First of all i want to apologize for being so late. I didn't have any inspiration and it was a very long proces till i figured out what to write. I want to thank LisaThePanda. She gave me such cool ideas and isnpired me to write this chapter, but since i know that i haven't uploaded a while and i type slowly i am going to put this chapter now and put the others shorter as well because i upload faster that way. don't worry it will be exactly as you read it before.
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(J.D’s p.o.v)
“Happy birthday sweetie” My mom opened the door bringing me my breakfast in bed. Have I mentioned that she does this every year…and I fucking love my birthday.
“Thanks mom.” I kissed her cheek and reached for the waffles. Yummy.
“Today you turn 18. How do you feel?”
“jdhglikehdufhajhyeretjfking.” I said chewing my food.
My mum laughed. “No matter how old are you, you still eat like a kid.” She laughed and walked out of the room.
“Whatudhsfgugabouthfjrhgapresent.”
She giggled and closed the door. Damn. I guess I will just have to wait until later.
It was a lazy Saturday morning and I loved every part of it. Still in bed I checked my phone for more messages from Julie. She wished me a happy birthday couple of days ago…then she wished me again yesterday…and I have a feeling she will do that today more the ten times. Oh I just love that is my birthday. Everyone will be my slave today.
I dressed casually and walked down to the living room.
“Good morning.” I smiled at my dad and Monica. Yes we are okay now. What happened? Well here is the short version.
“I’m sorry. You can go out with Jake if you want to.” I hugged her. She screamed and jumped from happiness.
“Yes. Thank you J.D.” She hugged me again.
“You’re the best bro.”
I kissed her forehead.
“But if you ever go behind my back again....”
“I won’t, i promise.” She laughed and ran out of the room happily.
“Happy birthday J.D. Oh you are so grown up now.” Monica got up from the couch and hugged me.
“thank you.” I laughed and swirled her around.
“happy birthday son.” Dad stood up and gave me a manly hug.
“thanks dad. Where is mom?”
“She is in the kitchen.”
“Okay. I’ll be right back.”
I went to the kitchen and i saw mom leaned on the sink and she was crying.
“Mom, is everything okay?” I turned walked over to her hugging her. She hugged me back.
“Oh J.D...” She sobbed. “Yes everything’s fine.”
“then why are you crying?”
“you are grown up now. Not a little boy now. You have become such a man...”
I wiped her tears away. “and that’s a bad thing?”
“no, no...It’s great. I’m so proud of you. Of what you have become. It’s just...It seems like only yesterday you were playing with little to cars and now you...and you’re driving them...and...”
She cried again. “But I remember the times I wasn’t here for you and I know you hated us for it a long time.”\
“God mom I could never hate you. I was sad and alone but I never hated you.”
I hugged her tighter and rubbed her back.
“I love you mom.”
“I love you too sweetie.”
I pulled away and kissed her cheek. She smiled and pulled my and to the fridge. She opened it and there was a big no a giant chocolate cake
“I made it for you.”
“Mom...”I didn’t know what to say.
“I didn’t know you could cook.”
She burst laughing and closed the fridge. “And for your present.”
“Yes?” I asked excited.
“Come with me.”
We walked into the garden when she showed me a box. I lifted it up and under it laid a little puppy.
“it’s...it’s....”
“it’s a puppy.” Monica screamed from behind.
“I can see that.” I laughed and lifted the sleepy puppy in my lap
“It’s a husky. And it’s a male.”
“I have the feeling this was your idea.” I turned to Monica.
“Well it was this or a unicorn.”
“Does it have a name?”
“Nope. I thought maybe you can give him one.”
“I have to think about it. Does Julie know about this?”
“she convinced me not to buy you a unicorn.”
I laughed. “remind me to thank her.”
Monica poked me and pouted.
“I was just joking.”
“I’ll go and bring some milk for the new member of our family.”
Mom walked out of the garden and left me and Monica alone
“So....do you know anything about Julie’s gift?”
“I might or might not.”
“which is it?” I stroked the puppy’s hair while i was waiting for an answer.
“i know it.”
“can you tell me? I promise I’ll act surprised.”
“no. I am not telling you.”
“oh come on.”
“i can’t. I promised.”
“Julie will forgive you.”
“Jake blackmailed me sorry.”
“He is in this too?”
“Yap.”
“how?”
“he is sort of helping her make the present....be complete.”
“a-ha.” I looked at her suspiciously.
“well got to go now. Bye.” She was gone in a second.
I was left with the little puppy. I looked at it. It was black with white and blue eyes.
“you look like me little one.” I scratched his head as it positioned to sleep in my lap. I leaned on the wall and sat like that for a while. I started thinking. What could the present from Julie be...I bet it’s something sweet and romantic.
(Julie’s p.o.v)
“Now swing.”
I hit the punching bag as Jake told me.
“don’t let your guard down. Punch with one hand defend yourself with the other one.
“Jake this is hard.”
