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-Picture by Solfei
-Story by RexmonPrime

The sounds of sports tape getting wrapped around hands break the silence within a gym's changing room. The source of the protective wrapping comes from a young tan-skinned woman with long brown hair tied into a ponytail that curls like a chameleon's tail. More chameleon-like traits appear on the young woman as small amounts of slightly darker spots dotted her arms, legs, stomach, and face.

The Chameleon Faunus's light gray eyes locked onto her taped hands as she tore the sports tape away. Once she secured the protective wrapping, the young woman stood from the bench and looked at a mirror. The reflected surface showed the Faunus wearing a black sports bra that covers her slim border lining flat chest and brown boxing trunks with orangish-brown vertical long triangle decals.

She spends a few moments looking over the lean muscles adoring her body. While concentrating on her reflection, the tan-skinned Faunus begins hopping on her black boxing shoes before letting out a few warm-up jabs. As she thrusts her taped fists into the air, the Chameleon Faunus’s mind starts to wander back to the moment which brought her here…

Two hours earlier.

Various noises ring in the Chameleon Faunus’s mind as she stands in the courtyard of Haven Academy, watching various Faunus of different kinds checking through the School’s buildings. Her light-gray eyes glance at a few Faunus wearing white masks with red markings tied up, with slight resentment and shame shining through the tan-skinned woman’s face. Still, despite hearing many people around her, the Chamaleon Faunus hears a voice belonging to someone who rescued her from falling a darker path.

But, she also hears three unknown voices talking with her friend/savor with relief and genuine happiness. And those voices sound like they know the Chameleon Faunus’ friend more than herself from how relieved and happy they sounded. A slightly sad frown grew on the tan-skinned woman’s face as she walked toward the large hole in the Academy’s Grand Hall’s door. As she piques inside, her eyes saw a raven-haired, fair-skinned Cat Faunus happily chatting away with three female humans who, albeit messy, mirrored the Cat Faunus’s jubilant expression.

One of the female humans had fair borderline pale skin, neck-length black hair with red tips, and silver eyes. And that girl with unique eyes quickly spotted the Chameleon Faunus before looking at the Cat Faunus. “Um, Blake, who is she?” Soon, Blake turns to see the observing Chameleon Faunus and keeps her smile. “She’s Ilia, an old friend of mine.”

Knock. Knock.

The Chameleon Faunus’s memory gets interrupted as a young female voice emits outside the door. “Hey, Ilia. Are you okay? You have been in there for a while now.” Slight embarrassment quickly washed over Ilia’s focused expression as she hastily grabbed a pair of black gloves resting on the bench. “Y-Yeah! I’m fine!” Ilia quickly answers as the spots turn a shade of pink while putting on the gloves. “Oh, okay then… I’ll wait here then.” That innocent-sounding voice responded as Ilia faintly heard the person standing near the door.

“Augh… Way to go, Ilia.” With a mental self-scolding, the tan-skinned girl finishes strapping her boxing gloves onto her hands before picking up a black mouthguard. “Okay, I’m coming out, Ruby,” Ilia spoke before stepping out of the room, seeing the same silver-eyed girl outside patiently waiting before she grew a smile. The human girl wore a black sports bra with a red stripe along the top sections, a black boxing skirt with a red bottom line, black boxing shorts with matching boxing boots, and red boxing gloves.

With physical traits, the young human has a physique fitting for a lightweight fighter, with lean muscles on her limbs and belly. Despite being a few inches shorter than Ilia, the human amusingly had a slightly bigger chest than the Faunus boxer. “Wow, Ilia! You look so cool with that boxing outfit!” The young human happily complements the Chameleon Faunus’s attire, taking her off guard. “...Umm… Thanks, Ruby…?” Ilia regains her voice, and to the human’s surprise, her skin turns a faint shade of pink.

“Wait, did your skin change color again?” Ruby again takes Ilia off guard with that question, causing the Chameleon Faunus’s skin to swift to tan. “W-What do you mean?” Ilia tries to hide the obvious from Ruby, who does not buy into her deception as she goes starry-eyed and slightly trembling. “That is… So cool!!” Seeing the young human ecstatically complimenting her made Ilia go wide-eyed. “Y-You’re… Not scared?”

“Why? That is an awesome ability you have! How many colors can you do!? Can you do patterns or symbols!?” Ilia stood still as Ruby shot out questions at her, all with a tone filled with genuine wonder. And these exciting questions came from a human, shook Ilia to her very core as humans treated her with hatred, fear, and suspension.

And yet, this silver-eyed human girl, who knew hardly anything about her aside from being Blake’s old friend and a Faunus, asked if she could make color patterns. Slowly, the Chameleon Faunus’s perception of the young human starts to change from what she initially thought those hours ago.

1 hour and 45 minutes earlier

Several things made Ilia nervous, and meeting Blake’s teammates and friends took the top position on that list. “An old friend of yours, huh?” Ilia’s thoughts get interrupted as a slightly taller girl with lilac eyes, a mane of blonde hair, and assets that made the tan Faunus’s chest look flatter stood closer to her. “O-Oh Gods…” Soon, the dark spots on Ilia’s body shift to pink as she stares at the Blonde Bombshell, especially with how strong she appears along with that bountiful bust.

“Hey, did your scales just change color?” Another girl comes closer to the flustered Ilia, whose pale white skin, pale blue eyes, and long white hair tied in a ponytail make her look like a beautiful angel. Even the faint facial vertical scar on the “angel’s” left side and slimmer chest fails to dull the regal beauty of the white-haired girl. Slowly, Ilia’s skin swifts from tan to pink, quickly drawing the two human beauties’ attention further toward her.

“N-No! What are you talking about?!” Ilia tries and fails to deflect the obvious away from the humans, with her skin shifting further pink. “Girls, please. Your overwhelming Ilia.” Thankfully, the embarrassed Faunus’ savor came to the rescue, standing beside her while calming the two beauties from potentially bombarding her with questions. “T-Thanks, Blake.” A grateful Ilia spoke as her skin slowly shifted to its original tan color.

“Ilia?”

Suddenly that memory gets interrupted as Ruby’s voice pieces through the Faunus boxer’s mind. “Oh!?” And again, the Chameleon Faunus changes color out of embarrassment from zoning out in her thoughts. “Sorry! You were just staring at me like I did something wrong.” The young Reaper quickly apologizes to Ilia, which puts the young Faunus slightly at ease. “I-It’s alright, Ruby. It’s just… Been a wild night.”

A wild night proves a correct description as Ilia assisted Blake with secretly transporting many trained Faunus warriors to Mistrial from Menagerie, then stopping a terrorist attack on Haven Academy, and meeting with the Cat Faunus’ team at said academy. And now, she will face one of Blake’s teammates in the squared ring. “Yeah… It was a chaotic night for my friends as well. Almost lost another friend…”

Seeing Ruby’s saddened expression upon mentioning almost losing a friend in the battle, Ilia does take some sympathy for the young human. In an act that her past self would gawk at, Ilia places a gloved hand on Ruby’s shoulder and offers some comforting words. “Hey, at least your friend is okay now.” Hearing the Chameleon Faunus’ voice, the young human’s expression did lighten as she looked at her. “Yeah, Weiss is doing alright.”

