Chapter6
Lara tried to get through the crowd but it was useless, there was no getting out. So she turned and went to the ladies room instead. At least here she didn't have to keep up with Lee. She took out her brush and took care of her hair. When she got out again she saw Lee standing next to Kazuya who had apparently changed back, but there was no sign of Heihachi.
'Damn' Lara thought, 'That was my chance to get close to him. Well, I better leave it for tonight.'
She went out and walked to her car. She got inside and wanted to start the engine when she realised her problem. Silly as she has been, she had parked her car too close to the wall and apparently whoever had taken the space behind her hadn't noticed that since he had parked his car so close that Lara couldn't get out any more. She got out of the car and stepped behind it to see how much space there really was. A silver Porsche with red flames on the doors was standing there, leaving only a few inches between the two cars.
"Damn, there is no way I can get out of this." she cursed.
"I guess I owe you another invitation." came a voice from behind.
It was Kazuya Mishima again. Lara turned around looking at him in confusion. He pointed at the Porsche. "That's my car."
"Oh. I was afraid, I would be stuck here for the rest of the night."
"Hey, Kazuya. I saw her first." Lee, who was just coming past, yelled.
"Meaning what exactly" Lara replied.
"Meaning that you owe me a date, darling."
"You should learn some manners first. And what have I told you about calling me 'darling'?"
"Come on, Chaolan. Leave the lady alone. She doesn't want to go out with you." Kazuya said to him.
"Your loss, Lara." Lee said and walked away.
"Since you cannot get away, may I give you a lift?" Kazuya said grinning.
"I have to return the car."
"Well, that's a lame excuse."
"I have the feeling you won't accept no for an answer."
"That's correct. You drop off your car and I will pick you up."
"And if I say, I'm tired and I want to go to bed."
"You don't look tired."
"You won't give up, will you?"
"I am used to getting what I want." his eyes were glowing more than usual.
"So am I."
"And what do you want?"
"I want to drive this car!" Lara said, knowing that she had made a dangerous choice.
"We will return your car and then you can drive mine. This way we will both get what we want."
"Alright, you won't let me leave anyway."
****
And so Lara returned her car to the hotel and Kazuya picked her up. He let her drive.
"I like this car." Lara said.
"So do I, please be careful."
"Don't worry, I never damage cars when I sit in them." she said grinning.
"I have a collection of quite a few cars at home, but a Porsche is missing. I like the sound of it, but it's quite tough to handle." she continued.
"Something you have to get used to." he replied.
"I am getting used to it already. You didn't want it back, did you?"
"Not right now. Hey, that's my brother, the black car in front of us."
"May I?" Lara said giving more gas to get closer.
"He hates that! He likes to think, he is the king of the road." Kazuya said with an evil smile curling around his lips.
So Lara gave more gas and overtook Lee. Lee tried to give more gas when he saw the car next to him but his car wouldn't keep up. They had to stop at a traffic light next. Lee drove over to the other lane and rolled down the window.
"Hey brother, you let her drive? I bet I would win a race to the next traffic light."
"No way." Kazuya and Lara said together.
Lara knew exactly that she was probably making the biggest mistake of her life by getting involved with the two Mishimas, but she was enjoying herself like never before. Both cars waited at the traffic lights, engines roaring. When it finally turned green Lara hit the gas and left before Lee could react. With every meter Lara got more distance between her and Lee. They soared past the next traffic lights which just turned red. Kazuya turned around.
"Oh, now he will be annoyed. He had to stop."
"That wasn't a fair race; even if he would have reacted faster we would have won."
"I know, but try telling Chaolan that. Anyway do you want to go to the club now? All fighters and their friends meet there after the tournaments?"
"I couldn't sleep anyway, I am still fighting with the jetlag, so why not."
****
Twenty minutes later they entered the club. Lee arrived shortly after them. He was obviously annoyed.
"Hey Lee, finally here?" Kazuya teased him.
"Shut up!" Lee yelled.
"Come on Chaolan, I will buy you a drink. What can I get you, Lara?"
"Depends on who has to drive home." she said grinning.
"No, no, you drink whatever you want, I will drive you home."
"I don't mind, I will drink water."
