hughes 003 † wrestling

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Who: Natsu and Hughes~
Where: Route 30
When: Friday the 23rd! Probably during the afternoon
Summary: Grown man and little boy wrestle.
Rating: Probably G!
Log:

It took forever to get to Route 30, especially considering the weird timeskip he'd experienced which had somehow placed Maes back into Goldenrod instead of further out to where he wanted to be. Traveling was not exactly Maes' strong suit. Sure, he'd done it back in the day as a part of military training, but... he'd since settled down, and was now a family man.

All of this rushing from place to place had been incredibly tiring. And so he'd actually taken up camp, and waited a day before calling Natsu. After all, if he was going to wrestle... he'd need his strength, right?

By Friday afternoon, he'd felt rested enough. So, he picked up his Pokegear and called Natsu.

"Ah... hey, where on Route 30 exactly are you?"

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Natsu was sleeping of course near a tree, taking a nice afternoon nap. A growing boy needs his sleep, after all; plus, he needed it more than Maes did. For Maes had an advantage of strength due to age and size, Natsu had stamina and determination.

The pink head had long woken up and was walking, since Vivi decided to run ahead and trusted that Natsu be okay with Maes. He looked to his gear when he heard a voice and grinned seeing Maes.

"I'm near the tallest tree! Can you see it?" Had he had his fire magic, Natsu could easily make a signal for Maes to see. He couldn't wait. After a whole long month, he finally gets to have a wrestle.

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The tallest tree...? They all looked pretty tall to him. Thankfully, he'd just managed to capture a strange owl Pokemon, and so he released the Hoothoot and sent him up to take a look.

Following the Hoothoot, he quickly reached the spot that Natsu had been talking about. He glanced up at the tree, still talking into his Pokegear, as he wasn't sure if Natsu could hear him from all the way up there.

"Do you just make a habit of climbing trees?" He wouldn't doubt it, honestly.

He's carrying a small box under his arms. It wasn't wrapped, because Maes didn't exactly have that much time, but it was meant for Natsu.

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Natsu blinked when he saw the weird, but cool looking owl he has ever seen coming towards him. Igneel was happily in his pokeball, so it was just Natsu. The boy had been sitting her for quite a while til he heard a voice.

The pink haired boy shook his head and then said, "No! I just thought you could find me easier up here!" Considering he literally should have popped out from the green with his pink hair and red shirt.

The boy noticed the box and blinked as he jumped down to a lower branch and climbed down until he was on the ground. Curiousity took over the boy and he asked, "What's that?"

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Maes returns the Hoothoot to it's ball, but Elsie, his Eevee, is still out, as per always. And she is quick to approach Natsu as he climbs down, greeting him with a friendly sniff.

"Oh, this? It's a present actually! For you." Maes hands the box over. Inside, Natsu will find an assortment of potions for his Pokemon, as well as a small first-aid kit for himself.

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Natsu looked down at the small pokemon, blinking a bit when he leaned back, in case she was gonna attack him. Blinking his eyes, he smiled and bent down to pet her.

When Natsu heard that the box was for him, his big eyes widened with excitement, as did many kids when given a present. Taking it from Maes, Natsu shook it and grinned when he opened it to see the many first aids. Yep he was going to need this later.

"Really? Thanks Maes!" The kid took his bookbag off and placed the present inside, in order to make room for it.

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The way his eyes lit up, it was quite cute, actually. And Elsie seemed to have taken a liking in him as well (though, that wasn't too hard) as she was now happily wagging her tail at him.

"No problems, kid! Figured they may come in handy later." He gives Natsu a wink and a broad grin. "For, you know, when I beat you into a pulp!"

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Natsu looked to Maes's Eevee and smiled when he pet it again. Due to being raised by a dragon and hatching a cat, animals were attracted to him. It wasn't hard either, considering Natsu was rather loveable and caring when you ignore his snarly remarks.

His grin grew wider into a challenging one as he said, "No way! You're gonna get put into a pulp!" Natsu automatically leaped and tackled Maes to the ground.

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"Wh--!!" He definitely hadn't expected that. And hitting the ground only made the whole situation slightly more disorienting.

Maes hadn't actually planned on winning, or anything, considering he was wrestling with a kid. But he was determined to put up a good fight. Still on the ground, he managed to get Natsu into an awkward headlock of sorts.

Lets see the kid get out of this one...

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Always expect the unexpected with him. Which is why many fear him, due to him being able to cause so much damage and destruction during a mission.

Natsu was surprised when Maes brought him in a headlock as Natsu tried to get out of his hold. His small hands pushing against Maes's chest to try and pull away.

Unlucky for Hughes, Natsu had stamina on his side. All it took was a couple more pushes.

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He'd had a pretty good grasp on the boy, until one of Natsu's pushes hit him in the exact spot to knock some the breath out of him. He gasped, and released the hold he had on the boy for a brief moment.

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Natsu grinned when he got free and jumped so Maes landed on his stomach and Natsu placed his arms under his chin, pulling back, and his small feet holding his arms down.

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Oh gosh, this kid was quite serious about this whole wrestling business. Maes was fairly certain he was going to feel quite a few bruises the next day...

Even still, he'd promised the kid a good fight, and a he would give it his all. Thankfully, Natsu was fairly small, and so after some struggling, Maes managed to free one of his arms. He used it to pry Natsu's arm from his chin.

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Oh, this wasn't him being serious. Natsu didn't want to break Maes's neck. No way. Had Natsu wanted to wrestle that hard, he'd find a guy the looked like he can handle anything the boy threw at him. Like Gildarts or Master...

