Shots rang out around 11 o'clock around Downtown, ripping through the night like a knife following by a terrified stillness. Scattered screams echoed the streets, dying quickly as it spiraled into the cold air like it was hitting a thick blanket of fear.

Bison's ears twitched slightly at the gunshot explosion from his rifle, aiming it again at fleeing gang members. His heartbeat remained cool and calm as he watched one unlucky man fall facedown to the ground, splattering his own blood everywhere.

Reloaded. Aimed again.

His eyes peered down to the street, standing high above it on a rooftop. Sagat was behind him, firing more shots into the distance of the cold night. Bison didn't like a single one of them—all pathetic human beings where he wished to wipe their existence from the face of the Earth.

Wipe their existence away from Chun Li's eyes so she could only see beautiful, wonderful things that'll make her happy.

A small smile came over his face; Bison would kill them all to make her happy. To force the world to become worthy of her steps, her gaze. His blood started to pump at the thought of her—Bison coming to her, his clothes drenched in blood from unworthy bastards of the planet, watching her lie down with a seductive, coaxing smile as he hypnotically pressed himself on top of her. Her breath would be hot and rapid, her nose picking up his lustful, needy scent as her soft lips moved against his sweaty, anxious cheek. Bison would let his animal-like desires take hold of him as he stroked her body, making her gasp in perfect beat with his caressing touches.

Bison was going to make the perfect world for her.

XXX

Dorai Xiang arrived on the scene around 1 a.m.

Scattered bodies were lying on the cement with blood spatter and skull pieces around them, their eyes frozen and surprised.

Some monster with no heart did this…and he did a damn good job. He turned one over—a seemingly deceiving feminine face with long pink hair, covered in blood with a hole on the left side of the head and a choker necklace ripped out in a state of panic, the strands of thread underneath the fingernails. The pink lips, covered in sticky lip-gloss, was opened slightly, blood dripping out off the side—could she have been trying to call for help?

Inspecting the face, Dorai brushed away a strand of hair from the face—the way it was positioned, it seemed like it was taken by complete surprise and begging for a merciful god to spare them. A black hat was lying not too far from it and Dorai picked it up, touching the band of it carefully.

"Poison." He heard a voice behind him, somewhat startling the detective. A young blonde haired man entered the scene, dressed in rookie cop clothing and army necklaces around his neck.

"She—or actually, really he—is a stripper on the North side. A treat for either the in-closet gays or the really horny guys who get smashed on cheap beer." The man said in a gruff voice, trying to prove his braveness to Dorai.

"You know, transvestites are people just like us—they're just confused about their sexuality." Dorai harshly reprimanded him, turning around, "Who are you?"

"Guile." The blonde man said, somewhat startled by Dorai's sharp statement, "I was the first one of the scene. It's a bloody mess all over the place. Looks like some whack job got on the rooftops and started to randomly shoot people."

Dorai glanced around, his eyes training on the bodies strewed about.

"…No. This is too perfect of a crime scene." He mused softly, his breath catching onto the wind, "…It's too clean. Too scripted. No serial killer thinks in such perfect unison, such perfect randomness…the killer had an agenda. He wanted to kill someone and he didn't want to get caught."

The body of the transvestite named Poison caught Dorai's glance again. Could it be that this Poison might be a clue? The North side is far from here, too far for some simple stripper to be strutting about—even a transvestite stripper nonetheless. Why was she here?

"…Get a report on these bodies, Guile…"

XXX

Chun Li exited the library, stretching long hours of the night. Yawning, she tiredly glanced up at the sky, seeing the struggle between darkness and light ensuing above.

"What are you doing here?" A harsh-tone voice broke her of her thoughts. Chun Li turned and saw Bison standing before her, looking tired and irritated.

"…I couldn't sleep." She answered softly, "So I decided to read."

"You couldn't have read in your room?" He asked rather hotly, embracing her, "Good Christ, Chun, you could've gotten seriously hurt!"

"From what?" She didn't hug back.

