Reborn- His Scarlett Moon

Ryan had to literally pull Sherry out of that garage to get her back home.

Chong’s words had their effects even if he didn’t want to show it to others in that gathering. He knew very well that his new foe might as well be an old enemy. And that was what he knew about him. So much so that, he knew Ryan’s weakness towards the female human being, namely Sherry, who resembled his soul mate, his Sherizad in every essence.

Stealing Sherry’s very personal stuff meant that Ryan’s foe was closer to Sherry than it appeared. He knew about her lucky socks, he knew where she kept her underwear and knew which was her favorite lipstick.

There was a lot going inside Ryan’s head but the most basic instinct was to keep Sherry away from the center of attention. To keep her away from the mess.

He had to literally thrust her inside as he, himself, took the driver’s seat.

” Put your seatbelt on. ”

He commanded, pressing the accelerator and swishing around to take the first u- turn.

Sherry had to hold back onto her seat and the speed of the car, made her reel back.

She stayed quiet for the first few minutes, then when Ryan’s car took the main road and the ride became smoother, she relaxed and started her babbling.

” I don’t understand why you had to pull me out of there like that. We still did not get to the person who took my underwear, did we? What was your hurry Ryan? Couldn’t you wait a little longer so I could make him pay! ”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Ryan smirked, ” Did you forget the body that came in along with the bulldozer? ”

Sherry did not reply. Silence ensued for another five or ten minutes and then she began again,

” But my stuff. What am I going to do about them? ”

She did not stop at that. She went on and on about her socks and lipstick and so on.

Ryan tried listening to her babbling for a short while and tried taking it in without reacting. But he had a lot already going on in his head.

He jammed the brakes and the car came to a screeching stop, throwing Sherry onto Ryan’s shoulder.

She straightened up and then holding onto the dashboard, looked at Ryan with the sides of her eyes, “Hey! What’s the big idea, Ryan?”

Ryan heaved a deep sigh and then frustrated he said, “Sherry, will you please stop talking about your lost underwear and lipstick? It’s driving me crazy!”

Sherry raised her eyebrows and held her arms on her chest in defense and said, “Well excuse me for wanting to find my belongings!”

Ryan rolled his eyes and exclaimed sarcastically,”Yeah, because losing your underwear is such a dire emergency when men are being killed. ”

Sherry was not one to back off.

” Correction boss, it was stolen, not lost. And as for the killing, I thought it was a regular thing at your day job. ”

She was right. It was. Ryan was paranoid because this time around it was his weak spot that was exposed.

He clenched his teeth and swore to make things like it used to be. The ruthless and ferocious Ryan would be back who made the entire underworld shake at the mere mention of his name.

Sherry was oblivious to his problems and kept insisting on her point, rolling her eyes ,

“You don’t understand, Ryan. That was my lucky pair.”

Ryan replied this time, literally groaning,

“I don’t want to know why it’s lucky. And why do you need lipstick and socks so badly anyway?”

Sherry replied shrugging, “It’s all about the details, Ryan.”

Ryan was not in the mood for arguing with the thick headed human anymore, throwing his hands up, he yelled, “Fine, but can we please focus on driving and not your lost possessions at this moment? ”

” Okay, okay. I’ll try to contain myself. ”

Sherry seemed a little taken back at his sudden surrender but she went back to her seat and looked out of the window and leaned her head on the tinted glass to take her head away from the theft.

They drove in silence for a few moments before Ryan suddenly slammed on the brakes again.

Sherry rubbed her elbow as it hit the car door, grumbling and asked, “What was that for?”

Ryan looked at her angrily,”That’s it, Sherry. I can’t take it anymore. You’re driving me crazy with your constant self chatter about your lost items. We’re going to find a gas station and buy you some damn lipstick, underwear and socks, okay?”

” Really?”

Sherry seemed really surprised.

Ryan sighed.

“Yes, really. But you have to promise me that you’ll stop talking about your underwear even to yourself. ”

“I promise. You’re the best, Ryan.”

Sherry answered almost grinning, unable to contain her excitement.

” Don’t get too excited. I just want to get home in one piece.”

Ryan said as if reading her thoughts and hitting the accelerator once again.

This time she relaxed for real and laid back on her seat. Then closed her eyes completely.

Ryan watched her through his rear view mirror. A subtle smile was threatening to cross his lips. But he restrained himself just in time.

“Stop falling for these same tricks once again Ryan! ”

He yelled at himself mentally.

Turning back to his steering wheel Ryan tried focusing on the road.

He knew he shouldn’t be looking at her like that , but he couldn’t help himself. She looked so beautiful and serene, and he couldn’t resist admiring her.

As he drove, Ryan had another mental battle within himself. But his mind kept wandering back to Sherry. He reminded himself that he had a greater responsibility at hand.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of comfort and happiness just from being near her. He was secretly grateful for her presence and the way she made him feel. He knew that he would do anything to protect her and keep her safe, even though every gray cell in his brain screamed her name as ‘ TRAITOR! ‘

Again and again.