After the encounter in the hallway before first period, all Xiaoyu could think about was the young man that defended her honor like he was her knight in shining armor. In math class she was somewhat in a trans but tried her hardest to pay attention.
"Ling Xiaoyu?" Professor Wong called, " Do you know the formula?"
"Huh....W-What you say?" a daydreaming Xiaoyu replied, quickly snapping out of her daydream.
"The formula?...Do you know the answer?
"Um..No, I'm sorry I don't know." the nervous student replied.
"Ms. Xiaoyu, I must tell you that you must understand to keep up and get your head out of the clouds." a disappointed Prof. Wong explained.
"[sighs] OK" an embarrassed Xiaoyu responded sarcastically.
11:30 am
The bell rang for lunchtime to begin, and Xiaoyu still couldn't stop thinking about the mysterious 17 year old young man she encountered earlier. It was the first time someone took up for her other than her grandfather Wang Jinrei. She didn't want to use her skills unless she needed to which made her feelings more strong. As she kept walking, she and Panda spotted Miharu coming.
"Hey Xiaoyu!", Miharu greeted, " How's school going so far?"
"Good, I guess." Xiaoyu said nonchalantly.
"Well...What's wrong?" Miharu wondered.
"Well, I just can't get my mind off of him. The way he took up for us made me feel good, like he didn't want anything to happen to me...I mean us. I hope I see him again."
"Wait a minute....Are you developing a crush?" A curious Miharu assumed as well as Panda.
"What?! No?!" a bashful Xiaoyu denies "I....I just thought it was nice of him, and um.. I wanted to see him again, and thank him for what he did."
As the two girls and Panda reached the lunch area, they spot Xiaoyu's "dream guy" sitting alone eating his lunch while reading a Japanese novel. "Hey!! There he is!!" Miharu exclaims. As she and Panda tries to pull Xiaoyu with all of their might to him, she resisted but soon gave in. A nervous Xiaoyu approaches the young man with her knees shaking and voice cracking.
"Um...Um...Excuse me!!" an extremely nervous Xiaoyu greeted.
"The answers are no and Yes." the young man interupts and replies with a smile on his face.
"um what you mean?" a confused Xiaoyu asked.
"You're about to ask if anyone is sitting here...then no." he assumed, "You're about to ask do you wanna join me...then yes."
"wow good guess!" Miharu exclaimed "How you doing? I'm Miharu Hirano these are my friends Ling Xiaoyu and Panda, her pet/friend/partner/bodyguard/....."
"I get the picture. [laughs]" Jin interrupts.
"I'm sorry...Hey thanx for taking up for us earlier...those creeps really were rude." Miharu thanked him
" No problem, those guys are jerks, anyway. By the way, the name's Jin...Jin Kazama." He introduces himself
"Jin and Xiaoyu" Xiaoyu whispers to herself.
"What you say Xiao?" Jin asked
"Oh nothing..." Xiaoyu lies while laughing nervously,"...wait a minute....what did you call me?"
"Xiao." Jin repeated,"I think I'll call you Xiao if you don't mind. By the way, I like the way you got your hair. You're a really good looking gal." he complimented.
"TH..TH..TH.." a stunned Xiaoyu tries to respond. No one has really talked about her looks, let alone complimented her before.
"THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS!!!" an agitated Miharu helps Xiao while Panda softly growls in agreement.
"Shut up Miharu!!" an embarrassed Xiao yells. "Thank you for the compliments and no I don't mind you calling me that, Jin. I actually like that name."
"I'm sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable." Jin apologizes
"NO!!!" Miharu and Xiao both answer loudly in unison.
"So tell me some things about you Xiao." Jin asks.
"Well, I'm originally from China, but my dad got a job and here and I decided to come here. I also study Hakkesho & Hikaken fighting styles."
"Hmm...Interesting" Jin nods with an intrigued look on his face.
"You hear that Xiao? he's interested.. go ahead, tell him more." Miharu teases while she and Panda laughs at the shy Xiao.
