ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱ (ᴸᵉᵒⁿ ᴷᵉⁿⁿᵉᵈʸ ˣ ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ)

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 9

Leon immediately ran towards Nikola and helped her up. "Are you okay?" he asks, his eyes scanning every inch of her body for wounds. "Is that your blood?" he asked and brushed her hair out of her face, which was covered in splattered blood from the Licker. "No.. That's licker's"; Nikola replies weakly, looking at the ground. She had just almost died. "Do you have any injuries?" Leon asked again and he seemed very upset. Nikola looked at him and then shook her head. "Good....", he replied. It was quiet. Very quiet.


Then he grabbed Nikola by the collar and shook her. "Are you fucking crazy, you stupid bitch! How can you be so damn weary of life??!" he shouted angrily and tried to look Nikola in her eyes. She seemed to wake up from all the shaking. "You're running in there, putting your life at risk; my life! for what???" he shouted angrily. "I didn't ask you to come in again!" Nikola shouted, now looking up with flashing eyes.

"Shouldn't I have let you die?" he asked, pushing her back while letting go of her collar. "Yes, if you can scream at me like that now, maybe? You could have spared us both," Nikola replied, gesturing around in frustration.

 "Ah, of course I should have let you die, that would have been totally humane of me!" he shouted, irritably running his hand through his hair. "You know that I wouldn't have done that and you also excactly know that you were thankful that i was there!", he said and pointet at her with his finger. "Oh yes, I'm so happy you're my big hero with shining armor! And now? Should I give you head now??" she cried. "No??! It was clear that you don't know the word 'gratitude', you stupid bitch," he shouted. "What did you do that for anyways???, for this damn book?" he shouted, pointing angrily at the notebook that Nikola was holding tightly. "You have no idea. Have you ever heard of personal value?" Nikola snapped and held up the notebook. "Actually yes, but I must have missed the part where personal value is worth more than YOUR OWN DAMN LIFE!" he shouted and came threateningly closer to her again. "Oh, if your fucking life is so important to you then don't risk it for me anymore," Nikola snapped. She seemed to glow. "You're right! I won't do that anymore, because I'm tired of saving your stupid life. If you feel like being torn to pieces then please! Then don't trust me anymore"; he shouted. "Oh sure, now it means immediate death if you don't work together with Super-Chef-Smartass Leon," she shouted and crossed her arms angrily. "I'm a smartass??? Says the one who didn't even want to tell me that there's a way out of here?" he shouted and pressurized Nikola angrily. His eyes sparkled.

"I didn't know you were so keen on saving the world, Mr. Officer"; she shouted and pushed Leon backwards. "All right, do you want to fight now or what? Is this the really clever solution for this sitaution from mysterious Nikola?" he snapped angrily and pulled her hair. "Dude, you're fucking nuts!" she shouted and grabbed him by his vest. "It's impossible that the goverment entrusts people like you with executive power. What did you do before starting here? Writing traffic tickets?" she asked angrily and spat the words contemptuously in his face. "Dude, let go of me, violence is the language of stupid people!" she shouted and tried to tear herself out of his grasp. He gave in and raised his index finger. "Violence is the language of stupid people," he repeated in a mocking tone. "You little asshole," she shouted and pounced on him. They both fell to the ground and she sat on top of him. "All these muscles and for what?" she asked with a sarcastic undertone but he easily twisted out from under her and pressed her to the floor. "Dude, that hurts so badly, let me go," she whined.

She was seething with rage, if she could have spit flames, Leon was sure she would have done so now. "Aww, does that hurt poor Nikola?" he asked, pushing her harder to the floor. "I swear, I'll kill you, I swear to God ill kill you once im out of here," she hissed and started to shake and fight back and twist but she couldn't do it. "Now you're exaggerating," said Leon. "Am I exaggerating? What stupid asshole is sitting on me right now?" she snapped and tried to bite his arms. He dodged and loosened his grip.

She jumped up and pushed Leon who was still on the ground. "Come here, you bitch, I'll teach you manners," he shouted and grabbed her. "And what do we do now?" he asked. She clenched a fist with her free hand and punched Leon in the face.

