A Long Time Coming

[LtLukas]

One, two.

The iron went down and up. It was one of Jessica's favorite exercises, the squat, where Jessica got to blast her legs and butt which would in turn help her blast whatever woman was dumb enough to stand against her in the ring. Jessica felt stronger. Jessica was stronger. And with every single time she went down an up, she got another inch closer to greatness.

Three, four.

She was sweating a lot now. The Violent Violet was so acclimated to sweat that she didn't even really notice it any more. It was just another bit of background information now, like the fans in the arena or the other people in the gym here. Music was blaring into her headphones but it was no longer intelligible the way a human would think it would be, but appealed to Jessica's animalistic side with its heavy downbeats. The drums cascaded down, lower and lower still until they could not be understood by reason nor logic nor sense.

Five, six.

Jessica was wearing a shirt that was covered in sweat. It was red and hopelessly tacky. On it were two caricatures of wrestling men on it. Jessica got it when she was sixteen, after she wrestled in a match and lost. That was what she received in lieu of payment. Her dad got paid, but a pittance. Above the wrestling men was the simple name Cedar Rapids High School gym, and below the wrestlers was the date of the show. Her shorts were long and black, matching the color of her Converses. Her purple hair was under the bar. When she moved, she felt the pull.

Seven, eight.

That pull was better than the pain in her back, she thought. That pain was starting to become immense, but she could not afford to think about it now. Jessica had already come so far, and she would be remiss to quit now. Not now, on the last set of the last workout of the day. Not now, after all she had already exhausted herself. Not now, that she was starting to break through.

Nine, ten.

Jessica reracked the weight, and leaned against the side of the squat rack. She did not like showing anyone that she was tired, but she felt that she didn't have much of an option now. That workout had taken everything out of her, and for a second her purple eyes were closed. She opened them and turned back to the rack. Jessica looked at the amount of weight she had just squatted. It was a lot. Had she really just done that?

Yes, yes she had.

[ADarlingDucky]

The LAW Middleweight Title came with perks, and lot's of them. But, the problem was that for as many perks as there was to being the champion, there seemed to be just as many downsides, something that the current holder of the belt, Lillian Byrne, had been discovering. The brunette had never cared for interacting with those backstage, and she gave the fans even less thought, but was now forced to interact with them far more, and their disdain for her showed just as much as her disdain for them.

But the crowds and the management weren't as bad as her peers, who now looked upon Lillian as a target, a guardian of a prize that they all wanted for themselves, that in her eyes, none of them were worthy of.

But today seemed a bit quieter than usual, as she made her way through the inside of the LAW stadium, belt slung proudly over her shoulder, as she decided to take a shortcut through the gym, one that she didn't quite realize would not be so short. The sight of other wrestlers working out was not one she cared much for, but any opportunity to remind the wrestlers that happened to be lower on the totem pole where they stood was welcome to the champion.

As Lillian trudged through the gym, however, someone soon caught her eye, a woman that not only was recognizable because of the reputation she had, but because of the very brief meeting her and Lillian had. Changing her trajectory ever so slightly, Lillian opted to throw her weight around in the most classic of fashions, as she shoulder checked Jessica while walking past!

"Oh, whoops. Didn't see you there." Lillian said with a devious smile on her face, continuing to pass by Jessica as if she had barely noticed her!

[LtLukas]

Jessica was lost in thought. She had just blasted through the last set of her workout, and now her mind had turned to what she would be doing at home. Dinner was a given, of course, but what exactly. Chicken and rice was beginning to lose its luster after having eaten it for what was a week straight, and she would not even be able to spice it up with some beer. That was one of the downsides of training every day, you couldn't just tie on one in Jessica's favorite style by getting blackout drunk.

Then something strange happened. Someone shoulder checked her. Yes, her. Yes, Jessica Wright. Yes, the Violent Violet. She wheeled around, looking to throw down with whichever woman was silly enough to get physical with a woman like Jessica. Upon seeing the back of this woman's head, a vague feeling of familiarity washed over her, like she knew who this woman was. But her purple eyes showed surprise for a mere second before they narrowed with focus.

She took a step forward and kicked at this woman's legs, attempting to trip the woman up. "Looks like you need to go where the fuck you're going," Jessica threatened.

[ADarlingDucky]

Lillian expected quite a various number of things to come from Jessica after she smacked into the woman, a fair number of the reactions being quite amusing in her mind. Loud swearing, whiny protests, a string of humorous insults perhaps. But what Lillian was not expecting, something that seemed like a practically ludicrous thought to her, was that Jessica would actually have the nerve to lash out physically at the champion, sending a low kick out to Lillian's calves!

The brunette woman staggered forwards, catching herself and whipping around with a shocking amount of speed to come face to face with Jessica Wright. Lillian's brash shoulder check had been met with physical resistance, and in her mind, that immediately qualified Jessica as someone who needed to be reminded of her place.

"I'll go wherever the fuck I want. Who's going to stop me... you?" Lillian said with something almost akin to a snicker, going so far as to step forward and prod Jessica's chest with her finger, as if daring the Violent Violet woman to try something!

[LtLukas]

Jessica recognized who the woman was the second that she wheeled around. After the contentiousness of what had just transpired, she dared not show that look of surprise on her face. That would be tantamount to weakness, and Jessica dared not show that now. Especially in front of the champion. Long Jessica had dreamed of being the champion, and now the middleweight champion was here in front of her. Serendipity rarely happened to a woman like Jessica, and she was going to seize it with both fists.

