Nothing At All
Chapter Seventeen
Rose’s POV
Today was the day of the big fight. After I made a deal with Simon, and the fight runners in London, I started training for this fight. I was going to fight Will until one of us was unconscious. If I lost I would let Simon do whatever he wanted to me if I won Will would leave me and everyone that I talked to alone and I would be cleared of all accusations that were made by Will. Throughout the week Harry came by the gym I was training at and I avoided him at all costs. For the past month I’ve changed my appearance so no one would really recognize me because I knew it was dangerous if Simon found out I was talking to anyone from my recent encounters. I died my hair darker, got colored contacts, pierced my nose again, and made some new friends that were exactly like my old friends. I wasn’t dating anyone but when we ran into Harry on Monday night Jake was quick on his feet calling me his girlfriend.
Jake was my trainer and he became like a second brother to me. He always looked out for me and made sure that I was always okay. He taught me a lot more about fighting and helped me get into the best physical and mental state I could be in for my fight. The fight was going to be held inside the abandoned meat packing plant that Simon owned and he was making sure no one would find out about it. It was a huge fight for the underground scene and from what I heard from Jake and his friends there were huge bets saying that I would win. Anger and revenge was a huge fuel for me and Jake always said that made you go further in a fight than anything else. He helped me learn how to control that anger and revenge however because we both knew that if one person was too angry or too vengeful that mistakes were always made. Jake and I arrived early to the packing plant and one of Simon’s men showed me to a room and I started pacing. I was currently in just baggy sweats and a zip-up hoodie and I was pacing the room.
“You pace anymore you’re going to make a hole,” Jake said and I gave him a look and he just smiled and chuckled, “You’re going to win Rose. I have no doubt you will.”
“At least one of us does,” I said, “You do know if I don’t win I will probably die and I’m pretty sure it will be tonight. Simon won’t wait until tomorrow trust me.”
“And you’ve heard everyone that has walked into the gym,” Jake said, “Will, Chad whatever the fuck his name is hasn’t been training at all for this.”
“That’s because he knows my fighting style Jake!” I exclaimed throwing my hands up in the air, “Fuck maybe I shouldn’t have done this.”
“Rose,” Jake said and I looked up at him since he stepped in front of me, “One second I have an idea. Stay right here.”
Jake then disappeared out of the room and I continued to pace and tried to shake off all of my nerves. I took off my hoodie since I saw it was already a half hour before the fight when Jake returned with someone I would never think would come.
“You’re the one who can calm her down,” Jake said and I spun around to see curly hair and green eyes that were staring at me.
“You’re alive,” he said in awe.
“Oh don’t pretend you didn’t know it was me on Monday night,” I said as he crossed the room in two strides and wrapped me in his arms and hugged me tightly.
“I thought I lost you,” he whispered and then kissed me hungrily.
When our lips parted he put his forehead on mine and looked down at me.
“You’re going to win this fight,” he said.
“How do you know that?” I asked, “Harry what if I lose?”
“I know that because he’s the suckiest fighter I’ve ever fought,” Harry said, “I know from experience and you will not lose because you have too much at stake. When you’re fighting for your life you have more motivation that anyone else.”
I sighed and looked at the ground but he put his finger under my chin and made me look up at him.
“You’re going to win because you’re fighting for us,” Harry whispered, “All or nothing right?”
“All or nothing,” I smiled at the reference to our letters we had written over three months ago.
“Now get ready and get your head in the game okay,” he said, “We’ll all be watching you and cheering you on.”
I nodded my head and Harry kissed me.
“I love you Rosemarie Seige,” he whispered.
“I love you Harry Styles,” I said and he smiled and I smiled lightly.
He then let me get ready and I thanked Jake for that. I needed a pep talk from the one boy who could make or break my day. I knew I broke his heart when he read the letter but with what Will had done to me with his accusations I had no choice but to do it. If I separated myself from them this was going to be a bit easier, but Harry was right. I was fighting for us. It was going to be all or nothing. Either I’d win it all or I’d gain nothing but a death sentence. I was warming up my body and stretching when Simon and the ring announcer as I found out to be named Tom came into my room.
“You ready?” Simon asked.
“Yup,” I said.
“Well let’s get started then,” Tom said, “Bring your fighter out Anderson.”
“Okay,” Jake said nodding his head and then I nodded my head to him as I threw on my zip up hoodie and left it unzipped.
