Chapter 4

Gusion's POV

"Hey, Gusion. I'm heading to Harley's house so we can go grab some pizza. Wanna come?" Asked Hayabusa who was already dressed up.

"Yeah, count me in." I told him and went in my given room. I slip on to a loose shirt and pants.

I was too lazy to dress up.

"Let's go." I said as we went out of the house.

"It's surprising. You didn't dress up to impress Lesley." Hayabusa said.

"What?" I asked.

"Dude, we're off to Harley's house. Harley is Lesley's little brother." Hayabusa explained.

And then it hit me. Going to Harley's house means seeing Lesley!

"Crap! How do I look?!" I asked.

"Boy, you sure fell hard." Hayabusa laughed. "What made you fell for that superior type of woman?"

"Damn, you should've seen what happened that night, Hayabusa. She looked so beautiful, standing in that battlefield. And god, those red locks of hers were the most beautiful set of locks I've ever seen." I told him.

"Of all the girls to fall inlove with, why Lesley Vance?" He asked.

"I never got her name that night. I never had a clue who she was." I said.

"She's not someone who's easy to deal with, Paxley."

"I know. She's feisty. And it makes the chase exciting." I smirked.

As we talked and talked, we finally arrived to the Vance Manor. Hayabusa knocked on the door and revealed a butler.

"How may I be able to be on service to you?" Asked the butler.

"Is Harley there? We're his friends." Hayabusa said.

"I'm sorry but Master Harley wont be able to meet you----"

"YOU ARE SUCH A DISGRACE TO THIS FAMILY, YOU USELESS MAGE!"

"That was Mr. Vance." Hayabusa said.

"Sir, I'm sorry. You must leave this instant--"

"We're not leaving until we talk to Harley!" I said and pushed open the door.

There, we saw Harley kneeling down before his own Father, all bruised up and blood flowing through his scars.

"Father! Please, stop!" Lesley exclaimed, sounding as if she was about to cry. "Don't do this to Harley, please."

"Mr. Vance.." Hayabusa said.

Mr. Vance looked at me and Hayabusa then sighed.

"You're lucky I wont be hitting you enough, Harley." Mr. Vance said and went up to his chambers.

Lesley immediately hugged Harley, letting him sob on her shoulder.

Hayabusa and I went towards them and just stared.

"When will Father be proud of me, Lesley? He always looks down on me!" Harley cried.

"Shhh, its alright. I'm here. Everything will be fine." Lesley said, trying to calm down her little brother.

I wanted to comfort them. Both Lesley and Harley. But I don't think I can do that. Their story is deeper than what I've known so far.

"Harley, does Mr. Vance always do that to you?" Asked Hayabusa.

"I don't know why Father looks down on him that much." Lesley said.

"Does he hurt you too, Lesley?" I asked.

"Why are you asking about me---"

"He does, Gusion." Harley said.

We all looked at him, and we can see how dark and sad his aura is. That once jolly and positive Harley was way more of a demon to look at.

"All he wants is for us to be the greatest. As you can see, he never sees how hard I try to satisfy him. But, the things he does to me can never be compared to what he does to Lesley when she fails the slightest." Harley said.

And there, my anger started filling me. Why on Earth would a man hurt his own son and daughter?!

"He's a psychopath." Harley said.

to be continued