by Andresciel on August 17th, 2012, 3:33 am
As the fist slammed into his face, his only thought, the only thing that came through his mind was defense. His arm locked suddenly around her waist, and with strength that most did not have when injured he lifted her clear of the water, before slamming her back down into it. He held her, back against the earth, as blood dripped from his mouth, "God petching damn it. The fucking hurt, but there was no god damn call for it. The words slipped out. I did not mean to say them." With that, he released her, backing away to haul himself up near his clothes, snatching his pants up, grumbling something about pain, before taking three steps and sinking to his knees. Lifting her, even as light as she was, had caused him instant pain, he had held it back as long as he could, but damn he wasn't going to make it much farther. He knelt there, head spinning as he looks back at her, "Sorry. I don't like being hit." Was all he said before he fell forward, laying on the grass, and spitting out the blood from her punch. "And...you got a nice right jab." He commented, before his head fell back, the earth spinning. "Now. Would you like to tell me what exactly set you off, or do I get to lay here bleeding again for no reason?"