Purple Moon (HM24)

I'm experimenting with flashbacks in this I don't do them a lot so sorry if its a little weird. I thought it turned out well though. Thanks for reading

Rose B.

Purple Moon

Half Moon 24

    Kat stands across from Jace, lightly holding her swords. She studies Jace figuring out how the fight would go. He smiles as if he knows what she's thinking.

    "So how are we going to do this?" He asks.

    "How about the first one to be disarmed wins. If you don't mind me having two swords."

    Cade chuckles and Adalia looks at him, confused, "why are you laughing?"

    Cade shakes his head, "She's good. She's baiting him into accepting her challenge, but if he accepts he's pretty much lost."

    "How do you know?"

    "She did the same thing to me. When we were first assigned as partners. I didn't want to accept her as my partner."

    Adalia nods, "What did she do."

    Cade pictures that day as he explains to Adalia. He resented her, and Kat knew it. Instead of arguing with him like what everyone else did, she challenged him to a battle.

   Cade could clearly see the scene. Him when he was younger glaring at Kat for blocking his path. She has her arms folded, and her eyes were steady.

    "If you win, I'll request for a new partner. I've done it before so it no big deal, but if I win you have to stay until we at least go on a couple missions."

    Young Cade stares at her, doubtful, "Why?"

    "This way, we can measure each other's strength and discover weaknesses."

    "Alright be what kind of battle will it be?"

    The memory vanishes and Cade continues talking, "She used the same line on me almost word for word. I assumed she was up to something, but I couldn't see what it was, and I assumed that since I used a crossbow, I would have an advantage."

    "So, she won."

    He recalls kneeling in a gym similar to this one, exhausted. His crossbow was across the room and in the middle of the post-battle mess was Kat, both swords still in her hands.

    "She didn't just beat me, she gained my respect in that fight. I was a fair shot back then, but I didn't stand a chance not at winning that battle."

    "Kat does excel in fighting," Adalia agrees.

    "The one thing I know for sure is that she never lets go of her weapon unless she wants to. On all the missions we've been on she's never been disarmed," Cade says looking at Jace, "So the only question is, is he smart enough to say no."

    Jace chuckles, "Fine by me, I'll win even if you have two swords."

    Kat smiles, "Then let's begin."

 

 

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