Chapter 6
In The Party
' "Come here Sonya!" That voice, it's so frightening. That voice, I could recognize it. It was hideous. "Sonya, where have you been all my life?" It cried again. I could feel the vibrations of its loud accent bubbling in my head. The pain was that it sounded very familiar. "Sonya, come here any I'll make you my honey!" I ran away, but he was right behind me. My body began to get tense. I slowed down, trying to catch my breath. The agony of it all. I cried for help, but he tackled me down. "Give me a kiss! It's me, Stryker!" '
"Ahh!" Sonya stood up from her bed, wiping away the sweat from her forehead. "A dream, it was just a dream." The drapes around the window were pulled open, revealing the morning sky. Sonya breathed a sigh of relief. 'For a second there I through that guy was really here! I guess it was a nightmare!' Sonya bragged for her comb. Her hair was still very wet from last night. Staring at the clock, she began to comb through her silky hair. "Seven A.M." she announced.
Getting up, Sonya felt a small note in between her toes. She picked it up and read it to herself. 'Meet me later at the buffet for breakfast. We'll talk about our plans there. Sincerely yours, Kurtis. By the way, Jax is coming. So you don't want to miss out.' She crumpled up the note and threw it into the nearby trash can. Grabbing her tank top and shorts, she made way to the bathroom. She searched through the drawers to find a toothbrush, and came across a hairy one.
"Eww!" She cried in disgust. She dropped the toothbrush onto the ground and kicked it out of the way. 'As if I didn't already know!' She dug into her purse and pulled out her own toothbrush. Turning on the water, she saw hair dangling from it. "What the hell?" She reached for a towel and wiped off the rest of the hair. 'I think Kurtis needs a nice hello,' she thought. Sonya grabbed her cello phone and made her way to the door.
Going down the luxurious stairs, she spotted Jax and Stryker laughing hysterically. 'What's so funny?' she wondered. She slowly crept down the stairs, and quickly hid behind a small pot. "Don't worry Stryker, you'll win her heart someday." Stryker grabbed a piece of toast and began to nibble on it. Sonya stood up and walked towards them. "Good morning Sonya," Stryker greeted. She ignored him and greeted Jax instead.
Sonya grabbed a plate and piled on some hickory-smoked bacon, some scrambled eggs, two slices of French toast, three sausages, and one large orange juice. She headed back to her table and sat down abruptly. "Damn, you're gonna eat all that?" Jax exclaimed. Sonya nodded and reached out for a small fork. "So how was your night?" Stryker asked. Sonya leered at him and made a faint giggle. "Oh, it was just great," she said dully, digging into her smoked sausages.
As she was biting into her juicy bacon, Jax interrupted. "So what should we do today? Let's go to the beach and find some girls!" He asked. Sonya swallowed her bacon quickly and gasped for breath. "Jax! We just got here, and already you're trying to get with girls!" Stryker broke into a tearful laughter. "Shut-up!" Sonya cried. 'I love it when she's mad.' Sonya turned back to her food and picked a slice of French toast, which was drowned, in syrup.
"Aren't you guys gonna get something to eat?" She asked. Jax shook his head. "We already ate. You got here late." Sonya raised her eyebrow. "Well," she began," if somebody wasn't in my bathroom, using my toothbrush, and violating my space, then I might have gotten ready a little quicker don't you think?" She turned her head and glared at Stryker. "What? I forgot to pack a toothbrush, I needed something to care for my perfect teeth!" She rolled her eyes again, and took her last bite on her eggs.
After she was finished, each of them put a dollar tip on the table. "Well, now where should we go?" Jax asked. "Why not go check out that country club?" Sonya replied. "Commander said that it was totally free, for us at least. I'm not sure about you Stryker." Sonya smiled a little and walked out into the busy streets. 'I knew it. She wants me.' Stryker and Jax headed for the door. When they went though, they saw the same limo driver as the other day.
"Good morning," the guide greeted. Sonya politely smiled, and asked if they could go to the country club. "Sure, it's your vacation." He opened up the back seat, and she stepped in. Comfortably settling down on her seat, she immediately filled her glass with soda. Jax and Stryker both got in after, and filled their glasses with cool iced tea. "All right Stryker, let's get one thing straight. You may be able to get into the country club because we bring one guest, but you better stay out of my way!" Stryker giggled and began to hum a little tune.
'Man, she looks so hot when she's all mad.' The driver began to pick up speed. Sonya dropped her glass when the driver hit a sharp corner. "Nice going Sonya," Jax said. Stryker and Sonya reached for a napkin at the same time, but their heads collided. "Damn it, what was that for?" She asked. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean it." Sonya leered at him and proceeded on cleaning up the mess. 'Man, that man is really getting on my nerves,' she thought.
