Chapter Seven
Over the next month, Ryu had trained Chun Li in controlling her Dark Hadou. Chun Li had picked up the training regime rather quickly and as a result Ryu had taught her several techniques from Shotokan, such as the Shakunetsu technique and some of the moves from Shin Shotokan Karate (with the exception of the Instant Hell Murder, of course.)
One morning, Chun Li was pracicing by herself in the dojo, dressed in her one-piece tracksuit (minus the vest and shoes), her long hair falling down her shoulders. She was so into her pratice she failed to notice that Ryu had entered the dojo, dressed in his usual karate gi and red headband.
"You're up early," he said. "I thought you'd sleep in."
Chun Li stopped and turned around. "Couldn't sleep. Thought I come here to pratice."
"That's a first," her husband teased.
Chun Li snapped a kick to the side of Ryu head. Missed. She then threw a punch. Ryu simply caught her wrist and flipped her. The agent simply flipped out of the throw andstood there, hands raised in a defensive stance.
Ryu was looking at her strangely. "Chun, what's with your hair?"
Chun Li's defenses lowered as she immediately knew what he was talking about. There were several crimson streaks in the long brown tresses. She tugged at one of the red strands. "I guess they started to show up shortly after you started to train me in the Dark Hadou." She shrugged her shoulders. "Besides, I kinda like it."
"It's really you," Ryu replied. "The streaks match your temper."
Chun Li feigned mock anger. "They do not!"
Ryu made a face at her. "Do too."
"Why you..."
Chun Li lunged at her husband, tackling him to the floor. Poised above him, she began hitting him lightly on his chest, until Ryu turned the tables and flipped her over and began to mercilessly tickle Chun Li, who was prone to such 'attacks.'
"Hee hee! HA HA HA HA! Stop! Ryu, stop that! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Okay! Okay! Uncle! Uncle! GAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Ryu finally conceded and stopped his torture on Chun Li. After he got off of her, she sat up and slugged him in the arm.
"You jerk," Chun Li sniped.
Ryu merely grinned. "You knew that when you married me. So what do you want to do?"
"Well," Chun Li replied. "I kinda owe you for our last match."
Ryu looked at her. "Are you challenging me, Miss Hoshi?"
Chun Li nodded.
Ryu jumped to his feet. "In that case, you're on! Loser shall we say...pay for lunch."
"Agreed."
The pair squared off in the dojo. At the same time, they attacked. Deep down, Ryu knew that as he parried several of Chun Li's attacks, things between them would be all right.
Over the next month, Ryu had trained Chun Li in controlling her Dark Hadou. Chun Li had picked up the training regime rather quickly and as a result Ryu had taught her several techniques from Shotokan, such as the Shakunetsu technique and some of the moves from Shin Shotokan Karate (with the exception of the Instant Hell Murder, of course.)
One morning, Chun Li was pracicing by herself in the dojo, dressed in her one-piece tracksuit (minus the vest and shoes), her long hair falling down her shoulders. She was so into her pratice she failed to notice that Ryu had entered the dojo, dressed in his usual karate gi and red headband.
"You're up early," he said. "I thought you'd sleep in."
Chun Li stopped and turned around. "Couldn't sleep. Thought I come here to pratice."
"That's a first," her husband teased.
Chun Li snapped a kick to the side of Ryu head. Missed. She then threw a punch. Ryu simply caught her wrist and flipped her. The agent simply flipped out of the throw andstood there, hands raised in a defensive stance.
Ryu was looking at her strangely. "Chun, what's with your hair?"
Chun Li's defenses lowered as she immediately knew what he was talking about. There were several crimson streaks in the long brown tresses. She tugged at one of the red strands. "I guess they started to show up shortly after you started to train me in the Dark Hadou." She shrugged her shoulders. "Besides, I kinda like it."
"It's really you," Ryu replied. "The streaks match your temper."
Chun Li feigned mock anger. "They do not!"
Ryu made a face at her. "Do too."
"Why you..."
Chun Li lunged at her husband, tackling him to the floor. Poised above him, she began hitting him lightly on his chest, until Ryu turned the tables and flipped her over and began to mercilessly tickle Chun Li, who was prone to such 'attacks.'
"Hee hee! HA HA HA HA! Stop! Ryu, stop that! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Okay! Okay! Uncle! Uncle! GAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Ryu finally conceded and stopped his torture on Chun Li. After he got off of her, she sat up and slugged him in the arm.
"You jerk," Chun Li sniped.
Ryu merely grinned. "You knew that when you married me. So what do you want to do?"
"Well," Chun Li replied. "I kinda owe you for our last match."
Ryu looked at her. "Are you challenging me, Miss Hoshi?"
Chun Li nodded.
Ryu jumped to his feet. "In that case, you're on! Loser shall we say...pay for lunch."
"Agreed."
The pair squared off in the dojo. At the same time, they attacked. Deep down, Ryu knew that as he parried several of Chun Li's attacks, things between them would be all right.