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Disclaimer: I don't own Chun Li, Street Fighter, or anything involving it.

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THANK YOU all for being so patient and supportive. Good things come to those who wait! So here it is, Chapter 6 of Legendary but Lonely. Things are gonna pick up here! I promise the next chapter will have more Chao in it! As well as some dramatic events! Mwahahaaha! I'll give anyone a cookie who can guess who Chun-Li's friend is!...Also...look out for a special guest! :)

The Day After

12:25 PM

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"GOOD MORNING!"

"-!"

Chun-Li sprang up in bed, eyes shot wide open as she was forcefully awakened. Her grand mother had been standing beside the bed, wrapped up in her comfortable green robes lined in white. In her hands was her coffee mug, steaming hot as seen from it's vapors.

"Did you sleep well? You didn't wake up when I called you to the kitchen for breakfast this morning." Chao's face was practically glowing from the smile she had presented. The same could not be said for her grand daughter, however. Chun-Li's left eye was halfway open, while the other was still refusing to open up again after practically popping out of her head.

She was neither asleep or awake...just that usual odd in-between state where the mind and body just react and never remember later on. Besides that-her head hurt a little bit. She started to sit up-now noticing she was still in her dress from last night. "Augh...what time is it?" She spoke, bringing the bottoms of her palms to her eyes to wipe them away from each other.

"Already the afternoon. You got a call from your superiors this morning." Chao looked down into her coffee before taking another sip, "They say to call them back at the office later. It sounded urgent. Could it be an Interpol assignment?" She listened as her grandchild got out of bed, stretching and letting her back pop in various places.

"Could be. Then again, might not be. Pretty sure this is going to end my vacation premat-" She paused as her telephone started to ring. "Augh..., could you get that grandma? I'm going to go wash up a bit and get dressed. Tell them I'm in the shower." She motioned with her wrist toward the phone, while she stepped before her closet, opening it up.

The same plain-Jane clothes. Some of them were a little dressy for special occasions...but with her salary and work schedule, she never really bothered to constantly buy the latest trends.

All while Chun-Li surveyed her options, she heard Chao answer the phone and begin the usual phone-call small talk. Chun-Li went through her dresses, shirts, and the like-but paused when she spotted something in particular. Just as she was about to further examine the garment that caught her eye...

"Oh, Chun-Li? She's right here in the closet. Sure, you can speak to her!" Chao spoke cheerfully and Chun-Li's head snapped toward Chao with soda-can sized eyes! She did repeated cutthroat motions to try to tell her grandmother to stop it-but it was too late. The chordless phone was placed up to Chun-Li's ear in hurry!

She gave her grandmother a near death-wishing look-despite the smile Chao gave her back. Trying to regain herself, Chun-Li would clear her throat and speak into the phone.

"Uh, hello?"

"Hey girly! It's Mai! Don't I get a happy birthday today? Geeze!"

Chun-Li was glad it was Mai-and not any agents. "Oh! Yeah-yes, of course Mai! Happy birthday!" She beamed with a smile-watching as her grandmother shuffled right back out of the bedroom.

"So!" Mai began, "Tell me all the juicy details! Walk me through it!"

She was being put on the spot AGAIN! What did Mai expect from her? She had just woken up, afterall!..Though Mai probably didn't know that. "Um..., well I went over and...met up with him." She began, practically being able to hear Mai's anticipation. "I learned about his divorce with Eliza...it's really tough on him. His son too, I could imagine. Maybe I should have paid more attention to the papers..." She kept her voice low-wanting to respect Ken's private life, even if the media broadcasted it.

"Yeah, it's always tough. When you're together that long, and a child is involved, sometimes I see it as a selfish act. Then again, I've never been married...just...well, you know." Mai sounded very agitated with the very mention of her own situation.

"Yes, I know. Waiting for Prince Charming to get out of his armor." Picking out a few things to wear from her selection, Chun-Li draped them across her bed to begin mixing and matching outfits together while still on the phone. "Just hang in there, Mai. Good things come to those who wait!"

"Mhm! So what good things came to you last night?"

"Young lady, that's a completely inappropriate question!" She sounded offended-but she was giggling more toward the end of her words.

"Uh-huh! I see! So you did!"

She couldn't drag Mai through a lie. She was only being playful. "No. Nothing happened. We had a great time. I think I invited him in and he declined. He's less of a playboy than I initially thought." She took a breath, stepping back, examining her sweater and jeans combo. "It would have been like a crappy romance novel had anything happened between us so soon...I'm glad."

"Crappy? Girl, you haven't been with a man since Godzilla Two-Thousand was in theaters! I think it would have been like a fan fiction or something. Perfect conclusion to your story! Finally getting s-"

"Okay, Mai! Geeze. Is that all you think about? Besides, only Fan-Fiction I like is the fan fiction of LOST. I'm always blown away!" She started to set the clothes aside and place the others back into her closet.

