A/N: Takes place during training early on. Thankfully, this has never happened to me.
"Remember, semi contact! Don't actually hurt your partner!"
The boy and girl sparring weren't listening. They were too busy blocking and dodging, trying to tap the other, forcing open weak points and doing their utmost best to win the short round of sparring. If anything, it seemed almost too competitive for just a regular spar.
For those watching, it became fairly apparent that the two weren't even really holding back.
Nicole managed to trap Tai's arms, and he responded with a sweeping kick. She lifted her leg in time, turning it into another attack as she aimed at his stomach, but he jumped away, pulling his arms free as he did so. Then he launched back with another assault, shouting out as he did so, and Nicole charged straight back at him –
BAM.
"Gah!"
Tai's eyes widened and he stepped away as Nicole keeled over, bent in pain. "Crap. This was a bad idea, wasn't it?"
She nodded weakly. "… yeah…" she gasped for air. "I… I think I'm going to puke…"
The digimon watching over them just shook his head. "I said semi contact, not full contact."