What he didn't expect though, was a brunette female jumping in front of him, taking the beam for him. She collapsed to the floor, unconscious. Mystic gasped, amazed at what the girl had just risked. He struggled to free himself. His charge could be dead! Without sailor power protecting her, that beam was enough to kill her!
Mat too was just as surprised. "Mandy.." he murmured. He turned and glared at the boy. "You don't touch her at all...got it?" he growled. He stepped forward, fists clenched. Kosho smiled slyly. "Why? You like her or something?" he snickered. Mat growled at the remark. "So what if I do?" he asked. He punched Kosho in the jaw, just to shut him up. Kosho growled, putting Mandy's pen in his pocket. He dropped the fighting cat onto the floor. Mystic scurried to Mandy's side. "You asked for it lover boy" He said as he grabbed Mandy up. "One more move and she gets it" he said, ready to kill her if needed. Mat stood there for a moment, then spoke. "You wouldn't.." he finally said. Kosho watched him, smirking. "Wanna bet? Try me" he replied.
Mat stepped forward, a violet glint in his eyes, as he stood in front of Kosho. Kosho snickered. "So you want to see her get hurt" he said, ready to kill the girl. Mat grabbed Mandy around the waist, kicking the boy's hand and grabbing the metallic pen. "Nope." he said with a smirk. Kosho glared. "You think you are all that...but you are so wrong." He said as he called on his demons. "You'd be surprised.." Mat replied setting Mandy down gently. He placed the pen nearby. "Mandy wouldn't want you to risk your life like this…don't get hurt. She'd never forgive me for letting you." Mystic said looking at Mat. Mat nodded, winking. "I'll live" he replied. Mystic nodded watching the demons circle them. "Good...want any help?" he asked. Mat nodded. "The more the merrier." He replied, tackling away a demon heading for Mandy. He stood in front of her protectively.
Mystic jumped behind Mandy and growled at the demons as Mat slid across the floor knocking one of them into Kosho. "Bad choice." Kosho growled as the lights flickered out. Mystic sighed. "Not good" he muttered. Mat looked around blindly in the dark and felt his way back to Mandy and held her protectively. Kosho snickered. "Too cute." he said. Mystic looked up, being able to see in the dark. He saw a demon fly at Mat. "Mat watch it!" he called. Mat swung his hand, feeling his fist hit the demon. Kosho floated in the air. "Now Mat. Face me like a man. Winner takes all." he said gesturing to Mandy and the pen. Mat glared at him, rocking Mandy gently, trying to wake her up. "Turn on the lights coward." he said. "You accept then?" Kosho asked as the lights flickered on.
Mandy coughed, trying to catch her breath as Mat put her down and stood up. " No magic, or anything non-fists... and no interruptions... " he told Kosho. Mandy opened her eyes and looked around, gathering enough strength to pull herself up to lean on the wall behind her. She struggled to stay conscious, not remembering where she was, nor what had happened to her. "What's going on?" she asked softly, mostly to herself.
Kosho lowered himself to the ground in front of Mat. "Very well then." he said. Mat took up a fighting stance. "No wait! What's going on?" Mandy cried, wondering what Mat had just agreed to. "Mandy...don't worry." he replied. "But…" she started. "Just don't worry." he said swinging a punch at Kosho. Kosho blocked it, smirking. "You both are ninnies...I was looking forward to a challenge." Mat snuck another punch as Kosho was complaining. The boy staggered back, glaring. "You're good...not good enough though." he said as he punched Mat.
As the boys started fighting, Mandy noticed her pen nearby and reached for it. Kosho saw her and stepped on her hand. "Oops…sorry" he said grinning. Mandy pulled back her hand and glared at him, unsure of what she could do to help. Mat glared at Kosho, furious. "I said don't touch her!" he yelled, punching him in the stomach. Kosho fell to the ground in pain. Mandy looked on wide eyed, still confused about what was going on. She did manage to understand that Mat had just defended her, however. She looked at Kosho as he spoke again.
