A/N: Okay so I know I haven't finished my other story yet but I'm a little stuck with it at the moment and don't want to write out a chapter that sucks. So I've started another story so I can switch back and forth between the two. Hopefully you all enjoy it! If you like it please review and let me know what you think!
The screams from the crowd huddled into one area had caught Tegan's attention. She had been sitting at the bar simply listening to the music playing while sipping on a beer when the fight broke out on the dance floor. It was odd to her that none of the bouncers or security guards in the place made any attempt to break it up, in fact most of them were in the crowd cheering along and even placing some bets. From where she was sitting she couldn't really see the fight or who was involved all she could see was the tops of the two brawlers heads and some fists being thrown. She had never been in the place before it was a newer club in the area and she had just turned 21 and decided to celebrate her and Sara's birthday with a few drinks and a night out.
Sara faced away from the crowd trying to ignore the riot that had begun while sipping on a vodka and juice. She wasn't interested in the brutality plus she couldn't see what was going on anyway even if she had wanted to watch. The younger twin shook her head and sighed before taking a sip from her drink.
"You alright Sar?" ,Tegan asked as she placed a hand on her younger sister's shoulder.
"Yeah I'm fine Tee, just….I can't believe they haven't broken up that fight yet" ,Sara replied.
"Oh they're not gonna break it up, they go until someone gives up or until someone is knocked out that's the rules" ,came the gruff voice of the bartender who was busying himself cleaning a glass with a rag.
"What?" ,Sara asked with a hint of shock in her voice and a look of disbelief on her face.
The bartender lets out a deep laugh then begins to pour the two another drink. "You two ladies have stumbled into a fight club of sorts, it's not really like the movies we don't try and keep it too secret only from the cops and the city, don't want the place being shut down ya know" ,he explained. "We have been ratted on a few times but we're pretty good at covering it up so far."
"I'll say I thought it was just a regular club when we first walked in" ,Tegan states as she finally turns to look at the bartender.
"Well that's the point, normally the fighting goes on downstairs but sometimes people start feeling a little too brawlic and end up beating the piss out of each other right there on the dance floor, especially Rikki but it'll be dealt with later, right now it's bringing in more money for me" ,the bartender continued.
"More money? How?" ,Sara asks.
"Well you see some of the people in that crowd over there get the word to their friends and more and more people walk in as the fight continues, they buy drinks and bet on who they think is going to win and spend money, I get ten percent of all bets made and usually that turns out to be quite a lot of money by the end of the night" ,he explains.
Just as Sara goes to speak up again people start making their way to the bar as the crowd starts to break apart, apparently the fight is over. She looks to the dance floor and her eyes widen at what she sees. Two of the security guards are lifting a skinny, scruffy, shirtless, and very battered young man to his feet.
"Jeez he looks like he got hit by a truck" ,Sara states before looking over to her sister.
"Yeah I wonder how big the guy he fought was" ,Tegan says in response.
The bartender begins to laugh and the twins look at him with confused expressions. He starts to make drinks and as Sara goes to ask what was so funny a woman takes a seat right next to her and cuts her off. The woman looks rough and beaten up herself but not as bad as the guy who was being picked up off the floor a few moments ago. She has spiked bleach blonde hair that's black underneath, she's wearing a pair of loose jeans with belt and a tight sleeveless black shirt along with a pair of biker boots. The twins put two and two together and realize that the rough looking woman was the other fighter. She was thin and short but her muscle tone and build could put some of the boys they knew in high school to shame, she had a decent amount of tattoos and she was bleeding on the side of her head and had a bruise on one of her cheeks along with a bloodied lip.
"Where's my smokes Tom?" ,the woman asks in a deep husky British accent.
The bartender places a pack of Marlboro menthol's along with a Zippo on the counter in front of her. The twins watch as the woman pulls a cigarette from her pack and places it between her lips then with one swift motion she flicks open the lighter and lights it at the same time. It was a neat trick to say the least.
"So why'd you beat that guy up Rikki? You know I like to keep the fighting in the lower area and the dancing up here" ,the bartender Tom asks.
"He grabbed my bum I don't like that rubbish, I gave him plenty of warning too mate you can't get mad" ,Rikki states as she points her finger at Tom while the lit cigarette hangs from her mouth.
Rikki then turns to look at Tegan and Sara who are still staring at her wide eyed and jaws dropped. The two try and look away quickly hoping the woman hadn't noticed them but it was too late. Rikki takes a long drag of her cigarette then blows the smoke out slowly as she eyes the two up and down, sizing them up a bit.
"What you two looking at? Never see a fight before?" ,Rikki asks in a kind of harsh tone that sends chills down the twins spines.
"Rikki leave them alone they're new here, never been in the place before cut them a break" ,Tom states before either of the twins can respond to the woman.
"Well I don't like staring so don't do it alright." ,Rikki states before taking another drag from her cigarette and turning away from the two. "Tom get me a fucking drink will ya
Tom quickly pours Rikki a drink and sets it in front of her then looks to the twins. "Don't mind Rikki she can get a bit rowdy at points, she's really a nice woman once you get to know her" ,he tells them quietly.
"Uh huh….well I think we're gonna get going now, it's been fun" ,Sara says in response before grabbing Tegan by the arm and practically dragging her out of the club.
When the two get outside and down the street a little bit Sara looks to her sister and shakes her head. "Well that was interesting I know I am never stepping foot in that place again, that woman looked like she wanted to kill us" ,she says as they continue to walk towards their apartment.
"Oh it wasn't that bad" ,Tegan says in response before letting out a laugh. "I wanna go back it was kinda fun and Rikki is totally bad ass even if she did want to kill us".
"NO….No Tegan we are NOT going back there, they're all crazy I mean holding illegal fights and betting on them oh and not caring if a woman is fighting a guy, what if that guy was bigger? That woman would've probably gotten her ass kicked" ,Sara argued.
Tegan simply shook her head and decided not to push any further knowing it would only result in the two bickering for hours about it. When they reached their apartment and walked inside they were silent while they changed into their pajamas, only speaking to say goodnight to each other as they headed into their rooms to go to bed.