Aishiteru (I love you)

Just a few things about this fiction:

This is a romance story focused on the pairing Julia/Hwoarang, where Jin and Steve are main characters too. If you don't like romance, then this is not for you…

It's a story that doesn't follow the Tekken story line, so it's an AU story. I was feeling a bit bored, so I decided to start writing again, but this time I thought that it would be best to write something different from my other stories.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tekken or its characters.

Chapter 1 – A New Identity

It was another hot day in Phoenix, Arizona. In the big Chang's mansion, mother and daughter were talking seriously about the future.

Julia Chang was almost eighteen years old, and her father had just announced that it was time to choose her a fiancé. Someone rich and of their social class of course. Someone respectable and responsible. A man with honour and intelligent enough to take care of his daughter and to be his right hand in businesses.

Lao Chang was a proud father. He had two beautiful daughters and they were wonderful girls. Julia was two years younger than her sister Michelle.

Last year Michelle had married with Mario Farrell, a twenty-year old man from a different Native American clan. The wedding had been arranged by Mr. Farrell, Mario's father and Lao, fortunately for Michelle and Mario, they knew each other since young children, and they always loved each other. It was a happy ending and Julia was really happy for her sister, but now it was her turn and she knew she wasn't that lucky.

At the moment, she didn't love anyone so she was frightened with all that marriage idea.

Her mother understood perfectly her feelings, but Lao was a very strong minded man, and he wanted Julia to find a fiancé as soon as possible. For that he had contacted some of his old friends to propose a deal.

-'They will arrive tomorrow.'-Michelle Chang said. Michelle was Julia's mother and her oldest daughter had been named after her.

-'The three of them?'-Julia asked feeling very insecure.

-'Yes.'

-'Who are they?'

-'Jin Mishima, Steve Fox and Yon Kwan…at least you know them.'

-'Yeah…I know Jin pretty well, but I only saw Steve twice and Yon…I don't even remember his face anymore.'

-'Then maybe you should chose Jin. Or you could try to know Steve and Yon better once they arrive.'

-'That's easy to say mum…but I don't love Jin or the others.'

-'So what are you going to do? Tell your father to call his friends and forget about this?'

-'No…I can't do that now, can I?'

-'No, you can't.'

-'I don't want to marry…'

-'You knew this would happen. Besides you just need to choose a fiancé…the wedding will only be in two years…'

-'I wish the time could stop!'

In the meanwhile in the heart of Phoenix a red head young man was hiding, waiting for his prey. Suddenly he jumped and pushed a guy against the wall.

-'Why are you following us?'-he asked.

-'Wait…I just want to talk…my master sent me!'-the man said in Korean.

Hwoarang let him go and decided to listen to him.

-'You're Korean?'-he asked surprised.

-'Yes, and so is my master. He wants to meet you.'

-'Who's your master?'-Eijiro asked.

Eijiro was Hwoarang's best friend and they were both pupils of Baek Doo-San. Both boys were very immature, in Baek's opinion, so he had sent them to the USA to gain more experience. He thought that it was a good idea, since Hwoarang was always saying that he could solve everything by himself, but things didn't turn out as they should.

A few days after their arrival in the States and after participating in a local tournament, Hwoarang and Eijiro had lost all their money in a casino, they hadn't won the tournament and now they didn't know how to go back to South Korea. Besides, Hwoarang had also a few problems with the police.

When the man told Eijiro and Hwoarang that his master would give them a large sum of money, they accepted to go with him.

They entered in a huge hotel and headed towards the elevators.

-'My name is Shi Nihm and I work for the Kwan family.'-the man said.

-'Sorry…never heard of them!'-Hwoarang said.

-'The lawyers…'-Shi insisted.

Hwoarang shrugged.

-'But you are South Korean, right?'

-'Yes. My friend here is Japanese…'-Hwoarang said.

-'I noticed. Well at least you will do!'

-'Was about time…'-a voice declared as soon as Shi Nihm entered the room 152.

-'Sorry master…but…'

-'Enough of excuses…let me see him…You're perfect!'

-'Wait a second…Perfect for what?'-Hwoarang asked.-'I don't like to play games…'

-'I used to have red hair to…but I like to dye it blonde…My name is Yon Kwan…'

-'So?'

-'I need a favour from you…'

-'I don't do favours!'

-'Ok…I can give you money.'

-'Now we're talking. What's the thing? I don't kill people…'

-'I just need you to pretend to be me for a week.'

-'WHAT?'-both Eijiro and Hwoarang asked.

-'I'm supposed to go to the Chang's mansion tomorrow, to meet their daughter. She's eighteen and her father wants her to choose a fiancé.'

-'And?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'And I can't risk going there because she might like me…'

-'You just need to go and make sure she doesn't…'

-'The problem is…I can't!'

-'Why not?'

-'Because I'm a good person and a lousy actor. If she falls in love with me…I'll have to marry her and it will be bad for both of us, because I can never love her!'

-'Yeah…I can see why…'

-'What do you mean?'

-'Never mind…'

-'So…will you do it?'

-'Let me see…I have to go to this mansion and pretend that I'm you?'

-'Yes. You go there, act rudely with her and her family and in three days they'll send you away…I'm sure you won't have troubles being rude.'

-'And the money?'

-'I'll give you half now and the other half when the job is done!'

-'Fine!'

-'Good…in the meanwhile, I'll have some fun here in the States…I like the food…'

-'Where's the mansion?'

-'Take this!'-Yon gave him an address and a bag with some of his best clothes.-'Don't forget that now you're me. Your name is Yon Kwan, you are nineteen years old, your father is a successful lawyer and his name in Li Hai Kwan and your mother is an important doctor called Sun Hye Kwan.'

-'Whatever…I'll manage.'

-'Just don't stay too long because they might find the truth.'

-'Just give me the money…and you can keep your clothes. I've got my own…'

-'Shi Nihm…get the money. Tomorrow morning, be here at nine a.m. and we'll give you the keys…'

-'What keys?'

-'The car keys…your friend can be your driver.'

Hwoarang was leaving when suddenly he stopped.

-'Is she pretty?'-he asked.

-'I don't know…I only saw her once and we were seven years old…I think. Her name is Julia.'

-'I hope she's ugly. That way it will be easier for me.'

-'By the way…you know how to speak English, don't you?'

-'Yes…I do…don't worry…I'll be you for three days and then I'll come here to collect the rest of my money.'

-'I hope my father doesn't find out about this…or I'll be dead!'-Yon complained after Hwoarang's departure.

-'Are you really sure that this is a good idea?'-asked Eijiro.

-'It's an easy way to get money…I mean tonight we can finally pay for a room in a hotel…and he can go back to Korea and spend the rest of the money there.'

-'How much did he give you?'

-'Enough to buy five or six Kawasaki's…the new model.'

-'Wow!'

-'And this is only half of it!'

-'But do you think it's going to be easy to pretend you're him?'

-'Sure…besides, I just need to be rude…spit on the floor, say a few bad words…'

-'I hope you're right!'

-'Of course I am. We'll be out of this country in no time! What can go wrong?'