Distracted

"I am serious."

I shook my head, trying to get Alva's words out of my head. The rest of Dustan's match ups was a blur. Mostly, it was because much to my surprise, the teen was able to continue winning by using his technique of evading and redirecting forces, then finishing off with his signature chop.

The other half of the reason was due to my being distracted by Alva's surprising... confession. I did notice that he was acting quite out of character since this morning. Thinking back to it, Alva was his normally antagonistic self until yesterday. 

He seemed to be convinced about something, just yesterday. And the next thing I know he spouts something like that.

On a more realistic note, I knew at the back of my head that Alva was probably messing with me. However, on the more forefront of my brain, I felt... uncharacteristically bashful.