Arriving at the country club, the driver slowly opened the door. "What happened?" Sonya questioned getting her bags from the trunk. The driver shrugged. "A crazy teenager ran a red light." Jax and Stryker both got off and got their bags from the trunk. "Ok everybody," the driver started," call me when you're going to leave." Sonya looked down at her watch. One o' clock. "Can you meet us here around six o' clock?" She asked. The driver nodded, and drove off.
They walked into the lobby, and saw three girls walking past them. Jax waved, and they waved back. "Ooo, it about to go down in here!" Sonya walked up to the counter and rang the small bell. A handsome young man arrived at the counter, greeting them along the way. "Welcome to Seaside Country Club. How may I be of service?" "We're new here. We just want to know if our membership is still available."
"What is the name?" He asked. "Sonya Blade." He punched in a few keys and finally found a file. "Well Ms. Blade, you've just registered here?" Sonya nodded. "May I see some identification please?" She pulled out her ID card and handed it over. The man took a brief glimpse, and handed it back. "Thank you Ms. Blade, would you like a tour of our fabulous club?" He asked. Sonya thought for a moment, then nodded. "Come with me."
The guy showed them through the tennis courts, the basketball courts, the work out gym, the swimming pool, and then the locker rooms which he said were for 'mischief.' "All right, you can use these lockers for now. Do you have your own locks?" He asked. The group shook their heads, and the man sighed. "Well, we have a special on locks today. Only 2.99 per lock." They handed him their money, and they received their locks.
"All right Sonya, what should we do first?" Stryker asked. "What do you mean we?" She asked. "I'm going swimming alone." Sonya walked into the locker rooms, leaving behind Jax and Stryker. When she came out, she was dressed in a one-piece bathing suit. Stryker's eyes stared down at Sonya's body. "What are you looking at Kurtis?" She asked. Stryker just shook his head, and gazed away.
"All right, I'm heading for the gym, what are you going to do Stryker?" Jax asked. "Nothing much, I'm just going to do whatever I can." Jax grabbed his heavy bag and walked into the gym. Stryker turned his head to see Sonya diving into the pool from the high board. The silky water splashed through her body as she dived in, spreading out her hair in the process. Sonya turned her head to the side, and saw Stryker staring at her again.
"What are you doing?" She asked. "Nothing, just paddling against the water," he said, beginning to sway in the water. Sonya rolled her eyes and continued doing laps around the pool. 'I knew it. She wants me.' Just then, a young man jumped into the pool, splashing Stryker wet. He swam up to Sonya and winked. "Hi, you're new here?" He asked. Sonya nodded and smiled. "It's pretty cool here isn't it?" He asked.
Sonya's heart thumped as he felt her arms going around her waist. "Would you like a lesson? It's free." "Sure." Stryker's eyes moved across the pool as he saw them swimming together. 'They're swimming together! No way!' Sonya saw Stryker freaking out. 'Better take advantage of this,' she thought. Sonya swam closer to the guy, rubbing his chest in the process. "So, can I have your number?" He cried loudly.
Stryker had a look of jealousy on his face. Without thinking, Stryker plunged into the pool and began to choke the guy. "Stryker, what the hell are you doing?" Sonya cried. Sonya reached forward and tried to break the grip, but it was too hard. "Let go Kurtis!" She cried. Suddenly, a lifeguard appeared out of nowhere and dived into the pool. He began to blow his whistle rapidly, trying to make Stryker stop.
He prides open his grip finally, causing Stryker to lose balance and fall. The lifeguard grabbed hold of his arm just before he completely fell. Pulling Stryker up, he checked to see if the guy was all right. "Sir, are you all right?" He asked. Stryker spitted out some water onto his face and groaned. "He was trying to choke me to death!" The guy cried. "Do you have membership here?" The lifeguard asked to Stryker. He shook his head.
"Whose membership card is this man using?" He asked. Sonya bit her lip and raised her hand. "Well miss, I'm afraid we have to ban you from the pool area. Someone can get hurt." "What? But that's not fair!" "We're sorry, but the membership guidelines were that all members would be responsible for their guests. There are other activities you may wish to do though." Sonya beamed a glare at Stryker before she got off the pool and into the locker rooms. 'God I so want to kill him now,' she thought.
When Sonya came out, she silently crept into the gym, in hopes to get away from Stryker. Sonya walked through the doors, and saw other men and women flexing their muscles. She saw Jax lifting weights, showing off to a girl. She walked over and tapped on his shoulder, just as he was about to flex his muscles. "I'll see you later," he told the girl. She smiled sweetly and walked away. "Hey Sonya, what are you doing here?"
