Completed [Training Grounds] You Can't Beat Me Now, I'm A Man![Lenell]

[Kisetukai]

 Yes! Lenell had followed his instructions, and not just that, she did it flawlessly. It was amazing, perhaps in some strange way... She was a fighter. Feeling her flip him over he kept the determined look on his face, staring into her's as they wrestled, hearing a crowd form. Why were they watching two kids wrestle... That will never be known. There was one guy who stuck out however, he was shouting random nonsense. Although Kise really didn't pay much attention to him, he wasn't that much of a standout. Looking into Lenell's face he was a little bit distant, still thinking about the kiss that was planted on his cheek a while back. As he grunted heavier and heavier, trying to look like he was having a tough time. "Yeah!" The man in the background yelled, for a moment Kise had an annoyed look on his face, but returned back to focusing on Lenell as she leaned in.

"Ok, Kise. You should get on top again, but let's have you push up till we're sitting and then put me on my back so we're the other way around. I'll throw a punch up, on the right, you dodge, then let's roll and roll really, really quick. Then we can throw lots of punches, hit the ground with them, but no one will see where they land, they'll just hear the noise, and we can make sounds like we're being hurt sometimes. Oh, and when I pull back in a second, say something mean and loud so people will think I've been whispering things to you to try and scare you."

Kise had to think about it a while, for that was a long plan, perhaps Lenell was more of the happier one here. Kise on the other hand wanted to get clean, take a bath, and see one of those dresses that she had bragged about... Possibly even a scarf, but for now this is what mattered. Sending out one final grunt he lifted her up, finally they were on equal ground, wrestling with her for bit he finally took her down and mounted her. He then dodged her punch, seeing it come completely easy, but making it look difficult and deadly. He then proceeded to roll quickly with her through the dirt, throwing punches at the ground with quick speed and accuracy. Never hitting her face, or body, so far so good. Making grunts as if he was actually being hurt, he could hear the crowd react loudly. "Oh I actually saw that one!" Some guy said. He began to quickly grunt and whisper as if being strained. "Lenell...Time for a big finish. I want you to release and go grab your cane. I'm gonna charge and shatter it with a new punch I learned, trust me on this, just act like your blocking my punch with it." He waited for her to pull and then yelled out. "You don't scare me you little chump!" He yelled out, which really hurt him because if anything he really liked her...He wanted to compliment her. Why did it have to be like this? 

Why?

[Lenell Belleste]

The rolling around was really fun. It felt like spinning, and dust was flying up around them. The only bad thing about having grown up dresses was you could never get them dirty, so she might not have a chance to play in the dirt again for a long while. Kise could throw punches pretty quick, and he missed her every time, but Lenell had to move a little slower to make sure she didn't hit him. She succeeded though, and she was glad, because she didn't want to hurt Kise anymore. She wanted to help him be proud and look good to the grown up fighters around them. That would really make up for her being mean, she thought. She might also like to kiss him again, maybe, just a little, but that would be hard now that people were watching.

Kise made a really loud punch on the ground, so Lenell made sure to make a loud "Oof!" noise to go with it. With her next punch, she got unlucky and managed to hit a rock. She was glad Kise made a punch soon after, so her real "Ouch!" seemed natural. Soon, they stopped rolling and Kise whispered his next fight idea.

Lenell gave a quick nod at Kise's suggestion. Ok, her cane was over there, she was down on the ground. She was going to have to really work at this to make it look good. These stupid grown ups were buying it all! They were fooling them, they really were. She wouldn't let her foot mess things up.

When Kise let go a little, she got her hands onto the ground and heaved up. She couldn't really run, but she could hop on her good right foot really fast, and she got herself over to where her cane lay pretty quickly that way. She went down to her knees, grabbed it, and with all her strength, pulled herself up. Putting her weight on her right foot, she used her heavier, special made left boot like a weight to swing herself around. If she had planted that left foot down in a hole, it would have been over, she would have fallen down good. Luckily she found steady ground, and she held her cane in front of her like he had said to do.

"Ok, Kise!" she yelled, trying to sound mean. But as he drew closer, she risked a big smile just for him, so he'd know she liked him, she was having fun, she was fine.

