Disclaimer: All characters in this story belong to Fred Perry, I'm just borrowing them for a little while. Gold Digger is a manga style comic series featuring treasure hunting adopted sisters named Gina and Brittany Diggers. On one of their adventures a clone of the two of them was created, combining both their memories and DNA, called Brianna, who has since searched for her own identity.
Gold Digger: 'Night's all right for fighting...
Brittany paused, the athletic blonde looking around her thoughtfully. Dressed in a one piece bodysuit in blue with a T-shirt over the top, she knew that she was drawing peoples' eyes. 'Then again,' she smiled, 'that seems to be the point. Wish I had my guns, though.'
The place was just going wild, the crowds roaring happily as their favorite fighters made their entrances into the arena. Brianna recognized the names of some adventurers she knew, mixed with many she didn't. Gar, Luan, Ryan and the others had had such a good time at the last Ultimate Fighters competition they attended that she had decided to try it out for herself.
Pounding rock music rang out, a figure descending a ramp to loud cheers. A man in a Butler's uniform raised a mic to his full mask, "Unworthy ones, bow down before your Mistress!"
Behind him she strode forth, black leather boots becoming visible, a tiny leather bathing suit straining to hold back her charms, long black mane styled back in a single wave. "The Mistress is here," she declared, voice like a whip crack.
"Quite the entrance, huh?" the slim blonde referee said as she ran to her side. "Ms. Diggers," she smiled, "you're going to need to qualify."
"No problem," Brianna nodded, wondering why the leather lady looked familiar. "A test match, I guess?" she asked as she fell into step behind the woman.
"You'll be paired up against another newcomer," the blonde said, jogging a bit to keep ahead of her, "the judges will rate your abilities from the match." They reached the cage, where a muscular young man waited impatiently.
"Who dares challenge," he growled, long red hair flowing over his shoulders, muscles gleaming, "the mighty Samson?!"
Brianna smirked, looking him over thoughtfully. 'At least he's got some muscles,' she noted admiringly, 'and that little spandex costume looks good.' Brianna pushed her blonde hair back and introduced herself, "Brianna Diggers."
The announcement rang out as the two looked each other over, "A qualifying match is about to begin! The Mighty Sampson..."
"Samson!" he bellowed in correction.
"...versus Brianna Diggers!" the announcer finished.
'Diggers?' Ayane blinked in surprised recognition from her place not far from the ring. The black leather woman turned around to look down curiously, her stylish black mane flowing down her back. Simply called Mistress she played the role of a villain in the ring, her skimpy black one piece revealingly dangerous. 'I wonder if she is one of Luan's friends?' she mused, having visited the Diggers residence a few times to see her.
Ayane looked down at the blonde with interest, a slight smile teasing her red lips. The young woman down below there was dangerously athletic looking, slim but beautiful, standing there with a smooth sort of balance. The man facing her was massive, his muscles bulging, and Ayane studied them both thoughtfully.
'If Brianna isn't at least reasonably capable,' Ayane thought, 'he's going to do her some real damage.' She leaned forward to get a better view, 'This should be good.'
Samson cracked his knuckles loudly, smiling grimly. "Do you want to give up now?" he asked with a sinister expression.
Brianna didn't answer him aloud, standing there calmly she simply smiled and made a 'come here' gesture with her hand. Samson took the invitation and charged, grabbing for her smaller form, only to find that she wasn't there. With an inhuman speed Brianna leapt up and over him, dropping down right behind him to deliver a powerful kick to the middle of his back. Samson staggered, whirling around, then he looked as her with a great deal more wariness.
'I can't win this on just my speed alone,' Brianna thought, rushing in to close with him. She grabbed at him, trying to throw the taller man, then she cried out in surprise as he grabbed her! With a speed far greater than his bulging muscles would imply he turned it around, flinging Brianna into the side of the cage with devastating force.
'She could be in trouble,' Ayane noted, sliding her black sunglasses down a bit to get a better look. Her eyes were odd, almost cat slitted, creating the illusion of inhuman coldness that few found the ability to see past.
"Care to give up, little girl?" Samson laughed.
"Gloating," Brianna pulled herself back to her feet with a wince, "when the fight isn't over is just stupidity." She was so quick that he didn't even see the first kick coming, the blonde rocking his head back with both feet. Using the force of shoving her body off the ground she continued the motion, hitting the other wall then vaulting back towards him.
