“Hey, Case.” He greeted with a small smile as he shuffled on the spot where he stood.
“You were great up there,” he sounded hesitant, as if he was unsure of whether or not it was the right thing to say.
I smiled weakly at him, “Thanks.”
I took my bag and hitched it on my shoulder, gritting my teeth as I started walking towards the door. I’ve always thought that the throbbing kind of pain was the most annoying one.
“Here, let me help you with that,” Adam offered as he took my bag from me. Normally, I would’ve protested because I was annoyingly stubborn like that but with the state I was in, I didn’t have it in me to argue about something so insignificant.
I had my keys in my hand and I clenched my hands into fist. The feel of the keys digging into my skin helped clear my mind from the immense pain I was feeling with every movement.
I walked out with Adam through the back door. Once we walked through the exit of the small building, I finally asked him the question I had been meaning to ask.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him, zipping my jacket up to shield myself against the stinging cold.
“I came to watch you.”
I started staring at him like he was crazy. It’s been while since anyone watched my fights. Levy used to be there for me before I found out he was a treacherous asshole.
“Why’d you do that?” I asked him softly, unsure of what to think of this.
“I don’t know. I guess I figured that if you were doing all this to keep us safe, might as well show up to cheer you on, you know?” he shrugged and I felt my heart swell a bit.
Maybe the old Adam was still in there. The Adam I love.
“Well, thanks. But you don’t need to do that anymore.” I stated, smiling at him. He looked at me with a questioningly.
“What do you mean? I thought there was still another fight you have to go through?”
“Well, the guy that I fought earlier was the guy that threatened me so the next fight won’t be about protecting you guys since I beat him already.” I told him as I continued to lead the walk towards my bike.
“That’s great! That means you don’t need to fight anymore, right? I smiled at him silently.
“I could but I won’t,” I told him quietly as I swung my foot over my bike and sat on top of it, pushing the key into the ignition.
“What do you mean?” Adam asked me, laying his hand on my arm to stop my movements.
“It’s only fair that I finish what I started, don’t you think?” I smiled at him.
Adam looked at me as if I’ve lost my mind.
He opened his mouth to probably talk me out of it but I cut him off before he could say anything.
“Let’s get out of here.” I told him as I kickstarted my bike’s engine and took the duffel bag from him.