[He relaxed too soon. His eyes widened, a split-second realization that the other boy was actually going to hit him but not enough to really brace for it. Aidan had been frustrated with him enough to slug him on the arm before but never on the face, no matter how many times he threatened him. The boy never once carried through.
Until now.
Needless to say it was enough to have his head slamming back against the rock, if only due to his own attempt to avoid it, his own natural reaction and flinch. He hissed ducking his head, pressing one hand to his face, the other rubbing the back of his skull. He recovered quick enough, it was a light sting and he'd been hit worse. That bump from the stone hurt worse to be quite honest.]
Well I didn't. And I couldn't have you tag along for what I set out to do. I wanted to do it on my own without any distraction.
[To be quite frank, if Aidan had been there he might have lost a limb and may never have achieved what he needed to do. He'd have been too busy worrying about his boyfriend to fight with a clear head. That and he's pretty sure the other boy doesn't have enough survival instinct and experience fighting to have been any help. He would have just held him back. Not that he'll ever tell him that.]