To stand by him
Hope you enjoy the chapter sadly i still own only Anna.
Enjoy and I'm sorry for the delay in updating i had exams.
In his strong arms, he held me muscles rippling as he picked me up without any ease, my body seeming to not want to respond the right way as my body pressed into his, my feet leaving the ground feeling almost weightless, at his smooth movements, his temple against my throat as his hands clamped onto my waist tightly. I lost all thought, I didn't have time to think.
Before my back slammed into the ground.
"Well you're gonna have to do better then that." Chris laughed standing over me his silhouette blocking the sun from my eyes. I squinted up at him and glared. "You gonna get up?" he asked.
"If you help me I think my back is broke." I groaned childishly, he laughed rolled his eyes and offered a hand down to me. I grabbed it and let him pull me up. Well more lie yank me loosing my balance and slammed into the ground again only on my stomach this time.
"Never let your opponent have the upper hand, which includes being on top of you." he said. I pushed myself up off the ground on to my knees.
"That was uncalled for." I snapped.
"My teaching style is tough but fair." he smirked.
"when does the fair part come in? You've just been beating me up for the last half hour."
"Correction I have been flipping you for the last half hour, and I'm doing more then that I'm trying to teach you how to avoid a serious injury in case they do get you once."
"Well why didn't you tell me that before?" I demanded.
"Because the whole point of fighting is the element of surprise, never do what they'd be expecting." I stared at him incredulously
"Okay you're crazy, this is crazy and I'm not doing it anymore." I said getting up he laughed and went to help me up but I quickly jumped away from him. "No you're not touching me again." he just laughed harder.
"Come on Anna, if you don't learn I'm not gonna leave you alone."
"Are you threatening me?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
'No! I'm trying to help you so if someone does actually threaten you, you can defend yourself." I glared at him for a few seconds. "UGH! Why are you being so difficult?"
"I am not being difficult-'
"Yes you are, and stubborn and impatient, and lazy-"
"And you're being a bully!" not my best line but he was making me mad and I didn't have anything else to say.
"Just come here." he said I followed orders this time and stood in front of him.
"Okay this time I want you to bend my arm back when I go to grab you." he said.
"huh?" he gently took my arm and held my wrist and elbow, at a very awkward angle enough so I knew the position but lightly so it didn't hurt.
"Think you can do that?" he asked. I nodded.
"Okay we'll take it slow." he reached for my arm slowly and before I knew what I was doing I snatched his arm and did exactly what he told me. "OW!" he screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
"Shit are you okay?" I asked dropping to the ground with him.
"Yeah I'm okay, I told you to go slow."
"Sorry I just kind of reacted." he smiled at my answer.
"Good keep it that way, When you're in a fight never think twice, react, thinking twice gives them a chance to do something." he got up off the ground and stood up I followed him and stood in front of him again.
"lets try it again."
within another hour I was pretty good at fighting, I was not ready for someone like Ace at all, but I was okay fighting with Chris, I knew how to already a bit and Chris was making me better. Together we blocked each others punches and kicks.
"HEY!" someone called I turned around to see who had gotten into my back yard when Chris's leg swung into my knees and brought them right up from under me.
"Ooo." I heard someone say as I crashed into the ground again.
"Never turn your back on them." Chris said.
"Sorry Anna." Gordie's voice said as he ran over to me helping me sit up. Wait gordie?
"Gordie what are you doing here?" I asked shaking my head to make the ringing stop.
"Chris said you were learning to fight." he said standing straight.
"You want me to fight Gordie?" I asked wide eyed. Gordie wasn't small but he wasn;t huge, the kid was lanky and taller then me but he looked like he'd break in two if you kicked him hard enough.
"He ain't gonna get hurt." Chris said putting an arm around his best friend. "It's you I'm a little worried about."
"Me? He's the one with Chicken arms."
"Hey!" Gordie said a little offended.
"He may be a twig and not look intimidating-"
"Did y'all just invite me here to insult me?"
"Sorry man, no. Anna don't worry about it trust me he can handle himself." Chris said patting Gordie on the back who in return smiled broadly and stood in front of me.
"Ready?" I shrugged and got into stance.
"go!" Chris said. Gordie didn't move just waited for me to, so I did I swung my arm at him which he caught and pulled making me tumble to the ground. I shot up before he could get on top of me, but he never made a movement to. I kicked up and he grabbed my foot pulling it higher then my body would ever let me go, I hopped on one foot trying to keep balance when he bent it towards me and pushed me back to the ground.
I huffed and got up once more, I could see Chris grinning a stupid grin to my right and then just made me angry. This time Gordie moved, two weak punches that I deflected, first the left then the right. But as I blocked the rich his foot came up and kicked me in the chest. I rammed into the tree I had no idea I was even close to.
I ran at gordie, this time charging him he came at me too making a bee line right for me. But he moved the last second grabbing my sweater sleeve twisting it and then grabbing the other. With his momentum I was twirling around with horrible balance and soon felt my back against the rouch bark once again as he tied my sleeves behind the tree.
