Erik looked at Desri and the man and his jaw dropped slightly. What was he going to do. It's not like the other time when he had a weapon, well a tool, to help with the situation. So he stood and watched as the man began to speak. "You little bitch! You got the shit kicked out of me at least three times for that stunt you pulled!" Darrel screamed as Desri begame fueled with anger, ripping herself out of his grasp.

"YOUR the one that pulled a STUNT! Not ME!" Desri shouted and Erik stood their listening to their conversation.

"What do you mean I pulled a stunt?" Darrel yelled abck pushing her agianst a car parked on the side of the street.

Desri stumbled back and caught herself on the car. She looked at Darrel somewhat shocked. Thats when she noticed Erik standing there. Their eyes met breifly but she looked away quickly not wanting to attract attention to him in fear of him getting hurt by Darrel. "Yes! You pulled a stunt! You were the one that was drunk and tried to.." She trailed off and glared at him.

Erik was now listening to what had happened and anger was welling up inside him. He had tried to hurt Desri for sure and was mad at this man. Then he noticed that Desri was now in a fighting stance as Darrel ran at her. Blinking wildly as Desri flipped Darrel over her and into the windsheild fo the car behind her. "Woah." He said outloud and Desri looked over at him blushing. "How did you do that?"

"Well weigh surpressment and fighting skills but that doesn't matter, we have to get out of here before the owner comes out and finds Darrel chucked into the windsheild uncontious." Desri said and grabbed his hand running with him dragging his behind her.

Erik smiled slightly and then realization kicked in. She wasn't scared of his face. She had jumped slightly from shock but not from horror or disgust. He followed her relluctantly as she pulled him along the path down the street and into an alley. He looked around a little worried then his trust in her turned all worries aside.

They climbed over the fence at the end and then jumped down and ran to the other street ahead of them. This brought her about a block from her house. They walked down the dark street and Erik would look at Desri every once in a while. Desri noticed Erik's uneasy stares and sighed. "The man back their was Nikolas. He's the leader of a gang I used to be in and I used to date him. He must have followed us to the ball and gotten jealous. I'm sorry I ruined tonight." Desri said and sighed looking down.

Erik looked at her and thought for a moment. "Well if that man was Nikolas then who was the other that jumped you then you threw him into a car?" He asked puzzled and he noticed Desri tense up.

Desri looked at the ground then up at Erik. "Well, He was my bestfriend before I met Chevelle. He had always been like a big brother to me. He used to protect me when my father would beat me and stuff when he was over at my house. When we were older, and I was around 12, he and his friends, which i had not idea were gang members, came and killed my parents. I mean i hated my parents for what they did to me but I didn't want them killed." She choked out the last part and there was a pause before she continued after she had composed herself. "Well, of corse, I had no place to go. I didn't want anyone to take me to an orphanage so i went with Darrel and the gang. I was in it until I was about 14 before I began dating Nikolas. And a year ago I quit."

Erik nodded and looked at agian with those eyes that were begging to ask a question. "Go ahead and ask." She said and smiled at his innocent look he had.

Erik nodded and looked down. " Well, what stunt were you guys talking about?" He asked then looked back up to see Desri was now tesen agian.

"He had tried to rape me the other day. I was over at the gangs place to talk to Nikolas about something and they were in the middle of a party. Darrel is a heavy drinker and he was drunk. It's not his fault I guess...But still I dont trust him anymore." She said and looked at Erik to now see his eyes head sorrow.

They didn't talk the rest of t he way to her house and when they reached it she kissed his cheek and saying goodnight they departed ways.