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Chapter 3
I stepped through a white strap and stuck my right arm through the sleeve. Then my left and searched for the zipper. It was on the back like a dress, and very difficult to use. When I got it zipped I looked up. Sue walked thought the door and over to where I stood. I pulled on my glove, yes glove, you only where a fencing glove on your sword hand.
"Are you ready to die?" She asked putting on her jacket. Unlike mine it had buttons down the left. It was more of a gray tint then white.
"Ready as I'll ever be," I yanked out my mask. My new mini computer fell out of my mask. Her eyes darted quickly to what made the noise. Ah shit, I forgot it was in there. What do I say? What will she say?
Nothing. All she did was stare wide eyed at it. "Oops, I forgot about that. I meant to leave that at home this time." I picked it up and held it in my hand. "Hope it didn't break," I could see the worry in her eyes.
"Huh, oh, err, just to let you know those don't break." I looked at her, and then to my hand. Then under her breath she mentioned, "Trust me, my brother has tried. And so have I."
I dropped my computer into the bag, baffled by what she said. Then I pulled out a foil. The bag was left unzipped as I walked out and waited. As soon as she stood near me the instructor started. Well more of lead us in stretches, I think everyone's favorite was the lunge from Hell. After that he started the class.
"OK, tonight we will work on parries and ripostes. I'll pass around stickers; put the blue in the top two quadrants on your chest. The red on the lower two." I rolled my eyes.
"Didn't we do this last week?" Sue asked, I nodded, "Oh well, I need the practice." I smiled and pulled off a blue sticker.
"Yeah, you definitely need the practice." We finished putting on the stickers, and then with the out needing to know what to do we moved away from each other. I put the mask under my arm, she did the same. Our feet we heel to heel, rights facing to the opponent, left to our lefts. Looking each other in the eye we brought the guards up to our noses. Then brought them down quickly, her blunt tip almost touched the ground. As usual I broke eye contact and did a mock bow at the waist. Tip off to my right side. We pulled on our masks and walked closer to each other.
She checked her lunging distance by poking me with the sword. Then moving her left foot back into the lunge position. I grabbed the foil and pretended to stumble. I could see that she didn't want me to make jokes so I got back into en guard position and stood still.
You see, it doesn't hurt; well it sometime depends where you get hit. It is only a poke. But it's fun to make jokes when you get stabbed during practice. But today was different; I have pulled this joke before on her. This time I was only met with angry eyes.
I should have left that damn thing at home.
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I moved towards the school. This was it, when she came out I would get this over with. I could go back and work for them again. I could...
I should have left this damn thing at home.
I looked around for a voice. There was nothing but silence. Why was I looking for a voice? It was more in my head then anything. Not that I didn't hear it, there just wasn't any direction the voice could come from.
I shook my head. Trying to get the voice out of my mind. It was a female, a little deeper then some, but still a female.
No, what am I doing. Forget that; come back to worrying about other things. Like if I became like them. Humans, the ones I have met did not meet my fancy. How would she be any different? I wouldn't know until I met her.
Why am I so nervous? I thought to myself. Even in Renamon's tales humans were overall nice to her. Her Tamer was a little grumpy at first. But humans change, Diecotrens, known as Digimon here, we change too.
I sighed, the sooner I get my Tamer, the sooner I can become a Sovereignty again, and she can come back home.
***********
Why am I so nervous?
A voice said throwing me off guard. A piece of metal then found its way to my chest. Sue had got me for the tenth time in a row today. I rolled my right arm and looked around. Almost every one had left. Only an instructor and an advanced student were left besides us. Sue's brother waited by the door.
We pulled off our masks and repeated the process of respecting your opponent. There was one more thing fencers did after a fight. Walking up to each other we moved our masked to our right hand. And then shook with the left. It may seem weird to shake with your left. But we fencers never take our hand off our weapons in battle. That is unless you're a French foil user and the other person hits your weapon to hard.
Sue and I packed up. I pulled out the computer. The red dot seemed closer then before to a black dot. "What does he look like anyway?" I looked at her, 'he?' "Well it could be a she, you can tell from the voice."
"I'm sorry; I don't understand who are you talking about?"
"Never mind," she whispered and walked over to her brother. She gave him the bag, actually more of shoving it. He grimaced, rolled his eyes, and then smiled. She paused and said something to him. He shrugged and told her something. "Joan, you need a ride home?" She asked me. Her brother was still holding the bag.
"Nah, I only live five minutes from here, and my parents would go crazy if I stepped out of a car. Thanks for asking," she smiled and waved to me. I packed up everything and walked out. I seemed to tail them at a close distance.
"When we get to your car I need to tell you something." I heard her say, not trying to over hear the conversation, but I could hear her say it.
"Why not now," his voice timid in English unlike hers. She told him something in Japanese. "Ah, then I'll wait." He sounded surprised and glad at the same time.
When I left the building I followed the sidewalk to the bike path. I got only so far when something leaped out at me. I jolted back in surprise.
It was half human and half wolf like. At least the face was similar to a wolf. Now don't get me wrong, I love wolves. I'd love to meet a werewolf too. But I knew this wasn't a werewolf, nor was it a figment of my imagination.
