A Taste of Escape (for thesteedman)

[Winter]

"..twenty-seven...twenty-eight...twenty...nine..."

The newly glistening form of Suzuya Jukodo stretched across the mat as she poised on her knees and gripped the weighted ab roller in both hands with all the white-knuckle intensity of a woman waiting for the plunge of a roller coaster. Oh, she was not ready for the lift here - not a bit. And then she had another rep to do. With her back poised and feet crossed behind her, she looked sharp enough to be a picture in a fitness magazine while she worked with the roller, but she sure wasn't feeling it.

She sucked in a breath, scrunched up her nose, and pulled backward with a groan in her throat, bringing the roller with her as she sat up. A gasp of relief hit when she was able to sit back onto her toes, and she sat there a second, relaxing.

And then she plunged forward again. "Thir... ty...", she squeaked, as she rolled forward again, her body making a sensuous display of power, and then reeled back yet again, this time with a bigger gasp.

She cast the ab roller aside and breathed loudly, and she flopped onto her butt, no longer caring if she displayed good form. Both of her hands went to her bare, shimmering midriff and brushed across her abs, searching for changes the same way a new gymgoer would check for bigger biceps after a few curls. They felt taut, impressive, but as always, Suzuya gripped at that little bit of weight that definitely consisted of that-stuff-that-was-not-muscle that was present all over her body. Sure, it gave her curves, but it still annoyed her more than she would have admitted. She twisted her mouth in distaste, not acknowledging that her unbelievable gym inconsistency could likely be to blame.

Sweet food and junk food was really good, too.

Distracting herself while she finished her rest before heading to her next workout, Suzuya took a glance around the room, to see if anyone particularly gorgeous had shown up while she rolled around on the center mat - where everyone could see her - or if anyone had been watching her closely during her reps, what with her butt all in the air and her abs rippling.

No boots, tiny gym shorts instead of the bottoms

[thesteedman]

Kay always felt a little embarrassed about going to the gym... The L.A.W had its own private gym for the wrestlers of all divisions, whether it was big time Main Eventers, mid-carders or the jobber, all had access to the pristine facilities and access to the swimming pool and sauna facilities. They were all top of the grade, highest quality work out machines, with vast spaces containing training wrestling rings and a larger area for mats for those to train using their own bodies or perhaps practice grappling. It was fantastic to say the least, with so much to do to help work the muscles and help train the mind and body... but always so busy in the day. There was enough instruments for everyone, the crowded nature of it was not an issue per say... but fellow wrestlers and staff alike were all clad in professional training gear, with trademark footwear, high quality training gear and even sponsored sweatbands.

Kay had none of that. She had the moniker Drifter for a reason. Though she was on good money being a wrestler for the LAW, she was still new and small time, and what money she gained, most was committed to the orphanage she had been desperately trying to fund to keep open. What was often left for her meant Kay couldn't afford all the good gear, and as such always turned up in her normal clothes, making her feel out of place. She frequented the gym as and when she could, taking advantage of the free facilities, but after getting one or two too many odd condescending looks, she preferred to come in the later hours when barely anyone was present. Kay had settled down her old battered rucksack in the corner, storing her old sneakers and a few towels, her ragged coat and plaid shirt. As such she wore only her jeans and a white sports bra, leaving her core and feet bare, a look that had become commonplace for Drifter in the ring. Right now she was on the bars, doing pull ups, but from where she was lifting herself, the young Canadian woman had a good look of the layout of the gym before her. She had been in the gym for a good hour or so, and noticed that another had entered.

It wasn't all too uncommon as a few wrestlers had a tendency to arrive later on and burn the midnight oil, but it was a person Kay had not seen in the gym before. She knew the face however... Everyone in the LAW was more famous than herself right now, and Suzuya was very well known! The heavyweight amongst the Middleweights as her reputation went. She was a sturdy girl when compared to the more glamorous painfully thin members of the roster, but a magnificent woman to behold all the same. The Japanese native, the fellow wrestler was working on the mats, intensely using the ab roller. Drifter thought that she would leave the young woman to her workout....

Doing another pull up, her stomach tensed a little as her arms strained... she had no idea how many she had done by now, but it was probably nearing sixty... Drifter was a lightweight, and her arms were surprisingly strong despite her stature, as such she could lift her own weight all day but still gain benefits the longer it went on. She heard Suzuya finish her work out, and looked briefly towards her... making eye contact accidently. Suzuya seemed to hold the glance, making Drifter awkwardly look away. Kay felt silly doing so, but she was always somewhat of a klutz around people she did not know too well. She tried to carry on with her pull ups, biting on her lower lip hard, but she noticed Suzuya had her attention upon her now. Her look was not a condescending one at least... Though it was certainly different then Kay was used too.

