50 Game of Tag (1/2)

Arius's expression cracked, he let out a jaded sigh. ”I know.”

Her eyes shifted to the metal chained to her arm and her eyebrows creased. She attempted to break it off by pulling her arm away viciously, but she wasn't strong enough. ”How did you break yours off?”

”I'm just stronger than you.” Arius teased.

Hearing that, Zuna pulled harder on the chain, though it was no use. Then she looked at Arius with clear irritation, ”Well, aren't you going to help me?”

”Of course” Arius took his hands away from her shoulders and without a word lifted his right hand, and then brought it down on the chain with extreme force. ”Hi-yah!”

The chain easily broke, but Zuna's face instantly darkened. ”You... you dare mock marital arts?”

”I'm not mocking them, what are you talking about?”

”That wasn't even a real move!”

”So? The phrase is real.”

”No! That's just in films!”

”Idiot.” Arius grinned. ”Don't you know? 'Hi-yah' means energy or mood in Chinese. I think...”

She wasn't having it, she stood up and walked away. She originally thought that he was fun, yet in reality he was... she couldn't find the words.

”Zuna! You're overreacting!” Arius was starting to realize just how unreasonable this girl was. Though, as it was, he couldn't even seem upset by her pettiness, due to the uncontrollable curl of his lips. Such a simple thing could turn her against him so fast, how childish. He stood up.

”You awful man!” She yelled as she sped up and dashed down the corridor. Arius began to chase after her.