More Ferocious than the Male By Nicholas Klinsman, http://www.mindsync.com/rapty/moscow.html A combative female destroys and humiliates a male challenger By the time Vera finished her workout, most everyone had already cleared out of the gym. It was almost closing time and unlike just a couple hours before, there was no loud, fast paced music to pump up the weightlifters. Also, gone was the sound of stomping feet pounding away during an aerobics workout. The buzzing of treadmills and stationary bikes had been replaced by the custodians' vacuum cleaners. After getting dressed Vera undid her ponytail. Tilting her head from side to side, her shoulder length reddish brown hair unfurled and bounced into place. Standing in front of the locker room mirror she applied a coat of lipstick, and smiled to herself when she thought back to what had happened earlier that night in her martial arts class. As part of a demonstration, she had squared off against one of the instructors named Brian. Relations between the two of them had become icy ever since Vera for the second time rejected his offer for a date. Although he wasn't bad looking, and had a well built 6 foot 2 two hundred twenty pound physique. Brian wasn't her type. Besides being arrogant and crass. He also had a mean streak in him. In his eyes and disposition Vera saw the same abusive signs she knew all too well from her previous marriage. There was no way she would let any man put her through such pain ever again. During the exhibition Vera was told to throw a punch so Brian could demonstrate a certain type of throw. Doing as she was instructed, Vera lashed out with a fierce left jab. But, unfortunately for Brian he had completely expected her to throw a right-handed punch. Caught off guard, Vera's knuckles smashed into his right eye before he could even get a chance to react. Hitting him had been a complete accident and she had apologized for it. But at the same time she also enjoyed it. Standing at the front counter of the gym, Brian took another gulp of Gatorade, while holding an icepack over his right eye. The pain and swelling didn't hurt nearly as much as his pride. Then, coming out the women's locker room he could see the source of his current embarrassment. Immediately his emotions began to boil. No woman had ever been able to get to him the way Vera had. Ever since she began coming to the gym, he was lustfully allured to her. She had the figure and grace of a dancer, and at the same time the flexibility and strength of a gymnast. Nevertheless, there was another aspect to Vera, which even Brian did not fully understand. Evan though his desire had been increasing toward her, so had his animosity as well. Apart from having rejected him, her demeanor seemed to be provoking him in a way that threatened him as much as it brought excitement. Day after day he watched her during her workouts, one part as an obsessive desirer, the other part as an antagonistic rival. Like an alpha wolf, Brian began to see Vera as an adversarial female intruder that would need to be put in her place and subjugated as soon as possible. As she approached the counter, Brian slyly glanced at Vera without her knowing. Although she stood 5 foot 8, her body's proportion and sleek frame made her seem taller. His eyes and mind venerated the pleasing fit of her halter-top, as the black knit flawlessly stretched around her upper body, but left her athletic looking trapezoids, shoulders, and arms uncovered. The deep cut of her v shaped neckline extended downward to her chest, while the high rib hem showed off the smooth but hardened contours of her lower abdomen and the elliptical shape of her hips. Fixating his eyes below her waist, Brian started at the snug fitting spandex of her black pants, which hugged Vera's legs, exposing the outlines of her powerful and solid tendons. While below the knees, her pants were slightly flared over a pair of black boots. When Vera turned to face him, she couldn't help but notice the anger in his disposition as Brian's jawbone tightened, and his face turned a shade of red. On the inside Vera was gratified at his displeasure, but on the outside her demeanor demonstrated she could care less about him. Such a dish was always best served cold. Tossing her towel into a laundry bin, Vera turned and exited out the swinging glass doorway without so much as a word. Who did she think she was? Brian thought to himself as he slammed his Gatorade bottle into the trash. Suddenly, his frustration had overcome him. It was about time someone brought that bitch down to earth. Coming around the counter, he headed out the exit in pursuit. "Wait a second Vera I want to talk to you," yelled Brian he moved briskly toward her. Vera took a deep breath and released it out before turning around to face him. "You know lady you got some nerve," said Brian with a raised voice as walked up to Vera and scowled down at her. Seeing Brian like this made her recall back to the days when she was married to her husband Steve, and how he tried to dominate her. If Brian thought he could intimidate her in any way he was wrong, dead wrong if necessary. "Calm down Brian I already apologized about your eye. Just let it go. You'll feel better tomorrow," replied Vera hoping to avoid a confrontation if possible. "It's not the eye. It's about your bitchy attitude and you walking around like your some kind of queen," shot back Brian with a louder tone then before. "Look Brian! Whatever it is you're selling, I'm not interested, and you had better calm down before someone hears you and reports you to management. "Just me and you here," screamed Brian only feet away from Vera's face. At that moment Vera would have like nothing