Iris Vs Sai [Closed]

[Iris Walker]

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She didn't get back into stance, however, and instead stood there, strait up. She looked at Sai's now-bloodied face, and her expression finally changed. Her eyes widened by a vary slim margin, as if she realized something. She had finally returned to her normal mind set. She closed her eyes as Sai flung his own blood at her. A great tactic, and she was too exhausted at this point to really move out of the way, and since she was back to her proper mind set she sure as hell wasn't getting blood on her jacket. Instead, as soon as the blood hit her face, she dropped her sword, and as Sai closed in, Iris moved to grab him. Music for the Soul Another Day (Instrumental) She went to hug him. Sai had already seen a glimpse of her true side, so why not let him into that circle of people who knew what she was really like? So far, the only people she's still in regular contact with who knows the "real" her are Mr. Preston and Mr. Wakahisa. Why was she suddenly doing this? She was going to explain that out loud. "This has been a great fight, it really has, but I realized something after I hit you just now. If I keep going, I'll end up fighting to kill, and I imagine you're at the same point. I'm willing to call it quits here if you are. I'm sorry I pushed it this far." is what she whispers into his ear. It was the same quiet, soft voice that she's had so far since getting up from the Soul Purge; it was her "true" voice. She really wanted to win this fight, but she feels like if she continues this is going to get even more out of hand than it already has. She backed up and put her hands on Sai's shoulders. She had a grin on her face now, and spoke back up in her normal, lower-toned voice. "Besides, I'm one hell of a sore loser and if we keep going you might actually beat me." she said, letting go. It was all true, too. If this proceeds she's going to be aiming to inflict serious, maybe even permanent damage, and that would put serious strain on the relations between Shibusen and the Exorcists. It was best to just leave it alone before it got that far. Besides, she still had a vacation to try and enjoy. She walked over and picked up her sword bag, then walked back over to claim her sword. "Maybe I'll catch you later? I'm going to be around here for a month. Besides, I have to make sure you don't blab to anyone about my real personality." she said, picking up the sword and placing it in the bag as she turned back around to Sai, waiting for a response. 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[Ishida Sai]

KILL. KILL. KILL. KILL.

The adrenaline kept pumping in his bloodstream reminiscent to the course of a raging river . After losing every single tool in his disposal and having suffered some damage, the meister has been forced into a corner. Gone was the previous feelings of honor and integrity from before. His "bad habit" which has risen on couple of occasions, decided to kick in. Perhaps this is his actual true emotions. The blood of the Koga ninjas still flowed in his veins. The instinct for blood. The common lust for violence. He wanted to smash his fists into her lithe body and dance in her lifeblood...

Each generation has been passed on this pedigree for combat from the first Ishida... And so was his dangerous subconscious, passed on through successor after successor...

His pupils dilated dangerously as each inch of movement got him closer towards her. Fists were primed and ready to slam into her being. Yet... Iris would cause him to falter.

She dropped her weapons.

Her katana slid off her grasp loosely as it fell in a crescent-like descent, soundly landing onto the grass with a slight crunch along with the saya at her side.

"...What?" disbelief spread on his face at the sight.

What the hell is she doing...? Is that girl out of her mind? Why would she----"

The meister would find himself within the Exorcist's embrace as he paused, allowing her enough time to do so.

"What are you doing...?" he would say if it weren't for the fact that he was still suffering from shock. The shock of something completely unexpected.

"This has been a great fight, it really has, but I realized something after I hit you just now. If I keep going, I'll end up fighting to kill, and I imagine you're at the same point. I'm willing to call it quits here if you are. I'm sorry I pushed it this far."

The male couldn't say anything in response. Of all what he has experienced and trained for in combat... Nothing prepared him for something like this...

Iris Walker... What an anomaly...

It was quiet. And soft. That was the tone of her voice. It felt strangely comforting. The hands he was preparing for destruction was still held up, but now they slowly descended to meet against his sides loosely.

"...What was I doing...?" he wondered, still in a stupor of confusion.

