Chapter 8: Reunited at Last.

Chun Li was now eight and a half months pregnant and the officials at Interpol told her to take some time off. She felt very fortunate that all of her close friends were with her in her last stage of pregnancy. Everyone was very helpful with her, especially Ken who went out very late to get whatever Chun Li was craving to eat. Chun Li wanted to spar with the others to keep the fight in her but everyone declined which made her angry.

"I'm tired of resting, I wanna go out!" Chun Li pleaded

"Are you sure you wanna go out in your condition?" Ken asked

"Yes! I need some sort of exercise you know."

"We will go out with you!" Cammy and Eliza said at the same time

"Yay! Let's go girls!" Chun Li exclaimed

Chun Li, Cammy, and Eliza left the apartment and shopped around. Cammy and Eliza saw a clothing shop for babies and they drug Chun Li in. While the other two girls were going crazy over cute baby clothes, Chun Li sneaked out of the store and saw Fei Long.

"Fei Long! Hey!"

"Chun Li! I was heading over to your place right now to see how you were doing."

(Fei Long was one of the few people that knew Chun Li was pregnant. Why? Because he is like an older brother to her.)

"Well, I'm fine but the others overdo things sometimes but it's ok because I know they are doing it from the heart."

"That's nice. So, has Ryu come back yet?"

"No but he is very soon. Ken told me so."

"That better be true and if its not then I'm gunna help you raise the baby."

"Would you really do that Fei?

"Of course!" Fei Long said smiling.

Chun Li kissed him on the cheek to show her gratitude.

"What's the baby's gender anyways? You find out yet?"

"Yah, it's a boy."

Eliza and Cammy then came out of the store carrying many bags of baby clothes.

"Wow, they really went overboard, I see what you mean Chun." Fei Long said surprised

"Hi Fei" Cammy and Eliza said.

"Hi girls" Fei Long replied, "Need some help with those bags?"

Cammy and Eliza gave him all the bags and he stayed with the girls for the rest of the day.

Meanwhile

Back at Chun Li's apartment the phone rang and Ken picked it up.

"Hello" ken answered

"Ken? What are doing answering Chun Li's phone?" A familiar voice said

"Ryu? Well hello to you too. Chun Li, Eliza, and Cammy went out today. Where are you?"

"I'm in Hong Kong at the airport and I'm getting a taxi over there ok."

"Wow, cool, ok…um Ryu…we gotta talk when you get here, ok?"

"O-ok, sure. Ah, I gotta go my taxi is waiting."

Ryu finally showed up at the apartment and he was greeted by Ken.

"Hey, the girls haven't come back yet?" Ryu asked

"Nope, but when they do promise me you will try to understand Chun Li and give her your full support.

Confused Ryu said, "What's that supposed to mean? What are you talking about?

Later

Ken and Ryu heard the door unlock and the girls chattering. This was it, this is when Ryu would find out, Ken thought to himself. As the door opened Eliza walking in, followed by Cammy, and then Fei Long who was carrying Chun Li. Everyone that walked in stopped and couldn't believe Ryu was there. Total silence filled the room. Chun Li and Ryu just stared at each other.

"Fei Long, you can put me down now." Chun Li said.

He did and Ryu walked up to Chun Li seeing her large stomach and all the baby clothes that they bought. He got tears in his eyes.

"I…I thought you were waiting for me," Ryu said, "So this is what Ken meant. You and Fei Long?

"Ryu…" Fei Long started to explain but Ryu left the apartment in a rush.

"Does he think that me and Fei Long…?" Chun Li asked everyone in the room.

They all nodded their heads. Chun Li left the apartment to go after Ryu.

For being pregnant, Chun Li caught up with Ryu pretty fast outside the apartment building. It was cold and it was raining out.

"Ryu wait! Please! Ryu!" Chun Li yelled to Ryu.

Chun Li was getting soaked by the downpour of rain, but she didn't care. Ryu saw this and he went back to her.

"Chun Li, you shouldn't be out here in your condition and plus you don't have a jacket. Fei Long would be sad if anything ever happened to you and your baby." He said concerned but still grief-stricken. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have expected you to wait for me. I hope you and Fei Long have a wonderful life together with your new baby." Ryu's tears were mixed with the rain water falling on his face.

"Ryu…it's not what you think…" Chun Li started to say but Ryu cut her off

"Please Chun Li, don't make this harder than it already is."

Getting annoyed that Ryu wouldn't listen to what she had to say, Chun Li said,

"Ryu! Shut up and listen to me dammit!" She yelled. "First, Fei Long and I are not together, that is just gross. You know that he's like a brother to me. Second, he was carrying me because I am eight and a half months pregnant and I was tired from walking around all day and thirdly, where were we and what did we do eight and a half months ago?"

"It was the tournament and we were at the hotel and…" Ryu stopped and felt foolish for assuming that Fei Long and Chun Li were an item. Ryu then rushed to Chun Li and hugged her.

"Ryu! Be careful!" Chun Li scolded Ryu, "I'm about to have our baby!"

"I'm gunna be a father," Ryu said delighted, "Why didn't you tell me? I would have come back to you!"

"I didn't want to get in your way. I knew how much you wanted to get revenge on Akuma."

"You would never have gotten in the way! I love you Chun Li!"

Chun Li rushed into his arms and Ryu noticed that she was all wet from the rain. The two lovers were reunited at last. Ryu noticed that Chun Li was soaking wet and cold.

"Chun Li, you are crazy to come out here like this!" Ryu told her and he put his arm around her sheltering her, "Let's get you back inside before you catch a cold."

"I'm so happy that we're together again!" Chun Li said as they walked back to her apartment.

Back at Chun Li's apartment everyone was going crazy because they wanted to know how Chun Li and Ryu were and if things got straightened out. The door opened and the two lovers walked in, this time Ryu was holding Chun Li. Everyone clapped for them. Ken walked up to them and said,

"This brings a tear to my eye," Ken said jokingly.

Cammy, Ken, Eliza, and Fei Long all surrounded the two lovers as they congratulated them.

"Everyone, I have an announcement," Ryu said, "I need some room please." Ryu got down on one knee in front of Chun Li.

"Chun Li, will you marry me? Ryu said as he opened a little blue velvet box with a large diamond ring in it.

"Oh, Ryu, yes! Yes I will!" She exclaimed.

Everyone congratulated them again.

"Hey you guys! I've got an announcement too!" Eliza yelled, "I'm pregnant!"

Once Ken heard this, he fell to the ground, they all rushed to him except Chun Li who was sitting down.

" Ken, Ken, are you ok?" Eliza asked

"I'm gunna be a…a…father?" Ken muttered

"Now you now how I felt" Ryu said

Chun Li felt a sharp pain in her stomach and her legs felt wet, and it wasn't from the rain water.

"Ahh…ow…" Chun Li yelled

"Chun Li what's wrong?" Fei Long noticed

"I think..I'm having…ahhhh"

"Chun Li! Hey guys Chun Li's going in to labor!"

Ryu rushed to Chun Li and picked her up.

"Oh sht! We've gotta get you to the hospital!" Ryu said franticly.

"Ryu...ow…hurry please!" Chun Li pleaded

"Let's take the Limo!" Ken suggested as he picked up Eliza.

Everyone started running out the door.

"Ken, why are you carrying me? I can walk." Eliza asked

"Well, you are pregnant too!"

"Ok, whatever you say" Eliza giggled.