DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN NAMCO, TEKKEN OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!

Chapter Three

"What the hell are you doing here Heihachi?"

Heihachi stood in front of Xiaoyu's desk. His arms were crossed and he had a smirk on his smug face.

"This is my company so I have every right to be here." He said.

"You annoying, crazy, delusional old man!" said Xiaoyu, raising her voice. "When will it sink into that thick, balding head of yours? You don't own the Zaibatsu anymore! You haven't owned it for years! Jin rightfully took it from you and he passed on the Zaibatsu to me! This company isn't yours anymore and it never will be!"

Heihachi angrily slammed his fist on her desk and gave her a death stare. Xiaoyu was petite, but she was one tough bitch. She wasn't scared or intimidated by Heihachi Mishima. She stood up and gave Heihachi a death glare as well.

"You don't scare me old man." She said, glaring at him.

"I'm warning you little girl…" he said, glaring at her, "…you better give me back my company. If you don't, I will take it from you and ruin your life."

"Heihachi, you've been coming to my office and threatening me for a year now. You've tried to sabotage my company. You've planted bombs in the Zaibatsu. Fortunately those bombs were discovered by our high tech security before they detonated. But no matter how much you try to threaten me and this company…you're not going to win Heihachi."

"Yes I will. We Mishimas always get what we want!"

Xiaoyu scoffed.

"When Jin was in power you didn't have the balls to threaten him, because you knew that he had all the power in the world to ruin your life. Four years after his death, you've decided to threaten me. You waited all this time…wanted to make sure that he was dead before you came after his wife. You feel like a big man, coming after a widow? You're a disgusting piece of shit!"

"Watch yourself bitch!"

"Fuck you!"

Heihachi grabbed Xiaoyu's throat with one hand and dragged her across the table. Xiaoyu bit his hand so hard. Heihachi screamed in pain and released her. He looked at his hand and saw that it was bleeding profusely. Xiaoyu spat out blood in disgust and wiped her mouth. She got into a fighting stance, about to beat the shit out of him. Just as they were about to fight, Miharu and a few security guards ran into the room.

"He's over here! Get him!" Miharu told security.

The security guards ran up to Heihachi. One of them was about to grab him but Heihachi punched him hard in the face. Heihachi was about to attack the rest of the security guards, when one of them pointed a gun in his face.

"Don't move shithead, or I'll shoot!" the security guard threatened.

Heihachi angrily stared at the guards and reluctantly surrendered.

"Get him out of here!" Miharu said, angrily staring at Heihachi.

"Aw man…you guys stopped me from kicking his wrinkly ass." said Xiaoyu, smirking.

"This isn't over you bitch!" Heihachi yelled as he was being dragged away. "I will get my revenge and I will get the Zaibatsu back!"

"Bring it on Heihachi! No matter what, you're never taking back the Zaibatsu!" said Xiaoyu.

"I'll take the Zaibatsu and my great granddaughter, Chun Jin!" said Heihachi, smirking.

Xiaoyu's eyes went wide in absolute rage. She ran up to Heihachi to beat him, but a security guard held her.

"YOU BASTARD!" Xiaoyu screamed as she struggled to free herself. "IF YOU SO AS BREATHE NEAR MY CHILD…I SWEAR I WILL FUCKING MURDER YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS! YOU HEAR ME HEIHACHI!"

Heihachi laughed as he was dragged away. He knew that talking about Chun Jin would really get Xiaoyu fired up. He was dragged away and kicked out of the Zaibatsu.

Xiaoyu was pacing up and down the office, panting in anger.

"Xiaoyu…" said Miharu gently "…hey, take it easy okay?"

"Why does that asshole keep getting into my office? How does he keep bypassing security?!" Xiaoyu yelled angrily. "If Panda wasn't on sabbatical, she would have beaten the shit out of Heihachi. She would have stopped him from coming anywhere near the Zaibatsu!"

"Sorry Xiaoyu. Security tries to stop him but he always beats them up. Also, sometimes he disguises himself and sneaks in." said Miharu.

"Well next time he tries to beat up the guards, they should tase him." said Xiaoyu. "I don't want the security guards to kill him, but they have to find non-lethal ways to defeat him. This is ridiculous! How dare he have the audacity to threaten me and Chun Jin! That worthless lunatic!"

