Heaven Life

18 - Stretching

"Flora, can I join you?"

"Ah, sure Yuuki." Flora says as she continues doing her stretches. "Let's do this easy, yeah?" She adds, giving a smile at the end for friendliness.

And so, Yuuki joins Flora and the two have a good stretching session together. It feels really good. Especially for Yuuki's muscles as they deserve those much-needed exercises. You lazy bones.

Ahahaha...

The session lasts for a good 10 minutes, with slow and easy stretches. Yuuki thinks of ending it then and there and watches Flora, but he's feeling a little of 'keeping it going'.

"Feels good, doesn't it?"

Yuuki responds by moving his body a bit, showing that his body is now warmed up and more flexible. And yes, he's feeling good and had a good time.

"It's okay if you want to end it here, but if you want to continue with me, I'll be practicing my basic moves."

"Basic moves?" Yuuki whispers, his head is tilted very slightly to the right. He has some ideas but... wonder what that could be?

Yuuki decides to sit and rest, watching Flora as she practices her moves, for now. He soon realizes what she's practicing isn't just regular moves and stretches, she's practicing karate basics! That's so cool!

Meanwhile, Flora could tell the subtle amazement Yuuki has over watching her practicing her basics.

"Feel free, Yuuki! Come practice with me. I'll teach you."

Even though he's feeling nervous and a bit embarrassed about it, Yuuki takes a position behind Flora so he can see and try to mimic her moves, and to save him from feeling more embarrassed - if he were across and in front of Flora. Though obviously Flora wouldn't mind at all; she'd probably tease him at most.

Yuuki's nervousness fades quickly as he toughens himself and getting carried away by having fun with the practice. He surprisingly follows Flora well; and she also teaches him how to do the moves more correctly and better.

But all of a sudden, Flora practices kicking moves. Those kicks seem to be more powerful and delivered faster than before, and all the more, she also incorporates some spinning.

"E-eh?!" Yuuki gets quite surprised by this sudden change and tries to adapt. "Why does this feel like taekwondo?"

Eventually, Flora blends in her karate and taekwondo moves as one unique style, and Yuuki struggles to follow her seamless movement, which Flora notices and pardons herself for it.

"Oh- hahaha, sorry yeah?" She expresses a 'my bad' gesture. "I'll stick to one style for you."

"Yeah, I was struggling following you. Dang though, that was awesome."

That last line makes Flora feel a little proud of herself. Flora and Yuuki proceed to continue with their practice together, and after that, they share the snacks they've bought and have a good break together before the evening meal.

Also, both definitely enjoy a good hot shower right after, separately in their respective bathroom, of course. And all still before dinner.