Song: Game of Survival

Marcus is waiting in the workout room already. I had him meet at ten today instead of the normal seven. "So how many are you expecting to come out today?"

"Not sure...Atticus is asking a few guys to come out. I do plan you giving them a killer workout."

"Yeah...and you think any of them will be good enough." He laughs as he puts his gloves on and gets on the mat.

"Not sure..." I smirk and get on the mat with him. I get into a stance and have him come at me. I move out of the way and he comes at me again. We go around a few times before I swing and hit him in his upper am. He swings and hits me and we go at it back and forth until I realize we have an audience. Atticus has brought along three guys of his own and then there is Sam of to the side watching. I stop and tell Marcus to take a break.

 I turn to look at each one of them trying to size them up, trying to figure out by just looking at them if any of them can actually handle the job."So...you all want the job. I'm not sure if any of you have any idea what you are getting into so let's go over something. If you can't fight...then this is not for you so you can leave now if you wish." I wait and not one of them gets up. "Ok...then...if you are going to be working with me I need to know that you can have my back at all times. So I would like to see each of you fight. Since there are four of you..." I look at each one and then point to the bigger guy. "I want you to go up against ..." I look at the other three and pick out the guy that is almost his size, "go up against you."

The two of them walk over and get on the mat. Both put on gloves and look at each other ready to kill each other. I sit back and watch the duel. I would lie if I said it did not turn me. Both of them are massive and I can tell that they both work out which is a plus. They go around for a good fifteen minutes till the bigger of the two has had enough and knock the other guy out. He lands with a thud on the mat but then stands right back up."Ok...let's have the other two fight; you guys were pretty impressive."

They walk off the mat while the other guy and Sam walk up and go at it. I will say Sam held up but in the end got knocked down on his feet. Both guys are bleeding but not enough to take care of. I stand up and go to the mat. "So which one of you is willing to take me on?" They all stop and look at each other and none of them offer to get on the mat. "Seriously guys...I may look small but I can handle anything." Again no of them offer, which kind of insults me. "Wow...guess you don't need this job after all...well then...hope you all have a great rest of the day."

 I start to take my gloves off and the smaller of the guys' walks up to the mat. "I will fight you...look I really need this job."

"All right....then." I smirk and get into the one corner. We both walk up to each other and he goes to do this sissy ass swing and I punch him in the side when he goes down I grab his head and with my knee bring it up hitting him on the side of the face. He grunts out but I don't let up...this isn't play time. I take both arms and swing down on his back and he falls to the ground. "Who is next?" I look at the other three.

"I will go...this looks like fun." The second to the biggest says. Sorry...I forgot to ask what their names are and really I don't care at the moment I need someone that is going to be able to fight regardless if up against a guy or a woman. He gets on the mat and comes at me. I let him hit me one time but then I maneuver around him and climb on his back. I keep punching him until he manages to flip me over. I land hard on my back but then when he comes at me I kick him where it hurts and both hands cup over his manhood. I jump up and kick him again. He falls to his knees and then I don't wait before kicking him in the side. "Damn...you are a bad bitch." He spits out blood all over my mat.

"Thanks...I was taught not to play around." I hold out my hand for him and he walks off the mat.

Sam looks over at the other guy and laughs... "I got this man." He walks up to the mat and as we are swinging at each other he says, "Come on Scar...you wouldn't hurt me now would you?"

I smirk at the comment because I have been wanting to kick his add for a while now and so I hit him so hard that he falls backwards losing his balance. When he lands on his back I jump over and straddle him. I punch him and don't let up, over and over. Marcus has to pull me off of him.

 "I thought you could handle anything." I spit out as Marcus holds me back.

That only leaves one left...the bigger guy. When he stands on the mat I have to look up to him. Shit...this guy is huge. He is rock solid and when I go to punch him in the stomach he doesn't even budge. He looks down at me and smirks. "Come on little lady is that all you got?"

I hit him over and over and he stands rock solid not budging at all. I wear myself out on him and he not once raises a hand to me. "Hit me...what are you waiting for?" I practically beg him.

"I don't just hit women...ma'am."

Did he really just call me ma'am...I am not old...only older people are called ma'am. I hit him again. "I said hit me you fucking bitch...hit me." I hit him over and over and he doesn't fight back. I decide this isn't working so I step back and get into another stance and do a nice round kick right to the head and he leans down just enough for my ax kick to the side. When I squat down I kick his legs out from under him and he lands with a loud thud. He shakes his head and stands right back up, with a nice evil look in his eye. Maybe that woke him up. "Hit me!" I tell him one last time before he reaches back and with one punch knocks me to the ground busting the hell out of my nose.

