Title: Where the Wind Sways.
Summary: Having accepted the job of being Jin Kazama's body guard, Nina Williams uses this to her advantage and tries to dig deeper in the story behind her cold sleep & Steve Fox; Nina ends up have flashbacks to before she was put in cold sleep and somehow keeps seeing a woman in white in her memories which steers her towards more mystery. At the same time she must deal with her feelings for Jin Kazama as she becomes emotionally attached to Jin and it seems that he has returned her feelings too.
Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken. Namco does.
Rating: [M]
Pairing: Nina Williams & Jin Kazama
Author's note: Remember, I will write in a non canon order so basically this story will be in flashbacks.
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"Once put in cold sleep, your soul shall find celestial slumber for a limited time. Once awakened, you're blessed."
Chapter One
Nina laughed at the little parchment she found in the fortune cookie. "How ironic." She dropped the paper on to the table. "I swear, these people know me."
Jin Kazama leaned over to see what the slight fuss was about. He reached out and took the little paper, deciding to read it for himself. When he didn't understand it, he tossed the paper back on the table. "What's that about?" He asked, sipping on his glass of cola.
It was a really rubbish Friday night and since the cook was dead somewhere, Nina and Jin were trapped inside the skyscraper that Jin liked to call 'home'. While it rained outside, the pair of them decided to order Chinese with Nina answering the door to make sure it wasn't another pathetic person trying to sneak in to kill Jin Kazama.
In response to Jin's question, Nina shrugged. "Nothing important. It's just one of those things in life...coincidence." She dreaded to go into her life story with Jin Kazama out of all people; neither she was the soppy pansy type or the one to share secrets. No, that part of her life was better off being kept in the dark from everyone else. It was already shameful that she had to undergo such things during that particular time.
There was times where she felt like a walking corpse, the litter of a failed experiment. That put her down; it made her loose her focus and Nina Williams was not the type of woman who could cope with losing their focus. She was an assassin who kept their entire attention on their target.
Right now, her targets were enemies of Jin Kazama.
So putting that story aside, she focused on finishing the meal and helping Jin Kazama clean the mess up. "I should really try these beef Chow Mein again." Nina told Jin as she shoved one noodle box into another. "I kinda liked it. Who knew Chinese food could be so great?"
Jin Kazama agreed. "I've never tried Chinese food or anything with meat in it at all. I've been a vegetarian since I was born. My mother always cooked..." Jin stopped and his eyes flashed in pain.
Nina glanced up and saw the look of pain etched on Jin Kazama's face. "Never mind." He dismissed, with his shoulders hunched and head hung low. He had his eyes closed now.
"You really miss her don't you?" Her voice was soft, empathetic. She could relate. She missed her parents so much and wished that there was something she could do. When she woke up in cold sleep she had learnt that her mother passed away. There was so many things she had lost.
Jin Kazama held the same fate too. Not only did he lose his mother, he lost his trust in people and a part of himself. Nina knew how he felt because Jin Kazama was betrayed not only by his grandfather but his own father who seemed to have no love for him. She couldn't understand that. She understood sibling rivalry but she couldn't wrap her head about the fact that even parents can hate their own child. It was strange but true.
Jin's mother was the only stable parent Jin had. She was probably the reason why he wasn't completely evil like his father.
"Yes." Jin nodded. "I do miss her." He opened his eyes and for a moment, Nina swore she could see his eyes water.
But in one swift moment, the unshed tears were gone-replaced by nothing. "I think it's time for bed." Jin said, deciding to end the conversation today.
TBC...
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