They didn't talk after a few minutes after the whole fiasco of "Matt confession leading to rejection moment" making the atmosphere in the room very awkward.

"Matt, can I ask you something?"

Matt just grunt.

"What is that smell?"

Matt stops eating from the tray and looks at her in confusion.

"What smell?"

"You know...the smell?"

"But I don't smell anything."

She just rolls her eyes.

"I smell something like a dead rat in here, you're the one suppose to have super senses, how should I know?"

Matt became confused for a second, then something dawn on him, his face transforms from serious guy to tomato guy.

"That's- "he coughs trying to look anywhere else except for her direction.

"So?"

He scratches his head and stood up.

"Where are you going?"

He didn't answer her and start putting his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. Then something clicks inside her when she saw that underwear.

"Matt could you possibly be-"

"Shut up, I'm going to do my laundry."

She just snickers.

Suddenly the atmosphere between them was cleared up a little bit, although there was still a little awkwardness between them, it can be ignored.

-

She looks around Matt's house. It was simple but very tidy, she saw a bunch of law books on the dining table stack up like a hill.

In the living room was a simple set of sofa and chairs and an old small television. She takes a peek outside and saw people mingling at each other, some other looking at the direction of Matt's house and whispering to each other.

"Where am I?"

"This is Hell's kitchen, this is where I grew up. Those people outside, they are my family. They are the ones that take care of me during childhood. They are good people."

She nods, then she parks herself at the kitchen table and leans on it while watching Matt ass, as he bends down and put the dirty clothes in the washing machine.

"Stop looking at my ass please"

"Can't help it, it has cute dimples." She grin

He just sighs in expiration, after putting all the clothes in the machine, he closes the lid and turns it on.

"Why don't we talk something useful? Like school?"

Joan's face looks like she has eaten a lemon after hearing his suggestion.

"Pssh, no thanks, man."

"I could teach you."

"Nah, that's your stuff. I'm not interested in being a lawyer."

Suddenly Matt stops what he's doing and looks in her direction in surprise.

"You didn't want to be a lawyer? Then why did you pick it?"

"Because of you." she shrugged her shoulder

Matt suddenly grits his teeth in anger.

"Master stick?"

She nods, she knows she saw her movement because he starts pacing around the kitchen like a lion.

He turns around and grabs his neck. He paces back and forth not looking at her, after a few seconds of pacing, he stops and looks at her.

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"What now? What's your new mission?"

"Haven't received it yet"

He sighs in defeat and stands at her side looking downcast.

"Hey, stop that."

He just shakes his head.

"I'm so stupid and never realized it, I thought..." he shakes his head again

She touches his hand, he tried to remove it but she grabs it firmly making it stay there.

"Whatever happened in the past, its already over. You said it yourself that you forgive me for what I did. This time, I'm not here because of any mission, I'm here because I choose to stay, it is my own choice, and because I particularly like this innocent boy who blushes like a virgin mary.

Matt almost twitches his lips when he heard that but became serious again.

"What if master gives you a mission again?"

She rubs his tight knuckles, making it relax.

"Then I'll do it, I join this organization because I have a purpose."

"You never told me why you join the Chaste in the first place."

"Because we're not first name basis, that's why I didn't tell you"

"How about now?"

"How about a kiss?"

"Stop that and be serious for a second!"

She just shrugged her shoulder.

"Okay, your loss not mine."

He just grunts

"I join the Chaste because I'm looking for someone"

"Who?"

"My mother's murderer."

Matt suddenly became silent, he tried to open his mouth to say something but close it again, he attempts to say something but no words came out. All he can do was be silent and grip her hand for support.

"I'm sorry..."

She just smiles

"It's been years since it happens, I already move on"

"But why are you still chasing after the murderer?"

"Because to avoid someone's child being a motherless again."

"I guess we're not different from each other then."

"Let me guess, you become a stick disciple to seek revenge?"

He didn't say anything just looking ahead.

"And you said revenge is wrong, but here you are, planning to take revenge whoever kills someone you love. Nice statement Mr. lawyer."

