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"Reid!" Regina called as she bounced into Nicky's, soon to be followed by Caleb.
Reid looked up and, much to Regina's surprise, smiled. "Hey gorgeous," he said. "You miss me?"
"Hey," she replied. "No, actually. I did not."
She was getting very irritated by the jackass's arrogant smile. What was wrong with him?
"Oh, and Reid? I am so sorry about this afternoon. I hope I didn't hurt you too bad. But you were totally on my turf. At least I didn't break your nose like I did to the last guy who tried to get fresh with me."
The other boys, Pogue and Tyler, stared wide-eyed at him after Regina spat out her insult. The results of that particular insult worked wonders on the face of the boy in question – the smile was almost instantaneously replaced by a scowl.
"Damn it! I could have killed you if it had been a fair fight."
"Are you saying I cheated Mr. Garwin?"
"Yes, I am actually," he said with a smirk.
Regina glared at him, her eyes daggers; pure black fury coursing through her veins. How dare he! If he had lost, then at least be a man and admit it!
"God! You want to go?" she yelled, unable to hold back any longer.
"Fine!" he yelled back, his volatile temper similarly taking charge of him. "Car park! NOW!"
As they made their way out of the bar with Pogue and Tyler, they were followed by a throng of teenagers who seemed to have absolutely nothing else better to do. "Fight! Fight! Fight!" they all chanted incessantly.
They faced each other. Reid curled his fists into two balls of rage and brought them up to his face level. While Regina stood there watching him, her feet apart, center of gravity low. She then raised her hands, in combat position, just like she had been taught.
There was silence now; everybody was holding their breaths, waiting for the first person to make his or her move. In the end, Reid lashed out first. He was aiming for her jaw, but by performing a simple blocking move with her arms, she deflected the attack.
"Honestly, Reid," she mused. "You expect to beat me?"
She bent low and used her heel to knock his knee…hard. As he fell to the ground, with the wind knocked out of him, Regina said. "Reid." The usual mischievous glint in her eye was gone now, in its place, came a look of pity. "I don't want to hurt you," she said for the second time that day.
Caleb was surprised - where had that burst of peace come from?
But when Reid did not respond to her words, she simply closed her eyes for a moment. The next moment she opened them, Nicky appeared out of nowhere with a gun. Firing at the sky… once, twice, thrice… "Get out of here you kids!" He yelled.
At once, the crowd scattered. Everybody was making bets with each other. The guys were mainly rooting for Regina, while Reid's fan club- most of the girls- were convinced he would have won.
Reid got off the ground and coolly met Regina's gaze.
Regina got into the combat position again, and then she nodded at him. The unspoken agreement between them was clear: the fight goes on.
When Reid had taken his amateur stance, Regina asked him, "Do you want the first move?" He nodded and sighed. He knew if he did not Use, he would lose, she was just too good for him. At least he did not have to pass out in front of everybody.
Yelling, he lunged out at her. She wanted this fight to be over soon, and put him out of his humiliation. She might have hated him, but Regina, as always, still had a heart of gold. Perhaps a little dulled, but still gold.
Thus, stepping aside, and dodging his fist, she drove her elbow into his temple.
He did not even have time to cry out, his eyes bulging, he fell to the ground, unconscious. She let her arm fall back to her side and she walked up to the unconscious boy. She looked up at Pogue and Tyler. "Look after him, will ya?"
The two Sons of Ipswich were flabbergasted – Reid Garwin, of all people, had lost to a… girl!
"Let's keep this fight a secret," she said her voice growing softer and gentler as she looked at the boy on the floor. "I might hate you for all I'm worth, but I am so not that cruel." She looked up at Caleb and searched his face for approval.
"Come on," he said, a small smile playing on his lips. "I'll send you back."
"You guys…" he said, now looking at his two other best friends. "Wake him up and make sure he gets home immediately, okay?"
Nodding at their so-called leader, the boys kneeled down other their friend and picked him up and carried him to Tyler's car.
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"Why didn't you kill Reid in front of everyone just now?" Caleb asked.
Regina turned to him and simply replied, "I'm a nice person."
After kissing him good night, she walked into her room and closed the door before doing a little victory dance. Yes, finally, she had shown him who was boss.