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CROUCHING ED HIDDEN EIN: PART II





It was a sunny morning, and Faye woke up, eyes still red and puffy. She could see the sun outside her window, and covered her eyes with her hand because of the glare. She had mainly forgotten about the night before, but as the seconds went by her eyes opened wide and she sat up, and suddenly remembered she had to marry Lin Chiung in three weeks.

Faye got up from her bed and changed into a dress. Then had her maids apply makeup on her face and do her hair.

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A half hour later when Faye was all set and ready for the day, she walked to the dining room for breakfast. As she opened the double doors, her parents were already there.

"Well, good morning, daughter." Governor Jet Xing greeted.

Faye igonored him and sat down roughly. Her mother gave her a mean look in the eye.

"So, have you appreciated the idea of the wedding, yet, Faye? We have been setting plans for it since last month, along with Lin's parents." Jet said politely.

"NO!" And she threw a cup of tea on the floor.

"Faye, don't be such a child!" Her mother scolded.

"I won't marry! Never to a low-life stuck up bastard!" Faye yelled.

"Calm down, you will someday appreciate this decision, and also the marriage." Jet said calmly.

"Mother, Father, will you please reconsider?" Faye asked.

Jet chuckled, "If you bring us the sword of the greatest swordsman in all of China!" He teased.

"Well, really, I shall do just that!" Faye exclaimed, growing excited.

"That is impossible, Spike Lee is no one to mess around with! Especially him and his sword. Do you really mean that, Jet?" Annie said.

"No, but it would be nice to have the Blue Destiny in my possession." Jet replied, and chuckled again.

Faye was thinking, she would do anything she could to get that sword. She knew that Spike Lee would be nothing but a little old man who's worn out from years of fighting. But was he? She put that thought aside and started thinking up of a plan how to get the Blue Destiny, Spike's valuable and ancient sword.

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"Ok, first thing in the morning is to always meditate." Spike told the sleepy but anxious Ed.

They were outside in the shrine's garden, and Spike sat down on the grass, folding his legs. Ed did the same thing.

"Close your eyes, and let your mind drift away, like a leaf being blown in the wind, a bird gliding in the sky, water flowing down a waterfall." Spike said.

"Ok!" And Ed shut her eyes, trying to get everything out of her mind. But she was so happy that her master was the famous Spike Lee, and couldn't really calm down.

"You are tense, and your mind is flooded." Spike told her, eyes still closed.

"Wow! How did you know?" Ed asked eagerly.

"I can feel the vibrations in the air from your eagerness." Spike replied calmly.

After about fifteen minutes of meditating, or at least Ed trying to, Spike got up, and took out two wooden swords that were laid on a rock.

"Do you have any experience as a swordfighter?" Spike asked.

"Yeah! You just block the other person from slashing you and beat the crap out of them!" Ed replied, almost jumping.

"That is the exact opposite of what swordfighting really is." He smiled, "Someday, you'll really understand the true meaning of swordfighing." Spike said.

"I bet I will!" Ed replied, smiling. Spike laughed. He started teaching her the basics: how to hold the sword, the correct stance, etc.

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About an hour later, Ed felt as though she's already a master of swordfighting. A servant came out into the garden.

"Sir, it is time for breakfast." The servant told Spike.

"Very well, today's early morning practice is over. You must eat hearty, for there will be a long day's training ahead of you." Spike told Ed. There was a chill that went down her spine. They both walked back into shrine.

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"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!!!!" Vicious scolded his men. Or what was left of them.

"HOW COULD ONE HUNDRED OR SO MEN BE DEFEATED BY A SINGLE WOMAN!! THIS IS MOST UNACCEPTABLE!!" Vicious roared.

"We are sorry, sir!" They all recited.

"That is not enough! You will all take a five hour hike in the woods! With forty pound packs in your possession and no water! Start now!!" Vicious yelled, and they all dashed to the pile of sacks behind them, and ran out the door.

"And IF I don't see a full pack in five hours, you will be executed!" Vicious warned behind them. They all took that line seriously. Especially Shin, who was too cowardly to confront Julia the other night.

