...I bent over to rearrange some flowers. While doing so, I leaned into them and took a deep breath. I always loved the smell of them, the way the sce...t found its way deep into my nose. It always brought up this happy feeling inside me. "That would be a total of 25 dollars, madam," I heard behind me. I looked over my shoulder and saw my mom at the counter talking to a red haired woman. There was a bouquet of roses on the counter. My mom noticed me with her stunning blue eyes and gave me a cute. After passing through the wards in two basements, I came to the entrance to the more ancient tunnel system. I had several flares with me to use to burn out whatever was causing people to lose their Magic, and descended into the first of the tunnels to look for this menace. It certainly appeared to be a rather simple undertaking.I soon learned just how wrong I had been while exploring the first tunnel. I had traveled a good ways down the tunnel when the creatures seized both my Talent and my. It made him weak with desire for Rachel. The feel, smell and taste of her, coupled with the fact that he had physically possessed her, tormented him. He felt like a depraved animal, yearning for fulfillment. As he stared up at the ceiling, he came to a decision. He looked at his watch and it was late, almost 11pm. He got off the bed and in his pajamas, walked out and headed towards Rachel’s room. When he reached her door, his resolve began to waver. He stood there. For almost 10. I have no doubt that the four broken noses that Lisa had given to her opponents last year had something to do with that change.Saturday morning, I woke up early, ran a little to help clear my head and lay out my strategy for my first fight. I called Lisa; and we arranged to meet at the coffee shop before heading to the gym. As the reigning champion, Lisa was the scheduled to fight first; I was next to last.I had a ringside seat. I watched her opponent warming up in his corner, he looked pretty.