fandomhighdorms | The Gym; Wednesday Morning, during Third Period.

Entry tags:

The Gym; Wednesday Morning, during Third Period.

As Setsuna waited for Ami, she circled around her practise blades in a wide variety of arcs and circles with her previously injured arm. Felt so incredible to use that arm again without pain.

And, as usual when Setsuna started idly going through minor forms like that, they worked quickly into moves more extravvagant, building up until she was completely lost in her work, oblivious to almost anything else.

[[ meeting with

slr_mercury but open for all your gymly needs. ]]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Ami pressed back, pushing Setsuna's blade away. She was not however using anything she had just learned mere minutes ago. With one sharp movement she pushed with a lot more strength then she looked like she had and then jumped back, waiting for another attack.

Good defense, yes, and nice use of hidden strength, which was something Setsuna herself depended on a lot, but not what she was aiming for. Drawing in a deep breath, Setsuna settled back into her preperatory stanse, sword ready to block, and looked over at where Ami stood.

//"Your turn,"// she said.

Ami's consciousness drifted back to the now. Shaking her head slightly to clear it, she tried to execute one of the attacks Setsuna had showed her. Try was the operative term. She stopped short of actually attacking, though she did go through the motions.

Oh, kayyy....

Setsuna blinked a little at the halted attack; after a brief, fleeting pause of almost confusion, Setsuna quickly responded to the lack of follow-through with a swing at Ami's waist, hoping to get her with a firm, though not too hard hit.

Ami tried to block, but failed. And thus ended up on her side on the ground.

It was a good thing Setsuna was holding her sword with both hands, otherwise she would have facepalmed. Instead, though, she shifted her grip to just one hand, and offered the other out to Ami.

//"You're not going to hurt me, you know. Even if you did, trust me, I can take it. Don't be afraid to hit me, Ami-chan."//

Ami took the offered hand, blushing slightly and stood up.

//"I know. In my head."//

The second Ami was on her feet, Setsuna let go of her hand, executed a turning pivot away from the other girl that allowed her to bring her sword sharply against against Ami's back.

Ami spun to block, struck against Setsuna's sword in the process and jumped back.

Setsuna had to admit she was a little surprised that Ami caught the block, but she reminded herself that Ami's defensive game was strong anyway. Still, she refused to relent, pressing a long string of hard, quick, strong strikes at Ami, driving her back if she had to, until they reached the end of the gym and there was where else to back into. Corner even the meekest of animals, and they will eventually start lashing out in self preservation.

Hopefully.

Ami blocked every attack, stepping back as she needed to. She was noticeably not entirely there, eyes focused, staring straight ahead. When her back hit the wall she moved sideways.

Which was fine by Setsuna. Keeping close and absolutely not allowing Ami to make any progress forward, she kept moving her sideways, toward the corner. Had to get her in the corner, immobilize her, give her no other choice.

Ami clearly did not realize she was being moved into the corner. She continued defending best she could.

Setsuna was relentless in her pusuit, until finally, she, in meeting one of Ami's blocks, pushed hard into the blade, pinning Ami in the corner of the gym, her blade held horizontally against hers, pressing in...

Ami finally realized that she was trapped, cornered, stuck. Without stopping for thought she leaned slightly forward, while still pushing on Setsuna's blade and kissed the other girl. As a distractionary tactic this may not be the best one.

Setsuna was really rather hoping for at least a push back, that would use some of Ami's strength to push her back, staggering slightly and, if she'd successfully managed to get something to click, Ami would start trying to beat her back with attacks of her own.

...That was definitely not the something Setsuna had expected to click.

There was a moment of blinking shock as her press forward was met with pressed lips. And then the flailing began. Setsuna staggered back, and her voice took on an almost whining tone as her arms circled at her sides frantically. //"Ami-chaaaaan! That's is not how to get out of a block! Those are not good warrior tactics! There is no kissy in fighty!"//

If Ami was going to kiss her, she should do it during a more appropriate situation! Wait! There were no appropriate situations for Ami to be kissing her! Because she shouldn't! Especially not during a spar! Setsuna flailed some more before, double face-palming as well as she could with a sword still in her hands, she muttered miserably, //"That wasn't fa-air!"//

Ami took the moment in the flailing and face palming to get a way. And blush horribly. And giggle.

//"But it worked."// she said simply, once she got control of the giggling.

//"That isn't the point!"// Setsuna countered, with another minor flail, before the arms calmed and her arms crossed over her chest with a sour sort of troubled frown on her face. //"Ami-chan, if you're not going to take this seriously, then we might as well stop now...!"//

//"I am taking it seriously. It was the only thing i could think of to do to get out of the corner."// She sighed. //"What is the point? I do not attack and you tell me the point is to win. I use an odd tactic to 'win' and you tell me i should not have done so."//

//"The point is to get you to attack, Ami-chan! I didn't teach you all those moves at the beginning of the lesson just so you could...could...."// Setsuna started sputtering and turning red; realizing she couldn't bring herself to actually say what had just happened, she continued. //"You can't be on the defensive all the time! And, what, do you expect to be able to...kiss any enemy who ever has you up in a corner? It doesn't work like that! Most enemies will have you dead before you can even try!"//

Wow, bet no one knew one could turn THAT red. But Ami clearly could.

She sighed, putting her hands to her burning cheeks. //"You are right. I know you are right. I just... lets try again?"//

Setsuna was wondering if they could try again with the both of them redder than tomatoes, but she was going to try, drawing in a deep breath and groping for her centre again. //"Okay. We'll try again. But remember, Ami-chan, we want to follow the code. I'm pretty sure your tactic does not fall into classic warrior theory."//

There was a brief pause before she settled into another stanse, stepping back from the corner. //"Although, if you were to actually find somewhere within war theory that does speak of such things, I'd not only be impressed, but I will concede to you that they are acceptable..."//

//"I will have to look"// Ami said, as she got into a ready stance. Then she realized that Setsuna was probably expecting her to attack, so she tried. The attack was not full force, and was somewhat half-hearted, but at least Ami did not stop this time. She was not trancing out yet either.

It was an attack, which was all Setsuna could ask for. She did not have any trouble blocking it, of course, and stepped back. //"Good. Try a little more this time."//

It was good that Setsuna stepped back, or Ami would have tranced again. Instead she nodded and tried again. She tried really hard to put more energy and strength into it but the fact that she was attempting to strike another human was disconcerting.

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject