Play the Game or We'll Find Someone That Will

Chapter 1

Kiss him. All you have to do is win his heart and become his forever. That way, it'll be easy for us to go in for the kill and strike him down from his throne. It'll be easy for you yes? This wouldn't be your first time completely destroying someone in the worst way would it? Of course it isn't. Remember who you really are and don't pretend to be the precious thing that everyone perceives you to be.

Lili closed her eyes and let out a long sigh, cutting her eyes across the room this way and that. There would be no stopping today even if she had stayed asleep in bed that morning. Her hands were folded and set in her lap exactly like a proper lady, and not a single hair or thread on her was out of place. The only thing that seemed to not fit in the room was her depressing attitude that clouded the whole place and weighed down the very atmosphere around her. She knew her father could slap her right now for not looking as happy as he was about the transaction, but she couldn't help her unhappiness. All the tournaments she competed in, all the seemingly meaningful street fights she would get into- all for nothing. All just so her father could recover by the grace of God and hand her over to the same person she despised the most and happened to be the reason why he fell bedridden in the first place. It was the ultimate betrayal. But like Lili was brought up to know and remember: there was always an ulterior motive behind her father's actions. He never did anything for free, nor did he ever do anything for "no reason", there was always a reason. So there was a reason behind this too, this disgusting transaction.

She kept her head bowed and her mouth shut as words flew across the table about what she would do for Jin on a daily basis (including the fact that she would also be his wife) up until she turned twenty-one (the lowest age her father consented to) that Jin was free to do what he wished with his daughter that didn't include killing her or making her his personal slave, specifically saying those words exactly.

Jin sat at the head of the long, oval table. To his right, his secretary Nina (and also personal assassin and bodyguard not that Lili's father knew), to his left a man named Eddy whom Lili once had the privilege of fighting before, and standing not too far behind the dark, brooding male was a much older, and more muscular male who was probably the spitting image of his son sitting before him. He was brooding as well, almost glaring into the distance past Lili's head, which from the awkward angle in which the blonde was sitting in, made it seem like his dark attention was turned onto her. That was hardly the case ,but she didn't know that. All she wanted to do was slink back into her embroidered king set and sleep the rest of her life away. Instead, she was forced to sit at the most awkward meeting of her life filled with the very people she hated the most (now her father included).

Sitting at the opposite head of the table was her regal looking father, whose bright blue eyes indicated his newfound health and just as equally healthy business spirit. To his right sat none other than his rather infamous daughter, and to his left sat his loyal butler Sebastian who hadn't said a word since the four hours of them all just sitting and plotting how the two businesses would merge finally.

"Merging our companies together would take us all to new heights, the possibilities are endless" Lili's father spoke convincingly.

Out of the young girl's peripheral vision, she could see Mishima stifle a soft snort and the shake of disapproval of his head. At least someone wasn't really buying into her father's bullshit right then. However, when she glanced at Kazama, she could see the calculative glint in his onyx eyes. He was actually considering the proposal and most likely going through all the pro's and con's of the deal. One of the "reassurances" her father had put on the table was his precious daughter's hand in marriage. A marriage in which Lili had no say so in. She felt shackled to her very death, and her death happened to be dressed in Louis Vuiton shoes she didn't quite agree with.

"You're correct in saying that we would all benefit from this merging. Our ratings would be through the roof and we could spread our reach to all the corners of the world, not that we really needed your help with that anyway, but the thought is nice considering all that's happened" Jin paused momentarily, looking from the slightly twitching father and to the dejected looking daughter and then sighing to himself. "But to put it simply, our funds are running rather low compared to the vast reserves of the Rochefort estate and this last small recession hit Mishima Co. pretty hard. We can't afford another hit like that again..."

Moment of truth. Lili was hoping for Jin's next words to go a little something like this: "...but we'll be just fine on our own. Your offer is appreciated ,but not needed. So you can keep your dying company and your too young for everyone in this room daughter" and then he'll stand up and leave following behind his father with his head up his pompous ass, but not even five seconds later her whole world came crashing down and finally took its last breath.

"...I accept your offer and look forward to doing business with you Mr. Rochefort" Jin said while standing.

