SWNOVELS Chapter 57 — Proposal
-Arthur's POV-
How many fucking pills were in here? No matter how many I took out of the drawer, more lay inside, taunting me. I glared at the pill containers in my hands and grit my teeth. It was all my fault.
Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder which made me ease my muscles and turn to face him. It was Nick. I was so consumed by these that I hadn't heard him come in. "Hey, we just came back from school. Dominic headed straight to the bar, but the rest of the lads are here." He then looked down at my hands and the drawer before looking at me with concern. "You alright?" he asked which made me put the containers down and giving him a nod.
He seemed to catch onto my sadness pretty quickly. He understood. He patted my back softly and promised, "She'll heal." Those words were enough to lift my spirits a little, so I nodded to him again except this time with a small smile which he reflected.
"Come on, apparently Blake has some good news for us!" He then exclaimed before dragging me towards the training room which almost made me laugh. Nick had grown to be more and more like my brother now and I couldn't be happier. I had never really thought about having a younger brother but now he was here, I really enjoyed it.
Sitting next to Nick, I looked around to see everyone in a cheerful mood which made me brighten up as well. I missed this emotion. Happiness.
Once we were all settled, everyone looked at Blake in anticipation. He sat directly in front of me, somewhat nervous but also excited. You could tell from his grin. His brother nudged him from next to him in encouragement. He looked all giddy which made me raise my eyebrow in amusement at the two. What could this news possibly be?
"Guys," Blake then started after taking a deep breath, "I'm in a relationship with...Dominic," he said slowly while looking straight into my eyes. My eyes widened once the words left his mouth. I held myself from shaking my head. No, he couldn't possibly mean her. He did not mean my baby sister.
I looked at Nick who got up shouting, "Congratulations!" and hugging Blake which confirmed my thoughts. There was no way that Nick would be accepting of his best friend dating his sister, right? He must be
"You got a boyfriend? Congrats man! I didn't know you were gay!" I exclaimed as well, wrapping an arm around his neck but once I did, the whole room fell silent for a second. I looked around confused and they all burst out laughing. "Bro, he's dating your sister!" Zack says in between his laughing which made my grin drop.
"No, the fuck he's not."
-Blake's POV-
It took almost an hour to convince Arthur to let me and Dominic be together after my announcement that afternoon. Eventually, he did calm down though and accepted it.
I didn't blame him for the way he reacted. He was protective over the only member of his family he had left. Plus, it was his younger sister, I'm sure I'd be the same in that situation. I was actually pretty surprised at how chill Nick was about it. I was originally more afraid of what he was going to say but he was happy for us and trusted me which made me really happy.
At the moment, I was on my way to the bar in order to find Dominic. I had hoped to spend some time with her that night, but once I got there, I realised that was definitely not going to happen.
There seemed to be a line of fighters who were here to challenge the Mysterious Demon for a prize fund of...$10,000?! I almost froze at the craze of this place. I knew it was successful as fuck but wasn't that a huge risk to take?
That was my initial thought anyway until I looked up at the ring to see my girlfriend there beating up her opponent, holding him in a kimura which was ripping the muscles in his shoulder into shreds. The pain in the guy's face told it all, making me cringe with him. It was only after his arm went lifeless that he got the opportunity to tap out with his other hand whilst screaming out. Dominic truly was...amazing.
When I saw the next contestant going up onto the ring I came up with an idea. I may be able to spend some time with her after all.
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"FOLKS, I AM SAD TO SAY THAT THE COMPETITION IS COMING TO AN END AND THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE STILL HASN'T BEEN WON!" The crowd groaned and booed in protest at the announcement. "BUT DON'T FRET, WE HAVE ONE LAST COMPETITOR TO FACE OUR QUEEN! COME OUT OUR SEXY BEAST, BLAAAAKEE!"
I could see Dominic's eyes widen behind her mask as I walked up to the ring with a grin on my face. We had everyone cheering us both on, girls squealing my name, telling me to defeat her. Guys shouting and screaming for her attention. It was almost like we were back to the beginning of the school year again where the school was divided between the bullies and the target except this time, she had nothing holding her back.
They also started shouting that they loved her which made me roll my eyes. No one could love her more than I do.
"START!"
We circled around a couple of times, cautiously watching each other's movements. "What are you doing in the ring Blake?" she asked, and I grinned back.
"I'm here to propose a fight for you. It helps you out, doesn't it? You aren't too worn out from your previous matches, are you?" I asked confidently. She'd been fighting for hours. If any normal person were in her position they'd be knackered- "No mate, I don't feel a thing. But do try to amuse me!" The crowd cheered once more which distracted me for a second but that split second was all she needed.
Before I could react, she disappeared from in front of me. I tried turning as fast as I could, knowing she was going in from behind, but I wasn't fast enough then either and got kicked in the ribs hard enough for me to hear a crack, which was followed by a thud as I hit the floor.
Fuck she was much stronger than I anticipated. She wasn't as caught off guard by my presence as I wanted either.
As I laid on the floor I saw a punch coming my way and was able to move out of the way in time but just as I breathed out in relief, the air was knocked out of my chest even further when I received a kick to my stomach, making me cough. "No mercy?" I asked between my slow painful breaths.
"You've come to the wrong place to ask for mercy. Have you forgotten that I am the best?" she replied, and I couldn't help but smirk in pride for her. Looking up at her with her arms outstretched and welcoming the continuous cheers of her fans made me feel nothing but utmost pride, even if I were the one she was standing above.
I got up slowly and tried throwing in a punch while she was being celebrated but her reflexes were quick, and she acted as if she knew I was going to take that opportunity and blocked me instantly. Whilst my arm was stuck in hers, she returned the punch but ten times stronger.
Shit.
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My lip and nose started bleeding and I was dizzy. It wasn't long after that that I blacked out.
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"You don't think you went a bit too hard on the guy, D?" I woke up to mumbles of voices around me. This one sounded like...Jason?
"Hey, he's the one who signed up, why am I the bad guy?" And that voice was definitely Dominic's.
I groaned out in pain whilst trying to get myself up which made them turn to me. I was in some kind of extra room or something. It was probably where they took all those who were unfortunate enough to be knocked out by the fighters. "Because you could've gone easier on your poor boyfriend?" I asked, and instead of replying, she came up to me and pinched my bruised cheek while 'aww-ing' at me, hurting my man-pride all the more.
"Then that wouldn't make me the best now would it?" I stared back at her with a slight smile on my face.
Something about her always put me in some sort of daze. Even while she picked up a monster and put it up to her mouth, everything else around her goes blank in my mind. The only thing my eyes could pick up was her.
And like after all of my dazes, I just wanted one thing out of her and now, I didn't even have to ask. I took hold of the back of her neck gently before pulling her in and kissing her.
She was perfect. The rise in my heartbeat proved that.