Kong Li Christmas : A Sue Story 9

By Crystalquirt

Tobue. Kong Li messes up Christmas by trying to take Sue out of the celebration for good. Scary situations, violence, action, romance, angst, oh yeah.

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As soon as the fracas at the end of Sue's bed was over they got her back on her bed. Sue quickly fell back to sleep, a fitful sleep that they couldn't wake her from. Her respirations were very fast and she mumbled and moaned. Nana got up to go gather an armload of her books and papers to do some research. "I will bring my work back here. Both of you children stay with Sue while I am gone. She could wake up fighting again, and I want you both here."

"Alright Nana.'

Tobey slid down the wall by Sue's window and sat on the floor. Sid was still on the bed holding his sister's hand. He looked at Tobey and exclaimed, "Tobey, your face is bleeding. What happened?"

"Yeah, it still burns . . . Sue bit me." he covered it with his hand and winced.

"Why did you let her get that close to your face when she was flipping out?"

"I didn't . . . was really unexpected okay?"

"Nana said she could hurt us! You have to pay more attention Tobey. If you want to go wash up, just leave the doors open so you can hear me if I call you."

"No, I'm staying her with Sue."

Sid went back to staring at his sister. Suddenly afraid she would get cold, Sid got up to get the throw off of the chair in the corner to put it over her. He even took her shoes off and made sure her feet were covered. He said nothing going through the motions trying to do what little he could.

Tobey sadly watched Sid caring for Sue. Sid stayed on the edge of her bed and leaned forward with his hands over his eyes. After a long time, Sid picked his head up and glared at him. Tobey saw the angry look he gave him and thought he was mad. He winced when Sid started yelling.

"I'm going to find Kong Li! When Nana comes back, you sit with her and help her watch Sue. I am going to find Kong Li and make him tell me how to save Sue, and then I'm going to take him down! He's not going to ever hurt us again!"

Tobey sat with his mouth open until Sid had finished talking. "But Sid! Nana won't let you go alone, any more than she will let Sue be alone right now. It's too dangerous. Kong Li is probably expecting us to try and find him to get the recipe he found in the alley. He will be ready for you and you can't face him alone!"

"I don't think he will be waiting for use to attack, He did this to Sue to keep us out of his hair while he makes and uses the recipe he found! It may already be too late – he may already have it prepared and be using it someplace! I have to stop him – and I have to save Sue. Since there is no 'true' love to do it, its up to me! There has to be another way – there has to be something . . . something he never told Nana!"

Tobey heard what Sid said, and knew he was desperate, wished more than anything that he could be the one to kiss Sue and save her. She kinda had been flirting with him and he really really liked her. Was it true love? Even he didn't know, but he thought it might be, at least it felt right!

He never had feelings for anyone else like he did Sue, but they had grown up together and they both were still very young. He still didn't think of her as a sister, and loved their sparing matches – especially when she won. He let her win all the time, just so he could be closer to her even for just a few seconds. Tobey shifted uncomfortably on the floor and crossed his legs the other way – almost like he did during meditation.

Nana and Sid called Sue's love for Barney, puppy love. They said it was just physical attraction because Barney has muscles. Is my love for Sue just 'puppy love'? No way, it couldn't be. She is smart and strong and so nice. "Sue is so purdy too."

"What?" Sid looked down at Tobey.

"What? I didn't say anything."

It had been a very long day. Sid tried to help Nana, but only distracted her. After she shooed him away, he tried to read for a little while, but couldn't concentrate on that either. Tobey never even brought his PSP2 in to help pass the time. They spoke a little, but mostly sat and watched Sue or stared into space. Nana came and went researching, finding out as much as she could, but not finding anything very useful.

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It was getting dark outside when Sid finally went to the kitchen to find something to eat. Nana sat at Sue's desk and Tobey, still on the floor had rolled over on his back. He had his butt against the wall and his feet up next to the window. Tobey hadn't even left to go to the bathroom in hours. He was still thinking hard about all that had happened. Nana called the recipe affecting Sue the Wa Wai Chi or Tough Love spell.

"It seems so simple!" Tobey blurted out.

"What seems simple Tobey?" Nana asked kindly.

"A Kiss! Its so simple, and yet . . . we aren't gonna be able to save Sue are we?" he mumbled by the end of his thought.

"Don't give up. We will find a way!"

