Separating Love from Destiny
Disclaimer: You know I don't own them and you know who does. So just drop it.
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Chapter 3
Christie shifted in her seat. Her butt had fallen asleep from sitting so long in her car, and she was getting hungry. She sighed as she readjusted her binoculars. Christie had been sitting in the college parking lot for several hours now. She had gotten a quick glimpse of the target this morning, but that had been it. She stifled a yawn and ignored the urge to step out of the car for just a minute to stretch. Checking the clock, she noticed it was around 8:00 pm. Classes were all finished for the day. So where was the target now? Had she missed her?
A few minutes later, however, her long wait was rewarded as she spotted Lei Fang heading to her car. Luckily she was alone and the campus grounds were deserted. Christie decided that this was the perfect opportunity and hopped out of the car, not wasting any time as she headed over to Lei Fang.
Lei stretched her arms above her head as she headed to her car. She had been going over some homework with Sarah, who lived on campus and she didn't realize that it had gotten so late. Her mom was definitely gonna let her have it, as dinner was probably close to an hour ago.
"Lei Fang!" Lei turned to see who had called her name. Her eyes widened as she saw the white-haired assassin from the Dead or Alive tournament. What could Christie possibly want with her?
"Christie? Is that you? What are you doing here?" Lei asked, a bit of suspicion creeping into her voice.
"Yes, it's nice to see you again. I just came to offer my congratulations to a fellow DOA competitor. It wasn't an easy tournament and you made it quite far."
"Yeah, so?"
"I'm also sorry that I never got the chance to fight you. However, there's no time for that now. I'm afraid that you need to come with me." Lei Fang quickly dropped into a fighting stance.
"Why should I go anywhere with you? You're a killer!" Christie narrowed her eyes. She had expected this to be difficult but knowing that still didn't make her job any easier.
"I don't have time for this now," Christie said, as she fingered the cuff of her sleeve.
"Well, don't think I'll come quietly!" Lei Fang knew that she would have to fight Christie, as the other woman didn't seem to be leaving anytime soon. So, rather than being caught off-guard, Lei Fang decided to make the first move. She rushed at Christie, trying to stun her with a high kick. Christie dodged but didn't attack. This seemed strange to Lei Fang, but she didn't have too much time to think about it. She quickly turned to land a punch, but Christie moved too quickly.
Christie finally found what she was looking for in her cuff. She had been sure to carry some tranquilizer darts with her to make the capture easier on her. As Lei Fang spun around and tried hit her, she was able to move aside and throw the dart into Lei's neck.
Lei Fang stopped as soon as she felt the prick. Her hand immediately flew to her neck as she pulled out a small dart, no longer than her pinkie.
"What is this?" she demanded.
"Just something to help you sleep," Christie said, smirking. "Small, but powerful. Enough has already been injected into your bloodstream. You should be feeling the effects anytime now." No sooner than Christie had finished that sentence, that Lei Fang's eyes suddenly grew very heavy. Her arms and legs felt like they had been pumped full of lead as she slumped to the ground. She tried her best to fight it, but it was no use. She was asleep in seconds.
Christie walked over and picked her up, throwing the small Chinese girl over one shoulder. Glancing around quickly to make sure there were no witnesses, Christie headed to her car.
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Lei Fang awoke a few hours later. Her eyes were hazy as she tried to make out her surroundings. As she tried to lift a hand to rub her aching head, she realized that her hands were bound behind her back. Then the whole encounter with Christie came flooding back. Lei turned and saw Christie sitting beside her. Christie, sensing movement, glanced over at Lei.
"Ah, you're awake." Lei Fang tried to answer, but she was still disoriented from whatever drugs Christie had given her. "I'll bet you are wondering where you are?" Lei Fang managed to nod before glancing around again.
"We're in a car?" she asked groggily.
"Yes, we are heading through the mountains right now to meet with my employers. They hired me to kidnap you now that your family has become so wealthy. It's also about one in the morning." Lei Fang's eyes widened.
"We're in the mountains?" she asked a little more coherently.
"They thought that it would be a good place to hide."
"Christie, why did you agree to do this?"
"Why else? For money." Lei Fang noticed that Christie didn't glance at her this time, but instead kept her eyes on the road. Lei Fang, a little more awake now, decided that she would try to reason with Christie.
"Christie, please just let me go. If it's money you want, I can guarantee you that you will get more of it by returning me to my parents than handing me over to some kidnappers. I know you really don't want to do this." Christie just laughed.
"Why wouldn't I want to do this?"
"It's obviously bothering you."
"You think a measly kidnapping would weigh heavy on my conscience? I'm a professional assassin. I've killed for money. That doesn't bother me in the least, so why should this?"
