Author's Note: Here comes Chapter 49. I know you have waited long for it and it's not very much. I had difficulties writing it and in the end I am not very happy with this short part. But you will get Chapter 50 along with it, and this was easy to write, it has been sitting on my computer for countless weeks now. So let's get this out.
Chapter 49
When Lara woke up in the morning she was alone in bed. By now she had gotten used to Kazuya getting up well before her. For a moment she stayed in bed looking up at the ceiling. She had so gotten used to not being alone in the night; she wasn't certain how she could return to that life the day after tomorrow. Part of her didn't even want to leave any more. But she couldn't stay either. Heihachi wanted to see her dead, and sooner or later he always got what he wanted. Lara couldn't spend her whole life on the run, constantly turning around, to see if someone was after her.
She had to get out of Heihachi's life, which unfortunately also meant she had to get out of Kazuya's life. This thought deeply depressed her. She felt like something was stuck in her throat, she felt hot, and as if that wasn't enough she also felt she had eaten a bit too much the day before. But she finally made the decision to get out of bed and into the bathroom.
Just when she had finished with the shower there came a knock at the door.
"Lara, are you in there? Would you like to have breakfast?"
She opened the door slowly, towel wrapped around her body and peaked out.
"Not at the moment. I am feeling a bit sick."
For a second Kazuya was quiet and looked at her worried. "You are what?" he then said agitated.
"I am..." she began.
"Don't tell me you are pregnant!"
"Kazuya, don't be ridiculous. We have been very careful and it would also be far too early to tell. Besides it would change my whole life, not yours." she said grinning slightly.
"I don't find that very amusing."
Lara noticed that he was totally serious so she stopped grinning. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing." he replied stubbornly.
Lara wanted to know more, but she knew that he wouldn't tell her and would just get angrier at her. She stayed silent but moved closer towards him. He pulled back.
"Leave me alone."
But again Lara moved closer.
"I said..."
"I heard you." Lara yelled at him, stepping closer again.
Kazuya moved backwards and bumped into the wall.
Slowly a smile formed on Lara's face. "You cannot get away." she whispered seductively and pressed her body against his.
"Lara I am worried. Promise me that you won't get pregnant." he said totally ignoring her sexual advances.
She sighed and moved away. "I always am. But why are you so worried?"
"I just have this feeling... it's not good in my situation..."
Lara was slightly unnerved. "Don't tell me you are worried about your reputation."
"The other situation!" he yelled at her and left the room without looking back.
Lara felt stupid. It was like a slap in the face and this time she had deserved it. She had really not noticed what he had been talking about, but now she was certain that he referred to the situation with the devil.
Lara sat down on the bed and rubbed her wet hair with the towel. Now she felt even worse that she had a moment ago. This was one of her last days in Japan. She had planned to leave with the plane on Monday morning and now Kazuya was angry with her. A tear rolled down her face but she slowly whipped it away with the towel. Quickly she got dressed and tied her hair back in a simple braid. Then she left the cabin and went looking for Kazuya. It wasn't difficult to find him. When she stepped out onto the deck she could hear his deep voice. He seemed to be talking on the phone. She found him leaned against the railing and when she approached he just finished the call and slid the phone into his jacket.
"I am sorry." Lara said quietly.
"It's alright."
"Sure?"
"Sure!" He approached her and hugged her. She rested her forehead against his neck.
"Whom were you talking to?" Lara asked curious.
"I ordered a new rear window for the car and made an appointment for the inspection." He paused for a moment. "So you do you want to have breakfast now?"
"No. I have had too much to eat yesterday, I am getting fat."
He shook his head disbelieving. "In that case, how about losing some calories in sparring with me?"
"I'm not sure." Lara replied hesitantly.
"I promise I'll try not to hurt you. I won't attack you. You can do the attacking. I could really use a sparring partner today. Lee is much better than the rest of these idiots I had to fight. But don't tell Paul."
"Okay. I will give it a try."
Twenty minutes later they were in the dojo. Lara was wearing a tank top and long training pants.
"Ready to get your butt kicked?" she asked.
"I am always ready, attack me!"
Lara tried to punch Kazuya with her right fist, but he quickly side stepped and grabbed her arm.
"Now this is the perfect position for a double face kick."
"You are absolutely right. Alas you are a bit tall for me." Lara replied grinning. "I cannot get my leg that high up."
He released her. "Are you trying to steal my moves?"
"I'll do what I can to defend myself."
"Try attacking me again."
Lara feinted another punch but then brought up her leg in an attempt to kick his head. He ducked. Lara spun around and tried to kick him in the chest, but he quickly grabbed her leg and she stumbled to the ground. She jumped to her feet quickly and started another attack with her fists, but he got up his arms to block her punches. Then Lara pretended to aim towards his face with the left, but instead her right went towards his stomach and got through. He cursed.
"Nice move." he admitted.
"Thank you. I thought I would never get through. Your reflexes are very good."
"Obviously not good enough."
"I don't expect you will be defending very much tonight. In the last matches you had a very offensive strategy."
He ignored her but instead continued frustrated: "I am not really concentrating today."
"If that's the case, I don't want to be sparring with you, when you are concentrating."
"Let's continue."
"Okay."
Lara tried a couple of kicks and punches, but Kazuya blocked or evaded them until Lara just kicked low in frustration.
"Sorry."
Kazuya cursed again. "I should have blocked that as well. It's useless. I think I should practice my offence now."
Lara took a step back. "Not with me." she said grinning.
Kazuya continued practicing his attacks on an invisible opponent and on the sand bag. At the end he even taught Lara a few basic moves.