I followed Jake out of the room and towards the makeshift ring that was in the middle of the main area of the plant. There was a huge crowd and I could see Simon making a fortune off of this. I had been out of the ring for little over a year and I was nervous as shit. As Tom announced my name, I watched as I walked past John Michael, Niall, Zayn, Louis, Liam, Delilah, Eleanor, Danielle, Perrie, and Katy as their mouths dropped and I saw Harry smirking. I nodded my head towards them and I got into the ring and took off my jacket. I had worn two sports bras so my boobs would be completely flat and even had them rapped down so Will had nothing to grab onto and pull. I then looked across the ring to see Will smirking at me and I rolled my eyes. He always did that in a fight to intimidate his opponent but I knew better than to be intimidated by this man. He may have had height on me but he wasn’t going to win this. I made that choice the minute Harry talked to me. I was going to knock him out and win. Tom went over the rules and closed the betting and called us over to the middle of the ring. We both heard a ring signaling that the first round started and Will made the first move. He tried to take my legs out from under me but I was too quick from him and dodged it and struck his nose. I heard a cracking sound and grinned as I saw blood already gushing from his face and smirked a little bit. I couldn’t take my head out of the game but I heard cheering and I could hear John Michael and the boys cheers the loudest over everyone. Will was pissed and quickly retaliated with a swift punch to the gut and I didn’t have time to flex and he knocked the air out of me. I quick ducked as he tried to punch my jaw and I kicked him the gut. I heard him groan but before I could block anything he had upper cut me and I stumbled backwards and grabbed onto the ropes to keep from falling down. I knew that if I fell on the ground that Will would be able to knock me out cold just because of the fact that he had weight on me too. I flipped over as he tried to punch me again and moved out of the ropes. I could fell the bruises start to form as he punched me in the face again. However he wasn’t expecting me to kick him in the crotch and he quickly went down and I grabbed the back of his head and kneed him in the face a couple of times. However after a third time he grabbed me and I fell on the ground but I was expecting it and quickly back rolled out of it and jumped up and started the boxer side to side move. I was bouncing shaking of the pain and achiness I was feeling as he slowly got up. The bell signaled the end of round one and I walked over to my corner and sat down. Jake and my other friend Luke were waiting for me.
“You’re kicking ass out there Rose,” Jake said as Luke gave me some water and started patching up my face some.
“How bad are my injuries?” I asked looking at Luke.
“You have a couple of cuts above your right eyebrow and you have a nice shiner and bruise on your chin but you look way better than Will. He’s covered in blood,” he said and I smirked.
“He never protects he face or ribs,” I said, “My best bet is to get him on the ground and knee him as hard as possible in the face.”
“Then do it girlfriend,” Jake said, “Like I said you know his fighting style and what he hasn’t fixed.”
I nodded my head to see Will glaring at me and Simon and Tom behind him looking impressed. I then looked up in the stand to find Harry grinning and everyone talking excitedly. I winked at Harry who smiled wider and I stood up as we heard the second bell for the second round. The second round however wasn’t going my way. I had taken a lot of hits to my face and stomach but at the moment I was on top of Will.
“You’re never going to win beautiful,” Will was chuckling, “Simon’s never going to let you. He wants you dead. You’re distracting his star gang leader.”
“Oh really,” I said as I saw a medic standing there ready.
“Yeah,” he smirked and I saw his move before it even happened.
He pulled out a small knife and I quickly snatched it out of his hand and threw it out of ring and heard it hit a wooden pillar.
“Really?” I asked as he knocked me off, “A fucking knife. You can’t take me like a real man. You have to cheat to win. Wow Will you’re really pathetic.”
“I am not,” he growled and I smirked.
The more I made Will pissed the more mistakes he was going to make and I could knock him out.
“Really because everyone’s laughing that you’re getting your ass kicked by a girl who’s smaller and younger than you,” I said, “It must be a real embarrassment.”
I wasn’t quick enough to dodge the punch and I was knocked to the ground and Will just went to town. I was slowly loosing consciousness but one thing saved me.
“Just give up you bitch,” Will hissed, “No one cares about you. You’re a fucking whore.”
“No,” I growled and punched his face, “I’m going to win this all. Fuck you.”
I was then able to switch positions and I just started punching the shit out of his face. I had to be pulled off of him by someone.
“I’m not done!” I growled trying to get out of the person’s arms.
“You’re going to kill him Rose,” I heard Harry’s voice and I slumped in his arms, “You knocked him out.”
“I should kill him,” I muttered as the medic quickly got onto the ring and I was brought back to my corner.
Tom announced me the winner and I smiled weakly. I had won my freedom and my old life back.
“You won,” Harry whispered in my ear and I rolled my head to look at him since I was slumped against the pole.
“I won,” I whispered seeing a black cloud around Harry’s body.
Harry noticed my vision getting glassy.
“I think I have a concussion,” I whispered, “Everything’s fading.”
The last thing I remember was Harry yelling at Simon for another medic before I lost consciousness.
