Chapter 38. Darrell & Sakura, Darrell vs. Sakura
NOTE: This chapter contains sex and nudity. Since this is the final chapter, this will be the final warning.
Darrell moaned loudly as he slowly came to. He was on the ground. on his back. sweating like there's no tomorrow. The room he was in was dark, so he couldn't see where he was. and he wasn't exactly on the ground. It was a bed. A nice, comfortable one with sheets securing him. He sat up. and shook his head as he tried to check what happened. After 30 seconds, his head was clueless.
{What the. heck happened? It seemed like. I was fighting three super- powered guys. along with Sakura and the others. but it felt so real I swear I could feel the blood of that last guy. Wait. the rest is a blur. WAIT.! I. can't remember even being with Sakura and the others at the tournament. or any point before that! It's like. she wasn't real to me.}
Darrell turned his head frantically from side to side, looking for something to refresh his memory. but found nothing but darkness. and the room started to look very similar to that. of his bedroom. back at his hometown.
{NO!! It couldn't be.! It was. all. a dream.? It's cruel.}
His eyes started to tear up as things started to make themselves clearer and clearer.
{I swear. that I was there. I. had feelings for her. I LOVED HER, DAMMIT!! WHY!?!}
He lost himself and buried his face in his pillow, crying full force.
{All of that. was a dream. I. don't believe this! I just can't! Reality is full of shit.! Wait a minute.}
Darrell stopped sobbing while raising his head up to inspect his pillow. Even though he wasn't home a lot more than he used to, he still remembered how it was like, especially the bed set. The pillow in front of him was pink. now white or black. Pink. like.
"Mmm. D. Darrell?"
He gasped. He KNEW that mumbling voice right beside him. Darrell looked to his right. and a huge smile of relief spread across his face. Sakura Kasugano was right in his. or rather her bed, mumbling while getting up. He was still in Tokyo. and he was still in Sakura's company.
{ALRIGHT!!! It wasn't a dream!!}
As soon as Sakura sat up to see what was up, Darrell gave her a huge hug, totally startling her.
"Oh, thank God you're here!! I was. worried about."
"About what?" Sakura asked. "And why are you in my bed? We might be that close, but I don't exactly remember giving you permission to sleep with me, you know."
Darrell backed up and blushed. "Sorry. Now that I think about it, I really don't know how we got here. This is your house. but I thought. that we were at this tournament."
"And we fought these three guys with super abilities." Sakura finished. "Yeah. I had the same dream." Suddenly she blushed. She looked at Darrell's body, and even though his lower body was covered with her cover, she could clearly see that he was naked. Totally naked. She looked down at herself. and gasped as she was the same way.
"What's wr." Darrell immediately cut himself off and stared at Sakura's body, just realizing that she had ZERO clothes on. Sakura had the urge to slap him. but she didn't. Darrell wasn't exactly a pervert. and. well. there was something about him. and her.
SHING!!!
In an instant, everything came flooding back into both their minds. or really, almost everything. The tournament and people who participated in there were present. The battle with Shin Akuma and Ultimate Rugal was still there. but there was a blank after that. A definite blank. But the thing that was really apparent. was that they immediately remembered their love relationship.
"Sakura. That dream. was for real."
Sakura stared at him for a while before looking around her. A thought just came into her mind.
"If I'm home. then my parents MUST have seen us. If they found out that we're like this. regardless if we're in love or not. Hold on a minute."
Sakura looked in front of her to see a notebook on her desk. It was open. and resting on the wall. She got out of bed and read the message on it. It was from her mother.
"Dear Sakura. By the time you've read this message, we have seen. and approved of your boyfriend. We're happy about who you're with. Darrell cares for you. and we've seen it all on T.V. at your tournament finals. I know that you've. already had your experiences during your adventure. with him, so that's why we haven't kicked him out. and yes, we DO know that you two. are well. I guess you found out as soon as you woke up. Don't be embarrassed."
Too late. Sakura was already blushing as she read on.
"Also, concerning the matter of your. twin. We were shocked. Really. That must have been the thing you were talking about when you left months ago. We were wondering what to do with her. when you got home. Don't worry about that, either. She'll be fine here. We'll just have to get used to the system Darrell uses. Sakura K. and Sakura S., huh? Pretty clever.
"Well, anyway, we just want to let you know how proud we are of you and your. companions, especially you. You'll find some fresh clothes for you, your sis and Darrell in the free closet your brother uses for his games. They're brand new and should fit perfectly. Oh. and just to let you know. concerning the fact that you are probably reading this nude. Go on. He's right for you. Make him yours.
From Mom."
"Thanks. mom. I guess."
She put the note down and went back over to her bed.
"So. what was that?" he asked.
"It was a note for my mom. You won't believe this. but she accepts our relationship! We're as good as saved... Talk about. a relief."
Darrell smiled. "That's good, but maybe I should get some clothes on. This is sort of humiliating."
He started to get out of the bed. but oddly, Sakura held his shoulders, keeping him in.
"Sakura. what are.?"
"Shh!" she hissed while getting into the bed. "I. always wanted to do this."
Darrell stared at her for a while as she wrapped her arms around his bare body. Darrell was stunned as he saw the look in her eyes. They were full of desire, as if someone flipped a switch inside her that changed her attitude. He started to sweat a bit as she looked down on his bare body. As she glanced back at his face, Darrell decided to talk.
"Sakura."
"Darrell," she cut him off, "tell me something. Did you ever.want to explore me?"
Her question was responded by a huge look of surprise from Darrell. She smiled as he blushed, his embarrassment growing.
"Uh. what.?"
"I knew it. As soon as I talk to you about personal talk, you freeze up. You DO have a shy side. Don't worry."
Before he could think twice, Sakura pecked him on the cheek with a kiss.
"I'll break that habit."
"But. but. I don't know the first thing about."
Sakura silenced him again with a passionate kiss on the lips. After a while, she broke it and said, "I know. I don't, either. I'm trying to see what works on you and what doesn't. Trail and error. Maybe. you should try it, also."
Darrell stared at her once more. and Sakura finally stopped holding back. She pressed her lips on his, making him fall on his back. With each passing second, she built up the intensity of the kiss. She was really getting into it.
Darrell on the other hand, was on fire. Not literally, but Sakura's kisses were making him feel like he was in an oven. Never before had Sakura came on like this. He didn't know how to react to Sakura's actions.
{Hmm. that's weird} Sakura thought. {I know he likes this. but he doesn't know how to react. Not even his body is showing any sign of pleasure in my actions. What's wrong, Darrell? Are you that afraid?}
Sakura broke this kiss from Darrell's lips and stared into his eyes. and knew that her assumption was right. His eyes did show that he liked it secretly. but his body was hard to crack.
{Playing hard to get.? I get your game now, Darrell.}
"It's no use, Darrell," she grinned. "I know your little secret."
Darrell stared at her with a blank expression on his face. "Secret.?"
"I'm going to crack that shell of yours."
Not waiting for an answer, Sakura got into a position so that she was laying parallel on top of Darrell. Darrell kept his eyes on something he NEVER thought he'd see in his life time. Sakura's butt was up in the air. It seemed like no harm done, but even though Darrell was naïve, he knew exactly what Sakura was about to do.
{Oh. shit. She. wants me to. truly unite. with her.}
"Sakura. I. I."
Sakura saw Darrell's reaction and blushed.
{He found out. Good boy.}
"It's okay," Sakura mumbled quietly. "I know how serious this is for both of us. A person. can only cross that certain line once in his or her life. I think that it's our time to do that."
Darrell stared at her even more, speechless. Sakura was totally serious about this. and deep down he knew he was serious, too.
{I promised myself that I wouldn't act shy around girls. especially Sakura, but why is it so hard to dive in this time? Am I. afraid to do this?}
Somehow, Sakura immediately knew what was going through Darrell's mind. It was so clear to her, now. She gave him a warm smile and kissed his chest. This time, the kiss was different. Darrell could feel her teeth penetrate his skin and it began to sting at first. but a few seconds, he welcomed it. The burning sensation intensified as Sakura worked up to his neck. then finally back to his lips.
