Chapter 1 – Birthday

The headquarters of the Mishima Zaibatsu was quiet today, save for the newest leader, Jin Kazama, and his right hand lady, Nina Williams. Jin Kazama was the victor of the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament and as the winner, he took control of the family organization, which was founded by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima. Jin was a Japanese young man dressed in a black suit with a long duster coat instead of a blazer.

Nina entered Jin's office and spoke, "I've been unable to locate the whereabouts of G. What should we do?"

Jin didn't sigh, nor was he disappointed. He shook his head and looked over his schedule for the day, on another screen that was in his vicinity, albeit more out of the way than the others. The calendar had a flashing day, which was today and it had a small asterisk.

Jin tapped the asterisk on the calendar and it popped up, in very plain lettering, 'Xiao's Birthday'. Jin didn't look at Nina this time, "Nina, you'll be in charge for the day. I have something to tend to." He stood up and pulled his jacket from the back of his chair, "If G makes any moves, be on it as closely and as quietly as possible, and let me know as soon as you can."

Nina was dressed in a purple army suit with splochy designs around her body, with the torso area seperate from her top to show off a little of her skin. There are six wires supporting the clothing on her crotch and she wears long purple gloves that cover most of her arms with two buckles on each gloves. Her boots share a similar design to her gloves.

Nina sat on the opposite side of the desk and watched Jin gather his few things. "Understood, but... where do you have to go all of a sudden?"

Jin flipped the collar on his jacket and replied, "Going to visit an old friend. Her birthday is today."

Nina cracked something akin to a teasing smile, "Trying to save face with a little crush?"

Jin replied blandly and looked at Nina, "...I doubt that it's anything like that... this girl was just a friend, she was trying to be there for me. I guess I just want to make sure she's alright. If I recall correctly, I may have inadvertently pushed her away at times..."

Nina shook her head, "You can't just do that from here?"

Jin looked at her once again, "The least I can do is pay her a visit on her birthday..."

Nina shrugged and said "Hm. It must be nice..." before she took her leave from Jin's office.

Jin watched the doors slide shut behind Nina and took out his phone. He typed in a phone number and was about to send a text message, however, he just stared at the phone, as if he was unsure of what to send. He slipped the phone back into his pocket and started down the hall, heading to his bike hangar.

When Jin entered the bike hangar, he headed for his black motorcycle and took the seat. He pulled out his phone again and exited the messenger and pulled up a tracer for a cyborg named Alisa. As she was most likely spending time with Xiaoyu.

Ling Xiaoyu, a girl who has a crush on Jin, was of Chinese heritage and lived in Japan for most of her life and attends Mishima Polytech High School. She has black hair, which she ties in pigtails and she has brown eyes. She was at an amusement park with her friends, Miharu Hirano and Alisa Bosconovitch, and her pet panda. Miharu Hirano was a brown haired Japanese girl and high school friend of Xiaoyu's. Alisa was a cyborg recovered from an unknown base that belonged to the Zaibatsu. Alisa, despite being a robot, is very capable of human feelings and conversation, she also has pink hair that splits evenly at the top of her head, and has two different shades. One shade of her hair is longer than the other, and that longer shade is culed a bit to rest on her shoulder.

The girls were having a picnic, since it was Xiaoyu's birthday, and then they were going to play at the amusement park. It was Miharu and Xiaoyu's favorite spot.

Miharu looked to Xiaoyu and asked, "So, Xiao, did you ever talk to Jin about... that?"

Alisa, the newest friend the two girls had made, looked interested, "That? What's 'that' Xiaoyu?"

Xiaoyu blushed at what 'that' actually was, being her crush on Jin. She explained, "My feelings for Jin... I never got that close, I don't think, since he was always doing something or another while we were at school. And him being ahead of me didn't really help either..."

Miharu lightly elbowed her friend, "You know, it'd be romantic if he came by and swept you up on his motorcycle. Especially since it's your birthday!"

