Destiny Changed
Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken.
A/N: Destiny Revealed's sequel. I know it's a short chapter but I'll try to write a longer one next time. I wasn't sure about starting a new story but when I checked the news about the Tekken Movie coming out next year, I decided to return to FFNET…
To all the Tekken Fans
Chapter 1
A year had passed since the end of the Iron Fist Tournament 3. Since then Xiaoyu was feeling like a normal teenager with a not so normal life. Too much had happened since she had arrived to Japan. A year ago she thought that her fate was to stay by Jin's side to help him fight against his father, the Devil, who wanted to kill Jin in order to get his powers back. Now, everything was a mess. Jin was gone and Xiaoyu felt more alone than ever despite the fact that she had gained many friends.
Miharu Hirano was a true friend. Actually, the young Japanese girl was Xiaoyu's best friend. Miharu never liked Jin much, deep inside she had a feeling that he was the type of guy who hurt girls so much they can never recover their happiness again. Unfortunately Miharu had seen Xiaoyu and Jin's friendship turning into something more and after Jin's sudden disappearance, Xiaoyu had been so depressed that Miharu thought about forcing her to go to a psychologist. A week later Miharu decided to bring back the old Xiaoyu, because she missed her old friend. It was frustrating to watch Xiaoyu's sad face. She would stay at home when everyone was having fun and it seemed that Xiaoyu had also lost her ability to smile. Miharu couldn't even convince Xiaoyu to go out to the new Amusement Park in Nagoya.
Therefore, her first attempt consisted in trying to convince Xiaoyu that Jin wasn't worth it and that he had no qualities at all. It wasn't too hard for Miharu to say bad things about Jin Kazama. She knew Jin before Xiaoyu moved in and she had a very good memory of all the girls who had cried and were hurt by his indifference.
-'Jin's an idiot. He's not the person you think he is. He's an anti-social coward and if he can't cope with his problems and doesn't want your help you should just forget about him. Life goes on, Xiao!'
Although her point was consistent and the argument could work for many heart-broken girls, Xiaoyu didn't buy it. She didn't know why he had left so suddenly, but she was sure he had a good explanation. In the end, Xiaoyu was loyal to Jin, or in this case, to the memories they shared.
The second attempt was less aggressive than the first one:-'Maybe he needs time. That thing about his father and the devil gene, it must be confusing and he needs to be alone for a while. You can't blame him. Besides I'm sure he's fine…I mean he's Jin Kazama, winner of the Iron Fist Tournament 3. He's not a baby and he probably knows that you're going to be here waiting for him…'
Xiaoyu smiled when Miharu said that. She knew what Miharu was trying to do and for a few hours she tried to be happy and even agreed on doing something together the next weekend but when she arrived to the Mishima mansion she was still sad, and sadness was painful. But unfortunately days passed and Jin was still missing. No phone call, no e-mail, no letter…nothing. Xiaoyu was worried but more than that, she was disappointed.
Jin and Xiaoyu were friends. Their relationship didn't start well because he felt she was an intruder when Heihachi brought her from China. Xiaoyu thought he was a spoil brat longing for attention and with serious attitude problems. Both of them were wrong.
She learned that Jin was just a lonely young man, trying to fit in. And Jin learned to respect her because of her strong will and dedication. A platonic romance emerged and Jin and Xiaoyu had agreed on staying close to each other, but he had suddenly broken his promise.
After seeing her friend giving up, Miharu almost gave up too. Why bother? It was obvious that Xiaoyu didn't want to feel happy again.
But then again she wouldn't let Jin Kazama ruin her friend's life without a fight. After a great deal of frustration, Miharu achieved her objective. She had finally convinced Xiaoyu to get a job during their holidays.
As soon as she got her friend's approval, Miharu found the perfect job to make Xiaoyu forget all about her problems. So, two days later both girls were starting a part-time job in a kindergarten. Each had fifteen children to take care of, from 9 a.m. to 13 p.m.
-'It's going to be a good experience.'-Miharu pointed out.-'I'm sure the kids are going to love you. You're kind and you love to play with kids, right? Go there and do your best!'
Xiaoyu was apprehensive but she didn't want to say it so she wished Miharu good luck too and went to her classroom where fifteen 5 year old children were waiting.
-'It's a living hell!!'-Miharu confessed when she met Xiaoyu waiting outside the building.-'I didn't know 5 year old kids could be so cruel!'
Xiaoyu laughed. The spell had backfired and Miharu was feeling like crap. But still, during the whole morning Xiaoyu had been able to forget about Jin and for a brief moment she returned to her old self.
-'I think they're cute.'-she said making Miharu feel disgusted.
-'I'm never going to get married and have kids. It's…horrible.'
-'You were so sure this was the perfect job…what happened?'
-'Two girls puked all over my feet, another one cried the whole morning, and two boys decided to put glue in my chair. They're monsters in disguise.'
Xiaoyu laughed again.
-'I loved it. Michiko-chan is very quiet and Noriko-chan is the smartest because she started reading at the age of four. Daisuke-chan wants to be a pilot and Hisashi-chan thinks he's Naruto from the anime series. Aiko-chan is worried about her doll, because she left it at home and thinks the cat might eat it…'
-'Wait a second. You remember all their names?'
-'Yeah…sure…you don't?'
Miharu rolled her eyes. It was obvious by now that she sucked as a kindergarten teacher.
-'Lets eat an ice-cream before I lose my appetite.'-Miharu invited. Even though she didn't feel like going to work the next morning, Miharu was truly happy with the results of her plan.
A week later the words "Jin Kazama" had disappeared from Xiaoyu's vocabulary and the Chinese young girl was happy again. At least that was what Miharu thought until the first day of school after the holidays.
-'I got a call last night.'-Xiaoyu said with excitement.
-'Who was it?'
-'It was Julia…it looks like the Iron Fist Tournament 4 is going to be announced soon.'
-'That means…'
-'Jin will be there. He was the winner of the previous tournament and he also won the Tag Tournament six months ago.'
-'What if you don't get an invitation?'
-'Julia said we are all going to get one for sure.'
-'You know…I'm not sure it's a good idea to enter the tournament again…'
-'What do you mean Miharu? I'm the one going not you…'
-'The first time you entered you had to fight against Ogre and Jin almost killed your friends.'- Miharu tried to explain in a low voice.-'Not that I would mind if he had killed that stupid Korean…That asshole.'-she added.
-'Ogre is gone and Jin…'
-'Jin's gone too, Xiao. Why do you think he has left?'
-'Because he's too proud to ask for help.'
-'No, he left because he doesn't want to hurt you. He knows that he's dangerous and that he can't be near other people.'
-'But…I need to see him one more time. I need to ask him something.'
-'You're going to be in the middle of a war…again.'
-'I'm old enough to take care of myself. This time I'm going to be ready for action! And my friends are going to be there with me.'