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Note: Story is told in italics.

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So, What's Your Story?

By Nichole

Ch. 7- Asuka's Story: Grabber in the Dark

"I don't know about all of ya'll, but I think it's time for a bathroom break." Steve interrupts with his hand slightly raised.

"We're not in high school anymore. You don't have to ask to go to the bathroom." Miharu says looking at the others.

Steve narrows his eyes. "I'm not asking for your permission or anyone's for that matter. I'm just suggesting."

"I think that's a good idea." Julia interrupts before Miharu can respond.

"Uh huh. Once everyone's back, I'll start my story." Everyone nods to Asuka.

Later

"Okay, everyone's back." Asuka looks around. "I was 14 and Jin was 16." She then begins her story.

Grabber in the Dark

"Mom, I don't see why we have to go." Asuka says with her arms crossed under her chest. Jin is nodding his head.

"Because I said you're going." Jun kisses Asuka's cheek. "And that's that." She kisses Jin's cheek.

They both start to say something, but the shooting look Kazuya gives them is enough to dissolve that notion. Asuka and Jin put their hands up in surrender.

"Now, go get dressed." Jun shoos them towards the stairs.

20 minutes later, Jin appears in the living room. Jin's wearing jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. Jun nods in approval. Then Asuka makes her way into the room. Jun turns to Asuka.

"What the…" She begins.

But Kazuya continues. "…hell are you wearing?!" Kazuya looks from Asuka's gel spiked hair in a mock Kazuya, to her green long-sleeved shirt (A/N- it's like the one Kazuya wore in T4), and lastly to her blue dress pants.

"Now Asuka, I only ask a few things of you, and going to your grandfather's is one." Jun shakes her head. "We go through this every year, but never to the extent of mocking your dad." Jun shakes her head again.

Asuka rolls her eyes. "That's because ya'll never took me serious. I don't want to go to grandfather's. He's mean and…"

"And senile. Don't forget senile." Jin interrupts her. Kazuya shoots him another look that this time doesn't phase him.

"Yeah, he's mean and senile. And he keeps getting me confused with mom. Saying things like 'I hear you're satisfying Kazuya' and he winks at me. It's completely sick." Asuka shutters at the remembrances of such encounters.

Jun turns her attention and anger to Kazuya. "I wonder where he heard such a thing?"

To take Jun's attention off of him, he turns to Asuka. "Asuka, I'm serious, if you don't change your clothes I'm going to 'Gates of Hell' you!" Kazuya begins his stance.

"You will do no such thing to my baby!" Jun yells at Kazuya. "Or may devil help you, I'll 'Blizzard Combo' your ass!" And she begins her stance.

"I know you're my dad and all, but I would've had to 'Sacred Blade' you if mom hadn't stepped in to do it for me." Asuka puts her sunglasses that are copy's of Kazuya's on her face.

"Asuka, go change your clothes! 'Funeral Palm' will be in order." Jun stares at Asuka with her look that's incites more fear than all of Kazuya's combined.

"I think you've all lost your minds! Am I the only one not crazy?" Jin rubs his throbbing temples.

Asuka turns to Jin. "We're crazy?" Then Jun and Kazuya turn to him.

"Let me repeat. I said all of ya'll lost your minds." Jin says without a hint of backing down.

"Listen here Jin, you're gonna take that back or I'm gonna 'Heaven's Hammer' you till you do." Asuka does the Kazuya with her arms crossed.

Before Kazuya can say a threat to Asuka about copying him, Jin does his stance. "And before you can, Asuka, I'll be on you so fast with 'Switch Blade'."

"Shut up, or I'm gonna 'Wheel Kick' the three of you." Jun stares at them.

At that precise moment, Heihachi decides to show up. And boy is he shocked.

"What the hell is going on here?" Heihachi eyes the four with big eyes.

Jun gives a huge smile. "Heihachi, hi."

"Father, what are you doing here?" Kazuya straightens.

"Grandfather." Jin nods, only slightly shocked.

"Hi, grandfather." Asuka waves and with enthusiasm.

"I came by here because at the last moment, I thought it easier to come by and see you then for ya'll to come over." Heihachi rubs the bare skin down the center of his head. "But what I can't get is the craziness of what I heard..." He stops. The four look at him, visibly embarrassed. "And the fact that Asuka looks better in those clothes than you do Kazuya." Heihachi gives a great laugh.

"Wait a second." Julia shakes her head. "Ya'll were threatening each other with moves from a videogame?"

"What can I say, our families weird like that." Asuka says matter-of-factly. Jin nods in agreement.

"Get to the spooky part." Xiao says bringing them back.

"Right." And Asuka continues.

Okay, so we sat and talked and then grandfather decided that he wanted us to meet his lady friend tomorrow night. Mom thought that was so nice that he was dating, dad was pissed and not wanting to meet her, Jin thought it was ok and I thought it was nasty.

So we went through the same thing around 6 the next night, and made it out the door around 7. So we were late, again.

We the ride there was uneventful, just the same old same old. But something strange happened once we were parked and getting out of the car.

"Did ya'll hear that?" I ask Jin.

"Yeah, but I don't think it's nothing." Jin shrugs his shoulders.

"Hey." I call out to mom, dad and Jin as they're walking up the sidewalk towards the door of grandfathers. "I have to get the cheesecake grandfather likes out the trunk."

Mom nods. "Okay, need any help?"

"Nope. I'm strong." I lift my arms.

Jin laughs and Kazuya shakes his head. "Okay. Come right inside." And they go inside.

As I grab the cheesecake mom made, I feel a hand grab me, pulling backwards slightly. I jump making a small noise, dropping the cake upside down on the driveway. I turn around, but there's no one there. That person moved pretty fast. I don't stand around. I run up the sidewalk, inside the house. Grandfather, mom, dad, Jin and grandfather's lady friend stopped talking.

"What happened?" Grandfather asks before mom or dad.

I catch my breath. "Someone grabbed my shoulder. I jumped and dropped the cheesecake, then I came in here."

Everyone's quiet, with little amused expressions in their eyes.

"O, hon, you just got a little scared of the dark, that's all." Mom rubs my shoulders and gives me a kiss on the cheek.

"Nobody's got to believe me, but I know that it was someone or something out there that grabbed my shoulder. I've never been afraid of the dark, ever." I look between them. They don't say anything.

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"So, did you ever find out who it was?" Xiao puts her hands on her knees.

"Naw." I shake my head. "And the only person that believed me was Jin." Jin shakes his head when they look at him.

"Wow." Xiao shakes her head.

"So, who's story is next?" Asuka looks between the 3 people who haven't gone.

Xiao looks up. "Ooo, me!" She waves her hand.

Hi there. You know that Xiao is next (Ch. 8), but who should go after her (Ch. 9)? that's the question. Hmmm. You get to decide. And here are your choices: Julia, Jin, Miharu & Steve or Xiao & Jin. Once I've tallied up the votes, the ending authors note will have who's story is in Chapter 9. Till then :D