Burgers and Black Eyes (Himeko and Chika)

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"Oh?" Reiko's grin widened, pushing her forehead against Clara's outright as the budding rivalry grew. "Well, I guess we're gonna' best friends after our match then, Clara-chan." She teased, pulling her head back as her face started to blush, a dark and sadistic expression on her face that was much more accustom to her demonic persona. "I wonder... what that face of yours looks like screaming in a nice and intimate... submission..." Her voice trailed off, partly for the effect, but also... something was wrong.

*BLAM!*

"[ ... et g... !!! ]”

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That... sounded like it came from the back of the restaurant. The voice was pretty muffled but...

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"[ What was that, Igarashi?! ]" Himeko back up after slamming Chika into the wall, a damn good feeling but it didn't put the woman out completely. No, with the pretenses dropped Chika came charging in on blind rage, nailing Himeko right in the gut with a sharp kick. "Guog...!" One Himeko took dead center and nearly buckled under, eyes snapping open in shock before immediately narrowing and once again clasping her hands around Chika's ankle. "[ One-trick pony! ]"

She followed her snarl of a scolding up with a harsh throw, pulling on Chika's captured leg before Himeko twisted her body to fling Chika right into the dumpster next to them for both the physical trauma and give a nice reminder of where this former street punk fucking belonged.

[Vc0m]

As the two girls tried to play tough towards each other, there was a nagging feeling in the air...which was only exacerbated by a loud "Blam" sound and someone's screams...

...a nagging feeling turned into a theory in Clara's head:

"Um...h-hey...you were eating with someone just now, right? May I ask where they have gone?"

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After Chika commited to the knee strike, she realized her leg was going to be caught. She still tried to rip it out of Himeko's grip to little avail, as the Princess twisted her body and tossed her into trash dumpster!

"AGH! <You piece of shit!>"

The insult, both verbal and physical, got to her, as she fell to her arms and knees. She tried to rise, but for Himeko would definitely be onto her in an instant...

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Reiko blinked, looking back at her table. Himeko... wasn't there anymore. "Yeah... I was..." Clara made a good point. Himeko tended to ignore Reiko when she was talking to other people, or otherwise yank her away from whatever she was doing to talk to her, but even this long without some interjection from the Princess felt off. At first Reiko just thought Himeko went to the bathroom or started some argument with a cashier, but-

*CRASH!*

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Okay, she definitely heard that one. It came from the back of the building again, and the impact sounded pretty heavy this time. There was no mistaking something was happening back there. Especially when-

"[ C'm... ! I... bo... ate! ]"

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Yeah, that was definitely Himeko's voice. Why is- Wait. Gaster-san's friend. And Reiko's looked behind Clara, noting the empty chair. Clara's friend... looked familiar. She had seen that woman's face before. She was a decently known lightweight too. Oh right, that Raven Knight lady! I think I'm following her on Twitter and- "!!!!" And then the dots started connecting. Himeko had said something about one of her recent opponents, another person she had a no contest with. Oh no... Her mind was already piecing the puzzle together. "H-Hey... Gaster-san?" She asked, her voice on edge. "You're friend. Was that... Igarashi Chika-san?"

She had to call Nanase. Fast. Before things got ugly... or uglier.

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Himeko had to fight back the laugh she wanted to let out. After that damn struggle in their official match getting down and dirty in a street fight was too damn therapeutic. At least here she didn't have to worry about rules or some official trying to break them apart. And even better was that she was winning this time around, even more so when it was the rare moment she didn't throw the gauntlet first. "C'mon Igarashi, I'm gonna' get bored at this rate!" With Chika struggled in the dumpster the Princess felt it was only right to help her out of it.

Namely, by trying to grab her by the wrist and yank her out with a Tomoe Nage throw, ideally tossing Chika right onto her back and primed for a proper ground and pound.

[Vc0m]

As Amano asked her after the loud "CRASH", it finally clicked. She didn't pay much attention to full stables that people belonged to, but she has seen Amano interact with a particular person on twitter...particular person who Chika very much seemed to hold a grudge against.

She nodded, before quickly rising from her seat: "We need to hurry!!!"

Clara immediately dashed for the door. She pleaded with herself in her head to not to think that the worst was happening...

...but deep inside, she knew that Chika was the type of person to brawl in the street with someone who really...REALLY wronged her...

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"Fuck...FUCK!", Chika screamed at herself in her mind. Losing was bad enough. Pain was bad enough. Both being inflicted on her by the person she hated the most in the universe was bad enough. But the worst part was she threw down the challenge.

And now she was thrown into a trash as if she was a trash bag.

Himeko would grab Chika, and toss her out, pressing her leg into her chest, with the Raven Knight feeling a painful jolt in her back, grimacing and gritting her teeth as she held her hurting spine...

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It seemed things finally clicked together Clara and she soon bolted from the room, much to the confusion of the other patrons as the girl ran to what seemed to be an employee's only backroom. Reiko was set to follow, but stop. If what she thought was happening truly was happening then the two girls would need help. If there was one thing Reiko knew about her Princess it was that prying her off someone she saw as an enemy was impossible without help, at least at her skill level, even with someone like Gaster helping out. And so she pulled out her phone from her kimono, immediately calling Nanase who thankfully picked up after a single ring.

"Onee-san?"

"Yes Rei-chan?"

She... sounded surprisingly calm. "R-Right, I'm at the Anna Miller's an-"

"Hime-chan is in a fight, correct?"

... Reiko blinked. What the hell? "How... did yo-" Reiko could hear Nanase's light giggling, noticing the small clacks of heels against the sidewalk. She was apparently outside and out of her manor.

"Oh Rei-chan, your big sis knows everything."

