Bonjour, mes amis!
I had a bolt of inspiration at 11:00 PM Monday night, so this chap is little early
Good news! Passed IMPACT test, so no concussion!
I'm kinda worried about the other girl. She stayed down longer than I did, and she's bigger than I am. :(
I still feel like that last chap was crappy, oh well.
This chap is pure fluff… to calm down from all the drama … before the next wave of drama sets in…..
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PREVIOUSLY
Her hands come up slowly to remove my mask. I stop her and do it myself.Her face lights up when she sees me. She places her hand on my shoulder. A hand that feels so real in this fantasy. I place my hand on her cheek, overjoyed that she is here with me and not being beaten to death. Before I knew it, I was leaning in. I just had to kiss her. I pulled her closer…
Kim….
BEEPBEEPBEEP… BEEPBEEPBEEP
Aaah!
I wake with a start, my alarm clock making that annoying beep. It was all a dream.
… Dammit
I noticed I was on the floor. I had apparently fallen out of bed. My grandfather walked in . He lived with me and my parents.
"Trouble sleeping, Jack?" he asked.
" Just a good dream that ended too quickly," I replied.
"I assume in this dream that you were in a somewhat romantic setting with a certain Miss Crawford?" He asked, smiling.
Damn he was good…
I had told Grandpa how I felt about Kim a while ago.
"Yep. And like I said, ended too quickly," I say with a grimace. He understands and laughs.
"Ah, yes. Our dreams." He tapped my head. "and the awful force that tears us away from them." He pointed to my alarm clock. "Neither can live while the other survives."
I wouldn't be surprised if he was the wisest man in the world.
"True Grandpa, very true."
"I remember what you told me after your first tournament with Bobby Wasabi. How she had quit the Black Dragons and joined your dojo. I knew then that the two of you would end up together." He said.
"We aren't exactly together yet." I said sadly.
"Good heavens, boy! Are you waiting for the grass to grow? Be a man, tell her how you feel!" he exclaimed.
"I have tried. And I will, soon" I promised.
"You better. Now, get up before you're late to practice."
I got up and got dressed. I wanted to do something fun with Kim and her sisters. Something that would ease my mind in case the Dragons were still trying for revenge. And then I got an idea. I'll tell her after practice…
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I walked in and saw the guys warming up while Kim was struggling to master a new move.
"I just can't- ARGH!" She shouted as she stumbled. I sauntered over.
"Here, you need to adjust your posture. Place your feet like this-" I showed her and she reset her stance.
She's taking my advice? This is a first.
"Now, keep your arms up, and angle your body like this," I slightly rotated to the side. She tries but stretches out too far.
"No,more like this," I said as I placed my hands on her waist and firmly tilted her in the right direction. She tensed a little.
Why so nervous, KC?
"No, no, no, relax…" I said, trying to contain the huge smirk on my face.
"Okay, okay!" she said. She took a breath and slackened her pose. I noticed at this point that I had Kim pressed up against me, probably the reason why Kim's cheeks were getting redder.
Wrap it up, idiot, before things get awkward.
"Alright, now focus, and GO!" I said as I hesitantly let go of Kim. She completes two roundhouse kicks before launching into a flip, moving like lightning. She sticks the landing on the flip, and jumps up and down in excitement.
"I DID IT, I DID IT I DID IT!"
" I knew you could," I said as I gave her one of our signature high fives.
Mark of the friendzone, in my opinion.
"I'm gonna go change" I said to Kim.
As I walked in the guy's locker room. I heard three people walk in behind me. Three people I knew who were gonna taunt me about how I "helped" Kim.
"Well, well, well. Are you her personal sensei, now?" Milton asked with a smirk.
"More like personal trainer, I'd say. I don't think Rudy would give Kim that kind of "hands-on" teaching," Jerry teased. Milton and Eddie started cracking up.
My God, I'll never hear the end of this.
"Just offering some useful advice, that's all," I said weakly.
"Dude, I've seen you take out five grown men in a fight, and you can't confess your love to the girl of your dreams?" Eddie said incredulously.
"It's harder than it looks," I retorted. "Besides, I don't know how I would say it."
"Gentlemen, we've prepared for this conversation," Milton said to Eddie and Jerry. They opened a locker and took out three mini whiteboards. They each held one up. They read:
TELL HER !
"But, I can't! Do I want her to be more than my best friend, HELL YEAH. But, if I make a mistake or something goes wrong, our whole friendship will be ruined and the whole dojo will suffer. Besides, it's better to have something than nothing at all." I exclaimed in frustration.
Yo, you keep up this little tango you're doing, she is going to lose her patience and become another guy's lady," Milton stated quite seriously.
Would that actually happen? Could I lose Kim if I was too scared to make a move? "You know what? You guys are right." I said.
"So you're going to ask her out?" Eddie said excitedly.
"Not yet, but soon, I promise. Don't tell Kim about this, please"
"Don't worry, brother. Bro Code, remember?" Jerry sighed.
I quickly changed and went back to the training area. Kim was practicing on a dummy. I noticed the iPod clipped to her shirt.
Whewww… she didn't hear anything…
Practice went ended around lunchtime. I packed my stuff and went over to Kim.
"What's up Jack?" she asked, beaming at me.
Oh my god, she is so beautiful…
"I was wondering if you wanted to…"
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What are they gonna do?
Next chap shouldn't be a long wait
I finished my lit essay, but I worried that I didn't get what I was trying to say across (know what I mean?)
at least my teacher offers a rewrite - He's awesome :)
I've hidden a very famous reference in here... the first three people to find it and answer in reviews get a shout-out!
Until next time,
(I'm using that until someone figures out the famous line it stands for... :)