Catching Up and Catching Unawares (Completed)

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In the LAW facilities gym, on a day where it wasn't very crowded, the woman known Sha was getting daily dose of weightlifting. The muscular Egyptian was currently laying upon a bench and pressing an impressive anount of weight upwards. Her jaw set and her powerful arms trembling she pumped the weighted bar up and down with a good deal of effort. Her bronzed body glistening with sweat was evidence of that. Finally with a growl of exertion she pushed the bar up and onto the safety racks. Sighing in relief Sha would sit back up again to grab her towel and begin wiping herself off.

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Sha was dressed in a gym attire that left little for modesty but did a great job showing off her ripped body. Not that anyone was eager to comment on it. As one half of the tag team Ancestors of Isis most people gave Sha a wide berth. Many people had witnessed the cruelty she and her partner unleashed in their debut match. Naturally no one was eager to get on their bad side after that display, lest they end up like their hapless opponent.

Speaking of her sister, Nha had not yet arrived at the gym. They usually went together but today her twin had claimed she was going to be running late and would meet up with Sha a bit later. Because of this Sha found herself in the rare position where she was without her twin sister. Sha could have waited until she was ready but her workout was important to her, so rather than wait Sha proceeded to go ahead and get started early.

Sha continued to wipe down her sweat covered body and whenever people started to stare she would fix them with a cold glare. No words were necessary after that and most quickly averted their gaze. Sitting on the bench and taking the time to rest she would prepare herself for another set of lifting.

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The punching bag didn’t look like it could withstand much more punishment as two gloved hands slammed against it with powerful but precise strikes. The hands lead up to the muscled tanned arms of the attacker as the strained and tensed with each punch, all connected to the dark haired woman who was using the bag for her training as the bag swung back and forth on the chain it was hanging from. Eventually the woman gave mercy to the beaten bag and backed away from it, wiping the sweat off her brow with a nearby washcloth.

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Sierra Oasis sighed as she picked up a nearby water bottle for a much needed drink. She hadn’t been scheduled for anything in the upcoming show at LAW so she decided to keep her skills up by training a bit at the gym. She had been here for only a little bit over an hour but she didn’t plan on leaving anytime soon, the gym was as much a home as the ring was to the Egyptian.

Thinking about home made Sierra think about what was going on back in Cairo. LAW had been good to her and she had some great fights while she was her but she still from time to time missed the friends she made back In Cairo. It was then that the Egyptian hear a bar get set heavily back on its rack as it’s occupant finished their rep. Turning around slightly Sierra’s eyes nearly bugged out of her head at who she saw.

Immediately putting down her water Sierra walked around the gym to the bench press to see if what she was seeing was true and that her eyes weren’t deceiving her. When she realized they weren’t Sierra almost uncharacteristically jogged over, her mouth speaking her native tongue. ”(Sharifa? Is that really you?)” When the woman in question turned Sierra would let a bright smile flash across her face as she pulled the woman in red into a tight hug! “(It’s so good to see you! I had thought that you were still back home, when did you get here?!)”

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Sha frowned as she looked around the gym, wanting to see if her if her sister had arrived yet, but apparently Nha was still absent. After having thoroughly dried the sweat off her body Sha was about to lay down on the bench and perform another set of heavy lifting. At least she was about to when she heard something she hadn't heard in a very long time: her real name.

Sha's dark eyes widened and whatever she was about to do was forgotten. Her first thought was Nha had called out to her but even her sister didn't call her by that name anymore. She would stand up from the bench and look around to find this source of this shout. It turns out the source would be coming right towards her; a tall dark skinned woman that looked oddly familiar the closer she got. "(Sierra?)" Sha muttered in disbelief, the red clad twin only barely able to realize who it was before she was wrapped up in the firm and loving hug of a woman she hadn't seen in years.

Sha was in such shock that she didn't even return the hug right away. Of course she wasn't that big a hugger to begin with but as soon as she regained her bearings she returned the embrace with just as much tightness. When it was over Sha stepped back with her mouth hanging open like a fish, looking Sierra up and down just to be sure this really was who she thought it was. "(B-But how?)" she asked, not even realizing she had slipped into speaking Egyptian. "(I haven't seen you since Cairo!)"

People around them turned to stare at the two foreign looking and foreign speaking women but Sha could give a damn right now. "(I've been here for years,)" Sha said in answer to Sierra's question. "(I'm a pro wrestler now. I've been fighting here for quite some time....)" Her eyes were still wide with disbelief, as if Sierra would disappear the moment she blinked. "(What are you doing here?! I thought I would never see you again!)"

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When Sierra wrapped her arms around Sha’s body she didn’t immediately feel her hug back, but that was ok because Sierra knew her friend wasn’t as much of a hugger. Neither was she to most people but she was willing to make an exception for who was possibly her closest friend, and after a couple of seconds she felt Sha make the same as the two Egyptians embraced in a tight hug.

