Fighting, Surviving, & Hopelessly Lost

Chapter 5

Peyton's POV

I walked into the building to see Jul getting ready. She was stretching out and warming herself up. I strode over to her. "Hey."

"'Sup," she said as she bent down to reach her toes. Even though I dueled her yesterday I finally got a good look at Jul. She was pretty tall and her body was well toned. She wasn't crazy built like some girls but she didn't care around floppy skin either. Jul's abs flexed as she bent down to touch her toes again. Her blonde hair was up in her regular ponytail. I didn't realize she was calling my name until she punched me.

"Hey, Peyton. Is there something on me?" she asked angrily.

"No why?" I asked dumbfounded.

"Then stop staring at me you perv," she hissed at me while she walked over to the other guys and J.C. I followed her but I kept my distance. Jul could be pretty vicious and deadly sometimes. She kicked my ass once in front of the guys and I wouldn't want her doing that again. It was just plain embarrassing.

"Okay guys, and girl. Regular morning routine. Whoever is Jul's partner tell her the usual. We meet here again in the afternoon. Don't be late. Begin," J.C summed up before going to his office. I turned around to Jul but she was talking to Jake, the eighteen year old.

"Wanna be partners babe?" he asked. Uh oh. Jul look furious. Without any warning, she judo-flipped him and kneed his soft spot.

"Don't talk to me that way. And keep your hands and eyes to yourself," she scoffed at him. I smirked and admired Juliet's work. She was feisty.

"Ready to begin?" I asked her as she came over to me.

"Yes please. Anything to keep my mind of that jerk. I'd hate to see his hair get ripped off by a girl," she muttered. I chuckled slightly and we went to go work out. I taught Jul all of the exercises. Turns out she knew most of them. Her trainer Joe taught her how to do them too. The hour and a half went by super quickly and before I knew it, practice was over.

"I'll meet you outside," she said quickly as she went to the bathroom. I shrugged my shoulders and went inside the only locker room here, which was the boy's locker room. I felt bad for Jul but she did have her own bathroom. I was the second one out after I changed. Jake rushed out first. I was pretty sure Jul was already out so I stepped outside. I saw Jake chasing Jul on the parking lot. Now during training today, I found out that Jul hated running with her life. She tired out quicker the longer she ran. Now her she was, trying out run that idiot. And he was catching up to her. Before Jake could take another step I stopped him by taking the hem of his shirt into my tight fists. He tried to protest but I did the most sensible thing in the situation. I punched him in the jaw super hard and kicked him as he crumpled down to the pavement. He was bleeding steadily, and that wasn't my problem.

"You should have see his face!" Jul laughed, doubling over from her laughter.

"You're kidding me right? You're laughing right now!? This idiot.." I started my rant but she cut me off.

"Listen jerk. I can take care of myself. You saw how I dealt with Jake inside," she said while taking her bike from the bushes. "Anyways I'll meet you at eight, right?"

"Um, yeah," I said.

"Great. See you then."

Juliet's POV

Peyton was acting super strange. Yesterday he was all funny and joking and today he acted as if he was my bodyguard. He probably had a bad history with that Jake guy. I rode home in no time and before I walked in, I put on my jacket. Wouldn't want my aunt to see my bruises and cuts from training today.