"Because I think you respect me too much. I don't think it's the kidnapping that bothers you, I think it's the fact that you had to kidnap me." Christie laughed again, but Lei Fang noticed how her grip had tightened on the steering wheel. She knew she was getting somewhere so she pressed on. "You say you've killed many people in your life. So how come you weren't able to kill Helena at the tournament?"
"That mission was aborted. Otherwise I would have without hesitation."
"I'm not so sure you would have. You two were tag partners; you fought together as a team. You respected her as a fellow fighter, as you respected everyone else who had the guts to fight in that tournament."
"You talk as if you know me," Christie said, her voice not quite as confident as it was before.
"Well, I spoke with Helena after the tournament. She said that you told her everything, how you were an assassin sent to kill her. Yet you didn't. The mission wasn't aborted; I just don't think you could have killed her at all. So I know that kidnapping me must really be bothering you. You've been having second thoughts the whole time, haven't you?" Christie suddenly slammed on the brakes and turned to look Lei Fang directly in the eye. Lei was nervous for a moment until she noticed the small smirk on Christie's lips.
"Well, congratulations on being an excellent judge of character," Christie said. Lei Fang smiled.
"Well, psychology is one of my majors."
"Those bastards aren't paying me much anyway," Christie said, as she began to turn the car around.
"So you'll take me home?" Lei Fang asked timidly. Christie didn't answer. Instead, her eyes were glued to the road. "What is it?" Lei Fang asked.
"That car has been following me ever since I got on the road leading into the mountains. I figured they were just heading in the same direction, but they didn't pass me when I stopped." Suddenly, without warning, the car in front of them sped forward, ramming into Christie's car. Christie quickly threw the car into reverse, turned around and began to speed away, the other car right on her tail.
The whole time Lei Fang had been working on the rope around her ankles. As she finally freed herself, she noticed some odd wiring at the bottom of her seat. She pulled it to reveal a small microphone on the end.
"Uh, Christie, is this supposed to be here?" Lei Fang asked nervously. Christie snatched it from her.
"Shit, we've been bugged!" she growled as she snapped the microphone in two. She was having a hard time controlling the car as the vehicle behind her kept slamming into her. Finally, as Christie was driving around a long curve in the road, the car behind her managed to slam into the passengers side, sending the car skidding into the railing.
Christie had been thrown out of the car through her window and Lei Fang was now in the driver's seat. She felt very shaky and her head was pounding, but she was sure that she hadn't broken anything. Christie seemed okay too, although she was very badly cut up. Lei Fang slowly climbed out of the car, glad that they weren't on the edge of a cliff or anything.
"Christie, are you okay?" But Christie wasn't listening. She was staring at the car that had run them off the road. She was shocked as she saw Bayman exit the car.
"You decided to betray us after all. Now I will take the girl to Damien and you will have to be terminated." Lei Fang had never seen Christie look so angry. The normally cool and calm assassin was now fuming, her hands clenched in front of her.
"So you were the one who bugged my car," she growled, stepping back onto the road and turning to face Bayman. He smiled menacingly.
"I was hired to kill you if you decided to change your mind." Christie glared at him.
"Lei Fang, run." she said quietly, not taking her eyes off Bayman. Lei Fang didn't move. She didn't want to leave Christie all alone with Bayman after she had just been in an accident. Lei had seen Bayman fight in the tournament and knew that he was a tough opponent. Christie noticed that Lei Fang was still there and turned to her. "Run. NOW!" This wasn't the time to argue, so Lei Fang turned and ran. She hopped over the railing, and ran into the forest.
As soon as Christie had turned her head to shout at Lei Fang, Bayman attacked. The white-haired woman, already shaken from the car accident and distracted making sure Lei Fang got away, didn't notice until it was too late. His fist connected with her stomach and she fell over, gasping for air. He bent over and grabbed her by the head, pulling her into a kneeling position. In one quick twist, Bayman heard a snap and dropped the now dead assassin at his feet.
Bayman walked over to his car, useless from the collision with Christie's, and reached in for his bag. Inside he had some basic provisions and some weapons. He hid a small dagger in his boot, tucked a small gun inside his orange vest, and threw the small bag over his shoulder. He then headed over to the spot where Lei Fang had disappeared into the forest and started after her.
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Author: Well, hoped you enjoyed that one. I kinda made this chapter up as I went along and that's probably what I'll be doing for the rest of this fic. I'm just really prone to writer's block when it comes to any kind of writing, whether it be a fic or an essay for school. Also, I apologize for my lack of description, it's just that I can't write fight scenes for the life of me -_-;. But yeah, Hayate and Ryu will be making an appearance soon! Reviews are appreciated ^-^!