Today was the day of the big fight. After I made a deal with Simon, and the fight runners in London, I started training for this fight. I was going to fight Will until one of us was unconscious. If I lost I would let Simon do whatever he wanted to me if I won Will would leave me and everyone that I talked to alone and I would be cleared of all accusations that were made by Will. Throughout the week Harry came by the gym I was training at and I avoided him at all costs. For the past month I’ve changed my appearance so no one would really recognize me because I knew it was dangerous if Simon found out I was talking to anyone from my recent encounters. I died my hair darker, got colored contacts, pierced my nose again, and made some new friends that were exactly like my old friends. I wasn’t dating anyone but when we ran into Harry on Monday night Jake was quick on his feet calling me his girlfriend.
Jake was my trainer and he became like a second brother to me. He always looked out for me and made sure that I was always okay. He taught me a lot more about fighting and helped me get into the best physical and mental state I could be in for my fight. The fight was going to be held inside the abandoned meat packing plant that Simon owned and he was making sure no one would find out about it. It was a huge fight for the underground scene and from what I heard from Jake and his friends there were huge bets saying that I would win. Anger and revenge was a huge fuel for me and Jake always said that made you go further in a fight than anything else. He helped me learn how to control that anger and revenge however because we both knew that if one person was too angry or too vengeful that mistakes were always made. Jake and I arrived early to the packing plant and one of Simon’s men showed me to a room and I started pacing. I was currently in just baggy sweats and a zip-up hoodie and I was pacing the room.
“You pace anymore you’re going to make a hole,” Jake said and I gave him a look and he just smiled and chuckled, “You’re going to win Rose. I have no doubt you will.”
“At least one of us does,” I said, “You do know if I don’t win I will probably die and I’m pretty sure it will be tonight. Simon won’t wait until tomorrow trust me.”
“And you’ve heard everyone that has walked into the gym,” Jake said, “Will, Chad whatever the fuck his name is hasn’t been training at all for this.”
“That’s because he knows my fighting style Jake!” I exclaimed throwing my hands up in the air, “Fuck maybe I shouldn’t have done this.”
“Rose,” Jake said and I looked up at him since he stepped in front of me, “One second I have an idea. Stay right here.”
Jake then disappeared out of the room and I continued to pace and tried to shake off all of my nerves. I took off my hoodie since I saw it was already a half hour before the fight when Jake returned with someone I would never think would come.
“You’re the one who can calm her down,” Jake said and I spun around to see curly hair and green eyes that were staring at me.
“You’re alive,” he said in awe.
“Oh don’t pretend you didn’t know it was me on Monday night,” I said as he crossed the room in two strides and wrapped me in his arms and hugged me tightly.
“I thought I lost you,” he whispered and then kissed me hungrily.
When our lips parted he put his forehead on mine and looked down at me.
“You’re going to win this fight,” he said.
“How do you know that?” I asked, “Harry what if I lose?”
“I know that because he’s the suckiest fighter I’ve ever fought,” Harry said, “I know from experience and you will not lose because you have too much at stake. When you’re fighting for your life you have more motivation that anyone else.”
I sighed and looked at the ground but he put his finger under my chin and made me look up at him.
“You’re going to win because you’re fighting for us,” Harry whispered, “All or nothing right?”
“All or nothing,” I smiled at the reference to our letters we had written over three months ago.
“Now get ready and get your head in the game okay,” he said, “We’ll all be watching you and cheering you on.”
I nodded my head and Harry kissed me.
“I love you Rosemarie Seige,” he whispered.
“I love you Harry Styles,” I said and he smiled and I smiled lightly.
He then let me get ready and I thanked Jake for that. I needed a pep talk from the one boy who could make or break my day. I knew I broke his heart when he read the letter but with what Will had done to me with his accusations I had no choice but to do it. If I separated myself from them this was going to be a bit easier, but Harry was right. I was fighting for us. It was going to be all or nothing. Either I’d win it all or I’d gain nothing but a death sentence. I was warming up my body and stretching when Simon and the ring announcer as I found out to be named Tom came into my room.
“You ready?” Simon asked.
“Yup,” I said.
“Well let’s get started then,” Tom said, “Bring your fighter out Anderson.”
“Okay,” Jake said nodding his head and then I nodded my head to him as I threw on my zip up hoodie and left it unzipped.
