The Legend Reincarnated
Chapter 6
By Yukira Tsurama
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine...you know that.
Author's Notes: I haven't given up on this yet! I can still turn it around and make it better! (Oh, and this chapter is about the reincarnated versions of the two fan-wielding sisters...)
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Jun Li, a 21 year old aspiring actress, was driving her little sister, Mai Li, to an audition for a movie that both planned to star or show up in. The auditions were held somewhere in Sacramento, California; a long drive from where they lived.
Mai Li was reading a book busily, but she noticed the time right away.
"Jun...we're late! The auditions are going to close in 15 minutes! We won't make it!" screeched Mai.
Jun didn't look worried at all. "Don't worry, we can call them and tell them to hold on just a little while longer. Believe me, they WILL comply. Give me your cell phone."
Mai cast a sideways glance. "Uhh..."
"You mean you didn't bring it!?"
Mai Li stared indignantly. "Hey, you have a cell phone too!"
"But I didn't bring it."
"What will we do?" squealed Mai frantically.
Both girls were interrupted rudely as the car went off track into the woods and stopped, stuck in a jumble of trees.
"Noo! We'll never make it now!" cried Mai.
"Sorry!" apologized Jun quickly, "Wasn't watching the road..." Jun looked down, then brightened up. "Mai! It won't take very long for me to get the car out, just 10 minutes or so. There's a convenience store nearby, it says so on this map. It's close enough to walk to, and you can used the payphone there."
Mai smiled slightly. "Okay! Are you sure you'll be fine back here?"
"Yes."
Mai made her way out of the passenger side of the car, gingerly stepping over branches. She walked out briskly in the direction of the convenience store, and looked back to see if her older sister was okay. Then, relieved, she walked a bit faster, making her way through the woods.
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The convenience store was about 15 minutes from the car, and located in a dangerous-looking part of the city. "Weird..." she thought. "I never knew that there was a part of town this gloomy and trashy-looking." Mai tried to make her way in the store past several shifty looking men, and some prostitutes. Glancing behind herself, she dialed the number of the audition supervisor and tried not to notice some other dark, strange looking people.
A pleasant voice answered the phone, making Mai feel a bit better. "Hello", the voice answered. Mai tried to brighten up a bit. "Hi. Um, me, Mai Li, and my sis--uh, fellow actress Jun Li are going to be late for the audition...is there any way you could extend them for just a while longer?"
Mai was sure that she could hear a gasp from the woman upon mentioning her sister's name. "Of course we can extend the audition!" answered the woman.
"Thank you!" replied Mai. Then the woman hung up.
Mai decided to get some coffee as well. She poured it into a thick paper cup, then began adding cream and sugar. However, she spilled some twice, feeling a presence looming over her.
Mai waited in line to pay for her coffee, but she noticed some dangerous-looking men staring directly at her. She fumbled for some cash, paid for the coffee, and left quickly.
She power-walked as fast as she could through the forest, but stopped when she heard some leaves crumple behind her.
The same men that were behind her at the convenience store had followed her.
"W-What do you want!?" she asked timidly, watching them closely, following their every move.
One of the men stepped forward. "Hey, sweetie, why don't you come with us? We can get...acquainted with each other."
"No thank you..." mumbled Mai, skittering off quickly. The men's footsteps behind her quickened as well, and Mai began to run.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed.
One of the men grabbed her arm and pulled her to him forcefully. He grinned, holding her still. "Are you sure you don't--"
He was cut off as Mai emptied the scalding hot coffee directly at his face. Cursing, he recoiled in pain and Mai ran free from his grasp. The other men hurried after her.
A few moments went by and Mai's lost her strength to run. She found a piece of pipe somewhere on the ground and clutched it tightly. Crouching defensively, she glared at the remaining men.
"Ah, a feisty one. We'll break your spirit somehow."
Mai tried to show a menacing look, in an attempt to intimidate her enemy. It didn't work. They only laughed harder.
"Don't come any closer." Commanded Mai, raising the pipe. One of the men lunged at her.
With incredible speed and strength for a somewhat small girl like her, she slammed the pipe down on his head, then kicked him in the groin. He slumped to the forest ground, down for the moment. Two more left to go.
The two remaining men surrounded her in opposite directions, then ran around her and swiped in an attempt to confuse her. Mai found it harder to concentrate on which one to hit.
Then, the larger of the two grabbed the pipe and pulled it out of Mai's grasp. She was now unequipped against two men.
The larger man hurled the pipe over to the smaller one, then Mai had an idea. It was obvious that the smaller man would try to use the pipe with all his strength, so...
There was hardly any time for thought. Mai was busy dodging their slow, clumsy attacks. Finally, she positioned herself in the right place and--
WHACK.
The smaller man ended up attacking the larger man, meaning to attack Mai. One more left to go.
The smaller man grinned at Mai with a perverted look on his face. "Ohh, it'll be worth it to try and get you down."
Mai glared at him, then ran out of the way as he missed her by two or three inches at a time. Then, he pushed her to the ground and raised the pipe high...
Mai kicked him in the groin as well, and he fell down. Staggering, she kicked him again and again until she felt overwhelmed with exhaustion.
Mai made her way back to the car, feeling somewhat...enlightened.
