Ethan POV
I let out an exhausted breath as I shove my enemy off from me and far away as I throw him into the wall. I get into a fighting stance and when the crumble moves I shift my position a bit and keeping my eyes on the rumble I see him come out at me at full speed but at the last moment he vanishes from my sight. I turn as I look around on my surroundings for him.
Erik-Ethan, behind you.
I turn back just in the nick of time but not enough as a knife gets stabbed on my torso, lower right side. He takes out a second knife but this time I manage to avoid and dodge his attack. I call the storm to me and with a gush of wind I knock him back. He comes back to hit me but I avoid all of them when in one I catch his wrist and turning him I try to choke him. My arm is on his neck and his nails are digging into my forearm, he even bites me but I don't budge. That is until he elbows me right on the wound. I back away cursing loudly.
-Son of a bitch! You bastard.
I groan as my wound starts bleeding even more than before.

?-Painful isn't it?
-Asshole.
?-You know, I feel sorry for you, I really do.
-Have I told you how annoying you are? Just the sound of your voice irritates me.
He laughs and I groan as I try to get up and fall on my knee again.
?-I have a question for you. If you are as powerful as you claim to be.......
-I don't claim, I am powerful.
?-Hmm, doesn't look like that to me. I am amazed at how much stamina you have. We have been fighting quite a lot but, here comes my question, maybe a few, why are you not fighting with your full power? Up until now the only thing you are doing is push me away, dodge and block my attacks. I want to fight you full power, please do it.
-No.
?-At least tell me why.
I sigh and managing to stand I speak to him.
-I am fighting full power.
?-Yeah sure, you big liar.
-It is not a lie. Just, look around you and pay close attention to your surroundings. Tell me, what do you see?
?-Hmm, I'm afraid I'm not following your meaning. How are you fighting full power with me if even your defense is bad?
I sigh and explain myself.
-I don't attack because I don't really like it. I don't defend myself because I can heal on instant. Tell me, how many times have you wound me? And how many wounds do you see in my body?
I expose my wounded side to him and he gasps in surprise.
?-How can you? I thought....
-Oh but it is. Stamina plus healing instantly.
I shrug and he stands his ground.
?-That still doesn't explains how you're fighting full power.
-Easy. Is raining.
?-So?
-That's my full power.
?-I don't believe you. I want you to fight me head on full power.
I sigh and smiling I sit on the floor and look at him.
-Make me.
?-You asshole!

He screams at the top of his lungs as he runs forward to me with intention to kill me but with my bare hands I catch his knife without even damaging myself. There is surprise in his expression and smiling I mock him.
-Don't stop now.
That seems to make him react as he jumps back and away from me. I stand and getting my hands in my pockets I tilt my face sideways with a curious glance.
-Is that everything you have?
He screams as he comes to attack me again and again and again and I dodge every single of his attacks. He's desperate, he's angry, he doesn't know what he's going to get if I show him full power for real. If I use my aura to fight him he might end up dead. In my distraction I'm not sure how or when but when I realize it is too late and he has me on a hold with his arm around my neck and he chokes me. In a split second I feel my neck bones crack as he breaks my neck until my face is backwards. More surprised than anything I fall to the floor a bit unable to process what just happened. In the distance I hear my family calling my name but my hearing goes to someone else's voice.
Erik-Ethan!!!
In my shock the storm stops and the sun shines bright on my face. I lift a hand to cover my eyes from the light and as I get up thunder strikes and lightning bolts strike around me. I get up to my feet and I speak aloud.
-Is going to take a lot more than a broken neck to get me out of combat.
?-Impossible.

I sigh and pushing my head back how is supposed to go I can see his shocked and surprised expression. I turn my head side to side, back and front before I rub it with my hands just to make sure.
-That's better.
?-I take it you're going to fight me full power now, right?
-No.
?-I bet you will. Just look at this.
He throws me his phone and catching it I look at him.
?-Password is KillHate two times.
Rolling my eyes I unlock it and I look at the video that starts playing. Is a slideshow of pictures of Ethan getting beaten up before a video starts playing and I see how it goes. Despite all my anger I manage to keep a somehow cool and blank expression.
-This is montage. Staged, is fake. This didn't happened.
?-But it can happen.
He points his knife to where Erik is and one masked guy is holding a knife to his throat while another points a gun to him as well.
?-Is your choice really, go full power or suffer the consequences.
The guy holds the knife a bit tighter to Erik's throat and I frown.
Erik-Do it.
-Alright. I'll do it. Don't blame me if you die.
?-I won't. It seems I finally found your weakness.
-Is been a while since I let loose. Do enjoy it while it lasts. I know I will.