At this time, Darrell's body finally woke up, and Sakura saw it as Darrell suddenly stiffened and blushed at the same time. She stopped her moves for a second and looked down for the first time ever.
{Yep. I finally broke it.}
Darrell's little friend was awake and in full force and Sakura was going to make full advantage of it.
"Oh. now you're getting it."
Darrell stared into Sakura's eyes for a few seconds more. and finally made his own move.
"Sakura. are you ready. because I think I am. There's no time like the present."
Sakura looked into Darrell's eyes again. and smiled.
{He's finally catching on.}
"Okay, Darrell," she started. "I've been waiting for this. whoa!"
Darrell reached up and within a few seconds, he was on top of her, the exact opposite of what was happening before. Darrell was running on instincts and adrenaline, a combination that worked a lot in his battles. It was time to see if it would work in this battle. He took a deep breath. waited for Sakura's signal. and hit home.
Sakura gasped loudly at she wasn't as prepared as she thought for Darrell's thrust. She held onto his body, half from the pain and half making sure Darrell wouldn't pull out. Darrell saw that she was in pain. and was trying to withdraw.
"Oh, man! Sakura! I'm. I'm sorry!"
"Don't be." she whispered, her breathing slowing down from it's rapid pace. "You. did good. I'm. fine."
Both calmed down, staying within one another. It only took a few seconds before Sakura was starting to feel herself build up. Problem is, Darrell didn't have a clue.
"Da. Darrell!" she gasped, gripping tighter. "I. I'm releasing!!"
"You're what??" Darrell asked, totally surprised. "What do you mean by.?"
Darrell didn't get to finish the sentence as Sakura abruptly spread her love juice all on him. Darrell's eyes went wide from what just happened.
"Oh. Sakura.," he moaned. "That's what you meant."
Sakura was breathing hard, lying on her back from all that just happened from her. She was tired. but she knew that Darrell didn't go yet. She would have to hold out.
"Okay, Darrell. Your turn."
"I don't know, Sakura. I think I'll work up a bit."
"Huh?"
"You'll see," he replied, a small smile on his face as he came close and worked on one of Sakura's breasts. Sakura could feel herself fill up a bit. and knew what Darrell was talking about.
"First you have no idea what to do. Now you want to do some pro effort."
"Like you did," Darrell finished her sentence and resumed by getting the other breast. Sakura stayed quiet at that comment. She did come hard. and she didn't know it. After a few seconds, Darrell went for passionate kissing with Sakura and lucky Sakura had enough strength to return the favor.
{Sakura. I had the impression that the male should set the female free first. but this time you did it to me. You set me free first. I appreciate that. a lot. and I think I'm returning. the favor.}
"Sakura.! I think I'm going to do it.!"
Sakura heard Darrell's warning and braced herself. then had an idea. Just before Darrell thought he was going to go all out, Sakura switched positions insanely fast like Darrell did earlier, pulled out, and put a finger on the top of his shaft, stopping him from going any further.
"Oh, man, that's cruel, Sakura." Darrell muttered, tightening from his build-up.
"I know." she smiled mischievously. "So tell me. how much do you want to get payback on me? How much do you want me?"
Darrell grunted a bit, getting uncomfortable. but he couldn't give in to Sakura. He just knew where it would lead to. but he had no choice. She held all the aces.
"I want you. I really want you."
"Sorry, I couldn't hear you."
Darrell turned up the volume. "I really want you, Sakura. Very much."
"You're getting there." she teased. She wanted Darrell to beg for her. and she wouldn't stop until that wish was fulfilled. Darrell gripped the bed. and couldn't take it anymore.
"I WANT YOU!!!" he howled. "Come on, Sakura! I'm begging you."
She smiled. Sakura finally got Darrell dominated. "That's it, Darrell. You got it."
Sakura reunited with Darrell. and Darrell didn't waste any time releasing. Sakura could feel his juice flowing steadily inside her and didn't resist. When it stopped, Darrell's grip loosened, fatigue setting in.
"Oh, man." Darrell said quietly. "You won round two. Sakura."
"But remember, there's three rounds to every fight," Sakura reminded him. "Let's see who wins."
By the looks of it, both had one more blast before their bodies gave out. Sakura sort of noticed this, Darrell didn't. She knew that her tank was almost full, but Darrell just released. It would take about a minute for him to catch up and she didn't feel as if she'll hold that long.
"Darrell. I think we need to kick it into overdrive for this last time." she suggested.
Darrell looked up through half closed eyes and cocked an eyebrow. "What do you mean. by that.?"
"Simple."
Sakura closed her eyes, building up the energy she used to fight. After a few seconds, Darrell knew what she was talking about.
"Hold on, Sakura. I'll help."
Since both were charging for the same thing, it took only a moment. The room glowed with the presence of their love aura as it surrounded the two. Sakura let out a smile at their feat.
"How ya doing. down there?" she asked. "Think you got it in you?"
Darrell didn't respond verbally. Instead he managed to get up and kiss her quickly before flopping down on her bed.
"What does. that tell you?"
"Don't play in riddles with me, Darrell," Sakura scolded, her weak smile still intact. "I'm a straight up girl."
Before she could continue, Darrell pulled her close to him and both resume their kissing streak. They knew the moment would come soon. It's just the matter of who will want it more. Who would say it's time.?
The answer came only 5 seconds later.
"Sakura. Here it comes.!"
"Oh, man, Darrell! That was quick. I was waiting on you, you know."
Sakura saw him tighten up. and smiled. He was hers, now. just like her mother permitted.
{Such a. nice one, Darrell is. I'll never let him go. I hope you don't either. Darrell.}
"I guess I'm going, first.!?" Darrell yelled out, ready to give Sakura her victory. but Sakura's next motion surprised him totally.
"Darrell! I'm going. too!"
Darrell's mind went clotted after that. and, as if they shared thoughts, released at the same time. Sakura finally fell onto Darrell's body, totally exhausted from the double exchange. Darrell's grip on her loosened also and his arms flopped to his sides, spread out. Both were breathing hard on each other. but it was a great effort.
"Sakura.," Darrell managed to mumble in her ear as her head was resting next to his. "Why. did you give in at the last second? I thought. you dominated me."
"I did," Sakura answered, her voice muffled since she was face first in her pillow and too weak to turn her head. "It's just that. without knowing it. you got me, also. I couldn't hold it any longer."
Quiet went on for a few seconds, in which time the aura disappeared leaving two teens in a huge wreck on one another. Darrell finally said something. which meant more than anything Sakura heard throughout their experience.
"Sakura. I love you. There's no way. I'm leaving you. We're one, now. Let's not forget it."
"I can. live with that."
"Oh. and Sakura. one more thing. If, by chance, I forget that. hit me with another Midare Zakura. I'll remind myself... while you kick my butt."
Sakura turned her head to Darrell's. and nodded in agreement. They kissed one more time. then finally went out like a couple of candle lights.
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"So, Sakura. are you ready?"
"Sure, Darrell. Let's do this!"
"Okay. but first. let's charge up to get ready."
It was the Saturday after the end of the tournament and Darrell and Sakura K. found themselves in Sakura's backyard. It was a warm summer afternoon and Sakura's family wasn't home, leaving just Darrell and the two Sakuras, but the darker Sakura was sleeping late. Both fighters were in almost matching street clothes: blue jeans with white (Darrell)/light blue (Sakura) shirts and sneakers. Sakura had on her headband and red handguards while Darrell had his blue handguards.
They stood right in front of one another focusing their energy, and after a while, the golden aura appeared around them. The wind picked up a bit as Sakura jumped back and into her fighting stance, breaking the aura into two separate auras around the fighters.
"Now then. let's just see how this aura can handle our little training bout."
