Disclaimer: This is a violent chapter.

Chapter Two: Our Demons

Faith whirled around and went to strike whoever was behind her with her fist. The guy grabbed her whole hand quickly. To her surprise, he was fast. Faith's eyes widened as she looked at him. He was taller than her, handsome, tattooed, and had large muscles. Faith was in trouble. The guy took her fist and snapped it back, breaking her right wrist. Faith cried out in pain. The guy chuckled and let go of her. She went to throw her left hand, but he grabbed that too and threw her back.

Faith screamed as she went flying and landed on the ground. This guy was strong. Who the hell was he? She wondered. Faith got off the ground and charged after him. She pulled out a dagger that she had and tried to stab him. The guy caught it with both his hands and threw it to the ground. Faith was shocked and grabbed her dagger again. He chuckled and shook his head.

"My name is Raphael." The guy said and paused. "But I go by Raph."

Faith attacked him with the dagger. He dodged it and moved back. Raphael chuckled and watched her every attack. Then he finally grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her to the ground. Faith grunted and stood up, slowly. Raphael punched her in the face and split her lip. Faith went flying. She got up off the ground and looked at him.

"What do you want?" Faith demanded and wiped the blood off her lip.

Raphael grinned. "You'll have to find that out for yourself."

Faith charged after him again, this time getting the upper hand. She threw a punch and managed to punch him in the face, making him step back. Faith grinned and thought, so he can be hurt. Raphael chuckled and said,

"That was good." He paused. "Can you do it again?"

Faith gritted her teeth and charged after him again. She threw her left fist, which was not broken, and he grabbed it. Faith pulled back before he could do anymore damage. Raphael smiled and said,

"You're learning."

Faith looked at him. Was he having fun in this fight? She wondered. She was throwing everything she had and it didn't seem to affect him. Faith got one punch in and he was still standing. Her right wrist hurt like hell. Faith picked up the dagger off the ground and tried to stab him in the abdomen. Raphael moved back quicker than she had anticipated. It was as if he knew all the moves that she attempted to make.

Faith had a bad feeling. This was going to be a long fight. Raphael grabbed the dagger out of her hand again and chucked in the distance. Faith was disappointed. She felt defeated. Faith charged after him and tried to tackle him. She pinned him down and he grabbed her hair. Faith yelled out and he threw her to the ground.

Raphael got up and grabbed her by the back of her shirt. Faith yelled out, surprised. He threw her across the park and she landed on the ground, hard. Faith groaned in pain. She tried to get up with her hands, but her wrist was broken. It was hard to stand up. Raphael walked over to her, slowly. Faith struggled, but managed to get up.

She used her left hand to stand up and by the time she got up off the ground, he was right in front of her. Faith threw her left hand and he grabbed her whole hand again. Raphael snapped it back, almost breaking the other one too. Faith used both hands and pushed him back, sending him flying across the park.

Faith grinned and charged after him. She used her legs this time, trying to kick him back again. Raphael chuckled and grabbed her left leg. Faith struggled and tried to break free. Raphael bent her leg in a way that a leg shouldn't be bent and Faith cried out in pain. He threw across the park and she landed roughly, again.

She thought she had him this time.

Faith's left leg hurt so bad. Her right wrist hurt so bad. Was she going to be able to defeat this guy? He was strong and barely broke a sweat. Faith pushed herself up off the ground, slowly. Faith turned around and he was in front of her again. Faith shook her head and he smiled, widely.

"Giving up already?" Raphael taunted her.

Faith shook her head. "I'm just getting started."

Faith threw her right hand and he dodged it. Faith threw her left hand and he caught that again. He threw her back and then pinned her down. Raphael punched her in the face a couple of times and Faith spit out blood. It distracted him. Raphael wiped the blood off his face and became angry. Faith used that as an opportunity and used her hand to throw a punch. He yelled out and then tried to grab her again. Faith squirmed out from underneath him. She stood up and he grabbed her from behind again.

Faith screamed out of surprise and he threw her across the park. She groaned in pain and tried to get up. She was hurt, badly. Faith stood up slowly. She turned around and limped over to Raphael. Raphael shook his head and wiped her blood off of his face. Raphael walked over to Faith and when he was close enough, she struck his face again. Raphael chuckled and threw her back again.

That last toss was enough.

She had to regroup.

Faith turned in the direction of her motel and limped all the way there. She hoped that Raphael wasn't following her. Faith looked over her shoulder and noticed that he wasn't. She was relieved. He must have left. Faith forgot about her car at that moment and decided that she wasn't going back. Not now. She'll get it the next day.

Once she got to the motel, she opened the door, and turned on the lights. Faith locked the door and looked out the window. Raph was not there. He made himself known. Perhaps that was all he wanted for tonight. Faith limped to the bathroom and turned on the light. She looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head.

She was beaten badly.

Faith looked at all the bruises. Her left side of her face was swollen and purple. Her bottom lip was bleeding. There was blood all over her face. Faith turned on the shower and got in. The hot water hit all of her bruises at once. She winced in pain. Faith put her hands on the wall and let the water run down her body. Faith was dizzy. She felt herself going down until she hit the bottom of the shower and passed out.

Author's Notes: This was a difficult chapter, but I hope that the fight is well written! My next chapter will be longer, I promise! All reviews are welcome!