“come on. Haven’t you watched any boxing matches.”
“i am a girl remember. I read books and paint nails.”
“less crunching more punching.” He yelled as i punched the bag couple of more times.
“come on.”
“I can’t anymore.” I rested my hands on my knees and when i got up my feet hurt so bad I stumbled back and sat on the floor.
“what happened?” He kneeled next to me.
“i am too tired. I don’t think I can’t do this.”
“you already beat that bitch Shelly one time so this time is only going to be public and humiliating for her.”
“but what if I lose?”
“you won’t.”
“how do you know that?”
“because I trained you.”
“what a relief.” I sighed sarcastically.
“Listen to me Jules. She only knows to pull your hair and scratch you with her nails. You’ll knock her out in the first two seconds.”
“yeah..You are probably right.”
“of course i am. And all you have to do is put on a good show and get this over with.”
“yes.” I listed myself up. “You’re right. I can do this.”
“now come on and punch that bag.”
I started punching the bag when Mark came in.
“I just counted the money from the bets.”
“and?” I stopped to ask.
“and some bet that you will win some bet that Shelly will.”
“who’s in the lead?”
“honestly......for now, her.”
“damn it.”
“don’t worry. You will knock her out in the first round.”
“why do I even do this? How high was I when i agreed to this?”
“you ate three pieces of cake a muffin and drank coffee.”
“well that explains it.”
“you can do this. You just have to believe in yourself.” Jake spoke.
“how can I do that?”
“well for one you are dating an ex mobster. Sweetie you have to fight for him. For his love. Show him how much you love him. If he can fight then so can you. You are going to swing and punch and knock her out and when you hear the cheers for you, you will see how powerful you are.”
“Okay then. Let’s do this.”
Inspired by Jake’s talk I kept on punching the bag and gave all i had.
(J.D’s p.o.v)
“Okay. I am confused. Where exactly are we going again?” I asked Monika.
“just be quiet and you’ll see.”
“but i can’t take it anymore. Is it another surprise party?”
“no.”
“then come on...tell me.”
“no..”
After five minutes of more walking i stopped.
“i am not moving until you tell me where are we going.”
“we are here.”
“where?” I looked around confused.
“come.” She pulled my hand and we walked into an old building.
“it stinks in here.”
“stop whining like a woman and keep going.”
She pulled me down the stairs and I could already hear many voices and some music in the background.
“i thought you said it’s not a party.”
“it’s not.”
She opened the door and inside there was a big crowd and one boxing match that was surrounded by it.
“the present was a boxing match?” I asked Monica slightly disappointed.
“not just any kind.” I looked around and saw that mostly of the crowd were kids from our school.
“wait. Why are people from the school here?” Monica pushed me to the front row.
“because...they are here to see the fight.”
“whose fight?”
A loud ringing made us all turn to the boxing ring. Couple of guy showed me thumbs up and smiled. I was confused but watched the ring. Mark suddenly walked on the stage.
What the fuck?
“Ladies and gentlemen or should I say bitches and assholes.”
Everyone laughed. “You came here to witness the greatest match of the year. You bet and you bet and you came all this way so how about a cheer for our contestants.”
Everybody started whistling and cheering and yelling. It made me think, why isn’t Julie here yet?
“Give it up for Shelly.” Mark gestured to the door as Shelly got in with short shorts and a tight shirt with boxing gloves on running to the ring. Everybody cheered. Then it hit me. I turned to Monica with a deadly look.
“where is Julie?”
(Julie’s p.o.v)
“I can’t do this. I can’t breathe.”
“Calm down.” Jake massaged my shoulders “Don’t fear her. She is nothing.”
“You said she can’t fight. Why is she wearing boxing gloves and acting like a pro.”
“it’s just for a show and to scare you.”
“i don’t think i will win.”
“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!”
I was about to be happy when it hit me
“wait a minute. Are you quoting Rocky Balboa?”
“You’re on Julie.” A guy smiled at me and pulled my hand.
“Okay. Let’s go Jules. It’s show time.” Jake walked behind me as the doors opened and I walked out. People were cheering, the crowd was bigger than I expected.
“Give it up for Julie.” Mark yelled from the ring as i was pushed by Jake to the ring. Once i reached it i took of the cloak that Jake made me wear and i entered the ring being dressed a lot like Shelly. She was smiling. Her hair was in a braid and so was mine.
“Julie. Get down right now.”
I turned around to see J.D scared and pissed off.
“come here down.”
“i am fighting now. I can’t.”
“are you crazy?” he yelled.
“you knew this day was coming.”
“i thought it would be forgotten during the summer vacation”
“well now i’m fighting.”
“but you don’t know how to fight.”
“i know. Jake thought me.”
“Jake.” J.D whispered his name and then turned aiming towards Jake.
“I’m going to kill you.”
Jake positioned to hide while Monica pulled J.D back
“J.D i can do this.”
“no you can’t.”
