'' How long have you been here?'' Danuja asked stroking Kana hand, not stopping her petting. The girl was finally looking relaxed before her and she was almost leaning her body weight on Danuja shoulder. No that she minded.
At all.
'' A hour? I think.'' Kana said humming not seeing Danuja expression darken '' I told the nurse that I'm fine and she let me to 'sleep it off'.'' she said looking sadly on the side before squaring her shoulders '' Then Danuja-san found me.'' she finished teasingly, smiling up at the golden eyed girl making Danuja huff amused in return.
'' You know you can just call me Danuja.'' she said scratching Kana head thoroughly making the girl fully shiver, eyes dazed. Danuja marveled at how she slowly uncurled her legs letting them fall on the side, touching the ground with her toes, bare toes, relaxing further.
'' I know, but I like 'Danuja-san' better.'' Kana said before laughing brightly at her own joke, squeezing Danuja hand humming pleasant
'' If you say so.'' Danuja said a little faintly, still looking down at Kana bare toes and wasn't she cold at all?
'' Aren't you cold?'' Danuja asked making the girl look up before looking down like Danuja wiggling her toes in the process
'' Not really.'' Kana hummed '' At the beginning everything was too um, much and scratchy so I toke off what I could.'' she said giving a pointing look at the sheet throw on the side, her shoes throw hazardously around the bed
Danuja hummed before looking up startled with herself.
Because what the hell was that? Since when are toes attractive? Since when do toes look so, so neat and pretty?
I have issues Danuja thought finally stopping looking or sneaking a glance down at said toes Idiot
'' Would it be alright if you wear them now?'' Danuja asked smoothing Kana hair, occasionally tucking loose locks behind her ears
Kana just hummed in approval but it was enough for Danuja to get off the bed and bend down, gathering Kana shoes. Placing Kana shoes gently on her feet, Danuja become, for the lack of a better word, invested with Kana ankles.
Get a fucking grip Danuja spited at herself, tying the shoes carefully
While doing this, Danuja tried to thing at anything else beside Kana slim ankles and bare toes. Really she was a fool but it wasn't her fault that Kana was just so wonderful either.
'' Can you go back on our spot now?'' Kana asked despite the fact there where more classes to come and the teachers were more likely patrolling the higher corridors now.
'' Sure. '' Danuja said helping her on her feet
'' Oh, right!'' Kana said tucking the sheet back in it's place carefully, wincing slightly. Danuja tsked before pushing her away doing the chore on her own.
The material was more harsher and wrinkly than any of Danuja clothes or Kana uniform. It was no wonder it was making Kana grimace. The harsh material on her sensitive skin must have been hell to touch.
'' Come on.'' Danuja said taking Kana hand in her own, tugging her away from the room and going through the halls and supervisors easily without a pause.
She never saw the starstruck expression Kana give her more than half of the walk.
That same night, when Danuja arrived to training she destroyed the old punching bag in Mr. Touma gym by making the straps rip. Just because her day was half heavenly that doesn't mean that the sight of Kana trembling form at that time didn't make her angry.
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The days were much slower after that day, almost like the impediment fight in the First Ring was dragging itself making Danuja more and more frustrated.
She was fine now, her financial situation that's it. Danuja was just the type of person who needed to know the outcome, that thrived in routines and in 'boring' circles. She hated the idea of unknow of 'what could happen next'.
The news come a week before her last year of Junior High, Mr. Touma announcement making her lose her control on her hit, the poor wood cracking lightly under her wrapped fists.
There must have been something to replace the punching bag.
'' Brat!'' Mr. Touma said bursting back in the gym after he returned from his phone call '' Get your blood pumping! Your next fight it's in a week from now.'' he said grinning pleasant
'' It's a karateka?'' she asked wiping the sweat on her brown before huffing, leaning on the ring bars
Danuja was still hopeful that maybe, just maybe her change of using her first plan would still work and she could jump right into the Second Ring with it.
'' Much better than those fuckers.'' he said gleeful '' It's a boxer, just like you kid. He is even the same height like you and-'' he said before patting Danuja shoulders roughly '' -I'm pretty sure you two are the same weight as well, though he must be a couple of years older than you.'' he added humming '' Doesn't matter anyway.'' he said waving the thought away
'' He is a swarmer as well?'' she asked, curious despite herself. It would be the first time Danuja saw someone, outside the screen, fighting somehow similar with her style.
'' That's right. Drowning Style and everything.'' he said somehow longing before smirking '' But you are better.''
'' That's a lot of faith coming from you.'' Danuja said almost teasingly not quite fast enough to squash that warm feeling in her chest.
'' You are my student.'' he said in a serious tone '' Of fucking course you will win boy.'' he said and if Danuja wasn't amused that he still didn't found out she was a girl there would have been changes of a serious discussion now.
She was just smug though.
'' I feel flattered.'' she said smugly, squatting down so they can be on a similar eye level
'' Aish! You brat.'' he said grinning trying to bonk her head just for Danuja to side-step him, making Mr. Touma snort '' Anyway listen carefully.'' he said in his teaching mode making Danuja curious
'' In this fight you can't, under any circumstances to use your legs kicks.'' he said holding a finger up and looking at Danuja trying to seek something that wasn't quite there