Rebirth

Chapter 22: The Buxom Blonde

I moved to the side, narrowly avoiding her magic claws. I stumbled, and could still smell everyone's scent on the other side. "Don't worry about me! I'll find you all later!" I yelled over, catching Ashley's wrists. Holding her in place, I listened closely for their feet as they moved away, until it was just me and the blonde. I pushed her back, sighing, and dodging another one of her attempts to attack me. "This is stupid." I caught her again. "You can't beat me."

"Oh yeah, you won't know until I do." She retorted. I purposely loosened my grip, letting her cut my cheek and watched her dash back. "Ha! You see that?!"

"Bigger boobs doesn't make a smarter person." I rubbed the blood from my cheek as it began to heal. "You haven't changed at all."
"I've changed plenty. I'm stronger now, in ways you couldn't imagine. Armed with this body," She said trailing her hips. "I have looks and power."

As she spoke, I crossed my arms. When she finished, I summoned my flames around me, watching her close. "You're not the only magic user. I meant what I said. You can't beat me."

"I can with cheap tactics.. I'm not the innocent little girl you knew before.... For example..." Slowly, she grabbed the bottom of her shirt, and sharply raised it. Instantly, I looked away, a ridiculous red touching my face. "WHAT THE HELL!!"

"Got ya!" I heard her yell. Keeping my eyes closed, I dodged narrowly, gripping her arm and pinning her down. "Get off of me!" She yelled. I opened an eye, then instantly shut it again. "Cover your damn chest!" I said, backing up. "Ugh.. I might go blind." I could hear her get up, and begin running at me. Dodging again, I tried to move a bit more cautiously to avoid tripping and getting hit. Ducking under her next attack, I threw my fist forward, but quickly stopped short of contact. "... Really..." Once again, I opened an eye, staring cold at her chest. Pulling back, I wiped my eyes and considered if I should bleach them, but that's for another time. I wouldn't be able to go anywhere until I beat her and score a point, but not being able to strike back without her using her body as visual distraction would be difficult.

"Ugh, this kind of kills the fun for me.."

"Why? You should be enjoying yourself, after all, you haven't had a girlfriend since we all got here."

My eye twitched then. That was a sore spot she shouldn't have touched. I held back as much as I could, because if I snapped, we'd have a repeat of the Eridon incident. If she wanted to use her body, then she will. I smirked deviously, picking up a fairly large stick. Setting it aflame, I tossed it directly at Ashley. She dodged, and I made my move. Getting close, and reaching forward, I gripped the underline of her shirt and yanked, ripping it free from her and stepping back. She blinked, surprised, but smiled. "What? Am I supposed to be embarrassed now?"

"Not yet," I smirked. Time to improvise. The young, shy girl was still in there, and I had to bring her out. Slowly, I backed away, then moved back into the tree. Of course, she followed after me, looking around and snapping at the slightest sounds. It was hard to keep my eyes focused. The source of her magic was focused in her chest, something I thought was ironic for a female.

Ashley kept her eyes flicking about, looking all around for me. "Come out! Why'd you suddenly run?!"

I kept quiet, laying on a thick branch and watched down. Ashley turned, her back facing me. Now, to pounce, and hope I don't do something any more stupid than I am now. Jumping swiftly, I landed directly behind her, soundless on my feet, gripped her pants, and yanked downward. I was expecting underwear, but that expectation was quickly shot down. I stepped back, eyes closed and face beet red. Ashley screamed, one of embarrassment, and faced me. "At least take me to dinner first!"

Around us, I could hear the men roaring in the stands- half expecting the pack to bound down here and have their way with her.

"Not interested in a little girl like you," I commented.

She ran at me, and I just gave up trying to keep my eyes covered. Turning around, I swallowed the image of her bare body, pushing it away and focused on business. Moving forward, I threw a fist, and connected with her chest. It was a soft attack, but enough to push her on butt. Moving back, I summoned my flames, making them swirl around me. Ashley jumped to her feet, purposely so she could bounce, and summoned her own magic light, making multiple copies of herself. I had to admit, that would be a very handy spell to learn.

Her copies jumped at me, legs outstretched. Ignoring the obvious sight of her full body, I threw my flames in a twister, the fire spreading and swallowing her copies. The real Ashley pounced on me, the two of us tumbling to the dirt. She sat on my chest, smiling as if she could best me through this method. Only thing it did was give me the strange scent of sweat. I sat up quickly, knocking her off, and jumping back. Placing my hands on the ground, a flame cage shot up around Ashley, holding her in place. "Using your body is a smart idea... I wasn't expecting that from you..."

She watched me. "I'll do whatever it takes to win. Even if it means seducing you and having my way-"

"Stop. Stop RIGHT there. No, don't you dare put that image in my head."

"Why? Is it too distracting that you're tempted?" She mused.

I watched her, shaking my head. "Not even close... Don't flatter yourself, you couldn't handle me anyway." I looked up overhead at the clock. It was at the 20 minute mark. I wasted 10 dealing with her, and didn't even score for it. Well, not yet. Focusing the flames around my palm, I sent a massive fireball forward at Ashley, striking head on. The blonde flew from the cage, smoke covering her body as she hit the ground, unconscious. I sighed, looking at the 1+ appear in front of me, next to my name.

Beginning to step past her, I looked at Ashley. ".. Truth be told, if I were anyone else, I'd probably give in to my manly urges. However, since I know who you are, I'm barely tempted." I touched my pocket, feeling around, then stopped. We were in a world with magic, kings, guilds, and cars that run off said magic. Why would I expect to have a phone, after all this time? It's kind of a bummer though, I was kind of looking forward to putting her on the internet. Oh well, mischief must wait for another day.