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[Talin]

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Jenica took another deep breath as panic tried to settle in her chest, this was right. It had to be, the GPS said so. She chewed her lower lip and stared at the red light in front of her, she’d already locked the doors, so her little Volkswagen Beetle was secure, well as secure as the powder blue contraption could be. Turning left she ignored the stares of the men on the corner and concentrated on getting to the meeting place for the wedding. Smartly dressed in a flowy lavender dress, the color brought out the greens of her eyes and paired with the darker purple shrug and 4 inch heels in the same dark purple she was a pretty flower. Her dark brown locks were down, the color laced with gold tones that the sun brought out each summer and it never truly faded only turned into more of a copper tone.

The sudden jerk of the wheel as she pushed through yet another desolate intersection, caught her attention in a big way as well as the steady –flub-flub-flub- of a busted tire. Easing the car to the curb she bit back a curse and smacked her hand on the steering wheel. Taking a deep breath she unlocked the door and got out to assess the damage. Keeping aware of her surroundings as she was taught she felt the approach of the man long before she saw him. Before he even opened his mouth she could smell the alcohol.

“Baby, looks like you gots a busted tire, need a man ta take a looksee at that fer ya?” he said hiking up his pants.

Jen ignored him, but only for a moment. “No I’m okay, I called my boyfriend. He should be here soon.” She lied, there was no boyfriend, and hadn’t been had one in a while. Smiling up at the scruffy looking man, she moved back to her car. “Thanks though, I think I better wait on him in here.” she pulled open the door to which the man shoved closed. “Sir…”

“A pretty thang like you… he shouldn’t have let you outta tha house. These streets aren’t safe, lots of perverts and such running around.” She watched as he leered at her and waved his hand in the air, as if calling over another.

Jenica turned her head, it wasn’t just another one, it was another three or four. Inwardly she groaned, she should have called the place for directions and not relied on her silly GPS. “Hey I really need to…” she heard the chirp of her cell phone. “I need to get that. That could be Harley. If I don’t answer… well, you know how you guys can be.” She gave a weak smile as the first man moved her by her arm to the sidewalk where the others waited.

“Mmhmm, you dating a motorcycle baby? Harley ain’t no name for a man! A man’s name is Chuck, Bob, Steve, Joe and John, not Harley. What kind of name is Harley?”

It was the first name she could think of. She was released but surrounded. A hand reached out and smacked her on the ass, “OW, stop.” The sting brought tears to her eyes, she couldn’t think to scream or fight back. 5’ 8” with her heels and not much in weight, her curves hidden beneath the flowy dress otherwise the reactions would have been worse than even this.

 

[Askeladd]

The night was a thing that scared little children, something that was suppose to be scary to those who feared the dark, most never realized that there truly were scary things in the dark, some of the most terrible people would come out in the dark. Now even through the night brings out some of the worst things it also has it's good things, the good thing tonight was Aiden Storming who was walking about twenty yards behind all of them. At six foot two exactly Aiden was an imposing figure especially because right now he was in a hoody masking his features in the darkness, he heard the hooting and hollering of the men ahead of him but he thought nothing of it for now. As he walked closer he could hear them saying something about the woman, his dark blue eyes squinted in the darkness trying to pick out her form, he could see her right in the middle of the five men.

Under Aiden's the hoody was a lean toned body, not one that was cut down to the bare basics but one that was muscled with a bit of fat still there, he continued to walk forward slowly wondering if this was going to be a problem because he honestly did not to deal with this if it was going to escalate further. A pair of running shorts covered his long legs and he pushed his wrapped hands into his hoody pockets, they were wrapped because he had a fight tonight and he did not want to worry about getting hurt beforehand which made this all the more annoying. The mat of dark brown almost black hair under the hood was wild at the moment due to the fact that he had just gotten done running for his nightly warm up, he walked towards the group of men and the young woman.

His voice came out powerful and deep "I do believe that the lady was waiting for me to come pick her up boys" he said in a confident tone from under the hood. The men snapped their heads towards him now, they had no idea what to expect when they saw the figure standing before them so openly especially when it was clear they were not good guys. He looked towards the young woman "hey there honey I was worried so I got over here as quickly as I could" he said in a cheerfully calm voice now. He hoped that she would understand that he was trying to help her by pretending to be the boyfriend that she spoke of, he had no idea whether or not it was a lie but he could see the dangerous lusting look in the eyes of the men around her.

 

[Talin]

Trembling, the slight covering not the problem, fear, however, was. Jen knew that these men were up to no good, she could see it in their eyes. The one that slapped her ass reached out to do it again as a man’s voice boomed out at them. Smiling brightly, she didn’t care who he was she was going to make him her “Harley”. Dark green eyes flitted over the man, “Harley, baby you came and so fast.” She attempted to push through their arms.

“I bet she says that often, Hey Romeo?” one with stringy dark hair said stepping forward.

Jenica could only stare at the man and plead; her already large green eyes were like saucers. She stumbled and skinned her knee as the one smacked her on the ass hard, again. “Dammit, you broke my heel. Harl, take me home?” One jerked her up by her upper arm and ripped the little jacket from her. The light purple garment would be next; she could see it in his eyes. Gripping the broken piece of heel in her hand she waited until he made another grab for her and jammed it in his eye socket. The man fell to his knees screaming as the others gave her their full attention. Barefoot and now in a strapless dress she knew she had nowhere to go.

“Please don’t do this, my boyfriend is right there. Please.” her voice was soft as she stood perfectly still, she hoped the man could fight. Eyes flitting to the man as she watched him make a move, she dropped to the ground and covered her head as the sounds of their fighting got louder. She could only cover her ears and cower. Legs wrapped around her, she didn’t care who saw what as long as she was untouched and safe. When the sounds ceased she dried her small face with her hand and rose up to her full 5’ 4” height to tell him how appreciative she was.