Sue started breathing faster and made Tobey roll over to see her. "No, Nana do you think she heard me?" Tobey got up quickly and looked at her. He leaned back over her, "She will be heartbroken, Nana."

"I don't think she could have heard you, but stay ready, she may be waking up again soon."

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Sid was trapped in the kitchen. He was very quiet, as he got a bowl of fried rice and microwaved it. Barney was whistling and stirring something on the counter and didn't even see Sid come in behind him. Mr. Wu even came in quietly and when Sid turned around he almost dropped his bowl when he ran into Mr. Wu. "SID – DELIVERIES!" He yelled right in Sid's face, spittle and all.

Sid wiped the spit off his cheek with his sleeve. "But - Mr. Wu - Nana said she told you – I cant take deliveries tonight. Sue is really sick!"

"How does Sue being sick keep you from taking deliveries? I need these to go out now!"

Sid threw the rice he just heated up away and put the bowl in the sink.

"Now your wasting perfectly good food? What's wrong with you?"

"Nothings wrong with me! In fact, I wish it was me and not SUE!" Sid could feel tears coming and ran for the garden to be alone.

"Come back here! DELIVERIES! If you don't - YOU'RE FIRED!"

He stopped and sat next to a bench on the ground. "I don't care – fire me! . . . oh man, what will I do? What if Sue dies . . . Aaaagh!" he punched the grass growing next to him so hard he buried his fist in the dirt.

"I have to go! I have to find Kong Li and end this!" Sid's bike was already parked in the garden so he didn't have to back through Wu's at least and be seen by Mr. Wu. The helmet with a yellow stripe was hanging on the handlebars like always. In a second he had it on and was on his way out the back gate.

"Sid!"

"Sid!"

"Sue!" he turned around and saw Sue walking with Tobey's help toward him with Nana right behind them.

"What were you thinking Sid? You can't leave alone!" Nana scolded him.

"I'm sorry Nana. I thought if I could find Kong Li I could make him tell me how to save Sue and get the recipe." Sid took his helmet off not planning to go anywhere.

Tobey helped Sue sit on the bench and Sid sat down next to her. "Should you be out here Sue?"

"I'm fine to be up. We heard Mr. Wu yelling at you and you didn't come back. So we all came looking."

"Yes children, please stay together, and stay here! I have to go speak to my son. I will only be a moment."

Nana went back inside. There was no room on the bench beside Sue with Sid there so Tobey sat on the ground facing them.

"Sid, what were you thinking going off alone really! All Kong Li would have to do is pull out another one of those Stone Mines and you would be shrimp toast!"

"I just can't stand it Sue, I can't stand that Nana can't just cook up a little something and fix this!"

"But Sid, you getting yourself hurt or captured by Kong Li or killed won't help me. Please don't think about doing that again."

"Did you hear that guys?"

"No Tobey, what did you hear."

"Nothing, its been very quiet in Wu's. We haven't even heard any yelling from Mr. Wu."

"He wouldn't dare yell at Nana would he?"

They saw Nana coming back out. "Guess there is one person Mr. Wu won't yell at."

"Children, Calvin will not mention work or deliveries in your presence until I tell him you are all three ready to go back to work." If he even looks at any of you with a mop in his hand, I want to know about it, alright?"

"Yes, Nana." Tobey was snickering. Sid even smiled.

Sue stopped smiling and hissed, "Not even the moon will mourn your passing."

They all looked at Sue. "What Sue?" she elbowed Sid in the neck and jumped over him heading for the back gate. He feel backwards of the bench coughing and holding his neck like he was trying to keep his head from falling off. Before Nana could even say, "Tobey, stop her." he was up and tackled her. Nana was running at them, and Sid picked himself up and ran after Nana.

Tobey couldn't bring himself to use his skills against Sue, even though just trying to hold her was not working very well. He managed to not let go, but she was hitting and kicking and screaming like a wild thing. Nana got there and helped hold her down. "Don't touch me! No man can touch me unless they have passed my father's test!" Sid held her legs down.

"See Sid, you need to pay attention, she could have really hurt you!" Tobey got him back for saying it after Sue bit his cheek. Sid frowned at him and they waited it out. Nana put her hand on Sue's forehead and she seemed to calm down a little. After about ten minutes the spirit lost control of Sue and Tobey carried her back up to her bed.

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Tobey continued . . .