Episode 3 : Déjà Vu – (Stalked by a perverted psychopath on Valentine's day!)
On the last exciting episode of Street Fighter II – Deep Core Crisis haunting dreams kept their fangs deep inside the mind of a cold hearted narcissist!
---- New York 9.00 AM----
Chun-Li's digital watch began playing a familiar tone that she had missed when she was at the hospital, she slowly opened her beautiful eyes and brushed some strands of hair away of her sight and reached out for the nightstand to disable the noise. She yawned and stretched while remaining in bed, she then uncovered her perfect body and sat on the edge of the bed before slipping into her slippers and making her way to the bathroom turning on the hot warm and letting it run, she returned to her bedroom to collect a towel and some new underwear, she was still dressed in her blue nightgown, her long brown hair reached down to her delicate buttocks. After her shower she dressed in her usual office dress and brushed out her long hair before pinning it up into two braided buns she then had a warm cup of coffee together with some Danish pastry before, she then brushed her teeth and headed out to work, when she arrived at Interpol headquarters she parked her car and walked in seemingly ready to take on the day and whatever might follow. She found her desk and a rose bouquet lying next to her computer, she smiled when she lifted it up and examined it; a small note had followed with it.
"Welcome back, will you be my valentine?" She read and her beautiful features led up, who could have bought these? She had no idea. She opened a drawer and found a small glass bowl which she filled up with water and put the bouquet in it, she smelled to the roses and closed her eyes for a second to enjoy the faint yet delicate scent before being interrupted by Barrac.
"Good morning Ms. Li have you had a goodnight's sleep?" She became aware of his presence and turned her gaze to greet him, seemingly surprised by his early greeting.
"Oh! Good morning chief! Yes it was nice." Chun-Li noticed something bothering her boss and revealed a puzzled expression, almost craving an answer.
"I'm sorry to bother you this early Ms. Li but something terrible happened last night… I well its… pure monstrosity…" His voice trembled, she had never experienced him this nervous, not even when he had to tell her about her father's death.
"I'm listening?" Chun-Li looked determined and focused.
"Let's discus this in my office shall we?" She followed him and closed the door behind her, Barrac sat on his office chair and opened a drawer; he took out a folder and threw it on his desk for Chun-Li to collect. The name "Vega" was printed on the first page, not surprising Chun-Li the slightest, her eyes narrowed for a moment as if a great burden had reappeared she looked up and Barrac only nodded confirming her worst fears.
"So I was right, he is still on the loose…" Her voice was fragile and she found it hard to suppress the emotions that she kept inside.
"I have made a copy of a new report of the new case, it is attached to the folder, last night two high ranked prostitutes were slaughtered at the royal 4 season's hotel. A cleaning maid had found a blood-soaked bed 8.00 AM this morning, we believe that the suspect could be Vega Fabio La Cerda." Barrac exclaimed and folded his hands while resting his elbows on the desk.
"Any evidence of this being the case?" Chun-Li asked.
"Maybe, we matched the fingerprints on the doorknob at the crime scene with the ones left on the mask we found in your apartment two months ago when you were attacked." Chun-Li's eyes widened when she heard this.
"Although we've found fingerprints form an individual that does not match the victims, the maid's, or Vega's fingerprints… we believe that there might be others involved but that has yet to be confirmed. I would like you to come with me and see the crime scene for yourself, we've left everything untouched so you can pinpoint the specific method used to kill the victims and maybe other clues we might have overlooked since you know much about Vega and have studied his biography and even psychology I think that your input might be vital." Chun-Li nodded and they both left for the crime scene which was located on the other side of the city, when Barrac parked his car outside the hotel he opened a hatched and took out a gun and gave it to Chun-Li who sat right next to him on the passenger seat.
"What am I suppose to do with this?" She asked surprised and looked at Barrac with an annoyed expression.
