Chapter 180 - You are my property

"If you call me that again, I will bite you and give you rabies." Yuta resists the urge to smash the laptop on the girl's head. It's his mother's laptop. She has important data saved in it. He can't imagine what kind of reaction his mother will show if something happens to this laptop.

"Sora, let's go somewhere else." Yuki grabs Sora's hand. "It's not safe for you to stay here."

Sora blinks at Yuta who shoots daggers at their joined hands. Not understanding why he's being despised, he turns to Yuki. "Yuki, it's rude to call someone a dog."

"You are too young to understand this," Yuki tells the boy who is a year older than him. "You think that everyone is good."

The witch doesn't speak like a child. Yuta bends down his knees and strikes Sora's hand. Sora winces and pulls back, looking at Yuta with shock. "Why did you do that?"

"This girl is right. Not everyone is good and deserving of love." He pokes the boy's shoulder. Sora falls back, slams on the ground and gets a bump on the back of his head. Yuta sits between the new space between Yuki and Sora. "Little boy, stay away from here. This girl is my property."

Sora rubs the back of his head, bewildered. "Yuki isn't a girl."

"The rabid dog is blind." Yuki would fight the dog, but the problem is that his body hurts a lot. He's smart enough to not make the same mistake. The rabid dog is a better fighter. When he tries to get up and leave, Yuta grabs his arm and pulls him down. 

Yuta shrieks, "Let me go now."

"You are my property. You owe me. So, you better listen to me." Yuta looks into her gray eyes. "If you don't make it hard for me, I will make it quick."

"Rabid dog!" Sora doesn't like the boy at all. He's bothering his best friend. "Yuki is not a girl. Yuki is not your property. Let go of him."

"Annoying pest." Yuta flicks the boy's forehead, not holding back. The boy bursts into tears. 

Yuki's temper flares when he sees his friend being bullied. He jumps on Yuta without warning, trying to hit him. None of his punches land on Yuta's face. Instead, it hits the ground, bruising his fingers. Annoyed, Yuki looks at Sora. "Stop crying and hold him."

Sora has never done such a thing. But, Yuki's words are like a command to him. He tries to hold Yuta's head. But, Yuta keeps moving his body around Sora isn't Yuta wonders how long should he play with these two kids. Then, he smells the blood. Yuki's hands are bleeding. How hard did this idiot punch the ground? 

Yuki also realizes the same. He moves away in a hurry, ignoring the pain in his body. His fingers are blood. He has to clean them before he goes back.

"You hurt your hands again," Sora exclaims in horror. "You won't be able to play again."

"Keep your mouth shut," Yuki snaps at Sora.

What's this? Rather than asking if she's alright, the boy looks horrified that she can't play. His reaction isn't as extreme as Yuki's mother, but he can't figure out. It feels wrong to him. In his previous life, this witch never touched a musical instrument in front of him. She never told him that she could play the violin or any other musical instrument. She pretended to be a struggling writer who did many part-time jobs. 

He's curious if she can play the violin for real.

Yuki looks down at his clothes. His white clothes are dirty again. They will find out. He walks to the pool of rainwater and dips his hands in it to wash away the blood. 

"Are you insane?" Yuta runs to her and pulls Yuki's hands out of the dirty water. 

"He has to it," Sora yells at Yuta. "Otherwise..."

"If you say one more word, we will never be friends again," Yuki warns him with a low voice.

Now, Yuta is sure that something is not right. "Come to my house. I will clean up the wounds. Your wrist needs help too."

He will hold himself back until she's an a.d.u.l.t. First, he must find out what's wrong with her family.

"I don't want your help, Rabid Dog." Yuki pushes him away. He hates this boy. He wants to hurt him until he bleeds like him. "Don't appear before me again."

"Hey." Yuta reaches to grasp the shirt. At the same time, he's being watched. He turns around his head and looks at the clearing of the woods. He can't see anyone there. The feeling of being watched is gone in a blink. He frowns. Did Maddox send someone?

Taking this chance, Yuki steps away from Yuta. Yuta is still staring at the trees with furrowed brows.

Yuki sees the laptop beneath the tree. He picks it up. It belongs to the rabid dog. He smirks and opens it. He places it upside down before jumping on it. Yuki laughs when he hears the cracking sounds. "Sora, help me."

Seeing his friend happy, Sora is also happy. He holds Yuki's hands and starts hopping on the laptop with him."Yuki, this is fun."

He looks at them when he hears the sound of laughter. His heart drops to his belly when he sees the disaster occurring in front of his eyes. It's done. His mother's precious laptop has been butchered by the evil witch and her follower. 

His mother... what will she do when she finds out? He doesn't want to know. 

"You evil witch! I am going to kill you today," Yuta roars. 

Yuki and Sora are startled. The rabid dog is mad. He will bite them for real. Yuki grabs his friend's arm and shouts, "Only if you catch me."

Yuki and Sora flee, leaving a broken laptop and a furious dog behind.