San Francisco
 

It was the day after Ken and his family returns from Greece, Mel was dragging his parents from the cinema to the nearest Mall

"Dad! I wanna a light saber! I wanna double bladed light saber as well. So I can fight with the rest of them at the Main House!" Mel said.

"I also want the action figures! I want the life size Darth Maul! I want I want" Mel was behaving like a spoilt brat. He then recollected himself, remembering something, that he was only interested in the light sabers.

"Sorry Dad. I think I’ll just get the light sabers. Meanwhile I wanna practice fighting with you first."

Dragging his hapless parents into the mall. Mel was humming the tune from Star Wars, he seems to have forgotten about the ordeal he went through.
 

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Greece
 

In the cool evening near the cave where the where the four took shelter, Ryu and ChunLi were sitting under a tree while a little further from them, two really bored teens started to role-playing.

"You want this or this?" Iwa showed Yuri what seem like the two torchlights.

"I’ll take the saber." Yuri said as she lengthens the green plastic tubing.

Iwa turn around, there seems to be horns stuck on her forehead, the shadows around her face pours forth a sense of evil that sent a shudder down Yuri’s spine. She extended the red tubings on both side of the ‘torchlight’, an electric hum could be heard as they switch on the light sabers.

"Hey cool mask."
 

The two of them started, Yuri attacking and Iwa blocking. They could hear the sound of ‘energy’ clashing with ‘energy’. The ‘vrong’ that followed. The mock battle was filled mostly with their own personal styles and anything they can remember from the last three movies.

"Where is the boy?

"You’ll have him over my dead body!" the slash was blocked off.

"As you wish. Jedi." She pushed Yuri away from her. Iwa came down hard, not giving Yuri a chance to get up.
 

"What? Thinking what it will be like if they are our kids?" ChunLi asked, she was admiring how the breeze was ruffling his hair, she reached out and ran her fingers through his hair.

"Hmm? Oh I was just thinking." Ryu roused from his thoughts, he put his arm around her waist, unconsciously stroking her waist with his thumb.

"If they are our kids, these two would be impossible. One playful, one psychotic" He added

"What chickening out?" she teased "After all parenting is different challenge from fighting."
 

"After seeing Ken and his family. I believe this path will be more challenging than fighting against Akuma. I choose to walk this path if you are willing to walk to it with me." Staring in to his wife’s dark brown eyes, ChunLi replied with a kiss on his lips.

"There is something I wanted to do before I go back to the dojo." Pulling Iwa’s bag over. "Hey my young Padawan! You still have anymore of these?" she called

"With you around?….yyahh" she stop a moment to parry Yuri’s slash.
"….I made it a point to keep two more in there…….Help yourself. Arghh. Ha! I will take you down as I did your master." She looks back in the couple’s direction

"Skywalker….Join me…. Join..me. Join the dark side…." She said in an entrancing voice.
 

Ryu was tempted to go in, but ChunLi stopped him.

"Stay here where it’s safer." Grabbing one of the ‘torchlight’, ChunLi pulled the green plastic tubing to its full length, ‘energy’ humming when she switched the thing on.

Ryu watches as ChunLi gang up with Yuri against Iwa. It seems to him that his wife treats this as way to relief the stress she being through the last few weeks. Ryu noted that there was a child-like innocence beneath that womanly beauty, an equally beautiful side that he had not seen in her for a long time.

<  Has it being that long since we were young like Yuri and Iwa? Is youth appreciated only when it is gone? Would I too regret this moment when it was gone? Looking back at this moment in regret? Do I want to live with that all through my life?  > he thought while watching.
 

"The two of you are no match for me…." She parried and managed to sweep ChunLi off her feet. Ryu got up taking the remaining light saber.

"Die….." Iwa hissed as she began a downward slash

"Nooo.!" Ryu yelled. There was electrical crashing sound as Ryu blocked the slash from hitting home, Iwa was pushed backwards with every slash she blocked.

"You should have stayed where you were…Skywalker.." Iwa was staring daggers at him.
"I never leave the ones I love in danger.. " Swinging the sword like a baseball bat.
"Submit to the dark side….." sweat drenched as she was she knew the others were enjoying this as she does.
 

<  Sounds a lot like Gouki.  > He thought as ChunLi and Yuri joined in.
"Yesss…I can sense your fear….Heh heh heh...." she continued, flooding Ryu’s mind with temptations of power of the dark side. He turned against ChunLi, a look of madness in his eyes.
 

"Fight it! I know you can! Yuri! You hold him off!" ChunLi switch her focus to Iwa.

Yuri though faced with such a formidable opponent was more determined than ever, she was never one to give up in a fight.
While fighting Iwa, ChunLi noticed that Ryu was pushing Yuri back.
 
 

<<   There’s always two, a master and an apprentice. No more, no less.   >> She thought. Iwa wasn’t giving her much of a chance for offense, she thought of something that might work.