more than to take his head off with a roundhouse kick, but instead she held her cool. "Whatever! We're done Brian," was Vera's response as she turned away and began walking to the parking lot. Then all of a sudden Brian's right hand reached across and grabbed her right wrist. "Don't turn your back on me bitch!" yelled Brian whose face was now a dark red. As soon as he had touched her a furious jolt of anger rushed through Vera's body. She knew then there was hardly a chance for her to peacefully walk away. Pivoting around her emerald eyes flashed fiery daggers as she showed Brian her teeth. "If you don't let go of my arm, I'm going to do a lot more than just bruise your eye ass hole." "I don't think so little lady. We're not in class anymore so you'd better watch what you say or else I might have to teach you a little lesson on how a woman is supposed to treat a man," said Brian as he tightened his grip on her wrist. Vera somehow fought back her emotion and regained her composure outwardly, but the inside of her was on fire. If he wanted to go all the way, then so would she. Temporarily changing tactics, she smugly smiled at Brian and stepped closer to him. "I always knew you were into the rough stuff Brian, but you don't have to go this far to impress me," added Vera as her sudden change of mood temporarily held Brian in check. As their eyes met, she could see a welcoming smile begin to form across his face. But, before his smile could widen, her left hand slapped him across his cheek. Upon impact Vera forcefully moved back causing Brian to lose his grip on her wrist. "Last chance Brian! If you don't back off now you'll be sorry," Vera yelled while facing him in a fighting stance. "Let's go! You and me right now," shouted Brian with clenched fists cocked. "Go ahead and make your move if you've got the nerve," replied Vera who noticed that Brian was looking around to see if anyone was watching. It was clear to her that Brian had not intended for things to get this far. All his bluster had been a big bluff to hopefully intimidate her. However, she would not let him escape now without being taught a lesson, or else he might go further next time against some one more vulnerable than she. "What's wrong Brian? Aren't I an easy enough target for you?" asked Vera with a touch of mockery in her voice. Since he held silent not knowing what to say, she continued. "If you're afraid someone we'll see you fighting a girl, maybe we could go somewhere more private?" asked Vera as she menacingly repositioned her stance. "Let's do it!" answered Brian knowing he was past the point of no return. From out of his pocket he pulled out a set of keys and headed to a side door leading to the racquetball courts. Letting him go in front, Vera followed him down a carpeted hallway to the last room, which also served as a half court for basketball. Both Vera and Brian stepped through the doorway and turned to face each other like two gladiators preparing to do battle inside the coliseum arena. Neither of them wasted anytime as they silently circled one another in anticipation of their clash. Brian knew better than to take Vera lightly. She had often times impressed him in the gym with her stamina and energy. In addition, Brian had seen her demonstrate combative prowess more than once as a martial arts student. But, none of that mattered now. He was a man: bigger, faster, and stronger than she was. There was no way he could lose in a fair fight. Soon the distance between the two combatants began to close. Holding her fists high to protect her face, Vera bobbed on the balls of her feet and kept moving around so as to not make an easy target. Brian meanwhile held his fists lower and didn't move around nearly as much, seemingly content to let Vera exert most of the energy. Whenever he tried to cut her off she feigned a kick, which for now forced him to keep his distance. Vera realized he was much more powerful than she was. However she also knew that she had an edge in agility and quickness. Most of all though, Brian didn't possess anywhere near the threshold of pain that she had. As the match progressed, Vera was confident she could wear him down and break his fighting spirit. Discontent to continuously shadow her, Brian began to exert more movement, and boldly sent several front kicks toward Vera, who easily moved out of the way each time. Thinking he had her set up, Brian charged forward leading with a punch combination followed by a right front kick. To avoid the blows, Vera backpedaled out of range, and moved to the side untouched by his barrage. "You can run but you can't hide bitch," boasted Brian as he continued his pursuit. "I'm not running. I'm playing with you asshole," shot back Vera. Undeterred Brian continued his assault, forcing Vera to use her forearms to deflect several punches. Just when he seemed to be able to gain an advantage, the velocity and power of her kicks snapping at his head forced him to hold back. Even though their bout was still in the preliminary stages, Vera was encouraged by the site of Brian sweating and breathing more heavily than she was. Feigning a punch, Vera sidestepped and kicked out at his midsection, but Brian deflected it away. Then before he could react, she lifted her opposite leg, connecting the sole of her boot to his chest. The blow sent him backward, but he quickly recovered and unleashed a powerful array of combinations, which chased her the opposite direction. Several times over the hit and run scenario repeated itself with Vera landing kicks or punches, and then scurrying away before he could respond. At first, her blows seemed to not have much of an impact upon Brian. But, within a short amount of time he