"Another test of our bond, huh, Sakura? This one I might just enjoy. This. was what I wanted from the very beginning of this little adventure."
Sakura smiled, then dashed in towards Darrell, who went into a defensive position. She started with a strong punch to the face that was dodged and returned with an uppercut. Sakura barely moved out of the way to return Darrell's uppercut with a roundhouse kick. Darrell parried, throwing his girlfriend off guard, and countered with a right hook to the head. Although she was off balance, Sakura K. ducked it and pulled out her flower kick. Darrell used his arms to block it as well as the strong kick to his stomach. Sakura glanced at him as he hopped into the air for his Senpukyaku and ducked that kick but was almost caught off guard at Darrell's extension sweep kick.
Sakura relied on her instincts and jumped it, then kicked out strong with her right leg. Darrell was still spinning from his Senpukyaku and when he turned towards Sakura for the final time, he used his left knuckle to knock Sakura's sneaker away. She spun around in the air in recoil, but landed on her feet, unharmed. Darrell performed a scissors kick to Sakura's head, but she duck and went for the sweep to his ankles. Darrell forced himself to get down to block her kick and retaliated with a Shakunetsuken Upper to Straight.
Sakura telegraphed and sidestepped to her right, her fist to her side.
"Shouoken!!" she cried as she was about to finally deliver the first clean attack, but Darrell hit the deck and rolled forward to get out of her way. At this point, both just countered, dodged, and blocked each others' moves. It was a long 10 minutes, and still, no one touched the other cleanly. As they fought on, their aura started to glow brighter and bigger. Before, there were two separate gold auras; a symbol of the love between the two. but now it merged as if to connect them into one complete being. One huge, gold aura covered the Kasugano backyard as Sakura threw a Hadouken at her boyfriend. Darrell did the same, causing the two blasts to cancel out.
"Okay, Darrell! Try this one out for size!! Midare. Zakura!!"
"Oh, yeah? Rekka Nakkura!!!"
Even though they were using incredible fast super moves, they still couldn't nail the other. They were moving too fast to be hit. that is until the moment before they tried to end their moves.
POW!!!
The first hit of the match was after about 11 minutes. and it was a trade off. Both fighters nailed each other in the head with wicked blows, instantly knocking them both down. but instead of being knocked away from each other, they both sort of popped into the air with the other. then dropped to the ground.
"Ugh." Darrell groaned as he stood up slowly along with his girlfriend. As he looked up, he saw smoothing totally weird: three Sakuras swimming in his eyesight, along with a halo of stars that circled his head.
{Whoa.} He thought as he tried to shake the dizziness from his head. {This doesn't. normally happen to me.}
As he recovered, Sakura's voice rang in his head.
"Heh. I guess I'm getting a little stronger, huh? Let's keep going. but this time let's turn up the stakes."
Darrell looked up to Sakura, who obviously recovered faster from her dizziness, and asked, "What.?"
"I mean all because we're boyfriend and girlfriend doesn't mean that we should go easy on one another. Let's go all out. farther than we ever did before."
For once he smiled. "I sensed that you were holding back. Just don't blame me if you're injured."
"Ditto, Darrell." Sakura replied as she went into her stance. "Let's go!"
Darrell focused himself for his trademark Shakunetsuken but as he was charging, Sakura was doing the same. He didn't notice it until he finished.
"Shakunetsu. KEN!!" he roared as his fists went aflame. Just then, Sakura yelled out a new attack name.
"Ougi. HADOUKEN!!"
"Huh?" Darrell gasped as he looked up to his opponent, seeing her fists covered in her energy. "Secret Surge Fist? Sakura.? What have you've been hiding from me?"
Sakura smirked as she answered. "Along with the Nekketsu Hadouken. I managed to create a new move for myself. This is the first time I've used it and to be honest, I copied of the same move you're using now. I think it's time to see whose is stronger."
"Let's."
Both charged at each other at the same time, Sakura going offensive. Darrell wasn't expecting her to come out so fast with a punch and got nailed in the cheek because of it. He reeled back, managing to ward off Sakura with a few blocks and a shoulder push to give himself room to check himself. When he did, he found out that he was bleeding, but it was a small cut.
"Hey.! That really hurt!" Darrell looked up to see Sakura giggling at him. "That's not funny, Sakura!"
Sakura stopped and came back at him, catching him off guard again. Darrell narrowly dodged a body blow with Sakura's new attack and countered with his own burning punch. Just like Sakura did to him, Darrell hit her cheek cleanly, leaving a bruise. Sakura didn't even have to look at herself to know that the mark was there.
"Now we're serious," she declared then went in to start a barrage of punches that were either blocked or evaded by Darrell. After a while Sakura grew tired and delivered a swift kick to Darrell's stomach. He never saw it in time.
"What the. GYAH!!"
Darrell was in pain. a lot of it. He dropped to his knees, clenching his stomach with his left arm. His attack was still going, however, and Sakura knew that. She stayed her distance and charged up.
"Hadouken!"
Darrell lifted his head and rolled out the way of Sakura's projectile to stand up. Sakura was already on top of him.
"SHOUOKEN!!"
Unlike her previous Shouoken, the one she used had a wave of energy in front of her as she delivered her special move. As Sakura roofed her boyfriend, she quickly landed and charged up again, this time upwards.
"Shinku."
Just as a blue aura covered her body, Darrell air recovered and started to land before he looked at Sakura.
"Oh CRAP!!" he yelled in surprise as he knew he was without defenses.
"HADOUKEN!"
Sakura threw her stored energy out into a huge blast that rocketed towards Darrell. A few seconds before it could hit, Darrell braced himself, getting into an aerial blocking stance.
{Huh? He knows he can't guard that without any footing into the ground. What's he thinking?}!
Sakura got her answer.
"Saikyo Defense!!!"
{Humph! Looks as if he paid a visit to Dan. I can't believe he learned something from him.}
When the Hadouken made contact with Darrell's guard, he pushed outwards with his arms, his yellow aura enabling him to send it upwards until it disappeared into thin air. He didn't waste time with words as he landed and immediately charged at Sakura. He threw a burning punch that Sakura blocked with one arm, then another that she swatted away. Sakura returned with her own energy-packed punch that Darrell hopped away from, only to hop back in with an elbow to the nose.
Sakura yelped as she was sent back by the force of his blow and instantly felt her nose bleed.
{Shit! This isn't good.}
"Hadouken!"
Sakura never lost focus and jumped over Darrell's energy attack. She then buried her sneaker deep into his face before he could recover with a hard kick. She heard Darrell curse under his breath as he was forced out of his momentum, but quickly regained it, rubbing the rushing blood that was coming out of his cheek and now his nose. Sakura wasn't going to let him recover anymore as she delivered a fast Shunpukyaku, but Darrell countered with a Shakunetsuken Upper, flooring her.
Sakura stayed down, letting the flames on her die out and recovering a bit of her energy. She felt a breeze in the area of her shirt Darrell just nailed her at and knew that Darrell ripped a gap in it.
"Come on, Sakura! You said not to hold back. I'm not. You can't take the heat, can you?"
"Oh, shut up!" Sakura replied as she got up, a bit shakily. "You've been trailing for a while, but I still have a lot of vitality left. Let's keep going."
"Sure," Darrell agreed. He went right back into his fighting stance and waited for Sakura to get to her feet, then charged up another Hadouken and threw it. Sakura once again jumped it, but this was a mistake.
"Shakunetsuken Upper!!"
Sakura gasped as she knew what would happen. She thought quickly. and kicked out once again, trying to hit Darrell first. Unfortunately, she didn't, but that doesn't mean that she missed.
Both attacks traded off again, Sakura's sending Darrell reeling and Darrell's once again letting Sakura eat grass. She stayed down a bit as Darrell held his nose, which was busted open.
"Ugh. I got to stop her from. getting into the air."
He wiped the blood from his face and shook his head just as Sakura got back into stance. Once again, she was quick to the gun.