Weiss. That was the name belonging to the beautiful Angel Ilia met along with Ruby and the tall Blonde Bombshell named Yang. But, the white-haired Angel had a last name that brought misery to the Faunus and was responsible for her parents’ deaths: Schnee.

1 hour earlier

A frown marked Ilia’s face as she sat on the roof of the Academy’s dorm building, staring up at the night sky. Her mind wanders upon what happened when Weiss revealed her full name and revealed herself as a Schnee. The Chameleon Faunus had the urge to punch the human girl straight in her face for what her family did to Faunus kind. ‘Why. Why is Blake friends with a Schnee, the heiress no less!’ Ilia bitterly pondered as the thought of her friend being close to Weiss proved too much to bare. ‘Did Blake lose her mind at Beacon if she made friends with the Schnee heiress?’

“Ilia?” But another voice breaks through the bitter cloud within Ilia’s mind as the Faunus turns to see Ruby on the roof looking at her. Light gray meets silver as the two girls lock eye contact before the Chameleon Faunus looks back at the stars. “What do you want?” A frustrated Ilia asks the young Rose, who slowly inches closer to her. “I just want to see if you alright.”

The young human’s response briefly cuts through the bitterness shrouding Ilia’s mind as she shifts her gaze from the sky onto Ruby. “Yeah, I’m fine. Fine that Blake is best friends with a Schnee.” But, the bitterness quickly resurfaces within the Chameleon Faunus’s answer, and a concerned expression blooms on Ruby’s face. “Ilia, please. Weiss is nothing like the company her family owns.” Hearing Ruby defending the young Schnee, Ilia frowns as she sits upright.

“Because she’s your friend?” The Chameleon Faunus spoke with slight anger, causing Ruby to step back. But, the young Rose regains her courage and answers the angry Faunus’ question. “No, because she has changed and vows to reform her family’s company.” Ruby’s answer compels Ilia to stand up from the roof titles and glare at the young human. The distant sounds of nighttime city life were the only sounds as the human and Faunus engaged in a staredown.

However, Ilia relented as a sigh left her lips while closing her eyes. “I doubt she can do it, even if she changed as you said. Humanity will still see us like animals, nothing more.” The Chameleon Faunus’ defeatist comment drew a sad frown on the young Rose’s face. “Ilia, not every human hates Faunus. My friends have no issues making friends with Faunus, especially if we are fine with Blake being our teammate.”

Hearing Ruby’s more optimistic statement, Ilia opens her eyes and looks at the hopeful human. “Alright, since you are okay with making Faunus friends. Then how about facing one in a match?” Silence returns as the young Rose blinks at the Chameleon Faunus, surprised upon hearing that question. “Um, okay, you mean a Huntress match or a…”

“A boxing match.” Ilia interrupts Ruby’s clarification, again taking the young Rose off guard. “Huh?! But why a boxing match?” The surprised human asks the focused Faunus, who answers her without issue. “Because in a boxing match, we’re fighting on equal footing. No Semplances or weapons. Just our gloved fists. And I want you to prove that a human does not see me as an animal.”

The Chameleon Faunus spots slight hesitation on Ruby’s face, and a frown grows on her face. Before she could comment, the young Rose’s expression swifts into firm determination. “Where and when?” Ruby’s question shook the frown off Ilia’s face, replacing it with a slightly surprised expression. It took a few seconds for the young Faunus to respond, but she gave Ruby what she asked. “The school’s gym in an hour.”

With the place and time confirmed, Ruby nods to the Chameleon Faunus before turning away. “I’ll meet you there.” And with those parting words, the young Reaper left Ilia alone on the rooftop. With Ruby away, Ilia sighs again before looking at the night sky, with her light grey eyes gazing at the broken moon.

-

“Yeah. But let’s not dwell on it.” Ilia tells the young Rose as she motions towards the vacant boxing ring, to which Ruby nods. Soon, both young girls headed toward the ring before parting ways to take their respective corners. Ilia crawls through the ropes to enter the blue corner as Ruby crawls into the red corner. Once inside, the young fighters put their respective mouthguards on the canvas before moving toward the ring’s center.

Both young boxers marched towards the ring’s center, locking eyes with each other. Soon, Ruby and Ilia meet at the center, still looking at each other with focused expressions. “So, standard boxing rules and three rounds?” The Chameleon Faunus broke the silence with that question which the young Rose nodded. “Yes, and let’s have a good match.” A smile grew on Ruby’s face as she lifted her crimson gloves to Ilia.

Ilia’s light gray eyes looked at the scarlet gloves, noting the red-hued reflection on the leather before she raised her onyx gloves. “Yes.” And with that answer, Ilia taps gloves with the young Reaper before both boxers return to their corners. Once she reached her side, the young Faunus rotated her arms before performing pre-bout stretches. In stark contrast, Ruby hops in her corner before performing more energetic warm-ups.

After both boxers finished their warm-ups, Ilia took her black mouthguard from the canvas before inserting it into her upper teeth. Ruby mirrored the same action with her red mouthguard before pounding her matching gloves. “She’s an eager one,” Ilia noted her human opponent’s energetic nature as the boxers finished their warm-up routines.

As the first round drew near, Ilia prepared an orthodox stance, leading with her left foot and gloved fist. The Chameleon Faunus stations her guard in a semi-firm state though leaning more on the mobile side. In contrast, Ruby showed a southpaw stance, mirroring Ilia’s by leading with her right side, though with the other key difference of a looser guard.

“A rusher Southpaw: This will get tricky.” Seeing the young human’s less firm guard, Ilia quickly gets an idea of Ruby’s boxing style she will use in this match. Both fighters’ eyes locked on each other frames, awaiting the automatic bell to start the bout.

PING!

And the sharp ring of the bell echoes throughout the gym, causing both young fighters to exit their corners. The young Rose takes the lead as she reaches the ring’s center first and lets out an opening right jab at the approaching Ilia’s face. Although Ruby took the speed advantage, Ilia’s agility proved enough to raise her left glove in time to block the incoming scarlet glove.

Feeling the young human’s leather pressing against hers, Ilia springs her prepped right glove out in a cross at Ruby’s face! The young Rose’s silver eyes widen as she barely weaves her head away from the Faunus’s onyx-colored glove! After dodging Ilia’s counter, Ruby quickly starts to circle her opponent, still with a loose guard. Seeing the human boxer circling her, Ilia mirrored the action as she circled back.

Both boxers spent a few seconds circling each other before Ilia thrusts a swift 1-2 at her human opponent. Ruby quickly put her legs to work as she weaved past the Chameleon Faunus’s strikes before moving closer to swing a left hook at the body! “Gah!” A yelp escaped Ilia’s lips as the human’s scarlet glove smacked her side, lightly shaking her body!

