L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

Nashi felt a rush of nostalgia of the good old days when they were growing up. While yes Nashi was a popular girl she could’ve turned a blind eye to the bullying Yukino had received and back then no one would’ve been surprised, why would a rich girl who had her life made spend time helping out someone who could only afford rags for clothes? Thankfully, Nashi’s parents taught her how to be a good girl who would be kind to others and stand up for what’s right. It was one of the decisions Nashi made as by standing up for girl, Nashi grained a friend who was like a sister to her. She felt Yukino settling against her and smiled warmly at her.”Actually, Yukino I don’t know where I’d be without you’re tutoring hehe.” She winked calling back when she was on the verge of failing math until Yukino made her study almost all night to understand it.


Then the pinkette recalled one of the most embarrassing moments of Yukino’s childhood, when her father groveled begging Nashi to let them keep the money. This off course made her best friend jump with embarrassment pushing Nashi away.”Hey I at least no one is here besides us so look on the bright side.” She giggled before seeing her friend stretch after a well timed yawn.”Yeah I agree but Yukino come here.” She pulled Yukino in and whispered”Since this is your first time traveling wanna flex a little bit with our belts?” She giggled as she went to get out of the hot springs and pull out their tag belts.”Follow my lead.” She gestured as she went to the person who would do her massage and laid down on her stomach with her towel pulled back as the man placed her belt on the backend of her but as she was getting the Royal treatment.

Spoiler

"Heh...thanks, Nashi." For Yukino, it was easy to get lost in her thoughts of how much Nashi had done for her. There was no doubt that she wouldn't be where she was today without the financial backing from Nashi's family to help her establish herself as an idol and a cosplayer, giving her the foot in the door she needed to fuel her rise to fame. But as Nashi was quick to remind her, the pink-haired girl owed just as much to Yukino herself. Yukino had always studied hard - she knew she had to keep on top of it if she was going to get a well-paying job to help lift her family out of their struggles - and she was able to use that to help Nashi succeed in school. Surely, Nashi wouldn't have had the success that she had now if she'd have dropped out. And for as much as Yukino was used to thinking she was in Nashi's debt, she couldn't forget that Nashi had just as much to thank her for.

But now, it was time to move on from the hot springs. Yukino lifted herself out of the water with a long sigh, letting the water run off of her body in streams as she took a moment to stretch. As she got up onto dry land, she shivered a little as the cool air hit her wet body, and she quickly threw her towel around her, hugging it close to her body for warmth. With the heat rising off the water, though, it didn't take long before she was ready to head over to the massage tables - where it seemed that Nashi already had an idea.

"Ooh, you know...that would be a really good promotional shot for us!" Following Nashi's example, she reached down to pick up her belt from her bag before handing it to her masseur, who laid it over her back while she folded her arms beneath her chin. "We should get a photo after all this," she whispered back to her friend. Then, though, she felt her masseur's fingertips dig into the skin of her back, smoothing out all the kinks and sore spots, and with it, she sank lower into the bench with a long sigh. Now, all thoughts and concerns she might've had were drowned out under a wave of relief. If the hot spring didn't do enough to release all the tension in her body, this was certainly taking care of the rest.

Even still, as the masseur's fingers walked their way up along her sides and kneaded deeper into her back, Yukino couldn't help but feel her cheeks flushing just a little hotter. She was all too aware of the fact that she only had the towel separating her bare skin from the masseur's hands, and his touch was definitely growing more confident, as his fingers caressed along the curve of her spine. Once again, she glanced back at Nashi to whisper to her. "It, uh...feels a little weird getting this from a stranger, though...you're sure Yusuke won't mind?"

Nashi and Yukino enjoyed the hot yet warming sensation of the hot spring, but it time to get some proper healing. Nashi had her towel up to covering her breast with the towel after running down her body as the pair went to the massage tables. As the pinkette laid down she brought up how they could get a massage as real champion.”Ohhhh absolutely, as soon as we’re done, let’s have them take a photo of us.” She giggled as she laid with her arms underneath her chin as well.


