Snippet #2763443

(And my brain is currently suffering from massive headaches, so sorry if my post is all over)

"Oh, okay...." Tora said, though he looked a bit confused there. It was probably because two different people called out to him at the same time, and he did not know how to handle the situation. In the lab, there was a pecking order, but he didn't know what it was here.

"Oi! Don't think you can escape! I hear you are pretty good!"

Pretty good? I mean, weren't the others just weak?

"Sur..."

"So lets have a match! Right now!"

Shun said that with a sort of energetic and playful grin. In truth, Tora was not really a battle junkie at all, he mainly joined Border for cover and because fighting was the one thing he was good at...however...this was different from all the fights he was forced into i nthe past. The boy in front of him, Shun...something about that energy and smile sparked something inside Tora that he had not felt in a long time, possibly ever...

Playful excitement. Sheer and pure happiness, and a bit of a desire for mischief.

"Sure!"

...and about an hour later, stories spread about a C-Ranker beating an A-Ranker with a final score of 7-3.

(I was tempted to write the battles, but....all ten? I thought this worked much better story telling wise. The action can come soon though....hehehe....)