Wipe down your equipment or I’ll use your face!

[LunaxUwU]

Natzuki was trying to just work. She had been beaten a couple of times but LAW hadn’t really contacted her with any bouts so she had been taking amateur bouts on the side for fun and they had…

ended predictably..

”Stupid bitch. I can’t believe you were a pro.” Her last opponent had whispered after having her hand raised. Leaving Natzuki a beaten pulp.

“Were a pro.” The weights clinked as she put in reps on the leg press.

“Were a pro.” *clink.*

“Were a pro.” *clink*

“WERE A PRO.” *crash!*

“Damn it!” She huffed letting the weights fall with a clang that made the floor manager give her a warning look.

It was 5:30am so there weren’t many people here to begin with. Making her little rage moment stand out more so than usual. She was still a pro! She just hadn’t been focusing. She was strong enough to hang with any challenger..

Wasn’t she.. Natzuki stood and decided to get some air and a drink of water. Grabbing her water bottle she stepped outside taking in deep breaths of early morning air and taking a sip from her bottle checking her phone.

Her and her friends a couple of nights ago…It had been a bad loss and they convinced her that buying everyone some drinks and going on a cruise in her yacht would cheer her up…

It hadn’t..

But they had had fun so..

She was pulled from her thoughts hearing someone else come into the gym.She tensed hoping it wasn’t someone that had beaten her or worse.

Someone she admired, but it was nothing. Just some air head nobody floating around the machines looking lost. No one was here that mattered right now anyway. She had come early for that reason.

She scrolled through her phone a little longer before stepping back inside.

She kept scrolling putting in her earbuds and checking her heart rate on her watch. Everything was looking good. A clink caught her ear before shit hit play on her music as she looked up to find…

Who the hell was using her machine! Her leg press now had someone else occupying it! She pulled her earbuds out completely stepping up to face the seated woman.

“Hey! I was using that machine. I stepped out for like 2 minutes. This place is empty.” She said gesturing to the almost empty place.

“Do something else until I’m done!”She hissed indignantly stomping her foot in a way she instantly regretted but her anger refused to acknowledge it.

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko Matsumoto had properly woken herself up this time, trying to get into the swing of things in order to appease her sort-of mentor figure in the form of the 'Rascal Demon', Amano Jaku...otherwise known as Maizono Reiko or just Reiko for short. Although to Kyoko, Reiko was so much more...she was her 'Oni-Senpai', it was apparently a commonplace name for Reiko amongst the others that she taught, Kyoko quickly picked it up and began to use it as a mix between a formal and friendly recognition toward her senior and mentor. Reiko was tough, blunt, and very regimented but even through all of that and her intimidating presence even when she WASN'T acting like a demon...Kyoko still admired her greatly and she wanted to make her proud.

With only a little over half a year's worth of experience under her belt, Kyoko was relegated to becoming a Young Lioness. She didn't mind but being a "YL" under Reiko's tutelage just gave her more of a reason to strive for greatness. She wasn't just representing herself, she was partially representing Reiko and she wanted to impress her SO BADLY...so even outside their scheduled workout times, Kyoko woke herself up early to get to training and prepare herself for future matches down the line, to practice moves and drill certain positions that Reiko had taught her. If she didn't, she would've wasted her Oni-Senpai's time and she could NOT let that happen. Reiko was already dedicated so much time to her, and she HAD to prove her worth.

Which brought Kyoko to the gym early this morning, she had done a warm-up of jogging down to the gym since the bus line wasn't up and running yet, it actually helped her wake her body up as she jogged down the street and across several blocks to get to the establishment. She looked around and noticed that there weren't a lot of people here, perfect!! She took a look around at all the machinery and she spotted the Leg Press machine. She arrived at about five minutes after five in the morning and so she decided that she would give her legs a momentary rest, but she still signed up for the Leg Press machine, putting her name down. So after nearly half an hour of warming the rest of her body up by lifting some dumbbells and doing some crunches, she returned to the workout machine and started to get to work...that WAS until she was rudely interrupted and called out by the person who was on there last. Why was she so furious with Kyoko? She JUST got on the machine!!! What a terrific way to start off the day...even when Reiko wasn't around, the rookie found a way to get yelled at before six o'clock in the morning...

