He's My Kid Brother

 Suddenly, the air becomes too choky…Nyra runs out, Not thinking, Not breathing…Not processing anything anymore she was Just running.

Hoping to get to the penthouse as fast as she could, Kaizen literally warned her to leave.

The arena noises still ring inside her ears, the chants, the blood, the money, the violence…Kaizen, his fights with all the opponents… 

 Jeez…Everything replaying in her head could make her explode.

 Boom!!

She crashes into someone hard, Not Kaizen.

Two security men immediately grab her, 

"Where do you think you're going?"

Nyra freezes.

The larger guard yanks her hood down.

Thankfully her cap stays on, the darkness helps.

"New kid?"

"Looks like it."

Nyra says nothing, because her voice will expose her immediately… fear had almost made her scream aloud but she decided to act smart.

The guard shoves her forward.

"Trying to leave before your shift?"

Shift?

What shift?

Her heart nearly stops, Suddenly she's seeing more Boys…young boys precisely, there was no single female amongst them but here she is out of curiosity and stubbornness. 

Some look terrified, some injured, some carrying equipments and Some were cleaning blood from the floor.

And the horrifying realization begins, This place is bigger than fighting.

Much bigger.

One guard laughs.

"Fresh ones always try running."

The second guard smirks.

"They learn eventually."

Nyra's stomach twists.

The first guard suddenly grabs her chin roughly, she almost felt her teeth plop out of her mouth due to the fierce grip.

"Look at me."

Fear explodes through her, because he's getting suspicious…. about her quietness. 

His eyes narrow.

"You look too clean."

The second guard laughs.

"Maybe he's somebody's rich kid."

"Then he shouldn't be down here."

Nyra's breathing becomes very shaky.

Because she knows.

One wrong word, One wrong move and everything ends. 

The guard shoves her again….Harder this time 

"Move…. Let's go to the Chairman"

Her eyes burn, hot tears threaten…

Not because she's scared, though she is scared as fuck!

But she suddenly remembers Kaizen, the fear in his eyes, the way he begged her to go back to the penthouse, the way he said please, the way she ignored him.

And now she's caused trouble, real trouble….

The guilt starts eating her alive, maybe she should've listened… realization suddenly hits her.. they were taking her to the chairman that even Kaizen is scared of.. 

OMG!!! She starts whispering silent prayers..maybe she should've gone home….Maybe…now it's too late.

The guard jerks her arm painfully.

"Walk."

Another man nearby whistles and laughs at her wiggling movement. 

“He's chubby, he can't even walk properly”

"Tiny little thing."

Laughter erupts.

" Do you think he'll survive down here?"

"Not looking like that."

More laughter.

Nyra's eyes fill completely, tears were streaming down her face, but she couldn't afford to make a sound.

Kaizen must be looking me now, she thought as She lowers her head, Humiliated, Terrified and Lost feeling the ground should just split open or she should just disappear.

Then, a sharp familiar voice cuts through the corridor.

Cold and Dangerous.

"Let him go."

Everything stops as silence erupts.

The guards turn instantly.

The laughter dies, The conversations disappear.

Even Nyra freezes, because she knows that voice.

Kaizen.

He stands several feet away, Blood still staining his knuckles…a small cut on his lip and Sweat dripping down his neck.

The aftermath of the fight still visible, but somehow he looks far more dangerous now.

The guard frowns.

" You Know him?"

Kaizen's eyes briefly meet Nyra's.

Just long enough for her to see it, Relief…then anger.

The guard laughs.

"Friend of yours or a new taker?"

Kaizen's jaw tightens.

For one terrifying second nobody speaks.

Then, "He's my kid brother."

There was Complete silence.

Even Nyra forgets how to breathe, she almost beloved his lie for her sake. 

The guards stare, the workers stare, the fighters stare…everybody stares like he just dropped a bombshell because Kaizen Arclair has never brought family here.

Never.

The guard immediately releases Nyra.

"Your brother?"

Kaizen steps forward, slowly…

" Any Problem?"

The guard immediately backs down, because everyone knows Kaizen…he beats up almost every fighter in the ring. 

They're no match for him and nobody wants problems with him.

The guard clears his throat.

"No problem."

Kaizen extends his hand toward Nyra..Without looking away from the guard.

"Come here."

Nyra's legs move automatically, The second she reaches him, Kaizen grips her wrist.

Hard enough to keep her close, not hard enough to hurt.

And only then does Nyra realize his shaky hands, like actually shaking…he came right in time to save her before they took her to the dreaded Chairman.

Because for those few minutes...He genuinely thought she'd been taken.

Then he leans closer, Close enough that nobody else can hear and whispers through clenched teeth, like he was fighting every urge not to bite her….

"If you survive tonight, Tutor Nyra..."

"I'm locking you inside your room forever."

Nyra almost laughs, almost cries, almost hugs him, Instead she just stares.

Because for the first time...She realizes something, The most dangerous person in this place isn't the guards, It isn't the fighters.

It isn't the crowd, It's the people Kaizen is trying to protect her from.

And judging from the fear hidden behind his anger...they've just noticed her.

They'll d

efinitely tell the chairman that Kaizen had brought his kid brother to the underground world, which is dangerous for innocent Auren. 

He can't afford to bring his brother to this dirty world!!!