The dark guardian

C15

KATSURO

The way this boy fights is incredible, I never believed that a human could learn so quickly, he has such impressive power that from what I see he will surpass me in a short time. The return trip is getting closer. Every day that passes is a day of progress with the .

•

JAMES

The ghastly alarm sounded. I rolled in bed from one side to the other, but it kept ringing, it was a squeaky noise for my ears and worse at those hours when the most pleasant sleep was experienced.

—Damn—I hit her immediately , shutting her up.— Damn , it's late—I opened my eyes, it was time to go to college, but first I had to wake up my sisters.—I ran to her room.

Before leaving I saw that Katsuro had appeared on the edge of my bed.

—Katrina , katrana !— I knocked on the door—it's time to wake up a couple of sleepyheads, Dad left me in charge of taking them to school and I'll be leaving soon, so don't be late. Or they'll have to walk away.— I went back to my room to take a shower.

Katsuro stared at himself looking out the window, it seemed that he was in a trance state.

"Is something wrong, friend?" I sat next to him patting his shoulder. Maybe he was having a bad time.

—no—smiled—nothing happens, I'm just thinking about what happened yesterday. I am trying to understand certain things that I saw. Like for example that boy, Kai Logan, is interesting, but you can see that he is one of those boys who hides many things, I can see it in his eyes and in his face.

—I think the same—I leaned back—perhaps we all have a bad story behind our lives and we try to pretend that nothing happens, look at his story with his father, I think it's unfair.

—That's right—he agreed—but things are like that there, there is no mercy, the one who is strongest survives, weakness is not an option, it's not like here that nothing happens if you are weak or strong.

—But did you see the power it has? Also the abilities are amazing, if it hadn't been for his idea of merging the swords I don't know how we would have done with that giant demon. Deep down, perhaps he is not a bad boy, yesterday he showed it fighting at our side. Do you think he will join us to fight with us?” I frowned.

"I don't know, James, only time will tell." He patted my shoulder and then disappeared.

astrid

— Mell , I would like to ask you a question—we were traveling to the university, we were still at a good time.

"Sure, tell me?" He was driving with a soda placed in a car container next to the driver's seat.

—why every time James tries to talk to me you intervene?— I wanted to know, why the truth was that that was what I noticed every time the boy approached.

—Astrid, whether he or another man would do the same, you know very well what men are always looking for. Sex and more sex, the only thing I do is protect you, it's not for anything else in particular. Today you have to walk like that with them.

—I don't understand, how can you think that of him? if we don't even know him well, at least I don't believe that about him , he looks like a good person— I frowned, I didn't consider James one of those men, there was something in my heart that told me no.

—Nice person... yes , of course. That's the strategy of men, Astrid, behaving well when they meet the girl until they achieve their goal by taking her to bed .” He rolled his eyes.

—I think we should get to know him better, besides you can't deny that he is very handsome, every time he approaches me and I see his face up close it gives me something in my stomach when I see those bright eyes, that well-working body—I wandered in my thoughts remembering the few times he had it in front of him.

—Forget about it, Astrid—she shook my head, you won't fall into any man's net as long as you have me as a friend.

"Hey, calm down," I smiled, "I just want to be a bit of a joker and you take it very seriously, but... How about we invite him to the party you're organizing?" I think it would be a good opportunity to get to know him better.

"Are you talking about the party in the woods?" He frowned , shaking his head as he kept driving.

" Yes , that same one," I agreed.

"Do you think I want to go?" That boy looks a bit bitter, I say better not.

"Well, just by asking him we'll know, okay?"

•

JAMES

I walked through the main gate of the university, there was Harry with his bag slung over his shoulder, as calm as ever.

—James, you come at a good time—he approached—I thought you wouldn't come.

—At a good time for what?— I wanted to know.

—Hey today is the basketball game, did you forget? It is very important for us.

-not as you think? In fact , I put away my uniform before I came here—I opened my backpack to make sure I had it, apart from my books and notebooks, and it was at the bottom.

"Well, because we need you for this game, the last time you didn't play and we're going too low in the standings " we kept walking.

We got to the room where our things were, I took off my shirt, there were other guys from the team. We headed towards the court, but before we had passed through a corridor where the cheerleaders were changing, among them was Astrid, she was putting on her shirt, accidentally the door was half open and I could see her in a bra. It was really beautiful.

-AHA! So I caught you seeing Astrid—Harry was behind me whispering in my ear.

—You're crazy, I just passed by and I found that, I'm not a pervert for your information—I bit my lips, I had loved what I had seen, it was like an intense desire towards her that I didn't know why it had happened.

—You are not going to deny me that she is beautiful—I observe in a stalking way—how lucky that boy will be who she notices.