"I see you're having fun. Stryker keeps following me. It's really pissing me off." Jax dropped his weights and laughed. "So where is he now? Following you again?" "Maybe." Sonya sat down on the cushions and sighed. Plopping a mint into her mouth, she gazed outward at the window, and into the forsaken pool. "I was really hoping to get a good swim today too," she said. "Don't worry, maybe you can do it next time."
"Yea, maybe..." Just then, Stryker barged through the doors behind them. He ran up to Sonya and laughed. "Hey guys, so what have you've been doing here?" He asked. Sonya dropped her head back down on the soft cushions. 'He had to come in here.' "What have you been doing?" Jax asked. "I was just following Sonya around the whole time. There isn't very much to do here you know."
"Here, catch!" Jax threw Stryker one of the weights. Stryker reached out for it but he accidentally dropped it onto Sonya's foot. The impact frightened her. "Ouch!" Sonya grabbed her foot and began to rub it. "You bitch!" "I didn't mean it," Stryker said. Sonya got up and slapped his face. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at them. "Sonya..." Jax dropped the last weights, and they rolled onto another man's bag.
"What's going on?" Someone cried. The manager popped out and screamed. "What happened?" He asked. People started to blurt out explanations. "That woman slapped that man!" "No, the guy was acting all perverted again!" The manager shook his head and asked Jax and them to leave. "Me?" Jax exclaimed. "It seems like you two are responsible for this man. I'm sorry, but those are the rules." Jax groaned and walked out with the others.
"This is your entire fault," Sonya said to Stryker. "Look, let's just go to the arcade," Jax suggested. "Let's go." They walked past the swimming pool and into a small arcade room. There were games everywhere around them, including a virtual dance platform. Jax went over to the change machine and got some quarters. "Let's go check out that dancing game," Jax said, pointing over to the platform. "Sure, there's nobody there anyway."
Sonya and Jax went over and inserted their change. They both got up on the platform and pressed start. Stryker was next to them, watching them as they prepared. As they did, Stryker couldn't help but notice Sonya. 'I wonder how hot she'll get after all of that playing.' Sonya and Jax saw the screen blink on and bright lights flashing towards them. BPM 127, the dance steps began to flash on the screen. A replica of Jax and Sonya was on it. "Wow, guess they updated it."
Stryker watched as Sonya pulled off the dance moves fairly easily. "Level One is easy," he said. "Like you can do any better than I can." The music finally stopped. PASS "Cool, we made it through level one," Jax congratulated. Another level with black fog and bright lights appeared. BPM 132 flashed on the screen. They continued on through the rest of the game. Sonya began to get sweaty after BPM 148.
All Stryker could do was watch, like he was hypnotized. Sonya's heart beated faster as the dance music continued. The beats began to get faster, that Sonya almost used up all her quarters just on the game. By BPM 156, Sonya had no more quarters. "This is getting interesting," she said. Jax watched as Sonya danced faster and faster. At BPM 185, Sonya and Jax were dancing like there's no tomorrow. "One more level..."
Suddenly, Stryker bumped into Sonya and she collapsed onto Jax. They both fell down, and the game froze. "NO!" Jax cried. Sonya rubbed her head. "Stryker..." she said crackly. She got up and started chasing him into the bathroom. He went into the girl one, and caused a major ruckus. Young teens began to storm out of the bathroom in all sorts of direction. Jax saw Sonya dragging Stryker out by the shoulder.
Sonya accidentally with all her rage, three Stryker at the video games. Strangely, the arcades began to collapse and coins started to burst out. Jax jumped out of the way just as the rim of a basketball hoop dropped down. "We better get the hell you of here!" He exclaimed, forcing Sonya and Stryker to come. They ran out through the entry doors and rushed out into the parking lot. "You think they'll let us in again?" Stryker asked. "I have a feeling that it's gonna be a while before we can get back in,' Sonya thought.
She reached into her cello phone and called up their guide. A couple of minutes later, he pulled over and they hopped in. They drove away from the club just as a mob of people began to chase them. "That was close," Sonya said. "It sure was," Stryker replied. "Shut up, it was your fault that we got into all of this mess!" She cried. The window opened up, and the cool breeze of the ocean swept through them. "I'd say it's time for dinner," she said.
After they ate their light dinner, they headed back to their hotel rooms. Sonya stopped by at a vending machine and grabbed a bag of potato chips before heading into her room. Sonya reached into her back pocket but before she could grab her key, Stryker placed his hand into it. "I'll get it for you," he said. Stryker reached in very quickly, squeezing her butt. "What are you doing?" She cried. "Alright that's it..."