But, despite Ruby gaining the first blow of the match, Ilia grits her mouthguard as she aims to get payback. And that chance came when Ruby, eager to land another hit, dashes toward Ilia’s right to flick a jab at her face. Instead of a Chameleon Faunus’ face, Ruby’s red glove harshly pressed against black leather as Ilia intercepts with her right glove. Seeing the shocked look on her human opponent’s face, Ilia thrusts a left jab to stab her rival’s face!

“Ow!” And the feeling of leather smacking flesh accompanied by a girly yelp brought satisfaction to Ilia as Ruby’s head slightly rocked back! Upon seeing the young Rose stepping back, Ilia naturally steps forward while thrusting a 1-2 at her opponent’s face. But, the young human showed quick recovery skills as she weaved past the Chameleon Faunus’ leather thrusts. As the black-colored gloves whiffed past her, Ruby stepped closer to Ilia while swinging a quick left hook at her opponent’s body.

“Grr!” Ilia’s body lightly shook from the crimson leather smacking against her toned belly, forcing the Faunus boxer to step back. After gaining breathing space, Ruby reforms her stance and resumes circling her Faunus opponent. Seeing the young human moving around her, Ilia reforms her guard and counter-circles her opponent. A few seconds pass with both girls moving around until Ruby flicks several right jabs at Ilia.

The scarlet leather smacked against tannish skin as Ilia guarded against the human’s jabs before sidestepping away from the last set. As Ruby’s right glove flew past her body, Ilia went on the counterattack with a 1-2 at the young Rose’s face. Only for the onyx leather to scatter bits of sweat as Ruby ducks the Faunus boxer’s counters!

Feeling her opponent’s gloves brushing her hair, Ruby thrusts her right glove to strike Ilia’s belly before rising for a mean left hook at her cheek! “Shoot!” Ilia’s gray eyes widen upon the incoming scarlet glove before tightening her abdominal muscles, attempting to minimize the damage! “Guh!” Still, a grunt escapes the Faunus boxer’s lips as the leather glove smacks her midsection, and her gray eyes catch the human’s left glove swinging toward her!

“Pff!” Ruby’s speed overcomes Ilia’s reaction as the red glove digs into Chameleon Faunus’ cheek, rocking her head sideways! As sweat flew off her shaken head, Ilia stepped to the right, trying to stabilize herself! But as her booted foot returned to the canvas, her gray eyes caught Ruby dashing to her left with another mean left hook ready! “Gak!” And the Scarlet Reaper gained another solid hit with her gloved fist slamming against the Faunus boxer’s side!

“Damn it! She’s quick!” While her booted feet briefly skidded on the canvas, Ilia gritted her mouthguard and attempted to counter Ruby with a left hook. Only for the black glove to whoosh past the elusive human’s head as she bent her upper body backward, dodging the counter! Not wanting to extend her welcome, Ruby hops back from Ilia while reforming her guard. And the young Rose’s decision proved wise as Ilia stepped after her with a 1-2 speed toward that cute face!

Ruby’s silver eyes narrowed with focus as she weaved past the first punch before blocking the second one. After the sound of leather gloves smacking each other echo throughout the gym, the two boxers resume circling each other at the ring’s center. Ilia tightened her gloves, letting out leather crackles as the Faunus’ gray eyes glared at Ruby’s silver orbs. “I need to get rid of her speed advantage.” As the Chameleon Faunus pondered her new tactics, Ruby suddenly dashes toward her with a right jab!

But instead of blocking or dodging, Ilia suddenly swings her left arm, parrying Ruby’s attack, before aiming to counter with a right cross! Ruby barely saw her black-hued reflection on the Faunus’ glove as she weaved her head out of the cross’ path! “Ow!” But Ilia’s leather nicked the human’s left cheek, leaving a faint scratch on the skin! Still, despite the leather scratching her cheek, Ruby’s head gets spared from taking the cross’s full impact.

But the young Rose’s reaction time gets quickly tested again as Ilia aims to tag her with a left hook. Although not her dominant arm, the Chameleon Faunus’ left proved swift as it cut through the air toward Ruby’s still unguarded head! “Gah!” And Ilia saw the young human’s head rocking back as the black glove smacked her opponent’s face! With a satisfied smirk, Ilia aims to pile up the hits with a 1-2 at Ruby’s stricken face!

Ruby’s silver eyes widened as she saw her reflection in the black glove speeding toward her face! But to Ilia’s displeasure and shock, her 1-2 only brushes locks of Ruby’s hair as the human ducks her black gloves. “Mmf!” And the Chameleon Faunus’ cheeks puffed as Ruby dug those crimson gloves into her toned belly with a counter 1-2! “PFF!” And Ilia felt something smacking her jaw, forcing the Faunus’ head upwards, getting a good look at the ceiling lights!

As sweat flings from Ilia’s head, Ruby aims to straighten her rival out with two hooks to smack her belly! “Gah! Ow!” And the young Rose’s plan gets accomplished as the young Faunus slightly hutches over those crimson mitts crashing into her belly! Still feeling her gloved left fist pressing against Ilia’s gut, Ruby pulls it out to strike big with a mean hook at her rival’s jaw!

But Ruby’s choice of arm proved poor as despite feeling a slight stomach ache, Ilia raised her right arm to block it! “Grr!” With a low growl, the Faunus boxer glares at her human opponent while trying to tag her with a left jab! “Ep!” A girly yelp escaped Ruby’s lips as she barely blocked the angry punch, though take a few steps away from her opponent!

Seeing Ruby backing away worsens Ilia’s temper as she chases the retreating human with a few jabs and hooks! And the young Rose quickly takes evasive action, bobbing and weaving through the black leather missiles, using her gloves for those that got too close! “Hold still, damn it!” A highly annoyed Ilia thought upon seeing her human opponent weathering her leather storm until suddenly!

PING!

The sharp ring of the automatic bell echoes throughout the gym, ending the first round and stopping Ilia from throwing another hook! The Faunus boxer lets out a frustrated sigh as she lowers her gloved fists, still glaring at her opponent. Hearing the bell relieves Ruby as she sighs while lowering her defenses. “Good round?” The young Rose nervously asks the upset Faunus boxer while presenting her left glove, aiming for a post-round glove tap.

Ilia still glares at Ruby before sighing again and tapping gloves with the nervous human, though putting slightly more force into the tap. “Yeah.” The Faunus answers her rival’s question while walking to her corner, which Ruby also returns to the red corner. As the two boxers reached their respective corners of the ring, Ilia reached to grab a stool from the outside to put it inside. With the seat inside, the Faunus boxer spat her mouthguard into her glove before sitting in the corner.

