YRP

Chapter 9

"Come on Yuni, it's not like we don't know where he is!" Rikku ran up to her girlfriend who was surrounded by some fans, having to push her way through was not fun.

Turning when she feels two hands on her shoulders Yuna looks at Rikku, "C'mon Rikku, they haven't seen me in a long time, give them a break."

"It's supposed to be our vacation!" pouting Rikku fought back through the small crowd and ran for the beach.

"Rikku!" the singer struggled to get past her fans, "EVERYONE BACK OFF!"

With wide eyes everyone steps back, never hearing Yuna ever yell at anyone.

"Thank you, Rikku and I are on vacation, so please I have to go." Walking quickly that turns into running, the singer moves to where she thinks her girlfriend went.

~BREAK~

Handing over the registration for team players over, a man reviews it looking at the pair in front of him wondering if they would even make it through the first round.

Putting his stamp of approval, he gestures for security personnel to show them to where they could get ready for their first fight.

Following the security guy in front of them, the two women notice most of the fighting teams they pass are male teams.

Leaning over and whispering, "This should be easy if most of them are guys love."

The shorter woman only nods as they arrive at their little changing area, thanking the security guy, they go about getting ready.

"What are you going to suit up with baby?" the tall woman asks as she puts some light weight plate armor on her shoulders.

Pulling out a garment grid the smaller woman smiles pressing a button, within seconds she had on armor; only she took the helmet off, "I figured this would do."

Chuckling; the taller woman puts on her plate arm guards then slings her gunblade on her back and a small item into her boot.

"Astron what's in your boot?" her gaze lingering on the right boot.

"Well a small lil weapon, perfectly legal, but say you lose yours, can always get this one and same for me." She pulled the small item out and it turned into a replica of her gunblade; only it was half the size of her original.

Taking the weapon from her lover and examining it, "Very nice, I like that."

Handing it back right as their names are called for the first round, "Well let's get going!" the taller woman motioned for her girlfriend to go ahead of her as they made their way to the arena.

As they approached, they could hear the screams and thunderous applause from the spectators; now was a time to prove themselves as they finally stepped foot in a large circular arena.

A loud voice announces the start of the first round; both Astron and Paine look across to the other entrance as the announcer continued his introductions.

"And in the left entrance we bring you Aurin and Duron one whip master and one swordsman to face our ladies!"

Both pairs step into the arena and the doors shut behind them, both staring at the other; sizing each other up.

The men's stance relaxed as they saw two women, thinking that it would be an easy round; as the sound to start the match blasted through the arena the men meandered toward the other pair.

Setting her large sword on her shoulder, Paine smirks as the men simply walk to them; noticing Astron limply grip the handle of her gunblade still sheathed on her back.

"We gonna play helpless women huh?" the silver warrior asked in a whisper, getting a knowing nod and a smirk from her lover.

Both took on frightened demeanors as the two men gained ground, Paine pretending her sword was too heavy; as Astron pretended she couldn't get her weapon out of the sheath.

The crowd was either laughing at the two women or awing that they didn't have a chance against two gruff men.

Finally the other pair were in ear shot, "C'mon ladies, just put your weapons down and we win, that simple." The larger of the two stated with a smile.

"Yeah, make it easy on yerself's and just give up, don't want to mar such pretty faces." The slender man jokes as he pulls the whip from his side, "Duron why don't you take the tall one, I'll take silver there."

Grinning at his partner and nodding, Duron moves toward Astron, who had seemed to be having difficulty with her sword, "Alright, come here darlin' we are gonna have some fun."

Swinging his blade towards the woman, eyes widening suddenly when out of nowhere the largest gunblade he ever saw was unsheathed and blocked his swing with a loud metallic ring.

Smirking at the sound of the hushed crowd and at the fluid movement of her parry, Astron was grinning even more at the man's shocked face.

"I ain't your darlin', now let's put your ass in your place!"

With ease like flowing water the tall warrior slices her blade upwards as if she was going to cut him from hip to shoulder, but at the last second switches styles and pulls the trigger on the gun firing directly into the man's sword shoulder.

A loud grunt was heard from the man as his sword fell from his hand to the floor clattering; looking around he grimaced as he picked up his sword with the opposite hand.

"Damn you bitch, you will pay for that!"

Charging Astron again, he wildly swung at her, she easily dodged his swings as she glanced over to her partner and smiling at what she saw.

The smaller woman was easily sidestepping the whip the small man used; she had noticed a blade at the end that was sharpened at four corners to make a cylinder.

Aurin was getting impatient as this woman just sidesteps everything he throws at her, growling he whips the lead towards her neck.

Quickly Paine raises her sword and traps the lead of the man's whip around her blade and pulls towards her with a lot more strength than the man expected.

Tearing the whip out of the man's hand and tossing it far behind her, Paine raises her sword with ease pointing it at the man smiling.

"Underestimate much?"

Within seconds her blade was at the man's throat, since she had taken his only weapon away; smirking at the scared expression on the guys face.

Glancing to her right, she watches as Astron plays with the big guy.

The tall warrior was dancing around the guy playing with him, "Really a swordsman that can't fight with either hand, now that just sucks."

As the man slashes at her, she parries and strips the sword from his hand; at the sametime her sword moves pointing at his chest signaling the end of the match.

Both men stood there completely shocked that these two women won the match, and so easily at that.

The crowd screaming it's praises as the announcer calls out the names of the winners while the two women walk out of the arena to rest till the next round.

Passing by a rugged looking pair that were entering the Arena; Astron and Paine smile at the pairings congratulations to them.

"Well that was not really a work out, I hope the next match is a bit more intense, too bad it's one match a day until the third day, then we have three, what do you want to do love?"

The tall raven haired warrior asks looking down at her girlfriend.

"hmmm, well I think I know what I want to do, see I worked up this appetite watching this really attractive woman fighting."

Licking her lips Paine eyes her lover's body cladded in armor, about to say something else when a contest supervisor walked up to them.

"Excuse me, sorry for bothering you but it seems the pair that just won their match wish to have a better fight, this would be nothing but showmanship and you would get paid for it.."

The man fidgets a bit before continuing.

"Would you two be interested in fighting a match just for the spectators not for the tournament?"

The two women look at each other then slowly smile, nodding at the same time.

"We would love too, what kind of match?" asks Astron as she readjusts her armor plating.

"No holds barred match, just no fatal or serious injuries." The man states nervously.

"Well let's get back in the arena."

Quickly the pair jog back down the hall they just came out of and were greeted by cheers as the emerged from the doorway, however their opponents they didn't expect to see.

Before anyone could say anything Astron was shocked and screamed, "BY THE GODS, FANG!"

TBC