The Tiger and the Dragon: Secrets
A Street Fighter Fanfiction
By The Headcrook
Legal BS Disclaimer: All characters (with the exception of my own) are the property of Capcom Entertainment. For a while I've toyed with the idea of Ryu having another child--a daughter with one of the other female Street Fighter ladies, so I chose Juli. I've been cooking on this fic for a bit, so I decided to write this. Send all comments and flames to headcrook@yahoo.com
Side Note: Here are Maiya's stats, in case anyone is wondering...
Maiya Hoshi
Age: 14
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 105
Fighting Style: Basic Shotokan Karate (Juli has Ryu's combat data, so she
taught Maiya some of Shotokan), Jujitsu and various styles of sword fighting.
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Parents: Juli and Ryu Hoshi
Part One:
-Sora, Japan--six years after the Millenium Contest...-
Inside the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, Chun Li Hoshi had just finished closing the place down for the night. Clad in her Mandarin-style dress, she looked around the place and sighed.
Six years had passed since the fiasco at the Millenium Contest in Osaka. Gouki Akuma, Ryu's uncle and longtime nemesis, was dead, and Ryu, heir to the Dark Hadou, inherited the title of 'Supreme Master of Fists.' Sagat had challenged Ryu to a match and Ryu won, thus ending the feud between them once and for all. Bison, after a dramatic battle, was also killed, and Geese Howard was crippled for life. Ryu, on the other hand, continued to fight and train their two children, now thirteen. Ryu himself was pushing thirty-seven, but looked the same as he did in the Second Street Fighter Tournament. Chun Li herself would turn thiry-five the following April, but she didn't look a day over twenty-nine.
Life was peaceful, and Chun Li felt like she had found her niche in the world. From Interpol agent to businesswoman and martial artist, ever since moving from Japan to Hong Kong, she felt at peace with herself.
She was so caught up in her reverir that she didn't notice the lone figure sitting at a table at the far end of the restaurant. Chun Li approached the person, whose face was concealed by the menu she was holding.
"Excuse me, wer're closed," Chun Li said politely. "Please come back tomorrow."
The woman lowered the menu. Chun Li recognized her immediately as the mysterious fortuneteller Rose. The purple-haired woman hardly aged at all, but she had traded in her fighting attire for a simple business suit. She did, however, keep her trademark yellow scarf, which was at the moemnt draped over shoulders. "Chun Li Hoshi," Rose greeted. "Just the person I wanted to see."
Chun Li nodded her head in greeting. "Rose. It's been a while." She took a seat. "So what brings you to my humble establishment?"
Rose smiled enigmatically. "Well, like I said before, I came to see you. It's concerning Ryu."
Chun Li became slightly alarmed. "What about Ryu?"
Rose raised her hand. "It's nothing concerning the Dark Hadou. You two have successfuly conqured it. It's...something else."
"What?"
In a flash, Rose had her stack of tarot cards in her hands. She pulled out one and placed it on the table. "A secret...a secret not even Ryu knows of, will come to him in the following days." Off Chun Li's glare, she added, "Ryu will need your support on this. Just as he helped you with your Dark Hadou, you must help him with this."
"What are you saying?" Chun Li asked.
Again, Rose gave her one of her mysterious smiles. "You used to be the agent. That you can find out on you own."
***
-Shotokan School of Karate/Hoshi Family Residence-
Rose's words were on Chun Li's mind as she climbed the stairs to the place she has called home for over a decade. Ryu wasn't in the dojo praticing, so she entered the cottage. Her two children, Hanzou and Mei were sparwled out in the living room, fast asleep while one of Fei Long's movies was playing on the television.
She slipped past them and continued on. Upon arrivng at the study, she saw that the door was slightly open. Ryu was definitely in there.
She knocked on the door. "Ryu?"
"Come in," he replied.
Chun Li opened the door and entered the room. Seated behind a desk, was the youngest Shotokan grandmaster ever, Ryu Hoshi. He still looked the same, save that he was starting to grow a beard. Instead of his usual karate gi, he was dressed in a tanktop and a pair of black pants. He was reading a book, but looked up when Chun Li entered the room.
Ryu smiled. "Hi there."
"Hey," Chun Li replied. "What you're reading?"
"Sun Tsu, 'The Art of War.' One of my favorites. Hard day?"
