Chapter 11: Kunimitsu's New "National Light"

Chapter 11: Kunimitsu's New "National Light"

I woke up smiling this morning because today was the day I finally shine my "national light" on the other Tekken fighters along with meeting Taichi and Kaichi's family of the humans first. As I sat up, covering up my naked body with my covers, I had a quick flashback of how I was acting towards the other fighters before the tag tournament ended. It's a long flashback and it's amazing how I manage to keep it in my storage space inside my memory glands. It's pretty much a whole story.

(Flashback, 7 years ago in the Tekken Tag Tournament dojo…)

It was the opening day of the Tekken Tag Tournament and I arrived on time… and I was there first. The only other person that was there was Heihachi. He was surprised to see me here way before everybody else.

"Kunimitsu?!" He nearly exclaimed. "It's only 3 hours away before this Tekken Tag Tournament starts. What are you doing here so early?"

"Is that really a problem?" I asked him smoothly. "People come early to meetings all the time."

"I know, but there are some people I don't expect to arrive to a certain place early."

"Like me?"

"Yes."

"You still have some shit against me, don't you?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Ugh!"

Yes, it was tough to withstand. Heihachi didn't treat me with as much respect as any other woman should receive… all because I was a kunoichi with an amazingly good reputation of being a professional thief. People say to give respect, you have to get it… and ultimately, I really wasn't getting the respect. So, I didn't give him respect in return. Three hours later, the other fighters arrived. Some were thrilled and happy to see me. Others… just as bad as Heihachi's first glance at my foxen mask getting in his face too early. I decided to speak to the ones who did like my presence, who includes Nina, Jun, Kazuya, Alex, Bruce, Wang, Armor King, and King.

"It's good to see you again, Kunimitsu." Jun started when she faced me. "It's been nearly a whole decade since we past contenders have seen each other. How have you been while Tekken 3 was running?"

"I've been okay." I replied. "Bored out my damn mind, but okay."

"Heh, heh, heh. Still have that mean hiding mouth of yours, like always. That was the only unique thing about you."

"I knew something other than my good reputation of a thief made me stand out beyond the others."

"Don't be denyin' yourself, Kuni." Bruce encouraged. "I always knew you were the sexy one."

"I thought I was the sexy one." Nina protested playfully. Bruce looked at her with disgust.

"NO! You're the self-servin' whore with no experience other than that assassin shit!"

"……That's harsh."

"Really, guys… I don't mind the rejection I'm getting from the others… especially Michelle." I protested.

"You and Michelle had beef cookin' between ya'll since the first Tekken tournament." Alex reminded. "I was waiting for one of you to finally eat it and settle the score like real women."

"Michelle knew that was never going to happen in years to come."

"Aw, man!"

"Don't let disrespect take over your fighting spirit, Kunimitsu." Wang encouraged in that same nice grandfather tone I remember. "You are special and a one-of-a-kind Tekken combatant, but your skills do deserve all the credit along with your determination of a fighter. Keep that up and you'll eventually gain the respect."

"…………………" I was silent. Hearing the words of an elder really moved me eternally. He was right about everything. Showing what I do best should raise my respect meter up to 100 percent by the end of the tag tournament. Since this was a 'tag' event, I had to have another fighter in a team with me. Choosing who could join me was harder than dealing with Michelle and Yoshimitsu simultaneously. Kazuya, who was one of those who appreciated my company, decided to join in my tag team. I was shocked.

"What's there to be shocked about, Kunimitsu?" Kazuya asked me. My foxen mask hid my shocked face, but he noticed my shock by the extended silence he was hearing from me.

"I didn't expect you to join me on such late notice." I replied with honesty. Kazuya chuckled.

"Well, what do you expect? You've been chosen to work with me since the second Tekken tournament and this is actually a promotion for you. You should be happy that I've joined you."

"I am, but…"

"What?"

"Why you?"

"I respect you, Kuni."

"………thanks." I was really shocked now. I did respect him after all. "Seriously, Kazuya… I respect you as well. You have a confusing family, though."

"I get used to it."

"I see."

After that was final, Kazuya and I became a fully fledged team for the Tekken Tag Tournament and it began on a sour note…

(End flashback)

"Kunimitsu, you okay, baby?" Taichi asked me, knocking me out my internal storybook flashback. "You looked kinda blank there."

"I did?" I asked him out of nowhere, but it was meant to be asked. Taichi nodded as he placed a strong hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah. You were in a blank state for a full 20 minutes. Was there something in mind?"

"Yeah. I was looking back at my final Tekken tournament appearance as a fighter in the tag tournament. My behavior back then sucked dicks like babies sucking milk out of a bottle."

"Damn! Was it that rotten?"

"Yes… and I briefly admit it, Taichi. I was a horrible person for even the newest fighters to deal with. It's a good thing I've completely change myself for good now."

"How about you do that today while I contact my mother's family? It's gonna take me until this evening to do."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah. Dogatagi is just one member of my mother's family. Getting the rest will take a while. You can show that you've changed to those fighters who mistreated you then."

"Which was pretty much the majority of them."

"Damn."

"Yeah."

"Mornin', ya'll." Greeted a familiar voice. I turned around and saw Kaichi's old friend from the search before, Zaxxopoliix. Taichi was pretty baffled, but I smiled as I quickly slipped on a robe and approached him.

"Good morning, Zaxxo." I greeted sweetly. "Did you sleep well?"

"Yeah. I actually slept longer than ya'll. I didn't wanna get involved in all those things you were up to."

