Chapter 67: Trained to be perfect.
Three days in a week that I have trained with Noami. I was getting tired of the same thing everyday. It was like a daily routine where I run in the morning, run in the afternoon, dress up as a bargirl and run at midnight. I could also eat twice or once a day and also I complained to my mother about it and she only told me it was part of training.
I teleported to the field and was surprised to find Noami sitting before me. I'm so screwed. I was late for the afternoon session. A guard stood by her side and she was sitting on a chair. She looked up, "You're late." She stated.
"I'm sorry, Na…"
"Oh shut up. Kneel down." She commanded, "Eh…." She looked away and by the time she turned, I was already on my knees.
"Hands up, separate your hands while you do that. Then close your eyes."
I had been like this for hours, my knees were hurting, my hands were seized up. I could hear the sound of Noami chewing gum and blowing it. I slowly peeped and saw her pressing her phone, not minding me on my knees, I closed back my eyes and thought of what to do.
"Is this part of training?." I asked. My throat dried up when I realized I just asked a question. A deafening slap landed across my face.
I opened my eyes angrily. "I'm not angry that you are punishing me this way, I'm angry that you are given a week to train me to fight and all I know how to do is to run. What other things have I achieved in these three days?."
"Is that so?. This is what you should have told me and we'll go on to the next training session."
Is this lady serious?.
"This is not supposed to be your punishment though, but the next time you disregard the rules, you'll wash the community toilet. Am I clear?."
"Yes ma'am." I answered.
"Stand up."
I noticed the guard standing beside Noami had gone. "I'm gonna teach you some martial arts formulas. The formula is what you stick inside you before you put it into practice." I nodded.
"Heart, mind, energy merge to become three 3 internal unions, fist\foot, elbow \knee, shoulder\hip merge 3 external unions. Avoid long-range raids and attack only in striking distance. Hit where needed without forewarning…"
"These are the first formulas of martial arts." She said,
"Still remembered the formula?." We heard a male voice say from behind and I turned. Mr. Brandy, what is he doing here?.
"Welcome. Elena, this is Maxwell. He was my trainer and now I am better with it than him." Mr. Brandy scoffed at that. "Bitch."I muttered to myself and rolled my eyes.
"Alright. Watch the steps.." He pulled off his coat and threw it on the chair. "This is what I like." Noami snarled. Sometimes I wonder how Noami became much more powerful than the witches themselves. She is human, everyone knows that but she seems to be as powerful as they are.
"Fist\foot.." She hit Mr Brandy on his arm and he held her arm firmly, then hit her boots on his legs and he let her go.
"First attack,when the door closes, another opens." Wow, she's good.
"Attack only on striking distance, let him attack first. Come," She gestured to the guard, the guard came at her and she grabbed him to the other side with his coat and used her elbow to strike when he tried to balance up. "When he attacks, find something to place your hand on, that's why we put on something tight while on a battle."
"There's another formula." Said Mr. Brandy after watching her with me.
"When the upper body moves, the lower body echoes, the lower body moves, the upper leads. Also when upper and lower bodies move, waist moves forward, when waist moves, the upper and lower bodies conform. Let your body and environment be one." They said in unison.
It was these formulas that I learned most at work or on my usual run. During my night session, I would practice alone on the field. I enjoyed practicing mostly in the cold weather.
Noami had loosened up on me after the day I fought her and managed to kick her down on the snowy ground. That was the first day I saw her smile, it meant I was improving.
Out on the field on a Saturday, it was my last day of training, my hands were freezing and I remembered this was my birth month. My thought went to Stefan,the day he said, "I can't wait to get your birthday gift." I smiled remembering the good times we've spent together.
"Next month's christmas." He mumbled into my ear. I moaned out of pleasure, shut my eyes and allowed my nostrils to take his scent in. "And it's your birth month." He mumbled into my ear and I opened my eyes.
"What?. How did you know?." I asked, surprised. He smiled, "Your diary said so." My eyes went wide and I pushed him off me and sprang out of the bed.
"You went through my diary?. How much do you know?."
"Oh baby. I didn't read through it. I only found out that your birthday is on the 2nd december. Come on, relax." He defended, I rolled my eyes and sat back with him.
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"Elena.." Someone called me and I looked behind me. A maid was standing with her head bent.
"Ma Noami was just brought in now by some men. She's badly wounded."
"What?."
I teleported back to the castle and a maid told me she was at the coven clinic. I ran from there to the clinic. When I got into the hospital, I went towards a nurse at the counter.
"Elena Wilson right?." She asked and I nodded. "Come with me." She said as she led me towards the ward where Noami was receiving treatment. From afar, I could hear her shout at the doctor to get out..
I walked in, Noami kept quiet seeing me, there were bandages on her legs, then hands, a small cut by the side of her lip and a bandage on her forehead. She's really injured, who did this?.
"I almost killed that bitch. I almost killed her if not for that useless thing you call mate. I'm gonna deal with them after this, I swear." She threatened with so much anger making her chest rise up and down, and Mr Brandy was trying his best to calm her down.