"I know you're upset, but just try and calm down okay? Don't let that asshole get to you. He's not worth it." said Miharu.

"Easier said than done." said Xiaoyu, leaning against her desk and rubbing her temples.

"Why don't you report Heihachi to the police? Get him arrested and he'll stop bothering you." said Miharu.

"I have reported him to the police. I've filed restraining orders and showed the police security footage of Heihachi planting bombs in the Zaibatsu. But the police just sweep Heihachi's misdeeds under the rug."

"Why?"

Xiaoyu sighed.

"Because Heihachi is a Mishima and Mishimas have power. Even power over law enforcement. Money and power talk Miharu."

"That's so fucked up."

"Yup. It sure is." said Xiaoyu. "But Heihachi doesn't scare me one bit. If he wants to keep fighting, then I'll keep fighting back. I'm not that naïve teenage girl who thought there was some good in Heihachi. Heihachi Mishima is going to know that I'm not the bitch to mess with."

"Damn straight!" said Miharu, smirking.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Xiaoyu groaned. After her confrontation with Heihachi, she was so not in the mood to talk to anyone. However, she didn't have a choice. She had a company to run.

"Come in." said Xiaoyu, unenthusiastically.

Julia Chang walked into the office. She wore a beautiful, satin, short sleeved white blouse and pink slacks. She wore open toed black heels and her hair was in a braid. She also wore her feather headband on her head.

Julia noticed that the items on Xiaoyu's desk were scattered and she saw blood on the carpet. She looked at Xiaoyu and Miharu with confusion and concern.

"Uh…what happened here?"

"Heihachi decided to pay me yet another visit." said Xiaoyu.

"That douchebag just doesn't give up huh?" said Julia.

She approached Xiaoyu and put her hand on her shoulder.

"Are you okay?" Julia asked Xiaoyu.

"I'm really pissed off. Not only did Heihachi threaten to take away the Zaibatsu, he also threatened to take Chun Jin away from me."

"He brought up Chun Jin?" said Julia in shock. "That is fucking low. Then again, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that a scumbag like Heihachi would stoop so low."

"That bastard! If he dare comes near my pumpkin, I'll kill him!" said Xiaoyu, angrily balling her hands into fists. "Heihachi and Kazuya are evil! I will never allow them to have anything to do with Chun Jin! I will never allow them to ever hurt Chun Jin…like they hurt Jin…like they hurt Kazama Jun…I won't allow it!"

"Don't worry Xiaoyu…I know you'll protect Chun Jin from those assholes!" said Miharu.

"And not only does Chun Jin have protection from you…she has protection from Wang, your parents, me, Miharu, all your friends, Kiyoshi…trust me, if Heihachi and Kazuya go near Chun Jin, they'll get a serious ass whooping from all of us!" said Julia.

Xiaoyu chuckled.

"Thanks guys." said Xiaoyu.

"You're welcome!" said Miharu and Julia.

"Oh, by the way Xiaoyu, I stopped by to tell you something really important." said Julia.

"Yeah, what's up? Is it about that Safari in Botswana? There were some animals that got sick and the Safari was short on vets. Did the environmental division send some vets to assist them?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Yes, twenty veterinarians from the environmental division traveled last night to Botswana. They arrived at the Safari and they've been treating the animals." said Julia, smiling. "The Safari staff and I talked on a conference call a few hours ago. They're very grateful and appreciate the Zaibatsu helping out."

"That's great! I'm happy we were able to help!" said Xiaoyu, smiling. "As usual, great job Julia and the environmental division!"

"Thanks Xiaoyu. I'll pass along your compliment to the environmental division." said Julia. "But that's not the only thing I came to talk to you about."

"Okay then." said Xiaoyu.

"You're gonna be really happy about this!" said Julia. "I'm so excited to tell you!"

"King asked you to marry him?" Xiaoyu asked, excitedly.

"No, but it will happen one day." said Julia, smiling. "Anyway, what I'm about to tell you isn't about me. It's about you…and Chun Jin!"

Xiaoyu and Miharu looked at each other confused.

"Um…okay?" Xiaoyu said.

