Throwing a punch came naturally to Inej. It made her feel alive to be able to defend herself after her days at that place. To be able to say that she had the ability to hurt anyone who dared to mess with her. Not necessarily the act of punching, but the knowledge that she could if she wanted to was what made her feel powerful.
Apparently she was doing it wrong, though.
"Your feet have to be planted a little distance apart." A rasp of a voice. She knew immediately that it was Kaz as a foot nudged her legs apart from behind. The smallest action but she had been here long enough to know that he probably didn't act this way with others (but to him, she wasn't like the others).
In the empty training room, her voice carried. "Don't sneak up on me, Kaz. I could kill you if I wanted to."
She could practically feel him roll his eyes. She wondered when she had acquired such an awareness of his actions. It had barely been three weeks since he had... since he had, well, 'bought' her, effectively (he didn't think of it as a sale. To him, it was a penance for his sins and a spider for his collection).
"Not if you punch like that, you won't."
He came into view. Immaculate suit, hair slicked back, cane in gloved hands. As always. He leaned his cane against the wall.
"You want to keep your wrist straight to deliver the most amount of force."
He held out his fist as reference. Inej accepted the information and righted herself. She was no use to him if she couldn't punch, after all. She needed to be worth the money he had spent (she didn't know that she was already worth it and more).
Kaz gave her a look she couldn't decipher. A scrutinising look that she felt could pierce her soul.
"You need to know all this to defend yourself. Can't have my Wraith breaking limbs on the job."
"Here I was thinking that I was just an 'investment.'"
"And you would do well to know that I protect my investments," Kaz replied. With a last searching look, he left.
Inej realised only later how rarely Dirtyhands ever spent time teaching newbies how to fight.
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a/n: i'll be posting the second part soon! i know this fandom isn't very well-known here sigh but i'll post to waste my time anyway :) please comment to let me know how i can improve, especially since i'm just starting out!
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his gloves and her knives: a collection of kanej one-shots
FanfictionKaz Brekker, a devil in a suit, with pain in his eyes that no one ever sees. Inej Ghafa, an invisible shadow on the walls, but when she arrives... she kills. Together they come together in fits and starts to vanquish their demons once and for all. a...