She pulled out her handgun from her pocket. "What are you doing with that? There are cameras all around here!" Sonya slammed Stryker face first on the wall. She pointed the gun to his head. "I'm tired of you and your perverted ways. I can tell you're trying to flirt with me, but I don't like it. One more move from you, and I'll blow your head off!" Sonya pulled the gun away from his head. She unlocked her door and slammed it behind her as she walked in.
Jax turned his head at Stryker. "Damn Kurtis, do you have problems or something?" He asked. Stryker couldn't help but laugh. "No, she wants me." Jax rolled his eyes and went into his room. Stryker unlocked his and went in. He dropped down on his bed hard, staring out at the starless sky. 'I'll pay a little visit to her later.' Stryker stripped down to his shorts and dug into his closet. He took out his black vest and headed into the shower...
A couple of minutes later, he came out all hot and steamy. A towel was over his head and he dripped with hot water. He took out a small whistle from his drawer and rubbed on it. Cleaning it to make it look shinier. Stryker grabbed a couple of fake flowers from his vase and went out his door. Nobody was in the hallway. Only a silent whistle could be heard. Stryker slowly went up to Sonya's room and knocked on the door.
From inside, Sonya pulled down her hair and winced. "Who's there?" She asked. There was no reply. Sonya shrugged and proceeded to walk into the bathroom. Then, there was another knock on her door. "Who is it?" She asked again. Sonya walked up to the door and peeked through the small hole. "Peek a Boo!" Sonya fell backward and gasped. "What are you doing here?" She cried.
"Look Sonya, I know we didn't have a good start. Let's start over," he said. "Hell no! Not what you did to me the last time we met!" Stryker giggled and knocked on the door again. "Aren't you going to invite me in? Look, I have roses," he said. He slipped the flowers through the crack beneath the door. It got ruined along its way. Sonya locked the second lock on her door and groaned. "Go away Stryker. Haven't you cause enough trouble for one day?" "No!"
"You've got to be kidding," she said. Sonya walked away from the door as he continued to knock on it. "I need my rest! Go away!" She exclaimed. "Come on, I really like you Sonya." 'Like I didn't already know that.' Stryker pressed his eye through the peephole and laughed. "I'm not really a bad guy. I got muscles, and brains." Sonya rolled her eyes and entered her bathroom. Stryker heard the lock close. "Don't worry, I'll be out here waiting!"
Suddenly, he started to sing a little merry tune. Sonya heard the loud music go through her ears. "Shut-up!" She cried from her shower. "It was always beautiful, as you can see..." Sonya walked out of the bathroom, shivering from the wind. She dried herself off and threw a robe around her. She unlocked the door and saw Stryker looming forward. "So you finally realized our love," he said. "Love hurts," she replied, punching him in the face.
Sonya locked the door again. Stryker fell backwards rubbing his face. He sniffed the scent she left for a moment, and giggled. "You have a nice scent. You know you want me. You can't stay in there forever." Stryker started singing again. Sonya groaned loudly, turning on her TV to drown out the voice. "Nothing on," she cried. "Come on girl, just shake your thing!" Sonya placed her palm over her ears, trying to stop the voices.
Moments later, Sonya threw her pillow to the door. "I can't sleep!" "Hush little baby, don't say a..." 'He can't stay there forever,' she thought. Sonya flapped the blanket over her head. 'Get some sleep, get some sleep.' The singing continued on all night, and all Sonya could do was groan. "Shut-up!" She cried. Stryker didn't stop. It was like he was hypnotized or something. 'Damn it!'
Later in the morning, she awoke abruptly when she heard a knock on her door. "Go away! Go away!" She cried. A loud grunt was heard. "Well Ms. Blade, thank you for that rude comment," someone said. Sonya pulled her robe over her head and headed for the door. A young man was holding a letter in front of him. "I'm very sorry sir. I thought it was someone else." "No need to apologize. This happened before. Here Ms, Blade, a telegram." He handed her the telegram and left. 'Usually they ask for tips,' she thought.
Sonya closed the door and opened up the telegram...
Dear Sonya Blade,
How are you doing? I'm fine; It's great filming my new movie here. I'm inviting you and your friends to come along and see the take for yourself. It'll be fun, just like old times. We haven't seen each other for a while, so this is a great opportunity. Bring this invite down at the hotel to the limo driver. You may use your own if you wish. He'll take you down to the filming area. Hope to see you then. Let's do lunch.
Johnny Cage
PS: If Kurtis is with you, watch out. I hear he's been getting high lately. Chow!
She stuffed the letter into he pocket. "Just like the old times. Getting high, huh. We'll see about that."
