In The Rough

It was just like every other day lately for Brittany. She stood alone on the gym punching a sandbag as she took out her frustrations on the lifeless object. Brittany's fists pounded against the leather over and over again as she let out grunts of effort while sweat dripped down her body. Brittany had been visiting the gym a lot lately after her lose to Taylor and after Morrigan left her.

Brittany knew she had to get back in top shape if she ever wanted to get her revenge on Taylor and her crew. After a few more punches Brittany would take a step back from the punching bag and smile. The picture of Taylor she had taped on the bag was nearly destroyed. "Ok, time for a quick break before i hit the weights." Brittany said to herself as she would throw a towel over her head before taking a drink from her water bottle.

Brittany was starting to enjoy her trips to the gym as thanks to her reputation no one else really stuck around when she showed up leaving the place almost completely empty for her workout.

Karisma had inserted herself into Kelly Conway's little group not too long ago. However, while they had been busy, Karisma was checking them out. They had a common enemy, for sure, however, they were not friends. Most of them were heathens. Kelly herself was barely fit to polish Karisma's jewelry. However, one of the girls in the group might have had the faintest amount of potential. Karisma wanted to see if the girl was worth the effort.

She sashayed her way towards Brittany as she finished her workout and stopped in front of her. "You're with Kelly Conway? You were one of her cronies she had foolishly dressing up, right? I'm sure you were quite proud of yourself, weren't you?" She said, looking Brittany over carefully while a smooth smile crossed her face.

Brittany was surprised to see someone else in the gym with her but what really surprised Brittany was that this girl came so close and was talking to her. "I am not with Kelly Conway." Brittany said right off the bat. "I only hang around that bitch because it is the easiest way to get to Taylor fucking Parker." Brittany said with her usual abrasive attitude.

Brittany took another sip of her water as she looked Karisma up and down. "And yes i dressed up. But only to get Kelly to shut the fuck up. She is really fucking annoying." Brittany said as she really hated working with Kelly Conway but at the moment it was the only option to get to Taylor. "Also who the fuck are you? You look familiar but i can't remember why." Brittany said as she tried to remember where she saw Karisma before.

"How insulting." Karisma said and turned herself. She ran a hand up her body, cupping her breasts before lifting her hand up over her head and looking at Brittany with her amber eyes. "I am the Jewel of the AFW. Beauty personified." She said with no hint of hyperbole whatsoever. She then turned her head, her long, silky hair swishing for the moment.

"Is Kelly Conway REALLY the easiest way to get to that ugly duckling? She doesn't seem to be too shy to take requests..." Karisma said. She knew from experience. "Or maybe you want a bit of a shield to hide behind? Nnn... Now... what happens when you have two shields racing to get behind the other? What a silly notion. Much sillier than that ridiculous get up. Kelly Conway likes to talk but that's because it's all she can do to get the attention. Her body is frumpy, her gait ludicrous."

Karisma shook her head. "Ugly people speak ugly words. Did you know that?" She asked rhetorically. "Would you describe yourself as ugly?" She asked.

Brittany watched as Karisma strutted her stuff in front of her and Brittany had to admit that this chick had some pretty hot body. However, Brittany didn't care about any of that. Not since Morrigan left. "I don't need a shield to hide behind." Brittany said as she ignored Karisma's talk about how beautiful she was. "Kelly is there to piss Taylor off and i am there to finally put that bitch out of commission." Brittany said as she took another sip of water.

"The point of our alliance isn't to just crush Taylor physically but mentally and emotionally as well. Kelly may not look like it but she has a way to get under someones skin and fester there." Brittany said before deciding to answer Karisma's other question. "Do I think i am ugly? Fuck no. I am beautiful but that doesn't matter. All that matters is that i am feared." Brittany said as she did try to pay attention to her looks but having people fear you instead of fawn over you was better in every way.

"Oh." Karisma said with a thin smile. "She looks like it."

Karisma shook her head. "What a waste. Beauty is all that matters in this world. If people fear you, then they turn away from you." Karisma lifted her hand up. "Your lips are full... your breasts as well. There is... something behind that coarse and ugly mouth of yours. Do you really want people to turn away from that? What ugly thoughts. No wonder you hide behind Kelly. If I were to guess, I would say it is more out of shame than fear."