He walks over and holds his hand out for me. "Shit...I'm sorry I didn't mean..."I stop him in mid sentence as I kick him right between the legs but the funny thing is he doesn't even budge. Instead he glares at me. "Do that again...and so help me I won't be easy on you."

I smirk at the comment and let him help me up. "What is your name?" I ask wipe my bloody nose on the back of my hand. Marcus comes over and hands me a towel. I hold it up to my nose thinking this is going to leave a nice mark.

"It's Kwan...Kwan Ortega at your service ma'am."

"Hi Kwan...and please call me Scarlett...I'm not an old woman." I smirk.

"Yes...ma'...I mean...Scarlett."

I look around the room at the other three guys and Atticus. "Well...I guess we need to move on to the next course. We will be going out back." I had Atticus get things ready. On the table in front of us are five guns. They look at each other and ten back at me. "Don't worry I am not going to ask you to shoot each other. However I need to know if you are able to kill a living being. Atticus...please let them out."

Atticus walks over to the barn and lets out five goats. They start running around the yard and then stop to eat the grass.

 "Your mission is to kill the goat. If you kill it...you have to skin it...cut him up by taking out all the organs. I want you to be delicate with it...not harming one organ do you understand. Then I want you to break the body down into pieces."They look back at me like I have got to be kidding but I stare them down. "Well...what the fuck are you waiting for?"

The four of them pick up a gun and inspect it. They look back at me like I have got to be kidding. "Seriously...all of you are dead already...you have waited to fucking long."

 I pick up the last gun. I hold it out and shoot the farthest goat roaming in the yard. The goat makes a god awful scream and his body jerks in convulsions as he gasps for his last breath before collapsing on the ground. I set the gun back down like it was nothing and watch the creature die right in front of me.

Each one hold out the gun and all of them shoot except for Sam. He shakes his head and puts the gun back down on the table. I walk over by his side and pat him on the back. "Sam...I'm sorry but this isn't the job for you. Maybe you should talk to Mekhi and see if he can't get you on at one of his clubs."

He looks over at me. "This is wrong, Scarlett...I mean what the hell...those goats didn't do anything to you."

"It's not personal...Sam...you should leave now." I wait for him to leave as I watch the other three with their knife skills.

I walk around and watch the three of them. The one guy slaughters the damn goat, wasting all organs. Blood is all over the yard like a freaking slaughter house. Seriously he is making more mess than he should which will cost us dearly on a job. The other two have pretty good skills but could use some extra practice."Ok...now show me how you would clean up this mess...please you guys turned my backyard into a blood bath."

I leave the backyard and go inside. I run up to take a quick shower while they clean up the mess. Whoever has the best cleaned up area is more than likely getting the job. Well...it's between Kwan and the other bigger guy at this point. The one just made too big of a mess and it will take me too long to train him how to do it properly.

When I get out of the shower, I look in the mirror at my face. It has a nice purple shade to the right side, right below the eye and more towards my nose. Damn...I can't believe he actually hit me. I start to laugh as I cover it up with my hand. I quickly get dressed in jeans and another t-shirt and head downstairs to find Meagan standing in the living room. I see the look on her face and she is not happy.

"Seriously...did you have to be so hard on Sam. Dammit Scar he is trying and he will be good...you could count on him."

I walk past her and pour myself a shot of whiskey. I gulp it down. "Meagan...please you should be thanking me not scolding me about this." I turn back around to look at her.

"Thanking you...do you really think he is going to be staying home now? He hoped to get a job so that he can stay here in the states...to stay with me but no to fuck this up for him."

I start to laugh. "Me...Meagan...he can't fight and I need someone that is going to be better than me to be able to have my back and the boy doesn't even have the heart to shoot an animal. How in the hell do you think he will be able to kill a person?" She huffs and before I let her get in a word I added, "Look I told him to go talk to Mekhi maybe he can work in one of the clubs or something."

"I be damned if he is going to work in one of those sex clubs...besides he won't make the money like you two make."

"No...but at least he would be safe...and be able to come home to you at night and take care of you and Rylan...again you should be thanking me for not letting him work with me."

"You know you can be a bitch at times."

I tilt my head and smirk. "I know...I love you too."

She turns and stumps off. She will just have to be pissed off at me it's not like she is the only one that has ever been upset with me. I set the shot glass down and head outside.

 The guy that made the huge mess is still cleaning. I look over at Atticus. "Looks like he is out."

"Yeah...I will go tell him to get going."I walk over to the other two guys.

"Well you two amaze me...but I can only pick one of you. So how about we go out tonight and have a few drinks...dance...party...see what kind of trouble we can get into."

Whoever can handle the next mission is in because I need to know who can be there when I need him to be.