You silently slipped into bed, actually setting an alarm for once, and slept dreamlessly.

~Time Skip to Morning~

A small rain shower had painted the early morning sky a dreary grey as you slipped out of your covers. Your (H/L) locks were tussled and messy from a restless sleep, but morning routine demanded waking up - and you slapped the off button for the alarm, as you got ready for early morning training with your dad and trainer.

You slipped on a pair of performance shorts and tank top and put on a pair of (F/C) trainers as you silently slipped down the stairs and grabbed an apple for break as you made your way to the basement training room.

"Good morning, Miss (Y/N). I see you decided to come down on time today," Your trainer, Emma, smiled calmly.

"I had a rough night." You replied, wrapping tape around your knuckles and wrists.

"We'll be working on hand-to-hand combat today. Monday's work was a little sloppy, so we'll throw in a bit of ground work while your dad and his trainer are away."

You nodded, your hands and ankles taped up the usual way - ready for a brutal training session.

Emma gave no warning as she sent a kick to your jaw. You quickly deflected, sliding back before retaliating with a few quick jabs. Thankfully, the trainer had blocked them, sweeping out your legs from under you at the same time. You fell on the ground, tackled a few seconds later with deadly efficiency. Emma had pinned down your arms, sucking in her knees past your elbows to where you were almost immobile.

Almost.

You quickly bucked your hips, gaining a few precious inches of space before pulling up your left leg up and around the back of her neck, carefully gaining the upper hand, and more space. You quickly shot up your other leg as she tried to pull you off, and put it around the front of her neck, where you hooked your ankles together and squeezed slowly, allowing her to tap out.

You untangled yourself from her and got up, making sure she was okay.

"Nice work," Emma started, "You've definitely improved - and the choke hold was a resourceful idea. In combination with Green Viper's whips and other reptilian abilities, this maneuver would be much more difficult."

You grabbed yourself a drink from the cooler off to the side of the cool stone. You gulped greedily from the match. You haven't practiced often with Emma, usually she had a subordinate come and help you instead - Which usually ended up with you on the mat and practicing defensive tactics until you could barely move until an hour before school. A few minutes later you went to the usual aerobics and weight training with your dad until a timer went off for you to prepare for school.

Emma wiped off a bead of sweat off her brow, "Great work today, (Y/N). I look forward for Friday. Sider can come as well - I want to see you two in action while we spar."

"I'll see about it, Em. Sider likes his beauty sleep." You replied, giggling at the last part. Your body was thoroughly sore; you could barely move your arms without dull pain coursing through them. But you needed that. You needed to feel that for Martin, for Sorcha, for Morrigan... for all of them. You let them get taken; you let them be taken from their families. You put them behind your own needs, even as you were pulled onto the plane. You should have fought harder; you should have kept them safe. And now...

Now they were gone.

You didn't want to go anywhere today. You didn't want to see anyone today. You didn't want to feel anything today. You wanted to be empty and alone.

You showered quickly back upstairs in your rooms, the lotus blossom and citrus soap reminding you of Morrigan, who had gotten you hooked on the smell back in America. You dried off quickly, throwing on some clothes for school and slipping on some shoes to combat the rain. You tugged at your hair with a brush, leaving it down as you finally grabbed a jacket and went to the kitchen to grab something to eat. You grabbed an energy bar and waited for the ride that was supposed to come any minute now.

The doorbell rang, a lady dressed in black stood at the door, pressing the COM button outside.

"Mr. Agreste is here to pick up Miss (L/N) for school."

You answered back, "I'm at the front door give me a second."

You shouted a soft "Bye" to your dad before heading off with whom you now found out as Natalie. A burly guy opened up the door to a black limo, revealing Adrien.

I slid in hesitantly, "Wait, you're my ride?"

Adrien looked at me, "Yeah, um - Chat Noir told me that you had crashed pretty badly and broke your bike. He called in a favor."

Sure he did... real suspicious that one crush is real chummy with my other.

"Well, I'd say he's a real charmer." You smiled, seeing Adrien sit up a little straighter.

Hmmm... He seems a little more than suspicious.

"I'm sure he's happy to hear that."

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AS PROMISED - A SECOND CHAPTER IN A DAY.

It's a little shorter than I would like it... I try to write at least 1,000 words and this ended at 888, so - eegh.

Also, I'm trying to find out what to call my readers (something reptile related since you know... Serpent Vert.)

Message me or comment on some names I should use! Until then, I'll try and experiment.

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*lazily posing*

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Meh.