Chapter19
Lara and Kazuya returned to the pool. This was Lara's chance. She knew it.
"Are you afraid of burglars?" she asked him.
"Me? No. They would bring some excitement to my life."
"I mean..."
"I know what you mean. But haven't you seen the fence?"
"A fence can be overcome..."
"Lara, can you imagine... the burglar meeting Lee, my father or me?"
"But you aren't always home!"
"It's all guarded very well. Up to 50 men are watching the house, when we aren't there. There are cameras in all key areas, by the gate, in the hall, Heihachi's office... Don't you worry about burglars." He paused for a moment. "What do you do to keep them away?" he then asked Lara.
"My butler has been trained with weapons. My good friend Bryce, who lives with us, is a computer specialist. He has built some protection devices. Part of the garden is booby trapped... Sometimes I think it's not enough. The front gate is always open. A rare artefact has been stolen from me once. Ever since then I have been thinking about improving security, but I don't want any guards."
"How about dogs?" he suggested.
"Do you have any dogs?" Lara asked.
She was now worried that the answer might be 'yes', she didn't want to have to kill or stun any dogs on Monday. 'Poor souls'.
"No. I just thought that maybe this would work for you."
"Maybe."
"You could also hire me to watch your house, but I have to warn you, I am very expensive." he was grinning again.
"And you would be bored. Most of the time nothing happens at home. People are mainly after me."
"Certainly." he replied grinning.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Noting." he said innocently.
****
Lara ignored it. She wanted to get more information out of him, but he was much more careful than his brother. Or than she had been for that matter. At least she now knew what to expect on Monday. Cameras, Bryce would take care of that, a lot of guards but no dogs. Lara had to yawn; she was beginning to feel really tired. It had been a really long day for her and she couldn't understand how Kazuya could still be fully awake.
"Do you want to go to bed." he asked.
"No" Lara replied. "I'm alright. I might be a bit tired, but I won't go to bed just yet. Aren't you tired? After the fight?"
"Not really."
"You have been working the whole week, you had two fights. In other words you didn't get much sleep, but you are not tired?" she asked unable to believe.
"No."
"So when is your next fight?" Lara then asked.
"Wednesday at seven." he replied. "And the final is on Saturday."
"That's full moon, isn't it?" Lara realised, that she had spoken out loud.
"Possibly. Does that make any difference?" he asked.
"No, I just realised it."
"You aren't a werewolf and haven't told me, are you?" he joked.
She splashed some water in his face.
"You want to pick a fight, young lady?" he asked.
"No" Lara replied in an innocent voice.
"Good. It wouldn't be wise."
"I know." she replied. But before she could react, she had a full load of water in her face.
Lara lunged forward grabbed his arms, and held them down. He freed one of his arms and pulled her closer.
"So is there a saying what happens with the winner after the big fight?" he asked her.
"He moves on to the next round." Lara replied.
"Ha Ha. Very funny." he said.
"And he gets a kiss from the girl." she added, bend down and kissed him.
"That's more like it." he said.
Lara and Kazuya returned to the pool. This was Lara's chance. She knew it.
"Are you afraid of burglars?" she asked him.
"Me? No. They would bring some excitement to my life."
"I mean..."
"I know what you mean. But haven't you seen the fence?"
"A fence can be overcome..."
"Lara, can you imagine... the burglar meeting Lee, my father or me?"
"But you aren't always home!"
"It's all guarded very well. Up to 50 men are watching the house, when we aren't there. There are cameras in all key areas, by the gate, in the hall, Heihachi's office... Don't you worry about burglars." He paused for a moment. "What do you do to keep them away?" he then asked Lara.
"My butler has been trained with weapons. My good friend Bryce, who lives with us, is a computer specialist. He has built some protection devices. Part of the garden is booby trapped... Sometimes I think it's not enough. The front gate is always open. A rare artefact has been stolen from me once. Ever since then I have been thinking about improving security, but I don't want any guards."
"How about dogs?" he suggested.
"Do you have any dogs?" Lara asked.
She was now worried that the answer might be 'yes', she didn't want to have to kill or stun any dogs on Monday. 'Poor souls'.
"No. I just thought that maybe this would work for you."
"Maybe."
"You could also hire me to watch your house, but I have to warn you, I am very expensive." he was grinning again.
"And you would be bored. Most of the time nothing happens at home. People are mainly after me."
"Certainly." he replied grinning.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Noting." he said innocently.
****
Lara ignored it. She wanted to get more information out of him, but he was much more careful than his brother. Or than she had been for that matter. At least she now knew what to expect on Monday. Cameras, Bryce would take care of that, a lot of guards but no dogs. Lara had to yawn; she was beginning to feel really tired. It had been a really long day for her and she couldn't understand how Kazuya could still be fully awake.
"Do you want to go to bed." he asked.
"No" Lara replied. "I'm alright. I might be a bit tired, but I won't go to bed just yet. Aren't you tired? After the fight?"
"Not really."
"You have been working the whole week, you had two fights. In other words you didn't get much sleep, but you are not tired?" she asked unable to believe.
"No."
"So when is your next fight?" Lara then asked.
"Wednesday at seven." he replied. "And the final is on Saturday."
"That's full moon, isn't it?" Lara realised, that she had spoken out loud.
"Possibly. Does that make any difference?" he asked.
"No, I just realised it."
"You aren't a werewolf and haven't told me, are you?" he joked.
She splashed some water in his face.
"You want to pick a fight, young lady?" he asked.
"No" Lara replied in an innocent voice.
"Good. It wouldn't be wise."
"I know." she replied. But before she could react, she had a full load of water in her face.
Lara lunged forward grabbed his arms, and held them down. He freed one of his arms and pulled her closer.
"So is there a saying what happens with the winner after the big fight?" he asked her.
"He moves on to the next round." Lara replied.
"Ha Ha. Very funny." he said.
"And he gets a kiss from the girl." she added, bend down and kissed him.
"That's more like it." he said.
