Vengeance: Makie Akamatsu vs Nanako Jounichi

The crowd was tense as the arena was cleared for another match. The first of the contestants was heralded by the playing of music and a kaleidescope of action shots on the titantron. "Lotus" by Dir En Grey began to play as Makie Akamatsu strode into the ring, heralded by the cheers of her fans. The spunky tomboy had earned herself a none-too-shabby fanbase for her repeated matches in both Friction and Tension.

For once, however, Makie didn't acknowledge their cheers: her gaze was focused directly ahead, on the ring. Her usual two-piece outfit of sports bra, boy shorts, and matching boots and pads were black instead of white this time, and the change in attire, combined with Makie's more serious attitude, reminded a lot of people of her steadfast older brother, Kyo.

The truth of the matter was, Makie wasn't here to please the crowd tonight. She had heard, ahead of time, that she would be facing Nanako Jounichi-- the seemingly shy amazon girl who had blindsided her after Makie had beat her the first time around. The same girl who, in another match, had beaten her brother Toshio so badly that he had been left in the infirmary. The fact that Nanako had used a cheap shot in their last match was bad enough, but she had crossed the line completely by hurting her brother. Tonight, Makie silently swore to herself, she was going to get even once and for all, and hurt her for what she had done.

As she reached the ring, Makie effortlessly slid under the ropes and hopped to her feet, humourlessly watching the opposite ramp as she waited for Nanako to arrive...

When Makie arrived n the ring almost immediately after the music of her opponent would soon start up on the loud, and everyone turned to the entrance ramp as Nanako Jounichi walked out from backstage. The sight of the nearly seven foot tall amazon standing there in her white singlet caused the audience to erupt with cheers, because Nanako was something of a fan favourite it seemed. While she had a slow start in the AFW she was slowly starting to gain some wins for her record. But whether she was winning or losing, the fans loved to see their amazon in the ring.

Nanako gave a few shy waves from the top of the ramp before she took a deep breath and set off for the ramp. She was quite a sight to see making her way down the ramp, her long bare legs and bountiful bouncing boobs being watched by the audience the whole way. Nanako was a bit nervous, and not cause of the pervy stares of the audience. It was because she had actually fought this particular opponent before. And they had not parted on the best of terms. Nanako felt a lump form in her throat just thinking about it.

Before the amazon knew it she had reached the ring, and would climb inside it right away, slipping through the ropes to end up inside. She would come to the ring center, facing up against Makie, towering over the smaller girl. Despite the size difference, it was Nanako who was feeling anxious. What could she say to Makie. "H-Hi again," Nanako greeted shyly.

Makie watched coldly as Nanako entered the arena, her face set into a steely frown. She made no movement as Nanako strode down the ramp to the cheers of her many fans, although anyone who was watching closely would have noticed her fists balling and tightening as she watched the amazon. Just like the last time they had fought, Nanako seemed happy, cheerful and all smiles, but now Makie knew better than to be fooled by any of that.

As Nanako entered the ring, Makie remained undaunted by the other girl's imposing height and physique. She had made Nanako tap out once before, and this time she would do a lot worse to her. As Makie watched, though, Nanako slowly approached, and gave her a look of genuine timidity as she said "Hi again."

"Hi?" Makie folded her arms as she glared up at Nanako. "That's all you have to say? You blindside me and nearly leave me comatose after I beat you fair and square...after I offered you my hand! And then, as if that wasn't enough, you then went and put my brother in the infirmary..." she took step towards Nanako, staring up at her furiously as she was almost level with her, "...and all you can say is 'hi'?"

The crowd watched, tensely, as Makie vented her anger. There was no doubt now that this was going to get ugly.

Nanako had been expecting such a reaction from Makie, and merely stayed quiet as the girl vented her anger upon her. The amazon felt terrible enough already, but hearing her wrongs shouted at her like that made her feel all the worse. She knew it was wrong right away to attack Makie post-match like that, but she had just been so frustrated with her strong of losses that she couldn't contain herself. Nanako looked down at her feet, unable to look Makie in the eye, feeling utterly ashamed.

"I-I know," Nanako muttered out, preparing the apology she had been rehearsing. "And I just want you to know that I'm really sor-" Nanako then suddenly blinked, stopping in mid-sentence, realizing something Makie said didn't make sense. "Wait. Your brother?" the amazon questioned, now looking at Makie perplexed. "Who's your brother?"

