16 Chapter 15

POV: Shakira; Yuki Onna clan

I wake up to find Merissa eating a chocolate bar on my bed, watching me. Her face lights up when she notices that I'm awake. She eats another piece of the bar and says, "Morning!"

I groan in tiredness. "Why are you eating a chocolate bar this early in the morning?" I ask, hoisting myself upright.

"I am 450 years old, sis, a little chocolate in the morning won't kill me." She shoves the rest of the bar into her mouth and moans in delight.

Sunlight filters through the window and the curtain, showing how dusty the room actually is. "What're we doing today?" I ask.

"I just got back from talking to Sara and she says you're gonna be training from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.." Marissa says. "And the time is 8 o'clock so get going, Sara likes it when people are early."

I get outta bed and walk to the bathroom, it's fairly big for a restroom with light pink tiles and a huge mirror and sink. I take off my pajamas and enter the shower. I wash my hair and all the nooks and crannies.

When I finish, I dry myself off and wrap the soft towel around my body. I exit the restroom and find Merissa on her phone. "Um...can I get some privacy?" Merissa scoffs and begins walking out the room.

"Oh, wait! I forgot to give you this training suit Sara told me to give you, I'll be right back." She runs out the door. A few moment pass and she comes back with a black full-body suit.

I take out of her hand and close the door. It's out some rubber material, the kind they use for indestructible gloves. I put it on and it fits my bodice perfectly. It makes it seems as if I actually have curves. The suit accentuates my breasts.

I make my bed and fix some things up and leave the room. I walk around aimlessly until I run into Sara. "Hey! Um...I was looking for the training room." I say awkwardly.

"Oh, I was just heading there now, follow me." She walks ahead and I follow her. The building hasn't been occupied for long until Sara and the rest of the Phantom Foxes inhabited it.

Many of her followers bow to her when we pass. We make many twists and turns and when I feel like I'm about to hurl, we enter the training room.

It's a vast room with a grand ceiling. Many types of Yokai practice their abilities at other parts of the room. Grunts and cries ring out as they battle each other.

"This, is the training room, you will be practicing here until the day of the battle arrives. Arekkusu!" A handsome man runs over, wearing the same body suit as me.

"Hey." He says, winking at me. The suit shows off his muscles, his biceps bulging.

"Arekkuso! No flirting, for once in your life." Sara scoffs. "Well, have fun and don't die." She waves goodbye and leaves.

"Well, let's get to training." Arekkusu grins and leads me to a private section, made for a Yuki Onna. "Today we're gonna work on your control. I've been told you're the strongest of your kind but just because it ain't broke, doesn't mean you can't fix it."

"Okay, um...what do you wanna see?" I ask.

"Just begin by shooting beams of ice out of your palms." He says it as if it's *so* easy. Luckily, for me, it is.

Ice and frost begins to pour from my palms and beams shoot from them and hit the wall, totally freezing it over.

"DAMN! I think you should be the one training me!" He runs over and gives me a high five. We both laugh.

"Thanks. My father used to practice with me every day, preparing me for when I took over of the Frozen Army." I say, blushing. God, why do I get this way near guys like him.

"Well, let's get to the real stuff, your speed and accuracy." He smiles at me and I blush harder.

"So...let's begin, shall we?" Arekkusu says.