I groan as I c***k my neck. I don"t mind training, but ending up knocked off my feet almost constantly doesn"t agree with my body. When I end up against Cobalt or Zelda, they make sure they don"t go quite as hard as they could in order to let me have a chance. With some of the others, not so much. Though I can sometimes get the better of Ford or Iris if they"re in a particularly careless mood. I did have fun knocking Ford to the ground and splitting his lip the other day.
"Do you have some painkillers for that?" Cobalt asks me.
I shake my head. "Where can I get some?"
"I"ll take you to the pharmacy tomorrow, but I have some you can use until then, if you want?"
"Thanks." I flash him a smile that I"m sure is unbelievably sickly sweet to anyone who isn"t us.
He puts his arm around me an
