The Beholder

The Beholder Chapter 4

        We got to Kosmo's  ten minutes later, "Hey Al! Are ya here? There is some fresh meat for ya!" I yelled.

        I heard rustling in the back room, "Al, it's me Kathrine!" I yelled again.

        "Eh Kitten! 'elcome back! I heard ya say you brought fresh meat eh?" Al said, Al's nickname for me is Kitten because the first time I fought here I scratched a guy up so bad it left scars like claws.

        Al is a big burly man. he has a round face and big ears and gray/green eyes. He is short and stocky, but not fat more muscle. He also owns Kosmos. My second favorite place in the world -the first is a pizza place called Paula's Pipparea-.

        "Well you heard correct. This is Jace and he is the same as me. Except he isn't 16 yet so go easy on him, help him control his strength otherwise when he fights a human he wont know how to act as human so please help him more in that department." I said, "Jace I want you to do everything Big Al here says. Trust me I learned the hard way."

        I walked to where one of the boxing rings is and stepped inside, "Al anyone here want to spar  with me?" I asked.

        "Your just in time Gage is in back getting dressed. He also has been the best fighter since you left." Al said, "Hey Gage get out here i have a challenge for you."

        "What's up Al?" I heard Gage yell back, he came out of the back wearing a tight white t-shirt and black gym shorts.

        "Gage this here is the best of the best Kathrine Anderson, or as I like to call her Kitten. No one has ever beaten her in a fight think you can do that?" Al asked.

        "Yeah I think I can change that." Gage replied, at this I smirked.

        "Your gonna have to try." I replied. He nodded his head and we went to the center of the ring.

        "You know I would love to stay and watch this but like Kitten said, I have 'fresh meat' to skin." Al said with a smirk, then he was gone.

        "Ok here are the rules. Number one if he/she gets pined in a way you can't tap out 3 times. Number two stay inside the circle no going out. And number three fi you get hurt in anyway get out of the ring. Got it." Gage said. I nodded my head and mumbled 'fair'.

        I threw a spontaneous round house kick and caught him by surprise. "You need some fast reflexes." I taunted, he laughed at my attempt.

        Gage came in for a punch, I caught his hand flipped him onto the floor. "You fast but no fast enough." I said.

        And in the end I won, I got up off the pin and did my victory dance. I went to see how well Jace was doing, "Hey Jace how well are you doing?" I asked.

        "Actually he is winning." Al answered. I am impressed.

        "Wow! That is amazing, don't let me get in your way. I will just sit here and watch." I said. They got on with the match and Al ended up winning after three more rounds. "Well we got to go. See you all later," I said and walked out fo the building, "Jace run on him and get changed and meet me at my house."

        Jace nodded and ran home. I didn't need to run I lived just round the corner. I let myself into my house with the hide-a-key looped on a branch of a tree. I took a shower and got dressed. I put on a nice white t-shirt and black dress pants. I heard the phone ring and ran down the stairs to answer it.

        "Hello?" I said.

        "Oh good your home. Listen I forgot my keys to the storage room in my coat in the door closet. Would you get them and run it over here please?" Maya asked.

        "Sure no problem Maya." I said and hung up. I wrote a note to say where I was going and that I will be back soon. I taped it on the outside of the door when I grabbed the keys. I took off running towards her office.