-Kenta-

At Algo's statement we all turned towards the arena to watch the fight. Everyone seemed to think Celia was really strong, but she was just a human girl, she couldn't be that strong right? I watched as the man, Tendai, charged at Celia. I tensed when he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her into the air.

"Easy, she can take care of herself. Just watch."

Algo said and I glanced at him before going back to watching the fight. My eyes widened when I saw Celia place her hands on Tendai's shoulders to hoist herself up, then she sat on his shoulders before she bent backwards, placed her hands flat against the floor of the arena and literally threw Tendai using her legs.

"Heads up!"

She called as he sailed over the ropes surrounding the arena. A bunch of guys scrambled and caught him before he crashed into the ground. I looked back up at Celia to see her push off from the ground, flip, and land lightly on her feet with a smile on her face.

"Well that was easy."

She said and I blinked at her in surprise. I had no idea she had so much power, she seemed like such a small little human.

"And Cece wins! Any other takers!?"

Algo asked suddenly in the arena next to Cece. I blinked in surprise, when had he gotten up there?

"If it makes it anymore interesting..."

Celia said cutting Algo off and gaining everyone's attention.

"Anyone who can pin me down for more than four seconds will get a kiss."

She said and the entire gym erupted in men claiming they had next round.

"Celia what are you thinking!?"

I snapped at her and she smiled at me before walking over towards us. She leaned against the ropes and smiled down at us.

"Oh come on, none of these guys can pin me down for more than two seconds on my bad days. If you're that worried, challenge me yourself."

She said with a smile before turning and running back over to Algo. I blinked in surprise at how accepting she was of all this. I turned to look at Kouhai and Raiden to see them staring at her in shock as well.

"You think any of them will be able to do it?"

I asked after a while and when neither of them answered I frowned.

I heard Algo announce the beginning of the first match and turned to see a guy three times Celia's size and growled at the look in his eyes as he watched her circled him.

"I'm going to get that kiss."

He said before charging at her. I tensed as he got close, but relaxed when I saw Celia easily side step him and circle around him. She dropped down and kicked the man's feet out from under him, making him fall on his back. She moved and pressed her foot against his throat and pinned him down. Algo counted to five and she let him up and he sulked away only to be replaced by someone else wanting to try. I watched with Kouhai and Raiden as man after man tried and failed to pin Celia down. I had stopped worrying that someone would pin her down after watching the third fight. She was good, there was no denying that.

"And Cece wins again!"

Algo said after the thirtieth man stepped down from the arena. I looked up at Celia to see her leaning against the ropes and smiling innocently at all the defeated men, she hadn't even broken a sweat. She glanced over at me and the others and I couldn't help but smile at how relaxed she seemed to be. She lifted a hand and motioned for me to come up into the arena and I blinked in surprise. Did she really want to fight me? She does know I'm a vampire right? When she continued to beckon me forward I sighed and lifted myself up into the arena to stand across from her. I looked back at Kouhai and Raiden and shrugged at their confused looks.

"Algo, there's three guys left."

Celia said and Algo nodded before explaining the rules and starting our match. Once he was out of the arena I turned to look at Celia who was still leaning against the ropes.

"Celia, you do realize I won't be as easy to beat as the human males in this gym, right?"

I asked and she smiled at me as she pushed off from the ropes.

"I was hoping for that Kenny."

She said and I blushed at her calling me that, but I had to admit. It had a nice ring to it when she said it.

"Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you."

I said before crouching down and waiting to see if she was ready.

"This should be fun."

She said before she disappeared from sight. I blinked in surprise before shaking my head and focusing. I listened for her, but her feet barely made any noise on the arena floor. I tried to pick up her scent, but the scent of the gym was making it hard to find her. I sighed and took a deep breath to calm myself before I focused on trying to find her aura. I felt it right behind me and managed to duck just in time to avoid her kick.

-Kouhai-

I watched as Kenta barely managed to dodge Celia kick. I hadn't expected her to be able to move that fast, but then again I hadn't expected her to be able to take on thirty grown men and not even break a sweat. I saw Kenta move out of the way of Celia's fist before jumping over her and trying to sweep her feet out from under her, but she jumped at the last second and did several frontflips until she was standing a few feet away from him with a smile on her face.

"You're not too bad Kenny."

She said and I looked at Kenta and was surprised to see him blushing. He disappeared for a second, as did Celia, then they both showed up as they exchanged blows. Kenta had sent a fist towards her stomach, but Celia blocked it and managed to kick him away from her. Kenta stumbled a bit and tried to regain his balance and I noticed Celia disappear again. I looked around the arena, but couldn't see her. I felt her aura appear behind Kenta just as she reappeared and tackled him to the floor of the arena. He tried to throw her off of him, but she pinned down both of his arms and Algo counted to five, ending the match.

