Author's notes: Thanks for the support, guys. I've been working on this chapter a lot and I'm sorry about not getting the chapters out as quick as I thought I could. Well, enjoy!
Christie awakened to the sounds of heavy walking pounding outside her closed door. Tiredly gaping at the digital glowing clock that sat alone on the dresser next to her sturdy bed, she read it to be past ten thirty, wondering what commotion was going on outside while she slept. She took her bare feet from underneath the bed sheets and threw them on the cold, laminated floor in front of her, while giving her slender body a good stretch and then tying her long hair into her trademark ponytail.
Her nightclothes consisted of a pair of clean, white undergarments and a blue button up shirt that she had only buttoned up to her abdominal area, leaving the chest area unfastened and slightly exposed. She turned her back toward the door for a few seconds and did a few stretches to get the annoying kinks out of her back.
The door to her room opened moments later with Raven peeking his head through, acquiring a good look at her body as she bent over to touch her toes with her fingers. Momentarily, he stared at the tender plumpness of her bottom before clearing his throat to purposely grab her attention. "Ahem!" he said.
Christie ended her stretching section and spun around to face the door with a little bit of redness growing within her cheeks.
"Hey! Don't you ever knock?" she grunted.
"No. I come in when I feel the need to. I don't have to knock," Raven stated, coldly.
Christie's reddening cheeks diminished and her frown than turned into a seductive smile. " So, you came in here for another kiss?"
"Hell no!"
She couldn't see it through his tented glasses, but Raven's eyes nearly bulged from his head in response to her question. His eyes would continuously gawk at the floor from her toes, to her body, and then her face as he looked at her.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" She asked, curiously.
"I wasn't staring, I was observing."
"Really," Christie said in a sarcastic tone. "Observing what? Do you like what you see? Am I that damn attractive?" She smirked, trying to sustain her laughter.
"Not really. You want to believe such nonsense than go ahead. I couldn't care less."
"You know you like staring at this," she chuckled. "Why can't you just admit it? I've had other men admit it to me lots of times."
"Because I'm different from whatever person you've encountered. I don't waste my time staring at the opposite sex when there are more important matters to be worrying about."
"I give up. Your strange," Christie sighed in surrender.
"The same could be said about a woman who parades around in her underwear when company is standing around."
Christie bent down and looked herself over, realizing Raven was referring to her. "Hey! You got some nerve. For your information, you could have knocked and I would have told you I needed to get dressed before letting you in. You barged in here yourself, rudely I might add."
"Whatever. Look, just get your clothes on and come with me!" He barked.
"Huh? Why?"
"I'm actually willing to let you take on an assignment with me. You better do as I say before I change my mind."
"Ok! Ok! But you have to leave first. I can't just change with you watching me. What are we doing anyway?"
"We are going after Kazuya Mishima. But I'm warning you, this is very dangerous."
"So why tell me then? Wouldn't you rather me not come at all? You know, so I won't get hurt?"
"I figured somehow you would manage to pull a stunt similar to the one you did yesterday and find a way to tag along, even if I tried to stop you. I don't understand it myself why I'm doing this. Just get dressed!" Raven shouted, as he slammed the door shut.
"Jerk!" Christie muttered. "That guy really needs to take a chill pill sometimes. What's his deal? I don't know, maybe he has hemorrhoids or something," she shrugged.
Christie threw on her street clothes, laced up the laces in her shoes and stepped out her room to meet Raven in the main room where he was speaking with one of his associates. She studied the area thoroughly, looking at the high tech machinery attached to the walls. There were large array of computers she had never seen before, and an armory of weapons looking somewhat close to the arsenal Raven carried around with him that hung from his clothes.
Raven and his associate's conversation were cut short after Christie caught their attention. He thumbed toward the steel crafted ladder that lead outside, grabbing and climbing each step as he made his way up. Christie followed behind and saw a helicopter floating down from the sky as she emerged from the ground. As the aircraft made a safe landing, Raven and Christie jumped in and ascended up into the sky. The helicopter they were riding in was that of a different design and looked similar to the ones piloted by soldiers in the US army. Christie sat down on a sideway-positioned bench with her legs crossed, wrapping her arms tightly around her body. The weather was colder than it was the preceding day and she was happy to be wearing warmer clothes as opposed to the usual tropical summer outfits she often wore. Eyeing Raven, she could see the cold air blowing against his skin as he stared out the window didn't bother him, wondering how he could manage to bear the low temperature without shivering or sneezing.