 

[Askeladd]

What happened next could only be described as pure violence, what took only thirty seconds in reality seemed to take several minutes for Aiden, as he focused on the five men in front of him things seemed to slow down, his clenched fists began to slowly wag back and forth as he relaxed his entire body. To those who watched him it might seem like his entire body began to sway slowly, the sounds of the night were drowned out as the only sound he heard was that of the men in front of him now, the faint sound of their shoes as they dragged them over the pavement and the sound of their heavy breathing. His eyes seemed to focus directly on the center of their bodies so he could anticipate where they would move to, for a few seconds no one moved and then without a signal from anyone it happened the fight sparked violently. And to the surprise of all five of the men it was the lone man who started the fight by dashing forward, he tightened his fists and then he chose the spindly armed man to go after to first.

The first sound to split the night air was the dull sound of the man's face being hit by a right straight that snapped his head viciously to the side, the spindly armed thug fell to his knee's in an instant and then without hesitation Aiden brought his knee up right under his chin. There was a sickening smashing sound not as the man's teeth smashed together shattering in many places, the man fell back screaming wildly while clutching at his mouth. The next move came as a spin from Aiden towards the biggest man who was the closest to him now, the man brought his arm up to punch a punch he thought Aiden would throw, but instead he felt his arm grabbed and his body dragged towards Aiden. Then he felt his nose smashed as he ran right into the fist of Aiden who then twisted the arm and then wrenched it upwards causing his shoulder to dislocate it easily. The third was given a spinning backhand as Aiden released his friend's arm, Aiden then drove his elbow forehead into the temple of the third man, the result was a deep gash that blood seeped from openly blinding the man by half, soon he was given a single right straight to the face to end his movements as well. The fourth man was delivered the most vicious of the blows, he was kicked right in the solar plexus by a spinning back kick from Aiden, the result cracked his sternum and bruised every rib while breaking the lowest two sending him to the ground breathless for quite the while. Then came the last man who managed to actually swing his fist in a wide arc at Aiden but he found nothing but air as Aiden ducked under.

Then came a left hook on the chin then a right hook on the chin and to finish him off Aiden brought an uppercut smashing into the chin right on the button as they say, the man fell back completely knocked out and Aiden sighed heavily as his body slowly relaxed. His fists were a bit sore even through the bandages that were wrapped around his hands, he walked away from the men who were on the ground in pain or unconscious, he walked right towards the woman and smiled from under the hood "are you okay miss?" he asked in a powerful but gentle tone.

 

[Talin]

Jen stood staring up at the man in front of her, his face was hidden, tucked away in the hood of his sweat shirt. A bit of dark brown hair curled around the outer edges of the hood. Nodding she smiled up at him, the groans of the men around her caught her attention for only a moment before she stepped closer to the man. Carrying the purple heels as she went, “I’m fine, skinned knee and I may or may not have a bruise on my ass.” she laughed. “Are you hurt?” She asked worry filling her dark green eyes as she caught sight of piercing blue. She saw the shape the men were in and figured they may have gotten him, but he didn’t seem too worried. Dropping her gaze she looked down at herself, her lavender dress was ripped and had grime and dirty handprints on it. The handprints were from where the men had kept her from getting to him.

Smoothing first her hair and then her dress she tried to make herself presentable, “I was so scared, I hate to even think of what would have happened if you hadn’t have come by. Thank you,” she wiped at her face, the tears still streaming as she bent to pick up the shards of her cover up. Her bare shoulders were tan and cold, but only slightly. On a whim she pressed forward and wrapped her arms about his larger form. The hug she gave him lasted only a moment, but it was long enough for her to feel the heat emanating from his body. It caused her cheeks to redden and she pulled away silently. The adrenaline rush still working its way through her system until she remembered her busted tire. Groaning she moved to the car and tossed in the broken shoes and wrap inside. She spun to face the man her green eyes flitting over him as she chewed on her lower lip, “You don’t happen to know how to change a tire do you?” She asked hopefully, she had to get out of here, at least to a mechanic and then to a safe place.

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden was glad to see that the young lady was okay and that she still had a slight sense of humor on her after what had almost happened, as she asked if he was hurt he took a step forward into the light so she could see under the hoody now. His hands came up but not close to her as he did not to worry her, the bandages wrapped his hands were covered in blood but not a drop of it his own, he flexed his fingers experimentally to see if any were broken from the hard punches but they were all fine. He flashed her a brilliant smile now "I am okay miss, my hands are a tiny bit sore but that is something to expect when you punch people" he said in that deep powerful but still oh so gentle tone of his now. As she looked down at herself he glanced down at well noticing that her clothing was in a terrible state which disappointed him as that dress of hers had been quite nice he thought.

As she tried to make herself presentable to him Aiden merely flexed his finger again, this time he was checking to see if the bandages were still set on his hands right. They still seemed to be tight enough he thought to himself calmly, now she was speaking about how scared she had been and that she dd not want to even think about what would have happened if he had not been there. The thank you she gave him was greeted with a soft smile, then she pressed forward and hugged him for a moment, he lightly placed his hands on her back comfortingly as he did not want her to think he had the same intentions of the five men. "If you have the spare tire I can fix it miss, but we may want to drive a little ways ahead even on the flat just in case these men have friends" he said in a calm tone now, he did not think the men were a threat anymore but it never hurt to be cautious.

 

[Talin]

Seeing the bandages shocker her a bit, was he previously hurt? She’d never seen any ones hands wrapped in such a way, it was curious. She’d felt his hands briefly and was grateful he hadn’t “tried” anything. Seeing as to the fact that he saved her she didn’t expect he would and made her feel safe. Even just his presence. Looking between him and the men that lay sprawled and crumpled like ragdolls on the side walk and at the mouth of the alleyway they’d tried to shove her in, her heart raced as she looked back up at him. He was handsome, his olive toned skin seemed to glow and the way his hair hung down made her want to shove back his hood and jamb her fingers into the dark locks. Maybe she’d smooth them out of his eyes and maybe she’d have used them to pull his cheek down to where she could bestow a small kiss on them. His lips parted to reveal white teeth and she found herself smiling back.

