The Lily Underground

15.

A few days had passed and today I was going to see 'dad', man it sounded weird in my head. Truly I was extremely nervous usually I don't get nervous that much but this was different. The 'father' who I had thought about for so many years, and wanted to know, I was now going to meet him.

But I was mad it had been his idea to bring me back to him and my brothers, and the first days I'm here he isn't even home to welcome me. It was not only my father I was going to meet and I guess that pissed me off even more, cause who was the woman who had taken my mothers place in my 'father's heart?. Well it is Jace's mother but that's the only thing I know.

I headed down to the gym 'dad' was arriving in a few hours so I had plenty of time to calm my nerves and yeah the gym was the best place to do that.

"Hei Niko are you also working out today?"

"yeah gotta be prepared the fight is in a few days" - I nodded

Looking at Niko's stance I was painfully aware of how bad it was. If he was also going to stand like that in front of a rival, he would be loosing his balance in an instance. Was I going to say anything about it tho? - probably not hopefully he would realize it soon.

"I see you've finally found proper workout clothes"

I nodded, yea today I wasn't wearing a hoodie. I was able to find a thin long sleeved workout shirt that wouldn't be too warm, but what was most important was that it would hide my defined muscles.

"so Niko how many days till the next big fight?" - I really hoped he would say a few weeks so that he at least would have enough time to fix his stance.

"Next weak I have my first fight of the tournament"

Shit this was bad, either I let him get beat up so bad or, or what I thought how could I fix this? I wanted to face palm myself, when I realized I could tell Jace to look at it, he already knows my secret so yeah I'll tell Jace.

I looked at Niko and the urge to once again feel how it is to prepare for a fight suddenly emerged it had been a long time since I had landed some punches and really used my muscles. I really hadn't thought about this well enough, would living with my father and brothers mean I could never return to the ring?

I had to feel close to who I once was so I looked at Niko a bit unsure about myself and how Niko would react,

"Niko can I be there when you fight"

He chuckled "absolutely not"

"Come on Niko you guys constantly have something to do. Sometimes you vanish for hours plus every time I approach you, you change your conversations it's really pissing me off.  Here I am mostly in my room and the gym and I have absolutely nothing to do, you could at least include in some of the thing you do".

I knew this was a guilt trip but I had to if this would get me what I wanted then so be it.

Niko sighed "fine you can come but Liam will have to come as well you can't go there and be alone while I'm fighting"

I nodded and I'm sure I had the biggest smile ever plastered on my face.

"thanks"

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After workout I went to take a shower 'dad' would soon come home. Maybe sooner than I thought cause as I was brushing my hair I heard Xander "guys dad and Evelyn are here".

The nerves that I thought had been calmed down,  well they weren't calm now. As I was heading down the entrance I saw him a man in his early fifties he looked like my brothers dark hair brown eyes and well built for a man his age.

Not very much later he saw me too, heading down the stairs every step I took making a sound. I stood a few meters away but he quickly closed the distance between us pulling me into a warm hug and it felt ... nice it felt like I was home?

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AN

This was a short chapter I know and it has been some time since I last published a chapter truth is I've been busy with exams and I havn't been thrilled about how they went so yeah I was really not motivated to write and I'm sorry about that.

Plus I have a question. Do you want me to write distance in meters or in feet cause I usually use meters but yeah. What would you guys like?

- Spirit040