shoulder-length hair, although I have to say that I think her hair color is quite extraordinary. Looks like gold - and it's as soft as velvet! "Dave whistled, his words met with nods of approval from the two other boys."
Suddenly Nick's eyes narrowed to slits. "How do you know that her hair feels like velvet?" He wanted to know from the long-haired man. He suddenly started to grin and replied: "Well, jealous? Can't you guess that? I know that, because I've touched it before, imagine! Oh, just thinking about it ..." Dave was talking on, but Nick didn't even notice his talk anymore because he had switched to pull-through. It was clear to him that his buddy was just trying to scare him off, but still something inside of him called in - and he didn't like that something at all!It was jealousy what he felt. Nick just couldn't explain why. He knew that Dave only wanted to tease him with this story of lies, but his otherwise dark blue eyes darkened even more.
He got up abruptly, headed for the door and didn't even notice the perplexed faces of his friends.
"It seems like you've hit a sore spot there, Dave! Don't you want to go after him and tell him that you were just kidding?", Alex, the youngest among them, wanted to know.
The long-haired boy just shrugged his shoulders and said: "Nope, he knows that I was just kidding him! He probably wants to train again. You know him, he lives for his martial arts!"
"And for Kate ..." said the youngest quietly, ... with which he was to be proved right.

Nick's steps became faster and faster in the direction of ... yes, where was he going anyway? He stopped. Should he go see where Kate was? Although then his friends would have new things to talk about.But why was he even interested in what the others were saying? He wasn't usually that sensitive when someone talked about him. Was it because that talk could give rise to rumors that could badly affect Kate's reputation? Yes, it had to be. Nick just didn't want anyone to speak badly of his little one. She was more popular than anyone else everywhere she was known! He knew why that was, after all he loved this whirlwind like no other person in the world!
Nick had to smile. Yes, whirlwind was a good word to describe Kate. She looks at you, smiles, talks to someone and - bang - it's done for them! Once you've seen them, you want them. But - it is just like the wind - you cannot catch it. Kate is free and you can't break her will - at least that's what Nick thought until he heard an angry voice and something like .. yes, it almost sounded like beating from the direction where Kane's trailer was parked.Curious, Nick ran hurriedly but silently down the path to Kane's house. The voice he heard grew louder and louder, but also more and more clear. So now he knew that it was Kane who was yelling around. He didn't feel like facing such a bad tempered Kane, actually he never really wanted to see him. It was nothing special that this guy behaved like that and let his anger run free. The boy was about to turn around and pay May a visit when he heard another voice. He didn't have to think twice about who this sweet, warm sound belonged to, it was the person he loved.
Immediately he turned on his heel and ran towards the two of them. What had previously been hidden from his view now shook him deeply: Kane "sat" more or less on Kate, where he stood with his knees on her arms, repeatedly reached out and hit his girlfriend in the face with a force that was the boy already thought he was going to break her neck!Too shocked to move any muscle, he stood there, forced to watch the brutality.
"You spoiled, little brat! I would love to… kill you! You are… such a bitch!", The attacker gasped.
All of a sudden, Nick felt a rage in his stomach. As if these insults had been what he needed to break free from his stupor, he was now walking faster and faster towards the figures lying on the ground.

Kate suddenly felt maddened anger and ... fear. Panic fear of losing someone. Kane hit her left cheek so that Kate's head fell towards the beach. Her eyes widened in shock. "You can ... no, you can't ... Don't come any closer!" She shouted to herself. Now she knew where her sudden anger and fear came from. Kane didn't seem to have noticed the 17-year-old because he was still beating the girl tirelessly.
Kate suddenly felt as if she had been electrocuted.It wasn't because of the pain her uncle was causing her, no, it was something that was starting to spread inside her at breakneck speed: she was ... scared. This time it wasn't the feeling Nick had about her, but her own feeling. Kate was so irritated and also surprised by her emotions that she didn't even realize that this was the first time she could feel Nick's feelings.
Kate was stunned: she was scared. Panic fear! But as it turned out, it wasn't the fear of Kane, no, she had never feared this man before. That feeling was all about Nick! She never wanted anything to happen to the boy!
"I have to stop him! I have to stop him! I have to protect him!", Were Kate's last thoughts before she shouted out: "NICK !! GET OFF, GET OFF!"
Both the boy and Kane were so perplexed by Kate's exclamation that they stopped moving. It was only after Kane realized the meaning of the words his niece was saying that he turned his head - yes, too late!Nick, who had recovered first, grabbed the man by the collar and dragged him roughly off Kate.

"You lousy pig! Why are you doing that? What did she do to you? I'll kill you, I swear I will kill you if you touch her again! I've watched you beat her half to death long enough. That's enough now! Why her? You don't lend a hand to anyone else, only your niece! Why do you hate Kate so? I don't understand! Can you tell me the reason? ", Nick yelled at the surprised man. He shook Kane and was about to strike when his boss's face grinned. The boy paused, perplexed.
"Well, come on, kid. Show me what you've got! Hit it, what are you waiting for?" He provoked Nick. The latter wondered why Kane was encouraging him to take his anger out on him, but he quickly pushed the thought away and took off again.
Suddenly he felt resistance. He turned his head to one side and saw Kate holding his hand from hurting her uncle.The girl looked at him out of angry eyes and asked in a cutting tone: "What do you think you're doing there? Are you still completely at ease? Stop it immediately! This is none of your business! Get out of here and mix up you will never get involved in my affairs again! "
Nick looked at his little Kate, surprised and at the same time confused. What was that supposed to mean? He just wanted to help! Why was she angry with him?
The girl still held his arm tightly. Kate was startled when Nick looked at her. She would never have thought she would read something like that in his eyes. He was hurt. His dark blue eyes had taken on a wounded look.
Kate's gaze now expressed regret. She didn't want to hurt him but protect him! Did she ever do something right?
The boy nodded his head in resignation, got up, his hand loosening from the tight grip of the girl, turned around and headed for the beach.

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