“Damn, she got my body good that round.” Ilia bitterly admitted as she glanced down her body, noticing several faint bruises marking her belly and right side. A thin layer of sweat coated the resting Chameleon Faunus’ body, making her skin faintly shine thanks to the ceiling lights. In stark contrast, the human boxer’s body remains perfectly intact, albeit with a thin layer of sweat coating her. However, Ruby’s face did not leave the initial round unscathed: Two faint bruises marked her skin and a bigger one on her left cheek.

Still, if several people were present, including judges, Ruby would easily take a massive lead in points, given the young Rose landed eleven punches to Ilia’s mere two. Three, if the Faunus boxer’s right cross scratching Ruby’s cheek counts as a legitimate hit. “I need to turn things around next round. But how? She’s fast and.” As Ilia ponders Ruby’s speed advantage conundrum, her gray eyes get drawn to the human’s unmarked belly, and a solution presents itself.

“Her belly might be it.” With a plan forming in her mind, Ilia gave her blackmouth a firm shake before inserting it into her mouth. “Just got to trick her into taking body shots.” Her gray eyes saw Ruby doing the same as the second round drew near, causing both boxers to stand in their corners. After putting their stools away, the young fighters form their respective stances: Ruby’s lose Southpaw and Ilia’s firmer Othodox.

“Alright, Ruby. You may win the first round, but I’ll win this one!” And with that thought in Ilia’s mind, she glares at her human opponent, waiting for that fated bell.

PING!

The automatic bell rings again, causing both fighters to dash out of their corners. Although Ruby effortlessly reached the ring’s center first again, Ilia remained undeterred and kept a solid guard. And like in the first round, Ruby lets out a testing right jab at the Faunus, who easily blocks it without issue. But the punch proved a distraction as the young Rose aimed to tag Ilia’s gut again with a left hook!

“Gauh!” And Ilia’s body shook as the crimson glove smacked her unguarded abs, spraying that coat of sweat off the stricken skin! A faint smirk grew on Ruby’s face as she attempted to peltIlia’s face with a 1-2. But the human’s scarlet mitts pound against their black counterparts as the Ilia had her arms rasied to block them! And aiming to punish Ruby for her poor target choice, the Chameleon Faunus swings a right hook at her face!

“Eep!” In a quick motion, Ruby backstepped away, with the Faunus’ black glove cutting the air in front of her face! “Tish!” Although upset with not smacking the human’s face, Ilia still regain focus while stepping after her rival. Seeing the focused Faunus approaching her, Ruby quickly formed a tighter guard while starting to circle Ilia. Gray meets silver as the two boxers rotate around each other, with the Faunus fighter inching closer to her human rival.

Noticing Ilia closing the distance, Ruby goes for a sudden high right hook to bait her into taking a left one! The young Rose’s plan seems to work as Ilia blocks the right, but the Faunus boxer ruins it with a sudden clinch! “Gah!” A yelp escaped the shocked human’s lips as her left arm swung around Ilia’s back, missing her target! As the slightly taller Ilia clinches with her human opponent, her gray eyes spot the nearby ropes, instantly granting her an idea!

While exchanging sweat with Ruby, Ilia starts to wrestle with the young Rose, causing grunts and the shuffling of boots to echo throughout the gym. “Get! Off!” Ruby grunts as she gets slowly pushed back toward the ropes, but not without swinging her free right arm to smack Ilia’s side! “Grr! Guh!” The Faunus boxer winces from the crimson leather pelting her sweaty side. But Ilia does give Ruby what she wants and breaks the clinch with a firm shove!

The young Rose’s eyes widened upon the alarming sensation of her back pressing on the ropes and her guard in shambles! But before Ruby could escape her predicament or reform a guard, Ilia quickly pounced with a right hook at her exposed belly! “OOF!” A loud smack of leather impacting flesh and Ruby’s grunt rang out as Ilia’s gloved fist dug into the human’s toned belly! Sweat catapulted off the stricken Rose as her body pressed further against the ropes, leaving her vulnerable to eat a mean left hook! “PUGH!” And Ilia gets to witness the satisfying sight of Ruby’s head snapping to the side, with her right cheek caved under the black glove’s impact!

With sweat spraying off her head and a thin saliva line trailing from her mouth, Ruby staggers along the ropes. Seeing her human rival becoming vulnerable made Ilia smirk as she pursued the staggering Rose with a 1-2 at her face! “Gah! Ow!” Ruby’s head rocks back as the black leather smacks her cheeks, forcing more sweat to fly off her! And wanting to give Ruby another gut check, Ilia swings a right hook to pound the human’s toned belly!

“OOF!” Saliva flew out of the young Rose’s mouth as the Faunus boxer’s black glove drilled her stomach again! While her red mouthguard budges out, Ruby’s body slightly hutches over Ilia’s arm before suddenly clinching with the smirking Faunus! Despite grunting at the human girl grabbing her, Ilia still smirked as she aimed to shove her back onto the ropes!

And indeed, the Chameleon Faunus does force Ruby back onto the ropes, but the young Rose suddenly swings a wild left hook at her smirking face! “Huh!? PFF!” Ilia’s shocked face gets wiped as the scarlet glove caves her right cheek, forcing sweat to fly off her head! Ruby’s eyes widened upon seeing her gloved fist smack her Faunus rival’s head and the accompanying saliva spit!

But the shock did not last long as Ruby, although hurting, tried pressuring Ilia with several jabs and hooks! “Gah! Oof! PFF!” Several scarlet-colored leather missiles detonated on the Chameleon Faunus’ belly and face, knocking sweat and salvia off her form! “GUH! GRR!” But as a left hook caved into her right cheek again, Ilia, while spitting saliva from the hit, suddenly fired back with a counter right hook at Ruby’s belly!

“PUGH!” Salvia spews out of Ruby’s mouth as her offensive gets brutally halted as her belly takes another gut check! While grinding that gloved right fist in the young Rose’s gut, Ilia swings a left hook at her rival’s stunned face! “Pff!” And Ruby’s head shook to the side, spitting more saliva as her right cheek got further bruised!

And as Ruby took a staggered step back, her silver eyes saw an onyx-colored gloved fist swinging toward her left cheek! “AH!” A sharp pain erupted on Ruby’s face as the hook caved her injured cheek, spraying saliva and sweat off her shaken head! And as when the stricken Rose felt something warm leaking from her lip, Ilia sent a 1-2 that pelted her bruised belly!

“Ough! Gush!” More saliva left Ruby’s mouth as the black gloves marked her bruised abs before Ilia launched a mean right uppercut to bash the staggered human’s liver! “GAUH!” The human’s red mouthguard budges as the Faunus boxer’s gloved fist bashes her liver! And to Ilia’s satisfaction, Ruby falls onto her knees, spatting her messy mouthguard onto the canvas! As the smirking Faunus steps back, the coughing Rose spots red specks dripping from her lips!

And then the realization struck the downed Rose like one of Ilia’s hard punches as that right hook cut her lip, and the Chameleon Faunus drew first blood!