"What the actual fuck?!" I yelled out. Gordie laughed along with Chris who then came over after a minute of my squirming and undid the tie of my sweater.
"How did you do that?" I asked Gordie.
"My older brother used to teach me before he died. . . . I was small and weak so he tried to teach me to use others strength." he explained.
"I don't get it." I said confused.
"It's like this Gordie was never the strongest so he decided to use peoples strength against them, look at him never broke a sweat. When you punched him he used his strength and yours to keep the momentum going and have you crash to the ground, then the kick he just helped you keep it going until it was at a point you couldn't be powerful anymore and you crumbled. Then the tackle was you using so much energy to go one way, that it was easy to get you off balance."
"So you don't do anything?" I asked wide eyed.
"Pretty much." Gordie shrugged.
Then next two hours was fun and I learned a lot I was even able to knock Gordie back a few times before he got bored and decided to leave.
"One more Chris." I said getting off the ground.
"No I think thats enough for the day." he said, Chris was sweating his forehead and upper lip slick with sweat as I improved he had to fight harder. Unlike him though I was not clean, my jeans and shirt was covered in grass stains and dirt, my sweater discarded to the side.
"Come on just one more time." I said he rolled his eyes but nodded, he stood in front of me and nodded telling me he was ready. I nodded as well.
He threw his arm at me and I blocked it with my forearm. He kicked at my legs and I fell to the ground but shot up right away. His arm swung at me again and I grabbed it, I kicked his stomach which caused him to double over then kicked the back of his kness and he bent back still holding his left arm in my left I used my right to push on his chest and cause him to slam into the ground on his back.
"HA got yoooo-" I started but Chris yanked me down with the arm that I still held, I landed on top of him. In a blink he flipped me over pinning me to the ground I huffed in annoyance and defeat.
"Hey now you put up a much better fight then before." he smiled a genuine smile not his typical joking smirk.
"Can you let me up?"
"In a minute." he smiled leaning down to me.
"Chris.. . ." I warned, he chuckled and stopped his lips only an breath away from my face.
"Relax Anna I'm only messing with you I told you I wouldn't kiss you unless you wanted me to." he said I looked into his crystal blue eyes my eyes at a glare, but they then melted no longer a glare nor a threat anymore, they just stared into the blue orbs.
I was lost, chris seemed to be too because I could feel his grip on me loosen.
Then he was up off the ground leaving me lying on my back awkwardly.
"Come on lets go inside." he said holding out a hand, I nodded and took it letting him help me up and we walked into the house.
I waited for chis to get out of the shower, my dad was supposed to work late again tonight, so we would be okay. I sat on my bed cross legged just thinking about his eyes.
I had never felt that way when I looked at him, Chris was annoying Chris was too flirty, he wasn't particularly serious and when he was he was too serious.
The Chambers kid.
Thats how I came to know him, the low life hoodlum.
But he was much more then that, he wanted to protect me without knowing me, was kind and gentle to me, I felt safe around him.
My thoughts were inturrupted by Chris walking into the room his back to me as he spoke shutting the door and then walking towards the dresser to pick up the shirt he had forgotten.
"So I was thinking tomorrow we should go to the pub or take out or something, you were right you've been locked up here too long. You need to meet some other people, people that will look out for ya. . . . . Anna you hear me-" I don't recall my legs moving, or how it is I came to be standing behind Chris, I just remember when he turned around his words were cut off, startled by my closeness.
The second I looked at his eyes I lost it, I placed my hand behind his neck and leaned up pressing my lips to his forcefully. He slammed into the dresser shocked.
In a moment he regained himself seeming to understand what I was doing. He grasped my shoulders and pulled away from me.
"Anna what are you doing?" he asked wide eyed.
"I just- I thought-"
"Cause Please do it again." he smiled. I laughed as he leaned down holding my face in his hands. His lips were soft and gentle against mine, but he pressed firmly just like I expected him to. What I didn't expect was for him to be so chaste with the kiss, pulling away after a couple seconds. His forehead leaned against mine his eyes closed and a small smile playing on his lips.
"if I knew all I had to do was beat you up to get you to kiss me I would have done it a long time ago." I rolled my eyes.
"I heard you, I heard you roll your eyes." he chuckled opening his eyes to look at me.
"Since I kissed you are you going to be even more annoying now?" I asked.
"Well I can tell you, you're not getting rid of me now." he said.
"oh great." I muttered crossing my arms.
"Oh stop your pissing and come here.' he said moving his hand to my back and pressing his lips to mine again.
How romantic eh?
Well what else do you expect from a chambers kid. At least he was a good kisser.
Yay they're together now, took only twelve chapters:p sorry but i like a foundation before people start dating. anyway hope you liked it, R&R please and thank you.
Have a great day
-Author Lexi-Joe