Matt became silent for a moment before he talks.

"Are you going to move out if you receive a mission?'

"Maybe? I don't know really. It depends on what mission I need to do"

He just silent as if contemplating something.

"Elektra?"

"Uh?"

"If you need help? Any help at all, I will always be here to to help."

She smiles and pecks his chin

"Thanks, Matt" she murmurs.

-

After all the emotional bullshit, they finally get where they supposed to be;

"So what happens back there, why didn't you come back?"

"I'm sorry- "

"Stop" she held her hand to stop him from saying more.

"Whatever inside your head, it's not your fault."

When Matt was about to deny it, but she vehemently shakes her head. He just sighs and continues his story. But she can see in his eyes that he regret leaving her there alone.

"Cough" so I was saying to you, I saw something strange, I saw two large men about to assault a girl in the alley. When I go there to check it out, I found myself alone as if what I sense is fake.

When I was about to go back, I was suddenly surrounded by red ninja everywhere. I tried to fight back but they were so many and they won't let me escape, so I fight desperately. Thankfully master stick arrives on time and saves me. Suddenly the red ninja starts to flee everywhere. I don't know what happens, but it seems their job is done. After that, I immediately came back only to find you there lying in your pool of blood."

Matt seems trying to erase the memory of Elektra lying in there with darts sticking to her body, but it seems it's a memory etch at the side of his brain because whatever he does, he can never forget it.

"Thankfully I have master Stick with me, he uses his chi to stabilized your wound, but you lost so much blood. I have a request that we bring you to the hospital but he denies it and decided to bring you here."

"So where master Stick right now?"

"He seems to have urgent business he needs to attend, he let me take care of you until he came back from a business trip."

"How many days has it's been since I been out?"

"Don't worry, it's been only a day, which making me impress how awesome your healing abilities are."

Suddenly she remembers someone she needs to call.

"Can I have my phone back, I need to call my dad."

He nods and stood up. He left the living room and goes back to the bedroom, she can hear the cabinet open one by one. She got suspicious that he forgot where he put the phone.

"A man who can be distracted by sex can't be trusted easily."

"I heard that!"

"Well, yeah your suppose to" she huffs while laughing.

Later he came back into the room holding a phone, she held her hand expecting him to give it to her, to her dismay, he just stood at her front while crossing his arms.

"Are you showing your muscle how you work out, really it's nice how thick your arm is"

Matt blush, but never gave in to her teases making her disappointed.

"What?"

"If you're in trouble, call me. Don't hesitate for a second to call me if you need help."

She looks at him, when she didn't answer for a second thinking she will reject, she stood up and embrace him.

"I will, I promise." Hearing those words, he releases his breath his unknowingly holding.

Then she pushes him back and grabs the phone.

-

She greets her dad and does their ritual routine like "How are you?" "Did you eat?", "How school". It became their everyday topic making her almost answer her dad robotically, she doesn't know how to talk to her current dad, they never seem to connect. Although she was thankful for his care, it did nothing to repair their growing distance between them. With his business and her martial arts profession, their relationship became even worse. But she swore in her life that she will do her best to protect her father whatever the cost. That's the least she can do after caring for her all these years.

After five minutes of talk, she ends the call.

"Can I borrow some of your shirts and shorts? I'll promise to wash them and give them back."

He just shakes his head.

"You don't need to be cautious around me, feel free to be at home"

"Fine then, I'll borrow your underwear too."

"Wait-!"

But she didn't listen to him and enter his room, before he can enter inside, she closes the door and locks it.

"Hey, let me in!" he knocks several times on the door.

"You can kick the door you know" she began looking at the cabinet, she frowns at the smell of the room, she still wonders how he can stay in this room even with his super senses. She just shakes her head and began rummaging his things.

"You can ask me you know? The actual owner."

"Nah, looking at these big guys, I wonder how it fit in?" she murmurs

"Ask yourself, not me" he retorts on the other side, but she can still hear the arousal in his voice

"Do you have porn here?"

"...what will I do with porn?"

"...Right, sorry for asking"