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"You may be right, but also a point you need to internalize! You´re cocky!"

"Man! Is it ok for you two to argue with each other while the enemy´s still alive?"

Tatsuo slowly stands up holding his wounded belly.

-turns around, ignoring Tatsuo- " Oh, I'm cocky?! At least I'm not ungrateful when someone helps me! I'm trying to protect you!"

Tatsuo shakes his head. He wants to go on with that... That´s stupid.

"I´m not ungrateful! The one who´s ungrateful is you! You did refuse Tatsuos help not me!"

She wants to go on with it too! He shakes his head again.

-points to Tatsuo while arguing with her-

" No, you're the ungrateful one! I didn't need his help! He'd just get in my way! "

Tatsuo rised his eyebrow: "I was getting in your way?"

"As I said, he´s cocky and ungrateful! He´s just ... stupid!"

Tatsuo laughed out: "I think that´s the wrong word but the only thing I expected you to say! It suits you!"

Confused she turned to him.

-getting more annoyed-

" If you ran into my fight, you would've got in the way. "

-back to the girl-

"Hah. Is that the best you could come up with? "

-pokes her forehead playfully-

" Stupid. "

"It´s the best word to describe you! Idiot!"

She turned to Tatsuo: "Let´s leave! I can´t take him anymore!"

He thought: "One more thing we´ve got in common..."

"Let me ask you one last thing, Negai." Tatsuo looked at him carefully. "Do you know the meaning of "friendship" or "helping each other"?"

Negai sighs, but hesitates to answer.

" I don't have time for that. The only time I'd help someone is if they needed my help. "

Tatsuo hesitated then answered: "I forgive your cockiness!"

Rin was shocked: "What?"

"You see he hasn´t got any time for that until now. I think we need to teach him some lessons about that, just to let him know how good it feels. What do you say, Negai?" Tatsuo smiled at him.

Negai walks away.

" Like I said, I don't have time for that. You're not the first person who has tried... "

He shakes his head and says: "Running away all the time won´t help you...but you can do as you please."

He turns to Rin: "Let´s go! This stubborn idiot won´t listen anyway."

Negai's eye twitches.

" Hey!... Forget it, you're not worth it. "

Negai's stomach grumbles.

Tatsuo looked surprised at Negai then he started laughing.

"Your stomach is telling you that you need to spend some time with us eating a huge meal... I´m not begrudging, so just forget about your proud and come with us!"

Rin hit Tatsuo into the belly.

"What are you doing! That hurts!"

"I know. I was just thinking about treating your wounds first but if you´re ok with them I..."

She was aiming for him again.

"Ok, ok...you´re right. Let´s treat our wounds first...and then, let´s have a huge meal!"

Negai lightly blushes at the sound of his stomach. He blinks at the two, thinking about how the girl can be so violent.

" F-Fine. Do you need any help? "

He looks at Rin.

"Well, we need to take him somewhere to dress his wounds but..."

She looks at his leg.

"You´re leg looks not that good to carry him with me... So, I think you two will wait here and I´m going to bring some bandages."

Negai looks at Tatsuo for a moment.

" Stay here... with him? "

He sighs.

" Okay. "

Rin rolls her eyes.

"Can I leave you without fear that you two won´t kill each other?"

" I can't make any promises. "

Negai wraps his arm around Tatsuo.

" Don't worry, I won't kill him. "

"That´s not what I meant... I´ll leave. See you later."

"Take off your arm or I can´t guarantee not to kill you..." Tatsuo rises his eyebrow.

Negai chuckles, taking his arm off him.

" Oh, scary. I'd do something, but she asked us not to kill each other. Is she your sister? "

Tatsuo lookes surprised.

"My sister? No, her brother is somewhere around. I just met her this day. But you see she´s a fine girl, because she risked her life to safe me, or us."

" Or just you. "

-smiles-

" She seems like a good girl... But she can be violent... and loud. "

-sits down, leaning back to relax-

"Yeah, I know, she´s kind of a rude girl."

slightly smiles

"I don´t want to offend you but why do you think you can´t devote your time for important things like friendship?"

-his tone serious-

" You see those people that were after me? They're either here to bring me back to my family, or kill me. I don't have time for friendship, because I have something to finish. I have to stop these people... and kill my father, if this continues. "

looks surprised then also serious

"You need to kill your father? What is he doing that you need to finnish him up?"