Mew's POV.................

Things were happening and changing so quickly and I'm having hard time catching on, I was frozen in dismay when Elias confessed that he is a high hunter and it was all acting when he saved me and Gulf

Gulf's ability helped us a lot, he also managed to get more info from Tanya who came searching for Elias, apparently, the organization found a way to extract a portion of our power and not only they want to make us an army to rule the world but also to merge our powers into the boss so he can be the ruler

Gulf also saved Tanya from the brainwashing and she also didn't remember a thing, we slowly explained everything to them and they were ready to attack the organization as soon as possible and free the rest of us

Liam and Kai assisted in our training, like how to hide that we are special and how to properly fight, they also shared all info they knew about the organization, Tanya also brought the ones she caught in Germany, they also accepted to help although one of the couples are also young like Lan

Everyone were advancing so much except for me, even Lan was getting stronger with Mei, even Gulf was getting stronger physically and he perfectly mastered his power that Kai explained it could get better

"your power have two weak points, you have to touch the person and to talk to order him, it won't work if the person keep his distance and also won't work on deaf ones, that's why you must try and train your sight to be able to directly control him just by looking"

"what about deaf people?"

"mind control, just by looking and focusing on what you want that person to do"

"this sound impossible to do but I will try"

"it's the same for you Mew, you can only read someone's thought just by seeing his face but it won't work if the person is hiding his face so it will be amazing if you also can read the thought by touching the person"

"I understand, I will train hard" Kai was explaining everything, we all lived in the cabin after moving everything we need from our previous house, I felt like I was left behind, I wasn't getting any stronger no matter how much I trained, I suddenly felt down and useless

Everything is going well is thanks to Gulf, he is better at making decisions unlike me who is always hesitant, even that time when I got back to learn that Gulf went out alone to buy medicine, I didn't know what to do, I kept walking choosing between catching up to him or staying back and wait

Somehow I felt alone, Gulf was getting closer to Liam and Kai, he also gets along well with Elias and his partner Tanya as well as the rest who kept encouraging him on becoming stronger, seeing all this made me even more depressed so I decided to sneak out by sunset watching the view from a hill near the cabin

"Mew, why are you so sad and downhearted? Did smth happen?" Gulf softly asked coming closer

"I feel so weak and useless, I couldn't help even once with anything"

"don't say that, your power is really amazing, reading the true thoughts of an enemy will be a great help to us"

"you can also order them to tell you the truth and their thoughts"

"it will take time to do that while you can get that info in a second, don't look down on yourself, we decided to get stronger together didn't we?"

"I don't know what to do anymore Gulf, I feel so lost and out of place, this curse already destroyed the normal life I was supposed to have and now it brought me into a more dangerous life-threatening situation, I just want to have a normal life" I glanced to Gulf who had a guilty apologetic look, I instantly regretted what I just said since Gulf was still blaming himself for contacting me

"I'm sorry, I'm not blaming you, I feel so weak and lonely"

"lonely? Why?" Gulf looked worried

"everyone are seriously training getting stronger while I couldn't more even one step forward, I'm sure that Lan can beat me if we fight right now"

"don't say that, everyone hit a wall at some point but you must keep moving forward and break that wall, besides I'm right here, I will never leave you alone"

"you are getting closer with everyone ad stronger, I will become a burden to you"

"stop thinking like that, we are partners, even our lives are linked, I'm the closest to you, everyone else are just friends who are like us sharing the same goal, we will more forward together and secure a happy future together"

"it's scary that our lives are linked, what if I get hurt badly and cause you pain, you don't deserve it"

"I also may get hurt ad you also don't deserve it, this is our fate that I accepted and knowing that our lives are linked makes me work harder day and night so I won't lose my life and push you to lose yours too, I want us to have a long blissful and peaceful future" he kindly smiled with encouraging look in his eyes

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble and making you worry, I promise to be more optimistic and train even harder and help assuring a great future together"

"that's the spirit" a bright smile formed on his face standing up, he offered his hand helping me up, somehow his presence gave me courage and brightened up my mood, I doubled my effort and Gulf was helping me getting better and I did get better surprisingly, I never thought that Gulf's presence is so important

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Another month passed by, the group got bigger and stronger thus we started to plan a way to save the other brainwashed people who luckily were at the Chinese branch, it was a very hard and risky mission but we had to do it

Everyone is serious about this mission as al were focusing on each instructions and choice they had, while I was feeling frustrated, my irritation was making me restless, the reason is Gulf, or better say, Gulf's closeness to others, he was only supposed to be close to me, I just don't like seeing him getting touchy even if it was just training

On the other hand, this frustration was making me confused about my relationship with him, I'm aware that it's weird to be annoyed about smth like this, I should be happy that he was getting friendly since he always was lonely yet seeing him laughing and having nice time with others just angers me

I decided to talk to him so after training I took him outside while he followed me looking puzzled till we reached the hill where there was no one else

"Gulf I want to be honest, I don't like your closeness with others" he stared at me dumbfounded

"is this why you've been feeling angry lately?" he asked, I failed to mention that we started to feel how the other is feeling even when we are right next to each other, this is one of the reason why I decided to tell Gulf about my feeling

"yes, just seeing you being very friendly makes me feel distant from you"

"we are together the whole day, we even share the same feelings and I'm sure you know how I feel while being with others, it's true I'm able finally be a part of the group but they are just normal friends"

"I know, I know that but I can't help it, I would prefer if you stayed shy hiding away"

"it's impossible, we have to work together and to do that we all have to get along well or we will surely fail, I know what I'm going to say are just words but believe me no matter how close I am to others you are the one and only person I mostly trust and wants to be close with for many, many years" Gulf stated looking seriously and honestly

"me too, I don't know and I don't care if it's the effect of this curse, but I want us to be always close, aside from being my partner, you are the first person who understood me and welcomed me without knowing much about me"

"the same for me, you are dearer to me than my own family" his words, again, calmed me and cheered me up, the next day, the old man asked me to accompany him to get more food

"I'm sorry son but yesterday, I overheard your conversation with Gulf" I was surprised

"this makes me a bit embarrassed"

"don't be, it made me elated to know that you are so close with your partner but this partnership can blind you from your feelings"

"feelings?" I was confused

"what if he means much more to you than just a partner"

"you mean I love him? In a romantic way?" the old man softly smiled, I was stunned not knowing what to say

"you mentioned that you felt irritated when Gulf is closer to others, for me it means that you were just jealous and that you are very possessive of him, well it's your own feeling, I'm sure you will realize the truth sooner or later, just don't let this curse get in the way"

"thank you, I will seriously think about it"

"good luck, I hope you will be happy together either way" the old man's words were stuck in my mind, I never experienced any romantic thing all my life, it was always a mystery to me, so how am I supposed to know if I actually fell for Gulf?