' "Come here Sonya!" That voice, it's so frightening. That voice, I could recognize it. It was hideous. "Sonya, where have you been all my life?" It cried again. I could feel the vibrations of its loud accent bubbling in my head. The pain was that it sounded very familiar. "Sonya, come here any I'll make you my honey!" I ran away, but he was right behind me. My body began to get tense. I slowed down, trying to catch my breath. The agony of it all. I cried for help, but he tackled me down. "Give me a kiss! It's me, Stryker!" '
"Ahh!" Sonya stood up from her bed, wiping away the sweat from her forehead. "A dream, it was just a dream." The drapes around the window were pulled open, revealing the morning sky. Sonya breathed a sigh of relief. 'For a second there I through that guy was really here! I guess it was a nightmare!' Sonya bragged for her comb. Her hair was still very wet from last night. Staring at the clock, she began to comb through her silky hair. "Seven A.M." she announced.
Getting up, Sonya felt a small note in between her toes. She picked it up and read it to herself. 'Meet me later at the buffet for breakfast. We'll talk about our plans there. Sincerely yours, Kurtis. By the way, Jax is coming. So you don't want to miss out.' She crumpled up the note and threw it into the nearby trash can. Grabbing her tank top and shorts, she made way to the bathroom. She searched through the drawers to find a toothbrush, and came across a hairy one.
"Eww!" She cried in disgust. She dropped the toothbrush onto the ground and kicked it out of the way. 'As if I didn't already know!' She dug into her purse and pulled out her own toothbrush. Turning on the water, she saw hair dangling from it. "What the hell?" She reached for a towel and wiped off the rest of the hair. 'I think Kurtis needs a nice hello,' she thought. Sonya grabbed her cello phone and made her way to the door.
Going down the luxurious stairs, she spotted Jax and Stryker laughing hysterically. 'What's so funny?' she wondered. She slowly crept down the stairs, and quickly hid behind a small pot. "Don't worry Stryker, you'll win her heart someday." Stryker grabbed a piece of toast and began to nibble on it. Sonya stood up and walked towards them. "Good morning Sonya," Stryker greeted. She ignored him and greeted Jax instead.
Sonya grabbed a plate and piled on some hickory-smoked bacon, some scrambled eggs, two slices of French toast, three sausages, and one large orange juice. She headed back to her table and sat down abruptly. "Damn, you're gonna eat all that?" Jax exclaimed. Sonya nodded and reached out for a small fork. "So how was your night?" Stryker asked. Sonya leered at him and made a faint giggle. "Oh, it was just great," she said dully, digging into her smoked sausages.
As she was biting into her juicy bacon, Jax interrupted. "So what should we do today? Let's go to the beach and find some girls!" He asked. Sonya swallowed her bacon quickly and gasped for breath. "Jax! We just got here, and already you're trying to get with girls!" Stryker broke into a tearful laughter. "Shut-up!" Sonya cried. 'I love it when she's mad.' Sonya turned back to her food and picked a slice of French toast, which was drowned, in syrup.
"Aren't you guys gonna get something to eat?" She asked. Jax shook his head. "We already ate. You got here late." Sonya raised her eyebrow. "Well," she began," if somebody wasn't in my bathroom, using my toothbrush, and violating my space, then I might have gotten ready a little quicker don't you think?" She turned her head and glared at Stryker. "What? I forgot to pack a toothbrush, I needed something to care for my perfect teeth!" She rolled her eyes again, and took her last bite on her eggs.
After she was finished, each of them put a dollar tip on the table. "Well, now where should we go?" Jax asked. "Why not go check out that country club?" Sonya replied. "Commander said that it was totally free, for us at least. I'm not sure about you Stryker." Sonya smiled a little and walked out into the busy streets. 'I knew it. She wants me.' Stryker and Jax headed for the door. When they went though, they saw the same limo driver as the other day.
"Good morning," the guide greeted. Sonya politely smiled, and asked if they could go to the country club. "Sure, it's your vacation." He opened up the back seat, and she stepped in. Comfortably settling down on her seat, she immediately filled her glass with soda. Jax and Stryker both got in after, and filled their glasses with cool iced tea. "All right Stryker, let's get one thing straight. You may be able to get into the country club because we bring one guest, but you better stay out of my way!" Stryker giggled and began to hum a little tune.
'Man, she looks so hot when she's all mad.' The driver began to pick up speed. Sonya dropped her glass when the driver hit a sharp corner. "Nice going Sonya," Jax said. Stryker and Sonya reached for a napkin at the same time, but their heads collided. "Damn it, what was that for?" She asked. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean it." Sonya leered at him and proceeded on cleaning up the mess. 'Man, that man is really getting on my nerves,' she thought.
