"I can't believe I told him I would come to this." I told Ceci as I opened the door to the small arena and gym. "I can't believe you got me to come along! I hate violence." She said. "Hey, it'll be interesting to see. I just don't want to see Luken get hurt." I told her. "Hey, I'm sure he's probably very good at it." She said. "What is it again?" She asked. I pointed to a sign that said, MUAY THAI Fighting TBA-USA Main Gym 7:00. "Oh. I can't even say it." She said. "Neither can I." I told her, and laughed. We followed a group of guys into the gym and sat in some bleachers two rows from the ring. "I guess there are a few fights tonight." I told her. "Aw man. We have to watch more then one?" She asked,a nd I laughed. I looked around, and we didn't seem to really fit in at all. The small crowd was mostly male, and everyone seemed to be associated with Thai Boxing somehow or another. As it got closer to 7:00 the bleachers and chairs filled up. "So how does this work? Is it like regular boxing?" Ceci whispered. "I have no idea. I think its more like UFC stuff." I told her. "What?" "Nevermind. Shhh." I said, when a man walked out to the center of the ring. "First Fight. Schmitt vs. Stone." He said, then left. Two guys walked in from two different doors and stood on opposite sides of the ring. I had no idea what was going on. The two guys bowed and then took a stance facing eachother. I bell rang and they started pacing around the ring. I couldn't keep track of who was who or who was hitting who! It looked crazy. The shorter guy, who I was pretty sure was Stuart was throwning almost non-stop knees and elbows. The fight was over in only a few minutes when the other guy took a kick to the head and was knocked out. "Winner Fight One Calven Stuart." The man said, and held up Stuarts hand. "Is it over?" Ceci asked. "Did you even watch?" I asked her. "No! Gross. He's bleeding." She said. I just laughed. "Fight Two. James vs Lee." The man said when the ring was cleared and whiped down. "This is it." I said, feeling nervous. I saw Luken walk out and my jaw dropped. "Holy shit." I whispered. He was incredibly cut! I couldn't stop staring at him. He was wearing red shorts and had red tape wrapped around his hands. "I just thought he was skinny. I had no idea the boy was hot." I told Ceci. "No shit." She mumbled. The bell dinged, and my heart started racing. Luken took an elbow to the head and I held my breath. He started bleeding from a cut on his cheek bone but other then that he seemed okay. After the two paced each other another couple of seconds Luken went at Lee full speed! Lee got a couple hits in, but that was it before he was down on the ground. The crowd cheered. "Winner Fight Two New Comer Luken James." The announcer said. After about a five minute break the announcer walked back out. "Fight Three Stuart vs. James" He said. "He has to fight the other guy now?" Ceci asked. "Yeah, I guess." I said. The bell rang. This time both of them were really cautious. Not much happened. A few punches and kicks were thrown, but there were no hits. The bell rang and the both stopped and went to the corner. Some people ran over to both sides and started examining them both. The bell rang again a few seconds later and both fighters were back in the center. Luken kicked first, but Stuart blocked with his leg, throwing Luken off balance. Then stuart threw and elbow and got Luken right in the face. since he was off balance he fell over. He was back on his feet in a flash. There was a sudden flurry of fighting from both fighters and I couldn't tell what was going on. Both fighters had several bleeding cuts. Luken got one high kick in and knocked Stuart over. He tried to get up twice, but fell back each time. The anouncer came out and called the fight. "Winner Fight Three Luken James." He announced, and eveyrone cheered. "There is a 15 minute break before the next level of competition." He said, and people started getting up and moving around. "Now what?" Ceci asked. "He said after his fight to meet him out front." I told her. "Okay." She said, and followed me out. We stood outside and waited. About ten minutes later Luken walked out. He had someone with him. When I looked closer I realized it was the guy Stuart. They both looked pretty beat up. "Hey." Luken said, smiling when he saw me. He hugged me right away. "Hey Stuart, this is Ceci, and Austin." He said, not taking his eyes off of me. "Nice to meet you." He said, holding out his hand. We both shook it. "Stuart?" Ceci asked. "Yeah. Calven is my first name, but everyone just calls me Stuart." He explained. "Oh, okay." Ceci said. "So, what now?" I asked. "Well, I just one 500 bucks, so O'Sheas pub it is." Luken said. "You guys are okay?" Ceci asked. "Yeah, this is nothing." Stuart said. "Come on. It's only a block away." Luken said, and took my hand. I smiled at him, and we walked to the pub.
"This place is awesome." I said, looking around. There were a lot of people everywhere. It had kind of an old country feeling too it. I could picture it in as a Pub a hundred years old or more in Ireland. It was great. "JAMES! STUART!" Someone shouted, and the four of us looked over to a big table in the corner. We all walked over. "Reserved for the two finest fighters in Boston." A short stalky guy said and pointed at the table. We all sat down. There were a few other people at the table already quite drunk. I had to try not to laugh at them. "Two Beers Pauley!" The short guy yelled at the bar tender. "FOUR!" Luken shouted. "Oh, My apologies." The short guy said, looking at me and Ceci. "It's okay. I'm Austin." I told him. "Ceci." Ceci piped up. "I'm Sean." He said. The bartender, Pauley, came over and dropped off the beer. "First round on the house for tonights big winner." He said. "You heard already?" Stuart asked. "Of Course. I was at the fight." Sean said. "Austin?" I heard someone say from behind me. I froze and looked at Ceci. She looked just as terrified as me when we heard the voice. "Yeah?" I said, slowly turning around. It was the last person I ever wanted to see. My ex boyfriend Taylor.
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"I can't believe I told him I would come to this." I told Ceci as I opened the door to the small arena and gym.
