Rosewhip889: It's time for chapter three of "The Street Fighter!" Damn; I'm on a roll!
Tobey: Really? I don't see a roll.
Sue: *sighs* Tobey, she meant it figuratively.
Rosewhip889: I'm sorry Sue; I'm sorry that you have to deal with him.
Sid: Well, you do too; I mean, didn't Tobey jump out at you from your closet?
Rosewhip889: Yeah.
Tobey: And I almost got stabbed for it, too!
Rosewhip889: Well, don't come jumping out of my closet when you know that I keep swords right next to my bed and a pocket knife on my person all the time! Since I almost stabbed Tobey, he can do the disclaimer for me!
Tobey: Aw, why me?
Me: *holds up twelve bowls of sweet-sour soup*
Tobey: That's good enough for me! ROSEWHIP889 DOES NOT OWN THREE DELIVERY OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS; NICKTOONS DOES. SHE ONLY OWNS ANY NEW CHARACTERS THAT IS NOT IN THE SHOW.
Summary: Having no memory of her first 10 years of life with the exception of her name, almost 17 year-old Akina Wolf has tried to cope with it and the fact that she's adopted. Made fun of for the fact that she lost her memory, her hair and eye color and that her adopted parents are Asian and she's not, Akina has been in fights ever since. Kicked out of her last high school for fighting, her parents move her from her rural life in Richmond, Virginia, to Chinatown, California, in hope of a fresh start. Read and follow along as Akina tries to make a clean break only to be pulled into helping three certain teenagers in keeping Chinatown safe from Kong-Li while trying to avoid losing her heart to one of the trio. Story contains romance, comedy, drama, adventure, action, rated M for Mature language, sexual innuendoes. Story may contain POSSIBLE lemons later on and is eventual SidxOC.
"Talking"
Action
'Thinking'
Note-writing – Sid
Note-writing – Sue
Note-writing – Tobey
Note-writing – Akina
The Street Fighter
Chapter Three: A Promise is Kept
~STORY START~
~AKINA'S P.O.V. ~
It was about ten minutes after I had left Sid, Sue and Tobey on foot. They were on bike, out of sight and earshot, when I was grabbed from behind and pulled into an alleyway. I ripped myself free, my bag falling onto the concrete, and spun around only to find myself surrounded by Hall and about 4 or 5 of his friends; I could take these guys, I bet.
"So, the freak finds that she's all alone and surrounded without the Yi siblings and their goofy friend to help; what's she going to do now?" Hall taunted and I taunted my fists, wishing that I'd wrapped my hands before I left the house; I didn't feel like splitting my knuckles wide open again.
"Hall; what's the matter, you so chicken-shit that you need friends to help you attempt to beat one person up?" I fired back and he chuckled, crossing his arms.
"You'll see soon enough, freak. Get her, Hakuren*." He said and Hakuren, a boy about a head taller than me with short brown hair, dark green eyes and tan skin, stepped forward, cracking his knuckles.
"You'll find out what happens to new kids soon enough; we put them in their place so that they learn who the top dogs of the school are." He said, his voice oily, and I shrugged a shoulder, trying to loosen it up some while I pulled my hair free from the bun. He threw a punch, which I nimbly dodged, and quickly retaliated, landing a hard, solid hit on the left side of his face and knocking him down on his ass.
As I went to strike another blow, Yuki's words floated through my head.
"Please try to avoid getting into anymore fights." I stopped my fist about an inch away from his face and merely stood up straight, trembling, with my hair covering my face.
"Aw, what's the matter, Wolf? Did your adoptive mommy have you spayed? She's not going to fight back; you can do whatever you want." Hall said and the other four boys-minus Hall-jumped in. One grabbed my arms and pinned them behind my back, holding me, while Hakuren stood up, wiping blood off his chin, and walked forward.
I merely stood there as he pulled back and then landed a punch in my stomach, causing me to gasp slightly; that fucking hurt! Still, I couldn't do anything as my promise to Yuki kept playing over and over in my head. Hakuren pulled his other hand back and let it fly, landing a punch on the left side of my face; my face whipped to the right, blood trickling out of my mouth.
"That was for earlier, you bitch." He snarled and then looked at the boy holding my arms captive. "Let her go." I felt the pressure on my arms disappear and the next thing I knew, a foot was colliding with my stomach.