"LOST? You need to check out other sites. People write about celebrities like us all the time in their own words. Some sickos write about some of us paired with illogical people. Like one day Yuri and I were poking around the Internet and stumbled on one about you and that guy with the huge teeth-Bison-getting together-."

Chun-Li fell into her closet. "Wait-WHAT?" She said catching herself before she fell in face first! "How does that even make sense? That's like Anne Frank going out with Hitler for goodness sakes!"

"I know right! Plus there's like zero rhyme or reason. It's just like 'lets be forcefully put together and do the nasty in a thousand words or less'. It's really weird. I get the worst of it though."

Chun-Li felt she had enough of this conversation! "Augh, let's not talk about that. Well, I have to get ready for the day.-OH! I have a date with Ken Fri-..." She caught a glimpse of her calendar. January first, 2010-a Friday. That slick Masters-he had her thinking she had time to prepare! "Oh my god, I have a date with him today!"

"Wow! You knock 'em out, girly!"

"Uh! I'll call you later-Mai-I-have-to-get-ready!" She said hanging up in a hurry! Chun-Li began to violently cycle through her clothes for alternatives and threw several different options down on her bed. Swinging her door open-she would find her grandmother at the door with her ear to it!

"...Grandma..!"

"So, he's divorced?" She smiled sweetly-just wanting to see the red in Chun's face. She got it, too!

"That's not very considera-augh! We'll talk about this later!" She rushed into the bathroom to get herself ready for the day!

( ELSEWHERE...HONG KONG, CHINA )

In the chill of the winter night, the bustling city of Hong Kong would all but slow down just a bit. Various shops were now closed, vehicles still roamed the streets, and pedistrians as well. Through the white Eden of snow, there sat a lone black vehicle parked along the sidewalk with many other parked cars covered in snow. However-this car in particular was watching someone or something.

It was parked right across from the Genhanten restaurant owned by legendary warrior Gen. Inside of the vehicle was a shadowy figure. A woman who's green eyes were growing weary in this late hour. Her long scarlet hair falling before her face in a single bang, while the rest had been braided back. Her eyes threatened to close...until her phone rang. Without hesitation, her hand shot the phone up to her ear. She listened.

"Delivered. You may return."

The voice said. "Understood. I'm going to see her as soon as I return. Then I have to meet the new girl. Subject seems to be safe, but the snake is going to find him eventually. A child needs her mother." She seemed to be speaking in code.

The voice on the phone responded after a brief silence. "Indeed she does. Keep the snake from the garden best you can."

"I will. Mama isn't much of an apple fan either just so you know." She said, now hanging up. She looked in her rear view mirror. She could see her replacement for her shift had arrived just down the street. A signal was given with a flashing light. The woman then started up her car, and began to drive off into the night.

"Mommy will be home to pick you up from school this time..."

( Back in the US )

3:30 PM

There was a knock on the door.

Chun-Li quickly raced from her hallway, right to the front door. "Who is it?" She asked-though she was still reaching for her drawer near the doorway. The drawer that contained her means of safety should someone try to break into her place. Not to mention she was in full uniform!

"It's Ken! Buzzer downstairs is busted, so the door opened right up."

That damn buzzer. What was the point of having security if it never worked? "One sec!" She began unlocking the various mechanisms to the door-and eventually got it to open. Swinging it open, the shorter woman would smile up to Ken. She stepped in to give him a quick hug! She was only half as nervous this time! Plus she wanted to get it out the way!

Ken returned the welcome, only to look up to see Chao stepping toward them.

"Hello Mrs. Xiang. It's good to see you again." Ken offered his hand to her out of respect, once Chun-Li moved aside. Chao took it-and Ken of course did what Chao expected...charm her with a kiss on the knuckles!

"It's good to see you as well, Ken. Xiè xiè nín!"

Though, Chun-Li sadly had to break up this meeting of the three-and Ken could tell based on how she was dressed.

"I'm really sorry Ken, this is a bad time." She began fidgeting with her fingers nervously. "I was called into the office for something important. I didn't think you'd come by so early-can we reschedule...?"

The man nodded, taking a step back out into the hall to give Chun-Li room to exit. "Oh sure! No problem! I was just visiting...I thought we were set up for next Friday...?"

Now she felt outright ridiculous. Was it true? Or did Ken just do a spin-move to extend their time? "Uhm-oh! Yeah, maybe so..! Haha..." She looked to her grandmother then back to Ken. "...Well, I should be going. Behave yourself, grandma." She leaned down, placing a kiss on her cheek. She gathered her jacket and badge from the drawer to step past Ken.

