Beginning
The sun was just passing into the noon high mark; the athletic facility of the Mahora Girl's Junior High was empty, totally unprepared for the intrusion that was taking place.
In through the skylight the intruder slipped, form sleek and quick with a satchel bundled to his back. With superior balance, he slipped across the ceiling support beams and shimmied down the wall beam to the floor.
Keeping low, he sped across the open floor, pausing underneath the bleachers before slipping into the locker room.
"There's gotta be a good place around here somewhere." The intruder whispered as he carefully moved through the rows of lockers. He paused, contemplating an open one, but shook his head: "Too much of a risk." He moved on until he caught sight of a promising door.
With a smirk, he made his way across the hall, opened the door, and slipped in. It was a huge closet, full of cleaners and tools. "Perfect." With a grunt of effort, he bounced from wall to wall until he was perched on the top shelf.
Chamo the ermine rested his satchel down and wiped his forehead. "If I leave them here, no one will find them, and then Asuna-nee-chan won't throw them away! Doesn't she know how expensive it is to deliver these from magic country? Honestly." He unwrapped the cloth, revealing a large jar, filled to the brim with red and blue candies.
He pushed it right against the wall, out of direct sight from the floor. "This should be safe enough until these babies are needed. Once they see how useful they are, they'll think twice about tossing out expensive magic goods." He smirked and crossed his arms.
"I'm such a genius. And now, to celebrate my good fortune!" Chamo gathered up the cloth and hopped down to the floor. "I'll add a bit more to my collection. Heh, I'm sure they wonÆt miss a pair or two." he mused as he went on his merry way to lighten a few locker's worths of undergarments.
Out to the south of the building, two members of 3-A began setting up an experiment scheduled for that afternoon...
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"And go!"
There was a cascade of splashes as four young ladies entered the water amongst cheering from their peers. The girls held even at first, but steadily the girl in the third lane began to take charge. Her stokes were powerful, not a bit of movement wasted. Each pass of the hand inched her further and further ahead. Reaching the wall, her body curled and shifted with practiced precision, lightly touching the wall before her powerful legs rocketed her in the other direction. For all her work, her breathing was calm and steady, matching time with her strokes.
At this point, the other swimmers were only swimming for second.
"And...time! Winner, Akira Okochi." the coach said with a proud smile on her face.
Akira bobbed in place at the end of the lane, waiting for the other girls to finish. She offered a small smile to the other swimmers as they came in before pulling herself from the pool, water dripping down the one-piece that clung to her sleek frame. She undid her cap and wrung the excess water from her ponytail.
"Great job as usual, Okochi." the coach said with a slight smirk. "YouÆre going to have no problem making the high school squad next year."
"Thank you, Sensei," Akira replied with a small bow and a slight flush. "I'm just glad I get to swim."
Her response earned her a friendly clap on the back. "That's the spirit! Good thing you don't let it go to your head." The coach turned and whistled. "All right, next group up!"
The girls switched positions, the swimmers from the last drill heading to the bleachers.
"Hey, Akira!" Akira turned to catch a towel thrown her way.
"Thanks Mai." She used it to mop up some of the water from her hair before leaving it to rest on her shoulders.
"That was so amazing, Akira-sempai! You swim so fast!" A first year girl.
"Like a fish." Mai teased.
"Or a mermaid." another girl chimed in. Akira chuckled, taking it all in with a small smile.
"It's just a lot of practice."
Another whistle signaled the next group to start, and the tall swimmer took the opportunity to relax. Her technique had really improved as she'd entered junior high, and since her debut she'd received a lot of praise for her skill, but formal competitions really weren't the reason she'd joined the swim team.
Rather, it gave her more opportunities to use the pool. She could do without the timing and the opponents.
Akira closed her eyes to tune out the shouting and cheers, bringing her mind to a serene, cool place.
Kick, Akira, Kick... Just a little bit further... There you go, that's my girl.
Mooom! Cut it out! I'm a big girl!
Maybe at the pool, but you're still my little girl, Akira.
"Okochi!" Akira blinked as reality returned.
The swim team was trickling back into the locker room, and the coach stood with her hands on her hips, expression somewhere between amused and annoyed.
"Yes, Sensei?"
"Practice is over. You're free to go."
"Oh, well...I'd like to do a few more laps...if you donÆt mind?" Akira asked, getting to her feet.
"I suppose not, but don't take too long. Most of the facility is shutting down in an hour. RoboticsÆ club is up to some nonsense and lobbied to close some of the buildings for some safety reason. Bunch of nuts, if you ask me." the older woman grumbled, shaking her head.
"I won't be too long."
end snippet
This is my response to a personal challange from Windfalcon (though he refuses to admit it was a challenge
). This is my take on a Negi/Akira Match up. This idea really could work with any girl but Akira is yet nice girl another with little backstory or screen time so this is for her.