Xiaoyu blinked at the idea, and ultimately smiled, "That would be so cool..." She covered her cheeks and sighed. "But now he's the head of the Zaibatsu and trying to destroy the world... he doesn't have time for friends or anything like that... Besides, he's not into me like that."

Since Xiaoyu talked to Miharu about dates and fancy dinners a lot, they often fantasized about doing such things with nonexistent boyfriends that they'd fabricate in their minds. While it was fun and passed the time, it had its downsides as well.

Alisa put a hand on Xiaoyu's shoulder, "Don't worry, Xiaoyu. Today will be extra special. I'm sure of it." She giggled as she told Xiaoyu, hoping not to spoil Jin's surprise.

Miharu agreed with Alisa, but she was oblivious to the fact that Alisa knew Jin was coming to their location. "Alisa's right Xiao. We're here and we are going to have a lot of fun today!"

Alisa and Miharu jumped up to affirm their statements, and Panda tilted her head behind Xiaoyu. The two girls, Alisa and Miharu, start giggling again. Xiaoyu didn't seem the hear the soft hum of a motorcycle engine behind her. Miharu and Alisa giggled more and faced each other before looking back behind Xiaoyu, to make sure that they actually saw the Japanese male across the way, walking toward them.

Jin approached the girls, black suit and sunglasses on. He nodded to the girls who knew he was there and put his hands in his pants pockets. As he did so, the wind blew gently and his duster picked up the wind.

"Hey, Xiao, look behind you." Miharu smiled and pointed behind her Chinese friend.

"Xiaoyu, look." Alisa spoke at the same time as Miharu and also pointed to Jin.

Xiaoyu looked behind her to see Jin. He was smirking and even though he was wearing sunglasses, she knew he was looking right at her. Xiaoyu gasped and giggled before she hugged Jin. He returned her hug and allowed her to pull away.

"May I join you for lunch, Xiao?" Jin tilted his sunglasses so he could peer at the Chinese girl from over the frames.

Xiaoyu lightly jabbed Jin's abdomen, "Of course you can, Jin. You're always welcome here, you're still my friend after all."

Jin nodded and took a spot with the girls, sitting between Panda and Xiaoyu. The group of four, plus Panda, ate the picnic lunch Miharu prepared for them and then they went into the amusement park.

Miharu spoke first as soon at they passed the gates, "Okay! So, Alisa, you're coming with me and Jin, you're going with Xiaoyu in the roller coaster, right?"

Jin nodded smoothly, as if he'd planned this, but Miharu was just good at improvising. "That sounds fine with me. How about you Xiao?"

Xiaoyu looked up at Jin and her eyes twinkled. "Y-yes. That's fine with me too."

Jin looked around the park and spotted the Ferris wheel. "The sun's still too high to go there just yet... Well, Xiao, let's get a move on shall we?"

"Yes... we've got a lot to catch up on you know." Xiaoyu grabbed Jin's hand and led him to a few roller coasters.

Miharu laughed and high fived with Alisa. "That was amazing! I didn't think Jin would actually show up..."

Alisa nodded, "Agreed. How about we go and explore too? We'll meet them back here later on, right?"

"Of course. And if we can't find them, then we can have Panda look. But anyway, let's go Alisa."

On the opposite side of the amusement park, Jin and Xiaoyu manage to get away from the crowd and sit down a for a while. Jin looked Xiaoyu in her eyes, and she smiled timidly.

"Xiao?"

"Yes Jin?"

"Happy birthday."

Xiaoyu blushed and held her cheek, "Thank you, Jin..."

"Oh, Xiao?"

Xiaoyu looked up at Jin, "Yes?"

"How about I take you to dinner tonight, as my gift to you."

Xiaoyu lit up again, "...I'd really like that, Jin."

Jin smirked and nodded, "Then it's a date. Let's finish having fun." Jin stood up and offered his hand to her. She gulped before taking his hand once again and walking hand in hand with him for the duration of the day.