Those emotions... That intent... The kill... Has he lost it...? ...No, it can't be. Can it...?

Before he could take the time to ponder, the meister felt her hands onto his shoulders so she could elevate back to meet her eyes into his with an endearing grin.

"Besides, I'm one hell of a sore loser and if we keep going you might actually beat me."

Sai had to stare at her to make sense of the situation... Then finally, a snort escaped him at what she said. Beat her? Hell, he thought that SHE was going to beat HIM. The boy couldn't help, but snicker at this, palming his face for a while after she let go, regaining her personal space away from him.

He gave out one loud sigh, as if being freed from his psychological constraints.

"...God, what the hell...?"

A gale of laughter erupted from his person. The teen couldn't understand the situation. And probably wouldn't for some time. Yet, he had to cope with the strange bubbling awkward emotions he was experiencing.

Feeling his fuel on laughing wearing off, Sai breathed out as if to chug out the last fumes.

"Maybe I'll catch you later? I'm going to be around here for a month. Besides, I have to make sure you don't blab to anyone about my real personality."

Looking over at her direction, Iris was already packed up and ready to move. The sun was shining behind her, as if to accentuate her lithe figure in a form of a silhouette. One last sigh escaped his lips before he could address her.

"We'll see each other again. I usually hang out at the Death Cafe after school. And... you don't have to worry about "that"," he stated while waving a dismissing wave of the hand, still grinning, "I'm not an idiot who goes around blabbing about someone's personal matters. Besides, you're good. Really good. Huge emphasis on really and good. If Exorcists are about your level, then I won't have to worry too much about having one on my side then."

He paused still giving her rueful smile before continuing with curiosity, "Regardless, who taught you to fight like that? And what's your style? It can't be Eishin. Just too damn rigid. Maybe Syuushin?"

[Iris Walker]

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Her vision was starting to get blurry, but again, something that she didn't need to let him know. She slung the sword bag back over her shoulder while Sai responded. "We'll see each other again. I usually hang out at the Death Cafe after school. And... you don't have to worry about 'that',I'm not an idiot who goes around blabbing about someone's personal matters. Besides, you're good. Really good. Huge emphasis on really and good. If Exorcists are about your level, then I won't have to worry too much about having one on my side then." "I appreciate that. Both things, actually. It'd be really embarrassing for that to get out about my personality. I'm supposed to be this super-tough Exorcist but really the whole thing just kinda overwhelms me sometimes. As for my level in the Exorcists... I'm kind of an oddball there. Most people have a tendency to look down on me because I use a sword, but as you've seen I have... problems with bang-like noises, and gunshots are at the top of that list. If I'm with a team on the field I have to wear earplugs." she said, twiddling her thumbs. "Regardless, who taught you to fight like that? And what's your style? It can't be Eishin. Just too damn rigid. Maybe Syuushin?" "Oh... I'm kind of self-taught when it comes to my swordsmanship. Iaido was my choice because, well, that was before I joined the Exorcists and I was more concerned with making flashy moves rather than actual fighting. I still use a lot of elements from it, though. There is a swordsman at the HQ, though. My official instructor: Kazuki Wakahisa. He's the one that pointed out how ineffective my style is, and while he's helping me with it he's getting ready to train me formally in Battojutsu, which is a more practical sword-drawing technique to use in actual combat. He's a great teacher. Anyway, I need to get back to my hotel and sleep this off. Maybe I'll see you at the cafe later." And with that, she started to exit the woods. She was trying her best to hide how wobbly she felt, but her legs were visibly twitching a little as she walked. She was really hoping none of this reflected negatively on her or the Exorcists as a whole. Certainly with a place like this out-of-control sparring sessions can happen, right? Not to mention they managed to end it peacefully. What would Mr. Preston or Mr. Wakahisa say about it, though? She reached into her jacket and pulled out a padded case, which she opened to reveal a very basic cell phone. She scrolled through her contact list, contemplating who would rather hear about it. Preston would likely give her a lecture on maintaining appearances and Wakahisa would probably go on about picking unnecessary fights. ... On second thought, maybe it wasn't a good idea. She scrolled through the list and selected "Maria" to call. She walked along with a nervous look on her face as she waited for someone to pick up on the other end. Click. "Hello?" It was a girl's voice, the voice of the only high school friend Iris still talks to, which gave Iris a relieved look. She's always worried that Maria would get a new phone and not tell her. "Hey, Maria. Been a while, huh?" "Iris! Yeah, about three months! So, what's going on?" "Oh, nothing much. I'm on leave from the Exorcists, kind of." "This 'kind of' better be a valid reason for not coming back home to see everyone." "Oh come on, you and my parents are about the only ones who'd actually care to see me again. Besides, they told me where to take it." "Doesn't it defeat the purpose of being on leave if they tell you where to go?" "Tell me about it. Still... this place is proving to be more interesting than I thought it would." "Oh, what? Did you meet a boy or something?" "Funny you should mention that. Don't get excited, though. I ended up getting into a fight." "Sounds about right. I take it something happened and you need to talk about it?" "Oh, you have NO idea." [/style] [style= background: #000000; border: 3px dotted #5d07b3; font-family: georgia; italic; font-size: 8pt; color: #8c77a1; text-align: center; text-indent: 15px; letter-spacing: 3px; width: 385px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; margin-top: -5px; margin-left: 20px; border-radius: 8px 8px 8px 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px 8px 8px 8px;] Table by Ghost from TWP and Yori from OTE[/style]

