Private Take On Me!!!

[Zaiya Ceti]

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“Why you always think I’ll lose?!” Zaiya shot back, lifting her chin in defiance.

“I’ll have you know I won our first bet!” She added, cleaning up the bokken to place it back where it belonged along with making sure the rest of the area was cleaned up first. That way she could focus on going at different speeds and see if Aris Noble could keep up.

“I still have that dare you owe me!” She taunted, flashing an impish grin and a medley of colorful turquoise and light blue hues in amusement over her flushed face.

“Hmm have to still use it. But I want to make sure I use it at the right time.” She teased, giggling as she made her way to grab another jump rope.

The music had an awesome beat and this would be fun.

With a few test jumps she was ready.

“Okay. See if you can follow my moves!” She instructed him, starting out slow and steady to get a good rhythm going. Every bounce and jump hilarious had her topknot flaying on top of her head in a colorful disarray.

Once he got that done, she was intending to go faster then add some neat skip jump tricks.

 

[Aris Noble]

"True. I do still have to make your favorite food."

Maybe that's something he should do sooner than later. Then, he watched her as she started to jump, followed in suit as he hummed. He was going to follow her lead, then? It'd be a good way to make sure he wasn't going to outpace her right away, but, still. He had a feeling this was a dare he was going to end up winning. Very likely was going to win.

He continued his hops, keeping pace with a wider grin as he watched her.

"Going to go faster?"

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

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"Whoa there... have to... see first ...how good you are.... with jumping rope... with a steady pace," Zaiya would pant out as she jumped, her words breaking off as she got into a good rhythm. But once asked, a flash of orange with a blue glow would ripple across her skin in determination, and a competitive glint would shine in her iridescent blue eyes.

"Okay!" She began, increasing her speed and pace while adding a few different skip jumps to change it up. 'Try and... keep up!"

Faster and faster she went, her heartbeat kickstarting in her chest as her breathing came in and out with quickened breaths.

Let's see how Aris does with this!

Aris Noble

 

[Aris Noble]

Aris snickered out a laugh as he watched Zaiya already started to get tired. He wasn't surprised, but, he continued to keep up. Perhaps even outpace given he wasn't as out of breath as she was. Though, he was certainly starting to feel it. The burn, the excitement. She was clearly feeling it too, so, he couldn't help but grin wider still as he watched her.

He wasn't going to tire out, not before she did, and even after she did he'd end up going that much faster to get himself actually exhausted. Minutes, many minutes, before he'd finally feel the point he couldn't actually continue. The gasping for air, the pounding of his heart in his chest. It was probably dangerous, given he was now panting on the ground, sprawled out on his back. And laughing, between each pant of air.

"That's- awesome- ha- cool. Zaiya? You- good?"

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

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Said Zaiya, was splayed struggling at catching her breath on the floor near Aris Noble . She'd given in earlier, there was no way she'd have the stamina and endurance that Aris had, and had flopped into a sweaty puddle on the floor.

"ahh... " it was a struggle to even answer Aris, a slightly pale rosy gold hand with a faint tint of silver rose to attempt to wave to say - yeah sure... but it failed and her hand only managed to flop back down.

"... yeshmaybe," was her breathy response, eyes closed and just trying to figure out why she did things like this to herself. Her calves were tingling, and she could literally feel her blood pumping through her veins. It was such a weird and odd feeling. She never pushed herself physically like this before and it showed.

Her shirt was now completely damp in sweat, and it felt clammy and sticky against her flushed skin. Her colorful hair was no better, as it was a hot mess of wispy damp tendrils that stuck to her cheeks and neck.

Well, at least Aris seemed happy. The goal had been met. She had managed to find a way to get Aris sweaty and exhausted.

It was enough to make Zaiya giggle, only to groan as laughing hurt.

"My heart.... is about.... to burst.... out of my chest..." came the dramatic groan, half laughing and half groaning. "But glad...it worked!"

 

[Aris Noble]

"Same. I just- ha- same."

He couldn't help his laughter, even as it burned his lungs. He was just, thrilled! This was fantastic. He could get tired, grow further than he had been. When was the last time he felt his heart pounding in his ears? When was the last time he felt exhausted? He wasn't sure, he didn't know. But there was little doubt he'd ever return back to no training in these ways.

"I- thank you. This is- just amazing."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

"I- thank you. This is- just amazing."

Hearing that just made Zaiya tingle all over with a fluttery, happy feeling. There was no stopping the soft golden glow of her skin, or the pleased coral and teal ombre that would ripple across her mottled spots and patterns.

"I'm glad. " She replied, more than a little out of breath, a bit bashfully shy, but delightfully pleased that she had been able to help Aris Noble find a way to push himself and grow. He'd been doing so much for her that this little bit, this tiny bit of help she could give him, meant the world to her.

It also gave her such a happy, fuzzy little feeling that out of everyone that Aris knew, she had been the one to finally show him a way to push past his boundaries and discover that he was really not so different from everyone. That he also could grow tired, sweat, and find a new way to build upon himself. Was that such a silly, terrible thing?

No, it shouldn't be right? In Zaiya's heart, she clutched at that joyful bit greedily. It was something that would connect them just a little more closer... right?

"Anytime... you need me to help you get sweaty, happy to help!" she grinned, catching her breath a little better now only to chuckle, "Just your personal Knight... doing her duty.... Your Highness!"