Chapter 15: All I Wanted to Know
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
Enjoy!
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It had been a week since Jann Lee and Lei Fang were eliminated from the tournament. Lei Fang returned home. Jann Lee, who usually would stay the whole time (but he lost this time), did the same. For a week Jann Lee tried to occupy himself with training. It did him no good. No matter what it was Jann Lee did, he felt an emptiness inside. His routine grew stale, Jann Lee almost gave up entirely.
Eventually Jann Lee became fed up with his emptiness and took a walk. Somehow, he lead himself to the park. He approached the bench, but a vision of him and Lei Fang sitting on the bench appeared. Jann Lee turned around and went towards the lake.
It was a beautiful day, the lake was perfect enough for Jann Lee to see his own reflection. Jann Lee stared at himself.
*Who am I?*
Jann Lee never asked that question. Up until now he had been so sure of himself and his destiny. Now he didn't even know who he was. Jann Lee stared harder hoping he would find an answer. It was useless. His image faded and was replaced by the serene face a a familiar woman. Jet black hair tied into pig-tails that circled around her ears.
*Lei Fang...*
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Lei Fang retreated into the mountains. She stayed in a one room cottage (really, the bed, kitchen and bath are all in one room). It was small but comfortable. The past events wore her down and she needed some time to cool off. Storms were common in the mountains at night, but the next morning promised a bright and sunny day. Lei Fang sometimes enjoyed the rain, the rhythmic beating of rain drops onto earth was always soothing. But that didn't take Lei Fang's anxiety off her mind. Her plans on impulse backfired, in the end Lei Fang felt terrible. She's met a lot of guys, why did Jann Lee hurt her so deeply? Lei Fang sighed and changed into a white undershirt and boxers and headed for bed.
Lei Fang's unrest carried on as she attempted to sleep. Something didn't fit right. Her intuition was telling her something, actually it was nagging her to go to the front door. With out caring about the reason why she felt that way, Lei Fang went to the door and looked out side. Low and behold Jann Lee was standing out there drenched in the rain with an unfamiliar expression.
"What are you doing here?" Lei fang asked a bit confused.
"I was looking for you... and followed you here."
Unsure of what to think or feel, without saying anything Lei Fang took Jann Lee inside. He watched Lei Fang shuffle through her things in the dimly lit room. Lei Fang turned to him and handed him a pair of sweat pants.
"I couldn't find a shirt big enough for you, but I found these. Go ahead and change."
The whole time Lei Fang didn't look at Jann-Lee. She turned her back so he can change.
"You must be cold going all the way up here in the rain. Go ahead and sleep in the bed for tonight, I'll sleep on the floor."
Jann Lee felt discouraged at Lei Fang's coldness, but shook himself with determination.
*I'm going to do this!*
Lei Fang busied herself near her bed trying to get some more linens to sleep on. Even though she appeared to be disinterested in what Jann Lee was doing there, inside Lei Fang was in panic. For someone to hurt her, reject her, lead her to believe that he didn't care for her and then out of no where come back wasn't something Lei Fang understood. She felt so confused about the situation. Was she happy that he was there? Or was she mad that he came back after all that he's done? Lei Fang wasn't ready to see Jann Lee again. She began shivering when a pair of strong arms embraced her from behind.
"Why are you shaking?" Jann Lee asked quietly.br
"I-I don't know what to do..."
Jann Lee held Lei Fang close to him. She stood in his arms stiffly while at the same time still shaking with confusion. Jann Lee didn't what to do next. He knew he went to Lei Fang to get her back, but how? After holding their position for a while, Jann Lee inhaled Lei Fang's sweet scent.
*Just let it go...*
"Don't... You don't have to do anything."
"Why are you here then?"
"I wanted to see you."
"Do you expect me to believe you?"
"No I don't. But I want to tell you something first. If you won't believe me I'll tell you again. Over and over until you do believe me. So please just listen..."
Lei Fang closed her eyes. She didn't know what to do, but in her position there wasn't much she could do. Lei Fang simply closed her eyes ready to listen to what Jann Lee had to say.
"The moment I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off you. I didn't realize it then, I just did it with out knowing. I know I haven't been the kindest of men to you. This is new to me, it's hard. Even now, I don't sound like myself. I changed so much since we met, when I first realized it I didn't like what was going down. So I tried to leave you behind. But as time passed while we were away from each other, everyday seemed longer and more empty. And I thought maybe the change in me was for the better.