Makie blinked in surprise at Nanako's comment. "You...you mean you didn't know?" She shook a little. Nanako's ignorance did nothing to cool her anger-- if anything, it simply highlighted how thoughtless the girl was. "Then let me refresh your memory! Toshio Akamatsu! The man you mauled so badly in the ring that he had to spend a week in the hospital! And you know what? I'm going to do the same to you!"

At that moment, the ref girl suddenly came between the two young women, telling both of them to back away. It was clear that Makie, at least, had been on the verge of attacking Nanako before the match had even begun.

Nanako was quite confused. In all honesty she didn't know what Makie was talking about in regards to her brother. She had assumed that the way their last encounter ended was what she was angry about, but apparently the smaller girl had something else against the amazon. Nanako racked her memory for recent events that had occurred when she might have fought a man in the ring, and the realization soon came to her. Toshio Akamatsu. She had heard the name before. It was the name of a man she had fought in Tension. A man who was apparently Makie's brother.

A scowl came across Nanako's cute features as she recalled the events of that match. "That jerk was your brother?!" Nanako demanded of Makie, her own voice raising in anger. "Your brother was a great big pervert and got exactly what was coming to him! If you knew what he kept doing to me-!" It was at this point the ref girl came in-between them trying to hold them back, which in Nanako's case would be quite the chore, but it was apparent that the amazon's apology had been thrown out the window. She growled and glared down at Makie, unable to believe that this girl was defending that creep.

The bell would then ring, and the start of this apparent grudge match would get underway.

Nanako's angry retort fell on deaf ears as Makie was forced back. She didn't care what Nanako's excuses were-- as far as Makie was concerned, no one hurt either of her brothers and got away with it. Her fists clenched and unclenched as she kept her distance from Nanako, eying her warily. At least now, she thought, the amazon wasn't going to fake friendliness and innocence like she was before. Now she was in a fighting mood.

Then, with a clear peal, the bell rang. Makie's lithe body instantly sprang forwards, darting towards Nanako like a bullet. "YYYAAAAGH!" she cried, hoping to take Nanako by surprise by launching herself, feet-first, at the other girl's head with a sudden drop kick!

Nanako couldn't believe this girl! She was actually blaming Nanako for defending herself against Toshio's grabby hands? Who knows what would have happened if Toshio had his way? The amazon didn't want to find out, that was for sure! So yes, maybe she got a little rough on him in order to secure her win, but the amazon was certainly not going to apologize for it! "Figures that those two would be related," Nanako mumbled crossly to herself. "I can see the resemblance in being jerks...."

When the bell rang Nanako was pretty fired up already. The argument with Makie had more than got her blood pumping. If words weren't going to calm the girl down, maybe a bit of force would. But it was her opponent who made the first move, rushing at the amazon, causing Nanako's eyes to widen. When the girl leapt at her Nanako could guess what was coming, and in something of a blind panic raised her arms to shield her face, blocking the kick but receiving the force behind it. "UGH!!" Nanako grunted ad would stumble back a few steps, but otherwise the powerhouse wrestler would remain standing tall.

Makie felt a shock of impact run up her legs as her boots slammed against Nanako's blocking arms, and cursed, even as she landed on her hands and knees. Glancing back, she saw Nanako stagger, but remain standing. She had almost forgotten how hard the amazon was to bring down...

Springing back to her feet, Makie lunged in again at Nanako, twisting her body as though about to launch another kick at her. It was all a feint, however: at the last minute, Makie would try to run past Nanako, and launch a drop kick into the larger girl's exposed back...

The crowd groaned in sympathy for Nanako when she took that dropkick, but they immediately cheered her on afterwards when she remained standing, once again reminding everyone that the amazon's strong body could take such hits with ease. Not that Nanako really wanted to, and cursed herself for not being faster when the match began. Nanako righted herself up again, waving her sore arms a bit since they had taken the full hit, and would turn her eyes to Makie once again. Hopefully this time she would be able to predict her movements.

When Makie came running at her again the amazon readied herself when it looked like another dropkick was coming, preparing to doge this one. But to her surprise, nothing came, and Makie whizzed right past her. "Eh?" Nanako gasped, and the next thing she knew two boots nailed her in the back. "UGGH!!" the amazon cried out, stumbling more steps than before, forward this time. But once again she would remain standing, and the crowd would cheer again.