He let go of her, stunned, and staggered back. "You fucking crazy bitch," he said and gave her a slap in the face that Nikola's eyes went black for a moment. She looked up, held her bleeding mouth and jumped at him and he dodged her, building up distance. "Just for my comprehension.. You risked your life for this stupid notebook?" Leon's voice was tinged with frustration, his eyes flashing with anger. 
He tried to calm the situation but Nikola didnt want to be calmed, she wanted to beat the living daylight out of this stupid asshole. "Do you have any idea how dangerous that was?", he started again.  Nikola's eyes narrowed, her chin lifting defiantly. "It's not just a notebook, Leon. It's important to me, as i said!! Open up your ears, use them for somehing useful for once!" she retorted, her voice angry and annoyed. Leon sighed angrily, running a hand through his disheveled hair. "I didn't ask for your fucking help, Leon! I can take care of myself, I said this before but you never listen" she shot back, her voice rising.

Without another word, Leon moved forward, his face determined. "You need to understand, Nikola," he began, reaching out to take the notebook from her. "This isn't worth risking your life over." But Nikola pulled away, her eyes flashing defiantly. "No! You don't get to fucking decide that, im not your girlfriend not your daugther, i dont know why you think this is any of your buisness!" she almost screamed. Without another word, Leon made a grab for the notebook, intent on taking it from Nikola. She resisted fiercely, pushing him back with surprising strength. Leon, caught off guard, stumbled but quickly regained his balance.

Seeing Leon's determination, Nikola's anger flared even more. She saw her chance once again. With a swift motion, she swung a punch aimed at Leon's face. He dodged just in time, but the force of the swing sent him staggering back. "You really want me to beat you up dont you", he said and angrily tried to find his balance.  After finnaly Regaining his footing, Leon lunged forward, attempting to grab Nikola. She dodged his grab, countering with a quick kick to his midsection. Leon grunted in pain but pressed on, attempting to grab the notebook once more. "You stupid bitch, ill kill you", he said and grunted in pain. "Stop that fucking nonsense!", she screamed, she felt sorry for hurting him. And also, he now scared her. He was about 30 cm taller than her and he was stronger than her. But he didnt think of stopping and honestly, she cant blame him for that. He looked up and dashed forward, trying to grab her hair.
The room echoed with the sounds of heavy breathing, grunts, and the scuffling of feet as they clashed. Both were skilled fighters, and the intensity of their training and emotions fueled their movements.
Leon managed to catch Nikola's arm mid-swing, twisting it to put her out of action. She winced but retaliated with an elbow strike to his side. He gritted his teeth, maintaining his grip but clearly feeling the blow. He then grabbed her hair and dragged her towards him. "Will you fucking stop now??", he pressed out under anger. "I have no more patience for you, I swear to god, keep going with this shit and I'll beat you up until you can't walk anymore." His eyes were small slits narrowed in anger and you could see every detail of his face. It calmed Nikola down because she had done it and he seemed really angry. It gave her the feeling of having achieved a goal. At least she now knew that he had another side too. She liked that she had made him so angry. She absulutly did have some kind of power overt him. She smiled and trew another punch right at his face. His skin seemed to swell with warmth and he dropped her to the floor. Nikola tried to rap herself up but he pushed her head roughly onto the wooden floor of the library. "Leon, you're hurting me!"
"Oh dont you say" he hissed angrily.

He grabbed her hair even more tightly and pushed her to the ground harder. "Please stop, I'm sorry," she begged, trying to loosen his grip. "What are you sorry for?" he asked calmly, looking down at her. "I'm sorry for risking my life," she said, panting in pain. "Will you ever hit me again?" he asked, pulling her head away from the floor by her hair. She grabbed his hand and scratched at it. "No, never again, I'm sorry! I swear, I swear, please let me go," she pleaded and he let her go. She kneeled her down and held her head. It didnt take her a second. "You crazy asshole"I should have made her promise not to insult me anymore... Leon thought to himself.

He looked down at her weak figure and he was glad because he was only slightly sorry for what he had done. Then blood dripped from his nose onto the floor. "I-" she began and jumped up as if she wanted to jump at him again. But she stopped when Leon just looked at her with a challenging, calm look. She looked at the floor, defeated. "Yea, you're learning", he said