“I think that is a smart idea… Um where should we go? I was lost to begin with so any help would be…” She shrugged, her slim shoulders lifting to her ears. “Well, helpful.” She wasn’t sure why but she trusted him. “Hop in and we’ll find a spot under a light so you can see better. I’ll try to help… barefeet and all.” Sliding behind the wheel she followed his directions and parked in a well-lit parking lot. Climbing out of the car, she was bound and determined to help even if it was only to hold the lugnuts. When he was finished she smiled up at him and rubbed her hands up her slim arms, she felt tiny next to him. “Can I buy you a cup of coffee to warm you up and say thanks? Or do you need to go? I can drop you somewhere even?”

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden could see the look on her face as she stared at the bandages on his hands, she must be wondering why he had them on he thought to himself calmly but he said nothing simply because she did not ask about them yet. Aiden could see the effects that the stressful situation was having on her, she was happy that it was all done for but he also knew that she would never forget this, it wold be like Aiden's first fight, scary and exciting he still remembered the first punch he threw into the school bully's face when he was fifteen and after that he only did more. He was glad when she smiled back at him as he did not know if she would be comfortable with him like this, sure he had been the man to save her in her time of need but he was still a man and it was men who had tried to take her in such a way that was unforgivable he thought.

As she spoke to him about where they should go because she was lost he almost laughed, the sight of the smooth skin of her shoulders made him want to press his lips against them, to tease the flesh until she shivered and moaned then he would use his teeth. The thoughts were pushed away as she said the last part jokingly. Soon they were in the parking lot and he was changing the tire and standing over her easily, the way she rubbed her arms he knew that she had to be cold, he smiled at her and shook his head to her offers, "I actually have to go unfortunately, thank you for the ride but it is not needed" he said calmly. As he moved to pull his hand from his pocket a small beige card fell from his pocket, the only words on it were Club Hel and the address which was only a few blocks away, "this is not my last fight tonight" he said calmly before giving her shoulder a gentle pat. He began to jog his way down the street once again so she could get into her car and go back to her warm home, he did not glance back even a little.

 

[Talin]

She watched him shake his head, the dark strands moving with the motion, falling across his forehead. Chewing on her lip, she struggled to find the words. As he walked away she felt, something… Disappointment that he hadn’t taken her up on either of her offers. She remembered her appointment and hopped into the car to warm up. Sittign there she called the place she needed to be at and explained the situation, the couple understood and stated they could reschedule her for another time. Warmed up she stepped from the vehicle and put the jack and tire iron away, thankfully he’d put the blown tire in. Suddenly she realized she never got his name, “My name is Jenica, gawd… how stupid can you be Jen?” she chided herself outloud. “Oh wow, what do you mean it’s not your last fight tonight? I could have been a bit more friendly, he did save me from a goup of rapists.” She jerked her door open as the wind picked up, and she still kept going with silent chides. Feeling something trying to escape from under her bare foot she glanced down. Pursed lips and perplexed brow she picked up a card, it was clean and new, unlike the rubbish that flew around her in the desolate parking lot.

Remembering what happened she took the card with her and hopped into the vehicle. Perhaps her rescuer dropped it, she thought. After locking the doors she allowed herself to look over the information on the discarded card. “Club Hel,” she read aloud. What kind of club was this? It sounded scary, no one liked hell. Tucking the card in her visor she headed home. After a shower and a change of clothes she felt better, her knee was bruised from the fall but other than that she was practically normal. Staring out the window with a cup of hot cocoa in her grasp she looked out over the black streets and wondered about the stranger that had rescued her. She wanted to thank him, he didn’t say he wasn’t interested in coffee with her, just that he had to go. Staring down at her car she remembered the card that was on her visor. Smiling widely she figured maybe he worked there. It was a week night and she had plenty to do the next day. Figuring if he worked there he probably worked on the weekends as well, she’d give him a few days, let her knee heal and find the gentleman.

Thursday night she decided enough time had gone by, she was no longer limping and the current schedule allowed for a late start, enough for coffee and a long talk after scoping out the man at work, or play, depending on what type of club it was. Slipping from slacks to dark washed jeans she zipped up her knee-high boots over the skin tight jeans and slipped into a black asymmetrical top that slid off one shoulder, they were after all one of her best features, besides her ass which she turned in the mirror and checked out. Pleased with the attire she pulled her long hair up hen put on her makeup and headed out. The neighborhood of the club was the same area where she was attacked, knowing this made her heart pound in her chest as she got closer and closer to the destination. Parking near the place she slid her ID and some money in her pocket. Once she was allowed in she moved through the crowd, there were people everywhere. The masses were out tonight. Ordering a Corona she moved to the wall and watched. So far he wasn’t working the door or the bar. Was he a dancer? She shook her head, not able to imagine it.

 

[Askeladd]

The night that Aiden left the young woman to her car he had a fight, it was suppose to be something good but his opponent was out in seconds to his dismay, so with that done he retired to the room upstairs in the club, sound proofed to perfection nothing could be heard inside the room nor could anyone outside hear in the room. He made his way to sleep soon enough, though thoughts of that young woman filled his mind for a little while, the look of her body and the touch of her against his flesh when she hugged him had been quite nice. But he figured he would never see her again so these thoughts were useless, his time went by slowly and another fight was picked up a little while later so he went back to focusing on that and that alone.

Aiden jogged his way down several blocks, his body was covered in a light sheen of sweat he could feel his hoody sticking to his body thanks to the sweaty and the humidity of the air around him, he slowly stopped jogging as he came to the street where the club was located. It was hard to miss the club as it had a line nearly had a block long line of people waiting to try and get into the club, music blared and people spoke loudly trying to entertain themselves in the line as they had to wait. Aiden walked right up to the main door and one of the new bouncers held up his hand to stop him, Aiden pulled back his hood to show who he was and the bouncer put his hand down and apologized right away, he was not just a fighter in the club but he actually owned the club. Aiden paid no mind to the apologizing bouncer as he was just doing his job, people in the line were yelling as Aiden walked right into the main doors without waiting or paying but he let the bouncers deal with that.

