It was now 15:00 and Robin got the day off. He hurried so much that he almost forgot his coat in the employer area. He had an appointment 15:40 at the gym he worked out at and he had to hurry since it took half an hour travel on foot from his apartment. He ran down the street and almost knocked over an old lady outside the apartment building he lived in. Up to the third floor, get the workout clothes in a back, down again. He looked at the clock and saw that he only had 20 minutes to get there. He ran again and almost knocked over the same old lady again.
It had begun to rain when Robin arrived at Basilio's Gym. He entered a little exhausted and wet and went directly to the changing room. There took off his coat and changed into his training clothes. He then entered the training area. It was a big room with a couple of weights, different types of boxing bags and a ring. Robin looked around and saw a big tanned guy holding a big sandbag while a short haired woman barraged it with punches.
"Vaike. Sully." Robin called out and they stopped their training.
"About time you showed up!" said Sully aggressive. Robin who was on his way to them actually stopped up and took a step back in surprise.
"It only a minute since we should meet up" said he in defense.
"Hah, you should just follow Teach's here's example" said Vaike while flexing his biceps.
"Vaike. First, you live above the gym. Second, this haven't anything to do with your muscles. Third, when did you become 'Teach'?"
"I'll teach you that later" said he with a smirk. Robin just looked at the expecting Vaike with a look saying 'Are you stupid' before going over and grab a pair of gloves.
"Hey!" called Vaike out. "That was funny!"
"No" said Robin before punching a sandbag.
They trained for a while without interruptions till Chrom appeared in a training outfit.
"Hey guys" greeted Chrom.
"You're late!" said Sully just as aggressive as before. Chrom just laughed and waved it off.
"Hey Vaike"
"Great you're here! Then class is in session!" said Vaike. Chrom just looked at Vaike awhile before he turned to Robin and asked "What's with Vaike?"
"He have begun to call himself Teach" told Robin. Chrom then just looked the exact same as Robin had before but shrugged it off quickly.
"Vaike!" shouted a cannon of a voice and everyone looked over to see a dark skinned bald man that was bigger than Vaike. He had an eye patch over his left eye.
"It's time for your sparring session!"
"What! But Basilio, I mean coach, the rest have already gone home!" told Vaike.
Basilio looked around and then said "Robin! Get your ass in that ring!"
Robin looked unbelieving at Basilio before saying nervously "But Vaike is the Heavy-Weight Newcomer Champion. I'm can only be considered a super-middle-weight"
"I'll give you a hundred bucks for each round you're in" told Basilio.
2 minutes later stood Robin in the ring with thick boxing gloves and a headgear on.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Chrom from the corner.
"It's a hundred easy bucks" told Robin.
"So you're not confident either…" said Chrom.
The bell ringed and the two of them approach each other.
"Said I would teach you later" said Vaike. He then threw a jab.
Robin dodged it barely and was about punch back but had to stop when Vaike sent a flurry of jabs after him with his left hand.
"Lesson number 1! Jabs is one of the fastest punches in boxing" told Vaike s the flurry continued. Robin was in a pinch but could dodge every hit.
"Lesson number 2. Jabs can also be used to distract so you can attack with an uppercut" told Vaike as he made one. Robin barely dodged the powerful punch as it bopped his chin.
"Lesson number 3. Uppercuts gives the best chance for KO" told Vaike. The bell then ringed and both of then returned to their corners.
"That was intense" said Chrom as he gave Robin some water. He just gulped it down and said "200 bucks so far…"
Chrom looked odd at Robin before smiling and saying "Then aim for 300" before the bell rang again.
The next round was much like the last was with Robin barely dodging all of Vaike's punches. The same pattern continued in round 3.
In the fourth round was much alike to the last ones but Robin chose to give up the spar there.
"Oh, come on!" said Vaike. "One more round!"
"No can do" said Robin exhausted. "One more round and I'll wake up in a hospital bed"
"Well then" said Vaike. "I am the still undefeated champion… of the world!"
"Yeah, yeah" said Robin as he exited the ring and walked up to Basilio and said outright "Cash"
"Alright, alright" said Basilio with a laugh. "So how much was it again?"
Robin acted like he thought about it and said "500"
"Hah! You'll get your 400 bucks" said Basilio, emphasizing 400. Robin got his money and returned to the changing area. There he took a shower and got his normal clothes back on. He then grabbed his coat and left the gym.
"Hey, wait up" called Chrom out. Robin looked back and Chrom ran up next to him.
"What's up?" asked Robin.
"What's your plans for the evening?" asked Chrom.
"Ohm, get home, burn the food, call a pizza, make a cup of coffee and make up some ideas before going to bed 4 in the morning"
Chrom thought it over and said "How about this? We go to a steakhouse, I buy dinner, we part ways, and you go to bed like a normal person?"
Robin pretended to think it over but still said deal a little too quickly.
"Ok, there's one around the corner" said Chrom almost laughing. They followed Chrom's direction and soon arrived to the steakhouse.
When entered they were they greeted by a couple of cute waitresses who quickly could show them to a table. They ordered their food and a couple of beers.
"How did you find this place?" asked Robin.
"Ate here with a couple of friends from class a week ago or so" told Chrom. "Thought you would like it"
"Yeah" told Robin. "The atmosphere here's nice, the kitchen smells great and all the waitresses are cute. Next thing you know our orders come flying to our table"
They suddenly heard a woman scream and quickly looked over only to be soaked in beer. It was literally flying straight into their faces.
"Chrom… I think our beers here…" said Robin sarcastic.
Lying face flat on the floor was a light grey haired waitress. She sat up and held a hand on her face in pain. Mumbling something about how embarrassed she was she looked up just became a whole lot more embarrassed.
"I am so sorry!" she shouted. She then quickly got up and began drying off Chrom, continuing her apologetic rant.
"It's ok, it's ok" told Chrom. She nodded and continued to Robin.
"I am truly sorry! It's just these boots of mine…" told the waitress.
"It's fine" told Robin. "I needed a beer shower anyway"
The waitress just continued to dry him off and when she was done she went to get the manager.
"You've were right about our orders" told Chrom. Robin just looked at him and said "Shut up"
The manager arrived a little later and promised them that their meals were free. They accepted it and continued the evening unhindered, with the waitress coming by and apologizing from time to time. Later on they said thanks for dinner and continued on home. One the way to their homes said Chrom "That was interesting"
"Quite fun actually" said Robin. Chrom just laughed and said goodnight as he hailed a cap. Robin just choose to walk home since it was right around the corner. When he was home the first he did was to throw his clothes to be washed, take a shower and then straight to bed. There he laid a while to think about ideas before drifting to sleep.
Sorry for the delay everyone. Promise the next will be on time.