"Fine…go. But you'll pay." Kosho said pointing at Mandy. "She'll pay." Mandy backed up slowly, keeping her distance. Mat kicked him and stepped on his chest. "No you'll pay you pathetic twerp!" he said pushing down. Mandy grabbed Mat's arm. "Please don't….he wont do anything…." she said. Mat stepped off, looking at Kosho, whom remained quiet on the floor.
Mandy pulled on Mat's sleeve, then slowly let go. "Come on…we have to get out of here." she said, looking around. In all truth, she was frightened, for herself and for Mat. Mat seemed to know this too. He nodded, his hand finding her's. "Don't be afraid." he said to her. She looked up at him in curiosity. His eyes met hers and he winked at her, squeezing her hand.
While this was going on, Kosho had stood up. "You thought you won?" he asked as the demons appeared behind him. Mat looked behind him and punched one who had snuck up behind them. Mandy yelped as a demon grabbed her and started pulling her away. She finally managed to free her hand and knocked it out. She took up a fighting stance. "This isn't my idea of fun!" she said. "You sure? I'm having a blast!" he replied.
She smiled, then looked at the doorway. "Look! The door's open." she said. She didn't even pay attention to the fact that it was unguarded and open. She ran over to the door, but before she could reach it the floor opened under her. She screamed as she fell in. She managed to grab the edge, holding on as best as she could. Mat skidded to a stop and grabbed her hand. "I've gotcha!" he said to her. She looked up at him, feeling some sort of connect between them. She felt this whenever he touched her. What could it possibly be? She pushed this thought to the back of her mind as she tried to get up and out.
Kosho walked up. "Here...lemme help." he said as he knocked Mat into the pit. Mat grabbed onto the edge as Mandy started crying. "Why do you want me so much? Why wont you leave us alone?!" she cried. Kosho watched the crying brunette. "Mandy... Niki has told me so much about you. You have something I want." he said to her. Mat stared up at him. "I didn't want to fight. Just keep Mandy safe, that's all." Mandy looked at Mat, wondering if she heard that correctly. Mat was protecting her? She realized she'd been staring, so she asked, "What do we do?" Kosho shook his head. "There's nothing you can do. You fought against me, so now you'll fall to your doom." he said kicking her hands off the edge, sending her down into the pit below.
Mat too was just as surprised. "Mandy.." he murmured. He turned and glared at the boy. "You don't touch her at all...got it?" he growled. He stepped forward, fists clenched. Kosho smiled slyly. "Why? You like her or something?" he snickered. Mat growled at the remark. "So what if I do?" he asked. He punched Kosho in the jaw, just to shut him up. Kosho growled, putting Mandy's pen in his pocket. He dropped the fighting cat onto the floor. Mystic scurried to Mandy's side. "You asked for it lover boy" He said as he grabbed Mandy up. "One more move and she gets it" he said, ready to kill her if needed. Mat stood there for a moment, then spoke. "You wouldn't.." he finally said. Kosho watched him, smirking. "Wanna bet? Try me" he replied.
Mat stepped forward, a violet glint in his eyes, as he stood in front of Kosho. Kosho snickered. "So you want to see her get hurt" he said, ready to kill the girl. Mat grabbed Mandy around the waist, kicking the boy's hand and grabbing the metallic pen. "Nope." he said with a smirk. Kosho glared. "You think you are all that...but you are so wrong." He said as he called on his demons. "You'd be surprised.." Mat replied setting Mandy down gently. He placed the pen nearby. "Mandy wouldn't want you to risk your life like this…don't get hurt. She'd never forgive me for letting you." Mystic said looking at Mat. Mat nodded, winking. "I'll live" he replied. Mystic nodded watching the demons circle them. "Good...want any help?" he asked. Mat nodded. "The more the merrier." He replied, tackling away a demon heading for Mandy. He stood in front of her protectively.
