Chapter 2: We meet Again

"Please Sir, I didn't mean it. Please I will not do it again. I swear. I..." The man's pleas were cut short when Eric rammed his fist at his jaw. There was a sickening crack heard and the man screamed in pain. As Damian nods, Eric twisted his arms, making another crack heard. He mumbles incoherent words cause by the pain. But Damian knew his pleading.

"You should have known before you rub me" Damian said, pointing the gun at the man's head. Not waiting for the man to utter a word, he fired two shots and the man collapsed on the floor.

When Damian was done, he passes the gun to Sebastian before turning his attention to his expensive Italian loafers' disapprovingly. His guard knelt and immediately wipes the blood that soiled the shoes.

Sebastian pocketed the gun and retrieved Damian's coat from the chair. He helps his boss slip his tailored made coat before fixing his cuff links.

When Sebastian is done, he stares at the lifeless body in the floor. The bastard was lucky, his boss originally planned to embowel him using a sword, but his boss has other business to attend to, ending his life quickly.

He immediately follows his boss and opens the car for him.

"Sebastian, the reports" his boss commanded. Sebastian immediately handed the papers, his boss need to sign.

They arrived at one of Damian's hotel. Sebastian opens the door for his boss.

"What is this all about Sebastian?" His boss asks as they are greeted with a party they are not aware of.

"Sir it seems the manager is not noted of us coming here." Sebastian answered as he fixes his glasses and before he can call the manager, a man in his thirties run in front of them bowing.

"I'm sorry Sir Damian, I didn't know you were coming" the man said bowing repeatedly.

Damian raises a brow at the man who is saying sorry repeatedly while bowing. He starts to walk, Sebastian follows and so the other guards.

Damian didn't have the patience and just want to rest. If he was in the mood he'll fire the manager immediately.

The manager still following them. His temper is thinning. He almost pulls out his gun in his holster when he notices something.

"Get him out of here before I'll kill him," he said, waving his guards off and proceeds to go into the pool area of the hotel.

A kid tries to step on the frozen pool. He sat on one of the bench eyeing the child.

"If you're trying to commit suicide better go to other hotels" he said, looking at the every movement of the kid. He doesn't want to ruin the reputation of his hotel because a kid decided he want to die.

"I'm not planning to suicide. I..." the voice is familiar and so was the stature of the kid. This gets his full attention. The kid turns around fiddling his fingers, looking at the floor. A smirk grace Damian's handsome face as he recognizes the kid. He didn't think that they'll meet again.

"I'm just checking o...out if...if I can...you know...uhh...ahhh" the kid scratches the back of his neck looking at his side. A thing he notices that the kid does whenever he's out of words or embarrass maybe even both.

"Ugh, yeah... You know trying to check if I can skate?" The kid is not so sure. He bites his lower lip before looking up to meet the darkest green pair of orbs.

"Ugh hehe...Hi!?" He asks. He blushes and looks away. He felt so embarrassed because he was caught red handed by the guy who let him hitch.

"Skate, such a pathetic excuse"Damian commented making the kid flinch and his smirk wider.

The kid pouts and sits beside him.

"It's not pathetic, it's logical, " he fights back, but still pouting making Damian chuckle. He waves to his guard to bring him a wine.

"Don't want to back down, aren't you" the older man responds. The kids pouts more making Damian stare at his lips, but look at the kid's eyes more. He was met by a pair of hazel eyes.

"So, what's the real reason of that little act" Damian asks and get the wine Sebastian set on the table and sip. He's kind of shock when the kid leans in but smirk as well.

"That four-eyes don't really like me" the kid whisper and that makes him chuckle.

"He did?" Damian asks and the kid nodded. He chuckles and sip his wine. The kid pouts. Sebastian brings juice for the kid.

"So, can you tell me now what's the problem." he really doesn't like to listen to peoples problem, but the kid is different his bravery is something and might as well his naivety and obliviousness.

"This year is so mean" the kid said, slumping in his chair. He hugs a panda plushy the kid has when he met him at the airport.

"Why is that?" he continues asking. The kid faces him.

"When I got off the airport yesterday, I'm so embarrassed at the driver. I don't have dollars to me, I forgot to change my wons to dollars and it's so embarrassing that I bow down repeatedly until I feel like that my body will be half into two. But the driver doesn't listen and just drop me off somewhere. I should just take your offer yesterday, but I'm too prideful to do that cause I felt like I'm abusing your kindness." He watches the kid talks with action and raises his brow to what he said last.

"You aren't." he commented the kid just pouts.

"Yeah, whatever" this makes Damian smile. He was wondering why he cannot get mad at the child's insolent attitude. No one ever does act impolite with him, even his children.

"Let me continue okay. Just sit there and listen" the kid commanded making Damian smirk. Indeed, his something.

"Where did we stop? Ugh, yeah. You know the worst thing here?" Asks the kid, looking at him unbelievably.

"I got lost. You hear me, I got lost. I got lost on my own country." The kid slump down at this covering his face.

"My brother and siblings will surely laugh at me when they hear about it." He gets to his knees, comforting his knees in the lounge and continues.

"And then when I got at the location, the model wouldn't cooperate. He didn't even consider that I just came and he blames me immediately cause she is working late. Hello the photo is required to be shot in the night. She didn't even stop there. She even blames the retake on me and said I'm not a good photographer. Duh she's not even a good model. The random people around can even make a better pose than her. And the worst thing here, is finding where I should stay the night, no erase that where should I stay for the day. I came here and you know. It's the place where our high school reunion is. I didn't even plan to come but fate is snarling at me and now I was bombarded with lots of questions. Are you married? Are you single? Do you have kids? Do you even have a work and the worst are people asking you about your life after your ex and they fudging won't stop comparing you to them and mocking you cause you are the only one who has no date. Geez, didn't even let me defend myself and I need my sleep..."he said, pulling his hair out of frustration. Slumping in the chair out of breath to his longest complaining he did in his whole life.

"And that's what makes you jump in the pool?" Damian asks, can't comprehend what the kid is thinking.

"No, of course not. They're not worth it. I told you I'm just testing the pool if I can skate." The kid said sternly, glaring at him.

Damian look of amusement never leaves his face. Sebastian refills his drink immediately, while Eric and two other guards stand at the door separating the pool area at the lobby. The kid drinks the juice; Sebastian served him a while ago.

"Eh, what is that? Can I taste that?" The kid asks. Damian is contemplating whether hell let the kid taste the wine, then he remembers that he's not a minor anymore so he lets him. The kid sips a little before he makes a face of bitterness.

"I'll take the juice, then" he said drinking the juice.

"By the way, I'm sorry because I become talkative when I'm pissed and frustrated and sleepless." He yawns as he said the last word.

"So why are you here, mister? Have you tracked me down to repay you? How can I repay you then? It's really damn hard to think when you know you owe someone a favor." He said finishing his drink.

"I'm no mister, you can call me Damian. And don't mind the favor. It's a pleasure to help a lost child" Damian said, looking at the pouting child who cutely glares at him.

"Da...what...and I'm not a lost child" the kids whine.

"It's Damian and looks who is whining." Damian responds, smirking at the child.

"I'm not whining and better think something you want, I'll pay whatever I owe. I don't have enough money, but I can do labor" the kid declares.

"A stubborn one, aren't you?" Damian said and finishes his drink and look at the kid for an answer. But the kid is sound asleep already this made him chuckle. First time in his life that someone sleep at him while they are talking. Indeed the kid is something.