-Part 2: www.deviantart.com/tv225/art/R…

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Description
-Picture by Solfei
-Story by RexmonPrime

The sounds of sports tape getting wrapped around hands break the silence within a gym's changing room. The source of the protective wrapping comes from a young tan-skinned woman with long brown hair tied into a ponytail that curls like a chameleon's tail. More chameleon-like traits appear on the young woman as small amounts of slightly darker spots dotted her arms, legs, stomach, and face.

The Chameleon Faunus's light gray eyes locked onto her taped hands as she tore the sports tape away. Once she secured the protective wrapping, the young woman stood from the bench and looked at a mirror. The reflected surface showed the Faunus wearing a black sports bra that covers her slim border lining flat chest and brown boxing trunks with orangish-brown vertical long triangle decals.

She spends a few moments looking over the lean muscles adoring her body. While concentrating on her reflection, the tan-skinned Faunus begins hopping on her black boxing shoes before letting out a few warm-up jabs. As she thrusts her taped fists into the air, the Chameleon Faunus’s mind starts to wander back to the moment which brought her here…

Two hours earlier.

Various noises ring in the Chameleon Faunus’s mind as she stands in the courtyard of Haven Academy, watching various Faunus of different kinds checking through the School’s buildings. Her light-gray eyes glance at a few Faunus wearing white masks with red markings tied up, with slight resentment and shame shining through the tan-skinned woman’s face. Still, despite hearing many people around her, the Chamaleon Faunus hears a voice belonging to someone who rescued her from falling a darker path.

But, she also hears three unknown voices talking with her friend/savor with relief and genuine happiness. And those voices sound like they know the Chameleon Faunus’ friend more than herself from how relieved and happy they sounded. A slightly sad frown grew on the tan-skinned woman’s face as she walked toward the large hole in the Academy’s Grand Hall’s door. As she piques inside, her eyes saw a raven-haired, fair-skinned Cat Faunus happily chatting away with three female humans who, albeit messy, mirrored the Cat Faunus’s jubilant expression.

One of the female humans had fair borderline pale skin, neck-length black hair with red tips, and silver eyes. And that girl with unique eyes quickly spotted the Chameleon Faunus before looking at the Cat Faunus. “Um, Blake, who is she?” Soon, Blake turns to see the observing Chameleon Faunus and keeps her smile. “She’s Ilia, an old friend of mine.”

Knock. Knock.

The Chameleon Faunus’s memory gets interrupted as a young female voice emits outside the door. “Hey, Ilia. Are you okay? You have been in there for a while now.” Slight embarrassment quickly washed over Ilia’s focused expression as she hastily grabbed a pair of black gloves resting on the bench. “Y-Yeah! I’m fine!” Ilia quickly answers as the spots turn a shade of pink while putting on the gloves. “Oh, okay then… I’ll wait here then.” That innocent-sounding voice responded as Ilia faintly heard the person standing near the door.

“Augh… Way to go, Ilia.” With a mental self-scolding, the tan-skinned girl finishes strapping her boxing gloves onto her hands before picking up a black mouthguard. “Okay, I’m coming out, Ruby,” Ilia spoke before stepping out of the room, seeing the same silver-eyed girl outside patiently waiting before she grew a smile. The human girl wore a black sports bra with a red stripe along the top sections, a black boxing skirt with a red bottom line, black boxing shorts with matching boxing boots, and red boxing gloves.

With physical traits, the young human has a physique fitting for a lightweight fighter, with lean muscles on her limbs and belly. Despite being a few inches shorter than Ilia, the human amusingly had a slightly bigger chest than the Faunus boxer. “Wow, Ilia! You look so cool with that boxing outfit!” The young human happily complements the Chameleon Faunus’s attire, taking her off guard. “...Umm… Thanks, Ruby…?” Ilia regains her voice, and to the human’s surprise, her skin turns a faint shade of pink.

“Wait, did your skin change color again?” Ruby again takes Ilia off guard with that question, causing the Chameleon Faunus’s skin to swift to tan. “W-What do you mean?” Ilia tries to hide the obvious from Ruby, who does not buy into her deception as she goes starry-eyed and slightly trembling. “That is… So cool!!” Seeing the young human ecstatically complimenting her made Ilia go wide-eyed. “Y-You’re… Not scared?”

“Why? That is an awesome ability you have! How many colors can you do!? Can you do patterns or symbols!?” Ilia stood still as Ruby shot out questions at her, all with a tone filled with genuine wonder. And these exciting questions came from a human, shook Ilia to her very core as humans treated her with hatred, fear, and suspension.

And yet, this silver-eyed human girl, who knew hardly anything about her aside from being Blake’s old friend and a Faunus, asked if she could make color patterns. Slowly, the Chameleon Faunus’s perception of the young human starts to change from what she initially thought those hours ago.

1 hour and 45 minutes earlier

Several things made Ilia nervous, and meeting Blake’s teammates and friends took the top position on that list. “An old friend of yours, huh?” Ilia’s thoughts get interrupted as a slightly taller girl with lilac eyes, a mane of blonde hair, and assets that made the tan Faunus’s chest look flatter stood closer to her. “O-Oh Gods…” Soon, the dark spots on Ilia’s body shift to pink as she stares at the Blonde Bombshell, especially with how strong she appears along with that bountiful bust.

“Hey, did your scales just change color?” Another girl comes closer to the flustered Ilia, whose pale white skin, pale blue eyes, and long white hair tied in a ponytail make her look like a beautiful angel. Even the faint facial vertical scar on the “angel’s” left side and slimmer chest fails to dull the regal beauty of the white-haired girl. Slowly, Ilia’s skin swifts from tan to pink, quickly drawing the two human beauties’ attention further toward her.

“N-No! What are you talking about?!” Ilia tries and fails to deflect the obvious away from the humans, with her skin shifting further pink. “Girls, please. Your overwhelming Ilia.” Thankfully, the embarrassed Faunus’ savor came to the rescue, standing beside her while calming the two beauties from potentially bombarding her with questions. “T-Thanks, Blake.” A grateful Ilia spoke as her skin slowly shifted to its original tan color.

“Ilia?”

Suddenly that memory gets interrupted as Ruby’s voice pieces through the Faunus boxer’s mind. “Oh!?” And again, the Chameleon Faunus changes color out of embarrassment from zoning out in her thoughts. “Sorry! You were just staring at me like I did something wrong.” The young Reaper quickly apologizes to Ilia, which puts the young Faunus slightly at ease. “I-It’s alright, Ruby. It’s just… Been a wild night.”

A wild night proves a correct description as Ilia assisted Blake with secretly transporting many trained Faunus warriors to Mistrial from Menagerie, then stopping a terrorist attack on Haven Academy, and meeting with the Cat Faunus’ team at said academy. And now, she will face one of Blake’s teammates in the squared ring. “Yeah… It was a chaotic night for my friends as well. Almost lost another friend…”

Seeing Ruby’s saddened expression upon mentioning almost losing a friend in the battle, Ilia does take some sympathy for the young human. In an act that her past self would gawk at, Ilia places a gloved hand on Ruby’s shoulder and offers some comforting words. “Hey, at least your friend is okay now.” Hearing the Chameleon Faunus’ voice, the young human’s expression did lighten as she looked at her. “Yeah, Weiss is doing alright.”

