New alliance (for Yatori)

Kelli pushed up the weights, huffing out as she did and saying through grit teeth "Shoot.." In other words, telling Shizuka to go ahead and ask away

"I want to ally with you," Shizuka said. She eyed Kelli's motions expertly, counting the number of reps in this set of exercises, ready to assist. "Against the men of this federation. As you well know, they outnumber us. If they ever move against us in concert, it could be troublesome.

"So I thought to beat them at their own game. I'm organizing a loose alliance of women wrestlers. Our members will help each other when needed, so that none of us will ever be alone in a lopsided fight.

"You're the first woman I sought out to invite. I hope you will accept. Shall you?"

"Hmm.." Now that Shizuka mentioned it, the guys were outnumbering the girls here even though the girls were whooping ass at the moment with three area's claimed as their territory. If the guys happened to grow a brain between them, the girl could end up having a rough time unless they established something before them. She sat up.

"I don't know.. sounds like a good idea but I'm not usually a team friendly.. teams always seemed to force all these rules and stuff on me..."

"It's not a team," Shizuka said. "It's an alliance. We look out for each other, but there's no leader. Not even me.

"And you can fight however which way you like. Who would want to force you to fight in a way you are weak in? That would be forcing a handicap on you, forcing you to lose.

"If there was a rule that would hold for all, it would be that we never betray each other or let each other down. But that is expected in any alliance, it is not?

"I won't force anyone to join. Half-hearted members would only endanger us, after all. But, if you join, I would watch your back when you need me to," Shizuka promised severely. "That, I swear."

With Shizuka's clarification, the deal did sound sweeter... She did also feel a little pride that she was being asked to join as the first member of the alliance.

"Alright..." She said taking a towel to wipe her forehead. "Sounds good then.. Want to shake on it?" She said, offering her hand

Shizuka took Kelli's hand and shook it firmly. "Welcome to Kyomu, Kelli," she bid with a fierce smile. "We will be the nothingness that swallows up the men of this federation."

Kelli wasn't so eloquent with words, but she nodded quietly as she shook Shizuka's hand.. She'd heard Shizuka was pretty fierce in her matches so she'd be good to have as an ally certainly.

And now we are two, Shizuka thought.

"So," she asked, "Do you have anyone who particularly annoys you?"

"Well.. Not really at the moment, I want to even the score with Kyo I guess. Had a match with him some time ago and he somehow managed to fluke a draw out of it"

Shizuka smiled quite venomously at that suggestion. "How fortuitous... I also happen to have a bone to pick with Akamatsu," she revealed. "I've taken good care to elicit his attention by destroying his brother. I'm just waiting now for him to call me out- that is," she snickered, "If I don't call on him first..."