"Shouoken!"
Darrell blocked her modified Shouoken and Sakura bounced back. He dashed after her, about to perform another uppercut but Sakura was ready.
"Hadouken!"
Once again she got him off-guard with a surprise attack, nailing a Hadouken right in his face. This stunned him for her next attack.
"Haru. ICHIBAN!!"
Sakura took him up above the height of her house with her super Shunpukyaku, attacked a bit in mid air, and finally smashed Darrell back to earth with a sledgehammer blow. Darrell's body slammed right into an outdoor table, almost denting it, and bounced off into the grass, face first. Sakura landed and looked at her boyfriend and giggled.
"This is what you get for rushing me," she added her insult to injury. She went back into stance as soon as Darrell struggled to get up. He rested on one knee, a hand on his forehead again, once again seeing stars.
"Sa. Sakura. Wait." he pleaded. "I'm. sort of out of it. right now."
Once again Sakura giggled. "I can see that by the stars over your head. This is the second time in one match. Don't tell me you're getting soft."
Darrell shook his head one more time before standing up completely, still a bit dizzy. Sakura smirked and got into her stance once again. This time she waited for Darrell to get his head together before she came up with a blow to the head. Bad move.
"Gotcha!" Darrell yelled with a sudden burst of speed. He rolled in close to Sakura, grabbing her arm and shoving his elbow right into her chin.
{His. Blind Counter. move.} Sakura acknowledged through the pain she felt. Darrell then let go of her arm, only to blast her in the head with the fist he was using to hold it. He then super canceled.
"Rekka. NAKKURA!!!"
Darrell then went into his super combo, letting loose all the power he could muster, then once again, just before he finished with the Shakunetsuken Straight, he super canceled again.
"Furi-saturai. Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku!!"
Darrell then went into his second super move, going through all sorts of varying kick combinations before finishing it. Sakura was sent spinning into the fence of her backyard, leaving back a spot of blood from her face. She slammed into it back-first, then dropped to her knees, gasping for air. She also shook her head, getting the stars out from over her head. Darrell just let her recuperate.
"Hmm." Darrell wondered. "Guess you should worry. about yourself, Sakura. Don't. underestimate me."
"You really. are trying my. patience." Sakura responded as she finally rid herself of her dizziness and got up, wiping the blood off her face. Both stared each other down. and simultaneously charged at one another. It wan no longer a training bout. It was a test to see who was the stronger spouse.
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"Ggyyyyyyyyaaaaahhh!!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!"
It has been a whopping 45 minutes of straight fighting at their best. Their clothes were shredded, their bodies bruised and cut. and still neither teen was willing to give up. It came to a battle between their best energy attacks, the Nekketsu Hadouken and the Shakunetsu Shinku Hadouken x3. The entire thing left the backyard in shambles. and the two lying on the ground half a foot away from the other, exhausted.
"S. so. do you. give up?" Sakura asked.
"I. don't think. so." Darrell responded weakly. "How. about you?"
"No. way."
Darrell and Sakura struggled to stand at the same time. Both let out painful gasps throughout the whole 15 seconds that it took them to get there. As they faced each other once again, Sakura stared into Darrell's eyes and noticed something.
{Oh. man. What did I. do? I beat him. to tears.}
Darrell's eyes were watery, but he was holding his tears in. He was taking way too much punishment to hide it for long, though. Then again, when Darrell glanced at Sakura, he saw something also.
{Wha. what? Sakura. You're. hurt badly. What have. we been doing?}
Darrell finally shook his head, surprising Sakura somewhat. When he stopped, he spoke. and Sakura was glad he did say what he did.
"Sakura. This. is too much. I can't. fight you anymore."
"Me neither. It's. not like us. to beat each other up this. badly. So."
A brief pause. and then both spoke up at the same time.
"Wanna call it. a draw.?"
At that moment, both stared at each other for a while. and finally Sakura walked close to Darrell and smiled. There was the answer.
Darrell returned the smile briefly then put his hands on his knees as he spoke. "Come on. We're both. tired. Let's go. inside."
"Darrell!! Sakura!! What the heck have you been doing?! You two look terrible!"
"Hinata." both muttered under their breath as they turned to Sakura's backyard gate to find the other part of their team. She had a shocked look on her face as she hopped the gate and ran to check them out.
"Hi, Hinata," Sakura managed to say, but Hinata cut her off.
"How long have you two been fighting each other?" she demanded.
"Uh. about. 45 minutes." Darrell replied solemnly.
Hinata stared at the two battered friends and shook her head.
"You weren't in this much of a bad shape since we fought Akuma and Rugal. Come on in. I'll treat your wounds."
"Ah, come on, Hinata," Darrell moaned. "It's not. that bad."
"I beg to differ."
All three looked towards the back door and saw Sakura S., still in her nightgown. Her eyes were half-closed as if she just woke up.
"Not you too," Sakura K. muttered. "You of all people should know that we're just fine."
The darker Sakura shook her head in disagreement. "I'm with Hinata on this one. If your little training bout woke me up, then I know that it was a huge battle. You and Darrell are almost on the verge of fainting on top of one another. I'm actually surprised you didn't."
Both Sakura K. and Darrell shot her looks, but Sakura S. and Hinata grabbed them by the arms and dragged them inside.
"Don't worry. You'll be fine," Hinata added to Sakura S.'s earlier statement. "Don't you remember that you can heal each other?"
"We can't." both said simultaneously.
"Why not?" Hinata immediately shot back.
"Well." Darrell started, "the fight took all of our energy. We can't do a thing right now."
"Biida! I should have known. Well, then, I guess it wouldn't hurt if you two chilled out and rest for the rest of the day, huh?"
"I guess so," Sakura K. said.
As all four rested in Sakura's living room couch, Darrell sighed. He had some things on his mind that he took for granted for a while. but now he thought it was time to pay his respects.
"You know guys. I'm really glad I'm friends with you. I never had this sort of bond with anyone else before. With all we went through."
"You don't need to go further," Sakura S. interrupted, pausing to take a sip out of the drink she got from the kitchen. "It's nothing."
"Yeah, it's just what comes natural when you're around people who really care for you," Hinata added while sitting down. "Just as long as you don't do anything to break that bond. then everything will be fine."
Darrell built up a smile as everyone looked at him, expecting him to comment. He did. but it was a shocker.
"That's good. because after the tournament I called my mother. and after a lot of paperwork and nagging. I decided to stay here with you guys."
Instantly, the other three girls shot him looks, making him sweartdrop. He didn't expect them to react that way so he tightened in his chair as a response.
"Uh. wrong. thing to say?" he asked.
The stares continued until Sakura K. started to giggle. At first it was light but it quickly grew in volume into a full-blown laugh. Everyone then looked at her, but she didn't stop.
"Darrell. That's great! Do you know what this means? We won't have to separate for anything! I'm so excited about what happens to us later in life now that we're a couple!"
Darrell smiled and blushed simultaneously. He finally found peace within himself and his dearest friends, as well as place where he felt accepted. He found a second home.
"Thanks again, guys." he said out loud. He then got up and asked, "Hey! How about a little trip to Ryuzama's ice cream place? I'm buying!"
"Sure! No problem!" Hinata cheered while jumping out her seat, revving to go. The Sakuras just smiled and followed suit. Within 5 minutes the team was walking outside, ready to gouge themselves. but as they went, a figure was watching them from an alleyway, his dark eyes on Darrell.
"But. . . but. . .that's not possible. He doesn't remember me. . . or even recall that last confrontation. My own other half. Why?"
The figure in the shadow of the building just shook his head. . . then walked away, certain that he would meet his lighter side again. . .
END
Author's Final Notes: Well. after a lot of planning and 8 months of writing Street Fighter: New Archives is finally finished. . . or is it? Do I smell a sequel? Anyway please review because I'd like to see how I did on my first fanfic. Expect a lot of SF fanfics from me. For now this is DeNice signing off until next time.
