Disclaimer: I don't own any of the DOA characters…

Prologue: arriving at the tournament

Lei-Fang slowly walked towards the large glass door of the hotel. Her plane had been delayed so she was half an hour late. Through the glass she could see a group of people in the lobby. She saw a blonde woman arguing with an enormous man in what looked like a cowboy hat. Sitting on the sofa she saw two girls, one with purple hair and the other with auburn hair. Lei-fang quickly checked her own appearance. She was wearing her favourite fighting costume, her red Chinese dress with slits up either side. Her hair was neatly done into two braids that she had then put into two loops.

Lei-Fang slowly entered the hotel door and walked over to the group of people who she presumed where the other fighters gathered for the DOA2 tournament. She flashed them a nice smile and introduced herself.

"Hi. I'm Lei-Fang and I'm here to compete in the tournament….."

"We know that, Sugah. Why else would you be here. This hotel is specifically used for fighting tournaments. No tourists allowed! I'm Tina by the way and the large man over there is my daddy, Bass" said the busty blonde with a strong Texan accent.

" Oh I love your dress Lei-Fang. It's so delicate looking. I'm Kasumi and this is Ayane my half-sister" declared the girl with auburn hair while pointing to the girl in purple.

Then in turn everyone introduced themselves and the girls were soon chatting. Lei-Fang did notice some tension between people though. Ayane and Kasumi always seemed to be squabbling and she also noticed a lot of glares being exchanged between Ayane and Helena.

"Oh, who am I sharing a room with though, because there is an odd number of people?" asked Lei-Fang.

"Everyone has already found a room-mate. That's what you get for being late" snapped Ayane.

"Oh don't worry! One of the guys still hasn't turned up yet. His plane had to stop over somewhere, as there was some small engine trouble. You'll be sharing rooms with him! I'll be so jealous if he's cute!" piped in Kasumi.

Lei-Fang's eyes widened. I'll be sharing with a guy, she thought to herself with horror. How embarrassing, I'm gonna have no privacy at all. Then the Manager ushered them over to the front desk to get their keys. So Lei-Fang made her way up to her room, which happened to be between Ayane and Kasumi's room and Helena and Tina's room, for a long shower.