JADE GRACE
Change your mood.Forget all the crap.Be strong.Stay bold because you are and you will be be.Show the world how tough you are.How tough you can be.Show no mercy,that conveys your weaknesses.Fight till your muscles are deprived of energy and your lungs cease to work.This was the standard guide to being a street fighter.
The woman in front of me was the true archetype of a female street fighter.
Blue stone cold eyes highlighted by jet black mascara ,giving away confidence and pride and toned eyebrows adding up to her personality.Her jet black hair with blue highlights were tied in a tight ponytail.Numerous piercings.Tight black leggings and a matching blue jacket.This woman could beat the shit out of me and this was confirmed when she gave me cold glare.
Although I was not so confident,I did not let even a hint of nervousness escape to the mob gathered around us,howling as if they were werewolves seeing the full moon.I was convulsively stretching my neck to forget the piled up emotions in my brain and also this was a sign to the opponent that you are not scared of them.Although she wasn't doing what I was,she didn't look afraid because she was Juno Blue.The Juno Blue.
When Jackie,the person who organizes our fights,was about to open his mouth to yell something,Theo emerged out of the huge group and pulled me to one side where nobody bothered to look because they were too busy cheering for the leader of the blue gang a.k.a Juno.He held me by my shoulders and hushed,"Are you okay?".I nodded to answer.He pulled my hoodie down,trying not to block my view but still to ensure he asked,"Can you see?"
I nodded again.I answered most questions with a nod.He made way for both of us through the crowd and then I stood back at my original position,in front of Juno.
Jackie made a gap between us and yelled,"Now I present to you,the charming,the beautiful,the invincible,the Queen Fighter,the leader of the Blue gang,JUNO BLUE!".She took one step forward,one step towards me ,which was followed by loud cheering and the wolf howling which took at least 5 minutes to stop."Now please welcome the Hoodie Rebel!".No one cheered. Not a single person.Not even a courtesy cheer.Fuck you mean people.But there was one person who wasn't that mean,who didn't care even if he was the only one hooting,whose cheer made other people hoot too.By initiating this act,he saved my confidence from drowning.
Theo.
I wanted to hug him so hard that he wouldn't be able to breathe but he forbade me from doing so because this would show my dependence on him.For now,I loved him as he just made that bitchy grin fade away from Juno's face.She had a huge fan club,which would be listed at the end of my priority list.Theo had a larger fan club but like me,it was least of his concerns.
Round one.Let the game BEGIN.
Like expected and hoped by the masses around us, she was on top of me,on the 5th gear of attack mode,going Maria Sharapova on me with all the victorious sounds.As taught by Theo,I was in the best defense position but she was still punching and hurting my torso.She was stronger than I imagined,bolder than I had heard of.I tried turning the battle around by turning her over so I was on top of her,and I was successful.I managed to punch her in the face twice or thrice.In this struggle,I discovered that she had a weaker defense and I could beat her if I switched from defense to attack.Before Jackie declared the end of Round one,I tried punching her again but she stopped my speeding fist with her palm and did some move which flipped us over to the initial position of the game where I was flat on the ground.
As soon as I opened my eyes to figure out what the hell happened,Jackie separated us and declared Juno the winner of Round one.
I got up and soon Theo pulled me out of the audience to the same corner where no one would observe us."She has a weak defense,"he whispered,and I agreed."What was that last move she did?"
"She just turned you over in a second,"he said."Just put one arm on her neck,she won't be able to flip you that fast if she is out of breath."He was an all in one package.My best bud,my coach,a guy I could trust.His comforting brown eyes dominated his face and added to all the comfort vibes he gave out.He was the one to pacify me at all times,the shoulder I cried on.Never did I ever feel distant when I was with him.
Emma,my girl best friend practically ran towards us,applied her breaks just a few inches from me,and muttered,almost out of breath,"It's okay.You will win this round.Come on!You are the Hoodie Rebel.You have defeated 2 blues already!"It took me a while to process what she just said at the speed of a typical girl rushing into a shopping place with 50% off.I replied with my classic style,a nod.
When I was about to enter the mammoth crowd in front of me,Theo pulled me back by my arm and once again pulled my oversized hoodie,covering my eyes in a way no one could see them but still not obstructing my view field,he said,"Just remember what I said."and then he released my arm.
Round two.Let's fight Juno.
This round favored my gang.It favored the Hoodie Rebel.
Like I planned before,I was no more on my defense and just suffering the pain caused by Blue's punches.I was on total attack and my engine on full throttle.Juno managed to punch me once,but otherwise during the whole round, she barely moved her limbs from her initial defense position.Emma had given my confidence a boost when she emphasized that I was the Hoodie Rebel and now I was just showering all the power I had gained from those words.
"It's okay.You will win this round." She said.
"Come on!You are the Hoodie Rebel!" She said.
"You have defeated 2 blues already!" She said.
And all her words turned out to be true.
Jackie declared me the winner of Round two.
The crowd started cheering.
I felt some pride inside me.
But not happiness.
I still smiled.All three members of my gang gave me a warm,genuine smile,unlike me.
But no hugs.Don't show your dependence or weakness.
Round three.
Let's win the war and the bet.
Let's just steal that Queen Fighter tag from Juno.
This time,I beat the fuck out of Juno.This time,I was going going Serena Williams on her.Her victorious sounds were replaced by painful groans and then finally,I knocked her out of the court,which in this case was a ruined building's hall.
I am now tagged as the Queen Fighter because I defeated it's previous owner.
I defeated Juno Blue.
"Hoodie Rebel wins!"exclaimed Jackie.
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Jade
General Fiction"Don't do that!" They say. "Why are you so rude?" They say. "You are so arrogant!" They say. But they never look at your eyes to see the pain reflecting through them. Never do they notice your face is deprived of expressions. No one will ever come...
