Trouble

They arrived at the restaurant. Because of their age, Ray and Gwen hired a taxi to go. The restaurant was located near the hell kitchen.

So it was not an ideal place for celebration. Ray looked around and noted.

A few men were in the alleyway, they looked like a gang. Their eyes met and they flashed yellow teeth at him, trying to intimidate him.

Ray shook his head.

' Stupid. '

He looked at Gwen and said in sarcasm. " Wow, what a nice restaurant. "

Gwen glanced at him and said, " It must be nice inside. "

" So who ideas is this? "

" Kevin. Basketball player in our school. He is quite popular among the girls. "

Ray chuckled. " You are one of them, right? "

She bumped his arms. " Watch your mouth. It is because my friend dragged me into this party. "

Ray rubbed his arm and asked. " Casey? "

Gwen nodded.

" Then I am just your shield. What a good idea Mrs Stacy. "

Ray shook his head and opened the door. Inside the restaurant was grumpy, he didn't like this place.

Something was bothering him, something was not right. He scanned across the restaurant.

All seats were empty except for some people staying in the corner. He saw three men and two women. They were all the same age as Gwen.

The girls noticed them and waved their hands, trying to act cute in front of the men.

Ah. It is going to be a long night.

They arrived at the table. Ray sat near the entrance because it was easy to move around.

" You are Ray Silvers, right? "

A redheaded man with a jawline straighter than a ruler greeted him. Ray shook the hand and nodded.

" Kevin? "

" How do you know about my name? "

" Doesn't matter. You know mine. "

" Fair enough. This is my two friends, Jone and Able. "

The two men looked at Ray and made a sweet smile.

Very sweet.

Ray sat down and ordered a milk. He stayed silent while observing the situation. Sometimes he even corrected their bullshit facts.

It was fun seeing the trying to suck each other.

Kevin was dragging the boring conversation. Ray didn't know how many times he was going to mention how he threw a ball.

Jone and Able were riding behind Kevin's back. Ray squinted his eyes and got up from his seat.

" Bathroom break. "

Gwen threw him a wink. He didn't know the meaning.

This restaurant seemed lifeless. The owner moved like a robot. He could be trembling hands from the waiters.

He opened the bathroom and walked toward the mirror. The water leaked out from the tap making a sound that echoed the room.

He looked in the mirror. He saw a tired teenager. He was handsome like Kevin and had a muscular body.

All in all, he was an average man. The look was not important.

' Creepy restaurant. The owner and the waiters are scared of something. I don't like the environment. '

' Kevin, a high school graduate with no future to talk about. He always started his basketball career in high school. He knows my name. I don't Gwen will be the type to speak about me to him. '

' Maybe it was her friend. '

He closed his eyes and began to form technique.

Although he just got Megumi, understanding his power was easy. He gathered cursed energy and formed hand signs.

" Divine Dogs. "

The darkness underneath morphed and took the form of two dogs. They were about to make a full-size animal when suddenly the shadows disturbed.

The darkness fell onto his foot.

Ray shook his head.

He walked out of the bathroom.

' Why it is so quiet? '

He frowned and quickly dashed to the table. What met him was Kevin and his two friends lifting Gwen who was asleep.

Her friends were on the table as well. There was no sign of the owner or waiters.

A wave of scenes instantly flashed inside his mind.

' Drug rape? No. It is not possible unless they are monkeys who only think with a penis. It is probably deeper than that. '

' Drug foods. Restaurant. Gang. Gwen. '

Words flashed and changed into many things. It was not that long as Ray realized.

' Gwen's father. Hostage. '

" What are you doing? " Ray spoke. His voice was cold for the first time in a while he felt relaxed talking to someone.

Kevin who was holding Gwen's head looked up in shock. " How are you awake? "

Ray said, " It is easy. I don't eat other foods. "

Kevin yelled at outside. " We got ourselves a hero. "

Two grown men with back tattoos walked inside. Their face was tough.

Kevin said to the two men with respect. " I will take Gwen to the boss. "

" Go ahead kid, you are going to be joining our gang with the reward. " One of the men spoke.

Kevin's face blossomed in a wide smile.

He kicked the door open and quickly placed Gwen into the car. Ray watched it carefully and remained silent.

The car moved.

Ray sighed. " Any idea where that car is going? "

" No? I guess you don't see me as a threat. "

Ray slowly spoke. He saw the crack of a smile appear on the man's face. He must be thinking of him as a coward.

" I will make it easy kid. Just need to knock you out. Don't worry. You will be awake in two hours inside the trash bin. Then you will talk to Gwen's parents about this situation. "

The man came forward and cracked his fingers.

Ray looked in front of the restaurant and found no one passed through.

He lifted his hand and pointed at the man's head. He pressed the button.

Blood. Brain scattered and blood turned into red mist. There was nothing inside the man's head.

He was dead. It didn't even last for a second.

Before the man could fall to the ground, Ray aimed at another one. This time he aimed at the leg.

He shot two times, cutting the man's leg from him.

There was a scream. Ray remained silent looking at the dead body and injured man. He was the cause of this mess.

He just killed a person.

' It is annoying. That is why I hate social. Weird shit happened always. '

Ray walked passed the corpse and crouched down to look at the man.

" What happened to your legs? " Ray asked in a monotone.

" You. You are going to regret it. " The man spoke in gibberish.

" Trust me. You don't have that much time to live. Just tell me where does the car go? "