>"Bakusai Tenketsu!"
>"That's 134."
>"Bakusai Tenketsu!"
>"135."
>"Bakusai Tenketsu!"
>"136.  Wow, Ryouga, you've got a high endurance!"
>Ryoko
>exclaimed.
>"One more," panted Ryouga.  "Bakusai Tenketsu!"  He
>stabbed at the ground once more and small shards of
>rock pelted him once more.  Exhausted, he collapsed to
>the ground.  "How many was it?"
>"137.  Wow."  They had both decided to train a bit for
>their fight against Mikado and Azusa a bit away from
>Furinken.  Currently, they were in a clearing in the
>woods behind the high school.
>"When's our fight again?"
>"It's tomorrow.  At noon."
>"Oh yeah.  Not too much time but I guess we'll have to
>make do."  He eyed Ryoko.  "And you oughta start
>practicing too.  All you've been doing is practice
>your counting skills."  Ryoko nodded.
>"Alright, alright.  I'm up to it."  Ryoko trotted over
>a bit to a tree and began tossing her yo-yo at it.  At
>first the strikes were gentle but soon the bark began
>cracking.
>"What's there to practice in that?" sneered Ryouga.
>Ryoko sighed and sent her yo-yo flying towards Ryouga,
>stopping it from hitting him a hair's breadth from his
>face.
>"Let me practice on my own without your comments.
>I've
>just started my routine, okay?"
>"You have a routine?" Ryoko rolled her eyes and kicked
>a small stone in his direction.
>"Leave me alone."  Ryoko resumed her routine.  "I know
>how to train myself."
>"Alright, fine.  I won't try to help you then."  Ryoko
>stopped and peered at him.
>"What could you do to help me?"
>"Well..."