â€œIâ€™m afraid I canâ€™t. I need to talk to Eric but since it seems you are not going to let me pass.â€ He backed up and said in a loud booming voice. â€œIâ€™m calling you out Eric. You hear me, Iâ€™m calling you out.â€<br/><br/>Eric closed his eyes as he lay on his bed hoping he did not hear what he thought he did. â€œGuess Iâ€™m not that lucky.â€ He muttered when he heard Jack call again. With a heavy sigh he lifted himself off the bed and made his way out of his bedroom door closing it firmly behind him. â€œAlright Jack, what the hell did I do to piss you off so much?â€ He asked walking calmly down the stairs both hands in his pockets.<br/><br/>Jackâ€™s veins popped as his anger grew, â€œyou little prick, you telling me you donâ€™t remember. You took away eight years of my life. I wasted away in that hell hole while you went off to academy.â€<br/><br/>Eric frowned, â€œI had nothing to do with that, I didnâ€™t even know about it till Frances called me two years later.â€<br/><br/>â€œYeah right.â€ Jack said backing into the street.<br/><br/>When Eric reached Kat he put a hand on her shoulder, â€œIâ€™m sorry about this but you canâ€™t stop this one. I told you not to let him call me out.â€ Slipping by her, he called over his own shoulder. â€œRyan you want to monitor this please, you know about the rules right?â€ His demeanor had completely flipped. He wasnâ€™t the fun guy Kat knew, heâ€™d become the kid on the streets heâ€™d left. It was going to be a long day.<br/><br/>Jack shook his head, â€œIâ€™m calling out the old rules, it is in my rights.â€<br/><br/>â€œWhatever.â€ Eric said irritated heâ€™d removed his wakizashi, butterfly knife and some of his throwing knives. They would come in handy after round one. Heâ€™d removed his shoes when he went up to his room but it didnâ€™t matter, if anything it made him faster. The old rules were whatever the one whoâ€™d announced the fight wanted them to be. Most of the time it was a fight until the other was unconscious but Eric had a feeling this guy wanted more than just that.<br/><br/>Crouching he shook his head and asked, â€œThe rules then?â€<br/><br/>â€œNo rules but one, the winner gets everything the looser owns.â€<br/><br/>Eric nodded, â€œTo the death?â€<br/><br/>â€œTo the death.â€<br/><br/>â€œGot that Ryan?â€ Eric asked hoping Kat would just stay put. If Ryan talked with her a bit maybe she might but for now he couldnâ€™t think about that. He needed to focus his attention on this. What a pointless fight.