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Got that lovin' feelin' - part 4
Kasumi : The third date is being paid for by ....... Tina!
Tina : Oh, joy.
Kasumi : Who will be arm-in-arm with ....... Leon.
Leon : Oh God, a beautiful woman! I must try to remember Rolande, and not succumb to temptation! Rolande, help me!
Hitomi : He's worried about a date? I would have thought he was old enough to have gone out with women before ......
Lisa : Maybe it's just this woman he's afraid of .......
Leifang : Better than thinking us all 'weak'!
[She glares at Jann Lee, who looks abashed.]
Zack : Damn! My honey ain't gonna be datin' me!
Tina : Great! Suddenly today's lookin' real good!
Kasumi : But I thought you liked Zack?
[Everyone looks at her incredulously.]
Tina : You're joking, right? How many times do I have to say - I HATE THE SLEAZY BASTARD!!
Kasumi : I thought you were flirting!
[Tina turns purple with suppressed rage, Helena holds her head in her hands, Bass looks about to explode, Zack is trying to peer down Tina's shirt, and Hayate is glaring at Ayane who is sniggering loudly.]
Leifang : So what we saw on Zack Island was true, after all - Kasumi is an airhead!
Kasumi : NIIII-SAAAN! Leifang's being mean to me!
Hayate : Don't worry, Kasumi! I'll take care of you!
[Ayane makes retching noises, Hayabusa closes his eyes, and everyone else shakes their heads.]
Ryu : Is he always this overprotective of her?
Ayane : He has been as long as I can recall. Nauseating, isn't it?
Ryu : I have to agree with you in this instance ...... So why is he sending assassins after her, if he's so protective?
Ayane : Well, he is rather uptight about 'duty' nowadays, but even so, he does seem to be rather carried away with the idea. Maybe it's schizophrenia?
Ryu : Possibly, though I'm in two minds about it.
[Ayane blinks, then stares at him.]
Ayane : Ryu Hayabusa cracks a joke?! I never thought I'd see the day!
Ryu : It still didn't get a laugh from you. What does it take to make you smile?
Ayane : Being told I can still take lessons in ninjutsu from a girl who hides from clan assassins by staying close to clan territory whilst wearing a bright blue dress, white stockings and orange hair .......
Kasumi : Nii-san! Now Ayane's being mean, too!
Bass : So what's new?
Tina : You not objecting to my next date.
Bass : I just haven't had time yet.
Tina : And you're not going to, either!
[Tina grabs Leon and hauls him away to get changed for the evening.]
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[Later in the evening. Tina is in VERY skimpy, revealing clothing - blue shirt knotted under her breasts, tight, tight low-slung trousers - you get the idea. Leon is in combat trousers and tee-shirt, with green camouflage jacket over the top - but no turban!!]
Tina : Yo, bro', ready ta partaaay??
Leon : Pardon?
Tina : C'mon, dude, we're here to have fun! Let your hair - oh, in your case that might be difficult .... Look, pal, we're her to have fun, so get ready to have fun, okay?
Leon : I'll try ....
Tina : Good. Now let's get in there and groove!
[They enter the nightclub they've been standing outside. Immediately Leon flinches as the noise hits him, but Tina simply starts pushing her way through the crowd. Leon reluctantly follows.]
Tina : Hey, you wanna drink before we get down?
Leon : Uh, okay. A scotch on the rocks.
Tina : Sure thing, hunk!
[She orders drinks for the two of them, then pulls Leon over to a free table which she just spotted.]
Tina : Soooo, tell me about yourself, big fella!
Leon : What do you want to know?
Tina : Name, rank, number. C'mon big guy, spill the beans! What makes ya tick, Leon, big dude, serial number sixty-nine?
Leon : I am not a number, I am a free man!
[Tina blinks, then laughs, not having expected humour from the massive, brooding Italian.]
Tina : Good comeback! So, c'mon, gimme the details.
Leon :Well, my name is Leon Cordoba, I am Roman, I served in the Italian Special Forces, then the French Foreign Legion after a .... uh ...... disagreement ....... with the Italian authorities.
