Competitive Spirits

"*One*Two*Three*One*Two*Three*.

"Mnrghh! *phew*"

It was yet another busy day for Daisuke, who was concentrating on working out- making sure his body and mind were physically ready for his next match in Tension. Before, he never really cared about putting hours in the gym and training to improve his wrestling skills but recent results against his rivals had led him to change his ways, putting more and more effort in his wrestling ability. Despite him being in Tension for longer, it was his sister who eventually took the biggest crown in Tension, he was proud of her but it was still a bit embarrassing for him. Yet, here he was, in his black sweatshirt and gym shorts, with a pair of trainer shoes- doing his best to train and get back to a couple of his rivals.

Daisuke:

The wrestling prince,as he called himself, was on the bench press doing his sets and after he was done with those, he moved on to the wooden bench where his gym bag was, taking out a towel to wipe the sweat off his face and neck before drinking from his water bottle. *Gulg*Gulg*Gulg*

"Ahhhh...that did the trick. Now then, I think its time to do something more practical"he said as he stretched out at the arms and waist, looking at the empty gym ring. Not many people around, he figured he'd just get the feel of the ring, perhaps work with a training dummy or just the punching bag exercise.

Out of the corner of his eye Daisuke might be able to see Erin dragging a training dummy towards the ring. "Hnng" She tossed the lifeless form over the ropes and smiles at the thud it made from it hitting the mat. Erin would crawl into the ring and put her hands on her hips as she stared down at the dummy. "Hmmm now what shall I do with you?" She would say out loud, fairly oblivious to the fact that she was talking and not thinking.

Erin would lift the dummy and fidget around with it in her arms. "Hmm...I thought this would be more lifelike." She complained to herself, not used to the lack of resistance provided by the dummy. She would throw it back down to the ground before leaning on the ropes and taking a moment to think.

As the prince was getting ready for a more physical training exercise in the ring, probably to improve his wrestling skills than his physique, a slight commotion around the gym ring caught his attention. He saw a young, energetic and sparkly woman, walk up to the ring- a training dummy in her hand as she tossed it up and over the ring.

*THUD*

A loud sound thumped around the gym before she got up on the ring, looked down at the thing and spoke out loud. Daisuke sighed, looks like his plan was ruined....or was it?

The prince grabbed his gym bag, hung it over his shoulder as he walked up to the ring. "You thought a training dummy would be more life like? That's an interesting thought"he chuckled sarcastically as he looked up towards her, while she was leaning up against the ring.

He hopped up the ring apron, leaving his gym bag on the floor. "Names Daisuke, I haven't seen you around here before"he said, offering her a formal handshake.

"You heard that huh?" Erin responded, realizing she was talking out loud. She kicked the dummy to the side of the ring before walking up to Daisuke. "Name's Erin." She looked the man over and then would slap him a high five instead of shaking his hand. "And yeah I'm new here." She would mention. This was her first time coming to this gym so she was fairly unfamiliar with who any of the regulars were and if Daisuke was one of them.

"Well since you're in the ring now you can be the dummy." Erin suggested with a smile. She'd give Daisuke a light punch on the shoulder. She doubted he'd agree to that, but she hoped she'd get the chance to at least practice something.

Daisuke simply nodded as he hopped up the ring apron, "Yeah, heard it loud and clear, not many people around here- so I guess it was hard not to miss". Still on the ring apron, leaning on the rope a bit- he watched as the orange haired young wrestler walked up to him, she didn't look nervous or shaky at all- just casually knocking the dummy to the side and walked up to the prince. As the two met, they looked at each other for a minute to size each other up, while Daisuke still had his hand extended.

"Hm?!"he said as she slapped his hand for a high five instead of a handshake, to which he simply raised his eyebrow. He could certainly tell she was enthusiastic and spunky, just by her actions and words. He didn't mind the light punch to the shoulder or the general banter.

"I'm not sure you can even handle wrestling dummies right now"he grinned back to her, before bending at the waist and entering the ring.