"I already DID something else before. I put my name down on the sheet for the five-thirty A.M. session and now it's five-thirty-two. What's the problem? You got off, you clearly stopped using it, it's my turn." She said, letting out a brief sigh. "Look I don't wanna argue about this, it's not even six o'clock and I'm too sleepy to start yelling, can you please just leave me alone?"

[LunaxUwU]

“What did you just say to me..” Natzuki spat angrily. Stunned as the woman sleepily blew her off! It was like she hadn’t even woken up yet! The woman simply resumed ignoring her.

“Hey! I’m still talking to you. Helllooooo.” She drew herself up to her full height. “I’m not waiting on some broke ass bitch to finish toning her butt for her second rate boyfriend. I don’t care what time you signed anything.” She growled.

“Now get off before I knock your brains out of your udders and back up into your head cow.” She snickered grabbing the woman by her top.

She did not need this right now. Everyone was treating her like a door mat! She was trying to get back into LAWs good graces..Her friends kept ditching her..No other wrestlers spoke to her outside of threats or taunts. Her insides were always knotted up in her stomach these days. But not with this stupid bitch! Not today! It was someone elses turn to have a screwed up day!

She grinned as she moved to punch the woman that had stolen her machine.

Releasing the grip she had on her top with one hand with the other remaining to pull her forward into the punch. A half awake air head like this needed to get woken up!

[Misfit_Alien]

Unfortunately for Kyoko, she wasn't able to wake up in time...thinking that the girl's threats were empty ones as gym violence could get them suspended most likely...if not that, they'd be facing SOME kind of penalty. The punch came in and Kyoko was clocked clean across the cheek and jaw. She was knocked off and she tumbled onto her face, letting out a whine and a wince, groaning a bit...but then growling afterward. She was NOT happy as she looked back up at Natzuki with an infuriated look in her eye. No equipment was harmed but Kyoko's pride was definitely injured after taking the punch right on the jaw.

"Why on EARTH did you do that, there was no need!!!" She said. "If you just gave me fifteen minutes and asked nicely...I would've hopped off after I got my set in but you...you punched me!!!" She said, getting angrier, beginning to yell now. "YOU BITCH!!!" She pouts and balls her fist up, the next thing Kyoko knew, she was tackling Natzuki and gripping her hair, dragging her down to the canvas and then using her other free arm to deliver a punch right back at Natzuki's face for revenge. "Fuck you!!!" She said, getting into a catfight as she began to smack and slap the young woman as much as possible.

[LunaxUwU]

Natzuki regretted it the moment she threw it. The amazing feeling of punching someone in the face was bitter sweet as she realized that this was not the time or the place to be acting like this.

Her anger fizzled out with a snap and she was left in a weird limbo of being happy Kyoko had been hit and regretting it massively. “I..I” began before the air was driven out of her lungs in a tackle. Her anger reigniting.

“Ow! Hey! Let go of my hair! Ow!” Her poor hair was used to wrench her from the ground and to her knees as a pinched slammed into her face as well.

While she had struck Kyoko in the cheek, the lioness smashed her fist directly into Natzukis nose. Her head snapped back as the cat fight began. It was really just Kyoko taking out more of her justified rage while Natzuki lightly tried to put up a fight, tears for the blow to her nose streaming down her eyes mixing with the thin trickle of blood from her nose. Strong arms finally pulled them apart.

“W..Why’d you do that Markus I was winning..” Natzuki muttered wiping her bloody nose on her sleeve. “She start-“

“Enough.” The man’s strong voice silenced Natzuki instantly. Her parade of words folding up shop and stowing themselves under her tongue.

“You’ve been I a foul mood all week. I knew this was coming. You each got a punch in now shake and make up.” Natzuki crossed her arms.

“I shouldn’t have to make up. She should apologize to me for taking my equipment..And punching my nose..” The young aristocrat bitched rubbing her tender lil nosey.. The man sighed looking over at Kyoko who had one for the regulars holding her back.

Great.

Natzuki had picked a fight with one of Mai’s girls..Well that did change things a bit.

