[SRP] Foolish from the start (Dia x Tiah)

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Hit - even
Miss - odd

Dia would never understand how he got himself into this mess, maybe following his heart was a misleading endeavor, how could he be happy in a place like this? He stood still for a moment as he glanced over at Tiah, who was readying herself for battle. They needed to practice sparing if he was going to fight Kadaj. This was all so intimidating. With a deep sigh the white lion lunged forward, aiming for Tiah's shoulder as he let out a grunt, tumbling past her in embarrassment. She was too fast and evaded his weight easily. This was going to be a long day.  

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"Don't come at me full force if you've never fought like this before." Tiah hissed as she dodged him. He was going to need to focus on her if he wanted to stand a chance against her father. She was a good enough fighter that she could stand her ground in battle, but she was nothing compared to her father, who often times fought for sport and glory rather than food for the hunt. As she dodged his attack she clawed his ankle -causing him to tumble past her, leaving behind bloody claw marks. Superficial wounds, but wounds still.  

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He was surprised that Tiah actually hurt him. His eyes went wide for a moment as he stared at her with a frustrated expression. She hurt him- she drew blood. Tiah wasn't just practicing for the fun of it, she meant every swing she took. Dia was a little annoyed, how was he going to defend himself against a snake? He was going to have to try to really outmaneuver her if he wanted to win. Still frowning the white lion turned himself and came at Tiah a second time, his claws extending as he lowered his body to the ground, kicking up dirt into her eyes. While she was disabled he took a swing at her full force, cutting across her maw with a single blow, cutting her nose as he moved back to a safe distance.

He drew blood.  

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"s**t!" Tiah winced as she found herself backing up blindly, eyes stinging from the muck that Dia had swept into her face, her eyes shut tight for a few seconds before she realized he had followed up on his assault with a swing of his own, pushing her back even further as she cried out in pain. As his claws made contact with her face she could feel her heart thumb with anger.

"Ugh!" As she muttered to herself she took a blind swing in his direction, missing- but she recovered her footing and reopened her eyes, her gaze locked onto his body. She was going to hurt him for that. Her tail danced behind her as she wrinkled her now bloody nose.  

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He couldn't feel remorse for hurting her, not right now. He needed to stay focused on his next move. She was riled up and ready to come at him full force, he could see it in her expression and hear it in her tone. He had pissed her off pretty bad with his cheap tactics. He needed to do whatever he could to win though, so right now he wasn't against being a little dirty, if it meant him winning he would do anything at this point. He felt so desperate.

Without any thought he clawed back at her before moving back quickly, this was just a test to see how quickly she could move right now. Quick enough to dodge his hit, he felt flustered. Before he could think he moved back in and got one last hit in, clawing at her side as he scratched her, lowering himself to the ground again as he backed up, his eyes locked on her.  

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As soon as he backed off she was on the offensive, coming at him quickly from the right side. Tiah used the full force of her body and slammed herself into Dia's side, pushing him to the ground roughly and suddenly. Her jaws met his neck as she took a swift bite out of him, pulling out some of his black mane in the process. She snarled as she jumped back, lifting her weight off of him long enough to move back to a safe distance. Her eyes had turned into flames that burned with some aggression she had never shown the white lion before; he should be afraid of her. She was coming for him, she wouldn't hold back.  

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Dia's eyes closed tightly as Tiah held him down and bit him, his bright purple eyes flashing at her as she moved herself from him as quickly as she came. He struggled to find his footing again, cracking his neck as he frowned at the state of his mane and neck. She kept taking chucks out of him with every attack she made, what was her problem - this was supposed to be practice, why was she being so aggressive? He snarled back at her as he charged forward, missing her by a few inches. Tiah was just so much faster than he was. It wasn't fair, she was smaller.  

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As he passed her Tiah took the opportunity to take a swipe at him herself, missing her mark too. She passed him as he passed her, her eyes locked on him with an intentness that was unfamiliar to the white lion. She flashed her fangs at him in her moment of frustration. She hated missing. Tiah needed him to win, to be better, to be able to stand his ground against her father. She needed him to be here with her.

She didn't want to tell him now, but the secret was becoming too much to bare. Tiah was pregnant. She had so many real and valid reasons behind her conflicting emotions, so many reasons she needed him to take this seriously  

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She was being really annoying. Was this who she really was? Did Dia know her at all? He frowned at her and spoke, his ears resting low against his head.

"You are being so aggressive with me. I thought this was practice." He felt a little foolish saying this aloud, but he felt personally attacked by her. Had he done something to piss her off? The weight of this moment felt lost on the white lion as he stood still for a moment before taking a lack-luster swing at Tiah, missing almost on purpose. He wanted her to answer his question.  

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post 11

tiah- hit  

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post 12

dia- miss  

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tiah- miss

Tiah wins (3 hits)