Wipe down your equipment or I’ll use your face!

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Natzuki watched her leg sail through the air ready to connect her heel into Kyoko temple and smashing her lights out.

“Nighty ni-..wha..” Her mouth actually hung open in shock for the merest of moments before a her leg was thrown back down to the canvas.

“Oof.” She would let out a squeak as a knee was driven into her gut. Hard. She clutched her stomach looking like she wanted to toss her lunch from the force of it.

She clutched her sore tummy for a moment. Looking up to wheeze out an insult before the rolling elbow silenced her prematurely once more. Her world was fuzzy for a moment as she stumbled back into the corner.

Sinking into a corner resting her back against it barely able to keep herself from sitting, holding her stomach with one hand and her aching jaw with the other.

It had already started and it seemed everything she was giving this girl was being thrown back at her harder.

A knee for a spear, a rolling elbow for a punch combo.

The only problem was..Natzukis moves should have done more damage! She hand done more damage to her gut with a simple knee than Natzuki could deliver putting her whole body into the attack..

When had she gotten so weak!?

The lack of her training recently beginning to show early. Much too early…At this rate she might..No. The petite heiress cut that thought off.

This bitch was just tougher than she thought..Kyoko had gotten lucky that Natzuki had under estimated her. That was all. Still winded she would simply wait for Kyoko to make the her next move.

Her mind poised to counter it if possible, but in her weakened state her defenses weren’t as solid as they usually were… Her sore stomach twisting into a knot as her anexiety raised. She stared down Kyoko but behind the fire in her eyes..

There was the smallest but noticeable beginnings of fear in her eyes and body language.

“Well come on. I haven’t got all day.” She hissed gritting her teeth at her foe.

[Misfit_Alien]

While Natzuki was having her little dramatic episode down on the canvas, wallowing about in despair as she realized her sudden epiphany that Kyoko WASN'T as big of a pushover as she thought, the Young Lioness quickly moved in on her opponent, running right toward her. She could see that Natzuki was tensed up and she was going to use that to her advantage. She would bait out a reaction while she was still kneeling. As Kyoko ran at her opponent, she would scare Natzuki into trying to block or counter her attack, a simple Lariat...

But the Lariat would never come, it was a distraction!!! Kyoko ran past her and bounced off the ropes, rebounding and running twice as fast now as she hopped up and stuck her petite posterior out toward Natzuki's face, aiming to SLAM her peach into her for a Running Kneeling Hip Attack!!!

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It worked well Natzuki readied to counter the move as it seemed her opponent was finally under estimating her!

She must be getting lazy. It was like she wanted to get countered.

"Just a lariat. I can dodge this.. Her fear gripped mind not even thinking it was too easy....

“You’ll have to do better than that..” She hissed dodging the lariat only for her foe to rebound and hit her with a hip attack.

Her peach slamming into Natzuki's like an ironclad pillow to face.

Her head snapped back again and leveled her poor face! Her already injured nose screamed in pain as she clutched her face, but the anger at this humiliation drove her to begin to get to her feet. Her cheeks burning crimson and tears beginning to stream a new every time something even breezed past her tender nose.

Rolling over on all fours and crawling to the ropes to help pull herself up.

This wasn’t going how she thought it would at all, but she wasn't going to let this nobody beat her....

Was she?

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko quickly sprung back up to her feet after hitting Natzuki's face with her hips, landing on her soft tush afterward with a small wince...she REALLY needed to work on her landings. She let out a brief sigh, taking a moment to collect herself before spotting the sight of Natzuki slowly crawling over to the ropes, already looking quite embarrassed and damaged after sustaining Kyoko's hip attack. She looked like she was struggling...a bit of Kyoko starting to actually feel...BAD for her...but she steeled her nerves and doubled down on her resolve.

