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Chapter 3

"Hello, Ryu."

"I'm sorry, have we met before?"

"No, not formally anyway. I watched your battle against Sagat at the World Warrior tournament."

"………"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Chun-Li."

"Can I help you with something, Ms Li?"

"I wish a match with you."

"A match?"

"Yes, to test my skills. I am searching for a powerful, evil man and I need to know if I'm strong enough to defeat him."

"Alright. I'll fight you. But before I do, tell me. Who is this man?"

"He goes by the name M. Bison."

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"Chun-Li."

"Hello, Ryu."

For a moment, the two stay uncomfortably quiet, emotions obviously mixed between both of them. Then the little girl began to tug on Chun-Li's hand.

"Oh, sorry. Ryu, this is Mikoto."

"Hello, Mikoto."

The little girl hid behind Chun-Li's leg and held onto it.

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you."

"Oh, is this the girl you were searching for?"

Chun Li held her hand again, "Yes. I found her during the tournament. Some man by the name of Urien had her."

"Oh?"

"He had several prisoners, although I don't know why. According to sources, he was Gill's brother and he had planned to take over by defeating Gill. My guess is that the captives were for slave labor."

"That's terrible. To think a person would subject a child to that. But you were able to stop him."

Chun-Li sat down on the chair beside him with Mikoto sitting on her lap. "Of course. I'm not the strongest woman in the world for nothing." she half laughed.

Ryu smiled as well, but not before they were interrupted, "The strongest woman for now."

Standing at the door was a young woman. They almost didn't recognize her until they saw a familiar white headband around her brow.

"Sakura!"

The once-young schoolgirl had grown up into a pretty young woman.

"Hey Ryu. Long time, no see."

"What brings you here, Sakura?"

Sakura shrugged, "I heard you were in the neighborhood and stopped by to visit. I heard about your victory over…" Sakura then looked down at Mikoto. "Who's the little girl?"

Chun-Li smiled, "This is Mikoto. Mikoto, this is Sakura."

Mikoto looked up at Sakura. "Wow, she's so cute." Sakura giggled, reminding Ryu of the schoolgirl he'd known before. Mikoto smiled a little. Then Sakura asked, "Is she yours, Ryu?"

Ryu nearly jumped out of the bed in shock and then doubled back in pain. Chun-Li burst out in laughter while Mikoto and Sakura looked at him with blank expressions. When she managed to calm down, Chun-Li explained to them.

"No, she's mine. I was looking for her while I was in the tournament."

Ryu managed to relax again; although he caught a few amused glances form Chun-Li. The door opened again and the doctor came in, "Okay, visiting hours are over. If you want, you can come back tomorrow. I can have Ryu discharged then."

Ryu sighed, "That's good to know."

Ken then walked into the room, "Come on guys. Let the muscle man get his rest."

Chun-Li, Mikoto, and Sakura left the room, but not before Chun-Li glanced at Ryu briefly before leaving. Ken saw this and smirked, "Way to go, Ryu."

A pillow to his face was Ryu's response.