She remembered the days of when it got chilly and Eddy was always there to lend his coat to her if needed. Adoring his kindness, Christie would usually kiss him to show her appreciation and she expected Raven to do something similar, but the man clothed in black didn't do anything. He just continued to stare out the window, being entangled in a swirl of his own thoughts, thoughts Christie probably wouldn't understand even if she knew what they were.
The Brazilian's body shivered more as the wind blew harder inside the helicopter, making her cover her nose to prevent herself from sneezing. Raven, finally noticing her struggle with keeping warm, offered her a large black cloak he had pulled out from bag hanging from the ceiling. Christie gratefully took it from him and wrapped it around her body. Though she was still cold, it did a better job at keeping her body induced in warmness.
"Thank you," she said.
Raven didn't return with any replies and brought himself back to the window, again staring down at the civilization below while deep in thought. He stayed separated away from Christie, keeping as far a distance as he could on the opposite side of the helicopter. He preferred to be alone most of the time, not having any person invade his space. Christie wanted Raven to open up to her and be like a friend since she assumed he had none. But the man shared no interest in gaining friends or allies. His mind was always on his job, putting everything else behind him. He knew information about Christie, but she knew very little about him. She was interested in finding out how he turned into the man he was, what shaped him to be so cold and mysterious. But she kept the questions to herself, fearing that she might dig far too deep into his business. It could be something personal that Raven didn't want to share with her, let alone anyone else. She couldn't help with being eager to discover his inner secrets.
Although he didn't show much of a liking to her, Christie thought that he did and was keeping it hidden inside, not wanting to reveal it. The way he looked at her after she kissed him and a few hours ago gave her that idea, but she didn't know for sure if that was the case. Whether it was true or not, she was hoping to be there for him in a time of need like he was for her since the day they met.
Within a couple hours pass, the pilot nestled in the cockpit shouted to Raven that they had reached their destination, with Christie unsure of how that was possible considering they were still flying. She peeked out the window and noticed that the helicopter was close to the ground, hovering above a road of traffic.
"We should be getting closer to Kazuya's limousine," Raven said to the pilot. "When I give the signal, you pull out."
"Wait. What's going on?" Christie asked.
"You'll see in a minute," Raven said, moving and opening the door of the helicopter.
"What the? You're going to jump?"
"Yep. Right about now!"
Raven leaped out of the flying vehicle and landed on the roof of a truck. He then jumped on top of a black limousine and signaled for the helicopter to fly off. Christie knew exactly what he was thinking, and wasn't looking to fly away with the helicopter pilot. She made a quick jump and landed on the roof of the same truck Raven had landed on and jumped again toward the limousine.
"Hey. What are you doing?" Raven said.
"What does it look like? I'm helping. Besides, you shouldn't have brought me along if you didn't want this to happen."
"Yes, you have a point," Raven said, angry that she was right.
"So, this is Kazuya's limo? What do you plan to do now?"
"Watch."
Raven walked to the front of the limo and sat down on his knees, bringing his down onto the windshield. He quickly smashed his fist through the tented glass, glaring at the driver.
"I'll take the wheel!" he said, grabbing the steering wheel and throwing the car into a peeling turn. Christie held on tight and tried to avoid falling off and becoming road kill on the pavement. This was dangerous, but also satisfyingly fun to her in a strange way.
Raven steered the car left and right as he the driver pressed his foot harder into the accelerator, speeding up the car to try and throw Raven off, but his plan backfired as the man in black was still holding on. Soon, the limo had passed the other cars and zipped straight into an empty street blocked by orange construction signs. The car came to a screeching stop after the driver put on the brakes, flinging Raven off the roof and on to the hood.
Christie jumped off and went to check on Raven, worried that he might be hurt.
The back door of the limo suddenly opened and out came Kazuya, not looking very pleased.
"I don't know who you people think you are, but I know what your going to be in five short seconds."