"You want to get me drunk and steal my car?" he said jokingly and with that went to the bar.
Lara saw how two blonde girls at the bar looked at Kazuya and then talked to each other giggling. Then one of them got up and dragged the other one behind her. She walked past Lara and towards Lee.
"Hey Chaolan."
"Nina" he replied.
"You're free for tonight? This is a friend of mine, Mira; I wanted to introduce her to your brother."
"Nina, you know him, he is very peculiar about his girls."
Lara tensed up, she didn't understand why she had these feelings, she had only met Kazuya a couple of hours ago, but she didn't want to let him slip away. He could be useful to her. She couldn't let any other girl have him. She had to win against that other girl, or all her chances of getting to Heihachi would go down the drain. She felt that Kazuya was her one chance. But she was also quite confident that she had something the other girl didn't have. Her big advantage over the other girl was that she had style. Lara was dressed in the finest clothes. The trick was to look sexy in anything, not like the other girl obviously thought - reveal everything.
Kazuya returned with three drinks. He walked to Lee first and gave him his drink. Lara tensed when the two girls moved closer to him.
"Hi Kazuya" Nina said in her sexy voice. "There is someone I'd like you to meet."
"Hi Nina, I know your friends." he replied dryly and turned away, not even looking at the other girl.
The other girl looked quite embarrassed while Nina was busy clinging to Lee. Kazuya returned to Lara giving her a glass of champagne.
"Just this one glass, this won't get you or me drunk." he promised.
But it didn't stay that way, while he went over to drinking water Lara got more alcoholic beverages. They had sat down around a table, Lee, Nina and another guy and girl from the tournament joined them. Lara hadn't noticed when Nina's friend had left but she didn't care much either. The party ended around 3:30. Lee was completely drunk and promised to stay in town with Nina. Lara was feeling a bit funny too, but she felt she was getting a lot closer to her goal and she still knew what that was. Apparently Kazuya trusted her and Lee was leaving her alone now that she was here with his brother. Actually he turned out to be a nice guy. Kazuya helped her into his car and drove her back to the hotel. She found herself in bed around 4 o'clock.
Lara tried to get through the crowd but it was useless, there was no getting out. So she turned and went to the ladies room instead. At least here she didn't have to keep up with Lee. She took out her brush and took care of her hair. When she got out again she saw Lee standing next to Kazuya who had apparently changed back, but there was no sign of Heihachi.
'Damn' Lara thought, 'That was my chance to get close to him. Well, I better leave it for tonight.'
She went out and walked to her car. She got inside and wanted to start the engine when she realised her problem. Silly as she has been, she had parked her car too close to the wall and apparently whoever had taken the space behind her hadn't noticed that since he had parked his car so close that Lara couldn't get out any more. She got out of the car and stepped behind it to see how much space there really was. A silver Porsche with red flames on the doors was standing there, leaving only a few inches between the two cars.
"Damn, there is no way I can get out of this." she cursed.
"I guess I owe you another invitation." came a voice from behind.
It was Kazuya Mishima again. Lara turned around looking at him in confusion. He pointed at the Porsche. "That's my car."
"Oh. I was afraid, I would be stuck here for the rest of the night."
"Hey, Kazuya. I saw her first." Lee, who was just coming past, yelled.
"Meaning what exactly" Lara replied.
"Meaning that you owe me a date, darling."
"You should learn some manners first. And what have I told you about calling me 'darling'?"
"Come on, Chaolan. Leave the lady alone. She doesn't want to go out with you." Kazuya said to him.
"Your loss, Lara." Lee said and walked away.
"Since you cannot get away, may I give you a lift?" Kazuya said grinning.
"I have to return the car."
"Well, that's a lame excuse."
"I have the feeling you won't accept no for an answer."
"That's correct. You drop off your car and I will pick you up."
"And if I say, I'm tired and I want to go to bed."
"You don't look tired."
"You won't give up, will you?"
"I am used to getting what I want." his eyes were glowing more than usual.
"So am I."
"And what do you want?"
"I want to drive this car!" Lara said, knowing that she had made a dangerous choice.
"We will return your car and then you can drive mine. This way we will both get what we want."
"Alright, you won't let me leave anyway."
