I watch silently as Runa mercilessly holds Kai in a fierce arm hold, he's pressed against the training room mat, Runa tightens her hold and Kai seethes.
"Just say it, you know I won't let up until you do" Kai sighs which looked a little painful in his current position.
"Dammit, fine, uncle!" He whispers, Ruma chuckles.
"and?" She compels, Kai grunts and tries to break loose, which is hopeless because Runa's on top of him with one arm holding one of his closed fists between his shoulder blades, the other pinned to the floor next to his head.
"Don't even try it, also louder, so Jace can hear too"
Kai bangs his head on the floor whispering, "why me?"
"The faster you say it the faster you're off the floor" I tell him coolly from across the room.
" Fine! I'm sorry I said i could beat you in a fight because you're a girl!" She laughs and jumps off him, then helps him up.
"Sorry buddy, but I had to teach you a lesson, can't have you thinking we're not equals" She pats his back and he winces.
"It looked like it took him more that a few lessons to teach him that." I point out.
"True, true I did have to beat him 4 times"
Kai flung up his arms, "hey! I beat you once!"
She snorted, " Yeah, ONCE, and that was without bending" she laughs, sees his expression and hugs him, " I'm joking you're an excellent fighter Kai" he pulls away,
" yeah, yeah, I gotta go, my mom wants me to watch the shop so she can go have tea."
Runa nods, "have fun with that" I pat his shoulder and Kai leaves
"Well then," Runa rolls her shoulders in a stretching motion, " Are we done here or?" She looks at me from behind the curls that have escaped her bun.
"Or we could spar?" I suggest, she gives me a small smile.
"Bending or no?" She asks, punching the air, her second set of punches throw fireballs into a nearby water basin.
"Yeah, I think this way'll be a tad more fun" I say, she walks over to a jug of water, and starts to drag it closer to the sparing area, " need some help?" I ask.
she looks up and smiles, "yes could you bring the other jug closer to the mat? To make it fair right?" She tells me. I nod and go to drag the jug over.
Runa's POV:
We bowed respectively to each other than took out usual beginning stances.
I smile, "bring it on, Jacy" using his nickname from when were little. He chuckles and brings out some water from the jugs, letting it coat his arms. He quickly makes a wave and sends it whirling towards me, as it approaches i slash it with twin fire dangers and send spray all over myself and the mat.
Well, great now I'm soaked... I jump over his head, and crouch waiting for to take the opening, Jace does and I feel the water freeze under my feet. I jump back and watch as he bends some water into icicles (with very blunt tips) and begins to throw them my way, I dodge the icicles easily even if the icy floor is to my disadvantage. He does this for a few minutes, throwing an array of different sized icicles at me, I dodge and jump over them, struggling not to slip on the icy floor.
I finally get close enough to him to throw some fireballs at him as he tries to make more icicles, Jace gives up and throws up a wall of water to put out the flames. I smile and skirt around the wall so I'm behind him. Jace gathers the water in a ring around him, making tentacles of water grow from the ring, I step back and laugh as the tentacles start to sway, and a bubble forms over Jace, he looks like a giant transparent octopus.
He lashes out a tentacle and I jump over it with some fire boost. I land on the other side of him and quickly start throwing fire punches at the wall separating me and him. I finally just plunge through the wall, Jace smiles when he sees me, I smirk, and use my momentum to shove into his shoulder, sending him falling backwards. I slip behind him and flip him over so when he falls he's face-down on the mat. I dig the heel of my hand between his shoulder blades. He struggles to get up but I just dig down more with my heel.
"Ow! Spirits, Runa that hurts!" He complains,
"Still a big baby I see," I tease. He growls. I feel a tentacle wrap around my ankle and I'm pulled of of Jace's back. I stand and sever the tentacle with a fire dagger then slowly back up to my original starting position.
Jace stands and gives me a look, "what, do you give up?" He asks, noting where I stand now.
I laugh, "not even in your dreams, Jace!" I bend a fire dagger and the let it grow so it looks like a sword. Jace smiles and freezes some water into a sword shape,
"Let's do this." He comes running with his sword, but I decide to dodge, and take a swing after he rights himself. We go on like this for a few minutes our swords clashing.
Jace sweeps under my feet with his foot as i jump. At the last moment, Jace pushes me so I'm on the floor. He jumps on top of me and lightly presses his sword against my throat.
"Say uncle" he teases, I growl. I grab hold of his sword (it's not that sharp) and use my inner fire to start melting it.
When it's gone, Jace just pins my hands to my sides. I struggle to get free.
I look up and Jace looks at me with concern, "Runa are you okay, I mean you're, like really warm, like hot"
I stifle a giggle, "Jace I'm a firebender, i tend to be hotter that other benders."
He laughs, "yes, you are quite hot"
I feel heat spread over my cheeks, "that's not what I meant" I protest.
He laughs and I feel his grip falter. I use the opportunity to scare him, I take a deep breath and when I exhale, fire pours from my lips and he jerks back so the flames don't get to close.
I crouch and laugh, "careful! Wouldn't want that pretty face to get burned!" Jace frowns slightly. i flip over him, shoving his shoulders so he falls back. I lightly land on his stomach and giggle, "I got the advantage now" he smirks.
"oh do you now?" He slips his hands around my waist, then rocks his body to the left, and we roll over.
"Jace!" Now he's on top of ME. Jace's expression softens, and his hands find there way to my face, and his fingers stroke my cheeks. My breath quickens as he starts to lean over me.