Weiss. That was the name belonging to the beautiful Angel Ilia met along with Ruby and the tall Blonde Bombshell named Yang. But, the white-haired Angel had a last name that brought misery to the Faunus and was responsible for her parents’ deaths: Schnee.

1 hour earlier

A frown marked Ilia’s face as she sat on the roof of the Academy’s dorm building, staring up at the night sky. Her mind wanders upon what happened when Weiss revealed her full name and revealed herself as a Schnee. The Chameleon Faunus had the urge to punch the human girl straight in her face for what her family did to Faunus kind. ‘Why. Why is Blake friends with a Schnee, the heiress no less!’ Ilia bitterly pondered as the thought of her friend being close to Weiss proved too much to bare. ‘Did Blake lose her mind at Beacon if she made friends with the Schnee heiress?’

“Ilia?” But another voice breaks through the bitter cloud within Ilia’s mind as the Faunus turns to see Ruby on the roof looking at her. Light gray meets silver as the two girls lock eye contact before the Chameleon Faunus looks back at the stars. “What do you want?” A frustrated Ilia asks the young Rose, who slowly inches closer to her. “I just want to see if you alright.”

The young human’s response briefly cuts through the bitterness shrouding Ilia’s mind as she shifts her gaze from the sky onto Ruby. “Yeah, I’m fine. Fine that Blake is best friends with a Schnee.” But, the bitterness quickly resurfaces within the Chameleon Faunus’s answer, and a concerned expression blooms on Ruby’s face. “Ilia, please. Weiss is nothing like the company her family owns.” Hearing Ruby defending the young Schnee, Ilia frowns as she sits upright.

“Because she’s your friend?” The Chameleon Faunus spoke with slight anger, causing Ruby to step back. But, the young Rose regains her courage and answers the angry Faunus’ question. “No, because she has changed and vows to reform her family’s company.” Ruby’s answer compels Ilia to stand up from the roof titles and glare at the young human. The distant sounds of nighttime city life were the only sounds as the human and Faunus engaged in a staredown.

However, Ilia relented as a sigh left her lips while closing her eyes. “I doubt she can do it, even if she changed as you said. Humanity will still see us like animals, nothing more.” The Chameleon Faunus’ defeatist comment drew a sad frown on the young Rose’s face. “Ilia, not every human hates Faunus. My friends have no issues making friends with Faunus, especially if we are fine with Blake being our teammate.”

Hearing Ruby’s more optimistic statement, Ilia opens her eyes and looks at the hopeful human. “Alright, since you are okay with making Faunus friends. Then how about facing one in a match?” Silence returns as the young Rose blinks at the Chameleon Faunus, surprised upon hearing that question. “Um, okay, you mean a Huntress match or a…”

“A boxing match.” Ilia interrupts Ruby’s clarification, again taking the young Rose off guard. “Huh?! But why a boxing match?” The surprised human asks the focused Faunus, who answers her without issue. “Because in a boxing match, we’re fighting on equal footing. No Semplances or weapons. Just our gloved fists. And I want you to prove that a human does not see me as an animal.”

The Chameleon Faunus spots slight hesitation on Ruby’s face, and a frown grows on her face. Before she could comment, the young Rose’s expression swifts into firm determination. “Where and when?” Ruby’s question shook the frown off Ilia’s face, replacing it with a slightly surprised expression. It took a few seconds for the young Faunus to respond, but she gave Ruby what she asked. “The school’s gym in an hour.”

With the place and time confirmed, Ruby nods to the Chameleon Faunus before turning away. “I’ll meet you there.” And with those parting words, the young Reaper left Ilia alone on the rooftop. With Ruby away, Ilia sighs again before looking at the night sky, with her light grey eyes gazing at the broken moon.

-

“Yeah. But let’s not dwell on it.” Ilia tells the young Rose as she motions towards the vacant boxing ring, to which Ruby nods. Soon, both young girls headed toward the ring before parting ways to take their respective corners. Ilia crawls through the ropes to enter the blue corner as Ruby crawls into the red corner. Once inside, the young fighters put their respective mouthguards on the canvas before moving toward the ring’s center.

Both young boxers marched towards the ring’s center, locking eyes with each other. Soon, Ruby and Ilia meet at the center, still looking at each other with focused expressions. “So, standard boxing rules and three rounds?” The Chameleon Faunus broke the silence with that question which the young Rose nodded. “Yes, and let’s have a good match.” A smile grew on Ruby’s face as she lifted her crimson gloves to Ilia.

Ilia’s light gray eyes looked at the scarlet gloves, noting the red-hued reflection on the leather before she raised her onyx gloves. “Yes.” And with that answer, Ilia taps gloves with the young Reaper before both boxers return to their corners. Once she reached her side, the young Faunus rotated her arms before performing pre-bout stretches. In stark contrast, Ruby hops in her corner before performing more energetic warm-ups.

After both boxers finished their warm-ups, Ilia took her black mouthguard from the canvas before inserting it into her upper teeth. Ruby mirrored the same action with her red mouthguard before pounding her matching gloves. “She’s an eager one,” Ilia noted her human opponent’s energetic nature as the boxers finished their warm-up routines.

As the first round drew near, Ilia prepared an orthodox stance, leading with her left foot and gloved fist. The Chameleon Faunus stations her guard in a semi-firm state though leaning more on the mobile side. In contrast, Ruby showed a southpaw stance, mirroring Ilia’s by leading with her right side, though with the other key difference of a looser guard.

“A rusher Southpaw: This will get tricky.” Seeing the young human’s less firm guard, Ilia quickly gets an idea of Ruby’s boxing style she will use in this match. Both fighters’ eyes locked on each other frames, awaiting the automatic bell to start the bout.

PING!

And the sharp ring of the bell echoes throughout the gym, causing both young fighters to exit their corners. The young Rose takes the lead as she reaches the ring’s center first and lets out an opening right jab at the approaching Ilia’s face. Although Ruby took the speed advantage, Ilia’s agility proved enough to raise her left glove in time to block the incoming scarlet glove.

Feeling the young human’s leather pressing against hers, Ilia springs her prepped right glove out in a cross at Ruby’s face! The young Rose’s silver eyes widen as she barely weaves her head away from the Faunus’s onyx-colored glove! After dodging Ilia’s counter, Ruby quickly starts to circle her opponent, still with a loose guard. Seeing the human boxer circling her, Ilia mirrored the action as she circled back.

Both boxers spent a few seconds circling each other before Ilia thrusts a swift 1-2 at her human opponent. Ruby quickly put her legs to work as she weaved past the Chameleon Faunus’s strikes before moving closer to swing a left hook at the body! “Gah!” A yelp escaped Ilia’s lips as the human’s scarlet glove smacked her side, lightly shaking her body!