became more and more worn down. So far her speed had managed to elude him, but now Brian would switch his strategy. Once again he came forward using the same frontal assault he had already attempted repeatedly. This time though, Brian blitzed her like a linebacker coming after a quarterback. Driving his shoulder into Vera's midsection he folded both arms tightly around the small of her back. Picking her up off the floor he then drove her forward into a corner, and slammed her against the wall. Maintaining his hold, Brian's arms tightened around her waist in a massive bear hug. Before her energy could be painfully sapped, Vera reacted by lifting up her right arm and then driving her elbow down upon the bridge of his nose. When he didn't relinquish his hold, she repeated the motion once more before Brian buried his head into her chest, leaving her nothing to hit but the top of his head. To counter his move, Vera then placed the soles of her boots against the wall for leverage and pushed off with all the leg strength she could muster. Surging forward the mass and momentum of her body overturned him so that Brian fell backward with Vera still on top of him. Free from his grip, Vera's fists exploded downward like a jackhammer busting cement as her knuckles pounded his face. In desperation, Brian gathered his strength and heaved her off of him. By the time he stood up, Vera was there to greet him with a roundhouse kick flying toward his head. Luckily for Brian though, he was just able to duck out of the way. Again Brian charged forward, but this time the move was more predictable than before. Quickly Vera slid leg first and clamped her calves around his left ankle causing him to trip face first. Before he could push himself up, Vera pounced onto his back. She then shot her arms underneath his until her hands and fingers clasped tightly underneath his chin. With her legs straddling his back she dug in her heels, and pulled back on his chin until his chest was up off of the floor. In excruciating pain Brian cried out, fearful that she would snap his spine. Wildly struggling, he managed to reach out behind him with his right hand and grab a fistful of her hair. Pulling forward with everything he had, Brian managed to flip her over him. While Brian struggled to rise, Vera shot back up on her feet with a forward front handspring. By the time Brian got to his knees, Vera reared back and lashed out with her right leg, connecting the toe of her boot into his stomach and sending him flipping back over himself. At this point Brian had had enough. With his back against the corner Vera could see the fear in his eyes as he prepared to make a cowardly dart for the door. Anticipating her prey's attempt to escape, Vera moved to intercept him. Halfway across the floor and underneath the basketball hoop, Brian still had enough wits about him to see Vera leaping into the air with her right foot aimed at his head. Halting in his tracks, he knelt down so that Vera's body flew over him. To keep herself from landing Vera reached up with both her arms and grabbed a hold of the basketball net. By the time Brian had stood up, the momentum of her body had swung back around toward him. When his head was between her thighs she clamped her legs around him, engulfing the sides of his face and neck in a sea of spandex. Hanging from the net like a python dangling down from the canopy of the rainforest, Vera's legs squeezed inwardly. Sensing the danger he was now in, Brian tried to break free but remained entangled. Fearing that the net might not be able to hold her up, Vera reached up with her left hand and grabbed the rim of the hoop. When her grip was secure, she followed suit with her right hand as well. The increase in height now deprived Brian of his leg strength as he was now standing on his toes. Brian tried to wedge his hands between his face and her thighs, but to no avail as her grip on him was too tight. Although he could feel himself losing consciousness, he tried to grab the nerves in the back of her knees. To offset his move, Vera bent backwards and extended her calves upward as far as they could reach, causing Brian's back to tilt far enough back so that his hands couldn't reach out to her knees. Quickly, Brian began to lose power. Moments later his arms flailed no more as they hung down at his sides. When he was powerless Vera released him, allowing Brian's body to crumple down to the ground. Barely, conscious Brian looked up to see Vera still hovering above him. As if to say she had plenty of energy to continue the fight, Vera did a pull up on the rim before releasing her grip. Landing back on her feet, Vera stood over her defeated opponent with her legs straddling his motionless body. "This didn't go as you expected did it?" coldly asked Vera as she nudged him with the toe of her right boot. Groaning in pain Brian could make out the triumphant smile beaming from Vera's face. She then placed the sole of her boot flat against his throat and pressed forward. Helpless to stop her Brian realized his windpipe was closed off. But, before his eyes blackened completely he could hear Vera girlishly giggle before mercifully removing her boot. Bending down, she reached into his pocket and pulled out a twenty-dollar bill. Placing the bill against her mouth, she puckered her lips against the green paper, leaving a burgundy print of her kiss on the picture of Andrew Jackson. "This ought to pay for the lesson don't you think?" said Vera as she knelt back down, and with her index finger stuffed the bill into Brian's mouth. Before passing out the last thing Brian could remember was the authoritative clicking of her boot heels against the court as she walked away.