Rayvin pressed the button to the door and it slid open without a hitch. He'd spent hours re-wiring the power circut that was damaged during the fight that he felt proud to know his limited electronics background was enough to restore the power to the building. As the doors slid open he felt a slight presence of victory while he walked into the room.
The empty metal room housed many memories for Rayvin. The training room was where he had many epic sparring sessions with both Duane and James both just forgotten memories in a building that had so many Rayvin wished he could just forget.
Walking through the room he stopped at some marks on the walls, he remembered these well. The fight was against rage and he threw three shuriken at him, pinning him to the wall where he proceeded to use his nunchucks to make Rage know who his daddy was. Rayvin continued to walk along the walls where he noticed a section of wall he'd never forget.
Duane found his pistols after a very long absense, and his aim was, unfortunately for Rayvins sake, on the mark. Rayvin was in bed for about a week nursing wounds and Duane was apoligetic for every moment of those 8 days.
Another point was where he noticed a sizable dent in one of the walls, placing his hands on it he knew what this was from. James had hit him with a energy blast so hard that he'd actually dented the steel wall. That was 4 bruised and 3 broken ribs that he would never forget.
Continuing to walk around the room he looked as he saw Hurricane standing in the doorway. "Who died in here?" She asked curiously.
"This is the training room." Rayvin said with slight hesitation. "Many epic battles, if you will, have been waged inside this room. Infact, I think Duane has nearly killed me more times in this room then I care to remember." He said with now great pause and emphasis on his punctuation. To think of this really plagued his spirits more than he'd like to think. Just sitting down, Hurricane walked over to his side and sat down with him.
"So many memories... and now that is all they will remain." Rayvin said to her but stared at the floor, sadness flowing through his body like blood. "I miss them... they were two of the only friends I had."
Hurricane hugged him and sighed "They died honorably and will never be forgotton. Hell, Duane has his own fucking statue in the city. Duane! A statue! James is mentioned by mutants like a God, for what he did in the war and for the world a few months ago. Rayvin, your friends are never going to be forgotten. And neither will you."
Rayvin sighed. "That doesnt make the fact that I will never see them again any easier. No more sparring sessions, no more of Duane's lude jokes or James's lack of understanding them. Not that I ever got them half the time. Or pretended to laugh at them just to look like I'd fit in." He sighed. "I remember the day I met Duane... I'd been in america all of one month and he was on a mission. He shot someone and then i went to intervene. He dropped me faster than any one man ever before. I was intrigued. He's still, to this day the only person I cannot seem to beat in combat."
Hurricane smirked "If I recall, a certain wind controlling brunette bombshell pinned you for the count in her only interaction with you."
"Yeah... That Bombshell also cheated to win." Rayvin mentioned trying to hide his smirk. It was met with a slight smile as Hurricane leaned in, her face mere milimeters away from Rayvins, as if she was going to lean in for a kiss.
"Maybe you want a rematch then?" Hurricane said standing up with a smirk.
Rayvin blinked lightly. "Im not sure, I dont know if-"he was quickly interrupted.
"What? Affraid of a little action Rayvin? Scared of your girlfriend?" Hurricane antagonized with a smile.
Rayvin stood up and looked at her curiously. She stood in a ready position for combat and he shook his head. "I do not wish to fight you." He said as he stood their blandly.
Stepping forward with a high kick that Rayvin blocked the kick and Hurricane kept close. "What? Dont you want to start new memories?" she said as she went in for another kick that Rayvin rolled under. Turning around she continued to stalk after him. "Comeon Rayvin... Fight me! Lets make a new memory for you to cherish."
Rayvin shook his head. "My emmotions are very sporadic, I dont want to hurt you.." He said as he blocked another kick of hers, this time with his own shin as she kicked low. Hurricane just smiled as she aimed two attacks this time, Rayvin still blocked both.
"Comeon Ray, get angry... Hit me back."
"I will not hit you hurricane."
Hurricane smiled "Fine... suit yourself." She winked and a gust of wind hit rayvin like a gunshot, knocking him to the ground. Rayvin stood up again and groaned.
"What was that for!" He asked bitterly, slightly mad but keeping his emmotions in check.
"Listen ray." She walked upto him non aggressively this time and gave him a hug, speaking calmly into his ear. "You have to move past this. I just want you to have some events in this room that dont immediately remind you of your friends whom have moved on."
Rayvin looked to her "I dont wish to fight you." He said slightly scared that he'd hurt her. Hurricane looked into his eyes now.
"Rayvin, I know you're very skilled. But I can handle myself." She stepped back. "Weapons, Mutant Powers, use whatever you wish."
Rayvin sighed, he realized he would not be getting out of this, stepping back himself he took out one of his nunchuck sets. out, twisting and throwing them around his body in an impressive display he paused in a combat stance. Hurricane just blew the wind amongst her, showing her power as she too set in a stance.
"3..." Hurricane began, continuing to count down. "Two.. One." She looked to him with intent eyes. "Begin." And she stepped forward, coming at him with a fist, Rayvin wraped his nunchucks around her arm and took her down to the ground. Holding her arm in such away that it was in immense pain given the angle it was at. Hurricane rolled and kicked Rayvin off of her. Rayvin jumped up and they both looked at eachother. Breathing a little bit heavier, this time Hurricane charged again.