Celia got up and held a hand out for Kenta. She helped him to his feet and he came over to us, his eyes down.

"It couldn't have been that hard to fight against her."

I said and he glared at me.

"You try it!"

He said and I rolled my eyes at him before smiling.

"Fine, I will."

I said before walking up to the arena and hoisting myself up. I walked until I was standing across from Celia. Her breathing was slighly irregular, but that was it.

"So you're next Kou?"

She asked and I nodded. I waited until Algo said the match had started before using my speed to appear right behind Celia. I was about to push her forward so I could get her off balance when she ducked suddenly and swung out with her leg, making me fall sideways. I acted quickly and used my arms to push off from the floor of the arena and away from Celia. I landed a few feet away from her and she turned to me with an innocent look on her face.

"It's no fun if you run away."

She said with a pout and I frowned at the fact she was taunting me before I charged at her. I feigned going straight for her, then at the last second moved around her and swept out with my foot to trip her up, but again she surprised me. She placed her hands on my shoulders and leaped over me as if playing a game of leap-frog. I turned around only to have her foot connect with my chest and send me flying across the arena. I landed on my back and groaned a bit at the contact before quickly rolling to the side to avoid being pinned down by Celia's foot. I had sorely underestimated her. I started to push myself up, but she kicked me off my hands and I fell back down to the floor of the arena with Celia sitting on my back. Algo counted to five and Celia let me up.

"Remind me not to get on your bad side."

I said and she smiled at me. I joined Kenta and we both turned to look at Raiden.

"Are you going to try?"

We both asked together and he looked at us and blinked for a second before shaking his head.

"No. I see no point."

He said and I gaped at him.

'No point? Does he not understand that if he manages to pin Celia down he will get a kiss?'

I wondered before smiling at him.

"Oh I get it. You just don't want to fight against her because you know she'll beat you."

I said with a smirk and he narrowed his eyes at me.

"That is not why I won't fight."

He said and I smiled wider.

"Sure it's not."

I said and Kenta laughed.

"He's too afraid to fight a girl. Some powerful wizard he is."

He said and I saw Raiden's eyes narrow again before i heard him sigh.

"Fine."

He said before he unclasped his cloak and laid it across the bench behind us. I blinked in shock that our teasing had actually changed his mind, but I was curious to see if he could beat her. I watched as Raiden jumped into the arena and walked calmly over to the middle of the arena to stand across from Celia. Raiden may just be a human with magical powers, but he had the reflexes and power of a demon. This would be an interesting fight.

-Cecelia-

I could tell I'd probably hurt both Kenny's and Kou's manly pride when I'd beaten them, but they couldn't blame me for having fun with opponents that were actually a challenge for me. I've beaten every guy in thise gym time and time again, so fighting against guys like them was really fun. I was surprised when I saw Raiden jump into the ring and walk to the middle to stand across from me. I arched an eyebrow at him in question. I didn't think he would be one to fight.

"Blame those two idiots down there."

He said simply and I smiled as I heard them both protest to being called idiots.

"Alright then. What say we get this started then?"

I asked and he simply nodded. Algo told us to start, but neither of us moved. My muscles were starting to tire and my breathing had picked up some, but I couldn't help but smile. It had been a while since I'd last had a good fight. The last time had been when Katsume challenged me.

"Oi! Don't just stand there, fight!"

I heard one of the guys from before shout and giggled.

"I guess they want a show."

I said and Raiden just looked at me as if bored, but I could tell differently.

"Let's give them one, okay Rai?"

I asked and he blinked at me in surprise before nodding and disappearing like Kenny and Kou. I stood still and used my aura to find his. It was a little harder to find than Kenny's or Kou's, but I managed. He was right beside me when I finally found him, but I didn't have enough time to block him and his fist collided with my side. I hissed in pain and jumped back a few feet. I heard gasps of shock from the guys watching, but could tell that Kenny and Kou were watching us intently. I looked up at Rai and smiled as i took a shaky breath. I charged at him and just as I reached him he disappeared from view again. This time, because I knew what to look for, I found him quicker and was able to block. His eyes seemed to widen in shock that I had sensed him and I smiled at him before pushing him away from me and sending my fist straight for his stomach. He doubled over and I rammed my elbow into his face sending him reeling backwards clumsily. I quickly ran up to him and swept out with my feet and knocked him to the ground. I moved to pin him down, but he grabbed my arm and rolled us over so that he was ontop. I blinked in surprise, no one had tried that move on me before. I quickly got over my shock and brought my feet up and kicked him away from me before jumping to my feet and looking around for him. I couldn't see him, but I could sense him. I felt him right behind me and waited for just the right moment before I ducked out of the way of his fist and rounded on him. He stumbled back from my hit, but stayed on his feet.

