Steve watched the girls absentmindedly walk down the street with their
boyfriends, the air filled with the hinting of love and chocolate covered lust.
It sickened him to a extent, but not much. Why? he was once like that. He
remembered the day Ling Xiaoyu had entered the ring and proceeded to amaze him
with her skill. Her speed was amazing. He was amazed he had even gotten the
lucky blow that ended the match. And the best thing about it, she wasn't a sore
loser. Their friendship had grown after that point. Steve frowned. Friendship...
He wanted more then a friendship...
"Ling! NO FAIR! YOU GOT A HEAD START!" Steve shouted after the girl who laughed, her hair left down today. If flew after her like a banner, making her look more exotic then she was, and the black and red Bikini made he legs look longer, her chest bigger... 'Okay Steve, stop thinking about that!' He chided himself. Jumping into the pool, the girl disappeared, only to reemerge a minute later. Steve followed the suite, Forest, Jin, Hwoarang walking slowly from behind. Steve waited for Ling to appear again when he felt someone pounce on him from behind. He felt the cold rose shaped pendent pressed against his neck, her chest press into his back, her legs wrapping around his waist. It felt so damned good! She hugged his neck and snickered.
"I won." She stated, receiving a glare from Steve.
"No you didn't! You cheated!"
"All's fair in love and war." She retorted, but he persisted still she laughed. Steve pouted when Ling cooed. "Aw... Poor baby. Here! Let me make it up to you!" She smiled and kissed him on his temple, making his heart jump. It was a friendly gesture, not one to be confused with one of affection, but still.
He still remembered that kiss, and he could still feel her lips on his temple. He would always remember those happy moments, but he could still feel that damned bastard's eyes staring at him with hate. That bastard... He had won...
Ling laughed as she danced with Steve in the club, the feeling of Jin staring at Steve making no difference though. Jin wouldn't dare step on the dance floor. The guy probably had 2 left feet! Ling was all his here, and Steve liked it that way. The beat was fast, furious, and the people where dancing like there was no tomorrow. Ling danced suggestively, Steve couldn't tell if it was directed at either him or Jin, but he wasn't going to let that jerk win! Their bodies scant inches apart, Ling and Steve danced as if they had been dancing for their whole life and in the life before that, their bodies covered in a thin layer of sweat, her short dress swirling around her thighs. The beat eventually died down and the 2 had tired themselves out. Walking over to the booths the other were sitting at, Ling smiled at Hwoarang and Jin. "Why are you 2 just sitting here?" She asked, sipping her drink. (AN: In this fic, she's 21.... It's 3 years after the T4 tournament) "Because we don't feel like it Firefly." Hwoarang retorted, taking a long sip of his beer. Jin merely nodded.
"Oh come on, your AFRAID of dancing, admit it!" She teased. Jin twitched as Hwoarang glared at her.
"We just don't feel like it." Hwoarang insisted. Smirking, Ling got up, grabbed Steve's hand, and headed toward the dance floor, knowing full well that the guys were watching her. Whispering to the DJ, she waited till the current song finished. The next song started with a Slow, steady beat, but it slowly sped up. Pacing their movements to the song, Steve and Ling sped up as the song sped up, the crowd slowly forming a circle. The 2 dancers teased and taunted each other with their body movements, almost as if they were sharing 1 mind. Steve cold see Jin seething and smirked, putting his hands on Ling's hips. Her smile was beautiful and tired. She was here, and for this moment, she was his lover, his friend, and his love.
Steve stopped in front of a lake, picking up a smooth stone. It reflected dully the moon above. How long did it take it to get here? How far did it have to travel? He didn't care. Throwing it as far as he could, he saw it land at the far end of the lake. A empty bench beside him, he headed towards it and then stopped as he saw him and Ling laughing a few nights later. And then...
"Ling?" Steve asked, flipping a stone in the air. Ling looked up from the waters and at him. Throwing the stone in, Steve then focused on Ling, who sat there smiling.
"Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure Steve. That's what friends are for right?"
Steve stopped and looked at Ling, a frown gracing his face.
"We've known each other for 3 years now." Steve began.
"Uh huh. What about it?" Ling asked. Steve stood up and then kneeled before Ling, taking her hands.
"It's just that... I want us to be more then friends."
"Steve?" Her eyes peered at him.
"Ling, I love you..." He said. Ling froze. "Steve, I..."
"I've loved you since we first met outside the ring... Please, Ling..." He said, slowly inching closer.
"Steve, I... I..." Suddenly their lips touched, and Steve's mind went blank. A shove from Ling brought him back from the bliss.
"Steve, I can't! I'm engaged to Jin!" She suddenly blurted out. Hell couldn't be any worse then how he felt right now. Indeed, the proof was there on her left hand. A glittering, small diamond surrounded by 2 smaller rubies was on her left hand. Ling suddenly stood up and ran away, tears in her eyes. Steve stood there numbly, and then took out the diamond and emerald ring from his pocket. Looking at it, he suddenly hurled it as far as he could into the lake. He turned before he saw where it landed, only the faint 'plop' telling of it's new watery home.
Sitting at the edge of the lake, Steve hung his head. Jin had won, and now... now... She was gone... That Bastard had let her died! Feeling 2 tears trail down his cheek, he froze as he saw a girl dressed in white bend down. She was as beautiful yet almost ghastly, her hand reaching into the grass nearby. She suddenly disappeared, leaving Steve to wonder what happened. Standing up, he walked over to where the girl was and looked in the patch of grass. A ring, small and beautiful shone there, as if just dropped. The emeralds and diamonds twinkled at him, even as the tear splattered against it. Picking it up, he knew that it was the same. Taking out a smile, gold necklace from under his shirt, he unhooked it, slipping the ring on. It clinked as it collided with the little rose shaped pendent. Steve then stood there at the side of the lake for hours, till the moon had rose right above. Then he left. He would visit her again... And then...
