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Coff-EZ part 3:  Showgirls
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"I can't believe you asked Tellez AND Joe to plan this."  Mitamoro
complained to Terry as the pair walked down the street towards Coff-EZ.

"Well, Tellez had the connections and Joe had the cash." Terry replied.

"What kind of "connections" do you need for a bachelor party?!"

"I don't know, he's _your_ friend.  You are just worried because we're
holding this in Coff-EZ."

"Of course I'm worried!" Mitamoro exploded.  "What are those two doing that
would require me to leave my shop?  It's gotta be something bad, or they
would not have asked me to leave!"

"Calm down. Look,  we are going to Coff-EZ right now, we've only been gone 
a few hours.  You'll see that everything will be all right, then we'll go
pick up Andy."

Mitamoro started breathing a bit easier, "You're right Terry, sorry about
yelling
at you like that."  Mitamoro looked faintly embarrassed.  

"No prob." Terry said with a smile.

Mitamoro had a feeling of impending doom and really needed to get his mind
off the disaster he was sure was awaiting him.

"So, how are things going with you and Chun Li?" Mitamoro asked politely.

Terry skipped at step, then glanced at Mitamoro.  "Things could be better."
he sighed.

"What's wrong?"  Mitamoro asked.  He was genuinely concerned.  Chun Li was
like a sister to him.  She was one Coff-EZ's first regulars, but they had been
friends even before that.

"Well, you know about that new Fan fiction I'm doing?"

"Hmmm.. Oh yeah!  'New Revelations', right?"

"That's the one.  Well, in the story, I am developing a romantic relationship
with the female lead."

"So?  Chun Li wouldn't get mad about that.  She knows its not real."

"Well," Terry looked uncomfortable, "it goes a bit further than that.  Kami,
 that's the female lead, is a really incredible fighter.  We have been sparring
almost every day.  I spend more time with her than with Chun Li. But that's only
until the story's over."  Terry finished up quickly.  

"Kami?  I didn't think 'New Revelations' was a cross-over."

Terry looked confused for a moment, then laughed.  "Oh! Not THAT Cammy, 
(auth. note: from Street Fighter, in case ya didn't know)  this Kami
is the author's own creation."

"Do you have any feelings for her?"

"Well, she's really great.  And its really hard sometimes to seperate Fan
Fiction
from Anime reality, ya know?"

(auth note:  A problem I tend to encounter when ever I write a chapter of
this story)

"What about Chun-Li?" 

"I love her."  Terry said without hesitation. "But this is all so new to me."

"You've been in relationships before, Terry."

"Yeah, but this is different.  Each of the other times I fell in love, it was 
under stressful, life-or-death circumstances.  You get swept up in a certain
amount of passion without _really_ getting to know the other person.  I actually
talk with Chun Li, we've shared dreams, fears, and hopes.  I've opened up
to her so much, it scares me.  I guess the fan fiction is more comfortable,
more true my life."

Mitamoro looked incredulous.  "Let me get this straight.  While everyone
else in this world use escapes to get away from their reality, _you_ use
it _reach_ your reality?"

Terry smiled ruefully.  "Sounds kinda stupid, huh?"

The two had finally reached Coff-EZ.  Mitamoro opened the door and said, "We'll
have a long talk about this later, Terry, right now I-"  Mitamoro stopped
talking as he looked inside.  

He suddenly stepped back out side and looked up at the store sign.  
*Yep, we're at the right place*  He took a deep breath and opened the door
again.  Mitamoro and Terry stepped inside.  Mitamoro, at least, was shocked
at the sight.  The room was very dark, with a bit of dimmed lighting.  
Music was blaring from somewhere, Mitmoro didn't know where, He didn't
have a sound system that could produce the noise he was hearing.  All the
tables had
been moved and leather sofas lined the walls and the edges of the catwalk.
*wait a minute.  Catwalk???????*  

"Where did they get that thing?"  Mitamoro yelled to Terry over the music.

"I'd think you would be more concerned about where they got _them_." Terry said.

The "them" in question were the eight scantily clad females who were walking 
down the stairs, and walking right behind them were Tellez and Joe, grinning
ear to ear.  

"Ah! there you guys are!  Perfect timing.  People should arriving any
minute now.  Why don't you go and get Andy?"  Tellez said cheerfully.

Mitamoro, trying not to look at the women, walked over to Tellez and Joe.
He grabbed a fist full of the front of each of their shirts and quitely
asked, "Just _who_ are these women?"  

Tellez grinned at Mitamoro and said, "Why, they are the entertainment, of
course!"

"Yeah, we got this nice cat walk and all we needed was for some girls to
dance on it." Joe chipped in.

"Guys, is this even legal?" Mitamoro pleaded.

Joe and Tellez exchanged a glance and said, "Trust us."

	
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Mitamoro cleaned another glass as yet another woman tortured Andy.  At least,
it sounded like torture from Andy's screams.  *I wonder how long it will be
before he passes out*  Mitomoro liked cleaning whenever a stressful
situation presented itself.  It was very therapeutic.  Tellez jokingly called
it the 'Kasumi Syndrome'.  

Coff-EZ was packed with people.  It seemed like male characters from every
martial arts, fighting, and action anime had come for Andy's bachelor party.
Testosterone levels were running high today.  Even some of the more abnormal
characters had come.  Mitamoro was still surprised that some the Darkstalkers
had arrived, not that they were interested in human females.  A few had come
to support Andy, but many just wanted to challenge many of the human fighters
that were there. Luckily, they took their fights outside.