NOTE: This chapter contains sex and nudity. Since this is the final chapter, this will be the final warning.
Darrell moaned loudly as he slowly came to. He was on the ground. on his back. sweating like there's no tomorrow. The room he was in was dark, so he couldn't see where he was. and he wasn't exactly on the ground. It was a bed. A nice, comfortable one with sheets securing him. He sat up. and shook his head as he tried to check what happened. After 30 seconds, his head was clueless.
{What the. heck happened? It seemed like. I was fighting three super- powered guys. along with Sakura and the others. but it felt so real I swear I could feel the blood of that last guy. Wait. the rest is a blur. WAIT.! I. can't remember even being with Sakura and the others at the tournament. or any point before that! It's like. she wasn't real to me.}
Darrell turned his head frantically from side to side, looking for something to refresh his memory. but found nothing but darkness. and the room started to look very similar to that. of his bedroom. back at his hometown.
{NO!! It couldn't be.! It was. all. a dream.? It's cruel.}
His eyes started to tear up as things started to make themselves clearer and clearer.
{I swear. that I was there. I. had feelings for her. I LOVED HER, DAMMIT!! WHY!?!}
He lost himself and buried his face in his pillow, crying full force.
{All of that. was a dream. I. don't believe this! I just can't! Reality is full of shit.! Wait a minute.}
Darrell stopped sobbing while raising his head up to inspect his pillow. Even though he wasn't home a lot more than he used to, he still remembered how it was like, especially the bed set. The pillow in front of him was pink. now white or black. Pink. like.
"Mmm. D. Darrell?"
He gasped. He KNEW that mumbling voice right beside him. Darrell looked to his right. and a huge smile of relief spread across his face. Sakura Kasugano was right in his. or rather her bed, mumbling while getting up. He was still in Tokyo. and he was still in Sakura's company.
{ALRIGHT!!! It wasn't a dream!!}
As soon as Sakura sat up to see what was up, Darrell gave her a huge hug, totally startling her.
"Oh, thank God you're here!! I was. worried about."
"About what?" Sakura asked. "And why are you in my bed? We might be that close, but I don't exactly remember giving you permission to sleep with me, you know."
Darrell backed up and blushed. "Sorry. Now that I think about it, I really don't know how we got here. This is your house. but I thought. that we were at this tournament."
"And we fought these three guys with super abilities." Sakura finished. "Yeah. I had the same dream." Suddenly she blushed. She looked at Darrell's body, and even though his lower body was covered with her cover, she could clearly see that he was naked. Totally naked. She looked down at herself. and gasped as she was the same way.
"What's wr." Darrell immediately cut himself off and stared at Sakura's body, just realizing that she had ZERO clothes on. Sakura had the urge to slap him. but she didn't. Darrell wasn't exactly a pervert. and. well. there was something about him. and her.
SHING!!!
In an instant, everything came flooding back into both their minds. or really, almost everything. The tournament and people who participated in there were present. The battle with Shin Akuma and Ultimate Rugal was still there. but there was a blank after that. A definite blank. But the thing that was really apparent. was that they immediately remembered their love relationship.
"Sakura. That dream. was for real."
Sakura stared at him for a while before looking around her. A thought just came into her mind.
"If I'm home. then my parents MUST have seen us. If they found out that we're like this. regardless if we're in love or not. Hold on a minute."
Sakura looked in front of her to see a notebook on her desk. It was open. and resting on the wall. She got out of bed and read the message on it. It was from her mother.
"Dear Sakura. By the time you've read this message, we have seen. and approved of your boyfriend. We're happy about who you're with. Darrell cares for you. and we've seen it all on T.V. at your tournament finals. I know that you've. already had your experiences during your adventure. with him, so that's why we haven't kicked him out. and yes, we DO know that you two. are well. I guess you found out as soon as you woke up. Don't be embarrassed."
Too late. Sakura was already blushing as she read on.
"Also, concerning the matter of your. twin. We were shocked. Really. That must have been the thing you were talking about when you left months ago. We were wondering what to do with her. when you got home. Don't worry about that, either. She'll be fine here. We'll just have to get used to the system Darrell uses. Sakura K. and Sakura S., huh? Pretty clever.
"Well, anyway, we just want to let you know how proud we are of you and your. companions, especially you. You'll find some fresh clothes for you, your sis and Darrell in the free closet your brother uses for his games. They're brand new and should fit perfectly. Oh. and just to let you know. concerning the fact that you are probably reading this nude. Go on. He's right for you. Make him yours.
From Mom."
"Thanks. mom. I guess."
She put the note down and went back over to her bed.
"So. what was that?" he asked.
"It was a note for my mom. You won't believe this. but she accepts our relationship! We're as good as saved... Talk about. a relief."
Darrell smiled. "That's good, but maybe I should get some clothes on. This is sort of humiliating."
He started to get out of the bed. but oddly, Sakura held his shoulders, keeping him in.
"Sakura. what are.?"
"Shh!" she hissed while getting into the bed. "I. always wanted to do this."
Darrell stared at her for a while as she wrapped her arms around his bare body. Darrell was stunned as he saw the look in her eyes. They were full of desire, as if someone flipped a switch inside her that changed her attitude. He started to sweat a bit as she looked down on his bare body. As she glanced back at his face, Darrell decided to talk.
"Sakura."
"Darrell," she cut him off, "tell me something. Did you ever.want to explore me?"
Her question was responded by a huge look of surprise from Darrell. She smiled as he blushed, his embarrassment growing.
"Uh. what.?"
"I knew it. As soon as I talk to you about personal talk, you freeze up. You DO have a shy side. Don't worry."
Before he could think twice, Sakura pecked him on the cheek with a kiss.
"I'll break that habit."
"But. but. I don't know the first thing about."
Sakura silenced him again with a passionate kiss on the lips. After a while, she broke it and said, "I know. I don't, either. I'm trying to see what works on you and what doesn't. Trail and error. Maybe. you should try it, also."
Darrell stared at her once more. and Sakura finally stopped holding back. She pressed her lips on his, making him fall on his back. With each passing second, she built up the intensity of the kiss. She was really getting into it.
Darrell on the other hand, was on fire. Not literally, but Sakura's kisses were making him feel like he was in an oven. Never before had Sakura came on like this. He didn't know how to react to Sakura's actions.
{Hmm. that's weird} Sakura thought. {I know he likes this. but he doesn't know how to react. Not even his body is showing any sign of pleasure in my actions. What's wrong, Darrell? Are you that afraid?}
Sakura broke this kiss from Darrell's lips and stared into his eyes. and knew that her assumption was right. His eyes did show that he liked it secretly. but his body was hard to crack.
{Playing hard to get.? I get your game now, Darrell.}
"It's no use, Darrell," she grinned. "I know your little secret."
Darrell stared at her with a blank expression on his face. "Secret.?"
"I'm going to crack that shell of yours."
Not waiting for an answer, Sakura got into a position so that she was laying parallel on top of Darrell. Darrell kept his eyes on something he NEVER thought he'd see in his life time. Sakura's butt was up in the air. It seemed like no harm done, but even though Darrell was naïve, he knew exactly what Sakura was about to do.
{Oh. shit. She. wants me to. truly unite. with her.}
"Sakura. I. I."
Sakura saw Darrell's reaction and blushed.
{He found out. Good boy.}
"It's okay," Sakura mumbled quietly. "I know how serious this is for both of us. A person. can only cross that certain line once in his or her life. I think that it's our time to do that."
Darrell stared at her even more, speechless. Sakura was totally serious about this. and deep down he knew he was serious, too.
{I promised myself that I wouldn't act shy around girls. especially Sakura, but why is it so hard to dive in this time? Am I. afraid to do this?}
Somehow, Sakura immediately knew what was going through Darrell's mind. It was so clear to her, now. She gave him a warm smile and kissed his chest. This time, the kiss was different. Darrell could feel her teeth penetrate his skin and it began to sting at first. but a few seconds, he welcomed it. The burning sensation intensified as Sakura worked up to his neck. then finally back to his lips.