"So Miharu, You tell me something Ms. funny girl with the big head." Jin teases while Xiao laughs.
"OH YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY XIAO? OK WE'LL SEE WHO'S GOING TO BE LAUGHING!!!!" an insulted Miharu yells.
12:00 pm
As the group continued to laugh and talk throughout the rest of the lunch period, the bell sounds for lunch to be over. "Well it was nice meeting you a good rest of the day here". Jin politely bids farewell. The two girls waved and proceeds to check their schedules and, to their amazement, they had the next two classes together. The day seemed to be going well so far as the girls head to their last class of the day which was study hall, They spot Jin headed to the same room.
"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING." the students exclaim in unison.
"Well I guess I will be seeing you girls all year." Jin smiles.
"Mmm hmmm.." Xiao nods and smiles like she her dreams have come true.
As the three students sit down down while Panda lie down, they began to study with Xiao's eyes repeatedly looking across the table to Jin. She had realized she seen her first crush in the face of Jin Kazama, but was afraid to tell him fearing his reaction.
"So Jin tells us something about yourself." Miharu asks.
"Well..." Jin takes a deep breath and begins "I was born in Japan. I went to live with my grandfather Heihachi Mishima after my father's disappearance and my mother's death. I been going here since my sophomore year. I study both Kazama and Mishima Style Martial Arts. To be honest, I sort of been kinda on the hunt for my mother's killer. It's all I could think about sometimes."
"Wow I'm so sorry about your loss." Xiao expresses her condolence to Jin.
"It's okay I've learned to cope with it even though it was hard."
'"Hey speaking of 'on the hunt', some Korean creep was very rude to us earlier and wanted to kick your teeth in." Miharu recalls her encounter with the alley fighter.
"Oh my God" Jin exclaims in disgusts with his hand over his face shaking his head. "You're talking about Hwoarang. He's my rival and an annoying one at that. He has had it out for me since we fought two years ago. He was undefeated before he met me. [snickers] He's been pissed every since."
" Ha ha" Miharu laughs "I bet he deserved it."
"Yeah." Jin agrees "He's not that bad though. Just a little ignorant at times."
"Hey Jin, How did you do that 'lightning thingy' move earlier? It was real cool." Miharu questioned.
"Well, I found out that everyone on my dad's side of the family can do so it just comes naturally."
3:00 pm
The bell rings for school to be let out and everyone goes home. Jin gets on his bike and before he gets the chance to ride off, Hwoarang jumps from seemingly nowhere and tries to kick Jin in the face. Luckily Jin dodges. "Hey i heard you was looking for me you little pest." Jin asked. Hwoarang screams as he tries to land a blow on Jin, but to no avail. "STOP DODGING AND FIGHT ME YOU SCARY PIECE OF S**T!!!!"Hwoarang screams as he begs for a showdown. "Ok Hwoarang...just follow me." Jin suggested. As the two sped off to finish their showdown. Xiao, Miharu, and Panda watched from a distant in amazement as they get ready for their walk home."I hope he kicks his freaking teeth in." Miharu wished as panda nods in agreement. As the trio walked home, Xiaoyu was quiet the whole time thinking about the day and her new crush. When they reached Xiao's house they parted ways and Xiao and Panda entered the house.
"Hi mom." Xiao greeted her mother as she walked in.
"Hey Xiaoyu how was school?"
"GREAT!!" Xiao exclaimed with glee in her eyes. "I had so much fun."
Panda starts to tease Xiao by poking her lips up making kissing noises. "Shut up Panda." Xiao yells in embarrassment as she rushes to her room.
"Wow, What a day!!" Xiao reminisces, "New school, New people, and I have a new name. [laughs] I never I'd like anyone like this. especially someone i just met. What is this feeling i have for him? I think i will just take my time, but make sure I'm by his side everyday. He's a great guy. Xiao and Jin" Xiao continues while her mom and panda listens through her door.
"[laughs] I think she'll be fine after all."
