A Failure's Tale - Chapter Eight
Grudge match
My eyes wandered up the slim figure only to be greeted by those aquamarine eyes who were unmistakingly Maria's. "You didn't think you'd get away from me that long, did you, Jaro?" She asked me. I just glared at her and silently grit my teeth together, why now? Why did she have to disturb my little bit of peace?
Couldn't she kill me later?
"Damnit woman, why now?" I asked her, she threw her head back and laughed harshly.
"You forget that you're marked. No one messes with Maria Mortis." She told me. I shrugged at her.
"No one messes with Jaro Kep." I promptly retorted. It was her turn to stare, her eyes widened and she gave me a vicious glare.
"Silly fool." She replied whilst she snapped her fingers. I watched as a large, imposing man walked into the temple.
"I get it." I said to her. Maria raised her eyebrow at me.
"What?" Maria asked, shifting around uncomfortably.
"You can't take me yourself because I'm too strong so you get the lump of bantha fodder to do it for you." I told her as I stood up, waiting for my beating that I was no doubt going to get.
"Hey little man. You watch your mouth or you may be talking out your ass soon enough." The thug told me as he thumped his hands together, satisfyingly.
"I already do.. Maria helped me with that little detail." I told him, I heard Maria snarl. "What's the matter gorgeous?" Her hands went down to her vibroblade but stopped.
"Kill him." She said as she sat down to watch the show.
"Your insults reak, little one." The thug said as he approached me. I stood in the middle of the dimly lit temple waiting for him to strike.
"I may sound stupid, but my actions say otherwise." I said to him. The thug drew his fist back and punched me square in the face, I fell to the ground. I groaned softly and tried to stagger back up to my feet, "Damn.. That hurt." I muttered to him, he just grinned. "Want to try that again?" I enquired. The thug pulled his fist back but this time I ducked and charged him down, pushing him backwards and onto the floor.
"Big mistake, little man." The thug said to me as he stood up, I heard Maria chuckle softly.
"Give up your life, Jaro. Let me stick my blade through your quivering heart." She told me, I shook my head in her direction and raised my fists.
"If you want a fight.. I'll go down fighting." I muttered, the large thug put his hands out as he went to grab my neck. Fortunately for me he was slow and I easily dodged to the left. I cheekily placed my boot on his buttocks to send him flying back onto the ground again. He hit the ground like a Sith star cruiser crash landing, this time it was his turn to groan.
"You'll regret this, little one." He said as he began to stand up, staggering to get on his feet. The fight was only just beginning.
"I have a name. It's JARO.. JARO KEP.. Or is it too much for your tiny, ephemeral mind to remember?" I asked him. He growled and walked up to me. He tried to hook me with his right fist and I barely parried it only to feel his big, strong left fist thump me in the stomach. I fell to my knees gasping for air, I was winded. I clutched my stomach in pain only to feel his right fist strike me across the face so hard that I flew onto the ground with tremendous force.
Maria laughed and I felt the ground with my hands trying to get enough support to yank myself onto my feet again. I watched as tiny drops of blood splashed down onto the ground. I got up to my feet and the thug just smiled at me. I smiled back and I finally decided how I was going to win.
Shoot the bastard.
I was only toying with him after all and I wasn't a great fan of honour. I was no Canderous and it wasn't exactly like he was anything honourable after our last fight, besides, this guy was almost twice Canderous' size and I decided after last time that Canderous was the biggest guy I was going to *ever* have another punch up with again.
I sat there on my knees, staring up at him. He came towards me again and was about to grab me but I was quicker than him and pulled my blaster out. I pointed my blaster straight between his eyes, he was going to surrender but I didn't give him the chance. I pulled my trigger and he fell to the floor with a loud thud. I carefully wiped the blood away from my face with my clothes only for Maria Mortis to be standing directly infront of me again.
"That wasn't very fair, Jaro" Maria told me, staring down at me. I raised my blaster up and pointed it at her head.
"Well, you're about to get the same treatment, sister." I told her, my finger itching to pull the trigger. She just glared at my blaster without flinching. It occured to me that she was either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
Or maybe she just didn't care.
Whatever it was, it certainly had me in awe for a second or two. However, it was long enough for Maria to promptly kick the blaster out of my hands and send it tumbling onto the ground out of my reach.
I nervously got up onto my feet and raised my hands, my only defence. I watched as Maria searched for her blade, drawing it in a untidy fashion. She pointed it at me and I started to walk backwards slowly, she followed my lead.
"Now we'll see how you like it when it's totally unfair." Maria told me, she had an evil look in her eyes and I realised that this may be my last few breaths.
"Well, heh.." I replied nervously. I took a deep breath and gulped before continuing, "It wasn't very fair to begin with.. What.. With that big guy.. And uh, lets face it Maria.. You weren't going to fight hand-to-hand but with your vibroblade." She snarled at me as she came closer, her hand was trembling.
"Shut up, Jaro." Maria answered me as she walked closer. I kept walking backwards until I hit a stone wall. I pressed myself up against the wall until I was nearly on my tiptoes. I panted in fear, her blade now inches from my chest.
"Don't do it Maria." I begged her as I removed my shades and gave her a "Please don't kill me" look which seemed to attract women nearly everytime.
The keyword was nearly.
And this time I was lucky.
Maria took a moment to gaze into my eyes and her blade wavered against my chest.
For a split second I wondered if she was going to kiss me or kill me.
I soon got my answer.
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Vivid Scripts & Shadow39: You two.. Thanks for sticking with this story and I'm glad that you are enjoying it even if I'm NOT the best writer in the world .. I just write mainly for a plot line, but that's it.. Well thanks for reading, reviewing and sticking through the story even in it's boring parts!
