Love On Fire

Bracelet

An angry Matt walks in slamming the door behind him and Stick. Before I get the opportunity to talk, Matt yells furiously.

"You promised you wouldn't kill anyone!"

"Well, I wasn't a boy scout." Stick counters to his fake promise.

"You killed someone?" I ask lowering my food from my mouth in disbelief. Stick looks at me before glancing over at Matt.

"Well, take care of yourself Matty." Stick says as he moves to leave but gets stopped by Matt.

"I can't let you kill that kid." Matt growls lowly.

"Oh the kid, he's already dead. I caught up with that van while you were dicking around with those three guys." Stick informs Matt slowly before smiling wickedly.

"I but a bullet in that things heart." Stick words causing my hand to simultaneously cover my gaped mouth at the thought of Stick killing a child.

Matt yells as he runs with all his force towards Stick in anger. However his anger gets the best of him because Stick sensed him coming and blocked the attack.

I quickly get up off the couch as the fight escalates into kicks and flips around the apartment. While holding my food I stand at the side of they my eyes wide, not knowing how to help.

Matt gets hit in the face multiple times as he fights the older yet more experienced man.

Matt gets thrown against the glass windows, grunts surrounding the dark apartment from both Matt and Stick.

"Stop it!" I yell stepping closer but Matt yells at me to step back, earning Matt to get thrown against the coffee table, breaking it into pieces. I drop my box of food and slide to the floor grabbing onto Matt's bleeding face.

"This isn't for you sweetheart." Stick groans as he grabs ahold of my arm and throws me off of Matt across the room. He kicks Matt continually in his side as I yell at him to stop, knowing I can't call the police.

"Get up!" Stick roars down at Matt as he continues to kick him.

He kicks Matt in the face making him flop to his back in pain. I look around the apartment and see a set of wooden sticks on the floor. I grab them and roll them over to Matt who automatically grabs them and gets up, starting to hit Stick with them.

Stick dodges some and kicks Matt in the stomach making him tumble over one of the couches. A sheer part of the wall hits the floor as Stick leans against it for a moment.

Matt gets up and hits him hard in the face.

"Look at you, can't even beat up an old man." Stick says through his bleeding teeth before twisting their position and grabbing Matt in a headlock on the stairs.

Stick leans forward causing Matt's airway to close. Matt's eyes are wide and his mouth open as he gasps for air. He hits and scratches Sticks strong hold, as I cry and scream. I run up  to Stick and kick him back, causing his hold on Matt to slip. Matt drops to his knees regaining his breath while Stick charges at me.

I block one of Stick's punches as I stumble backwards, my anxiety rising at his charge. Stick morphs into Maxim in front of me as Sticks lunges and punches keep on coming at me. My mouth goes dry as I see Maxim stand tall in front of me, his hand lifting high. My breath hitches as Maxim back hands me across the face and throws me on the floor with no remorse. I place a hand over my stinging face while yelling goes on behind me.

I turn around to see Matt throwing Maxim over his shoulder than throwing him onto the floor with a hard boom over the broken wood. Maxim's figure morphs back into Stick and my breath returns through my airways. I close my eyes as I rake a hand through my shorter hair, my red strands falling over my face.