Driven From hiding
Chapter One
"Watch what your doing?" Rick yelled furious at the girl who had tripped him.
"Why don't you make me punk? Or are you too much of a scary cat to hit me? Or maybe it's because I'm a girl." Nessa said, her long midnight black hair fanning out behind her because of the wind.
"Ok bring it on. I'm not afraid to hit a girl." Rick yelled his dark olive green eyes that were fletched with gold, flashing.
"Just step a little closer. Then you'll find out what real pain is." Nessa told him her black-blue eyes challenging him, a cocky grin on her face.
"Rick! Just leave her alone she's only a girl." Amy said, worry in her hazel brown eyes.
"Ya Rick, just walk away like a good boy." Nessa taunted.
"Shut up you! No Amy I won't. She needs to be taught a lesson from someone and that someone is going to be me." Rick said his eyes locked on this girl, as the wind blow, his black hair out of his face.
"Come on Rick! Weren't you ever told not to pick on girls? Besides do you not remember what happens?" Larry warned him, his yellow eyes shining with worry, but not for Rick, but for the girl.
"Rick your not suppose to pick on girls because you know they'll kick your ass." Nessa teased him.
"Yes Larry I do. But I really don't care I'm not going to hug her I'm going to kick her ass." Rick said growled angrily barely able to keep his voice leveled.
"Is that so? Well why don't you stop talking and show me then? Hun? Come kick my ass." Nessa threaten him a smile playing across her lips.
"Fine here I come!" Rick called running towards her.
Wham!
"You stupid cat! Don't you even have a brain? I swear you're as bad as Larry when he hasn't seen Amy in a day." Said a new voice, which had sent Rick flying.
"Shut up! And don't call me stupid! You damn dog!" Rick yelled standing back up and glaring at the boy who had kicked him to the ground.
"Are we going to fight or are you and your boy friend going to do all the fighting. Because if you are then . . ." Said Nessa but stopped when she saw the other boy's movement tense.
Whack! Bam! Joe went up to the Nessa, trying to kick her in the stomach. But she blocked it, by grabbing his foot and flipping him. Joe landed on his back looking up at her in surprise.
"Oh I seem to have offended you I feel so bad now. Not! What's a matter surprised I blocked your kick. Well don't be." Nessa said cockily looking down at this sliver-black haired boy.
"Joe, just leave her alone." Larry told Joe in a begging tone.
"Come on girly boy. What's the matter scared that I might break your girly face?" Nessa laughed readying her self for his next move.
"How dare you!" Joe yelled in outrage his crystal blue eyes flashing angrily.
"Joe! Stop now! You leave that girl alone!" Jared ordered coming towards them.
"No one asked you to get involved Jared." Joe yelled ignoring the black haired man.
"That is true. But I think it best that you do stop. When were in certain company." Jared said looking at a black Honda parked a crossed the street from them. Everyone looked across the street including Nessa.
She looked across the street and saw the Honda. Putting two and two together she figured they were being watched. She just didn't know by whom.
"Who's watching us?" Nessa questioned looking back at Jared a questioning look on her face.
"Come on Joe, Rick lets go please." Larry pleated walking a few steps to emphasize his urgency to leave.
"Ya ok let's go." Joe said following Larry and Jared's advice as he looked warily at the car.
"Ah I'm not afraid. Besides I still have a fight to finish." Rick said looking at Nessa.
"Rick come on were leaving! Now!" Jared ordered again his hazel green eyes unwavering.
"Fine then go on. I'll catch up in a minuet."
"Have a minuet that's it." Jared said sternly as he and the others began to walk away.
"Now that there gone come on lets finishes are fight now. Or are you to chicken to?" Nessa asked watching his expression closely. Something about it reminded her of someone else, but she couldn't remember who.
"No not here I'll meet you in the park by the ice cream stand at 2:30. Got it?" Rick asked looking up and down her as if he was trying to remember something.
"Ya, you better be there." Nessa said still scrutinized him as if she was trying to remember something.
"Oh, I'll be there. You can bet on it." Rick said grinning.
"Rick! Come on! Let's go already." Amy called to him worriedly her light brown hair blowing out behind her in the wind as she looked back at him.
"Coming Amy!" Rick said walking away from Nessa and towards Amy.
Nessa turned around and started to walk away also when someone called her name. She stopped and looked back around.
"Hey Nessa! What was that all about?" Riku asked curiously as he walked up to her.
"Oh hey Riku Kyla. What's up?" Nessa said ignoring his question as she began to walk again.
"What's up? Nothing really, but we saw you talking with some guy with black hair. Then fighting with that other boy with silver-black hair, he was a boy right?" Kyla asked her brown hair shining in the sun light and her green eyes looked at her inquisitively as she waited for an answer.
"Yes Kyla he was a boy. And it was nothing really." Nessa said wanting to drop the subject before Riku got mad about her fighting.