"I'm not trying to insult you Ms. Li I know of your great martial art skills, but it is a safety precaution I must enforce and since you are one of our most top ranked agents a magnum of this caliber might just do you justice." Barrac cracked a smile and Chun-Li put the heavy gun in her purse. When they arrived at the crime scene Chun-Li noticed that the blinds were still uncovered and the fresh smell of blood struck her senses as she looked at the bloody bed, her eyes widened as she scanned the mutilated bodies, skin was peeled off, several limbs were dislocated, one woman was even disemboweled. Chun-Li put one hand in front of her parting lips, she then noticed the roses lying on the nightstand beside the corpses and was mesmerized for a moment dropping her purse and falling on her knees, tears ran down her sweet cheeks, Barrac quickly came to her aid and helped her to get on her feet again. Chun-Li could only confirm that these killings were performed by her attacker, evidence had shown this, the slash marks fitted perfectly to the three hooked claw Vega used, and the red roses left behind on the nightstand were his well known trademarks.
Chun-Li returned to headquarters and reopened the Vega file examining what she had read before and the new report on the killings. This time she went through every detail regarding Vega's childhood. It became apparent to Chun-Li that she had missed a lot of detail regarding Vega when she read his files the first time her focus was then more centered on Shadowlaw and not the individual terrorists linked to the organization, but for the first time ever Chun-Li could focus on Vega. "Girl raped and cut by maniac!" She read the headlines of several Spanish newspapers, Vega was once known at the "Reaper", who seduced beautiful women and seemingly had intercourse with them only to cut them with his three hooked claw, Chun-Li found out that these were only minor cuts not even considered dangerous compared to the ones witnessed in New York, did Vega become even more brutal and sadistic? Born in a highly privileged Catalonian family in Spain but it surprised Chun-Li that he still had a tough childhood for a rich kid, she had always considered him as a spoiled psychopath, but his family life was shattered when his father died, and his mother was forced to remarry to financial reasons, this information forced Chun-Li to think about her own father, but she shook these thoughts away and focused on her work.
"Why did he kill her?" Chun-Li asked herself quietly while reading about the death of Vega's mother.
"Wow! You must be reading some good novel?" A coworker remarked while passing by Chun-Li's desk.
"Heh…" She smiled for a moment before turning the next page in the old Vega report. "Fighting style Ninjistu combined with bullfighting." Chun-Li sighed when she read that. She could remember the first day she met the handsome nobleman, her thoughts drifted…
'His entrance was sensational, she remembered the first time she laid eyes on him, and how the crowd rejoiced when he lifted his hand in the air while holding a rose in his mouth.
"Wow! Say that name 5 times fast!" Ryu had made fun of his long name.
"Still he's Spain's most famous bullfighter!" Ken had remarked.
"Well he sure is cute… what's the rose for?" She remembered how naïve she was.
"You are a lovely girl, in your honor I shall defeat the bull today…" She had blushed immediately after he said that.
"Oh… wow!" She had accepted the rose he offered her.
"Wow maybe I'm paranoid but I don't think he likes us?" Ryu said.
"Maybe he thinks we are his competition for Chun-Li?" Ken said and laughed afterwards.
"Wasn't that the most romantic thing?" Chun-Li said while inhaling the scent of the rose'
But then she remembered what he did to Ken the day after and most of all what he did to her 2 months ago… She snapped out of her daydreaming and noticed that it was late, Barrac approached her desk.
"Ms. Li you've been reading that file all day long I think you should let your eyes rest for today, we'll continue the investigation tomorrow."
"No its okay I can handle it…" Barrac didn't believe her.
"Look you've had a rough day today, go home and rest…" Chun-Li nodded and folded the folder taking it with her. When she stepped out of the building she looked around in the dark, she made her way to the parking lot and entered her car before turning on the engine she drove carefully and parked outside the tall building she lived in. when she locked the doors to her car a small cold breeze send shivers down her spine, she looked behind her but nobody was there, still she had the feeling that somebody was watching her.