"Chun Li, it's the eerie hours of the night where sick fucks go around and rape women for no reason." Bison responded, touching her hair, "Why aren't you in bed? Does anyone know you're here?"

"Bison, I'm okay." She said, breaking free of him, "I decided to read and now I'm going back. Satisfied?"

"No." He answered, hugging her again, this time much tighter, "I'm not satisfied. You're going home with me."

"Bison, I can easily—"

"Chun, please. The whole way back is blocked off by police." Bison interrupted, "There's been another shooting."

"…What?" Chun Li swallowed, "Another one?"

"Yeah. Bunch of people are dead—not real worth to society but they're dead anyway." Bison explained, taking her hands, "Come on. I'll take you back home. My car is over—"

"Bison, your hands are warm." Chun Li said, turning over his strong gripped hands, "Really warm. And it feels burned."

"I've been working all night, hon." Bison calmly answered, touching her face with his left hand, "Don't worry about it; I work with my hands a lot. Sometimes, too much."

Chun Li felt her breath catch in her throat, "Bison…you didn't have anything to do with what happened, right?"

His eyes met hers in a calm, soothing manner, even amused; "Of course not, my love. I'm not a monster."

XXX

Few hours later…

Chun Li awoke in a familiar bedroom—Bison's bedroom. Quickly, she touched in between her legs and felt no blood or soreness, relaxing a bit. Bison at least wasn't like that.

He slept by her, content and happy with his dream world, his large hands gripping her hips and waist in a loving fashion. Chun Li wriggled out of his embrace, feeling very dirty and unclean.

"…I hope he won't mind…"

XXX

The water hit Chun Li's face like a cold rustle to reality, running down her body. Her hair became drenched in the cold water, her hands turning the knob to a hotter temperature.

Standing in the jet stream of water for a little bit, Chun Li closed her eyes and began to wander in her thoughts of nothingness. She listened to the sweet silence of water and breath meshing together to create a perfect harmonious tune.

Something clicked from afar, however. For a moment, Chun Li was broken out of her thoughts and curious.

Before she knew it, she was grabbed from behind, turned around to face her boyfriend smiling at her…and completely naked as she was. Terrified, she couldn't let out a scream as he kissed her passionately on the mouth.

"

Morning, honey." He whispered softly, pressing her body against his, "You seemed lonely by yourself here."

Chun Li tried to cover herself with her hands but Bison forced them apart, making her touch his excited and trembling body, pressed closer to him. Fear gripped her spine in a vice grip—Bison was now through her chastity promise.

He then pressed her against the cold tile of the wall, the water hitting his back and splashing off onto her. Chun Li could actually feel his excitement pressing against her legs and unfortunately for her, she could actually see it.

"This is what you do to me." Bison huskily said, "Every single day when I see you. Every moment, even. You drive me insane, Chun Li—your body, your voice, your personality…I want it all, Chun Li. I'm a selfish son-of-a-bitch and I want you all to myself. I want you to give yourself to me right now, all day, all night. I could go on forever with you, Chun."

She tried to move from him but he pressed her too tight into a corner, his lips searching for hers.

"Bison…" Chun Li choked out, "We can't…we can't…"

"Yes, we can." He returned back with stern force, "We can and we will. Goddamnit, Chun, I need you. I can't live another day without—"

A ring tone from Chun Li's jeans emitted the room. Chun Li looked at Bison with trembling eyes,

"My father is calling me."

Bison kissed her, "Call him back later."

"Bison, please, let me—"

"No, Chun, you're tending to me now." Bison vehemently said, "You are going to pay total attention to me now."

The tone stopped then rang again. Her hands had a trembling grip on him, shaking horribly as they begged to be let go and free. Bison stared her down, his black hair coming down around his face and eyes, his cheek twitching at the bouncing of his jaw from irritation and frustration.

"Bison…" Chun Li whispered, "Please…he needs to talk to me."

"And I need to make love to you." He dryly responded, "Once. Or twice. Or maybe until the water company shuts me off."