"Nothing, Nessa you were fighting with them. Hey if there causing problems with you. If you want I can help you out. You know that." Riku told her his inquisitive yellow eyes looking at her as he pushed back his dark blond hair from his shoulder.
"No serious there's nothing wrong. All that happened was . . . well . . . They were walking by me and as they passed me the guy with black hair tripped over my foot. So then as I said 'Hey watch where you're going you clumsy idiot! You scuffed my shoes.'" Nessa said almost grinning.
"You called him that?" Kyla asked her eyes wide as she looked at Nessa.
"Yes I did." Nessa said grinning at the thought of what she had did.
"Nessa you really need to learn to control your attitude not to mention your anger. It's going to get you kill one day." Riku said shaking his head in annoyance.
"That's if they can best me in marshal arts. And what are the chances of that?" Nessa said enthusiast.
"That is true I have yet to see anyone who can best you. Not even Riku can." Kyla said paisley.
"Ya that maybe true but you don't know how good they are. Don't be so quick to judge them by their looks. I mean I could tell even from a distance that the girly boy was holding back. One day you're going to get into a fight and get your ass kicked." Riku said shaking his head. Nessa just sighed sick of Riku acting like he was her older brother.
"So are you just going to let them leave or are you going to fight them somewhere else?" Kyla questioned almost already sure of the answer when she saw the glint in Nessa eyes.
"Oh I'm meeting them again today at 2:30 in the park. Then I will find out how good Rick is at fighting." Nessa said trying but failing to hide the excitement that had creped into her voice.
"They better have luck on their side or they might as well run away." Kyla laughed as she thought about how bad Nessa was going to kick their butts.
"My thought too. But Nessa I would like to go just in case these boys gang up on you or something like that." Riku said hoping that something might happen to where he and maybe Kyla might get to fight as well.
"I don't know. I think I should go alone." Nessa said not sure about the idea.
"Nessa I'm coming with you weather you like it or not. So is Kyla." Riku said sternly but with a grin that said he was joking.
"Ya I'm going to. Besides you and Riku never let me do anything fun. And this sounds like real fun." Kyla cried excitedly.
"Ok fine then it's settled. You both will come with me to meet Rick and Joe." Nessa said shaking her head as she smiled.
"Good. Now I think well have time for something to eat. Then we could head to the park." Riku told them as he headed for the nearest food shop.
"You're always thinking about food." Kyla laughed.
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"Joe, are you ok? You don't look so good." Amy noticed when she looked at him.
"I'm fine. There's really no need for you to worry about me." Joe said distractedly.
"Ya don't worry about that damn dog. He's just pissed because he got his ass kicked by a girl." Rick laughed as he thought back to when Nessa had put Joe on his back.
"What are you talking about you can't even beat me. I don't know how you even excepted to beat that girl." Joe spat back at Rick venom in his voice.
"Well how was I supposed to know how strong she was? I didn't even know the girl." Rick said defending him self.
"You're still not going to try to fight her our you?" Larry asked looking at Rick.
"Yes Of course I am going to fight. Since when have I ever given up when I can't beat someone?" Rick asked annoyed that Larry had to even ask.
"Yes and it gets kind of annoying when you persist like you do." Joe complained.
"Ya well I don't give a damn if you're annoyed or not because I will beat you some day." Rick declared.
"Only in your dreams. . . You. . . Stupid. . . Cat."
"You want a piece of me dog?" Rick yelled as he stood face to face with Joe looking at him with raw hated.
"Bring it on cat." Joe said calmly.
"Rick, Joe! Maybe you shouldn't be fighting in public." Larry pointed out as people began to stare at them.
"Larry, stay out of this!" Rick yelled.
"Hey why do you think Tristen was there?" Amy asked trying stopping Rick and Joe from fighting.
Every one stopped when Amy asked this all wondering this question.
"Jared, do you know why he was there?" Larry prompted.
"To be honest I have no idea." Jared confessed.
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"Tell me Travis who is that girl?" Tristen asked as he looked out the window of his car.
"I don't know Tristen. I don't think I have ever seen her before. But it looks as if they just met her. Why?" Travis asked curiously.
"I don't know she just looks different from everyone else. I want you to find out her name for me." Tristen told Travis, it wasn't a request but a demand.
"How so, she looks just like everyone else. Maybe a little tougher though." Travis pointed out to him.
"No, she doesn't. Look at her closely. I don't know if you can tell, but she has something to hide like we do. I can feel it." Tristen explain to Travis curious about the girl.
"How can you tell?" Travis asked also looking at the girl.
"Maybe it's just that I can tell because I hold the most powerful creature of all of us who are cursed or it maybe something else. What ever it is I can see it and you can't. Is there a problem with that Travis?" Tristen asked his voice cold.
"No of course not but she is pretty isn't she?" Travis inquired.
"No she's ugly. But not as ugly as that Amy girl." Tristen complained.
"Yes of course your right."
"Driver lets go back to Yakima estate now. I am not feeling so good all of the sudden." Tristen told his driver only looking back once to look directly at Nessa.