"Oh... umm... Hello!" Kay spoke when she realised Suzuya was not looking away from her. "I hope.. I'm sorry if I distracted you from your workout. I can go elsewhere if I'm bothering you?" Kay replied, not being able to help think that she was in the wrong for something.

[Winter]

Meh, not much of anyone here to see her. Much as her toned figure indicated the prowess of a fairly serious bodybuilder in certain places, just as many curves told the story of how she would often laze around playing games, watching TV, going out on the town, or generally spending time not pushing herself into the gym. Today was yet another day she had only gotten herself motivated after a trip to Akihabara for most of the afternoon and evening. Thus, the room was sparce.

Suzuya twisted her mouth thinking she had been showing off for no one - until one set of eyes coming from the bars met with hers, under a set of touseled blue curtains.

Her yellow eyes sharpened on the woman. That one must have liked the show. Their eye contact ended as soon as it began, and as Suzuya peeled herself off of the mat, she studied the rest of the package. Namely those abs. Framed by jeans, of all things, and a sports bra. This one knew where her bread was buttered, leaving those exposed for all to see, and the way they tightened as the woman continued her pull-ups was a thing of beauty. Suzuya stared until an absent smile covered her face, but she got her eyes back up to the woman's face soon enough.

Wait... she had seen this one. She watched a lot of wrestling for her own entertainment, and something about this one's form, style, and hair was familiar to the Japanese amazon. Suzuya couldn't place her immediately, though, and was left thinking on it when her current figure of interest spoke up.

"Hi hi~", Suzuya chimed back, stepping closer and patting just her face dry with her towel. The rest could glisten all it wanted. Pfft, she thought she was bothering Suzuya. "Oh yeah you're bothering me... which is exactly what I want you to do." She winked. "This place is dead, having someone to talk to and look at makes the time better~"

[thesteedman]

Kay couldn't help but slightly blush when Suzuya approached her with such brazen and confidence. It always took Kay a little bit of time to build up courage to talk to others, where as her current company had no issue coming over to say hello. It was true that Kay had spoken first between the two, but Suzuya had already been approaching her making her intent to greet more than clear, prompting Kay to say hello first in her awkward manner. Kay hopped down from the pull up bar, feeling it might be considered rude to continue working out now that someone was talking to her.
"Yah, I guess you're right. I normally come here when its late because it's quiet... but lately I have to admit, it's been a lil' too quiet. I think the winter nights put a lot of people off. It's warm in here but outside it's gettin' real cold." Kay spoke, wiping her forehead of a little sweat that had began to develop upon her brow. Despite working out for the best part of an hour, Kay looked in great condition.

One thing she had in excess was an unusual amount of stamina. Even during more intense workouts, it took a lot to develop a sweat for the young lightweight woman. She had been training since being inducted into the LAW as a wrestler, looking to fine tune her body and mind for the challenges that were sure to come her way. Having been in the gym so much, Kay could workout for several hours and still look mostly fresh, even in the gear she wore which was not the most ideal of training attire. Kay glanced upon Suzuya's own form, noticing she too was not exactly dressed in a manner that was totally fit for purpose in a gym. Most of her well curved form was left exposed and glistening with a thin layer of sweat. A top covered only her chest to leave her taut stomach exposed. Tight form fitting gym shorts completed her look, which was probably the only part of her attire that was fit for purpose... though her powerful and shapely legs were completely on display and had a slight shimmer in the gym light, standing bare foot herself.

"I'm Katherine Scarlett, but my friends just call me 'Kay' if you prefer. I'm kinda like... a bit of a new girl here still. Got a few house matches under my belt. They call me 'Drifter' in the ring." Kay spoke, introducing herself with a bit of a shy but beautiful smile. She ruffled her blue hair feeling that it had fallen a little flat during her work out, before extending her other hand towards Suzuya for a welcoming handshake.
"Pleased to meet you! Are... I take it you're burning the midnight oil yourself? Lil' late night training session? We could have a little workout together, perhaps encourage each other? That is if you want to?"

[Winter]

"I'm sure people are staying inside doing something else that gets them warm~", Suzuya chimed, with a knowing raise of her eyebrows. She knew some things, and the fact that babies started popping out a lot more frequently come June and July was one of the things she knew. It never occurred to her that she probably didn't need to share that with a stranger. After tapping a finger to her chin, she doubled down on her thoughts. "I mean, they should know they would look sexier if they came here first, but maybe they got all of that out of the way in the summer." Everyone wanted that summer body, Suzuya included.