"Bison…" Her eyes welled up in tears, "Please…he's my father…"

A soft, uncomfortable sigh came from Bison, his hands touching her shoulders. Her tears could always break his stone will…

In a moment, Chun Li was free and she leapt out of the shower and grabbed her phone, taking a spare towel.

XXX

"I'll be careful, Daddy," Chun Li paused to take in his soothing voice, "You be careful, though."

"Alright, sweetheart. Promise me you'll stay clear from the downtown area. Stay with friends. Trusted friends." Dorai's voice told her, his voice cracking from exhaustion,

"Don't let anyone take advantage of you if they're not trustworthy."

"I understand, Daddy." Chun Li said, "I love you."

"I love you too, Chun."

Click. Chun Li set her phone next to her on the table, unhappily slouching in the armchair.

So close…he was so close…and she was so helpless…

Had her father not called, Bison would've raped her. Or well, whatever it would be considered since they were boyfriend and girlfriend…

She would probably still be up there with him, praying, begging to end it…Bison would easily write it off as a defensive mechanism of her so-called 'sexual denial' and keep going…he didn't seem like the kind of guy who would do his business and leave…no, he'd savor and enjoy the moments, the passion, the intensity of their bodies…

Her legs immediately closed and crossed. Chun Li wouldn't let Bison do that to her…even if she had to suffocate herself to escape it…

"What did he want?" A grunt interrupted her thoughts. Bison appeared in the living room, fully dressed, and quite peeved. "Anything important?"

"…He wanted to know if I was okay." Chun Li responded, "He's downtown now. There's bodies littered everywhere…"

"So?" Bison answered apathetically, crossing into the kitchen," Nobody cares about them."

"How could you say that?" Chun Li glared at him, "They have people who care about—"

"Those people care about themselves. Not other people. Scum of the Earth. Prostitutes, gang leaders, junkies…society can enjoy a few less criminals of the world now." Bison interrupted, "We all avoid them. Why care about something when you avoid them everyday of your life? Why does their death stir us into doing something?"

"Why do you have to be so damn rude when you don't get laid?" Chun Li snapped back, "Why can't you just leave sex alone?"

"Because I want your body every 15 seconds." Bison replied, angry at her blunt comment, "Because I find you sexy and hot as hell. Because I want those fine-toned legs squeezing around my waist as I attend to your beautiful chest."

Gritting her teeth, Chun Li got up, grabbing her purse before Bison caught her hand, pressing her against him.

"But you're pretty pissed too." Bison remarked, "So I'm not the only one who gets grumpy when my advances are shot."

"I'm mad because of your statements of innocent people." She answered back forcefully, struggling a little bit but Bison held on, his strength outmatching hers. His eyes stared intensely at her, passionate and needy, completely adoring.

"You're the only innocent person left in the world." Bison whispered softly, lovingly, "You're perfect and pure. There is no evil or darkness within your soul…just ultimate good. Nobody is innocent anymore except for you, my love…my angelic soul mate…"

"I'm not so innocent, Bison." Chun Li answered back before Bison squeezed her small hands.

"Yes you are. You don't know taint and greed, Chun. I know what a tainted soul is. I've met evil people, Chun Li…I've met the average man, woman, and child…I've met false prophets and false seers…but you…you are true and real. You're a real angel with real angel wings…you fell into my arms because I mocked love and thought I was too high for my own good. You were meant to trap me with your eyes and imprison me with your voice…and once I sank to my knees and gave up my foolish ideas of mortal godliness, you rewarded me by being with me forever…and I love every second of it. I killed my pride and murdered my ego to be with you. Now I want to repay for you for what you've done to me." He spoke almost hypnotically, his eyes staring much more intensely.

Words couldn't come to Chun Li's mouth, only stuttering breaths. Bison leaned over and kissed her, his tongue licking her lips in a gentle glide.

"I want you." He told her again for the second time that day, "I want you forever. I slept with sluts and mindless brats and I even got myself to sleep with two girls at once…but I've never been able to make love, especially with an angelic lover. I know how to do it and how to make good, I guess, but lovemaking goes so much deeper than that. I want to experience that in my life, Chun Li…and I want you to be the first and only one I can do that with."

