So sorry, so sorry, I'll update sooner-just don't kill me! And what is GetBacker's Ban? I've been hooked on Juvenile Orion and its crap that they don't have it on this sight. Shiba Sempai is the best!

Chapter 7-When the Tides Meet

Chun scuffed the pavement impatiently, glancing at her watch, and fiddling with the hem of her Juvenile Orion t-shirt (see, it's an obsession) and wondering exactly where the hell Ghoon-Hahn was. He was late, AGAIN, and as usual, Chun did not like to be kept waiting.

Her watch now read ten past eight and the sun had set, leaving dark night shadows lingering in between the dull street lights. The district borderline was a very remote place, where most of the civilians living there were too old to even care if there was a fight right outside their window. It was a perfect setting to have a face-off; nobody had to worry about the police arriving to break things up. And then, out of the corner of her eye, Chun saw him approach slowly, Dar Jay and Jin trailing behind him. They stopped about ten feet away from her current position and Ghoon-Hahn walked forward alone. Silence.

Chun pulled herself up from her slouch and stood relaxed with her arms crossed, glaring coldly at her enemy. And to think that she had actually liked this jackass once. She still hated herself for that.

Ghoon-Hahn put on a bored expression and turned to his followers, "You stay out of this, you hear? This is between the bitch and me." He turned halfway back, watching Chun closely, waiting for her to move. Chun did the same.

The tension was broken as Ghoon-Hahn launched himself forward, fist drawn back, aiming for Chun's head, his lips pulled back in a menacing sneer. But Chun rolled out of the way, her hand scraping the cement as she did so. Ghoon-Hahn landed cat-like and spun around, quickly regaining his balance. He moved to the right, and then swerved at her left, kicking out high…and once again Chun dodged away nimbly. Her plan was simple-she would tire him out and then strike when he was unaware. After all, it had worked three years ago.

After a few more minutes, Ghoon-Hahn was quickly getting annoyed. "Stop running away you coward!" Enraged, he slowly drove Chun towards the opening of an alley until they were standing in it. His thugs blocked the entrance, and Chun realized that she was trapped. The alley ended in a dead end, and the only way out was blocked by Ghoon-Hahn and his allies. There was no other choice but to fight physically.

She brought up her arm to ward off the next punch, twisting around swiftly until she had his arm behind his back and she jerked upwards. Ghoon-Hahn breathed in sharply in pain…and then through her over his shoulder. Chun yelped in surprise and tumbled into a stack of crates in the alley corner, completely winded. She curled up defensively as Ghoon-Hahn's boots collided with her ribs, her head, her shoulder, and she felt something crack. But she caught his foot as it swung at her again, and using it as a support, hauled herself back up, while at the same time pulling Ghoon-Hahn off balance. He stumbled forward and she kicked, connecting with his stomach as he reeled back. From there, it was a startling array of punches to his face.

The fight became bloodier as Ghoon-Hahn seized a piece of wood and lashed out at her face. Chun felt it scratch against her cheek, and blood immediately oozed out. She too seized a stick, holding it defensively like a sword in front of her. They parried slash for slash, stroke for stroke; she hit his shoulder and his slammed into her thigh. Both broke away panting, but neither was eager to give up. Neither of them would until they had won.

Kai watched quietly from behind a nearby wall. His mouth quirked up into a sly grin as he watched Chun and Ghoon-Hahn fight. Surprisingly, the hatred that he had felt towards the girl had somehow transformed itself into another feeling. After all, she was hot and spirited. Smiling, he moved towards the two thugs stationed at the entrance of the alleyway.

Ghoon-Hahn was enraged-Chun was too fast, even when she was wounded. Most times, he would bring the stick slamming down only to slice through air as she whirled away and hit him from behind. And no matter how many times he had her trapped against a corner, she always managed to escape. His shoulder throbbed where Chun had dislocated it, but he ignored the pain and fixed his eyes on her.

Chun too, was mad-mad that she was not strong enough to beat him, mad that he even existed, and most of all, mad at the pain that she was feeling in her body. Pain was nothing, she had taught herself, and pain was a roadblock on the way to victory. It only misdirected her concentration as she struggled to out-maneuver Ghoon-Hahn. He was stronger, and although she was faster, he was harder to knock down. She cursed and launched herself at him again.

A backslash slammed her into the alley wall and she slumped to the ground, feeling her head. When she pulled her hand away, it was red with blood. She looked, preparing herself for the next blow, but what she saw surprised her so much, she dropped her guard.

Kai stood alone in front of Ghoon-Hahn; Dar Jay and Jin were stretched out unconscious in front of the alleyway. The two boys faced each other, Ghoon-Hahn with a look of malice, and Kai with a nonchalant expression etched on his features.

"You stay out of this you bastard, I got to her first, and I'll finish it."

Kai stepped forward until he was nose to nose with Ghoon-Hahn. "Ah, you got to her first, but I'm afraid I'm the one who is going to finish it, and not at all in the way that you think."

He turned and walked slowly toward Chun, who looked up with disdain and spit blood at his boots.

"You fucking turd, I'll beat the shit out of you too."

To Ghoon-Hahn and Chun's surprise, Kai laughed out, but not in an altogether happy way. Bending down and still smiling, he grabbed Chun around the neck and pulled her up. He pushed her against the wall, leaving one hand on her throat as he closed the distance between them. She gasped for breath as he lowered his face next to hers.

And then she felt his lips meet hers.