When the two separated Sierra couldn’t help but laugh slightly at Sha’s shocked expression as she saw her mouth open and close like a fish out of water. When Sha finally began to speak Sierra was surprised at the answers she had got. Sha had been here for years? How have they not run into each other sooner?! Sierra didn’t even know that there was another Egyptian besides herself.

”(After you left I stayed for a couple more weeks before traveling to America. Caused a big stir in the cage fighting scene if that talent scout was anything to go by. But when he offered me to go to LAW I took the chance and here I am hehe.)” she laughed before sighing. “(I arrived only a couple month ago. I can’t believe that you’ve been here for years and we’ve never run into each other! I thought I was the only Egyptian here!)”

She let out another bright smile before planting her hands on her friends shoulders. “(But what about you? What have you been up to these past couple of years? There wasn’t another Julio incident has there?” she slyly said as she remembered a time when the two of them were in a bar back and Cairo. Long story short it consisted of two inebriated Egyptian fighters, a group of cocky young men, and broken testicles. A fun night all thin considered.

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Sha still wasn't sure this was real. After all, seeing her old friend Sierra in LAW of all places? But the more she thought about it the more it made sense. Sierra had always been a capable fighter. In fact, it was in a fight they had first met. Back in Egypt they were both up and coming young fighters in the underground scene and before long they ended up clashing in the ring. It was a long and grueling battle and from it a friendship was born. They became sparring partners and made each other stronger. One could say Sierra helped forge Sha into the woman she was today. The red twin didn't have too many friends growing up but she could definitely count Sierra as one of her best.

Sha nodded as Sierra explained what had happened in the years since seeing each other, how she had been cage fighting in America. She certainly looked a lot tougher than when Sha had last seen her. Certainly a lot more muscular. It seems her cage fighting time had paid off for her and now she was in LAW to make it big.

"(I only just got to LAW myself,)" Sha explained. "(We were in another league called the AFW for many years. We made the move not too long ago.)" The seldom speaking Sha found herself talking more than she ever had with someone who wasn't her sister. It was as if she had never parted with Sierra and they just fell back into their familiarity with each other. In fact when Sierra mentioned an funny incident that happened in their past Sha couldn't help but let out a small laugh in return, something she never did with anyone other than Nha.

"(There may have been a few Julio incidents over the years,)" Sha admitted with a smile. "(Actually, I'm part of a tag team with my sister. We've been competing together the whole time. You remember her, right?)"

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It has always been said that battle changes you, makes you stronger. That one only truly knew someone when they fought them, that who they’re really are bleeds through and you see everything clearly. This couldn’t be more true than the case between Sierra and Sha. They were still trainees when they met all those years ago, they were determined but inexperienced. The battle that waged that day brought both of them to their limits and pushed past them to the point that Sierra couldn’t even remember who truly won that day, only that there was rarely a battle in her career that brought her to her peak like the one with Sha did.

When all was said and done the two met in the local gym the next day and trained as if nothing had ever happened. The two of them grew close and helped each other not only grow stronger as fighters, but as people as they each brought the other out of their shell. The usually quiet, reserved, and focused women would sometimes act like high schoolgirls when in each other’s presence and aside from when Sha was with her sister, the two were nigh inseparable.

Speaking of sisters, Sha mentioned to Sierra how her sister Nha joined LAW with her and that the two were a tag team. ”(Wow, I can only imagine how much you two have terrorized the league already hehe)” Sierra outwardly laughed, but internally she grimaced. Sierra’s relationship with Nha wasn’t nearly as close as she is with Sha but that was not for lack of trying. It’s just that the few times she’s been with her best friends sister, things would get...strange.

But Sierra didn’t allow herself to show her hesitance to the other twin and continued to smile, she was talking to her friend after all! “(How has she been any way? Last time I saw her was something like a week before we last saw each other. Have you been able to keep her from engaging in too many of her, um, antics?)” She asked with a small shake of her hand, Sierra knew that unlike both her and Sha, Nha liked to engage in the more...softer side of the ring. Something that got the three of them into trouble sometimes back home.

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The fact that Sierra felt uncomfortable talking about Nha was completely lost on Sha. As far as she knew the two of them got along fine. At least that's how it always seemed to her. When all three of them hung out together it was some of the best of those times. It was always a nice feeling when you're two favorite people got along.

"(She's been good,)" Sha answered with an affirmative nod. "(Still the same, really. Can't help but stir up trouble. Still....we wouldn't have gotten where we are without her.)" The red twin smiled as she remembered younger versions of herself and Nha. Even back then her longhaired twin sister had been the devious little minx that she is today. More often than naught her sharp tongue and lustful appetite had gotten them all in trouble. Sha didn't fault her for it, though. Her sister lived her life the way she wanted it no matter who said no to her. Those traits certainly didn't go away with age either.

