Caffeine Hit [Nick]

[Sara Quinn]

Sara stared down at him as she cocked her hip, crossing her arms over her chest. This guy... She couldn't help but smile at him. Her smile held a hint of malice, but she had to give him credit. He had guts and dedication. He was good. She had to applaud him for using his injury against her like that. It was something she would have done. Seems the two really were a like. A friendship between them would be interesting.

In addition... As much as she hated to admit it, she was now single, what with Travis leaving her and all. Some new company would be nice, even if she was unsure about anything more then 'company'. And thus, she would go at this delicately. Or as delicately as ~Sara~, being Sara, could be.

She laughed softly. This time, she wasn't playing games, and her suddenly relaxed demeanor would show it. She took a step away from him, out of arms reach. "How about this... I'll go on a date with you... If you can hit me."

Take that. Sara lived to fight. It was rare that she went a day without getting into some sort of scuffle. She needed someone who was strong, and not afraid to fight with her. If they wouldn't fight, then they wouldn't be able to handle her. But then again... If he was eager to fight a girl, then he was an ass. But, if he wasn't eager enough, then he wasn't serious, and she was only going to go to dinner if he was serious. This wasn't a good situation for him. It was a lose/lose type of question, and she was curious to see how he handled it. She was confident in her abilities and speed to dodge and evade him. But that was if, he took her up on the offer.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick smiled the evil, cocky smile of his arsenal. If she wanted to fight him, he was game. All he had to do was punch her, right? This girl obviously didn't know that he was a skilled fighter. He had more years of boxing training and tournaments than could be counted on your hands. He also knew the task was loaded.

"I guess if that's the only way I'll get you to go out with me."

Nick had completely forgotten about any amount of pain left from the accident, and was willing to fight. He cracked his knuckles and neck, then clenched his fists. Nick was ready to fight, but he never swung the first fist.

"I'm ready when you are, cupcake."

That evil smirk just wouldn't go away.

[Sara Quinn]

And there he went with the cupcake thing again. Yet it only made her grin more. He was underestimating her. Well that sucked for him. But it pleased her that he agreed, he had made the better decision. The way she had figured, 2/3 options said fighting her was the better choice. It didn't occur the cocky Sara Quinn that maybe she was underestimating him~<3 Poor girl.

She turned her body slightly away from him, her hands held loosely in front of her. "Ok then. No sneaky business. It stays in the school. You have **15 posts** to hit me. And a hit, is exactly that. A hit. Grabbing and stuff doesn't count. Sound good?"

Well it didn't matter if it sounded good or not, because the moment she finished, she drew her right leg up and kicked out at his side, at about thigh level. Hopefully, with the table behind him, he wouldn't be able to dodge, because her intent was not to hurt him with the kick, but to activate her Qi.

Although... If the kick did hit him, he would probably be hurt anyways, because the moment her foot touched him, a faint greenish wind would cover her body, flowing gently over her skin, and there would be an audible boom, and he would be pushed away from her as though hit with an enormous amount of force. He would be thrown away from her by a good couple feet, and she would take her chance to run, put more distance between them.

So that was the plan~ She was curious to see how he reacted. If he blocked, then she would have to improvise </3

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 5
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 1/15
*15 posts include both parties posts, for a total of 8 for Sara, 7 for Nick, including this post.*

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick thought he was ready, but he didn't see the kick coming. It smashed into his right thigh, an unseen force increasing the power of the kick sending him tumbling to to the side.

"What the hell was that!?" Nick yelled after her as she ran off.

That was definitely no ordinary kick. Nick stood up and touched the area where he had been kicked. That was definitely going to bruise. But he had more important things to worry about. He took off after Sara, speeding up and allowing himself to activate his Qi.

Once he caught up to her, he would try and stop her by getting to the side of her and swing with his fist, hoping it would either hit, or at least stop her so he'd have a chance of fighting her while staying in one place.

DEX +5 when dodging
Countdown: 2/15

[Sara Quinn]

The kick connected, the gentle wind ruffling her hair as her Qi was activated. She brought her leg back and waited only a second to see that he landed ok, then took off running. She didn't know why she even waited, but she had to admit, she was a little nervous about him. Worried. He was interesting, she didn't want him to be hurt badly or anything. So when she heard him call out behind her, she had to smile, letting out a sigh of relief and a small chuckle. This was going to be fun.