Tina : Past lovers?
Leon : Just one. Rolande. A smuggler I met on the Silk Road.
Tina : Ya break up?
Leon. No. She ..... died.
Tina : Oops! Sorry! Me and my big mouth. Um, okay, my turn. I'm Tina Armstrong, Bass' only daughter, and a pro wrestler like my dad. I keep entering the DOA tournaments 'cause, when I win, the publicity'll get me into movies, where I really want to be, ya see? Except Daddy doesn't agree with that.
Leon : Why not? I would have thought any father would be delighted if his daughter made her name in Hollywood.
Tina : You'd think so, but Daddy thinks it's below me. He won't accept me following my dream instead of his.
Leon : You do not strike me as the sort of person to take 'no' for an answer.
[Tina grins.]
Tina : Why thanks, big fella! You're a star! Now, let's get out on the ol' dance floor and boogie!
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[To Tina's surprise, Leon turns out to be a damn good dancer - and they have plenty of space to dance in, nobody else getting too close to the massive Italian. The only time things don't go too well is when, during a slow, smoochy number, Tina gets real close to Leon, who freezes when she starts pressing herself against him.]
[After half an hour on the dance floor, they head back to the bar.]
Tina : Hot damn, big fella, you're a great little mover!
Leon : Thank you. And you are a very good dancer, too.
Tina :Well, thank ya kindly!
[She takes a gulp of her cold beer, then looks at Leon.]
Tina : I meant to ask ya - why did ya freeze when I got close? Don't ya like me?
[Leon blushes.]
Leon : It's not that. It's ..... Rolande.
Tina : Your old lover, right?
Leon : Yes. She said I was the strongest man in the world. Now she is dead, I have to prove her words true, I have to remain faithful to her.
[Tina laughs. Leon looks a little surprised.]
Tina : Oh honey, you shouldn't take things too seriously! C'mon Leon, women always call their man the strongest in the world! It's like girls always say their Daddy is the strongest, bravest, most handsomest man in the world. Ask any of the DOA girls - well, except maybe Ayane. We all do it!
Leon : Do you?
Tina : Sure! Look, do you think Rolande would want to you to spend your time moping around over her?
Leon : I .... No, she would not.
Tina : Exactly! You gotta let go and get on with life, Leon. Don't let the memory of your past love drag you down. Is that why you keep entering Dead Or Alive?
Leon : Yes. I had to prove her words true. I had to prove myself the strongest man in the world for her.
Tina : So go and work as a guard for charities operating in danger zones like Afghanistan or Iraq. They always have problems with bandits after their drug supplies. Prove yourself doing something to benefit other people!
[Leon looks thoughtful.]
Leon : I think you're right. Thank you.
[He leans close and kisses her cheek.]
Tina : Honey, that ain't kissin'!
[She grabs his face in her hands, and plants a big, wet, sloppy kiss full on his lips! Leon looks dazed.]
Leon : Wh-what was that for??
Tina : Fun, what else? Look, you're a good-looking hunk, and a real nice man. So why shouldn't I want to kiss you? Enjoy it?
Leon : I .... Yes, I did.
Tina : Rolande would want you to be happy. So, be happy!
[They lean closer and kiss passionately. They finally part, both looking flushed and breathing more heavily than usual.]
Leon : I ... enjoyed that.
[Tina just smiles, stands up and holds out her hand to Leon. He climbs to his feet, and they walk out of the nightclub hand-in-hand. By unspoken agreement they head back to the hotel, where they spend the rest of the night having wild, passionate sex - at least, that's what the noises through the wall sounded like!!]
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[So, we now go back in time again, to find out who the next couple are to be!]
Kasumi : The fourth date will be .......... Bass!
Bass : Shit! My account's kinda empty 'cause o' the latest alimony payment!
Kasumi : Who will be going out with .......
So that's TWO good dates, and only Hitomi's being a disaster! Ah, but what will Bass' be like? And who will it be with? Stay tuned!