Chapter 12
Get Moving
Reese then woke up the next morning to see Winter but she wasn't there.
"Where did Winter go?" Reese asks.
"She left, but she left a file in a lock box on the table in the kitchen." Tai says.
"I'll leave you with the file alone so i'll be outside practicing with dad." Yang says.
Reese nodded and waited for them to leave, then they left so Reese activated the lock box and opened it up revealing some papers and another syringe full of the same purple liquid that boosted his abilities, also inside was a declassified paper of the DRAGON program.
"Now i want to know how that works."Reese says.
Then after a bit Reese steps outside to see Yang duck under a roundhouse kick, then she delivered one to Tai who also ducked but then delivered twin punches to Yang and she got shot back some feet.
Reese then looked at Zwei who was also watching, Zwei rolled his head to the left first then to the right then his ears perked up at a sound, that made Reese laugh a little.
Reese then took a seat next to the odd dog and watched the match which ended with Yang throwing a punch to Tai that made him slide back some distance.
"Whoa that thing packs a punch." Tai says.
"We have been going at this for weeks, i get it you want to see if i can still fight." Yang says.
Yang then thumps her fists together. "I think i'm doing just fine." Yang says.
"Your close." Tai then says.
"Oh really." Yang says.
Reese wasn't going to say anything he just wanted to watch, at one point Yang did look at him but Reese pointed at Tai.
"Your still off balance." Tai says.
"What no i'm not." Yang says as Tai is laughing.
"Honestly i'm kind of surprised, i thought it would just be this huge weight but it feels natural, they did a great job with this thing." Yang says but not paying attention to the fact that Tai is running up to her to sucker punch her.
Then after a few more moves Tai managed to get Yang in a arm lock.
"I wasn't talking about your actual balance." Tai says.
Then Tai trips Yang on the ground where she sits there panting.
"Although that could use some work to." Tai says as he takes a towel from Zwei and pats him on the head.
"Meaning?" Yang asks.
"I saw your tournament fights during the Vytal festival." Tai says.
"Let me guess i was "sloppy". Yang says.
"No no you were predictable, and stubborn, and maybe a little bone headed." Tai says.
Yang then got up from off the ground but chose to stay seated on the dirt.
"Do you realize that you used your semblance to win every fight after the qualifiers." Tai says.
Yang then turns away.
"So what how is me using my semblance any different than someone else using theirs?" Yang asks.
"Because not everyone's is a big temper tantrum." Tai says.
"Hey! That is not cool Reese tell him what you saw." Yang says.
Reese on the other hand just put his helmet back on and simply said."Your talk not mine."
"Ah ha i'm serious once you take damage you can dish it back twice as hard but that doesn't mean that makes you invincible, it's great when your in a bind but what happens if you missed, what happens if they are stronger than you what then? Now you are just weak and tired, you've have always been one to burn brighter than everyone else, whether it's with your smile or, well i remember your first haircut hehehe, but you gotta keep your emotions in check keep a level head and think before you act, your semblance is a great fall back but you can't let yourself rely on it, it won't always save you obviously, you definitely have your moms stubbornness." Tai says.
"Oh so now we can talk about her?" Yang asks.
"Well as i have been informed your an adult now remember?" Tai asks.
"Oh boy." Reese says under his helmet.
"Well sorry i remind you of her." Yang says.
"Don't be, Raven was great in so many ways her strength, her ambition,her dedication to whatever cause she thought was worth fighting for, i'm proud of how much of her i see in you, but i'm glad i don't see all of her in you." Tai says.
"Why?" Yang asks.
"Your mother was a complicated woman, like everybody she has her faults but those faults are what tore our team apart, and it did a real number on our family." Tai said.
"Ok i'm just going to walk into town and grab something." Reese says as he gets up.
Reese then walks/runs to town the last thing he heard is something about "using brute strength to get through any problem."
"Yep Yang still has that problem." Reese says to Patty.
"Well if you remember you had the same problem to you know." Patty says.
"Yeah i did." Reese says.
As Reese entered the town square he noticed that there was a candy making shop and they were making chocolate and and a light tan substance he never heard of,but decided to take a look any way, the candy maker informed Reese that it was a mixture of chocolate and caramel, Reese then took a taste and was blown away by it and got some for Yang to have latter.
Then afterwards ran back to the house just in time see another dual go down.
This time Yang was doing better than the last duel he saw where Tai had the upper hand for the moment then Yang got him in a arm lock.
"You see now your thinking with your head." Tai says.
Then Yang tripped him but caught him before he hit the ground.
"Whoa." Reese says.
"Oh hey Reese how is it going?" Yang asks.
"It's going good got something for you." Reese says.
"Oh what did you get me?" Yang asks.
"Some candy, but first meat and vegetables." Reese says.
"Come on isn't there anything i can do to get the candy?" Yang asks.
"Come at me and beat me." Reese says.
Yang then came charging at Reese.
"I wonder if this trick works on Yang?" Reese asks in his mind.
Then just before Yang got within fist punching range Reese then clapped right in front Yangs face where she stopped right in her tracks, then dropped to the ground with a stunned look on her face.
"What the… what did you just do?" Yang asks.
"Well i did a special move that stuns an opponent that shuts down all motor functions, it's a neat trick isn't it." Reese says.
Reese then picks up Yang and puts her on the couch where she could recover.
"Reese can you teach me that trick some time?" Yang asks.
"Maybe it's one of those tricks that only a few can know and the teachers told me that i can only teach it to one person when i'm ready." Reese says.