She wasn't going at her full speed, she was going just short of it to see how fast he was. He caught up easily, surprising her greatly. The smile dropped as she planted her right foot in front, turning in a small spin to dodge his punch, almost like she was dancing on her feet, and then she stopped, crouched, feet pushing into the ground to support her sudden stop, hands in front of her. It had been a good plan, he had disrupted her running. But there was nothing to say she couldn't take off again.

She smiled at him. She felt like a kid playing tag, and she loved it. It felt so good to have someone pay attention to her again. She had to admit, since Travis left, she had been feeling quite lonely, and avoiding people, so his attention was welcomed. Giving him a chance to come to a stop as well. "You're pretty fast... Nice." She would wait for him. This wasn't a fight, this was a game, and it was his go.

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 4
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 3/15

[Nicolas Constantine]

Sara dodged his swipe, but she stopped, just as he had planned. Nick came to a sudden stop as well, and he turned to face his opponent. He smiled at her compliment. Yeah, it was a fight, but it was all in good fun. That still didn't mean he was going to go easy on her at all.

"You're not too bad yourself."

At this, he rushed at her, fist appearing ready to go for the direct punch. Hoping she braced herself for impact, he would instead drop down and slide past her, trying to get the edge from behind. If this worked, he would then use the leg he was sliding with to try and sweep her legs. He learned the effectiveness of that one by watching it done to himself by one of the Pillars he had met.

If she fell, he would jump on her, straddle her so she couldn't move away, and finish this fight with a punch to the gut.

DEX +5 when dodging
Countdown: 4/15

[Sara Quinn]

"You're not too bad yourself."

She watched him come at her, but she wasn't about to fall for anything by reacting to quickly. Anyone who had ever fought her, knew she was famous for her feints, and ploy attacks. Her signature move, the one she opened almost every fight with, started like this. However... The problem was, she had never had something like this used on her, and wasn't quite sure how to react. If that was even what this was. Shit... Now she had gone and confused herself.

She braced herself for the punch, going with the default. And was proven she had been on the right track when he suddenly dropped. The moment he did this, she was one the move. The threw herself forward into a somersault in the direction he was coming from. This would put some distance between them as she came out of the roll and gained her feet. Once up, she continued to jog slightly further away from him, turning as she ran to face him again.

Ok... So he was good... Really good. He fought like her to. This was going to be hard. But she loved it. It had been a while since she had a challenge like this. She just needed to keep evading though right? Maybe, if the perfect opening came up, she could hit him. One hit KO!~<3 Ha... She wished <3 Ok... She was ready. Her fists came up. Enough dodging, at least for now. There had to be some challenge to this.

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 3
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 5/15

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick thought he had it there, but once he dropped, she noticed he wasn't going for the direct assault and she rolled forward, dodging his leg swipe. Maybe it was just better for him to go for the fighting style he knew best. He stood up and faced Sara, who had also turned around after avoiding his attack. He stared her down and smirked. She was good at this. Much more so than he had given her credit for.

He put his fists up in a classic boxing stance and inched closer to his worthy opponent, being as light on his toes as he could be in this situation.

Once he got in range of an attack, he would give a few quick jabs aimed at her stomach. If she tried to block, he would go for any openings he saw available. Hopefully he would be too fast for her to dodge all his attacks.

DEX +5 when dodging
Countdown: 6/15

[Sara Quinn]

He was coming closer, and Sara tensed herself for the attack. She needed to be quick, and think fast. She was taking a risk going hand to hand here, but it really wasn't fair if she just ran from him. There was no fun in that, and it made her look bad. She wasn't about to let herself look bad.

She instinctively took a few steps back as he approached. The idea of going hand to hand was probably a bad one, and her mind screamed for her to put distance between them.

The jabs came quickly at her stomach. She tried to keep her left hand up in front of her face, as she sucked in her stomach, leaning forward to keep her stomach out of the way of his punches. Her right hand made to grab his left fist. It left his right open, but that was fine, she didn't intend to stay to close for long.

If she was able to grab it, she would pull forward quickly, her left hand moving so that it would block his right if it needed to, bringing her right leg up in front of her, bent, and, as the kids were calling it these days, 'Sparta kick' him in the stomach. She would let go of his hand and step back quickly before he could retaliate. It might be ok to run after that one, but that was only if it worked.

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 2
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 7/15

[Nicolas Constantine]

Close quarters combat was Nick's specialty. Even though his jabs were being blocked, he still had the upper hand. When she attempted to grab his left fist, he let her, but simultaneously bent away to the left, barely dodging her kick to the stomach with his Qi. He was glad he dodged it, seeing as it had the power to knock the wind out of him.