Mystic jumped behind Mandy and growled at the demons as Mat slid across the floor knocking one of them into Kosho. "Bad choice." Kosho growled as the lights flickered out. Mystic sighed. "Not good" he muttered. Mat looked around blindly in the dark and felt his way back to Mandy and held her protectively. Kosho snickered. "Too cute." he said. Mystic looked up, being able to see in the dark. He saw a demon fly at Mat. "Mat watch it!" he called. Mat swung his hand, feeling his fist hit the demon. Kosho floated in the air. "Now Mat. Face me like a man. Winner takes all." he said gesturing to Mandy and the pen. Mat glared at him, rocking Mandy gently, trying to wake her up. "Turn on the lights coward." he said. "You accept then?" Kosho asked as the lights flickered on.
Mandy coughed, trying to catch her breath as Mat put her down and stood up. " No magic, or anything non-fists... and no interruptions... " he told Kosho. Mandy opened her eyes and looked around, gathering enough strength to pull herself up to lean on the wall behind her. She struggled to stay conscious, not remembering where she was, nor what had happened to her. "What's going on?" she asked softly, mostly to herself.
Kosho lowered himself to the ground in front of Mat. "Very well then." he said. Mat took up a fighting stance. "No wait! What's going on?" Mandy cried, wondering what Mat had just agreed to. "Mandy...don't worry." he replied. "But…" she started. "Just don't worry." he said swinging a punch at Kosho. Kosho blocked it, smirking. "You both are ninnies...I was looking forward to a challenge." Mat snuck another punch as Kosho was complaining. The boy staggered back, glaring. "You're good...not good enough though." he said as he punched Mat.
As the boys started fighting, Mandy noticed her pen nearby and reached for it. Kosho saw her and stepped on her hand. "Oops…sorry" he said grinning. Mandy pulled back her hand and glared at him, unsure of what she could do to help. Mat glared at Kosho, furious. "I said don't touch her!" he yelled, punching him in the stomach. Kosho fell to the ground in pain. Mandy looked on wide eyed, still confused about what was going on. She did manage to understand that Mat had just defended her, however. She looked at Kosho as he spoke again.
"Fine…go. But you'll pay." Kosho said pointing at Mandy. "She'll pay." Mandy backed up slowly, keeping her distance. Mat kicked him and stepped on his chest. "No you'll pay you pathetic twerp!" he said pushing down. Mandy grabbed Mat's arm. "Please don't….he wont do anything…." she said. Mat stepped off, looking at Kosho, whom remained quiet on the floor.
Mandy pulled on Mat's sleeve, then slowly let go. "Come on…we have to get out of here." she said, looking around. In all truth, she was frightened, for herself and for Mat. Mat seemed to know this too. He nodded, his hand finding her's. "Don't be afraid." he said to her. She looked up at him in curiosity. His eyes met hers and he winked at her, squeezing her hand.
While this was going on, Kosho had stood up. "You thought you won?" he asked as the demons appeared behind him. Mat looked behind him and punched one who had snuck up behind them. Mandy yelped as a demon grabbed her and started pulling her away. She finally managed to free her hand and knocked it out. She took up a fighting stance. "This isn't my idea of fun!" she said. "You sure? I'm having a blast!" he replied.
She smiled, then looked at the doorway. "Look! The door's open." she said. She didn't even pay attention to the fact that it was unguarded and open. She ran over to the door, but before she could reach it the floor opened under her. She screamed as she fell in. She managed to grab the edge, holding on as best as she could. Mat skidded to a stop and grabbed her hand. "I've gotcha!" he said to her. She looked up at him, feeling some sort of connect between them. She felt this whenever he touched her. What could it possibly be? She pushed this thought to the back of her mind as she tried to get up and out.
Kosho walked up. "Here...lemme help." he said as he knocked Mat into the pit. Mat grabbed onto the edge as Mandy started crying. "Why do you want me so much? Why wont you leave us alone?!" she cried. Kosho watched the crying brunette. "Mandy... Niki has told me so much about you. You have something I want." he said to her. Mat stared up at him. "I didn't want to fight. Just keep Mandy safe, that's all." Mandy looked at Mat, wondering if she heard that correctly. Mat was protecting her? She realized she'd been staring, so she asked, "What do we do?" Kosho shook his head. "There's nothing you can do. You fought against me, so now you'll fall to your doom." he said kicking her hands off the edge, sending her down into the pit below.