Family Jewels

The boy was really angry when he shouted so loud that Aurina thought that she would go deaf. He clutches her neck with so much force that Aurina sure he was going to break her neck. One last attempt to save herself because she can't go to meet their parents and leave Alfizar alone just yet.

A purely instinctual move, Aurina's leg shot up to the most unguarded part of the boy's body. And Aurina was sure she just crushed his jewel judging by his painful roar while rolling on the floor.

Aurina looked up to the locked door when she heard numerous footsteps getting closer.

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"AURINA!"

Alfizar's panic voice echoing through the hallway when the phonecall got disconnected. Alfizar almost smashed his phone to the ground out of frustration if not for the urgent feeling to rescue Aurina.

With a demanding tone, Alfizar tells his friends the place Aurina told him on the phone before it got disconnected. Alfizar looked up to Rachzi's straight to the eyes.

"Storage room near the Singing club in the elementary building!" And with a nod, Rachzi take him to the said place. Out of everyone in the group, Rachzi was probably the one who knew the elementary building the best because he was already going to GIPEC since his elementary days.

As they go, soon Henry, Vianzo, and Dioz noticed and run after them.

They run through the hallway of elementary building's first floor with numerous thundering footsteps, so loud that they can't hear the high pitched voice of the singing children.

"There's only one storage room in this floor!" Rachzi was slightly breathless as he guides Alfizar to reach the storage room. Soon enough, they reached the said storage room and they could hear a male painful whimpered that was muffled by the close door.

The door is locked!

"Aurina!" Alfizar called out in hope to hear Aurina's sweet voice.

"Brother I'm in here!" Thank God she sounds fine, but that was not enough time make Alfizar feel reassured.

Feeling impatient, Alfizar actually bumped his shoulder to the door trying to force it open.

"Stay back!"

BANG! BANG!

It should be impossible for someone as young as Alfizar to force the door opened by himself, in fact, Henry, Rachzi was about to help him when he managed to break the door.

Logically speaking it should be impossible for him to break the door on his own, especially in this era, the door was very durable, unlike the usual wood door that was used dozens of years ago. In this era, they used a synthetics woods to reduce the use of real woods.

For Alfizar to broke open the door near the handle is unbelievable for Rachzi, Vianzo, and Dioz. But Henry didn't look surprised at all. Why would he? When their family well aware of the existence of Aura. Something that will only show up when someone feels frustrated or in danger, and after practice, they can use it freely.

Henry might know that, but he has not been able to sense his own Aura yet.

"Brother..." Aurina said when Alfizar's eyes landed on her. The storage room was so messy that Alfizar found it hard to approach Aurina. Without a care, he just steps on the things and knelt beside Aurina. It was then that he noticed the state she was in.

Hair down that was as messy as bird nest, split lips, bruises here and there. Alfizar's eyes blackened in anger when he saw the quickly bruising neck.

Alfizar looked back to see the writhing boy on the floor with hate-filled eyes. That boy had tried to choke Aurina... He. Tried. To. CHOKE. Aurina!

The rest of his friends were stood outside the darkroom stunned while staring at the whimpering boy in something looks like pity. Because at the moment, the boy looks more pitiful than the actual victim, that is until they learn the full story from Aurina later.

Hopefully, the boy could still have a chance of having his own children one day in the future.

Alfizar stood up with his eyes shadowed by his bangs, his looks were so murderous. Looking at Aurina's condition now remind him of the most unpleasant vision he has got. With anger from both situations added up, Alfizar was ready to beat the living daylight out from his target. But before he could beat his current target, Aurina caught his wrist preventing him from advancing toward his target.

"Brother, I... I think I kicked him too hard. So don't beat him up... for now... He told me that he was forced to do what he did." Aurina lowered her head not even dare to look up at her brother. Her voice was small and sounds... shy. Alfizar could guess the reason, knowing Aurina since they were siblings, she was just shy because she kicked a male's precious part.

True enough, Aurina feels shy because of that. She also pities the boy because he was forced, but that doesn't mean she will forgive what he did to her. But for now, looking at his painful expression made almost all the male in the room pity him. But Aurina won't interfere if Alfizar wants to beat the boy after the boy recovers from her kick.

Looks like Alfizar didn't pity him at all.

'This girl... She pities her captor even after what he did?' Alfizar thought as he shook his head. Alfizar put his palm on her head as he let out a long heavy sigh.

"Then for now... But I won't let him go later." Alfizar said as his sharp eyes met with the boy's who Alfizar feel familiar. Wasn't he one of Archery Club's member? Alfizar swore he had seen that face before.

During this time, Rachzi told one of the guards he found searching in the hallway to stop the search because they have found Aurina. As for Henry, he calls Zio because he could tell that the men in black were in GIPEC to help them looking for Aurina.