Once it began she felt the sensation of the masseur meticulously digging his fingers into her back causing her moan with pleasure. Nashi felt as if she was a piano with the masseur hitting all the right notes as he continued to dig into her. He was smoothing out all the spots that hurt on her back getting rid of any sores she may have had. When he was done with her back, he moved down to her legs and worked his way on them, it felt as if Nashi could jump up and do a dance out of her idol days. Then he went to the arms putting pressure on her shoulders to pop them back into place before finally going to her neck, rubbing it so elegantly, she felt like she was a new born baby! When Yukino spoke mentioned how awkward it felt Nashi just shook her head.”Itsssss fineeee, he won’t mind at allll” Nashi cooed as she was enjoying all of the tension and stiffness being completely gone.”Tell Carol, we should wrestle here from now on this place is paradise.” She said as she felt as if she was going to fall asleep from the massage.

"O-Ooooh..." As her masseur worked his way over to her limbs, pressing every muscle back into place and smoothing out the kinks and knots that had settled there, Yukino could only let herself sink lower, all but melting against the bench. After sitting for hours on end through the long flight, the soreness in her muscles had set in, and while the water of the hot spring did well enough to soothe it, she wasn't quite reminded of just how achy she really was until the massage snapped everything back into position, and all the tension seemed to lift away. Still, she couldn't shake the thought of how Yusuke might have felt about this - especially as the masseurs began to spread oil over the two girl's backs, kneading it deeper into their pores. Yukino let out the softest hint of a moan as she felt the warmth of the oil against her skin, and it only grew louder the deeper the masseur's fingers pressed into her back. And immediately, she felt guilty about that, blushing harder - but, she reminded herself, she just needed to have faith in what Nashi had said. "I, uh, I guess...if you say so..."

Still, when Nashi brought up wanting to wrestle here full time, Yukino rolled her eyes. "Uh...I don't even know if you could afford doing that for too long," she pointed out, just as the masseur began to rub at the back of her neck and over her collarbones, causing her to let out another sigh. "It...would be nice, though, I'll give you that..."

Finally, when all was said and done and the masseurs were stepping away, Yukino looked back up. "Wait! Before we go, do you mind taking our picture?" Her masseur picked up a camera, looking to get both of them perfectly framed in the shot - and Yukino turned to whisper to her partner. "Alright, get ready..." Folding her arms underneath her chin again, Yukino looked up at the camera, flashing the best smile she could. She might not have been quite as outgoing as Nashi was, but she was a former idol, and she'd had her picture taken for more magazine covers than she could remember at this point. This was just routine.

Nashi was having the time off her life, the oil the masseur added at the end felt like the icing on the cake. Even Yukino, while brought they couldn't afford to be here for long even agreed that this would be one of the best places to live." Maybe, Carol could hire a private masseur just for us when we finish our matches?" She giggled to her friend as it seemed the masseurs were wrapping up. Then Yukino stopped the masseur from leaving to take their photo."Good thinking Yukino." She smiled giving her friend a thumbs up before returning her arm to be underneath her chin as she looked up at the camera giving a big smile. After it was taken, the camera was returned to the girls, and it looked great. Nashi leaned up to shit on her table and said."Ya know Yukino, if we get this printed out and framed, I'm sure Misa would want this for one of her articles to promote us." She gestured with a mischievously giggle as she went to get changed.


When she was full dressed, she put her belt in her bag she stood up straight and stretched her body out. Her body had all sorts of cracks and pops."AHH that's the good stuff, I feel like I can do a title defense right now what about you?" She turned her head pt her partner before adding."So what's next on the list do we have to do autograph signing or anything else? " She asked putting her hand on her chin forgetting the schedule.

When Yukino was shown the picture, her face lit up with a grin. She couldn't imagine a better way to promote the Idol Dragons' championship reign - there they were, living the high life halfway around the world, with the belts front and center. It was everything they needed to set themselves up as a world-class champion team. But even if it had been Yukino's idea in the first place, she was still taken by surprise by Nashi's response. "F-Framed..!?" She blushed a little harder, jumping back up straight. "I know it came out good, but that good!?"