Erik POV
I watch as my boyfriend Ethan smiles as he takes off his leather jacket and as soon as the jacket touches the ground he just disappears from sight but we all know what happened after it happens. We see how the stranger gets pushed around back and forward in the spot and there are groans and screams of pain coming from him until when we finally see what actually happened is when Ethan connects his fist on his abdomen and he loses his breath. Time seems to stop for a moment before Ethan starts again but this time the only movement comes from both his fists as he punches his abdomen at an incredible speed, the victim coughs blood for a bit until he falls unconscious on the floor. Ethan just stands there looking down at him breathing heavily, tired. He closes his eyes and he takes a deep breath and looking calm he gets down on a knee and he takes his hand placing two fingers on his wrist, then his neck before he lifts him up to a sitting position and he slaps him hard as he wakes him up.
Ethan-Wakey wakey.
The first thing that comes out of him is a scream as he tries to run away from Ethan but he holds him back and pushing him down on the floor a hand on his forehead and another on his neck by the back their eyes start glowing for a moment and speaking in a language I don't understand the guy falls unconscious again and that's when all hell breaks loose.
?-Boss!
?-Sir!
A few guys enter and surround Ethan preparing their weapons to shoot at him but Ethan doesn't even flinches, he smiles instead.
Ethan-You really think those guns can hurt me.
?1-Shut up.
?-Ready, aim, fire!
Ethan sighs as they fire their guns all at once from all directions but he doesn't moves even an inch or so we all think until the next part happens. When the shooting stops that they have run out of bullets to shoot him they murmur between themselves before they all say in unison.
All?-What the hell!?
Ethan-Are you looking for these?
He extends both his fists and opening them all the bullets fall down to the floor. The shooters get up and frightened they start to run away scared.
Ethan-Don't forget the boss.
One guy grabs the boss on his back and they all disperse to run away and when they disappear I turn to look at Ethan who is now on his knees and sitting on his legs obviously tired.
-Ethan.
Without anything keeping me from him I run up to him and getting on my knees at his side and squeezing his hand and shoulder I ask.
-Are you alright?
Ethan-I'm fine. Just tired. Look, not even a scratch on me. My clothes on the other hand.........
He shows me his sleeves and his jeans and his shoes until someone interrupts us.
Alex-Not to interrupt but, come with us.
Ethan-Alright.
With we both get up and we go to the kitchen.

Ethan POV
After a few days resting and fixing my childhood home for breaking it. With my superspeed and hard work is done pretty quickly and the rest of the time I rest and take a break with my boyfriend. When everything is good and back to normal that we have our first dinner together the bomb explodes.
Ian-Ethan, if we ask you a question, will you answer it?
-Depends on the question.
Alex-So you won't answer it?
-Just ask the questions already.
Ian-Alright, who is that guy and why is he with you?
-Hmm, that's Erik.
I look at him as he watches out the window and cracking my neck I speak again.
-He's my boyfriend.
Ian, Alexandra & Yadiel-What!?
Ya-I suspected as much.
Ian-You two?
Alex-How did you met? How long?
-Easy, calm down. One question at a time. Please.
They all calm down and dad makes sure they're down and calm.
Ya-Kids, calm down. Go easy on your brother.
They both make an annoyed face but stay still.
Ya-How long you met Erik?
-Thirteen years ago.
Ya-How long you been a couple?
-Ten years.
Ya-How old is he?
Erik-Twenty eight.
I look at him half annoyed and half pleased.
-Really?
Erik-You should see your expression right now. You look adorable.
-Dickhead.
Erik-Asshole.
I growl under my breath and he laughs. He really can get so annoying sometimes.
-You are so annoying sometimes.
Erik-I know. What are you going to do about it?
I laugh and snapping my fingers I make the sunshine disappear and be it rainy with thunder and lightning with strong winds.
He throws me a look and I shrug.
-Shame, it seems another storm is coming.
Erik-You're pure evil.
-Flatterer.
I point outside and he smiles when there is no more rain.
-You know, there's a beach down that little forest and there's a pool to the left after the forest on a cliff.
I stand on his side and I poke him on the side of his shoulder insistently.
-Think about it, hot night, cold water, the waves crashing against the soft sand on your feet, the wind on your face. Hmm?
I poke him a bit more and he turns to the door.
Erik-How do you even get what you want when you don't even ask for it?
-I have been know to be a persuasive person, very persuasive. Amongst other things.
Erik-You are a devil.
-A handsome devil if you may.
Erik-Not a handsome devil, an adorable devil.
The laughter of the room make my embarrassment grow as well as my deepening blush and I groan annoyed as he goes away laughing. My siblings and dad bother me with that the rest of the night until I go to sleep with Erik for our last night here before we go back home.

To be continued...................