DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters except for the detective, Daniel and the shadowlaw ninjas. I don't think shadowlaw has ninjas. I just made that part up. Anyway, here is chapter 3. R/R.
Ryu laid back on his tatami and sighed. It was a surprise to see Chun Li again. Ryu certainly was surprise. Last time he saw her, was at the airport saying good-bye to him. That was when he had last seen her. At least six weeks before, they had gone off and chased Shadowloo's goons around the streets of LA. That was when Chun Li had found out that M. Bison was the one who ordered Chun Li's father's death. It was a total shock to her and she vowed revenge on Bison. Ryu shut his eyes and was thinking of Chun Li when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Ryu asked, a bit upset that someone would call the dojo at such a late time. 'Probably one of Sakura's friends.' He thought.
"Hello. May I talk to Ryu Hoshi?" A deep voice answered.
"This is him." Ryu replied, puzzled.
"Good evening. This is Detective Sorhyu of the Tokyo Police Department. We are here to investigate an attack on one of the Rheon Hotel. It involves Ms. Chun Li Xiang…"
Ryu's eyes went wide. "Chun Li! Is she alright? What happened to her?" Ryu interrupted, clutching on the phone for dear life.
"…Errrrr…yes. A sleeping gas knocked her out. One of the attendants from the hotel found her after they thought they heard someone scream from one of the rooms. We also believe there was a struggle."
Ryu paced around the room. "Do you need me there?" There was a pause on the other line and Detective Sorhyu spoke up. "If you are able to. That would be gratefully appreciated."
"Right. I'll be there right away." Ryu placed the phone down and ran to the bathroom and changed into his street clothes. Hurriedly he ran outside of the dojo and into the darkness.
"Wait! Sensei! Here are the keys to the car." Sakura ran out, barefoot and threw Ryu the keys. As he drove away, Sakura leaned against the post and whispered to her self. "Be careful Ryu."
"Chun Li? Chun Li, can you hear me?" Ryu shook Chun Li lightly. "Hey! C'mon…you gotta wake up." He shook her some more.
"Stop…it…stop…" Chun Li slowly came to and she plastered a frown on her face. "You didn't have to shake me. You shook me so hard, I thought I was gonna die."
Detective Sorhyu and Ryu chuckled at the same time. "Sorry 'bout that. I was just worried that you weren't gonna wake up. Do you remember anything?"
Chun Li grappled the couch and sat up steadily. "Daniel…" She whispered.
"Who? Excuse me m'am but you'll have to speak louder than that. You'll have to tell us everything you know, so we can figure out who did this to you." Detective Sorhyu took out a pad of white paper and a pen to scribble with.
'You think I don't know who did this? Boy…you must think I'm a bimbo or something.' Chun Li's thoughts were interrupted when Detective Sorhyu shove his face very close to hers.
"So? Will you tell me everything that happened when you were attacked?" Chun Li leaned back, away from the detectives aging face. Chun Li studied the man. He was about 5'4, brown hair and deep chestnut eyes. His thick framed glasses and freckled face was hiding his aging face a bit.
'To tell the truth, he looks kinda nerdy. But I'm not about to say anything. I want to find out for myself who that woman was.'
As if reading her thoughts, Ryu pushed the detective away and said, "Maybe Chun Li doesn't want to talk about this today. Anyway, give her some space will ya?"
"Oh yeah. Sorry about that Miss Xiang." Detective Sorhyu leaned pack and shook his head. "I just don't know what to think. This is your first day in Japan and someone attacks you. It might be a random attack. I'm sorry if this gives you any doubts of staying in Japan."
'Oh no. Not at all. In fact…I might stay for a while to see who it was that attacked me. Random? Random? I don't think so. They knew exactly who they were going after.' Chun Li closed her eyes and sighed. Of course it wasn't a random attack. But how did Daniel know she was in Japan?
"Detective. I think I'm going to rest. Maybe I'll stop by the station tomorrow to file a statement." Chun Li stood up and followed the detective to the door.
"Alright then. Good night." Detective Sorhyu bowed and left.
Chun Li, sighing, closed the door and looked at Ryu. He looked really worried. "Maybe I should stay tonight. In case someone attacks you again."
