KOF Extras

The Bahamas: Part one

Terry and his team landed in the Andros International Airport.
And then there was an argument with who goes in which rental car.
"But I wanna go with Andy!" Mai retorted with a frown.
"And I wanna go with Terry!" Mary retorted.
"Me too!" Joe smirked.
"No, you're coming with us!" Lilly said, pulling him. "The last time you went out together, you completely ditched me!"
Rock sighed and looked over at Hotaru. She was patiently waiting for a car with her father and brother.
"Mr. Futaba!" Rock exclaimed, running towards them. They turned to him with a smile. "Can I come in your car?"
"Sure," Mr. Futaba shrugged. "As long as your father doesn't mind."
Rock rolled his eyes and pointed to his adopted father, with a group of people arguing to go with him.
"Well, then hop on," Mr. Futaba chuckled. "Our car isn't here yet, so why don't you wait first?"
"Sure, I don't mind," Rock shrugged, scooting closer towards Hotaru. "You don't mind me coming with you guys, right?"
"Nope," Hotaru chuckled. Then she turned over to Wolfgang and then back to Rock. "Your uncle's going alone?"
"He asked for it, saying he wants the privacy," Rock shrugged. "We tried to get him to come with us, but nope."
"Who's he staying with?" Hotaru asked. "I mean... in the chalet?"
"I think he's staying with us," Rock said. "As in with... ugh I'm not sure what's gonna happen when we reach the resort. As it is, they're fighting for which car they'd go in, wonder what's gonna happen when we go to the resort. I think he's staying with Billy and gang."
"Who are you staying with?" Gato asked, straightening the strap of the duffle bag on his shoulder.
"I honestly have no idea too..." Rock sighed. "Initially I was supposed to stay with Terry, Andy, and the Pattons. Now..."
"Are Mai's and Mary's friends here?" Gato asked, smirking.
"I know Yuri isn't here..." Rock said. "King..."
"She isn't here," Hotaru frowned. But then she snorted. "But I know who else is here."
"Hey, guys!" A cheerful voice called, followed by a pair of pale hands shaking Rock by the shoulders from behind him. "Happy Birthday, Rocky! Or should I say belated birthday...? Whatever... it's still your birthday!"
"I should've known you'll be coming," Rock said, turning towards the grinning french boy behind him. His gaze then fell on the man who looked almost exactly like his french friend. "Your ancestor's here too?"
"I just wanted to see what the Bahamas would look like," Saiki smirked. "Anyway, the Bernsteins are also here..."
"So Krauser is not the only German here..." Rock mused. He then smirked and pulled Ash towards his half-uncle.
"Isn't that like your uncle or something?" Ash asked, recognising Wolfgang from the pictures he saw. "And I thought he committed suicide? He got resurrected too?"
"He never actually died to get resurrected, or so he says," Rock grinned, glancing back at him. "Says he failed."
They finally stopped in front of Wolfgang, grinning.
"Hi!" Ash greeted, still grinning. "I'm Ash Crimson. Nice to meet you, Monsieur Krauser!"
"Pleased to meet you too," Wolfgang said, much to Ash's amusement. "You're a friend of Rock?"
"Yep!" Ash grinned. "And I'd like you to meet a few people. Your countrymen at that!"
Right on cue, the Bernsteins walked out of the exit, dragging their baggage behind them.
"Oh there they are!" Ash pointed at them cheerfully. "Come on, Monsieur Krauser! Can I just call you Wolfy?"
"I think that's Terry's nickname," Rock chuckled.
"But I'm not the one calling him that, right?" Ash said, trying to drag the bigger man towards the Bernsteins. "Come on, Wolfy!"
Rugal and his children were surprised to see Ash dragging the purple-haired man towards them, together with a laughing Rock at their heels.
"Who's that?" Adel asked, seeing how Ash was dragging the poor man towards them. "Ash, why are you dragging him?"
"Ade, Rosie, meet Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim," Ash said, gesturing towards said man. "He's Rock's half-uncle, and he's German too!"
"Well, I must say, I'm a little surprised to see another German here in the Bahamas," Rugal chuckled. "I'm Rugal Bernstein. Nice to meet you, Mr... is your surname Krauser or Stroheim...?"
