Rebels At Their Finest (Block B)

14: Tough Cookie

Kyu Ree followed Jongdae towards the facility, holding her dress bag over her shoulder, P.O. following cautiously behind. "How many people did you call in?"

"Three," Jongdae answered.  "Ahn Jong Geok, Kim Min Yung, and Choi Junho."

Another gasp bellowed from behind them, and P.O. shot forward, grabbing Kyu Ree's arm. "I don't like the sound of this. We're really going home now."

Kyu Ree turned to him and smiled. "Ji Hoon, I will be just fine." She stood on her toes and gestured for him to move closer to her. He did, and she whispered to him "I'm trained in wushu, Taekwondo, Karate, Kendo, and some Muay Thai. When I left home I knew I needed defense and it worked out well." She then turned away and continued after Jongdae. P.O. stared after her in complete confusion.

Jongdae held open the door to the facility, and Kyu Ree moved in, followed by P.O. "So,"Jongdae started, as Kyu Ree's eyes fell on her three opponents, and their entourage. All three looked like they were on some kind of steroid. There was no way they could touch their own shoulders. "The rules are no biting, scratching, nut hits, chest grabs, or hair pulling." Everyone nodded in understanding.

"Jongdae, when you said that you had a serious fight for us," One of the men started, shaking his head. "I didn't think you'd try to set us against a teenager that's the size of my pinky finger."

Kyu Ree sighed. "I'm twenty two." She said flatly, shucking off her shirt, leaving her standing in a tank top and her jeans, which she'd worn the day before. She looked to Jongdae. "Get me a pair of gloves," She said, handing her shirt to P.O., who stared at her in complete disbelief.

Jongdae moved across the room towards the equipment locker. He returned to Kyu Ree's side holding a pair of overly padded pink fighting gloves. "Here you go,"

Kyu Ree made a face, taking the gloves and throwing them on the ground. "Screw it, I don't need them." She said, rolling her eyes and moving towards the cage.

The three men Jongdae had called in all took a step back from the cage. "I'm not fighting her," One said, and the other two nodded in agreement.

Jongdae rolled his eyes. "She's the one who put me in the hospital the other day. She's good. Really good. And trust me, it will take at least the three of you to even wear her down, but I am not about to let River back in this facility."

One of the men sneered. "This is over River?" Jongdae nodded. "So if we win, she doesn't get to come back?" Another nod. "I'm in."

This comment in itself made Kyu Ree see red. These men were supposed to be brothers to River, regardless of the dumb things she did when she was drunk. These men were supposed to help her, keep her safe, and here they were, about to go three to one with a girl to ensure that River was never allowed back.

Kyu Ree was going to beat them. She was going to kick their asses, and then she was never going to let River walk into this terrible, backwards facility again.