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Review please! More chapters...soon... *sleeps*
Chapter 6
By Yukira Tsurama
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine...you know that.
Author's Notes: I haven't given up on this yet! I can still turn it around and make it better! (Oh, and this chapter is about the reincarnated versions of the two fan-wielding sisters...)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jun Li, a 21 year old aspiring actress, was driving her little sister, Mai Li, to an audition for a movie that both planned to star or show up in. The auditions were held somewhere in Sacramento, California; a long drive from where they lived.
Mai Li was reading a book busily, but she noticed the time right away.
"Jun...we're late! The auditions are going to close in 15 minutes! We won't make it!" screeched Mai.
Jun didn't look worried at all. "Don't worry, we can call them and tell them to hold on just a little while longer. Believe me, they WILL comply. Give me your cell phone."
Mai cast a sideways glance. "Uhh..."
"You mean you didn't bring it!?"
Mai Li stared indignantly. "Hey, you have a cell phone too!"
"But I didn't bring it."
"What will we do?" squealed Mai frantically.
Both girls were interrupted rudely as the car went off track into the woods and stopped, stuck in a jumble of trees.
"Noo! We'll never make it now!" cried Mai.
"Sorry!" apologized Jun quickly, "Wasn't watching the road..." Jun looked down, then brightened up. "Mai! It won't take very long for me to get the car out, just 10 minutes or so. There's a convenience store nearby, it says so on this map. It's close enough to walk to, and you can used the payphone there."
Mai smiled slightly. "Okay! Are you sure you'll be fine back here?"
"Yes."
Mai made her way out of the passenger side of the car, gingerly stepping over branches. She walked out briskly in the direction of the convenience store, and looked back to see if her older sister was okay. Then, relieved, she walked a bit faster, making her way through the woods.
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The convenience store was about 15 minutes from the car, and located in a dangerous-looking part of the city. "Weird..." she thought. "I never knew that there was a part of town this gloomy and trashy-looking." Mai tried to make her way in the store past several shifty looking men, and some prostitutes. Glancing behind herself, she dialed the number of the audition supervisor and tried not to notice some other dark, strange looking people.
A pleasant voice answered the phone, making Mai feel a bit better. "Hello", the voice answered. Mai tried to brighten up a bit. "Hi. Um, me, Mai Li, and my sis--uh, fellow actress Jun Li are going to be late for the audition...is there any way you could extend them for just a while longer?"
Mai was sure that she could hear a gasp from the woman upon mentioning her sister's name. "Of course we can extend the audition!" answered the woman.
"Thank you!" replied Mai. Then the woman hung up.
Mai decided to get some coffee as well. She poured it into a thick paper cup, then began adding cream and sugar. However, she spilled some twice, feeling a presence looming over her.
Mai waited in line to pay for her coffee, but she noticed some dangerous-looking men staring directly at her. She fumbled for some cash, paid for the coffee, and left quickly.
She power-walked as fast as she could through the forest, but stopped when she heard some leaves crumple behind her.
The same men that were behind her at the convenience store had followed her.
"W-What do you want!?" she asked timidly, watching them closely, following their every move.
One of the men stepped forward. "Hey, sweetie, why don't you come with us? We can get...acquainted with each other."
"No thank you..." mumbled Mai, skittering off quickly. The men's footsteps behind her quickened as well, and Mai began to run.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed.
One of the men grabbed her arm and pulled her to him forcefully. He grinned, holding her still. "Are you sure you don't--"
He was cut off as Mai emptied the scalding hot coffee directly at his face. Cursing, he recoiled in pain and Mai ran free from his grasp. The other men hurried after her.
A few moments went by and Mai's lost her strength to run. She found a piece of pipe somewhere on the ground and clutched it tightly. Crouching defensively, she glared at the remaining men.
"Ah, a feisty one. We'll break your spirit somehow."
Mai tried to show a menacing look, in an attempt to intimidate her enemy. It didn't work. They only laughed harder.
"Don't come any closer." Commanded Mai, raising the pipe. One of the men lunged at her.
With incredible speed and strength for a somewhat small girl like her, she slammed the pipe down on his head, then kicked him in the groin. He slumped to the forest ground, down for the moment. Two more left to go.
The two remaining men surrounded her in opposite directions, then ran around her and swiped in an attempt to confuse her. Mai found it harder to concentrate on which one to hit.
Then, the larger of the two grabbed the pipe and pulled it out of Mai's grasp. She was now unequipped against two men.
The larger man hurled the pipe over to the smaller one, then Mai had an idea. It was obvious that the smaller man would try to use the pipe with all his strength, so...
There was hardly any time for thought. Mai was busy dodging their slow, clumsy attacks. Finally, she positioned herself in the right place and--
WHACK.
The smaller man ended up attacking the larger man, meaning to attack Mai. One more left to go.
The smaller man grinned at Mai with a perverted look on his face. "Ohh, it'll be worth it to try and get you down."
Mai glared at him, then ran out of the way as he missed her by two or three inches at a time. Then, he pushed her to the ground and raised the pipe high...
Mai kicked him in the groin as well, and he fell down. Staggering, she kicked him again and again until she felt overwhelmed with exhaustion.
Mai made her way back to the car, feeling somewhat...enlightened.
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Review please! More chapters...soon... *sleeps*