Chapter 3
I stepped through a white strap and stuck my right arm through the sleeve. Then my left and searched for the zipper. It was on the back like a dress, and very difficult to use. When I got it zipped I looked up. Sue walked thought the door and over to where I stood. I pulled on my glove, yes glove, you only where a fencing glove on your sword hand.
"Are you ready to die?" She asked putting on her jacket. Unlike mine it had buttons down the left. It was more of a gray tint then white.
"Ready as I'll ever be," I yanked out my mask. My new mini computer fell out of my mask. Her eyes darted quickly to what made the noise. Ah shit, I forgot it was in there. What do I say? What will she say?
Nothing. All she did was stare wide eyed at it. "Oops, I forgot about that. I meant to leave that at home this time." I picked it up and held it in my hand. "Hope it didn't break," I could see the worry in her eyes.
"Huh, oh, err, just to let you know those don't break." I looked at her, and then to my hand. Then under her breath she mentioned, "Trust me, my brother has tried. And so have I."
I dropped my computer into the bag, baffled by what she said. Then I pulled out a foil. The bag was left unzipped as I walked out and waited. As soon as she stood near me the instructor started. Well more of lead us in stretches, I think everyone's favorite was the lunge from Hell. After that he started the class.
"OK, tonight we will work on parries and ripostes. I'll pass around stickers; put the blue in the top two quadrants on your chest. The red on the lower two." I rolled my eyes.
"Didn't we do this last week?" Sue asked, I nodded, "Oh well, I need the practice." I smiled and pulled off a blue sticker.
"Yeah, you definitely need the practice." We finished putting on the stickers, and then with the out needing to know what to do we moved away from each other. I put the mask under my arm, she did the same. Our feet we heel to heel, rights facing to the opponent, left to our lefts. Looking each other in the eye we brought the guards up to our noses. Then brought them down quickly, her blunt tip almost touched the ground. As usual I broke eye contact and did a mock bow at the waist. Tip off to my right side. We pulled on our masks and walked closer to each other.
She checked her lunging distance by poking me with the sword. Then moving her left foot back into the lunge position. I grabbed the foil and pretended to stumble. I could see that she didn't want me to make jokes so I got back into en guard position and stood still.
You see, it doesn't hurt; well it sometime depends where you get hit. It is only a poke. But it's fun to make jokes when you get stabbed during practice. But today was different; I have pulled this joke before on her. This time I was only met with angry eyes.
I should have left that damn thing at home.
************
I moved towards the school. This was it, when she came out I would get this over with. I could go back and work for them again. I could...
I should have left this damn thing at home.
I looked around for a voice. There was nothing but silence. Why was I looking for a voice? It was more in my head then anything. Not that I didn't hear it, there just wasn't any direction the voice could come from.
I shook my head. Trying to get the voice out of my mind. It was a female, a little deeper then some, but still a female.
No, what am I doing. Forget that; come back to worrying about other things. Like if I became like them. Humans, the ones I have met did not meet my fancy. How would she be any different? I wouldn't know until I met her.
Why am I so nervous? I thought to myself. Even in Renamon's tales humans were overall nice to her. Her Tamer was a little grumpy at first. But humans change, Diecotrens, known as Digimon here, we change too.
I sighed, the sooner I get my Tamer, the sooner I can become a Sovereignty again, and she can come back home.
***********
Why am I so nervous?
A voice said throwing me off guard. A piece of metal then found its way to my chest. Sue had got me for the tenth time in a row today. I rolled my right arm and looked around. Almost every one had left. Only an instructor and an advanced student were left besides us. Sue's brother waited by the door.
We pulled off our masks and repeated the process of respecting your opponent. There was one more thing fencers did after a fight. Walking up to each other we moved our masked to our right hand. And then shook with the left. It may seem weird to shake with your left. But we fencers never take our hand off our weapons in battle. That is unless you're a French foil user and the other person hits your weapon to hard.
Sue and I packed up. I pulled out the computer. The red dot seemed closer then before to a black dot. "What does he look like anyway?" I looked at her, 'he?' "Well it could be a she, you can tell from the voice."
"I'm sorry; I don't understand who are you talking about?"
"Never mind," she whispered and walked over to her brother. She gave him the bag, actually more of shoving it. He grimaced, rolled his eyes, and then smiled. She paused and said something to him. He shrugged and told her something. "Joan, you need a ride home?" She asked me. Her brother was still holding the bag.
"Nah, I only live five minutes from here, and my parents would go crazy if I stepped out of a car. Thanks for asking," she smiled and waved to me. I packed up everything and walked out. I seemed to tail them at a close distance.
"When we get to your car I need to tell you something." I heard her say, not trying to over hear the conversation, but I could hear her say it.
"Why not now," his voice timid in English unlike hers. She told him something in Japanese. "Ah, then I'll wait." He sounded surprised and glad at the same time.
When I left the building I followed the sidewalk to the bike path. I got only so far when something leaped out at me. I jolted back in surprise.
It was half human and half wolf like. At least the face was similar to a wolf. Now don't get me wrong, I love wolves. I'd love to meet a werewolf too. But I knew this wasn't a werewolf, nor was it a figment of my imagination.