"Xiaoyu…" said Julia, holding her hands and smiling at her, "…haven't you heard? Jin's alive!"

Xiaoyu looked at Julia in shock.

"Wait…what?!" Miharu said, also in shock.

Xiaoyu was speechless. She was so shocked. She felt so excited and so overwhelmingly happy. Jin, the love of her life isn't dead? Could she actually be with her husband again? Jin could actually meet his daughter? They could actually be a family and live happily ever after?

"H-how…who told you that?" Xiaoyu managed to speak in her state of shock.

"Well no one specifically told me…but everyone all over the world has been saying that Jin is alive. Word is…he and this other guy have been traveling around the world helping people…saving people from danger. People have said that they've seen Jin. A lot of people said that he rescued them from harm."

Xiaoyu angrily released her hands from Julia's hands. She stared angrily at Julia.

"Really Julia? You want me to raise my hopes about my husband being alive based on…rumors? Really?! You're one of the smartest people I know Julia. You're also very logical. I can't believe you'd think something was fact based on rumors!"

"I am logical, but I also have faith! I'm a very spiritual person...you know that." said Julia.

Julia went up to the coffee table and grabbed the remote.

"Besides, these aren't just rumors." said Julia. "Did you catch the news last night?"

"No I didn't have time." said Xiaoyu.

"Same here. I was busy with work. Then after work, Bob and I had a lot of errands to run." said Miharu.

"Well, yesterday, G-Corp unleashed deadly robots on a park in Tokyo. Two men dressed in black arrived at the scene. They destroyed all the robots and protected the people at the park. The news now has an update about that incident." said Julia, who turned on the TV.

Julia changed the channel to the News Channel, where they were doing coverage of the park incident.

"One of the mystery heroes is believed to be none other than Jin Kazama." said the news reporter. "A young woman, Aimi Hatsu who was at the park with her son Naoji, claims that not only did she talk to Jin Kazama, but she saw his face as well. According to Aimi, a robot was about to attack her son, when Jin defeated the robot. She said that Jin's face wasn't covered. When she talked to him, thanking him for protecting her son, that was when she realized that she was speaking to Jin Kazama."

The scene on the news then goes to Aimi, who is carrying her son. She is standing outside her house porch being interviewed by news reporters.

"I was thanking him, telling him how grateful I was. As I was looking at him, I was thinking to myself, 'this guy looks so familiar.' Then it hit me! It was Kazama Jin! I told him, I was like 'Kazama Jin is that you?' Then he denied it and ran off. But it was him I tell ya! I'm surprised that Kazama Jin would save people, including my son from danger, but I'm happy he did. I guess he's not a bad person anymore."

The scene on the news goes back to the reporter at the news desk.

"This is not the first time that people have claimed that Kazama is alive. For the past few months, stories have circulated that Kazama is alive and helping people. However in the past few weeks, these rumors have become more and more frequent."

As the reporter was talking, the news showed footage of Jin and Raven fighting the robots at the park.

"I recognize that guy…he's been in Tekken Tournaments right? What was his name again? He always keeps to himself and he's so mysterious. I don't think I've ever talked to him." said Miharu.

"Yeah…he does always keep to himself." said Julia. "I have talked to him a long time ago though…during Tekken 5. He's not exactly very friendly. What was his name?"

Julia and Miharu tried to remember Raven's name as they kept watching the news. After a few seconds, Julia snapped her fingers.

"Raven!" said Julia. "His name is Raven."

Xiaoyu kept looking at the screen, her face in complete shock.

"Is Kazama Jin really alive? And if so, how? Did he fake his death and go into hiding? If Jin is helping people, does that mean that the former tyrant and Mishima Zaibatsu CEO has changed his ways for good? We will continue to follow this developing story. I am Miyu Obata reporting."

Julia turned to Xiaoyu.

"I told you they're not rumors." said Julia. "I know it seems crazy, but I'm telling you, Jin's alive!"

Xiaoyu had all this hope, happiness and expectations in her heart. However, she realized that she couldn't raise her hopes like that. After Jin died, it took her a year to accept the fact that he was dead. Even after she found out she was pregnant, even after giving birth…even though life went on...a part of her was still in denial that Jin was dead. Everyday, before Xiaoyu would go to bed, she would look out of her bedroom window. She looked, hoping that Jin would step through those front gates and walk into the mansion. She would stand and look out of the window for hours, until she felt sleepy and went to bed. Xiaoyu looked out of the window at night for a year, until she finally accepted the sad reality that Jin wasn't coming back.