Arriving at the country club, the driver slowly opened the door. "What happened?" Sonya questioned getting her bags from the trunk. The driver shrugged. "A crazy teenager ran a red light." Jax and Stryker both got off and got their bags from the trunk. "Ok everybody," the driver started," call me when you're going to leave." Sonya looked down at her watch. One o' clock. "Can you meet us here around six o' clock?" She asked. The driver nodded, and drove off.
They walked into the lobby, and saw three girls walking past them. Jax waved, and they waved back. "Ooo, it about to go down in here!" Sonya walked up to the counter and rang the small bell. A handsome young man arrived at the counter, greeting them along the way. "Welcome to Seaside Country Club. How may I be of service?" "We're new here. We just want to know if our membership is still available."
"What is the name?" He asked. "Sonya Blade." He punched in a few keys and finally found a file. "Well Ms. Blade, you've just registered here?" Sonya nodded. "May I see some identification please?" She pulled out her ID card and handed it over. The man took a brief glimpse, and handed it back. "Thank you Ms. Blade, would you like a tour of our fabulous club?" He asked. Sonya thought for a moment, then nodded. "Come with me."
The guy showed them through the tennis courts, the basketball courts, the work out gym, the swimming pool, and then the locker rooms which he said were for 'mischief.' "All right, you can use these lockers for now. Do you have your own locks?" He asked. The group shook their heads, and the man sighed. "Well, we have a special on locks today. Only 2.99 per lock." They handed him their money, and they received their locks.
"All right Sonya, what should we do first?" Stryker asked. "What do you mean we?" She asked. "I'm going swimming alone." Sonya walked into the locker rooms, leaving behind Jax and Stryker. When she came out, she was dressed in a one-piece bathing suit. Stryker's eyes stared down at Sonya's body. "What are you looking at Kurtis?" She asked. Stryker just shook his head, and gazed away.
"All right, I'm heading for the gym, what are you going to do Stryker?" Jax asked. "Nothing much, I'm just going to do whatever I can." Jax grabbed his heavy bag and walked into the gym. Stryker turned his head to see Sonya diving into the pool from the high board. The silky water splashed through her body as she dived in, spreading out her hair in the process. Sonya turned her head to the side, and saw Stryker staring at her again.
"What are you doing?" She asked. "Nothing, just paddling against the water," he said, beginning to sway in the water. Sonya rolled her eyes and continued doing laps around the pool. 'I knew it. She wants me.' Just then, a young man jumped into the pool, splashing Stryker wet. He swam up to Sonya and winked. "Hi, you're new here?" He asked. Sonya nodded and smiled. "It's pretty cool here isn't it?" He asked.
Sonya's heart thumped as he felt her arms going around her waist. "Would you like a lesson? It's free." "Sure." Stryker's eyes moved across the pool as he saw them swimming together. 'They're swimming together! No way!' Sonya saw Stryker freaking out. 'Better take advantage of this,' she thought. Sonya swam closer to the guy, rubbing his chest in the process. "So, can I have your number?" He cried loudly.
Stryker had a look of jealousy on his face. Without thinking, Stryker plunged into the pool and began to choke the guy. "Stryker, what the hell are you doing?" Sonya cried. Sonya reached forward and tried to break the grip, but it was too hard. "Let go Kurtis!" She cried. Suddenly, a lifeguard appeared out of nowhere and dived into the pool. He began to blow his whistle rapidly, trying to make Stryker stop.
He prides open his grip finally, causing Stryker to lose balance and fall. The lifeguard grabbed hold of his arm just before he completely fell. Pulling Stryker up, he checked to see if the guy was all right. "Sir, are you all right?" He asked. Stryker spitted out some water onto his face and groaned. "He was trying to choke me to death!" The guy cried. "Do you have membership here?" The lifeguard asked to Stryker. He shook his head.
"Whose membership card is this man using?" He asked. Sonya bit her lip and raised her hand. "Well miss, I'm afraid we have to ban you from the pool area. Someone can get hurt." "What? But that's not fair!" "We're sorry, but the membership guidelines were that all members would be responsible for their guests. There are other activities you may wish to do though." Sonya beamed a glare at Stryker before she got off the pool and into the locker rooms. 'God I so want to kill him now,' she thought.
When Sonya came out, she silently crept into the gym, in hopes to get away from Stryker. Sonya walked through the doors, and saw other men and women flexing their muscles. She saw Jax lifting weights, showing off to a girl. She walked over and tapped on his shoulder, just as he was about to flex his muscles. "I'll see you later," he told the girl. She smiled sweetly and walked away. "Hey Sonya, what are you doing here?"
