Hey all. Sorry it's taken me so long to update this thing, I've been extremely busy. Anyway, I hope you all had a good Christmas etc etc, and I hope that you all enjoy reading this. I have a little bit of a surprise at the end of this chapter, but don't read too much into it ok lol.

Chapter 7: So It Begins

Jin sat down on the sofa, he had the worlds largest headache. He thought about his plan, with Hwoarang on his side, it might just work. Of course, he should have known better than to trust him, but he really had no choice, he would just have to be on his guard when around him, because knowing Hwoarang, he'd come up with some plan to escape, just to piss him off.
"Are you alright?" said Ling, as she sat down beside him, Jin turned to face her,
"Yeah I'm fine, bit of a headache, that's all. Why did you come back? I thought you were supposed to stay there at the warehouse" he said, Ling shrugged,
"Yeah, I know, but I didn't trust Hwoarang, I know what he's like, he could have hurt you, again, I didn't want that to happen" she said, resting her hand on Jin's. He quickly pulled it back, and jumped up,
"I er, have to... um take a shower!" he stammered, and ran into the bathroom. Ling watched him go, and smiled,
"Phase one...complete"
Jin stood in front of the mirror,
"Ok Kazama, get a grip man. You like her, so why the hell did you run away when she touched you? God you're SUCH a fool! " He said to himself. He splashed water on his face, and turned to go through the door, "Ok Jin, nothing to worry about, just tell her, yeah, just tell her, or just touch her, do SOMETHING!" he said. He took a deep breath, and walked into the sitting room...

Meanwhile, back at the warehouse, Hwoarang and Heihachi were deep in conversation,
"Thank you Hwoarang, you've done the right thing in telling me, it shouldn't be too hard to dispose of them both" said Heihachi, he turned to face Hwoarang, a grin stretched from ear to ear. Hwoarang didn't like that look, not at all.
"Well, I thought it might give you a little more time to decide what to do if you knew what they were up to. Although the plan is almost fool proof, I'm sure there is a way to get around it" he said, grinning slightly, everything was going to plan. The meeting was a very brief one; Heihachi had dismissed him after an hour or so. Hwoarang had gone to his hotel room and promptly climbed into bed, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

Hwoarang tried to go back to sleep, but an annoying ringing kept him awake, he tossed and turned, this way and that, trying to ignore it. He sat up, and sighed,
"God damn that telephone!" He reached over and picked up the receiver,
"Did you do what I asked?" came the voice
"Hello to you too Jin" said Hwoarang coldly.
"Well, did you?"
"Yeah, I did it, he thinks you're going to try and ambush him etc etc, like you said"
"Excellent, see you tomorrow, by the way, you do know where to meet don't you?"
"Yes, I know where to meet, I aint as dumb as you, remember?" spat Hwoarang,
"What ever, see you tomorrow"
"See you..." the line went dead "Tomorrow...yeah, what ever Jin" said Hwoarang, placing the receiver back. He turned over, and fell into a troubled sleep.
"Well, has he done it?" asked Ling as Jin returned;
"Yeah, he's done it." came the reply. Jin sighed, and sat down next to Ling, who scooted up closer to him, he smiled at her, and put his arm around her,
"So everything's going to plan?" she asked excitedly,
"Yup, it's all in motion now Ling, we're gonna take Heihachi down" said Jin, there was a slight smile on his face as he hugged Ling.
"I still can't believe that you've got him to help you do this, he is your enemy after all, and he's working for Heihachi, you're very trusting aren't you?"
"Well yeah, I guess, but after that talk I had with him yesterday, turns out he hates Heihcahi as much as I do... so we have an unfair advantage"
"How so?"
"Well, Heihachi only has himself, he thinks Hwoarang's on his side, but really he's on our side. So three people to one, think about it." said Jin, Ling nodded,
"Ah, I see...cool" she said.
"So you see, it's fair for us, but unfair for him"
"But what if Hwoarang isn't really on our side, what if he's gone and told Heihachi what we're REALLY going to do, instead of the other thing" said Ling, jumping up, Jin could see the panic in her eyes,
"Don't worry," he soothed," you think that I haven't already considered that? If he has done then I have a back up plan, always wise to have one of those" he laughed softly. Ling sighed,
"Ok, if you have, then I guess I'm gonna have to trust you on that one, aren't I?" she said, sitting down beside Jin,
"Looks like it, doesn't it" said Jin, he smiled and hugged her tight... everything was working out fine... for now.

