Hey all!

For those of you who read chapter 9 when it was just an author's note please go back and read the chapter I added after the note.

I would like to say thank you to those who sent me your comments and suggestions. I greatly appreciate it!

Here is another chapter for you. Hope you enjoy!

Thanks again!

-MS-

Peter and Callie walk to the mat for their fight. Peter's heart is racing and his palms are sweaty as he thinks about what Eric had said.

He looks Callie up and down and is surprised to see her looking confident showing no signs of nervousness. She even gives him a smile.

Peter smiles back but wants nothing more than to break her neck and be free of this annoying Amity. He wonders what it would take to get rid of both Amity and Eric without becoming factionless.

He looks Callie up and down again. Screw it. I'll find a way to deal with Eric later. I'm not losing to an Amity.

Once on the mat Callie makes the first move throwing an elbow to his face. Peter jumps back easily avoiding the hit then he steps forward and punches for her left eye. Callie ducks and kicks her left foot out into his gut. The air is knocked out of Peter from the kick and he hunches forward.

Callie takes the opportunity to throw a knee up aiming for his nose but missing and connecting with his mouth. Peter wimpers as he falls to the ground with blood flowing out of his split lip.

Callie makes a move to kick him again but he manages to swipe her feet with his right foot causing her to fall.

Before she can roll to her feet he pushes her leg aside and throws himself in between her legs. He lands a right hook across her jaw then a left hook across her cheekbone leaving her dazed.

Peter wraps his left hand tightly around her throat cutting off her airflow. He growls into her ear as he pushes his hips against her keeping her in place. "Come on Amity. I like it when you struggle."

Callie struggles to reach up and claws at his face leaving skin and blood under her nails.

Peter yells out releasing his grip on her throat. He pulls his fist back to strike her again but Callie is quicker and manages to headbutt him.

Peter yells out again and leans back giving Callie enough room to strike him in the throat. Peter falls to the side gagging and struggling to breathe.

Callie pushes him on his back and straddles him. She whispers into his ear "What's the matter Candor? Not man enough to take on an Amity?" Callie pulls back and punches him over and over again.

Peter's face and Callie's hands are drenched in blood. With each hit blood splatters onto her face until it is dripping. She continues throwing punches until well after his eyes roll back.

Four calls out for her to stop but Callie doesn't hear him and continues her assault. Four rushes over and pulls her off of Peter. '"I said that's enough!" He yells as he tosses her to the side.

Four checks to make sure Peter is breathing then he yells for a couple initiates to carry him to the infirmary.

After Peter is pulled off the mat Four turns to Callie. He roughly grabs her arm and pulls her out of the room. "What the hell was that? Do you want to kill someone?"

Callie leans against the wall with her hands on her knees still trying to catch her breath. "He... deserved... it." She gets out in between breaths.

"Yeah? How's that?"

"He... he..." she looks down and shakes her head not really wanting to tell Four what happened.

Realizing she isn't going to talk without some coaxing he steps back and thinks for a moment trying to piece everything together.

After a moment when he thinks he has it figured out he asks "Is he why you were in the training room so early yesterday?"

Callie continues to look down and nods.

"Did Eric know?"

Callie nods again.

Four lets out a deep breath then looks over at Callie noticing her bruised and swollen face and her split knuckles. "You're a mess. Get yourself to the infirmary... And stay away from Peter."

...

After training is over Eric is eager to find Four wanting to hear how Callie's fight went.

He spots Four leaving the training room and walks casually over to Four trying to sound nonchalant. "How did the fights go today?"

Four goes on with who won and who lost ending with "Callie won against Peter."

Eric grins. "Who would've thought Peter would lose to Amity."

"She almost killed him."

"Ha. Impressive. She might just stand a chance."

Four rolls his eyes and starts to walk away.

"Where you going?" Eric calls after him.

"Infirmary." Four says as he continues down the hallway.

"Going to check on Peter?" Eric asks with a smirk.

"Yeah... and Callie."

Eric smirk fades in an instant and he tries to hide his unease as he yells down the hallway. "I thought she won?"

"Yeah well Peter got her pretty good first."

Eric is immediately filled with anger and concern. Damn you Peter. You'll pay for that.