I fell onto my back and curled up onto my right side, cradling it. While I laid there, the boys, this time including Hall, walked up and began to rain blows down on me, occasionally kicking me for good measure. I saw Hall's foot pull back and then slam into my eye; clamping down on the urge to scream, I reached up when no one was aiming at my face and pulled my contacts out; didn't need them to be in my eyes while I was getting the shit beat out of me, literally. I felt a foot slam down on top of my side and I felt bones break; I coughed in pain and saw blood splatter the pavement in front of my face. Another foot pressed itself into my stomach and flipped me over onto my back before someone stepped, putting their entire weight down on my stomach, moving it while breaking even more bones. This time, I couldn't help it; I screamed bloody murder as more blood flew from my mouth. A foot slammed into the side of my face while another slammed down onto my right hand and I felt both bones in the affected areas break as my head was thrown to the left and my hand felt like it was on fire; well, there went my plans for steak eventually this week. Another foot collided with my left eye; both eyes were now black and blue; that was going to hurt in the morning. Someone stepped onto my right leg and jumped up and down until I felt the bone shatter as someone kicked my right elbow and shattered the bone there. Right as someone stepped onto my other leg to repeat what happened to my right one, the weight suddenly disappeared.
"What are you doing to her?" I heard Sue's voice yell and I heard bodies hit the pavement as someone shoved them away.
"Akina, can you hear me?" I heard Sid ask and I somehow managed to peel my eyes open. His face was worried and I gave a small groan.
"You guys better get out of here." I heard Tobey say as I gave another groan and turned my heard, trying to locate my contacts; someone had stepped on them and crushed them into pieces; well, damn. Those were my only pair; Yuki and Kei were going to be pissed.
"Fuck… Yuki's g'ng t' b' p'ssd." I managed to mumble through my broken jaw and watched as Hall smirked at me.
"Lesson number one, freak: no one cares about you." He sneered and I watched as Sid's jaw tightened.
Sliding his arms underneath me, he carefully lifted me up, trying to mindful of my injuries, but it didn't do any good; the movement jostled my broken ribs and I gave a small cry.
"If I were you guys… I'd get out of here, before I lose my temper." Sid said, his voice full of steel and red-hot anger, and the look on Hall's face faltered.
"He's not kidding, guys; I've only seen my older brother lose his temper once and it was not pretty." Sue said and I turned to look at her; she caught me looking and gasped. "Akina…" She dwindled off and I managed to give a small smile before the pain from the movement made it impossible and I closed my eyes, deciding that that was the best course of action. "Sid, she's looking pretty bad; we need to get her to Nana right away." Sue said, worry filling her voice.
'Why would they be worried about me? They've only known me for an entire day.' I thought before I felt movement; Sid was moving and he was trying to avoid jostling my injuries so that I wasn't hurting as bad.
"Sue, Tobey, let's go; once Akina heals up, she'll be able to get back at them for this." He said, white-hot fury now evident in his voice, and about that time, I gave a non-existent sigh and faded into the blissful black. However, that didn't last long as someone carefully shook me awake. I managed to open an eye about halfway and watched as Sid's, Sue's and Tobey's eyes swam.
"Akina, I need you to stay awake, all right?" I heard Sue say distantly, and I sighed.
"I… try." I mumbled, trying to say that I'll try, but I'm guessing that the message got through because the speed was picked up.
It felt like eternity, as I constantly fought to stay awake as I'd been asked to do, when I heard a bell jingle, and someone gasp.
"Oh my goodness, what happened?" It was Nana, and I managed to crack open an eye.
"She was ambushed." I heard Sid reply, and I coughed lightly, blood dribbling out of the corner of my mouth and down my chin.
"Oh my, this is very serious. Sid, take her upstairs to your sister's room; Sue and I will be up there with the first aid kit and some medicine." Nana ordered.
~SID'S P.O.V. ~
We'd just finished with our deliveries, surprisingly early, when I heard someone scream. Stopping my bike by an alley way, I saw Michael Hall, with 5 of his friends, beating someone up. When I saw the bag, I gasped before anger filled me; it was Akina's bag!
"What are you doing to her?" Sue cried as I jumped off my bike and knocked most of them away; the others merely backed away quickly.
"Akina, can you hear me?" I asked and she opened her eyes about halfway; she looked bad. Her eyes were black and blue; her left eye was swelling and the skin was broken in several places. Blood trickled out of the side of her mouth and then she gave a small groan; it was filled with pain; that pissed me off even more.
"You guys better get out of here." Tobey warned, taking a stance, and for once he was serious; he didn't have his normal goofy look at all. Akina gave another groan and turned her head slightly, her eyes scanning for something. I turned and saw her contacts; she must've taken them out to avoid worse eye injury. They were in about 3 or 4 pieces and covered in dirt; there was no way that they could be salvaged.
"Fuck… Yuki's g'ng t' b' p'ssd." She mumbled and then I heard footsteps; looking over my shoulder, I saw Hall walk up and give a smirk.
