In Another Life

Immortal Kombat

 D woke up to loud knocking on her door. She woke from her nap and groggily went to answer it, slipping on some slippers to go with her tank top and shorts. She opened the door to find RM. Before she got a chance to open her mouth, he pushed his way in. Against her wishes he shut the door, locking it, and turning to her with an unreadable expression.

"What did you say to her?" He said. He was calm but urgent with his words, and it made D slightly concerned. Did something happen during their talk earlier? She stumbled over her words.

"I- she...we talked and. I said- I told her he would be proud. And she told me-" He cut off her rambling with his hand over her mouth. She was offended at his action, pushing his hand away.

"She told you?" He questioned. She was unsure what to say. He seemed surprised and confused. Had she not told people about what happened?

"Yeah...is that bad?" D asked hesitantly. He smiled slowly, shaking his head at her nervousness.

"No. I guess not. I've been trying to get her to talk about it for years. Even I didn't know the full story until she told me after you talked to her. So...you told her he would be proud? Jiseok." He said. D slowly nodded. He walked over and sat on her bed. He looked like he was in deep thought, so she sat next to him, not sure what to do.

"I agree." He blurted. D turned to him a little surprised. "That he would be proud." He clarified and D sat there thinking as well.

"I want to start training." She confessed to him. He turned to her slightly surprised and a little amused.

"Do you now?" He asked and she nodded confidently. He chuckled standing up and walking to the door. He grabbed the handle and turned to her. "You act like you had a choice. You will start with MoMo in an hour. She will teach you how to use your heightened abilities like speed and strength." He said before opening the door. "By the way, nice pajamas." He said before leaving. She covered herself shyly before it dawned on her. She had left MoMo after she heard about Yoongi. She ran to her closet and found a simple t-shirt and some leggings and ran to go find MoMo. The first place she checked was her room. She knocked on the door hard. No answer. She tried again and still no answer. The next place she checked was the training room. She found her training like the first day they met. She walked over to her at a punching bag mercilessly. It swung on the hinges furiously, and if they hadn't been reinforced, then it probably would have broken by now. She coughed so that MoMo would know she was there and almost got her head taken off by a punch. Luckily she stopped inches away.

"Geez, you cant just sneak up on me like that. I could have killed you!" She yelled before going to take a sip of water and dry off with her towel. D stood awkwardly, not really sure what to say.

"I'm uh sorry about, you know, last night. Leaving and all that. I was so worried about Yoongi and then I had to talk to E after her fight with RM and-" She cut D off with a quick peck to the lips.

"Calm down I understand. I'm not mad if thats what you think." She said accompanied by her cute laugh. D smiled I relief. "Now, since you are here, are you ready to start training?" She asked. D nodded and MoMo put her stuff down and led her to the training bags.

"Ok today we're gonna work on the basics. Start by punching these bags. Try to concentrate so you can put your full power into it." And thats how the next week went. Non stop training. The first few days they would work on power. Then they would run countless laps around the compound. Next they would spar back to back rounds. MoMo was a kind but ruthless trainer and D's bones ached by the end of the week. She woke up Friday morning barely able to sit up. When she tried to stand from her bed, she felt as if her legs would give out. She groggily made her way to the dinning hall, finding MoMo and her other friends right away. Over the week, her friendship with Yoongi had blossomed yet again, but she also made new friends. Her and BamBam had gotten closer, and J-Dope was always a joy to have around. She grabbed her food and plopped down next to her trainer, letting out a groan.