To Become a Shinobi Ch. 27
By Eliad Sholomovich

Ibuki was sleeping in her flight seat. Then she woke up suddenly putting her hands over her ears, as she felt a strong pain explode within her ears,a few seconds later she felt them pounding and ringing as well. "Ouch...I hate these landings... D*mn pressure's always kills my ears," Ibuki thought And grimaced at the pain.

She looked outside her window and say a huge airport. She smiled despite the unpleasant situation 'Bangkok at last...First things first, I need some hotel...This Jetlag is killing me, then I can start searching for Ryu tomorrow" She thought and yawned at the same time.

Meanwhile Chunli was gazing at the window. The pressure didn't really bother her, She was used to it. "Why the h*ll am I here? Ibuki isn't a threat as far as I can tell...and I've seen her fight...She can manage I'm sure of that, But...What if she's lying about Ryu...What if this is all some plan to get him...I can't risk it I'll keep on following her." She thought and shook her head, then she fixed her hair with her hands.

She leaned back into her chair and waited for the flight to land. Luckily she had arranged for herself to sit beside a large man and near the window, her chair was in the corner of the plane. Thus she hid herself from Ibuki who didn't even suspect being followed.

** One hour later **

Ibuki took her Single suitcase from the terminal, She then stopped at an ATM and switched her Money from Yuan to Thailand Currency. Then she walked out towards the gate to catch a taxi. Meanwhile Chunli was following her, It was easy to avoid being spotted in the huge and busy airport. She smiled to herself. "At least I've got the edge here Ibuki...I got contacts...What will you do I wonder? Can you manage here? Well...Time shall tell I guess" Chunli thought and sneaked towards the exit to meet her contact.

Ibuki reached the gate and was now standing with her suitcase in hand, and backpack strapped behind her. She was at the airport's gate. She motioned for a taxi and it came near.

A middle-aged driver asked her something in Thai. She shrugged and tried talking in Japanese. The man raised a brow in confusion. Ibuki sighed through clenched teeth "C'mon I need a ride...I got a headache the size of mount Fuji...Please let him know English... Pretty Please..." She thought.

She smiled nervously "Do you speak English sir?" She asked. The man's face brightened "But of course...Where to miss?" He asked in Perfect yet accented English.

Ibuki silently thanked God for her luck. "Can you drop me by a nearby hotel?,I need a place to rest...Somewhere close If possible" She said.

And entered the cab, The driver smiled and said "As you wish, miss".

Meanwhile Chunli was sitting in the back of a black jeep. In the front seat sat a Young man. He was one of her co-workers at Interpol. He had been appointed to assist her in this mission since Chunli knew close to nothing of Thailand.

The cab left the airport and a few seconds later the jeep followed it. Chunli sat crouched in the backseat. She didn't want to take the risk of Ibuki accidentally catching a glimpse of her from the mirror in the taxi she was in.

** 15 minutes later **

Ibuki thanked the driver, paid the fee, and entered the hotel. She paid for a week in advance. She then counted her remaining money.

"This isn't good...I barely have enough for another week, That is...If I don't eat...I need to find a club or something and catch a street fight soon Or else I'll be sleeping on the street..." She thought as she went up the steps to her rented room. Chunli was currently resting on a bed inside a small room, The taxi driver was an Interpol agent, he took Ibuki to a certain cheap hotel as he was ordered to. While Chunli and her contact had a room in a nearby building with a view of Ibuki's room. They were to follow her every move and report.

Meanwhile Ibuki scanned the room, It was small but that was all she could afford. She rubbed her hands on her arms "Maaan its cold in here...The heater must be broken...Just me luck" Ibuki thought and sighed.

She then changed into her Pajamas; She didn't know someone was looking at her as she was undressing. If she did, he would have been in serious trouble.

Chunli's contact smiled slightly as he looked at her slender form as she changed. "I'm lucky Chunli's asleep If she'd know I watching this she'd have a fit...But when the cat is away the mice shall play, Besides orders are orders after all." He thought and continued watching.

Ibuki then slipped under the sheets of her bed and curled her body into a ball to gather heat. The room had freezing and she only had a single thin blanket. "Its late...But I'll be sure to ask for some extra blankets tomorrow" Ibuki thought as she shivered in the cold.

She lay awake in her bed for a few minutes before she finally drifted to sleep as her body temperature rose a bit.

Tomorrow she would seek the Muay Thai warrior named Sagat and search for another lead on Ryu and take one more step towards her goal.