At this time, Darrell's body finally woke up, and Sakura saw it as Darrell suddenly stiffened and blushed at the same time. She stopped her moves for a second and looked down for the first time ever.
{Yep. I finally broke it.}
Darrell's little friend was awake and in full force and Sakura was going to make full advantage of it.
"Oh. now you're getting it."
Darrell stared into Sakura's eyes for a few seconds more. and finally made his own move.
"Sakura. are you ready. because I think I am. There's no time like the present."
Sakura looked into Darrell's eyes again. and smiled.
{He's finally catching on.}
"Okay, Darrell," she started. "I've been waiting for this. whoa!"
Darrell reached up and within a few seconds, he was on top of her, the exact opposite of what was happening before. Darrell was running on instincts and adrenaline, a combination that worked a lot in his battles. It was time to see if it would work in this battle. He took a deep breath. waited for Sakura's signal. and hit home.
Sakura gasped loudly at she wasn't as prepared as she thought for Darrell's thrust. She held onto his body, half from the pain and half making sure Darrell wouldn't pull out. Darrell saw that she was in pain. and was trying to withdraw.
"Oh, man! Sakura! I'm. I'm sorry!"
"Don't be." she whispered, her breathing slowing down from it's rapid pace. "You. did good. I'm. fine."
Both calmed down, staying within one another. It only took a few seconds before Sakura was starting to feel herself build up. Problem is, Darrell didn't have a clue.
"Da. Darrell!" she gasped, gripping tighter. "I. I'm releasing!!"
"You're what??" Darrell asked, totally surprised. "What do you mean by.?"
Darrell didn't get to finish the sentence as Sakura abruptly spread her love juice all on him. Darrell's eyes went wide from what just happened.
"Oh. Sakura.," he moaned. "That's what you meant."
Sakura was breathing hard, lying on her back from all that just happened from her. She was tired. but she knew that Darrell didn't go yet. She would have to hold out.
"Okay, Darrell. Your turn."
"I don't know, Sakura. I think I'll work up a bit."
"Huh?"
"You'll see," he replied, a small smile on his face as he came close and worked on one of Sakura's breasts. Sakura could feel herself fill up a bit. and knew what Darrell was talking about.
"First you have no idea what to do. Now you want to do some pro effort."
"Like you did," Darrell finished her sentence and resumed by getting the other breast. Sakura stayed quiet at that comment. She did come hard. and she didn't know it. After a few seconds, Darrell went for passionate kissing with Sakura and lucky Sakura had enough strength to return the favor.
{Sakura. I had the impression that the male should set the female free first. but this time you did it to me. You set me free first. I appreciate that. a lot. and I think I'm returning. the favor.}
"Sakura.! I think I'm going to do it.!"
Sakura heard Darrell's warning and braced herself. then had an idea. Just before Darrell thought he was going to go all out, Sakura switched positions insanely fast like Darrell did earlier, pulled out, and put a finger on the top of his shaft, stopping him from going any further.
"Oh, man, that's cruel, Sakura." Darrell muttered, tightening from his build-up.
"I know." she smiled mischievously. "So tell me. how much do you want to get payback on me? How much do you want me?"
Darrell grunted a bit, getting uncomfortable. but he couldn't give in to Sakura. He just knew where it would lead to. but he had no choice. She held all the aces.
"I want you. I really want you."
"Sorry, I couldn't hear you."
Darrell turned up the volume. "I really want you, Sakura. Very much."
"You're getting there." she teased. She wanted Darrell to beg for her. and she wouldn't stop until that wish was fulfilled. Darrell gripped the bed. and couldn't take it anymore.
"I WANT YOU!!!" he howled. "Come on, Sakura! I'm begging you."
She smiled. Sakura finally got Darrell dominated. "That's it, Darrell. You got it."
Sakura reunited with Darrell. and Darrell didn't waste any time releasing. Sakura could feel his juice flowing steadily inside her and didn't resist. When it stopped, Darrell's grip loosened, fatigue setting in.
"Oh, man." Darrell said quietly. "You won round two. Sakura."
"But remember, there's three rounds to every fight," Sakura reminded him. "Let's see who wins."
By the looks of it, both had one more blast before their bodies gave out. Sakura sort of noticed this, Darrell didn't. She knew that her tank was almost full, but Darrell just released. It would take about a minute for him to catch up and she didn't feel as if she'll hold that long.
"Darrell. I think we need to kick it into overdrive for this last time." she suggested.
Darrell looked up through half closed eyes and cocked an eyebrow. "What do you mean. by that.?"
"Simple."
Sakura closed her eyes, building up the energy she used to fight. After a few seconds, Darrell knew what she was talking about.
"Hold on, Sakura. I'll help."
Since both were charging for the same thing, it took only a moment. The room glowed with the presence of their love aura as it surrounded the two. Sakura let out a smile at their feat.
"How ya doing. down there?" she asked. "Think you got it in you?"
Darrell didn't respond verbally. Instead he managed to get up and kiss her quickly before flopping down on her bed.
"What does. that tell you?"
"Don't play in riddles with me, Darrell," Sakura scolded, her weak smile still intact. "I'm a straight up girl."
Before she could continue, Darrell pulled her close to him and both resume their kissing streak. They knew the moment would come soon. It's just the matter of who will want it more. Who would say it's time.?
The answer came only 5 seconds later.
"Sakura. Here it comes.!"
"Oh, man, Darrell! That was quick. I was waiting on you, you know."
Sakura saw him tighten up. and smiled. He was hers, now. just like her mother permitted.
{Such a. nice one, Darrell is. I'll never let him go. I hope you don't either. Darrell.}
"I guess I'm going, first.!?" Darrell yelled out, ready to give Sakura her victory. but Sakura's next motion surprised him totally.
"Darrell! I'm going. too!"
Darrell's mind went clotted after that. and, as if they shared thoughts, released at the same time. Sakura finally fell onto Darrell's body, totally exhausted from the double exchange. Darrell's grip on her loosened also and his arms flopped to his sides, spread out. Both were breathing hard on each other. but it was a great effort.
"Sakura.," Darrell managed to mumble in her ear as her head was resting next to his. "Why. did you give in at the last second? I thought. you dominated me."
"I did," Sakura answered, her voice muffled since she was face first in her pillow and too weak to turn her head. "It's just that. without knowing it. you got me, also. I couldn't hold it any longer."
Quiet went on for a few seconds, in which time the aura disappeared leaving two teens in a huge wreck on one another. Darrell finally said something. which meant more than anything Sakura heard throughout their experience.
"Sakura. I love you. There's no way. I'm leaving you. We're one, now. Let's not forget it."
"I can. live with that."
"Oh. and Sakura. one more thing. If, by chance, I forget that. hit me with another Midare Zakura. I'll remind myself... while you kick my butt."
Sakura turned her head to Darrell's. and nodded in agreement. They kissed one more time. then finally went out like a couple of candle lights.
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"So, Sakura. are you ready?"
"Sure, Darrell. Let's do this!"
"Okay. but first. let's charge up to get ready."
It was the Saturday after the end of the tournament and Darrell and Sakura K. found themselves in Sakura's backyard. It was a warm summer afternoon and Sakura's family wasn't home, leaving just Darrell and the two Sakuras, but the darker Sakura was sleeping late. Both fighters were in almost matching street clothes: blue jeans with white (Darrell)/light blue (Sakura) shirts and sneakers. Sakura had on her headband and red handguards while Darrell had his blue handguards.
They stood right in front of one another focusing their energy, and after a while, the golden aura appeared around them. The wind picked up a bit as Sakura jumped back and into her fighting stance, breaking the aura into two separate auras around the fighters.
"Now then. let's just see how this aura can handle our little training bout."
