A/N: I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone for reading and for the reviews! I really hope you enjoy this as much as I've enjoyed writing it :P By the way, Kalila's bathing suit and fighting outfit are linked in my profile :)

Jax sped out of the TM parking lot, his mind racing about what to tell her. He ran through two stop signs to get to her house. He parked his bike and walked into her house. No knocking on the door. He just walked in as if he owned the place which wasn't new. He couldn't figure out why he was so determined to try and convince her to stay. He was sure that his brothers had pushed her into packing up and leaving town.

He stopped in the doorway and watched as she threw clothes onto her bed. She headed into the attached bathroom to gather toiletries. When she exited her bathroom, she finally noticed the blond biker standing in her doorway.

"What do you want?" She questioned, throwing her toiletries onto the bed

"Where are you heading off to?" He asked

"None of your business." She retorted

"You're not packing everything so you're not moving. Where are you going?" Jax asked again

The sound of several motorcycles could be heard coming up the road. She groaned inwardly knowing there were about to be more people barging into her house harassing her.

"Again, it's none of your business." She replied, keeping her back to him

"Kalila! Where are yeh, Darlin'?" Chibs called out

"In the bedroom!" Jax yelled back

"Where are you heading off to?" Ratboy asked as he followed the Scotsman into the master bedroom

She sighed heavily. It was bad enough trying to ignore one person she didn't want to talk to but now she had five.

"After class I was planning on heading south for a few days." She stated with a huff

"Why?" Tig questioned, raising an eyebrow

"Why does it matter?" She stated

She turned around and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Darlin', don't take what our brothers said seriously." Jax said

"Why can't you tell us where you're going? We aren't going to hurt you." Ratboy stated

Once again she sighed heavily.

"I'm going to a Martial Arts Competitions in San Diego." Kalila finally confessed

"I'd like to come along." Jax exclaimed

"Me too!" Ratboy quickly added in

"We could forego the class today and head on out to San Diego. Just give us an hour or so to gather our stuff!" Juice stated

"Why do you want to come with me?" She questioned

Chibs watched her whole demeanor closely. She was genuinely curious.

"We want to see you fight. A real fight against someone with similar skills as you." Tig answered back

"Just give us an hour. We'll meet you here and follow you there." Jax stated

"What hotel are you staying at?" Juice asked

"The Embassy Suites San Diego Bay – Downtown." She replied, looking at the tanned man

"Ok, I'll rent us rooms there." Juice stated with a smile

She sighed yet again, "Fine. If you're not back in exactly one hour, I'm leaving without you."

"We'll be back!" Juice excitedly exclaimed

The fivesome left her house and headed back to the clubhouse. Jax quickly found his step-father and let him know what was going on. The other four were getting their things together while their VP was having a discussion with their Prez. Clay was unsure about sending the five of them to San Diego for a few days with her. He could see that the young woman was starting to have an effect on his step-son.

Jax was the last to be ready, due to the long discussion with Clay, but he had gotten ready in time. The fivesome were making their way down the road to her house. When they pulled up, she was bringing her medium sized black out to her Mustang. They parked their bikes and stood around waiting for her. Jax walked over as she was locking her house.

"So, what route are we taking?" Jax asked

"I-5?" She suggested

"Sounds good. We'll be following you the whole way. We'll blink our lights if we need to stop for gas, ok?" Jax stated

"Sounds like a plan. It's roughl hour drive there. Let me know if you guys get hungry." She said as they walked around to the driver's side door

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The drive to San Diego was fairly uneventful. They made one fuel stop and one stop for dinner. To her surprise, dinner went much better than she had hoped for. They actually made her laugh during dinner. It was very late when they finally arrived in San Diego. They checked in and parted ways at the elevators. She was on a different floor than the bikers. She dropped her bag, locked the door, and then stripped down for bed.

She slept soundly, especially knowing the bikers couldn't just barge into her space any time they felt like it, and woke up feeling pretty good. She got dressed in a pair of well-worn jeans, white tank top, and black & white Adidas. The bikers were nowhere to be seen so she ate a quick breakfast by herself. After breakfast, she headed down the convention center where the competition was being held. She had to register for the event and get all the paperwork she might need beforehand.

After she finished registering she headed back to the hotel. With nothing else to do, for the time being at least, she decided to make use of the hotel pool. Why not? It's sunny, warm, and beautiful in Southern California! She was coming downstairs when she passed the small group of bikers. Ratboy wondered why she was wearing a robe. All she had with her was a small bag. Juice said he was going to go out to the pool area too making Chibs laugh softly.