The next blow slammed the staggered fighter face first up against the cage wall, then right through the heavy mesh to pound into the outer wall itself. He staggered for a moment on the floor of the stadium, then dropped out cold.
"Brianna wins," the referee declared. She walked over to the judges, letting them talk, then picked up a sheet of paper, "Brianna Diggers has been given an 'S' class rating!"
Brianna strode out of the ring, ignoring both the referee and the approving roar of the crowd to walk over to where Samson was being helped to his feet by two medical attendants. "Is he all right?" she asked them with a frown, thinking, 'I didn't hit him too hard, did I?'
"I'm fine," Samson smiled as he waved a casual hand, "but thanks." He looked much more friendly as he added, "You were pretty impressive in there."
"Well, thanks," Brianna smiled.
"I was wondering if we could maybe go back to my hotel room after the match," Samson said with a leer, "get to know one another better."
Pow! Brianna strode away from the once again out cold fighter with a scowl. "Dumb ass," she muttered, shaking her head. She got a bottle of water from her bag, drinking thirstily then wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"Not bad at all," the woman's voice said calmly, the fighter called Mistress walking towards her with two men dressed as butlers following behind her.
Brianna frowned slightly, taking in the leather clad woman thoughtfully. "Have we met?" she finally asked, still wondering why the skimpily dressed woman looked so familiar.
"I'm a friend of Luan," she explained with a smile, "Ayane Hino."
"Ah," Brianna's memory finally clicked as she continued on, "I've seen you around Mom and her students, then."
"Indeed," Ayane agreed. She turned to her two butlers, "I shouldn't need you for awhile, you can come get me before the next match."
"Of course, Mistress," the first butler bowed to Ayane formally then the two of them left smoothly, still retaining that formal distance about them.
"Mistress?" Brianna smiled slightly in amusement, tilting her head questioningly as she looked back towards Ayane.
"My stage name," Ayane took her sunglasses off for a moment, rubbing at her eyes. Her eyes met Brianna's, and she felt a jolt as the woman met her gaze easily. 'She's not frightened?' Ayane thought in honest surprise. "Did Ryan or the others come along," she asked.
"Luan wanted to," Brianna grinned, "but she and Gar are off together." She looked over Ayane and said, "I hope I won't have to take on a name like that," Brianna smiled then added teasingly, "or dress like that."
"Is it a bit much?" Ayane asked as she looked down at her leather costume.
"I bet it distracts your opponents in the arena," Brianna found herself looking over the gorgeous young woman, "it certainly is distracting me." She felt a flush coming to her cheeks, 'Where did THAT come from?'
"That's the idea," Ayane said, feeling a bit of blush to her own cheeks, "and it helps to sell a lot of posters." She slid her sunglasses back on, feeling the need to protect herself, somehow.
"Posters?" Brianna blinked.
"Ryan didn't explain?" Ayane smiled, "I'll give you the rundown." The two women walked around the arena together, talking quietly. "Like professional wrestling and other sports," Ayane said, "we can't support ourselves just on ticket sales alone. Each of us creates a stage identity, marketing ourselves to sell related merchandise." She sighed in memory, "Originally I tried to call myself Ninja Kitty, but it didn't work."
"Why not?" Brianna asked curiously.
Ayane slid the sunglasses down a bit to highlight her striking eyes as she regretfully said, "I scared away the kids."
Brianna met her eyes with a casual smile, "I've seen a lot of things over the years, especially around my crazy sisters. Judging by appearances is stupid."
Ayane smiled back, "Thanks." She had to look away for a moment from those warm eyes, a slight blush touching her pale cheeks. 'I feel like I did when I first met Gar,' she mused, 'but... it's different, somehow.'
"I don't see myself making up a stage name and stuff," Brianna shook her head, "my sister's archeology work keeps us all in good shape."
"Oh I don't know," Ayane had a devilish look as she mused aloud, "you could always become my catgirl slave..."
Brianna blinked, then laughed aloud. She took a half-step closer to Ayane, rubbing her cheek against Ayane's shoulder as she purred in the back of her throat. "Like that, you mean?" she asked with a impish grin.
"You're a bad girl," Ayane found herself smiling back through her fierce blush.