[Ishida Sai]

Oddball...? Gunshots...? Looking down?

Sai cocked his head to the side inquisitively at her explanation. But he pursed his lips, making sense that the Exorcists did make use of guns. After all, it is the modern era. There's no doubt she'd experience some form of discrimination of her choice of weaponry, of course. Lopsided his lips to one side, he nodded in understanding about the gunshots though.

Unknowingly he just made use of one of Iris's weaknesses. He had to laugh at that, but restraint held down on it as his smile grew a bit longer. In the end, it was pretty much just luck. The meister sighed at this and lopsided his lips again to an opposite side, feeling a tad inadequate of the result now.

"Oh well..."

"Oh... I'm kind of self-taught when it comes to my swordsmanship. Iaido was my choice because, well, that was before I joined the Exorcists and I was more concerned with making flashy moves rather than actual fighting."

The teen blinked at hearing the fact she was a tad self-taught, despite having the knowledge of your average Eishin Ryu Iaido. Nodding, he already absorbed the facts. Though, a small snicker escaped his lips as he heard she was more into flashy moves. The imagination of the girl attempting at doing something over exaggerated amused him.

"I still use a lot of elements from it, though. There is a swordsman at the HQ, though. My official instructor: Kazuki Wakahisa," the girl continued her dialogue with a bit of closure on her side,"He's the one that pointed out how ineffective my style is, and while he's helping me with it he's getting ready to train me formally in Battojutsu, which is a more practical sword-drawing technique to use in actual combat. He's a great teacher. Anyway, I need to get back to my hotel and sleep this off. Maybe I'll see you at the cafe later."

He nodded in response, "I'll see you later."

As she started to leave, his hand waved at her in farewell at her retreating figure into the midst of the foliage. As soon as the vegetation devoured her into thin air, Sai started to scratch the back of his head with a frown.

"What a day," he finally spoke silently in the midst of the empty forest before heaving a heavy sigh.

A girl. A swordswoman... And a bloody nose.

Snorting at the events of today, "God... Where is my life headed to...?"

He shook his head while smiling at this. At the corner of his eye, the student noticed someone was backing away from him.

"...The hell is his problem...?"

The smell of iron from his blood reminded him with realization making its way through widening his eyes. Looking back at his blood-stained hands, Sai held back the urge to palm his face, so that he wouldn't have to stain there too...

"Well, I'd better go too..."

Finally moving, Sai started to disappear within the foliage as well. Leaving the once battle-torn clearing back into peace...

OOC: Forgive me... I just woke up. And I'm pretty damn tired... So I'll edit this later since after this post, we're done with this thread...