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Ghost: Kept you all hangin' for a minute didn't I? Don't worry I'm back in my game with a lot of ideas for this one I'm not done yet by far.
CROWSCHAPTER TEN: A CHANCE MEETING
Quinn decided to go to the hotel gym, training always made her concentrate on more important matters.
"Don't get involved he's just a brat who thinks he's better than everyone, though he kept looking at me with some kind of deep satisfaction" She thought
She enjoyed training in the dark it helped hone her senses, and besides all ninja's worked under the cover of darkness, ninjitsu was all about the art of concealment, to mix into your environment, to become invisible.
That's why she couldn't help but smile when her disguises worked, no one would know it was her dressed in her black ninja clothes, not even the members of her unit, it was pretty late so she knew no one would be around, or so she thought.
"I thought I'd find you here San or should I say Quinn" came a voice in the shadows
Quinn was stopped in the middle of her tai chi; she looked towards the door to see Ray standing there leaning against the doorway, his arms were crossed, to his surprise she didn't seem all that bothered that he knew her.
"I have to say you had me going for a minute, and it's truly an honour to be standing in your presence, you don't know how much of a hero you are" Ray said amazed
"Trust me I know, and besides isn't it a little late for you to be walking out and about at night isn't it?" she asked a little coldly.
"Hey I'm in a hotel one of the most safest places to be" Ray replied
"Not with me around it isn't, if I were you I'd stay away," she snapped
"Why were you at Kai's tonight? I wanna know what's going on," he demanded angrily
"What happens if I don't tell you, are you going to beat me up?" she teased
"If I have to," he replied knowing full well he wouldn't bring his hand to a girl.
He respected them too much, and for some strange reason he more than respected her.
"Don't you know that I'm an assassin, I could kill you easily kid" Quinn said slightly annoyed at his persistence, to her surprise Ray stood his ground.
"I think you'd have a hard time trying too" he replied
She was a little taken aback when she saw Ray's gleaming white fangs; she had also noticed that his amber eyes had become more cat like.
"A nicojin I'm impressed, I've heard of your kind, but you're still a weak opponent for me." She said looking him over.
"How about we put that theory to the test" he replied
Quinn nodded they stood before each other in their stances, and then began fighting.
He couldn't believe he was fighting a living legend, this girl was respected by all, though here in Japan not all shared that opinion, this girl defended the weak, she had even saved Lee once from a nasty fight.
"Wow you are good" Ray said blocking some of her attacks, but she got him in the stomach sending him on his back.
"Thanks I've done this since before you were born" she replied blocking each and every attack and now and again somersaulting over his head and attacking him again.
"You must feel really old saying that" he said
"You know what they say experience comes with age, but I too have to train day in day out, and when I'm not training I'm blading, my work is never done" she replied
To Ray's amazement she leapt from the floor and flew onto the bars that were the rafters of the gym.
"I thought only my kind could do that" Ray said surprised
"Ninja's are basically nicojins without the cat features, I'm glad of that too" she replied swinging amongst the rafters gymnastically.
Ray wasn't that bad looking really, but she suddenly remind herself that he was a kid and two years younger than her, Ray leapt from the floor onto the rafters.
"Bout time you joined me I wanna finish this fight and go for a shower" she teased
Ray was finding it hard to admit that she was quicker and much stronger than him, as they somersaulted from rafter to rafter fighting each other; suddenly she blocked a punch and looked at him.
Ray suddenly lost himself in the intensity of her eyes, from afar they seemed cold and cruel, but close up they were dark and mysterious like a wild animal, the fighters didn't move just stayed locked together.
"One lesson know your strengths and weaknesses, you picked the wrong opponent to fight but you fought bravely," she said admiringly,
Quinn had sensed that Ray had great strength; he had held back his fighting abilities because he was too honourable and kind towards women, she admired that in him, before reminding herself that he was a kid.
"What?" Ray began he looked at her confused.
He suddenly realised she was giving him a lesson all along.
"I'd love to stay and play but I have to go, and you might need to practise for the next time we meet," she said before somersaulting off the metal bar onto the floor fifteen foot below.
Ray stood looking down at her.
"Oh yeh and Ray say hi to Lee for me" she smiled looking up at him
"He'll be pleased that you haven't forgotten him" he replied giggling.
"I hope he hasn't forgotten me" she replied smiling back
"Night Ray" she added before disappearing into the dark
"Good night Quinn" he replied
Ray felt like his whole body was burning, her eyes had completely captured him, she was strong everything that he liked in a girl, she was unlike Mariah, Quinn was an excellent blader and an excellent ninja, she was like him she knew of his kind, of the village, he knew of her through stories brought to the village by travellers.
Every battle she participated in was if she was going to decide the outcome of her fate, Ray eventually got back to his hotel room; he decided to go to bed but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't block her voice out of his mind.