The truth untold.

Chapter 8

                                                                                             Gianna

I walk out of the locker room changed into a hot pink sports bra and black soften shorts with my long brown hair now braided into two French braided pig tails. Riley is almost my twin yet she's wearing red not pink. We walk up to Azrael waiting for instruction.

"OK ladies you're ready... Gia, how many times do I have to remind you to tape your hands?"

"And how many times do I have to remind you that in the real world I'm not gonna be able to say, 'Oh could you wait one minute while I tape my hands, then we can fight to the death, thanks so much.' Really Azrael I'm not gonna break my hand now let's go." I'm bouncing on the balls of my feet getting warmed up; Azrael shakes his head in defeat.

"All right than Gianna, you will fight Bain first." He ushers Bain towards the ring. Holy hell! How am I going to beat him without any powers? Bain was intimidating when he had clothes on, but without a shirt it was like looking at a freaking brick wall.

"OK small fry you ready for this." Bain is smiling down at me.

"Ready as I'll ever be," I pop my mouth guard in and nod to Azrael.

"Alright now this is only hand-to-hand, no powers of any kind," he pointedly looks at me, "fighters to your corners."

I heard the bell ring indicating us to start. I knew from my training that most people would be bigger than me, so dodging and speed would be my side. The down fall of fighting someone the size of Bain would be one good hit from him and I would pretty much be done for, night night for Gia. He swings a huge right hook at me which I side step and dodge. With that one swing a plan starts to form in my head.

Bain swings again but this time I let him clip my shoulder and go down. "Gia I'm so sorry," Bain says walking over to me.

Bain don't you know never underestimate your opponent. He gets close enough to me and I swing my legs around and knock him down on his back. I get up on top of him and let loose. I get two good punches in before he can get his hands up to block his face. Bain moved his one hand to push me off but before he can get me completely off of him I get another hit in to his face. We're up again circling each other; I know I have to finish him but how? When he's standing I can barely reach his face when I swing. Oh shit, Bain charges towards me trying to grab me, I get out of the way just in time. Bain rams into the ropes, I quickly kick him a few times in the gut before he can untangle himself from the ropes. Bain is hunched over grabbing his middle, when I run up and clock him good in the side of the head and down he goes.

I win again! The bell rings again meaning the match is over, looking up with a small smile playing on my lips, I see Axel staring at me in disbelief, oh yeah buddy that just happened.

"OK big guy up you go," I walk over to Bain and offer my hand to help him up.

"Damn girl, why you gotta hit so hard, you hurt," Bain takes my hand and I help him to his feet.

I like Bain, anyone who can take a beating from me and be cool about it, is cool in my book.

Laughing I ask "How's your face, I didn't hurt you to bad did I?"

"Naw," he's rubbing his jaw, "how's your shoulder I'm more worried about that. I really am sorry if I hurt you." Aw he is so concerned, big bad Shifty is nothing more than a big softy.

"I'm fine really, it was all part of my master plan Bawhahaha," my evil laugh sucks but I got what I wanted, he smiles down at me.

"OK so Bain you're a big guy, speed isn't your thing, but that's OK you're a power house all you would need is one good hit and seeing you're a Shape-Shifter, I doubt you'd stay in your human form for very long. How hard was it for you not to shift when you got hit?" Azrael asks with an arm crossed his chest and the other hand rubbing his chin.

"It really wasn't that bad because I knew it was Gia and that she wouldn't seriously hurt me, this time," he smiles at me again, jeez is he smiley.

"OK so you're saying that it wasn't hard not to shift because it was Gia and you know her?" Azrael questions Bain.

"Well yeah, I'm not gonna shift and hurt somebody I know," Bain says with a shrug.

"And that young man is what may very well kill you." Bain looks at Azrael in shock, oh boy here it comes. "Anyone can turn Malum there isn't a physical change in a person. The way they look, there style maybe, but not them themselves. What should happen if say Axel here turned, you wouldn't know would you, and would you be able to stop him if need be?"

"I'd do what had to be done"

"Would you or would you hesitate and give him the chance to eliminate the obstacle in his way," Azrael stands there stone faced with his eyebrow raised in question.

"I said I'd do what I have to do," Bain says defensively.

"Really because I don't think you would, I think you would hesitate, pause in disbelief that someone you knew and cared about had changed. I think that while you were internally battling with yourself, the Malum you once knew would have ripped your throat out and moved on," Azrael had moved in front of Bain and was almost nose to nose with him.

"I said I'd do what I'd have to!" Bain says in a growl and I mean an animalistic growl.