But, despite Ruby gaining the first blow of the match, Ilia grits her mouthguard as she aims to get payback. And that chance came when Ruby, eager to land another hit, dashes toward Ilia’s right to flick a jab at her face. Instead of a Chameleon Faunus’ face, Ruby’s red glove harshly pressed against black leather as Ilia intercepts with her right glove. Seeing the shocked look on her human opponent’s face, Ilia thrusts a left jab to stab her rival’s face!

“Ow!” And the feeling of leather smacking flesh accompanied by a girly yelp brought satisfaction to Ilia as Ruby’s head slightly rocked back! Upon seeing the young Rose stepping back, Ilia naturally steps forward while thrusting a 1-2 at her opponent’s face. But, the young human showed quick recovery skills as she weaved past the Chameleon Faunus’ leather thrusts. As the black-colored gloves whiffed past her, Ruby stepped closer to Ilia while swinging a quick left hook at her opponent’s body.

“Grr!” Ilia’s body lightly shook from the crimson leather smacking against her toned belly, forcing the Faunus boxer to step back. After gaining breathing space, Ruby reforms her stance and resumes circling her Faunus opponent. Seeing the young human moving around her, Ilia reforms her guard and counter-circles her opponent. A few seconds pass with both girls moving around until Ruby flicks several right jabs at Ilia.

The scarlet leather smacked against tannish skin as Ilia guarded against the human’s jabs before sidestepping away from the last set. As Ruby’s right glove flew past her body, Ilia went on the counterattack with a 1-2 at the young Rose’s face. Only for the onyx leather to scatter bits of sweat as Ruby ducks the Faunus boxer’s counters!

Feeling her opponent’s gloves brushing her hair, Ruby thrusts her right glove to strike Ilia’s belly before rising for a mean left hook at her cheek! “Shoot!” Ilia’s gray eyes widen upon the incoming scarlet glove before tightening her abdominal muscles, attempting to minimize the damage! “Guh!” Still, a grunt escapes the Faunus boxer’s lips as the leather glove smacks her midsection, and her gray eyes catch the human’s left glove swinging toward her!

“Pff!” Ruby’s speed overcomes Ilia’s reaction as the red glove digs into Chameleon Faunus’ cheek, rocking her head sideways! As sweat flew off her shaken head, Ilia stepped to the right, trying to stabilize herself! But as her booted foot returned to the canvas, her gray eyes caught Ruby dashing to her left with another mean left hook ready! “Gak!” And the Scarlet Reaper gained another solid hit with her gloved fist slamming against the Faunus boxer’s side!

“Damn it! She’s quick!” While her booted feet briefly skidded on the canvas, Ilia gritted her mouthguard and attempted to counter Ruby with a left hook. Only for the black glove to whoosh past the elusive human’s head as she bent her upper body backward, dodging the counter! Not wanting to extend her welcome, Ruby hops back from Ilia while reforming her guard. And the young Rose’s decision proved wise as Ilia stepped after her with a 1-2 speed toward that cute face!

Ruby’s silver eyes narrowed with focus as she weaved past the first punch before blocking the second one. After the sound of leather gloves smacking each other echo throughout the gym, the two boxers resume circling each other at the ring’s center. Ilia tightened her gloves, letting out leather crackles as the Faunus’ gray eyes glared at Ruby’s silver orbs. “I need to get rid of her speed advantage.” As the Chameleon Faunus pondered her new tactics, Ruby suddenly dashes toward her with a right jab!

But instead of blocking or dodging, Ilia suddenly swings her left arm, parrying Ruby’s attack, before aiming to counter with a right cross! Ruby barely saw her black-hued reflection on the Faunus’ glove as she weaved her head out of the cross’ path! “Ow!” But Ilia’s leather nicked the human’s left cheek, leaving a faint scratch on the skin! Still, despite the leather scratching her cheek, Ruby’s head gets spared from taking the cross’s full impact.

But the young Rose’s reaction time gets quickly tested again as Ilia aims to tag her with a left hook. Although not her dominant arm, the Chameleon Faunus’ left proved swift as it cut through the air toward Ruby’s still unguarded head! “Gah!” And Ilia saw the young human’s head rocking back as the black glove smacked her opponent’s face! With a satisfied smirk, Ilia aims to pile up the hits with a 1-2 at Ruby’s stricken face!

Ruby’s silver eyes widened as she saw her reflection in the black glove speeding toward her face! But to Ilia’s displeasure and shock, her 1-2 only brushes locks of Ruby’s hair as the human ducks her black gloves. “Mmf!” And the Chameleon Faunus’ cheeks puffed as Ruby dug those crimson gloves into her toned belly with a counter 1-2! “PFF!” And Ilia felt something smacking her jaw, forcing the Faunus’ head upwards, getting a good look at the ceiling lights!

As sweat flings from Ilia’s head, Ruby aims to straighten her rival out with two hooks to smack her belly! “Gah! Ow!” And the young Rose’s plan gets accomplished as the young Faunus slightly hutches over those crimson mitts crashing into her belly! Still feeling her gloved left fist pressing against Ilia’s gut, Ruby pulls it out to strike big with a mean hook at her rival’s jaw!

But Ruby’s choice of arm proved poor as despite feeling a slight stomach ache, Ilia raised her right arm to block it! “Grr!” With a low growl, the Faunus boxer glares at her human opponent while trying to tag her with a left jab! “Ep!” A girly yelp escaped Ruby’s lips as she barely blocked the angry punch, though take a few steps away from her opponent!

Seeing Ruby backing away worsens Ilia’s temper as she chases the retreating human with a few jabs and hooks! And the young Rose quickly takes evasive action, bobbing and weaving through the black leather missiles, using her gloves for those that got too close! “Hold still, damn it!” A highly annoyed Ilia thought upon seeing her human opponent weathering her leather storm until suddenly!

PING!

The sharp ring of the automatic bell echoes throughout the gym, ending the first round and stopping Ilia from throwing another hook! The Faunus boxer lets out a frustrated sigh as she lowers her gloved fists, still glaring at her opponent. Hearing the bell relieves Ruby as she sighs while lowering her defenses. “Good round?” The young Rose nervously asks the upset Faunus boxer while presenting her left glove, aiming for a post-round glove tap.

Ilia still glares at Ruby before sighing again and tapping gloves with the nervous human, though putting slightly more force into the tap. “Yeah.” The Faunus answers her rival’s question while walking to her corner, which Ruby also returns to the red corner. As the two boxers reached their respective corners of the ring, Ilia reached to grab a stool from the outside to put it inside. With the seat inside, the Faunus boxer spat her mouthguard into her glove before sitting in the corner.