Hwoarang woke with a start; he'd just been having the weirdest dream. He looked at the clock on the table beside his bed, two fifty-six am. He groaned, and rolled over, trying to fall back to sleep. But, to no avail. He tossed and turned for what seemed like hours, finally, he sat up, and sighed,
"This is pointless" he said to himself as he fought with the sheets and managed to climb out of bed. He stretched, his muscles aching. He wandered over to the window, and opened it, he let the rush of cool air engulf his naked body, waking him up a little.
"Why the hell are you working with Jin man?" he said to himself "Why? He's like, your enemy. Although, he DOES hate Heihachi, as do I, so, I guess it's ok" he continued.
"Who are you talking to Hwoarang?" said a female voice, Hwoarang spun around to face the woman,
"Ling! What are you doing here?" he cried. Ling smiled, and looked him up and down,
"Came to collect you, did you forget that we're supposed to meet Jin at three-thirty?" she said, Hwoarang gasped,
"Shit, yeah I did. Hang on, how did you get in here?" he exclaimed, Ling laughed,
"Easy, picked the lock" she grinned. Looking Hwoarang up and down again, "Aren't you a bit cold?" she asked
"Huh? What do you..." started Hwoarang, suddenly, he looked down at himself "Ah, I'll get dressed shall I?" he said, laughing a little. Ling nodded,
"Yeah, I think you aught to, don't want to catch a cold do you" she chuckled. Hwoarang hurried around his apartment, trying to find clothes to wear.
"Ok, I'm ready" he said breathlessly after a few minutes. Ling didn't answer, "Ling, I'm ready, can we go?" he said. Ling turned to face him
"Ok, let's go" she said quietly, and slowly walked out of the door.
"Ling, is something wrong?" said Hwoarang,
"No, nothing" replied Ling quickly,
"Are you sure? You seem pretty quiet now."
"I'M FINE!" snapped Ling, Hwoarang was taken aback,
"Fine, I'll say no more" said Hwoarang, Ling looked at him,
"I'm sorry Hwoarang, I'm just a bit nervous about tonight, what with Heihachi's tendency to, kill people, you know" said Ling,
"Yeah, I know, I'm a bit worried too, as much as I hate the guy, I don't want anything to happen to Jin" said Hwoarang, he grimaced a little, "I can't believe I just said that. That stays between me and you, do you hear?" he said, laughing a little.
"Yeah, ok, between me and you" laughed Ling "I, just, I'm scared Hwoarang, what if he manages to hurt one of us? I don't think I can go through with it" she cried. Hwoarang took her hand, and pulled her close to him, hugging her as she cried into his chest,
"Everything's going to be fine, you'll see. It will all work out perfectly." He said, tilting her head to face him, ling looked up at him, her face stained with tears.

"I hope so," she said, trying hard to suppress the sob that threatened to escape, Hwoarang smiled a reassuring smile,

"Course it will," he soothed still looking into her eyes, before either of them new what was happening, Hwoarang lowered his lips to hers and gently kissed her….

Well, then, I told you I had a little bit of a surprise at the end of this chapter. But don't read too much into it, I don't think I intend to build on it.

Authors Notes

Okies, review times I'm glad to see that I got a few more than last time, only two, but at least it's better than nothing .

Henred5: Lol, yes, you did forget to review it, but that's alright I'm thinking about making them a couple, as you can probably tell from this chapter they're getting pretty close I'll have to see what I can do.

Hibeki: Nah that's alright, you've reviewed them now so I forgive you XxX