Jitsu -A different story-

Time is sometimes strange, when you do something,you don't like it seems to pass too slowly, but when you do something you really enjoy, you don't even feel it pass. Other times, like when a year ends, you feel like it went by just as fast, and Shizune was feeling something similar right now.

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"You're doing fine, Shizune. Dominate those weights as if they were Kurono!"

"Ahh… Ahh…" And that breath, which was exactly a couple of gasps, completely belonged to Shizune.

Beside her, Kazumi was giving her encouragement while she was keeping an eye out for anything. The image of that scene showed Shizune while on his shoulders she was carrying a bar attached to some weights on its ends.

She went up and down slowly as she tilted her body and her sweat dripped from her forehead slowly, you could see the effort on her face, but at the same time, she seemed to be enjoying the sensation. Shizune had already done several of those repetitions, so it wasn't long before she was helped by Kazumi to set the bar back on the supports.

Shizune began to stretch unconsciously after that, feeling her muscles stiffen, but slowly she began to relax as she turned her attention back to Kazumi.

"It's kind of embarrassing that you to yell that, Kazumi." Shizune looked at Kazumi with a somewhat serious look.

"I didn't know that would bother you. Is Kurono the one dominating the relationship?" Kazumi covered her mouth to keep from laughing, but Shizune clearly noticed that.

It seemed that Shizune and Kazumi's friendship had progressed far to the point where they simply called each other by name without using honorifics, that kind of joke was no longer rare between them, so Shizune wouldn't be bothered by that either.

Shizune could only sigh, but she really appreciated having this kind of friendship with Kazumi. Three months had already passed since the first time she had come to the gym and, precisely, she felt that time had passed too quickly.

"Anyway, I must say that I'm glad to see your effort, you don't know how many times I've seen people who leave it the next day." Kazumi had left her teasing attitude aside a bit.

"I promised you I wouldn't give up, although the first time was accompanied by a lot of muscle pain." Shizune remembered that time, in addition to some other memories that she would keep to herself, but, apart from the little tiredness after the exercise, she really didn't feel that way again.

"But all that effort is already paying off, isn't it?" Kazumi smiled a bit as she said that since she was appreciating Shizune's body.

Shizune listened to her words at the same time that she looked at herself in the reflection of the mirror that was on the wall of the place.

Maybe it wasn't an exaggerated change, but Shizune could tell that what Kazumi said was true. She felt that she had gained a much better physical condition than she already had after getting used to exercising often, moreover, she had measured her weight these past few days and she must say that was quite happy with her achievements.

Shizune was also grateful to Kazumi since, like Kurono, she was supporting her all this time, she even introduced her to one of her friends who worked as a nutritionist to make her a diet to follow, so all that made her get the physiques he had now, and that would only improve with time.

Shizune posed a bit in front of the mirror at the same time that her beautiful curves fully stood out, and it was inevitable that she didn't steal a few glances from the surroundings.

A small smile formed on her face, she was really happy, maybe it was the effect of exercise, but Shizune felt very good about herself... In addition to the fact that she noticed that Kurono was finding it harder and harder not to try to see her with a look of desire, which she liked a bit, besides that she bothered him sometimes for fun, although many of those times they ended with Shizune having to suffer the consequences of her actions.

Shizune couldn't help but laugh a little as she thought about Kurono, their relationship was still wonderful for her, she could even say that it got stronger with time. Even though Shizune was a little busier taking care of Rena, both she and Kurono still went to the gym at the night, it had already become a kind of routine, and that was just what was happening at the moment.

"Sigh… Shizune. Please, forget about Kurono, I promise I'll make you the happiest woman in the world" Kazumi approached Shizune and then hugged her from behind to say those words with a pleading tone.

"I'm sorry, Kazumi. But my heart belongs to Kurono-kun." Shizune wasn't bothered by what Kazumi did and actually didn't hesitate even for a second to say those words.

"Okay, I won't have your heart, but can I at least have your body?" Kazumi wasn't going to stop, and from the tone of his voice, Shizune could tell that she was just kidding again.

"No..." Shizune was about to say something else, but those words didn't come out in the end.

"Ohh... Were you going to say that your body also belongs to Kurono?" Kazumi had a huge smirk when he said that, but he was actually having a lot of fun as she could see Shizune's completely flushed face in the mirror.

"Even so... You're in a relationship now, aren't you?" Shizune didn't want to go into details, so she changed the topic of conversation to one that was on her mind.

"Eh... Did Kurono decide to open his mouth?" Kazumi let Shizune slip after hearing her question.

"Well... I think he accidentally mentioned it..." Shizune had remembered that Kurono had actually told her not to mention it and that Kazumi was the one to tell her, but it seemed that she had forgotten.

"Sigh… And I wanted to surprise you. That's right, I met a girl and one thing led to another, we've only been dating for a couple of days…" Kazumi had no qualms about telling Shizune all that, but as she did, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Shizune watched as a small blush formed on Kazumi's cheeks as she played with her hands a bit as if she was fidgeting, it was rare to see her like that since it was the complete opposite of her totally outgoing attitude, and Shizune enjoyed it at the same time as she thought that Kazumi looked kind of adorable acting like that.

"Congratulations, Kazumi! You're probably very happy right now, hehe." Shizune didn't take long to show her all her support.

"Thank you for your good wishes, I just hope nothing bad happens this time, I know I have a lot of bad luck in my love life…" Kazumi really felt happy, but she could make a list of all her relationships that went wrong.

"Don't think like that, everything will be fine. But if she doesn't know how to appreciate you, that's her problem." Shizune took Kazumi's hands at the same time that she looked directly into her eyes since she didn't want her to lose her confidence just by remembering her experiences.

"I know, I'm the first one who knows that it's silly to think about that, but I still thank you for your words... Sigh... Where were you all this time, Shizune? I really needed a friend like you in my life, haha." Kazumi's lively attitude had come back to her and her words were sincere as she appreciated Shizune's friendship very much.

A rather contagious laugh had come out of Kazumi, causing Shizune to be attracted to her and let out her laugh as well. It could be said that this scene was quite pleasant, with a couple of friends supporting each other and laughing in unison. It was nothing out of this world, but the warm feeling around them could be felt by anyone who was nearby at the time...