"You're one hard motherfucker to take down."

I said and he smiled at me. I blinked in surprise, but it was gone just as quickly as it had appeared.

"Alright then, no more playing around."

I said and saw him nod before I charged for him. He tried to grab me, but I ducked under his arm and jumped on him. I grabbed him by his shoulders as we both fell and pinned him down beneath me. He narrowed his eyes at me before throwing me over his head and moving to pin me down. I heard Algo start to count and started to struggle against Raiden.

"One."

I hit him in the chest and he let got of my shoulder for a second before pinning it down again.

"Two."

I bucked under him, trying to throw him off, but he wouldn't budge.

"Three."

I glared up at him and started to focus my holy powers into my hands.

"Four..."

Algo said and I struck out with my fist surrounding in bright blue light and hit Rai right in the jaw. He tensed and I pushed him off of me and rolled to my feet. I heard several people cheer that I'd gotten up and some groan about it. I simply stared at Rai as he stood up and rubbed his jaw. I could feel Kenny and Kou's eyes on me and I saw Rai looking at me. I simply gave him an innocent smile and shrugged it off before charging at him again. I used my powers to enhance my speed even more than before, but it seemed that Rai was taking this as seriously as I was now.

I could feel my muscles screaming at me to stop, but there was no way I was going to take it easy now, not when it was so close to coming to an end. Rai moved to the side as i reached him and I spun on my heel quickly and sent a kick towards him, but he jumped out of the way and disappeared from view. I felt him on my other side and quickly dropped down to the floor to avoid being hit in my stomach by his fist. I rolled out of the way as he sent a kick my way and jumped up to my feet and spun around just in time to block his fist. I moved to get out of his range, but as I moved to take a step back I felt his foot hook around my own and I fell back on my back, the wind knocked out of me. I gasped and tried to move so he couldn't pin me down, but I hadn't moved fast enough. He was straddling my waist, his knees pinning my hands down and his hand holding down my shoulders.

"One."

Algo called out and I frowned as i tried to throw him off me.

"Two."

I couldn't get my hands free no matter how hard I tried.

"Three."

I glared up at Rai who was smirking down at me.

"Four."

I tried summoning my holy powers again, but my body was already screaming out in exhaustion and the blue light that was starting to surround my hands flickered a couple of seconds before disappearing completely.

"Five."

Algo said, slamming his hand down on the arena floor and I cursed under my breath as Rai let me up. I walked with him over to Kenny and Kou and slid between the ropes and dropped down to the ground floor.

"Wow, that was something else."

Kou said and I huffed at his comment and looked over at Rai who reached down for his cloak and draped it over his arm.

"I'm going to shower."

I said before turning away from them and walking towards the gym's shower room without waiting for them to respond.

-Raiden-

"So how'd you do it?"

Kenta asked me as we waited for Celia to come back.

"Yeah, did you use a spell to tire her out or something?"

Kouhai asked and I frowned at the both of them.

"You really think I'd stoop so low as to cheat?"

I asked and when they both just continued to look at me I sighed.

'Some friends, they don't even trust that I'd fight fairly.'

I thought and turned to look out the large window in the gym and saw that it was starting to get late. We'd left the house around eight, it was now coming close to twelve in the afternoon.

"Heading home already Cece?"

I looked up when I heard Algo's voice and saw him on the second floor of the gym looking over the railing. I followed his gaze to see Celia in a pair of white jeans with a few tears in them with a chain hanging from the side and a light blue spaghetti strap tanktop. Her hair was wet and curling slightly at the ends as it clung to her body. She was turned to look up at Algo with her arms crossed under her chest and her weight thrown onto her left leg.

"Yeah, I did just take on the entire gym and some."

She said with a smile and Algo laughed at her statement.

"Take care."

He said as he waved her off.

"Don't I always?"

She asked with a smile as she waved back at him and ran over to us.

"Alright, we can go now."

She said as she reached us. I simply turned and walked out the door with the other three following. We were halfway back to the house before Kenta brought up something that had slipped my mind.

"So Celia, when are you going to give Rai his kiss? He won after all."

He said and I looked at Celia out of the corner of my eye to see her blush.

"I...um..."

She said and I smirked to myself.

"I'll collect my reward when I feel it's needed."

I said and they all turned to look at me. I simply ignored them and walked into the house.

"Welcome back guys."

Hikaru said as we all took our shoes off and stepped inside.

"What did you guys think of Celia's fighting?"

Daiki asked and I saw Celia blush again before pushing her way past Kouhai and going upstairs. I smiled when I heard her door close and sat down at the end of the couch in the living room.

"It was...interesting."

I said and summoned one of my favorite books and turned to the last page I'd been on.

'Interesting indeed.'