It might had been said playfully, but Reiko couldn't help but shiver at the edge of coldness in the phrase. It... sounded more like a threat than a playful tease.

"Anyway, I'll be there shortly, so just stay where you are and don't get involved."

Reiko frowned, letting out a huff. "But-"

"Stay, Rei-chan." The tone was sharp, making Reiko's back straighten. "Rule 1 of the Taishuya School is to not use your skills for evil, self-interest, or out of spiteful anger. Don't involve yourself in street brawls. You've already done the right thing by calling me. Just call the police next and let me handle this."

"... ..." Reiko gritted her teeth, letting out a shaky breath. "H... Hai, Sensei."

"Good girl. I'll be there soon." Before Nanase hung up, Reiko could her last mutterings. "So much for thirty minutes..." And the call ended.

"... ... ..." Sorry Onee-san. Reiko stood up, kicking off her geta sandals and following after Clara barefoot to the back.

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"... ..." It was a good throw, and a damn satisfying result. Nailing a Tomoe Nage was always satisfying, and knocking the wind out of Chika with it was even better.

But... this was boring now.

"Seriously, Igarashi?" Himeko stood up, dusting herself off. "Did you need another free shot? Or are you just shit unless you've got ropes to bounce around?" For a minute she thought Chika might be sandbagging it to make Himeko pull off some extremely risky move to counter, but... no, not likely. In the ring that was a legit strategy, in a street fight without a ref to pry the Princess off someone it was a suicidal idea. "I mean really, you asked for this shit, right?" She stated, walking over toward the woman. "Figured you'd have some plan, but whatever." She place her foot over Chika's side, grinding her boot into it hard.

"Get up." She ordered. "You're not allowed to stay down until I've beaten every ounce of willpower from you, so get up."

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Clara ran out of the building, trying to figure out which way Chika's fight was.

"Where...whe---"

"Seriously, Igarashi?"

Clara heard that loud and clear...it was obvious that that was Himeko...and thankfully, she continued speaking to Chika, making a perfect audio path way for the Brit! Clara immediately followed the sound of Himeko's voice...

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Chika grit her teeth as Himeko berated her. It was humiliating...as well as hitting way close to home. This was how her "spars" with Himeko went. Unable to fight back, thrown around and berated, either by Himeko, or her bodyguards. The Princess's leg pressing into her side only added to the humiliation.

The Raven Knight would growl as Himeko ordered her to get up, grabbing at her rival's leg to stand up, still holding it in place...before using her trapped limb as a pivot, trying to hit an Enzuigiri on Himeko's head!!!

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Himeko watched, meeting Chika's eyes, impatient, disappointed. The small growl she gave Himeko only had the Princess's glare sharpen. The snarls of a limping animal didn't mean much, but tight grip around her ankle had her raise an eye. It seemed the Raven Knight was finally ready to give the Steel Princess an honest fight now instead of a slap fight in the alleys. And so she waited, watching Chika rise and push down on Himeko's leg as a fulcrum before whipping her body and leg.

"Grgh!" And nailing Himeko right into the back of her head as a result.

The princess saw stars for a second, her head swimming as the world flashed bright colors from the sudden impact to her unprotected head. Her upper body shot down, an arm quickly catching her before she completely fell to the side, pushing against the ground to stay somewhat up. "Okay... not bad..." It was whisper, one for her and Chika's ears only. But... the princess could hear footsteps approaching them, and it wasn't from the back of the alley either so it wasn't Nanase. "Tch," Looks like someone was coming to play hero. But before that happened...

Himeko turned her head, looking over Chika with a forced smirk. "Got another one for me, Igarashi?"

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"Finally...", Chika let out. Finally she delivered some hurt on Himeko, finally got her reeling...to the point where she had to admit that she was impressed. She glanced back but Chika's gaze was firmly on Himeko, right as she taunted her while trying to push herself up.

She dashed forward, trying to ram her knee straight into her hated rival's head...

...right as she saw a glimpse of a familiar, British lady on the other side of the alleyway:

"Wh-wh-what is...", Clara just stood shocked at the scene before her.

Chika's momentum faltered, surprised that Clara had appeared, hoping to have been done before her friend would've noticed! Chika's attack was now slower, and as such, much easier for Himeko to counter...

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Chika was distracted. Just as the interloper came to the scene Chika's momentum slowed and it gave Himeko the perfect opportunity to make the little Raven eat shit for her folly. Dumbass. What idiot took their eyes off their opponent in a fight? Even with this foreigner that decided to play hero it didn't change the situation. This was the perfect time to counter. Himeko's hands were up, ready to catch that knee strike and-

"Ane-san!"

The hell? Himeko's head turned, seeing Reiko's pop out from behind the foreigner, a similar shocked expression on her face. "What th- GA-!" And, like the idiot she was just mentally chiding, Himeko completely took the knee with little to stop Chika's slowed momentum, a small crack ringing out from the impact as her felt the side of her face start to throb. That... was definitely going to bruise later.

"ANE-SAN!"

"BACK OFF, BRAT!" It was a near snarl that had Reiko frozen in place, and Himeko pushed herself up to tackle Chika to the ground. Okay, she had to end this now. She couldn't hold back Reiko for long, and this was about to get really messy, really fast.

[Vc0m]

Regardless of her slow down, Chika's knee found it's mark, courtesy of Himeko's friend distracting her.

Chika stood up straight, pointing at both Reiko and Clara: "Don't you two interfe---AAH!"

A brief distraction after both women spoke was all that Himeko needed to take Chika down to the ground, the Raven Knight covered her face in case Himeko was going to punch through.

Clara, still in stupor, turned her head to Reiko...before would shake her head as she finally decided to interfere into the brawl. approachingn Himeko to try and size her up, to grab her by her arms to get her off Chika!