Grudge match
My eyes wandered up the slim figure only to be greeted by those aquamarine eyes who were unmistakingly Maria's. "You didn't think you'd get away from me that long, did you, Jaro?" She asked me. I just glared at her and silently grit my teeth together, why now? Why did she have to disturb my little bit of peace?
Couldn't she kill me later?
"Damnit woman, why now?" I asked her, she threw her head back and laughed harshly.
"You forget that you're marked. No one messes with Maria Mortis." She told me. I shrugged at her.
"No one messes with Jaro Kep." I promptly retorted. It was her turn to stare, her eyes widened and she gave me a vicious glare.
"Silly fool." She replied whilst she snapped her fingers. I watched as a large, imposing man walked into the temple.
"I get it." I said to her. Maria raised her eyebrow at me.
"What?" Maria asked, shifting around uncomfortably.
"You can't take me yourself because I'm too strong so you get the lump of bantha fodder to do it for you." I told her as I stood up, waiting for my beating that I was no doubt going to get.
"Hey little man. You watch your mouth or you may be talking out your ass soon enough." The thug told me as he thumped his hands together, satisfyingly.
"I already do.. Maria helped me with that little detail." I told him, I heard Maria snarl. "What's the matter gorgeous?" Her hands went down to her vibroblade but stopped.
"Kill him." She said as she sat down to watch the show.
"Your insults reak, little one." The thug said as he approached me. I stood in the middle of the dimly lit temple waiting for him to strike.
"I may sound stupid, but my actions say otherwise." I said to him. The thug drew his fist back and punched me square in the face, I fell to the ground. I groaned softly and tried to stagger back up to my feet, "Damn.. That hurt." I muttered to him, he just grinned. "Want to try that again?" I enquired. The thug pulled his fist back but this time I ducked and charged him down, pushing him backwards and onto the floor.
"Big mistake, little man." The thug said to me as he stood up, I heard Maria chuckle softly.
"Give up your life, Jaro. Let me stick my blade through your quivering heart." She told me, I shook my head in her direction and raised my fists.
"If you want a fight.. I'll go down fighting." I muttered, the large thug put his hands out as he went to grab my neck. Fortunately for me he was slow and I easily dodged to the left. I cheekily placed my boot on his buttocks to send him flying back onto the ground again. He hit the ground like a Sith star cruiser crash landing, this time it was his turn to groan.
"You'll regret this, little one." He said as he began to stand up, staggering to get on his feet. The fight was only just beginning.
"I have a name. It's JARO.. JARO KEP.. Or is it too much for your tiny, ephemeral mind to remember?" I asked him. He growled and walked up to me. He tried to hook me with his right fist and I barely parried it only to feel his big, strong left fist thump me in the stomach. I fell to my knees gasping for air, I was winded. I clutched my stomach in pain only to feel his right fist strike me across the face so hard that I flew onto the ground with tremendous force.
Maria laughed and I felt the ground with my hands trying to get enough support to yank myself onto my feet again. I watched as tiny drops of blood splashed down onto the ground. I got up to my feet and the thug just smiled at me. I smiled back and I finally decided how I was going to win.
Shoot the bastard.
I was only toying with him after all and I wasn't a great fan of honour. I was no Canderous and it wasn't exactly like he was anything honourable after our last fight, besides, this guy was almost twice Canderous' size and I decided after last time that Canderous was the biggest guy I was going to *ever* have another punch up with again.
I sat there on my knees, staring up at him. He came towards me again and was about to grab me but I was quicker than him and pulled my blaster out. I pointed my blaster straight between his eyes, he was going to surrender but I didn't give him the chance. I pulled my trigger and he fell to the floor with a loud thud. I carefully wiped the blood away from my face with my clothes only for Maria Mortis to be standing directly infront of me again.
"That wasn't very fair, Jaro" Maria told me, staring down at me. I raised my blaster up and pointed it at her head.
"Well, you're about to get the same treatment, sister." I told her, my finger itching to pull the trigger. She just glared at my blaster without flinching. It occured to me that she was either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
Or maybe she just didn't care.
Whatever it was, it certainly had me in awe for a second or two. However, it was long enough for Maria to promptly kick the blaster out of my hands and send it tumbling onto the ground out of my reach.
I nervously got up onto my feet and raised my hands, my only defence. I watched as Maria searched for her blade, drawing it in a untidy fashion. She pointed it at me and I started to walk backwards slowly, she followed my lead.
"Now we'll see how you like it when it's totally unfair." Maria told me, she had an evil look in her eyes and I realised that this may be my last few breaths.
"Well, heh.." I replied nervously. I took a deep breath and gulped before continuing, "It wasn't very fair to begin with.. What.. With that big guy.. And uh, lets face it Maria.. You weren't going to fight hand-to-hand but with your vibroblade." She snarled at me as she came closer, her hand was trembling.
"Shut up, Jaro." Maria answered me as she walked closer. I kept walking backwards until I hit a stone wall. I pressed myself up against the wall until I was nearly on my tiptoes. I panted in fear, her blade now inches from my chest.
"Don't do it Maria." I begged her as I removed my shades and gave her a "Please don't kill me" look which seemed to attract women nearly everytime.
The keyword was nearly.
And this time I was lucky.
Maria took a moment to gaze into my eyes and her blade wavered against my chest.
For a split second I wondered if she was going to kiss me or kill me.
I soon got my answer.
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Vivid Scripts & Shadow39: You two.. Thanks for sticking with this story and I'm glad that you are enjoying it even if I'm NOT the best writer in the world .. I just write mainly for a plot line, but that's it.. Well thanks for reading, reviewing and sticking through the story even in it's boring parts!