The big day has finally arrived! Kate knew this match was only a matter of time after her first meeting with Alizeh but she could have never expected all that happened between then and now. All the hard work she was putting in ever since she could walk and now doubled down under her teacher's eye, was bearing fruit. She was among the most active wrestlers in the time since she joined, let alone young lionesses and thus far has remained undefeated. Something she found more than a little bit perplexing. She was putting it on having good luck but it was increasingly hard to keep that perspective when all others seemed to think otherwise.
It all came to a point when she was put in this match basically as an obligation, higher-ups having been tired of her "not good enough" talk, not only that but the match was scheduled to take place on the card of WE ARE LAW VI, the biggest PPV event held by the company. Sufficed to say, Kate had big shoes to fit and still wasn't quite sure if she really had what it takes.
Then there was a matter of her opponent. What she thought to be a hopeless crush at first she was only losing sleep over for nothing to ever come of it, by some strange twist of fate turned into something more not long before this fight was scheduled and though officially there was nothing there, rumours spread like wildfire. Yet now, as she was sitting in the locker room, getting ready for the most important match in her career thus far, it was an oddly comforting thought. She expected to be conflicted about having to fight someone she cared about as she did about Alizeh. Instead, she was happy that it was her, that she got to share this moment with, even if it involved beating the shit out of each other. That last thought made her chuckle.
Knocking came from the door shortly followed by someone entering the room.
"Nervous, kid?" The voice betrayed it was Huan before Kate turned to see her.
"Honestly, less than I expected to be." She replies, sitting on the bench and looking up at her teacher.
"It's just all happening so fast..." She continued, prompting Huan to smirk
"Oh? We can make it faster you know, I'm sure Alizeh wouldn't mind if we pull a bit of a match-type change." Huan replied, not able to resist teasing her student just a bit as she was one of the first to learn of what happened. She then chuckled seeing the furious expression on her student's face which was now beat red.
"Alright, alright, no changes. I have something for you though." She said, setting down a box she held next to Kate before putting her hand on the girl's head for a moment.
"Go get'em, tiger!" Then turning and leaving.
Lifting the lid on the mystery box, Kate found a new attire, looking at it slightly hesitantly as she never tried it on, she never even knew it was being made, and now it was far to late for any changes to be made... But it fit perfectly, revealing a bit more of her chest than she was used to... but at the same time having a skirt design matching that of Alizeh. it felt good and mu the time she was finished making sure everything was in order, she was ushered to make her entrance.
"Ladies, gentlemen and all the fine folk." Huan started, standing in the ring to play the announcer role for the evening.
"Tonight I have the honour of presenting to you, possibly the brightest talent to come out of the Young Liones program yet." She took a pause, letting the crowd cheer and settle back.
"Introducing first, coming in for her graduating match... Standing at 5'7 and weighing 169 pounds! Katarzyna Zawiślak!"
Just as Huan finished, the music blared through the arena and Kate burst onto the scene, eyes closed for a moment as she reached her hands out as if to embrace the whole world. Then she looked and felt like her heart was about to stop. The biggest crowd she ever saw stood before her, waiting for her to come to the ring. It took a second for her to realise, they were cheering, for her. Her uncertain expression turned into a wide smile as she brought her hands back, lingering with the right to flex for the crowd before running down the ramp, clapping hands with people on both sides and diving into the ring under the bottom rope.
She picked herself back up and made a few circles inside the ring, hyping the crowd before going into her corner. Heart rate slowing down as she looked onto the stage, just a moment from now, everything will be decided!