Form one line, no pushing

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Who: Sadamitsu, Kazma, Lancelot, Rin, partners(?)
What: Sadamitsu wants to fight.
When: April 5th, 2012, after this.
Where: Hyperion gym


The group who had been using the gym were finally done with their...whatever that was...and now Sadamitsu stood in the middle of the room and waited for his first challenger. He was vaguely aware that going up against multiple opponents in a row might be a bad idea, especially with the caliber of some of the fighters here, but he wasn't worried, only confident and excited.

As usual, Kulon and Junk sat on a bench to the side and Sadamitsu was wearing his newly cleaned and repaired white fighting outfit.

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While Rin was glaring at his partner, Sadamitsu realized a bokuto and chucked it at Rin, "forgetting" to say "catch".

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THUNK!

"HEY!"

Ty snickered while Rin rubbed his head, bending to pick it up.

"Ha ha. Funny."

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Sadamitsu grinned and tried not to laugh. He almost succeeded.

"Sorry, I thought you were paying attention."

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Rin groaned, resting the bokuto over his shoulder and tapping it against the back of his neck.

"Don't gotta be an ass about it."

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Sadamitsu realized another bokuto and rested it on his own shoulder, turning serious for a moment.

"There's plenty of guys out there who won't give any kinda warning you know. Gotta pay some kinda attention to what's going on, even if it just means you only have time to take the hit properly."

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Rin huffed, still annoyed and about ready to snap at Sadamitsu. He was just trying to help, though, and Rin did know that. His gaze dropped to the ground, remembering that for all the yelling and berating Shura did she was just trying to help him, too.

"... yeah. I get it..."

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Sadamitsu had the feeling that he could've gotten his point across better. There was nothing he could do about that now though.

"C'mon, let's get's goin'."

He backed up and brought his sword into a ready position, giving Rin a grin.

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Rin being sulky wasn't anything new, really. He'd been slightly worse since what had happened on Draco Island, but trying to hide it. It worked. Most of the time.

He watched Sadamitsu, putting his sword at ready but this time waiting for him to attack first.

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Sadamitsu preferred taking the initiative in fights, so Rin waiting was a good thing. With a smirk he charged, raising his sword and swinging down at Rin.

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Waiting until Sadamitsu was close, Rin put the sword up to block the swing. He bounced back, attempting to counter with a downward swing towards his shoulder. His movements were better than the last time they'd sparred - still no where near Sadamitsu's skill level, but more confident, stronger even.

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Sadamitsu noticed the improvement as he deflected Rin's attack. He swung his sword around and came in at Rin's side.

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Another block, but this time there was a hesitation in his movements, not sure where to go next. The block had been a bit more awkward than he'd anticipated, leaving him open.

Rather than leave it there for him to get struck he twisted out of the way, attempting to hit Sadamitsu from the side instead.

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Sadamitsu took advantage of the opening and swung in again. He wasn't expecting Rin to move in quite the way he did though, and took the hit to his side, sarashi deadening the impact slightly.

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A faint smirk of pride showed on Rin's face for a moment, but as arrogant as he could be he knew better than to let it take his concentration away from the fight.

His movements had put him behind Sadamitsu, though, keeping him from attempting another strike.

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Sadamitsu felt that Rin was behind him and shifted his stance, spinning around with his sword held out, trying for a hit. The force the bokuto built up in that swing would hurt a lot if it hit.

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Rin managed to block it. Barely. With a swing down he kept the bokuto from completely hitting him, but the force was enough to push his own in to his side with a painful jerk.

That was going to hurt later. But at least it was blocked. He shoved back hard, trying to swing up at Sadamitsu.

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Sadamitsu pulled away and sidestepped the swing, then swung his sword up and to the side, trying to knock Rin's bokuto out of his hand. At the same time, he stepped forward with a punch aimed at Rin's stomach.

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The bokuto went flying, the other connecting with a loud clack noise. It flipped end over end, clattering to the ground a few feet behind Rin.

His head jerked around, but just as quickly came back as he realized there was a fist coming for him. He caught it with one hand, promptly swinging the other up to strike Sadamitsu in the face.

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Sadamitsu took the hit on his jaw with clenched teeth and a faint smirk. Meanwhile, his bokuto was swinging back in at the side of Rin's head.

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CRACK!

Rin went down. Hard. He hit the mat face down, sprawled out and groaning.

Ty just covered her face as the hit came, knowing Rin wasn't going to be able to duck in time to avoid it.

"... Rin?" she called out after it was over, peeking through her fingers.

"Immakay..." came the slurred response from the floor. Well, at least he was still speaking. Sort of.

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"Ya sure?" Sadamitsu asked, squatting down in front of Rin, frowning. He had thought that Rin would be able to dodge that hit.

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"... did better'n last time... didn't I?" Rin groaned, flopping over on to his back to stare up at Sadamitsu. He didn't look too put off about it. Holding his own against demons and the like back home was one thing, but going toe to toe with actual trained swordsmen had been his biggest hang up so far. He was getting better. Slowly.

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"You sure did."

Sadamitsu grinned down at Rin but didn't move to offer him a hand up; Rin didn't look ready to sit up just yet.

"The more ya fight the better you'll get. That's how it works."

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"Yeah... I figure somewhere between all the abuse and shoving my head against her chest, Shura was gettin' at that..." Rin said with a faint smirk. He rubbed at the back of his head, closing his eyes for a minute.

"... guess I should get off the mat so you can get to the other fights."

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"Eh, you can stay 'til the next guy shows up if you want," Sadamitsu smirked slightly, then was suddenly hit by something Rin had said. "Wait, she shoved your head against her chest?"