In the frenzy of slashes, swings and blocks she managed to get her light saber under Iwa’s double bladed light saber. With an upward jerk, ChunLi flung the light saber out of Iwa’s hands. Pointing her light saber at Iwa’s throat.

"Game over people!" She called out stopping the other two. They came over, switching off the batteries. ChunLi offered Iwa her hand and pulled her disciple up.

"Neat move. I keep that in mind." She said as she removed the mask.
"Guys. You don’t mind if I go hunt for wild boar right?" Iwa asked
"Go ahead. I could do for a change of taste in dinner tonight." ChunLi agreed
"And come back with a big one!" Ryu added.

"Of course she has to. A small one could never satisfy a guy with a big appetite like you. Anyway I don’t wanna stick around and be…er what’s that word Iwa used… ah yes.. kaypoh (nosy) when the two of you gets lovey dovey " Yuri stuck her tongue out Ryu and followed Iwa into the forest.
 

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A little while later they saw a stream and forgot all about hunting wild boars. They just sat down and began their ritual of fishing. Forgotten about the couple.

<<  Yuri… Give them an extra hour.  >>
<<  We would end up giving them extra two hours, I smell rain coming.   >>
<<  No way…We can’t go back now. It’s going to be very awkward.   >> There was slight silence.
<<  Wait there’s a wolf den here about.   >>
<<  Good I rather take my chances with a pack of wolves than spoil a precious moment.   >>
<<  Ditto. Then we give them a whole night.  >>
<<  Which song?   >> Yuri asked
<<  It’s er….Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden…  >>
<<  Aiyoh…Still that one??   >> All Yuri got was a shrug
 

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When the girls were gone the couple had retreated into the cave, in another room of the cave is a crystal clear pool. ChunLi’s eyes brightened when she saw that pool and began shed her clothes, removing her hair accessories she let her long dark hair tumbled down as she descended into the pool. Ryu was mesmerize by her, his nymph of the waterfalls

"Ooohhhh." She giggled as the coolness of the water assaulted her skin. Wading towards the far end of the pool. A relaxing soak after that little excerise

"Ryu.. Come on. It’s so cool in here." she called out, splashing the water about her. Ryu shed his clothes and squatted down at the edge. ChunLi waded over.

"Pull me up then." She said, holding out her hand. As Ryu got a hold of her hand, ChunLi pulled him in.

"SPLASH!" water was flying everywhere. Ryu resurfaced with a somewhat look of annoyance. But that look was gone when she smiled an apology at him.

"Gotcha! He he!" ChunLi giggled as she kept splashing water Ryu. It wasn’t long when both of them started splashing water at each other.

"Got you! Got you at last!" Ryu grinned as his arms locked around ChunLi’s waist. " Now you will never be able to escape me!" He laughed.

"Oh my. Please don’t hurt me! I’m so afraid." ChunLi played along with him, struggling at the same time. She turned around looking at him lovingly in the eyes

"Whoever said I want to be free of you?" she smiled so sweetly at him.

He could feel her lithe body shivering from the coldness of the pool, how he missed the familiar curves of her body, the softness of her hair, the smoothness of her skin. Her beauty enchanted him. His warrior princess, his beautiful witch, his dragon bride. A seemingly fragile beauty that hides the strong willed woman that he loves.

Throwing her arms around his neck, he loves the warm feeling that she brought to him. Every caress of her soft hands sends a tingle down his spine and brought him to ecstasy. He smothered her with kisses, bringing with him the warmth she was so familiar with, she called out Ryu's name and he silenced her as his lips locked onto hers, they were filled with so much passion for each other.

She held onto to him, her pillar of strength, she put her heart and soul into to this moment with him. She would never leave him for anything or anyone. She wanted much more from him to make up for what they’ve missed, the wetness of his tongue on her skin drove her crazy with delight. She could feel within her the gentle touch of his qi with hers.

There was a warm glow, which seem to envelop them. Still locked together in a tight embrace, Ryu stood up and lifted his beloved wife out of the pool and carried her to the bed of moss. Laying her down beside him. Gazing into each other eyes, both smile as he sent a thought to her. They locked lips again. Stopping only a moment to wipe the tars from her eyes.

Their guard was down completely, their senses, thoughts, feelings, body, heart, mind and soul open only to each other. On this night they renewed the bond they shared.

Strengthening their bond as lovers, soulmates and husband and wife. Bonding together their body, heart, mind and soul on a time that is completely theirs. To them this moment is theirs, not caring if the world would end tomorrow. For their lives entwined each other that one could not bear to be without the other. A bond so strong that no words could ever describe properly how they felt for each other. One could always sense the needs of the other and nothing else matters. Their hearts beating together in union, creating a song that only they could hear. Outside the rain was pouring down gently, creating a cool night for all………