Meeting a Teacher. (2/2)

Jonathan pov 

"We are in a fairly dangerous position, aren't we?" She whispered by leaning her mouth close to my ears to whisper seductively.

"Perhaps we are Jade Nguyen… or should I call you, Cheshire Which one do you prefer," Jonathan said calmly staring at the 5,9 tall woman in her mid 20's, who has long black hair and green eyes.

She was very attractive and had a curved figure, wearing a wide and short green kimono, split, that is revealing or made her more delicious.

'He is so calm…' Listening to his naturally collected voice with a little noticeable confidence that she can't harm him, was a little shocking to her furthermore this kind of reaction was something unexpected to see but gets.

"Now I see why? Maybe I am getting dull living with these men here." She said in a convincing manner as she saw he was holding a gun pointed at her head. Later criticized or shifted the blame to her guards instead of accepting her fault.

"Your ability to underestimate someone's capacity and have such a strong prejudice makes me wonder how you're still alive," I said in a mocking tone, finding her behavior too spoiled and irritated from her attitude which was nothing but empty talk.

"Mind your tongue little punk! Or it might cost you…." She responded with obvious resentment due to the disrespect she was acquiring from just me as a child or probably my looking down on her hurt her pride as an assassin.

She kicked the pistol I was holding, took a break in the middle of the sentence, and squeezed her grip on my neck while using her leg to keep my arm from moving. "Perhaps taking advantage of an unarmed kid might make you feel better or it might be your forte to bully kids like me."

Firing another verbal jab made her even more angry, it became a little tough for me to breathe as she was not losing her hold on my throat, moreover, she brought the sharp blade in her other hand touching the wraps cutting them in the process.

A/N: He can sense and feel emotions and intent more strongly when physically touched.

"Your newly formed crime band." She finished speaking, giving a wry smile with a complementary threat not to me but to the girls.

Not losing my calm I thought of a way out, for the reason for my calmness was she didn't mean any word which came out of her mouth even her guards were doing nothing except paralyzing girls with a taser.

Neither she nor her guards or whatever; never had an intent related to harming the girls and at this point, I understood she was just either messing around or testing me for some reason which I will ask later or speculate if she won't tell, later in my free time.

For the time being, I quickly moved my hand to make the most logical or one could say obvious move: I grabbed her other wrist, which was holding a sharp blade weapon, preventing her from using it for a few moments, which was sufficient for me.

In that very little window of opportunity, I caught her off guard under a certain form, applied pressure to her wrist, and then vigorously shook her hand, forcing her to throw away her weapon, reversing our positions through motion and weight.

She tried to retaliate by continuing to attack me with her hands but I knew she would hence be on high guard, caught her hands again from my wrist again because it's an optimum as well as effective move. 

"See I would love to play with you like this or give a small test to prove things but I am currently short on time…." I said to her in a stern voice while eyeing her. 

After hearing me out she stopped struggling then I bought her both hands over her head holding with one hand. "Boo! You are such a mood Killer!" She passed a silly complaint and had an unsatisfied expression on her face.

Because of my serious and quiet demeanor, she had to stop her childish behavior and I ended up making her think that I was really an adult man in the body of a kid. 

'Gregor, was right this kid… no man has potential?' She assumes based on his behavior, mannerism, and way to solve issues calmly in the face of danger.

She remembers Gregor words with clarity at which she laughs her ass off, making him pissed at her.

I later did what she did before, brought my face closer to her and still maintained eye contact to make things look serious or intimidate her a little.

However, she was intimidated by me. It was a different matter all alone.

In response, she nodded while staring into my eyes but in her cunning mind she was planning to do something naughty then take advantage of that window.

She raised her head suddenly thinking she could catch me off guard just because I am in power or in a more dominant position in order to kiss, which would later prove to be a real kiss for distracting me to escape my grasp and dispersing my focus state of mind.

At which she failed miserably as I placed my forefinger on her soft rosy red lips from my other freed hand. "?....." She frowned, and had widened her eyes in astonishment, unable to believe what just happened.

"First, if you desire a reward try to earn it, put in efforts instead of stealing it otherwise it will lose its worth hence become meaningless existence," I said sincerely, leaving the women in a trance state for a while to check up on girls who were shown to be a hostage.

I stood up, sparing a cold stare to the guards who had already left the room we were currently in, girls awake but not moving due to the taser, however, they can move themselves soon enough so I thought and looked at Cheshire.

"Second, I am still underage, so please wait," I said this time jokingly but she didn't laugh, just spare a glance before standing up next to me. 

