A Way We Fight (Book 2 Of The A Way To Win Series)

Chapter 11: Progression

Mari waved me in, it was beginning to get dark outside and the crickets had begun to chirp a long time ago. I stepped into the house but didn't say anything. I wished I had my jacket that had my hoodie so I could just ignore everyone with ease.
"Want anything to eat?" Mari hesitated to say.

"No. I'll skip tonight." I replied before stopping.

"Jisu was in a bad mood when she got back and was crying, what did you do to her? Or did you both do something to each other?" Mari asked.

"I'm not gonna talk about it. What room can I sleep in." I said.

"The couch down here's the only option unless Jisu'll let you in her room. Everything else's taken-

"Thanks." I said as I left the room.

I laid down on the couch and Mari walked in, knocking on the wall to try and be polite. She sat down in the space that I hadn't taken of the couch and brushed my hair out of my eyes. I think I needed the haircut. "Jisu didn't have a ring on her hand anymore. Tell me what happened, Tyr." She gently said.
I covered my head by moving it to the corner of the couch cushions. "I'm not talking about it. Leave me alone." I replied, crossing my arms.

Mari sighed and got up. "Try to eat breakfast tomorrow, I want to have a rematch from our last fight."

"Yippie."

I turned the light out and closed my eyes. I was tired and broken.
Seconds later, it seemed, I was woken up by a random bump in the house. I turned the light on and slowly looked around. Diana was sitting on the couch next to me. I jumped back and almost knocked the lamp over.
"Sorry, Tyr. I just wanted to see if you were alright. Jisu was crying earlier. She said something about not caring and being left alone." Diana explained.

I sighed and turned the lamp off. "Heard something similar from Mari. Goodnight." I simply said.
"Come on Tyr. Please tell me, we care for you and we know you care for us." Diana replied.

I turned away from her and felt her get up. "Alrighty...goodnight Tyr."

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"Wake up sleepyhead." I heard. I wanted to wake up to an active Jisu whom I was married to but instead I was woken up by Mari.

"Get up. We going to fight?" She asked.

I rose up and got my winter clothes on, yawning. Jisu, Diana and Zack were sitting down, ready to see us fight. Only Jisu had seen us fight once before. This was going to be insane to Diana and Zack.
"You done from trying to ignore everyone?" Mari joked.

"Sure." I replied. I looked at the 3. Diana and Zack gave me goodluck signs and Jisu glanced at me before looking away. I felt the smile I had on my face, fade.

"What's the rules." I said.

"Whoever gives up, loses." Mari replied.

I smirked, "I like a challenge, let's go."

Mari ran at me before I reacted and landed a hit on my gut. I fell down to my knees and Mari backed up a few steps. I picked up some snow and threw it at her. It got in her eyes and I sweep kicked her and she fell. I coughed up blood onto the snow. "Are you ok?" Diana asked.

I looked at the group and had Jisu's attention now, "Yeah."

I ran at Mari only to be uppercutted into the air. She jumped up and elbowed me in the stomach and I slammed onto the snow.
More blood came up and I was already breaking a sweat. I swung Mari to the side and stood, trying to back away to recover. My vision was beginning to blur. I heard the screen door open and saw Liz walk out just as a punch got landed on the side of my head. I stumbled and grabbed Mari's kick before swinging her around and throwing her to the snow.

My body instantly felt heavy and I collapsed.

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(Jisu's POV)

Me, Diana and Zack ran to Tyr. He was breathing but he had a fever in the freezing weather we were in. "Let's get him inside, Jisu, you deliver cold compresses, we're not gonna argue." Diana said, not giving me a chance to reply.
We laid him down on my bed and Jisu went to go get water and a washcloth. "Alright...he'll be fine now. Leave me alone please." I managed to say. They left as quick as they had come in and I locked the door.
"Geez, Tyr...what have you done..." I said, brushing a strand of hair out of the way of his face. I put the washcloth on his forehead and sat down next to the bed.
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I felt myself wake up after apparently falling asleep for a while and changed Tyr's cold compress. I looked at the clock and got in the bed. It was 11PM and I had been changing his compresses all day. I laid down next to him and wished he was awake. I had been too harsh to him.
I pulled the covers up to my neck and buried my face in a pillow before closing my eyes.

I awoke to a different feeling of warmness and opened my eyes fully. It was pitch black and everywhere I looked, was dark. I felt arms around my waist knew it was Tyr, but he could've done this in his sleep because he wasn't saying anything at all.

I grabbed his arm and held it close to me as I slept that night.

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(Tyr's POV)

I felt myself wake up and turn over to Jisu. "Tyr!" Jisu freaked out and jumped on me.
"Ow...I'm still recovering." I replied.
"S-sorry. Are you ok?" She asked, getting off of me.

I nodded and looked at her hand, the ring was on again. "Finally gave you a good reason?" I asked.
"N-no. Diana told me what you do, and though I don't forgive you fully, I do forgive you on most things." Jisu said.

"Most things?" I asked, raising a brow.

"It doesn't matter, I'm sorry for being so rude to you yesterday. Diana told me I screwed your life up." Jisu said.

"You did. But at least you finally love me again." I replied, hugging Jisu.
"I do, Tyr. I love you."