"…Bison…I can't do it with you because—"

"Because why?" Bison gripped her suddenly, tightly, "I love you, damnit! I love you so much that I'll explode with the pain inside! Just do it once with me, please…all I ask for is one time…I'll be slow and gentle so you won't hurt so much…I won't even ask you to do degrading things. I'll just pleasure you. All you have to do is lie on the bed and let me—"

"No." Her voice broke him to pieces, shattering his sanity. Bison could only look at her, his throat tight with anger and rejection. She was so close to him right now; a single smooth rip from his arm would render her naked, bare, and vulnerable. He could easily fight her, overpower her, and pin her beneath him with no escape. Bison could squash her cries with his hands pressed against her mouth, silencing her as he took her from the inside. He could even do this once, twice or hundred million times…but he just stood there, looking at her with pained eyes.

All Bison had to do is believe Chun Li was straying from his path, that he couldn't convince her anymore and action was the only way…but he couldn't. He couldn't do that right now.

Frazzled, Bison released her and walked away without a word, almost shattered beyond repair.

XXX

"Heads."

Ryu flipped the coin and then slapped it on his arm, "Tails."

Ken grumbled, "Why is it always tails around you?"

His friend grinned lightly, pocketing the coin, "Well?" Ken got up, flexed his muscles, and got into stance.

"Alright, but if you break my jaw again, you're not staying in my dorm anymore."

XXX

Chun Li waited downstairs for hours.

She wanted to go home and be safe from her psychotic boyfriend.

Bison hadn't come down in a long time…could he…have…?

XXX

"Mine. All mine…" Bison mumbled as he unzipped his pants, moving himself against her in an impatient need.

Chun Li cried out and leaned her head against his shoulder, "Oh…Bison…"

His eyes opened slowly, resisting the light.

Bison was lying on top of his bed, sprawled out with his legs dangling over the side of the bed. His arms reached over his head and felt his head—hat was gone.

"Where did it go?" He mumbled emotionlessly, his eyes adjusting to his situation. Bison's hands groped for the hat around his bed, knocking off his alarm clock in the process.

"Damn." Bison said, not even an iota of care in his voice.

His mind refocused again: Chun Li was still downstairs and God, Bison was horny.

'Why does it even matter?' Bison cursed bitterly at himself as his eyes searched for his hat, 'She won't even listen to me. Why won't she listen to me?'

The last thought almost made him break into wild tears.

'Oh God, I'm going crazy.' He moaned loudly in his head, almost delusional with grief, 'I'm going insane. I feel like I'm the bad guy and I'm not! I know I'm not! I'm the her protector, her lover…why won't she consummate our relationship with me!?'

Bison suddenly felt like he was unattractive, like the whole reason Chun Li didn't want to make love with him was because he was too hideous for her. That she just loved him for his personality but not his physical appearance.

'Am I really that bad-looking?' Bison thought with horror, taking a glance into the mirror. His clothes were a little unkempt but because he was sleeping…maybe Bison needed a haircut but surely…perhaps he could lose a little bit of weight maybe around the waist…

'Well, what does she expect?! Not everyone looks like Vega for God's sake!' He snappishly thought before he recanted, 'Well, okay, so I have a few things I need to work out. But…well, she does too!'

He mentally smacked himself in the head, 'What the hell am I thinking? Chun Li is absolutely perfect. There's not a single flaw in her body. Even her fingernails are gorgeous.'

Maybe it was a good thing that him and Chun Li weren't having a sexual relationship yet. He'd be too busy making love to her to even hold a job.

'I'd never want to leave her.'

God, it'd be worth it: her moaning in ecstasy as he took her from the inside, grunting, and groaning as he took her beautiful gift gently from her. He would reassuringly kiss her when she cried out in pain.

'I bet it feels good.' Bison thought sadly to himself as he reached behind the bed, taking his hat.

'I bet she's the best lover in the world.'

XXX

The drive back to Chun Li's dorm was eerily quiet.