"Ling! NO FAIR! YOU GOT A HEAD START!" Steve shouted after the girl who laughed, her hair left down today. If flew after her like a banner, making her look more exotic then she was, and the black and red Bikini made he legs look longer, her chest bigger... 'Okay Steve, stop thinking about that!' He chided himself. Jumping into the pool, the girl disappeared, only to reemerge a minute later. Steve followed the suite, Forest, Jin, Hwoarang walking slowly from behind. Steve waited for Ling to appear again when he felt someone pounce on him from behind. He felt the cold rose shaped pendent pressed against his neck, her chest press into his back, her legs wrapping around his waist. It felt so damned good! She hugged his neck and snickered.
"I won." She stated, receiving a glare from Steve.
"No you didn't! You cheated!"
"All's fair in love and war." She retorted, but he persisted still she laughed. Steve pouted when Ling cooed. "Aw... Poor baby. Here! Let me make it up to you!" She smiled and kissed him on his temple, making his heart jump. It was a friendly gesture, not one to be confused with one of affection, but still.
He still remembered that kiss, and he could still feel her lips on his temple. He would always remember those happy moments, but he could still feel that damned bastard's eyes staring at him with hate. That bastard... He had won...
Ling laughed as she danced with Steve in the club, the feeling of Jin staring at Steve making no difference though. Jin wouldn't dare step on the dance floor. The guy probably had 2 left feet! Ling was all his here, and Steve liked it that way. The beat was fast, furious, and the people where dancing like there was no tomorrow. Ling danced suggestively, Steve couldn't tell if it was directed at either him or Jin, but he wasn't going to let that jerk win! Their bodies scant inches apart, Ling and Steve danced as if they had been dancing for their whole life and in the life before that, their bodies covered in a thin layer of sweat, her short dress swirling around her thighs. The beat eventually died down and the 2 had tired themselves out. Walking over to the booths the other were sitting at, Ling smiled at Hwoarang and Jin. "Why are you 2 just sitting here?" She asked, sipping her drink. (AN: In this fic, she's 21.... It's 3 years after the T4 tournament) "Because we don't feel like it Firefly." Hwoarang retorted, taking a long sip of his beer. Jin merely nodded.
"Oh come on, your AFRAID of dancing, admit it!" She teased. Jin twitched as Hwoarang glared at her.
"We just don't feel like it." Hwoarang insisted. Smirking, Ling got up, grabbed Steve's hand, and headed toward the dance floor, knowing full well that the guys were watching her. Whispering to the DJ, she waited till the current song finished. The next song started with a Slow, steady beat, but it slowly sped up. Pacing their movements to the song, Steve and Ling sped up as the song sped up, the crowd slowly forming a circle. The 2 dancers teased and taunted each other with their body movements, almost as if they were sharing 1 mind. Steve cold see Jin seething and smirked, putting his hands on Ling's hips. Her smile was beautiful and tired. She was here, and for this moment, she was his lover, his friend, and his love.
Steve stopped in front of a lake, picking up a smooth stone. It reflected dully the moon above. How long did it take it to get here? How far did it have to travel? He didn't care. Throwing it as far as he could, he saw it land at the far end of the lake. A empty bench beside him, he headed towards it and then stopped as he saw him and Ling laughing a few nights later. And then...
"Ling?" Steve asked, flipping a stone in the air. Ling looked up from the waters and at him. Throwing the stone in, Steve then focused on Ling, who sat there smiling.
"Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure Steve. That's what friends are for right?"
Steve stopped and looked at Ling, a frown gracing his face.
"We've known each other for 3 years now." Steve began.
"Uh huh. What about it?" Ling asked. Steve stood up and then kneeled before Ling, taking her hands.
"It's just that... I want us to be more then friends."
"Steve?" Her eyes peered at him.
"Ling, I love you..." He said. Ling froze. "Steve, I..."
"I've loved you since we first met outside the ring... Please, Ling..." He said, slowly inching closer.
"Steve, I... I..." Suddenly their lips touched, and Steve's mind went blank. A shove from Ling brought him back from the bliss.
"Steve, I can't! I'm engaged to Jin!" She suddenly blurted out. Hell couldn't be any worse then how he felt right now. Indeed, the proof was there on her left hand. A glittering, small diamond surrounded by 2 smaller rubies was on her left hand. Ling suddenly stood up and ran away, tears in her eyes. Steve stood there numbly, and then took out the diamond and emerald ring from his pocket. Looking at it, he suddenly hurled it as far as he could into the lake. He turned before he saw where it landed, only the faint 'plop' telling of it's new watery home.
Sitting at the edge of the lake, Steve hung his head. Jin had won, and now... now... She was gone... That Bastard had let her died! Feeling 2 tears trail down his cheek, he froze as he saw a girl dressed in white bend down. She was as beautiful yet almost ghastly, her hand reaching into the grass nearby. She suddenly disappeared, leaving Steve to wonder what happened. Standing up, he walked over to where the girl was and looked in the patch of grass. A ring, small and beautiful shone there, as if just dropped. The emeralds and diamonds twinkled at him, even as the tear splattered against it. Picking it up, he knew that it was the same. Taking out a smile, gold necklace from under his shirt, he unhooked it, slipping the ring on. It clinked as it collided with the little rose shaped pendent. Steve then stood there at the side of the lake for hours, till the moon had rose right above. Then he left. He would visit her again... And then...
