Chapter 8: Frustration
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
Enjoy!
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A practice run for the competitors started. Whoever fought each other simply had to stay standing the whole time they sparred. If fate had anything to do with life, it definately played a role in getting Jann-Lee and Lei Fang to be put together in the practice rounds.
Lei Fang and Jann-Lee took their places in the ring.
"Are you read to lose?" Lei Fang asked menacingly.
"You're no match for me!" Jann-Lee retorted.
"Competitors get ready. The object of this fight is to stay standing by the time the clock expires. Okay? Ready... FIGHT!!"
Lei Fang's mind burned with anger. *Never play with a woman's heart!* she thought trying to make sense of what she was doing. *I followed you into this tournament, I WON'T LOSE!* However, that day was not the best of her days. She put all her force into her attacks, but none of them landed on Jann-Lee.
*What's the matter Lei Fang? Am I too much for you?*
Despite the flurry of attacks executed by Lei Fang, Jann-Lee avoid virtually all of them and knocked her down with a sweeping low kick.
"I AM THE WINNER!!" Jann-Lee triumphantly said.
"I don't think so." Lei Fang, laying a close distance by Jann-Lee's feet tripped Jann-Lee and knocked him down as well. Five seconds later the referee rang the bell.
The referee went to the both of them and declared neither competors won.
"Why not!!" Jann-Lee demanded.
"You were suppose to be standing the whole time. Even if your competetor was knocked down, the time was still going. She knocked you down before the time experied so you lost as well."
"What the hell? What kind of tournament is this?!"
"It's a tournament with rules son, learn to listen to them. I don't see why you can't understand that with that big head of yours."
"Why you-"
"Good job Jann-Lee." Lei Fang snickered. Jann-Lee only looked then stomped off.
Lei Fang decided she should leave as well. Just as she was doing so she bumped into Helena who was watching the match with Gen-Fu.
"What's the matter Lei Fang? You weren't fighting like you're usual self." Helena said cooly.
Lei Fang sighed. "Nothing, just having a bad day. Hello Master Gen-Fu, please to see you again."
"The pleasure is mines child."
"...Well, if you two will please excuse me I think I'll be heading off."
"Okay, I'll see you around."
Helena and Gen-Fu watched as Lei Fang left.
"I wonder what was wrong with Lei Fang today." Helena started.
"Anger, she can't concentrate on fighting."
"Anger, huh. Doesn't that usually fuel people when they fight?"
"Maybe, in some cases. Lei Fang was concentrating so much on how much she wanted to win, she forgot how she was to do so."
"What could have made Lei Fang so angry?"
"Well who knows? You young people today seem to have so many troubles."
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Jann-Lee approached Lei Fang as she praticed alone.
"Hey."
"What do you want?!" Lei Fang snapped.
"Nothing, I just want to talk."
"Oh, so now you want to talk to me?!"
"What!? Why are you so uptight all of a sudden?!"
Lei Fang's looked at Jann-Lee with disgust.
*You dumped me. You didn't even try to contact me. In fact you avoided me. And now you expect me to come clean as if nothing happened?*
She mounted her hand and was about to slap him, but he caught it before it reached his face. Lei Fang took her hand back and stared off into the side, her eyes blurring with tears. Lei Fang looked up, her eyes piercing straight into Jann-Lee's.
"Well, what do you think?"
Jann-Lee faltered back.
*Did I just make her cry?*
"I- I..." he hesitated.
"Well? Don't know what to say? It figures."
"Are you still bitter from me refusing you?"
"Of course I am!"
"I told you, I don't have time."
"Don't have time? You don't have time for any human contact outside the ring? You spend all your time fighting, I don't understand why."
"It's my life!"
"Why can't I be part of your life either?!"
"Because!"
"Because what?! You know something? You really are a coward."
"How dare you call me-"
"You are a coward!"
"Nonsense! People are afraid of me just by looking at me!"
"That doesn't matter! You're to scared to try something new, you're too scared to open up. I've tried so hard to get to know you! But once the door opens, you slam the door close before I can even see what's inside! When are you going to be a real man and admit how you feel?!"
"...."
"Hmph, quit wasting my time."
With that, Lei Fang walked away.
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Go ahead, there's nothing to see here.
