12 Sandra Wu-San (1)

It was evening time and there were a lot of people gathered inside a common looking chinese restaurant in Detroit.

In the middle of the crowd you could see an empty space where two young asian girls were fighting. It looked more like a dance as they performed various martial art feats and the crowd cheered along.

You could see a young boy wearing a red shirt standing in the front row observing the fight seriously.

The fight ended after a while when one girl performed a high kick and another blocked it with both her palms and pushed her back in the air. The girl performed a flip with the momentum and landed gracefully.

They both bowed down and thanked everyone for coming. The crowd praised both of them, some among them came forward and put money in a jar which was kept on a side table.

I watched the crowd leave and saw both the girls start putting the tables back in position as they announced that the restaurant will open in an hour.

As they completed setting up the table and were ready to go towards the kitchen, I came forward.

"Hello I am Clark, that was an amazing fight" I smiled brightly at them and shook both of their hands.

"Umm, thank you I am Sandra and this is my sister Carolyn … If you want to order something I am sorry but it may take a while as the chef isn't here yet." Sandra said while Carolyn stared at me with a slight blush on her face.

"No Sandra, I just wanted to ask if both of you could teach me martial arts?" I said while giving a bow to them.

"Teach you? But umm we are just kids … Maybe I can give you directions for a proper dojo in the city" Sandra said, shocked by the request.

"No I saw your fight, even if both of you are young, your martial arts is real. We can have small sessions daily, I won't take much of your time. I don't have money but I can help around in your restaurant ... Please teach me" I said, still bowing down but looking straight at their eyes.

Before Sandra could say anything Carolyn came forward.

"Sure, me and my sister would teach you everything, we can practice daily together, we will have so much fun" Carolyn spoke while nodding happily at me.

I looked at Sandra and she nodded with a sigh, clearly used to her sister's antics.

Then we chatted about the specific days and time, they had a training area in their backyard where they would teach me.

I lied to them that I lived nearby in the city and was homeschooled. I gave them my home number, if they wanna call me, I got theirs too.

Carolyn never stopped asking about me clearly wanting to find out everything about me. She was shocked when she found I was just 10 as I looked at least 12, the same age as them.

Sandra just kept listening, speaking only when I asked her. She warned me that the training would be tough and I can quit anytime I want, and some days I would have to help out in the restaurant.

She said that I would have to come for their public fights which they did once a week, so that I can get more exposure to what I am learning.

After some time they excused themselves and asked me to come tomorrow at noon so they could show me their house and training area. Carolyn still wanted to keep talking to me though.

I watched them leave scanning their bodies, habitually. They both had straight long dark hair with a healthy tanned skin and a cute chinese face. You could easily mistake them for twins.

But Sandra was the older one and the main purpose for which I was here. If I wouldn't have met her today she would go on to become Lady Shiva, the world's deadliest assassin and close combat fighter, coming on top three in the DC world in terms of skills.

She had even bested Batman numerous times, and after the Bane incident Batman comes to her and requests to study under her to regain his fighting spirit.

I had other options if I wanted just to learn martial arts, as I just need to learn the basics and I will develop the skills naturally during my fights.

But most of the best fighters are not even born yet, or are hard to find, or are related to the league of assassins. Which I do not want to get involved in right now.

The best fighter 'The Karate Kid' who could fight on par with a kryptonian with just his martial arts and no other super power, will come back from the 31st century later and I can't just wait for him.

There is another reason why I chose Sandra, although young she is a natural born fighter and as her opponents get better so does she, making her a perfect sparring partner for me.

She also has a very tragic fate but now that i have met her, I won't let any of that happen, making sure she never becomes Lady Shiva.