Breathe Into Me

I debated whether or not I should go upstairs and stop Lee from running in the nude. Everyone quickly yelled, "Hell no!" before I could even say anything else; including Alisa.

"Xiaoyu, it is not wise to go up there," She said looking around. "For the probability of being scarred for life is pretty high."

I'm kinda surprised that she said that. But she was right; the last thing I wanted to see was Lee's package all over the place (You know what I mean!).

"No, she can still go up there," Lars said. "We just have to come up with a good plan so she won't get the short end of the stick."

"LARS! NOT FUNNY!"

He chuckled slightly. "Sorry…"

I sighed and walked off in the kitchen, pissed off behind his horrible joke. I hope they won't find a way for me to go upstairs…

"I've got an idea!" Fuck my life sideways…

I turned around and walked back to the main hall, wanting to hear what they came up with. "What did you guys come up with…?"

"Strip down."

I looked at Lars like he was nuts-which he probably is. First a sexual joke, and now he wants me to strip down. Asshole…

"…The fuck's wrong with you?" I yelled. You could obviously tell I was furious. "Strip outta my clothes?"

"That's what I said, right?"

"GO FUCK YOURSELF!"

"I need two people to do that," He chuckled. Ugh…

I didn't think I should've said that, but I really could care less. I turned around and stormed off, furious as hell.

"And you didn't even hear the plan."

Lars picked me up bridal-style and swung me over his shoulders, leaving me defenseless. I'm really hating him right now…

"I don't wanna hear the plan! Let me go!"

I started banging on his back. "Let me go now!"

"Nope; you're gonna hear it, whether you like it or not."

He took me into a bedroom and locked the door behind us. He dropped me onto the bed.

"Lars, explain the plan, or I'm aiming below the belt on you."

"Alright, alright…"

He reached into the closet and pulled out two pairs of clothes. One looked like sleepwear, and the other one was a panda costume. Great…

"What are these for?" I asked, completely confused. "…A sudden costume party?"

"Not exactly; the first pair is for when you run back in here and change clothes. The panda costume is for the plan."

I picked up the costume, looking at it from every angle. It looked like it was too small…

"Lars, this is too small," I said, checking the tag. "I wear a medium, not a small."

"That's the point; it's supposed to be tight on you."

I sighed; I knew where he was getting at, and I knew that this wasn't gonna end well…

"I'll wear it. But if he tries one sexual thing, he's gonna get castrated."

I walked into the bathroom and shut the door.

"I knew she would fall for it…boys score one point."

(Asuka Kazama)

I didn't mean to laugh at Xiao or Lars a minute ago, but you had to admit; that was a little unexpected…and hilarious.

"Um, what are we gonna do about Lee?" I asked. "I'm tired of seeing him jumping all over the place…"

"Don't worry," Hwoarang said with a smirk. "We've got this under control."

"They should hurry," Alisa said. "I am sensing unknown power, and it is reaching high levels."

I looked over at Hwoarang, who was wolf whistling. "Whoo-hoo; yeah, Lars is about to hit that!"

"WHAT?"

I ran into the bedroom and rammed the door open. Lars was just sitting on the bed, laughing his ass off at Xiao, who was in a panda suit. Who set her up to this?

"Xiao, what are you wearing?" I asked.

"Don't. Say. A. Word."

I looked at Lars, who couldn't stop laughing. "Oh my god, you look hilarious!"

"You set me up to this, you jackass!"

"You totally fell for it! Boys score one on the smartness meter!"

"Well, you're about to lose ten points in a few seconds!"

"Stop it, you two!"

I got in between them, stopping both of them before they ripped each other apart.

"Look, handle Lee first. Then we're gonna get to the important stuff, okay?"

Xiao stopped her advance on Lars and calmed down a little. "You have a point…but I have one question."

"What's that?" I asked.

"Does my butt look big in this suit?"

"Yes."

"No." Damn, I said that too quickly. Now she knows I'm lying…

"Be serious, Asuka."

"Eh, a little, but not too much; now go handle Lee before he decides to come downstairs!"

"Alright, bossy, I'm going!"

The door shut and I was left in the room with Lars. "Um, you're a pervert."

"Yeah, so what if I am?" He answered back. "She wasn't gonna hit me or anything."

"You're stupid; but cute." I pinched his cheeks and ran my hands through his long, black hair. Damn, time does changes things.

"Stop that!" He pushed my hands away, rubbing his cheeks. "I hate that stuff!"

"Yeah, well, who cares?"

He pouted; I wasn't being serious when I said that. Besides, if he liked Xiao, why didn't he tell her?

"Come on, let's go outside."

(Ling Xiaoyu)

Okay, this panda suit; I'm totally burning it when I'm done. But Hwoarang, Lars, and Lee; TOTALLY GOING ON MY DEAD LIST.

"This better be worth it…"

I walked up the staircase, where I heard Lee screaming and jumping around like a dumbass. All I gotta do is keep my eyes on his face, and cover him up. It sounds easy enough...

"Lee, come here already!"

I ran after him, but something about running in the nude is making him…impossible to catch.

"Lee, stop running already!"

"No; I'm…superman!"

I growled; he's a grown man, acting like a child! Wait a minute…aren't I just the little hypocrite?

"Lee, don't be difficult! I don't wanna get physical!"

He completely ignored me; I guess he's leaving me with no choice…

I chased after him, even with my extremely tight suit on. I tackled him to the ground and pinned him.

"Put on some clothes!"

"No, I like running around in the nude!"

"DON'T FIGHT ME ON THIS, LEE!"

I started wrestling with him, but I suddenly stopped; I heard something running towards us.

"Guys, do you hear that?"

I stood up and went downstairs. What's going on down there?

"There's something running towards us," Lars said, serious again. "But we can't make it out. Alisa, can you perform a perimeter search?"

"Of course; initiating search…"

Alisa closed her eyes, her smile still plastered across her face. What a sweet girl…

"Should we go out there and check?" I asked Lars.

"No, let Alisa finish her search before we actually head outside."

Before I could object to his sentence, Alisa opened her eyes. I guess she finished her search.

"Search complete; target is 146 yards away and rapidly closing in. Proposed course of action?"

I didn't have to look at Lars to know what he had in mind. A grim smile formed across his face.

"Let's go meet the guests."

He walked outside, with all of us following. Alisa entered her battle mode and followed us as well.

And as for Lee; he's still on my dead list. But I'll tend to him when this is over.