Improving the North

Well it was safe to say that she got more positives out of that table match then anything else. Not only did she win a tough match, after they went for drinks Chelsea and Belinda exhanged contact information with a promise to keep in touch. So Chelsea likely made a new friend out of it all.

It had been a few days afterwards but Belinda soon called her invinting her to the gym so they could train suddenly. Having nothing better to do and being rather keen on the idea of improving herself she accepted and entered the gym looking around for the blonde so they could start.

Belinda had taken a liking to Chelsea, at least a bit...the girl was pretty nice at least while they were together. It seemed as if they were approaching some sort of friendship with each other but there was a bit of a problem that Belinda was having. Not a problem with Chelsea or anyone else for that matter...she needed help figuring things out, she needed help training...

Things had not been going all to well for Belinda, her past six matches or so had all ended in rather upsetting defeats and especially the past few matches...Things were not going as the blond wanted and for that reason she was going to try and take help from Chelsea.

If she could work out with Chelsea and improve herself with the help of others then that would be perfect for the young Swede. At the moment she was already hard at work though.

When Chelsea entered the gym area she'd notice that there wasn't many people around, in fact there was no one but Belinda at this hour and perhaps that was what the Swede wanted...in the training there was Belinda, running from rope to rope, back and forth over and over, bouncing off of the ropes and running back to the opposite set of ropes. Every third time she dropped into a shoulder roll and rolled right back up onto her feet and continued her momentum. Never stopping or changing speed she kept it constant....

Until she saw Chelsea, Belinda was about to fall from the surprise at the girl's sight but was able to throw herself down for a shoulder roll and then get up onto one knee with that roll in a fluid motion. The Swede would pant quite loudly, her body was covered in a thin sheen of sweat as she would slowly rise up and raise her right hand to wave at Chelsea. " He-...Hey! You made it." Belinda let out as she'd move to slip out from the training ring and head up to Chelsea, she'd work her way over towards her friend and offer her a handshake, the blond was wearing a pair of blue lycra shorts and a blue sports bra top, her face a bit damp from the workout.

Chelsea wasn't sure what exactly Belinda was looking for in this, just a training partner? She likely had others who were better then her at this, she doubted this was some calculated way of getting back at her for the loss. Though she doubted Belinda was that kind of person, she had plenty of time to figure out who she was while they were out for drinks, maybe she just wanted to hang out some more while trained, either way Chelsea had little to no reason to refuse so here she was.

"Yeah well when a friend calls asking for a favor its only right to show up. How have you been Belinda." She said as she took her hand and shook it with a smile on her face. Wearing her ring outfit for the sake of training she loked around at the spaciaous gym. "Seems like you already got started a little, anything specifc you were looking for help with?"

Belinda would smile at Chelsea after she heard what her friend said, the blond would nod her head and take a few steps back after that handshake was over, after which she'd turn towards the ring and move up to the apron, seating herself on the middle rope as she'd try and then grab the top ropes and pull it up to give Chelsea a window to enter.

" Looking for some company, a sparring partner and you know...just a little general help in all areas." Belinda let out as she'd shrug her shoulders a little. "You might have noticed that things aren't going all that well for me right now...so uh...yeah..." If Chelsea went into the ring through the hole Belinda made, the Swede would follow after by slipping in through the ropes and moving up towards the center of the ring.

Chelsea would nod her head as her friend explained her reasoning, entering the ring through the hole Belinda made with a grateful smile before Belinda entered in herself. When she had finished Chelsea had a curious look on her face. In all honesty she had noticed that Belinda record as of late wasn't stellar. It had been a while since the tournament winner had gotten a victory, while a few losses could be overlooked due to circumstances of what happened it was clear she didnt see it that way.

"Well I can help with that as best I can. Im used to training with girsl much bigger and stronger then me to improve. Well just one, my friend Amy, but the point is I candefinetly help you in more then a few categories. Some we can just improve together." She said as she stretched herself real quick as she spoke.

Belinda nodded her head as Chelsea explained how she was willing to help and all and what kind of help she could be. Belinda just needed to get into the whole deal and have someone to spar with...she couldn't ask Akiha after all, not after that. Cecilia was kind of out of the question. She didn't really have anyone else, in fact she wasn't sure who she could go to...she had pondered this whole thing for ages.

If she just wanted to go an train with someone that was Cecilia's equal she could have tried going to someone like Roxy or Odessa...maybe even that woman who was calling herself the Northern Queen ? There were others of course, though many of them were people that Belinda didn't really want to associate herself with. The most enticing prospect was of course to go to Akashi or something....she was practically the best around, or something like that.

Though...was that really what she needed ? How they the greats of AFW become great ? As far as Belinda knew they didn't run around looking for help from others...they found that strength inside of themselves, that was what Belinda wanted. If she couldn't overcome this by herself then what was the point for her ?

Belinda would bounce a bit on her feet as she had moved up to the center of the ring, she would watch Chelsea stretch a little bit and wait for her to do her thing. The Swede was already warmed up, perhaps a bit too much so, if she slowed down and rested for too long her muscles would go stiff so it was better if she kept herself going.

" So how about we start out with a little light sparring, then after you can help me practice some moves and such, seem okay ? If that all goes well we can return to sparring and I will try and implement those moves into my normal tempo and such. Of course we'll take breaks in between the steps." Belinda said with a faint smile on her face as she'd wait for Chelsea to get done with her stretching.

Belinda was clearly thinking about something that Chelsea could only dream of actually understanding. She had seen a few of her matches, some had some implications that she felt might be affecting her. Chelsea wanted to say something about it, but she didnt know what to say that wouldnt just insult her personally. The first thing that came to mind was her being tossed out in the match at Summer splash which she thought was a pretty decent performance. But then there was her match with Ami which seemed to be a bit more personal and wasnt her best performance.

Then again the best way might have been to help her improve rather then talk about it much. If she could accomplish that it would help her more then talking about it ever could. "Fair enough, I can do that. Well then I guess its best to get started dont you think." She said as she started to get into her fighting stance and ready to start.

Belinda would nod her head as she heard that Chelsea was ready and willing to do this and then watched the redhead drop down into her wrestling stance. The Swede would take a few deep breaths before doing the same....

There was a bit of a silence between the two of them...all up until Belinda would attempt to step forward, looking to try and wrap her arms around Chelsea's red-haired head and attempt to lock her sparring partner and herself up into a collar and elbow tie up!

As the two moved in Belinda looked ready to gosooner rather the later. Chelsea also looked plenty eager to get this started since it meant she could get some practice herself. She never really said it aloud but she felt she got lucky in her last win and wanted a better chance to test her skills against the blonde.

Belinda chsrged in and locked in a collor an elbow tie up and Chelsea did the same as the two pushed into each other. From there the red head would try and test their mucles agaisnt each other as she sought to push Belinda back.

Belinda and Chelsea soon both locked up into the collar and elbow tie up, their bodies pressed against one another as arms took a hold of each of them. The Swede grunted out a bit as they clashed, she'd press forward with her strength as she felt Chelsea try and push her back...looking to try and hold her ground and then take a step forward.

She'd attempt and take one more step forward, pushing each other closer to the other, as she'd try and force Chelsea backwards, slowly trying to force the redhead towards the ropes.