Chapter 53 - M.D.B 53: Date in the Night Sky (1/2)
Chapter 53: Date in the Night Sky
”I should have gotten a cheaper plane ticket; first class wasn't really worth it…” Three days later, as he bought new stock for his restaurant in high amounts, Saint saw his savings going sharply down again. Feeling 'poverty' again, he could only regret the last few days: ”I should not have rented such good cars, and why did I have to stay in such good hotels? ….”
Fortunately, after Lee's Chinese Restaurant finally reopened, business turned out to be as good as ever. In fact, the restaurant seemed to become somewhat more popular than it was right before it momentarily closed. To Saint's surprise, the closing only built up people's anticipation for the reopening…
Unexpectedly, not only the restaurant didn't drop in activity, SHIELD wasn't approaching him either. This was bizarre, especially after what he did to the two agents tailing him the last time; Saint was expecting Coulson at his door, but no one came for him.
”It's impossible that they did not suspect me…” After the workday was over, and before closing the shop, Saint scanned the surrounding area and found the two agents that ”followed” him.
He had an impulse to just go to them and ask them why they didn't come for him, but that wasn't rational, and he had much more important things to do…
Saint changed, took a shower, combed his freshly cut hair, and wore new clothes. Today was, in a way, his first date…
Well, it was at least his first date in the Marvel World.
Meanwhile, Colleen gently climbed the rusty fire stairs to the roof of an old abandoned building. As she reached the roof, she patted the rust stains off her body, complaining to herself about Saint….
”You came so early? I'm five minutes ahead of schedule, and I'm still late!”
She suddenly heard Saint's voice behind her back, which startled her. She looked at the fire stairs in front of her with a frightened expression, and then turned around and said: ”How did you come here without making a sound? And where did you come from?”
”There…” Saint pointed behind him, and then pulled out a red rose from behind his back as if doing a magic trick and said: ”For you.”
”Thank you!” Colleen did not expect this surprise from Saint. As she took the rose, she took his arm along with it and leaned her head on his shoulder and said: ”Why did you bring me here?”
Saint mysteriously smiled and did not answer her. Instead, he asked: ”Do you remember, back when I told you that I'm a disciple of Kame School, the thing I told you and that you did not believe?”
”Of course I remember…” Colleen looked up to Saint's face and said: ”It hasn't been too long. I can't forget, because you said that you can fly!”
”No, no.” Saint shook his head and said: ”I only said that 'one day', I will be able to fly.”
Colleen was surprised again, and then let go of Saint's arm and asked him with her eyes wide open: ”Don't tell me that 'one day' is today!”
”Hmmm, close enough. In fact, I learned how to fly three days ago. Now, make a guess, why am I only telling you three days later?”