Desperate Fighters

The Side You're On

Dawn went to the bathroom and she was coated in a film of sweat and her shaking was starting to go down. All she knew was that this was twisted and she couldn't believe what these people were doing to them just for a bit of joy. Just so that they could have fun and place some bets.

There were three stalls set up along one side and then two shower heads that stuck out of one wall. She half stumbled over to them and turned on the water. It was cold at first but rushed over her and it felt amazing. It cooled her heated skin and plus she was suddenly sick and it washed that away. Having thrown up she felt a thousand times better all of a sudden.

She was drenched when she heard the sound of others approaching and she quickly darted up the stairs. She paused there to see who was coming in. She saw the woman come in and she cupped her hands wanting some of the water as well.

After a moment another came in and Dawn stood looking over the rail trying to keep out of view. The woman backed up and she was smart to do so, as it was JD who came in. He was looking a little worse for the wear and then Craig walked in. Dawn wanted to hear what they were plotting. It would be important to have the knowledge.

"Calm down, we aren't going to do anything." JD said and reached for some water as well. Dawn couldn't really see Craig but she heard a sink and figured he was rinsing out his mouth and trying to get the sick feel off of them.

"Yeah, I saw you beat that woman to death." The woman said and it was clear that she was looking to flee.

"Yeah, and you'd do the same to us." He said. "We are also unarmed at the moment, and we have a bigger problem." JD looked around and she backed up when he glanced up the stairs. She heard the other shower be turned on. So she stepped forward to look down, her hands touching the rail.

She strained to hear because they had stepped closer, she could barely hear above the showers and the fact that they were near whispering. It was smart of them to do so. Still she managed to hear enough.

"We need to kill that thing. None of us are going to make it if he's still around and it's going to take more than one of us to kill him." JD said to her and Craig gave a nod.

"How would you even go about that? I've seen the way that he moves, what he did to that first guy. He hasn't even done anything since."

"Keep your voice down." JD snapped. "That doesn't mean he isn't going to." Dawn leaned a bit more trying to listen again. What was their plan? How were the going to do it? What if she took this information and used it to gain a favor with Lucian? Dawn realized she was now willing to throw others under the bus a bit more.

"It's smarter to bargain with me, than against." She froze feeling the breath that brushed against her ear. She didn't move, just watched the two hands that landed on either side of hers. He felt extremely close then and she could feel the heat from him. He kept showing up, and she was worried if she asked why she wasn't going to like the answer. But she was starting to feel that he wanted something more from her. Which logically she knew was probably a good thing in here. Still made her heart beat faster.

"I wasn't..." She said, her mouth going dry.

"I'm just pointing out a fact. They will try to recruit you, just to try and kill me. My hearing is far better than they know. A whisper is still a shout to me." One of his hands came up lightly gripping the back of her neck. Then she heard the sound of his inhale near her ear, his face brushed against hers slightly as well. She didn't stop him, or try to move. It wasn't smart to do so, and he was not a normal man. He was something else, so it made her second guess how she read people. Was he more animal or human?

She felt a trickle of fear go down her spine, but at the same time a warmer feeling that started along the sides of her neck and then through her body. An odd reaction to have, but she had it maybe it was just the way that he was touching her or acting. She couldn't really tell, but she became much more aware of him behind her all of a sudden. She let out a slow breath.