By Sakura152

Ryu decided that Ling should sleep in the penthouse. If she were anything like Chun-li, she would need to cool down before seeing Sakura.

"Are you sure you don't want another blanket?" Ryu asked Ling.

Ling nodded, "Thanks anyway." She responded in a very melancholy tone.

Ryu sat down next to her, "You know Ling, this isn't your fault." He comforted.

Ling's stared hard at the floor, "No it is. I should have told either you or Chun-li regardless of what Karin said." With that Ling shut her mouth firmly, gesturing that nothing else would be said on the matter.

Ryu nodded and smiled faintly at Ling. He liked Chun-li's little sister. She was sometimes confused, as adolescents often are, but she always took responsibility for what she did. Ryu's smile widened as he mused about how much Ling was like Chun-li but refused to believe so. Ling's baffled look snapped Ryu out of his trance. He shook his head, "I was just thinking of how stubborn you are, like…"

"Don't say it." Ling interrupted before Ryu could finish. "If I were anything like Chun-li, I'd have been smart enough to say something earlier about this whole Sakura thing." Her eyes returned back to the floor, and once again her jaw clasped tight.

Ryu sighed as he got up. Obviously he wasn't going to make Ling believe this wasn't her fault, she was too stubborn. Yes, they did share a couple of traits, her and Chun-li, but they also had a few differences that set them apart.

"Don't be so hard on yourself Ling." Ryu smiled at Ling before turning at going upstairs.

Ling nodded unconsciously and lay down. Her eyes stung with tears as she turned whimpering onto her side. Tears flowed down her face in glistening streams while she unknowingly clutched her pillow.
Several minutes later her hands began to relax as she drifted off into a troubled sleep.
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Ling grabbed Sakura's head and smashed it into the wall. Then she picked Sakura up off of the floor and kicked her in the face, knocking her to the floor. "You little bitch! You almost made my sister have a miscarriage!" Ling shouted. She grabbed Sakura by the hair and knocked her knee into Sakura's face before executing a powerful roundhouse kick to Sakura's head, sending her sprawling onto the floor.

Karin leaned on the wall, watching the scene that played before her very calmly. She sighed and glanced at her watch, wondering how long this was going to take. Yawning, she watched through slitted eyes as Ling threw Sakura hard into a wall. "Hey watch it! That goes on my bill." She voiced, evidently not worried about Sakura. She was about to retreat back to the wall when the door of their hotel room opened, catching her attention.

Ryu walked into the inextricable room, smiling softly, then stopped, his eyes focusing on Sakura and Ling. He sighed calmly before stopping Ling from choking Sakura to death.

"Ling, let go." He said lightly, prying Ling's hands from Sakura's throat. He stood Ling up, glanced down at Sakura to make sure she was breathing the announced, "All of your things are packed, right girls?"

They all nodded.

Ryu lead them outside, where a limo was waiting for them. "The limo will take you to the airport lot. Karin your jet is waiting for you there." Ryu explained.

Ling hugged Ryu, "Good bye Jie jie, I'll see you soon."

Ryu hugged her back, " I guess so, summer is very close. I'll be looking forward to it, Mei mei."

Karin smiled weakly and gave a nod of respect to Ryu.

Ryu did the same.

Sakura looked down as she approached Ryu, her hands trembling. "I-I'm so sorry Ryu." She choked, tears rippling down her cheeks.

Ryu's lips were set in a firm slit. "I don't know if I'll ever trust you again Sakura. And if I do it will take a very, very, very long time. What you did was wrong and cruel. I hope you've learned your lesson in being deceitful, because if not then you have a long painful road ahead of you Sakura."

Sakura whimpered and nodded.

"Go." Ryu jerked his head toward the limo.

Sakura nodded, nibbling at her lip painfully, then got into the limo.

Ryu watched the limo drive away, thinking that if Sakura hadn't tried to seduce him, that she may have made a exemplary student