DISCLAIMER: I don't own Street Fighter and the characters…they belong to their proper owners. Okay…on with the story.
"Bye Chun Li! I'll see you at the tournament then. In a week." Ken smiled teasingly at Chun Li. "Oh by the way, call me for the wedding. I want to be there about a week early."
Chun Li returned his smile in a sardonic way. "Very funny Ken. Oh and if you get Eliza pregnant, call Bison for psychiatric support. He'll be able to help…only before the tournament, 'coz after, there's not gonna be much of Bison to help you." Chun Li chuckled and Ken joined in.
"Flight 1207 to Nahrita boarding. I repeat…"
"Well I guess that's me. I'll see you later Ken." Ken hugged her one last time and she picked up her luggage and ran towards the boarding gate. Little did she know someone was following her every move.
The bright glare of the sun surpassed the protection on Chun Li's sunglasses. She arrived at Nahrita after spending two days on the flight. That included her stopover at Minneapolis. She stretched and yawned. 'Man, what killer flight.'
"Excuse me miss." A voice spoke up behind her.
"Oh. Sorry about that." She moved away from the man who was trying to carry his luggage into a cart. She walked over to an attendant and grabbed her own bags. She packed light and planned to go shopping for clothes in Japan. After all Mr. And Mrs. Masters gave her a generous allowance and her bank account was tied with Ken's. When she got her bags, she went through the building and went outside to board the train to Tokyo. The trip was at least an hour and a half.
"Where do you wanna go?" the driver asked when Chun Li hailed for a taxi and opened the back door.
"Ummm…Rheon hotel? Do you know where that is?"
"Yep."
Chun Li leaned back at her seat and looked out the window. People in business suits were walking and talking at the same time. Kids in uniforms were also walking, with their friends. "They're so carefree. Not nervous about anything."
"Did you say something m' am?"
Chun Li snapped her attention to the driver. "Oh. It's just that the people here just walk and talk. Maybe that's it. Maybe Tokyo is a safe city."
"You must be thinking about Kyoto."
"Why is that?"
"Well, Kyoto was supposedly linked to the spirit world. The four gods also protected it. They were Genbuu the turtle to the north, Sieryuu the dragon to the east, Suzaku the phoenix to the south and Byakko the tiger to the west. Plus it had the mountains to the north, convenience of a river. And there were also temples surrounding the border of the city."
"Oh…that's cool. It's also really interesting."
"Miss, we're here." Chun Li got out of the taxi and waited for the driver to take her bags out of the trunk.
"How much will that be?" Chun Li dug into her wallet and took a few bills out. "25,000 yen." Chun Li handed him the money and he sped away.
Chun Li walked into the park hotel and was greeted by the receptionist. "Hello may I help you?"
Chun Li looked at her and nodded. "Yes. Chun Li Xiang."
"Alright." The receptionist typed something onto the computer. "Miss Xiang, you room is number 2568." She signaled for a bellboy to take Chun Li's bags upstairs.
They were walking down a long corridor and the bellboy stopped in front of a door. He opened it and Chun Li casually walked in. "WOW!" was all Chun Li could say. Her room was an elegantly furnished and decorated room. In the middle of the room, there was a sleek grand piano in front of a balcony. She turned to the right and saw a lofty chair and a glass table.
On the table stood two wine glasses with a bottle of French brandy casting its shadow on the cream colored carpet caused by the cackling of the fireplace. The bellboy carefully placed her bags on a marble stone, which was behind the door. He bowed to her and left. She shut the door and walked over to her bed.
The section where her bed was placed was hidden vaguely with silk drapes, which was also surrounding her bed, like a canopy. She walked in, careful trying not to touch the drapes that were arranged, just for her. She was so glad that Ken had picked a wonderful room for her. 'I could get used to this.' She lay down on the bed, feeling how soft and warm its effect was on her back. She sighed and closed her eyes just for a minute, savoring the quietness and the aura that was surrounding her. She opened her eyes wide, remembering that she was going to surprise Ryu today. She quickly got up, fixed her hair a little, grabbed her coat and bolted out the door, almost forgetting her bag. She walked back in and left hastily, locking the door behind her.
"Thank you! Have a wonderful day!" Chun Li cheerfully said good-bye to the taxi driver that kindly offered her a drive to the Shotokan Dojo in the outskirts of Tokyo. It was a thirty-minute drive and her and the driver chatted for the whole drive. She looked at the school in front of her. 'So this is where Ryu lives.'
She heard footsteps heading towards her and a girl appeared in front of her. She was a head shorter than Ryu, had short brown hair, matching colored eyes and was wearing a white band around her forehead. She was dressed in silver track pants and was wearing a gray tank top.
"Can I help you?" She questioned.
"Yeah. I'm looking for Ryu Hoshi, does he happen to be here?"
The girl smiled and shouted behind her. "SENSEI! Someone is here to see you."
"Coming!" A voice answered back. 'That definitely is Ryu's voice.' Chun Li though happily as she saw Ryu striding towards them. He had a towel in his face and didn't see her yet. He was dressed in his usual white gi. His red band was off.
"Hey there." A cheerful voice spoke up and Ryu took the towel off his face. "Chun Li! What in the world are you doing here?" Ryu jumped down from the entrance of the dojo and hugged Chun Li. "I'm here because of the tournament, of course."
"But the tournament doesn't start in a two weeks."
"I really wanna see the sights."
Beep, beep. The girl who greeted Chun Li looked startled and glanced at her watch. "Sensei. It's time for dinner."
