Two black panther brothers step into a gym and are invited to a friendly match by a young fighter, whom they later learn to be a fighting prodigy and future instructor.

Honey Boxing #1

The bell chimes from the front door of the local gym with two black panther brothers entering inside, each of them carrying bags across their shoulders. To the average eye, the pair just looks like ordinary clients; after changing, though, they're completely different.

The two black panther brothers are actually professional fighters and they are looking for someone to train with. But from the size of the gym, the place appears relatively empty, leading to some minor disappointment.

One of the black panther brothers acknowledges the other while running his head, "Eh, Kasun? I think we should leave now. Nobody's here since we came too early. Should we head somewhere else?"

"Yeah, let's go. No point in waiting around any longer." Kasun and his brother turn to leave when a sudden new acknowledgement catches the pair in their tracks. "Can I help you guys with something?"

Stepping into the open is a honey furred feline, her brown eyes falling on the two black panthers who were just about to leave. When they turn to face her, Kasun acknowledges her, "What's a pretty thing like you doing in a place like this alone? Do you live here?"

The honey furred feline introduces herself and explains, "My name is Honey, and I do both - I work here and live here. Who are you and why are you here?"

Introducing himself in return, Kasun gestures to himself and his brother beside him, "I'm Kasun Costello, and with me is my brother, Kostas. We're looking for someone to practice fighting with, but the place is empty."

Resting her laced hands on her hips, Honey points out, "I can fight you. I live with my dad and we're both trainers and fighters ourselves. So, shall we do a 1-on-1 separately or a 2-on-1 session?"

The two brothers use their eyes to silently consult each other; sapphire eyes meet brown with Kostas speaking up, "Let us get changed and we'll let you know."

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After getting changed, the Costello brothers emerge in their fighting outfits - while Kasun is wearing black boxing shorts with matching gloves, Kostas is wearing brown boxing shorts and matching gloves. A sharp contrast to the casual clothes they entered with. And after presenting themselves to Honey, Kostas suggests, "How about we do a one-on-one session - you and me first, Honey?"

"Eh?? Little brother, I always go first!" Kasun becomes indignant but Kostas raises a gloved hand to silence him, insisting, "We always take turns when doing practice sessions with others. You went last time, right? Now it's my turn!"

Begrudgingly agreeing, Kasun grumbles, "Mmmhh, alright. But I will be rooting for you, Kostas! Remember that!"

While Kasun steps away, Honey directs their attention to a map plastered on the window. She coolly mentions, "If you guys wanted to practice with me, all you had to do was tell me upfront; there is an arena in the next room over."

Kasun is left pink-faced while Kostas raises his eyebrows in question. Now since that little misunderstanding is cleared up, they can finally move on.

The short walk to the arena is very brief, only a few paces over. And once they arrive, Honey directs the two to a blue / red boxing arena where she climbs in first, coaxing the two to join her. "Come on up!"

Kostas climbs into the arena to meet Honey directly for their first face-off. And since he is the first one to face her, the female comments on his appearance, "My, my, you look pretty neat and handsome. Why don't we make this plain and simple - knock me down once and you win."

With a smirk and a hardened smile of determination, Kostas squats into a boxing stance and declares, "I'm ready when you are! Let's go!"

(🎵 Checkpoint - Ian Livingstone [Grid OST])

Instead of having gloves of her own on, Honey's hands are laced up instead, giving her more of a challenge. While she is ready, she remains idle, waiting for the black panther to make the first move.

"GRRAAAAHHHHH!!!" Charging headfirst into battle with a fighting cry, Kostas rears his left arm back for the first swing. Honey just stays idle, yet she shifts her posture, seeing the black panther coming.

Kostas aims a left hook at Honey's face, only for the feline to weave to avoid it and deliver an uppercut to the stomach in return. To add more pressure, Honey sinks her fist into Kostas' abs for more damage.

Honey's punishing body blow causes Kostas to stagger backwards, yet Kostas quickly regains his footing. He shifts his posture a bit while Kasun's voice rings out below, "You got this, bro! Knock her down!"

Exhaling sharply, Kostas shakes off whatever pressure that is building up in his mind and he stares Honey down, getting back into the fight. Raising his fists up to his chest, Kostas gets ready to trade blows when they come straight for him.

From outside, Kasun watches his brother block incoming swing after swing by the honey furred female fighter, using either his right or left fist to stop the incoming attack. Pumped up and in full support of his brother, the emerald-eyed panther continues shouting encouragement to his brother in the ring above.

In the ring above, the fight continues with Kostas and Honey trading blows with each other, blocking and landing a series of hits between the two. Eventually, Kostas manages to land a left hook to Honey's face, catching her off-guard. But he holds back from actually finishing her off, wanting to see how long she can last with him. Fighting back, Honey slams her left fist straight into the panther's stomach for a body blow, following up with an uppercut to the chin. With his head snapping upwards, the black panther is left mildly dazed. He recovers a little bit after staggering lightly, just when his opponent begins to advance on him. However, the black panther sees an opening and delivers an overhead right to Honey's face, dropping her to the mat instantly. The blow is swift and sudden, even making Kasun flinch at the connecting noise being made.

When Kostas notices Honey on the canvas, he sheds his boxing gloves and kneels down to pick her up, being joined by his older brother in the process. The downed female gives a ragged cough and instead grabs Kostas' outstretched hand. After being pulled to her feet, Honey comments, "That was rather quick! And you were rather calm the whole time, Kostas! I'm impressed!"