The bikers had to go to the hotel store to buy swim trunks. They didn't go swimming often so that wasn't an article of clothing most kept close. They met downstairs after changing. They all brought their room keys and Jax & Juice brought their cell phones. As soon as they'd stepped out in the pool area, Jax stopped to see Kalila parading around in her bathing suit. He wasn't sure what he was expecting with her but what she was wearing didn't seem to be it. Granted it looked great on her!

The small group swam and generally just relaxed poolside until lunch. They went upstairs to clean up before meeting back at the lobby to grab lunch. She had small gym bag with her and as they walked out to their vehicles, she told the group to follow her. She'd seen a nice restaurant on the way to the convention center earlier that morning.

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After waiting for what felt like forever, they saw Kalila making her way to the ring. Jax couldn't quit staring at her in the outfit she was wearing. He wasn't sure what she would actually wear to a competition fight like this but what she had on just blew his mind. She was showing more skin here than he had ever seen from her. The crowd was going crazy for her, and it was apparent she was the favorite in this fight, so he knew this was going to be very interesting.

The ding of the bell was finally heard and the crowd grew even louder. Jax, Chibs, Ratboy, Tig, and Juice watched more how she circled her opponent. Juice and Ratboy watched the overall fight. Jax really watched how she moved. He watched how her body twisted in some crazy ways to dodge attacks and get in her own attacks in. He noticed she had tattoos that she somehow kept hidden on her upper back and between her shoulder blades. He was so intrigued watching her fight! She moved like she was on air. So graceful and quick.

Kalila wasn't paying attention to the patrons who had come to see the fights. All that mattered was her and her opponent. It's hard to dodge hits & punches and prepare for your own attacks but she did with grace and agility. She took kicks and punches like a champ. She hit with force to get her opponent in the right position for her next move. Her opponent elbowed her in the face knocking her back into the ropes. Kalila growled before rushing at her opponent. The two women hit the mat and Kalila was quick to get her hooks into the women below her.

The two women had been pulled apart and were circling one another like wolves. Tig was shocked at just how well Kalila fought. She hadn't been lying when she told them she was a pro! Her opponent got a good punch into which landed straight on her nose. Kalila kneed the girl in her stomach before she began throwing punches to the blonde's head. The attack made the girl raise her hands up to protect her face. The bikers watched as Kalila unleashed hell upon her opponent.

The ref had pulled them apart and made them go to their respective corners. Kalila's nose was bleeding. Her lip had split and was bleeding. All it did was just add fuel to her fire. When they were allowed to fight again, she ran straight for her opponent knocking them both to the ground. The blond she was fighting wormed them around so Kalila was the one on her back. In turn, Kalila squirmed around so that she could wrap her legs around the blonde's neck. Kalila held her ground until the referee pulled them apart yet again.

Kalila was forced to let the girl go. The stood up and began circling one another again. The blond tried to kick Kalila's knee but missed because Kalila jumped to her right. Chibs noticed the bruising that was already starting on Kalila's back and abdomen. More kicks and punches were thrown. Jabs, pokes, and leg sweeps. Wrestling on the mat for dominance. It was a sight Jax was positive he'd never forget!

The next time the two women began wrestling around, it didn't take Kalila long to get the upper hand. The group watched as Kalila took a hard kick to her stomach from the blonde's knee. Even Juice winced at the attack but his eyes never left the ring. She was very much a professional and didn't let the pain get to her in the ring. Kalila began playing defense again which slightly confused the group of bikers. Jax could see, especially with the lights, how sweaty Kalila was. She didn't get this sweaty during class like her students did!

The large group watched as the young woman finally began playing offense again with a cool looking kick boxing move that knocked the wind out of her opponent. While the blond was doubled over, Kalila took the opportunity to knock the girl to the ground. She was punching the girl as hard as she could in the face when the blond managed to get a kick in. It took Kalila off guard and she backed away. The blonde started getting aggressive and got a few good punches to Kalila's face. Her nose and lip started bleeding again but she didn't back down. It didn't take Kalila to take control of the fight once more.

She brought the blond to the mat back where she got her into a submission hold. It didn't take long for the blond to drift into unconsciousness. When the ref counted to ten, the fight ended and Kalila was declared the winner. She wasn't un-defeated but her record was really good. The cheers of the crowd wasn't unusual. She looked over to where the bikers were sitting to watch the fight. There was something in Jax's expression that made her stomach do flip-flops. She pulled herself out of the staring contest with the blonde biker and slid out of the ring to head to women's locker room to get cleaned up.