Ryu nodded and turned his attention on Chun Li. "Come on join us for dinner." Chun Li gladly accepted and followed Ryu inside. "Oh. Chun Li I want you to meet Sakura Kusuguno. She's my student." Ryu pointed to the girl in front of them. The two girls smiled at each other and shook hands. When they reached the dining area, a luscious aroma filled the air and Chun Li caught a whiff of it. "Mmmmm-hmmmmm. What is that delicious smell?"
"Sensei cooked it. Udon soup with fish balls. Come on Chun Li-san, take a seat." Sakura directed Chun Li to the far corner of the dining table. It overlooked the garden.
"So Chun Li…how are you?" Ryu asked as they sat down while Sakura brought in the soup.
"I'm fine. Just really, really excited about being in Japan. It's so nice." Chun Li leaned back and relaxed. " Well…another thing is that I'm not really here for vacation entirely," Chun Li paused when Sakura placed her soup down in front of her. "Thank you Sakura." S
akura nodded and took her place on the opposite side facing Ryu. "As I was saying. I also came here because; I'm here to find Tenishen Sieng. I received a tip that he's here. I just want to find more about Shadowlaw."
"Did you tell Ken about this?" Ryu placed his chopsticks down and listened to Chun Li intently.
"No…I didn't because I knew he'd stop me from going. And I know I can't stop Shadowlaw, but I want to do something." Chun Li lowered her head. She sighed and thought of a happy memory floating in her head.
*Flashback*
Five yr. old Chun Li ran towards the front door to greet her dad and her mother. "Mommy! Daddy!" She jumped in the arms of her father and both of her parents laughed.
"Hello darling!" Her father greeted soothingly.
Cheerfully, Chun Li held up a piece of paper, which had multicolored drawings on it. "Look Daddy! Look Mommy! I made a picture of us together. Isn't it pretty?"
Graciously, her mother took the drawing and looked at it lovingly. "Oh Chun Li. It's so beautiful. We'll cherish this and we'll always be together."
*Flashback ends*
'How could I remember that if I was only five? I must've conjured it up I my imagination to push away the loneliness of mom dead and dad being away on assignments all the time. And plus, Mika and I didn't along well that time.' "Chun Li? Hey! Chun Li? Are you ok?" A hand waved in front of her face. She snapped back into reality and smiled sheepishly. Then she threw her head back and laughed. "But for the most part, I'm here vacation!"
Chun Li grunted as she took her shoes off, taking her time, unlacing her breakers with her delicate hands. When she was done she stretched and lounged on the couch. "Mmmmm…that was a good dinner." She closed her eyes briefly and didn't hear the balcony door quietly open.
A figure in black slowly shut the door and tiptoed to the side table and clicked the lamp on. Chun Li snapped open her eyes and saw a tall, slightly muscular man standing in front of her. "Who are you?" She asked in alarm.
"I'm Daniel. Your stepmother's assistant is my sister."
"You mean former assistant. She wounded Mika. Anyway. What are you doing here?" Chun Li stood from where she was and placed on hand on her hip.
"Relax hun. I was asked by Kelly to come and take her "little revenge" on you. But…" He paused briefly and his eyes traveled from Chun Li's toes to her head. "You're so pretty, I can't understand why she wants you dead. Or something like that."
Chun Li looked away disgusted. "Shut your mouth. If she wants to get me…let her come and get me. Oh…I forgot. She's in LA county jail psychiatric center. She deserves to call that home."
Daniel smiled slyly and strolled to Chun Li. He slipped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear. "You know, we could just forget about the whole Kelly thing and I can give you the satisfaction that you have her brother and she can't do anything to you." He pecked her lightly on the cheek and she struggled to get away from him.
"Let me go. I don't want anything to do with Kelly's relatives. Didn't I prove my point? I hate Kelly!" Chun Li thrashed and slipped out of his hold and whirled around to face him.
He smile changed to devilish and he shrugged his shoulders. Without a word, he grabbed Chun Li's shoulders and pressed his lips against hers. He expected her to resist. Instead, she fell into a pool of pleasure as he deepened the kiss.
Pulling away briefly, Daniel looked at Chun Li, her eyes closed and her breathing was ragged. Chun Li steadily opened her eyes and was spellbound at Daniel's features. Short brown hair, cerulean eyes and his face looked soft in the dim light, casting their shadows on the plush carpet.
"Did you like it?" he asked, unsure about the answer. Chun Li nodded, not sure what she just admitted to. She felt like she betrayed Ryu and felt partly heartbroken and partially tempted for another lip lock. Chun Li didn't have time to think as Daniel leaned in and gave her another kiss, releasing her shoulders from the tension.
"DANIEL!" A voice boomed in the hotel room. Suddenly someone grabbed Daniel off Chun Li and clobbered him to the ground. Chun Li gasped and jumped off the chesterfield to dodge a punch from her assailant.
"Daniel!" Chun Li cried in dismay. Slowly, Daniel got up and his assailant grabbed him by the collar.
"What the hell were you doing?" The voice screeched. Chun Li looked up and realized that her attacker was a woman. "Let's get out of here." The woman let him go and before running to the balcony, threw a cylinder can. It snapped on impact and released cherry colored gas.
Daniel got up, limped over to Chun Li and grabbed her. "I'll be back. Don't go anywhere." Forcefully, he kissed her on the lips and she didn't resist. He let go of her and disappeared into the cherry mist that threatened to swallow her. Feeling for the phone, Chun Li covered her nose and mouth. She tried to find the door and kept bumping into things. CRASH. The lamp that lit the room, fell off the side table and the room turned pitch black.
"OH NO!" Chun Li yelped and tried to find another way to light the room. Chun Li sighed and tried to breath as she flick the room light on. Her eyes drooped; her hands fell to her side and everything turned black once more.
Author Notes: How was it? Please review. It won't take that long. It would also be greatly appreciated! The next chapter will come soon for sure.