DISCLAIMER: I don't own any Tekken characters(sadly)and so sue me...
Not A Good Reason(1)
"Yahh and I got a 95 in this paper...I was soo angry, oh did you know my mother called? Oh last night Panda doo dooed all over my carpet...jeez and Julia called while I was cleaning the toilet and Panda ripped my paper and I ran out of toilet paper and I had to call my neighbor Sally from the window and I slipped and fell and almost broke my arm and-" "Ling please do me a favor." Jin said. She smiled. "Sure sure anything what?" "Shut up." he said. "Ok...oh...but I didn't tell you what...Jin?" she said. He was walking away from Ling towards the vending machine. "Jin! Wait up!" she called running behind him. Jin looked behind him and he skillfully made his way into a large crowd. "Jin! Jin!" Ling shouted. Jin grinned to himself and made his way out the cafeteria.
Someone tapped his shoulder. He turned around and grinned at Julia. "Well, Well, Well." she said looking around. "What?" he asked looking around. "I see no Ling." she said laughing. "Ha ha ha," he said. The crowd outside suddenly became silent. "Uh oh..." Julia said. "Huh?" Jin said looking around. He saw someone walk through the now parted crowd with a smirk on his face. It was Hworang. His archenemy. His red hair was in its normal style with his goggles at the top of his head. He was wearing a black vest with a pair of black jeans. Grunge. Perfectly Grunge.
"Oh great..." Jin muttered. Julia looked at Hworang in awe as he had the crowd paralyzed. He headed slowly but surely towards Jin, the winner of the fight. Hwoarang hadn't shown his face for three months, and Jin was a hero and an enemy. Jin tensed and got ready just in case. Hwoarang was unpredictable. He finally reached in front of Jin and the place was deadly quiet. They looked at each other and said nothing. Jin broke the silence. "What are you doing here?" he asked. Hwoarang stared steadily back. His face had no smirk now, only a scowl. "Is there a problem Mishy boy?" he asked. Jin said nothing and didn't flinch. Julia stepped up towards Hworang. She studied his face and looked at Jin. "Listen, this is not the time or place for this ok? You both stop it." she whispered. Jin looked angrily at her but she looked back. She wasn't scared. He reluctantly stepped back. Hwoarang looked at Julia. "Look, you are not in this so just-" "Listen to me," she said stepping up to him. "I may be Jin's friend, but I don't support this behavior, its stupid, and you both look dumb," she said. He looked at her angrily but held his tongue. He turned around to leave. "Oh, and Hwoarang?" she asked. He stopped. "What?" he asked gruffly. "If you need to talk, you know where to find me." she said. He said nothing and stalked off. The tension was relived.
The Marshall China, which was the name of the store, was full. The people who were lucky enough to get seats were eating, except for one person. Except for Julia. She sat all the way at the back at her reserved cubicle, writing. The window was open and breeze blew through as she continued her story. She was waiting. Waiting for Hwoarang to show up. Law popped his head through the doorway frame and grinned. "You have a visitor. Busy?" he asked. "Who is it?" she asked. "Hworang..." he said. She nodded. Hworang stepped in the cubicle and looked at Julia's book. She quickly shut it and gestured for him to sit.
He sat down and looked around. He said nothing. She looked at him and she studied his face once again. She had never really looked at him before. She quickly averted her eyes when he looked at her. "So what do you want to talk about?" he asked. "Um...well...that's really up to you, ya know...so..what ever you like, go ahead." she said. He smirked. "Well, what I'd really like to do is blow Jin's head off his body, you know, kill him. Is that possible?" he asked. She fumed. "Why do you have to be so cynical?" she asked. "And why do you have to be so optimistic? Thinking that if I come here it would change everything." he snapped back. They glared at each other and the cubicle door opened. It was Jin. Julia looked at Jin and was ready to slap her forehead. *Perfect timing bozo* she thought. "Uh..." Hwoarang stood up. "This wasn't planned right Julia?" he asked looking at her. "Uh, no." she said. He nodded. "See you later." he said with a subtle smile directed at her. She nodded and smiled back. Jin looked at her with a confused look. Hwoarang left, without forgetting to shoot a look of malice toward Jin.
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Ling entered the Marshall China and scanned the crowd for Jin. She figured he was in the back as always with Julia. "Julia, Julia, Julia, always with Julia, that retard..." she muttered. She went over to the ordering desk and leaned over on the counter. Forest Law, who was working his second week at the store, saw her. He stared at her as she ordered her food. "She's beautiful..." he said. "FOREST LAW!!! DE THING IS BURNIN'!!!" Law shouted. "Huh?" Forest Law said snapping out of his trance. He quickly flipped up the frying pan, and the black squid stuck to the ceiling. Sticky goo dripped on top his father's head. Law became angry. "That was $20 of squid Forest Law!!" Forest Law went red and was very embarrassed. Everyone was laughing including Ling as he got a tongue lashing.
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Jin sat down opposite Julia and she opened back her book. She pretended to read and Jin stared at her. "Julie, listen, what was he doing here?" he asked. She looked at him. "We were talking, is something wrong with that?" she asked. "I just...didn't want you to get hurt." he said. She smiled. "It's ok you know, he won't harm me, he just needs a friend." "A friend? Doesn't he have enough in his street gang?" Jin asked. "Those aren't real friends, he needs someone to talk to," "And that's you?" Jin asked angrily. "Well I'm trying Jin, I'm not fighting, or killing, I'm trying to make friends." she said angrily. He looked at her face. Contorted with anger. He wrung his hands. "I'll see you later." she said getting up. She gathered her books and she left. "Julie." he said. She turned around. "...never mind...see ya." he said. She sighed and left. He pounded his fist on the table and looked out the window.
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Hwoarang walked the empty street with slow, deliberate steps. The air was cold and damp. The rain drizzled slightly, but it didn't bother him. His hands were in his pockets and his boots shone in the moonlight. There he thought of her. There he thought of Julia. Of her beautiful face. Her sweet ways. And of Jin. Jin who was madly in love with Julia. He wondered how stupid people were, not to see how much Jin liked Julia. It was obvious, the blushing, the tagging, he was a love sick puppy, who chould hide his symptoms from some people. Hwoarang chuckled to himself and kept on walking. "Julia..." he said. "Julia..."
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Next Chapter coming up soon!!! Will some folks fall in love?