I followed Jake out of the room and towards the makeshift ring that was in the middle of the main area of the plant. There was a huge crowd and I could see Simon making a fortune off of this. I had been out of the ring for little over a year and I was nervous as shit. As Tom announced my name, I watched as I walked past John Michael, Niall, Zayn, Louis, Liam, Delilah, Eleanor, Danielle, Perrie, and Katy as their mouths dropped and I saw Harry smirking. I nodded my head towards them and I got into the ring and took off my jacket. I had worn two sports bras so my boobs would be completely flat and even had them rapped down so Will had nothing to grab onto and pull. I then looked across the ring to see Will smirking at me and I rolled my eyes. He always did that in a fight to intimidate his opponent but I knew better than to be intimidated by this man. He may have had height on me but he wasn’t going to win this. I made that choice the minute Harry talked to me. I was going to knock him out and win. Tom went over the rules and closed the betting and called us over to the middle of the ring. We both heard a ring signaling that the first round started and Will made the first move. He tried to take my legs out from under me but I was too quick from him and dodged it and struck his nose. I heard a cracking sound and grinned as I saw blood already gushing from his face and smirked a little bit. I couldn’t take my head out of the game but I heard cheering and I could hear John Michael and the boys cheers the loudest over everyone. Will was pissed and quickly retaliated with a swift punch to the gut and I didn’t have time to flex and he knocked the air out of me. I quick ducked as he tried to punch my jaw and I kicked him the gut. I heard him groan but before I could block anything he had upper cut me and I stumbled backwards and grabbed onto the ropes to keep from falling down. I knew that if I fell on the ground that Will would be able to knock me out cold just because of the fact that he had weight on me too. I flipped over as he tried to punch me again and moved out of the ropes. I could fell the bruises start to form as he punched me in the face again. However he wasn’t expecting me to kick him in the crotch and he quickly went down and I grabbed the back of his head and kneed him in the face a couple of times. However after a third time he grabbed me and I fell on the ground but I was expecting it and quickly back rolled out of it and jumped up and started the boxer side to side move. I was bouncing shaking of the pain and achiness I was feeling as he slowly got up. The bell signaled the end of round one and I walked over to my corner and sat down. Jake and my other friend Luke were waiting for me.
“You’re kicking ass out there Rose,” Jake said as Luke gave me some water and started patching up my face some.
“How bad are my injuries?” I asked looking at Luke.
“You have a couple of cuts above your right eyebrow and you have a nice shiner and bruise on your chin but you look way better than Will. He’s covered in blood,” he said and I smirked.
“He never protects he face or ribs,” I said, “My best bet is to get him on the ground and knee him as hard as possible in the face.”
“Then do it girlfriend,” Jake said, “Like I said you know his fighting style and what he hasn’t fixed.”
I nodded my head to see Will glaring at me and Simon and Tom behind him looking impressed. I then looked up in the stand to find Harry grinning and everyone talking excitedly. I winked at Harry who smiled wider and I stood up as we heard the second bell for the second round. The second round however wasn’t going my way. I had taken a lot of hits to my face and stomach but at the moment I was on top of Will.
“You’re never going to win beautiful,” Will was chuckling, “Simon’s never going to let you. He wants you dead. You’re distracting his star gang leader.”
“Oh really,” I said as I saw a medic standing there ready.
“Yeah,” he smirked and I saw his move before it even happened.
He pulled out a small knife and I quickly snatched it out of his hand and threw it out of ring and heard it hit a wooden pillar.
“Really?” I asked as he knocked me off, “A fucking knife. You can’t take me like a real man. You have to cheat to win. Wow Will you’re really pathetic.”
“I am not,” he growled and I smirked.
The more I made Will pissed the more mistakes he was going to make and I could knock him out.
“Really because everyone’s laughing that you’re getting your ass kicked by a girl who’s smaller and younger than you,” I said, “It must be a real embarrassment.”
I wasn’t quick enough to dodge the punch and I was knocked to the ground and Will just went to town. I was slowly loosing consciousness but one thing saved me.
“Just give up you bitch,” Will hissed, “No one cares about you. You’re a fucking whore.”
“No,” I growled and punched his face, “I’m going to win this all. Fuck you.”
I was then able to switch positions and I just started punching the shit out of his face. I had to be pulled off of him by someone.
“I’m not done!” I growled trying to get out of the person’s arms.
“You’re going to kill him Rose,” I heard Harry’s voice and I slumped in his arms, “You knocked him out.”
“I should kill him,” I muttered as the medic quickly got onto the ring and I was brought back to my corner.
Tom announced me the winner and I smiled weakly. I had won my freedom and my old life back.
“You won,” Harry whispered in my ear and I rolled my head to look at him since I was slumped against the pole.
“I won,” I whispered seeing a black cloud around Harry’s body.
Harry noticed my vision getting glassy.
“I think I have a concussion,” I whispered, “Everything’s fading.”
The last thing I remember was Harry yelling at Simon for another medic before I lost consciousness.
Notes
Hey guys here's an update! Hope this makes sense now! Sorry it took so long. Yesterday I went to Cheyenne Frontier Days to go see Luke Bryan with some friends.Hope you like it! Please let me know what you think!
10/27/13