A/N: Well firstly, I would love to take this opportunity to thank Nightly7 for some very valuable advice. I let my "smarkiness" get the better of me, so I'll explain certain wrestling terms from now on as the story continues so non-wrestling fans can understand better, something I should have done from the get-go. Thank you and I humbly appreciate it friend!
Here are the few mentioned so far, just to be safe:
Stiff = hitting someone with excessive force. Push= an attempt to elevate one's status/career. Spot = planned moves throughout the match. Exciting moves are referred to as high spots. Heel = the bad guy. Face = the good guy. Work = a predetermined or previously known outcome in a match. Shoot = an unplanned attack or promo (talking), going off-script, etc. Heat = real life conflict or negative reactions from a crowd.
And that should be about it for now. Anyways, here is Chapter 4 of Yu, The Wrestler. The big tag match is finally near! Enjoi!
Chapter 4: Tandem Mayhem! Part 1: Preparations
September 4th, 2012, 6:33 A.M.
It is finally here. The big tag team match has arrived and Yu and Yosuke couldn't help but feel extremely restless as they had spent the night at a random barn converted into a gym near the Samegawa Flood Plain. Yu had let his uncle Dojima know he wasn't going to be home tonight, especially so Nanako wouldn't worry where her Big Bro had went off to. Yu proceeded to attempt to call Dojima, and to his surprise, he answered on the first ring.
"Hey! How you holding up over there?" Dojima asked.
"It's going okay, we're just going to grab something eat and then get to working out seeing as we have a big match tonight." Yu stated with a sliver of nervousness, which did not escape Dojima's notice.
"You guys will be just fine, I know it's hard since your guys' relationship with Kanji and Shirogane went sour, but try to put that aside and don't let it get too awry." Dojima said, trying his best to console his nephew.
"Well thank you uncle, I appreciate that. It just sucks since we didn't even do anything. They're the ones who decided to shoot their mouths off and assume that we spread rumors about them being together." Yu remarked darkly. "And yet they still don't believe us to this day. It's only been a couple weeks since...I mean I know it caused emotional trauma towards them from all of the teasing, but it is what it is I suppose. They won't take our word for it and that's that…"
"Just try to keep it professional okay? Hanamura will be there with you and the rest of your friends as well." Dojima said calmly.
"Thank you uncle, well I'll let you go…wait! I almost forgot to ask you, have you talked to…them?" Yu asked rather hesitantly.
Dojima couldn't help but chuckle a bit, "Heh, yeah I have. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll come around sooner or later but I'm afraid I don't know when. I may be a detective, but I don't know everything. Anyways, Nanako and I will be there tonight to support you guys. See you then."
"Well okay, I'll talk to you later Uncle. Goodbye." Yu hung up, unsatisfied.
"Don't worry partner, I'm sure they'll come around sooner or later. Oh, and don't sweat Kanji and Naoto either, you know we didn't do that stupid shit and one day they'll realize it too…hopefully." Yosuke said. "But for now, let's just hit the iron 'paradise' for now and get ready because this is a huge match for us!"
"I suppose you're right Yosuke…" Yu said plainly.
"Oh come on, if you're not gonna do it for me, at least do it for Chie." Yosuke said with a wink and a nudge to the elbow. Yu became aggravated instantly.
"Jesus man, sometimes you make me wonder if you want me to annihilate you with my splash. But I don't know…maybe…" Yu attempted to muster what he was about say.
"Maybe what loverboy? Is this calm demeanor just a front when it comes to Chie? Ha! I knew it. Don't worry, your secret's safe with me partner!" Yosuke said with a loud laugh.
Yu simply just gave up and looked down. Yosuke noticed and became serious.
"Hey man, sorry if I hit a nerve or anything…I was just joking." Yosuke said.
"No no it's okay Yosuke. I was thinking, maybe I do like her." Yu confessed. "Fuck, and she's already suspicious about it because the shit Iori pulled yesterday! Damn it."
"So it is true then huh? Well man, just try to take it one step at a time. I mean you know why Iori did that…he resents us because she's really cool with us and since he has a creepy ass crush on her, that's why he attacked us a couple months ago." Yosuke painfully reminisced.
"Yeah, and that bastard Minato was trying to accuse me of trying to emulate him, as well as egging Iori on when he tried to cripple us. Plus, after all that fucked up shit he said to Chie and you, I've hated him ever since and that certainly can't be forgiven." Yu said with a fury.
"Yeeeeeah man I'd say it's best not to reflect on what he said, even though they were just petty insults, he hit it too close to home and that isn't cool. But anyways, let's channel out all of this negative shit and hit the weight room partner!" Yosuke said enthusiastically.
"Oh yeah! Well let's get to it then." Yu said in his signature monotone voice.
"Man you're seriously so easy-going, it's scary, especially since we have heat with two assholes and two former friends of ours." Yosuke said, somewhat baffled. He still was impressed and mystified by Yu's overall ability to stay calm for the most part, even after more than a year in knowing him. "I'm sure Chie likes that in a guy though so don't sweat it." Yosuke remarked as he couldn't help but tease Yu a bit more.
Heh, well there's no use arguing with it now…let's get pumped for this match besides, we need to work on our stereo moves, as well as my good ol' 450." Yu said.
"Bro, you can't be such a spot junkie all the time, it's dangerous. Anyways, enough talk, let's get all of this crap out of us, like that time we fought. I'm sure it'll give us similar inner peace afterwards." Yosuke said rather eloquently.
"Haha, okay then 'Philosopher Yosuke.' Yu said jokingly. They shared a laugh as time went by. They trained and had a quick bite at Aiya's, despite saying they were going to do so in the opposite order. They hoped they wouldn't lose their lunches, especially given the caliber of their opportunity. Despite having a lot on his mind, Yu had to put it aside for now as he prepared for his second bout of training with Chie.
"Well this particular training session with her should be...interesting. But should I come clean? Maybe it's too soon, but then again it's been over a year. Gah! This is a mess. I'll just proceed with this as normal, but anything can happen I suppose…" Yu thought as he parted with Yosuke and made his way back to the riverbank to meet up with Chie.
"Only a few more hours until this match. It's only 3:13 right now… I need to make this shit count. And I just don't mean this match either…"
And there you have Chapter 4! Sorry for the lack of "actiony" goodness! I just wanted there to be some downtime to develop the conflicts a little more. And I also wanted to throw in a hint of impending fluff as well! But the match will commence in the following chapter! Thanks for reading and thanks again to Nightly7 (check his stories out by the way.) Okay I'm done plugging. You were a huge help! Well 'til next time!
7:05 PM: Anthofitzgerald is tired and hot but some FNM will remedy that.
