The boy who sat awkwardly

I didn't asked him anything, knowing that nobody want to share their darkest and traumatic experience.

"Do you like something sweet?"

The boy look at me, still a little bit reserved. It took him a long time before he finally give me a nod. We borrowed the inn kitchen, and I let the poor boy sat on one of the stool available while I was working on the stove. Taking all my ingredients from my spatial rings, I decided to make a molten lava chocolate cake with a little twist.

I hummed away while preparing the whole thing. I made four. One for me, the boy and Kuro. The forth one was for the lady inn as a thank you for letting me use her kitchen.

"Lady Iiana, why did you help me?"

"Nothing in particular." I shrugs. I am not about to tell him that I was fighting with Kuro and feel bad about it. That made me run out from the inn to hunt for some excitement to take off my mind away from my guilt and heart ache. And I coincidentally saw him getting beat up by his uncle.

"What is your name, boy?"

"Luka"

"Good name." I nodded.

"Does it still hurt, Luka?" I didn't turn around, lest it will embarrass him. I choose to continue baking and ask him with a lighter tone.

"Y-yes"

"Should I heal you?"

He eyes open wide and he look at me like I was some kind of goddess he want to worship.

"Can you?"

I don't need to say it twice. I remembered one of the novel books I read before, and remember witches. I wanted to humour the little boy, so I thought of doing a little bit silly witchy act. I turn around for a bit and made a silly dance.

"Wiggly, wiggly my finger may," I move the whisk with my fingers left and right.

"Make all Luka Pain go away" I blew at him, and activate the healing skill around him. I know its working when his eyes widen and his face flush with excitement.

"How do you feel?"

"It was a silly dance. But I'm feeling better now"

"Good. It'll only get better from now on" I grinned and continue making the desserts.

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I tuck Luka on another room that I rent. He's staying the opposite to my room. At first, he couldn't sleep but a little bit milk I made and just right temperature in the room, lulled him

into the dream land in no time.

To think this boy finally cracked as he ate the cake. He kept on wiping his tears with his torn out sleeves.

"I miss father and mother.."

"Hmm" I nodded.

"I miss good food"

"Hm" again, I only give a little sound to let him know I am listening.

"I was getting tired... I wanted to die... I can't understand why uncle did that to us"

I let him talk to his heart content. He cried while hiccuping, and I gave him golden berry juice to drink and that made him cry even louder.

"Don't worry, Luka. From now on, you will only know what happiness is"

This boy was living like a piece of shit. Used, abused... left to fend for himself, of course that will twist the boy a little bit. My heart break looking at him. Seeing him, made my thought travel to my daughters. I couldn't fathom how could anyone hurt children for the sake of their twisted and abomination fetish..

I put down the left over cakes and went to the window. It'll be good for him to learn some martial arts.

Then I scoffed. I may had learned some basic, but I had to admit that I need to strengthen my martial arts too. If its not because of my OP cheats, I may end up six feet underground myself. This won't do. I need to have as much as arsenal under my sleeves to increase my chances of survival in this world.

Looking at the cake on the table, i sigh. Okay, enough of that.

"Where is my dearest husband?"

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Somewhere, in a secluded part in a forest. Two men were sitting on top of a huge boulder. One of them were sitting in a lotus position, while the other was crouching close him. Both were half naked. The man with wavy black hair used his right hand to hold on his wrist of the long silver hair man. While the other hand touch his chest. The view paired with the majestic full moon, made anyone who might stumble upon this scene will stop on their track and had a nosebleed. It was erotic and BL, you couldn't muster a strength Nor will to look away from the scene playing in front of you.

"You know, I really hate the way you act when you're treating your patients. Always coquettish and never serious."

The man is none other Kuro and Arya. Arya chuckled.

"Did you ever? I don't remember you ever like my attitude from the moment we know each other until now. You are always so silent and aloof while I'm the flirty and fun friend. It's no wonder we were dubbed as the Sun & Moon Bastards."

Kuro winced, hearing the nickname. It's been few centuries since he last heard one.

"And you were egging them. It last for a long time!" Kuro glare at Arya. He laughed and waved his hand away.

"I like the attention."

"I don't"

"I know" grinned Arya. "You have this frown on you every time they called us that. Its funny."

"It's humiliating"

"You were too uptight, my friend." That made Kuro close his mouth. He was contemplating his character in the past and present. True, he was aloof and maybe too uptight.. too much time spending with his beloved wifey had changed him. He shed all the wall and completely way more relaxed.

"Oh right. What happened to your mask? Last time I heard, they said you were wearing the ancient mask?"

"I put it away. My wife doesn't like I hide my face."

Arya laughed out loud.

"Obviously, she likes your look. Who doesnt like waking up with that face everyday- wait." That made Arya stopped. He turned around and grab both of Kuro's shoulder.

"You're married??!!!"

Kuro raised his eyebrow.

"Am I not allowed to?"

"Well, I'll be damn. I never thought I live long enough to see you settle down! Who is this wife of yours? Is she pretty? Good on the bed?"

That made Kuro winced again, remembering the reason why they hadn't talked for few weeks now.

He cleared his throat.

"I refuse to answer your questions."

"Why? Afraid you're wife get taken by me?"

Kuro lips curved a little bit. He bet if Arya know the real identity behind the woman who had threaten to put a chilli paste on his dick, he wouldn't make such remark.

"Whatever. So, can you take out the poison?"

Arya rolled his eyes and check his pulse again.

"Give me three days. And it'll be out of your system completely."

Kuro contemplate and weight the pro and cons before he nodded.

"Okay. Good enough for me. Let's meet up here too, tomorrow night. And please, wash up before coming here. You smell sex"

Arya wiggled his eyebrows.

"Jealous?"

Kuro scoffed.

"No. It stink" with that remark, he left Arya there alone.