When we were all done we all headed back to the hotel. I got stopped by another person looking to sponsor me, "Hello Y/n, my company represent various martial arts students around the globe and I was wondering if I could speak with you for a moment." I look at the girls and I quickly tell them to go on without me. I step aside and begin to talk to the man, "I'm sorry but I have to go on with my team and prepare for the next event. I am not in charge of sponsorships, or really even know how they work but my Sensei will gladly talk to you." I tried to be respectful while still trying to get the point across of my urgency to get going. "I will talk to your sensei, I just wanted to ask you about the equipment you specialize with at your dojo." He pulls out a notepad to write some things down. "Oh um, okay. Well de do use a lot of bo staffs, I personally specialize with knife and machetes. We also use a lot of equipment for balance, um if that helps or answers your question." He nods as he writes it all down. "I'll definitely be in touch, we would love to help provide some equipment for you and your teammates." He sticks out his hand for me to shake and I shake it, giving him a quick smile before I retreat to the elevator.
I get in at the same time that Miyagi-do girls do." I smile at them and press my button to go up to my floor. "You did really good in your event." I look at them, "You guys did good too, you're strong." They smile at me and I smile back. I'm a bit awkward, I hate myself for it since now it's weird, at least for me it is. The elevator door opens and a girls walks in, with what looks like her phone livestreaming. "What's up everyone! It's your queen of karate here! Just finished our second Sekai Taikai event, where the dragon's absolutely slayed. Although it was awesome to see other badass girls of karate fighting out there." She quickly turn to the Miyagi-do girls but then looks away awkwardly before looking at me. She then shows me on her stream, "here's one of my karate sisters that fought amazing today, you go, um.. girl!" She forgot my name. "Anyway, let's see if any of these other dojos here try to dethrone us. And to all my fans, I'm here to win for you. So stay tuned, I'll post again after the next event. Zara out!"
Her smile quickly goes away when she ends the live stream, she just goes back to her usual mean girl face. "Sorry, I only do intros on my stories for fighters who win their events. It's a brand and publicity thing, so don't take it personally." She then stared me down before I looked at the other girls, we gave each other an icky look about what Zara just said. Zara left the elevator and I said, "It's a brand and publicity thing, so don't take it personally," mocking her. We all scoff a bit. We reach my floor and before I step out I say, "I wish you guys luck on your next event, you guys a good so show it, and just so you know... I am not her karate sister." I head to my room as the elevator door closes behind me.
When I enter my room I see Majo and Paloma laying on their beds. I walk up to them, standing in front of the TV which they were diligently watching. "I'm going to head down to one of the gyms to do some balance training, if you want to join you are more than welcome to." I knew there was probably no chance of them joining, but I always offer so they have that option to do extra training. I go into the bathroom to change, I take off my clothes and put on a black sports bra and a pair of shorts. I look in a the mirror an bit and sigh. There's a long scar across the side of my torso, an accident from my grandfathers training. Every time I see it I'm reminded of how hard I've worked to get to where I am. I hear some knocking on the door, "Y/n I need to pee, hurry up!" I quickly put on a team sports jacket before walking out of the bathroom heading out to the training room.
When I enter the training room I get one of the bench from the smith machines and pull it out to the middle of the room. I only stretch a little since I was still warmed up from earlier. I then begin my tai chi on the bench, finding my balance. I take deep breaths as I do very slow fluid motions of kata, switching my balance on different legs. I turn a bit and I see a figure at the door looking at me. Axel. We looked at each other in silence for second, before he opened his mouth to say something but I heard his sensei calling his name down the hall. He then closes his mouth before retreating in the direction of his sensei.
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International Connections - Axel Kovačević
FanfictionShe's been in martial arts since she was little, always staying committed and learning, most important of all....winning. She came from a small village in Colombia called Mercaderes. She learned from her grandfather to be the best of the best. She m...
