Aegeus Point of View

I scoffed.

I scoffed in defeat.

I scoffed in wry.

I scoffed in realization and –

I just scoffed.

How innocent can I be?

Every day I think I cannot be anymore surprised, I get surprised nonetheless.

I think every single day that today would be an end to my innocence, I still find myself in a situation where I'm proven wrong.

At this point of time, I don't even know if I am the different one here of she is. I mean let's be frank, that girl has a good rapport with any kind of situations that get her out of it and get me trapped into it according to her taste.

What am I? A puppet?

I am Aegeus Ioannou, a very well known –

"So you were saying you were something?" Looks like I cannot complete my true introduction in my thoughts also.

Where has life chased me to!

"Never mind. Let's just say I'm a billionaire." At this moment, telling her anything might cost me more than my sanity.

If I have even a little by now that is!

"Let's just say? What if we don't just say? What are you then?" How the hell can she counter me with such savage and still look at me so innocently?

What a hurt to my pride.

Now how do I answer her? How can one answer to a question like that?

She will only leave me after making me look like a prehistoric man from one of those history textbooks.

"I am a billionaire. I have enough money that can buy you a whole state." Her mouth formed into an 'Oh' shape when no sound came out from her.

Money. Now I only have money. I don't have one of the most important things that a man should have.

Bless my hair wherever it is!

"That is great. So, you made billions by begging. That is inspirational and you can be listed in fortune 500 stories."

By begging? At this point, I don't even want to argue with her about the source of my money.

But fortune 500 stories? What story will they ever write about a beggar making billions by the age of thirty years?

Not caring to reply her back, I saw Oliver Ball sprawled on the floor unconscious with blood dripping from his nose. He is one tough man but seems like the information about his wife weakened him a lot.

I hate and when I mean hate, I really and extremely hate to admit it that this human Cerberus of a girl can really fight with words.

Few words from her and he was already half dead without me beating him up.

Although, what caught my attention was the information about the drug dealing she recited without any hesitation. If I had any doubts about the authenticity of the evidences, she said she have, then they are completely cleared now.

She really did have them.

She literally has a bomb in her hand which can blow her up any moment and she is as casual as ever.

What the heck is she scared of?

"You said you find billionaire's boring so why not you get bored of me and leave me?" I said with sky of expectation spread with blue pleasant clouds.

Thank my ancestors that I suddenly remember those words she said on one fine day.

"You are right. Now that you already said you are boring" Yes, yes you should say it.

Just say those words.

"I will keep you by my side boringly." F**k the world with a water gun.

And I scoffed at myself again.

Wordlessly, I left the unconscious Ball to be taken care of by Leonor and tagged along with the damn girl to get back to her clinic.

As unexpected of her, she left Oliver Ball to himself and did not even care to torture him back.

Should I be a bad guy too?

"Lucas and Sky are ready with the third phase of the naming ritual. I'm grateful that Empty Ball at least patted your butt before tying up us." Third phase?

She shaved my head in round one.

She shaved the pride in round two.

What is she going to shave in round three?

I am walking behind her towards her office when we heard loud commotion coming from inside of her clinic. I heard Lucas's irritating loud voice and Sky's excited tone mixed in one that resembled a horror one.

Now what is it all about?

I hadn't had to think over the issue for a long time as I was greeted with a large thing bumping into me and giving me an opportunity to seduce the floor with my shaved head.

For a moment there, I was a little dizzy but when I got back to my senses, I dared to see what dared to dash into me almost making me brain dead.

And the answer is standing before me proudly.

"Er, what is this?" I asked and immediately got a reply from Cerberus.

She didn't even care to ask me if I was okay and help me up from the floor just now but when it comes to answering something that she is interested in, she smiles gleefully.

Double standards of a nonsense brain cells!

"This, here, is the finale of the ceremony."

I don't know if it was confusion or anger or humiliation or shock that ruled most of my emotions at that moment when my mouth twisted into that of a broken commode seat.

I turned to look at Sky and he just shrugged obliviously, When I turned to Lucas, he smirked knowingly. When I finally turned to Cerberus, she smiled wisely but I find it dangerous.

"An Ostrich? Where does it fit in the ceremony?" I exclaimed. I passed the stage of asking in a normal tone.

"Everywhere." Lucas answered.

"With you." Answered human Cerberus at the same time.

"Nanna said that the tribe is one big family. So, the last phase of the ritual is a procession around the village." Pr- procession?

"I should walk an ostrich around the locality?" That would be hella embarrassing.

Please say this is not true. Please.

"No that is not it." Great. "A procession of riding an animal around the village."

That made me speechless. I am no more in my senses right after hearing that.

My eyes rolled back to the leash in Sky's hand and the bird animal in question is pecking my shoulder with its beak.

She wants me to ride that?

"No, I can't do that." I answered firmly with an angry scowl successful covered by my beard.

Human Cerberus shook her head nonchalantly just like how a parent does to a naughty child. Lucas copied her gestured and shook his head too and Sky who is learning all the bad things from the duo copied both of them and shook his head at me in something akin to they-did-it-so-I'll-do-the-same-as-well.

Smoking, drinking, sleeping around are not even considered bad habits now after I found a deadly habit of being around this girl.

"No matter how much you say, I will not ride that. I am a firm believer of your motto so to keep my faith on you, I cannot do it. I choose not to do it. I will not do it. I just can't ride it." I repeated over and over just to make it clear.

You can't be serious about getting me to ride an ostrich around the locality on a bright day.

Media will definitely find their next months' worth of content surely.

But what about me? My pride? My ego? My reputation? My bearing?

What if my juniors, my employees, my people see this? What will I become in their glaringly pitiful eyes?

What will that make me? What man will I be?

What about my marriage? Who will marry me after they know about it?

"You don't have to ride it, silly." And the honey slowly started to drip in my ears drop by drop.

What is that peaceful feeling that came with those words?

Did I just crack the key to handle her madness?

So, the way to dealing with her is follow her motto like a law?

"I really don't have to?" I asked just to make sure of what I heard as I raised my eyebrow at her.

Her bright wise eyes, which are not wise at all but just a farce, blinked blindingly in confirmation.

Wait, why is the nature suddenly going as per my wish?

Is it finally my day of success?

"I was a representative of protecting animals two years ago. I and Lucas even did an year long campaign on protecting and treating animals fairly and maintain the comradeship between natural creatures."

That must be one of the best things you did to save my face.

"Yes, yes, animals are our friends, our family. We shouldn't abuse them and treat them badly." I agreed quickly but something about the whole atmosphere felt eerily ominous suddenly.

Lucas should've been sad that I missed the chance to get embarrassed and hurt but he looked glad.

What is it?

"That is why the procession will be the other way around."

And the catch is finally understood.

She planned not to just hurt me or embarrass me. She made a foolproof plan to behead me with shame.

"The Ostrich will ride you."

Goodbye world. Let's not meet ever again!

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