Chapter 9: Familiar Dragon
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
3) (Sound Effects)
Enjoy!
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Entering the tournament wasn't Lei Fang's most well thought out plan. She didn't take much time preparing and she didn't even bother telling anyone where she was going. The only attempt Lei Fang really made at making notice of her leave was a message on her answering machine.
"You've reached Lei Fang's apartment. I'm not home right now and I probably won't be for a while. If you have something important to tell me find me at the Dead or Alive tournament. I'm out there to kick some ass! Wish me luck!"
(Beep!)
"Hey Lei Fang..." a male voice said into the answering machine sounding somewhat confused " Uh... it's me Long... No wait... Why am I even bothering when I know you won't be home? Ugh I'm so smart sometimes... never mind."
(Click)
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Lei Fang sat on the window sill of her room. Contrary to what Lei Fang thought, the competitors of the tournament were pampered quite well. The comepetitors were given spacious rooms, they were served lunch and the scenery was beautiful. They were relocated a few times before. Earlier the tournment was being held near a Cathedral and then later some sort of factory. Right now they were in a breath taking forest setting.
*This competition is going to end soon. Jann Lee hasn't been eliminated yet...*
Lei Fang gazed up at the night time stars. She hasn't been eliminated either. Eventually it came to her that she could fight without thinking about how much she wanted to defeat Jann Lee. Some matches she enjoyed, the more challenging ones epecially. Lei Fang loved the way it felt when she fought. She could feel the power circulate in her body, all ready to come out in one mighty blow after another. It felt good when those blows landed as well. Her body and energy were in sync with eachother. By the time the Lei Fang's match would end, she would feel refreshed.
Lei Fang was a very gifted fighter of her style. A genius even. She remembered how she got into fighting. Not long ago, Lei Fang was walking alone in the streets. She had a little run in with a group of men who were out for trouble. Lei Fang was prepared to take care of the situation but some man came out of no where and did the dirty work himself. It wasn't so bad for a stanger to help another stranger, but it was the man's last comment...
The man dusted himself off and muttered "Damn weak woman..."
Lei Fang was enraged by that last comment. Lei Fang didn't even ask for his help, but he just had to come in and act like it was a waste of time. Before Lei Fang could mouth the man off, which she was very prepared to do, he was walking away with his back to her. Lei Fang couldn't see the man's face in the dark, all she saw was a dragon on the back of his shirt. Lei Fang didn't want to take the time to go after the man but was still anger by him. She never saw the man again, but since the incident she held a terrible grudge against him. To prove to herself that she wasn't "weak," Lei Fang took up Tai Kyoku Ken. She learned and trained hard since the incident. Lei Fang made rapid progress within a short period of time. Not only did she become almost equal to the person who taught it to her (who was a reputable fighter himself), but she mastered the art all together.
Lei Fang sighed. She found a new reason to use what she has learned, she also found some new fuel to encourage her to push foreward. While Lei Fang sat at her window looking at the stars, a shadow below was stalking behind some trees near by. It took a while before Lei Fang noticed it, eventually the shadow revealed itself to be Jann Lee going out for a "walk."
*What is he doing here?...* Lei Fang squinted to try and get him into focus and then gasped when it seemed Jann Lee turned his head *He just looked at me...*
Lei Fang's mind went a million miles a second. She tried her best to avoid Jann Lee outside the ring, she didn't want to seem like she had him on her mind. Jann Lee on the other hand seemed to take no interest in her at all. Secretly, Lei Fang was disappointed. She covered her disappointment by telling herself that she was out to take him down and not get him back. But Jann Lee was there. It was more than obvious that he was there to watch Lei Fang.
*Why?*
Lei Fang watched Jann Lee walk away, his back to her. Looks became less distinct. All Lei Fang could make out was the back of his shirt. A very familiar black shirt... with a dragon on the back. A sudden thought came to Lei Fang. Jann Lee was the one who called her weak that one late night. Whatever was left of Lei Fang's desire to get Jann Lee back diminished and replaced with a burning anger. Lei Fang bit her lower lip and watched Jann Lee's figure walk away with narrow eyes. She scoffed and slammed the window shut and pulled the curtains together.
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Jann Lee wasn't really sure what he was doing. His matches for the day were finished, but something inside him was bugging him. To clear his mind out, Jann Lee went for a walk. He went walked around aimlessly for a while until he noticed a figure sitting at one of the room windows. It was Lei Fang. Jann Lee couldn't help it, he had to stay. He hid himself behind some trees and watched Lei Fang look up into the sky. He watched Lei Fang's emotions change. From wistful to anger and to yearning. Jann Lee could have stayed in his place and watch Lei Fang for a long time but realized he was spotted. Jann Lee did his best to play it off and make it seem like he had been out for a walk all along. But to no avail. He made the mistake of turning back to catch a glimps of Lei Fang. It was really obvious what he was doing. Jann Lee walked off a little distance but turned around one more time when he heard a bang from Lei Fang's window. All he could see was Lei Fang with a disgusted look on her face just before she violently pulled the curtains together.
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The next night Lei Fang was in her room taking it easy from the day's fight when a knock came at the door. She went to see who it was. At first Lei Fang looked suprised, then she put on a pleasant smile.
"Long! What are you doing here?!"
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I'm trying real hard on this fic. Thanks to everyone who has review or even read this fic. THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Don't worry this is NOT the end. I just felt I owed the readers a little something for reading. Watch out for the next chapter! Again with the disclaimer business.
