There's going to be two chapters out again today. (Sorry, but up until chapter 11 there are a lot of very short chapters. I didn't combine them because the titles didn't match the action.) I don't think I'm going to be doing this anymore until we get to the last few chapters.
Thanks to FreakyArtist and others for their reviews. ;) Enjoy!
-Under Siege-
Xiaoyu stopped for a moment to consider what Heihachi had just told her. It was true that Jin was still keeping something from her, but what? Suddenly a dull feeling of dread crept into her stomach.
I should get back, she told herself, something isn't right.
Back at the mansion, Jin was ready to have a nervous breakdown. Hours had gone by since the signal from the necklace had been disconnected. I never should have let her go alone, he scolded himself.
Just then, the alarms began to sound.
The entire mansion went into complete lockdown, switching the computer screens to surveillance tapes. Turning to the monitor, Jin scanned the surveillance screens for the source of the alarm. Every corridor seemed to be all clear. Confused, Jin started to dismiss it as a false alarm.
The faint sound of a crash and gunshots quickly changed his mind. The screens showed guards strewn across the floors unconscious, although the intruder remained unseen.
Stray bullets whizzed through the doorway of Jin's office, barely missing him.
Moving quickly to close the door, Jin could see a familiar pair of eyes watching him from beyond the doorway.
The shadowed figure moved closer, stepping over fallen guards.
Jin's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Father…"