Kostas' blushing face is a sight to giggle at, much to the enjoyment of his older brother and against the chagrin of his own. Gushing, the sapphire-eyed panther thanks Honey while rubbing his neck, "Aww, thanks Honey. We train a lot but it pays off. Being calm is better than being aggressive, since that'll be your own downfall."

Turning to his brother, Kostas remarks, "Bro, it's your turn. Time to swap places!"

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After switching places, Kasun is standing in the ring this time, already in his fighting stance. And Honey? She's back in action after taking a quick breather to recover. Apart from the patches on her cheeks, Honey's back up and ready to fight, facing her new rival with a keen, determined glare.

(🎵 Adrenaline Rush - Ian Livingstone [Grid OST])

Already into the fight, Kasun charges straight at Honey, aiming for the first blow. Ironically, it is the same first attempt made by his younger brother! The charge doesn't bother Honey one bit. Instead, she remains standing, ready to counter.

Closing in for the kill, Kasun swings a hard left hook, aiming for Honey's face. However, his rival ducks underneath to evade, causing him to miss. Then the female feline delivers an uppercut to Kasun's face in return.

*BAM!*

His head snapping upwards, Kasun stumbles back for a few steps, catching himself in the process. Following his recovery, Kasun wipes his chin in a smug, retaliatory way to wipe the blow off. This time, the black panther rushes back into the fight, only to receive a left blow to the stomach and a sinking fist.

"Argh!! Crap!" The black panther backs off, clutching his stomach. And then he gets walloped in the face by a right hook from Honey. This only enrages Kasun more where the emerald-eyed panther produces a savage glare. Down below, Kostas warns, "Kasun, take it down a notch! Relax and calm down!"

Having sensed his older brother's aggression rising, Kostas provides his warning in hopes of ensuring Kasun will ease up and remain cool-headed. The tactic works with the older black panther straightening up his posture a bit. Off-camera, Honey charges for them this time, but Kasun is able to weave away to avoid an incoming right hook. Then the two go about trading blows, landing a few hard, solid hits between them.

A well-timed, powerful body blow wallops Kasun in the stomach, causing the black panther to groan in pain with spit flying from his mouth in a wide-eyed, shell-shocked expression. Shaking his head, the black panther steps back, only for a right hook to deck him across the face.

Kasun would've spun and face-planted on the canvas - grabbing onto the rope is what saves him. Only after standing up does he finally re-enter the session, glaring his rival down. Going on the offensive once again, Kasun attempts a bolo punch to Honey's face, only to be countered by a right hook to the stomach, making him recoil. Before he can try again, the black panther coughs from a swift left uppercut to the stomach and he backs off once more, rubbing his bruised abs. A soft groan comes from the panther where he comments, "Man, you hit hard!"

Honey only punches the air in the direction, giggling lightly. She admits, "It comes with the territory of training under a boxing tutor. Gotta hit where it counts."

This time, Honey marches up to Kasun with the intent of putting the black panther down for good when he suddenly starts to circle her, attempting to read and match her movements. Unfortunately, he ends up on the receiving end of a few sneaky jabs to his stomach. Then the female delivers a powerful straight left to his abs, sinking her fist in.

Reeling from the damage, Kasun clutches his abs in front of his rival. She teasingly taunts, "If you're hurting that badly, just give up and we can move on! It's not that hard, Kasun!"

The comment actually enrages Kasun where he roars in return. He huffs and challenges Honey in return, proclaiming, "My brother defeated you with no sweat! He did it himself! If he can do it, I can do it too!!! Do not underestimate the Costello Brothers!!!"

Shifting to a more aggressive stance, Kasun moves in and attempts a big uppercut aimed at Honey's face, only to reel back from another powerful blow to the stomach. After taking a bit of a breather from coughing, Kasun remains fixed in his stance and resolve. But down below, Kostas is growing worried. And all he can do at this point is watch.

"Come on Kasun; don't let her get to you! We've faced worse before!!" Kostas calls out from below. "Stay relaxed, bro, and hang in there!"

This is all that Kasun needed to hear, which finally snaps him out of his aggressive mindset. Exhaling deeply, Kasun taps his noggin with his left glove. His rival assumes, "Knocking yourself out, I assume?"

With a smirk, Kasun knocks his gloves together and delivers an unsuspecting uppercut to Honey's chin, knocking her flat on her back. The dazed feline drops to the mat, completely out of sync from the uppercut.

It takes a few seconds for Kasun to recover from his tunnel vision, and once he sees he's the only one standing, the black panther begins chuckling to himself, and then laughing before releasing a roar in triumph, shooting both hands into the air. "Hahaha, yes!! We did it! Kostas, we won!!"

Joining his brother to celebrate, Kostas climbs into the ring and collides with Kasun in a celebratory hug, cheering on their win. The brothers then separate with Kostas once again kneeling to Honey's level while Kasun drops back, leaning with his back to the ropes.

Honey wakes up from her dazed state and coughs, her eyes later snapping wide open to see Kostas' outstretched hand to her. While she accepts and is pulled up to her pawfeet, she remarks, "I thought for sure I had Kasun in the bag! Both of you fight pretty hard… and well."

"Yeah," Kostas chuckled, "We have our training to thank for that."

The honey furred feline exhales sharply, deflating her posture a bit before straightening up. "I'm beat! Let's get out of here and rest up. I want to see how you two do in a real fighting match if you're scheduled for one."

"We can handle it; trust me." While Kostas leaves with Honey, Kasun carefully climbs his way out of the ring, nearly tangling himself up in the ropes. He manages to get free and land on his feet while waiting for his younger brother so they can leave together.

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Honey belongs to HazukiWolfX from ToyHouse; Kasun and Kostas Costello belong to me!