Natsu gaped when his arm was pried his arm off, using the one that was still holding him, Natsu wrapped him in a headlock as well. Not planning on letting go as easy.

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No, Maes wasn't Armstrong... though, the more they wrestled, the more he thought that perhaps Armstrong would be a good friend to Natsu. Shame the Major wasn't around...

It took a little effort, but Maes managed enough momentum to flip onto his side, hoping that the sudden shift might make Natsu lose his grip.

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Natsu was a kid that can take any type of physical hit, having been crushed down by a large monkey. It was rather perfect if you thought about it. He just didn't want to make Maes be the first to use his First Aid kit on.

Hah! It almost did! Natsu still held on as tight as he can get without choking the guy. The little guy was not going to lose.

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Maes may be inexperienced in physical fights, but he could take a lot. Though, he much appreciated not having his neck snapped, or obtaining any serious injuries.

For the moment, though, it did look like he was losing horribly. Now that he'd freed his hands, however, Maes was reaching up to try and loosen Natsu's grip on him. As well as trying his best to continue... rolling... just to keep Natsu distracted.

Oh man, was this the most awkward thing he'd ever done. Though, oddly fun.

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Well, Natsu was used to wrestling a dragon as a dad. So, nothing gentle came from that. No way. Don't worry, Natsu knew this wasn't a real fight, and since you weren't Erza, Gray, or Laxus; he found no need to seriously injure Maes.

His dark eyes closing as he tried to hold his grip, but Natsu felt his wrist about to snap so he let go for the moment.

Natsu rolled backwards and waved his hand a bit to put his wrist less tensed. He must have held onto Maes wrong. Natsu grinned and then said, "You are far from winning."

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Thankfully, this gave him time to push himself up off the ground, and take a few deep breaths. He shoots Natsu a momentary concerned look, but that quickly goes away once Maes is sure that Natsu wasn't hurt. After all, that wasn't really the point of this fight.

He grinned at Natsu's words. "You're still up for some more?"

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Natsu laughed lightly and said, "Heck yeah! I want to make you tap out in defeat!" This boy was a riled one, so he wasn't going to stop anytime soon. He smirked and then said, "Since you need it, I'll let you take a five minute breather."

Of course, Natsu needed one, but he wasn't going to admit that.

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Thankfully, Maes had a lot of energy to spare. But he was glad for the intermission regardless. He waited a few minutes, but before the 'five minutes' Natsu had set was up, he got up with the indication that he wanted to stretch his legs...

... and immediately tackled Natsu into a nearby patch of snow. "Payback!"

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Natsu shivered a bit when he fell into the snow as he was surprised to find himself extremely cold. Normally he wasn't cold when put in winter settings, but now he was... Must be when they took away his powers.

The small pinkie looked up at Maes and was crushed as he tried to flip Maes so that the man was in the snow instead. "No way! This is cold!" He tightened his scarf and began to wrestle his way out.

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He loosens his grip a little and allows the child to flip him over, laughing. It was cold; Central City was never quite this cold.

But before Natsu could get the upper-hand completely, Maes has grabbed both of his arms. Though, he hasn't put too much strength in that grip, so it wouldn't be too difficult to worm out.

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Natsu grinned when he managed to flip him and was also laughing, his little sharp teeth showing. It's been a while since he's had a good laugh. His home was never this cold either, except up in the snowy mountains. But, because of his fire magic, he was rarely cold. Now he's feeling it.

The boy was surprised when his arms were grabbed and he tried to move to get them free. Natsu grinned and wrestled even more, as he laughed. Sucked when his strength was taken away when he came here. Or not, he would have won!

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It was a good thing on Maes' part that this boy didn't have some super-human strength, because... he was just a normal man, and he definitely didn't want anything to be broken...

Hearing the boy laugh is rather contagious. Soon, Maes found himself laughing as well.

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So, then Maes should be great to this place, because when Natsu wrestled, he did it for real. Magic and all! Natsu really found himself having the best time of his life. Since Igneel leaving, this was the most fun ever!

Natsu found himself losing strength when laughing, but he managed to try as hard as his small arms can to get free.

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Natsu managed to get free, but mostly because, by this point, Maes was laughing too hard to really keep a firm grip. If anything, he's failing a bit at defending himself right now, because he's too busy laughing.

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Natsu laughs also, as he turns Maes on his back with Natsu lying on Maes's back trying to pull both arms back. Due to laughing, he could barely keep hold on him. Natsu tried to calm down, but it really wasn't working for him at all. "Surrender!"

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"N-no!" Words... how did they work again? Maes was laughing so hard that he could barely get that word out. Really, this was turning into not much of a fight.

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Natsu looked down at Maes and then said, "Give up. You can't win!" The poor guy looked like he couldn't breathe because he was laughing so much. Looks like Natsu has a huge advantage, too bad he can't do wrestling where he can not worry about breaking his arm or something. Than it would be even more awesome, but Natsu was having fun with Maes. It took the homesick out of him during the holidays.

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"Okay, okay. I give." He's gotten a moment now to catch his breath, and is pushing himself up off the snow, now. It was cold and wet. Maes hadn't noticed up until now how horribly cold and wet he'd actually been.

He holds up his hands in an, 'I surrender' motion.

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"Yeah! I win!" Natsu got off of him completely and stood up straight, with his hands in the air. Sure, he knew he was going to win, but he knew at some points Maes would have won if he wasn't so scared on hurting the boy. Natsu had it rougher than what they've gone.