Separated by the Sea

Battle of Destiny

Dedicated to @melissa_barone
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Dez POV
I was asleep, but abruptly woke when I heard gunshots downstairs. Piero? I waited ages for him, hoping he would swing open the door at any moment and and take me out of this wretched place. He never came. I slumped my shoulders and let my head fall. How long was I going to be stuck here? My head shot up when the door opened. What a disappointment. It was just Darren. Now I know why Piero hates him so much. He gets really annoying after a while. He was holding a box of pizza and had a fake smile that made my stomach hurt.
“Brought you some pizza.”
I scowled. “Who was shooting downstairs?”
“No one.”
“Was it someone I know?”
“No, Piero wasn't here. He doesn't care about you that much. He only sees you as a friend.”
Even though I knew he was lying, it still hurt. “Can you just let me go already? This is getting old…”
He took out a slice of pizza and bit into it. "You can leave at any time you want.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, you just can't see Piero ever again,” he said while licking sauce off his fingers.
I stayed sitting in silence.
“I'm taking that as a no. Sure you don't want pizza?”
“I'd rather die of starvation than accept anything from you.”
“Ok, you won't accept my offer, but I'm sure Piero will.”
“What?! You said he wasn't here!”
“Oops, I lied.” He tossed the pizza box on the floor in front of me and left.
Piero was here?! He did come back for me!

Piero's POV
Darren came into the room and sat down on a chair.
“How are you? Oh, you got blood all over the carpet. That's going to be a pain to clean.”
I glared at him.
“I have a proposal for you. I'll let you and Destiny go. On one condition. You have to beat me in a fight. It's a super easy task. You up for it?”
“I don't want to be part of your childish games.”
“What if I told you that I would do naughty things to Dez if you don't agree?”
“You wouldn't.”
“I would. Someone has to pay for what you did-”
“Get over it already! She's dead! Her corpse burned to ashes!”
“See if you can get over it when my boys have fun with Dez-”
“I'm going to kill you!”
“Oh, so you agree to fight?”
“Yes. I am going to rip you to shreds.”
“Great! This grand event will occur first thing tomorrow, so get plenty of rest. This is going to be awesome!”
“I hope you like the taste of your own blood,” I spat.
“Not as much as you do Mr. Red. Ciao til tomorrow!”
*****
I was awakened by a bucket of cold ice water.
"Wakey Wakey sunshine, we have a show to put on!"
I shook the water out and groaned as I was dragged down the stairs and into Darren's huge backyard. They tossed me on the floor and the dirt stuck to me. The sun was blinding and the air smelled like death. Maybe it was me…
A guy came up to me and untied my chains.
“No use in trying to run. They got guards all over the place,” he said in a low voice.
Gee, thanks for that Mr. Obvious. I stood up, dusted off my clothes, and tried to wipe the blood off my face, but it was stuck on pretty bad. It was then that I smelled it. Cinnamon and flowers. I jerked my head to Darren's back door and watched as two men were bringing Dez out. Her hair was extremely tangled, there was a huge bruise that took up half her face, but despite it all, she lit up when she saw me.
“Piero!”
My heart melted and I was about to run to her, but Darren held me back.
“No, amigo, we got a fight to get to.”
I growled and said, “Alright, let's just get this over with.” I glanced over at Dez and she looked horrified.
“What are you doing?!”
“I'm sorry Dez. He challenged me to a fight. As soon as I win, we're free to go.”
“You know he won't actually let you go. What if he kills you?!”
“He won't. Ti amerò per sempre Destiny.” 
Tears pooled out of her eyes and she tried to get out of the guys’ hold, but couldn't. I turned back to Darren and nodded.
“Ready to die?” I taunted. I lunged forward to see how fast he was capable of moving, but didn't actually hit him. He was a big guy, taller than me, so he was a little bit slower. We were moving in a circle, waiting for the other to make a move. Darren must have got tired of waiting because he went for a left hook, but I dodged out of the way and got him back with an uppercut. He staggered backwards, but quickly recovered.
There were several punches and hits, but Darren must have been getting bored because he shifted into his wolf. I followed suit and soon we were biting, scratching, and tearing at each other. Dez cried out and I turned to see what was wrong. Bad idea. Darren took advantage of my split second distraction and got hold of my back leg. I howled out and tried to get it loose, but he was holding on way to tight. His fangs were digging in deep, making it even harder to escape. I tried to bite Darren, but he had me stuck in a position that was hard for me to move around. Pain shot through my leg and I howled. I turned it just right, or wrong, and my leg snapped with a loud CRACK. My leg was finally free, but broken. I had to limp and was down one leg. Fighting Darren was much harder now and more painful. I was not going to let a broken leg stop me. I lunged forward and bit into Darren's neck. I tore off pieces of his fur and flesh before he managed to get free. I attacked again and clawed deep into his face, leaving streaks of pink flesh bleeding. It would be impossible for him to see out of his left eye, for now. I thought we were finally getting even, until he jumped onto my back and was tearing at me. He was ripping through my back and sides while keeping me in place with his jaw locked on my neck. I tried to get him off, but he had too much of an advantage. Finally, he let go, but quickly got hold of my neck again and tossed me onto my back. He was scratching my face like crazy and was biting off chunks of my flesh. I was bleeding way to much and the world seemed to fade away.

Dez POV
Through the whole fight I was dying. I couldn't stop crying. It was terrible, there was blood everywhere. With every whine and howl from him, I sobbed even harder. It was like I was the one getting torn to shreds. Ugh, there was blood everywhere, especially on Piero. Oh, he was drenched in it. I was shaking so bad, wanting to scream, beg them to stop, but I didn't want to distract Piero again. When he was thrown down, he wasn't moving at all, but Darren still kept tearing at him and I lost it.
“Darren, STOP! He's already down! Just GET OFF!!” I was sobbing so unpleasantly, but I didn't care. Piero was being murdered right in front of me! “PIERO GET UP! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME DAMMIT!!!!”  One of the guys holding me had left, so now there was only one. I stomped on his foot and bit into the hand he was holding me with. He let go and it was then that I ran to Piero, shifting along the way. I jumped onto Darren's back and dug my claws into him. I tore at him mercilessly and he howled in pain.
How do you like it!! My victory was short lived because one of his guys got hold of me and dragged me away. I howled as I saw Piero lying way too still. There was no way this was it...