A War of Pride: Sakura Hagiwara vs Noelle Silva III

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Sakura and Noelle were apparently destined to hate each other. That was seemingly a fact. Sakura herself couldn't explain it but something about Noelle just rubbed her the wrong way and it seemed to be a mutually returned feeling. Especially after the stunt she just pulled to escape defeat albeit narrowly. Once again though had it been anyone else but Noelle the idol would have felt worse about it, but as is she was perfectly fine with the current situation.

Managing to hit Noelle with the vertical suplex Sakura would stand up and approach Noelle, trying to grab at her once again. But before she was able too the silver haired girl was smart enough to keep Sakura from doing so with a series of desperate. "Ngh! Dammit!" Sakura cursed softly, forced to watch Noelled as she roll away before trying to stand once again.

'Gotta go fast.' Sakura thought, knowing she couldn't let Noelle a chance to get her bearings. Dashing forward right as the girl started to stand Sakura build as much speed up as she possibly could. Then as she approached the girl Sakura would leap up while extending her legs, attempting to lash out at the princess with a running dropkick aimed right for her stomach while she was still against the ropes!

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Noelle knew that Sakura was going to come in at her hard and aggressive. The idol had fallen into a pattern of trying to apply constant pressure to the princess whenever she held any kind of advantage in the match. Although Noelle's kicks had gotten her some distance, Sakura would never truly let Noelle get away to recover if she had her way in this match.

But of course, Noelle could fight back against Sakura. And if she knew what the idol was going to do, countering would be child's play for her. She would scramble back as far as she could, making Sakura chase her all the way to the ropes before she could try to attack. And when Sakura took off for a dropkick, Noelle would try to make sure the idol saw her smirk before the princess rolled out of the way, leaving Sakura to fly right through the ropes and out of the ring.

"Predictable idiot," Noelle called out to Sakura once she heard her crash on the floor a few feet below the elevated ring. Best case scenario, the idol smacked her head on the crowd barrier or a table, but on the likely chance that she didn't, Noelle was ready to keep Sakura out of the ring. Be it punches or kicks, wherever the idol tried to get back in, Noelle would be there to try to stuff the attempt.

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Sakura's entire strategy for the match had been to hit Noelle with as much as offense as she consistently could. Aiming to pressure the silver haired non stop until she gave in and submitted or was beaten down enough to be pinned. It all just came down to pressuring her long enough and trying to stay out of Noelle's clutches.

Unfortunately it was a strategy that Noelle had seemed to pick up on as the match progressed. For as Sakura aimed to keep the pressure on Noelle by jumping up to deliver a drop kick the princess would move out of the way! 'Shit!' Sakura thought to herself as she flew past where the girl was and continuing onwards, right outside the ropes and down to the floor below! "Ugh!" Grunting as she landed feet first on the mat Sakura would roll forward, ending up in a seated position at the barricade glaring up at her opponent still in the ring.

"Shut it brat!" Sakura called out in response to Noelle's words as she stood up, attempting to make her way back into the ring. "Hey! Wha! Stop that ow!" Sakura said with a glare as any attempt she made to even get up on the apron was met with a strike by Noelle. Something that grew all the more frustrating when the idol caught wind of the referee began making the ten count.

Glaring up at Noelle the dark haired beauty would hold a look of unyielding frustration on her face. "This is how you want to win?! The cowards way?" Sakura demanded, leaping up once more to try and get on the ring apron. This time however Sakura would aim to fake Noelle out. Rather than a standard attempt at getting in the ring Sakura would aim to grab the bottom rope to anchor herself. As she did so Sakura attempted to pull her legs, around, using her dancing and athletic background to swiftly bring her leg around to try and kick Noelle in the back of the knee and knock her feet out form underneath her!

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"Coward's way?!" Noelle spat back angrily at the accusing Sakura. "What, could that idol's pea brain of yours not even be bothered to remember that this match is no DQ? Honestly, I don't know what the ref is counting for," said Noelle as she beat back the idol from the ring once more.

But even if it wasn't a quick path to victory in this match specifically, getting off the potshots on Sakura whenever she tried to get back in the ring was certainly nice for Noelle. Sakura then grabbed the bottom rope for her next attempt at getting back in, and Noelle responded by trying to step on Sakura's face with her heel and push her back down.

But, Sakura's maneuver swung her head out of the way as the idol came around behind Noelle and kicked her in the back of her knee. Getting Sakura back into the ring, and knocking Noelle onto her back. "Gah, damnit," she cursed. Noelle knew that Sakura had just earned herself a great big opening to put her in a submission hold.

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Things had truly devolved between Sakura and Noelle, with each just outright belittling each other now as they fought tooth and nail to defeat the other and keep the rights to their outfits. For now Sakura was just having the damndest time even getting back inside the ring!

So she got creative, using a grip on the bottom rope to swing herself out of the way of another kick from Noelle to instead bash the back of the girl's knee to bring the silver haired girl down to the mat!"Hah! Take that you snobby, holier than thou brat!" Sakura called out to Noelle as she did so.

Getting up quickly Sakura aimed to take advantage of the position she had knocked Noelle onto. So the idol would drop down onto the girl's back before reaching forward and grabbing her legs. "Time to reintroduce you to a move that brought me plenty of shame!" Sakura shouted behind her, hooking Noelle's legs under her arms before sitting up and leaning back as far as possible till their heads nearly met, pulling on the princesses legs for a high angle boston crab!

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Noelle figured that it was more likely than not that a submission hold was coming for her next from Sakura, and come it did in the form of a Boston Crab. A high angle crab specifically, allowing the idol to get as close to Noelle as possible. Likely to hear Noelle's screams and see the twisted looks of anguish on her face as she writhed in pain. But the princess had a wrench to throw in that.