“Natzuki. You struck her first. Her retaliation was understandable.” He would say before turning to Kyoko. “Understandable but not justified. You should have left and let us handle it.” A bit of a lie, but not too far from honest. In truth if this had been anyone else Natzuki would have just been suspended like always and the victim would simply be given a card with a number to contact thier family’s lawyer.

That was often the last he saw of them. He was sure Natzuki would destroy any average person off of the street but this was one of Oni’s girls who could more than handle herself he was sure.

And this way neither had to get suspended…

“So I have decided to suspend you both.” He announced holding up a finger to halt any protest continuing.

“However, there is another way.” He said.

“We have a ring in the back for sparring on ocassion, but it’s sturdy. So you two can fight this problem like true wrestlers. Which ever way you agree to settle it. I’ll officiate. The loser will help the winner finish their workout and clean their gym clothes.” He folded his arms and waited for them to make their choice.

“I’ll fight her! KO match.” Natzuki said narrowing her eyes at the woman who decided to ruin her morning!

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you just wanted to take the suspension and go so feel free.” She hissed.

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko, after the outside intervention, was forcefully pulled away from Natzuki in the middle of their scuffle. During it, she had smacked and punched her as much as possible, drawing a bit of blood it seems after having nailed her upside the nose. She was being held back and she was still flailing around, but she looked rather tame compared to when she was just in that catfight.



"I'm not shaking hands with someone like her...who just goes around picking fights and assaulting someone!!! Ever heard of consequences!!" She yelled, trying to pry herself free before giving up, huffing and puffing and pouting as she was angry now. The gym staff separated them and one of them began to talk to the both of them as they were held back. Kyoko was absolutely taken aback and upset at the fact that she was also being chewed out.

Eventually, she was given a warning and a threat that she was going to be suspended...SUSPENDED!?! She couldn't have that, Reiko would be so mad at her for being suspended, Kyoko COULDN'T just let that happen. If she did, she'd bring shame upon herself and disappoint Reiko greatly...Thankfully, the staff member was somewhat generous just then, she and Natzuki were given a DIFFERENT opportunity, a chance to fight it out one-on-one with each other in the practice ring. The winner would have bragging rights, and the loser would be forced to clean the winner's gear and help them finish their workout. Natzuki had immediately accepted, setting the conditions for a KO-only match...fine by Kyoko, but she wasn't thrilled by the girl's blatant disrespect and attitude.

"Fine!!! I'll take you on...if it means I get to shut you up...but I want something ON TOP of the gear cleaning and training partner...the loser has to get on their knees...and apologize. Deal?"

[LunaxUwU]

"Ha. Sure whatever." The tiny heiress said rolling her eyes.

" Of course that's assuming you can even still use your knees when this is over bitch." Natzuki spat grinning smugly as her challenge was accepted.

"Whatever." The manager said waving aside their own business. "Come to the back." He said opening a side door and gesturing for them to follow. "Im going to destroy you.." Natzuki muttered as they both headed for the door.

Taking off her crop top hoodie leaving her in a plain black sports bra and her usual workout shorts and tights. Normal pink crew socks and white Nike 270's completed her workout ensemble. She noticed Kyoko was a bit more "Blessed." than she had been in chest assets, and crossed her arms to cover her own slightly lacking chest subconsciously. She entered the room the ring called home.

The room its self was a bit muggy and dingy and the ring itself was about the same. It was old, but clearly used frequently, but it was sturdy and devoid of rust so it was at least well maintained.

The manager stepped into the ring as Natzuki would shove Kyoko aside to make sure she hopped into the ring first confidently striding to her own corner picking the far right where she immediately began to lounge leaning her back against the turnbuckle and checking her phone. The case was a cute pink cat wrapped around it lovingly like it was giving the phone a hug. "Im occupied just drive around the block. Somethings come up." She texted to her driver before tilting up her phone and taking a quick picture.

"Just a little before so we can see the after.." She snickered hanging up her hoodie on the back of the outside of her corner and stashing her phone in the pocket leaving half of it sticking out before getting ready as the manager approached the center.

