I walk through the hallways of my university the next Monday with my head down and my textbook pinned against me.

I notice a large group walking in the opposite direction to me so I move slightly to the side so they can pass. One of the boys in the group comes up to me and slams my body against the dark blue lockers, making me gasp and drop my textbook. "What the—"

"Look who it is," he says and I frown up at him. He has really light blonde hair. I recognise him to be one of Elijah's friends from the carnival.

"What do you want?" I say. If it were somewhere else I would already have him pinned to the ground and screaming for mercy but since he's Elijah's friend I'll give him a chance.

Because if I wanna get close to Elijah then his friends have to like me too, unfortunately.

"I want you," he starts, slowly running his finger down my cheek. "...to realise that you are a fucking loser. Elijah doesn't want anything to do with a nobody like you."

I look around and Elijah is nowhere to be seen. "Can I make you an offer? I promise you'll like it."

He raises his eyebrow in curiosity. "What's the offer?"

"You fight me. If I win, I become part of your group. I lose and you can make me do what you want for a day," I say.

He leans closer. "So when I win I can fuck you?" he whispers.

I sigh. "I was thinking more like make me clean your house but sure, if you win."

"Deal."

"Meet me outside after class." I wink and walk off.

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I stand in front of the boy I'm supposed to fight. He looks like he's ready, but there's no way he'll expect me to fight as well as I do which is an advantage.

"First one to tap out loses. One round only," he states.

"What's your name?" I ask.

"Jamie, yours?"

"Bree," I state.

"Hm, well, I can't wait to fuck you, Bree." I roll my eyes at his statement and glance at the crowd who has come to watch. I guess word spread fast because there are quite a lot of people.

I smirk and use my finger to make a 'come here' motion. He steps closer and in an instant he manages to pin me against the floor. I spin over and jump back up from the ground.

Slowly, he stands up. He looks cocky and so I play the part of the innocent helpless girl that he thinks I am. He knocks me down again and presses his body against me so I can't move. "I like this position. Let's use it later." He winks.

He laughs at my dissatisfaction. While he is laughing, I head butt him. He groans in pain and lifts his hand to his forehead so I flip him over and then get up again.

While he's down I kick him in the ribs, making him groan again. He stands up, frowning. Then he throws a punch but I duck out the way and punch him in the gut.

He doubles over so I knee him in the face and now it's my turn to knock him down. I stay standing and smile at how he's struggling to get back up.

"Not bad, Bree," he comments and then hits me in the ribs. "But not good enough." I clench my jaw and ignore the pain. I spin around and lift my leg, slamming my foot right against his head when I come back around.

He falls to the floor and I get on top of him and throw another punch to his jaw. "Tap out," I demand and hit him again.

He hesitantly taps out and then shuts his eyes. "How are you so good at fighting?" he asks.

"Cause I'm a hit man," I state and he laughs but I can tell it's painful. "Want me to take you to the nurses office?" I offer.

He sits up with me still on top of him. His face is really close to mine now and he glances down at my lips. "No, I'm okay," he says.

"So, you'll hold up your end of the deal, right?" I double check.

He nods. "I may be an ass, but a promise is a promise, mate."

I stand up and nod, helping him up. "Bye, loser," I greet with a smile and then walk off.

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I like this chapter. Surprisingly.

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