Jasper was pissed.

Being pushed against the ropes like this, her arms taking a beating from a woman who Jasper was positive shouldn't even have half of her strength, was so infuriating.

Amethyst and Smiley watched from the sidelines, utterly awestruck. In their eyes, what they were witnessing could have been known before as impossible. Garnet was not a small woman by any means. Even so, being smaller than Jasper by at least a full weight class, she was giving out the beating of a life time. Smiley considered trying to end the spar early and telling Jasper the time must have felt like it went fast because of the fight, but he knew better. If he did anything to cut the spar short, Jasper would turn her fury to him. Smiley didn't think he'd ever survive something like that.

Lapis and Peridot didn't know a lot about boxing, if at all. They really only visited the gym so that they could talk to Amethyst. But they knew that Jasper being against the ropes by anyone, let alone someone smaller than her, was a taboo. Lapis sat up straight, gripping at the bench she sat on. Peridot pulled her legs up to her chest, biting her nails in anticipation. All they could do was watch as Garnet threw punch after punch against Jasper's arm.

Jasper herself could hardly believe it. She just stood there, taking Garnet's punches. She couldn't do anything else aside from that. Jasper wanted to break free, to escape Garnet's barrage and utterly pummel her. Jasper wanted to see Garnet fall with a swollen face and blackened eyes, she wanted to see Garnet in the hospital with a wire strapped to her jaw. Despite all of these thing, though she wanted so badly to break Garnet's stride and put her to the ground, Jasper did something else entirely. She took a breath, closed her eyes, and listened.

Jasper listened to Garnet's rhythm, the thick gloves colliding against her arms, and even her abdomen as Garnet switched to attacking Jasper's exposed body. That was just fine. Jasper trained her body to an extreme, and her abs must have felt like a brick wall against Garnet's fists. Jasper waited and listened for any break in Garnet's rhythm, for any chance to make a move. How long has it been since the start of the spar? One minute? Two minutes? It felt like an eternity. But Jasper was okay with that. She needed to focus.

Soon enough, Jasper noticed a slight gap in Garnet's punches. Almost half a second between her one-two's. A lot can be done in half a second. Jasper counted down in her head, waiting, then she opened her eyes. As soon as Garnet's right fist collided with her again, Jasper side stepped to Garnet's left. Garnet's left fist passed by Jasper's head, just catching the strands of her hair. Garnet barely had enough time to pull her fist back and face Jasper before she was punched in the face. Garnet saw red for a split second when Jasper punched her, but despite having just been hit, Garnet thought what she saw was rather beautiful.

Jasper was no longer the cocky woman Garnet agreed to a spar with. The look in her eyes was much different: sharp, calculating, expecting. Jasper was no longer holding back. Garnet smiled just as Jasper's right cross connected with her face, sending her to the mat.

Jasper looked as Garnet fell to her knees, knowing that she had lost consciousness, even for just a second. Suddenly, the gym fell on a deafening silence. For just a couple minutes, the gym was filled with nothing but the sound of gloves on skin. But now, you could hear a pin drop. Jasper sighed and made her way from the ring, climbing over the ropes. She used her teeth to undo the straps on her gloves, removing them and stretching out her fingers. No one in the room could think of anything to say, not even the usually witty Amethyst. Jasper hated the silence.

"She's a fuckin' glass cannon." Jasper commented, speaking to anyone that was within ear shot. "My arms are gonna be sore for a few days. Gonna have some bruises on them. Body too. Gonna need you to try to not get me a fight until I'm in top condition, Smiley."

Smiley was taken aback, obviously not expecting to be addressed directly. "O-oh, of course!" Smiley responded, his smile wide. His voice was shaky enough as it was, but anyone that looked at him would see how nervous he was. He was sweating like a pig.

"Dayum, sis." Amethyst breathed out. She rubbed the back of her neck, feeling her hair stand on end. "I've never seen you take a beating like that before."

"I got cocky." Jasper admitted. Shrugging, she grabbed a towel off of a rack beside the boxing gloves, where she placed hers. "I'm gonna take a shower."