"Oh yeah?" Jessica asked loudly. She was hoping that she would turn a lot of heads. If there was an executive here, they would surely watch the two fight. And if Jessica held her own in that fight against the champ, well, that could lead to a whole bunch of interesting propositions. And for sure, there would be a fight. Jessica could practically guarantee it.

"You gonna go through me?" Jessica spread her arms wide and took another half step forward. Their breasts were touching now. Jessica had thrown the gauntlet down, and it was time to see if Lillian was willing to risk it all.

[ADarlingDucky]

Whirling around to face the woman she was only briefly acquainted with, Lillian and Jessica found themselves brought face to face, Jessica also doubling down and taking a step forward to invade Lillian's personal space, pressing the issue further! Their breasts touched as their faces came to be inches apart, and the champion was now the one being dared to instigate the situation further, Jessica quite loudly daring Lillian to go through her, drawing the attention of multiple people standing nearby.

However, to Lillian, the attention of the people nearby didn't matter at all, and all that mattered was that Jessica was here, in her face, demanding she do something about it. And that was all she needed.

"Gladly." Lillian said with a sneer, immediately reeling back and throwing the hardest slap she could manage to Jessica's face, wanting to make an example of her by hopefully leveling her with the open-palmed blow!

[LtLukas]

Jessica was standing stock still now. She knew that something was coming, because a woman like the middleweight champion would not suffer to be dared to do something without consequence for the offending party. But she would not move to defend herself. Such movements would be an admission that Jessica was afraid of Lillian. That was a statement that Jessica was not prepared to make in any circumstances, let alone in front of the champion of her weight class.

As sure as night follows day, the hand of Lilliana inevitably ended up gracing Jessica's face. The loud slap reverberated around the gym, and Jessica's head followed the momentum of the blow. The crowd of onlookers had previously been curious, but now it would be safe to say that the duo now had everyone's undivided attention.

"Fuck you." They were close, but Jessica thought that she had enough space for a strong right. Unlike Lillian, she was going for a close fisted strike.

[ADarlingDucky]

Lillian's open palm landed flush on Jessica's cheek with a satisfying slapping sound echoing throughout the gym, and anybody who hadn't been aware of the ongoing confrontation was now left with both eyes fixed on the two women. And despite taking the slap and reeling backwards, Jessica wasn't going to go down so easily and she certainly wasn't going to back down, Lillian's smug grin disappearing a mere instant before Jessica's hand flew towards her with intent of flooring the champion!

"Ugh!" Lillian gasped as Jessica's fist rocked her jaw, the champion's head snapping to the side as she stumbled backwards, rocked by the shot to her jaw! Lillian's feet struggled to stay under her, but eventually, she righted herself, hand coming up and running along her jaw as she made sure her mouth still opened and closed properly.

And once she made sure that it was still alright, her attention turned back to the woman who had struck her, rage burning in Lillian's eyes over the fact that she had been punched so brazenly!

"You're fuckin DONE!" Lillian howled, righting herself and taking one strong step towards Jessica, her other leg rising up in order to thrust her foot forwards at the bold woman's jaw for an attempted big boot!

[LtLukas]

Jessica loved watching the feedback of all the brutal moves that she did. Hearing a woman scream while she was in a submission hold had a nice ring to it. Seeing a woman's near lifeless body after a powerful slam was as close to art as Jessica ever got. But the first and most frequent pleasure that Jessica got was watching a woman who had just been punched. Lillian was making sure that her jaw was not broken, which made Jessica the happiest she had been in a long time. The champ thought that she could mess with her, and maybe later she would be heading to the medical tent.

The Violent Violet took a step back. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a flurry of motion. The gym was supposedly a civilized place, where fighting was discouraged to say the least. The cavalry was probably coming. And that meant that there was only so much time to get her licks in before someone spoiled all the fun.

Lillian must have had a similar idea, as she sent a kick up. Jessica's attention was elsewhere, and as such a foot slammed into her jaw. Instantly, Jessica was sent sailing towards the floor. It was only by the grace of her toughness that she remained conscious, and was seeing stars. She lashed out with her legs, trying to send Lillian down to the floor alongside her with a quick sweep.

[ADarlingDucky]

After a punch to the jaw that rocked her and left her vision spinning, Lillian was twice as mad as she had been before, which was an impressive feat, as the brunette was quite often in the foulest of moods, and so things between herself and Jessica were about to escalate twice as fast! With a sudden movement, Lillian would bring her leg up and launch a kick into Jessica's face in return, the champion watching with satisfaction as the Violent Violet was floored from the blow, a satisfying point for Lillian that Jessica had failed to floor her in the same fashion!

That was, until, the downed woman's leg swept out in a powerful motion, crashing into Lillian's ankles and felling the champion, sending her toppling to the floor beneath her with a yelp, though this time Lillian was aware of what occurred and was clearheaded, getting to her knees and diving towards Jessica!

"Little bitch... you're fucking done!" She howled while diving at Jessica... only to suddenly be halted! Lillian herself wasn't even sure what happened, until, through the adrenaline, she felt a hand on her arm. Multiple hands, in fact!

"What the... get off me!" Lillian hissed, but there was already two or three people latched onto her, tugging her away from Jessica, despite how hard she struggled!