Disclaimer: You know I don't own them and you know who does. So just drop it.
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Chapter 3
Christie shifted in her seat. Her butt had fallen asleep from sitting so long in her car, and she was getting hungry. She sighed as she readjusted her binoculars. Christie had been sitting in the college parking lot for several hours now. She had gotten a quick glimpse of the target this morning, but that had been it. She stifled a yawn and ignored the urge to step out of the car for just a minute to stretch. Checking the clock, she noticed it was around 8:00 pm. Classes were all finished for the day. So where was the target now? Had she missed her?
A few minutes later, however, her long wait was rewarded as she spotted Lei Fang heading to her car. Luckily she was alone and the campus grounds were deserted. Christie decided that this was the perfect opportunity and hopped out of the car, not wasting any time as she headed over to Lei Fang.
Lei stretched her arms above her head as she headed to her car. She had been going over some homework with Sarah, who lived on campus and she didn't realize that it had gotten so late. Her mom was definitely gonna let her have it, as dinner was probably close to an hour ago.
"Lei Fang!" Lei turned to see who had called her name. Her eyes widened as she saw the white-haired assassin from the Dead or Alive tournament. What could Christie possibly want with her?
"Christie? Is that you? What are you doing here?" Lei asked, a bit of suspicion creeping into her voice.
"Yes, it's nice to see you again. I just came to offer my congratulations to a fellow DOA competitor. It wasn't an easy tournament and you made it quite far."
"Yeah, so?"
"I'm also sorry that I never got the chance to fight you. However, there's no time for that now. I'm afraid that you need to come with me." Lei Fang quickly dropped into a fighting stance.
"Why should I go anywhere with you? You're a killer!" Christie narrowed her eyes. She had expected this to be difficult but knowing that still didn't make her job any easier.
"I don't have time for this now," Christie said, as she fingered the cuff of her sleeve.
"Well, don't think I'll come quietly!" Lei Fang knew that she would have to fight Christie, as the other woman didn't seem to be leaving anytime soon. So, rather than being caught off-guard, Lei Fang decided to make the first move. She rushed at Christie, trying to stun her with a high kick. Christie dodged but didn't attack. This seemed strange to Lei Fang, but she didn't have too much time to think about it. She quickly turned to land a punch, but Christie moved too quickly.
Christie finally found what she was looking for in her cuff. She had been sure to carry some tranquilizer darts with her to make the capture easier on her. As Lei Fang spun around and tried hit her, she was able to move aside and throw the dart into Lei's neck.
Lei Fang stopped as soon as she felt the prick. Her hand immediately flew to her neck as she pulled out a small dart, no longer than her pinkie.
"What is this?" she demanded.
"Just something to help you sleep," Christie said, smirking. "Small, but powerful. Enough has already been injected into your bloodstream. You should be feeling the effects anytime now." No sooner than Christie had finished that sentence, that Lei Fang's eyes suddenly grew very heavy. Her arms and legs felt like they had been pumped full of lead as she slumped to the ground. She tried her best to fight it, but it was no use. She was asleep in seconds.
Christie walked over and picked her up, throwing the small Chinese girl over one shoulder. Glancing around quickly to make sure there were no witnesses, Christie headed to her car.
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Lei Fang awoke a few hours later. Her eyes were hazy as she tried to make out her surroundings. As she tried to lift a hand to rub her aching head, she realized that her hands were bound behind her back. Then the whole encounter with Christie came flooding back. Lei turned and saw Christie sitting beside her. Christie, sensing movement, glanced over at Lei.
"Ah, you're awake." Lei Fang tried to answer, but she was still disoriented from whatever drugs Christie had given her. "I'll bet you are wondering where you are?" Lei Fang managed to nod before glancing around again.
"We're in a car?" she asked groggily.
"Yes, we are heading through the mountains right now to meet with my employers. They hired me to kidnap you now that your family has become so wealthy. It's also about one in the morning." Lei Fang's eyes widened.
"We're in the mountains?" she asked a little more coherently.
"They thought that it would be a good place to hide."
"Christie, why did you agree to do this?"
"Why else? For money." Lei Fang noticed that Christie didn't glance at her this time, but instead kept her eyes on the road. Lei Fang, a little more awake now, decided that she would try to reason with Christie.
"Christie, please just let me go. If it's money you want, I can guarantee you that you will get more of it by returning me to my parents than handing me over to some kidnappers. I know you really don't want to do this." Christie just laughed.
"Why wouldn't I want to do this?"
"It's obviously bothering you."
"You think a measly kidnapping would weigh heavy on my conscience? I'm a professional assassin. I've killed for money. That doesn't bother me in the least, so why should this?"