"Oh, okay. You do that." Amethyst watched her sister disappear through the door in the back. She shot a glance at Smiley, who shrugged. Then she looked over at Lapis and Peridot, both of whom were leaning against the other, relaxing after that stressful situation. Then she finally looked toward the center of the gym, where Garnet now stood.

Smiley climbed into the ring, a bottle of water in one hand, and a towel in the other. "Hey, you alright?" He asked Garnet, holding out the water bottle for her to take. She nodded, accepting the water without question.

"I'm fine." Garnet said after taking a sip of water. "She's strong."

"You're not so bad yourself." Amethyst commented, stepping into the ring. "I've never seen Jasper pushed like that. You had her against the ropes for a good bit of the spar. If that was an actual match, I don't think it would have lasted two rounds."

"I was going all out." Garnet admitted. "I surprised her, is all."

"Hey, you surprised me!" Smiley exclaimed, tossing a towel over Garnet's head. "Hitting the mitts with me was a lot more different than your spar. What was that?"

"I wanted to surprise her." Garnet admitted. "Tried making her think I was clumsy, with wide swings. Worked for a minute, then she started seeing me as a real threat and took me down. Simple as that."

"Still.." Amethyst started, looking back at the door to where the showers would be. "I've never seen Jasper like that. So quiet after scoring a down on someone."


Jasper stood under a shower head, staring at her arms as hot water pelted her bare skin. Her arms were still numb, and turning them around, she saw that one side of her arms were covered almost entirely in bruises. She felt… she knew, that if she had allowed Garnet to keep pummeling away at her like that, Jasper would have ended up with more than a few hairline fractures in her arms. She wondered if Garnet's fists were the same way.

"Damn her." Jasper whispered under her breath. Even after the spar, even in the shower, Jasper still remembered how she nearly got her ass handed to her by a complete stranger. It was just so… infuriating! For one, Jasper had gotten exactly what she asked for. She wanted a challenge, someone that could give her a thrill. She got cocky, thought that the new meat wasn't anything. Jasper expected to be hit by a few lucky shots, maybe, but not the bullshit that was pulled just a few minutes ago.

Jasper sighed, pushing the thought from her head. She decided that it was no use to boil over something that would most likely never happen again. She began to wash her body, admiring it. Jasper didn't want to sound like a narcissist, but she really couldn't help it. She was hot. Even though she exercised almost every single day, her breasts were big and plump, and she was positive that some girls would kill to have a body like hers. Her butt was well toned from squats, her legs and her arms had the right amount of muscle to them with plenty of feminine traits as well. Her skin was smooth, easy to the touch, but as soon as she would flex, she would probably rip through any long sleeved shirt. Jasper knew that wasn't exaggeration or hyperbole either.

Jasper, being like any other human being on the planet, has definitely thought about romance once or twice. She doubted anything would come from these thoughts, however. Being a boxer, she had a very short career.

Brain damage, carpal tunnel, among other things. The boxer's worst nightmare though, a form of brain damage and dementia, a an affliction known as punch drunkenness. The boxer loses almost all sense of balance, develops the Parkinson syndrome, paranoia, among several other disabilities. Of course, Jasper tried her best not to get hit, but it was certainly inevitable. She expected to retire before she turned thirty.

But that didn't matter now. Jasper locked her fingers and stretched her arms above her head, leaning backwards to let the hot water fall on her breasts and torso. It always felt good to shower after a particularly trying activity.


"Garnet, the showers are for everyone." Amethyst said, her arms crossed. She stood in front of Garnet, who had taken a seat on the bench beside Peridot and Lapis. She had a towel around her neck and had her hands clasped together, elbows resting on her knees. "Jasper won't give two shits if you wanna clean up."

"I'd rather wait." Garnet said. "I prefer to shower alone."

"Well so does everyone, when they're in their own home." Peridot commented.

"Unless you happen to want company." Amethyst joked, sticking out her tongue.

Peridot didn't say anything else, but practically buried her face in her book. Lapis laughed, wrapping an arm around Peridot's shoulder while giving Amethyst a finger gun. "Hey, that an offer?"

