Til death due us part

Center Gravity

I stood in the crowd, fidgeting nervously. Lunette seems so sure that I can do this but what if I fail? What if we get separate? I was shook out my thoughts when I heard my name being called out. Looking up I noticed Lunette was heading straight for me. I smiled nervously when she made her way over.

"You ready for this?" she asked. In response I shook my head no.

"Good" she said smirking as she hooked me up.

"Moon, I don't think this is a good idea. I don't think I can do this" I stammered, my nerves once again spike up.

"Yes you can. You're good at everything" she told me with a smile. With that, she started to raise me off the ground

"I feel like I'm going to fall over" I yelled panicking, feeling myself start to tip backward at an alarming rate. Suddenly I found myself upside down and my head hitting the ground. Son of a bitch that hurt!

"Cadet Pierce! What in the hell are you doing?" he yelled at me "Is this some sort of joke to you?"

"I...I don't know!" I cried out "I, uh, accidentally lost my balance." The commander turned toward Lunette.

"Try and get your sorry ass excuse of a human fixed up." He angrily told her "If she doesn't shape up, you can kiss her ass good bye."

"Yes sir!" Lunette responded as the commander turned to leave.

"What in the hell was that?" she asked me. Really? I told her I wasn't ready. Why couldn't I do such a simple task? I might as well as kiss my ass goodbye.

"I told you that I couldn't do it" I said, hanging my head down, refusing to look into her eyes.

"Remember when we first started hand to hand combat and I gave you that tip?" she asked me. Looking up at her I asked

"What one?"

"Keeping your center gravity. It will work here also, not just in combat." she said softly. My eyes widen, of course! Why didn't I think of that? I guess I was so nervous I didn't even think of that.

"Oh! Okay...lift me back up again." I told her, feeling surer of myself this time. I could do this. I'm not going to fail this time.

"Alright" lunette said as she lifted me up "Remember, center your gravity." I felt myself being lifted up. This time I didn't panic and could feel myself being suspended in the air.

"Fuck yeah!" I yelled out holding myself up. I could here Lunette smack her forehead, mumbling something under her breath.

"I'm doing it!" I happily exclaimed. Lunette looked up at me, smiling proudly at me but rolling her eyes.

"Didn't I tell you that you could, Soul?" she asked as she walked up to me "Told you that you were good at everything."

"No, no I'm not" I said, shaking my as she lowered me to the ground. How could I be good would I couldn't even think if centering my gravity in the first place?

"You're the one that's good at everything."

"No" was her only response. I was about to respond her when I was cut off by the dinner bell.

"Have we been out here that long already?" I asked. I felt like it has only been a few minutes at the most. I guess it has been longer than that.

"Teaching you take time" she told me and I struggled to unhooked myself. Finally when I was disconnected, we walked off to the mess hall, enjoying the silence.