Natzuki ASKED for this. SHE'S the one who assaulted Kyoko...SHE'S the one who threw a temper tantrum...and SHE'S the one who wanted to fight and humiliate Kyoko. The Young Lioness was merely playing by the rules, fair and square, and in doing so she was kicking Natzuki's ass all around the ring. So she kept up the pace, running toward Natzuki and attacking her from behind with an elbow to the back of her neck and head, attempting to stun her for just a moment. This was done in conjunction with hanging Natzuki up on the middle and top ropes for a set-up, leading to a much bigger move.

Once the woman was sitting on the ropes, Kyoko made sure to keep her nice and steady as she lined up her follow-up attack. She ran back to the ropes and bounced off of them again, running at Natzuki's hung up body and sliding her beneath her, hitting her with a moderately more advanced move, something new in her repertoire after all those hours of practice early in the morning...a Rope Hung German Suplex!!! She would grip Natzuki by the waist and thighs and drag her down onto her back, slamming her as she slid under her body and outside the ring.

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A savage elbow to the back of her head was all that awaited Natzuki in leu of mercy. She was so stunned she hardly felt her foe roughly hang her from the middle and top rope.

Vaguely aware her feet were just barely dangling she registered her foe leaving at a brisk pace but did register her returning at a much faster one. She turned her head and braced for the blow seeing nothing, before she felt hands on her thighs and felt a whoosh underneath her as her world went black for a moment. Returning iin a white flashing burst of pain in what felt like a second. She was laying on her back in the ring and Kyoko was outside.

That much she was certain. Where she was not certain, was what her foe planned to do now.



"Markus..Maybe you should.." One of the regulars watching piped up as the large older man silenced him. Stroking his beard thoughtfully.

"She asked for this. She needs to learn."

"But I think she has I.."

"HA!" The mans laugh was so sharp the regulars found themselves once again silenced prematurely.

"I once changed the type of seats i had in the locker room she didnt care for them and I refused to change them back. She never sat in them. That stubborn girl fell down in the locker room from leg cramps because she wouldnt just sit down in those new chairs. Shes stubborn and tough. A quality few rich people have." He said nodding to Natzuki who despite everything else continued to silently roll over and climb back to all fours crawling to the ropes to once again begin to stand.

"She also has an ego and a fat one at that. A quality too many people have.. the riches just puff it out further." He said glancing away for a moment.

He liked the girl, and watching her struggle through something necessary wasnt easy for the old guy.

She talked to him often when she came in and it was mostly empty. He had the feeling she didnt have many people to talk to..

That was how he knew this behavior had been building, and why he knew this would ultimately hopefully help her.

Those friends of hers only talked about trips and money..as in trips for them and using her money...and her parents..

Well...

She was alone for the most part. He knew there was a good seed under that haughty shell, but watching the shell being cracked was never pleasant.



Back in the ring Natzuki managed to pull herself back up. Everything hurt, but the drive to win..

To not be humilated in front of the people she saw here everyday. They knew she was a pro..What did they think of her now.. All those chats they had where they gathered around and listened to her brag..

Laughed and cheered her victories..

She didnt know their names, but she knew their faces..They probably thought she was a fraud..or at the very least an exaggerator..

Losing to this... this stupid...

This..

Her mind went blank. This girl was better than her in almost every way. Faster, stronger, more honed and toned..How! This wasnt right..She grit her teeth and got into a ready stance once more waiting for her foe to climb back into the ring if she had not already.

Her nose was already beginning to bleed a little again from all the abuse but she wiped it away with the back of her hand.

"Kyoko's one of Oni's girls anyway. Not a bad sort. She might humiliate her a bit which is expected, but she wont hurt her seriously. They'll know when theyre done." The manager said firmly. The men falling silent watching Natzuki try to rise again.

"Speaking of humiliation, If I see so much as a cellphone out and its anything less than an emergency your dead where you stand. understood?" He asked turning back to the action as it unfolded.