"Lesson number one, freak: no one cares about you." He said and my jaw tightened; that did it. Not sure how much longer I would be able to control myself, I needed to get out of there before he said one more thing and I lost control.
Sliding my arms underneath her, I gently picker her up bridal-style but she must have internal injuries; she gave a small cry as I felt something move in her side and my jaw, if anything, tightened even more; she had broken ribs, several by the feel of it.
"If I were you guys… I'd get out of here, before I lose my temper." I said, and Hall's face faltered.
"He's not kidding, guys; I've only seen my older brother lose his temper once and it was not pretty." Sue said; after a couple of seconds, I heard her gasp. "Akina…" She said, her face tight with concern, and I turned and started heading out of the alley.
"Sue, Tobey, let's go; once Akina heals up, she'll be able to get back at them for this." I said, white-hot fury resonating in my voice, and I watched as Tobey darted forward and grabbed Akina's bag.
I'd been walking for about five minutes, with Sue and Tobey right next to me with our bikes, when Sue gasped.
"Sid, she's not awake!" She exclaimed; I quickly looked down and swore under my breath; fuck.
Akina's breathing was shallow and fast and her normal skin color underneath the all the bruising was pallor. Carefully, I shook her; she gave a small groan and opened an eye about halfway. Her skin was pale and sickly-looking; she wasn't doing very well.
"Akina, I need you to stay awake, okay?" Sue asked and Akina gave a small sigh.
"I… try." She said and I glanced at her right jaw; it was bright purple with black and blue mixed in and was swelling; damn that bastard; he broke her jaw!
"We need to hurry." I said and then took off into a run, trying to avoid jostling her injuries anymore.
It felt like forever, but it was actually 5-10 minutes, before we reached Wu's Garden; Tobey ran ahead and opened the door.
The three of us rushed in, with Akina barely conscious, and when Nana looked up, she gasped and was on her feet in a second.
"Oh my goodness, what happened?" Nana asked, rushing over to look at Akina, and I looked at her.
"She was ambushed." I replied and Akina gave a small cough; I looked down and saw some more blood trickle out of the corner of her mouth.
"Oh my, this is very serious. Sid, take her upstairs to your sister's room; Sue and I will be up there with the first aid kit. Tobey, go with Sid and help." Nana ordered and I quickly carried her up to Mei Mei's room.
Settling her on the bed, I quickly, but gently, tugged the crimson hoodie off, which revealed a silver t-shirt with Celtic designs on it. I heard footsteps and I turned to see Nana, Sue and Tobey walk in.
"Move aside, Sid." Nana ordered and I stepped to the side as Nana and Sue walked forward. Gingerly peeling off Akina's t-shirt, I heard her give another groan before I heard Sue gasp, this time in rage. Walking to where I could see, I almost butted heads with Tobey, and we both gasped.
Akina's stomach was a mottled bruise with patches of skin torn off. The areas around her ribs were black and purple while some blood trickled sluggishly out of a cut on her side; the cut was deep enough for us to see some bone pressed against it. In a better light, I could see that her jaw was uneven, like someone had broken it; there was a shoe-shaped mark on it. Her right hand was misshapen and rapidly changing colors. Her eyes were swollen just about shut and were bruised; I don't think there was a spot that wasn't bruised.
"Sid, go get me a pair of short; Sue, a tank top." Nana ordered and we both got the clothes that she needed. Nana turned and gave me and Tobey a stern look. "I need you two to stand outside. Sid, call her guardians; their house and cell phone numbers are in my phone." She said, handing me her phone, and both Tobey and I stood guard outside Sue's room. Scrolling through Nana's phone, I found the number and called. No one answered, so I typed in Yuki's cell phone number.
"Hello, this is Yuki."
"Hi, Mrs. Ichihara, this is Sid Yi from Wu's Garden." I said and there were a couple seconds of silence.
"Sid, Mei Hua's Sid?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am, that Sid."
"All right. Is there something I can do for you?" I swallowed; this wasn't going to be easy.
"Mrs. Ichihara… Akina's here at Wu's Garden and she's not… she's not in really good shape." I said; no answer.
"What do you mean; she's not in good shape? What happened?" Her voice was panic-stricken and full of concern.
"She was jumped by several schoolmates of ours. Tobey, Sue and I intervened, but by then she was already beat up pretty bad. Our Nana is patching her up at the moment with Sue's help." I said and heard her sigh.
"Well, that's a relief. Keep her there at Wu's Garden, please; I don't want her moved until she's healed. This has never happened before; I need to have a chat with her." She mused, sounding both relieved and a bit mad, and I grimaced; Akina was so in for it.
