Chapter4
At 6:30 Lara arrived at the arena. This time she had taken a car, a black Honda. She didn't want to draw too much attention to herself and she thought that after all a girl on a motorbike would still be a bit unusual, especially when she obviously wasn't Japanese. Besides she didn't want to wear leather tonight. Instead she had picked black trousers and a blue silk top. She had no difficulties to find her seat. In the middle of the arena was a huge cage, her seat was in the front row, approximately opposite the aisle where the fighters would come in. It was still very empty. She sat down and looked at the fighting timetable again. For the first time she looked who Heihachi's opponent would be, Lei Wulong, a young Chinese police officer.
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"Hey, you! You are in my seat!" said a very unfriendly voice all of a sudden.
Lara looked up. She couldn't believe her eyes, standing in front of her was Lee Chaolan, Heihachi's adopted son. In his hand he had a bag of popcorn and a coke.
"Are you always that unfriendly?" Lara replied.
"Just when I don't get what I want and that b... bloody woman out there tried to sell me diet coke."
"So why do you take it out on me?"
"You are in my seat!"
"I am not. This is 18, and I have 18."
"Okay, then I guess I sit next to you, isn't that fun, darling."
"If you say so." Lara said. She rolled her eyes while Lee sat down. 'Fun for whom?' she asked herself. She hated him already.
'And I have to get along with him' she thought. 'That will never work. I might as well have chosen searching the house tonight.
"Hey sweetheart, want some popcorn." Lee asked Lara holding the bag in front of her nose.
"No thank you, and please don't call me sweetheart." Lara said looking at him in anger. How could someone who looked so nice be so annoying?
"Whatever, darling. Wanna bet who wins?" he continued.
"No." Lara said firmly.
After that Lee stayed quiet for a while. The fight was about to begin. Lei Wulong walked in first. He stretched and did some punches in the air.
"Yeah, do that as long as you can." Lee yelled.
Lara had to grin. 'What an idiot' she thought to herself.
Then Heihachi walked down the aisle towards the cage. It was the first time Lara saw him for real. He walked proudly, a very determined expression on his face. Just as she had seen it in the picture. His hair stood up on both sides. He wore a black martial arts outfit. On the back of his jacket was a tiger's head. He strode towards the ring and glared at Lei.
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"Tonight's first match, ladies and gentlemen. Lei Wuuuuuullllloooooong versus Heeeihachiii Mishiiiiiimmmaaaaaa. Final round, fight." the announcer yelled.
The crowd was going mad, when the fight began. The two opponents circled each other carefully. Lei then hit Heihachi in the stomach but he looked rather unimpressed and blocked the next couple of hits from the young Chinese.
"Come on dad...." said the voice next to Lara.
Then Heihachi spun and kicked Lei hard. Next his fist went into Lei's stomach and Lei tumbled. With a kick Heihachi send him down to the floor. Lei jumped up and kicked Heihachi who had to take a few steps back. Lei came around with a high kick but Heihachi ducked. At the same time Heihachi kicked Lei's other leg and he went down again, losing balance.
Next to Lara Lee was laughing madly, spilling his popcorn on the floor. Lei got up and this time his kick hit Heihachi's head, who now stumbled as well. Lei swept him off his feet, but when he threw himself onto Heihachi, he was already up. Heihachi stomped onto the fallen Chinese who was now bleeding. He then picked him up and threw him hard onto the ground.
"Serves you right, bastard." Lee cheered triumphantly.
Lei seemed to be k.o. so the referee ended the fight only 10 minutes after it had begun.
"Why have I paid for this" Lee said. "You are so weak Wulong."
"I guess he cannot hear you and I guess you didn't pay either." Lara replied.
"That doesn't matter. So will you be sitting next to me during the other two matches, darling?"
"I hope not."
"Oh come on, you aren't angry with me, are you?"
"Why should I be? Anyway, I will be out of here, getting some fresh air."
Lara got up and walked out.
"See you later, hon." Lee called after her.
'Thank god the other fight is in a different arena, I might sit next to someone else there' Lara thought. She knew she should try to get along with him, but she just couldn't.