[Kisetukai]

 Nice, it was going good so far, really it was. Lenell had been paying attention, and really getting into it, she seemed to be having fun though. Quickly popping off of him, she worked her way to her cane, hopping and skipping on her right leg over to it. She took a while to get situated, so Kise acted like he was drowsy and tired, giving her the time needed. Finally seeing her yell out and hold up her cane, he was ready, she was ready. He slowly began to walk, then turned into a full charge, running at her with a simple speed. Hoping not to scare her, he kept eye contact, looking at her soft face. She was...Different. She looked different, not only did she smell different, she even felt different. She was a totally new girl, something he wasn't expecting. Finally snapping back to reality, he finally made it to her, and jumped up. Hoping she wouldn't flinch or move he came down on the cane quickly, his right fist arching and making contact, thus shattering the cane into several pieces. He landed on the ground as quickly stood up straight, the crowd cheering, he felt a little embarrassed.

He walked up her and bowed, then looking at her face he was pretty sure he might have appeared stronger than he was, and he didn't want that thought in his head. Quickly wrapping his arms around her waist a bit, whispering in her ear, hiding his blush from emotions and the crowd's awes. "You know I'm still young in training but I know some older squire boys, and this is how I see them holding girls sometimes..." He sighed a bit, finally gaining his ground and confidence. "If it's not to much to ask... Could we kiss one more time. I mean... I know it was probably hard for you but I liked it kinda.." Feeling uneasy he let go of her and looked her in the eyes. "Then there's something I want to tell you... I just hope these people leave soon." 

oocsorry about short post. So unlike me...

[Lenell Belleste]

Lenell watched as her cane fell apart under Kise's blow. That was so awesome! She had never seen anyone do that before. She wondered if he could do that with other things. That wood they made her canes of, it was pretty hard stuff! And now her parents would be really sorry they had put her through this. Hah!

She looked around at the cheering crowds, and couldn't help smiling then. Yes! This is what she'd hope might happen. All the older fighters had to see how good Kise was now. And she hadn't done too bad either. She grinned as she caught several smiling, cheering faces in the crowd. They had done it! They had really done it!

She smiled as Kise put his arms around her waist. It felt good, and it made the crowd around her even happier. She knew Kise was right. Big boys did hold big girls this way. And after pulling off a "pretend fight" that had grown ups who knew about fights cheering, well....they could do a grown up thing like this, too, couldn't they? They had earned it.

She turned that smile towards Kise now. "Yes, I liked the kiss. And I want another. And don't grown ups always say after a fight to kiss and make up?" She put her arms around Kise's shoulders, and turned her cheek to him. The crowd roared when he kissed her, and her toes curled again. When he was done, she did the same to him, and crowd kept it up. That weird man yelled again, this time saying "Go for it, girl!," but she didn't mind him so much now. She pulled back and smiled, hoping the crowd would go away soon. She really wanted to hear what Kise had to say.

"Maybe," she whispered to him, "we should pretend like we're leaving? Then the people might go away and you can tell me. Here, let's pick up the pieces of my cane. That's won't be interesting to watch, so they might go do something else. That hit? That was one of the neatest things I've seen."

[Kisetukai]

It all just felt to good, and Kise, for once in his life felt in control. As she turned her head he quickly placed another kiss on her, his body tightening and pulsing with every moment, something was happening, he just couldn't name it. He was surprised when she kissed him back, apparently she was liking it just as much as him. The only person who seemed to like it more was that oaf yelling go for it... He looked at her peacefully as she spoke. 

Maybe," she whispered to him, "we should pretend like we're leaving? Then the people might go away and you can tell me. Here, let's pick up the pieces of my cane. That's won't be interesting to watch, so they might go do something else. That hit? That was one of the neatest things I've seen."

He blushed a bit at her complimenting his attack, kicking some dirt a bit he looked around shyly. "Oh that... It was a basic attack. A kid could've done it..." He said softly, kneeling down a bit to the first cane piece. The crowd began to settle down as they picked up pieces, looking childish, slowly moving. "...." The crowd quickly settled and dismembered itself, leaving a trace of nothing, as it returned back to it's usual state. Kise got up smiling, happy they were gone, as he walked off a bit. "Finally... Lenell come here." He walked a couple feet away from the cane pieces and laid down, resting head atop of his palms, his body on the calm dirt. 

"Lenell... There's some things I gotta say." He said softly looking at the sky. "Do you wanna make a deal...?" He stopped looking at the sky and turned to her, looking at her face. "Ok look... If we grow up... And we aren't married... We gotta be boyfriend and girlfriend. Or should we..." Kise gulped a bit. "Get married...?" He looked at her blankly. "I'd marry you once we got older... If of course I'm not married...." He gave a soft smile.. "By age seventeen... After my coming of age. If you can find me once I'm a squire, I promise... I'll marry you... If that's what you want. Since we kissed... We have to..." 