Vicious sighed as he walked away, and started to think up of new plans to kill Spike Lee.

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Julia Chan woke up in a pile of leaves which she had gathered herself the night before. She knew that she was in a place close to Sir Yenrai's shrine, and decided to go there, hoping to find her beloved there. They were separated from a battle in Hong Kong. She'd longed for him since.

She got up, dusted herself off, and ran swiftly, on her way to Sir Yenrai's shrine in a nearby village.

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"Faye!! It is time for bed!" Anastasia Xing exclaimed from the living room.

"YES, MOTHER!!" Faye screamed back, and stormed into her room from the garden.

Instead of getting into her night clothes, she put on a ninja suit, to make her capable of battle, tied her hair into a tight bun, and covered her face so no one would find out who she was.

She flew away into the trees, into darkness.

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It was night and Ed was exremely exhausted and sweat drenched. As soon as she got into her room she collapsed on the bed and fell asleep, snoring loudly. She didn't even bother to take a bath.

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Spike was outside, practicing his sword movements. On the pillar in front of him, he saw someone jump on the roof of the shrine in the moonlight. He turned around, alarmed. No one there. Another shadow appeared. He held his sword in front of him, ready for whoever it was.

*SWISH!!*

Spike attempted to slash the mysterious intruder.

*SWISH!!*

The intruder hopped in a different direction.

*SWISH!!*

The intruder disappeared.

*SWISH!!*

Yet again the intruder escaped Spike's sword. He tried again. No luck, the person was very swift and his only source of light was the moon.

"Arghhhhh, who are you?!" Spike yelled.

The intruder jumped on a rock and pounced back up on the roof. Spike did the same thing. He followed the person, jumping from buildings and houses throughout the village, attempting to catch up to the person.

"Come back here!! Who are you!!" Spike called. No answer, the person just continued to jump.

Finally, the person came to a stone-floored courtyard, and landed. So did Spike.

"I repeat, who are you?!!!" Spike yelled.

The intruder threw several steel stars at him.

*CLING!!*

*CLING!!*

*CLING!!*

Spike blocked them all with his sword, sparks flying. The person flipped in the air, and landed behind him. They threw more steel stars.

*CLING!!*

*CLING!!*

*CLING!!*

He blocked them again with his sword sending more sparks. Both of them ran for two different boulders on opposite sides of the courtyard, jumped up ten feet into the air, Spike about to slash the person....

*BAM!!*

Spike got kicked in the stomach and was knocked onto the ground, dropping his sword.

"AAHHHH!!" The pain in his back was horrible, he almost thought he was defeated.

The intruder was about to land on him, but he rolled away and got up, ready to fight.

The both of them were fist fighting, and Spike was still puzzled why this person just suddenly attacked him in the middle of the night.

"YA!" Spike hit the intruder in the face with the back of his arm and kicked them, sending them into a nearby boulder. Bits of rock flew out from the impact.

Spike walked up to the person.

"Now tell me, who are you and what do you want?!!" Spike said angrily. He could still feel the pain in his back burning him.

"Are you Spike Lee?" The person asked quietly.Then threw several more steel stars at him. Spike dodged them.

"Yes, I am. So what do you want!!" He said.

The person didn't answer.

"If you won't answer, I'll just leave!" Spike exclaimed. Seconds later, still no reply. He went to pick up his sword and jumped on another boulder on the other side of the courtyard and flew away, jumping from building to building as before.

The person just laid there, gasping for breath.

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Faye hadn't expected the very thing that had just happened to her. Spike Lee was indeed a great swordsman, and definitely not a little old man. She sighed and got up, her back in severe pain. She wondered if it was bleeding.

"GODDAMN YOU!!!!!!!" She screamed. Birds flew out of a tree.





TO BE CONTINUED..................

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Another chapter of this amazing tale completed! Crouching Ed Hidden Ein is probably my favorite fanfic I've written so far, beside Faye's New Secret.....I think. ^_^;;

Expect the next chapter to come out real soon! This has been real fun to write and hope for it not to end too soon!^_-