Chapter 35: The Fights

Davids POV

After class, I watched Kara get into Marcus' car. I was already running late. So I went ahead and left. I looked in the rearview mirror, and they hadn't left the parking lot yet. I tried calling Marcus' phone and got no answer. If there was a problem, he would call me. So I continued to drive to the fight.

The next time I looked in the rearview mirror there were headlights behind me. I just assumed that they were heading to the fights. I pulled into the parking garage and went and parked my car. I took my jacket off and put it in the car. I saw the car that had been following me. It looked like Marcus's car, but that was impossible.

He was taking Kara home. So I continued to the make shift locker room. I sat down. I was not happy about the way that I left things with Kara. She was not happy. They were calling my name to compete. Time to win the fight and go home and call Kara and apologize to her. I did not like secrets, but his world was dangerous. She had already been harassed by people because I refused to lose a fight on purpose.

I was on my way to the ring when I thought I heard Marcus's voice. I shook it off, then people started running towards the voice.

What the hell is going on now? Even the person I was supposed to fight went over there. I followed the commotion. Sure enough, it was Marcus and he had Kara with him. I listened to the conversation.

" Nobody you should concern yourself with," he responded.

" She is sure pretty," the man responded.

" Yes she is, and she is coming with me," he responded.

" Sorry Marcus, but she belongs to David, and we need her to stay," he stated.

" Why, she ain't nothing but a whore who wandered somewhere she shouldn't be." Marcus responded.

Great they figured out that she is my girl. I had a problem with Marcus calling her a whore. I will deal with that later. I knew why he did what he did. She wasn't helping the situation. She was giving people dirty looks, including Marcus. Ryan reached for her and she backed up. She then threw a bunch. That was a huge mistake. In this world, when you hit someone, you challenge them to a fight. He then hit her back.

The look on her face told me she was not expecting that. Marcus shoved her out of the way and started to fight him. More people surrounded them. I then reached into the crowd and pulled her out of the way and shoved her into a corner. I will deal with her later. I then went to break up the fight.

Then Roberto showed up. Marcus had a bloody lip and bloody knuckles.

" What the hell is going on here?" a man shouted from the crowd.

" This is not the ring," he stated.

" These men attacked Marcus and this girl," I responded.

I pointed at Kara. The look she gave me told me that she knew what I was getting at. That I did not want them to know her name.

" She seems like she has a fighting spirit," Roberto stated.

" She doesn't need to be defended," he stated.

He pulled Marccus and me aside.

" She will have to fight," he stated.

" That is the rule," he stated.

That was just great. She had just started training in my dojo. I don't know everything she knows about karate. She was advanced for not knowing anything she knew more than she was letting on.

" She is just a white belt in my dojo," I stated.

" She is nowhere near the level to compete in these street fights." I stated.

" She still has to fight." he stated.

" Give me a month to work with her to get her ready," I stated.

" I will agree to that," Roberto stated.

I wish she had never thrown a punch. There were only a handful of women that fought here. They had years of training. They wanted to be in this world. Kara was doing it for college credits and to defend herself and not compete. She would have tournaments in my dojo. They had rules though. Here there were no rules. Ryan's girlfriend would be the one she fought. She was dangerous and has killed 2 women and severely injured a third. I was furious.

I then went back to where Kare was. I was not happy.

" Kara, you need to listen to me and stay away," I stated.

" Now they want you to fight," I stated.

All the color drained from her face. That told me she knew that this was serious. She would have to train every day.

" I cannot fight here," she stated.

" You are going to have to," I responded.

"Because if you decline the challenge, they will kill us," I stated.

She looked like she was going to faint. I think she is realizing how serious this is. Luckily, I was able to get her fight schedule for a month from now.

" I have managed to get the fight scheduled for a month from now," he stated.

" You will need to be at the dojo every day," he stated.

" Marcus, take her to my house and make sure she doesn't leave." I told Marcus.

I knew Nellie would take care of her. I made sure she got into Marcus's car. This time he would be driving. I knew he would follow my directions.

" Now let's get on with the fights," Roberto stated.

" Ryan and David head back to the ring," he stated.

We walked back to the ring and the crowd returned to their seats.

" She sure is pretty," Ryan stated.

" After she loses her fight against my girl, what is left of her is mine," he stated.

" Like hell" I stated.

He was pissing me off. He was trying to throw me off my game so that I lost the fight. That was not going to happen. I threw a right hook at his jaw. It landed right where Kara had hit him, so I knew it still hurt. Then a round house kick to his head. Which knocked him on his ass. He landed with a thud on the mat.

He got up and tried to hit me back. But he missed. I got tired of playing with him. I threw a left upper cut and knocked him. My fight was over. My knuckles hurt but above all I was OK. I collect4ed my money. I won 300,000 dollars. I then grabbed my jacket and got into my car and headed to my house.