The stranger already had one - slim, cut, and appealing, and Suzuya didn't resist the temptation to look the smaller woman over again even when her antics were obvious. Hers was the kind of body Suzuya wished hers would magically morph into, but she would probably have to trade in her breasts to ever be that athletically fit. Hard sell - Suzuya thought her breasts were one of her best features.

Suzuya's eyes lifted to find the stranger giving her the once-over, too, but only for a passing second. It shouldn't surprise her, since the woman had been the only soul watching Suzuya's ab roller antics, but she was wearing a smirk when the woman, Kay, introduced herself.

The name "Drifter" turned on Suzuya's mental light bulb. She waggled a finger at her returning memory. "That's right, Drifter! I totally knew your face and your hair from somewhere..." Now that she had the name, the whole image came flooding back to her. "I didn't recognize you when you weren't getting dominated in one of the hottest bearhugs I've ever seen in a LAW match~" Blunt, yes, but Suzuya wasn't kidding. She enjoyed a good inescapable bearhug as much as any woman who had ever wrestled.

The greenette thought nothing of shaking Kay's hand cheerfully after bringing up the more petite wrestler's shame. "I'm Suzuya! Su-zu-ya. Jukodo. Suzy works, but I don't use it much. I hope you've gotten to see my matches too."

She scrunched up her face in annoyance with herself when Kay asked why she had picked the later hours to work out. "Eh, it's more like I'm burning the oil called... 'I couldn't get myself motivated to come here all day until it turned late on me'."

Kay wanted some partner training, huh? Suzuya could get into that; they would have a good time looking at each other if nothing else. Her interest didn't stop her from having a sly thought that the growing, sly smile on her pink lips reflected. "Sure, let's train~ Maybe some training to get out of bearhugs~"

[thesteedman]

"Heh.. you saw that match did you?" Kay whispered a little awkwardly. It was a mere house match to test out some of the up and coming wrestlers, but there was plenty of access to said matches using the powers of the Internet. It was becoming trade knowledge that Drifter was struggling against certain moves, and the dreaded bearhug was the most prominent one. It was a house match Kay managed to win when all was said and done, but as per usual it was very hard fought for the rookie lightweight. In all honestly every single match felt like it was hard fought with Kay relying heavily upon her own endurance and stamina to outlast her opponents (who thus far had all been from heavier weight divisions then herself).

"Well.... I can honestly say it didn't feel all too hot from where I was. Thought I was gonna' break into two at any moment. It was dumb luck I was able to get out of it at all. I've always been a bit soft though my peers tell me. I never know when to tap out... I guess old habits die hard. Not giving up though got me a big win though so who knows... maybe I'm not too soft." Kay further explained as she rubbed the back of her head wearing a modest smile. Soon enough Suzuya was asking if Kay had seen any of her matches in the LAW, causing Drifter to blush a little as she was quite aware of the nature of some of her matches here in the federation.
"Oh... I can't say I have sorry, but I'll be sure to check out the next one!" Kay spoke, hoping that Suzuya's next match wouldn't be quite as explicit as some of her previous ones.

Soon enough, Suzuya was accepting Kay's offer to train, though Kay's expression dropped a little as her own suggestion was not quite in line with what the lightweight had in mind. Kay was hoping to hit the treadmill or perhaps do a little something with the weights, something nice and easy where she would be able to converse with Suzuya as they trained... but her current company seemed to have something else in mind.
"Get out of what?" Kay whispered in slight alarm. Before she could offer any form of protest, her wrist was gently grasped by Suzuya, who began to lead Kay towards the open area of the gym that was populated by Mats. These areas were ideal to train with grappling as well as some slams given the thickness of the surface. Suzuya guided Drifter right to the centre mat which was the largest of them all.

"I... uhh... I'm not sure how this is all suppose to work. How about we do some crunches instead? Or maybe some pushups?" Kay whispered nervously, granted she was already deep in the dragons den.

[Winter]

"Saw it, re-winded it, and watched that part again," Suzuya beamed and shrugged, shameless. There might have even bit a small nibble of her glossed lower lip thinking back on it. She would never be chastened for her love of all things vigorous and erotic contact between two fit bodies. Even while Kay described the experience, Suzuya listened on in satisfaction, giving the smaller woman another once-over. A screen never did justice for anyone's figure; Suzuya usually preferred the real thing and to be the one doing the battling and grinding over watching videos, though she took what she could get. Kay might have looked and felt like that bigger babe could snap her in half, but she had a built body, even if it was still deliciously feminine and petite.

