My Life as an Awoken

Once we were outside we swiftly entered our car and left the area.

In the car Xue Qing finally said something, "You didn’t have to do that. I could have handled it myself."

"Its not like I thought you couldn’t. But why would I let you go through it if I could solve it right then and there."

"But, you didn’t have to punch him in the face. Now we have to worry about him and whoever else, trying to look for revenge. It’s just not how we do things here."

"I know that there are differences between how I solved it and how the people who live here would have solved it. But, it was satisfying wasn’t it?"

"...ok, yeah. It was satisfying, I will admit that. But surely there was a better option."

"Maybe, but where I come from you don’t let anyone talk that way to the people you care about. Besides why am I the one getting scolded, I stood up for you."

"Because I was worried. In this world you never really know if someone has an ability. I didn’t want you to get hurt. Can’t you understand that!?."

"I mean, I did know he had an ability. He bought a training method from us. I just didn’t bother mentioning it because he seemed like a weak loser. I mean he has an ability and has apparently trained, but one punch put him on the ground."

"That’s even more of a reason you should have just let the bodyguards take care of it. That’s their job."

"Yeah. But some people are natural fighters and others are not. It actually reminds me of a time when I was younger.

As a kid I was fascinated with martial arts, the problem was that all of the classes didn’t want to teach you how to fight. I learned kicking with taekwondo, punches with boxing and karate, knees and elbows with muay thai, and throwing with judo. I spent a lot of time trying to learn to fight but none of the classes really taught that.

I spent more time learning pointless moves than sparring. Then the sparring would be some fake watered down nonsense. I would often quit soon after starting because I would realize that all of the martial arts dojos I was in were more of an after-school activity to help the weird kids get exercise.

The last one I went to was another taekwondo class. All of the other kids were blue, brown, or even black belts. I made a realistic assessment that if I walked up and punched any of them in the face they would fall to the ground and start crying.

I made that assessment after taking the entire class, one of them might have been a sleeper. But nope, they were all pathetic.

When we were doing strikes one of the other kids literally said, "Wow, your punches are really powerful."

My only thought was, yeah because I’m actually putting effort into it. While the rest of you are just kind of going through the motions.

Needless to say I didn’t go back.

You see, some people just have this fight in them. I don’t know how else to put it. Because my desire for combat wasn’t limited to just that. I learned how to shoot a bow, throw knives, shoot a gun, throw hatchets, how to skin animals, and thinking back, most of this started from school field trips.

I wonder what that was all about?

We had a school field trip about cowboys and Native Amerikans. Which involved learning how each group lived and having to try and live that way ourselves. We weren’t allowed to shoot guns, but shoot a bow, or throw hatchets? We were encouraged to do that. We caught our own fish, killed, gutted, and ate them.

Man, that private school was something else.

When I think back to the knife throwing, that was actually my moms idea. She was the one who really wanted to do that. So, we built a knife throwing area in our backyard that stood for quite a long time.

Huh, I’m starting to realize that my life and childhood has been full of varying experiences. I mean what other 8th grader is learning how to blacksmith? Or make their own printing press.

I am starting to have a lot of questions about my upbringing.

Whatever. Back to the point.

I have what you would call "the fight" in me and it was obvious at a glance that that idiot didn’t. So, I clocked him. No one is going to talk to my wife that way and get away with it."

"I don’t even know what to say, you kind of unloaded a lot on me all at once. Umm. I think they did a good job preparing you for whatever might come your way?"

"Wow, you really couldn’t have sounded more unsure if you tried."

"Look, I’m trying my best. Because, if you think about it, it’s kind of genius. You are really prepared for anything. I’ll have to keep that in mind."

"Keep that in mind for what?"

"Oh, nothing. Anyway, I think it is sweet that you stood up for me, and I loved that you did. But, I don’t want you to put yourself in danger. So, please, let the bodyguards take care of it next time. Ok?"

"So, you think there will be a next time?"

"I’m a realist. Look at me. I’m so attractive that wars would be fought over me. There will definitely be another knuckle head that comes courting death. So, again, please leave it to the bodyguards. OK?"

"Real humble there."

"OK?"

"Sure, ok. Are you happy now?"

Xue Qing smiled at me and said joyfully, "Yes." Then she leaned in, pushing her soft body on me and kissed me on the cheek. Retreating slightly she said, "I’m happy to know you care so much about me, my husband."

Giving a cheeky grin she turned and looked out the window at the retreating city scape as we entered the gated mountain road.

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