Aiden headed towards the back and in the very back was a training room, he would not waste his energy out there instead he laid down on a small cot, he laid there for nearly an hour just staring up at the ceiling in the darkness as he wanted to just relax, he wanted to just save up all his energy for the fight. The guy that was fighting Aiden was from the underground ring fights not the open circuit, they wanted to challenge Aiden because supposedly people had been saying that he was invincible and now everyone thought that Aiden himself was saying that. As a result this fight had been scheduled right away so he could just fight and end this, he honestly didn't want to fight tonight but he did not have a choice, his reputation would be ruined if he decided not to fight now and that would hurt the clubs revenue. The club was the only thing Aiden really had so anything that might hurt it was trying to hurt him and that called for self defense which is what he was going to do in that ring tonight he was going to defend what was his.

The time rolled by slowly and ten minutes before twelve the dance floor was cleared off and a large cage was set up with mats under it so everyone could see it, the lights went out except for in the cage, a single man stood in there in what seemed to be in a referee's outfit and holding a mic. "Ladies and gentlemen tonight at club Hel we have a special treat, a fight to the death between two legendary street fighters" the voice boomed through the club, "the challenger tonight is a man known as the grim reaper of the streets who has only been beaten twice and they say that was against ten times the number both times". He pointed to the left corner and out came a man who was six two and near two hundred and thirty pounds "his name is Diego the reaper Juneze!!!!!" the man threw his arms up and people roared wildly as they wanted to see the fight happen already.

"Now it is my supreme pleasure to introduce the master of chaos the man who is considered to be invincible on the streets the man who has never been defeated! when all odds were against him he still prevailed the one! the only! Aiden the invincible Storming!!!!!!!!!" the man drew out the introduction and there he came out from the right in blue shorts and a pair of gloves slowly walking towards the ring. He smacked his hands together and then the crowd erupted with even bigger cheers than they had for the challenger as Aiden was basically their champion.

 

[Talin]

Jenica was approached but before they could even get close she held up her hand and stopped them. “I’m sorry I am not here to dance, just observe. She noticed some guys, big burly and skinny alike heading to a spot roped off from everywhere else. A bouncer stopped her, “Oh hi, maybe you could help me… I’m looking for a guy. Dark hair a little scruffy, about…” she stretched up to what she thought his height to be. “This tall, amazing blue eyes, deep big voice but gentle and kind. And he can kick ass too.” Jen bit her lip and smiled at the bouncer, “So have you seen him?”

“Look baby, everyone tries to get in here, you with your cute little ass ain’t getting past, VIP only.” The bouncer crossed his arms and let another person pass.

“Is it a male thing? Only guys are allowed back there,” She found the bouncer ignored her, dismissing her with a wave of his hand. Appalled she roamed about; she danced but only as a way to make it across the floor. She could move she just didn’t like the way some men groped her and others pressed themselves against her as she tried to pass. Though, some women were just as bad. Caught in a rush of people as the same bouncer, that dismissed her earlier, shuffled her off to the side as they cleared the dance floor. She’d been to clubs before and never had they cleared the dance floor, “What’s going on?” she asked the male next to her. He answered over the roar of the crowd and gripped her ass as he did. Shoving him off she moved forward closer to the cage set up in the middle of the room.

Her eyes were locked on the announcer in the ring, a fight to the DEATH? She heard the words, but wanted to forget them. Was he.. he wouldn’t put his life on the line like this… would he? She had worried the other night after he fought she wasn’t sure if she could watch this but as the first man came out he was huge and scary. He had tattoos covering his torso and wore yellow shorts he looked like a walking tree trunk. She imagined his competitor was just as big. Her heart skipped a beat, as the other guy was announced. Her eyes almost fell out of her head, her rescuer was the competitor. He stood right next to her she could have reached out and touched him, but what would she say. Hi remember me? Highly likely he didn’t. Aiden, his name was Aiden, her hands came up and she clasped them as she watched him enter the ring. Her heart sped up, she was glad to see him. What she saw made her insides tingle. The thought of seeing him fight scared her and excited her at the same time, it really was an odd combination. The crowd seemed to love him, honestly, what was not to love about him?

 

[Askeladd]

The club was being drowned in sound as the two men stared at each other from across the ring, Aiden was a good six feet tall himself but only weighed in at about one hundred and ninety pounds. As everyone could see there was a significant amount of muscle on his body but he was not cut like those body building types, he was lean but powerful the kind of person whose muscles could only be seen through tight clothing or with no clothes on like now. His skin was a light tan from the time he spent outside training for things like this, his face showed no real emotion as he was not angry or happy with the fight he simply wanted it to be done after all and then he could relax a bit he thought to himself. He opened his mouth to reveal a dark blue mouthpiece to the referee who was checking both the men for the proper equipment like gloves bandages and mouthpieces, other than that they were good and they were sent to opposite sides of the ring to stare at one another once again.

Unlike Aiden the challenger Diego was fuming with blood lust and he showed it by glaring at Aiden with such intensity that if looks could kill he would have been accused of genocide. He wanted to prove that he was the baddest man on the streets and if he beat Aiden here he would do just that, with his size and weight Diego was overconfident in his win happening, he did not believe the rumors that Aiden was able to take down men bigger than even him with one or two blows. Diego was the kind of person that needed to be shown what could be done for him to truly believe it, after all you tell children fire is hot but until they stick their hands in it they never believe it, but after they get burned they soon learn to respect it. The referee now hushed the crowd of violence lusting fiends by raising his hands and pushing them down, "Tonight is a special night, until there is a knockout, or a death the fight will continue, the rules of course as always being legitimate and clean, no eye gouging, no crotch shots, no hair pulling, but other than that anything goes!".

"Now let's get ready for a bloody fight of death!" he yelled into the microphone before throwing his hands down to signal the start of the fight, almost instantly Diego came charging out swinging violently at Aiden's head, Aiden's hands came up locking together like a shield almost to take the blows that sent him back against the cage, the crowd seemed to lose their voice now as their champion had been knocked away so easily by the challenger who was coming forward with more of those vicious blows.

