I realized how piddly this chapter was in comparison to all the others, so I decided to add not one, but TWO chapters today. Double the writing, double the work, but double the fun for you, so there you go. :)

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Quan looked a little puzzled, but nodded. "Alright. Gan Ning, are you ready?"

Gan Ning glanced at me and nodded. "Alright, fine. Let's go."

"Ladies and gentlemen, forget what I said about the break! The semi-finals begin now, Sun Shang Xiang vs Gan Ning!"

"Shang Xiang, I don't want to hurt you," Ning said, while we walked back into the arena.

"Why? Because I'm a girl?" I snapped.

"No! Because you're my friend, and I really like you!" Ning said.

I swear, my face blushed so red I almost died. "I-- I like you too," I stammered. "B-but I really want to win this!"

Ning sighed. "Then you leave me no choice. Prepare yourself, Shang Xiang!" He got down in a fighting stance, probably ready to kick my sorry butt.

Uh oh.

Quan rang the gong and Ning didn't waste any time. Before I could even lift my arms, he already grabbed me, locked his arms behind mine and clasped his hands behind my neck, completely immobilizing me. Oh, great. I was stuck.

"Shang Xiang, give up," Ning said, almost pleading with me.

"N-no, never," I groaned, trying to struggle free.

"C'mon! I know this hurts you! I'm not letting you go until you throw the match!"

"You forgot one thing, Ning!" I said, having a brilliant idea.

"Yeah? What?"

I stomped down as hard as I could on Ning's foot. "YEOUCH!" he yelped, letting me go and grabbing his foot. Even through his boot, I had managed to hurt him enough to let me go.

"You sneaky little demon!" Ning said angrily, hopping up and down. "That's it! You're goin' down!" He got up, and before I knew what hit me, he grabbed my wrist and flung me right out of the ring. When I finally realized I was sailing through the air, I slammed into the wall around the arena.

"AARRRGH!!" I yelled, sliding down on the ground, outside of the ring.

"Shang Xiang!!" Ning yelled, racing after me and kneeling down next to me. "I'm sorry! Are you OK?"

"Ugggh... I... think..." I groaned. Geez, my head hurt!

"GET OUTTA MY WAY, SISTER-KILLER!!!" Ce hollered, pushing Ning out of the way and heading towards me. "Shang Xiang!" Quan yelped, also running over to me, forgetting to do the commentary. "Are you OK!!?" both my brothers said, panicking.

"Ow..." I groaned, and blacked out.

When I woke up, I heard voices. "Quan, you remember that time when Pop asked me to always make sure you two, especially Shang Xiang, were safe? Does letting some creep slam her into a wall fall under that catagory?" Ce asked.

"HEY! I said I was sorry!" Ning whined.

"You didn't have to slam her into a wall!" Quan protested. "She's much smaller than you are! Oh, and YOU'RE FIRED!"

"WHAT!?" Ning yelled. "I didn't KILL HER!!"

"But you DID kill my daddy!" Obviously Ling Tong.

"WILL YOU BUTT OUT!?" Ning screamed.

I sat up. "Guys, relax. I'm fine..." I groaned, rubbing my head. "What happened?"

"You fainted," Da replied, back to her old calm self.

"How long was I out?"

"5 days," Xiao said, looking serious.

"WHAT!?" I screamed.

"I'm kidding! You weren't out for long, maybe 5 minutes," Xiao giggled.

"Ce!! Quan!! Shut up, I'm fine!!" I said to my brothers. "Shut up, Shang Xiang, can't you see we're having an mature convers-- SHANG XIANG!!" Quan yelled, and both my brothers ran over to me and hugged me. "Oof!" I grumbled.

"See, Quan, I told you a tournament was a stupid idea," Ce said.

"IT WAS YOUR IDEA, YOU MORON!!" Quan screamed, hopping up and down in his rage.

"Um, guys, we have a problem," Ling Tong hollered. "The people want to see the final match already!"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I fight Gan Ning, right?" Ce asked, his face twisting into an evil grin, quite similar to his wife's. "Yes, let's fight!"

"Oh boy. I'm dead, aren't I?" Gan Ning asked.

"Beyond dead," Ce informed. "I'll show you what I do to guys who hurt my little sister!"

"Wait, Sun Ce. I can't believe I'm saying this, but you can't kill Gan Ning," Tong said. "If you kill him, you lose the tournament!"

"Damn! Oh, alright, I'll beat you to half an inch of your life. Is that legal?" Ce asked Quan.

Quan shrugged. "Sure, why not. It'll bring our ratings up."

"Let's go!" Ce yelled. Gan Ning groaned and the two of them headed out.

"Well, I suppose it can't hurt to get a front row seat, can it?" Zhou Yu asked eagerly.

"Yeah, I can't wait!! Gan Ning's gonna get pulverized!" Tong said evilly.

"You really have problems, don't you?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

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