Kurama stood facing his fellow classmate, Kazumi Kato. She wasn't his usual sparring partner, but then again, with all of Kurama's past combatants complaining that he was just too fast to be fairly paired up with the other guys in his class, he had no usual sparring partners. This girl was said to be very quick, hopefully quick enough to actually pose a challenge to the quick-footed lad.

The two of them bowed their heads slightly and drew their blades. They dashed straight towards each other as if to slash at each other's torso when suddenly their images flickered and they found themselves standing slightly behind where the other had previously. Both had attempted to make the same feinting attack, failing miserably yet humorously.

The two stepped forward and slashed at each other, this time their blades collided inches from their faces, creating a small shower of sparks. Kurama tried to sweep her leg out from under her but she anticipated the move and jumped in the air, planning to come down on him with a stabbing attack. Kurama tumbled to the side, making her attack miss and knick the floor. He slashed at her during her brief moment of instability, cutting a thin strip or material from her robes.

Kazumi glared at him and slashed wildly in his direction. The speed of the attacks were too quick for him to dodge, leaving him with the same cuts in his robes as he'd given her. Kurama slashed at her sword, attempting to knock her off balance when she blocked it, though she didn't attempt to block it. Kurama was pulled by the momentum of his own swing forward, leaving him in the position he had just hoped to put her in. Kazumi slashed at him but the attack had no power behind it. It scratched him along his right hip, tearing at his clothes in the process.

"Now Kazumi, if i didn't know better I'd say you were attempting to disrobe me." Kurama said mockingly. The girl chuckled slightly, "Don't kid yourself. That's a sight your mother even regrets having to witness." Kurama slashed at her, but she deflected it easily. Then he slashed again, she deflected it once again. Then he had a thought, he tried swinging once more but before meeting her blade, he focused all his energy into moving behind her as fast as possible.

It happened very quickly, there was no way she could've avoided it, one second he was slashing at her and the next, he was gone. Her short moment of shock was broken when she felt a tap in the middle of her back. Kurama had hit her with the hilt of his sword. "That'd be a stabbing attack, totally unavoidable. Taken in the torso... yeah, I'd say your dead Kazumi, sorry. I'll inform the teacher so that your funeral arrangements can be made." Kurama smirked at the girl and she sighed and sheathed her zanpakuto. "We'll see who dead once your mom see's what you did to your robes."

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