She groaned, "I'd better get out and start making myself look somewhat presentable", she thought to herself.
Washing off what was left of the body wash on her, she reached down and slowly turned the knob to turn the water off. Ringing her hair out, she pushed open the glass door and stepped out. The air outside the shower was much colder than she expected, as goosebumps crawled across her skin almost immediately. She grabbed the towel off the rack quickly and wrapped herself up in it, trying to find warmth. She shivered, feeling a lot more awake than she was 15 seconds ago, and began to properly wrap the towel around her body. After grabbing another towel and wrapping it around her drenched hair, she opened up the bathroom door. Stepping back into her bedroom, which was much warmer than she had anticipated. A relieved smile spread across her face, her back relaxing as she welcomed the much more pleasant temperature. She walked over to her dumped out clothes that were still sprawled on the floor.
"I'm going to have to put these away later", she thought, picking up some random pieces and throwing them onto her unmade bed.
She began searching for an outfit, she wasn't too worried about it being fancy. She just simply wanted something comfortable, that way she could come back and pick up her room and get some more sleep in. She settled for some regular black leggings, a tight long sleeve dark blue shirt, and a pair of black slip on Tom's. Heading back to the bathroom, she brushed her long, already half dried hair, scrunching it up a little to give it a little wave. She knew she didn't have much time to do anything else. Putting on a little makeup, she began to wonder how she would figure out time here. They didn't have a clock in her room, and she didn't have her phone with her. She was relying simply on her own judgment on how much time had passed. After finishing her makeup, she took a look at herself in the full body mirror in her room. Feeling satisfied, she decided to wait out in the hallway, feeling it might be faster to get down to breakfast that way. She slowly opened the big door and peeked her head out, no one was in sight. She let out a breath of air, which she hadn't realized she'd been holding in. Stepping out into the giant hallway, she shut the door behind her and began looking both ways. No one was in the hallway.
She began to rub the sides of her temples, "I wonder if I'm too early? I really suck at managing time", she thought.
She noticed the paintings that graced parts of the walls, she took interest and walked over to them. Arms crossed, she observed some of the giant portraits. Most of them seemed really old, showing images of men who seemed to be of great importance. Most of the men in these paintings were dressed in what seemed to be the same thing the corpses in the open caskets out in the courtyard were wearing. What exactly did these men do? Were they Grandmasters as well?
She then noticed that in each picture, they had what seemed to be a medallion on their chest. Each one of them had this similar looking medallion engraved on their chest. It appeared to have a dragon carved in it, and it looked like it was glowing a light blue color.
"Interesting", she thought out loud.
"Yes, it truly is", a voice said behind her, making her jump.
Turning around quickly, she found Sub Zero standing right behind her.
"Holy fu..I mean...you scared the hell out of me, Grandma..I mean Kuai Liang!", she stuttered.
She began to mentally kick herself, "Nice going, Addilyn! Great way to let yourself unravel in front of the Grandmaster!", she thought.
"I'm happy to see you're already taking such an interest in Lin Kuei history", he said, walking past her a little and looking up at the painting in front of them.
Addilyn looked over and her eyes slightly widened, there on the left side of his chest was the same medallion in the paintings.
Sub Zero looked back over at her and took notice of this.
"It is the Dragon Amulet", he informed her, reaching up and lightly touching it with his right hand. "Only the chosen Grandmaster is able to wield it and wear it. It holds great power, such power that someone not strong enough would be consumed by it."
Addilyn observed it with interest, "Is this where you get your freezing ability from?" she asked.
Sub Zero shook his head, "I was born a descendant of the Cyromancers. My freezing ability is a family gift that I have mastered over many years of training. The amulet helps me keep a stronger upright hand. It helps me maintain control and peace among the Lin Kuei".
"Well", Addilyn replied, " Once again, sounds like a tough gig. I'm glad i'm not in your position", she teased.
He offered her a light smirk, "Tough? Yes, but I wouldn't choose another life other than this one". "Now, come", he said, lifting a hand to motion her down the hallway, "I know you must be hungry".
She quickly nodded yes, "Oh, very!", she replied enthusiastically. She could have hopped for joy, she loved food.
His smirk widened, as he walked behind the very enthusiastic Addilyn.
Addilyn almost squealed with happiness when she saw the door to the dining area up ahead. She began to walk faster, but tried to not make it too noticeable.