"Another test of our bond, huh, Sakura? This one I might just enjoy. This. was what I wanted from the very beginning of this little adventure."
Sakura smiled, then dashed in towards Darrell, who went into a defensive position. She started with a strong punch to the face that was dodged and returned with an uppercut. Sakura barely moved out of the way to return Darrell's uppercut with a roundhouse kick. Darrell parried, throwing his girlfriend off guard, and countered with a right hook to the head. Although she was off balance, Sakura K. ducked it and pulled out her flower kick. Darrell used his arms to block it as well as the strong kick to his stomach. Sakura glanced at him as he hopped into the air for his Senpukyaku and ducked that kick but was almost caught off guard at Darrell's extension sweep kick.
Sakura relied on her instincts and jumped it, then kicked out strong with her right leg. Darrell was still spinning from his Senpukyaku and when he turned towards Sakura for the final time, he used his left knuckle to knock Sakura's sneaker away. She spun around in the air in recoil, but landed on her feet, unharmed. Darrell performed a scissors kick to Sakura's head, but she duck and went for the sweep to his ankles. Darrell forced himself to get down to block her kick and retaliated with a Shakunetsuken Upper to Straight.
Sakura telegraphed and sidestepped to her right, her fist to her side.
"Shouoken!!" she cried as she was about to finally deliver the first clean attack, but Darrell hit the deck and rolled forward to get out of her way. At this point, both just countered, dodged, and blocked each others' moves. It was a long 10 minutes, and still, no one touched the other cleanly. As they fought on, their aura started to glow brighter and bigger. Before, there were two separate gold auras; a symbol of the love between the two. but now it merged as if to connect them into one complete being. One huge, gold aura covered the Kasugano backyard as Sakura threw a Hadouken at her boyfriend. Darrell did the same, causing the two blasts to cancel out.
"Okay, Darrell! Try this one out for size!! Midare. Zakura!!"
"Oh, yeah? Rekka Nakkura!!!"
Even though they were using incredible fast super moves, they still couldn't nail the other. They were moving too fast to be hit. that is until the moment before they tried to end their moves.
POW!!!
The first hit of the match was after about 11 minutes. and it was a trade off. Both fighters nailed each other in the head with wicked blows, instantly knocking them both down. but instead of being knocked away from each other, they both sort of popped into the air with the other. then dropped to the ground.
"Ugh." Darrell groaned as he stood up slowly along with his girlfriend. As he looked up, he saw smoothing totally weird: three Sakuras swimming in his eyesight, along with a halo of stars that circled his head.
{Whoa.} He thought as he tried to shake the dizziness from his head. {This doesn't. normally happen to me.}
As he recovered, Sakura's voice rang in his head.
"Heh. I guess I'm getting a little stronger, huh? Let's keep going. but this time let's turn up the stakes."
Darrell looked up to Sakura, who obviously recovered faster from her dizziness, and asked, "What.?"
"I mean all because we're boyfriend and girlfriend doesn't mean that we should go easy on one another. Let's go all out. farther than we ever did before."
For once he smiled. "I sensed that you were holding back. Just don't blame me if you're injured."
"Ditto, Darrell." Sakura replied as she went into her stance. "Let's go!"
Darrell focused himself for his trademark Shakunetsuken but as he was charging, Sakura was doing the same. He didn't notice it until he finished.
"Shakunetsu. KEN!!" he roared as his fists went aflame. Just then, Sakura yelled out a new attack name.
"Ougi. HADOUKEN!!"
"Huh?" Darrell gasped as he looked up to his opponent, seeing her fists covered in her energy. "Secret Surge Fist? Sakura.? What have you've been hiding from me?"
Sakura smirked as she answered. "Along with the Nekketsu Hadouken. I managed to create a new move for myself. This is the first time I've used it and to be honest, I copied of the same move you're using now. I think it's time to see whose is stronger."
"Let's."
Both charged at each other at the same time, Sakura going offensive. Darrell wasn't expecting her to come out so fast with a punch and got nailed in the cheek because of it. He reeled back, managing to ward off Sakura with a few blocks and a shoulder push to give himself room to check himself. When he did, he found out that he was bleeding, but it was a small cut.
"Hey.! That really hurt!" Darrell looked up to see Sakura giggling at him. "That's not funny, Sakura!"
Sakura stopped and came back at him, catching him off guard again. Darrell narrowly dodged a body blow with Sakura's new attack and countered with his own burning punch. Just like Sakura did to him, Darrell hit her cheek cleanly, leaving a bruise. Sakura didn't even have to look at herself to know that the mark was there.
"Now we're serious," she declared then went in to start a barrage of punches that were either blocked or evaded by Darrell. After a while Sakura grew tired and delivered a swift kick to Darrell's stomach. He never saw it in time.
"What the. GYAH!!"
Darrell was in pain. a lot of it. He dropped to his knees, clenching his stomach with his left arm. His attack was still going, however, and Sakura knew that. She stayed her distance and charged up.
"Hadouken!"
Darrell lifted his head and rolled out the way of Sakura's projectile to stand up. Sakura was already on top of him.
"SHOUOKEN!!"
Unlike her previous Shouoken, the one she used had a wave of energy in front of her as she delivered her special move. As Sakura roofed her boyfriend, she quickly landed and charged up again, this time upwards.
"Shinku."
Just as a blue aura covered her body, Darrell air recovered and started to land before he looked at Sakura.
"Oh CRAP!!" he yelled in surprise as he knew he was without defenses.
"HADOUKEN!"
Sakura threw her stored energy out into a huge blast that rocketed towards Darrell. A few seconds before it could hit, Darrell braced himself, getting into an aerial blocking stance.
{Huh? He knows he can't guard that without any footing into the ground. What's he thinking?}!
Sakura got her answer.
"Saikyo Defense!!!"
{Humph! Looks as if he paid a visit to Dan. I can't believe he learned something from him.}
When the Hadouken made contact with Darrell's guard, he pushed outwards with his arms, his yellow aura enabling him to send it upwards until it disappeared into thin air. He didn't waste time with words as he landed and immediately charged at Sakura. He threw a burning punch that Sakura blocked with one arm, then another that she swatted away. Sakura returned with her own energy-packed punch that Darrell hopped away from, only to hop back in with an elbow to the nose.
Sakura yelped as she was sent back by the force of his blow and instantly felt her nose bleed.
{Shit! This isn't good.}
"Hadouken!"
Sakura never lost focus and jumped over Darrell's energy attack. She then buried her sneaker deep into his face before he could recover with a hard kick. She heard Darrell curse under his breath as he was forced out of his momentum, but quickly regained it, rubbing the rushing blood that was coming out of his cheek and now his nose. Sakura wasn't going to let him recover anymore as she delivered a fast Shunpukyaku, but Darrell countered with a Shakunetsuken Upper, flooring her.
Sakura stayed down, letting the flames on her die out and recovering a bit of her energy. She felt a breeze in the area of her shirt Darrell just nailed her at and knew that Darrell ripped a gap in it.
"Come on, Sakura! You said not to hold back. I'm not. You can't take the heat, can you?"
"Oh, shut up!" Sakura replied as she got up, a bit shakily. "You've been trailing for a while, but I still have a lot of vitality left. Let's keep going."
"Sure," Darrell agreed. He went right back into his fighting stance and waited for Sakura to get to her feet, then charged up another Hadouken and threw it. Sakura once again jumped it, but this was a mistake.
"Shakunetsuken Upper!!"
Sakura gasped as she knew what would happen. She thought quickly. and kicked out once again, trying to hit Darrell first. Unfortunately, she didn't, but that doesn't mean that she missed.
Both attacks traded off again, Sakura's sending Darrell reeling and Darrell's once again letting Sakura eat grass. She stayed down a bit as Darrell held his nose, which was busted open.
"Ugh. I got to stop her from. getting into the air."
He wiped the blood from his face and shook his head just as Sakura got back into stance. Once again, she was quick to the gun.
