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Time change was another thing that Kara had to get used to, on her first day of classes she was already late by a half an hour. She had to quickly get dressed in a pair of hip hugger blue jeans that hugged her toned lower body, a black Kung Fou t shirt and quickly put her hair up in a stylish messy bun. Her father didnt even have breakfast ready for her, she just grabbed her bag and hauled out of the door to the university. On the way there, she ran right past the group of boys who she ran into at the dojo the day before, not even acknowledging them as she passed right by them in a full out sprint. Cheng raised his eyesbrows as he caught a glimpse of her t shirt, recognizing the symbol on it, a smirk forming on his face.

Kara made it to the right class room, luckily it was just math for the first 2 hours of her already stressful day. Everybody looked back at the doors when she walked in, looking at the teacher with an apologetic look on her face " You are late " the teacher said in chinese. Kara sighed and pushed some hair behind her ear, her breathing heavy as she put her bag down on the empty desk " I am sorry, it wont happen again " she replied back in the same language. The teacher nodded and turned back to the board, writing down the first equation.

That first class flew by, not allowing Kara anytime to relax between classes because her speech class was right after the math class, now she really had to concentrate. On her way to the speech class, she saw Dre walking her way down the hall, a smile forming on her face as they neared eachother " Hi Kara, how is your first day going? " he asked her, his voice welcoming. Kara shook her head and laughed a bit " Stressful, I was 30 minutes late to my first class. Stupid alarm didnt go off, how about you? " she asked him, adjusting her shoulder strapped bag. Dre shrugged and rolled his eyes a bit " its ok, make any new friends yet? " he asked her, looking down the hall behind her to see Cheng and his gang coming up. He didnt feel nervous, he knew he could take them. " No not exactly. Hey what do you know about that Dojo about 5 blocks away? " she asked him, but before he could reply, Cheng was already behind her and smirking " Its a mans dojo " he replied in a bit of choppy english, making her turn around slowly and look up at him. He was a bit taller up close, but she wasnt at all intimidated. " Oh really? So you're telling me that girls cant do Kung Fou? " she asked him, a glare forming in her eyes.

" I have not seen a girl in the Dojo so I will assume no, you going to prove me wrong? " he asked her, taking a step towards her. Kara raised an eyebrow and took a step back " Im sure you'll see today at practice " she said to him, her voice growing dark. Cheng's friends looked at one another before resuming their stare downs with Kara. " I cant wait, girlie " he said in a sarcastic cocky voice. With that, they walked past her without even acknowledging Dre, which seemed a little weird because they always greeted eachother with a nod or something. " Your first full day here is a lot like mine. He was my enemy too " Dre said to her in a reassuring voice. Kara shook her head and adjusted her shoulder strap again " Im not scared of him, I do Kung Fou too. Im here on a scholarship. Now Ive got another goal here, to beat him and change that little ego attitude of his " she said to him before walking past Dre and towards her next class.

Before Kara knew it, it was time for her first practice at the Dojo. She had changed into the black robes provided by the college and walked her way to the Dojo, wearing a sports bra and tight shorts under them. She was a little nervous about walking into a dojo full of nothing but sexist boys and men, but she kept her head held high as she approached, opening the doors and looking apon all of the students sitting around the mat listening to the same man who was being a sexist bastard to her the day before. The man looked over at the doors and saw her, arching an eyebrow as he looked over her outfit, his pause in the speech he was giving made the other students look at her, even Cheng and his friends.

" I told you girl, this is no place for you, go home " he told her in chinese. Kara shook her head and approached the mats with a strong walk, handing him a piece of paper that said she was there on a scholarship and this Dojo was the place she was going to train. He read over it a couple of times before looking at her, smirking as he nudged his head for her to follow him. She then threw her duffle bag on the floor next to the others and followed him towards the middle of the mats. " It looks like we have a new comer here with us, a scholarship student from America. Kara Longing. " he said in chinese to his students before looking down at her " Unfortunately for you, we have to see what you're capable of, fight one of my students or walk out of this Dojo and never come back " he tried saying to her in english, it didnt take much for her to understand what was said. Taking in a breath, she nodded her head and looked around the mats, her eyes landing on Cheng. " Who would like to take on this...girl? " Sensai asked his students, most of them shaking their heads or looking away as to tell the Sensai that they werent interested in fighting a girl, it would be an insult to their pride. When nobody else spoke up, Kara just looked at the ground, shaking her head.

