Silence filled the pause before Wang Che continued. 

“Unfortunately, those kidnappers did not consider my father’s stubbornness and overall callousness. Well, my brother probably knew about it. If there is anyone who knows my father well, it is my brother. But he did not care as he made his arrangements.” Wang Che chuckled a little bitterly. 

“When my father refused to pay for my ransom, those kidnappers got the brilliant plan to sell me off as a child soldier in the war zone. I do not know what happened after I was taken from Supreme City. But when I came to, I was in the warzone.” 

Shun could not believe the story he was hearing. How had he never known that such a thing happened to Wang Che? He never even heard about Wang Che’s kidnapping and missing status. It was like everything was perfectly covered up. 

Wang Che understood the shock on Shun’s face. 

“Only a few people know about this incident. My father covered up everything by saying that I had left the country to study abroad. I guess that was true in a way. I do not know his intentions because he could have just said I died.” He scoffed. 

“Anyway, it turns out that I was purchased by a mad man who was waging a war against Mossad. Up to now, I am not sure about his original grudge against Mossad. I think he was in their service, and something happened, causing him to be discharged.” Wang Che continued. 

“He was plotting his revenge, but finding willing parties to help him was almost impossible. So, his brilliant solution was to purchase teenagers and mould them into his puppets. The entire thing was a little stupid, but it worked.”

“That man had managed to build a small army of children using his own modified form of Mossad fighting techniques. And with the children being impressionable, he instilled into them a military discipline which is difficult to break.” Wang Che added. 

Shun thought of something. “Is that where you met Zev, Oren and the rest of those guys?” 

Wang Che laughed a little. “Will you let me finish telling you the story? But yes, they were some of the children that were trained under that mad man.” 

“So, what happened?” Shun asked anxiously. 

Wang Che felt a little helpless at the excited look on Shun’s face. His little bunny had probably forgotten about the reason he was telling him the story, at least for now. But it felt good to see him without anger, sadness and tears on his face. 

It was worth it, telling the story that he had never spoken to anyone before. 

“I joined the madness and went through the training. We stayed in the desert and learned fighting techniques and other skills. Occasionally, some of us would go on missions. I will spare you the boring details.” 

Because the details were horrible, Wang Che did not want to share them with Shun. He did not want to see those glowing eyes darken again. Shun was not meant to be coloured by the evil of the world. And how could he tell Wang Che about the deaths, the burning flesh and the senseless violence?

And the things he had done… He never wanted Shun to know about them. 

Shun tried to pull his hand from Wang Che. “You are still hiding things from me.” 

Wang Che pulled Shun closer to him, refusing to let go of that hand. “I am. But it is not something I want to talk about. And it is not something you want to hear.” 

Shun lowered his head for a moment and thought about it before he looked at Wang Che. “Alright. But one day, you will trust me enough to tell me everything.” 

Wang Che leaned and pecked Shun’s lips lightly. He leaned his head against his forehead. “I trust you. I trust you with everything I am.” 

Shun smiled a little. “Continue.” 

“I was trained as a getaway driver for our missions. And I guess I was too old to be indoctrinated. So, when the time was right, I organised an escape. I could not take a lot of the children, but quite a number of us left.” Wang Che sunk into his memories. 

“We were all afraid of returning here, so we made our way using our skills into Europe.” Wang Che’s lips stretched into a small smile. He felt like a weight was lifted from his chest. He did not speak about the gory details, but it was a start. 

“Is that when you became a race car driver?” Shun asked with glowing eyes. 

“Yes.” Wang Che laughed. “Driving on a racetrack was much easier than the conditions I was used to.” 

“That is so cool.” Shun was just about radiating light. 

“I thought you did not care about my racing career.” Wang Che said. “You said Kamikaze is a stupid gimmick that only teenage girls would fall for it.” 

Shun’s cheeks turned red, but he raised his nose in the air. “I still think Kamikaze is a stupid gimmick, but he is much cooler now that I know the background story.” 

Wang Che felt a rush of warmth in his heart, so he drew Shun into his arms and hugged him like there was no tomorrow. He knew that they were not yet there, but it was already a beautiful beginning to a new chapter in their life. 

When he felt calmer, he pushed Shun away and looked right into his eyes. 

“Shun, I love you. And I want nothing more than to be with you until we are old and grey. I know that I am probably going to f*ck up again. So, I will ask you to never let me get away with any b*llsh!t. I would rather lose you than know I caused you pain.” Wang Che said with an unusual intensity. 

Shun’s eyes watered, and he hated himself for being a crybaby. 

But he was so very happy. 

He did not need to know Wang Che’s life history. He just wanted his heart and everything in it. 

So, he leaned in and kissed him.