"Because I think you respect me too much. I don't think it's the kidnapping that bothers you, I think it's the fact that you had to kidnap me." Christie laughed again, but Lei Fang noticed how her grip had tightened on the steering wheel. She knew she was getting somewhere so she pressed on. "You say you've killed many people in your life. So how come you weren't able to kill Helena at the tournament?"
"That mission was aborted. Otherwise I would have without hesitation."
"I'm not so sure you would have. You two were tag partners; you fought together as a team. You respected her as a fellow fighter, as you respected everyone else who had the guts to fight in that tournament."
"You talk as if you know me," Christie said, her voice not quite as confident as it was before.
"Well, I spoke with Helena after the tournament. She said that you told her everything, how you were an assassin sent to kill her. Yet you didn't. The mission wasn't aborted; I just don't think you could have killed her at all. So I know that kidnapping me must really be bothering you. You've been having second thoughts the whole time, haven't you?" Christie suddenly slammed on the brakes and turned to look Lei Fang directly in the eye. Lei was nervous for a moment until she noticed the small smirk on Christie's lips.
"Well, congratulations on being an excellent judge of character," Christie said. Lei Fang smiled.
"Well, psychology is one of my majors."
"Those bastards aren't paying me much anyway," Christie said, as she began to turn the car around.
"So you'll take me home?" Lei Fang asked timidly. Christie didn't answer. Instead, her eyes were glued to the road. "What is it?" Lei Fang asked.
"That car has been following me ever since I got on the road leading into the mountains. I figured they were just heading in the same direction, but they didn't pass me when I stopped." Suddenly, without warning, the car in front of them sped forward, ramming into Christie's car. Christie quickly threw the car into reverse, turned around and began to speed away, the other car right on her tail.
The whole time Lei Fang had been working on the rope around her ankles. As she finally freed herself, she noticed some odd wiring at the bottom of her seat. She pulled it to reveal a small microphone on the end.
"Uh, Christie, is this supposed to be here?" Lei Fang asked nervously. Christie snatched it from her.
"Shit, we've been bugged!" she growled as she snapped the microphone in two. She was having a hard time controlling the car as the vehicle behind her kept slamming into her. Finally, as Christie was driving around a long curve in the road, the car behind her managed to slam into the passengers side, sending the car skidding into the railing.
Christie had been thrown out of the car through her window and Lei Fang was now in the driver's seat. She felt very shaky and her head was pounding, but she was sure that she hadn't broken anything. Christie seemed okay too, although she was very badly cut up. Lei Fang slowly climbed out of the car, glad that they weren't on the edge of a cliff or anything.
"Christie, are you okay?" But Christie wasn't listening. She was staring at the car that had run them off the road. She was shocked as she saw Bayman exit the car.
"You decided to betray us after all. Now I will take the girl to Damien and you will have to be terminated." Lei Fang had never seen Christie look so angry. The normally cool and calm assassin was now fuming, her hands clenched in front of her.
"So you were the one who bugged my car," she growled, stepping back onto the road and turning to face Bayman. He smiled menacingly.
"I was hired to kill you if you decided to change your mind." Christie glared at him.
"Lei Fang, run." she said quietly, not taking her eyes off Bayman. Lei Fang didn't move. She didn't want to leave Christie all alone with Bayman after she had just been in an accident. Lei had seen Bayman fight in the tournament and knew that he was a tough opponent. Christie noticed that Lei Fang was still there and turned to her. "Run. NOW!" This wasn't the time to argue, so Lei Fang turned and ran. She hopped over the railing, and ran into the forest.
As soon as Christie had turned her head to shout at Lei Fang, Bayman attacked. The white-haired woman, already shaken from the car accident and distracted making sure Lei Fang got away, didn't notice until it was too late. His fist connected with her stomach and she fell over, gasping for air. He bent over and grabbed her by the head, pulling her into a kneeling position. In one quick twist, Bayman heard a snap and dropped the now dead assassin at his feet.
Bayman walked over to his car, useless from the collision with Christie's, and reached in for his bag. Inside he had some basic provisions and some weapons. He hid a small dagger in his boot, tucked a small gun inside his orange vest, and threw the small bag over his shoulder. He then headed over to the spot where Lei Fang had disappeared into the forest and started after her.
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Author: Well, hoped you enjoyed that one. I kinda made this chapter up as I went along and that's probably what I'll be doing for the rest of this fic. I'm just really prone to writer's block when it comes to any kind of writing, whether it be a fic or an essay for school. Also, I apologize for my lack of description, it's just that I can't write fight scenes for the life of me -_-;. But yeah, Hayate and Ryu will be making an appearance soon! Reviews are appreciated ^-^!