Chun Li nodded and sat down in a chair. "Hectic, as usual. What about you?"
"Hanzou and Mei's training is coming along. Soon it will be next month, and it will be you turn to train them in Kung Fu, and I can get a break."
Chun Li smiled faintly. Ryu scaned his companion's face. "Chun, is there something wrong?"
Chun Li bit her lip. "Can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
'I can't believe I'm going to ask him this,' Chun Li thought as she took a deep breath. "Ryu...were you ever...intimate with anyone else other than me?"
Ryu's expression fell. He looked at Chun Li for a long moment, deciding whether or not she could handle his answer. He leaned back in the chair and replied, "When I was travelling, yes."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "I'm listening."
Ryu leaned forward and clasped his hands together. "It was during the time when we had broken up. You was in New York working your way through the ranks of Interpol, and I was chasing after Akuma. About a year before the Second Street Fighter tournament I was on the tail end of my journey when I ran into Juli."
Chun Li recognized the name. "Juli? One of the dolls that worked for Shadowlaw?"
"One and the same," Ryu replied. "She was kicked out of the Shadowlaw for having failed to capture me for the first time when I started travelling. It was near Hong Kong when she found me and challenged me to a rematch. It ended in a draw, but she had newfound respect in her abilitues, as were mine.
"One night, I thought she had went her own seperate way after our match, but she returned. One thing led to another...and we ended up in bed together. We stayed that way for two days, and on the third day, she left, and I haven't heard from her sense. It was just a fling, and I thought that meant something, but I was wrong."
"Have you told anyone else about you little one night stand?" Chun Li asked. She didn't even sound angry. After all, she and Ryu were seperated at the time, so that really didn't count as cheating.
Ryu shook his head. "Not even Ken know about it." He sighed. "Why are you askimg me about my past?"
Chun Li shrugged her shoulders. "It kept nagging at me, what you were doing on your travels, so I had to ask."
"Are you mad?" Ryu asked.
Chun Li shook her head. "No. You didn't cheat on me, and we were seperated at the time, so you're pretty much in the clear." She stood up and kissed her husband on the cheek. "I'm going to bed. Good night."
"'Night," Ryu replied. He watched her leave the study. 'What was that all about?' he wondered.
A Street Fighter Fanfiction
By The Headcrook
Legal BS Disclaimer: All characters (with the exception of my own) are the property of Capcom Entertainment. For a while I've toyed with the idea of Ryu having another child--a daughter with one of the other female Street Fighter ladies, so I chose Juli. I've been cooking on this fic for a bit, so I decided to write this. Send all comments and flames to headcrook@yahoo.com
Side Note: Here are Maiya's stats, in case anyone is wondering...
Maiya Hoshi
Age: 14
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 105
Fighting Style: Basic Shotokan Karate (Juli has Ryu's combat data, so she
taught Maiya some of Shotokan), Jujitsu and various styles of sword fighting.
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Parents: Juli and Ryu Hoshi
Part One:
-Sora, Japan--six years after the Millenium Contest...-
Inside the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, Chun Li Hoshi had just finished closing the place down for the night. Clad in her Mandarin-style dress, she looked around the place and sighed.
Six years had passed since the fiasco at the Millenium Contest in Osaka. Gouki Akuma, Ryu's uncle and longtime nemesis, was dead, and Ryu, heir to the Dark Hadou, inherited the title of 'Supreme Master of Fists.' Sagat had challenged Ryu to a match and Ryu won, thus ending the feud between them once and for all. Bison, after a dramatic battle, was also killed, and Geese Howard was crippled for life. Ryu, on the other hand, continued to fight and train their two children, now thirteen. Ryu himself was pushing thirty-seven, but looked the same as he did in the Second Street Fighter Tournament. Chun Li herself would turn thiry-five the following April, but she didn't look a day over twenty-nine.
Life was peaceful, and Chun Li felt like she had found her niche in the world. From Interpol agent to businesswoman and martial artist, ever since moving from Japan to Hong Kong, she felt at peace with herself.
She was so caught up in her reverir that she didn't notice the lone figure sitting at a table at the far end of the restaurant. Chun Li approached the person, whose face was concealed by the menu she was holding.
"Excuse me, wer're closed," Chun Li said politely. "Please come back tomorrow."
