Chapter 6- New Strength
I didn't want to take off my suit, not just yet. I was in the ninja's guest room, practicing my dancing. My arms and legs were a little bit jerkier, but it felt so great. I jumped into the air, closing my eyes, then did a flip and twirled on the ground. I suddenly felt someone grip my waist, then twirl me above their head. I smiled as I moved with my partner, twirling around him and spinning under his arms. Breathing a little harder, I opened my eyes to look into Cole's deep, brown, ones. "I didn't know you remembered how to partner dance," I said, snickering. Cole smiled, then spun me around one last time. I spun in close as he stopped my spin, but he hurriedly pushed me away, his face flushing. I grinned, then pulled him into a hug. "Don't worry," I whispered, "We're friends now." I released him, then looked at him, expecting him to say something. Cole looked at me thoughtfully, then said, "I want to try something with you." "What?" I asked, confused. He led me to the deck of the ship, then randomly threw a punch at me. I ducked as he tried to knock my feet out from under me. I jumped over his feet, did a backflip, and landed a few feet away. "What are you doing?" I exclaimed. "Testing your reflexes," Cole replied, snickering. "You might as well do it the right way then!" I heard a voice call out. I turned to see Jay standing on the raised platform at the prow of the ship. He tossed Cole a huge scythe, then threw a set of simple, twin dagger at me. I caught them in my hands, admiring the amethysts set in the hilts. "Do you know how to use weapons?" Cole asked. "Not exactly," I admitted, twirling the weapons in my hands. Cole showed me how to parry, stab, slice, and twist. It somehow all made some sense. "Now remember," Cole warned, "No stabbing me all right?" "Oh," I replied yawning, "I plan to." Cole gave me the dirty eye until I kicked him lightly and replied, "I was kidding!" I noticed that the other ninja and Nya had come to watch our fight, but there was no sign of Sensei Wu. "I've got your back Scarlet!" Kai called. I rolled my eyes as I got into what I thought was a fight stance. "Don't point your toe and put your heel on the ground," Cole instructed, "And don't keep your arms so loose. Put them in a position where you can tighten your muscles." I sighed as I fixed my posture, feeling more clumsy than ready. Suddenly, Cole rushed at me with his scythe. I dodged, then caught his weapon with my daggers. He broke it free, and in the process jerked my dagger out of my left hand. I watched it skitter across to the side of the ship. He swung again, and I rolled out of the way. I pulled myself up and hurried to retrieve my dagger. We ran at each other, then our weapons clashed as they hit each other. I could feel my arms trembling as I pushed against Cole's scythe. I suddenly realized that this was not a game of strength, but a game of grace. I quickly jumped out of the way, spinning around. Cole faltered as he took a few steps forward. I twirled back toward him, then twisted my hand and arm as I twisted his scythe over his head and out of my way. I pushed the blunt side of my left dagger onto his chest. "Checkmate," I murmured. Cole quickly dropped his scythe and held up his hands as I heard our onlookers cheering. "Not bad," a voice quietly complemented behind me. I spun around and came face to face with Sensei Wu. "But," he continued, "You must learn to use your real body. The armor can help you temporarily, but it will not always be there in the future." "What is that supposed to mean?" I asked, my smile fading. The sensei just bowed though, and left the deck. "Do you want to train with the real you now?" Cole asked. I sighed, then pressed the small button on my shoulder. The suit folded back up again, and I was met with a fresh wave of pain. I dropped to the wooden deck. "I can't do this Cole," I complained, "It hurts too much." He tried to go through some exercises with me, but it wasn't helping. Apparently, Zane was the expert in this field, so he tried to help me as well. I made little to no progress. With a heavy heart, I slowly made my way to the ninja's guest room which was now my room. I placed my purples cube containing my suit on the floor next to me. Even though it was still the middle of the day, I climbed under the blanket and fell into a deep sleep.
I just had to do something with dance between Cole and Scarlet!:P So it looks like she is in a pickle. I know if it was me I would just ditch my normal body and keep the suit, but luckily Scarlet is not like me Thank you again for reading this far! Heads up, don't get too laid back because things with Scarlet are about to get worse….