For so long I emerced myself in fighting. All that time I thought I was doing it because I loved fighting. I loved the power I felt that I had, the glory that victory brought. I was into all of it. Or so I thought. I don't really love fighting, I came to loving it because it was all that I had and all that I knew.
Then I met you. You filled my emptiness with something beautiful and warm. You took some of the bitterness away, that pain I had that I've tried so hard to ignore. I was never good at that. Those emotions had always been in me. I thought I had been hiding it well, but really I lashed it out in the ring. I can't fight like that. That isn't fighting just for the sake of it, I was fighting to vent out all my anger. But you took some of that away from me. And for once I feel that I can let go and enjoy not only fighting, but life in general with a free soul. I wouldn't be trapped in the world that I created out of lonliness.
That's why I need you. Men go through so many women before they find the right one. I don't know if you're the right one for me, but I don't want anyone else. I saw you with Long. It drove me crazy just looking at you together. I couldn't stand it. I was so jealous of Long. Jealous enough to want to kill him. Jealous enough to be blind of the ones I love...
When I hit you that stormy day, it was on instinct. I was thinking about fighting and about my anger, that's why I hit you. But then later, when I saw that tree fall I paniced. I was pretty far from you when I saw it. But another instinct, a stronger instinct than what made me hit you, made me push foreward to save you. I know I hurt you. I hurt you and your friend. I hurt you in the ring and on the inside.
I was fighting you as a warrior, but I need you as a man."
Jann Lee felt Lei Fang's muscles relax.
"I don't even have to say anything do I?" she said quietly.
Jann Lee turned Lei Fang around for a deep passionate kiss, his first kiss. A kiss he never realized he needed up until then. He kissed her with as much passion as he fought her along a newly discovered hunger for Lei Fang's taste.
"You don't, let me do all the work this time..."
Jann Lee lead Lei Fang to the bed and sat down next to her.
"Sleep with me Lei Fang..."
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Next Time on Unmastered Art: Jann Lee asked Lei Fang to sleep with him, will the two really go that far? Whew! It's getting hot! I'm almost finished with this fic! Stay tuned for the next chapter.
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Conventions
1)*Character Thoughts*
2)"Character Dialouge"
Enjoy!
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It had been a week since Jann Lee and Lei Fang were eliminated from the tournament. Lei Fang returned home. Jann Lee, who usually would stay the whole time (but he lost this time), did the same. For a week Jann Lee tried to occupy himself with training. It did him no good. No matter what it was Jann Lee did, he felt an emptiness inside. His routine grew stale, Jann Lee almost gave up entirely.
Eventually Jann Lee became fed up with his emptiness and took a walk. Somehow, he lead himself to the park. He approached the bench, but a vision of him and Lei Fang sitting on the bench appeared. Jann Lee turned around and went towards the lake.
It was a beautiful day, the lake was perfect enough for Jann Lee to see his own reflection. Jann Lee stared at himself.
*Who am I?*
Jann Lee never asked that question. Up until now he had been so sure of himself and his destiny. Now he didn't even know who he was. Jann Lee stared harder hoping he would find an answer. It was useless. His image faded and was replaced by the serene face a a familiar woman. Jet black hair tied into pig-tails that circled around her ears.
*Lei Fang...*
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Lei Fang retreated into the mountains. She stayed in a one room cottage (really, the bed, kitchen and bath are all in one room). It was small but comfortable. The past events wore her down and she needed some time to cool off. Storms were common in the mountains at night, but the next morning promised a bright and sunny day. Lei Fang sometimes enjoyed the rain, the rhythmic beating of rain drops onto earth was always soothing. But that didn't take Lei Fang's anxiety off her mind. Her plans on impulse backfired, in the end Lei Fang felt terrible. She's met a lot of guys, why did Jann Lee hurt her so deeply? Lei Fang sighed and changed into a white undershirt and boxers and headed for bed.
Lei Fang's unrest carried on as she attempted to sleep. Something didn't fit right. Her intuition was telling her something, actually it was nagging her to go to the front door. With out caring about the reason why she felt that way, Lei Fang went to the door and looked out side. Low and behold Jann Lee was standing out there drenched in the rain with an unfamiliar expression.
"What are you doing here?" Lei fang asked a bit confused.
"I was looking for you... and followed you here."