"But....I guess"he started to say as he removed his gym shirt and then his gym shorts to get down to his wrestling briefs and gym trainers, " The best way to keep in shape and get better, is to actually wrestle a sparring partner, so why not....you and me, lets wrestle?" he said walking towards her, face to face in a classic wrestlers staredown, he sized her up again- both of them equal in height and weight as Daisuke thought this woman would be an interesting opponent.

Erin raised her eyebrow as Daisuke insinuated that she couldn't at least kick the dummy's butt. "Hmmm maybe not a dummy, but I can certainly handle you." She shot back at him with a chuckle. She would back up to the center of the ring while Daisuke climbed up and stared him down as he walked towards her. Erin would put her hands on her hips and wait for her new opponent to reach the center of the ring.

Seeing Daisuke strip down to just his wrestling attire Erin had to fight the urge to make a joke. She did have to admire him for a second though. "You really must be in here quite a lot." She said, trying not to sound too impressed.

"Well show me what you've got then." Erin commented when Daisuke was finally ready. She would immediately go in for a lock up to test her opponent's strength. She could tell he was no pushover but wanted to see just how much of a challenge she was in for.

Both of them threw in a couple of cheeky taunts at each other, none too offensive but still to slightly annoy each other. As Daisuke made his way in the ring, he got down to his usual choice of wrestling attire, hanging his gym clothes over the rope before making his way to the middle of the ring, where the Irishwoman was waiting, hands on her hips.

"Hmph, we'll soon see about that"he smirked as they met face to face, in the middle of the ring. Daisuke nodded at her comment Why yes I am- Always ready to find and test myself against other wrestlers, now then- let's begin" he said as both of them were eager to go.

Daisuke was a bit surprised when she opted to go for the lock up up right away, "Hrngh'he grunted as their bodies pressed against each other and Daisuke leaned forward, looking to push forward while Erin did the same, both of them were in a stalemate at the start with both pushing each other back and forth.

"Mnrgh, N-not bad"he grunted as they shuffled around in the lock up.

Erin strained her body trying to keep from getting pushed back. Try as she might she just couldn't seem to gain any ground. "Hnng...back at ya." She grunted as she pressed against Daisuke. She was too focused on maintaining her position to reply with her usual banter. Finally she would start to slowly get pushed back. Erin would reluctantly admit to herself that it might be time to change tactics.

There was no doubt in Erin's mind that she could throw her opponent down if she could only get a good grip on him. Erin would try to quickly step in and catch Daisuke in a tight hug. If she was able to catch him for long enough she'd attempt to lift him slightly then twist her body to the side and toss him to the ground.

Both wrestlers were now going at it in the spar, the first couple of moments were simply to feel each other out, see their strengths and that's exactly why they were grappled up. Daisuke could feel that Erin was no push over, she leaned back in to him as their frames were pressed in tight. For a while it remained stale-mate until Erin was beginning to lose some ground as she was being pushed back, inch by inch to her corner.

A huge grin flashed across his lips as he was pushing her back, a mental taunt if you may. However, Erin decided to switch tactics, slipping out of the grapple and stepping in, her arms wrapped around his chiselled body to squeeze him in a hug for a second before lifting him up and twisting to one side, dumping him down on the mat.

*THUD*

"Grughh!Oww"he moaned as his back slammed against the mat.

Erin looked down at Daisuke and waved at him. "Hey down there." she would say with a smile. Seeing that her opponent slightly overpowered her, Erin was enjoying the fact that she was able to bring him down anyway. She stood over him for a moment as she thought about what she would do next. It wasn't long before Erin thought of what she would want to practice next. Erin was used to just overpowering an opponent but since that might not be an option with Daisuke she thought it would be the perfect time to try something new.

Erin would jump up and try to land right down on Daisuke's stomach. If she managed to stun him she would attempt to take a seat on top of him and straddle the man. "You know I really should try to practice some submission holds. Want to help me with that?" She would then ask.