"Jogging? Are you sure you're, uh..." Yuki glanced down at Aoi's leg, not sure how to best raise the issue of her concerns without seeming insensitive. She was glad that Aoi was willing to help her out like this, but she didn't want her to hurt herself in doing so. Then, though, Yuki considered the physical therapy she had been through as her broken leg healed from
her match against Skylar Jones, and she realized that getting to work her leg would do just as much good for Aoi as it would for her. She smiled just a little bit, even if she couldn't shake the lingering worries out of her head.
"All right," she said with a nod.
"The park it is, then. I'll see you there."
With that, Yuki turned and made her way home. The whole way through, a million questions were running through her mind. On one hand, when she thought about how far she had come in so short a time, she almost couldn't believe it. She had gone from being a rookie on the independent joshi scene, and now she was being personally mentored by an honest-to-god champion! But on the other...was she just getting sucked deeper into Aoi's life? Could any good come of that?
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The next day, Yuki made her way to the park. She felt the warm sun against her skin, and she smiled - it felt like everything was normal again, and she didn't need to worry about anything. And when she looked over and saw Aoi, the smile on her face grew a little wider. Seeing Aoi out in public, doing normal things - living like a
person again - gave Yuki a sense of ease. Maybe, she thought, one day, everything would turn out alright.
"Hey there, Aoi," Yuki said, stepping up next to her.
"Feeling any better today?'
