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The day was finally over, and now it was time to head over to the Date Dojo, where her father had managed to get her enrolled for classes. Grabbing the directions out of her bag, Avatre looked up to see three boys in front of her, two of them, a big blue-black haired boy and a slighter framed, auburn haired boy were wrestling, a skinny blue haired boy had his nose buried in a book, seemingly oblivious to what was happening around him. A fourth boy, a tall, skinny, blonde one walked up to the other three. Once he arrived, he said something to them. Whatever he said must have been important, because the other three were instantly paying attention. The blonde crossed his arms, leaning against a tree behind him, continuing to talk. With a start, Avatre realized the blonde was the same one that she had run into earlier, the one who saw her drawings.
She found herself wondering if anyone around here knew about that myth. Probably not, it wasn't a very well known myth; she was still surprised that she knew about it. Hearing someone yell out behind her, she snapped back to reality as she noticed the blonde boy push himself off the tree. Avatre turned around, suddenly feeling butterflies in her stomach at the sight of a black haired boy, who was currently waving to the other four boys. The very same black haired boy she had run into this morning. Man she was a klutz! Running into two boys in one day, that was a new record for her. She blushed slightly as she remembered the incident, his shy smile, his fiery blue eyes, his strong arms. 'Whoa, stop thinking like that!' she thought to herself, shaking her head as she quickly turned around, taking off for the dojo at a brisk pace. Not glancing behind her, she failed to notice the group of five boys look at her thoughtfully, or the deep conversation that they seemed to fall into.
Lost in thought, Avatre was surprised to find that she had arrived at the dojo. Looking at her watch, she noticed that she was a little early, and decided to head in to talk to Sensei Date, and get ready for class. Unsure of what she should wear to class, Avatre decided to check with Sensei Date. "Excuse me Sensei Date, I'm Avatre, my dad talked to you about me starting lessons with you today." Avatre introduced herself. "I wanted to ask you what I should wear to class since I don't have a Karate gi. I brought my Tae Kwon Do dobak and some plain workout clothes, which would you prefer me to wear?" She asked. "Nice to meet you Avatre, lets have you wear the workout clothes today. I planned on having my grandson work with you to see where you are, we can get you a uniform after that." He said. "Sir." Avatre replied, bowing before she headed off to the locker rooms to change. Quickly changing, Avatre walked out of the locker room, to be waved over by Sensei Date. "Sir?" she asked, running over. "I'm going to have you start with him right away, so don't worry about bowing in with the class. He's over there in the small gym with his friends." He said, indicating a room off to the right of the main room. Nodding and bowing, Avatre turned around and ran to the room. Stopping in the doorway, she was surprised to once again see the same five boys from before, at the school. "Excuse me, I'm a new student here, and I was told to come work with Sensei Dates grandson." She said quietly. The tall blonde boy walked over and held out his hand. "That would be me, I'm Sage, and these are my friends."
Sage said indicating the other four boys in the room. "Ryo here has agreed to help us out, the other three will just be watching if you don't mind." He replied.
"Yes sir!" she replied, taking his hand and bowing in respect. "Very good, I want to get started with watching your technique, and then I'll have you do some sparring with Ryo." He replied. Demonstrating her technique went quickly and she soon found herself preparing to spar with Ryo. "Very good Avatre, go ahead and get some water and get ready to spar." Sage told her. "Sir." She replied, running off to the wall to get some water and grab her sparring gear. She noticed Sage standing next to Ryo, talking to him. 'He's probably telling him to go easy on me' she thought, 'well he better not, I want a good match, and a good chance to show them what I can do.' Noticing the black haired boy walking into the ring, Avatre finished her water, and ran back into the ring. "Now since this is just do we can get and idea of here you are, this won't be run formally. The same sparring rules apply, as usual, understand?" Sage asked. Looking from one to another. Avatre and Ryo both nodded, indicating their understanding. "Good, Fighting stances! Begin!"
The fight began slowly enough, both opponents slowly circling around the ring, trying to find an opening. Ryo was the first to attack, throwing a fast series of kicks and punches all that were easily blocked. It was obvious he was going easy on her. Avatre wasn't surprised, this usually happened to her when fighting men, they always thought she was so fragile, just because she was a girl. Deciding to prove that she wasn't delicate, despite her size, Avatre went on the attack, throwing kicks and punches in rapid succession. Suddenly she threw and fake roundhouse, followed by a turning sidekick that connected solidly with Ryo's chest, Knocking him back and out of the ring. Avatre noticed the shocked look in his eyes and he made his way back into the ring. Focusing on her opponent, she didn't notice the shocked looks on the other four boys, or the looks that passed between them. "I'm not glass, I won't break, so you need to try harder then that!" she told Ryo, encouraging him to raise the level of competition.
The match went quickly after that; everyone watching was absorbed in watching these two athletes going at it. They both attacked with such speed and strength, and they were both able to read the others moves so well, it was almost like they were attuned to each other. After about another 15 minutes of sparring, Sage decided it was time to stop them, seeing as neither one seemed to be tiring yet, or getting the upper hand on the other. At this rate, it would go on forever. "Ok you two, that's enough for tonight." Sage interrupted the match. "Ryo, guys, go ahead and get changed, I'll catch up to you in a bit." He told the others, who nodded at him. The three spectators got up and headed to the locker rooms, Ryo, facing his opponent, held out his hand. "Good match, you're a great fighter." He said, shaking Avatre's hand, before he to went to the locker room.
Avatre watched Ryo walk out of the room, before turning to face Sage, blushing slightly at the complement. She wasn't too worried he would notice though, since he would most likely attribute the flushed look to having just gotten done sparring. "He's right you know, you are a great fighter. You have speed, strength, agility and grace. What level are you in Tae Kwon Do?" he asked. "I'm a black belt sir." She replied. "Please don't call me sir unless we're in class, my dad and grandpa are sir." Sage said, smiling. "Feel free to call me Sage, where did you train?" "Ok Sage, I trained in America with my grandpa, and with a friend who lived next door to us. They were both from Japan, and moved to America when they were younger. They were very strict masters to train under." She replied. "Well it shows, and to tell you the truth, I know what it's like. Well that's all for today, I'll see you around." He replied, shaking her hand before turning around and heading off, presumably to either join his friends or speak to his grandfather. Grabbing her gear, she headed to the locker rooms to change, and then head home.