The nerd can fight?

Part 18

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This will come in later I'll tell you went to play it.

I walked into my room and paced round the room. I stood looking out the window seeing everyone joking around with each other. I made sure no one was down the corridor and most of the guys were outside with Pirate.

I walked over to my guitar and started to play what first came to mind. One song stuck out from them the song that always was something I remembered my Grandpa from. It was the first song and last song I sang for him when he was in hospital.

I sat down watching my fingers go over the strings creating a nice melody.

(Play song)

I strummed the stings feeling my eyes slip close. I sang with all my feelings coming out my eyes stinging from all the memories from the song. I remembers my Grandpa lying in a hospital bed machines attached to him. He later passed away not even half an hour after I sang. I was his last request. It was like he wanted me to sing so he could finally rest in peace. I was there with him throughout it all.

My Grandpa was the only person I would sing for no one in my family heard me sing and now I only sung if I was at the point of not knowing what else to do. Singing helped me feel close to my Grandpa. He was my rock and well when he died I became fragile, temperamental and hard to deal with hence why I started fighting.

I looked out of the window looking up to the sky I liked to think my Grandpa was up there. We use to sing together we were going to preform at a bar the night my Grandpa died but his health was the priority. He was seriously the best person in my life. I couldn't have been the person I was today if it wasn't for him.

They say everything happens for a reason but I didn't see the reason behind my pa dying so soon. He was taken from so many people who loved him and it wasn't fair. The bullet wasn't even meant for him. A lone tear rolled down my face I wiped my face before sniffing.

"Grace are you ok?" Xander said from behind me.

"Yeah I just got something in my eyes" I laughed.

"You know you can talk to me about it" he spoke walking over putting his hand on my shoulder.

"Like I said I just had something in my eye" I said standing up and walking out.

Xanders POV

Ok something was wrong and I intended to find out what it was. I ran out the door looking for Grace. I found her in the training room what a surprise. She was at a boxing bag again what's the surprise there before she swayed slightly. I ran over to her ready to catch her before she fell but she just grabbed onto the bench and sat down. She put her head in her hands.

"What are you doing her Xander?" She said sighing looking up I could see that she was upset like she just wanted to give up.

"I wanted to check up on you. You seemed off in your room" I said sitting next to her. She sighed again before smiling.

"I never knew you had a heart the legends are clearly false" she said.

"Oh there are legends about me I feel honoured" I laughed.

"Don't be to pleased they aren't exactly the nicest things you could say about someone I mean a cold hearted monster who could kill you with just a stare" she said cocking her head to the side.

"You might be lucky and not be affected"

"Well I mean the strength of 10 men yeah I don't think so" she said poking my bicep. We looked at each other dead in the eye before I knew it we were in fits of laughter.

"I didn't know you sing" I said after we recovered. I watched as her smile slipped of her face and she became tense.

"I don't it often" she replied stonily.

"Why your amazing" I pushed.

"Xander seriously lay off I don't think you understand what I'm trying to say I don't want to talk about it" she said aggressively.

"But that song does it mean something like something you did as a family"

"Will you fuck off don't you get it I don't want to talk to you about it no one knows ok I'm a lone wolf on my own"

"Grace please I want to help"

"You can't I'm broken fragile damaged goods how ever you want to put it" she cried.

I looked at her gently. She looked back at me her face a void of emotions. I didn't even regulate what I was doing before I pulled her into a hug. She tensed at first before she relaxed and hugged me back.

"no estás roto, frágil o dañado, eres fuerte, hermosa y la mujer más fuerte que conozco, así que por favor no pienses de esa manera."

(You are not fragile or broken or damaged goods. You are a strong, beautiful and the strongest woman I know, so please don't think about yourself like that)

"I'm going to go for a walk I'll see you later tonight" she mumbled before she walked away. Pirate followed closely behind nudging her slightly.

Dex keep an eye on her for her

Yeah I will do she's in my sight currently I'll follow her make sure she's safe

Thanks mate

No problemo

At least I knew she was going to be safe while she was out few people had caught wind that she was in our ranks and I would like to keep it that way.

Grace didn't know it yet but she's was going to do something big with her life. She was the kind of person with high walls, guarded soldiers, barbed wire, guard dogs and electric fencing. It wasn't going to be easy but I am determined to knock down her walls.