"This isnt a wrestling match. There's no rounds. When the bell rings you go until one of you is knocked out or yields" He said plainly. "Im just here as a witness to break it up and make sure you keep it clean." He said with a pointed look in Natzukis direction at the last park leaving her to cross her arms and pout.

"Alright. Are you both ready?" He asked as Natzuki sighed.

"Born ready.....And a bit more beautiful." She said an evil grin spreading across her face. her eyes locked with her foe.

Hatred already igniting in them. She was a pro wrestler.

This girl was just some nobody off the street...

This was going to be easy..

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko followed the manager and the bitchy woman into the back room. It was a bit dark with poor illumination but she could at least see, for the most part. Her workout gear consisted of the same clothing she had on during the catfight, she didn't have many other clothes to train in outside of different kinds of shorts, bras, and shirts...Even so, her options were limited and none of them really satisfied her tastes and whatnot, so she just stuck with her well-made, lovely Young Lioness attire. It looked cute and it felt great, if it ain't broke...don't fix it.

After making her way into the room, she was quickly shoved aside by Natzuki, already becoming irritated once more and the bell hadn't even rung yet. She simply remained silent, letting the infuriatingly rude woman prattle on and do as she pleased...Kyoko was going to shut her up in the best way possible. She was going to EARN those bragging rights and force the woman to apologize.

She listened to the instructions from the manager who was also posing as the referee for this match...No rounds, just a fight until someone gives up of their own volition or their body gives up for them by shutting down on them. Kyoko glared at Natzuki who was on her phone and messing around, talking to some people from the looks of it. Kyoko didn't care though, she was focused on taking this girl down a few pegs. Natzuki thought that she was SO much better than her...well it was time to put her money where her mouth is because if she didn't, Kyoko would give her a rude awakening.

Kyoko acknowledged the rules and did a bit of stretching, letting out a brief sigh as she proceeded to get her stance. A fairly simple grappler's stance, after all, she WAS a Young Lioness. She told the referee that she was ready to fight...no, she was ready...to KICK NATZUKI'S ASS

[LunaxUwU]

"Begin!" The manager said raising his hand and letting it fall before slipping out of the ring. Natzuki had already taken two steps before the bell rang giving her a barely noticeable head start as she moved to spear her foe paying her back for the tackle earlier!

"Were a pro.." Echoed in her mind again fueling her anger to even higher heights remembering how brutal the punch to her nose had been.

This girl thought she was better than Natzuki! some common blooded bitch standing up to her..

She grit her teeth as she hoped to make contact with Kyokos stomach.

Sweat was already glistening on both of them. They had both been in the middle of thier own workouts after all. She was already feeling a bit of wear. More than she was used to feeling right at the beginning of a match, but it didnt matter.

She could end this quickly!

If successful in sandwiching Kyoko between Natzukis shoulder in her gut and the turnbuckle post in her back she would follow up with a quick punch combo on the young lioness's cheek and chin paying her back for the punches as well.

"That's for earlier." She would say pausing to savor her work before stepping back and cocking her right leg gracefully in the wind up for a nasty round house.

"And this is for thinking you could stand up to someone as skilled as me you basic.."

She said firing the round house hoping to strike her opponent in the head and separate it from her body.

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko wasn't surprised at the fact that Natzuki would try to move in BEFORE the bell rang, but she was surprised by her opening move. She was speared into the turnbuckle, unable to move out of the way as she had no clue on how to dodge it, Natzuki had her cornered before she could move away in time, and even if she had moved there was no guarantee that Natzuki would miss. Kyoko let out a groan, her back and midsection a little bit sore after hitting the turnbuckle while simultaneously getting speared by her opponent. She nearly fell onto the floor but she used the ropes to keep herself standing.

Afterward, Natzuki moved in on Kyoko, the woman wanting to score some revenge on the Young Lioness, slapping and punching her in the face for a small two-hit combo. Kyoko let out a grunt, yelping a bit from the pain. Then came the insults, which inadvertently fired Kyoko back up again. Before the roundhouse landed, Kyoko gripped the woman's leg by the ankle, blocking it. She tossed the leg down and pumped one of her own legs out, thrusting it into Natzuki's stomach to try and stun her for a moment. If all went according to her plan, Kyoko would hit her with a Rolling Elbow strike.