****
And so Lara returned her car to the hotel and Kazuya picked her up. He let her drive.
"I like this car." Lara said.
"So do I, please be careful."
"Don't worry, I never damage cars when I sit in them." she said grinning.
"I have a collection of quite a few cars at home, but a Porsche is missing. I like the sound of it, but it's quite tough to handle." she continued.
"Something you have to get used to." he replied.
"I am getting used to it already. You didn't want it back, did you?"
"Not right now. Hey, that's my brother, the black car in front of us."
"May I?" Lara said giving more gas to get closer.
"He hates that! He likes to think, he is the king of the road." Kazuya said with an evil smile curling around his lips.
So Lara gave more gas and overtook Lee. Lee tried to give more gas when he saw the car next to him but his car wouldn't keep up. They had to stop at a traffic light next. Lee drove over to the other lane and rolled down the window.
"Hey brother, you let her drive? I bet I would win a race to the next traffic light."
"No way." Kazuya and Lara said together.
Lara knew exactly that she was probably making the biggest mistake of her life by getting involved with the two Mishimas, but she was enjoying herself like never before. Both cars waited at the traffic lights, engines roaring. When it finally turned green Lara hit the gas and left before Lee could react. With every meter Lara got more distance between her and Lee. They soared past the next traffic lights which just turned red. Kazuya turned around.
"Oh, now he will be annoyed. He had to stop."
"That wasn't a fair race; even if he would have reacted faster we would have won."
"I know, but try telling Chaolan that. Anyway do you want to go to the club now? All fighters and their friends meet there after the tournaments?"
"I couldn't sleep anyway, I am still fighting with the jetlag, so why not."
****
Twenty minutes later they entered the club. Lee arrived shortly after them. He was obviously annoyed.
"Hey Lee, finally here?" Kazuya teased him.
"Shut up!" Lee yelled.
"Come on Chaolan, I will buy you a drink. What can I get you, Lara?"
"Depends on who has to drive home." she said grinning.
"No, no, you drink whatever you want, I will drive you home."
"I don't mind, I will drink water."
"You want to get me drunk and steal my car?" he said jokingly and with that went to the bar.
Lara saw how two blonde girls at the bar looked at Kazuya and then talked to each other giggling. Then one of them got up and dragged the other one behind her. She walked past Lara and towards Lee.
"Hey Chaolan."
"Nina" he replied.
"You're free for tonight? This is a friend of mine, Mira; I wanted to introduce her to your brother."
"Nina, you know him, he is very peculiar about his girls."
Lara tensed up, she didn't understand why she had these feelings, she had only met Kazuya a couple of hours ago, but she didn't want to let him slip away. He could be useful to her. She couldn't let any other girl have him. She had to win against that other girl, or all her chances of getting to Heihachi would go down the drain. She felt that Kazuya was her one chance. But she was also quite confident that she had something the other girl didn't have. Her big advantage over the other girl was that she had style. Lara was dressed in the finest clothes. The trick was to look sexy in anything, not like the other girl obviously thought - reveal everything.
Kazuya returned with three drinks. He walked to Lee first and gave him his drink. Lara tensed when the two girls moved closer to him.
"Hi Kazuya" Nina said in her sexy voice. "There is someone I'd like you to meet."
"Hi Nina, I know your friends." he replied dryly and turned away, not even looking at the other girl.
The other girl looked quite embarrassed while Nina was busy clinging to Lee. Kazuya returned to Lara giving her a glass of champagne.
"Just this one glass, this won't get you or me drunk." he promised.
But it didn't stay that way, while he went over to drinking water Lara got more alcoholic beverages. They had sat down around a table, Lee, Nina and another guy and girl from the tournament joined them. Lara hadn't noticed when Nina's friend had left but she didn't care much either. The party ended around 3:30. Lee was completely drunk and promised to stay in town with Nina. Lara was feeling a bit funny too, but she felt she was getting a lot closer to her goal and she still knew what that was. Apparently Kazuya trusted her and Lee was leaving her alone now that she was here with his brother. Actually he turned out to be a nice guy. Kazuya helped her into his car and drove her back to the hotel. She found herself in bed around 4 o'clock.
