- Third POV -

The next day, at the SMITH-GRIFFITH- MARKS COMMUNITY CENTER, Grayson is wearing a sleeveless shirt with pants and sneakers. A pair of boxing fingerless gloves, punching and kicking a free-standing punching bag, venting out his emotions.

The more he punches and kicks the free-standing punching bag, the more he releases his pent-up anger.

I slowly walks into the community center and looks at Grayson. He looks at me and I look at him.

"Hi." I greeted him with a small smile.

"Hi back at you." Grayson greeted me back with a small smile.

"Should you be at work at the auto-shop?" I asked.

"I have a few minutes to spare, so, I came here to blow off some steam." Grayson said. "I'm gonna challenge Drake to a fight later this evening."

"Why would you do that?" I asked him, bewildered.

"So, when I kick his ass and win, he will leave me alone." Grayson said.

"Drake may try to cheat." I warned him.

"I know." Grayson said and resumes his punches and kicks on the free-standing punching bag.

"Okay, then, I'll see you later this afternoon." I said.

"Alright." Grayson said.

I walk away and Grayson continues his workout on the free-standing punching bag.

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MICHAELS HOUSE

Later that day, I'm sitting at the kitchen countertop with Leigh Ann and Sasha, snacking on cookies.

"Grayson is gonna fight Drake at the community center this afternoon? Is he out of his fucking mind?" Leigh Ann said, bewildered.

"It's his way of getting Drake leave him alone and all of the shit that Drake put through him." I tell Leigh Ann.

"Well, I hope Grayson wins." Sasha said.

"Yeah, me too." I said. "And I didn't want to say anything, but Vanessa and I talked to each other."

"Does she know that you're onto her?" Sasha asked.

"I think so." I replied. "Vanessa hasn't shown her full hand yet. Alyssa was her first victim of her witchy magic."

"We need to find out who Vanessa Russo is." Leigh Ann said.

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SPECIAL AGENT FIELD OFFICE

Later that day, Leigh Ann, Sasha and I are sitting at a computer. I google search 'vanesea russo', and nothing comes up except her profile.

"There's nothing on Vanessa. It doesn't even say her age or where she's from." Leigh Ann said.

"She must've come from somewhere, because she has a small Victorian house." I said.

"Catty? Leigh Ann? Sasha?" Alessandra said. We three look at her. "What are you girls doing here?"

"Have you met Vanessa Russo yet, AJ?" I asked her.

"I have, I've seen her magic shows at the speakeasy." Alessandra said. "Why do you ask?"

"Because we think Vanessa isn't who she seems." I tell her. "Something's off about her."

"What are you trying to say, Catty?" Alessandra asked, gently leaning backwards against the computer desk.

"What I'm saying is that Vanessa is a mysterious woman. She's the only person with a creepy ass Victorian house." I tell her.

"We suspect that Vanessa is a mage witch with magic." Leigh Ann said.

Alessandra looks a bit bewildered. "You're fucking kidding right?"

"I know it sounds crazy, but I saw Vanessa talking to Alyssa, and minutes later, Alyssa is suddenly coughing up blood in a sink of a restroom and I had to take her to the general hospital." I tell Alessandra.

"Okay, wait a minute, Catty, you think that Vanessa Russo, who does magic shows for entertainment, is an evil mage witch?" Alessandra said.

"Like we said, it sounds crazy, but there's nothing on her when Catty googled searched her." Sasha and.

"I'll visit Vanessa at her house and just talk to her." Alessandra said.

"I can tell that Vanessa is a smart woman so, be careful, AJ. She might try to hex you. And no, I'm not joking." I tell her with a serious expression on my face.

"Alright, I'll see what I can find out about Vanessa." Alessandra said.

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THE SMITH-GRIFFITH-MARKS COMMUNITY CENTER

[Song: Confident (clean version) - Demi Lovato]

That afternoon, Me and the Beckett Crew, along with others, are watching Grayson's and Drake's kickboxing fight in the boxing ring from the bleachers.

Both Grayson and Drake are shirtless tattooed wearing their pants with shoes, along with a pair of boxing fingerless gloves.

Grayson's Dad, Holland Baxter, referees.

And so, far, Grayson has the upper hand. Both Grayson and Drake has bruises on their faces.

Everyone cheers for them both, but mainly, they cheer on Grayson.

Grayson punches Drake in his face, but Drake punches Grayson back in his house, knocking him out onto the ring mat.

"Oh my gosh." I said, worried.

Holland Baxter counts down to ten.

"Get up, Grayson?!" Sebastian exclaimed to his best friend.

Grayson stirs around on the ring mat. He looks at me and I look at him.

"I love you." I mouthed to him with a small smile and a nod.

Grayson recovers and gets back up to his feet. Holland stops counting. And Grayson tackles Drake onto the ring mat and punches him.

Drake shoves Grayson off of him and he gets back up to his feet. Grayson does a kip-up and punches Drake in his face, knocking him out onto the ring mat.

"Winner by knock out, Grayson Baxter!" Holland Baxter announced in a microphone.

Everyone cheers and applauds.

Holland and Grayson shares a father and son hug and looks around at everyone.

[Song ends]

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BAXTER HOUSE

That night, in Grayson's night bedroom, he sits on the sofa while I attend his bruises on his face and torso with a sponge. With the punches and kicks he received from the fight with Drake, Grayson's bruises aren't that bad.

Each time I clean his bruises with a sponge, Grayson grimaces a little.

Grayson still wears his pants and shoes. He's just shirtless tattooed.

"Does your bruises sting?" I asked.

"Not that much." Grayson replied.

"Sorry to say, but you look like shit." I said to him.

Grayson chuckles.

"Drake is gonna be pissed that he lost." I said.

"I know, but he's gonna have to get over it." Grayson said.

I gently soothe Grayson's bruise on his stomach with my fingertips. He grimaces a little.

"Where does it hurt most?" I asked.

Grayson gently takes my fingers and gently puts them on his abs where another bruise is. "Here."

Grayson and I exchange soft looks at each other. I gently moves my hand from his abs up to his chest. He moans softly.

I then, peck a kiss on Grayson's lips. He and I share a kiss.

"I'm glad you're okay." I said to him.

"Me too." Grayson said.

Grayson and I exchange small smiles at each other. My phone buzzes in my skirt pocket. I take my phone and looks at it.

Alessandra Johnson

I answer my phone. "Hey, AJ. Do you have anything?"

"You were right, Catty. Vanessa is a fucking mage witch." Alessandra told me on the phone, a bit frantic.

"AJ? Calm down." I said, noticing the frantic in her voice tone. "What happened?"

"I went to her house to talk to her. She made some tea. And suddenly, I felt light-headed or something. I almost puked and dropped my teacup. I saw this weird-looking mushroom in my tea." Alessandra told me.

"The mushroom must've been poisonous or something." I said.

"What?" Grayson whispered with a shock expression on his face.

"Alessandra? Did you sip the tea? Because if you did, you need to take yourself to the general hospital right now." I tell her.

"I'm getting checked out now by Leigh Ann's doctor Mom." Alessandra tells me on the phone.

"She tried to poison you, AJ, so, that makes you another victim of Vanessa's evil magic." I said.

"Catty? Be careful around Vanessa. She knows that we're onto her and she can take us out at any minute." Alessandra told me.

"Absolutely. You just get home safe." I said to her.

"I will." Alessandra said and hangs up her phone.

"What the fuck is going on?" Grayson asked, worried.

I look at Grayson, worried. "Vanessa Russo is a mage witch and we're in trouble."

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