Niona

Chapter 5

Niona's pov.

I duck to avoid the next assault, barely escaping it. Just when I thought im alright, the next one smacked right in my face, resulting in me greeting the forest floor for fifth time today, with my head ofcourse, I groaned..

"Can we stop this now?" I asked her pleading more like it , I glance at Gianni she was few feet away from me holding a long thick dry stick with a heavy cloth tied on the end of it, she found it around here. The cloth was tied so that there wouldn't be bruises on my body, but the aching on my body tells otherwise, It seems to be heavy, but she was handling it just fine.

"What? we just started!! C'mon try to avoid it Niona. I know you can do this." She really was enjoying this, with that big grin on her face. Her idea to 'dance' was really just to poked me around, with that thick stick of hers. Her small bag lay on the edge of the clearing,

'Right how did she made me agree to this again? She didn't..'

*Few minutes earlier*

Dragging me from my house, me barely being able to lock the house and grab my boots, leading me to the forest.

"Can you walk fast? We don't have much time, it'll be dark soon."

"I would if you weren't dragging me that is." She chuckle, slinging her small bag on her left shoulder, her long cloak brushing past some twigs, glancing at me,

"Well if I didn't you wouldn't have come along with me now would you? Making some excuse.." I scoff.

"Right." We walk along the familiar trail, founding ourself back on the clearing, it was just like how I saw it the last time. Gianni walk ahead putting her bag on the edge of the clearing dissapearing between the pine trees. Coming back with a long thick stick and with a cloth, she sat down tieing the cloth on the end of the stick.

"What are you doing? "

She stood few inches away from me stumping the stick to the ground, gazing at me with a kind of determination, I never saw in her.

"You ready?" I blinked, clearly confused, she sling the stick back and forth, adjusting her grip.

"Ready for what?"

"This." I didn't had the time to anticipate anything, she come in so fast, it hit me on my stomach knocking out the air, making a 'oooff' sound I clutch my stomach, glaring at her.

"Are you crazy?!!" She had a small grin on her face, not replying, instead tried to hit an another assault on, I tried to dodge it, but get hit nevertheless.Growing angry i tried to close in.

"You can do this Niona." She urge me.

"Oh yeah?.. Im not like you I don't learn this crazy combat thing at the hub you know, so tell me how can I-"

I didn't get to finish my sentence. When another hit got me, knocking me down. She's good at what she does, I just didn't knew she would use those on me her bestfriend at that! Groaning I stood up, clucthing my shoulder, that was a trick, it was merely a distraction!

"Your so going to get-" Hit.

"Would yo-" Hit.

"Hey!! Would you-" Hit. I can't take this anymore.

*And thats where we were*..

Her laugh could be heard everywhere on the clearing, grinning wilding she stop, standing few paces from me, it was starting to be dark now, with the evening sky dissapearing and replacing with the cool dark night, some stars could be seen gleaming, and in all this I felt eyes on me I glance around there's nobody around here, other then me and Gianni I shook my head it must be just my imagination.