Chapter 2: Funeral
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Ryu arrived in Seattle at 9:00 the next morning and took a taxi to Ken's mansion. Ryu was worried about his friend and saddened about Eliza. She had been good for Ken and she helped keep him in check. The last time Ryu had talked to Ken he had told him that Eliza was pregnant and that they would have a son in June. They were in the process of naming the child but now that would never happen.
When Ryu entered the mansion he was greeted by Chun Li. The Interpol agent hugged the Shotokan fighter.
"Ryu, he won't come out of his room, I've heard him crying and calling for Eliza since he woke up." Chun Li said her expression reflecting her own grief.
"I'll talk to him, don't worry he'll get through this." Ryu then approached Ken's door and went in. The American fighter was staring off into space when Ryu entered the room. "Ken, I came as soon as I heard." The fighter didn't respond. "Ken!" At this Ken looked at Ryu.
"Ryu, she's dead and I couldn't do anything. For all my skill I couldn't even protect her." Ryu came up and put a hand on his brother's shoulder. They may not have been blood related but they were brothers nonetheless.
"Ken, we can't always save the ones we care about. Chun Li lost her father and we lost our master. What you need to do is carry on with your life. Eliza wouldn't want you to sink into depression." Ken smiled sadly at that and rose to his feet.
"You're right Ryu. I have to tell my parents and Eliza's family. They should have been told immediately." Then he went out of his room and saw Chun Li out in the hallway. The Chinese fighter was dressed in a plain white T shirt and blue jeans. Ken hugged her. "Thank you for taking care of me Chun Li. You're an angel." Chun Li smiled at him.
"Anything for you Ken, you've done so much for me in the past. I just hope you're feeling better." Ken gave her a shaky thumbs up.
"I'll need a lot more time before I'm okay but I've taken the first step, thanks to you and Ryu. Right now I have to prepare for Eliza's funeral and tell our family." Chun Li nodded at this and Ken walked away to make his phone calls. Ryu then came out and spotted the Interpol agent.
"Ryu, I noticed some names written on a piece of paper. Do you know what it means?" Chun Li asked. Ryu sighed.
"Eliza was pregnant with their son and they were working on names for him." Tears sprang forth in Chun Li's eyes.
"Poor Ken." Ryu nodded, wiping his eyes, tears threatening to spill forth over his unborn godchild.
Several weeks later…
They say that a person's worth is determined by how many people visit their funeral. At the funeral of Eliza Dalton, many people showed up and cried. Eliza's sister Jane arrived with her husband Guile and the Air Force Commando held his wife to him, his muscular body wracked with sobs from both his wife and himself. Chun Li stood next to Ryu and watched as Ken stood up to deliver the elegy.
"Eliza…was a very kind woman. I remember our first date. We had gone to a karoke bar and I was too shy to go up on stage. Eliza went first and she sang like an angel. She made me forget my fear and I joined her. She had that ability to make you feel safe from everything in your life and she nurtured that feeling. I swore to myself that I would try to make her as happy as she made everyone else. Well honey, now you're in heaven singing with the angels. I hope you're happy." Then Ken removed a locket Eliza had given him and placed it on Eliza's closed casket. Everyone applauded but Ken heard none of it. He just watched as they buried the one woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Chun Li squeezed his hand gently as they lowered the casket into the grave.