Friction in MSG: Kelly Conway (C) Vs. Taylor Parker

From where Haruna stood, it was still pretty obvious what the outcome had been, seeing her pathetic former 'leader' down on her knees like that. Though it hadn't gone at all like she wanted it to, at least she managed to come out as part of the winning side. Sort of. Based on everything she dug up earlier, trying to undermine Parker's group would be nowhere as easy as Kelly's.

As the new champion jogged up to her, Haruna looked at her with slight disdain (though nowhere near to what she felt towards Akashi), "I... don't need... your help..." she wheezed out defiantly, before turning to leave. Her entire spine still ached horribly and she was still a tad lightheaded, concerned she might have even gotten a small concussion.

Akashi turned her head a bit when Taylor gave her a look. She had not been trying to seriously hurt Haruna, but she was used to fighting people who were not quite as svelte as the young girl. Perhaps in her zeal to prove herself she did not hold back as much as she should have. She would rectify that privately later with an apology. For now, there was still business to get to.

"Harunaaaa-san!"

Akashi barked from her position in the ring, eyeing the shinobi as she tried to brush everything off. "You're here for a reason. In this dojo, we help each other, and, you still need to hold up your end of the deal. You have something to say to all the people who came out to watch, right?"

"Fuck you, I'm helping you," Taylor said. "Fight me if you want to, but we've both been beat up more than enough for one night."

With that, she took Haruna's wrist and wrapped her arm over her shoulders, and began to help her soon-to-be new recruit down the ramp toward the ring.

Kelly glared at Taylor the entire time as she took her victory lap while she lay dangling over the ropes, her eyes soon finding the wounded Haruna lurching over towards the ring where Akashi and Taylor would soon greet her. Kelly was forced to look on, furious and bitter.

"T-This is what it comes to huh!? Parker!? Tanikaze!? I take out one of your girls....Nh.... You steal one of mine!! A-Agh..." Kelly screamed from the ring, unable to even consider pulling herself up to her feet.

"Don't listen.... To them Haruna! They're.... They're fake! Y-You'd be better off retiring instead of working for them! HEY! L-L....N..h...... Listen!!" Kelly whined, knowing Haruna had failed her against Akashi, wishing the girl would just hand over her contract instead of joining the enemy!

"Let... go...!" Haruna protested fiercely, thought she couldn't really put up much of a fight as Taylor dragged her back to the ring. "You fucking cow...! Our terms never mention a public spectacle like this!" she thought hatefully, too burdened with both her injuries and her shame to even be out in the open like this.

So frustrated at that point, she didn't even bother paying attention at all to Kelly's weak pleas.

"Well, she's spirited..." Akashi said as she watched Haruna briefly consider her options and then let Taylor walk her back to the ring. Akashi then looked at Kelly and shook her head. "It was Haruna-san's own hubris that lead her to this decision, Conway-san." Akashi said, looking at Kelly.

"She is insufferable when it comes to her arrogance, but I hope that will change." Akashi said, looking Haruna in the eyes. She then smiled and took a deep breath. "Haruna-san... I promise you, we're not as bad as you think we are." She said and bowed towards the shinobi.

Haruna just glared at Akashi with pure spite, not even taking the gesture seriously at all.  Despite her boiling anger, she kept her mouth shut, more than painfully aware of her current position at this time.  In due time she would surely get her revenge against this fat fool, but for now...

"Fine... I take back whatever loyalty to that idiot and join your idiot club..." she grumbled out, shoving away from Taylor, shooting one last disdainful look at Kelly, then trying to hobble her way off the ring and back to the exit.

Once back in the ring, Taylor hurried to scoop up her discarded microphone, and then when Haruna turned to leave again she caught her by the wrist.

"EVERYBODY!" She shouted to the crowd, beaming with a bright grin. "PLEASE WELCOME THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE DOJO, HARUNAA..."

She paused, and blinked blankly at Haruna. "What's your last name?" She said without the microphone. "Sato? Sa... oh!"

"HARUNAAA SAITOOOO!"

She raised Haruna's hand high in the air and gave an excited little hop.

Kelly's eyes shot wide when Akashi revealed that Haruna had a hand in the shitty stipulation that led to her defection! Soon Kelly's eyes would narrow at Haruna and then Taylor, having to hear the big mouth announce that she was now part of The Dojo.

Kelly, still unable to stand, had her shaking fists quivering on her lap as her eyes welled up with water. Everything she had built had fallen apart tonight.

"YOU.... IDIOT!!" Kelly spat at Haruna as she tried to crawl to the violet haired Japanese girl. "Who were you to make that kind of decision!? You were part of my plans!! MINE! And You threw it away! You and Brittany and Karisma! I have nothing again! You...! Y-You...!" Kelly screamed as she pawed at Haruna's legs looking up at her, blood stained nose and teeth that she showed off by tightly gritting them.

"YOU DON'T GET TO RENOUNCE ME! I MADE YOU! YOU'RE A STAR 'CAUSE OF ME! ME!" Kelly screamed in a fury towards, that dismissive renouncement, the smugness of Taylor and Akashi. She wanted to strangle all of them, they had truly taken away everything from her.

Akashi stepped between Kelly and Haruna, so Kelly's hands pawed at her legs instead. She looked down at Kelly and crossed her arms. "Keep your hands off of our girl, Conway-san." She said with a growl.

"I think it would be best for everyone if you left and got yourself looked at. Your mouth still seems to work so you can use it to call the doctors if your legs don't."