The woman lowered the menu. Chun Li recognized her immediately as the mysterious fortuneteller Rose. The purple-haired woman hardly aged at all, but she had traded in her fighting attire for a simple business suit. She did, however, keep her trademark yellow scarf, which was at the moemnt draped over shoulders. "Chun Li Hoshi," Rose greeted. "Just the person I wanted to see."
Chun Li nodded her head in greeting. "Rose. It's been a while." She took a seat. "So what brings you to my humble establishment?"
Rose smiled enigmatically. "Well, like I said before, I came to see you. It's concerning Ryu."
Chun Li became slightly alarmed. "What about Ryu?"
Rose raised her hand. "It's nothing concerning the Dark Hadou. You two have successfuly conqured it. It's...something else."
"What?"
In a flash, Rose had her stack of tarot cards in her hands. She pulled out one and placed it on the table. "A secret...a secret not even Ryu knows of, will come to him in the following days." Off Chun Li's glare, she added, "Ryu will need your support on this. Just as he helped you with your Dark Hadou, you must help him with this."
"What are you saying?" Chun Li asked.
Again, Rose gave her one of her mysterious smiles. "You used to be the agent. That you can find out on you own."
***
-Shotokan School of Karate/Hoshi Family Residence-
Rose's words were on Chun Li's mind as she climbed the stairs to the place she has called home for over a decade. Ryu wasn't in the dojo praticing, so she entered the cottage. Her two children, Hanzou and Mei were sparwled out in the living room, fast asleep while one of Fei Long's movies was playing on the television.
She slipped past them and continued on. Upon arrivng at the study, she saw that the door was slightly open. Ryu was definitely in there.
She knocked on the door. "Ryu?"
"Come in," he replied.
Chun Li opened the door and entered the room. Seated behind a desk, was the youngest Shotokan grandmaster ever, Ryu Hoshi. He still looked the same, save that he was starting to grow a beard. Instead of his usual karate gi, he was dressed in a tanktop and a pair of black pants. He was reading a book, but looked up when Chun Li entered the room.
Ryu smiled. "Hi there."
"Hey," Chun Li replied. "What you're reading?"
"Sun Tsu, 'The Art of War.' One of my favorites. Hard day?"
Chun Li nodded and sat down in a chair. "Hectic, as usual. What about you?"
"Hanzou and Mei's training is coming along. Soon it will be next month, and it will be you turn to train them in Kung Fu, and I can get a break."
Chun Li smiled faintly. Ryu scaned his companion's face. "Chun, is there something wrong?"
Chun Li bit her lip. "Can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
'I can't believe I'm going to ask him this,' Chun Li thought as she took a deep breath. "Ryu...were you ever...intimate with anyone else other than me?"
Ryu's expression fell. He looked at Chun Li for a long moment, deciding whether or not she could handle his answer. He leaned back in the chair and replied, "When I was travelling, yes."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "I'm listening."
Ryu leaned forward and clasped his hands together. "It was during the time when we had broken up. You was in New York working your way through the ranks of Interpol, and I was chasing after Akuma. About a year before the Second Street Fighter tournament I was on the tail end of my journey when I ran into Juli."
Chun Li recognized the name. "Juli? One of the dolls that worked for Shadowlaw?"
"One and the same," Ryu replied. "She was kicked out of the Shadowlaw for having failed to capture me for the first time when I started travelling. It was near Hong Kong when she found me and challenged me to a rematch. It ended in a draw, but she had newfound respect in her abilitues, as were mine.
"One night, I thought she had went her own seperate way after our match, but she returned. One thing led to another...and we ended up in bed together. We stayed that way for two days, and on the third day, she left, and I haven't heard from her sense. It was just a fling, and I thought that meant something, but I was wrong."
"Have you told anyone else about you little one night stand?" Chun Li asked. She didn't even sound angry. After all, she and Ryu were seperated at the time, so that really didn't count as cheating.
Ryu shook his head. "Not even Ken know about it." He sighed. "Why are you askimg me about my past?"
Chun Li shrugged her shoulders. "It kept nagging at me, what you were doing on your travels, so I had to ask."
"Are you mad?" Ryu asked.
Chun Li shook her head. "No. You didn't cheat on me, and we were seperated at the time, so you're pretty much in the clear." She stood up and kissed her husband on the cheek. "I'm going to bed. Good night."
"'Night," Ryu replied. He watched her leave the study. 'What was that all about?' he wondered.