Still, once the picture was stashed away safely, she got on her feet and followed Nashi back to the locker rooms, where she changed back into her clothes. She made sure to zip her jacket close to her chin, sucking in a deep breath. She knew she would have to step out into the cold - and she couldn't say she was all that thrilled about it. But she looked back at Nashi nonetheless. "Yeah, an autograph signing sounds good. I know Misa put out an announcement that we'd be there, uh..." She checked the clock on her phone. "...Well, it looks like we've got some time left. But that'll give us time to set up. We should speak to the lobby to see if they have a place for us and get a desk."

Nashi chuckled seeing Yukino light up like a light bulb from how the photo turned out. In truth Nashi felt the same, sure they weren't tag champs of LAW, but a photo like this would propel them further. They were living the life being treated as if they were royalty, getting an all-expenses paid trip, getting to go into a hot spring and getting a massage from a professional, it all felt like a dream to them. When she mentioned it getting framed, she was surprised Yukino was confused about the ordeal."I think it would be cool, we look confident people love these types of photos." She said with an upbeat grin before both girls went to get changed for their autograph signing.


Nashi got zipped up preparing herself for the winter cold that awaiting the duo. She looked over at her partner and nodded."Yeah you're right, we should use this time to get set up for our signing." She said as Nashi and Yukino went out into the unforgiving cold temperature. They walked through the streets and found the building they would be in."Oh.... thank goodness we're out of ther-- ACHOO!" She was speaking before cut off by a sneeze rubbing her nose."My bad...." She said scratching the back of her head a bit embarrassed. Nashi walked before meeting the head of the convention where he said"Hello you are the Idol Dragons I presume? we have a table and banner set up, thing is you might want to change into you're gear the fans will love it!" He said with great enthusiasm as Nashi looked at Yukino"Time to wear my black and red gear!" She said going to a changing room to switch into her new black and red attire with a dragon along the arm sleeves. She came out and said to Yukino."I think this would great on you but I respect you're style besides it has you're "assets" on full display." She playfully teased as the Fiery Dragon went to their booth.

Although the designated time for Nashi and Yukino's autograph session was still a ways off, there were plenty of other LAW wrestlers who were here at the resort, already with booths set up, and even more fans who were lining up to meet them. Some had even come in advance to make sure they would get a good place in line...which meant that when Nashi let out a loud sneeze, quite a few heads turned to face her, and a few snickers could be heard. Right away, Yukino's face lit up in a blush. This wasn't exactly the first impression they had wanted to send - but now, she was all too keenly aware of all the attention they'd drawn. Nevertheless, she shook that out of her mind a moment later, stepping up and clearing her throat. If she wasn't going to let herself be intimidated when she was facing down some of the most fearsome opponents in LAW, she couldn't let this slow her down either!

She smiled at the news that the facility had already set up a table for them, looking over to where the staff directed her. A selection of photos and photobooks had been placed on the table for purchase, highlighting some of the proudest moments in the Idol Dragons' careers - and front and center was the two idols holding aloft the WOWW Tag Team Championship belts after their victory over Irish Oldschool, a sight that made Yukino smile a little wider as she thought back on all she'd achieved. Of course, she was sure people would be bringing their own photos and merchandise to sign, too. "Thank you," she said with a nod, before following Nashi to the changing room to get in her gear.

"Honestly, I kinda wish we would've gotten here a day earlier so they could get our photo from the spa printed," Yukino mused as she changed into her wrestling attire. "I bet that would be a big seller..." When she looked up at Nashi in her new outfit, she grinned a little wider as she finished tying on her sash. "You look great! And it'll be a great ocasion to show it off," she pointed out...only to blush another deep red when Nashi reminded her of how much her outfit accentuated her cleavage. "N-Nashi-!!" she muttered, drawing back and pulling her collar a little closer into place. "It's not like I can help it, being this big..." Still, she took in a deep breath and cleared her throat. "If anyone gets a little too close, don't be afraid to step in, okay? Just...don't break anyone's arm this time." With that, she turned toward the door, proceeding out to their table.

Spoiler

Nashi didn't know it at first but as soon as she sneezed, she looked up and noticed that there were some big names at this convention. She then looked up and heard the snickers with Nashi looking at a rather embarrassed Yukino."Don't worry will be fine." She lightly chuckled as the duo head to the locker room to get changed.