EDIT - SMWhat fix
The sun was just passing into the noon high mark; the athletic facility of the Mahora Girl's Junior High was empty, totally unprepared for the intrusion that was taking place.
In through the skylight the intruder slipped, form sleek and quick with a satchel bundled to his back. With superior balance, he slipped across the ceiling support beams and shimmied down the wall beam to the floor.
Keeping low, he sped across the open floor, pausing underneath the bleachers before slipping into the locker room.
"There's gotta be a good place around here somewhere." The intruder whispered as he carefully moved through the rows of lockers. He paused, contemplating an open one, but shook his head: "Too much of a risk." He moved on until he caught sight of a promising door.
With a smirk, he made his way across the hall, opened the door, and slipped in. It was a huge closet, full of cleaners and tools. "Perfect." With a grunt of effort, he bounced from wall to wall until he was perched on the top shelf.
Chamo the ermine rested his satchel down and wiped his forehead. "If I leave them here, no one will find them, and then Asuna-nee-chan won't throw them away! Doesn't she know how expensive it is to deliver these from magic country? Honestly." He unwrapped the cloth, revealing a large jar, filled to the brim with red and blue candies.
He pushed it right against the wall, out of direct sight from the floor. "This should be safe enough until these babies are needed. Once they see how useful they are, they'll think twice about tossing out expensive magic goods." He smirked and crossed his arms.
"I'm such a genius. And now, to celebrate my good fortune!" Chamo gathered up the cloth and hopped down to the floor. "I'll add a bit more to my collection. Heh, I'm sure they wonÆt miss a pair or two." he mused as he went on his merry way to lighten a few locker's worths of undergarments.
Out to the south of the building, two members of 3-A began setting up an experiment scheduled for that afternoon...
1234321
"And go!"
There was a cascade of splashes as four young ladies entered the water amongst cheering from their peers. The girls held even at first, but steadily the girl in the third lane began to take charge. Her stokes were powerful, not a bit of movement wasted. Each pass of the hand inched her further and further ahead. Reaching the wall, her body curled and shifted with practiced precision, lightly touching the wall before her powerful legs rocketed her in the other direction. For all her work, her breathing was calm and steady, matching time with her strokes.
At this point, the other swimmers were only swimming for second.
"And...time! Winner, Akira Okochi." the coach said with a proud smile on her face.
Akira bobbed in place at the end of the lane, waiting for the other girls to finish. She offered a small smile to the other swimmers as they came in before pulling herself from the pool, water dripping down the one-piece that clung to her sleek frame. She undid her cap and wrung the excess water from her ponytail.
"Great job as usual, Okochi." the coach said with a slight smirk. "YouÆre going to have no problem making the high school squad next year."
"Thank you, Sensei," Akira replied with a small bow and a slight flush. "I'm just glad I get to swim."
Her response earned her a friendly clap on the back. "That's the spirit! Good thing you don't let it go to your head." The coach turned and whistled. "All right, next group up!"
The girls switched positions, the swimmers from the last drill heading to the bleachers.
"Hey, Akira!" Akira turned to catch a towel thrown her way.
"Thanks Mai." She used it to mop up some of the water from her hair before leaving it to rest on her shoulders.
"That was so amazing, Akira-sempai! You swim so fast!" A first year girl.
"Like a fish." Mai teased.
"Or a mermaid." another girl chimed in. Akira chuckled, taking it all in with a small smile.
"It's just a lot of practice."
Another whistle signaled the next group to start, and the tall swimmer took the opportunity to relax. Her technique had really improved as she'd entered junior high, and since her debut she'd received a lot of praise for her skill, but formal competitions really weren't the reason she'd joined the swim team.
Rather, it gave her more opportunities to use the pool. She could do without the timing and the opponents.
Akira closed her eyes to tune out the shouting and cheers, bringing her mind to a serene, cool place.
Kick, Akira, Kick... Just a little bit further... There you go, that's my girl.
Mooom! Cut it out! I'm a big girl!
Maybe at the pool, but you're still my little girl, Akira.
"Okochi!" Akira blinked as reality returned.
The swim team was trickling back into the locker room, and the coach stood with her hands on her hips, expression somewhere between amused and annoyed.
"Yes, Sensei?"
"Practice is over. You're free to go."
"Oh, well...I'd like to do a few more laps...if you donÆt mind?" Akira asked, getting to her feet.
"I suppose not, but don't take too long. Most of the facility is shutting down in an hour. RoboticsÆ club is up to some nonsense and lobbied to close some of the buildings for some safety reason. Bunch of nuts, if you ask me." the older woman grumbled, shaking her head.
"I won't be too long."
end snippet
This is my response to a personal challange from Windfalcon (though he refuses to admit it was a challenge
). This is my take on a Negi/Akira Match up. This idea really could work with any girl but Akira is yet nice girl another with little backstory or screen time so this is for her.EDIT - SMWhat fix