Thread: DragonBall Plus (Koibito & LadyAthene)

Tsuzume There it is! When Tsuzume knew she had detected her ki, the same problem that tended to occur repeated, unfortunately. She became too eager and excited. The concentration thus started to falter. When she noticed that happening, a surge of panic mingled in with the other feelings she was experiencing. Shit, no! Wait, wait! I can still do this! No! Agh! Frustration snuck in and only made what should have been a relatively simple task far more difficult. No, no, no! Fuck! Noooooooooooo! And .... poof. As quickly as Tsuzume had found her ki, it just as swiftly vanished. A pissed off huff elicited as she fell onto her back. Blue eyes continued to stare upward at the ceiling as more labored breaths passed Tsuzume's lips. Shit. You almost had it, too. Of course, all of the curses racing through her mind would stay right there. It'd be too weird - or that was what she feared - for anyone to hear her utter such 'unladylike' words. Even with knowing this would have been a perfectly fair and justified moment to let at least one cuss word slip, she restrained herself, remaining on the mat supporting her feminine frame. Her head turned, out of both instinct and curiosity, and saw Kyoku in a very similar position as her. The main difference was he wore that cheeky grin of his which, admittedly, made her smile in return. If nothing else, the young man could always succeed with one thing that few others could do to Tsuzume, and that was make her smile. That was no doubt another reason she held a special bond with the immature classmate. Sure, he could be perverted and seem way too laid back. But at least he never had any bad intentions with anyone. But Tsuzume especially applied that same observation to herself. Not because she expected the universe to revolve around her. Rather, she was used to tons of people - guys in particular - attempting to take advantage of her due to something petty like her gender. You ... didn't do it either, huh? It was actually a very serious inquiry. Of course, it was also laced with the faintest hints of a competitive undertone. Tsuzume would highly prefer to be the first between them to succeed in fully bringing her ki out. But honestly, as long as she could eventually do it, she wouldn't fret too much on who accomplished the feat first. Maybe next time, hm? As for whether I'm ready or not? Silly. You should know that. I'm always ready, she added, flashing Kyoku a reassuring grin as she slowly pushed herself back up to her feet. Soon, the last part of the class began. It was something everyone had long come to accept and acknowledge. The 'test' was relatively simple, in terms of concept, anyway. It was literally a punching bag. The difference between this one and the first kind that were introduced, however, were these actually measured one's strength and displayed it. So, naturally, their homework was to try to see if they could beat their previous records. For now, Tsuzume's best was 120. It felt - and sometimes looked - like an impossible hurdle to jump over. But Tsuzume's stubborn side had convinced herself she could get better and surpass even a number as high as that. After all, the point of coming to these lessons are to keep getting stronger. Not suddenly get weaker. Smiling at the thought, she stood in line and patiently waited her turn. When she found herself facing the device, Tsuzume moved her left foot slightly behind her right. Clenching her right fist, she then moved it so it was parallel with her hips. Hah! A buzz resounded and the numbers 125 appeared on the small display window. Tsuzume couldn't help herself. She jumped up happily, raising her fist in the air. Yeah! .... Only to stop herself after reminding herself she wasn't alone and quickly got back into a standing position. Clearing her throat, she bowed her head politely to the sensei and moved to the back of the line. All the while, she continued to wear a very proud and definitely somewhat smug smirk. Some could call her a cocky, arrogant bitch. But, as proven by the very recent display, she could at least back it up. And it was something Tsuzume took a lot of pride in.