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko had already launched herself back up into the ring in order to face off against Natzuki once more. She moved around the ring, keeping light on her feet while looking for any openings she could find. Once she saw a good opportunity to attack, she would move in on Natzuki and quickly apply a Side Headlock on her, wrenching her head around and yanking her all about as she would drag and pull the weakened, rude woman around the ring. She would bring her over and throw her into the turnbuckle to knock her into a daze once again.

Once trapped in the corner, Kyoko would bombard her with several chops and slaps all over her head and body in order to further batter her opponent and keep her stuck in the corner, prime for further punishment. She would wait until Natzuki was properly stunned once again. The moment when Kyoko could see she was on her last legs, she would end this and move on from this minor interruption in her training.

The girl would hoist the, hopefully, dazed Natzuki up, using a good chunk of her strength to pull and push her onto the top of the turnbuckle, making sure she remained sitting upright and proper. Once she did that, Kyoko would grab her by the hair and make her fold over in half, being sure to be absolutely careful with this next move because one slip up and both her and Natzuki could suffer a pretty rough spill...while she disliked the woman and was mad at her for assaulting her over something so trivial, she didn't want to really hurt TOO badly, just teach her a lesson and whatnot...if this encounter had happened months ago, Kyoko would've been too timid to talk back let alone fight this girl.

Kyoko had Natzuki right where she wanted her, pulling the girl off the top of the turnbuckle and having her folded upside down, resting atop the Young Lioness' shoulders. Kyoko hoists her up and spins around, spreading the girl's legs just a bit and setting up for a Kinniku Buster!!! Due to her spinning and position of the hold, Natzuki's undies and spread legs were partially shown off to the crowd before she was SLAMMED down onto the canvas, dropped right onto Kyoko's shoulder head first, the shock of the move rippling through her body!!!

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Natzuki groaned as she was thrown into a side headlock gritting her teeth in shame at being led and marched around the ring in such a manner.

Those thoughts were short lived however as she was slammed into the turnbuckle erasing most of her thought for a moment as the pain arched through her head. She was able to block the first chop barely and the following slap left her open to more strikes.

All she could offer was a weak struggled as she was lifted and secured in the top of the corner Kyoko had imprisoned her in.

“W..wait..D..don’t..” She mumbled. Feebly struggling for a moment before allowing Kyoko to position her.

“N..not my hair..” She whimpered as she was grabbed by the her silky brown locks and folded humiliatingly in half before being lifted onto the young lioness’s shoulders the spins only furthered her daze her legs being spread bringing a blush to her face the blood rushing to her head not helping matters.

“No..” She whimpered in Kyoko’s ear before her foe finished the move and drove Natzuki head and neck first into the Linoness’s shoulder.

The impact arching up her back and leaving her out cold as she fell from Kyokos shoulders and landed in a sweaty heap.

"Its just a hobby anyway right?" They had been sitting at the table after a loss. Her friends drinking in her apartment and lounging generally just tapping away at thier phones and taking pictures..Jaxson had been the one to speak up.

"Well yes but she takes it seriously. i dont see why she likes getting beat up, but i guess everyone has their thing.." Kelsi had been the one to respond. Neither looking up from their phones as they scrolled past a high light clip of Natzuki getting the stuffing beaten out of her. She shared it to a group message with a small smirk and zero hesitation. "Well..I like to think Ill get better..I mean Kelsi didnt you say there was a new gym down the street? Maybe You and I could.."

"Pass. You know Im swamped most days. Im not sure i could even find the time to help when I go. My routines intense and fast paced. If you dont know it you wouldnt be able to keep up. And that would be so embarrassing for you.." Kelsi responded again without glancing away from her screen..

"Right..I.. Ill look at going myself then. Itll be nice to workout at my own pace and order my thoughts in the morning.." Natzuki responded wilting under her friends icy apathy.

"Totally. Self care is all the rage right now. My frind indica said it changed her life." Jaxson offered with a yawn and a bland laugh as Natzuki took her leave and went up to her room closing the door.

She came too still on her back.

She would show them this wasnt just a hobby..