 

[Talin]

Rage coming off of the one they called Diego worried her, he was honestly out for blood, everyone could see it and everyone was commenting on it. Her eyes fell to Aiden, she repeated his name over and over in her head. Jenica was worried, but she had no right to be so. Her heart was racing in her chest and the only thing she could do was breathe and try to relax. Having turned her head to find the door at least a hundred times, she couldn’t watch and she didn’t want to turn away. Faith, she had to have faith in the man they called unstoppable and undefeatable, Aiden. Everyone was so loud as the referee checked both men over. Her eyes burned on him, but so did everyone else’s. She could have tried catching his eye, a distraction wasn’t good, and he needed to keep his focus on his opponent. She felt a hand teasingly smack her on the pert rounded curve of her ass and grab a handful of it. “Keep your hands to yourself Pervert.” she said over her shoulder.

The fight began, she watched in horror as Diego charged him. Her heart sunk to her toes as the crowd stopped functioning. Her rescuer was being pummeled. The fact that he was against the cage worried her and as the goon landed more hits she began to cry. The silence was deafening, she had to do something. Pushing forward, she dried her eyes and collected her thoughts; she placed herself so she was directly in the front of the crowd. Lifting her voice she yelled, “Come on Aiden, kick his ass. Squash him like the bug he is. You are a true man, he’s only pretending.” She turned her attention to the ogre, “Come one you pissant, stop taking cheap shots, back up and allow for a fair fight. Or I’ll come in there and kick your pansy ass!” The crowd backed her up screaming and carrying on, cheering for Aiden. Smiling cheerily at the other members of the crowd they all began to chant his name in unison. She hadn’t meant to be all noticeable, but here she was, taking charge. Perhaps yelling at the douche bag would give Aiden the seconds he needed to collect and retaliate.

 

[Askeladd]

Everyone in the club could not see it the only one that truly understood what was happening was Aiden himself, the way he had thrown his arms up like that had been more than just to hide behind. Every time that Diego threw a punch he hit a solid guard that would suddenly loosen as Aiden turned with the blow, he would not even feel it in his rage as he just kept hammering away at the guard of his opponent wildly. Aiden took every blow to his arms with the minimal damage thanks to his slipping guard, while to everyone else it looked like he was being pummeled into the cage he was really just calmly resting himself and waiting for the right moment to strike his opponent. Aiden did not care to put on a show for everyone to see, he wasn't going to trade blows with this man, he was going to end him in an instant so there would never be a chance that this man would challenge him again. He was watching every single punch that came, he was watching the sweat that started to form over his opponent's body as he threw more punches than he was used to. The sound of his heavy breathing reached Aiden's ears and he noticed that the punches were coming in with less force, the man was tired already and he had done little to nothing to Aiden.

Yet Diego continued to pound away as much as he could with that wild style of his, that was when Aiden heard a distinct voice one crying out to him to kick Diego's ass which wouldn't surprise him usually but then the voice yelled out many other things about how Diego was just a bug and Aiden was a real man. Aiden wanted to look around to try and find the voice but even if he had been alone in the ring it was too dark for him to see faces outside of the ring without really trying and even then he would have only been able to see a few. He figured that was the end of it but then the same voice began screaming and insulting Diego with words that would have pissed anyone off, Diego at this point was breathing so heavily that his mouth was wide open to get big breaths.

Now was the time to strike Aiden thought to himself calmly, soon a wide swing came and when everyone expected it to just hit the guard again Aiden moved under it and then forward. What came next happened so quickly that Diego never had time to react, first a left hook came in sharp and compact to smash into his chin sending his head snapping sideways. Then a sharp right hook came in right behind cracking his jaw just a bit, but Aiden was not done with his opponent stunned Aiden weaved back and forth throwing left hooks and right hooks into his jaw repeatedly the crack finally becoming a full shattered jaw. The result was a spray of blood from Diego's mouth each time he was hit which was at least fifteen to twenty times, then Aiden's right arm drew back and he slammed a vicious right straight into his face sending the man sprawling onto the mat unconscious.

 

[Talin]

Only the cheering of the crowd egging her on could be heard, she almost faded into the crowd, almost. As one pick up line she’d heard, this very night states, with a body like yours you must be a diamond in the rough. Why don’t you come over to my place, I’ll make you shine. She’d shaken her head at him and kept walking. She knew she had a body, but that didn’t mean you showed it off or gave it away so easily. Excitement coursed through her veins as he made his move and she squealed excitedly. May, just maybe what she’d done had helped. Each punch, and jab Aiden gave the ogre caused her spine to tingle. Was it this? Was she truly turned on watching this man beat the shit out of another? a sly smiled swept across her lips, she knew the answer, but still that was not a reason to go falling into bed with him. She was here for coffee or even a beer after that performance.

Jenica’s hollering could have matched anyone around as the sprays of blood landed on the mat. Crimson specks and flecks dotting the surface before the final blow was dealt. The loud sound of skin crushing into skin and the telltale sprawl of the ogre’s body on the mat showed who the victor was. She laughed and cheered with the rest of the crowd. She felt she had a hand in this victory, but was sure that Aiden didn’t truly need her help. The house lights came up a bit. Her eyes adjusted slowly as the announcer lifted Aiden’s hand and they moved around telling each side who the victor was. Secretly Jen was shuffling her schedule in her head to see when she could come back and watch another fight.

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden still showed now sign of emotion as he was announced the victor and still undefeated in the world of fighting, why should he care about one victory among many after all he would just have another fight in a few days. He pulled his hand away from the referee and said that everyone got a free drink because he won the fight tonight, that of course got a loud cheer from the crowd as everyone enjoyed a free drink. Then he started to walk away with his thoughts elsewhere, his hands to his sides as he walked down the middle of the people who gave him a pat on the shoulder or a slap on the back while saying he was great or how he was amazing, but they were only saying that because he won the fight. If he had lost and been walking down the middle he would have more likely been booed and jeered at for being too weak to be undefeated, that was just the way people were though Aiden thought to himself, one second you are on top of the world and the next you are at the bottom, especially this world.

