'It hurts,' Mia thought to herself. She was bitting down on her lips.
She was holding her left hand over the massive bruise on her right shoulder. It was the reward for daring to rush right into an entire crowd of her opponent and then focusing on just the two of them.
But despite the pain, there wasn't any sign of regret or unhappiness on her face.
'How is the rest doing?' she thought, glancing over her arm.
And just like it was in her own case, not a single soul of her team appeared to be down.
Sure, they lost the tournament. They ended up severely beaten up... But they were all smiling.
'I guess they learned that we can actually compete with those idiots,' she thought.
Right now, they were returning from the tournament through the very same tunnel that they used to enter the area.
Damn... 4 minutes late... Sorry for that, boys. I just couldn't resist the temptation of adding more and more into this chapter :_:
Also, there is one thing that will change in the storyline from now on. A small thing that leads to another thing in the future. I wonder how long you guys will take to notice what will change from now on :D