The University of the South

The Fighter (1 of 5)

I walk into the door of my shared apartment, coming from...my side job, as I craved my bed.

I was so fucking tired, I just wanted to sleep.

My side job wasn't fucking easy, I came home in the morning usually and I still had school to go to.

It was my last year though, so once school was over with, I could finally go full time I guess.

That would be the fucking dream.

"Theo? You're back already?" I hear my brother say as he walks over to me.

I study him to see that he has smeared lipstick on his mouth and just his boxers on.

Ahh, his girlfriend was probably upstairs.

"Yeah, it was a pretty quick game. Here you go." I say, reaching down to get the wad of cash from my backpack and handing it to him.

This was how we survived, how I helped my brother continue to study.

He was a bright kid, it would be a missed opportunity if he'd stop studying because we couldn't pay for it.

Stupid fucking parents forgetting to pay our tuition every now and then.

They had abandoned us completely, so I was left to take care of my brother, Ozwald.

"Thank you, but you know I could always find a job as well and you could find another? That way we'd be earning as much as you get every other night." He says and I shake my head.

Oz knows deep down that I earn way more than if we'd both get random jobs.

It's just that my job isn't as ideal to others.

"Save it, Oz. I'm not quitting. We need the money until you graduate from college." I say and he scoffs.

He didn't understand that I wasn't forced to do this.

I wanted to do this for him and for our future.

"Whatever, you know I could easily get a job!" He says and I shake my head.

He could, but he didn't need to. He needed to focus on his studies.

"You've got that tutoring job already, you don't need another." I say and he rolls his eyes.

He knew he couldn't convince me on this.

It was just the two of us in our apartment, but it already felt like we were housing another.

"Baby, what's taking so long?" I hear and sigh.

Speaking of the devil.

Oz had never introduced me to his girlfriend. He told me that they'd only been going out for a week but knew each other longer.

Suddenly a blonde girl emerges from the corner and walks over to him, hugging his side.

Woah.

Where the hell did my brother get this girl?!

Suddenly she looks over to me and at Oz.

"Kat, this is my brother Theo. Theo, this is my girlfriend, Katerina." Oz says, introducing us as she waves.

They were quite the pair.

I nod back at her and she gives me a soft smile.

"Nice to meet you, Kat. If you aren't too careful, Oz I might steal her away." I tease my litte brother and he glares at me.

Katerina instantly shakes her head with a laugh.

"I'm into smart guys, so if you could solve math faster than this guy then sure." She suddenly says and I nod.

Oz chuckles down at her, pulling her into his side.

Ahh, she was into his smarts.

Nobody could solve math faster than Oz, by the way.

I had already attempted it.

"Well, she's a keeper little brother. Try not to be as noisy as the other day though, okay?" I tell him, patting his shoulder and walking past him to my bedroom.

. . .

I swing my fist into my opponent's face, as he quickly reacts, his whole body turning to the side.

I hear a bell ding when he no longer gets up and feel someone raise my fist up, as the crowd cheers.

I guess I won.

"And our winner for tonigh is Theooo 'The Killer' Victors!!" The announcer says and the crowd goes wild.

This was how I usually spent my nights, well it was almost morning...so part of my mornings too.

I still had school in the morning, but I'd worry about that later.

Some girl infront of me raises her shirt up and literally flashes me, but I pay her no mind.

What kind of girl with a little bit of decency would do that, just to get my attention?

The girls here were nuts.

If my brother was here, he'd probably shit his pants. This was completely opposite to his scene.

He was probably spending time with his chick right now, though.

Good for him.

I should probably get a piece as well.

I scan the crowd and my brow suddenly raises as I spot her.

What the actual fuck?

What was she doing here?

"I gotta go, Pete." I tell the announcer and he nods, letting go of my arm and allowing me to chase her, finding it hard to get through the sea of people.

She suddenly spots me walking towards her, her eyes widening and I glare down at her.

Before I could get to her though, some chick grabs my face and plants a kiss to my cheek.

Ugh, I could feel her lipstick get all over me.

"I love you, Killer!" She says and I ignore her, gently pushing her away and wiping at my face to get rid of the gunk.

The girl I am looking for is suddenly gone and I swear under my breath when I realized I've lost her.

I could have sworn she was here.

Suddenly I feel a poke on my shoulder and turn around.

Exactly who I was looking for.

"Evangeline." I mutter and see her smirking up at me.

Why the hell was Evangeline Simmons here?

She wasn't supposed to be here, it wasn't safe.

She crosses her arms over her chest and smiles.

"You were great up there, I loved watching you fight. A little worried though, since you were a bit more tired than last night's fight..." She trails off and my eyes widen.

She was here last night too?

"Angel, you aren't supposed to be here. It's not safe for you." I say and wrap my arm around her waist, turning her with me towards the exit.

She gasps when I handle her and I ignore her protests.

Ever since kindergarten, she was my responsibility.