodge and punched him in the stomach. He fell while holding his stomach in pain. Now there was only one left.

He seems a little bit stronger than the others. He took a fighting stance. Yup, he is skilled.

Aki was more careful after seeing him in that position. But something was off. I couldn't tell what it was exactly though.

Aki was the first one to approach him but he still didn't react. She threw a low kick to his foot to knock him off balance. But that was a bad idea.

He dodged it by jumping upwards and took something out. It was a knife which he thrust towards her face. That weapon was hidden very well in his sleeve.

Aki barely escaped his attack but she was scarred while dodging. Blood started coming out of her cheek. She swept it with her hand and regained her composure.

Aki took a metal pipe on the ground and charged towards him. The delinquent was preparing for an escape.

Aki threw the pipe straight at him which left him off guard at her unexpected attack. Not knowing what to do, he braced for impact by protecting his face with both his hands.

*Bam*

The sound of the impact echoed throughout the alley. That guy looked up and saw Aki, who was near him and was about to throw a punch. The guy instinctively put up his hands as to block it. But that punch was a feint and the real attack was a kick into his balls.

The guy, who felt the extreme agony, had his mouth agape. He couldn't stand up at all.

"Hey Aki, is that your signature move?"

"Well, you could say it like that."

Aki then turned towards me while removing the bandages. She was looking kind of pissed off.

"You!.... I barely got killed there."

"Calm down. You got what you want."

"What are you saying? And why are you recording?"

"It's just proof."

"Proof? For what."

I showed her the video on my phone.

"For showing that you were feeling kind of happy when you were fighting."

The video showed that Aki was smiling when she was fighting all the delinquents.

"Wha!?.... am I smiling?"

"Yep, you were. You haven't had this kind of feeling for a while, have you?"

Actually, I had thought of this plan when thinking about the fight on the rooftop. She was disappointed when her opponents were weak. But she wanted more actions. Fighting was like a drug to her. Weak opponents wouldn't make her feel satisfied. Maybe she was looking for someone strong enough.

So I gave her the opportunity to fight. And as a bonus, they were strong and very dangerous. It was like a fight for life or death. Now that she is accustomed to this kind of fight, she would be fearless about weapons, strong enemy and dangerous terrain.

This fight was a gamble. If she had lost, I would have lost a valuable asset. But there was something about her past that prevented her from losing. Using her past, which I don't know, to my advantage made the gamble a bit more into my favour.

Although I didn't know that she liked to fight and was feeling excited, even in a dangerous situation. Is she a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t?

"That's...."

"Oh don't worry about it. I won't tell anyone. So tell me how did you feel when fighting."

"....although it was a dangerous fight, I felt like if... I got what I wanted. But I want more."

Yup, she's a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t. I took out a handkerchief and tried to sweep the blood.

"It will leave a small scar. That's troubling."

"It's not like I care about that."

"But it will ruin your beautiful face."

She looked at me into my eyes angrily.

"Are you flirting with me?"

"Oh come on. Don't be angry. I'm just complimenting you."

"Knowing the kind of person you are, it feels creepy."

"That's too cruel."

"For me, scars are a reminder to me that I withstood at whatever attack was coming towards me."

"I appreciate your arrogance. Anyway, let's go home. I'll drop you on the way as my house is in the same direction."

"I don't mind."

As we were about to leave, Aki stopped me and informed me,

"Hey, won't you like, take their money or something? It was a bet right?"

She said that as she pointed at those defeated guys lying on the floor.

"Oh, that? Don't worry about that. I just wanted to see you enjoy your time here. Nothing else."

I smiled at her and turned around to leave this place. Aki did not utter a word after I said my reason.

We walked to Aki's home and said goodbye to each other. I went home and washed myself clean after those entertainments I got. I saw Reika but she ignored me. It's necessary so I must endure.

Now I was thinking about bringing Aki to these kind of fights from time to time. She'll transform into a strong puppet who'll be manipulated by me and only me.