Everyone is hoping for a free show in the bar. With the war around entertainment has been less meaningful in this quarter, save for fights and tournaments that determine the top ten ratings. It wasn't easy to find someone dare to take on one of the top ten these days, especially Baret.
"Ain't you going to stop them?" The bartender, Jackos said.
"Well, looks like everyone hopoing for a show." P said, while finishing his last drop of drink, with his back against the fighting arena that was about to take place.
"P... You're a cruel man..."
"Hey, she can look after herself. Besides..." Taking a snip on the young lady behind her, P continues "it should be Baret who needs to be careful"
"Well then, P. In that case you'll have to help clean up the bloody mess later."
P pause. The last time a fight bagan, the whole bar was in a battle riot and was turned upside down. It took him more than a week to get everything back right on. No more of those days...
"Ok ok, I'll go and see what I can do" P puts his empty drink down, and head towards the middle of the crowd...
***
Sam look upon the big guy in front of her. Big, ugly and smelly, Sam thought. With Baret almost 2 times her size, she won't have a 100% chance of winning. 50-50, Sam murmured, yet it was a chance for her to test out how good she was comparing with the top ten.
And perhaps, she can make it into the top ten as well.
Sam's hand slowly reach for her katana on her back. It won't be easy to make a move without notice. I should have prepared, Sam thought. Now all the she needs to do is to wait for Baret's attack and make a counterattack...
Before Sam manage to reach for her katana, Baret already make a move. His left hand's punch already on his way to Sam's face. He's faster than I thought, Sam blinks. Preparing to take the hit, as there's no other place for her to dodge in the small bar.
Then suddenly, a shadow shows up between Sam and Baret. Baret's big metallic hand came to a pause, while Sam's hand, which was already grasping the katana and waiting for counterattack, was halted by a strong grab by the wrist. Not really hurting her, but the grab is strong enough to stop her movement.
Baret's angry eyes stared on the man that stops his punch. "P!!! This is none of your bussiness! Move away before I punch you as well!" He shouted.
"Oh Baret old friend. Since when you like hitting ladies?"
"Move away before I..."
"Comeon Baret, don't make this place a bloody pool alright? Jackos will had a hard time to clean it up" P said, and he murmured inside him "And I had to clean all these too"
A strange look appeared on Baret's face. He finally put his hand down, and said "Pussy, you're lucky this time. Team, let's prepare for our mission" Baret left the bar with his team.
"Phew, that was a close call, girlie" P said, as he move to face the little girl.
"Would you mind to let go of me?" Sam said, still stuggling to get her hand free.
"Promise you won't chop me to pieces?"
Sam pause. She had hidden her katana well behind her back, and it won't be easily to see it. But how would this guy knows? Sam nodded his head, and release her hand on the katana.
Her hand was also released from P's grab.
***
Who would have ever thought, this is the first meeting of the two, which marks the begining of the story itself.
) So what have I been up to? Most of the time the geek inside me is doing a programming project (unfortunately, it's not my master project, or even a project that can be sold, more on that later) Never thought that I'll be hooked up to it for so long.
