Is this destiny?

Ade observed the four boys and reminded himself to stay cool. Ron and Zula will be here in less than a minute.

"Do you want something?"

"We want the passes you are using to take the rides without waiting. And while at it, give us your wallets and any other valuables." The boy on the left said sternly. He pointed at Hande. "That is a nice purse."

Hande stiffened and gripped the teddy bear keychain which Ade gave her earlier that morning. There is no way she is giving that away no matter how big those boys are!

Ade was getting irritated. Why are they picking on a little girl? They have no honor! "Leave her out of this."

"That is not on you to decide." One of the boys sneered.

Ade flexed his hands before balling them into fists. "Do you think that you can bully us?"

"We don\'t think, we know." The boy on the left said mockingly. "Do you think that you have a chance against the four of us?"

Ade smirked. "We will not know until we try."

The four boys realized that Ade is provoking them. How audacious!

They were ready to move toward Ade and teach him a lesson when Ron\'s voice came from the side: "What is going on?"

Ron glared at the four boys while walking to Ade. "We were waiting for you by the ice-cream stand, and when you didn\'t show up, Zula got worried."

The four boys eyed Ron and Zula and exchanged glances. They were sure that Ade and Hande are by themselves, but now two more showed up, and the newcomers are older. But still, girls don\'t count, so it\'s two versus four. However, they should not be hasty, what if there are more of them around?

Ade pointed with his chin toward the four troublemakers and responded to Ron. "They want our ride passes. And our valuables."

Zula made her way next to Hande and gave her an encouraging nod before focusing toward the troublemakers.

Ron stood next to Ade and turned toward the four boys. "You are thieves? Will you leave or should I call security?"

Ron\'s thoughts matched Ade\'s: if Sarah didn\'t warn them not to cause a commotion, those four would be lying on the ground right now.

One of the boys lifted his hands defensively. "Hey, hey… we are not thieves. We saw them taking rides without waiting in the line and we were curious. We wanted to know what passes they have, so that we can get the same ones."

Ron can see that the boy is lying, and he assumed that their plan is to get them to relax before jumping to snatch their things.

Ade snorted. "Sure, you want the same passes as ours. You want exactly the same ones we have. That is stealing."

"Assuming that you are correct…" One of the boys said, emboldened by the fact that no one else approached them after Ron and Zula. "What can you do about it?"

"We can scream and get security here." Zula responded.

The four boys burst into a laugh and one of them said: "By the time security comes here, we will be long gone with your valuables."

"Is there any trouble here?"

The four troublemakers abruptly turned toward the voice and observed Michael and Oni. Oni looks like a teenager, but Michael is much older, and his gaze is terrifying. Both of them have casts on their hands which are black, so they look like some reinforced gloves.

The four troublemakers exchanged nervous glances before they started retreating. Four of them versus Ade and Ron (they didn\'t count the girls) is doable, but now that Michael is here, it changes the situation.

"It\'s a misunderstanding," one of the boys said as he walked backward. "We only wanted to talk, that\'s it."

When four troublemakers left, Michael looked at Ade and Hande. "You are OK?"

"Yeah…" Ade responded and turned to look at Hande.

Ade saw that Hande dropped the cotton candy on the ground and her expression is not good. Ade remembered Aiden\'s words that he should be careful with Hande because this is her first time going out of the protection of their property, and any bad experience can leave a mark.

Ade exhaled sadly. He failed. It\'s not even lunchtime and Hande had a bad experience. He told himself that he needs to fix this. Somehow.

"I\'m sorry…" Hande said when Ade lifted the sweet treat.

"Don\'t worry about it, it\'s lunchtime anyway. Let\'s get something good to eat, and later I can get you another one…"

Hande nodded absentmindedly at Ade\'s words, while thinking that she is useless. All five of them were fearless when facing those troublemakers and she was the only one who trembled in fear. Hande wondered if they are all exceptional, or are they normal and she is lacking.

"Let\'s have lunch together." Michael suggested. "We all need to eat, and if those four still have their eyes on Ade and Hande, it will confirm to them that they are not on your own."

They all agreed.

Ade trashed the cotton candy on the way to the restaurant and the six of them found a table without any issues (courtesy of special passes, aka Eve).

"Are you OK?" Ade asked Hande when they took their seats. She didn\'t say almost anything since the incident.

"Why did they come after us?" Hande asked.

Ade shrugged indicating that he is not sure, and Zula responded: "You are young, and people think that you are easily bullied."

"They said how they saw us taking rides without waiting." Hande said.

"We are doing the same." Oni chimed in. "However, we are bigger, so they don\'t dare come after us."

"Are our passes so special?" Hande was curious.

Ade confirmed. "There are passes that you can buy which allow you a certain level of the VIP experience, but not like this. No matter how much you pay, you can\'t skip more than a handful of rides a day, and we don\'t have such a limit. What Sarah and Aiden can do, is borderline magic."

The lunch passed in a relaxed atmosphere and gradually Hande loosened up.

For dessert, Ade ordered chocolate cake and he gave his portion to Hande.

"I have mine." Hande said while gesturing toward the chocolate cake in front of her.

"Have this as well. I know it\'s your favorite. And also, you had stress, and sugar can help."

Hande smiled. She likes that he remembered that chocolate cake is her favorite.

"Feed me." Hande demanded.

Ade lifted his eyebrows, surprised by her words. "What?"

"You said it, I had stress. Sugar will help but I will feel even better if you feed me." Hande said matter-of-factly.

Ade glanced at the other four at the table and Ron, Zula, Michael, and Oni pretended that they are not there; they looked anywhere other than toward Ade and Hande. But Ade saw them suppressing their smiles. This Hande will be the end of him.

Ade exhaled in defeat and took a fork.

"You are taking advantage of my kindness…" He grumbled while poking a piece of cake on a fork and giving it to Hande.

Hande took his offering and smiled smugly. "Hmm… it\'s delicious… Hey! You gave me your slice! Why are you eating?"

"Payment for my feeding services." Ade said with a mouthful of cake and offered her the second bite.

Hande mumbled something, but she didn\'t refuse. She likes that Ade is feeding her and that they are sharing the cake… and the fork.

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