"Hey, just might be." Amethyst answered, winking and using finger guns of her own. Garnet couldn't help but smirk behind her hands. Smiley walked up to the group, wiping the his head with the back of his hand. He had just finished putting away all of the equipment. Though it was still early in the morning, he felt that all of the stuff that happened today would be enough. If Jasper wanted to keep training, she could get the equipment herself.

"I know I ask you guys this every time." Smiley started, addressing Peridot and Lapis. "But why don't you join the gym? You're here all day anyway to hang out with Amethyst."

"Too lazy." Peridot and Lapis said in unison. They looked at each other, smiling widely. "Jinx!" They both said, then pointed at each other excitedly. "Double Jinx!"

"Alright, I get it." Smiley said, rubbing the back of his head. "But if you guys ever wanna join up, just let me know. It's only thirty a month for all the benefits, and the locker are free to use as long as your bring your own lock."

"We'll think about it." Lapis said, arm around Peridot, trying to stifle more laughter.

"Which also means probably not ever." Peridot added, leaning her body into Lapis. "I'm way too scrawny. I'd probably be knocked out cold in one punch." Peridot paused, looking in the distance as if she had an epiphany. Lapis and Amethyst smirked. Peridot and Lapis stood from the bench, locking their arms together, the trio practically screaming in unison.

"One Puuuuuuuuuuuuuunch!"

Peridot started singing the theme song to the hit anime series in almost fluent Japanese, dancing with her eyes closed while Lapis and Amethyst cheered her on. Garnet couldn't help it. She chuckled. She leaned back in her seat on the bench, crossing her legs as she watched these three goofballs have their fun. She turned to Coach Smiley.

"Is it always like this with them?" She asked. Smiley nodded.

"Pretty much. These guys are the fun in the sun while Jasper's the one that trains and tries to be responsible. They complement each other, really. I think Jasper enjoys it more than they do."

Garnet nodded and looked past Coach Smiley, Jasper having just come out of the showers. Their eyes met, and Garnet was relieved to see Jasper smile. "Speaking of Jasper…"

Smiley turned around and, well, smiled as he saw Jasper walking toward the group. "Hey Jasper! Good shower?"

Jasper nodded. She gripped the towel that hung around her neck and tossed it at him. "Yeah. It's even better after getting the shit kicked out of me."

Jasper wore a white tank top with a black and red checkered flannel shirt, unbuttoned. Instead of her gym shorts, she had on jeans, and wore flip flops instead of her boxing shoes. She sat on the bench beside Garnet, leaning back and cracking her neck.

"You're not mad?" Garnet asked. Jasper shook her head.

"Nah. I had some time to think and figured I'd do the same. You came in, pretended to be sloppy with the coach, barely say a word, then show what you're really made of in the actual ring. Hell, I should praise you."

"I don't deserve your praise." Garnet said, but she smiled nonetheless. She was proud. "I wanted to surprise you, and at least get one clean hit on you. But when I had you against the ropes, I got cocky and forgot what I wanted. All I could think about was how I was actually pushing you. I surprised myself."

"You surprised all of us." Amethyst admitted. "I honestly thought you were gonna get a down on my big sis."

"Pfft, as if." Jasper chuckled. "The weight classes are way too different. What are you, anyway? Middle weight? Super middle?"

"Oh, I'm actually a natural heavy weight." Garnet admitted. "I have to work really hard to keep myself under my natural body weight. I honestly don't think I could stand up now, even if I wanted to."

"You're shitting me." Jasper pushed Garnet's shoulder, laughing. But she didn't expect Garnet to fall off the bench. Nor did she expect Garnet to stay on the floor, seemingly out cold. And she certainly didn't expect to feel as terrified for this woman as she did.


Author's Note: Good news! I figured out that I can use Microsoft Word on my phone, so the chapters are definitely gonna come out. Not as often as when I first started, but definitely at least once or twice a week. Now I can't post them on my phone, but that means if I finish a chapter and can't post it, I can immediately start working on the next one. Yay!