At 6:30 Lara arrived at the arena. This time she had taken a car, a black Honda. She didn't want to draw too much attention to herself and she thought that after all a girl on a motorbike would still be a bit unusual, especially when she obviously wasn't Japanese. Besides she didn't want to wear leather tonight. Instead she had picked black trousers and a blue silk top. She had no difficulties to find her seat. In the middle of the arena was a huge cage, her seat was in the front row, approximately opposite the aisle where the fighters would come in. It was still very empty. She sat down and looked at the fighting timetable again. For the first time she looked who Heihachi's opponent would be, Lei Wulong, a young Chinese police officer.
****
"Hey, you! You are in my seat!" said a very unfriendly voice all of a sudden.
Lara looked up. She couldn't believe her eyes, standing in front of her was Lee Chaolan, Heihachi's adopted son. In his hand he had a bag of popcorn and a coke.
"Are you always that unfriendly?" Lara replied.
"Just when I don't get what I want and that b... bloody woman out there tried to sell me diet coke."
"So why do you take it out on me?"
"You are in my seat!"
"I am not. This is 18, and I have 18."
"Okay, then I guess I sit next to you, isn't that fun, darling."
"If you say so." Lara said. She rolled her eyes while Lee sat down. 'Fun for whom?' she asked herself. She hated him already.
'And I have to get along with him' she thought. 'That will never work. I might as well have chosen searching the house tonight.
"Hey sweetheart, want some popcorn." Lee asked Lara holding the bag in front of her nose.
"No thank you, and please don't call me sweetheart." Lara said looking at him in anger. How could someone who looked so nice be so annoying?
"Whatever, darling. Wanna bet who wins?" he continued.
"No." Lara said firmly.
After that Lee stayed quiet for a while. The fight was about to begin. Lei Wulong walked in first. He stretched and did some punches in the air.
"Yeah, do that as long as you can." Lee yelled.
Lara had to grin. 'What an idiot' she thought to herself.
Then Heihachi walked down the aisle towards the cage. It was the first time Lara saw him for real. He walked proudly, a very determined expression on his face. Just as she had seen it in the picture. His hair stood up on both sides. He wore a black martial arts outfit. On the back of his jacket was a tiger's head. He strode towards the ring and glared at Lei.
****
"Tonight's first match, ladies and gentlemen. Lei Wuuuuuullllloooooong versus Heeeihachiii Mishiiiiiimmmaaaaaa. Final round, fight." the announcer yelled.
The crowd was going mad, when the fight began. The two opponents circled each other carefully. Lei then hit Heihachi in the stomach but he looked rather unimpressed and blocked the next couple of hits from the young Chinese.
"Come on dad...." said the voice next to Lara.
Then Heihachi spun and kicked Lei hard. Next his fist went into Lei's stomach and Lei tumbled. With a kick Heihachi send him down to the floor. Lei jumped up and kicked Heihachi who had to take a few steps back. Lei came around with a high kick but Heihachi ducked. At the same time Heihachi kicked Lei's other leg and he went down again, losing balance.
Next to Lara Lee was laughing madly, spilling his popcorn on the floor. Lei got up and this time his kick hit Heihachi's head, who now stumbled as well. Lei swept him off his feet, but when he threw himself onto Heihachi, he was already up. Heihachi stomped onto the fallen Chinese who was now bleeding. He then picked him up and threw him hard onto the ground.
"Serves you right, bastard." Lee cheered triumphantly.
Lei seemed to be k.o. so the referee ended the fight only 10 minutes after it had begun.
"Why have I paid for this" Lee said. "You are so weak Wulong."
"I guess he cannot hear you and I guess you didn't pay either." Lara replied.
"That doesn't matter. So will you be sitting next to me during the other two matches, darling?"
"I hope not."
"Oh come on, you aren't angry with me, are you?"
"Why should I be? Anyway, I will be out of here, getting some fresh air."
Lara got up and walked out.
"See you later, hon." Lee called after her.
'Thank god the other fight is in a different arena, I might sit next to someone else there' Lara thought. She knew she should try to get along with him, but she just couldn't.