Kazuya tossed off his jacket, exposing his bare chest and muscular frame to Christie and Raven.
"Kazuya, your mine," Raven said.
"No!" Christie screamed. "Let me take him down!"
"Are you kidding? Do you know who that is? You are not skilled enough to fight a fighter of his level."
"But Raven…."
"But nothing!"
Kazuya gave a light smirk. "You had best listen to the man, little girl. You are not in my league and neither is he. I'll crush you both if I have to. I suggest you run home to your mother before you get hurt. I'm not into playing tea with little girls!"
"I'm not some little girl," Christie hissed. "I've taken on bad boys like you before."
"Ha! Then if you're so confident, why don't you come and get a piece of me?"
"Gladly," she said moving toward him, but having Raven stop her halfway.
"I'll take him. You just stand back."
Raven cracked the brim of his knuckles and came hurtling toward Kazuya. A flurry of punches were thrown as Christie watched them in anger that Raven had yet again urged her to stay back and not take part in the action. She saw it as him trying to hog up all the fun while she did nothing. But she was forming her own plan as the two battled, plotting to attack Kazuya from behind as he fought, giving Raven an advantage.
Raven was doing well in the fight so far. He had Kazuya grounded and his hands pinned, but as their battle went on, the driver of the limousine stepped out with a small pistol clinched between his hands. He slowly raised it up and aimed at the side of Raven's skull, with his hand steady on the trigger. Out of nowhere, Christie tackled him to the floor and kicked the gun out from his grasp before delivering a knockout punch that sent him into a dreamy sleep.
"Lights out, handsome," Christie chuckled as she stood up.
She turned back around to see Raven's progress, but now the fight was in Kazuya's favor. He plowed his fist hard into Raven's stomach twice and tossed him into the dirt. Kazuya smiled as he dug his foot into the chest of his opponent, who seemed out of action temporarily.
Christie saw it was her turn to step in, to get a piece of the action of herself. Kazuya glared at her as she neared him.
"You again? Well, I must admit you're brave, but also stupid for challenging me."
"Your stupid for underestimating me," Christie retorted, as she charged forward at him.
Kazuya sidestepped Christie's attack as it missed his face, and rammed his knee straight into her stomach. A loud gasp expressed pain from Christie's lips as she fell into the dirt.
"Ha! Pathetic," said Kazuya.
My response to reviews
Tekkenlover: mg man plz make more to it i cant believe christe did that that girl is so cool man i cant wait to read the new chapter man plz make more steve is so hot WOHO YEAH )
Thunder's reply: Thanks. Nice to see you still have an interest in this story.
Eggy: great story man, but please don't hook christie and raven up; that's just gross. hook up steve and christie instead. that's all the critism i can give you for now. keep up the good work.
Thunder's reply: Hey, thanks! I'm not really much of a plot spoiler, so I can't really say if such a thing will happen or not. But thanks for the review.
Qaz: Great chapter! No offense but its about time you updated! But hey it was worth the wait! Christie x Raven all the way keep up the romance!
Thunder's reply: Hey, thanks. That's ok. I'm not offended and I highly agree with you. It's just that I got so many stories now that its hard to focus on my others. But don't worry, I'm going to update this faster till its over. Thanks for the review.
MooNTeARZ: aw that was a nice chappie and i love this story! i love how christie told steve that she loved how he hit ppl that was pretty funny! hilarious! i can't wait to read more and i updated again and you should totally check it out!
Thunder's reply: Hey man. Thanks. Yeah, I liked that part too. I checked out your story as you already know. Thanks for your review.
JunKing: ol, Christie is so funny! Yeah Raven definately liked that, he's just trying to act all strong so that Christie doesn't have anything to pin on him later. I never particularly liked Raven before, but the way you portray him in this fic makes me like him a whole lot! Update soon, because I'm really curious as to what happens next. Now, let's see what's up with Lei-Fang!
Thunder's reply: Thanks. I'm glad you wrote a review for each chapter. Yeah, Christie is funny, so is Raven sometimes. I'm glad you like him because of the story, I seem to change a lot of peoples minds about the Tekken characters. Anyway, thanks and I'll be reading the rest of your story soon. Take care!