With not a mark on him Aiden looked like he was walking towards the ring rather than from it, his body was barely covered in sweat as he walked away. Now the bouncers came in quickly and started to take the ring apart so the people could return to their dancing, the lights went back to being multicolored and the music started up again. Aiden stopped at the door to the back and then looked around the club, the majority of the people now ignored him and went back to dancing or mingling with one another, he did not mind that at all seeing as these people were the life blood of his club. When asked what they should do with Diego he merely told them to throw him into the back of a car and drop him off at the hospital no words no going in just leave him there. He didn't care for the man called Diego but he was not some heartless douche who would just have him tossed into the back alley after they fought.

 

[Talin]

Jenica watched as he exited the ring. he barley looked around, she’d thought for sure he’d have looked around and seen her by now. a wave of disappointment made its way through her body. She hollered out his name, but just her luck it was just as they blasted the music so even her waved arms blended in with the raucous dancing of the crowd. Groaning she made her way through the crowd pushing them out of her way so she could get close enough to speak with him. Pushing off the assholes playing grab ass she got within a 5 foot radius of him when the same jerky bouncer shoved her back.

“Look I know you think this is a game Miss, but honestly it is for your safety and the safety of the fighters that you are not allowed any farther.” He crossed his arms and pointed one meaty finger in the opposite direction, next time, I’ll escort you out personally. Now step back.”

“Hey remember the guy I described to you, well it just so happens that it was Aiden, but I just didn’t know his name. If you tell him his damsel in distress is here I’m sure he’ll tell you to let me speak with him.” She smiled up at him hopefully.

“Sure, everyone claims they know Aiden, he is the club owner. Everyone thinks that just by mentioning his name they will receive a golden induction into the inner dwellings of Club Hel. I’m sure you aren’t a gold digger, but honestly, take the hint and walk away!”

Jenica sighed and shoved past the man, “Hey Aid…” She said before the bouncer grabbed her and hoisted her over his shoulder.

The bouncer smiled apologetically at Aiden, “Sorry boss, crazy lady patrol, claims she knows you.” The bouncer turned on his heel. Jenica smiled at him from her position over the bouncers large shoulder and waved a hello. Impressionable to say the least, god she was horrible at first impressions. “Hello again,” she said blushing at him.

 

[Askeladd]

If Aiden had known that the young woman was in the club he would have looked around for her, but even then with the dim lights and the amount of people that were vying for his attention he probably would not have noticed her. As usual the bouncers had to hold some people back, but once they were told they were not allowed to go any further they often gave up and went back to what they had been doing before the fight happened. Tonight was a bit different he figured as the head bouncer seemed to be arguing with someone, he heard a feminine voice though he could not see her behind the large bouncer and soon he was telling her to leave because she was trying to use his name to get into the back.

Now this didn't surprise him at all as there had been quite a few females who had tried this and only two or three who had actually managed to get back there. Suddenly in the dim light he saw the petite figure actually try to push by the head bouncer like he was simply in her way rather than in charge, when she started to speak he realized who it was and the first thing that came to his face was surprise which was also the first emotion he had shown tonight.

She had managed to track him down then try to push by a big bouncer who of course snatched her up easily and hoisted her over his shoulder like she was light as a pillow which she probably was to the burly bouncer. As Jenica smiled at him from the shoulder and actually waved at him with a blush forming on her cheeks he had to laugh softly, she really did have a way of meeting people didn't she he thought to himself calmly.

Aiden looked at the burly bouncer now and waved his hand down "put her down and let her through Ashleigh, it is okay she is my guest" he said in a calm tone while the bouncer frowned at his name being said so openly. Aiden smiled just the tiniest bit at Jenica as the bouncer set her on her feet, "it is nice to see you again miss and like the last time it was an interesting meeting" he said in a playful tone before turning slowly towards the back "Walk with me please?".Of course after being set down Jenica nodded while blushing a deeper shade of red and soon they were walking down the hall towards the room he had been waiting in before the fight, and as he thought of the fight he turned to Jenica "so what did you think of the fight?" he asked as if the fight was something that he did everyday.

Aiden did not wait for her answer to his question instead he opened the door to the back room where he had been just before the fight, when he turned the lights on it revealed a full on gym, punching bags, weights, speed bags, even a boxing ring in the middle it was like seeing something out of the movies where the guy has a personal gym set up to train. Aiden walked over to a bench and sat down while giving Jenica a little smile again, he held out his hands which were wrapped tightly in the gloves and bandages underneath "would you mind helping me get these off they are a little hard to get off after you put them on" he said in a playful tone, his body might not have been sweating but his hands were so it was hard to pull the gloves off while wearing them. He could see that she was already nervous around him but now she seemed to blush even deeper as she realized that she would have to get close to his chiseled body to help him pull off the gloves, she nodded nonetheless and made her way towards him slowly giving him time to actually admire her outfit now.

 

[Talin]

“I told you I knew him!” she whispered in his ear as he sat her on the ground, straightening her clothing she moved closer to him. “Stick around long enough and you’ll realize lots of interesting things happen when it comes to me.” Jen wasn’t meaning to flirt it just happened, inside she was as skittish as a unbroken filly and as giddy as a school girl. He could have said come into my dungeon, allow me to chain me to my wall and she’d have probably complied, even though she’d have regretted it later when she was cold and lonely. “My name is Jenica, by the way and yeah that was amazing. You showed that buffoon who the man was.” Her green eyes sparkled like emeralds once the lights were on and they moved around a bit in the gym. Looking around she blushed as she almost ran into him. Taking a step back she watched as he sat.

Even sitting he was big coming eye level with her chest. Nodding she stepped forward, her over the knee boots clicking on the cement floor. The way she turned showed off the curve of her ass in the tight jeans she’d poured herself into. Tugging at the glove the shoulder facing him slid out of the oversized tunic top she wore. Preferring to look nice since the display she made the first time wasn’t as cute. Jen tugged and almost landed in his lap when the thing finally slid off, freeing one of his large hands. Turing to the other hand he held suspended in the air towards her she smiled, “So I came by to see about that coffee… since you were busy after rescuing me.” The second glove came off easier and she went back to the first and began taking the tape off, repeating the process with the second as she talked. “Of course if dinner or a drink at the bar out there is more your thing, that is fine with me.”

