Hope Free (smallwonder) wrote,
@ 2010-03-01 22:20:00

Training session
Hope rarely found someone that she could let loose in the ring with. Not worry about injuring severely. With her strength, it was hard for her to hold back sometimes-she never went easy on anyone, no she'd been taught better than that. But she did have to hold back when she was sparring with someone that wasn't her mother, careful not hurt them too much.

Rex is a different story. While she still can't unleash her full strength as a New God on him, Rex has no problem if Hope was a little rough on him. She'd never harm him permanently, but it was still nice to let loose a little, from time to time.

They had been at it for almost an hour, not stopping to take a break. Sometimes, it would seem as if one of them was about to win...but then the other would get the best of them, and catch the other off-guard.

Right now, Hope was in control, having Rex pinned to the mats, her arms underneath him, careful not to damage his wings, using her weight to keep him held.

"Give up?" She asked, playfully whispering in his ear.

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warriorwilled
2010-03-02 03:06 am UTC (link)

"You're getting better at the whole come-on thing." Rex says with a grunt, and offering her one of his rare smiles.

He tries to get his knees under him so that he can try to push her off. He knows she's being careful of his wings, and he's secretly glad for that.

"How...about this? You give up now, and I'll only pin you for a few seconds once I break out of this hold." he smirks, before trying to roll to the side and shrug her off of him.

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	smallwonder 2010-03-02 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"I'm a fast learner," she said with a grin. Pushing Hope is like pushing against a brick wall sometimes. Rex is one of the very few that push against her and make any progress, as she was suddenly face down on the mats. "Not a chance," she said, hopping up to her feet quickly and charging him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warriorwilled
2010-03-02 03:24 am UTC (link)

"Keep at it and the guys will be falling all over you." he says, as she topples off of him. He gets to his feet just in time to find her about run him down like Saints' defensive line.

He barely gets out of the way as she comes at him, and he tries throw her off balance by pushing at her back as she runs by. This time, however, it really is like pushing against a brick wall, and he manages to only to knock himself off-balance.

He knows she's stronger than him, but he sometimes forgets that she isn't as dainty as she looks.

He topples backward, trying to catch himself before she can capitalize on his mistake.

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	smallwonder 2010-03-02 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"I already have that," she said, "I've knocked you to the ground a couple of times already." She grinned, taking advantage of getting knocked off balance to grab at his waist to pin him down on his back, pressing on his chest with her elbows to hold him to the floor. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warriorwilled
2010-03-02 03:44 am UTC (link)

"OOF!" is the best comeback he can muster as she drives him to the floor and pins him down.

Somewhere, in the middle of catching his breath from having the wind knocked out of him, he manages a loud, happy laugh.

"All right, Hope. You got this one. Now...are you going to lie there and gloat or do you want to go another round?" he asks with a grin.

"We're tied two each now. I suppose you want a rubber match to break it?" he asks.

Hope is the best sparring partner he's had since Mom or Carter, because she doesn't take it easy on him in or out of the ring Sure, she doesn't attack with her full strength, but when he makes mistakes, she makes him pay for them, as he does with her.

Aside from that, she's probably the only real friend he has, since his gruff demeanor grates on others pretty quickly.

He waits for her to decide if she wants another match, willing to be she does. Hope's never been one to turn down a good fight.

Just like him.

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smallwonder
2010-03-02 03:53 am UTC (link)

Hope stood up, grinning as she offered him a hand up. "You bet," she said. "I'll make it nice and quick for you. No need to embarrass yourself now."

Rex is Hope's favorite sparring partner, after her mother. Granted, while she could really cut loose like she could with her mother, sparring with Rex tended to be more fun, and lighter than sparring sessions with her mother, as her and Rex bantered back and forth, while her and Mom were normally silent.

He's also one of the closest friends that she has, being good to talk to as well as spar with.

She reajusted her outfit that she wore for training. "Ready when you are."

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warriorwilled
2010-03-02 04:06 am UTC (link)

Rex sits up, then accepts the hand from Hope. If she were anyone else, he wouldn't, but it's her and they've been friends long enough.

"Hope, unless you're going to toss me through the wall over there, you've got at least another hour of work ahead of you." he grins.

Rex focuses on other things in the room, like his water-bottle, or towel, or the floor in order to keep his eyes off of Hope's outfit. Sometimes, he thinks she does it on purpose to screw with him. Calling her on it, however, admits that it is a distraction, and she wins.

He doesn't entertain those thoughts any further, though, because that's a direction he can't let himself go in.

"Unarmed or weapons this time around?" he asks.

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	smallwonder 2010-03-02 04:18 am UTC (link)
	She cracked her knuckles. "Are you suggesting that you'd like me to do that?" She grinned, "Because it can be arranged." Hope pondered over that, looking over to the side where they'd stashed their weapons. "Let's make things interesting, shall we?" She walked over to grab her Mega Rod. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	warriorwilled 2010-03-02 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Tease." he jokes." "If only it was that easy to get what I wanted in life." he chuckles, eying his own bag. "Define interesting." he says, simply. Chances are he'll accept her crazy idea, but he still wants to know what it is. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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