A Second Chance

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Hana was struggling! Both ladies were! Sumiko and Hana were worse looking worse for wear. Dripping with sweat, red-faced with exertion, the heat of their bodies accumulating in the ring obscured the beams of light shining down from the ceiling of the gym! Physically, this situation was not foreign at all either woman! Just like they did in their first match together, the bodacious bodybuilder and the lightweight dynamo pushed themselves and each other to their very limits! And for Hana, this culminated in her Powerbombing the smaller Sumiko right into the canvas and collapsing forward on top of her into a Matchbook Cover/Prawn Hold Pin!

Where Hana was gasping for air and struggling to maintain the pin just as hard as her top was struggling to contain her buxom chest, Sumiko had stopped struggling completely! All life had left Dreamer's eyes as she remained pinned beneath Hana's toned, capable frame! Harada bore down on the brunette with the full weight and leverage of her stronger, barely-clad bod! Her breasts mushroomed against Sumiko's shapely yet toned rear! But through all this discomfort, through all this strain, the redhead began her count! Hana pulled through, honoring Sumiko's wishes for her to realize the best version of herself! For Hana, each count must have felt like millennia. It was only after she finally sighed out the three count and collapsed forward that it would become plain as day: Sumiko was out cold!

It took several seconds for Sumiko to come to. She'd lay there beneath Hana, perhaps at Hana's feet if she found it within herself to rise. When Sumiko finally began to stir, she'd cough and sputter. Her eyes would flutter as they slowly opened. She'd look to make eye contact with Hana. Dreamer realized right away that her back was to the canvas. Her hair was disheveled and the fabric of her leotard sliding down her shoulders. It didn't take her long to connect the dots. She clenched her fist in frustration. But slowly, she became calmer.

"I....lost, didn't I? I lost to you, again. You're amazing, Hana." Sumiko would say as her abs visibly tensed while she fought to rise to a seated position. She began to reflect. Although they had both pushed each other, although they both struggled, Hana's progress was undeniable. Looking at the match play by play, move by move....Hana utterly dominated Sumiko! The bodybuilding middleweight babe had wrestled and beat Sumiko down to earn a decisive victory in this spar!

"I don't think I got in a single move. You destroyed me. But you didn't destroy my drive. I wanna face this Hana again. I wanna prove that I can not just your practice dummy to knockout in the ring." Dreamer uttered in a weak tone of voice. Despite her choice of words, Sumiko spoke with a smile. It was apparent that weakness in her voice came from the wear and tear she suffered in the spar, and not from a broken spirit. Sumiko was happy to see Hana improved. She simply wanted to improve alongside her! And to use every fiber of her being to beyond her own limits and catch up to her newfound friendly rival!

[Luncha_Libre]

Hana felt like she was totally spent, as if her body was going to need days of rest once this sparring match was over. Against any other opponent, Hana felt like this would have been over a long time ago. But the combination of Sumiko’ determination and Hana’s desperation not to come up second best, even in a sparring scenario, meant that both girls had laid everything on the line and nobody had given an inch! Now, Hana’s toned muscles were on fire. Her body was shimmering with sweat, her chest and abs were heaving as she gasped for air. Her eyes and hair were damp, and every bit of exhaustion she was feeling showed on her face.

“THREE!!” Hana had shouted the final count with all the strenght she had, before collapsing back onto the mat. She stared up at the lights, shimmering body heaving in exhaustion. The bodybuilder-turned-pro-wrestler had never expended herself like this in a match; she had been beaten up, defeated, spent, but never just poured her heart into the fight like this. In the end, however, she did it. She had won. It took several minutes for Hana to look up, pushing herself up to look past her own rising and falling bosom, to see Sumiko laid out, apparently out cold. Hana’s eyes widened in shock. The younger girl had given her all just as Hana had, and was now laid out in front of her completely and utterly spent.

“Ngh,” Hana grunted as she got up to a seated position. She rested her arms on her knees, folding her legs, waiting for Sumiko to come to. It felt like the least she could do, after Sumiko had proven to be such an incredible opponent. When the girl finally roused, Hana tried to smile, to greet her, and studied her face.