Once the tape was off she rubbed her smaller hands over his, kneading the muscles gently. She couldn’t tell if they were just naturally that large or if they were swollen. Looking up at him she bit her lip, she hadn’t asked if any of this was okay. “I’m sorry, I just took over didn’t I?” she laughed and sat next to him crossing her legs, waiting for an answer of some sort, she sat back gripping the edge of the bench behind her. It forced her shoulders back and elongated her body. Her green eyes locked on his familiar blue ones.

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden had to admit when she turned around like that his eyes were glued right to her voluptuous ass, it seemed like her body fit so perfectly into those jeans that there were hardly more than a second skin. He licked his lips a little while she was turned away from him, he thought of nipping those lovely cheeks as they almost pressed against him but not quite, his attention towards her once again as she grabbed the glove and started to tug on it roughly. He could see that she was having a hard time, and he almost got to feel those round supple cheeks against him but she managed to stop herself at the last second to his disappointment, his hand felt much easier to move now that the glove was removed. He smiled just the tiniest bit as she did and then mentioned the coffee that she had mentioned before he jogged away from her, in truth he didn't drink coffee but he would not mind going out with her to a hangout spot other than his club, he actually found his own club boring compared to others because he knew what to expect here.

As the tape was removed from his hands he could feel the cool air caressing them and it felt so nice, at this point he realized that he had still not introduced himself to her. "Forgive my rudeness the fight just kind of left me a bit air headed you could say" he said with a light laugh as she mentioned a dinner or drink might be better. "My name is Aiden and it is nice to see you again Jenica" he said her name in the softest of tones as she kneaded the muscles in his hands with her slender fingers. "As to your proposition of a dinner or drink I would not mind doing either with you, perhaps we can do both" he said in a cheerful tone. He actually enjoyed the feeling of her delicate hands over his, he wondered if she was doing this because she felt she had to or because she wanted to.

He shook his head as she apologized to him, "it is okay actually your hands felt very nice on mine" he said in that gentle but deep tone as his blue eyes stared into her green eyes. Her pose caught his attention but he also managed to keep eye contact with her, "would you like to go out tonight or perhaps another night seeing as it is a bit late now" he asked while glancing over to the clock which showed that it was twelve thirty four now. Aiden did not mind getting only a bit of sleep as he had quite the easy job but he knew that she must have a normal job that she would have to attend to in the morning. "I have a very open schedule most of the time, but not sunday night unfortunately I have another fight during that time here but the days before that I am perfectly open to or tonight if you are up for it" he said casually. Now he stood up and stretched himself out, his muscles rippled as a few small popping noises could be heard from his back and shoulders, he glanced back at her with a playful grin before offering one of his strong hands to help her off of the bench.

 

[Talin]

Smiling at him she tilted her head, “Both sound fine to me, not only did you kick five guys asses, you also changed my tire… I owe you.” She was kidding but well if he wanted to see her after that dinner and drink, she wouldn’t have been opposed to it. “Well I took a reflexology class and a good rubdown never hurt anyone… actually I take it back the teacher of the class told a story, we’ll just say someone never walked the right way again.” She listened to him as she sat there; the pose was a way to stretch out. Her week was long and tiring, even if she set her own schedule.

“Well Aiden,” she smiled and bit her lip as he stood and flexed. Watching his body move she lost all power to think straight. Moving her eyes lustily over his body she practically drooled. Taking his hand she smiled and blushed, the naughty thoughts that ran through her mind at the moment taking control. letting them have a bit of fun before shoving them out. “I’m a caterer; I run my own business in a little storefront below my apartment. So I set my own schedule as well. Fridays and Saturdays I’m always busy and Sunday during the day I’m always busy. I take off on Mondays and Tuesdays typically unless something comes in.” She chewed her lower lip in thought, her white teeth dragging over the plump light red piece of flesh. “Well, we could go for a drink tonight. I have only a gallery opening so it’s hors d’oeuvres only and it’s late. So easy.”

Licking the lips she chewed on a moment before she glanced at his glove and remembered what he had done moments before, her lower belly tingled in response. “I could watch your fight on Sunday, razz your opponent then too.” She slid her hands in her back pockets in order to not reach out and molest the man standing before her. He was the right amount of muscle, not overly done like a jock or muscle head, but well, perfect. She had to force her attention to stay on his eyes, and she thought men were the only ones with this kind of trouble. “So, drinks now… and maybe I can cook you dinner another night or lunch or breakfast, since both of our schedules are semi-flexible.”

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden was surprised at the cheerfulness that came from her as she said that either was fine as he had helped her out a lot for kicking the guy's asses and changing her tire. He could not quite wrap his head around her, she seemed to be feisty and when she wanted something she seemed to get it as he had seen with the bouncer earlier, but he had also seen the cute shy side of hers earlier when he spoke to her and invited her into the back room with him. It seemed like the random changes in her attitudes were mainly focused around him but perhaps he was just over thinking things he thought calmly, as she spoke of her class that seemed a little odd he nodded calmly.

When he glanced back at the sound of his name he could see a strange look in her eyes, it took him a moment to realize that she was staring at him lustfully as he did not expect her to be interested in him after what she had seen. Most women who saw the violent acts that he displayed would find him to be dangerous, some enjoyed that and others found his lack of caring for those he beat to be rather cold. He barely listened to her words as he stretched out a little longer than he usually would, he could see her eyes still alight with want and he knew that she was the kind attracted to his type of violence.

