Disclaimer: I don't own any
of these characters, except Mika Xiang. All of the Street Fighter characters
are the property of Capcom…on with the story.
Chun Li Xiang glanced out
the limo's window just to see her stepmother's way too enthusiastic face. She
groaned and let out a sigh as she jumped out to join her stepmother in front
the city bank. "Chun Li, show me a smile." Her stepmother grinned and laughed.
Chun Li glowered at her and turned around leaving her stepmother to go in the
bank herself. 'What does she think she's doing? Can't she just go to some
stupid bank by herself?' As she looked across the street she saw some people
that looked like they were having a brawl.
She ran over there as fast as she could but was caught in a chain-linked
fence. As she struggled to get the gate open, she saw a young man brawling
against a tall, muscular and fat older man, who was ready to pummel him. When
she finally got over the fence by climbing, she screamed. "NNOOOOOOOO!" If Chun Li had not intervened, the young man
would have been a heap of mess on the ground. "Stop it!" Chun Li's face was
filled with rage. The fat man spoke up, "You wanna make something of it girly?"
The fat man smirked at her and Chun Li changed her position in a fighting
stance. The fat man charged towards her but she dodged it and threw a series of
kicks on his flabby back. He then fell face first and his 'friends' helped him
up and ran away. "Are you ok?" Chun Li asked the man behind her and helped him
up. "Yeah I'm fine. But you really didn't have to do that." The man was about
5"11, slightly muscular, had unruly brown hair and chocolate eyes. He held Chun
Li's hands in his. "Why did they attack you like that?" She asked with a
voluntary innocent look on her face. "Those are some thugs that were sent to
attack me by a street fighter crime lord." Chun Li gasped and was about to say
something when her stepmother's shrilly voice filled the air. "Chun Li! Hey
you. Get away from my daughter." The man then released Chun Li's hand and
mumbled sorry. At this action, Chun Li was somewhat saddened by this. He then
waved good-bye to her and ran off. Chun Li's stepmom then ran to her and
panted, "Are you ok honey?" "No!" Chun Li barked. "He hurt you?" her mom asked.
She turned to face her stepmother and glared at her. "Why are you doing this to
me? He didn't do anything to hurt me." As Chun Li walked away, she noticed a
tag that the man had dropped. It only had his name on it. Her stepmother ran
back to the limo and ushered her in. The ride on the way home was silent.
That night Chun Li couldn't
get the young man out of her mind. She had kept the tag and read it over and
over again when she got home. The man's name was Ryu Shun Hoshi. There was
nothing else on the tag. 'Must've been a travel tag.' She sighed exasperated
and angry with her stepmother. Earlier they had a small squabble. Her
stepmother, Mika, was somewhat angry that Chun Li had helped a total stranger
and endangered her own life. Chun Li then argued that he was going to die if
she didn't come to help him. The argument ended when Chun LI stomped to her
room and slammed the door shut. Chun Li sighed again. She was planning to leave
her house and go anywhere…away from all her problems. She already had her
backpack and was ready to leave.
Chun Li arrived at her
destination in 20 minutes. It was in front of the city bank where she had met
the young man, Ryu Hoshi. While she walking through the alley, she heard
snickering behind her. As she whipped her head around she saw three rough
looking thugs who were advancing towards her. "What's a pretty looking girl
like you doing here in the late night?" One of the thugs asked her, placing his
arm on her shoulders. She brushed the arm off and replied, "What's a dumb-ass
like you doing here at night?" At that comment the thug flared and ordered his
2 other companions to attack Chun Li. Even if she was a bit shorter than the
other thugs and was outnumbered, she managed to beat them and break a limb or
two. She was about to walk away when someone grabbed her in a chokehold. She
stifled a scream just before her mouth was covered. Then she felt her assailant
strike her head with something heavy and she dropped on the ground unconscious.
Ryu Hoshi continued on his
late night jog, that his friend would sometimes call crazy. He didn't mind at
all. He loved the fresh air and the peacefulness. He couldn't seem to get the
young girl out of his mind, who helped him that afternoon in front of the city
bank. He secretly wanted to see her again and repay her. Suddenly he heard a
scream and ran to the direction he heard it from. When he got there he saw four
thugs laughing at the body that lay on the ground. When they saw him they
attacked but was beaten up in less than a minute. Ryu then looked at he body
and realized that the body on the floor was none other than the girl, named
Chun Li.