"(I don't think there's anything that can stop her 'antics',)" Sha chuckled with a shake of her head. "(Our last match is proof of that. Besides.....it's fun to indulge in every now and again.)" It was true that when Nha ravaged some poor thing in the ring Sha was often called upon to assist, something she actually found some joy in doing. Just another way being a fighting duo with Nha had changed Sha since Sierra had last seen her.

"(What about you?)" Sha would then ask, crossing her arms over her bust. "(You must be doing well here. You certainly look like you've gotten stronger. Doing a bit of 'terrorizing' yourself?)"

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Sha didn’t seem to notice Sierra’s hesitance about her sister, that was more than ok for her and Sierra had to admit that as much as she and the blue twin were at odds some times, Sierra wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her along with Sha. Ever since Sierra was a teenager, the twins had been part of her life and she wasn’t willing to give it up for anything. So she was more than ok with powering through a little bit of uncomfortableness.

Sierra rolled her eyes with a smile when Sha brought up how Nha took her antics along to the new league and apparently had a little fun with an opponent in their most recent match. ”(I swear she is sometimes too much of an influence on you hehe.)” Sierra laughed. “(And I don’t know about you but the last time you and I “indulged” I woke up in bed with a stranger and the champion of all hangovers. So I’m going to take it slow for a little bit before I start treating Japan like Cairo hehe”)

When Sha asked how well Sierra was doing, the Egyptian couldn’t help but playfully flexing her bicep in front of her long time friend. “(Yep hgn. I’ve beefed up a bit while I was in America, LAW’s been good too. I just wish they would put me up against a regular or strong opponent, the one I had recently was...unique to say the least)” Sierra said, remembering a certain kitty cosplayer.

Sierra then got a playful glint in her eye as she squinted at Sha, looking her up and down. “(What about you though hmm? Japan hasn’t softened you up has it? Still think that you are able to keep up?)” Sierra smile while lightly punching Sha’s shoulder. The challenge was clear as day and a small callback to their training days when Sierra and Sha would challenge each other to keep their skills sharp and to bond. What better way to start than with a playful little barb.

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Sha nodded and smiled when Sierra brought up her wanting to take things slower than what she and her sister were used to. She recalled that when it came to matters of a sexual nature Sierra always seemed a little bit hesitant. The only time she had seen her come out of that particular shell was when an extraordinary amount of alcohol was involved. It seemed even after all these years not much had changed in that regard. It was oddly comforting for Sha in a way. "(I used to be like that, remember?)" Sha said. "(But having my sister around means you kinda have to get used to that sort of thing fast.)"

Watching Sierra flex her impressive bicep Sha could see just how hard her friend had been working. The truth was she had been silently admiring Sierra's muscles for awhile now. She had quite a bit more definition than Sha did herself. Combined with her imposing height it made her quite the amazon of a woman. She was probably much tougher now than when Sha had last taken her on and wondered how they would fare against each other if they went at it today. Well, apparently Sierra was thinking the same, declaring a not so subtle challenge to her with a playful jab at her shoulder.

Sha's face lit up with excitement, which for her equated to little more than a smirk. "(Oh, I can keep up,)" Sha confirmed with a smile. "(I'm just worried you've forgotten what it's like to take on a real opponent.)" Playful trash talk aside she was actually very excited to take on Sierra again. She loved Nha to death but she was never as competitive as Sha when it came to fighting. Sierra was the only one who could ever bring out the beast in Sha. "(I'll get my gear, you go reserve the ring. We'll meet up there in a few minutes!" With those quick instructions SHa would turn heel and quickly walk towards the changing room, a smile on her normally reserved face the entire time.

Little did both women know that their reunion had an eavesdropper....

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Sierra did indeed remember when her friend was just as shy as she was to the more sexual side of things. But she had to agree that Nha probably did a good job preparing her for a place like LAW, a place where brutal fights and sexy love making came hand in hand and a lot of times mixing together. It made Sierra wonder if she would have come out of her shell if she stuck around with the twins longer, she most likely would’ve but that also means that she and Sha wouldn’t be able to share stories like this.

As Sierra flexed and playfully challenged her long time training partner, Sierra couldn’t help but admire Sha’s form. The years had most definitely been kind to her long time friend and she looked far more powerful than she was when Sierra last saw her all those years ago. She probably wasn’t as strong as Sierra was but the Egyptian knew that Sha had her beat on how toned she was. Sierra could only imagine how much power her friend had hidden away in the steely washboard abs.

Hopefully she would find out soon enough as she let a challenging grin in response to Sha’s own. Hearing Sha respond to her trash talk with trash if her own made the Egyptians face almost unnoticeably light up brighter than before, she missed doing this with her friend. It was good to do it for old times sake. ”(You got it. Though don’t make me wait too long or else I’ll get bored!)” She called back to her before turning around and moving to reserve a private ring for the two of them. It didn’t take long and soon enough she was bouncing in the corner of a private ring in a space away from prying eyes, ready for a tough fight and all the bruises that came with it.

At least, that’s what she thought.