SWITCHED ✔️

CHAPTER 18

The man was about to respond before someone cut him off, "ARIA!!"

Dmitri came sprinting towards me.

"We told you to stay away from here," he said puffing.

"I'm a big girl, thanks," I said sarcastically.

"If you want to do something interesting we can go to light sparring, follow me," I am good with my technique so this should be a breeze.

I followed Dmitri past the entrance and into the new block. It was enormous maybe triple the size of my last centre. My eyes scattered the new environment excitedly, familiarising myself. I watched as Alexei and Denis sparred as Jax watched them precisely correcting their mistakes.

"Okay big girl, take your eyes off there, you're starting here," he moved my face across from where the three boys were.

It was maybe a bunch of 13- 19-year-old boys.

"Are you sexist?" I asked Dmitri.

"What? Of course not," He replied offended.

"Good, then you'll properly conduct an exam on my skills and rank me from there, if you see fit to place me with the pre-puberty mushrooms, I'll oblige," I told Dmitri formally, I said mushrooms because they literally looked like mushrooms.

"I..ehh..umm,"

"So we have a deal?" I asked extending my hand.

"What if you die?" he asked with no hesitation in his voice?

Did he genuinely think I was going to die? I shook my head for his response and we were off. As we walked closer Alexei and Denis stopped and gifted me with a confused look. I'm beginning to think everyone in this family is clueless.

What does it look like I'm here to do? Sing a song about a boy?

"Alright gentlemen, line up," Dmitri called out, loud and confidently.

His one sentence caused the majority of the men in that room to line up in formation.

I watched as they stood ahead of us watching me intently.

"Aria, feel free to choose anyone.....please pick someone that doesn't look like the eat 16 children," he projected his voice to everyone in that room although he whispered the last part closely to my ear.

By this time Denis and Alexei's attention differed towards me.

There were maybe 35 men in a line. Some looked like newbies, some looked like they could hold a fight, and some well, they looked like they ate 16 children Demitri would say.

I knew I should have kept my skills a secret and used the element of surprise to my advantage. Unfortunately, impulsive thoughts won and I headed straight of the biggest guy in sight.

"You. I pick you," I said standing directly in front of the man.

"If you say so baby," he replied smirking distraughtly.

If it wasn't for my need to have to be composed I would have broken his nose.

We both soon bandaged up and were in position.

"Okay, we have gone over the rule. Please both of you state your safe word,"

"Fire," I said not leaving eye contact with the big guy

"Red," he said smirking at me.

I chose fire thinking of the nickname Trolly gave me when he introduced me to my family for the first time. Fireball. 

Sparring was always the safest way to train, and enhance your skills, and sometimes hurt someone where they deserve it.

We instantly began, and he swang quickly out of confidence. I ducked and swung at him harder.

He stumbled a couple steps back before regaining consciousness, he looked furious I wanted to take a photo. Maybe another time?

Anyways before he was blinded by range and charged at me I moved a millisecond prior. Once he was nearly behind me I punctured his back, making sure not to break his bones. I heard him wince in pain, so I went for his legs.

Jaxs POV

She was phenomenal, unimaginable, extraordinary, my thoughts struggled to comprehend I didn't know where.

The way she moved was flawless and incredibly effortless. I don't think anyone could take their eyes off Aria, she was maybe the first person ever to challenge Pavel (the man she's fighting) and she's crushing him like he's nothing.

Maybe we should tell Aria about the mafia? Maybe she'll even join? She would be an amazing asset, even better than our mother when she joined. Who am I fucking with she'd probably run away from the face of the earth if we told her.

At this point, I think every man and woman's eyes were fighting to catch a glimpse of Arias's victory, every person in the training center was a part of our mafia, Pavel is an amazing skilled sniper, but him and fight are a deathly combo. Well, not any more apparently.

Arias POV

It was over shortly, and I felt adrenaline. I had not sparred in a long time I felt amazing knowing I still had it in me. I kept doubting myself I needed to work on that someday. I helped the man up who I learnt was name was Pavel.

I was happy he used his safe words instead of me going further in front of so many people.

"Hey listen, you did amazing back there, where did you learn to fight like that?" Pavel asked tapping my shoulder and adjusting his I think dislocated shoulder, which I ensured to apologize.

He told me not to worry as he would have done the same to me which I was pleased by.

I noticed he had a black eye which reminded me of something but I couldn't establish what it was. What the fuck is a black eye meant to remind me of?

Luka..

CHAPTER 18 COMPLETE!!

IM SO SORRY it took so long, I have been so busy with school, but i'll try and write as much as I can over the weekend and post throughout the week. 

Once again let me know if you have any suggestion for the story!