"Shouoken!"
Darrell blocked her modified Shouoken and Sakura bounced back. He dashed after her, about to perform another uppercut but Sakura was ready.
"Hadouken!"
Once again she got him off-guard with a surprise attack, nailing a Hadouken right in his face. This stunned him for her next attack.
"Haru. ICHIBAN!!"
Sakura took him up above the height of her house with her super Shunpukyaku, attacked a bit in mid air, and finally smashed Darrell back to earth with a sledgehammer blow. Darrell's body slammed right into an outdoor table, almost denting it, and bounced off into the grass, face first. Sakura landed and looked at her boyfriend and giggled.
"This is what you get for rushing me," she added her insult to injury. She went back into stance as soon as Darrell struggled to get up. He rested on one knee, a hand on his forehead again, once again seeing stars.
"Sa. Sakura. Wait." he pleaded. "I'm. sort of out of it. right now."
Once again Sakura giggled. "I can see that by the stars over your head. This is the second time in one match. Don't tell me you're getting soft."
Darrell shook his head one more time before standing up completely, still a bit dizzy. Sakura smirked and got into her stance once again. This time she waited for Darrell to get his head together before she came up with a blow to the head. Bad move.
"Gotcha!" Darrell yelled with a sudden burst of speed. He rolled in close to Sakura, grabbing her arm and shoving his elbow right into her chin.
{His. Blind Counter. move.} Sakura acknowledged through the pain she felt. Darrell then let go of her arm, only to blast her in the head with the fist he was using to hold it. He then super canceled.
"Rekka. NAKKURA!!!"
Darrell then went into his super combo, letting loose all the power he could muster, then once again, just before he finished with the Shakunetsuken Straight, he super canceled again.
"Furi-saturai. Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku!!"
Darrell then went into his second super move, going through all sorts of varying kick combinations before finishing it. Sakura was sent spinning into the fence of her backyard, leaving back a spot of blood from her face. She slammed into it back-first, then dropped to her knees, gasping for air. She also shook her head, getting the stars out from over her head. Darrell just let her recuperate.
"Hmm." Darrell wondered. "Guess you should worry. about yourself, Sakura. Don't. underestimate me."
"You really. are trying my. patience." Sakura responded as she finally rid herself of her dizziness and got up, wiping the blood off her face. Both stared each other down. and simultaneously charged at one another. It wan no longer a training bout. It was a test to see who was the stronger spouse.
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"Ggyyyyyyyyaaaaahhh!!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!"
It has been a whopping 45 minutes of straight fighting at their best. Their clothes were shredded, their bodies bruised and cut. and still neither teen was willing to give up. It came to a battle between their best energy attacks, the Nekketsu Hadouken and the Shakunetsu Shinku Hadouken x3. The entire thing left the backyard in shambles. and the two lying on the ground half a foot away from the other, exhausted.
"S. so. do you. give up?" Sakura asked.
"I. don't think. so." Darrell responded weakly. "How. about you?"
"No. way."
Darrell and Sakura struggled to stand at the same time. Both let out painful gasps throughout the whole 15 seconds that it took them to get there. As they faced each other once again, Sakura stared into Darrell's eyes and noticed something.
{Oh. man. What did I. do? I beat him. to tears.}
Darrell's eyes were watery, but he was holding his tears in. He was taking way too much punishment to hide it for long, though. Then again, when Darrell glanced at Sakura, he saw something also.
{Wha. what? Sakura. You're. hurt badly. What have. we been doing?}
Darrell finally shook his head, surprising Sakura somewhat. When he stopped, he spoke. and Sakura was glad he did say what he did.
"Sakura. This. is too much. I can't. fight you anymore."
"Me neither. It's. not like us. to beat each other up this. badly. So."
A brief pause. and then both spoke up at the same time.
"Wanna call it. a draw.?"
At that moment, both stared at each other for a while. and finally Sakura walked close to Darrell and smiled. There was the answer.
Darrell returned the smile briefly then put his hands on his knees as he spoke. "Come on. We're both. tired. Let's go. inside."
"Darrell!! Sakura!! What the heck have you been doing?! You two look terrible!"
"Hinata." both muttered under their breath as they turned to Sakura's backyard gate to find the other part of their team. She had a shocked look on her face as she hopped the gate and ran to check them out.
"Hi, Hinata," Sakura managed to say, but Hinata cut her off.
"How long have you two been fighting each other?" she demanded.
"Uh. about. 45 minutes." Darrell replied solemnly.
Hinata stared at the two battered friends and shook her head.
"You weren't in this much of a bad shape since we fought Akuma and Rugal. Come on in. I'll treat your wounds."
"Ah, come on, Hinata," Darrell moaned. "It's not. that bad."
"I beg to differ."
All three looked towards the back door and saw Sakura S., still in her nightgown. Her eyes were half-closed as if she just woke up.
"Not you too," Sakura K. muttered. "You of all people should know that we're just fine."
The darker Sakura shook her head in disagreement. "I'm with Hinata on this one. If your little training bout woke me up, then I know that it was a huge battle. You and Darrell are almost on the verge of fainting on top of one another. I'm actually surprised you didn't."
Both Sakura K. and Darrell shot her looks, but Sakura S. and Hinata grabbed them by the arms and dragged them inside.
"Don't worry. You'll be fine," Hinata added to Sakura S.'s earlier statement. "Don't you remember that you can heal each other?"
"We can't." both said simultaneously.
"Why not?" Hinata immediately shot back.
"Well." Darrell started, "the fight took all of our energy. We can't do a thing right now."
"Biida! I should have known. Well, then, I guess it wouldn't hurt if you two chilled out and rest for the rest of the day, huh?"
"I guess so," Sakura K. said.
As all four rested in Sakura's living room couch, Darrell sighed. He had some things on his mind that he took for granted for a while. but now he thought it was time to pay his respects.
"You know guys. I'm really glad I'm friends with you. I never had this sort of bond with anyone else before. With all we went through."
"You don't need to go further," Sakura S. interrupted, pausing to take a sip out of the drink she got from the kitchen. "It's nothing."
"Yeah, it's just what comes natural when you're around people who really care for you," Hinata added while sitting down. "Just as long as you don't do anything to break that bond. then everything will be fine."
Darrell built up a smile as everyone looked at him, expecting him to comment. He did. but it was a shocker.
"That's good. because after the tournament I called my mother. and after a lot of paperwork and nagging. I decided to stay here with you guys."
Instantly, the other three girls shot him looks, making him sweartdrop. He didn't expect them to react that way so he tightened in his chair as a response.
"Uh. wrong. thing to say?" he asked.
The stares continued until Sakura K. started to giggle. At first it was light but it quickly grew in volume into a full-blown laugh. Everyone then looked at her, but she didn't stop.
"Darrell. That's great! Do you know what this means? We won't have to separate for anything! I'm so excited about what happens to us later in life now that we're a couple!"
Darrell smiled and blushed simultaneously. He finally found peace within himself and his dearest friends, as well as place where he felt accepted. He found a second home.
"Thanks again, guys." he said out loud. He then got up and asked, "Hey! How about a little trip to Ryuzama's ice cream place? I'm buying!"
"Sure! No problem!" Hinata cheered while jumping out her seat, revving to go. The Sakuras just smiled and followed suit. Within 5 minutes the team was walking outside, ready to gouge themselves. but as they went, a figure was watching them from an alleyway, his dark eyes on Darrell.
"But. . . but. . .that's not possible. He doesn't remember me. . . or even recall that last confrontation. My own other half. Why?"
The figure in the shadow of the building just shook his head. . . then walked away, certain that he would meet his lighter side again. . .
END
Author's Final Notes: Well. after a lot of planning and 8 months of writing Street Fighter: New Archives is finally finished. . . or is it? Do I smell a sequel? Anyway please review because I'd like to see how I did on my first fanfic. Expect a lot of SF fanfics from me. For now this is DeNice signing off until next time.