"He's going to think I'm such an oinker", she thought to herself.
Sub Zero was not far behind her, normally she would have been self conscious about that, but not right now. She was too hungry to be worried about that. As soon as she was at the door, she wasted no time pushing it open. Walking inside, she quickly noticed it was completely empty. No one else was in the room. She had expected everyone to be in there, but all the seats were bare.
"Uh...", she started, feeling confused, "Where is everyone?".
Sub Zero walked in casually beside her, "Training still I'm sure".
Addilyn blinked, "Oh..I had just assumed that we would eat with everyone else".
Sub Zero looked over at her, "You will, eventually. I wanted to take some time to get to know you. It's much easier to do that when you don't have others around".
She could feel her face get hot instantly, she knew she was red, and she didn't have the excuse of working out being the culprit this time. Being alone with him once was intimidating enough. Now she had to actually had to come up with a conversation with him? That scared the shit out of her.
"What's wrong with me?", she wondered, "I've never been like this. SNAP OUT OF IT! You're Addilyn Voss, the UFC fighter that any guy in the world would kill to have".
"Is everything alright, Addilyn?", Sub Zero asked, breaking her out of her mental lecture.
She blinked quickly, "Oh, yeah! Just kind of tired, dazing out I guess".
He nodded in an understanding manner and lifted his hand towards the table they sat at the night before.
"Come", was all he said, before walking in front of her towards the table.
She followed closely behind him, desperate to find something to talk about.
He took his seat, and she slowly sat down beside him.
She fake coughed a little and turned to look at him, "So, thank you for taking the time this morning to train with me. I'm sure you have other things you need to be doing, so I appreciate it".
He lifted his right brow slightly in amusement, "I am thoroughly impressed with you. You surpassed my expectations, it was an honor training with you".
Addilyn had to mentally kick herself again to keep herself from blushing. It was beginning to become embarrassing.
The same servers as the night before came out of the swinging doors, pushing out another big cart with food.
Addilyn bit her lip, "Can't believe i'm getting this aroused over food", she thought to herself.
Sub Zero moved his eyes over to her, noticing this. He couldn't help but feel attracted to the way she looked when she did that.
"You should probably stop that", he said to her.
"Huh", she asked in confusion, breaking her bore with the food cart.
Just as she asked, the servers stood in front of them and began to place the food down in front of them. She could have drooled at the sight of it. All kinds of noodle bowls, Dim Sum, Baozi and congee sat in front of her. The servers then proceeded to bow, and head back to the kitchen. By this time, the words Sub Zero said had faded away. She patiently waited for him to start eating first, she didn't want to be the first to start oinking out. She looked at him from the corner of her eye, and watched him grab the food he wanted and place it in the noodle bowl. After what seemed like hours, he began to eat. She then slowly began to do the same, eating as politely as she could.
"There is no need for mannerisms right now, Addilyn", He said, looking over at her slightly, bowl in hand.
She awkwardly looked over at him, not sure of what to do. Once he looked back at his food, she quickly began to eat a little faster. Trying to do so without being noticed was hard though, she was a loud slurper.
It didn't take long before she felt completely full. She knew she had over eaten again, which she hated doing. She knew how bad that was for her stomach, and it was strictly forbidden with her intense diet.
"My abs are probably really pissed at me right now", she said out loud.
Sub Zero looked over at her, "Ate too much, huh?".
"Waaaaaay too much. My trainer would kick my ass if he could see me now", she said. She shivered at the thought, he'd be pissed.
"Well", Sub Zero started, "I'd sure hate to see that physic of yours go to waste".
She laughed, "Yeah, me too. I come from a family of fat asses. Would sure hate to surpass the family tradition".
He chuckled deeply, "You're quite amusing. It's nice having someone around that doesn't take everything too seriously".
"Ha!", she laughed, "I'm surprised to hear you of all people say that".
Sub Zero gave her a strange look, "And why do you say that?".
Addilyn shrugged, "I don't know, you are the Grandmaster. Most people with your responsibilities are much more serious. I remember when I first started training with my uncle. He had this guy that trained him, that also trained me. The guy was a total dick. I swear, he had something shoved way up his ass. Everything was so serious with him. He once made me run 6 miles for cracking a joke at him. Which wouldn't be a big deal now, but since I was out of shape then...oh boy...that was a nightmare".
He listened and looked at her with heavy interest, "Sounds like he was good at what he did".
