Reunion-Rematch: Haruka & Haruko (COMPLETE)

Haruka grunted sharply as the knee dug deep into her back. "N-no... gomen," she moaned right before trying to elbow Haruko in the ribs as sharply as she could in a desperate attempt to break up the hold.

"Ahh!" She gasped as she took the elbow to the ribs and let go of Haruka's head. She moved away from Haruka, still on her knees.

She was clutching the area that Haruka just nailed with her elbow, hissing softly. "Gh... wow... nice hit, Haruka." She complimented.

Freed, Haruka immediately rolled into the ropes, hugging them from protection even as she held her lower back.

"I-I'm sorry, Haruko-chan," she gasped. "I didn't want... to hit you... but I had to... I don't want to lose so quickly..."

"Gh... Haruka, what did I say before? Friends outside the ring.. enemies inside." She reminded her. "Don't be sorry.. that was a good hit." She commented before trying to stand up slowly, nursing out the pain with one hand. "Also, this is best two out of three, remember?"

"H-hai," Haruka weakly agreed. "Thanks for reminding me, Haruko-chan..."

She slowly pulled herself up on her feet, using the ropes. After taking a deep breath to steady herself, she then said, "You can use strikes against me... let's stop holding back and show each other what we can really do..."

Having shaken off what she hoped to be enough of her aches, the idol girl took up a more striker-oriented stance, though she still winced due her back. She'd wait for Haruko to get ready before attacking. In fact, the still hesitant Haruka might wait a bit too long, letting her opponent get the first blow in.

Haruko nodded a little, although she was more prone to submissions. She saw Haruka raise her fists up, and decided instead to go toe to toe. She would make this easier for Haruka, trying to put a fierce expression on her face before trying to move in with a knee aimed at Haruka's gut. "You can't be afraid to attack, Haruka. That was the first thing I was taught." She informed her after she threw the knee to Haruka's gut.

She felt her insides wrench a little bit as she struck out at her kawaii friend. She could probably learn to use that cuteness, that innocence, and her cute mannerisms when talking in japanese to really lower her opponent's guard one day, but then again part of her hoped Haruka never became that manipulative.

"Guwahhh!" Expecting a punch, Haruka doubled upon Haruko's knee. She couldn't reply to Haruko's advice, her breath knocked out of her, her throat gagging.

Despite her offer to exchange strikes, she weakly grabbed at Haruko's thigh, her training as a grappler fairly automatic. Haruka will hang on to protect her stomach against further strikes from that quarter. She knew she was exposing her back and head to Haruko's strikes, but she needed a few seconds to regain her breath before she could counterattack, her grip on Haruko part of a desperate plan.

Haruko physically cringed at that sound, then blinked as Haruka clung onto her thigh. She had just got done telling her that she couldn't be afraid to attack, and yet, she could not push herself to continue the assault. INstead, she just looked down at her, trying to think of how to continue.

Haruka quietly thanked Haruko's hesitation for allowing her to recover. "Haruko-chan," she grunted. "Here I come!"

Her left hand released Haruko's thigh to grab at Haruko's right shoulder. Her right arm tried to slide in between Haruko's legs, inadvertently sliding against her crotch. With a small cry, Haruka will go for a scoop slam to lay Haruko on her back.

Haruko gasped when Haruka recovered quick. She couldn't help but blush a little from Haruka sliding an arm up between her legs before she was lifted up and thrown onto her back with a firm grunt.

"Gh... let my guard down..." She muttered, scolding herself mentally before trying to get back up.