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[disappointedidealist]

Who: Aya+Kaori.
Where: Kendo club
What: Come in and hit things~
When: After Classes



"HARA!"

"MEN!"

Smack! Smack!

"That's it for now, guys! Ten minute break!"

Aya breathed and bowed to her kata partner and vice versa. She held it for as long as expected and then quickly disappeared to the side to grab her water bottle. It was hot enough in the armor during most days but with summer coming and the school's buildings as they were, it was amazing they all hadn't lost ten pounds in sweat by the end of each practice.

She sucked in a deep breath of air once the helmet was off. Her short hair was a mess, sweat was dripping down, and her face was red but she looked pretty content, even before she got her hands on the water bottle.

Comments

[velvetcrush]

It had taken weeks for Kaori to settle on a club to join. In the end, she had chosen not to join the Cooking Club. As sweet as it had been of Ito-kun to offer her a safe haven, she wasn't the sort of girl that needed protection. Neither did she want to join the school choir, the dance club, the theatre club or anything else associated with music or performance.

Eventually, she just wrote down a list of clubs taking members, closed her eyes, and pointed to one at random. The result had been kendo, something she'd never been interested in before and knew very little about. It had nothing to do with being an idol though, so Kaori was willing to try it.

And so Kaori walked into the gym after people had already gotten started, looking vastly out of place among the more athletically inclined.

After Practice

[disappointedidealist]

The gym was pretty much empty now, save Aya (now out of her armor and back in casual clothes). She sighed as she looked over her shinai, looking at the edges with a critical eye. It was starting to crack. Hers probably wasn't the only one too, thanks to budget cuts.

She grunted as she eased off the guard and then the grip. She pulled out one of the club's bottles of oil, a cloth, and some pliers. Even if it was cracking, it might last a bit longer with maintenance if they were lucky.