Mitamoro should have been enjoying the party, but bartending kept him away
from the catwalk.  He had learned a great deal about himself today, and none
of it good.  Several times, he caught himself staring at all the naked women
in his shop.  He blushed with embarrassment and shame every time he realized
what he was doing.

Tellez staggered up to the bar as Andy screamed again.  "Barkeep!", he yelled
belligerently at Mitamoro.  "Another drink, please!"  Tellez started 
waving his glass around in the air.

"Man, you're sloshed!"  Mitamoro accused. 

"Damn straight!  This is a party, isn't it?"

"Yeah, but is it really a good idea to get drunk with all these naked
women around?" Mitamoro asked nervously.  He had been watching everyone's
alcohol intake very carefully.  Tellez was really the only one who could
bully him into anything.

"Don't worry, don't worry... I'm drunk, but I am still aware of what I am
doing... I just won't remember most of it in the morning."

Two of the women who had just finished dancing on Andy, I mean, dancing
on stage, walked over to the bar and stood next to Tellez.  Mitamoro,
head bent low, stared very intently at one of the glasses he was cleaning.

"Excuse me, Mr. Bartender?" one of the women asked.

Mitamoro cleared his throat. "Uh. Yes?"

"Do you have any whipped cream?"

Mitamoro had to clear his throat again, "Uh. No." He still had not looked
up from his glass.

One of the women turned towards Tellez and asked, "Is he feeling all right?"

Tellez put his arms around both women and said, "Oh, he's just a bit nervous,
I don't think he's ever been to a strip club before."

Mitamoro glared at Tellez, then quickly dropped his eyes.  The two women
started giggling.  "Maybe you should take him up on stage?"  Tellez suggested
with a wicked grin.

"NO!"  Mitamoro almost yelled. The women looked at him, startled.  

"I- I mean, I'm really busy. working. yeah! Gotta work, busy, busy, busy!"

Mitamoro started cleaning glasses with a bit more gusto.  The women laughed,
and went back to the cat walk.  Mitamoro heaved a sigh of relief.  

"What the hell's the matter with you, suggesting something like that?"
Mitamoro asked.

Tellez just grinned, and said "Just wanted to see ya join in the fun.  It
wouldn't
have been all _that_ bad.  Maybe you could have even learned something to add
some spice to your relationship with Natasha."

Mitamoro _had_ taken Tellez' advice and asked Natasha out.  A relationship
was starting to develop there.  Mitamoro didn't know where it would lead, but
he was looking forward to finding out.

"Natasha and I are just fine." Mitamoro said irritably.  They had had this
conversation
before.  

"Look, wasn't I right when I said you should ask her out?" Tellez asked.

"Well, yes."  Mitamoro conceeded.

 "And I'm right about this too.  You've been on what? six dates already?
Its time
to make your move."

Before Mitamoro could reply, Ranma quickly walked up to the bar, his face
bright red.

"Mitamoro-san,  I think I'm going to leave now."  Ranma said quietly.

Tellez slapped Ranma on the back and said, "Not you too?  You shouldn't be 
feeling too uncomfortable, after all, you're around naked women often enough." 

Ranma, blushing even harder, said, "Yeah, but even Shamppoo has 
more modesty than these women."

Tellez casually upturned his drink on Ranma's head.  A startled, and rather wet
Ranma-chan glared at Tellez.  "What was _that_ for?!"

"Well, you fit in now.  You don't have to be uncomfortable any more, you're 
a girl.  Hell, you could even join the women on stage, you don't look 
half bad, like that."

Tellez _was_ drunk.  He didn't even notice that Ranma-chan was ready to explode.
Tellez was a large, muscular man, but he didn't know anything about martial
arts.  Mitamoro was tempted to let Ramna beat the tar out of him, but then
decided to intervene.

"Uh Ranma... if you were planning on leaving, now would be a good time.
Most of the people in here know about your sex-changing ability and they
might have ideas similar to Tellez here." Mitamoro pointed out.

Ranma-chan paled visibly, and quickly exited Coff-EZ.  
Tellez threw his head back and laughed.  "Well, At least Ryoga didn't 
get here.  He'd be doing that 'nose bleed' thing all over the place."
Tellez never understood why anyone would be afraid of a woman.

"Tellez, I really think you ought to sit down for a while..."

"Well, OK." Tellez slurred, "I'll go bach to de catwok, but o-only if you'll
come with me."

Mitamoro caught himself staring at the women again and sighed.

"Ok, you win."

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Well, that's over with.  I like writing this story, it
hardly seems like work at all. (probably because its so short)
This could have easily become a lemon, but I decided that 
it was best to leave something to the imagination.  Hope you agree...

"New Revelations" is the only Fatal Fury fanfic I have ever read,
it is work in progress and is being written by Kat Clark.  Good
work Kat!  (When's the next part coming out????) 

I wrote this particular story-line for two reasons. First, I wanted
some type of continuity in this story (Even if it doesn't  have
a plot).  Second, well, it brought back a memorable male bonding
experience.   :)

C&C is welcome and appreciated, anandr@earthlink.net  thank ya for reading!

-anand r.


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