Chapter 11: The unexpected

Xiaoyu got up early and went to town before going to Lili's house.

"Good day, Miss Ling," said Sabastian as he ushered her in.

The Rocheforts mansion was a lot more lavish and modern than what Xiaoyu was expecting.

"Hi!" said Lili excitedly as she came through.

"Hey," said Xiaoyu, taken aback by Lili's excitement.

"I'm so glad you're here! Come on, lets get started!" Lili said as she linked arms with Xiaoyu and dragged her off.

"You're really keen on your lesson," said Xiaoyu, feeling rather uncomfortable.

"Oh, you bet I am! You have no idea how long I've waited for this!" said Lili as they made their way into the back garden.

"I thought, we might practice outside, seeing that its a lovely day, don't you agree?"

"Yes, anything you're comfortable with is fine by me." said Xiaoyu.

"Would you like anything to drink before we get started?" asked Lili.

"No thanks, I already ate before I got here." said Xiaoyu.

"Right..." said Lili.

"Lovely place you got here." Xiaoyu said while looking into the distance.

"Yes, a fresh look from the Mishima's... But it must be even lovelier being close to Jin."

"Excuse me?" Xiaoyu said, snapping out of her trance.

"You love him, don't you?" said Lili in a tone that sounded more like an accusation than a question.

"That's very personal," said Xiaoyu, beginning to feel extremely uncomfortable.

"I can't fathom why he would love you too..."

"Look, Lili, I'm not here to discuss my pers..." Xiaoyu froze when she realized that Lili had just pulled a gun on her.

Jin had come back home and asked Akinobu where Xiaoyu had gone to.

"She never told me where she was going," said Akinobu.

"She's gone to Lili's house," said Asuka appearing at the entry-way. "Apparently she wanted private lessons."

"Lili's house?" asked an alarmed Jin. "Why didn't you go along?"

"Hey! I wasn't invited, ok." said Asuka.

"That is very strange..." Suddenly it dawned on Jin, "Asuka...how did you actually find out about the fire at Wang's house and how did you know where we were?"

"Uhh... Lili told me." said Asuka.

"And how did she know?"

"I dunno, she said apparently everyone knew."

"Oh no..." Jin said as he rushed out.

Back at Lili's place, Xiaoyu stared at Lili, the situation taking a few moments to settle in.

"Lili... I don't understand..." Xiaoyu said while trying to remain calm.

"Your charm might work on your friends...but it certainly won't work on me!" Lili sneered.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Stop playing the innocent!" Lili snapped. She was irritated. "You know what you did! You stole my future husband!"

"Future husband...?" Xiaoyu's voice trembled.

Lili scoffed, "You really didn't know did you?" Tears started forming in her eyes. "Jin and I were already promised to each other since we were little... It was arranged by our families, for the great of the companies." The tears started streaming down her cheeks.

"And then you stole him away from me!" shouted Lili.

"Lili, I didn't know..."

"Don't lie to me!" screamed Lili. "You took him away and then you threw away his love! You don't even deserve him! You're one selfish bitch! What he saw in a guttersnipe like you is one very big mystery to me!" she spat, each word ice coated.

Lili was crazy and with her mascara running, she looked almost like that mad child from the movie Orphan but this was no horror movie that could be turned off easily.

"Someone is going to hear that gunshot," said Xiaoyu, trying to find a way to stall Lili.

"Oh no... There's nobody here... Sabastian is out and my daddy is too...as usual. I'll be done with you by the time anyone gets back."

"Lili please, I was gonna leave by the end of the week..."

"Ha! I think you had a fair enough warning to leave sooner but no...you stuck around!"

"You threw the brick through the window?"

"Yes..."

Xiaoyu's mind began to spin, "Then you planted those markers into Miharu's car and set my house on fire?"

"Wow... You know for one ditzy girl, you catch on really fast... I needed your friend out of the picture. Without her constantly at your side, you were vulnerable. Luckily for her those stupid cops never thought to search her car."

Xiaoyu immediately felt sick to her guts. Not only was Lili crazy but she was dangerous too. Her sense of revenge or how far she was willing to go to get what she wanted knew no limits, leaving Xiaoyu chilled to the bone.

"But come on, do you really think killing me is going to solve your problems? You're better than this..." Xiaoyu tried to reason.

