19 Chapter 18: thinking titles is hard, you do it for me today.

***third-person P.O.V.

Tania observed her savior who seemed to have an edgy personality. She still couldn't summon enough courage to get those jackets as he suggested even though it was freaking cold out here.

"Thank you..." she spoke hesitantly after her heart finally calmed down a little. She still felt cautious of him after she saw him brutally deal with those bastards.

She was eternally grateful to him for what he did but after experiencing betrayal today, she know that it would take time for her to trust someone so quickly.

She subconsciously flinched when he replied to her," do you also not feel cold like me? do not make me repeat myself more than what I have patience for."

'He might be younger than her but he for sure knew how to order people around. ' she thought as she mustered up some courage to stand up and pick up the jackets before returning to her earlier position.

She put on a jacket while she used the rest as blankets and mattresses so that the cold floor won't affect her too much. he didn't even turn to her while she did all that.

He seemed adamant about getting his so-called beauty sleep, though she thought that she knew if he wanted to sleep then he could just return to the abandoned house through the roof as he emerged for her rescue.

She was unaware that kar-el was sleeping on the roof on this cold night. Because of this misunderstanding, she believed that he was sitting in the alley to accompany her due to her not being able to enter the house as he could with his ninja-like parkour.

" I need to return, my friends would be worried about me," she spoke to him while looking at the floor because she thought if she didn't look at him, she won't have to face his frustrated expression which might make her flinch again.

" Not now, you can go in the morning.", kar-el remarked softly while still not looking at her.

" but," she tried to plead but he interrupted her by clicking his tongue.

" I said no so no. you might not have thinking capacity right now but I have. do you think you should be strolling at midnight with your getup in a notorious area known for its crime rate? I could protect you from some knife-wielding amateurs but what if we end up facing someone with a gun? this is America, guns are as common here as finding Chinese food in China Town." that shut up her plans of going pretty quickly. he continued," Now either you get some sleep if you can or let me have some by being quiet."

" You don't have to be so mean about it," Tania spoke casually without realizing that she was opening up to him because of his attitude toward her.

He didn't reply this time to her which made the conversation still. Before long exhaustion finally caught up with her and she ended up sleeping.

***** kar-el P.O.V.

" wake up," I tried to wake up the girl after I felt like she got enough sleep. Tbh I didn't want to wake her up as getting sleep after trauma will help her recover a little as sleeping actives the healing factor of the brain but I have to drop her with her friends before they get the police involved.

I didn't want anything to do with the police before I fraud my documentation.

she finally woke up and looked at me warily, I was impressed that she didn't start trusting me like a fool just because I saved her.

" Get up and check what is yours in that stash," I said to her as I pointed at my loot before distancing myself from her.

This time she obeyed me without asking something which might have been because of my strict attitude toward her. She was obviously older than me that much I could tell even at the night yesterday.

She walked up to the stash and picked up a locket and a women's watch first before taking a brick phone too. she looked at me after she was done.

" what about money? " I asked as I raised an eyebrow at her act.

" you can have it, it looks like you could use it better," she replied as she started putting on her accessories and fixing her clothes a little.

'Well if she learned to sarcasm with me after a night's rest then she is much courageous than I thought ' I thought as I smirked while I collected the rest of the stash.

" Well if you want to walk all the way then you are very much welcome," I replied as I shrugged off my shoulders. Looks like she hadn't thought about that because she seemed hesitant now while seeing me collect all the money.

" Follow me, I need to get rid of some stuff before I drop you. " I said to her before turning around to leave the alley.

It looked like she wanted to say something but she still followed me anyways.

She certainly attracted attention because of her outfit which seemed more appropriate to wear at the parties, not in a poor District but they didn't dare to come close because they were wholly aware that it was better to not mess with me after yesterday's event.

" do you know the current price of silver and gold accessories? " I asked her as we walked toward a pawnshop that I saw yesterday.

she nodded as she tried to match my pace but fell short of it.

We finally reached the pawnshop after walking for 10 minutes, since it was still early morning it was completely empty for the most part. we entered it following my lead as I walked up to the counter.

**** Tania P.O.V.

He walked as if he owned the place, I wonder where did he get so much confidence. He put the accessories that he got yesterday on the table before looking at the shop owner's eyes and speaking, " cash."

It looked like the shop owner was skilled in dealing with brutes because he didn't bat an eyelid as he silently picked up the dog tags and bracelets to check if they were genuine.

Once he was confident about them, he named a price to the guy whose name I still don't know, he turned to look at me which made me confused for a sec before I remembered what he asked me while walking here.

" it's a lot less," I told him honestly and he just turned to look at the owner quietly.

The owner clicked his tongue before he said," let's be real, shall we? You don't seem to get them the ordinary way. these types of tags are used by gangsters around here so I can't be seen selling them. I have to melt them which will reduce their price a lot. " while looking at the guy who doesn't even seem to be a major.

" It is still a lot less. these are high carat gold accessories." I objected at my own initiative this time.

" Fine, I will raise it by 10% more, deal or no deal? " the owner finally gave his ultimatum.

He just raised his hand as he asked, " cash. "

Once he got his cash, we exited the store quietly before moving towards the city again.

' Does he plan to walk all the way?' I lamented as I followed him half-heartedly. I wondered how he ended up on the streets.

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