This is a bit of a suspend-your-disbelief-a-lot story, but I think it'll be rather fun. I've always liked badass female characters so here's another for your reading pleasure. This will be in first person. I don't usually write in this point of view, so bear with me if there are some discrepancies...

Qilin has spent the last eight years of her life living as a secret member of the Hong Kong Zodiac gang. Shunted around from member to member as a child, she's picked up assorted skills from her adopted brothers and developed several of her own: several different martial arts disciplines, computer hacking, code-cracking, parkour, precision shooting, engineering, ventriloquy, mimicry, and many additional skills of dubious legitimacy. Sometimes left in the Central Library for hours at a time, she has knowledge in a wide range of subjects, especially since she was pulled out of school by the gang after some unfortunate incidents involving sleazy characters and was allowed to study at her own pace. Often stuck in the hideout, however, she has developed a great liking for gang-unrelated hobbies, in particular cooking, watching tv shows, and day dreaming about competing on tv shows. Though forbidden from going out, she often sneaks away to underground rap and dance battles, and has made quite a name for herself as a faceless dance prodigy.

After a turf war breaks out between Zodiac and some rival gangs, the members decide to send Qilin away, with Rabbit to keep an eye on her. This is where she begins her narrative.

Though Qilin attempts to live the life she's dreamed about, the Zodiac members' paranoia over her safety often gets in the way. What happens when some boys just won't give up at making an acquaintance? For how long will Qilin be able to maintain her double life?

The Zodiac gang:

Tiger:

The leader. Sneaky, but a fighter. The mastermind behind most of the operations, and the only member of the gang who's local. Practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, and will beat to a pulp anyone who says it's a martial art for .

Ox:

The oldest. Stubborn, huge and brawny, like his namesake. The calm member. He has Samoan roots, but grew up in the USA and served in the U.S. Army for a few years. Trained in MCMAP. Deadly when he gets going.

Horse:

The best fighter. Has a body like solid steel. A skilled practitioner of Burmese Lethwei. He's a Bamar immigrant from Myanmar. Others threatened to name him Pony, however, because he looks young for his age.

Rat:

The spy. Lithe, wiry, and small, he's in charge of the gang's covert operations. When on standby, he's usually with Monkey on sentry duty. Japanese. Practitioner of Judo.

Monkey:

The lookout. Named for his talent in hanging from unlikely places and tendency to prank people. Thai, and a practitioner of Muay Thai.

Rabbit:

Second youngest, an elite hacker. Korean, practitioner of taekwondo. Skilled, but extremely averse to violence.

Qilin:

The real youngest of the group. Korean-French-Canadian-Chinese. Taken in by the gang 8 years before the start of the narrative. Practitioner in all disciplines mentioned above. Skilled in all areas mentioned above, and fluent in all languages of countries mentioned above. Also known as Puppy, or Jackson, the team medic. Fond of variety shows, especially athletic ones. She can spend hours laughing at the mediocre abilities exhibited on television.

Dragon (deceased):

The founder, father, medic, and ex-leader of the gang. The only remaining survivor of his previous gang, Dragon was respected by the entire underground community for his great acts of kindness. He only engaged in activity involving violence when he felt the receiving party deserved retribution, and passed this moral code onto his protégés, particularly Qilin, who became the daughter he never had. After he died, some gangs who wished to attain greater status started a turf war, hoping to receive recognition for gaining jurisdiction where Dragon once was in charge, legend of South East Asia.