"All right, I'll let Nana know." I said.
"All right and Sid? Tell Mei Hua that she is allowed to do whatever is necessary for Akina to heal quickly. That includes using magic." She said and I gaped at the phone; how'd she know about magic?
"Um… I'll pass on the message." I said, shocked.
"Thank you Sid." She said and then I heard a click.
"Huh… she hung up!" I said.
Turning around, I walked up to the door. Giving it a small knock, I waited a few seconds. When Sue opened the door, I stepped in, saw Akina lying in a tank top and shorts and stopped; oh my god.
Her right leg was discolored and somewhat swollen but Nana had spread some kind of paste on the bruised parts. The discoloration was slowly fading and the swelling was going down. Akina's face looked almost its normal size, but was still brightly discolored; her jaw was covered with the ointment. Her right hand was bounded, as was her abdomen; I could see the gauzes underneath the shirt.
"Sid, what is it?" Nana asked and I snapped my attention to her.
"Um… Mrs. Ichihara said that you are allowed to use magic to help speed up her healing. She also asked if we could keep her here; she doesn't want to risk moving her and making the injuries worse." I said and Nana nodded. "Nana, how doe she even know about magic?" I asked and she looked up at me.
"Tobey, get in here." She ordered and Tobey slid in, closing the door behind him. "Kids, the reason that Yuki knows about magic is that both her and Kei attended the same school that Kong Li and I did. It is of no surprise that they adopted a fighter, but what is concerning is the fact that she didn't fight back." She mused.
"Actually Nana, she didn't fight back because she promised Mrs. Ichihara that she wouldn't. Akina told me that-"
"Yuki had asked me to not fight so that maybe I wouldn't get kicked out of school."
~AKINA'S P.O.V. ~
I had somehow remained conscious the entire time, even while Sue's Nana was spreading some kind of cold, soothing lotion on my stomach, sides, hand and leg; it made the burning sensation in those areas dissipate almost immediately. The pain wasn't as intense as it used to be, so it was easier for me to breathe but my face still felt like it was on fire. I felt someone-Sue, I'm guessing by the size of her hands-started wrapping my midriff and right hand up in gauze while her Nana applied the lotion on my right jaw. The scent eucalyptus, lavender and chamomile drifted into my airways and I inhaled deeply; I never understood why but those three scents have always managed to calm me down pretty damn good.
"The scent in this ointment will help calm you so that you may heal faster. I suspect that it will be about 3-4 weeks before you are able to do your regular routine, if we allow nature to take its course." Sue's Nana said and I sighed; god dammit. Just then there was a knock, followed by a door opening and closing. For a few minutes there was silence and I felt someone's eyes on me. "Sid, what is it?" Sue's Nana asked.
"Um… Mrs. Ichihara said that you are allowed to use magic to help speed up her healing. She also asked if we could keep her here; she doesn't want to risk moving her and making the injuries worse. Nana, how doe she even know about magic?" I heard Sid ask and I opened my eyes; magic? Magic existed? I mean, I know that magicians use parlor tricks, but real magic?
"Tobey, get in here." Their Nana ordered and Tobey entered, closing the door behind him. "Kids, the reason that Yuki knows about magic is that both her and Kei attended the same school that Kong Li and I did. It is of no surprise that they adopted a fighter, but what is concerning is the fact that she didn't fight back." She said and I stared up at the ceiling; so she knew that I was a street fighter.
"Actually Nana, she didn't fight back because she promised Mrs. Ichihara that she wouldn't. Akina told me that-" I cut in here.
"Yuki had asked me to not fight so that maybe I wouldn't get kicked out of school." I said and with the exception of Sue's Nana, everyone jumped.
"Akina, you're awake!" Sue exclaimed and I slowly sat up, holding my midriff as I did so.
"I've been conscious the entire time, Sue. I passed out for a few minutes, but Sid made me wake up on the way here." I said, turning my head and looked right at Sid. "Thanks." He shrugged a shoulder.
"Eh… Couldn't exactly have you passing out on us. Nana, do you know how severe her injuries are?" He asked and she looked at me.
"Three or four cracked/bruised ribs, your right leg is fractured, as is your right jaw bone and your right hand had some broken bones, but nothing that I can't fix." She said and made a fist with her right hand, pressing it into her left palm. "Sid, Tobey I need you two to come with me; since Yuki gave me permission, I am going to use a recipe that will get her back up to 100% in 3-4 days." She said and I stared at her in shock; how is that possible?
"What do you want me to do Nana?" Sue asked and she looked at her.
"Stay here with her; keep her company. We will be right back." Her Nana ordered, and Sue nodded as the other three left the room.
CLIFFHANGER!
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