Once she had the door closed and locked, she turned to face him with a smile. "Thanks for dropping by Ken. That was very sweet of you." Thinking they would part ways soon enough, Chun-Li headed for the stairs rather than the elevator.

"No prob." Masters started to say, while his hands went into the pockets of his coat. "Need a lift to the station?"

She paused in her steps. It would be a hell of a lot better than a cab, that was for sure. Also an excuse for her to get a little time with Ken. "Oh..!...Well uhm...sure! Why not, right? You really don't have to though..." She lied-she loved the fact that he offered!

"Here to do what I can, Chunster."

( In the limo. Nearly at the station )

The two had been conversing since the door to the limo closed. However, Ken could sense that she would arrive at her destination soon enough. After sharing a laugh with Chun-Li, he suddenly had a change of subject.

"Hey Chun? Mind if I ask you a question?" He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. Expensive coat opened up a bit more to show the highly expensive suit jacket and such beneath.

"Hm? Well sure Mister Masters, you can ask me something." She rested her hands on her own knee comfortably. Each of those powerful legs crossed over the other.

"I always wanted to ask ya this. Never got the whole story. What made you get into law enforcement?"

It wasn't exactly a subject she was still sore with. She could talk about it now. If she liked talking about it was a different story. Though, she did realize..."Well, since you opened up to me about your divorce, I guess It's only right I answer this truthfully, right?" Her eyes sunk to her knee and clasped hands for a moment.

"Oh..., if it's too personal you don't have to. I was just...curious. Lot of girls don't plan on growing up to be the beautiful lady-cop." Then that smile that could rip the dark clouds asunder was given.

How could she even resist? He was always trying to sneak a little flirting in, too! "No, it's fine, Ken. I'm not afraid to share this about myself." She looked up, holding her best smile. "I got into it because...my father was killed by Major Michael Bison. I'm sure we both remember him pretty well." She looked aside.

"Anyway, my father was on Bison's case with help of a Korean man. I can't remember if he was a detective or just a lawyer looking to help a client, but his daughter and I used to play together. My father got close to taking Bison down. Then Bison killed him in cold blood just outside of our house. My grandmother took me and ran away from the scene..."

She looked back to Ken, who seemed to regret asking about such a horrible time in her life-which was the origin of her occupation. "The other girl's father vanished too. As did she and her entire family. My grandmother feared we were next...so she went to Gen. Gen kept us all safe. Though I wasn't satisfied with just that. I wanted Bison to be brought to justice. I wanted everyone like him to be stopped so they didn't have to live through what I did..." Her fingers unclasped from around her knee. She started to look out the window.

"I wanted to find my dear friend so badly too. Her family...I wanted to know they were alright. Though the more than I searched the more I realized they were gone. No child should ever have to lose everything to the darkness. That's why I fight for all the children and people around the world who are targeted by people like Bison...everytime I take a day off, I pray nothing bad happens that I could have prevented..."

Her speech was pretty big to him. She reminded him a lot of a soldier. Much like his Ex-Brother in Law, William Guile.

( Flashback #9: Totally Random Moment )

Guile and Terry Bogard are seen sitting on a couch, playing the old Nintendo game 'Duck Hunt'. Guile just finished a round, and got a perfect score! He finished off the last duck by yelling 'SONIC BOOM' at the top of his lungs. Passing the Nintendo gun to Terry, it was now his turn.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha! OKAY!" Terry was locked and loaded! Bogard started shooting with ease! Every duck was going down! Bam, bam, bam! All on the first shot! Though the last one went too fast! He missed it! "Huh!" Terry stood up, shaking his fist at the screen!

"Geeeeeeesuh!"

Guile stood next, a boastful expression on his brow-less face. He placed a hand on Terry's shoulder. "...Go home...and be...a...family...man..."

"... ... ... ...O-KAY!"

"..So what do you wanna do now, Terry?"

"... .. ... ... KICKBACK!"

( The Present )

"That's really noble of you, Chun-Li." Ken said, reaching across to her to pat her on the knee. "Just never give up hope on anything, no matter how...bleak it may be. Nothing is impossible-who knows...? You may reunite with your friend one day."

She almost melted at his touch. It was unexpected-but very calming. This was definitely not a lusty feeling she felt. It was one that appreciated the affectionate gesture. He was right. She had really given up on that cause years ago. Maybe it would one day happen? "Yeah...maybe one day..."

The limo came to a slow stop. They had arrived.

"Well, thanks for the ride Ken. I really appreciate it-especially with this snow and all." Chun-Li heard the driver getting out, so she got ready to step out the limo when the door opened.

"No problem at all. Give me a call later. Your schedule is a lot busier than mine, Ms. Officer." He gave her a salute as the door was opened.

Giggling, Chun-Li shot Ken a wink. "The girl never calls first!" She then made her exit from the limo. Time to face her job...again.