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She could hear the throat clearing but wasn't sure what it was about. Maybe she had fallen into Shun harder than she thought. Being placed upright again Mitsu straightened herself before turning to see what she had done wrong. She was getting better with her balance but something like this would take some work.

"So I need to lean back a little." Processing that information Mitsu got back into position ready to try again. She did much of the same thing. Testing out the feel of the move itself without the kick. When she finally went to kick she did as Shun told her and leaned her upper body back but the force of her kick still sent her a little off balance making her hop backwards a few paces to keep upright. At least she didn't fall this time and was able to place both feet back on the floor.

Mitsu only nodded as Shun stepped up behind her not thinking too much about him placing his hands on her shoulders. She followed his instruction to the letter but it wasn't until he placed his hand on her waist that she became distracted. Why? Mitsu wasn't entirely sure. In her mind it was a much closer contact than the casual hand on the shoulder or a pat on the head. It somehow reminded her of Prom when they had been dancing.

It was because of this it took her a moment to comply to his request. She was sort of frozen in place before she looked down to see where her foot placement was. "O-Oh, like this?" There was the smallest hint of a stutter to her words. A nervous reaction before she finally adjusted her foot the way Shun had told her to. She waited for further instruction before she actually performed the kick.

At Shun's signal Mitsu threw out her leg in a kick right when the reaper decided to pull his hand from her waist. True she still had the one on her shoulder for balance but the sudden change again was distracting enough. The kick was in poor form, leaving her to rely heavily on Shun's bracing hand to stay upright. It had Mitsu awkwardly steadying herself afterward seeming a little frustrated with herself.

"I don't know that I'm going to get this right away." She said softly. It was something completely out of her comfort zone.

Despite how discouraged she was starting to feel Mitsu did as she was told and practiced the kick ten more times. She took her time but there were instances where she was off balance and had to rely on Shun to steady her. Finally she managed to perform the last kick and it showed the small amount of improvement she had gathered from trying to perform the others. It would take some work but eventually she would get it.

Then, it was on to the next leg and it seemed Mitsu had to relearn the whole process over again. A different leg meant readjusting her balance to suit a different stance. At least she didn't struggle as long. By the fifth kick in she had somewhat established where her equilibrium was. When it was over she finally stood in a relaxed form turning toward Shun to see what he thought. He had done a fair amount of tweaking to her stance but she had to rely less on his supporting hand the longer she had practiced.

Mitsu was sort of glad when the kicks were over. Shun seemed to be confident that she would learn and that kicking would be her strongest feat but Mitsu wasn't so sure. At least she had gathered some strength in her arms and wasn't nearly as weak as she had been.

Following along with Shun, Mitsu tried to mimic his slow movements to get the angle right already having to adjust her hand so that her wrist wasn't bent. She didn't want to hurt herself. She remembered when Shun had landed on his leg wrong and he had be bothered by the injury for a few days after. It would do her no good to be injured going into a field trip not far off. A field trip she was dreading.

"Hey, Shun," Mitsu said as she paused in her slow punch. "What do you think this Boogieman Training Camp is going to be like?" Mitsu hadn't heard much about it and the fliers she had seen around school gave her no real indication. She knew Red was in charge, the Professor she had yet to talk to and was unsure when she would get the chance. It was rather embarrassing going to a fellow werewolf asking them to teach you what it was like to be a werewolf. It felt like it was something she should know.

"T....the groin?" The thought process struck Mitsu as a little odd. It seemed like a terrible place to hit someone. Her brain was having a hard time cooperating with the idea of hurting someone to aid in her escape. Even when that someone no doubt intended her harm.

The upcoming field trip was worrisome too. What if they expected her to know more complicated things than she did? Would it all be physical or would she need to study to be prepared? It didn't seem like Shun had much of an answer but his words were at least comforting. "And I will do anything I can to watch your back in return." Mitsu nodded.

Thinking back on the day of their date(??) day out, it was difficult for Mitsu not to recall the way Shun had decidedly ended the fight. She imagined it wasn't comfortable and had felt a little bad for the Troll in a way. At the same time she preferred that it had ended that way instead of the way it could have as Shun explained. It would have been a terrible night if they had both been hurt and the reaper's guitar had been broken.

Do what you must. Mitsu nodded knowing that Shun had their welfare in mind. He had done what he needed to ensure that they made it out okay. Because of that she couldn't fault him for that behavior. It wasn't like he had started the fight.

Shun didn't seem to have much else to say on the field trip and instead had started to show her some other moves. There wasn't much time before the actual trip so Mitsu wasn't sure how prepared she was going to be going into it. Why had they only let them know a week out?

Completing another set of punches, it seemed Mitsu had some understanding on how it was done though it was obvious she didn't put nearly as much power behind those as she did her kicks. "I hope they don't expect me to know anything like this going into the field trip." Because if they did she would fail and probably get hurt. She could only hope someone else didn't get hurt along with her because of her own set backs.

"I guess so," Mitsu said softly. It was true she had claws and teeth but she wasn't sure if that would be enough. "My natural form is rather small though." Like the form she was in now. It sort of reflected her smaller size.

"I don't even know if I'll be allowed to use my natural form on the field trip." There might be restrictions, much like there were here at school. Not to mention there was a weak point to transforming. During the change she would be somewhat immobile and very much like a sitting duck.