I was bored so.... (CLOSED)

*Derin Faye
I walked into the Arena and saw Cheyanne throwing knives at a practice dummy. "Wow, she has pretty good aim!" I thought as I walked towards a practice dummy. I unsheathed Infinos, my sword, and it started glowing its deathly grey. I took a few swings at the dummy to get a feel for it again, for I've neglected to practice. I knew I had to get my form perfect for the coming war, as it seemed like Charlie was trying to start. After getting a feel for it, I pulled my shield off my back and started doing complex combination of shield swipes and sword slashes. Eventually I decimated the dummy and I had to move on to the next one, this time working with my sword and my dagger, Avenger.

After I put my shield onto my back, I unsheathed Avenger, keeping the blade pointed behind me. I glanced over at the Cheyanne again and noticed she was working on her left now. Though not as accurate as the right, she was certainly better than I could do. I then returned my focus to the dummy. I make a quick slash across the chest and then a backhand slash. Using the momentum, I cut the dummy from its stand with my dagger and as it fell to the ground I placed my knee on its chest. I then rapidly stabbed the dummy twice with my dagger and decapitated the dummy with a quick stroke of my sword. Breathing heavily, I sat down on the cold dirt.

NOTE: Italics are thoughts.

"Thanks" I replied to her blushing. Dang it, why do I always get like this around people I don't know well. "You're  p-pretty good too." Did I just stutter? And I thought shyness was bad enough. "My name is Derin, s-son of Athena." Man, I have to get rid of this stutter now.

I face started to feel hot, I was probably blushing even more. "Sorry, I usually don't stutter." I replied while looking at the ground. Answering her question, I looked up and said, "Just getting some practice in, it's been a while since I have. I've mostly been swimming and climbing the lava wall." Then I asked her, "And you?"

"Nice to meet you." I said with a lopsided grin. Hmmm, that's odd. I saw something in her eyes when I mentioned the lava wall. I better not ask. Shoot I better say something quickly before she realizes I'm thinking way too hard. So I asked "So, what is it like having a cabin all to yourself?"

"Yah, being your own boss is cool."I replied. "I'm stuck with two younger s-sisters, and I'm not even in charge. It don't really mind though." When she asked about being smart, I rubbed the back of my neck and said, "It's pretty cool, I never have to learn the easy stuff. It just comes naturally. Knowing facts about EVERYTHING is really useful too, but it annoys m-most people." After I said the last thing, I looked down and put my hands on my head, and accidentally moved my hair that hid my scars over my left eye. "I don't make friends easily because of my that and shyness." I muttered to myself.