"You should talk to my sisters sometime," Brianna straightened up, wishing for a moment to stay there beside Ayane, "they'll tell you stories."
Ayane felt an odd sense of relief from the idea of Brianna planning to introduce Ayane to her sisters. 'Maybe this isn't just a casual friendship,' she thought to herself as she answered aloud, "I'll look forward to it."
There was a flash of movement, and Brianna frowned as one of the Butlers appeared. "I'm sorry Mistress," he bowed, "but one of Brianna's matches is coming up soon."
Brianna looked a bit surprised, then she nodded slightly. 'I lost track of time,' she realized, 'talking to Ayane.' Flashing the butler a smile she said, "Thanks." Brianna turned to Ayane, "Can I see you after the fights?"
"I'd like that," Ayane managed before Brianna bolted off.
'I can't believe I acted that way around Ayane,' Brianna mused as she hurried towards the ring, 'what was I thinking?' A blush appeared on her cheeks as her thoughts lingered a moment on what she had been thinking about...
"Brianna Diggers," the announcer declared, "please report to the ring."
Brianna banished those thoughts firmly, reaching ringside just in time. 'I've got a fight ahead of me,' she reminded herself firmly, 'I can think about it later.'
"So glad you could make it," the other fighter grinned, faltering as she took in Brianna's dangerous little smile.
"You interrupted a very important conversation," Brianna cracked her knuckles loudly, "and I'm not happy about it."
Some hours later Ayane toweled off her neck, looking up at the final places. She had done pretty well, only eliminated in the final round. She looked for Brianna's name and raised an eyebrow to see she had nearly made the same level.
"I wonder what it would have been like to compete against her?" Ayane mused to herself out loud, pushing her hair back tiredly.
"Against who?" Brianna asked, the blonde limping over to Ayane's side.
"What happened?" Ayane asked with a fierce frown, getting up to help ease Brianna down onto the seat beside her.
"Landed badly from a jump on someone's head," Brianna smiled wryly, "I had to bow out of the next fight because of that."
"That's always frustrating when it happens to me," Ayane said sympathetically, shifting in her seat and wincing a bit from her own injuries.
"Are you...?" Brianna looked at her worriedly.
"Just sore all over," Ayane said with a sigh, "you need to go all out in these matches to have a chance to win."
Brianna nodded slightly, "I saw you fighting, you're incredible." She smiled a bit, "I'm glad I didn't come up against you."
"I almost wish I had," Ayane admitted softly. She smiled at the startled look on Brianna's face, "You looked good in the ring, I'd like to test myself against you sometime." She shrugged, wincing a bit at the soreness.
"You know," Brianna looked over at Ayane, "a good massage can help with that kind of pain." She smiled shyly, reaching out to put her hand on Ayane's shoulder, "With all the trouble my sisters get into, I've gotten pretty good at it."
Ayane hesitated, wondering the young blonde had felt the same spark at that casual touch. She looked away shyly, "You don't have to...."
"I want to," Brianna smiled at her warmly. She rose to her feet with only a slight wince, offering her hand to the other woman.
"Thank you," Ayane took that hand, standing beside Brianna. She took a nervous breath, "It might be easier to massage me back at my hotel room."
Brianna followed the other woman's lead, "You know, I've never... "
"Me, too," Ayane said softly, squeezing Brianna's hand gently. She looked into her eyes and Ayane was pleased she didn't flinch, "I assume we're both on the same wave length?"
Brianna stepped closer, bringing their faces close enough for her to kiss the slightly taller woman. "God, I hope that wasn't a mistake," she said softly.
"No, it wasn't," Ayane leaned forward to kiss her back.
"Let's try that again," Brianna purred, pulling Ayane into a deeper kiss.
Author's Notes: Fred Perry has primarily featured heterosexual characters in his GD series, with any same-sex attraction purely in the undertones. Despite that Brianna intrigues me because she is both the same as Gina and Brittany (brains and brawn combined in one person) as well as striving to be different. She has attempted to rebel from her sisters in the comic in various ways, but has been as straight as an arrow like her sisters sexually. Still, I could easily see her trying a different sexuality than her sisters, though I wonder if she would only be experimenting. Ayane Hino a.k.a. the Mistress is a relatively new character, with a remarkably close relationship with Luan. A possible romance? Probably not, but it's interesting to watch.
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