She didn't know, however, that she had grabbed his weaker hand, allowing him to punch her in the side if she didn't see it coming. Hopefully she put too much force into the kick and was thrown off balance, needing to use her only free hand to keep her from falling over, or allowing him to be in control instead of her in their little lock.

DEX +5 when dodging
Countdown: 8/15

[Sara Quinn]

The moment her kick missed, Sara was already in action for a change of plan. She twisted on her left foot, so that she continued to face him, then she let her left leg collapse under her.

She continued to keep a hold of his left hand as she fell to drop onto her back. Girls are always taught as little children to drop when they're close to an attacker. They call it the potato sack. Her hope was that it would put a stop to anything he had planned, as she pulled on his left arm. Her right leg, still up in the air, would swing around to meet his stomach, her foot planting on his abdomen and pushing upwards as she pulled his arm. Hopefully, the combination would be enough to flip him over her, dropping him on his back so that they were head to head.

If it worked, she would move quickly, letting go of his arm and sitting up, pushing herself to her feet and moving forward before he could get a hold of her.

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 1 (note: Must hit zero before burst can be used)
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 9/15

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick's punch missed the side of her upper torso by an inch as Sara dropped down, bringing her other leg up into his gut. Normally it would have knocked the wind out of him, but he was prepared for some sort of retaliation, and had clenched his stomach. Yeah, it still hurt like hell, but he was able to immediately recuperate instead of needing a second to catch his breath.

Her kick resulted in her desired effect, but Nick assumed she had hoped he'd need a second to recover from the fall. At least he didn't hit his head on the way down, or she would have gotten the advantage.

They were on the ground side by side and Sara tried to get up as quickly as possible. Nick, however, would grab her to try and keep her down. It seemed that pinning her was the only option to get the punch he needed in there.

If he were able to pin her for a good second, he would be able to administer that crucial blow.

DEX +5
Countdown: 10/15

[Sara Quinn]

Sara felt his hand grab onto her arm. Shit... dammit... She wasn't going to let him pin her though. No way. She just needed to think of something. He had grabbed her right arm, the one closest to him. She needed to think of something quickly, because she couldn't get up now, and if she didn't she was going to lose this little bet.

She did the only thing she could think of at the moment before he could do something. She rolled to her left, bringing her leg up and over so that she was straddling his stomach. Briefly, the though: Mmm, nice.. crossed her mind, but then it was gone again. Her left hand, which was free, would move to catch his free right hand by the wrist so that it wouldn't be able to hit her. Now both her hands were occupied, unless he let go of her to hit her.

She leaned forward slightly, smiling wickedly down at him, her eyes gleaming with mischief. "Tick tock Nick. Now what?"

OOC - Posts till next 'Burst' - 0
'Burst' can now be used
STR +5, DEX +5
Countdown: 11/15

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick couldn't complain that he was being straddled by a cute girl, but they now had both locked each other from doing what they wanted. Nick couldn't punch her and she couldn't run away from him. He would have to let go of her arm to attempt to get the punch in, but then she could easily have her movement back.

"Tick tock Nick. Now what?"[/i]

She was right, he needed to think of a way out of this situation and be able to land just one hit on her.

"I think I'll just stay just like this. It's nice to have you on top." he grinned jokingly.

Of course he was just stalling while her mind worked on what he could mean by his insinuation. If his upper body was incapacitated, then he must resort to his legs. If Sara wasn't as short as she was, he probably wouldn't be able to do it.

Nick would lift his legs to her neck, wrap them around it, and pull down. Being held down by his legs, he could then let go of her arm and use that hand to finally punch her stomach, which would be open.

DEX +5
Countdown: 12/15

[Sara Quinn]

Sara wanted to slap herself. She should have seen this one coming. Really. She should have. How many times had this been done to her? She just didn't learn did she? She was aware, briefly, how awkward this position was. His comment floated through her mind again. She wanted to cover her... lower stomach, if only because her memory of hitting Stu in the nuts in this position floated through her mind.

But it was more because she knew he would have a nice view. And she wasn't about to let him have that. She had lost. From the moment she had felt him shift under her, his legs wrapping around her neck, she knew she had lost. Now here she was, awkwardly bent back while straddling him. She couldn't even use her Qi for anything useful at this point.

Her hands were occupied, and she refused to let go of him. It seemed that he got the idea to let go first though, and his hand slammed into her stomach. Her free hand went to the spot and she coughed out, letting go of him. The other hand went to her neck, to try to pry his legs off so she could roll to the side, clutching her stomach.

OOC - Qi ended mid post
Countdown: 13/15 - Winner - Nick