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
Enjoy!
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A practice run for the competitors started. Whoever fought each other simply had to stay standing the whole time they sparred. If fate had anything to do with life, it definately played a role in getting Jann-Lee and Lei Fang to be put together in the practice rounds.
Lei Fang and Jann-Lee took their places in the ring.
"Are you read to lose?" Lei Fang asked menacingly.
"You're no match for me!" Jann-Lee retorted.
"Competitors get ready. The object of this fight is to stay standing by the time the clock expires. Okay? Ready... FIGHT!!"
Lei Fang's mind burned with anger. *Never play with a woman's heart!* she thought trying to make sense of what she was doing. *I followed you into this tournament, I WON'T LOSE!* However, that day was not the best of her days. She put all her force into her attacks, but none of them landed on Jann-Lee.
*What's the matter Lei Fang? Am I too much for you?*
Despite the flurry of attacks executed by Lei Fang, Jann-Lee avoid virtually all of them and knocked her down with a sweeping low kick.
"I AM THE WINNER!!" Jann-Lee triumphantly said.
"I don't think so." Lei Fang, laying a close distance by Jann-Lee's feet tripped Jann-Lee and knocked him down as well. Five seconds later the referee rang the bell.
The referee went to the both of them and declared neither competors won.
"Why not!!" Jann-Lee demanded.
"You were suppose to be standing the whole time. Even if your competetor was knocked down, the time was still going. She knocked you down before the time experied so you lost as well."
"What the hell? What kind of tournament is this?!"
"It's a tournament with rules son, learn to listen to them. I don't see why you can't understand that with that big head of yours."
"Why you-"
"Good job Jann-Lee." Lei Fang snickered. Jann-Lee only looked then stomped off.
Lei Fang decided she should leave as well. Just as she was doing so she bumped into Helena who was watching the match with Gen-Fu.
"What's the matter Lei Fang? You weren't fighting like you're usual self." Helena said cooly.
Lei Fang sighed. "Nothing, just having a bad day. Hello Master Gen-Fu, please to see you again."
"The pleasure is mines child."
"...Well, if you two will please excuse me I think I'll be heading off."
"Okay, I'll see you around."
Helena and Gen-Fu watched as Lei Fang left.
"I wonder what was wrong with Lei Fang today." Helena started.
"Anger, she can't concentrate on fighting."
"Anger, huh. Doesn't that usually fuel people when they fight?"
"Maybe, in some cases. Lei Fang was concentrating so much on how much she wanted to win, she forgot how she was to do so."
"What could have made Lei Fang so angry?"
"Well who knows? You young people today seem to have so many troubles."
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Jann-Lee approached Lei Fang as she praticed alone.
"Hey."
"What do you want?!" Lei Fang snapped.
"Nothing, I just want to talk."
"Oh, so now you want to talk to me?!"
"What!? Why are you so uptight all of a sudden?!"
Lei Fang's looked at Jann-Lee with disgust.
*You dumped me. You didn't even try to contact me. In fact you avoided me. And now you expect me to come clean as if nothing happened?*
She mounted her hand and was about to slap him, but he caught it before it reached his face. Lei Fang took her hand back and stared off into the side, her eyes blurring with tears. Lei Fang looked up, her eyes piercing straight into Jann-Lee's.
"Well, what do you think?"
Jann-Lee faltered back.
*Did I just make her cry?*
"I- I..." he hesitated.
"Well? Don't know what to say? It figures."
"Are you still bitter from me refusing you?"
"Of course I am!"
"I told you, I don't have time."
"Don't have time? You don't have time for any human contact outside the ring? You spend all your time fighting, I don't understand why."
"It's my life!"
"Why can't I be part of your life either?!"
"Because!"
"Because what?! You know something? You really are a coward."
"How dare you call me-"
"You are a coward!"
"Nonsense! People are afraid of me just by looking at me!"
"That doesn't matter! You're to scared to try something new, you're too scared to open up. I've tried so hard to get to know you! But once the door opens, you slam the door close before I can even see what's inside! When are you going to be a real man and admit how you feel?!"
"...."
"Hmph, quit wasting my time."
With that, Lei Fang walked away.
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Go ahead, there's nothing to see here.
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