Chapter Sixteen: Chun Li
(...) denotes backup singers
"And now, our final contestant...representing Interpol, Chun Li Xiang!"
As the Chinese martial artist walked out onto the stage, the crowd--good and bad--broke into applause. When Bison turned around to look at his side, the Shadowlaw troops went silent.
Chun Li was dressed in a dark blue Mandarin-style dress with a rose design on the front. Her hair fell down her shoulders, slightly wavy from having it braided and bunned.
She walked to the microphone just as 'You Got It All' begins to play. Behind and to the side of here, were two female singers singing backup. Taking her place behind the instrument, she flashed a smile and said, "This song is dedicated to a certain man in the crowd."
From his place at the judges' table, Ryu groaned and slouched low as the other judges--Bison included--chuckled lightly.
Chun Li began to sing.
[I...I was a game he would play.]
As Chun Li brushed a strand of strand of hair back, Ryu noticed something gleaming on her finger.
It was the diamond ring Ryu had shown her from the previous night!
[He brought the clouds to my day.]
[Then like a ray of light,]
[You came my way one night.]
Chun Li saw Ryu's shocked expression and smiled knowingly. She had given him her answer as she continued to sing.
[Just one look and I knew]
[You would make everything clear.]
[Make all the clouds disappear]
Ryu then realized that the song that Chun Li was singing was THEIR song, which was one of her favorites. She was playing it the night before she left for Honolulu to prepare for the pageant.
[Put all your fears to rest,]
[Who do I love the best?]
Chun Li began to grow more confident as she starts to get into the song.
[Don't you know, don't you know]
[You got it all over him,]
[You got me over him,]
[Honey it's true.]
She points to Ryu.
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...over him]
Backstage, Eliza, Cammy and Juli were secretly rooting Chun Li on, praying that she didn't screw up.
[No, don't let him worry you so.]
[Once I met you I let go,]
[Oh you can surely see]
[You're so much more to me...]
By this time, Chun Li had all of the audience under her spell from her voice. In her mind, everyone had disappeared.
[All except Ryu.]
[Just one look and I knew]
[You would make everything clear.]
[Make all the clouds disappear]
[You're better than all the rest,]
[Who do I love the best?]
From the judges' table, Ryu remembered the night before she left for hawaii. When she was playing that song, she had asked him to slow-dance with him. Naturally, Ryu delined, but Chun Li pulled him up and taught him how to slow dance. While they held each other close, she was singing.
[Don't you know, don't you know]
[You got it all over him,]
[You got me over him,]
[Honey it's true.]
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...all over him]
(You got it all over him,
You got me over him,)
[Honey, it's true]
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...all over him]
When the song ended, the entire crowd erupted in applause. Ryu was clapping the loudest, a broad smile across his face. Even the Shadowlaw troops were clapping for their General's nemesis.
Chun Li bowed. "Thank you. Thank you." With that, she departed from the stage.
(...) denotes backup singers
"And now, our final contestant...representing Interpol, Chun Li Xiang!"
As the Chinese martial artist walked out onto the stage, the crowd--good and bad--broke into applause. When Bison turned around to look at his side, the Shadowlaw troops went silent.
Chun Li was dressed in a dark blue Mandarin-style dress with a rose design on the front. Her hair fell down her shoulders, slightly wavy from having it braided and bunned.
She walked to the microphone just as 'You Got It All' begins to play. Behind and to the side of here, were two female singers singing backup. Taking her place behind the instrument, she flashed a smile and said, "This song is dedicated to a certain man in the crowd."
From his place at the judges' table, Ryu groaned and slouched low as the other judges--Bison included--chuckled lightly.
Chun Li began to sing.
[I...I was a game he would play.]
As Chun Li brushed a strand of strand of hair back, Ryu noticed something gleaming on her finger.
It was the diamond ring Ryu had shown her from the previous night!
[He brought the clouds to my day.]
[Then like a ray of light,]
[You came my way one night.]
Chun Li saw Ryu's shocked expression and smiled knowingly. She had given him her answer as she continued to sing.
[Just one look and I knew]
[You would make everything clear.]
[Make all the clouds disappear]
Ryu then realized that the song that Chun Li was singing was THEIR song, which was one of her favorites. She was playing it the night before she left for Honolulu to prepare for the pageant.
[Put all your fears to rest,]
[Who do I love the best?]
Chun Li began to grow more confident as she starts to get into the song.
[Don't you know, don't you know]
[You got it all over him,]
[You got me over him,]
[Honey it's true.]
She points to Ryu.
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...over him]
Backstage, Eliza, Cammy and Juli were secretly rooting Chun Li on, praying that she didn't screw up.
[No, don't let him worry you so.]
[Once I met you I let go,]
[Oh you can surely see]
[You're so much more to me...]
By this time, Chun Li had all of the audience under her spell from her voice. In her mind, everyone had disappeared.
[All except Ryu.]
[Just one look and I knew]
[You would make everything clear.]
[Make all the clouds disappear]
[You're better than all the rest,]
[Who do I love the best?]
From the judges' table, Ryu remembered the night before she left for hawaii. When she was playing that song, she had asked him to slow-dance with him. Naturally, Ryu delined, but Chun Li pulled him up and taught him how to slow dance. While they held each other close, she was singing.
[Don't you know, don't you know]
[You got it all over him,]
[You got me over him,]
[Honey it's true.]
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...all over him]
(You got it all over him,
You got me over him,)
[Honey, it's true]
[There's just you...]
[You must have been heaven sent]
[Hearing me call you when]
[Out on a limb.]
[And you're all that he's not]
[Just look what I got]
[Cause you got it all...all over him]
When the song ended, the entire crowd erupted in applause. Ryu was clapping the loudest, a broad smile across his face. Even the Shadowlaw troops were clapping for their General's nemesis.
Chun Li bowed. "Thank you. Thank you." With that, she departed from the stage.