I wake up the next morning, and quickly get my armor on. I pick up the Master Sword by the strap and i sling it on my back and I sling my shield on top of it. Isabella starts to wake up. She looks at me and says, "When does the match start?"

I say, "8 o'clock." She looks at the clock to see that it is 5:00AM.

She says, "Why are you up so early?"

I say, "I'm just going out to prepare and get in some last minute leveling."

She says, "Hey, let me come with you. You need someone to make sure you save some of your strength."

I nod as she puts her gear on. We go out into the field just outside the town. We take stances about ten feet away from each other. I pull my sword from its sheath and I ready my shield. She pulls two daggers from their resting places on each side of her hips. She takes a stance, ready to begin. I send her a duel request, she accepts it and the countdown begins. I take my stance putting my shield out in front of my while readying my sword to strike. 3...2...1...Begin. We both run at each other and she makes the first move. I block her daggers with my shield while singing my sword at her. She parries my attack with her other dagger. She knocks my shield out of the way and slashes at my chest bringing my health down a little bit. We exchange blows for a while until we are both almost to the yellow. I run at her, jump and slash my sword at her. She blocks it with one dagger and slices my chest. With that move, my health drops into the yellow. The duel ends and she wins. I am breathing heavily at this point. I feel my heart beating hard in my chest I sheath my sword and Isabella comes over to me and puts her hand on my chest, and she starts to breath slowly

She says, "Match my breathing Band_G33k." She smiles, "That is such a fucking dorky username."

My breathing slows and I chuckle. "It was all I could think of at the time."

She asks, "Seriously. What is your name."

I look at her, "I don't think I feel comfortable telling you my real name."

She says, "Oh come on. chances are I'll die anyway."

I say, "Don't say that. you have a better chance than me. I'm the one who is going into the death tournament."

She says, "You know what, I can't let you do this alone."

I say, "Isabella, I've made up my mind."

She says, "I know that I can't change your mind. That is why I'm trying out too."

I say, "You know you could die right."

She says, "Yep."

I say, "we might end up fighting each other."

She says, " I'll sign up for Division 2. There is no guarantee that I'll make it to the tournament."

I nod and stay silent. There is a comfortable silence between us for a couple minutes.

She says, "So, about that name." I smile and she says, "Oh come on. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours."

I say, "I thought Isabella was your real name."

She says, "No. The name Isabella comes from a book that I wrote. My real name is Sidney."

I say, "I suppose that I can trust that you are not a fat old man who created a girl avatar."

She laughs and says, "I modeled my avatar after how I really look, its pretty close but there are little differences."

I say, "Yeah, me too."

She says, "Name?"

I say, " Paul. My friends call me JP or just J."

She says, "Ok then J,"

A bell in town starts ringing and I say, "That's our cue. Let's go." We stand up and start toward the town.

To be continued...