Often, a brief encounter between two different people leaves a distinct impression on everyone.
It had been one month since the incident at the Tokyo police station, keeping Bella extremely busy assisting the Japanese FBI to find out the mastermind behind the event a month ago.
Although her mind was focused on the documents on her desk, somehow the image of the young man she met at the old house on the beach always surfaced.
"God, Bella! What is wrong with you? Focus on the files in front of you, besides, he's just a stranger!" Bella told herself.
Bella messed up her hair in frustration; her study table was filled with many documents.
"Should I visit him? But what for? He already chased me away! It's better if I go to the supermarket today, take a little walk to clear my tired mind!" said Bella, taking her jacket from the closet and leaving.
The young man with a bandana hat and a grey jacket was jogging this morning. Many eyes watched him. How could they not? The American youth, none other than Brian, was very handsome.
Brian really enjoyed exercising; he kept running without paying attention to the eyes watching him.
Brian briefly stopped in front of the supermarket. At the same time, Bella also stopped in front of the supermarket, their positions facing each other.
They both exhaled roughly, having just finished running in different places, both heading to the same destination.
Their eyes locked, their gazes met, Brian's sharp look clashing with Bella's gentle one.
Two different personalities, like a Storm and Light that always diverge. Brian shifted his gaze elsewhere. Then he walked into the supermarket, and Bella followed suit.
They started looking for what they needed, their eyes drawn to the same object: an isotonic drink.
They walked towards the isotonic drink displayed on the shelf and reached for it. Their hands touched at this moment.
"Stop following me and don't look for trouble!" Bella snapped, her hand had already grasped the bottle first.
But she was slightly annoyed by Brian's hand also gripping the bottle, as if he was gripping Bella's hand.
"You are not interesting enough to follow!" Brian said, denying Bella's remark.
"Let go of my drink, Mister!" Bella ordered him. Bella looked at Brian beside her.
"Can't you see whose hand held this bottle first?" Brian asked Bella. Brian turned his gaze towards Bella; their eyes met.
"Don't you see it? It's my hand! I don't know where you are from. What's clear is that you are an annoying young man! Stop arguing and be a man, hand over this bottle!" Bella commanded Brian sternly.
Bella was trying to be firm with Brian right now. Enough for Brian, he was really fed up at this moment.
He approached Bella, staring at her with a sharp gaze. Bella was slightly scared by Brian's look; Bella slowly began to back up as Brian approached her.
Until her body was cornered against the wall. The isotonic drink was still in Bella's grasp. Brian began to move closer to Bella, narrowing their view, Brian still staring sharply.
Brian gently pulled Bella's sharp chin, directing her towards him, bringing his handsome face close to Bella's.
A soft kiss was created. Bella closed her eyes, the warm touch on her forehead making her eyes unable to witness it.
Her hand, which had been clutching the bottle of drink, began to relax. That was when Brian took his chance, his hand reaching for the bottle.
The release of the bottle from Bella's grip ended the kiss Brian gave her. The serious gaze that had been fixed on Bella now turned warm, accompanied by a slight smirk.
"Good girl!" Brian whispered to Bella.
Brian immediately left Bella, who was still in shock from the events of a few seconds ago.
She truly did not expect Brian to do that to her. Slowly, Bella touched her forehead.
While remembering the events of a few seconds ago, somehow Bella showed no resistance to Brian at all.
"My God, that young man is crazy!" Bella screamed in her heart, and she quickly got up from her position to find the groceries she needed.
After a few minutes of searching, all the ingredients she needed were finally collected.
Bella walked out of the supermarket, seeing Brian still sitting on a long bench next to the supermarket.
Without paying attention to Brian sitting there, Bella walked past him indifferently.
"Is that how you treat someone who helped you?" Brian asked Bella.
Brian initiated the conversation. Bella, who was not far from him, stopped her steps, her eyes now turning to the young man.
"Is that so? Are you expecting a reward?" Bella asked Brian irritably.
"No!" Brian answered briefly for her.
"You are wasting my time!" Bella said coldly. She was truly annoyed with the young man.
Quickly, without minding Brian, Bella hastened her steps, half-running.
She chose to enter a small alley squeezed between two buildings because she knew the small alley would shorten the time to reach her apartment.
Accidentally, Bella bumped into a few young men who looked like thugs.
"I apologize!" Bella whispered regretfully.
"Hey beautiful girl, did you bump into me on purpose so I would turn to look at you?" the thug said to Bella.
The thugs began to tease Bella, their naughty hands starting to try and touch Bella, who kept struggling.
"Stop! I am not a cheap girl!!" Bella cried out to them, half-pleading.
"Hey, come on, no need to be angry, we're going to have some fun!" the thug said.
The thugs continued to tease Bella until Bella was cornered. A shout stopped the thugs. They turned their gaze to the source of the sound.
"If you touch her one more time, I will teach you a lesson!" Brian said there, warning them.
Brian came to approach the crowd of thugs. Bella was surprised to see his presence; Brian had been following Bella all along without her knowledge.
"Wow, there's a hero here, are you going to fight us? You are alone, there are four of us!" the thug said disparagingly.
The thugs tried to underestimate Brian, but Brian remained calm.
His gaze did not leave Bella, who was under the control of the thugs. Brian gently pulled Bella's wrist towards him, trying to protect her.
"Don't you think that she is a woman? Then why are you brave enough to harass her?" Brian asked them.
"Precisely because she is a woman we are harassing her, come on, you better join us and we can enjoy it together!" they suggested to Brian.
"Your suggestion is terrible! Be quiet here for a moment, I will teach them a lesson!" Brian said to Bella beside him.
Brian said that small thing casually to Bella, who was behind him, while the thugs smiled cynically at Brian.
A fighting action between the two sides began. Bella prayed in her heart, hoping that Brian would be okay after this.
In the narrow alley squeezed between two buildings, they fought very brutally. Brian looked so superior this time even though his opponents were more numerous, and Brian was all alone. Brian beat them mercilessly until they were bruised.
Bella paid attention to the way Brian fought. From that, Bella came to a conclusion that Brian was not an ordinary young man.
"We apologize, we give up!" the thugs said to Brian. The thugs were sprawled on the ground, begging Brian.
"Your apology is not valid for me, show and give your apology only to the one you hurt! A young man who often hurts women is one who has no self-respect!" Brian stated firmly. Bella gasped at the remark; this made her form a smile.
Bella did not expect such a wise statement to come from Brian's lips.