Tagging Up 4

'How did he get here so fast?' Alexis wondered blearily. Even if he sprinted as fast he could, he shouldn't be that fast, and beyond that, how would he even know exactly where she was?

The mans eyes went to Yarden's jacket and he grinned himself, "A brown haired youth with a slifer red jacket, you must be my target then," he noted, before laughing loudly and holding that same golden pyramid thing up towards Yarden with the hand not holding her deck, "Come to save this little bitch have you boy? Well, if you want to save her, you'll need to defeat me in a duel of shadows, putting your very soul on the-" his grand standing speech that made no sense was forced to be cut off him Yarden suddenly lunged into a run, shooting quickly towards the man.

A second later, Yarden jumped and his fist slammed into the mans jaw and outright lifted him up off of his feet. The huge man gave a gurgling groan of pain as he slammed into the ground back first.

"You think I'm gonna fucking duel you when you hurt my friend?" Yarden snarled, and Alexis blinked in shock as he delivered a powerful kick to the mans ribs, and a snapping sound coming from him. Was that his ribs!? "Yer a fuckin' deadman mate'. Here am' gonnae show yae how wae deal wae cunts like you back in Scotland!" Yarden slipped into a thick accented brogue as he kicked the man again, and despite his huge size, flipping him around onto his front.

"Get yer hands aff a these." the teen ripped her deck from his hands, "And here, let's see how you fuckin' like it." he added, before outright ripping the mans gauntlet off and slipping his hand into it himself, the metallic silver gauntlet suddenly compressing a moment later to fit around his own arm.

"N-no, my deck!" the man wailed and struggled to his knees, and tried to waddle away on them, glaring over his shoulder at Yarden, "G-give it back! D-do you know who you are dealing with! I am the great Titan! I will feed your soul to the darkness in a shadow game for this!"

"Sook ma cock." Yarden replied with a snort and started walking towards the man who was was twice his width and had a foot of height on him. Yet it was the towering behemoth of a man, Titan as he called himself that frightfully flinched away.

"No! No!" Stay away from me you monster!" Titan wailed, and grabbed the golden pyramid hanging around his neck and lifting it up. It flashed with light and a rolling mist seemed to erupt from it hiding him from view.

Yarden stopped in place, giving it a wary look, before growling, "If I ever see you anywhere near Alexis again you're fucking dead, you here me!?" he suddenly roared loudly.

And she understood a moment later as the light and fog disappeared, to show Titan completely gone without a trace.

A shuddering breath escaped from her mouth, and Alexis felt some of the tension and the fear drain out of her.

Yarden sighed, the aggression leaving his posture and he turned towards her, "You alright?" he asked in concern, making his way over to her.

Alexis gave him a wincing smile, "Now that you're here." she replied. That was terrifying. That man just came out of nowhere and tried to kidnap her. Then tried to steal her deck. And would have gotten away with it to if it weren't for the boy who rushed to her rescue.

She was right, he was reliable and strong.

He gentle helped her up to her feet, and a small gasp let her as her legs almost gave out beneath her from the pain in them. She had to lean against him to keep upright, "S-sorry about this." Alexis apologized. Honestly, she was in a bit of a daze. Everything just happened so fast.

"Don't worry about it," he gave her a comforting smile and began rubbing her back soothingly, "We're friends aren't we? That guy's just lucky he had his little magic tricks or I'd have smashed his face in for attempting this shit with you."

Despite the situation, Alexis felt her cheeks warm up a bit.

"Here." he held her deck out towards her and she accepted it gratefully.

She eyed the boy thoughtfully. The difference between the him now and the brogue snarling one promising violence from just a few moments ago was like night and day. It was, a really interesting duality. She kind of liked it.

A thought occurred to her again though. "How did you find me so fast?" she asked.

He quirked an eyebrow at her, before chuckling, "Well, I told you that card I gave you would protect you from bullshit didn't I?"

Alexis blinked at the reply, before her eyes widened. That light. There had been nothing physical for it to come from. It had just appeared from around her. "..What is that card?" she asked in wonder.

"Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies." he replied.

So there was really something special about it then.

"There's no way you'll believe me with how things are right now babe," he squeezed her waist comfortingly, "You're not ready yet. Give it a few months, you'll understand then." he informed cryptically.

"..Being cryptic like that doesn't make you sound cool." she replied dryly. Yet a smile tugged at her lips. Well, if he didn't want to tell her right now, she wouldn't push the issue. She knew enough from this to know the card was special in some way.

She relaxed against the boy. All the desperation had totally drained from her now, and she felt safe with Yarden beside her.

A few moments later, he was carrying her on his back, his hands grasping under her thighs to keep her aloft while her arms hung around his neck, though the gauntlet on his right hand felt cold on her skin. Up this close to him, she could smell his cologne clearly, a clear, crisp scent that tickled her nose, 'Guess I've still got a long way to go before I'm strong like my monsters.' she mused.

She noticed then as she hung her head over Yarden's shoulder, that there was a wide smile on his face, "What's got you so happy?" Alexis wondered.

He chuckled, "Just enjoying the fringe benefits of carrying you like this." he replied, giving her thighs a gentle, teasing squeeze.

Oh, he was just enjoying having her pressed up against him? Well, wasn't he easy to make happy? Alexis tightened her grip on his shoulders a bit and pressed her breasts into his back a bit more, her lips curving a bit when she felt his spine straightening a bit at the action. "You're such a horndog." a laugh of amusement escaped her.

"That I am." Yarden grinned and replied shamelessly.