Chun Li waited for him to talk, waited for him to beg and plead…but he did nothing of the sort. Bison just drove, his eyes staring straight ahead as if they were glued to the road. His hands were gripped tightly around the steering wheel, his knuckles turning a pale white from the pressure.

She felt bad for him. She broke his heart…

'Maybe once wouldn't hurt…I mean, virginity is a spiritual thing more than a physical—'

Chun Li barely stopped her fist from connecting with her face.

She was not going sleep with him just because she felt bad for him. Chun Li didn't want to sleep with him--she didn't love him. He was overly-protective and practically insane. Why would she want to lose her virginity to that kind of man?

Bison was still staring straight ahead as if his life depended on it.

What could he be thinking?, Chun Li wondered as Bison passed a car at high speeds. Could he be thinking of ways to convince her or how to make her pay for her hurtful comments?

In Bison's mind, he was thinking of only Chun Li: how beautiful she was, how wonderful she was, how lucky he was to have her…

His jaw was tightly clenched as he mused over his girlfriend and his unlucky predicament. Bison had a girlfriend who was the last 'married virgin' in the world and who cared nothing for the mortal pleasures of the flesh whereas Bison wanted to make love to her all day long and not think of anything else.

Of course, this type of problem should've been resolved a long time ago…however, Chun Li was determined to keep her virginity for marriage. Logic, reason, and even emotional pulls had no effect on her decision.

Bison's mind floated back to the very first time he made an attempt on her…

Bison had taken Chun Li out to a fancy dinner at a gourmet restaurant in the city, about two hours away from the college. All during the dinner, however, Bison couldn't sit still in his chair, impatient and hurried.

Tonight, Bison was going to have her for the first time. He'd been wanting it for so long now, ever since he laid eyes on her, but Bison was a gentlemen: Chun Li was no whore and he let her have time to want him too before they consummated their relationship to each other.

It was all planned out so perfectly. Bison would drive her back to her dorm room and make out with her just to get her in the mood and persuade her gently to have sex with him. Then, of course, Bison would take her all night and go well into the day before they fell asleep in each other's arms.

Bison even made sure Cammy was gone for the next two days so he could achieve this.

All the way home from the restaurant, Bison couldn't keep himself from getting excited. Nervous feelings built up inside him for the first time, coursing through his veins and numbing his brain. Chun Li was right there and he so badly wanted her…

Chun Li had no idea what was in store for her.

They finally drove back to her dorm room and Bison let her out of the car, taking her arm. He brought her upstairs…

And Chun Li went into her bedroom to take off her shoes, making Bison follow her. When he opened to door to walk in, Chun Li looked mildly surprised.

"Bison?" She said, taking her earrings off, "Do you need something?"

'Yeah. You.' He thought, stepping over to her before clearing his throat. "I just wanted to be around you. I love you, you know." Bison smiled, his teeth showing rather hungrily. Chun Li blinked and stared up at him as he took her in his arms.

"I know." She said and Bison kissed her passionately on the mouth. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Bison pulled away, breathing softly on her face.

"I want you." He told her quietly, "I want you so badly, Chun Li…"

"Oh." Was all she said, pulling away from him, "…Bison, you know that I'm saving myself for marriage, right?"

Ah, Bison forgot about that. Oh well--he'll convince her to give it up today. After all, he was going to marry her anyway…

"Come on," He coaxed, "We're getting married anyway…why wait?" Chun Li reared her head back, "We're…what?" She asked.

"Getting married. I suppose it'll have to be proper but we are. I love you, Chun Li…you're the first one I've ever felt so infatuated with…I won't hurt you much. I'll make it feel good for you." Bison explained, holding her tighter in his arms.

"Bison…uh, I don't know how to put this but…" Chun Li trailed off, "…Listen, I don't want to have sex with you. Not…now, anyway…and besides, when did we ever talk about marriage? Aren't we just in the beginning stages for that?"

Bison stopped for a moment, "What?"