Everyone rose after him accept for Lili who was still too dead inside to even blink, and her father and the devil shook hands with each other before Jin's party left the room entirely. When the young girl was sure Jin and his posse were out of ear and eyeshot she took the chance to burst into tears, full blown wailing and the like. Sebastian rose from his seat to immediately comfort his young ward, but her father stopped him with the simple raise of his hand- halting the butler's actions quickly. Lili's father turned towards her and gave her one warning only to stop her sobbing before he made her, all with one look. But this was her future they were talking about, the person whom she would have to wake up with every morning and live with and sleep with and cook for and clean for and bear children with and have never-ending sex with. All these thoughts clouding her mind at once made her cry even more and she found herself unable to stop. The next thing she knew, she was falling out of the chair she sat in, crashing onto the carpeted floor in a heap of silk white linen and expensive material. Sebastian had to turn away as the cry of pain erupted from her lips and he had to mentally shut his ears off completely to keep himself from intervening and making the situation even worse. He had to watch as his ward struggled to scramble away from him once she saw him loosen up his tie and unbutton his cuff links, he wanted to say something- anything to possibly halt his assault but all was lost when he suddenly stood and descended upon her.

Unable to swallow the scene any further, Sebastian quietly excused himself and left the room promptly. Not even a tear made itself known on the face of the old man, but his heart shattered all the more for the girl who closely resembled her precious mother.

Jin and his party were quietly escorted out of the one of many Rochefort estates by one of the hand maids. She was quiet and didn't speak unless spoken to which led Jin to believe that her boss's persona outside of his elaborate mansion and inside of it were two vastly different people. To the outside world, Edward Rochefort was a kind and jolly man still struggling to get over the death of his late wife, Lilian Celeste, who was nothing but the splitting image of Emilie Rochefort, their only daughter. The people outside may see the one side of that man's face ,but Jin sees both and knows that the nicer one he's putting on up front is really a facade well placed and kept there for many years. In reality, he was actually a very controlling man. He could tell just by the way the maids and butler looked and acted, if he didn't see them beforehand he would've thought it was just Emilie, that butler that always follows her around, and her father just living in this too vast of a home with it just being the three of them. Yes. He knew a controlling man when he saw one, and his daughter was one fine example of what happened when that very same attribute trickled down to your offspring. The look on her face when they were speaking about her future as if it were nothing was proof enough of how much she opposed the deal, but what could she do? With her father holding all the cards and being the only real family the girl had left she had no choice but to bow her head and bite her tongue. Even more unfortunate for her, Jin felt sorry for her yes, but he wasn't sorry enough to really care. All he wanted was to improve Mishima Co. and if that meant getting a wife as well to take care of his personal and everyday needs then there was nothing else for him to care about or be concerned- her feelings be damned.

They all heard the muffled screams echoing about the place. Soft and muffled ,but still loud enough to travel and bounce off the empty walls. Something within Jin found the thought that just entered his mind rather unsettling and it reminded him of the times when he would wake at night to hear his parents arguing and his mother screaming as his father wrapped his hands around her throat. But that was all behind him now of course considering the fact he even walked into the same building his father was in everyday and the very fact he could even tolerate the man everyday was nothing less than extreme willpower and mental strength on his behalf.

Back to his observation of Emilie's father. Yes, the man was definitely a crafty thing and he knew how to hide it well. Jin only knew this because his own father was the exact same way and possibly for the same amount of time and he almost wondered if as a result his own daughter turned out maybe exactly like himself. Bitter till' the very end, somewhat corroding from the inside out, and maybe silently crying out for help. The only thing that separated Emilie from Jin was the simple fact that he was a male and she was a female and the fact that Jin did not grow up with his harsh father's influence for very long. Eventually, his mother got him out of that house and as a result forfeited her life. Emilie was a different case.

Her attitude when she was around her father (although Jin had only seen the two together in the same room one time) was something permanent because she was never pulled away from him. She grew up under her father's thumb and now her mother was no longer around (which was still a mystery all in itself). Jin had done enough research on the two to know what it was like inside their home when no one else was around and important eyes weren't watching, plus his father always kept tabs on those that was ever once a threat to his company or territory and Edward Rochefort happened to be one of those people (though he didn't pose much of a threat now). So he was very much aware of the fact that Edward Rochefort liked to harm his only daughter in every which way that he pleased, and for all the fighting skills Jin knew the petite blonde possessed not once did she ever raise a hand against him. That was the extent of Jin's knowledge ,but he knew his father knew more about the two and wouldn't divulge the information for what reason he would never know.

Nina led the three of them back to the stretch black limo, the whole while talking on her phone in an affirmative voice. She opened the door for Kazuya first, waiting for him to sit comfortably in his seat before closing the door and seating Jin next, and doing the same thing for him. Her and Eddy walked towards the front of the limo and sat themselves and gave the two powerful men privacy. As soon as all were seated calmly they pulled off and gravel met with tire in peaceful harmony, the Rochefort mansion fading rather slowly from Jin's view and along with it his thoughts of Emilie and her father.

A/N: I would like some reviews, even if it's just one to continue this story. This was an after thought on my to-do list in my head and I wanted to put it out there. If you like it, simply comment that you would like for me to keep posting chapters of this and I will :3