After the training, they had lunch on the ship. The chef had prepared some salad and fruits. Then they spent the rest of the day around the pool till it was finally time to drive back into town.
Chapter 49
When Lara woke up in the morning she was alone in bed. By now she had gotten used to Kazuya getting up well before her. For a moment she stayed in bed looking up at the ceiling. She had so gotten used to not being alone in the night; she wasn't certain how she could return to that life the day after tomorrow. Part of her didn't even want to leave any more. But she couldn't stay either. Heihachi wanted to see her dead, and sooner or later he always got what he wanted. Lara couldn't spend her whole life on the run, constantly turning around, to see if someone was after her.
She had to get out of Heihachi's life, which unfortunately also meant she had to get out of Kazuya's life. This thought deeply depressed her. She felt like something was stuck in her throat, she felt hot, and as if that wasn't enough she also felt she had eaten a bit too much the day before. But she finally made the decision to get out of bed and into the bathroom.
Just when she had finished with the shower there came a knock at the door.
"Lara, are you in there? Would you like to have breakfast?"
She opened the door slowly, towel wrapped around her body and peaked out.
"Not at the moment. I am feeling a bit sick."
For a second Kazuya was quiet and looked at her worried. "You are what?" he then said agitated.
"I am..." she began.
"Don't tell me you are pregnant!"
"Kazuya, don't be ridiculous. We have been very careful and it would also be far too early to tell. Besides it would change my whole life, not yours." she said grinning slightly.
"I don't find that very amusing."
Lara noticed that he was totally serious so she stopped grinning. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing." he replied stubbornly.
Lara wanted to know more, but she knew that he wouldn't tell her and would just get angrier at her. She stayed silent but moved closer towards him. He pulled back.
"Leave me alone."
But again Lara moved closer.
"I said..."
"I heard you." Lara yelled at him, stepping closer again.
Kazuya moved backwards and bumped into the wall.
Slowly a smile formed on Lara's face. "You cannot get away." she whispered seductively and pressed her body against his.
"Lara I am worried. Promise me that you won't get pregnant." he said totally ignoring her sexual advances.
She sighed and moved away. "I always am. But why are you so worried?"
"I just have this feeling... it's not good in my situation..."
Lara was slightly unnerved. "Don't tell me you are worried about your reputation."
"The other situation!" he yelled at her and left the room without looking back.
Lara felt stupid. It was like a slap in the face and this time she had deserved it. She had really not noticed what he had been talking about, but now she was certain that he referred to the situation with the devil.
Lara sat down on the bed and rubbed her wet hair with the towel. Now she felt even worse that she had a moment ago. This was one of her last days in Japan. She had planned to leave with the plane on Monday morning and now Kazuya was angry with her. A tear rolled down her face but she slowly whipped it away with the towel. Quickly she got dressed and tied her hair back in a simple braid. Then she left the cabin and went looking for Kazuya. It wasn't difficult to find him. When she stepped out onto the deck she could hear his deep voice. He seemed to be talking on the phone. She found him leaned against the railing and when she approached he just finished the call and slid the phone into his jacket.
"I am sorry." Lara said quietly.
"It's alright."
"Sure?"
"Sure!" He approached her and hugged her. She rested her forehead against his neck.
"Whom were you talking to?" Lara asked curious.
"I ordered a new rear window for the car and made an appointment for the inspection." He paused for a moment. "So you do you want to have breakfast now?"
"No. I have had too much to eat yesterday, I am getting fat."
He shook his head disbelieving. "In that case, how about losing some calories in sparring with me?"
"I'm not sure." Lara replied hesitantly.
"I promise I'll try not to hurt you. I won't attack you. You can do the attacking. I could really use a sparring partner today. Lee is much better than the rest of these idiots I had to fight. But don't tell Paul."
"Okay. I will give it a try."
Twenty minutes later they were in the dojo. Lara was wearing a tank top and long training pants.
"Ready to get your butt kicked?" she asked.
"I am always ready, attack me!"
Lara tried to punch Kazuya with her right fist, but he quickly side stepped and grabbed her arm.
"Now this is the perfect position for a double face kick."
"You are absolutely right. Alas you are a bit tall for me." Lara replied grinning. "I cannot get my leg that high up."
He released her. "Are you trying to steal my moves?"
"I'll do what I can to defend myself."
"Try attacking me again."
Lara feinted another punch but then brought up her leg in an attempt to kick his head. He ducked. Lara spun around and tried to kick him in the chest, but he quickly grabbed her leg and she stumbled to the ground. She jumped to her feet quickly and started another attack with her fists, but he got up his arms to block her punches. Then Lara pretended to aim towards his face with the left, but instead her right went towards his stomach and got through. He cursed.
"Nice move." he admitted.
"Thank you. I thought I would never get through. Your reflexes are very good."
"Obviously not good enough."
"I don't expect you will be defending very much tonight. In the last matches you had a very offensive strategy."
He ignored her but instead continued frustrated: "I am not really concentrating today."
"If that's the case, I don't want to be sparring with you, when you are concentrating."
"Let's continue."
"Okay."
Lara tried a couple of kicks and punches, but Kazuya blocked or evaded them until Lara just kicked low in frustration.
"Sorry."
Kazuya cursed again. "I should have blocked that as well. It's useless. I think I should practice my offence now."
Lara took a step back. "Not with me." she said grinning.
Kazuya continued practicing his attacks on an invisible opponent and on the sand bag. At the end he even taught Lara a few basic moves.
After the training, they had lunch on the ship. The chef had prepared some salad and fruits. Then they spent the rest of the day around the pool till it was finally time to drive back into town.