"Shut up!" screamed Lili. "You think that you can just come around and snatch Jin away from me again! This time I'm not gonna sit around and watch! You know women like you are an abomination to society! The reason why men cheat is because there's so many immoral tramps like you who are willing to cheat with them!"

Xiaoyu could see that there was no reasoning with Lili. Just when she thought all hope was lost, Lili's father came through the door unexpectedly. A wave of panic overcame Lili as she glanced over her shoulder.

"Help!" shouted Xiaoyu.

"Hold it right there, Ling!" snarled Lili as she reverted her attention back to Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu immediately resumed her hostage stance, knowing better than to move too quick.

"Emilie! What is going on here?!" demanded her father.

"Daddy..." Lili said in childlike innocence. "It's that girl... The one who stole Jin from me..." she said as more tears came.

Mr Rochefort looked confusedly at Xiaoyu and then back at Lili. "Sweetheart..." he said, after a few moments, "There's so many eligible young gentlemen out there..."

"But Daddy, I've chosen Jin! You chose him for me too! Its for the good of your company...remember?"

"Darling...please... Don't do this. Have you taken your meds?" he asked looking very sad, he knew that his daughter wasn't quite right in the head.

"Don't talk to me like that!" Lili screamed as she pointed the gun towards her father. "You know you treat me like I'm just some kind of object that you can pump pills into all the time! You don't care about me or my feelings!"

"Emilie..." a horrified Mr Rochefort said as he put his hands up. "I've always been there for you... and done what was best for you, haven't I?"

"Have you really?" Lili said as she shook her head. "Well I was just a burden to you that Jin was suppose to take off of your hands, right? He was suppose to set me free from this prison!" she said as she gestured to the house. "Him and I were meant to have a future."

"And we still can..." said Jin appearing at the scene with Asuka.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Jin who was making his way towards Lili, while Asuka stopped at a safe distance.

"What was that?" asked Lili.

"I said we could still have a future...together... Think about it..." said Jin.

"It would be great for Daddy's business and your family's too..." said Lili. She had a wild look on her face.

"Your dad would be so proud of you, my family would adore you... And when we get married we could go live in Monaco..."

"Married...living in Monaco...? Sounds great... I love you, Jin..." Lili said with a twisted sinister smile.

"I love you too, Lili..." said Jin, he was now standing dangerously close.

"But...if we're gonna have a blissful life, we can't have anymore distractions...can we..?" and at that Lili pointed her gun at Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu immediately turned her head to the side and shut her eyes as the gun went off. The loud bang caused many birds to flee and a loud ringing sound in every ones ears. Xiaoyu openned her eyes slowly thinking for a moment that she had been shot. As she came to her senses she heard Asuka screaming hysterically and then she looked in front of herself only to find to her horror and dismay that Jin had jumped in front of the bullet for her.

"Emilie! What have you done?" shouted Mr Rochefort.

"Jin! Noo!" screamed Xiaoyu as she rushed over to catch Jin who fell backwards into her arms.

Asuka immediately joined them as well, tears were streaming down her cheeks.

Lili just stood there shocked and horrified at what she had done. In that moment, Mr Rochefort tackled her to the ground. Losing her grip on the gun, Lili screamed and struggled violently with her father while trying to retrieve the gun. Gaining the upper hand, he was able to hold her down while pulling out a sedative and injecting Lili with it.

"Nooo!" She screeched at the top of her lungs while trying to break free. "Daddy please don't..."

"This is for your own good! You're a danger to yourself and to those around you!"

Her struggling had finally stopped. Sabastian arrived at that moment, he and Mr Rochefort carried Lili's limp body back into the house. Mr Rochefort came back to apologize for all that had happened. He looked so old and worn out from the whole ordeal.

"It's my fault," he said, his voice full of sorrow and grief. "I've sheltered her too much ever since her mother died."

The ambulance arrived moments later. Asuka and Xiaoyu went along to the hospital. Both of them were physically and emotionally drained. Heihachi and Jin's parents rushed to the hospital immediately when they received the news of what had happened. Everyone sat helplessly while waiting to hear from a doctor. After what seemed like an eternity a doctor finally arrived to give a report. They had successfully removed the bullet from his chest. They had also stabilized his blood loss, he was still asleep but they could go see him in a few minutes.