Suzuya nodded in agreement. "No, I don't see anything soft about you~ You must spend more time in here than me." The Japanese amazon propped a fist on her hip as a means to show off her own built body, not giving any hints that Kay's spending more time in the gym wasn't too much of an accomplishment. For all of Suzuya's skill at bodybuilding gained from her time among the Seaside queens, she still missed too many days.

Suzuya's proposal about training Kay to escape bearhugs left her lips as part-joke, part-jab. But after grinning and giving another glance at the lightweight's body while Drifter's face fell at the proposition, she decided it didn't need to be a joke at all. A grappling challenge was exactly what the two of them needed, and what Suzuya wanted. Without another inkling of a thought, Suzuya grabbed Kay by the wrist and made a beeline for the nearest mat that gave them enough room to wrestle.

She waved off Kay's other ideas. "Crunches and pushups are good, but if you want to get to the point where you don't have to hear about being soft anymore, nothing beats the real experience of woman-on-woman. Believe me, I know these things~" Her wink back at Kay spoke to how much she knew about those things, but she left it at that. Didn't want to go scaring her off or anything.

When they reached a suitable spot, Suzuya let Kay's wrist drop and sized up the space they had with hands on her hips before nodding in satisfaction. Then, her attention was all back on her lightweight... protege? Much as that sounded silly and condescending, in these matters of body-to-body action, Suzuya probably did have more experience.

"See, back in my old league, we all trained with each other on the mats as often as we could to see what our bodies could handle. Not all of these muscles came from machines - some of them came from straining against women who were stronger than me when I first started."

[thesteedman]

"I... I suppose..." Kay whispered, with clear reluctance as she once more began to scratch the back of her head idly, no doubt a bit of a nervous tick the Canadian had developed. In truth, she did struggle against some power holds. Kay was frighteningly agile, so she had a good tolerance for bending holds. To a small extent, even her joints were malleable, meaning she had a high tolerance to many submissions. However, there was no bending out of a vice, and the deadly bearhug had proven to be a bane to Drifter which many were catching onto. Perhaps Suzuya had the right of things to train and work on countering or escaping the move.

"Okay... so ummm.... how do we do this? You gonna' tell me some pointers to escape? Do... do I have a goal or something I have to achieve?" Kay whispered a little nervously. The words all but confirmed she was willing to go through Suyuza's training program she had in mind. Kay couldn't help but glance at her taller, bustier and slightly more broad form. The Japanese girl could probably bearhug her so hard her head might pop off like a Champaign cork. Her arms looked powerful, her abs slowly tensed up and relaxed as she readied herself... soon Kay's own form would be pressed up against her!

"I'm sorry if I seem a lil' weird. I usually spend my time trying to avoid this move, not leaping straight into it." Kay whispered with a clear hint of nervousness. The Canadian felt she was being a little rude being so awkward around the fellow wrestler, so perhaps it was time to ease the tension and get things started. She tried to roll her shoulders a little and ready herself, taking a few little breathes as her stunning form tensed a few times and relaxed.
"Okay... Okay... W... where do you want me?" Drifter asked, stepping a little closer.

[Winter]

Drifter here was sheepish about this, no doubt. Suzuya imagined she was right about the girl's lack of experience in this field. Everyone had their obstacles in the ring - of course, Suzuya acknowledged none of her own despite knowing this - and maybe Kay could unlock a flood of success by getting over this issue of getting her petite self crushed in these big bearhugs. Then again, maybe this experience wouldn't get her anywhere. If not, Suzuya would still teach her a few things. The Japanese amazon wound her finely-braided pigtail around a finger thinking about it while Kay tried to explain her reservations.

Suzuya shrugged. "Trying to avoid it's the smartest thing, but sometimes it's just going to happen. You can't dodge everything all match, especially when your body starts to get tired from all the blows and throws and holds you have to take. And if you're anything like me or most of the girls I know, you might be a little tired from arousal, too~ Makes the muscles stiff, you know." She winked, genuinely not sure if Kay knew. While she realized not everyone was as fanatical about feeling those muscles tense up right when she got another body where she wanted it and unable to stop itself from reacting to her, Suzuya had to imagine near every one got roused and heated from all the body contact that went on between two beautiful people in the average wrestling match.

However Kay's body reacted to wrestling, Suzuya could figure it out later and give her pointers there if she wanted them. For now, she continued, wiggling her fingers in front of her like she was drawing an unseen diagram. "What I'll show you is that your body doesn't have to shy away or give in even when you're in a hold like that. Sometimes a girl who's bigger is going to have you where she wants you, and that's just the breaks. You gotta decide if you wanna tap out or take a nap at that point." More advice Suzuya gave but didn't heed herself. "But if you get stuck against someone who doesn't have a fit body like mine, the harder you stay, the more she's going to realize she can't make you give into her. Some girls, and definitely weak guys, shy off from that stuff."

