Secrets and Things (MxM)

Chapter 50 - Can you just fire me already?

"NO! I refuse. It's still my win. I won. It's my win and you can't take that from me."

"But I can because you knew about me before I knew about you. Isn't that the game?"

"No- I- Well- just shut up and fire me already."

The other three men were staring at the entire interaction with a newfound interest, looking back and forth like a tennis match.

Erwin sent a confused look to Aiden's way and tilted his head. "Huh? Why would I fire you?"

"... you're kidding right?"

Erwin shook his head in confusion.

"Well, if you haven't noticed by now Mr. Fonzo, I completely and utterly disrespected you and I've been bratty in the way I act and talk. On top of that, it's me. In fact, the last reason should be the main reason why I'm fired. We don't even like each other!"

"But you see, all of that would've gotten you fired if you weren't you."

"Uh, what?"

"I mean, I wouldn't really expect anything less from you. This reaction is actually the tamest out of all the possibilities."

Who does the mother fucker think he is? "Again, we only talked like twice. You know jack about me so you don't know if I'm being tame with you."

"Oh, but it was enough times for me to read you."

"... did you just throw my own words back at me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Erwin smiled an innocent-not-so-innocent smile

Bitch. "Ok but it still doesn't change the fact that you hate me."

"I don't hate you?"

"Uh, yeah you do."

"No, I don't."

"You dislike me at the very least then"

"Hmm, not that either."

"Now you're just trying to look good."

"I always look good."

"Oh get off that pretentious throne of yours."

"I have every right to be on it."

Erwin had a cheeky grin on his face and Aiden just returned an unamused frown.

"You don't like me. I don't tolerate you. As you can see, the feeling is more or less mutual so you should just fire me."

"... Nah."

Aiden blinked twice to animate disbelief. "N-Nah?"

"Yeah, I'm not going to fire you."

Aiden contemplated whether to throw a childish tantrum or not. "But why not?!"

"Because having you work under me is quite... satisfying. Imagine, I get to boss you around and you cannot say anything back."

If the blue haired man had a pencil in his hand, it would've snapped in half due to the sheer pressure of his clutch. I refuse to give him any sense of victory or satisfaction Aiden thought to himself as he declared, "Fine, if you won't fire me, I'll just quit. Good day to you." He turned around on the spot and took one step, but only one step because Erwin said the one thing that Aiden could not fight against.

"Did you forget that I know things that no one else is meant to know? You leave this premise and I cannot guarantee the information's confidentiality."