When Eric took a seat next to Kat his listened to what she had to say not daring to interrupt. He knew she was sorry before she even said it, it was written all over her face. Even though he knew he also had a feeling she needed to get it off her chest. So he remained silent until she finished. â€œI wouldnâ€™t worry too much. Iâ€™ve been through worse, much worse when I was younger.â€ He paused and smiled. â€œand as far as coming for you, that was going to happen anyway eve with Ryanâ€™s very generous offer. If it wasnâ€™t for him I probably wouldnâ€™t have made it in time. I am very glad I did.â€ He said not daring to touch her for fear it might hurt.<br/><br/>He wanted to comfort her and all the best he could do was smile. A sigh passed his lips when he remembered what he would tell her later. â€œI guess now is a good time.â€ He said looking right into her eyes. â€œI said Iâ€™d tell you later so I shall. Where I learned how to do what I do is from experience. Most of it is from fighting in the streets as a boy. My father wasnâ€™t one to ask questions and my step mom, letâ€™s just say she was the woman nobody wanted to be around because she was such a dragon. I got into a lot of trouble fighting but it didnâ€™t stop me from doing it anyway.â€ As he spoke a wave of memories washed over him and he was almost swept away by them but he kept them in check.  â€œMy first fight was in 5th grade. I was the new boy and considered a freak because of my skin color. Naturally that meant getting into a few fights. I lost a few my first time but as it continued the better I got till I was the undefeated champion.â€<br/><br/>Taking a painful deep breath he said, â€œStreet fighting was and is still illegal where I lived and there were a few times when I was close to getting caught. Needless to say if my dragon step mom couldnâ€™t stop me street fighting no cops were going to either. I didnâ€™t stop even when I got into the academy. I made sure to be careful but I still did it until I met an old woman down the block from where I had been street fighting that day. Let me tell you she was a spitfire and she wound up beating me black and blue. It was her who taught me what to do with my life, not my parents nor the academy, her. To this day I thank her for her teachings even though she has passed on.â€<br/><br/>Another pause and he looked to the doorway. For a moment he had thought he heard a noise. â€œThe other parts were my own personal interests, the academy and an uncle who knew more martial arts than anyone Iâ€™ve ever met before.â€ When he finished he looked to Kat once more and said, â€œthat is just a small part of my past, the rest is a little bit more than Iâ€™d like to share.â€ It was a story he hadnâ€™t told before and it was nice to be so open with Kat. It was also nice to have her be open with him. Back at the hotel she could have continued to pretended she didnâ€™t know Riddick but in the end she decided to fill him in, even if the kiss seemed a bit awkward.<br/><br/>He was about to say something else when Ryan returned. â€œI wouldnâ€™t think of a reason why we would keep anything from you now.â€ He said smiling at Ryan the memory of the two kisses giving him a slightly flushed face. â€œAs you said, you did save our lives.â€ He looked to Kat as if in confirmation. He didnâ€™t want to step out of bounds with her, he had a feeling if he did bad things would befall him.