In an unsuspected move, Rose swept your leg and pushed harshly on your chest, sending you both cascading onto the floor of the Titan's tower training room. Her knees dug deeply into your shoulders as she pinned you to the ground and relentlessly pressed harder and harder. Squirming was pointless, you wriggled and kicked but there was no way you were going to get out without surrendering and staying longer would hurt your pride and your shoulders more than it had to. Once you had stopped struggling, you looked up.

Her unbandaged eye gazed down with a partially open mouth upon your sweat ridden face.

"You win, get off." Rose smirked and shuffled backwards to relieve the pressure from your arms, you rolled them back and forth to try and relieve some of the shooting pains. Although she still sat on your middle, pinning you to the ground, it was at least much more comfortable now. "Come on, get off." You tried to lift her leg, but she sat unmoving.

"I want to talk to you." Her voice had lost its usual sarcastic, confident ring.

"I know social interactions and friends aren't your forte, but you don't normally sit on somebody when you're trying to talk to them... I mean sometimes but you've only just got here and I don't think were that close-"

"Shut up. If I move, do you promise not to go anywhere?"

"Yeah, I kind of live here so I won't be going too far anyway."

"You know what I mean." Slowly she lifted herself off you and leant a helping hand down which was quickly met, once you were lifted from the ground, you both struggled to pull your hands apart from each other. "I don't like where this is going." Sharply she pulled her lingering fingers away and marched away to collect her previously discarded weapons. "I think we need to keep our space from each other."

"What do you mean? You're the one that asked me here to help you train." She slotted the training swords back into their holders and dragged a small black towel across her face. "I haven't made you feel uncomfortable, have I?"

"No... the opposite." She tucked the towel into her waist and turned to face away from you. "Dick drags me here, I can't lie, I'm scared, and I don't want to be here. But then I meet you. You're caring, you make sure I'm okay. You always know how to make me feel better, you make me laugh. I can't have you getting hurt and I don't know how you feel about me but... I'd rather we just call it quits here before it goes any further." A flat hand met yours as you tried to rub her shoulder. "Don't touch me." She pushed you away as you walked towards her. "I'm leaving the tower tonight, don't try and find me, it won't end well for you."

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Written by Aaron.