" I'll fight her " a voice called out, breaking the ackward silence within the room. Kara looked up to Cheng standing up and walking towards her, Master Li smiled and nodded in approval " Good Cheng, good. Show her what we are made of here " he told him in chinese, as if trying to make her not understand what he was saying to him. Master Li then walked off the mat and stood at the stairs, watching as Kara took a fighting stance along with Cheng. Her face was hard, glaring right into Cheng's eyes as he just smirked.

Kara kept great focus on Cheng, watching his eyes as he started to stalk around her like a predator ready to pounce at anytime. Just then, Cheng made the attack noise and his fist came for her face, she easily dodged it and spin kicked him to the floor, quickly getting up and waiting for him to do so as well. He got up in a matter of a second and glared at her, suddenly running towards her. Kara blocked his kick towards her face, trying to get a couple of hits on him but he easily manuavered and blocked her hits with his arms and legs. For the first 5 minutes it was a good even match, but everyone in that dojo knew that Cheng was going easy on her. Kara wasnt stupid, she could tell he was holding back. Before she could even question why, he lunged at her, spun around and grabbed her arm, flipping her over his back and making her land on the mats with a loud thud. Kara had never fought a boy before, so the flip for her was hard hitting, it almost knocked the wind out of her. Before she could get up, Cheng was already on top of her, kneeling over her in a straddle position, his left hand holding her arms to her chest as he raised a fist to hit her.

He stopped, not wanting to hit a girl. Looking over at his Sensai, he recieved a look that said to finish her. Which he quickly did, hitting her in the temple hard enough to make her gasp and twist her upper body a bit. Cheng then got off of her and waited for her to get up. Kara's hand immediately went to her eye as she rolled onto her stomach, she wasnt expecting that at all, especially not from someone who was within the same dojo as she was. " That was nothing, get up you weakling and face him again. You wont stop until I see what you're capable of " Master Li said in chinese this time, looking over at Cheng who gave him a look of disapproval. " you wanted to fight her, so fight her. No mercy " he told him. Cheng nodded and waited for her to get up once more. Kara's head felt like it was throbbing, but she managed to get up anyways and get back into fighting stance. The other students watched with interest, impressed with how well this girl was doing on her first day and going against one of the top students.

This time, Kara was the one to strike first, coming after Cheng with a round of swinging fists and kicks to the side. Cheng managed to block most of them, but when he caught the foot that was coming for his face, she suddenly made her body spin so her other leg got him right in the face, her body landing on the ground with a thud and recovering quickly. Cheng had fallen to the ground, his hands covering his face as he slowly recovered and stood up, glaring at her as his nose dripped blood from the impact. Master Li called a time out, walking over to Cheng and wiping the blood away from his face. " Dont stop Cheng, you can beat a girl " he told him in a whisper before letting go of his face and walking away. Cheng looked at Kara, not with an angry face but more like a determined to beat her.

Master Li had to admit, as he watched her fight, he thought she had some sneaky moves, she needed more practice but she had lots of potential. He vowed to himself that he wouldnt let her take it easy, he would train her hard, only because she's the only girl who ever entered his dojo wearing the same robes as his best students.

Kara waited, getting into a defensive stance as her eyes remained on Cheng, watching his every move until he got closer to her. He went on the attack once more, throwing blocked punches and kicks towards her until he found an opening. He kicked her hard on the knee, causing her to lose balance for a split second as he spun around, kicking her hard in the stomach and sending her flying backwards. She landed hard on her back with a grunt, but she made herself kick her feet up in the air so her body bent and her feet landed on the ground, having her stand up and go on the attack herself, despite the pain she felt. Kara jumped up and wrapped her legs around Cheng's neck, doing a complete backflip and making him flip forwards to land on his back. She then did another back flip so her feet landed on either side of him, her knees straddling him and went to give him one good punch to the face, but he blocked her punch and flipped them over so he was on top, punching her right in the nose while holding her hands to her stomach with his one hand.

Kara let out a small cry as she felt her eyes water from the pain in her nose, feeling the blood start to rush out as Cheng let go of her hands. He didnt plan on hitting her at all, but he knew he would get the third degree from Master Li if he showed her any kind of mercy, that was something he always avoided. Kara slowly stood, her hand blocking the blood from flowing uncontrollably down her face and onto her clothes. Master Li had approached her and cupped her face in his hands, looking at her injury with a smirk on his face " Get yourself cleaned up...then join us for practice. Welcome " he said to her before letting her go and walking back towards the middle of the mat. Cheng watched her leave, for the first time in his life, not feeling any kind of victory in winning.