"I don't want to have sex." Chun Li repeated a bit more firmly, "I just think it would be easier to wait…you know, so I don't get pregnant…and plus, who knows what could happen?"

That logic stirred in his head for a moment: it made no sense to him.

"But…" He tried before Chun Li interrupted him.

"Not now. Maybe one day, Bison. Maybe one day."

"BISON!" Chun Li's cries brought him back to reality before Bison came out of his daydream, seeing another truck coming directly at them. He swerved out the way in time and went back to the correct lane, his eyes refocused on reality.

"Sorry." He murmured.

Chun Li tried to relax her heartbeat but she couldn't help but feel that Bison was scheming, thinking, plotting of ways to get her back for everything she's done…

XXX

The next day, Chun Li was sitting cross-legged on her bed with a book opened to her new assignments. Putting the pen to her cheek, she wandered back to yesterday and Bison's near-collision with his car.

"I hope he's thinking more clearly." She murmured, turning a page, "I don't want to die from an automotive accident…"

Outside her window, she heard a car pull up close to the dorms. Almost like it was second nature, Chun Li knew it was Bison and she knew he was taking her out for something stupid or frivolous.

Walking to the window, Chun Li saw Bison get out of his car and lock it, entering the building. However, something else caught her eye. Two scrawny teenagers had entered from the left side of the building and raced over to Bison's car.

At first, she thought that they were just admiring it but instead, they pulled out knives and keys and began to defile Bison's priceless car.

"Oh my G--!" Chun Li screamed and ran to the door before she ran smack into her boyfriend.

"Chun Li?" Bison grabbed her before she fell to the ground, "What's wrong? Something the matter?"

"Bison…those…kids are messing up your car!" Chun Li choked out before Bison ran back downstairs. She stared at the doorway for a second before following him, almost flying down the steps.

Flying open the entrance doors, Chun Li saw Bison standing before a scarred, dented, and slashed car. The hood of the car had be scratched and hammered in, the windshield had be smashed into pieces and all the other windows were cracked and destroyed. The tires had been slashed and were lying almost flat on the ground and on the doors were keyed in the phrase "Scared yet?"

She stepped towards him, almost afraid that he would blow up, "Bison…"

Bison kept staring at it, his facial expressions unchanging. He knew who it was, he wasn't stupid. But Bison almost wanted to laugh--he would've thought that they would resort to better strategies than destroying a car he didn't even care about…

"Bison…I'm so sorry." Chun Li's voice drifted him back into his real world and Bison didn't turn to her.

"It doesn't matter." He said softly, "Things like this happen. I'll get another car. Are you alright?"

Chun Li gently put her hand on his shoulder, "I'm…okay, I guess. Aren't you going to call the police? I mean, what if those kids come back? It'd be--"

"They won't come back." Bison chuckled, taking her into his arms, "We don't need to call the police. I'll sell this to a junker and we'll buy a new car. It'll be even better than this one. We'll go back upstairs and call a towing company."

"Bison, this is all too weird--I mean, what happened in the restaurant, the shootings, some kids keying your car--"

"Don't worry about it." He said firmly, holding her tightly, "It'll all be taken care of. I promise."

XXX

The towing truck took away the destroyed car and Chun Li shivered in the cold, wrapping her sweater around her. Bison was dialing a number with his arm wrapped around her waist.

"Love you." He smiled at her as the phone on the other line was ringing, making Chun Li shiver down to her soul. What was he going to do? Buy another car? How was he going to get back and forth to school? How was he going to do his 'mysterious' job without a car?

"Sagat. I need you to come pick me up at Chun Li's dorm entrance." Bison said into the phone and then hung up rather abruptly as if it was normal business deal. Lightly kissing her on the head, Bison squeezed her waist and held her close, trying to keep her warm with his body.

Within a few minutes, a light blue sedan pulled up and Sagat was behind the wheel with a calm, neutral look on his face. Chun Li shivered at the sight of him--Sagat was unnerving yet for some reason, she knew he'd never hurt her.

Bison pulled her into the backseat with him and held her close, "Drive me to the first car dealer." He ordered.

XXX