She ignored that Kay might be one of those to "shy off from that stuff." Getting to show someone new the ropes of body resistance like she had been taught back in Seaside probably gave her a little too much of a thrill. Carried by that thrill, she marched over until she was in front of Kay and stood with her hands on her hips as she peered down at the fit-bodied beauty. "You're right where you need to be, because I'm going to start off bearhugging you," she beamed.

"I'm going to start off bearhugging you, but I'm not going to totally crush you or harden my body. You should show me you can resist until you have a chance to wriggle away. After that, the challenge is going to be... can you get away from me and off the edge of the mat before I grab you in another hold, the first one I can lock onto you."

It was excellent instruction, Suzuya believed, and her proud features showed her satisfaction... until they fell to Drifter's jeans-clad legs. Her mouth twisted in dissatisfaction. "Can you take those off and just wear whatever's underneath? They might get scrubby while I'm squeezing you."

The scrubbing wouldn't bother her so much - she just kind of wanted her in less, to be honest.

[thesteedman]

"Take... take these off?" Drifter yelped, clearly a little uneasy as she noticed Suzuya was glancing at her weathered jeans with an expression of discontentment. It was true that they were an item of clothing that was not exactly fit for the gym, restricting her movements ever so slightly, but she did not exactly have an attire at the ready for such a location or session at the gym with her limited funds. She blushed at the notion of Suzuya wanting her to decloth her jeans. In truth the bottoms she wore below her pants were modest enough, having sports style underwear that were fit for swimming and at a push perhaps even this gym settings. They had the appearance of boyshorts, covering up her rear and hips enough, so at a stretch she certainly could remove her jeans... she just felt a little awkward doing so as she didn't often expose her legs. Even at nighttime, her late hour attire often had pyjama trousers even if she wore only a bra for a top. The thought of wearing something akin to a bikini attire in the gym made her a little uneasy... even if many of the wrestlers sported such attires themselves.

"I... Umm... You don't mind if I keep these on do you?" Drifter requested a little sheepishly. The Rookie wrestler was already hard pressed enough with this current situation, knowing a training session of close proximity was imminent, especially after all of her current company's advice. The way Suzuya spoke from experience, talking about exhaustion from arousal had Kay blushing at the cheeks over the notion. There was no denying the Japanese woman was familiar with the Hentai side of the federation, no doubt pulling what was mostly sound advice from past experience. It was not something Kay had interest in personally, and in all truth, she had yet to feel any arousal in a match when it felt like someone was trying to squeeze her in half. True... it could be said that there was certainly something about watching a woman pressing up against another, bodies grinding together in such proximity, the bearhug could certainly be considered a sensual move and no doubt was a mainstay of a H-match.

All at once, Kay pulled a slightly disgusted expression the more she began to think about the move, recalling how it must have appeared in many of the house matches when she had been caught in the gruelling and debilitating embrace over extended periods. She'd often been left writhing and moaning breathlessly, whilst the aggressors would place her in a more compromising position. The look on Suzuya said more than words, having already noted how she witnessed one of the 'hottest bearhugs' she'd seen. It seemed the Japanese wrestler had all but made clear that she was the kind to no doubt become aroused in a bearhug... evidence would suggest she might feel the same applying such a hold which began to give Kay some doubts of continuing. With that in mind, the thought of taking her jeans off suddenly seemed like an idea Kay was not too comfortable with... at least for the time being.

"I just want to say... I.. I don't actually get aroused myself. So... that part shouldn't be a problem for me." Kay felt the need to add, a little nervousness still evident within her tone. She couldn't speak for those applying the holds, nor could she speak for those watching when it came to the arousal part.
"I... I just want to learn some tricks to try and get out of such a hold you know?" Kay piped up, noticing how Suzuya began to close the distance between the two, feeling the Japanese beauty enter her personal space, no doubt looking to get things started.

Kay took a deep breath, instinctively taking a little step back, only to have Suzuya follow, keeping close to her at all times now, no doubt ready to begin.
"Just gotta' get off the mat. Sounds.... that sounds easy enough. H... how do you want to start this? Do we start standing or... on our knees?..." Kay whispered slightly more meekly as Suzuya was soon right up against her. She felt her bare stomach slowly beginning to brush against her own, her skin was ever so slightly damp from the previous workouts she had been doing, allowing her stomach to virtually slide with ease against her own well tuned midriff. Once more, Kay wanted to slip back, but she felt firm hands on her hips, keeping her in place. Kay couldn't help but gulp a little, realising what she had gotten herself into.