Love At First Kick

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'Alright, everybody, please gather around.' Coach Ishijo calls out
Everyone sat down in front of him, waiting for him to speak.

'I wanted to say a few words after we head out for Japan in the morning. I wanted to say it's been an absolute pleasure having all of you here this month. I enjoyed working with all of you. You are all amazingly talented and you all worked extremely hard. I can only say I'm grateful to God that I didn't have to spar with any one of you.' That one made all of us laugh

'In all seriousness, I just want all of you to give your best this weekend. I do not care if you win or lose, as long as you show me your best, I'll be proud. And, please, do not forget your equipment and passports.' He sighs deeply as if that happened before

'Thank you, coach!' Everyone yells at the same time

'No curfew tonight, so do what you want, but I expect everyone by the entrance with all of your belongings at 6 AM. Now, go and enjoy your evening, and I will see you in the morning. Dismissed.'

Jimin was already squeezing my hand so hard that I thought he might break it. As soon as the coach left, he pretty much scooped me off the floor, picking me up.

'Jimin! Put me down, you madman!' I yell at him, laughing. Everyone else started laughing as well. By now, they kind of got used to him being a little weirdo.

'Nope. Not happening. We have a sleepover to get to.' He giggles

'Okay, okay, but I need to grab all of my things first and shower.' I tell him, still laughing

'I tried being romantic and you just pooped on it.' He jokes, putting me down

'You can be romantic by getting that gold in Japan.' I grin at him

'Done.' He grins back at me

'I know this is supposed to be a joke, but I have a feeling he'll destroy them and get that gold without a problem.' AiSoo laughs

'Not a joke. I'm getting that gold.' He smiles at her, then turns back to me. 'You need to get a matching one.'

'Obviously. We need a matching keychain and all that.' I joke

'You two are scarily creepy. Are you not nervous?' Jin asks

'She doesn't get nervous. I do, though. Very.' Jimin sighs

'You'll be okay. Pinky promise.' I smile at him

'Thank God I've got you.' He sighs lightly, wrapping his finger around mine
'Now, go, go, go!!' He smacks my butt with his helmet, ushering me

'I'll knock you out one of these days.' I tell him, laughing as I'm picking up my equipment from the ground

'If I wasn't afraid of you, I'd be cocky.' He points his finger at me, snickering as he says it

'I'm with him on this one. You are scary for such a small person.' IyeShi comments, getting most of them to agree with him

'You're the one to talk. I'm still in pain from that first sparring we did a month ago.' Chen tells him

'Oh, yeah. Sorry, that was on purpose.' Jimin apologizes

'What do you mean?'Chen chuckles

'You kicked her around way too much, not pulling back. It pisses me off when people do that to her. Well, to anyone weaker than them in general.'

'I don't think she had any issue with us, though. She did knock me out a week ago.' Hosu comments, shuddering a bit

'Sorry about that.' I apologize to him again. I didn't mean to do it, but he ran into my side kick. Kind of put him to sleep by accident.