"Just call me Krauser," Wolfgang said in German.
"Great, I'll leave you guys to relate more," Ash grinned, pulling Rock away. "Enjoy!"
"Ash, are you sure it's a good idea to leave Krauser with them?" Rock whispered as the younger man pulled his arm. "Oi!"
"Let's just see the outcome," Ash said in a low voice. "It would be worse if we stand there, watching them talk, with wide grins on our faces."
Rock couldn't help but laugh when he imagined the sight. A thought crossed his mind when he spotted Elisabeth talking with Gato.
"Wait... are you guys staying with the Futabas?" Rock asked.
"That's the plan," Ash shrugged. "Why are you asking?"
"Is your girlfriend here?"
"Yeah, she somehow managed to brainwash her parents and come with us. Why are you asking?"
Rock counted the number of people that would stay in their Ash's and frowned.
"How are seven of you gonna stay in that one house?" Rock asked. "You guys are four people, plus three of the Futabas, where is one more person gonna sleep?"
"I'm sleeping in the living room with Psych," Ash shrugged. "Betty wanted to sleep in the living room at first, but we refused. Why are you asking?"
"Well..." Rock sighed. "My people are arguing about who'd go in which car. Shudder to think what's gonna happen in the resort. I think I'll do like what you're doing. Sleep in the living room."
"Hey, it would be amazing, trust me!" Ash grinned. "The living room has this really comfy couch bed, and besides. There's a centralised air conditioner! Plus tv if we can't sleep at night. I think it's better to sleep in the living room. What do you think?"
"I think, sign me up!" Rock chuckled, stopping. "I feel like my chalet would have seven people too, eight if we count Anton, so yeah. By the way, I'm going in the Futabas' car. I don't think there'll be enough room in the Ford Taurus that Terry's renting. I think it would be as spacious as a sardine can if I go with them..."
"Yeah, you better go with your girlfriend instead," Ash chuckled. "Four people are going in our car, so I don't think it'll be too bad..."
"Yeah... I think I'll either go with Hotaru, or the Pattons. They rented a separate car too. Maple was supposed to come, but something came up, apparently."
"Who's Maple?"
"Scott's girlfriend," Rock chuckled. "Kinda sad she didn't come."
"Hey, you should be grateful, dude," Ash smirked. "Think about it. Terry, Andy, Mary, Mai, Scott, Mr. Patton, you, and then this Maple girl, then that dog all stays in the same house."
"Oooh... you're right..." Rock agreed with a groan. "Seven is more than enough! I'm just glad that Joe and Krauser are staying with the Kanes..."
"Only four people?" Ash said in surprise.
"Five," Rock smirked. "Billy has a girlfriend."
Ash let out an exaggerated gasp. "For real?!"
"For real," Rock chuckled.
"Mind blown!" Ash said dramatically. "Alright, where are our cars?"
Rock looked over at the Futabas and frowned thought. They didn't stay in the same chalet as them, but the Pattons did... and they had their own car too...
Rock decided on going with the Pattons instead.
"You guys don't mind, right?" Rock asked.
"Why would we mind?" Mr. Patton shrugged. "We're staying in the same chalet, aren't we?"
"Yep!" Scott said cheerfully. He looked over at the Bogards with a smirk, then leaned closer to Rock, speaking in a low voice. "I saw what happened there, and I kinda felt bad they practically ditched you."
Rock shrugged. "Stuff like that happens all the time. Especially when Mai comes over..."
Scott gulped. "I don't know about you, but that lady gives me the heebie-jeebies..."
"Same, bro..." Rock agreed with a chuckle. "I'm just glad she isn't wearing her ninja garb."
"Is it that bad...?" Scott asked with a trace of fear.
"Just look up videos of her in the tournament," Rock simply said.
The cars finally arrived and they got in, following Krauser's car to the resort. He still insisted on driving alone since he liked the privacy. He also demanded a room for himself since he didn't fancy sharing his room with anyone else.
Not that anyone fancied sharing rooms with him either. The Kanes and Joe were just surprised that he agreed to have them stay in the same chalet with him.