"We talk or we fight?" Charlotte retorted with a hint of slight irritation.
"Why not both?" The Native American woman's eyes sparkled. "Besides, it's a way to distract the opponent."
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Nerissa rushed forward, throwing a left jab at the chin of the pink-haired woman, hoping that this would force her friend to shift the defense up, because in that case nothing would prevent her from sending a right knee strike to the Frenchwoman's stomach in order to knock her breath away.
Instead of words, Charlotte responded with her own confident step towards her friend. Yes, Nerissa was no less fast than she was, but that wasn't enough to catch her off guard. Noticing the approaching fist, Charlotte didn't block it. Instead, she made a sharp rush forward, shifting slightly to the left, thereby allowing Nerissa's fist to pass by the side of her head.
Because of this, the whole plan of the Native American woman went to pieces, because now the distance between them was not enough for her to use a knee strike as she planned. And at the same time, this distance was ideal for Charlotte to stretch her left arm along her friend's chest, grabbing Nerissa by the right shoulder.
Without hesitation and mercy, Charlotte leaned back, pulling Nerissa with her. At the moment when the Frenchwoman fell on her back, Nerissa's head crashed into the mat due to an unexpected reverse STO, which in fact was Charlotte's signature move she called the sly lizard. A white flash ran before her eyes and her body went limp. Lying face down, Nerissa let out a strangled groan because of the pain that passed through her head.
"Not so easy when someone doesn't lose concentration because of idle chatter?" Charlotte asked sarcastically, returning the favor to her friend.
Amid Nerissa's irritated hiss, Charlotte moved to her friend's feet. She intended to grab Nerissa's right foot and put it on the back of the kneecap of her other leg. Bending Nerissa's left leg, she intended to fix this foot, and then close the lock by placing her own foot between her friend's legs.
"Don't even think about it..." Nerissa croaked, trying to turn around.
It was too late. With a slight smile on her face, Charlotte lay down on Nerissa's back, pressing her to the mat. The last thing she had to do was wrap her right arm around the Native American woman's neck and lock the hold with her left hand. Straining the muscles of her arms, Charlotte intended to squeeze Nerissa's neck with her another signature move, which many knew as STS, but which she called the lizard's embrace!
"Tap!" Charlotte ordered. "Or I'll knock you out!"
Clutching Charlotte's arm with her hands, Nerissa tried to break the grip on her neck. However, too little time has passed since her head collided with the mat. She still felt a terrible dizziness that made her muscles refuse to obey her. And the fact that she was deprived of oxygen only made her situation worse. The Native American woman growled in rage, but she knew she had no other choice.
Releasing Charlotte's arm and admitting defeat in this sparring, Nerissa tapped.
At the same moment, Charlotte's arms and legs relaxed. Releasing her friend, she rolled off Nerissa's body, ending up on her back. Both women gulped air greedily, the only difference was that Nerissa coughed violently at the same time. It was a good sparring match. Charlotte wiped the sweat from her forehead and, turning her head to the side, looked at her friend.
"What did you say about the speed?" She asked, still smiling.
"Shut up..." Nerissa replied, but there was no anger in her voice, because after all it was just one of many their friendly sparrings. "The next sparring will be for me!"
"No doubt." The Frenchwoman grinned.
After recovering her breath a little, Nerissa abruptly got up on all fours, and then threw her leg over Charlotte. In the blink of an eye, she sat on the pink-haired woman's stomach and unceremoniously placed her hands on her Charlotte's lush breasts. As if by a snap of fingers, a slight blush appeared on Charlotte's face, which made Nerissa grin.
"Maybe next time I should use a different tactic to distract you?" She asked, clearly enjoying Charlotte's reaction.
"Nerissa, get your hands off me"... Charlotte said, clearly uncomfortable. "Or I'll get angry."
Still grinning, Nerissa removed her hands from Charlotte's breasts and got to her feet, after which she extended her hand to her friend. Both to shake hands and to help her get to her feet. Charlotte, after taking a few deep breaths, accepted the offer and joined their palms. Rising to her feet, she gripped Nerissa's hand tightly and shook it.
"A break?" She asked.
"Yeah, absolutely." Nerissa nodded.
Two women went to the corner and took their bottles filled with water. After a few sips, they both put their hands on the top rope in order to rest a little. It was their first training session together after their Apex matches. Both Charlotte and Nerissa took some time to fully recover, but as soon as they felt that their bodies were in order, they immediately agreed on a workout.
"By the way, where is Astrid?" Nerissa asked. "I thought she wouldn't miss the opportunity to train together."
"She's a few floors up," Charlotte said after taking another sip of water. "She decided to relax in a sauna instead of training today."
"I see," Nerissa looked up at the ceiling as if she could see Astrid there. "LAW membership bonuses, yep? Gym, sauna... and all this in one building... I never thought that I would have the opportunity to use all this for free."
"Agree." Charlotte nodded, fully understanding what her friend was talking about.