Coven

Bruises

I had been going to the gym for the past 3 weeks everyday with max, who happened to be part of/ use to run a fight club, he had been teaching me martial arts and how to let my feelings out through exercise. I was starting to feel better, the guilt and pain was fading slowly but surely. I had noticed my body was getting more toned, muscles building, strength, stamina. I was becoming more fit everyday, with my general exercise and martial art training I was getting out my feelings and in to great shape. The only downside was the bruises, each kick and punch max had done had left me battered and bruised. I had one on my right thigh, it was a greeny/ yellow colour. The red mark on my collarbone that spread to my right shoulder was from yesterday and so was the one below my left boob, the travelled down to my hip and a little across my stomach, max had given me what he called, "the flying kick" which had some how turned from red to a purple black over night.

I admired it in the mirror for a moment before lightly dragging my finger across it to receive a siring pain shoot up my body, I cried in pain before taking a deep breath and finish packing my gym clothes. I had also been going swimming.

I jogged downstairs and past Kyle, "morning!" I said before pecking his cheek and running outside for the cab. Since training I was getting closer to Kyle again, he had started to come into my room at night and cuddle up to me on the bed for the night, misty wasn't there much now, I think something was going on between her and Cordelia but I said nothing. Me and Kyle were closer as friends now and I think that we would probably soon get back together, or at least I hoped.

•••

"Ready?"
"Hit me."
I was standing waiting for Max's punch, he had been training me to deal with pain, so he had told me to tense my stomach whilst he hit it, and deal with it. Most of the training had become more fighting then exercise now, but it was good.

Max started to punch my stomach about 4 or 5 times before stopping and letting me relax. I squealed when he stopped and held my stomach. "You okay?" He asked worried and I nodded.
I grabbed a drink and we took a break for a while, before going back to fighting.

•••

"Okay everyone, we are going to try a little boxing, just to see how well you have progressed, so first up... Max and... Gemma come on up, first knockout wins."
"I can't fight a girl!" Max cried and Gemma smirked.
The fight began and they made circles around each other before max went to strike and Gemma easily dodged, he fell to the ground but got back up just in time to receive a punch in the face and a kick in the ribs. Max snapped and grabbed Gemma's hair, pulled her to the ground and kneed her in the face, she fell back max went to punch her but she turned around with tears in her eyes, "please don't!" She cried and he stopped, he held his hand out to help her up and she smiled. She grabbed his had and flipped him over and laughed, the coach clapped and chuckled, "the guilt trip, max I thought you better." Max wiped his face before getting up and nodding. I patted his back, "you did good." "I got my ass kicked. By a girl." I giggled, "okay billy and Grace." I turned to see billy getting in the boxing area and followed.

Billy was quite tall and very lean yet abnormally strong. "Fight!" The coach said and billy came rushing in, he barged into my side and pushed me over, I got back up and dodged his 2 punches and his kick, he came closer and I head butted him, he stumbled back, I kicked his side and punched his stomach 3 times before he shoved me back. He quickly punched my face, I stood dazed for a moment but i managed to dodge his next punch but missed the kick coming and fell to the floor.

I began to cough and my sight went blurry, I coughed up something and looked at the floor to see blood. "Stop, stop." I gasped and billy laughed, "guilt trip ain't working." I saw him coming in and scream, "coach!" I screamed and felt my side burning, "billy stop," I heard both coach and max scream, I looked at my ribs to see blood seeping through my top before I was consumed by darkness.