Disclaimer: I wish I did but I can't…

Author's Note: Here ya go! I hope the week wait is well worth it and please be honest with me in your reviews. I love you all!

Chapter Eight:

You Belong With Me

            Ryu shielded his eyes from the sun and stared at Ken who stood in front of him with a broad grin on his face. Ryu let his eyes scan his friends until they fell upon Chun Li's deeply concerned ones. "Oh come on Chun. E Honda's your friend he won't judge you for this. It's beyond your control."

            "No Ryu. You don't get it. You're cold and a warrior you have no feelings when it comes to friendship." She replied as she looked down at her spikes around her wrists. "Maybe it's not worth it." She mumbled.

            Ken looked at her in confusion. "What's not worth it Chun?" He asked as he tossed one of his legs over the arm of his chair and laid his head back into the sun.

            "Don't push her you two. It's good to have the old Chun Li back. I don't want to lose her back to the stranger that's tormented s for the past few days." Cammy spoke up from the towel on which she was laying allowing the sun to cast a golden tan about her body and her hair.

            "Thanks Cammy." Chun Li said with a soft thankful smile. She gazed at her three friends and then her cell phone rang and Ryu reached it before she could have the chance.

            "Hello." He said and Chun Li could hear her boss's voice booming reply as Ryu handed her the phone with a quizzical expression.

            Shrugging, Chun Li took the phone and talked animatedly to the man that she one time admired. Mouthing a sorry, she stood up and headed off to the forest so she could talk to her boss in private.

            On the other side of the grounds, E Honda was starring hard at the piece of paper that said he was to fight Chun Li. "I can't do this. She is my friend." He said aloud as he racked his brain for a plan to solve all of his problems.

            "That's a good thing buddy. For one, I don't want to see Chun Li lose to a foolish man like you. You don't deserve to win over her. In fact, I am willing to pay any amount of money to see that she wins." A voice spoke out with a weird accent that made E Honda stare at the small figure.

            "Who are you?" He asked.

            "That doesn't matter right now. Now, how much is your price?"

            "You want me to throw my first match?"
            "Yes."

            "And if I don't, what will happen?"

            "You die." The man said calmly as he flicked his wrist and a sharp blade shone in the bright sunlight.

            "No need to get drastic there buddy. Put that thing away and let's settle this like reasonable men." E Honda pleaded, as he looked p at the man.

            "Just throw the match fatty. I'll pay you seven hundred dollars to throw this fight with Chun Li."

            "Very well then." He agreed as he bowed his head and the man gave him a smile that sent shivers up and down his spine.

            "I'll pay you after the match." The man said and then turned and walked away fading away just as calm as possible.

            "This is a nightmare!" E Honda cried as he sighed deeply and closed his eyes deep in thought.

            "I want you to be careful Chun Li. It's guys like E Honda that make me worry about you." Guile said as he stared down at Chun Li with love in his eyes.

            "Guile, E Honda's my friend. He'd never do anything to hurt me." She protested as she stood at her side of the arena with Guile.

            "I know that Chun. But still, you never know what the "heat of the moment" can drive someone to do."

            "I'll be careful. I promise you that." She said smiling.

            "Good." He said as he ran his fingertips across her lips and then brushed his lips gently over hers and then pulled her up into him and into a tight embrace. "I'd kill myself if something happened to you now." He mumbled into her hair.

            Chun Li urged her eyes off of Guile and they glazed over when they fell upon Ryu's hurt ones. "I'm sorry." She mouthed.

            "Make me proud." Guile said as he stepped back and stood along side of Cammy.

            Blinking, Chun Li turned her attention to the man that was making his way to the center of the arena. "Here we go. No turning back now." She said as she too started to walk towards the man that awaited her arrival.

            "No matter what happens Chun Li, I am always here for you." E Honda spoke calmly as he stared at this small woman to whom he had to lose to.

            "The same here buddy." She said smiling cluelessly at him.

