The Fighting Side of Me

Sayuri was pretty happy to get back to practicing with the gymnastics team regularly! The members of the gymnastics club were always so kind and after winning the national gymnastics trophy for the middle school division for Ouran Academy the year before she was excited to be moving onto the high school categories at the national competitions. 

Changing into a pink leotard and pulling on her light green cardigan she tied her hair into a bun, then picked up her bag quickly and headed to the gym, a small smile present on her face as her bare feet pattered over the floor. 

She opened the door to the gym, looking inside. Yuri was here which was good, Yuri was always kind to her and then there was-- Oh no. She knew who this was and she wasn't happy. Not at all! That was Kagami! Kagami was scary and cruel and-- why was she even here! She looked like she was ready to punch someone and Sayuri didn't want it to be her! 

Sayuri swallowed then padded into the gym quickly, putting her bag down gently beside Yuri's on the bench before hurrying over to Yuri to help her get more mats out. Her face was pale due to Kagami's presence, she was so worried she'd get punched just for looking at the older girl! And she didn't want to get hurt! 

Kagami was pretty absorbed in her routine when the other girl came in, so much so that she almost didnt notice. That is, until the obnoxious sound of her clearing her throat reached her. The red- head looked over, her eyes narrowing at the girl; Shiroyuri.

Kagami held nothing but disdain for her fellow Hostess. She was a snob, she was full of herself and she just had SOMETHING that never failed t piss Kagami off. She glared at the girl as she turned from her, and she tried to do the same; turn around and mind her own business, but then a second girl entered the gym.

With a sigh of irritation, the black belt turned and saw the other girl join Shiroyuri. She seemed to purposefully avoiding any possible contact or interaction with her, and while Kagami didnt mind that it made her wonder. Had she ever said anything to this girl? had she been mean to her?

Whatever, it didnt matter. It wasnt until the doors opened with a crash! that Kagami turned around again, about ready to bark out an insult at someone being so loud and reckless, but stopping in her tracks. her face instantly softened and she ell silent.

Her sister. She watched as the little girl bounded over to her excitedly, nodding at her questions. "yeah. Dad wants me to have a couple things down by next week, so..." She shruged, irritating her sore muscles again, not to mention a bruise that was spreading across her back shoulder blade.

If anyone were to look closely, they would have saw Kais smile fade by the tiniest bit at that comment, but it was hidden expertly as she ran off to change. Kagami sighed, resigning herself to having to share the gym with a whole group of people. She walked over to where her bag was, with the intention to move it to the opposite side of the room. Unfortunately, this required her walking passed Shiroyuri, with whom she shared a dangerous glare before snatching her bag and strolling to the opposite side of the gym.

Sayuri's heart seemed to swell in her chest from Yuri's words and she felt her cheeks grow hot. "You're too kind Yuri-Chan... I just don't have much to say..." She really was fortunate to have friends like Yuri and Kai. They made her feel very welcome. 

And now Kai was here as well! Bumbling around everywhere like the little social butterfly she was. It confused Sayuri deeply how sisters could be so different... Kai was the polar opposite of Kagami who was... well. To be quite frank she was scary, but Kai was as friendly as could be. How very curious.

"I-I'm excited to practice with you too Kai-Chan..." Her sentence petered off towards the end when she noticed Kagami was on the move. It was the glare she sent at Yuri that scared her! Hadn't Yuri heard the rumors? Surely everyone knew! One of the second year students who lived in the dormitories told her!

'She glared at someone once and they died!' 

That was horrifying! She didn't want to die if she was glared at! She stared resolutely at the floor, clenching her fists then wrapped her arms around herself.

Once Kagami had passed she looked up slowly, hugging her cardigan even closer to herself before she something that made her blink. Kagami's white Aikido uniform, slightly loose at the back of her neck and her skin was... darker? Did she spill something on her back? Did she hurt herself? What if she'd been in a fight?! Someone must have challenged her for scariest in school and she must have won! How terrifying! 

The only thing that annoyed Kagami about Shiroyuri more then her general attitude was the fact that she just... could never seem to intimidate her. Kagami was so used to people like the other girl with her. She was clearly intimidated by her, and the Hostess was accustomed to that. But the stupid priss just would not falter, and that made the red-head all the more enraged.

LIkewise, the girl would not have been happy if she had known that her little blemish had been noticed. She turned when she heard Kai talking, her eyebrows furrowed slightly; she knew her sister well enough to know when she was acting or when something was off, and something was definitely off judging by the way she was talking.

Kagamis one redeaming quality, the one thing that noone (not even Shiroyuri) could argue was her love for her sister. Kagami was painfully protective of her and she took a few steps in her direction, planning to pull her away from her friends and demand what was wrong. But she stopped; she was in the middle of something and she wasnt freaking out... She was ok, for now.

The older girl turned back away, stretching her arms over her head for a minute, wincng slightly, before taking her stance again. Throwing a few hits, she swung her leg aroud in a high kick, then leaping onto the other foot for a rebound. She landed in the same position she had started it, ducking and dodging to the left as though moving out of the way of somebody elses hits. She felt a bit awkward; she didnt like practicing in front of people that much, but playing on sports teams had made her grow accustomed to it.

Sayuri looked up in surprise when Kai suddenly popped up and she blinked a few times, momentarily forgetting about Kagami. Hadn't Kai already perfected that routine? She was supposed to be teaching it to the first years...

Yuri's questioning confirmed what she was already thinking. She nodded quickly along with Yuri, "Y-Yeah, Kai-Chan, I'm sure  you're worried for nothing, you're really very good." Her eyes slid back to Kagami again, frowning slightly. She headed over to the bench and pulled out her bottle of water. It was still very cold and would probably help for easing a sore shoulder... but she was terrified of Kagami.

The rumors... What if the rumors were true and she'd get sent back to Kyoto in a body bag?! 

Swallowing, she shuffled over to Kagami, still nervous, but concerned. After tapping her on the shoulder which didn't seem bruised she held out her water bottle, looking down and talking quietly enough so that Yuri and Kai wouldn't hear them. Just low enough for Kagami to pick up what she was saying.

"Y-Your shoulder looked sore. Please don't push yourself too hard Senpai!" 

Kagami nearly jumped when she felt someone tapping her shoulder; people didnt usually... No, people never just came up and tried to touch her like that. Thinking that it had to be her sister (no one else would dare, right?) She lowered her arms from their fighting stance and turned, her face unusually soft.

But no; it wasnt Kai. It was the girl she was practicing with, someone on her gymnastics team; Kagami had never even bothered to learn her name. Immediately, her expression hardened and she stepped back, glaring down at the girl. She was about to tell her to get lost, when...

Wait... She was offering her something? She gaze traveled down to the water bottle in her hands, then her eyes shot open; the girl said something about her shoulder looking sore. Kagami looked up at her, for the smallest of moments a look of fear spreading across her features. The look was gone almost as soon as it appeared, and Kagami shook her head, her bangs falling to cover her eyes. The bruise on her shoulder ached, a brutal reminder of the situation she found herself in.

After a moment of silence, she turned her back on the girl. "I dont want your help." She growled dangerously. "Get out of my face."

As the girl walked away, Kagamis hands curled into fists; a dull pain spread its way through her chest and she gritted her teeth. She never would have admitted it, but part of her felt... bad? Was that how she felt? Whatever. Why was it her problem how that girl responded to her retort? It wasnt.

She picked her fighting stance back up and took a few more swings, but she had lost her rhythm, as shaken up as she was. She shook her arms out, bouncing from one foot to the other trying to get back into the swing of the routine.[/font]