Rayvin blocked her kick with his forearm. Another kick of hers he ducked under as she attempted to take his head off with a large side kick Rayvin stepped around her and dealt her a quick and precise blow to the stomache then kicked her in the back. She fell to her feet and coughed, realizing Rayvin was really fast she pulled herself to her feet. "Good." she said, turning around and getting back into a fighting position then coming back on the attack.
Rayvin went to attack with the nunchucks but she caught her leg between the chain and handles and pulled it down, yanking Rayvin forward, slamming his face into her knee he teetered over and stumbled to the side, dropping his nunchucks. Hurricane didnt let up, giving him an axe kick to the back of the head. Rayvin hit the ground with a sickening thud. "Get up Rayvin.."
Rayvin sighed. "I do not wish to fight you." He said as he pushed up. "But if you insist." he did not even go for his nunchucks he just continued, this time attacking her and catching her off guard easily. Kicking her quickly in the gut then grabbing her by the arm and tossing her over his shoulder, pinning her to the ground. She blew at him and a huge gust of wind took him off of her and slammed him into the roof.
He came back down landing on his feet, rolling to his nunchucks she blew them away with his wind. He drew the other set from his waist holsters. Charging at her he leapt towards her and they began into a very high intensity level sequence of attacks. Blocking, perrying, speedy attacks were met with even quicker blocks and counter attacks that spring even faster blocks and it just kept going in that cycle.
Rayvin was being quick, kicks and punches, he waited for an opportunity as he continued to test to see just how quickly she could react and so far she was going kick for kick. It excited him to know she could rival him at what he did best. Kicking he reached for her leg and swept her to the ground and then stepped, stopping his foot mere centimeters away from her face. "Do you concede?"
"Never" Hurricane pushed Rayvin off of him and now she was on the attack. Kicking at him and he would block with ease. Then she would throw a punch and he would again, block with effortlessness. It was beginning to frustrate her. Rayvin noticed this, her emmotions becoming unbalanced would give him the edge. He continued to just simply neutralize her attacks until one attack he was not expecting a stern knee to the gut then a precise elbow to the collarbone that sent this numbing sensation down his spine. This feeling collapsed him to one knee which proceeded with him feeling a rather painful kick to the face. Dropping Rayvin like a sack of potatos.
Rayvin fell back and tried to roll backwards and back into a crouched position but her attack kept on coming, a kick which he sporatically blocked with an arm, causing him to fall onto his butt. Rayvin continued to try to get up but Hurricane remained on the offensive. Catching a break, Rayvin layed back, evading one of her kicks, then sprung to his feet. Immediately he blocked one of her kicks and replied with a quick and sharp kick of his own.
Huricane didnt see this sporadic attack coming and winced when the sharp kick hit her right in the diaphram, taking the wind out of her. Rayvin continued on the offensive. Rayvin, still holding his other set of nunchucks started a very speedy attack, hitting her with his nunchucks in a fury of attack, that anded with him being behind her and her feeling like she'd just been pelted by 1000 rocks. Collapsing to her knees she just coughed out and winced in pain. Rayvin put his nunchucks back in his holster and he looked "Do you concede?"
She just blinked. "Holy..." she said weakly. "That was amazing..." She said as she struggled to stand upright. "I've never seen somebody move so fast." she blinked. "Like a whirlwind." She smiled as she turned around. Rayvin blinked, why was she going on but then she thrust a cannonball of wind into him, sending him sailing into the wall. "I love you Rayvin, but when we're skirmishing, never ever treat me like you love me. If you have the chance to finish me you should do it. Im a big girl, I can deal with a loss."
Rayvin collided with the wall with a dull and sickening thud, groaning he stood up and smirked. "Fine." and progressed towards her. Sending an initial kick when she went to block with her kick he grabbed her leg and tripped her other leg knocking her to the ground then following through with a powerful palm attack to her midsection. "And dont you ever doubt the fact that I have mastered multiple forms of the martial arts."
Hurricane smriked "Have you been holding out on me?" Rayvin just smiled "All for the sake of an even battle, I withdrew my skills a little bit, yes." Hurricane slapped him. "Then never ever embarass me like that again. I actually thought I stood a chance. Lucky for me my wind power keeps you at bay for a little bit." Grabbing him by the shirt she pulled him down and gave him a pretty energized kiss as she breathed deeply to recover her air, somewhat just stealing his as they lip locked.
Rage walked over to the training room and sighed as he layed eyes on the two in their moment. "Sorry to break up this lovers quarrel." Rayvin jumped up off of Hurricane faster than he'd ever seen him before. Hurricane just laughed at Rayvins reaction. "But I got the computer working... however we dont have too much of a signal on Vincent and Jennifer."
Rayvin looked "What do you suggest we do."
"We need to get the component from the HQ in town before I can properly fix this computer." Rage said with a slight smirk, ultimately curious of what he interrupted. "Anyway, when you two are done, whatever it is that you're doing in here. I'll be getting ready to head back into town."
Rayvin just nodded and Rage walked off. Hurricane smirked "I think he's onto us." she said mockingly. Rayvin just blushed lightly as he stood up. "Lets get ready to go.." He said as he left the room.
Hurricane sat up and sighed. "How do I get past that part of you Rayvin..."
