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With a thud that was barely audible over the grunts and groans of the other cadets that suffered the same fate as Jade, the petite girl slowly got back up to her feet. She dusted herself off while trying to catch her breath, sweat streaming down her face which cause strands of hair to stick. [b][i]"You give up yet, midget?"[/i][/b] The girl in front of her asked, joking around as she waited for Jade to resume and engage in their hand to hand combat. While the tone of the young, blonde girl didn't sound as if she was mocking Jade, it still set a fire inside of her. Whether she meant anything by it or not, Jade had taken a keen hatred towards the word. "I'm not a god damn midget." Her eyes narrowed as she glared at the girl through the sun that was shining bright on their faces. Her name was Irina, and she was a couple inches taller than Jade, but of the same weight which somehow made them the perfect starter pair for the training. There was clearly an unfair advantage Irina had a longer arm reach and leg span for the kicks. It wasn't until the most recent take downs that jade had finally gotten to remember some of Irina's favorite moves, and she was able to use them against the girl. 

Getting back into the stance, Jade waited for Irina to make her first move, which was yet again another one of the preferred methods. Jade watched intently as Irina's arm came towards her neck, and she waited until it was close enough to where Irina couldn't back out. With a swift movement, Jade had managed to slip under the arm, thankfully, and get up on her toes to be able to reach perfectly. Jade quickly lifted her right arm and placed her forearm on the crease of the elbow, then brought down her left arm to the back of Irina's shoulder. Using both the momentum of Irina and a bit of applied pressure, and a small kick to Irina's foot, Jade was able to bring the blonde crashing down onto the ground.

A smirk crept up on the dark haired girl's as she felt the satisfaction of having knocked down the blonde which had caused her to get a bit of scraping on her face. 

[b][i]"Switch!"[/i][/b]

Jade looked up as Schulz yelled for them to move on to the next person. From what had been told to them in the morning during breakfast, Jade was paired with Irina; Emil with Mora, Reese with Lauren, Olivia with Tanner, Sano with Connor, and then the two giants, Gabriel and Grant. 

Next in line for Jade would be Emil. He was a perfect fit for her height but had several pounds of pure advantage over her. Being her size, it was clear to the girl that she would have to rely on outsmarting her opponent rather than trying to use 'brute strength'. Schulz had given them the basic techniques needed to take down ones enemy, and then set them loose among each other. He wanted everyone to work from their stature first, then to different sizes to be able to get the feel and understanding of how others worked.

Sighing, Jade dusted her hands off and pushed the hair out of her face, as she made her way to stand near Mora and Emil, who were finishing up their own little sparring. She didn't mind waiting at all. It allowed her learn from them, and rest. 

With a slight wince, Jade's arm went up towards her abdomen which had been wrapped up by a slightly hungover Lauren early in the morning. Jade was not hurting exactly, but she was definitely feeling the soreness of the day before.