He said nothing of course as that would just be rude and cause her to go into her shy mode once again, "well that all does sound very nice Jenica" he said softly as he turned around to face her. "As for going out tonight for a drink I like the sound of it especially if you are offering to cook for me another night" he said with a slight grin on his lips now, "and if you do come on sunday I will be sure to make sure all the bouncers know your name so nothing like what happened with Ashleigh happens again" he said with a light laugh. "No lines and no restrictions to you but only if your dinner tastes good" he said in a joking tone while he gave her a playful wink, his eyes stared into hers calmly though they gleamed with a bit of playfulness. "So did you have a place in mind or are we just going to decide on a place when we see it?" he asked curiously, he wanted to see if she had planned this all out or if she had just showed up on a whim for a thank you hang out with him.

 

[Talin]

Jen smiled at him and realized she LOVED the way he said her name, the way his deep voice made it come alive. Watching him stretch and move was getting her more heated that she would have preferred. Especially since it was only their first official meeting. She wasn’t the kind of girl that slept with a guy on their first date, she had never had a one-night stand and she had never just slept with a guy because he was there. Even though he made her want to forget her morals, drop her pants, and assume the position. Her lip curled into a smile at the thought, but quickly cleared the thought as he turned to face her.

Smiling up at him she nodded, she didn’t have her own catering company because she was a bad cook. Laughing at his bouncer comment she lightly placed her hand on his arm. “My dinner will be well worth it I guarantee it.” She couldn’t wink back her winks always seemed to look like she was having a spasm of some sort. However, she did meet his gaze. Curious as to why he’d make sure she had no restrictions if her dinner was good? Perhaps he was being really, really kind. She didn’t want to read more into it than what it really was. She shook her head, “I honestly don’t know of any place and well I came just to see who you were and what this place was. I needed to thank you. But then I saw you fight and well it was amazing. I’m shocked by the way you move, I mean you are a big guy. And please I think you know what I mean when I say that, but yeah you move quickly for as big as you are.”

Tilting her head up at him she slowly removed her hand from his arm, she had forgotten she’d left it there. “Do you have a favorite place you like to go? I’m open to suggestions and well I’d like to know more about you. I don’t know why a handsome man like you would risk your life fighting to the death, I can’t help but thinking your wife or girlfriend must be scared to let you do what you do.” She shook her head, “I mean I know if I had a boyfriend and he did this I would be so worried.” She wasn’t sly at all, but at least this way she would know if he was single and it dropped the info that she was unattached as well. “ I probably should allow you to shower and change so we can get out of here and go paint the town in our favorite colors.”

 

[Askeladd]

Aiden was almost done with his stretching which he could have been finished with after the last thirty seconds of his speaking, but he decided to move slower and give Jenica a good look at his body. He knew that she was staring or at least looking over his body when she thought he wasn't looking, it made his smile grow a little as he looked at her now and he finally stopped his stretching to pay attention to her completely. As she had lustful thoughts running through her mind so did he, the way her curves seemed to be never ending made him want to pull her body against his, the way her jeans showed off that slender waist that went down to a round supple ass made him want to just grab it and squeeze it.

He realized a little late that he was starting to stare a bit, so he acted like he was checking over his hands for any bruising or cuts even though he had been wearing the bandages and gloves. As she said that she could guarantee that her dinner would be good that smile of his turned to a grin, "well I do hope you can cook enough for the both of us, I know I don't look like it but I am quite the eater" he said with a playful gleam in his eyes. Now she mentioned not really having a plan to all of this which made him laugh lightly as he had expected as much, then she complimented him on the way he moved which made him nod once again "a man has to know how to use the tools he has" he said in that calm tone of his though his lips still formed a smile. She had quite a few questions he thought to himself as she continued to ask more and more while digging around for a bit of info on him, "I do enjoy a small bar down a few blocks called Johnny's bar, a terrible but they have good drinks".

Now he was to answer her little baited comments about a girlfriend not wanting him to fight or something like that, "I don't have a girlfriend or a wife and before you casually ask no I'm not gay Jenica" he said in a playful tone. "As to why I fight well that is simple I am good at it and it brings customers to the club, not to mention I get paid by the losers managers because I win the fight so it is a three way win for me". His tone was so casual one might think that he was bored with fighting which in a way he was because he no longer had a real challenge, he reached down to grab a towel from the bench giving her a good look at his broad back as the muscles rippled. "I will be out in about twenty minutes" he said before striding away from her slowly, he glanced back only once "and my favorite color is blood red, tell me yours when I get back" he said teasingly before walking into the showers.

 

[Talin]

At one point she thought he was staring at her but then his hands came up to further prove her wrong. When he said something about a man needing to know how to use the tools he had, she could have melted into the cement then. If he was that good in the ring, she could only imagine him in the bedroom. A delicious shiver traveled first up and then back down her spine, leaving her to tingle with it’s after affects. His answers caused her to blush, she had no game to spin, and not that she was really trying at all. “I’m transparent, I don’t hold my thoughts in well or when I am trying to “pump” someone for information, I’d make a horrible detective.” She smiled up at him before he turned, “oh my god.” She whispered to herself, the back view was just as good as the front one.

“OK,” she said and smiled and watched him move away from her. She remembered a corny thing she’d heard once and it totally applied here o she whispered it, “Damn baby I hate to see you go, but I just love watching you walk away.” Blood red, she shrugged, go figure. Her favorite color was baby blue. She didn’t even think to follow him. She was much too shy to do something so bold. Moving around the room slowly she slid her hands over a punching bag, the cool material smooth beneath her small hands. She balled her fist and hit the bag, it didn’t move. She laughed and gave it a shove then moved back a step, it swung out and bumped into her almost knocking her down, she repeated the process each time trying to avoid the swinging bag.

Jenica gave up and moved to the little hanging one. She had to jump but still she could reach and she made it move. Each machine she did this which, more out of boredom than curiosity. In doing so her eyes had flitted to the ring. At first it intimidated her, she put her hands up and tugged on a rope and smacked the smooth surface. It stung her hand but she saw the attraction and could feel the excitement. She wondered if she came in here she could watch him train, the thought of him sweaty and high off an adrenaline rush made her a little more excited than she was comfortable with at the moment as her nipples beaded with the thoughts running rampant in her head. She heard footfalls and crossed the room to the bench they’d sat on earlier. Lifting her arm to protect her breast she smiled in the same direction.