Valerie has the upper hand

The two of them started with some stretching before engaging in some light sparring. Right away, Valerie could tell that Hawk was tired, for he was sluggish and moving at a fraction of his usual speed. Her superior agility and flexibility meant she was able to slide out of his attempts at grappling her, and reverse them into holds of her own. She won their first few exchanges, and Hawk let out an exasperated sigh.

"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea", he said between intakes of breath. "I can barely move."

Valerie looked at his body, his forehead glistening with sweat. He wasn't wrong about being tired, but she wasn't satisfied yet. Their activity had warmed her up, and she wanted more of him. She knew what he was capable of. At the moment, the beast inside of him was asleep. She only needed to provoke that beast so he would unleash it upon her and give her what she wanted.

"Making excuses already?" she pouted, pretending to act disappointed. "I'll accept your surrender, if you admit I'm the better fighter."

"What? No way!", he exclaimed. "I'm just tired. No chance in hell I surrender."

Valerie smiled. Her plan was working - he had taken the bait. Now she needed to prod him just a tiny bit. She gestured to him, and they advanced towards each other for the next round. Once again, he tried to be on the front foot, approaching her with a grapple, but she slipped between his arms and confidently stepped away.

"That's all?", she smirked. "Come on, Hawk, you can do better." She held out her hand, which contained his belt. She had managed to untie it when escaping from his grapple, and now she could see his impressively sculpted chest and chiseled abs. Her eyes positively smoldered with lust.

"Now you've done it", he replied, stripping off the judo jacket entirely. Valerie positively licked her lips as they met in the center.

The next round had much more of a spark to it. Valerie was still a step ahead, but now he was pushing her. She knew she needed to be at her very best to keep him at bay. Both their bodies were slick with sweat, their eyes locked as they tried their best to probe each others' defenses.

At the very end, Valerie managed to win by the skin of her teeth. The two fighters disengaged, out of breath, their smiles betraying how much they were loving this.

We're getting there, thought Valerie. But it still wasn't enough.

She wanted more.

"Already done? I thought you prided yourself on your endurance", she taunted him.

It worked. He grumbled, but got back on his feet. "Just wait till I get my hands on you.", he said, his eyes narrowing with determination. She loved it when he made that face. "Just...gimme a sec...need to catch my brea-"

"Too late", Valerie said, moving in. She deftly dodged to one side, coming up behind him. Before he could react, she pulled down his pants, leaving him wearing only his briefs.

"That's so much better.", she laughed as she darted away before he could react.

He didn't bother putting them back on, stepping out of the pants and kicking them off to the side. "Oh, now you're in trouble.", he said, his eyes like smoldering embers, his jaw clenched. His entire body was tensed, his muscles rippling in the dim light. She had wanted to awaken the beast, and she had been successful.

Now, it was time for the finale.