“what you think i can’t beat her?”
“that’s not what i meant. I don’t want you to get hurt.”
I was slightly angry from his lack of fate in me.
“you’ll see who’ll get hurt first.”
I smiled at Jake and took a look at Shelly. She was getting ready.
Mark walked to me “you can do this.” He winked handing me the thing to protect my teeth and yelled at the crowd.
“Round one begins now.”
There was a bell ring and me and Shelly were pushed in the centre of the boxing match.
Shelly looked really scary. She aimed at me but in a quick reflects i pulled my hands up for defence. That was close.
She aimed again but this time i was ready with a little more confidence so i defended myself and then attacked hitting her once. She backed up surprised. Everyone was cheering and whistling making me nervous.
Just focus Julie, focus. I aimed first this time but she managed to block my hits and attacked me viciously hitting me making me lose my balance for a short while. She smiled and aimed again but i went from left to right avoiding her hits and punched her in the stomach. The bell for first round rang.
Jake pulled me back and made me sat on a chair. Wow this was very movie like. Only i was too excited to notice.
“you are doing great. See, i told you, you are better than her. Go in there kick her ass and i’ll buy you a box of ice cream.
“it better be a big box.” I looked at him.
“i’ll buy you two if I have too.”
The bell for the second round rang. I turned around giving worried J.D a wink and got in the centre of the ring.
Shelly looked really pissed off. She aimed and this time her hits were more precise and she manage to hit me hard that my lower lip was cut and i could taste the blood.
Angry i aimed towards her but she managed to avoid my hits and hit me in the stomach. I heard Jake instructing me to go back a little and wait for her moves. I did as he told me. Shelly aimed again and I blocked her punch doing a quick move hitting her in the stomach two times and when i wanted to hit her face she blocked it backing away. I breathed in and aimed for her face again. It was an intense battle. The I felt a strong punch in my stomach and one more in the face. I was on the ground and everything hurt like hell.
The crowd went quiet. “ten..nine...eight...” I heard Mark counting. “ Five...four...” I gathered all my strength to get up and stood on my feet. The crowd was loud again and the bell for end of round two rang. Jake pulled me down on the seat again and i was a little dizzy now.
“Are you okay Jules ?”
“my stomach hurts.”
“look. You are doing great.”
“no I’m not. She is stronger. I can’t win I can’t...”
Jake didn’t know what to say. Suddenly I saw J.D climbing on the ring behind the fences and whispered in my ear.
“Hear me out now. You see that when she hits with her right hand she misses but when she swings with her left she always get you. Avoid her left punches.”
“what are you doing?” I asked confused.
“helping you out. You are doing this for me so you have to win okay. You are not going to let her have me are you?”
“hell no.” I yelled
“Then take my advice. Avoid her left punches and aim for the left side of the stomach. She’s always vulnerable there when you hit her.”
The bell for round three rang.
“good luck Julie. I love you babe.”
He pushed me into the centre and suddenly I felt more confidence.
Me and Shelly circled a little until she decided to attack. I defended myself from the right punches and avoided the left.
“attack sweetie.” I heard J.D yell from the back.
I ducked when she took big swing and i aimed for her stomach punching her .I punched her again and again. I gave her one last swing in the face and she stumbled back until her legs gave up and she fell down. Mark pulled me back and started counting.
“Ten...nine...eight....seven....six...” She tried but she couldn’t get up. “four....three...two...one...Down. We have a winner people. JULIE.”Mark put my fist up in the air. I wanted to roll my eyes because he was totally into a movie and he was way lost in it but i felt too proud to be judging.
J.D jumped in the ring pulling into a hug. I spit the protecting thing out and he kissed me so passionately my knees gave up and I was going to fall if he didn’t hold me so tight. Then when he pulled away my lip started hurting because it was cut.
“i think i tasted blood.” He laughed.
“well now you are an official vampire.”
“vampire or not you love me because you are crazy enough to fight in an arena for me.”
“baby i would kill Hercules for you.”
“that i don’t doubt.”He kissed me again, this time he cupped my face and it was a gentle kiss. The crowd sighed and they slowly started to retrieve. I peeked and saw Monika and Jake holding hands and walking out and Mark was getting a lot of attention from the ladies while Yvonne made her way through them and kissed him.
Holly crap she kissed him.
“baby what is it?” J.D saw that i was distracted.
“nothing. It’s just everything is the way it’s supposed to be.”
He smiled and pulled my boxing gloves off.
“my girlfriend can kick anyone’s ass. I am so proud of you.”
I bushed at his words. I peeked behind his shoulder and saw Shelly leaving the room. And just before she was gone she turned around smirking and closed the door.
“J.D...” I pulled away. “Shelly just smirked at me.”
“Is that a good or a bad thing i can’t tell?”
“why do i have a feeling this is not over.”
“honey. You beat her. Twice. Stop torturing yourself.”
“you’re right. It’s just my imagination.”
Or was it.