That she wasnt weak..

That she wouldnt embarrass them..

Oh geez..

Everything hurt...

She groaned and took a deep breath. rolling over and trying to get up once again! Crawling up to all fours and then to her feet where she stood for a moment before falling forward to the mat.

So weak if Kyoko was close she would grab on to her to try and keep from hitting the canvas not even thinking of her as a foe. The fog of exhaustion asking Kyoko for one mercy. Not to let her land flat on her face.

If Kyoko was not close or refused to hold her up she would proceed to do just that dropping like a sack of wet rags face first on to the canvas.

Regardless of how she ended up there she would stay there.. defeated.

[Misfit_Alien]

Kyoko could feel Natzuki's body go limp as it fell off of her shoulder. All that weight that was pressing down on her side was now gone as the Young Lioness's opponent flopped onto the canvas, seemingly unconscious from the looks of it. It had been a pretty one-sided match, all things considered, and it didn't seem like Natzuki was getting back up anytime soon...much less at all really...Kyoko looked her over, trying to get a read on whether or not she actually WAS conscious, starting to get a little worried. She soon heard a groan and saw her panting, her ragged breaths causing her whole body to tremble as she breathed in and out...

Kyoko let out a soft sigh herself, seeing that she was at least okay...although definitely hurt and weakened significantly...She didn't know what to do at this point. She couldn't pin her and she doubted that Natzuki would actually say that she gives up...at this point, Kyoko was even wondering if she was conscious enough to talk, let alone utter those words to signal that she yields.

She shot a look over to the gym manager, silently asking the man...'Um, what should I do now?'...Should she count her out with a ten-count? Should someone check if she was actually physically capable of continuing? Kyoko felt...uncomfortable at this point. She didn't WANT to hurt her anymore, she didn't want to fight...all of this felt like a waste of time, not because of Natzuki, but because at the end of the day...there was no point. There was no reason for this fight, hell there was no reason for ANY of this. This crowd, these reactions, this chatter...WHY WERE THEY EVEN HERE!? The only partial reason was stupid and immature and Kyoko let those feelings get the best of her.

Now she feels as if she's really hurt Natzuki when all she wanted was to teach her a lesson. She never wanted to wrestle in front of a crowd for this, she just wanted to beat the woman at her own game and eventually get Natzuki to say she was sorry, that's all she really needed...not this display of public humiliation, even if she WAS a rude person this was too far, even for Kyoko's standards.

However, to Kyoko's shock Natzuki was still fighting somewhat as she stood back up, crawling up the ropes for what seemed to be one last stand but Kyoko could tell that she wasn't going to make it. Though, a part of her commended the woman for finding the strength to get back up. So when Natzuki's legs finally gave out at the end of all of this, Kyoko stepped forward, and held her up in her arms, ensuring that she wouldn't fall and hurt herself. It was almost like a hug...kind, nice, soft...despite the way Kyoko feels about her, she didn't want to cause her any more pain or embarrassment, she just wants to move on from this...

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She braced for the fall as she felt her legs give out underneath her. Kyoko was close but if the roles were reversed Natzuki knew she would let Kyoko fall flat on her face. She expected no less as she fell...

into soft skin and a gentle touch..

Wait..What!?

Kyoko had stepped forward and embraced her gently holding her up. It wasnt a proper hug, Mostly because one person was putting all their weight on the other, but it was pretty close. She grit her teeth as she realized The young lioness's had beaten her, and still treated her better than Natzuki would have treated her..

The realization of how much the bigger person Kyoko was really sank a weight in the young heiress's gut. Faster, Stronger, and kindier. She felt respect well up in her for a moment and she almost complimented her. Instead. She closed her eyes and pulled her close. Not in a threatening way, but in a way that pulled her ear close to her mouth.

"I..I give up..You.." She whimpered softly. Her pride straining to keep the words at bay.

"You win.." She finally relented. resting her head on her shoulder. "Its decided." The manager said stepping into the ring.