It was very hard for Xiaoyu to accept the fact that Jin was dead. It took her a year to get over her denial and accept Jin's death. As much as Xiaoyu wanted to believe Julia, she didn't want to have her hopes up for nothing. If she believed that Jin was alive and she found out that it wasn't true…Xiaoyu would be absolutely devastated. She didn't want to mess with her emotions like that.

"No. This still doesn't prove anything." said Xiaoyu, shaking her head. "If he's alive, the news should have evidence. They should have video and pictures of Jin's face unmasked."

"Xiaoyu…when he was fighting those robots, he had the exact fighting moves as Jin." said Julia. "And did you notice his gloves? Those are Jin's exact gloves!"

"I gotta agree with Jules…" said Miharu. "The guy was wearing Jin's gloves. And he has Jin's fighting style."

"Well…maybe some asshole found Jin's gloves among the rubble and stole them." said Xiaoyu.

"Really? And what...that same thief also happens to fight just like Jin?" Julia asked sarcastically.

"Maybe the thief sold it to someone who fights like Jin." said Xiaoyu, getting pissed and frustrated that Julia was still talking about this.

"Isn't that quite a coincidence. Billions of people in the world...and yet you got a guy who fights just like Jin who happens to buy Jin's fighting gloves from a thief." said Julia, sarcastically.

Xiaoyu groaned angrily and walked to the table with alcohol.

"Stop being stubborn Xiaoyu." said Julia. "How can you still think that Jin's dead even with all this evidence?"

Xiaoyu poured herself a glass of scotch. She took a big gulp and slammed the glass angrily on her desk.

"Why do you insist on giving me false hope Julia?" Xiaoyu said, raising her voice. "I wish that Jin was still here. I wish that we could be in each other's arms. I miss him all the time. I wish that Jin was alive, but the sad reality is he's dead. He's dead and I've accepted it."

Julia sighed and went up to her.

"I'm sorry Xiaoyu. I didn't mean to make you upset." said Julia. "You might disagree with me, but I really do think that Jin's alive. And if he is, he'll come back to you...you and Chun Jin. I thought that telling you would make you happy. I understand what you mean by not wanting to get your hopes up. I respect what you're saying. I'll stop trying to convince you to listen to me. Again, I'm sorry I made you upset."

Xiaoyu sternly glared at Julia.

"Don't bring up this Jin issue again." said Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu eyed Julia up and down and walked out of her office. She opened the door and angrily slammed it behind her. Julia sighed.

"I didn't mean to make Xiaoyu upset." said Julia to Miharu. "I thought that she'd be happy to hear that Jin's alive."

"I really hope it's true. I really hope that Jin's alive." said Miharu. "But at the end of the day…it's still all speculation. I don't blame Xiaoyu for not wanting to get her hopes up, because if it turns out that Jin is actually dead…it would absolutely crush her."

Julia nodded in agreement and sighed. It was speculation, but Julia couldn't help but believe that it was all true. Julia was convinced that Jin was alive and he would reunite with Xiaoyu and Chun Jin. Xiaoyu told her never to bring up the issue about Jin again. Out of respect for Xiaoyu's feelings, Julia was going to honor Xiaoyu's request. Julia wouldn't talk about the Jin issue with her again.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyu stormed out of the Zaibatsu. She walked down a block and leaned up against a tree. She sighed in frustration. She was so overwhelmed. Not only did she have to deal with Heihachi, now she finds out about this whole speculation about Jin. She had so many emotions going on and it was driving her batshit crazy. She looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Jin...I need you." she said, her eyes tearing up.

A few tears rolled down her face and she wiped away her tears. Xiaoyu was very upset, but she had to try and hold it together. She was the CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu and she wasn't going to have a meltdown in public. Xiaoyu moved away from the tree. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. She decided to walk around the block for a bit before returning to her office. She needed to clear her head. The weather was warm and beautiful, so it was a nice day to take a stroll.