Hana listened to Sumiko as the girl spoke about the match. Was that true? Hana was surprised, judging by how her body felt, that Sumiko felt she had dominated like that. Hana’s screaming muscles told a different story, that she had to give everything she had, tonight. Maybe that desperation translated into skill, somehow. Hana couldn’t help but laugh when Sumiko talked about being her ‘training dummy,’ no training dummy had ever made someone work this hard! Hana nodded along with Sumiko, however, hearing out everything she had to say.

“Hmm,” Hana mumbled, as she nodded. Sumiko was such a strong girl, not just physically but emotionally, as well. She was determined, motivated … but also with a strong sense of honor and dignity. There were opponents that Hana had faced who would have found every cheap opening, and would have left her crying on the floor without a second thought. Sumiko was clearly eager to win, but she wanted to do it right. Just thinking about it made Hana’s heart swell with respect.

“You pushed me to my very limits,” Hana said, after a moment. “I don’t know if I have anything left to give, after that spar. You’re clearly nobody’s training dummy, Sumiko. In fact, you just brought out the best I have, now. And, if you really want to face me again …” Hana nodded her head, took a breath. Was she ready for this? She had been so desperate not to go through this again, she had to admit … some part of her was running scared of Sumiko!

“I will gladly give you another match! A real match. May the best woman win!” Hana smiled at Sumiko, trying to put on a brave face past her exhaustion. Sumiko deserved this, Hana realized. Win or lose, she had earned her rematch, and more than anything, Hana wanted to give it to her!

[winner3]

The pair of aspiring LAW wrestlers had certainly given it their all! Just as Haha had felt spent, with the perspiration and the shortness of breath to show for it, Sumiko had fought until her body gave out on her entirely! Hana had collapsed next to her with the luxury of a break several minutes long! Harada was able to find her second or perhaps her third wind before engaging Sumiko once more. And when she did, Dreamer's eyes would flutter profusely as life returned back to them and the rest of her person.

A torrent of emotions assailed her all at once, but in the end, she was able to reconcile them, and even communicate them to Hana! In the end, Sumiko had accomplished at least one of her goals: she both pushed herself and Hana to their limits! And in the process, she surely brought more out of Hana than Hana believed she had in herself! Sumiko tried to take it in stride. Her dissatisfaction with her own performance and her own inability to clinch a rematch to redeem herself- it began to wear on her. It took her some time to sit up and meet Hana eye to eye but when she did, the brunette's eyes glanced away towards the canvas. "Could I truly not even be in Hana's league?" Dreamer thought to herself. And that train of thought was soon corrected.

Hana locked eyes with Sumiko. She smiled. The bodybuilding babe spoke highly of Sumiko! Sumiko's feelings during the match, they not only reached Hana but they resonated with her as well! Sumiko had always wanted to do this the right way. She wanted to do it her way. Despite not knowing Hana's match history at first, she could feel and see the upper limits of potential in the redhead from the very first time they met! She had certainly felt that potential firsthand with the rager of a spar they had both just engaged in! Both Sumiko and Hana's bodies would attest to that and remember this feeling, no doubt! The two responded to each other's honor and genuine personalities quite well! Sumiko had also met her fair share of shady characters in her time at LAW. Meeting a strong, capable woman like Hana, one who was better than she gave herself credit for, Sumiko couldn't help but be proud that she helped Hana find some confidence in her abilities. And she couldn't be prouder of the fact that she had earned not only Hana's respect but she had also earned a chance at a rematch regardless!

The lightweight would nod to Hana. Her heart and eyes would well up as her friend and rival practically sang praises of her right to her face! Sumiko would wipe her forearm across her face to wipe away some sweat some stray tears.

"Mmm!" Sumiko would nod in approval. She was overjoyed.

"Let's make sure it's an amazing match! Please make sure you give me your best when it happens! Win, lose, or draw, no matter how things play out in the match, no matter how concerned you may be for me or how scary things look, promise me that from bell to bell, you'll give it your very best, okay?" Sumiko would insist as she learned into Hana to try to give her a hug whilst seated. Sumiko's whole body felt like it was a sea of lava, but somewhere in there amidst the wear and tear, the fatigue, and the pain, was a sense of accomplishment that would only grow exponentially as she became more and more satisfied with the fact that she wrestled her heart out against Haha, and that she'd get the chance to do it again!