Chapter 1
--- Ling Xiaoyu was in a recreation room with her family at her grandparents house in Cleveland The room was filled with laughter, over-lapping colloquies, a large Christmas tree, a mammoth fireplace with a chestnut roasting above the flames, and a small white Pekingese that was sniffing the air. Xiaoyu is happy to be at her grandparents house in America, but over the past few months, her friend, Jin Kazama, a beautiful and comely young fighter, suddenly vanished after the third tournament of Tekken 3, and it has been pestering her ever since. Her family wasn't as supportive and understanding as she thought they would be. "He is not our problem, dear." They would say.
Xiaoyu showed her grandparents a superlative behavior as she greeted them. "Oh, my dumpling! Welcome!" Screams Grandma with exultation. Ling loves Grandmas Shrimp Dumplings. Xiaoyu would inquire her to cook a meal with Shrimp Dumplings. "Anything for my little dumpling!" But this year, Xiaoyu felt different. "Hello, Grandma," and embraces her lightly. Her Grandmas joy subsided as she felt something extraordinary from her grandchild.
"My dear, you are not yourself. Is there something……………………………….. Wrong?"
"No, no, there's nothing wrong with me, Grandma,………..just………..a…………….. little
"Oh, well, whatever the problem is, I am sure it will all go away. Come in. We don't want you to catch………………….a………….. …………cold."
Xiaoyu was sitting on furniture that her Grandma made long time ago. The Pekingese, named Snowball, crawled onto her lap, giving her a curious look as if saying what' wrong? "Hi, puppy. You are feeling blue today, like me?" The dog began to lick her hand. "Have you wondered what's it liked to forget a good companion? It as not a good passion." That night, Xiaoyu had a dream. As she slept in her bed, strong winds behind the terrace windows blew as the soft snowflakes falls to the white ground. Suddenly, a hullabaloo woke her up. She first lay there, with eyes opened, and listened. Maybe it was those tree branches hitting the side of the windows, she thought. Another noise erupted. This time, it made her sat up. The heartbroken girl stared out the glass windows. "Snowball? Is that you?" The puppy was not in her room as she got on her feet. The girl looks out the window. The full moon shined above her grandparent's house. What a beautiful night it was. So clear. "A star," she whispers to herself. Xiaoyu closes her eyes and wished to see Jin. After she spoke, she felt a hand on her still not moving. "Ling," says a low soft voice behind her. The girl distinguishes the voice. Jin! He is here!
She could feel his breath on the back of her neck as she smiles. "I knew you would come."
Xiaoyu turns around and embraces him. His wings closed in on her. She did not cared. The wings felt soft against her physique. "I will never let go," she says. Jin felt tears running from her face. The crying girl looks into his eyes. "Ling, I know how you feel. Don't cry." He wipes the tears off her face for her. "Jin, do you have any idea how much I missed you?"
"I missed you even more." No sooner, the scenery changed. Both found themselves sitting on a cloud at nighttime. "See? I promised you. I made an oath that I would take you, my dove, away." The letter! "I still have it. I always keep it close to me," Xiaoyu says softly. "Ling, may I keep you?" Before she can reply, a sudden violent lightening struck between them! Ling watches in horror as Jin falls down to earth.
Xiaoyu wakes up. The girl began to cry again. "It was…………………..a …………………...dream."
She hugs Snowball and whispers: "The only Christmas gift I want this year is to see Jin one last ……………………………………………..time.