I only own my characters and plot, not James Bond unfortunately. In this chapter Ash and Bond get into a sticky situation. There is also another fight scene!

The day passed slowly for Bond. He woke up late in the morning, sunlight pouring through the closed curtains. As he expected he had splitting headache from last night's drinking so without getting up, reached for the phone and ordered a black coffee and toast from room service. Ten minutes later there came a knock on the door, wrapping a towel around his waist he stiffly rose from bed and answered the door. A female waitress delivered his breakfast, Bond thanked her and took it but not before he noticed her staring goggle-eyed at his torso and blushing. Rolling his eyes he abruptly shut the door in her face. He was not in the mood for that. Donishing his breakfast he went on to do his daily exercise routine. One hundred situps and push ups then heading out onto the beach to do his five mile jog. He hardly broke a sweat. That killed some time but not much. Bond was never one to sit in front of the TV watching ridiculous midday soaps so he went for a swim. A few hours later he made his way leisurely up to his room.

The time for dinner eventually made its way around, Bond put on another clean suit and headed down to dinner. He thought all the food was exquisite. He had clam chowder soup for starter, breaded pork with mash (again) and gravy as a main and then apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert which an apologetic waiter told him had been delayed for some time. This in turn made him late for his meeting with Ash. As he neared the bar hut he heard some type of commotion outside. Picking up the pace he rounded the corner and, in the middle of a very angry was a very angry Ash. She was shouting and swearing at one particular man, upon further inspection Bond saw it was the man who had grabbed her leg as she was limboing yesterday. He still didn't know why she had been doing it in the first place.

"Well, if you could have kept your dirty hands off me you wouldn't be here" Bond heard her say in a dangerously low voice to the man

The man just laughed "you're all bark and no bite now it's fair fight ain't you, sweetie" the man sneered leaning in close to her.

Suddenly he drew his hand back and slapped her across the face, hard. Ash started to lunge at his face but a couple guys from the mob grabbed a shoulder each and slammed her against a tree. One of them produced a rope and started to crudely wrap it around her and the tree, tying a knot at the back of the tree he stepped back and admired his work. Ash was thoroughly trapped, the rope wrapped around her shoulders, lower body twice and snaking down to her knees. Her hands were trapped and she could only move a few inches in any direction. For once Bond was indecisive. He was outnumbered but had weapons although he didn't want to draw them among civilians for obvious reasons but Ash was tied to a tree with a group of angry and probably drunk men.

"Good job Hud, and you Bill" Bond heard the man who started it all tell the guys who had tied Ash to the tree.

"So Yew" either Hud or Bill said clearing his throat "what do we do now?"

Interesting Bond thought, the name of the man who started it all was Yew, his two mates were Hud and Bill. All English names, all English looking people yet they had exotic accents.

Bond snapped back to reality just in time to hear Yew say "...we teach her what an Inhumane society we are".

Yew stepped forward and gently stroked her cheek where he had slapped her, Ash showed no sign of fear but just glared at him with her stormy eyes. That was how to describe them Bond thought, they were like the most dangerous stormy clouds and the brightest, bluest sky. He was getting distracted again, squinting his eyes trying to see through the ever darkening night he saw Yew's hands had moved down to her hips. Bond made up his mind stepping out from behind the tree he had been hiding behind he silently padded up to Yew's back. No one noticed him until he cleared his throat, all three of them spun around. Yew quickly removing his hands from Ash.

"I believe slapping a woman, tying her to a tree and then touching her up may just qualify for arrest based on battery, assault and attempted rape" Bond dryly stated.

What remained of the mob hurriedly dispersed while Yew and Bond stared each other up. The only other people that remained was Hud and Bill. Yew's nerve broke and he turned to run but Bond was expecting it, throwing a left hook that connected to Yew's jaw Bond grabbed him while he was stunned, hip-threw him to the floor and stamped on his face. Bond heard his nose break. Turning around to face the other two men Bond grabbed the chunky one who had had the rope in his pocket and sent him hurtling towards Ash. He glimpsed her kicking the poor guy he crotch, sweeping both his legs from under him and repeatedly striking him in the ribs until finishing off with a blow to the head, all with her right foot. Bond felt a spark of admiration. She had got a grown man on the floor and unconscious all with her hands tied behind her back, literally. Searching for the third man Bond saw him, running down the beach looking back frightfully. Bond let him go. He strolled over to Ash

"Need some help there?" he asked with a raised eyebrow seeing her struggling against the ropes.

A second later his question was answered. In a flash she was out of them and pinning Bond against the same tree she had been tied to, there was a knife in her hand and she was pressing it against Bond's neck. He knew better than to struggle.

"Who are you?" She snarled, her eyes ice cold

"James Bond" he replied but knowing full well what she meant.

The knife pressed deeper. Bond knew she was serious.

"I'm a spy" he admitted "I work for MI6"

To his surprised the pressure didn't release instead the knife pressure increased, he felt blood tricking down his neck. When he met her eyes he saw tears tricking down her cheeks.

"You ruined my life" she choked out and the knife pressed deeper.

I know, I know major cliffhanger. Who is really is Ash? Is she a enemy? Please tell me what you think by reviewing. Thanks to those few people who have read up to here so far. My chapters are slowly getting bigger. The next one may be up to 2000 words.