"One, two, three, block! One, two, three, block! Come on, say it with me!"

I laugh from my seat at the side of the practice mats as Kai sighs, glancing at the crisp packet in my hand.

"How come she gets to eat?"

"Because she's not the one training. Now come on, are you going to block me or what?"

"I'm gonna knock your block off in a minute..." Kai mutters. His instructor, clearly taking none of his shit, takes the chance to kick him in the back of the knees and floor him.

"Ow! That wasn't boxing!" He exclaims, getting back up onto his feet. "That was fucking karate!"

"Hey, spinjitzu's better than karate, isn't it?" I say, taking a bite of crisp.

"Don't take the piss." Kai warns me, throwing a punch at the instructor. He immediately gets blocked off. "I didn't ask to lose my element, you know."

"Now the best you can do is spin around like a ballerina." The instructor hisses, knowing it'll provoke him. "Throw a proper punch."

He scowls, attempting to land three punches consecutively and failing at all three of them.

"I don't see how you're going to win a fight at this rate."

"Because I believe that I can!" He says, clearly pissed off now. "And you can't stand here and tell me otherwise!"

The instructor smirks and I realise that this was exactly what she was looking for.

"Why can't I?"

"Because you're my fucking instructor! You're meant to keep my hopes up-"

He tries to throw a punch while her guard is lowered but he fails again.

"You won't even let me punch you!"

"What, and you think your opponent is going to?"

He growls, managing to successfully hit her directly on the hand.

"See? I told you I could do it."

She smiles, ducking before playfully hitting him on the arm.

"All you need is a reason to be angry." She states, moving around the practice mats and stepping to the corner, raising her arms into the air.

"What's that meant to mean?"

"Oh, practice is over."

"No, what you said."

The instructor removes her boxing gloves, grabbing her water bottle from the floor.

"You get angry, you focus on your anger more than your fighting, you punch. Simple."

She takes a sip of water, trying not to look too triumphant in front of Kai who's still standing in the middle of the mats looking confused.

I stand up, leaving my crisps behind before picking up the instructor's gloves.

"I wanna fight him." I state.

She scoffs slightly, entertained by my statement.

"Go ahead. It'll be fun to watch."

"You're not a very good instructor, you know. You don't boost the morale at all."

"I'm not here to boost morale." She says, taking a seat on the floor. "I'm here to train you."

I look up at Kai once I fasten the gloves. "That's the smartest thing she's said all day."

He gets into position, bringing his arms up to his chest.

"I don't really want to fight you." He says as he dodges my first punch.

"But I want to fight you!"

He sticks his bottom lip out, faking sadness to make me laugh.

"You're not a very good girlfriend, you know."

"That's nice."

I land a punch on his arm. "Karma."

"I was joking!"

I land another two punches on his stomach.

"Come on, Kai, defend yourself!" The instructor shouts.

"I'm trying!"

"Try harder." I join in.

He frowns, hitting me in the chest. I inhale sharply, taking it on the chin as I go for another hit. He blocks me off, grinning.

"See, I'm getting it now."

"Took you long enough."

"Stop sassing me!"

"I will when you start being a good boxer."

He clenches his jaw.

"You're taking the piss again."

"So what?"

"So, it fucking hurts."

He goes for two punches to my stomach but I block him just in time.

"Like I said, I didn't choose to lose my element. But I want it back, so I'm gonna work for it. Now if my girlfriend could stop being rude to me, maybe that would help."

I smirk, punching him hard in the stomach, making him double over. I count five seconds out before removing my gloves and dropping them to the floor.

"You let your girlfriend beat you?" The instructor asks, still amused by him.

"I didn't let her!" Kai exclaims, taking off his boxing gloves and throwing them on the floor. "She- ughhh!"

The instructor leaves to fill her water bottle back up and as soon as she exits the room, Kai scowls at me.

"Why are you being so rude?"

"I was just tryna make you angry. 'Cos she's right, being angry makes you a better boxer."

"Well you fucking succeeded."

He sits down on the mat, grinding his palms into his eyes.

"Ughh, fuck you."

"You're not actually pissed at me, are you?"

"Does it fucking look like it?!" He hisses, glaring up at me.

"I'm sorry, Kai. I didn't mean to actually offend you, I was-"

"I know. You've already said."

I sit down opposite him, resting my hands behind his back and leaning on them as I tilt forwards, pushing my face between his hands.

"Fuck off." He mumbles, but I know he doesn't actually mean it. I press my lips to his and his hands move from his eyes to my face, cupping it as he kisses me back. I pull away after a few moments, looking into his eyes.

"You can't stay pissed at me..." I whisper. "You love me too much..."

"Watch me."

It's my turn to frown this time.

"I'm sorry, baby."

One hand wraps around my throat, making me smile as he forces my head up.

"I could fucking strangle you right now."

"But you won't."

His grip gets tighter.

"Say that again."

"But you won't..."

He kisses me roughly, not letting go of my neck.

"Fuck you, baby girl."

"I know you want to, Kai, but not now."

He chuckles, pressing his nose up against the area where my jaw and neck meet.

"Why do you have to make me seem like a sex addict?" He says gently, nipping my skin.

"Because that's what you are."

"No, I'm addicted to you. Not the sex."

I raise my eyebrows.

"Okay, the sex too. But just with you."

"Well, yeah. That was obvious."

He moves back to kiss me again before letting go of my neck and kissing the red marks he left.

"I mean, our relationship's a good one."

"I wouldn't say that." I tease.

"You know what I mean. Neither of us have to worry about the other cheating or anything. 'Cos you know I'm faithful to you, and I know you're faithful to me."

"And how would you know if I wasn't?"

"Well, we don't need to go there. But you know I'd fucking shoot the other guy down where he stood."

"Where are you getting this gun from?"

"I don't know, let me imagine."

His thumbs hook under the belt on my jeans, pulling me in for another kiss.

"When's that instructor of yours gonna get back?"

"Maybe she doesn't want to disturb us."

"I bet that's the least of her worries."

We kiss for a little while longer, hands tangling up in each other's hair.

"How do you think you're gonna do with this whole boxing thing?"

"No idea. Hopefully well, since I want my fire back and all."

"There's no guarantee this is gonna work."

"I think it will."

He presses up against me, deepening our kiss.

"And besides, I wanna be able to properly pleasure my girl again..."

I smile, tilting my head upwards as he shoves his face onto my collarbone, desperate to feel me against him.

"You know you love it when I warm my hands up...touching you all over...in between your thighs..."

I give a gentle exhale as he pulls me onto his lap, completely absorbed in his fantasies for me.

"Mmm, I bet you're soaking right now... I just wanna fucking s-"

I hear someone clear their throat and I turn around, spotting the instructor at the door.

"Just because the water machine stops working doesn't mean you two are allowed to be weird while I'm gone." She says, collecting the boxing gloves off of the floor. "I said practice was over ages ago, now get going."

Kai's face flushes red as he practically throws me off of his lap, hurriedly packing his gloves and kit into his duffel bag. I thank the instructor before we leave, opening the front door.

As soon as we turn the corner, Kai grabs my hand and leans in to my ear.

"Don't think I'm done with you yet, baby girl. Just because she interrupted doesn't mean I'm gonna forget about it."

I smirk, tilting my head to kiss him. "I was hoping you wouldn't."