𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼, 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪, 𝓐𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷!

CHPT. 13- CHAMPION

THE NEXT FEW DAYS, Ippo spent his time training in the gym. He was determined to win the fight, but he said something about him and Sendō not fighting for the championship, but to see the progress they've both made.

He said Sendō wanted to make up for his performance on the first match, and that got him a little shook up.

In the room where Ippo and Sendō were to take their weight in order to see if they stayed in category, they looked at each other with a challenging gaze.

Sendō was the first one to get weighted, and you tried you hardest not to stare for too long.

After all, he is your gym's rival.

But, you fucked him.

What a mess.

Anyways, loud 'oohs' and 'ahhs' echoed around the room as Sendō took off his shirt, but Ippo didn't seem fazed.

You realized now that Sendō acted a bit competitive when it came to things like this. And although he wasn't tough with you, it doesn't mean he's sweet to everyone.

When Ippo took off his shirt, the cheers of the small crowd in the room got louder.

His back was in amazing shape. You could see every bit of muscle in his back, you wondered how much time it took him to develop those muscles.

You heard Sendō's tongue clicked and you gazed at him, noticing he had an aggravated look on his face.

He was sneering and his brows were furrowed and his fists were clenched.

Now you sense a tension in the room. A really strong tension.

You felt a bit anxious yourself of who'd win since you were rooting for the both of them.

You were hesitant about watching the fight. You had to be there to help Kamogawa and Ippo, but...

Did you really want to see Sendō get beaten up?

After you saw that side of him, and you know it's boxing and you know boxing is about all that tough stuff, and a bunch of sickening injuries, but...

What if something did happen to him?

Well, whatever you were worrying about is not happening today.

It's tomorrow,  you reminded yourself.

Tomorrow, you can worry your ass off all you want.

Not today.

"You'll be fine! Actually, more than fine! Go beat his ass! You know you can do it!" Aoki yelled, aggressively slapping Ippo's back.

He responded with a grunt, and looked back at the man, giving him a nervous smile.

Takamura grinned and gave him a thumbs up.

"If you beat him once, beat him twice! Oh, and by the way,"

He pulled all of you close into one circle.

"Last time I said the bigger man wins, but honestly, I don't know who's bigger."

Ippo groaned loudly and pushed him away. "Can you stop saying that, It's embarrassing!"

Woah. What? Hold on.

You don't even care if Ippo is big or not right now.

Did Takamura just hint that he saw Sendō's?

Your face went pale, and you stared at Takamura.

The man that you made out with...Is...Gay?

"Are you gay?" You whispered, making Kimura and Aoki burst out laughing.