Kara was shocked that Master Li actually accepted her, but that was the easy part, she knew the rest of the time she was there he was going to make everyday hell for her. She had been around Kung Fou long enough to learn that there is no such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Running the fossit, she shook her head as she cleaned up the blood from her chest and face, a bruise already forming on her temple from when Cheng punched her and her cheekbone by her nose was starting to get bruised up as well. After she knew the bleeding had stopped, she walked back out into the room of the dojo, taking a seat on the edge of the mat where it looked like some boys had made room for her. She sat ackwardly in between two of Cheng's friends, looking up at Master Li as he spoke in Chinese.

Cheng couldnt take his eyes off of Kara, he felt so ashamed that he had actually followed Master Li's orders and punched a girl right in the face when he had her pinned. Sometimes he really hated ' no mercy ' but if he wanted a free ride to college on the same scholarship as well, he had to do everything his sensai told him to do. " What do we learn in this dojo? " he asked his students, all of them replying at the same time in a shout. When she heard what they had said in Chinese, she thought about it for a second and looked at the ground " No Weakness. No Pain. No Mercy " she said to herself quietly, a shadow forming above her, looking up to see Master Li " No Weakness, No Pain, No Mercy. " he said to her coldly, asking the same question again. This time she yelled it with the rest of the students, not liking this dojo already. She could feel unapproving eyes on her despite how she proved her skills right in front of everyone, all that was left now was for them to get used to her appearance there.

Master Li had them train hard, constructing one on one matches, Kara had fought of couple of Cheng's friends, which she was evenly matched with and got somemore bruises added to her body. By the time practice was over, Kara felt like she couldnt move, slowly walking over to her duffle bag and struggling to lift it over her shoulder as she started to walk out of the dojo. When she got outside and around the corner, she felt a hand gently grab her shoulder and get her attention. Turning around, she looked up to see Cheng " What? " she asked him, turning her face away from him so he wouldnt see that he put some damage on her. He was silent for a moment, as if he was trying to figure out what to say to her. " I only do what Master Li says, I dont really hit girls. " he said to her, his english choppy but she found it weirdly handsome of him. " Oh is that chinese for sorry? " she asked him, glaring up at him. Cheng glared back down at her and took a step towards her look " Look, I am sorry for hitting you. Thats how we are trained, no weakness, no pain, no mercy. That includes girls. I didnt want to hit you, that why I stopped. Thats all I wanted to say " he said to her before walking around her and walking away. He knew that if he saw her tomorrow, she would have a bruise on her pretty face. He thought she was rather beautiful, and it shamed him to put damage on her like that.

Kara turned and watched him leave, wincing a bit since she turned her head too quickly. He didnt even give her the chance to tell him that she forgave him, she knew he didnt want to, she could tell by the look in his eyes before he hit her. It was as if he was silently apologizing to her in advance. Letting out a heavy sigh, she continued walking limply back home.

Opening the door to her new home, she stepped inside to see that her father had been drinking, hardcore drinking. He was resting lazily on the couch with this glazed look in his eye. " where have you been? " he asked her, his voice still deep as ever. Kara gave him a strange look, putting her duffle bag on the ground " You know where I was, I was at Kung Fou Practice " she said to him, her voice seeming rather annoyed.

" Hey! Dont you take that tone with me young lady! I'll put you back in your place by the time you fall off that high horse of yours " he said to her as he glared at her, scaring her a bit since she lived with him and had no where else to go. " What the matter with you? " she asked him, walking into the kitchen to get a drink. She didnt hear him get up and walk towards her, his body towering over her small one as he cornered her in the kitchen " I said watch your damn mouth! " he yelled before suddenly backhanding her square in the mouth, her tooth going against her lip enough to make it split and bleed. She fell to the ground on her knees, completely shocked that he had just hit her, her eyes looking up at her father like he was a mad man. After he kicked her hard in her side, he slopply walked back towards his bedroom and shut his door.

She could smell the liquor on him, he was definately drunk, by morning he might not even remember what happened. Kara let out a cough as she grasped her ribcage, breathing heavily as she stood up from the floor and started to walk towards the bathroom, locking the door behind her as she slowly started to strip off her robes. Maybe this is why her mother left him, he was a violent drunk and abusive. As she opened her robes, she looked at the bruises along her torso, a couple from Cheng and his friends, and the other one that was just forming from her father. Her lip was split, blood running down her chin and into the sink.

" I have to tell dad " she told herself as she started to tend to her new wound, got into the shower and then went to bed for the night. She dreamed of home, what it was like over there and how much she missed everyone, a single tear fell from her black eye, making her face hurt even more as she fell asleep.

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