"You know, I never hated you, I was just scared that you hated me."
"I could never hate you, I just don't know what to do around you. I guess that, I dunno, I get nervous around you..."
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Renjun Fencing AU coming soon!
The next day was Sunday. We only had a couple more weeks until Nationals. It was going to be held in a venue in Daegu, so we were going to miss about two days of school as well as the weekend. I was really nervous, as this was going to be my first time going to Nationals for school fencing. I didn't really know what to expect, but I could always ask Mark, Julia or Renee to go over procedures and how things work with me. I was becoming restless, so I decided that I had better get out of bed. I changed into some workout clothes, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and headed downstairs to make some breakfast. However, when I got downstairs, there was already food laid out of the table. Renjun was in the kitchen with an apron on, getting the rest of breakfast ready for us. My heart melted.
"Renjun, you really didn't have to do this," I say making him turn around in surprise.
"Oh you're up," he says. He notices my choice in clothing, and asks where I was going.
"It's just that I want to get in some extra practice before Nationals," I explain. "Not sure if you can tell, but I'm quite nervous I have to admit."
Renjun sighs before grabbing both of my shoulders. "There's literally no need for you to be nervous baby," he says. "You are one of the best, most talented fencers I have ever met in my life. If anyone should be scared, it should be your opponents." I give him a big smile and give him a kiss on the cheek before sitting down. I can see him blush as he turns around to grab some orange juice. "You know, I can go with you to practice if you want," he says. I nod my head as a yes and we continue to eat our breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, I head to the kitchen to grab some water bottles while Renjun goes upstairs to change into some workout clothes. After everyone's all set, we hop into my car and I drive us to my fencing club. We decided that it was the perfect place to practice, and we'd be alone. We get out of the car, and head into the building to start our training. We do basic stretches and fencing warm ups before we suit up and actually start to fence. We decided to fence to 15 since that will take some more time.
Fencing club:
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We go back and forth, offense then defense. Renjun is fast and he's good with his wrist and his aim. Every time he hits, he's dead on target. His lunges aren't that long, but his speed makes up for that fact. My defense is good though. I manage to parry him every single time and avoid getting hit for the most part. It definitely gets tiring, and I think that this is the first time I have fenced someone with this much intensity since International's about a year ago in Austria. It was a new sort of dance for my feet, and I had to learn how to adapt and change due to the changes that my opponent makes. It's good practice. After going at it back and forth for about 30 minutes, the score is 13-14, Renjun. Well, nothing's over until it's over. Renjun makes the call for us to fence, and he starts to advance. I start retreating, but very slowly. I know how he works now, so now all I need to do is to be smart, and time everything perfectly. Renjun goes for the lunge, but I do a sit counter attack. He misses my chest, and I hit him dead in the chest as I make my sit counter attack. He looks at me with disbelief for a second, but then looks at me with a proud smile. 14-14. After another 3 minutes of fencing, the final score comes to 14-15, Renjun. His last move was his famous flick lunge, and of course, no one can beat that. I salute him, and rip off the mask from my face. I completely collapse on the floor and take in a deep breath of air. I grab my water bottle that's sitting not too far from me and take in a big gulp of water. Renjun makes his way over to me and sits down next to me.
"See, I told you that there's nothing for you to be afraid of," he says with a proud smile on his face.
"Well, you did still manage to beat me," I say.
"Well, I did use my infamous flick lunge, so let's just say that I cheated, just a little bit," he says while throwing me a wink. I laugh at his response and lie down on the floor again. It felt really good to practice with someone on my wavelength.
For the rest of the day, we don't really have anything to do, so we decide to text the rest of the team to see if they'd like to meet up and do some sort of get together.
Aria: Hey everyone! Renjun and I just finished some extra fencing practice but have nothing else to do? You guys want to hang out or something?
Mark: That sounds like an excellent idea!
Jeno: Lmao what's with that response hyung?
Jaemin: Where did you guys want to hang out?
Aera: How about the amusement park? I know that it's usually tourists that go there, but it's gotten some amazing reviews.
Haechan: Good idea. I can't remember the last time I've been to an amusement park.
Renjun: Great see you guys there!
Minnie: Shall we meet up at 6pm or 7 pm?
Mark: What about 6:30pm
Minnie: Great see you guys there
Jaemin: Don't forget to dress warmly
After texting the group and coming up with a plan for that evening, Renjun and I head back to my place to get dressed into some more appropriate clothes for the amusement park. After getting changed we make our way to the amusement park. On the way there, we grab some fried chicken for a snack since we were both pretty hungry. Upon our arrival, we see that mostly everyone has arrived except for Jaemin and Renee. After waiting for about 5 minutes, everyone has arrived so we make our way inside to the amusement park.