"It was worth it..." K said sharply. "And if someone asked would we do it again I'd say heck yeah! Even if we do have to get married... It was worth it." "Are you sure? What if we don't want to marry when we get older." Kise said pessimistically. "Kise... Girls are icky... Kissing is good, but girls theirselves are just icky. Trust me... I won't be talking to many girls in the future... I promise. " K said dismissing the thoughts. Leaving Kise to listen to Lenell's thoughts and opinions. "So?..." 

[Lenell Belleste]

No, not just any kid could have done that to her cane. The toughest thing other kids could manage was throwing rocks. Lenell thought Kise was just acting how her mother told her to when she did something good--"You can be proud, Len, that's fine. But don't brag too much. It's unbecoming." She still wasn't totally sure what unbecoming meant, but it wasn't nice.

She watched the crowd go away as they picked up the bits of her cane. She really wanted to hear what Kise had to say, but she was nervous, too. I mean, they had hugged and they had kissed. What else could they do? That was it, right? She followed him away when he asked, copied his pose on the ground, and waited.

Her eyes grew huge as he spoke. Married? No way did she want to marry a boy now, that was too much work! Her mother and father rarely got to play or read books, and she had a whole bunch more of that she wanted to do. But she thought he was right about the kissing. I mean, her mother and father only ever kissed each other, so yeah, you probably had to get married once you kissed someone. She hadn't thought about that. Oh, well, she did have fun kissing him, so maybe that was ok. Also, he was talking about seven years from now, and they would be OLD by then, practically ancient! And he would be a knight someday, she was sure. If she married a knight, she would likely be a real, real lady, with lots of nice dresses and scarves, and some sparkly necklaces, too. That would be nice.

She breathed deep and got very serious, because this was true grown up stuff here. "Ok, Kise. We can get married then, if that happens. Married people get to kiss and hug all they want, and that would be fun. I liked doing that with you. But, you have to promise to get us a house. And a baby." She stopped and thought some more. "No, two babies. A girl for me and a boy for you. You can pick what they look like, though, if you want. I don't care about that, just so they are cute. No ugly babies." She grimaced a little. "I don't know where you get babies, but I guess they tell you that when you get old and married. Oh, and they only give them to you if the wife is fat, I have no idea why, so I have to get fat first. Yuck. But I only have to get fat for a little while, and then I get to be skinny again, so I guess that's not too bad."

She gave him a big smile. "So, it's a deal, if you promise those things."

[Kisetukai]

 She breathed deep and got very serious, because this was true grown up stuff here. "Ok, Kise. We can get married then, if that happens. Married people get to kiss and hug all they want, and that would be fun. I liked doing that with you. But, you have to promise to get us a house. And a baby." She stopped and thought some more. "No, two babies. A girl for me and a boy for you. You can pick what they look like, though, if you want. I don't care about that, just so they are cute. No ugly babies." She grimaced a little. "I don't know where you get babies, but I guess they tell you that when you get old and married. Oh, and they only give them to you if the wife is fat, I have no idea why, so I have to get fat first. Yuck. But I only have to get fat for a little while, and then I get to be skinny again, so I guess that's not too bad."

She gave him a big smile. "So, it's a deal, if you promise those things."

Kise looked at her shocked and began to speak. "Yeah... I'll buy us some babies, but I need you to take care of them... Seriously I'm no good with kids. And Uh... I don't want you to get fat, if you do get fat... I don't want to see you like that." He giggled a bit. "Ok I'm gonna be serious..." "I want to get married, I'm gonna buy us some babies, and a house, I promise I will give you everything you want... All those dresses, scarves, even elegant canes." He looked into her eyes solemnly. "Look Lenell... I'm gonna be your boyfriend and your gonna be my girlfriend. I just need you to wait a bit... Because I really like you... And I won't ever change my feelings." He rolled over to her and gave her a kiss before hopping up quickly, hearing his mother come as she was talking to Lenell's dad. "Hey Kisetukai.. I heard about your fight." His mother said, looking at him proudly. "Looks like you recognized how to perform the thunder punch, well... Tomorrow we move on to the lightning jab. But for now..." She walked over and picked him up, placing him on her shoulders. "Let's go my little warrior." "Mom..." He said quietly, a bit embarrassed. "Hm?" Tukai said, finally catching on and putting him down. She could see the looks on their faces, it told it all, along with the thick awkwardness in the area. "Lenell... Ser." Kise said as he bowed to Lenell and then turned and did the same for her dad. Kise's mother wanted to hold his hand, but instead chose to just walk off. "Well your a man now..." She said softly as she walked along side of Kise. "I know I am... But Uh mom.." Kise said as they left the area and started on their way to home. 