"Yeah", she responded, "I guess he was. He's who I have to thank for getting me where I am now".
She yawned and began to stretch, she was still exhausted. And now that she was full, it only made her more drowsy.
"Have you began unpacking yet?", he asked.
She shook her head no, "No, I'm kind of a slacker with those kind of things. I plan on doing that as soon as I get back to my room".
He nodded and began to stand up, "I shall take you back then", he said, offering her his hand.
She took it and he lifted her up. She couldn't help but notice the good grip he had. She had it bad for guys who gave a firm hand shake. Once she was pulled up, she detected his scent. He smelled really good, though she was positive he didn't wear cologne.
"God", she thought, "This guy is the epitome of a sex symbol".
He looked down at her, letting her hand go, and turned to start walking out of the dining hall. She stood there for a moment, taking the sight of him in.
She sighed, "Man, I can't believe i'm attracted to the Grandmaster. This won't end good", she thought.
Realizing he was already half way across the room, she ran to catch up with him.
Once they got to her door, she had expected him to leave her. Yet, once he pushed her door open and gestured her in, he followed behind her. She heard him close the door behind him, she turned to look at him and he began to walk over to her bed. He sat on the end of her bed and crossed his leg over in a "man sitting position", where his foot and ankle were rested on his knee.
"Well don't you look casual", she joked, walking over to the bed.
She began picking up pieces of clothing and folding them to be put away.
"Just trying to figure something out about you", was all he said, looking back at her.
She gave him another confused look, "What do you mean?".
He smirked, "All in good time, my dear".
She raised her eyebrow at him, and went back to folding.
"For example", he said, "You do that a lot".
"Do what a lot?", she asked.
"Cocking your eyebrows, as well as rolling your eyes. You also chew on your lip, I take it that it is a nervous coping mechanism", he pointed out.
She stopped what she was doing and felt her face get hot again, "You've noticed all that, huh? Already?", she nervously laughed.
"Mhmmm", he hummed deeply.
"Sorry", she said, trying to concentrate on her clothes. "I'll work on it".
The Grandmaster shook his head, "No, do not change yourself to appease me. I have just simply taken note of your habits. Surely you're aware of them".
She laughed, the only thing she was aware of was the fact that possibly the hottest guy she had ever seen was sitting on her bed.
"This bed is incredibly comfortable", she mentioned, "It's much better than the one I have at home. I'm impressed. I would've expected it to be quite the opposite".
"Yes", he replied, "I believe that warriors deserve to sleep just as well as anyone. I'm sure you will make good use of it".
"I'd like to make good use of it in other ways", she thought, looking at him.
His eyebrows raised, "That was quite an interesting look", he pointed out.
"What look?", she asked, acting dumb.
He stared at her for a moment, before slightly shaking his head, "Never mind".
He then stood up, and grabbed a pile of folded clothes and walked over to the giant dresser, "Do you want these in any particular place?".
She looked over, "Nah, i'll work with wherever you put it".
He nodded and opened up a middle drawer and placed them in. He then walked over to the door, "I have some work I need to attend to. If you need me, I'll be in my office. One of the men can show you where it is".
She acknowledged him with a small nod, "Alright, thank you, Kuai".
"Of course", he responded, turning his back and walking out the door.
She sighed with relief, she hoped she would get better at talking with him. There was one thing she knew though, he must have seen the look of pure lust written in her eyes. Her "interesting look" must have been obvious, his eyes told her that much.
She rubbed her face, "Man, "I'm such an idiot", she said out loud.
Putting up the rest of her clothes and putting some of her things away, she felt satisfied.
Taking one last look in her bag, she saw something gold shining at the bottom of the bag. Reaching in, she pulled it out. She smiled, it was her rose gold watch, "Oh my God! I did bring it!", she said happily.
Walking over to the night stand and kissed the watch, "You just saved my life", she said to it, placing it down on her night stand.
Turning the light off in her room, she jumped in the bed.
"Can't believe I just got so happy over a watch", she thought to herself.
Laying her head down, she began to think of what life would be like now. Would she ever become great like Raiden said? Would she get over her new found crush? Or would she end up getting him?
She laughed, "Yeah right. He's way too hot for me".
Her thoughts were cut short by sleep taking over, before long she was completely out.
Sorry for the long delay, i've been insanely busy. Btw, have I mentioned that I suck at ending these chapters?