Royal Flush | pjm; jjk

Chapter Eight

If Nora believed that training with Jimin was horror, her trainings with Yoongi were far worse on an emotional level. Still a bit sleepy she stood in the inner yard, waiting for Yoongi's instructions. "Take your stance." He ordered her quietly. Nora raised an eyebrow, not really sure what Yoongi meant. He sighed and spoke again. "Stand in a way, that you usually stand when fighting someone." Nora kept digging in her head, wondering what stance she takes. Usually, if someone attacked her, Nora would simply throw her whole body at them. She was never in a fair fight, so a correct stance sounded way too difficult. Still, not wanting to annoy Yoongi more, she spread her legs and lifted her knuckles.

Yoongi scanned her form and shook his head. "Absolutely atrocious." He commented, making Nora's cheeks burn red. "Sorry, Yoongi. I was never trained." She spat out, still holding her stance. Yoongi quickly jumped in front of her and threw a soft punch at her tummy. Nora instantly stumbled and fell on her butt. "You're not comfortable. You're not stable. Your weight is placed disproportionally, that's why you fell. Stand up." He commanded her and Nora jumped on her feet quickly. Yoongi placed his hands on her hips swiftly and turned them a little bit. Then he proceeded to place her waist in the correct position and then her shoulders. He spread her legs with his own, making the distance between them incredibly small. Nora waited for a moment when all of this skinship will start to feel awkward, but somehow Yoongi managed to keep everything professional, and she quickly relaxed. "Raise your hands higher, you need to be blocking your head all the time." Yoongi instructed and placed her arms in a correct position. Nora instantly felt her grip with the ground to be much stronger. "Good. Now flex your abs."

Nora barely managed to flex when Yoongi threw another punch. This time it was stronger, but Nora held on her feet. "Slightly better. Now attack me." Yoongi said and spread his arms. Nora stood there with her lips barely parted. "What?" She asked sheepishly. "Christ.. Attack me, Nora. Imagine I'm an assailant, just punch me anywhere." Yoongi commanded, already getting annoyed and Nora quickly recollected herself. Without thinking too much about it she took a step, shifting her weight on the other leg, and threw a punch. Yoongi evaded it quickly, grabbed her stretched arm, turned on his heel and dropped her over him. Nora plopped on the ground and felt the air escaping her lungs. Her whole body was already aching, and Yoongi simply added more pain on the top.

"Again!"

Jimin watched Nora and Yoongi train from the comfort of the meeting room. He stood leaning against the frame of the doors, enjoying a cup of coffee, assessing her strength. Yoongi kept throwing her on the ground and evading her punches but Jimin saw the small drop of sweat forming on his forehead. A smirk formed on his face. She's strong. Jimin knew Yoongi well enough to see, when he was relaxed and when he was actually working. Nora had a shitty form and no basics, but her punches were strong and fierce. Yoongi had to be highly concentrated to avoid them. Just as Jimin lifted the cup to his lips, Yoongi grabbed Nora's arm once more and tried to flip her on the ground, but she quickly wrapped her leg around his and they both fell. Nora ended on top of Yoongi and quickly grabbed his neck into a lock. Jimin raised his eyebrows, waiting for Yoongi to take control but he didn't. Yoongi tapped out and they both stood up. "That was good. Try to make me fall again."

Jimin smiled, while Nora clapped out of excitement. She didn't manage to flip him again, but that one successful hit lit a fire in her stomach, and Jimin saw it burning clearly. Looking at her throwing punches and kicks, Jimin quickly understood that if this were any other person and not Yoongi, they would have probably lost. Nora was very agile, incredibly quick and really strong. Jimin kept sipping on his coffee and wondering how she managed to capture such strength in such a tiny body. "Oof!" Jimin heard Nora release a gasp of air and succumb on the ground.