a funny love story inside the ring of boxing with a twist of gender-bender in the 1900s in Lyon, France.

P.S. I did some research online for the city and names! took me awhile to pull this story all together!

On the Other Side of the Ring

By negenki (kuvli)

Olivie's First Entry

Olivie Bougnol

It was cold and rainy tonight. So cold and freezing that I can almost not live pass today. I tried to shelter myself under this renaissance building of the big city of Lyon, France. Sadly, they couldn't stand my smelly and dirty appearance that they have to kick me out of their damn territory. Damn them. If only I have the strength. Oh the strength! To kill the heck out of them! No, I am not a killer nor a runaway criminal in this era of 1905. I was just hungry. My only brown coat have stitches and holes everywhere. Even my best pants can barely hide my knees! Aight. What human being can be ashame of seeing their own toes sticking out of their shoes? My brown cap was about the only thing that was kept in great condition. As far as I can see. I can't really stand the fact that although I have no home to return to. I'm homeless. The world can't be fair at all! Grrrrr! Why can't it be set right for me and let me sleep dry tonight! Oh for goodness sake! What have I done wrong to deserve a life like this?! My whole 19 years of living, I have not once wrong anyone! Never. Hmm. Now that I think about it, is it because I! Oh! Is it because I can never be a proper person! Someone with a more gentle side of myself. Someone who can actually slap softly and chuckle? No! How can I be punished because of that?!

Enough! The most important thing is that now I'm trying to stay dry from the pouring rain in this alley. This smelly and filthy alley that I come to love. I'm so used to it that I can see the hidden beauty that it have.

My stomach is now growling with hunger and shaking from the cold. I thought tonight could be the night that I give up living. However, as I stood there, being as thin and short as I am, I was mistaken for a pole. This drunk man tried to pee on me! Augh! How dirty! Before he can even unzip his pants and leak on me, I kicked him hard. Oh, very hard that he fell onto the wet ground crying. What on earth was he thinking? Having the whole city wet and he tries to pee on me?

Anyways, I paced away to a much cleaner place and found troubles instead. There were these men. Those horny, sex-appeal bastards tried to harass an innocent woman. Oh thank Father for this body of mine! At first, I couldn't make out what they were really doing. All I know is that I need to find a dryer place that no one would bother me. Then, I came upon this group of three men, ganging on one woman. Her mouth was covered by the other and pinned down by the next. The leader as I assumed, started to unbuckle his pants and laughed with joy. Then, he started to rip her clothes! I was shocked. Very shocked. Although I had been out on the streets for two whole years already, this is something that I am not used to seeing. Something that women should stand up and show them who's really the boss.

Without thinking and forgetting about my hunger and strength, I went up to them and strike the leader with my foot. He went flying over her and landed hard on the hard ground. "Let her go, you horny bastards!" I yelled at them. Upon seeing my figure, they laughed as one of them stood up.

"Do you really think you can take us down, boy?" he tempted. I could only feel myself rising with anger at how poorly they have look down on women. Look down on me! Those bastards.

"If you don't try, who would find out the truth?" I shrieked at them. As expected, they treated me like a kid and walked lazily towards me. He tried to grab my shoulder, but instead, I took him down. Hardcore. His head came crashing down to the ground that I can even hear it pop. Oh! That is what you get for harassing people!

However, the other two came at me, caging me inside their circles of death. Those bastards. How can it be fair to team up on a single person. The other man grabbed me from behind as the other tried to blow my head off with his big, hard fist. I could see it coming and when he did strike, I dug below, resulting him to hit his own partner.

I thought I succeed, but he strike again. This time, it hit me hard on my face. My cheek actually. It hurt. It hurt so bad that I spit out blood instead. What can I do. I did the best I can. I gave a back kick, killing the man's future offsprings and he let go of me right away. My secret weapon of all time. Ladies and Women...Just kick them hard in the organs to teach them a lesson. He came down, groaning in pain.

I didn't remember the other guy being so closed to me until his huge, wrinkle face came towards me. His leg was flying and aiming right at me. Instead, I took my fist and swing it at his own face. He pulled back in pain.

Suddenly, someone grabbed me from behind. I turned around instantly and strike a blow. Turns out, it was quite a young man. Probably just a few years older than me. But, he bent down with pain as I just had broken his nose.

He did gave me a few cursing words, which I do not blame him for it since he's not on those horny bastards' side. Anyways, that man... I have no idea why...In this whole wide city...He found me...In this whole wide city... He wanted me...Ew! Not like that, you moron! At that moment when I thought I would continue living my life as a homeless child after saving the innocent woman, he stopped me.

As he grabbed me by the shoulders, my stomach growled loudly. How awkward it really is that at that very moment, the rain stopped pouring. He stared at me with desire and desperation. He was taller than me, so I have to look up to meet his eyes. For some reason, it made me feel as if he's attracted to his own kind of sex. Almost scared the hell out of me, but he finally spoke. "Will you be willing to fight for me in the next boxing tournament? If you fight for me, I can promise you that you will never live out in the streets again. Maybe, even become a millionaire."

I didn't really know what I was really getting myself into. All I knew was that this young man, had a clean suit on, a perfect hat that maybe I can even wear. He even had a clean shaved chin too. I was hungry. Not even a single penny exist in my very own pocket. And most of all, I had no home to return to. So...I agreed to his deal. I only know that this man can provide what I needed, but...sooner or later, and I expected it to be very soon...If he finds out that I was really a female...Stuck in this body of a man! I don't know how he will react...Whether he faint or go mad...But I know he will definitely kill me for sure... After all...I can't last long like this...