"I see you're having fun. Stryker keeps following me. It's really pissing me off." Jax dropped his weights and laughed. "So where is he now? Following you again?" "Maybe." Sonya sat down on the cushions and sighed. Plopping a mint into her mouth, she gazed outward at the window, and into the forsaken pool. "I was really hoping to get a good swim today too," she said. "Don't worry, maybe you can do it next time."
"Yea, maybe..." Just then, Stryker barged through the doors behind them. He ran up to Sonya and laughed. "Hey guys, so what have you've been doing here?" He asked. Sonya dropped her head back down on the soft cushions. 'He had to come in here.' "What have you been doing?" Jax asked. "I was just following Sonya around the whole time. There isn't very much to do here you know."
"Here, catch!" Jax threw Stryker one of the weights. Stryker reached out for it but he accidentally dropped it onto Sonya's foot. The impact frightened her. "Ouch!" Sonya grabbed her foot and began to rub it. "You bitch!" "I didn't mean it," Stryker said. Sonya got up and slapped his face. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at them. "Sonya..." Jax dropped the last weights, and they rolled onto another man's bag.
"What's going on?" Someone cried. The manager popped out and screamed. "What happened?" He asked. People started to blurt out explanations. "That woman slapped that man!" "No, the guy was acting all perverted again!" The manager shook his head and asked Jax and them to leave. "Me?" Jax exclaimed. "It seems like you two are responsible for this man. I'm sorry, but those are the rules." Jax groaned and walked out with the others.
"This is your entire fault," Sonya said to Stryker. "Look, let's just go to the arcade," Jax suggested. "Let's go." They walked past the swimming pool and into a small arcade room. There were games everywhere around them, including a virtual dance platform. Jax went over to the change machine and got some quarters. "Let's go check out that dancing game," Jax said, pointing over to the platform. "Sure, there's nobody there anyway."
Sonya and Jax went over and inserted their change. They both got up on the platform and pressed start. Stryker was next to them, watching them as they prepared. As they did, Stryker couldn't help but notice Sonya. 'I wonder how hot she'll get after all of that playing.' Sonya and Jax saw the screen blink on and bright lights flashing towards them. BPM 127, the dance steps began to flash on the screen. A replica of Jax and Sonya was on it. "Wow, guess they updated it."
Stryker watched as Sonya pulled off the dance moves fairly easily. "Level One is easy," he said. "Like you can do any better than I can." The music finally stopped. PASS "Cool, we made it through level one," Jax congratulated. Another level with black fog and bright lights appeared. BPM 132 flashed on the screen. They continued on through the rest of the game. Sonya began to get sweaty after BPM 148.
All Stryker could do was watch, like he was hypnotized. Sonya's heart beated faster as the dance music continued. The beats began to get faster, that Sonya almost used up all her quarters just on the game. By BPM 156, Sonya had no more quarters. "This is getting interesting," she said. Jax watched as Sonya danced faster and faster. At BPM 185, Sonya and Jax were dancing like there's no tomorrow. "One more level..."
Suddenly, Stryker bumped into Sonya and she collapsed onto Jax. They both fell down, and the game froze. "NO!" Jax cried. Sonya rubbed her head. "Stryker..." she said crackly. She got up and started chasing him into the bathroom. He went into the girl one, and caused a major ruckus. Young teens began to storm out of the bathroom in all sorts of direction. Jax saw Sonya dragging Stryker out by the shoulder.
Sonya accidentally with all her rage, three Stryker at the video games. Strangely, the arcades began to collapse and coins started to burst out. Jax jumped out of the way just as the rim of a basketball hoop dropped down. "We better get the hell you of here!" He exclaimed, forcing Sonya and Stryker to come. They ran out through the entry doors and rushed out into the parking lot. "You think they'll let us in again?" Stryker asked. "I have a feeling that it's gonna be a while before we can get back in,' Sonya thought.
She reached into her cello phone and called up their guide. A couple of minutes later, he pulled over and they hopped in. They drove away from the club just as a mob of people began to chase them. "That was close," Sonya said. "It sure was," Stryker replied. "Shut up, it was your fault that we got into all of this mess!" She cried. The window opened up, and the cool breeze of the ocean swept through them. "I'd say it's time for dinner," she said.
After they ate their light dinner, they headed back to their hotel rooms. Sonya stopped by at a vending machine and grabbed a bag of potato chips before heading into her room. Sonya reached into her back pocket but before she could grab her key, Stryker placed his hand into it. "I'll get it for you," he said. Stryker reached in very quickly, squeezing her butt. "What are you doing?" She cried. "Alright that's it..."