Admittedly, Noelle was in a really bad spot. Right next to the ropes, but facing the wrong direction to reach out and grab them. Meaning that in reality, Noelle as far away as physically possible from any ropes that could actually help her, since moving backwards wasn't really an option here. But all Noelle had to do was make Sakura release her Boston Crab, and the Spaniard had just the trick to do so.

"Yeah, I bet this takes you back, huh Sakura?" said Noelle, fighting to no sell the hold. "Hey, wanna see my impression of you? NO! IT HUWTS!" Noelle started babying up her voice as she pounded her fists on the mat like a child throwing a tantrum. "MY HIP! SHE GONNA BWEAK MY HIIIP! AHH!" Noelle shot Sakura a smirk. "And well, we both no what you say next, but there's no way I'd say those words." No doubt the look on Sakura's face would be anything short of priceless.

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Sakura had it! A decisive advantage of Noelle that could likely lead to a victory for her if she played her cards right! Right away Sakura recognize that Noelle was in the worst position possible for a submission given she was facing away from the ropes and wouldn't be able to crawl backwards, something that would make a rope break near impossible.

As such her next avenue of attack was obvious. Really it just came down to what hold she would use. Instinctively she went for the boston crab in order to give Noelle a dose of humility before she transitioned to her submission finisher the sharpshooter. Or that was the plan. But then Noelle had the audacity, the pure and utter gall to start mocking her from the infamous times she had been in this hold!

Immediately Sakura blushed a bright red from the words as she glared down to Noelle. "S-Shut up! You don't know anything about that!" Sakura shouted indignantly from the mocking.

Deciding she couldn't stand such a insult and deciding that the boston crab wasn't doing its job Sakura would stand up right while dropping Noelle's legs... but she couldn't let Noelle get away with what she said, so taking a few steps forward Sakura would leap backwards, attempting to land a standing moonsault on Noelle's hopefully prone form!

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Heh. Clearly enough about it to piss you off with it, thought Noelle as a smug grin crossed her face. What was even better, was that her taunting served its purpose perfectly. Sakura voluntarily released her submission hold that had Noelle trapped dangerously far from the ropes. Now it was on the princess to deal with whatever the idol switched to.

Luckily for Noelle, Sakura was not going to make things hard on her. The idol dropped the Spaniard to the mat, stood up, and then jumped back through the air over Noelle for a moonsault attempt. "Thank you," said Noelle as she shot a leg up, catching Sakura square in her belly. Noelle would then pull her leg back down, letting Sakura drop down, right onto her waiting knees.

"Like I said: pea brained idol," Noelle mocked as she opened and closed her legs around Sakura's waist. The silver haired girl would then grab her opponent's arms and hold them out wide to the sides, simply to prevent Sakura from using them. But a realization, then came to Noelle about the current position. Sakura's head was right over Noelle's breasts.

"Sakura," said Noelle. "You have my word as Spanish royalty. If you bite my chest to escape, once I win this match, my claiming of your leotard will be only the beginning of the humiliation and torment I'll inflict upon you as the victor. I will leave you terrified of biting even your own food if you choose to bite my breast here." Admittedly, Noelle didn't yet know how exactly she would follow through on that threat if Sakura ignored the threat, but she swore that she would and she had meant it.

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Sakura was a lot of things. Determined, peppy, normally very kind, but among the list of things she was... emotional was a very fitting one. After all her entire start to becoming a pro wrestler was a result of getting insulted by one. So needless to say she wore her heart on her sleeve, and it was all too easy to take advantage of that.

So when Noelle began mocking Sakura about what happened to her in her first matches Sakura was immediately hit right in a few important chords. So despite the dominant and great position she had, she would drop Noelle's legs, leaping backwards through the air, intent on punishing Noelle some more before finishing her off.

But she hadn't expected a leg to rise up and meet her. "Gah!" Gasping loudly in pain as she impacted with the heel of Noelle's sandaled foot Sakura would lay there, propped up by it... Until she was dropped, right onto Noelle's waiting knees. "Agh!" She cried out in pain from the impact, hair tossing back as a result.

Then Noelle wrapped her legs around the idol and grabbed her arms pulling them apart, leaving Sakura helpless in the princess's clutches! "Agh ngh!" Groaning in pain Sakura would glare at Noelle as she made her threat on if Sakura were to bite her chest again to escape. Truthfully a part of her wanted to do so just out of spite.... But she had a better idea. "Actually.." Sakura said with a cringe of pain as she glared down at Noelle, using her hands grip onto Noelle's wrists as well. "I'd rather do this!" Sakura shouted, attempting to pull Noelle up while flinging her head forward to smash Noelle with a massive headbut to get her freedom!

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Noelle's counterattacked succeed completely. Though once she had issued her warning, the princess didn't really know whether or not Sakura would heed it. It ended up being a moot point however, as the idol ended up having more reach with her neck than Noelle had been anticipating. After all, why target the breasts when you can hit the head? And with that, Noelle released Sakura once the idol bashed her with a headbutt.

"GAH! F-fair enough," gritted out Noelle. Regardless of how she felt about Sakura, the idol had escaped without biting the Spaniard's breasts. Noelle started to sit up with a hand to her head, but fell back down onto her side as a throb of pain shot through her head. Sakura had hit her hard. I guess something has to be inside her head if a brain isn't," thought Noelle.

But regardless of Sakura's intellect, she had another great opportunity to attack Noelle while she was down. While in her disadvantaged state, Noelle felt it wiser to stay floored, so she wouldn't put herself into position for the idol's kickflip Sakura Special as she rose up. The princess was not, under any circumstance, allowing herself to get hit by that attack.