A/N: Decided to update. May actually turn "Glassy Blue" into a full story, although I have no clue where I'd go with it…

Disclaimer: I own no part of Generator Rex. Back to Rex's POV.


I felt her fist slide right past my face. "Woah!" I said, flailing out of the way as her leg swung out to knock me breathlessly to the ground. I managed to dodge her punch, but she had managed to get my legs out from under me. My fault, I guess.

"Come on," breathed Circe, leaning down to pick me back up again. It was about the twentieth time I'd fallen in the last ten minutes of fighting. And I had to admit, my butt was starting to hurt from all the falling. "I know you're better than that. You can do this. And I know that the code of chivalry says that its not right for a guy to hit a girl, but this is ridiculous."

I had no idea where chivalry played into all this, but I was getting whooped by a girl. And it was a bit upsetting. "I don't remember any fighting stuff," I told her for the billionth time as I stood up, running my fingers through my spiky hair. "If I did, I'd be using it, but I don't know any of it." I drew in a deep breath. "Maybe I'm not meant to fight."

She rolled her eyes and put her fingers to her temple as if she had a headache. "Rex, really, you're not making this easy on me. And if I fail Van Kleiss... let's just say it won't be pretty." Circe turned away from me.

It was enough to get me to put my hands on her shoulders. "I'll try again," I breathed in her ear. It made excitement crawl across her usually hard as nails features at my being so close to her. "Anything for you."

Sure enough, it got her to turn around and face me again. I wanted to kiss her really badly, but I refrained, knowing the battlefield was no play for us and our love for each other.

Look at me, sounding like a corny little nerd...

"Right straight," she called out.

I pumped my left fist out as if to punch her.

And she groaned and put her hand to her temple once more. "Rex, that's your left hand."

"Oh..." I stared at it and wiggled the fingers on it. "Really?"

She nodded, still upset with me. "Rex, really, please just focus. Stay with me. I'm begging you."

"Then let's have a real fight," I said, determination rousing itself inside of me. "Come on. You against me. I'm not afraid to hit you. I know you could take it." I smirked at her in my special little way that I knew would get the best of her.

Circe's eyes found mine. "Self-defense is the best way to learn, I guess," she murmured before putting up her fists. "Let's go, lover boy. Round one."

"Ding ding," I said with a short laugh as her fists began to fly out at me. I dodged each one with ease before throwing out my own blows in her direction. She kept leaning out of the way.

As I stepped back to take a short breath, she threw a punch. It landed right on my jawline, sending me back a step or two. And with me off guard, she took her post with the advantage. She struck again and again at my back.

Fury seared my veins and I turned on her and threw out one fist, clipping her shoulder. She backed up a step, breathing heavy.

The pain in my back was strong, but ignorable. I stared her down hard.

"Round two," she huffed. "Ding."

"It's actually two dings," I pointed out after she stopped at one. And in the time it took for me to talk. She had given me a solid blow to the nose.

"That hurt!" I whined and she just kept hitting me everywhere else until I was on the ground and then she was kicking me. "Uncle! Uncle! Mercy! Anything! For god's sake, just stop!"

She did stop. Circe stared down at me with hurt eyes. "You weren't ready," she said, almost looking down on herself. "Just go inside, Rex. Get some rest."

I nodded quietly, a headache getting a hold of me again. "You're strong," I commented, but she was already turned away from me. And I gave her one last look before leaving to go inside like she had instructed.

And in the moment that I had laid on the ground, staring up at her almost hopefully, it felt like deja vu.


A/N: Ah, just someone please tell me you're still reading this… Tell me with a review. Reviews make me happy.

~Sky