She pulled out her handgun from her pocket. "What are you doing with that? There are cameras all around here!" Sonya slammed Stryker face first on the wall. She pointed the gun to his head. "I'm tired of you and your perverted ways. I can tell you're trying to flirt with me, but I don't like it. One more move from you, and I'll blow your head off!" Sonya pulled the gun away from his head. She unlocked her door and slammed it behind her as she walked in.
Jax turned his head at Stryker. "Damn Kurtis, do you have problems or something?" He asked. Stryker couldn't help but laugh. "No, she wants me." Jax rolled his eyes and went into his room. Stryker unlocked his and went in. He dropped down on his bed hard, staring out at the starless sky. 'I'll pay a little visit to her later.' Stryker stripped down to his shorts and dug into his closet. He took out his black vest and headed into the shower...
A couple of minutes later, he came out all hot and steamy. A towel was over his head and he dripped with hot water. He took out a small whistle from his drawer and rubbed on it. Cleaning it to make it look shinier. Stryker grabbed a couple of fake flowers from his vase and went out his door. Nobody was in the hallway. Only a silent whistle could be heard. Stryker slowly went up to Sonya's room and knocked on the door.
From inside, Sonya pulled down her hair and winced. "Who's there?" She asked. There was no reply. Sonya shrugged and proceeded to walk into the bathroom. Then, there was another knock on her door. "Who is it?" She asked again. Sonya walked up to the door and peeked through the small hole. "Peek a Boo!" Sonya fell backward and gasped. "What are you doing here?" She cried.
"Look Sonya, I know we didn't have a good start. Let's start over," he said. "Hell no! Not what you did to me the last time we met!" Stryker giggled and knocked on the door again. "Aren't you going to invite me in? Look, I have roses," he said. He slipped the flowers through the crack beneath the door. It got ruined along its way. Sonya locked the second lock on her door and groaned. "Go away Stryker. Haven't you cause enough trouble for one day?" "No!"
"You've got to be kidding," she said. Sonya walked away from the door as he continued to knock on it. "I need my rest! Go away!" She exclaimed. "Come on, I really like you Sonya." 'Like I didn't already know that.' Stryker pressed his eye through the peephole and laughed. "I'm not really a bad guy. I got muscles, and brains." Sonya rolled her eyes and entered her bathroom. Stryker heard the lock close. "Don't worry, I'll be out here waiting!"
Suddenly, he started to sing a little merry tune. Sonya heard the loud music go through her ears. "Shut-up!" She cried from her shower. "It was always beautiful, as you can see..." Sonya walked out of the bathroom, shivering from the wind. She dried herself off and threw a robe around her. She unlocked the door and saw Stryker looming forward. "So you finally realized our love," he said. "Love hurts," she replied, punching him in the face.
Sonya locked the door again. Stryker fell backwards rubbing his face. He sniffed the scent she left for a moment, and giggled. "You have a nice scent. You know you want me. You can't stay in there forever." Stryker started singing again. Sonya groaned loudly, turning on her TV to drown out the voice. "Nothing on," she cried. "Come on girl, just shake your thing!" Sonya placed her palm over her ears, trying to stop the voices.
Moments later, Sonya threw her pillow to the door. "I can't sleep!" "Hush little baby, don't say a..." 'He can't stay there forever,' she thought. Sonya flapped the blanket over her head. 'Get some sleep, get some sleep.' The singing continued on all night, and all Sonya could do was groan. "Shut-up!" She cried. Stryker didn't stop. It was like he was hypnotized or something. 'Damn it!'
Later in the morning, she awoke abruptly when she heard a knock on her door. "Go away! Go away!" She cried. A loud grunt was heard. "Well Ms. Blade, thank you for that rude comment," someone said. Sonya pulled her robe over her head and headed for the door. A young man was holding a letter in front of him. "I'm very sorry sir. I thought it was someone else." "No need to apologize. This happened before. Here Ms, Blade, a telegram." He handed her the telegram and left. 'Usually they ask for tips,' she thought.
Sonya closed the door and opened up the telegram...
Dear Sonya Blade,
How are you doing? I'm fine; It's great filming my new movie here. I'm inviting you and your friends to come along and see the take for yourself. It'll be fun, just like old times. We haven't seen each other for a while, so this is a great opportunity. Bring this invite down at the hotel to the limo driver. You may use your own if you wish. He'll take you down to the filming area. Hope to see you then. Let's do lunch.
Johnny Cage
PS: If Kurtis is with you, watch out. I hear he's been getting high lately. Chow!
She stuffed the letter into he pocket. "Just like the old times. Getting high, huh. We'll see about that."