Self-defense

[resurrected_b]

The first class went well, all in all. The girls seemed pretty eager to learn...well
Dawn was kind of late, but everyone else showed up on time. Seemed to be a little tension between Janice and Sophie, no clue what that was about, but it cleared up when Amanda showed up. Who knows, maybe she's like a natural leader or something? One of those

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[ripper_giles]

Buffy didn't tell me how long she would be taking with the self-defence class she was running for Amanda, Dawn and their friends and I didn't want to walk in on it, so I purposefully ahve left my visit until late. I walk into the shop and look around. "Hello?" I call, not seeing her around.

[resurrected_b]

I hear Giles out front, so I poke my head out of the back room. "Hi, Giles, we're back here. Amanda wanted some one on one fencing time."

I turn to Amanda and say, "This is Giles, he's the guy who...well, pretty much taught me everything I know about fighting and weapons and stuff." I smile at her encouragingly. She'd really wowed me during the class with the others.

[mightbeweird]

"um...Hi." I say.
Ok now I'm nervous, I was a little bit when it was just me and Buffy. But now I think I can actually feel the butterflies in my stomach. I manage to smile but its a bit wobbly.
"So you um... know a lot about weapons?"

[ripper_giles]

"I thing or two, yes," I tell her. "I'll just stay back here and watch for a bit, if that's alright by you?" I ask, leaning back against the wall.

[mightbeweird]

We're still going pretty slowly so I manage to parry when Buffy takes advantage of my distraction over Mr. Giles. I skip backwards so Buffy will have to step forward or overbalance on a lunge. She steps forward. I drop my left shoulder and attack on the left again.

[resurrected_b]

I turn and block. "Yup, there it is again, you need to keep your shoulder up, like you do on the right." I back off and parry, thinking. "Hmm, maybe some balancing techniques, yoga or tai chi or something? You don't wanna let the monsters know what you're about to do, some of them are pretty darn smart." I lean back as she thrusts again. "Nice, great form with the thrust."

[mightbeweird]

I block her next attack, aim for a mid strike, skip back when she blocks. She steps forward, I drop my left shoulder, and when she moves to block her left, I sweep right, step into her guard and with a twist, I'm holding her sword in my left hand when I step back.
...
And then I realized I just disarmed Buffy.

[resurrected_b]

I stare at her, blinking for a minute. "Whoa, way to turn a weakness into a strength," I say, my dumbfounded look turning into a grin. This has gotta have Giles all twittery. The girl has something. "Nice move," I say, and then wonder if I should worry about my own readiness for action. "Um, okay, you're gonna have to come over and help me brush up, like, a lot."