            The two young people bowed their respect to each other and then the battle was started. Chun Li had started it off by kicking E Honda causing him to fall. However, the great man forgot all about his visit from the shadow and he fought back by sending himself flying through the air straight at Chun Li.

            Jumping out of the way, Chun Li attempted to thrust her spikes into the man but he was too quick for her. He grabbed her and threw her across the arena. She slowly got up just in time to see E Honda's hand coming down hard upon her.

            Realizing that she was about to lose her match, Chun Li cast her eyes back to her friends who were watching her carefully.

            E Honda followed Chun Li's gaze until his eyes fell upon murderous ones that were staring at him. He watched in horror, as the man flicked h is knife out and allowed the sun to reflect off of the blade and into his eyes.

            While E Honda was distracted, Chun Li stole the time to do her spinning star kick that knocked the wind out of E Honda and sent him to the ground with Chun Li pouncing on him and raising her wrist as if to kill him. She smiled down at him and then got up and bowed her head in respect once again as she listened to the announcer announce her victory.

            "See I'd told you that everything would be fine." Ryu explained as he stood calmly waiting on her. Then he picked her up and spun her around and gently kissed her.

            "Congrats!" Ken called as he hugged her tight and smiled warmly at her.

            "Thanks Ken. That was a weird match. I hope E Honda will be ok."

            "Don't fret about him. He'll live." Cammy said with her accent wavering in and out.

            "Congratulations on a job well done Miss Li. I believe you deserved that easy victory." A strange man's voice said coll.

            "Who are you?"

            "Just a fan." He said as he gently lifted her hand to his lips and kept his curious eyes fixed on her own.

            Guile eased his arm around Chun Li's shoulders an dkissed the side of her head. "Is there something we can do for you?" He demanded as he stared hard at the man.

            "Only if you can give her permission to accept my dinner invitation for tonight."

            "Sorry but she's with us tonight. Maybe you can find another girl." Cammy said hatefully as she, Ken, and Ryu all stood close to Chun Li.

            The man seemed not to pay her friends any attention. Instead he just locked his gaze on hers and smiled a nice and handsome smile. "Just think about it Miss Li. Don't let your friends talk you out of an eventful evening." He said with a twinkle in his eyes and a sexual tone of voice.

            Chun Li blinked and when she reopened her eyes, the strange new man was gone. "That was odd." She muttered as she turned to her friends and realized that Guile was no longer present with her. "Where's Guile?"

            "Believe it or not, he's following that guy. He didn't trust him so he was determend to figure out what he's hiding." Ken spoke out.

            "Oh ok. He was weird though." She agreed silently.

            "Let's just get out of here. This place gives me the creeps knowing that a guy like that is lurking around here somewhere." Cammy said as her eyes darted all over the mostly emptied arena.

            "Good idea. I'm getting kind of hungry anyways." Ryu stated calmly.

            As the four friends turned and left, a dark pair of eyes were focused on them. "You can do what you want to do but you will never make it this far. Even Ryu will fall." A deep rugged voice said as he turned away from the window that was located att the top of his tower. The man was quick and smooth like a jungle cat so it's assumed that this man is Bison himself.

            "Did you feel that?" Chun Li asks turning around.

            "No. What was it?" Ryu replied.

            "I don't know. It sent a cold chill down my spine. Like an evil presence."

            "Maybe it was nothing."

            "Maybe."

            "Come on Chun. Be happy, you belong here with us." Ryu stated tugging on her hand.

            "Yeah. You guys are the best." She said smiling.

            The group traveled on followed by a hidden shadow that had its eyes tense and closed to clits as it glared at Ryu. "No Ryu, Chun Li belongs with me." He said as the wind carried his voice away from the group and cast it to the shadows.

End Chapter Eight

Author's Note: So how was it? Please say it was good and review! Thanks to all of my reviewers so far. Be back soon with chapter nine!