I'd recognize that war cry anywhere, Lei Fang thought, grinning to herself. Turning the corner she saw that she was right. Jann Lee stood in the middle of the deserted beach practicing his Jeet Kune Do moves. On any other occasion, she would have just avoided him, but after yesterday, she decided that he was more than he let on.

"Hey," Lei Fang greeted. "What are you doing here?" Jann Lee asked her suspiciously. "Gee, it's nice to see you too." she said, rolling her eyes. "Look, I wasn't following you or anything, ok? I came here to train as well." "Whatever." He retorted. He turned his back towards her and resumed practicing.

"The weather sure is nice today, huh?" Lei Fang asked, placing the items she bought with her down, namely a towel and a water bottle. "I'm surprised that this beach is so deserted, it really is beautiful." "Everyone left when I started practicing." Jann Lee replied curtly. She covered her ears as he gave out another one of his infamous battle cries. I don't blame them, she thought to herself, with some amusement.

Lei Fang stood there watching Jann Lee for a while. His moves were quick, abrupt and bursting with energy and strength. He seemed to have improved on his speed, Lei Fang noted. His strikes came in full flashes.

He was wearing broad baggy shorts, with no shirt and she couldn't help but notice his perfectly structured figure. Blushing slightly she scanned him over. His hard muscled body glistened in the sunlight from beads of sweat as he continued striking blow after blow.

Lei Fang let in a deep breath and started her warm up exercises. These started with simple stretches and ended with a slow rotation of her hips and legs. Finally, satisfied with her warm up, she started practicing her Tai Chi moves.

Anyone who was watching could see that Lei Fang's moves were quite different from Jann Lee's. One could say that they were opposites of each other. Lei Fang's moves were slow, graceful and precise, seeming to flow together effortlessly, while Jann Lee's were much more rapid and forceful.

After going a while, Lei Fang had the feeling that someone was watching her. She turned around to see Jann Lee staring back at her. He looked flustered and embarrassed that she caught him looking for he averted his gaze.

"How can you fight like that?" He asked. "What, that? That wasn't for combat purposes," she explained. "It's for meditative purposes. You know, kind of like a relaxation exercise to ease stress and promote good health. I use a different form for fighting." "Oh...well, you're really good at it. I mean, you look graceful...like a swan."

"Thanks." Lei Fang said, smiling. She couldn't believe that she had actually gotten a compliment from Jann Lee. Maybe he's actually a nice guy after all, Lei Fang thought, and as if to retort that statement, Jann Lee continued, "but that's not going to win you the tournament. You'll never get past me, you're too slow, too soft."

Instead of getting mad at this, Lei Fang became amused. I should've known better than to think Jann Lee was actually being nice for once, she mused. "Well you know, Jann, Tai Chi Quan is all about the soft overcoming the strong." She raised an eyebrow at him. "It's not a matter of power."

"What did you call me?" He asked sternly. "What? Jann?" She let out a small laugh. "It's Jann Lee for short, and plus I think it's cute." "Don't call me that." "You know what? I think I will." And as if to prove it she called his name once more.

***~*~*~*** Author's note: I forgot to say so in the beginning so let me just say that I don't own these characters, blah blah. They belong to Tecmo.

Anyways, don't mind the choppiness of the last two chapters. I had absolutely no idea what to write, so I just started typing whatever came up. And as for the rules and stuff about the doa tournament, that was all made up. I really don't understand the whole background on the tournament at all. I mean, the whole thing with Fame Douglas and Doatec or whatever, just flew right pass my head.