As they walked out of the supermarket they passed a fence with a rottweiler. The dog barked madly at them. Liana turned around and stuck her tongue out at the dog.
"Liana don't tease the dog." He warned her.
"But it's fun." She said.
"It's not fun, it's very rude."
Liana whipped around after hearing a loud bang to see the dog had broken through the fence and was growling loudly at them.
"Uh, daddy," Liana said nervously tugging at her father's pants.
"What is it now?" He said turning around to face the rottweiler. "Hold on to me tight Liana." He said quickly putting her on his back.
He ran for two blocks at his fastest pace. 'This dog won't give up until he's had one of us for lunch.' He thought.
He stopped and put his daughter on her feet. "Stay here." He walked up to the dog who was still charging at them.
He put his fist in a ball and threw his arm back and slammed his fist into the dogs side shoulder. The blow forced the dog back onto his side. The dog got back up, not hurt by Liu's gentle blow, and charged at him again. Liu threw a fire ball at the ground causing the dog to jump backwards. The owner who was trying to catch up to her dog after he broke through the fence waved a newspaper threateningly at Liu Kang. He picked Liana up once again and ran home. When they rushed into the front door he quickly slammed the door behind him.
"Honey, I've made a decision. We're getting a dishwasher and a new car!"
Kitana walked into the entrance way. "What happened to you two? You look like you just out ran a whole supermarket. She knelt down and began to fix Liana's now frizzled hair. "And are you two out of breath?"
"Daddy and I went for a run!" Liana said.
"Oh really, did you have fun?" kitana asked.
"Yeah lots! I want to go with daddy again!"
"Well how about you go upstairs and fix your hair while I fix you lunch?"
"Ok!" Liana ran upstairs.
Kitana turned to her husband. "So what really happened?"
"I'll tell you later when Liana's been put to bed." He said walking into the kitchen.
Kitana shook her head in confusion. A part of her didn't want to know why. Somehow she knew she'd prefer the lie that her daughter told her. When she had made Liana lunch she sat down on the couch and grabbed her favourite book. All was quiet for five minutes before Raiden appeared on the couch beside her.
"That's a good book. I've read it." He said looking over her shoulder.
She gasped when she noticed the thunder god beside her. "Raiden, how many times do I have to warn you not to do that?"
"I lost count after twenty." He said.
Kitana hit Raiden across the head lightly with her book.
"And I thought you said you were going to stop hitting me with things?"
"I lied." She said getting up to put her book away.
Liu Kang came running into the living room to see what had scared his wife half to death. "Kitana, what is it…oh, it's just you, Raiden."
Raiden frowned. "What do you mean it's just me?" You say that like I'm any other mortal."
"Well you are like everyone else. I thought it was something important worth running from the kitchen." Liu Kang said.
"Hey I am someone important. Why without me, you mortals would have been destroyed years ago in the mortal kombat tournament."
"Yes, Raiden, and we're all very thankful for all you've done, but you're appearances, well…they've become expected over the years." Kitana said.
"Well what do you expect me to do? Use the door?" Raiden said.
"That would be nice." Kitana said.
Liu laughed slightly. "So what are you doing here, Raiden?"
Raiden cheered up a little at being noticed by more than just his arrival. "I'm lonely."
Liu raised an eyebrow. "You're lonely?" He said skeptically.
"In other words Raiden's bored." Kitana said.
"I'll have you know I have plenty of things to do. I'm just not in the mood to do them right now, that's all." Raiden said.
"Right so you come here in hopes that we would keep you company?"
"No. I wanted to see what you warriors were up to?"
"What about the others?" Kitana asked.
"Johnny and Sonya aren't home, and Kung Lao is about to come over."
"How do you know? They haven't called yet." Kitana said.
Raiden turned to Liu and silently counted down with his fingers. Three, two, one.
Suddenly the phone rang. Kitana raised an eye brow at the thunder god. She picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Kitana, it's Kung Lao."
"Oh, hi, what's up?"
Raiden turned to Liu. "See? I told you."
Kitana only glared at Raiden.
"I need to talk to you about something, but I want to come over and talk to you guys."
"Ok, when can we expect you?"
"I'll be coming over in half an hour."
"Sounds great, I'll see you then."
She hung up the phone and turned to Raiden. "Now how would you know that?" She asked.
"Well…" He said looking up. "I happened to drop by, although I don't know what he wants to talk about."
"Oh, so you'll com over here and bug us but won't see what's going on in his life?"
"I'll find out eventually." He said disappearing in a flash of light.
"He's right you know." Liu said.
"Unfortunately, yes."
"So what did Kung Lao say?"
I'm not sure. He said he wanted to come over and talk about it."
"I hope it's nothing serious."
Liana came running into the room. "Was anyone here?"
"Yes Raiden was here." Kitana said.
"Aw! I always miss him!" Liana pouted.
"I'm sure you'll see him again. He'll probably come back very soon." Liu Kang said.
"Can I go play with Amanda?" Liana asked.
"Yes but be back by four please." Kitana said.
"Ok!" Liana said running out the door.
Liu Kang cleaned up the house before Kung Lao arrived, going up and down the stairs moving Liana's toys from the living room to her room. He just put the last toy he tripped over away when he had heard Kitana greet Kung Lao. He came downstairs to find them seated in the kitchen.