---- Chun-Li's apartment 10.37 PM----
Chun-Li slid down her office dress; she then slid her panties down to her ankles kicking them away casually while she ran one arm around her back unbuttoning her bra. She walked to her drawer and collected long towel and went in to the bathroom to shower. She moaned briefly, and relaxed to the pleasant warm water, she ran her sweet fingers through her hair and closed her eyes, still the thought of somebody stalking her was nagging her consciousness, she didn't feel secure not even with all the new installed safety system.
He jumped from one rooftop to another, his quick pace was unmatched by anyone, doing flips in the air and landing elegantly on his loafers he was a master of the shadows, a true ninja. "Tap" he landed elegantly on the roof of the tall building he knew all to well, he leaned forwards and placed his palms on the cold cement, a pose a lion would do before launching an attack, his long blond braided hair slid down his muscular shoulder, his hazel eyes scanned the area before he made his way to the fire stairs. He knew where to look and when he finally arrived at the windows he was searching his eyes narrowed a grin appeared behind the expressionless mask his breathing intensified when he could hear a faint noise, he knew she was showering the splashing of the water had alerted his senses his breathing could be heard of the fact that the mask was reflecting the noise of his breathing making it easier to blow his cover he knew that he needed to suppress his excitement or his mission would fail. He grinned for a moment when he noticed the small sensor located near the window, he disabled it with ease, he then slid the window open and entered as his figure was revealed by the light illuminating from the small lamp his trademark features together with his usual outfit were revealed. He wore his trademark purple and yellow ceremonial pants, mixed with white laggings, and red sash. He also wore his loafers which added more stealth to his movements. He sneaked past the half opened door to the bathroom and continued to the bedroom. Once there he immediately noticed Chun-Li's panties lying on the floor, he carefully picked them up and slid them underneath his mask sniffing to their scent and breathing out, a small sigh escaped his parting lips, her scent was almost hypnotizing him, his breath trembled he put the panties in his pocket and continued to her drawer, he then revealed a bouquet full of roses and placed them on the drawer he looked around once more before his eyes widened he looked over his shoulder and heard some footsteps, he jumped up and hung himself on the ceiling. Chun-Li was drying her hair and when she had done so walked in the living room, but something caught her attention a red dot blinked on the small security panel, Chun-Li froze in that moment all of her fears were suddenly reality, her privacy was yet again exposed she felt a small breeze caress her neck, when she turned to look she found that a window was half opened and that the door to her bedroom was opened as well! Chun-Li knew she had to act, but her approach was steady she slowly walked inside the bedroom a towel covering most of mid region, his eyes focused on her perfect features, his lips could no longer hold the urge.
"Such a lovely girl… my angel…" Chun-Li looked around but could not locate the source. She looked around and spotted the bouquet lying on the dresser she took a few steps forward. He took his chance and jumped down on the ground, she heard him and looked over her shoulder only to catch a glimpse of her stalker, she ran after him and spotted a dark figure standing outside on the balcony when she rushed out she only caught a glimpse of the glare of his claw in the faint moonlight, he was gone. Chun-Li rushed and locked every door and window she was frantic, how could this happen… again!?
"You were sloppy this time… bastard…" She noticed her underwear missing and took the bouquet and was about to through out the window until she noticed that a small note was attached to it.
"Use your detective skills, beautiful one. PS. Will you be my valentine…?" She frowned and clenched her teeth in anger, but quickly saw a name engraved on the veil, indicating where it was bought.
"New York Buffalo Convention Center? Looks like it's going to be a long night." She let out a sigh before preparing herself for the chase.
A/N: In the next exciting episode of Street Fighter II – Deep Core Crisis, the chase is on! And Chun-Li must track down her stalker before anything else happens, but is there more to this? And will Chun-Li discover the secret? Stay tuned on SF II – Deep Core Crisis and the next exciting episode: - The Chase – (Valentine's Day gone ugly!) – GONNA BURN MUSCLE
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