L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

"♩Sitting in my class, just drifting awaaayy! Staring into the windows of the wooorrlld...! Yeah!♩"

Cologne, Germany.

was freshening up in the venue's co-ed shower, filling the space with cheery, delightful notes.

flowing out of her as easily as the rain from the shower head above her.

"♩I can't hear the teacher -- his books don't call me at aaaalll! I don't see the bad boys trying to catch some play, 'cause I Love Your Smile...!♩"

Speaking -- singing? -- of smiles...Alix hadn't had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Akifumi herself when he applied to the Moonlight brand of After Dark. But if what she heard from her staff was right, and it usually is, she should be expecting a rather tense man. But if he's here, he's gotta be looking to let his hair down, so to speak.

And that there is one of her specialties, so it works out just fine for her! And so she slotted herself in for the second match in this special Floating Sauna event.

This was absolutely ridiculous. Kaito had joined LAW through the Dominion, but so far he had received nothing. No opponent, no main event marquee match, no rival, no title opportunity, no nothing! He thought himself to be a hot commodity, one that the organization would swoon over. He thought management would strap him to a rocket and send him straight to the main events. However, no, nothing happened and he was left with no action. He was told that if he wanted to get to the big leagues, the main events, he had to prove himself. Make a name for himself and find matches, beat opponents and get the crowd to chant his name.

He was sure there were many other in the same boat as him, so finding opponents to squash would not be so hard? Or so he thought! After much searching, one opportunity presented with itself. It was not the main event world title match he had hoped for, but he knew he had to do something in order to put his name out there. His opponent, Alix Jacques, was quite well known. So, if he were to beat her then that would certainly raise his stock. The match type didn't really favour him, but he was confident Alix stood no chance.

He was in the shower area as well, looking to take a cold one as soon as he would be locked inside a sauna chamber. With him walking in, a towel around his waist, he heard....singing?

"What the? I thought this place was where all the professionals are. This place is just a glorified American Idol contest show....ugh" he said rolling his eyes in disappointment.

Spoiler

"Ooh, I've got a friend who'd have some words for you if she heard you say that, sweetie!" Alix stated with a laugh. The acoustics made Kaito difficult to place, but she knew that tone. Different voice, but nonetheless thick with princely disdain. Cousins, maybe? Friends?

Honestly, that started to take some of the wind out of her sails. Until she caught herself. This guy is competing in an After Dark match. No one signs up without knowing about the eroticism that's inherent to the show.

But still...

"A question for you, Akifumi." Not his first name. Not some cute nickname. Akifumi. "Should wrestling be all a professional knows? Can they not have other interests?"

Kaito was a little taken aback when he heard someone reply to him. He didn't think someone actually heard him, or even if they did, he didn't expect them to call him out on it. "Wait, who said that?" he would say, looking around. It was a female voice, and ofc it was! It was a co-ed locker and shower. Kaito was still not used to this, which was the reason he got a bit flustered. Still, the large man tried to compose himself.

"*Ahem*cough*Ahem*....Oh yeah, and uh, just who would that friend be?" he asked, trying to regain his composure. "Hmmm well, I suppose that is a good question. Probably not, I guess people have their own hobbies and interests outside of wrestling and....hey wait...what?" he said shaking his head. "Who am I even talking to? and how do you even know who I am?" he said, looking around until he noticed one showering running.

"AH, so its you Ms. unknown woman behind the shower eh?" he said, placing his hands on his waist. "Well, why did you even want to know that?" he asked, puzzled.