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
3) (Sound Effects)
Enjoy!
----------
Entering the tournament wasn't Lei Fang's most well thought out plan. She didn't take much time preparing and she didn't even bother telling anyone where she was going. The only attempt Lei Fang really made at making notice of her leave was a message on her answering machine.
"You've reached Lei Fang's apartment. I'm not home right now and I probably won't be for a while. If you have something important to tell me find me at the Dead or Alive tournament. I'm out there to kick some ass! Wish me luck!"
(Beep!)
"Hey Lei Fang..." a male voice said into the answering machine sounding somewhat confused " Uh... it's me Long... No wait... Why am I even bothering when I know you won't be home? Ugh I'm so smart sometimes... never mind."
(Click)
**********
Lei Fang sat on the window sill of her room. Contrary to what Lei Fang thought, the competitors of the tournament were pampered quite well. The comepetitors were given spacious rooms, they were served lunch and the scenery was beautiful. They were relocated a few times before. Earlier the tournment was being held near a Cathedral and then later some sort of factory. Right now they were in a breath taking forest setting.
*This competition is going to end soon. Jann Lee hasn't been eliminated yet...*
Lei Fang gazed up at the night time stars. She hasn't been eliminated either. Eventually it came to her that she could fight without thinking about how much she wanted to defeat Jann Lee. Some matches she enjoyed, the more challenging ones epecially. Lei Fang loved the way it felt when she fought. She could feel the power circulate in her body, all ready to come out in one mighty blow after another. It felt good when those blows landed as well. Her body and energy were in sync with eachother. By the time the Lei Fang's match would end, she would feel refreshed.
Lei Fang was a very gifted fighter of her style. A genius even. She remembered how she got into fighting. Not long ago, Lei Fang was walking alone in the streets. She had a little run in with a group of men who were out for trouble. Lei Fang was prepared to take care of the situation but some man came out of no where and did the dirty work himself. It wasn't so bad for a stanger to help another stranger, but it was the man's last comment...
The man dusted himself off and muttered "Damn weak woman..."
Lei Fang was enraged by that last comment. Lei Fang didn't even ask for his help, but he just had to come in and act like it was a waste of time. Before Lei Fang could mouth the man off, which she was very prepared to do, he was walking away with his back to her. Lei Fang couldn't see the man's face in the dark, all she saw was a dragon on the back of his shirt. Lei Fang didn't want to take the time to go after the man but was still anger by him. She never saw the man again, but since the incident she held a terrible grudge against him. To prove to herself that she wasn't "weak," Lei Fang took up Tai Kyoku Ken. She learned and trained hard since the incident. Lei Fang made rapid progress within a short period of time. Not only did she become almost equal to the person who taught it to her (who was a reputable fighter himself), but she mastered the art all together.
Lei Fang sighed. She found a new reason to use what she has learned, she also found some new fuel to encourage her to push foreward. While Lei Fang sat at her window looking at the stars, a shadow below was stalking behind some trees near by. It took a while before Lei Fang noticed it, eventually the shadow revealed itself to be Jann Lee going out for a "walk."
*What is he doing here?...* Lei Fang squinted to try and get him into focus and then gasped when it seemed Jann Lee turned his head *He just looked at me...*
Lei Fang's mind went a million miles a second. She tried her best to avoid Jann Lee outside the ring, she didn't want to seem like she had him on her mind. Jann Lee on the other hand seemed to take no interest in her at all. Secretly, Lei Fang was disappointed. She covered her disappointment by telling herself that she was out to take him down and not get him back. But Jann Lee was there. It was more than obvious that he was there to watch Lei Fang.
*Why?*
Lei Fang watched Jann Lee walk away, his back to her. Looks became less distinct. All Lei Fang could make out was the back of his shirt. A very familiar black shirt... with a dragon on the back. A sudden thought came to Lei Fang. Jann Lee was the one who called her weak that one late night. Whatever was left of Lei Fang's desire to get Jann Lee back diminished and replaced with a burning anger. Lei Fang bit her lower lip and watched Jann Lee's figure walk away with narrow eyes. She scoffed and slammed the window shut and pulled the curtains together.
**********
Jann Lee wasn't really sure what he was doing. His matches for the day were finished, but something inside him was bugging him. To clear his mind out, Jann Lee went for a walk. He went walked around aimlessly for a while until he noticed a figure sitting at one of the room windows. It was Lei Fang. Jann Lee couldn't help it, he had to stay. He hid himself behind some trees and watched Lei Fang look up into the sky. He watched Lei Fang's emotions change. From wistful to anger and to yearning. Jann Lee could have stayed in his place and watch Lei Fang for a long time but realized he was spotted. Jann Lee did his best to play it off and make it seem like he had been out for a walk all along. But to no avail. He made the mistake of turning back to catch a glimps of Lei Fang. It was really obvious what he was doing. Jann Lee walked off a little distance but turned around one more time when he heard a bang from Lei Fang's window. All he could see was Lei Fang with a disgusted look on her face just before she violently pulled the curtains together.
**********
The next night Lei Fang was in her room taking it easy from the day's fight when a knock came at the door. She went to see who it was. At first Lei Fang looked suprised, then she put on a pleasant smile.
"Long! What are you doing here?!"
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I'm trying real hard on this fic. Thanks to everyone who has review or even read this fic. THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Don't worry this is NOT the end. I just felt I owed the readers a little something for reading. Watch out for the next chapter! Again with the disclaimer business.
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