"So there is no chance you'll teach me?" Tai asks.
Reese then runs toward Tai and then claps in front of his face, then as usual Tai then drops to the ground.
"You'll be out for 20 minutes,so don't move for some time, or it will hurt." Reese says.
Reese then took a chair and picked up a book and started reading a techno-thriller by someone named Tom.
"Why are you reading a book like that?" Yang asks.
"Well it's a book about special forces fighting a war that's all i'm going to say if you want to read it then i'll loan it to you." Reese says.
Yang then moved then she was intense pain.
"AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Yang screamed.
"I told you not to move." Reese says as he puts her back into the original position.
Reese then went to make food for all of them, and came back latter to find Tai and Yang asleep.
"And that's the last thing the stun attack will do to you after your senses are overwhelmed, your brain shuts down and you enter a sleep state." Reese says.
Reese then ate his part of the food he made then put the leftovers in the fridge, then went to bed.
The next morning
Reese then came downstairs to see what happened after he went to bed and loe and behold they were still out.
Reese then went outside to do some target practice, Reese then assembled the M5060A2 after wards Reese then planted targets out at 500-950 yards away.
BOOM! The rifle went.
Yang then jumped out of her skin and almost fell on the floor.
"What in the?" Yang asks.
"Reese you just hit the top part of the bottle." Patty said to Reese.
"Got it, so 1.3 clicks on the scope." said Reese.
"Send it." Patty said.
"Sending." Reese said.
BOOM! The rifle said again.
"Reese what in the world are you doing, it's almost the crack of dawn." Yang said.
"Dawn was one hour and 35 minutes ago, for your information is the start of beautiful day, and for you the end of a bad evening." Reese said.
"Well yeah you clapped in front of me." Yang said.
"Well you wanted the candys and to get them you had to beat me in a dual and you lost last i recalled." Reese said.
"What are you doing your not hitting anything." Yang said.
BOOM!
"That's because your not looking at what i see, watch." Reese says.
Reese then took the scope and made another adjustment on it.
BOOM! Went another shot.
Then a few seconds passed then there was a fireball out at some distance then a few seconds later a very loud boom came back.
"Very good Reese you hit 9/10 targets this time around." Patty says.
"Got it." Reese said.
"What were you doing?" Yang asks.
"I was engaging targets out beyond visual range." Reese says.
"Really?" Yang asks.
"Yeah did you not see the fireball out at 950 yd." Reese says.
"So now my turn to ask a question, why are you up?" Reese asks.
"I was going to make modifications to Bumblee." Yang says.
"Your bike?" Reese asks.
"Yep." Yang says.
"Well then let's take a look." Reese says.
Yang then opens the tool shed and their was her bike, all shining as if it was new out of the box, whereas Reese's bike looks like it got all beaten up and the paint job looks like it's falling apart.
"Looks like you need to work on your bike to Reese." Yang says.
"Yep Raptor has taken a beating." Reese says.
"So what are you going to do?" Reese asks.
"Well in 2 weeks i'm going to get ready to go after Ruby and bring her back, you have a problem with that?" Yang asks with a fire in her voice.
"No i don't have a problem lets do it." Reese says.
From that day forward when they were not sparing with each other Yang and Reese would be getting ready with their equipment to go after Ruby and the rest of team JNPR and to save them, all the time Tai was watching them move forward and he was pondering what Winter told him a short while ago.
"So how is Yang important to Reese?" Tai asks Winter.
"She has the ability to unlock the rest of Reese's combat abilities, and she has the heart to deal with him." Winter replies.
"Is there a chance i can take you out on a date?" Tai asks.
"Sorry no can do." Winter says.
Tai then chuckles at the thought and then brought some food out for them and left them be on their project.
"Well things are about to get more interesting." Tai says to Zwei.
"Bark!" Zwei says.
While some days Reese would be helping Yang make modifications to her bike, sometimes Reese would be in town getting parts for her since his bike didn't need mods,(Reese's bike is made to military specifications.)
Then it was seven days till Yang was ready to leave, she had all her gear ready to go, now there was one thing left to do, and that was paint her arm, so one nice day she was out side she took her arm off and spray painted it gold and gunmetal black.
"That's new." Reese says.
"Yeah it is." Yang said.
"Hey Reese can i talk to you alone?" Yang asks.
"Sure Yang." Reese says.
Yang then guided Reese to the shed then locked the door behind her.
"Reese i know how much danger i'm leading you into and you know how much you mean to me so i'm asking you to …. Well will you still stay at my side still, and before you answer what i mean is not as my boyfriend but as husband and wife?" Yang asks.
Reese's jaw then dropped.
"I will! I was planning to propose to you tonight and as always you beat me to the punch Yang so yes i'll be your husband." Reese says.
Yang then jumped into Reese arms and cried tears of joy and Reese joined her shortly after.
"Well it looks like we need to get preparations ready for us but i don't know who could do the ceremony." Reese says.
"Well i know someone who owes me a big favor." Yang says.
Then after discussing everything they then went inside to tell Tai of her engagement, who had a mixture of happiness and concern.
"Well there is one thing i need to know Reese and it's take good care of her." Tai says.
"Don't worry i can do that." Reese says.
End
Author's notes
Well i'm still shaking from that Reese x Yang pairing well i take that back it was in my first story that Yang wanted to be married to Reese for some time.
So for the next one i'm going to keep track how long it takes me to write the chapter just for kicks.