Unsure of what to think or feel, without saying anything Lei Fang took Jann Lee inside. He watched Lei Fang shuffle through her things in the dimly lit room. Lei Fang turned to him and handed him a pair of sweat pants.
"I couldn't find a shirt big enough for you, but I found these. Go ahead and change."
The whole time Lei Fang didn't look at Jann-Lee. She turned her back so he can change.
"You must be cold going all the way up here in the rain. Go ahead and sleep in the bed for tonight, I'll sleep on the floor."
Jann Lee felt discouraged at Lei Fang's coldness, but shook himself with determination.
*I'm going to do this!*
Lei Fang busied herself near her bed trying to get some more linens to sleep on. Even though she appeared to be disinterested in what Jann Lee was doing there, inside Lei Fang was in panic. For someone to hurt her, reject her, lead her to believe that he didn't care for her and then out of no where come back wasn't something Lei Fang understood. She felt so confused about the situation. Was she happy that he was there? Or was she mad that he came back after all that he's done? Lei Fang wasn't ready to see Jann Lee again. She began shivering when a pair of strong arms embraced her from behind.
"Why are you shaking?" Jann Lee asked quietly.br
"I-I don't know what to do..."
Jann Lee held Lei Fang close to him. She stood in his arms stiffly while at the same time still shaking with confusion. Jann Lee didn't what to do next. He knew he went to Lei Fang to get her back, but how? After holding their position for a while, Jann Lee inhaled Lei Fang's sweet scent.
*Just let it go...*
"Don't... You don't have to do anything."
"Why are you here then?"
"I wanted to see you."
"Do you expect me to believe you?"
"No I don't. But I want to tell you something first. If you won't believe me I'll tell you again. Over and over until you do believe me. So please just listen..."
Lei Fang closed her eyes. She didn't know what to do, but in her position there wasn't much she could do. Lei Fang simply closed her eyes ready to listen to what Jann Lee had to say.
"The moment I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off you. I didn't realize it then, I just did it with out knowing. I know I haven't been the kindest of men to you. This is new to me, it's hard. Even now, I don't sound like myself. I changed so much since we met, when I first realized it I didn't like what was going down. So I tried to leave you behind. But as time passed while we were away from each other, everyday seemed longer and more empty. And I thought maybe the change in me was for the better.
For so long I emerced myself in fighting. All that time I thought I was doing it because I loved fighting. I loved the power I felt that I had, the glory that victory brought. I was into all of it. Or so I thought. I don't really love fighting, I came to loving it because it was all that I had and all that I knew.
Then I met you. You filled my emptiness with something beautiful and warm. You took some of the bitterness away, that pain I had that I've tried so hard to ignore. I was never good at that. Those emotions had always been in me. I thought I had been hiding it well, but really I lashed it out in the ring. I can't fight like that. That isn't fighting just for the sake of it, I was fighting to vent out all my anger. But you took some of that away from me. And for once I feel that I can let go and enjoy not only fighting, but life in general with a free soul. I wouldn't be trapped in the world that I created out of lonliness.
That's why I need you. Men go through so many women before they find the right one. I don't know if you're the right one for me, but I don't want anyone else. I saw you with Long. It drove me crazy just looking at you together. I couldn't stand it. I was so jealous of Long. Jealous enough to want to kill him. Jealous enough to be blind of the ones I love...
When I hit you that stormy day, it was on instinct. I was thinking about fighting and about my anger, that's why I hit you. But then later, when I saw that tree fall I paniced. I was pretty far from you when I saw it. But another instinct, a stronger instinct than what made me hit you, made me push foreward to save you. I know I hurt you. I hurt you and your friend. I hurt you in the ring and on the inside.
I was fighting you as a warrior, but I need you as a man."
Jann Lee felt Lei Fang's muscles relax.
"I don't even have to say anything do I?" she said quietly.
Jann Lee turned Lei Fang around for a deep passionate kiss, his first kiss. A kiss he never realized he needed up until then. He kissed her with as much passion as he fought her along a newly discovered hunger for Lei Fang's taste.
"You don't, let me do all the work this time..."
Jann Lee lead Lei Fang to the bed and sat down next to her.
"Sleep with me Lei Fang..."
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Next Time on Unmastered Art: Jann Lee asked Lei Fang to sleep with him, will the two really go that far? Whew! It's getting hot! I'm almost finished with this fic! Stay tuned for the next chapter.
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