Note: this chapter's pretty short, but sweet. . .
CHAPTER 7: Unexpected Visit
Well, Ryu. You got to chose. You can't put if off any more. I sighed heavily and said, "No thanks, Sakura. . . I couldn't."
Sakura put away her gloves and gave me a worried look. "Are you sure? You really are tense. . ."
Of course I knew that I'm sort of upset over what has been happening to me but if I go back to the way I was, I'd never set things right in this life. Sakura flashed a friendly smile, even though both of us knew she forced it.
"Okay, Ryu," she said. "Just remember that I'll be with you if you've got a problem. You're the one I used to look up to so I'd like to help you as much as possible."
"Fine," I answered. "See you later, you two."
I gave Makoto one last look of concern that I hope she knew who it was for, and went on. However, something stuck in my head.
{You're the one I used to look up to. . .}
Somehow, I felt a little hurt from Sakura's words. Was my warrior side crying out to got back to the way I was before? I don't understand this at all. . .
---- -----
"You WHAT??"
"Yeah Ken. . . I know what I said came out at the worst possible time but her reaction was totally now like her. . ."
"What do you mean by 'not like her'?" Ken asked while staring at me with intensity. We were in one of his Tokyo guest houses that he owned. It was two hours after I left Sakura and Makoto and I just ate at a Japanese-style McDonalds. It wasn't like me to eat stuff like that but I just didn't care. . . Afterwards, I thought I'd talk to Ken over something about my life and how its been going slightly downhill. . . and then I got to the Chun-Li subject. . .
"Well. . . Chun-Li was a lot more sensitive last night," I explained as I sat on a patio chair. "I never seen her so easily upset and before that she was pretty shy. . . She's too strong of a woman to be like that."
"It's weird. . . but you're saying strong as her fighting strength, not her emotions. Just look as Sakura. When she's in a battle, she's tough and full of determination. . . but I'm sure you found out about her REAL self out of the fight. . . didn't you, Ryu?"
I was silent for a while before I answered. "Yeah. . . You're right. I guess I should give Chun-Li the same type of attitude as I do Sakura. . ."
Ken nodded as he sipped his drink from a skinny, tall glass. "I think you should treat Chun-Li out to make her know how much you care for her. . ." Suddenly, he gave me a hard look. "You DO care for her, don't you?"
Once again I didn't answer that automatically. In the past I tried not to get too attached to someone but. . . I think I do care for her. . . but then again. . . I never really thought about it because I wasn't sure about it. How DO I feel towards Chun-Li? Ken gave me another long look before saying, "Let's go somewhere. I don't like being cooped up in this place."
I stood up and within a few minutes we were just walking out the door but at the wrong time. A figure stood in front of Ken's guest house; a tall muscular man that I knew all too well. The one I left a jagged scar on his chest. . .
"I've finally found you again, Ryu. . . Are you ready? Ready for the hardest battle of your life?"
"Sagat. . ."
End of Chapter 7
CHAPTER 7: Unexpected Visit
Well, Ryu. You got to chose. You can't put if off any more. I sighed heavily and said, "No thanks, Sakura. . . I couldn't."
Sakura put away her gloves and gave me a worried look. "Are you sure? You really are tense. . ."
Of course I knew that I'm sort of upset over what has been happening to me but if I go back to the way I was, I'd never set things right in this life. Sakura flashed a friendly smile, even though both of us knew she forced it.
"Okay, Ryu," she said. "Just remember that I'll be with you if you've got a problem. You're the one I used to look up to so I'd like to help you as much as possible."
"Fine," I answered. "See you later, you two."
I gave Makoto one last look of concern that I hope she knew who it was for, and went on. However, something stuck in my head.
{You're the one I used to look up to. . .}
Somehow, I felt a little hurt from Sakura's words. Was my warrior side crying out to got back to the way I was before? I don't understand this at all. . .
---- -----
"You WHAT??"
"Yeah Ken. . . I know what I said came out at the worst possible time but her reaction was totally now like her. . ."
"What do you mean by 'not like her'?" Ken asked while staring at me with intensity. We were in one of his Tokyo guest houses that he owned. It was two hours after I left Sakura and Makoto and I just ate at a Japanese-style McDonalds. It wasn't like me to eat stuff like that but I just didn't care. . . Afterwards, I thought I'd talk to Ken over something about my life and how its been going slightly downhill. . . and then I got to the Chun-Li subject. . .
"Well. . . Chun-Li was a lot more sensitive last night," I explained as I sat on a patio chair. "I never seen her so easily upset and before that she was pretty shy. . . She's too strong of a woman to be like that."
"It's weird. . . but you're saying strong as her fighting strength, not her emotions. Just look as Sakura. When she's in a battle, she's tough and full of determination. . . but I'm sure you found out about her REAL self out of the fight. . . didn't you, Ryu?"
I was silent for a while before I answered. "Yeah. . . You're right. I guess I should give Chun-Li the same type of attitude as I do Sakura. . ."
Ken nodded as he sipped his drink from a skinny, tall glass. "I think you should treat Chun-Li out to make her know how much you care for her. . ." Suddenly, he gave me a hard look. "You DO care for her, don't you?"
Once again I didn't answer that automatically. In the past I tried not to get too attached to someone but. . . I think I do care for her. . . but then again. . . I never really thought about it because I wasn't sure about it. How DO I feel towards Chun-Li? Ken gave me another long look before saying, "Let's go somewhere. I don't like being cooped up in this place."
I stood up and within a few minutes we were just walking out the door but at the wrong time. A figure stood in front of Ken's guest house; a tall muscular man that I knew all too well. The one I left a jagged scar on his chest. . .
"I've finally found you again, Ryu. . . Are you ready? Ready for the hardest battle of your life?"
"Sagat. . ."
End of Chapter 7