Chun Li looked at him intently. She was glad he offered before she could ask him. 'Maybe this won't be so bad after all.' Chun Li smiled. "If you want to. Thanks Ryu. I really appreciate this." Ryu glanced down before looking at her intently. Chun Li's smile faded and avoided Ryu's gaze.
"What?" Chun Li asked quietly. Is there something wrong Ryu?" Ryu sauntered over to the couch and sat down lazily.
"No…I was just thinking. So do you want me to clean this mess up or should we wait until tomorrow?" Chun Li sighed and waved him off. "It's okay. I'll clean this mess up tomorrow. Right now I'm eager to get some shut eye." Ryu nodded and he lay down on the couch. His eyes followed Chun Li as she went into her bedroom and fell asleep.
"HIYAH!" CRACK. Another booming crack could be heard in the park district of Tokyo. "Take that." A fist shot into towards the sky, punching nothing but the fresh morning air.
Chun Li took a deep breath and glared venomously at her imaginary opponent. "C'mon." Chun Li gave another jab to the right and a kick to her left. Charging, she drove both her fists into a nearby tree and kicked it numerous times. "That was for killing my father!" Sweat dripped down her forehead. 'I can't believe it happened.' She thought and sank down to her knees.
'Somehow I should be over this. It's been what? A year and a half?' Chun Li pounded her fists into the ground. "ARGH!" She yelled not really directing it to anyone. She had to get control over herself.
After she had found out that Bison had gotten away from their last fight, Chun Li couldn't control her anger. She wanted to take revenge on Bison for killing her father. It was eating her up like a disease. That was when she had decided to end it. She would go to Japan and find Bison herself. That was partly why she came, not just to see Ryu. 'I will not stop 'till I catch Bison and put an end to Shadowlaw. Interpol isn't helping much.'
She quietly got up and leaned against a tree, absorbing the fresh air and admiring the peacefulness. Inconspicuously, shadows began surrounding her and advanced like wolves hungry for meat. They stopped five paces away from her and waited, watching her with great intensity. Chun Li opened one eye and looked straight ahead. Suddenly, one shadow came up from behind the tree and held her in a chokehold. 'What the hell?' she thought as she struggled to release herself from her captor's grasp. She gave a kick to her captor's head and the shadow fell back. "Who are you?" Chun Li demanded.
"Shadowlaw." The shadows all whispered at the same time.
Chun Li's blood boiled. 'Shadowlaw again.'
The shadow that attacked her confronted her. "A ninja?" The shadow was all dressed in a black ninja outfit. The ninja bowed and began attacking her. Chun Li dodged all of her opponent's punches and she gave kicks of her own. The ninja then slapped her and she felt dazed for a moment. Chun Li's eyes were filled with rage. "The easiest way to get rid of these guys is to take them all out at once. She cupped her hands together and slowly a tiny ball of scarlet light began growing.
"Sou Hakkei!" she yelled and released it at all the ninja's surrounding her. In a split second, the burst of energy knocked out all of Shadowlaw's minions. They all lay down on the ground unconscious. Chun Li sighed deeply. "Done." She replied happily to herself. Smirking, she left the park and jogged back to her hotel suite.
"Chun Li! Where were you?" Ryu worriedly asked Chun Li as she entered the door.
She smiled. "I was at the park. Geez…you don't to get so worked up." Chun Li slung her jacket on a chair and headed for the fridge. Ryu sighed. He knew Chun Li was old enough to take care of herself, but sometimes she was just so careless.
"So…" Ryu started but paused.
"What is it Ryu?" Chun Li asked, poking part of her head inside the fridge.
"The maintenance crew or…housecleaning is coming in an hour to clean up this mess. Why don't we go to the police station and file that report?" Ryu walked to the kitchenette and leaned against the counter.
"Mmm…hmmm." Chun Li mumbled. Apparently, she was stuffing a muffin in her mouth. "Okay then. Let's go." Chun Li swallowed the muffin and nodded. As they walked out the door and locked it, the phone rang. After 4 rings, the answering machine picked it up.
"Hello…Ms. Xiang can't answer the phone right now. Please leave a message." The machine robotically answered.
"Chun Li…" a raspy voice replied. "You shouldn't be poking your nose where it doesn't belong. You're just like your father. Leave Japan while you still can and never ever think about your father's death again or you'll end up just like him."
A/N: Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.