Chapter one:
Asuka walked across the coast of the beach, it was peaceful - almost too peaceful. She found herself sitting on the shore and gazing at the brilliantly blue sea. She tilted her head up, closed her eyes, exhaled and whispered "The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5."
This was her first time fighting in the tournament, she was nervous, curious even. But she remembered why she entered in the first place. Revenge. She opened her eyes and fluttered her lashes, giving off a stunning effect. Asuka was truly beautiful.
Whilst she was wandering up the streets of Tokyo on her way back from the viewing the beach's landscape, someone suddenly caught her off-guard. At first she was terrified, but as she turned around, the worried frown on her face transformed into a beaming smile.
"JIN!" she exclaimed, and hugged him so tight.
"Suka," he smiled, "it's been too long, much too long."
The two cousins spent the rest of the day together, reminising their past memories and exchanging their present life story. As the sun was setting and twilight was emerging, Jin offered Asuka a lift home.
She smiled greatfully, "Jin, you don't have to, honestly."
"Don't be silly, of course I will. You can't get rid of me that easily," he said, but he winked, and she giggled. Jin and
Asuka had always been very close when they were children, but the years that passed when they didn't see eachother forced them apart. Jin had barely been able to keep his eyes off her, as well as her being incredibly pretty, it was that she reminded him so much of his mother.
Asuka relaxed in her apartment, she felt extremely happy. Definetely one of the best days of her life, she decided. She slipped into her pyjamas, blue silk, which complimented her skin fantastically and she lay on her bed, and not long after that, she drifted off into a deep sleep. She woke the next morning feeling excited, not only did she remember that she had a great time with her cousin the day before, but this day would be her first match in the tournament. She prepared herself almost immediately.
She arrived early, before anyone else. She decided to practice before her big match. Winning would mean so much to her, even if it was just once. But she wasn't alone. After she had finished her practice, she heard a deep male voice.
"You've got good moves."
At first she thought it was Jin, until she turned around and saw him.
Her heart exploded inside her chest, she thought he was absolutely gorgeous - a sort of street punk. He had shocking red hair, but it looked amazing. And incredible deep brown eyes, they made her melt instantly. She just realised that he said something to her but she didn't know how to reply, no words came to her. All she managed was a little smile, but he smiled back before he turned away. She breathed deeply to prevent herself from fainting from his beauty. Then it struck her - she didn't catch his name, or any other details about him. Without a doubt, she felt slightly shattered, it was obvious. But there was no time to feel sad, her match was about to begin.
She stood in the corner of the arena, and waited for her name to be called. She was fighting against someone named Hwoarang, she felt hopeful of winning, she didn't know him, or so she thought. Her opponent entered the arena and her heart fell, it was him. She lost all concentration, she didn't even notice that the match began.
"Come on, Suki!" yelled Jin, "Don't let him beat you!" he threw Hwoarang the dirtiest look.
But before she knew it, she was lying on the ground, almost unconcious. It was over, and she lost.
"Asuka? Asuka?! Are you okay?" Jin was by her side, gripping her tightly.
"I'm... fine." She mumbled, but she didn't lie.
"I'm just going to go get you something to eat, okay? Don't move, I'll be back soon." he comforted her. She lifted herself up and sat against a wall, steadying herself.
"I'm so sorry.." she heard a voice say, but it wasn't just any voice.
"Hwoarang?" She had no trouble in remembering his name, or that he gave her that butterfly feeling in her stomach whenever she saw him. Jin was coming and Hwoarang looked worried.
"I've got to go now, but please let me make it up to you sometime, somehow," he scribbled his number on a piece of paper and pushed it tightly into her hand, then calmly walked off.
"Asuka! What did he do to you?! What did he give you?!" Jin sounded angry, but Asuka calmed him down, he always found it easy to listen to her.
"Jin, please. Don't worry, he didn't do anything to me. He just said sorry for the match, he gave me a.. tissue." She hesitated. There was something about the way that Jin looked at Hwoarang which made her scared, she didn't want to cause problems.
Jin believed her, "Okay, Suki. Let me know if he does anything to you.. okay?"
"Yes, Jin."
But little did he know, that Hwoarang already did something to her. The biggest thing possible.
He touched her heart.