"Ohh dang it your right those would've sell like hotcakes." She giggled as she removing her clothes and putting on her gear."Ohh thank you, I had it tailored and it came out perfect. It's also the new outfit I've used to win some matches this year." She grinned before making some light teasing of Yukino's "assets" she didn't mean any harm off course but just some fun between friends."I mean there's nothing wrong Yukino honestly." She gave her a reassuring pat on the back to let her know everything is okay."And off course, I won't be afraid and hey that was an accident at our Idol convention three years ago." She added being reminded off the time she didn't quite act like an idol by breaking a person's arm in self-defense.

When they walked out back to their table Nashi pulled out a bag and pulled out their belts and gave Yukino her belt."Yukino I can't believe this is our first convention with these!" She said excitedly as she strapped hers proudly around her waist. The Fiery Idol looked down through their prints and found some she was shocked by."Uh.... why is their a print of me tapping out to Astrid and to you?" She pulled them up slowly in front of Yukino with her eyes twitching being a bit embarrassed as she had no idea these were printed, did Misa commission them for something?

As the two girls finished securing their gear, they still found the time to get a few quips in to one another - the latest of which from Nashi made Yukino roll her eyes. "Is it really an 'accident' when you use an armbar? I guess you were taking after your dad even then..." she added with a chuckle. But she pat Nashi on the back regardless, and she turned toward the door. They both knew they couldn't just stand around and talk. Even if they were here on vacation, they were still here to represent both the Idol Dragons and the WOWW Tag Team Championships! They might not have been on the card at Fight the LAW, but no one could deny they would make their presence in Austria known!

The grin on Yukino's face grew even wider when Nashi passed her her belt, and she nodded excitedly to her as she buckled it around her waist, giving the front plate a pat. "It's hard not to feel important when you're wearing one of these, huh?" That proved a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy - already, Yukino could see a few camera flashes go off from the fans who were already starting to fill the room, eager to get a sneak peak of the champions. But as eager as she was to wear her championship with pride, it still proved a little overwhelming for Yukino to take in all at once. She should've gotten used to it at this point, already being in the public eye as an idol - but sometimes, she forgot just how famous she really was, and it left her head spinning every time. "Eep-!" she yelped as a flash went off when she wasn't expecting it. "Uh, Nashi, are they allowed to do that-?"

Yukino got down in her seat at the desk, straightening out what was laid on the table before her - she had a pen and paper to keep track of things, and a locked box to deposit money in. Nashi, meanwhile, was looking through the photos available - and when she held up the one of herself submitting to Astrid, Yukino chuckled a little nervously. "Uhh...well, don't take this the wrong way, but I guess it is an iconic moment!" When Nashi turned to a photo of Yukino holding a screaming Nashi's arms in her legs with the Lotus Lock she'd dubbed the Snowpiercer, as seen in their Apex match, that made Yukino blush even harder - not so much because it was a low point of their career, but by contrast, because it stood as proof of just how much fame and attention she had won. With Yukino used to being as modest as she was, that rush of emotions hit her harder than she'd expected. Just looking at it, the memories of that Apex match - with all its spectacular moves and all the cheers that celebrated each one - came flooding back, reminding Yukino once again of just how much she'd accomplished. "Well...I guess it's still an Idol Dragon being dominant?"

Soon enough, the autograph signing was underway. Fans were lining up toward their table, and Yukino signed her name on all sorts of merchandise, from posters to T-shirts to even a few of their old magazine covers from their idol days. From the looks of it, they had fans coming from all across the world - a thought that made Yukino smile to think about. "Did you ever think we'd be doing one of these all the way in Austria, Nashi?"

However, one fan in particular stood out from all the rest.

"NASHI! You made it!"

Spoiler

Now at the head of the line was Sanae Saitou - a fellow idol, a fellow LAW wrestler, and someone who Nashi had beaten in a Two out of Three Falls match not long ago, earning Sanae's friendship in the process. When the green-haired girl saw her, she leaned across the table, not even hesitating to pull Nashi into a hug. "It's been too long, huh?"