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13 !

Jack's P.O.V.

I let Kim finish taping my hands up as we got ready to spar, but in between times

when she got a new strip of tape to start over I caught glimpses of her, making sure

wouldn't realize. Since this could very well be the last time I was able to be with

her like this, I might as well make a mental picture of her to keep with me when im

gone and out of her sight.

Her hair stopped at the middle of her back and it wasn't only blonde, even though

she was a natural. It had traces of different shades of brown, signs of white that

seemed to turn invisible at some points. As she wound her fingers through my

own, followed by the tape, I noticed that her hands were of a light kind, barely ever

needing to touch my own, but when it did I became a little too excited.

Some would say I was admiring her, but that's simply not the case. I was

inspecting her. I realized I better say something soon before my inspecting of

Kimberly got carried away. Yes, I was a highly trained secret agent and knew how

to cover my tracks well when I needed to, but at the bottom line, I'm still a teenage

boy.

I decided I should torment her, tease her, before I fight like I do to most criminals.

To get inside their heads, to get them confused and distracted, to get them worked

up, or just when a distraction is needed, like now.

"So Kim, how good are you when it comes to sparring?" I asked her as she finally

finished up my hands and I stood up, stretching out my muscles from the previous

position I was in.

"I'd say pretty well, I'm the best in the class." She replied, smirking as she rose up

as well, holding up a finger to show she was #1. I had to appear to be a normal

teenager like Kim, couldn't show her I was different.

Just treat this like a normal conversation you have with Scarlet all the time when

we're training.

"Well if I joined your dojo, I would make you #2." I said holding up two fingers of

my own.

"We're going to have to see about that Jack." Kim replied as I stepped onto the mat

laughing.

"Bring whatever you got Kim." I said over my shoulder to her since I was turned

around. I knew I had to go easy on her because I knew she wasn't as experienced

as I was. "I'll have to go easy on you though." I warned her but still teasing her in

some way. I never heard her reply only snicker quietly. I turned around to her to

see what had happened, if she was reading to fight. But as I was about to turn and

face her, I felt as though a punch was coming to my back. I quickly turned around

and caught whatever was flying towards me with my right hand.

"Wow, where'd you learn to catch punches like that? You're back was turned."

Kim asked wide-eyed. I slowly let go of her hand which was balled up into a

strong fist as I quickly thought of a reason to explain my actions besides sharing

the truth with her.

"I learned a trick or two at my old dojo back home in New York." I said acting

casual. Kimberly nodded, accepting what I had said.

"That's kinda cool." She said, shrugging it off as if it was something normal.

"Anymore tricks you have up your sleeve?" she asked as we got ready to fight for

real this time around.

"What's the fun in telling you when you can fight me to find out for yourself?" I

said back with a smirk, answering her question with a question. She only smiled to

me and shook her head as we bowed to each other and then with that, we started to

spar. I waited for her to throw the first move, like I was taught. That way I could

learn which moves are her best and which ones she weakens in, I can learn how

she was taught by how and where she punches, kicks, or hits in her first move. I

waited and waited for her as we moved around in a circle on the blue mat. I waved

my left hand to single her to come to me, and she wasted no time in throwing the

first kick, aimed to the back of my right knee. I was trained to slow down the

moves in my head so I easily saw her leg coming and where it was aimed to hit, I

had enough time to stop her own leg with my own and swing it around which

meant I also turned her around also. She fought back in no time with a back swing

of her elbow aimed to my jaw. I ducked and turned around to see her face to face

again. It went on like this for a few minutes and I could see that she was getting

tired even though she didn't want to show it. I couldn't do more of my advanced

moves on her to end the fight as I would on Scarlet because I would then have

some explaining to do. I decided to slow things down a bit. I took her next fist,

caught it and pulled her closer to me; since she was shorter than me I felt her heavy

breathing on my neck.

"Tired?" I asked her.

"Barely." She said looking up at me, her breathing was hard and I didn't know if it

was from the fight or our closeness. I looked at her blue eyes as I felt her ease up

the pressure she has in her fist I was holding, and then my eyes traced down to her

lips.

No boundaries today Jack.

But while thinking this I realized how much harder things would get if I got any

closer to her. I remembered myself saying 'I don't want that to happen to her any

more than I wanted it to happen to Ruth'

I shook my head, lost in my own thoughts. No matter how hard I try, I can't bring

her into my life, with all the lies and criminals. I don't need another Ruth.

"Jack? Hello Jack?" Kim asked waving her hands in front of my face. I pulled

them down gently.

"Kim… I got to…I have to go." I let go of her with my hands, but hopefully with

my heart and mind also.

A/N: That's it! Cliff hanger :O ! Don't forget to review !