Kung Fu Wolf: Rising of the Moon
A/N. Ok I want to take a moment before I forget again, that the contest I started is still in effect. If you want to know what you gotta do, look for the last chapter of Kung Fu Wolf, my first story. I'd like to thank those who already sent in their entries, you know who you are.
Ok back to the story.
Chapter two: A friendly fight
Hiro's P.O.V.
A fight? He wants a fight? What good will that do? I mean I enjoy the occasional brawl as much as the next guy, but usually there is a reason behind it. Accidentally spilling my drink on someone, bumping into a drunk at the pub, unintentionally tripping someone with their arms full.
Hey I never said they were good reasons.
But then again there have been some good reasons I've started a fight.
Ask me later.
"Why?" I asked simply. He gave me a cocky grin.
"Because, I don't believe a word you say about being the one who beat Tai Lung." He said, lifting his *snicker* chin up at me...
Regardless of how funny it is, I know an act of defiant challenge when I see one. But I think I'm going to be the bigger man here.
"Whether you believe it or not, it still happened. I suggest you come to terms with it." And I continued to the kitchen to start cooking. But he just kept going.
"So you're just going to walk away? I knew from the moment I saw you, you were a coward."
I stopped.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Viper, Mantis, Monkey and Crane try their best to hold Tigress back. She looked as if she was ready to murder someone. Her eyes locked firmly on Chin.
I walked over to Tigress and placed my hand on her shoulder. She stopped struggling against the rest of the five almost immediately. She looked at me and calmed down considerably, her breathing was still heavy and she still had a look of hate in her eye, but that was slowly fading. Once she had relaxed I took my hand off her, smiled and nodded my thanks to her.
Tigress can be very understanding when she wants to be...
But not often.
I turned my attention back to Chin, the rest of the Sapphire Palace masters were glaring at him, obviously this has happened before. And now because of his mouth it's gonna happen again.
"If you really want to fight me, you have to do something first." I said with a little evil grin. It caught him off guard, his grin disappeared and his posture got more defensive.
"What?" He asked cautiously. My smile got a little wider, I had no mirror on me but if I had to guess I'd say I looked rather devious.
"Say please."
He blinked.
The Sapphire masters blinked.
And even though I had my back to them, i'm guessing the Furious Five blinked.
"What?" He asked again, a little agitated. "I am not going to say please so I can fight you!" He practically yelled.
I love messing with people like this.
"If you want to fight me, say please."
He gave me a look to rival Tigress's death glare, which I had the unfortunate role of being on the receiving end of when Master Shifu said I wasn't confined to bed rest.
Tigress doesn't have to do or say anything and she can be very scary.
Anyway, Chin kept glaring at me and I just stood there smiling. "I'm waiting." I said in a sing songy voice. Now it was his turn to look like he was ready to commit murder.
*mumble*
I had him. I knew it and he knew it. One of the ways you can put a punk like this in his place is to poke at his ego. The beat down is just icing on the cake.
"I'm sorry, what was that?" I was starting to get snickers, and giggles from my side while the Sapphire masters were eyeing their teammate wondering if he was really going to swallow his pride just for a fight.
"Please." He said through clenched teeth.
Anyone who tries to piss me off learn, I don't get mad...
I get even.
"Pretty Please." I kept going. His friends looked like they were about to try and hold him back. But honestly, they looked a little reluctant to try.
"Pretty please." Oh man, he is looking pissed. Just one more push...
"With sugar on top." He lost it.
"FUCK YOU!" He came charging at me, completely blind with rage.
And that's all I needed to tell me how he fights.
You see, back when I was training with Shifu, he told me that you can learn a lot about how someone fights, whether they be student or master, by the way they give in to their emotions. A tactic that works very well against hard style users, like Chin. Soft style users like myself are much harder to,figure out. The best way to find out is to try and learn something about their fighting style while you're fighting.
I got in my stance, and let Chin swing first. I hope he won't be too mad when I knock his ass to the ground.
A little humility is good for you.
Tigress's P.O.V.
Letting your anger control you is one of the worst mistakes you can make in a fight. Hiro learned that on our first sparring session. I almost smiled at the memory, Hiro spent all day being thrown down but not once did he stay down.
I learned a couple of interesting things about him that day. One, he had an untapped talent for kung fu, an ancient style of Kung Fu that hasn't been seen in a very long time.
And two, he is incapable of understanding how to surrender, quit, give up, throw in the towel, or anything of that fashion. He'll get beaten to a pulp and he will still get back up for more.
Its something I really admire about him.
The last time I saw Hiro fight was when he first got here. He was inexperienced, except with the pair of hanbo he normally carries on his back. He was weaker, slower, and none of us had to put in much effort to knock him on his ass. But that was when he was a novice.
Now he is a master.
And there is no way I'm going to miss seeing him fight as one.
Chin charged at Hiro, full speed, putting all of his momentum into a single punch as if to end the fight early. Hiro stayed perfectly still until the very last second. Once Chins fist came within, I'd say about a foot and a half, of Hiro, he grabbed Chins wrist, twisted around and used his momentum to throw Chin into one of the pillars at the Jade Palace doors, forty feet away.
"I got twenty almond cookies that says Hiro wins in ten minutes. " I heard Monkey say behind me.
"Twenty-five says nine minutes." Answers Mantis.
