Their home tournament has a very small amount of audience. That’s why when Juniper entered the room, he spotted him almost immediately. He walked to him with happy waves. Juniper was wearing a cream colored turtleneck with jeans, and this time he let his hair out, it wrapped his face. He didn’t fit at all in the overcall picure of the gym, but he didn’t five a damn about it. He took the liberty of grabbing his hand and pulling him to the ring, what was the area for the coaches.
“Are you sure it’s a good idea for me to be here?” he asked with some concern in his voice. “It’s a private area…”
“Don’t worry” Rocco let his hands, but he wanted hold it more. “It’s okay, you are my quest”
Juniper let a frustrated sight out, but he smiled to him.
Two girl entered the ring. The tall one, covered in band-aids was Ash. The girls raised their hands and the competition judge started the match. As much as he wanted to monitor his student’s movements, he was unable to take his eyes of the man next to him who watched the match with surprised admiration. Juniper didn’t have a professional eye for this, but he shuddered every time when Ash got hit. Rocco would have been happy if Juniper been with him every match. The crowd cheered, Juniper jumped up, Ash knocked out her opponent. The judge raised her hand.
“Nice!” he cheered too, somewhat late.
“That was fun” Juniper said, turning to him. “You thought everything to her?”
“I just showed the technique” he blushed a little “She got the talent”
“Only a good coach can bring out the talent” he answered.
The word turn around him, he flushed. Juniper complimented him…
Needles to say, the house tournament ended with Ash’s victory. The girl got out of the ring and came to Rocco with a smile of satisfaction, though some blood had come out of her nose.
“I’m an ancient talent, aren’t I?” put her hands on her hips.
“Don’t get your hopes up. You haven’t won the city championship yet” shook his head.
Ash let a silent “ch” out, but suddenly she noticed Juniper. “What are you doing here, Flower-boy?”
“I invited him” answered Rocco shortly.
“Congratulations on your win” he said to the girl, and the turned to him and said that “The trropaeolum symbolizes victory, you should give her a bouquet as your congratulations.
“There is any flower that mean I am the very best on the whole planet?” asked Ash with a grin on her face.
“I think the chrysanthemum would be a flower for you. It’s mean honest”
Rocco let a small giggle out, Ash face turned red, she didn’t liked Juniper joke at all.
“Whatever” she said “Rocco, you’re buying me dinner, right?”
“If I don’t, you’ll complain until I nod to you” sighted and then looked to Juniper. “I hope you don’t regret coming, do you?”
“I enjoyed it” answered with a smile “I hope you will enjoy the exhibition”
Juniper left, Ash raised her eyebrow.
“You two are dating?” asked him.
“No...sadly” shook his head with a sight. “Why? You think…”
“If a flower-boy like him is willing to set a foot in a gym that smelling like a mountain lion cage just because you asked him, then there’s something!”
His eyes lit up, he grabbed Ash’s hands. “Are you saying, you think Juniper likes me?!”
“Hah! Rocco is in love with the flower-boy! It’s somewhat funny!”
The people around them looked at them in amazement, he letting go of her hands.
“If I were you I would tell my feelings to him...He is a flower-boy, I’m sure he got thousand of prince charmings!
A man like Juniper must have a lot of admire, esoecially in a flower shop. Panic sat on his head, couldn't bear to see him with someone else.
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