Akiko vs. Claire II

Truth be told, the bra and panties match had not been entirely Claireâ€s idea. As a former number one contender for the kawaii title and—she would like to believe—one of the higher-profile wrestlers in that cute and cuddly division of AFW, she did have some pull with management when it came to scheduling matches. But that pull only went so far. She had managed to get another match with her friend, rival, and crush Akiko, but it had been managementâ€s decision to make it a bra and panties match. She hoped the more modest Akiko wouldnâ€t blame her for that decision.

Of course, what Claire wouldnâ€t tell Akiko was that the match which she proposed would have been a wedgie war, with the two of them topless and wearing nothing except super-stretchy wedgie-conducive panties. She would also avoid mentioning that, when management had turned her original idea down, she had been the one to suggest the spanking stipulation, which would, in fact, be in effect for this match.

After Akiko had entered the ring, Claireâ€s music would promptly begin to play, and the New England schoolgirl would make her way out into the AFW arena in nothing but a baby blue bra and a matching pair of panties. Her face was red as she walked down the ramp and climbed into the ring. She was a little less modest than Akiko, sure, but she still wasnâ€t fully used to being exposed like this in public. Once she was in the ring, she would take a deep breath, then focused her gaze on Akiko, giving the ninja girl a smile. “Hey, Aki,” Claire said.

Claire could sense the uneasiness in Akikoâ€s voice. The ninja girl was obviously not very comfortable fighting in nothing but her bra and panties in front of thousands—perhaps millions—of audience members. Claire understood. She didnâ€t like being exposed either, but she was a little more used to it, and she had been far more exposed than this in front of even larger audiences before. Her infamous, infuriating kawaii title match with Kagami came immediately to mind.

She dispelled that thought quickly. Right now, she was in the ring with Akiko, and the cute ninja girl deserved her undivided attention. Tonight was the first night that the two of them had seen each other in a while. They had fought twice the year prior, hung out once or twice, and had seen each other plenty at the dojo, but they did not talk too much when they were just passing by. Claire had missed Akiko. She still wanted to convince the Japanese girl that the two of them should at least try going out.

“Yes, Iâ€m definitely ready,” Claire said. She assumed her own fighting stance, fists up in front of her, ready to take Akiko on. But her cheeks were still red as she looked over her half-naked opponent. “By the way, Aki…you look really cute tonight,” Claire added.

Claire shook her head quickly as Akiko gave her frustrated reply. “No, Iâ€m not just saying it,” Claire promised. Oh, she realized that saying it right before the match was apt to fluster Akiko, but that didnâ€t mean that Claire didnâ€t mean what she said. “You know…you know that I really do mean it.” She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. She kept trying, but Akiko kept brushing off her advances without a second thought. Claire hadnâ€t even really gotten a chance to talk about it, Akiko always shut her down so quickly.

The bell rang to begin the match. Claire took a deep breath and walked forward, towards the center of the ring and towards her friend, rival, and crush. Akiko rushed at her, throwing one arm forward, trying to hit Claire in the stomach. The schoolgirl would quickly move her own arms downward, intercepting the palm strike with her own closed fist. She had been practicing since the last time the two of them had fought, and she wanted to show Akiko that they were now equals when it came to striking ability. She would throw her right arm forward, looking to land a karate-style chop to Akikoâ€s chest.

Claireâ€s karate chop slapped hard into Akikoâ€s chest. With nothing but a cute black bra to shield her, the ninja girl had no choice but to take the full force of the blow. Claire smirked as Akiko let out a small groan and backed up. Claire had won that first exchange of blows. It was a far cry from their first match, in which Claire had been very nearly knocked out the moment Akiko thought to start striking her.

“Oh, Aki,” Claire said, indulging in a little trash talk to celebrate that very small victory. “Oh, Aki-tan, you arenâ€t getting the better of me this time.”

Akikoâ€s next move would turn the tide, however, shutting Claire up quickly. As the ninja girl bounced off the ropes, launching herself forward, Claire could only put her hands up in front of her face, hoping to lessen the blow to her precious facial features. Her guard did not do much. Akikoâ€s knee slammed into her, right above her chin, and Claire fell backwards with a grunt, tumbling head over heels. She would keep rolling backwards long enough to land on her knees, and, from there, would slowly get back up onto her feet. “Ow…” she groaned, rubbing at her mouth with one hand.

Claire had been sent tumbling by that knee strike, but at least she hadnâ€t been knocked out by it. In their first match, one punch had been enough to stun her. Now, things were different. Training at Akikoâ€s dojo had definitely helped her. She had taken a flying knee to her face and was still alert and ready to keep fighting.

She looked back up at Akiko as the Japanese girl teased her. Claire would smirk and put her fists back up, ready for whatever Akiko had in store for her next. “Things are going to be different this time, Aki. In many ways. I promise you that.”

When the ninja girl rushed her again, Claire braced herself. Akiko jumped up in the air and aimed a dropkick for Claireâ€s face. Seeing this, Claire would throw her hands up in front of her face, letting Akikoâ€s foot smack into her palms. That smarted, but it didnâ€t hit her face. She would stumble back, struggling to find her balance, but then realized that there was a better way. She would back herself all the way up into the ropes, leaning back into them, and then bounced back in Akikoâ€s direction, leaping upwards and aiming a retaliatory dropkick of her own at her friendâ€s face!