"Thirty in seven minutes!" Crane said almost smugly.
"Thirty-five in six and a half!" I guess it was too much to hope for that Viper would stay out of their childish games.
But now that I think about it, I don't think they're giving Hiro enough credit...
"Fifty almond cookies says Hiro wins in three minutes."
They stared at me like I had just gone crazy, but answered quickly,
"You're on!" They all said simultaneously. I don't normally partake in games like this, but I figure it will be my way of putting my faith in Hiro.
"How long has it been?" Viper asked. I was trying to think of when the fight started when...
"Fifty-six seconds." We all looked to Master Shifu, slightly surprised. He turned his gaze to us when he felt our eyes on him. "I've been keeping track." He explained. That was good enough for me.
Chin rushed down to Hiro and threw himself at the wolf Master in a flying kick, evidently Chin isn't a fast learner. Hiro sidestepped out of the way, Chin flying harmlessly past him. Chin landed a few feet from Hiro and snarled in frustration, then rushed forward again and unleashed his fury upon Hiro.
In the Sapphire Palace, Chin holds the title of being the second strongest, so honestly I was a little worried about Hiro's safety for a second, but only for a second. After that I felt a little silly for even thinking Hiro could ever lose, except to me of course but I haven't fought him yet, so I'm guessing at this point.
Chin had been throwing a flurry of punches at high speed, all of which were intended to inflict serious harm if they found their way to their intended target.
Not a single one came close to hitting Hiro.
Every punch Chin threw was caught or deflected by Hiro's palms. My first time seeing Hiro fight and I must say I was amazed. Hiro stood rooted at that spot, his arms were all that moved, his hands creating an impenetrable barrier around him. This must be the Lunar Sphere that I've heard of. It is amazing.
...
He is amazing.
Suddenly a single one of Chins punches got through Hiro's defenses and went straight for his nose. Everyone got tense for a second, I on the other hand knew what he was doing. Hiro let Chin get past him.
Once Chin's fist came within an inch of Hiro's nose he dropped down to,one knee letting the punch fly over his head. Chin had just enough time to look down as Hiro's palm slammed deep into Chins guts. Everyone flinched at the sound the impact made, it had to knock all the air out of him.
Hiro stood up and let Chin fall on his face, the fight was over.
"Okay, how long did that take?" Mantis asked, everyone suddenly remembered the wager we all had going on, and we turned our attention to Shifu.
"Two minutes and fifty eight seconds." I win! Everyone groaned when they heard Shifu, Monkey was the loudest about it. But he changed his attitude when Hiro walked back over to our side.
"Well done Hiro!"
"That was awesome!"
"Never seen anything like it!"
They kept praising him which he accepted with his usual smile.
"Well I didn't want him to suffer, so I ended it quickly." He said.
"You think you could have kept it going for a few more minutes?" Monkey grumbled. Be really can be a sore loser sometimes.
"No, why?" He asked.
"No reason." I said. I don't think Hiro would appreciate it if he found out that the was the source of a bet.
"Man, he owned you dude."
We all turned to see the Sapphire Masters surrounding Chin, some where concerned, some saw this coming, one I had no idea, I couldn't see his face. Shu Lan was poking Chin in the side of his head, probably to see if he was still alive.
"Hey Chin dude if you're dead can I have your room?" She asks as she continued to poke his head. He smacks her and away a little harder than necessary, hard enough to make a growl escape Hiro's throat.
"No! You can't have my room even if I was dead." He said, trying to get his breath back. "That was just a fluke, I want a rematch!"
Hiro gave an exasperated sigh and shook his head.
"Don't worry, he's like this every time he loses a fight."
The snow leopardess, Di Loon, appeared out of nowhere at Hiro's side. Literally. She was hanging on his arm and purring. I could feel my temper rising.
"I, on the other hand, am a very good sport. In fact I often reward some of the people who beat me." She started fluttering her eyelashes at him. Nearly drove me over the edge for some reason.
"I'll keep that in mind." Hiro responded nervously, gently prying himself from her grasp.
"Didi!" Master Bi Long called. Di Loon walked away with a wink to Hiro back to her group. I started growling, and I couldn't understand why. I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up to see Hiro with a concerned look on his face.
"You okay?" He asked. I felt heat rushing to my cheeks and nodded quickly. Why is this happening to me?
"Well now that that's out of the way, Dragon Warrior please prepare brunch for our guests." Master Shifu commanded.
Hiro nodded to our master. "You got it sir. Gonna fix you all a hell of a meal!" He exclaimed as he walked to the kitchens.
"Before you leave I just have one quick question for you Dragon Warrior." Master Bi Long said to Hiro.
Hiro turns and faces her. "Shoot."
"How long have you been training at the Jade Palace?" She asks.
"Ten days."
Looks of shock and amazement shot across the faces of the Sapphire masters. I can't say I blame them, didn't believe it myself when we got back after Tai Lung beat all five of us.
"Absolutely amazing! Your parents must be very proud." She said with a large smile.
Hiro froze.
And what he said next shook me to the core.
"What parents? I've been an orphan since my first breath."
A/N. Well that's that. You all know the drill comment, fave. And remember the contest is still going, look to the last part of my first story "Kung Fu Wolf" or PM me and ask what the contest is and for rules.
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