Where do I buy a baby? I'm gonna need like two.

[Lenell Belleste]

Lenell smiled and squirmed at all the nice things Kise was saying. They were...what was the word? Romantic, that was it. A house, babies, pretty things for her. She smiled. She felt a little goofy looking into his eyes as he spoke, but they were really nice eyes. Yes, this was good, this was a nice promise he was making. She could take care of the babies, sure, it couldn't be too hard. And she thought Kise would know enough, by the time he was a man, to pick out some really nice babies, cute ones who didn't just sit and cry for no reason like her little cousin.

He gave her another fun kiss as their parents walked up, and she figured that sealed the promise good. She would find him when he was a squire, and they would get married, and have all those nice things, and he wouldn't let anybody tease her then, cause boyfriends and husbands made sure people were nice to their ladies if their ladies weren't fighters, too. She watched Kise walk away with a sigh. It was a long time to wait, but she would learn all she could about being a lady until she was the very best lady in Syliras. That would mean Kise could be extra proud.

Her father cleared his throat to gain her attention. She rolled over to see his face as he stood above her. He did look a little mad, but also like he was embarrassed about something. He looked like he might be in trouble, not the other way around. Well, that was a good sign.

"Stand up, Len, let me pick you up." He cast an eye on the remains of her cane. "I suppose we'll have to go see the carver again. Hopefully you won't grow a lot over the next several months."

Lenell nodded as her father leaned over and lifted her into his arms for the walk home. "Well, you see, Kise was really strong. I mean, I did my best, but his mother's a knight, you know, and she teaches him stuff."

Her father lifted an eyebrow as they began to walk away. "Oh, yes, Lenell, I'm sure you did your very best. And didn't mean for your cane to get broke at all. I guess you and Kise won't be fighting anymore?"

She snuggled into his chest as they left the practice field and began working their way through the main paths back towards their home. "Oh, no, Father. No more fighting. I told you I was too grown up now for that anyway, but Kise and I are friends now."

Her father snorted. "Yes, I saw that. Good friends. Lenell, what would your Mother say about the way you were being friends?"

Lenell blushed and looked away from him towards the people they walked past. "Oh, that. Yeah. Well, we did that to be nice." She sighed and snuggled back into his chest. "Besides, Father, Kise and I made everything ok. I won't be....um....kissing any more boys, and we promised to get married when we get older. We don't really have to say anything to Mother, do we?"

Lenell's father's chest began to hitch, almost like he was going to laugh, but she didn't hear anything come out of his mouth. Maybe he had the hiccups. His chest calmed down and he spoke. "Well, I guess that does make it ok, and we don't have to tell your Mother if you promise not to do any more kissing till then."

"Oh, no, Father. That wouldn't be right! I told Kise yes, and he said he'd buy me dresses and scarves and really nice things. And a house and two babies." She screwed up her face in thought. "I should really help, though, so can I have a raise in my allowance?"

Her father snorted, smiled, and carried her the rest of the way home.

[Emblem]

Congratulations! You Get Glorious Experience! Kisetukai Skill Points Earned Unarmed Combat: 3XP Boxing 1 XP Tactics 1 XP Lore Earned Awkward Interactions With the Opposite Sex Fighting a Girl Being a Man Exchanging Kisses Exchanging Blows Other Shenanigans: Lenell Skill Points Earned Unarmed Combat 3 XP Tactics 2 XP Lore Earned Awkward Interactions With the Opposite Sex Fighting a Man Being a Lady Exchanging Kisses Exchanging Blows Other Shenanigans: Comments : That was definitely an interesting thread, but enjoyable nonetheless. I really enjoyed how you went about writing from a child's perspective. I think it was done well. You also captured the awkwardness of adolescence very well so good work. I wasn't too sure of why the two kids were fighting, other than Kise having a crazy mother. Other than that good work. Hopefully everything makes sense and if not PM me!