Training

"If they say

Who cares if one more light goes out?

In a sky of a million stars

It flickers, flickers

Who cares when someone's time runs out?

If a moment is all we are

We're quicker, quicker

Who cares if one more light goes out?

Well I do....."

-One more light by Linkin Park.

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Lisa sat in front of the mirror for a long time, deep in thought. Lisa cared about the persons surrounding her. Anybody who shows her sincerity, care, love gets more in return. She wholeheartedly care for them. She knew that she would suffer by staying away from Robert. But she could not risk his life. Nothing should ever happen to him. Lisa resolved that she wouldn't ever let anything happen to him.

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On the other hand, Robert returned home with a frosty face and everyone at home was scared to go near him. Everyone knew that someone has provoked this dragon and a hard time has started. Anybody who goes near him will suffer, so they wisely remained out of his sight and did their own work.

Robert returned to his bedroom and on his way he couldn't see a single person in this whole house. He knew they were afraid of him, but he didn't care. When he sat down on the soft couch, he replayed the series of events earlier in his mind. He couldn't make any sense of anything. Why would Sophie tell him to go away? She clearly wanted him. Her eyes said so. She was happy one moment, sad another. Then again, he found a resolution pass by her eyes, and immediately after that she told him to go. What resolution did she make? And, why? His head was bursting with these questions, to which only she could answer, and he knew that she won't answer a single question, at least, for now.

Robert made up his mind to make Sophie accept him. He needs to be patient. He would break the walls Sophie created around her one by one and make her his. He knew that it was a hard task. But he thought, 'Sophie, I don't know about what you made up your mind, but I promise, that, I have returned to stay by your side. I shall never leave.'

Robert went to his bed for the night, because he needs to go to Scarlett Inc tommorow. An inadvertent smile grazed his lips. He went to sleep.

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Scarlett Inc.

Lisa was twisting and turning in his bed, but could not sleep. She was busy thinking whether her actions hurt him. She couldn't bear to see him in pain. That was her bottom line. As much as she loved her mother, she loved Robert. She couldn't bear to see any of them hurt. She could turn against the world but not these two. The pain of staying away from Robert was chewing her heart bit by bit. She felt suffocated but couldn't do anything.

'No, I must keep him by my side. I that way he will be safe. But I need to take up that identity to ensure his protection. I cannot afford to let any danger befall him.'

She picked up her phone from the bed side table and called someone. A deep playful voice answered, " Missing me, my dear?"

"Shup up! I have something important I need your help with."

"Oh, the queen has something important to discuss with this lowly subject?"

"Enough of this nonsense. Will you focus?"

"Okay okay. Say what do you need?"

"I need to train and I need you to personally supervise that."

"WHAT???? The person who hates training so much is asking me to supervise? Did the sun rise from the west today?", he peeked outside his window to have a look though it was night.