"Natzuki. you will help her with the rest of her workout and clean her clothes when she finishes. Understood?" He said with a calm seriousness in his tone.

"Yes sir.." Natzuki said softly looking down at the canvas unable to meet his eyes. The shame of getting dismantled like that in front of him stinging a bit more than she thought it would.

"Well lets go. lock up when you leave it." He said tossing her a keys as everyone filed out Leaving Kyoko and Natzuki alone. The young heiress turned to Kyoko with a frustrated look already forming on her face. She got on her knees in front of the girl ignoring any protest.

"I.." She rested her hands on her knees and bowed her head. "I regret the way I acted. I..I'm sfjhgfjd.." She mumbled. Looking frustrated she tried again. "Im sghrye.." she tried again before taking a deep breath.

"Im sorry." She said finely. Calmly and clearly. Finally looking into Kyokos eyes as she said it. before she stood with a groan she tried to hide and moved to leave. Holding her head up and refusing to show how much walking hurt. Her jaw set against the pain she refused to show.

"So whats next for you.." She asked blushing slightly. While she was beaten up a little, Kyoko had barely had to exert herself. Natzuki was just going to be there to rack her weights, get her water, wipe her down and clean up after her, so her physical state was perfectly healthy enough to do the duties expected if sore. Which was fine, because with how she felta workout wasnt something she thought she could handle. So she gathered up her stuff and waited for Kyoko at the door.

"My names Natzuki by the way. Natzuki Osaka. You have probably heard of me. It wouldnt be a surpise." She said a little of her pride returning as she recovered a bit. "And dont let this stupid street fight make you feel confident. I havent been feeling well.." She offered lamely. But her smirk was genuine.

It didnt have the same nasty ego behind it. It was a smile of confident resilience.

The idea she would be better and could always carry on no matter what! "So lets hurry up and get this over with. I have better things to do than being your training partner and maid forced or not." She said with an annoyed huff. She seemed to have gotten her grumpy demeanor back, but there was different edge to it.

Whether she would say it or not Kyoko had earned quite a bit of Natzukis respect even if the woman would never say it to her face. and it was notable even if it wasnt spoken.

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Kyoko made sure that the woman was feeling okay first before proceeding with all the after-match stipulations. Once everything was decided, she watched as her opponent got onto her knees and apologized...it took her a moment to swallow the last bit of her pride and finally say the words Kyoko was looking for but it was over...it was finally over.

Now came everything else. The woman was clearly in pain, in fact, it looked like she could barely stand let alone really help Kyoko with the rest of her workout activities. Kyoko went to her side and held her up, almost like in a hug as she gave her some assistance in walking. "There's no need to act tough, you're clearly hurt. Come here..." She said, bringing her over to her gym bag, setting her down on the bench forcefully so she couldn't resist. She pulled out some gauze and cotton from a smaller parcel in the bag and she got to work on patching up some of her more visible wounds and drying off any blood that may be lingering. She helped fix up her nose and get the bleeding down, putting some bandages over any scratches and cuts and then offering her some cold water to drink.

"My name's Kyoko, Kyoko Matsumoto...nice to meet you. Yeah, I've heard about you once or twice...I think I saw you mentioned on TV once, but don't go getting a big head over it." She said. "Just cause I've seen you, doesn't mean I'm gonna start fangirling all of a sudden. You're here because your ego got you into trouble..." She said, finishing patching her up before moving out of the room and locking it behind them.

"Look, I don't wanna be enemies...I just wanted you to apologize, I'm sorry if I hurt you too much back there...I don't need to do much else aside from yoga, practicing my different pinfall moves, and getting a massage...but I don't think I need your help for that, as long as the gym's physical therapy coach is in...oh wait, she's off on vacation, so..." She blushed a tad. "I may need your help with that later...a-anyways, I'm sorry for hurting you, to get back on track...are we cool?" She said, offering a sort of hug.