'Her heart is beating fast, perhaps by mistake I turned her on….?' I immediately thought after noticing her increasing heart rate because of my enhanced hearing. "Are you fine?" I asked her with a concerned look as I could feel her conflicted emotions which were the main cause of my worries.

Her long hair was hiding her face properly but I could for sure see she was staring at the ground deeply thinking something.

"As you wish, I want you to join and become a partner with me." She offered, tieing her long messed up hair.

"I refuse." I immediately rejected her offer for several reasons.

"....Why?" She inquired, tilting her head a little. Perplexity is evident in her voice but not on her face.

"How about you earn it... Yes, If you defeat me in under 1 minute I will be under your yo…. I will be your subordinate and if you lose the role will be reversed."

"Hahahah are you not getting quite cocky and arrogant or now you are underestimating me…." She said taking out both her sai out of somewhere.

"We will see about that." As I finished speaking, she lunged at me while licking her dry lips and said. "Boi you are sick." 

"No, better call me twisted, being regarded as sick might mean I can be cured," I responded with a smirk. Evading a barrage of stabbing combos which were easy to read.

"Dodge this then." She spoke, performing a faint move which, I thought, was a real attack. *ugh "No, mercy. I see." I groaned in pain as I stepped back a few steps after getting kicked hard on my arm.

"Show me what you are made of!" She taunted, stabbing her sai in the ground, maybe wanting to fight with bare hands. "Don't hold back," I muttered while taking a deep breath, knowing it's going to be one of the hardest fights for me to win.

Third Person.

Jonathan took a deep breath to calm himself down, pulling away all the bandages hiding his face, as now he needed to go all out or even have to go perform beyond his physical limitation if he wanted to win.

He did a 'come to me' gesture with his left hand, taking a defensive stance because being on offense was not a good tactic to fight against an experienced assassin.

'15 seconds have passed.' She counted in her mind, rushing toward him. 'I want him at any cost!.' She mentally vowed.

As she reached close to him again, she started using her kicks in a series of as quick as possible attacks. Out of 14, only 9 hit with but with fewer effects thanks to his blocking skill which was a little improved.

'I have to level up.' Both of them said in their mind with focus and commitment, Jonathan was learning and improving on blocking, on the other hand, she was increasing her pace with the flow of movement.

'35 seconds passed.' Jonathan counted, understanding, improvising and adapting almost to her pace in a span of 20 seconds.

He was in a complete state of sheer focus, unlike Cheshire who was measuring and challenging his limits by slowly raising her pace with her flow. 'How is he adapting so quickly!'

She was taken aback by his sudden growth in fighting. However, what she didn't know was that he was getting tired as he was using his power to the fullest extent to predict her attacks, in which he was failing but just a little?

But to him, his small failure was directly considered a grave mistake which he could fix by not repeating them.

'50 seconds!' Cheshire thought she was standing tall, not even sweating a little in the entire fight; she was the one dominating, while Jonathan was the one taking all the beating.

"Do you give up?" She asked with a little frustration in her voice, staring at her new acquaintance beaten into a bloody pulp lying on the floor.

There were two reasons behind her bitterness; first was Jonathan's development rate and second, he grasped the concept of 'seeing body' in other words, understanding what and when to take any action by observing his opponent's body.

{A/N: Any action means when to attack, defend, basically strategize one's action based on the opponent's body movement.}

Nonetheless, those two were not the only traits he learned, as now he could also perceive other aurae which had their own benefits in many fields, a great achievement to him, but had to pay a hefty price.

His 3 bones were broken, he was bleeding badly and on top of that, were tired, even 10 times more tired than the last time he was in such a state.

Howsoever, in those 25 seconds he overcame his limitation.

"No! I can do this all day." I said, attempting to stand up with his legs wobbling up. His pain was stopping him from moving plus going unconscious like before, but the small difference was it was more painful now. 'Fight in adrenaline really boosted my understanding and upgraded my skills'

"9 seconds left!" He reminded her while he stood up, no longer, his feet were shaking.

"I can see you want to win so badly, Jonathan." She remarked by indirectly calling him stubborn, then observing his all-bloody condition.

"Same could be said for you girl." He replied with a cheeky grin on his face, pissing her a lot.

'I have to go all out.' She thought about taking her sharp sai out from where she left them. She was a little worried about Jonathan because he was a prodigy born once in a lifetime and another reason was she took a liking to him.

"Time to use this Aura thing." He muttered, mustering all his strength and consciousness left in his body in his final strike. 'It will be a one-way road to victory.'