“Damn, she got my body good that round.” Ilia bitterly admitted as she glanced down her body, noticing several faint bruises marking her belly and right side. A thin layer of sweat coated the resting Chameleon Faunus’ body, making her skin faintly shine thanks to the ceiling lights. In stark contrast, the human boxer’s body remains perfectly intact, albeit with a thin layer of sweat coating her. However, Ruby’s face did not leave the initial round unscathed: Two faint bruises marked her skin and a bigger one on her left cheek.

Still, if several people were present, including judges, Ruby would easily take a massive lead in points, given the young Rose landed eleven punches to Ilia’s mere two. Three, if the Faunus boxer’s right cross scratching Ruby’s cheek counts as a legitimate hit. “I need to turn things around next round. But how? She’s fast and.” As Ilia ponders Ruby’s speed advantage conundrum, her gray eyes get drawn to the human’s unmarked belly, and a solution presents itself.

“Her belly might be it.” With a plan forming in her mind, Ilia gave her blackmouth a firm shake before inserting it into her mouth. “Just got to trick her into taking body shots.” Her gray eyes saw Ruby doing the same as the second round drew near, causing both boxers to stand in their corners. After putting their stools away, the young fighters form their respective stances: Ruby’s lose Southpaw and Ilia’s firmer Othodox.

“Alright, Ruby. You may win the first round, but I’ll win this one!” And with that thought in Ilia’s mind, she glares at her human opponent, waiting for that fated bell.

PING!

The automatic bell rings again, causing both fighters to dash out of their corners. Although Ruby effortlessly reached the ring’s center first again, Ilia remained undeterred and kept a solid guard. And like in the first round, Ruby lets out a testing right jab at the Faunus, who easily blocks it without issue. But the punch proved a distraction as the young Rose aimed to tag Ilia’s gut again with a left hook!

“Gauh!” And Ilia’s body shook as the crimson glove smacked her unguarded abs, spraying that coat of sweat off the stricken skin! A faint smirk grew on Ruby’s face as she attempted to peltIlia’s face with a 1-2. But the human’s scarlet mitts pound against their black counterparts as the Ilia had her arms rasied to block them! And aiming to punish Ruby for her poor target choice, the Chameleon Faunus swings a right hook at her face!

“Eep!” In a quick motion, Ruby backstepped away, with the Faunus’ black glove cutting the air in front of her face! “Tish!” Although upset with not smacking the human’s face, Ilia still regain focus while stepping after her rival. Seeing the focused Faunus approaching her, Ruby quickly formed a tighter guard while starting to circle Ilia. Gray meets silver as the two boxers rotate around each other, with the Faunus fighter inching closer to her human rival.

Noticing Ilia closing the distance, Ruby goes for a sudden high right hook to bait her into taking a left one! The young Rose’s plan seems to work as Ilia blocks the right, but the Faunus boxer ruins it with a sudden clinch! “Gah!” A yelp escaped the shocked human’s lips as her left arm swung around Ilia’s back, missing her target! As the slightly taller Ilia clinches with her human opponent, her gray eyes spot the nearby ropes, instantly granting her an idea!

While exchanging sweat with Ruby, Ilia starts to wrestle with the young Rose, causing grunts and the shuffling of boots to echo throughout the gym. “Get! Off!” Ruby grunts as she gets slowly pushed back toward the ropes, but not without swinging her free right arm to smack Ilia’s side! “Grr! Guh!” The Faunus boxer winces from the crimson leather pelting her sweaty side. But Ilia does give Ruby what she wants and breaks the clinch with a firm shove!

The young Rose’s eyes widened upon the alarming sensation of her back pressing on the ropes and her guard in shambles! But before Ruby could escape her predicament or reform a guard, Ilia quickly pounced with a right hook at her exposed belly! “OOF!” A loud smack of leather impacting flesh and Ruby’s grunt rang out as Ilia’s gloved fist dug into the human’s toned belly! Sweat catapulted off the stricken Rose as her body pressed further against the ropes, leaving her vulnerable to eat a mean left hook! “PUGH!” And Ilia gets to witness the satisfying sight of Ruby’s head snapping to the side, with her right cheek caved under the black glove’s impact!

With sweat spraying off her head and a thin saliva line trailing from her mouth, Ruby staggers along the ropes. Seeing her human rival becoming vulnerable made Ilia smirk as she pursued the staggering Rose with a 1-2 at her face! “Gah! Ow!” Ruby’s head rocks back as the black leather smacks her cheeks, forcing more sweat to fly off her! And wanting to give Ruby another gut check, Ilia swings a right hook to pound the human’s toned belly!

“OOF!” Saliva flew out of the young Rose’s mouth as the Faunus boxer’s black glove drilled her stomach again! While her red mouthguard budges out, Ruby’s body slightly hutches over Ilia’s arm before suddenly clinching with the smirking Faunus! Despite grunting at the human girl grabbing her, Ilia still smirked as she aimed to shove her back onto the ropes!

And indeed, the Chameleon Faunus does force Ruby back onto the ropes, but the young Rose suddenly swings a wild left hook at her smirking face! “Huh!? PFF!” Ilia’s shocked face gets wiped as the scarlet glove caves her right cheek, forcing sweat to fly off her head! Ruby’s eyes widened upon seeing her gloved fist smack her Faunus rival’s head and the accompanying saliva spit!

But the shock did not last long as Ruby, although hurting, tried pressuring Ilia with several jabs and hooks! “Gah! Oof! PFF!” Several scarlet-colored leather missiles detonated on the Chameleon Faunus’ belly and face, knocking sweat and salvia off her form! “GUH! GRR!” But as a left hook caved into her right cheek again, Ilia, while spitting saliva from the hit, suddenly fired back with a counter right hook at Ruby’s belly!

“PUGH!” Salvia spews out of Ruby’s mouth as her offensive gets brutally halted as her belly takes another gut check! While grinding that gloved right fist in the young Rose’s gut, Ilia swings a left hook at her rival’s stunned face! “Pff!” And Ruby’s head shook to the side, spitting more saliva as her right cheek got further bruised!

And as Ruby took a staggered step back, her silver eyes saw an onyx-colored gloved fist swinging toward her left cheek! “AH!” A sharp pain erupted on Ruby’s face as the hook caved her injured cheek, spraying saliva and sweat off her shaken head! And as when the stricken Rose felt something warm leaking from her lip, Ilia sent a 1-2 that pelted her bruised belly!

“Ough! Gush!” More saliva left Ruby’s mouth as the black gloves marked her bruised abs before Ilia launched a mean right uppercut to bash the staggered human’s liver! “GAUH!” The human’s red mouthguard budges as the Faunus boxer’s gloved fist bashes her liver! And to Ilia’s satisfaction, Ruby falls onto her knees, spatting her messy mouthguard onto the canvas! As the smirking Faunus steps back, the coughing Rose spots red specks dripping from her lips!

And then the realization struck the downed Rose like one of Ilia’s hard punches as that right hook cut her lip, and the Chameleon Faunus drew first blood!

-Part 2: www.deviantart.com/tv225/art/R…

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