—Well yes, you're right about that—I took him by the arm and we continued walking. Enough had been seeing her by accident.

The game took place , the score was against us, but we had little time to turn it around.

"James, you're not concentrating," Harry leaned closer, "is something wrong?"

"It's nothing, let's keep playing" Kai was among the spectators, with his mysterious face camouflaged among the people, he was staring at me. If you thought I hadn't seen it, then you were very wrong.

There were only five minutes to go and we were still down the scoreboard, I concentrated only on the game, I needed to take my team to the final and that was the moment to show myself, I started hitting the three line, achieving victory. My team began to carry me in their hands, suspending me in the air.

-Hip Hip Hooray! Hip, hip, hooray!— they shouted in unison, it was an emotional moment for everyone.

I managed to get closer and there was Astrid, in her uniform and as beautiful as ever.

— Congratulations , champion—he winked—you deserve it—he cheered

"Thanks " I hugged her , I felt that smell of her hair when she hit me in the face.

I was immediately heading towards Kai when I saw him standing a little close.

"Hello Kai, how are you ?" I held out my hand.

—Not as well as you , who today are the star of the team—I shake my hand.— Congratulations, James.

"How about we go to the cafeteria outside for lunch?" He wanted to be nice and somehow get some talk out of her.

"Okay, I think it's a good idea." We left.

"Can we join you?" Mike and Harry were approaching.

Soon, Kai and I were left watching each other debating if it would be a good idea, but they were also my friends.

—Come with us, there are no problems—the group left.

Arriving at the cafeteria and what I most wanted were some good double cheeseburgers, ham and ribs and of course a very cold soda, one of those that burned my throat.

The waiter placed the menus in front of us. In the same way we all ask for the same thing.

—excuse me, I'll go to the bathroom—Kai, left quickly.

—I'm sorry too—I left following him .

We went into the bathroom, it was empty.

"What are you supposed to do, James?" Do you think that by inviting me to eat we will create bonds of friendship? —He shook his head.—The fact that I am here does not mean that our rivalry has disappeared and if you believe something from yesterday, that was in the past, I did it to fix my mistake.

—Take it as you want, I just wanted you to have a little fun, since you're always alone.

—Do you think that because I'm alone I'm a boring guy?— I frowned , when you live in solitude that later becomes a habit and doesn't affect you at all.

—I won't insist anymore, but at least don't spoil the boys' moment, they are calm enough to start a battle, just eat and shut up—we headed to the table.

•

astrid

We were in the dressing room and the girls were muttering something, hearing James' name I sneaked into the group trying to gossip.

"What are you girls talking about?" I wanted to know.

—It's from James, that boy is very handsome, did you see when they finished and he took off his shirt? It's a shame he's still single, he 's definitely wasting himself. They drooled over him , but for some reason I felt a little jealous knowing that all these girls wanted him, but I didn't know why this was happening to me .

"Do you really think he's single?" I placed my ear very attentive to what they would say.

—Well, we've never seen him with a girl, he always spends time with his friends playing or talking about things. I would love to have the opportunity to talk to him, it would be enough for me to just see him up close—everyone was stunned.

"Stop talking crazy," Mell came to disperse us, "that boy is an ordinary boy, I don't know how you guys go out of your way for him ." You could tell how angry she was.

Perhaps even you like it and don't want to show it, Mell , " one of the girls said.

I immediately grab her shirt very angry.

"Don't even joke about saying that again, is that clear to you?" he released her suddenly.

"Come on Mell " I took her arm trying to calm her down "we're just talking about James, you don't need to behave like that, besides he is a good complicated, the girls are right when they say that he hangs out with his friends.— I smiled.

•

JAMES

"James... " Katsuro appeared whispering in my ear as I walked home.

—Katsuro and his methods of scaring me—laughed—hey old man, where have you been? He was pretty good today.

—I was seeing the whole city, you humans have many interesting things to offer. By the way, how are you feeling? how was your match? I knew now that I saw you in the room putting your uniform in the backpack.

"Well, we won and of course I was the star of the night," I bragged, "ah, I also had lunch with Kai."

—oh, yes ? What did he say?

—nothing, he always says that between us there will always be a rivalry, you know, that worries me, he I know he has a grudge that makes him so.

—Let him go, he'll get over it and you'll see that when you least expect it he'll be with us. Do you know something? All this time that I have been on this planet I have become attached to certain things about you, such as love towards your loved ones, that is something that I still do not understand, but I know that it is a way in which you cling to fight. I just hope I don't have certain problems with the underworld.

—problems like what ?— I wanted to know.

—no, nothing, let's continue or we'll be done later—we kept walking while the sun went down more and more.