"I can't believe you got me to come along! I hate violence." She said.
"Hey, it'll be interesting to see. I just don't want to see Luken get hurt." I told her.
"Hey, I'm sure he's probably very good at it." She said. "What is it again?" She asked. I pointed to a sign that said, MUAY THAI Fighting TBA-USA Main Gym 7:00.
"Oh. I can't even say it." She said.
"Neither can I." I told her, and laughed. We followed a group of guys into the gym and sat in some bleachers two rows from the ring.
"I guess there are a few fights tonight." I told her.
"Aw man. We have to watch more then one?" She asked,a nd I laughed. I looked around, and we didn't seem to really fit in at all. The small crowd was mostly male, and everyone seemed to be associated with Thai Boxing somehow or another. As it got closer to 7:00 the bleachers and chairs filled up.
"So how does this work? Is it like regular boxing?" Ceci whispered.
"I have no idea. I think its more like UFC stuff." I told her.
"What?"
"Nevermind. Shhh." I said, when a man walked out to the center of the ring.
"First Fight. Schmitt vs. Stone." He said, then left. Two guys walked in from two different doors and stood on opposite sides of the ring.
I had no idea what was going on. The two guys bowed and then took a stance facing eachother. I bell rang and they started pacing around the ring. I couldn't keep track of who was who or who was hitting who! It looked crazy. The shorter guy, who I was pretty sure was Stuart was throwning almost non-stop knees and elbows. The fight was over in only a few minutes when the other guy took a kick to the head and was knocked out.
"Winner Fight One Calven Stuart." The man said, and held up Stuarts hand.
"Is it over?" Ceci asked.
"Did you even watch?" I asked her.
"No! Gross. He's bleeding." She said. I just laughed.
"Fight Two. James vs Lee." The man said when the ring was cleared and whiped down.
"This is it." I said, feeling nervous. I saw Luken walk out and my jaw dropped.
"Holy shit." I whispered. He was incredibly cut! I couldn't stop staring at him. He was wearing red shorts and had red tape wrapped around his hands.
"I just thought he was skinny. I had no idea the boy was hot." I told Ceci.
"No shit." She mumbled. The bell dinged, and my heart started racing. Luken took an elbow to the head and I held my breath. He started bleeding from a cut on his cheek bone but other then that he seemed okay. After the two paced each other another couple of seconds Luken went at Lee full speed! Lee got a couple hits in, but that was it before he was down on the ground. The crowd cheered.
"Winner Fight Two New Comer Luken James." The announcer said. After about a five minute break the announcer walked back out.
"Fight Three Stuart vs. James" He said.
"He has to fight the other guy now?" Ceci asked.
"Yeah, I guess." I said. The bell rang. This time both of them were really cautious. Not much happened. A few punches and kicks were thrown, but there were no hits. The bell rang and the both stopped and went to the corner. Some people ran over to both sides and started examining them both. The bell rang again a few seconds later and both fighters were back in the center. Luken kicked first, but Stuart blocked with his leg, throwing Luken off balance. Then stuart threw and elbow and got Luken right in the face. since he was off balance he fell over. He was back on his feet in a flash. There was a sudden flurry of fighting from both fighters and I couldn't tell what was going on. Both fighters had several bleeding cuts. Luken got one high kick in and knocked Stuart over. He tried to get up twice, but fell back each time. The anouncer came out and called the fight.
"Winner Fight Three Luken James." He announced, and eveyrone cheered.
"There is a 15 minute break before the next level of competition." He said, and people started getting up and moving around.
"Now what?" Ceci asked.
"He said after his fight to meet him out front." I told her.
"Okay." She said, and followed me out. We stood outside and waited. About ten minutes later Luken walked out. He had someone with him. When I looked closer I realized it was the guy Stuart. They both looked pretty beat up.
"Hey." Luken said, smiling when he saw me. He hugged me right away.
"Hey Stuart, this is Ceci, and Austin." He said, not taking his eyes off of me.
"Nice to meet you." He said, holding out his hand. We both shook it.
"Stuart?" Ceci asked.
"Yeah. Calven is my first name, but everyone just calls me Stuart." He explained.
"Oh, okay." Ceci said.
"So, what now?" I asked.
"Well, I just one 500 bucks, so O'Sheas pub it is." Luken said.
"You guys are okay?" Ceci asked.
"Yeah, this is nothing." Stuart said.
"Come on. It's only a block away." Luken said, and took my hand. I smiled at him, and we walked to the pub.
"This place is awesome." I said, looking around. There were a lot of people everywhere. It had kind of an old country feeling too it. I could picture it in as a Pub a hundred years old or more in Ireland. It was great.
"JAMES! STUART!" Someone shouted, and the four of us looked over to a big table in the corner. We all walked over.
"Reserved for the two finest fighters in Boston." A short stalky guy said and pointed at the table. We all sat down. There were a few other people at the table already quite drunk. I had to try not to laugh at them.
"Two Beers Pauley!" The short guy yelled at the bar tender.
"FOUR!" Luken shouted.
"Oh, My apologies." The short guy said, looking at me and Ceci.
"It's okay. I'm Austin." I told him.
"Ceci." Ceci piped up.
"I'm Sean." He said.
The bartender, Pauley, came over and dropped off the beer.
"First round on the house for tonights big winner." He said.
"You heard already?" Stuart asked.
"Of Course. I was at the fight." Sean said.
"Austin?" I heard someone say from behind me. I froze and looked at Ceci. She looked just as terrified as me when we heard the voice.
"Yeah?" I said, slowly turning around. It was the last person I ever wanted to see. My ex boyfriend Taylor.
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