Karisma blinked and shrugged. "Have you succeeded in crushing the ugly duckling mentally and emotionally? Every time I see her, she seems to be quite brimming with her usual frothy, distasteful fervor. Her voice is even more jarring than Kelly's. Has dressing up like a clown gotten under her skin?"

Karisma turned her body. "Beauty doesn't matter. You are a ridiculous woman, Brittany Luvve. When Kelly shrugs you off her shoulder, I may have to laugh at you." She said, fully intending to leave Brittany right there. "I guess your mouth isn't what spews ugly trash. It's merely a spigot, pumping what's inside your rotten head."

Brittany couldn't believe the words Karisma was saying. "Shame? You better watch what you are saying bitch. OR i might just have to show you why people fear me." Brittany said as she dropped her water bottle to the floor and grabbed Karisma's shoulder. "You are not going anywhere. I don't need Kelly or anyone else. And no one is going to laugh at me. You want to see me destroy Taylor. Well i am just getting started." Brittany would say as she would try to push Karisma against the wall so she couldn't walk away.

"I am going to break Taylor and i am going to start by putting each and every member of her fucking dojo in the hospital." Brittany would say as she clenched her fist. "And if you think i am ugly maybe i should rearrange that fucking smug face of yours." Brittany would say before punching the wall right next to Karisma's head.

Karisma spun around with a twirl as Brittany grabbed her shoulder. She ducked to the side and slapped the hand away as Brittany pushed at her. She backed up until she hit the wall as Brittany kept jabbering on. The more she talked, the more Karisma was starting to think that Brittany really was just another Kelly with a nicer body. Shame. Shame. Shame.

Karisma didn't blink when Brittany punched the wall and lifted up her hand, pushing it hand between Brittany's breasts and extending her hand to create separation. She slipped casually away from Brittany and waved her finger.

"How ugly." She said dismissively. "If you want to break your hand, be my guest. Crack that supple skin. gash those knuckles, mar your body and distort your beauty even further. You will never break anything." She said seriously. "Much like your ugly mouth, the rest of you is just as abrasive. Your body language, your posture, all of it is ugly and predictable."

Karisma casually walked away from Brittany towards the middle of the room. "Aren't you supposed to be adorned as a snake? Aren't you supposed to represent that creature? So beautiful, so elegant. I thought that because you took the name, that perhaps you would share some of their qualities. You have no clue what beauty lies in the snake and why they are feared and you have nothing in common with that creature."

Karisma turned and looked back at Brittany. "Humor me." She said. "Why do you call yourself a snake?"

Brittany watched as Karisma walked to the center of the room. "Why am i called the Viper? I chose that name because Viper are deadly. And like the Viper once i get my fangs into you, you are already done for." Brittany said as she walked towards Karisma. "And i don't like how you keep calling me ugly. Do you think you are better than me?" Brittany said as stood in front of Karisma. "What give you the right to judge me?" Brittany said as Karisma was really starting to piss her off.

Karisma looked at Brittany and shook her head. "I am better than you because I am more beautiful than you." She stated as if it were no less of a fact than the sun rising in the East. "But you shouldn't take it personally. No one can match my beauty so everyone is left wanting before me." Karisma shook her head. "I know it is difficult but let us not get distracted by my beauty. It's your beauty that I am concerned with today."

Karisma walked away from Brittany again, smiling as she continued to merely stray from Brittany's attempts to be intimidating. "Do you know how many animals are deadly? That reasoning is as dense as your head and as fouls as your mouth. One of the deadliest animals in the world is the hippopotamus. A big. Fat. lump of ugly flesh. Why don't you call yourself the hippo then, hm?"

Karisma smiled ruefully at Brittany. "The poison? it must be the poison, right? A tiny little frog is the most poisonous creature on earth. Why don't you call yourself the frog?"

Karisma shot forward and pushed her finger into Brittany's chest and leaned close so their lips almost touched. "People don't die from snake bites because they are afraid of snakes. People die from snake bites because they are intoxicated by them. By their beauty."