"Good."

"Don't you know you got a huge-ass wildcat sleepin' in the garden with a white fox?"

"Yeah. That's Advance and Zakki. They're my pets."

"Damn! That big cat and that white fox are your pets? You must really love animals."

"Why do you think I wear a fox mask over my face?"

"…you got a point. Hey, Taichi. Kaichi won't lyin' when he said you had pink eyes. They're bright as hell."

"Thanks… I guess." Taichi said with uncertainty. "You wanna meet our family?"

"The humans first, man. I am not ready to meet a bunch of giant fire-breathin' lizards yet."

"That's okay. Kunimitsu said the same thing."

"Thank God! When is your family gonna be here?"

"Probably this evening. Gathering them up takes longer than cooking the dinner that Kunimitsu will be happy to cook for us."

"Say what?" I asked in a dull tone.

"I'm sure you'll do just fine with cooking for a whole half of a family. No need to cook for the dragons, though. Dogatagi has something planned for them."

"Goddamn it."

"Right now, Kuni… go on and impress the other Tekken fighters with that 'National Light' your name represents. Wear your newest outfit."

"I got it for her in my room. I brought it for a bargain since I said that it was for you. Japan knows you from the back of their hand." Zaxxopoliix suggested. I looked over at him with surprise.

"Really?" I asked him.

"Yeah. Come with me real quick."

Minutes later, in Zaxxo's bedroom…

"Here it is. The newest and last outfit you'll ever wear in your new life." He announced as he showed me the new outfit. It was like a sexier version of my original purple and pink outfit. The only thing that was different was longer sleeves on both layers of the top, a belt to wear around my neck to separate the purple top underneath the main pink one, fancy decorations on each of the ends of the outer shirt, and cross-strings at the opening of the pink top where my clevage shows. The kunai was pretty old-fashioned, but was brand new and the fox mask was improved. It shows my mouth, but hides everything else. This was indeed the last outfit I'll ever wear. "Go ahead and try it on. I'll wait for ya, so I can see."

Five minutes later…

The outfit was very comfortable when I looked at myself in the mirror to inspect myself. It looked good on me as well and, as for my hair… well, it was red and in a pair of pigtails… but the style of the pigtails were different. They actually… flowed freely of separate strands instead of being glued together. The whole change felt too vivid and free and I was ready to give those disrespecting fighters a shocker they'll never forget.

Seconds later, I walked out to show Zaxxopoliix how I looked without the fox mask. Then, I placed it on and he whistled.

"Goddamn! I even impress myself sometimes with these outfits I be pickin'." He commented to himself. "The mouth-revealin' fox mask suits you much better than your original. How do you like the way your signature pigtails look?"

"My head feels lighter with those." I replied. "I love them."

"Great. Now, you're ready to shine that 'National Light' on the laugh-boy fighters! I wish ya good luck and… uh, yo' fox… Zakki, right?"

"Yeah."

"He's got a present from your boyfriend for ya in the parking garage. Go check it out first before you go."

And so I did. I went to the garage and saw Taichi dressed in a pair of baggy jeans with Zakki and Advance with him, having Zakki holding a set of car keys in his mouth. This shocked me. I forcefully took my new mask off and gasped.

"Car keys?!" I asked them. Advance and Zakki nodded while Taichi approached me and kissed my left cheek.

"A new 'shining light' for your encounter." After he said that statement, Zakki professionally tossed him the keys and he caught them just as professional. He then handed them to me and I couldn't stop my breath from breathing so fast. "Over 30,000 yen was paid to get this car customized to the way you want it, even the kunai star styled spinning rims on the wheels."

"Taichi, you do know what kind of car this is, right?"

"Yeah. It's the car you've always wanted. A Jaguar XJ220… shiny, purple, sexy, and in all it's speeding glory… just the way you like it."

"This is a really nice car, but you said the money was paid for the customizations. Who exactly did pay for them?"

"Wanna know?" Kaichi came in from the entrance. Taichi, Advance, and Zakki smiled while I awaited his finish, still holding my fox mask in my hand. "Remember I told you that our parents were dead?"

"Yeah."

"Well…" Kaichi got quiet as he moved out of the way and a beautiful Chinese woman at an age of 45 came into the door. She had a face as silky smooth as mine and her eyes were more narrow than mine… and her eyes were a very, very, VERY… bright baby blue and she had long black hair with white strands, signifying that she was growing old with age. All she wore was a nice form-fitting kimono dress that was pink with blue roses decorated all over it. Her figure was impressive for a 45-year-old who had twins. "…this is Javashi Rashel Hagasaka, our mother. She helped to pay for the customizations."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kunimitsu… or should I call you Kunishi?" Javashi greeted in a sweet, but not-too-deep female voice. I bowed in greeting before I spoke.

"You may call me Kunimitsu, Mrs. Hagasaka. It's a pleasure to meet you, too. Did Kaichi and Taichi even know you were dead?"

"The news can lie sometimes, dear. When they heard that me and my husband, Taikan, died of diseases on the news, all they were listening to… were just lies! Taikan and I are just fine."

"I hear that Taikan is a full dragon along with his whole half of the family. How did you two meet?"

"I'll discuss that later. I promise. Right now, take this new car and go impress your Tekken rivals who disrespected you."

Ten minutes later…

I was on my way to the Tekken Dojo in my nice new car. I drove smoothly, but the 516 horsepower made it seem extremely fast for a cruise. I couldn't wait to arrive there and surprise them. When I stopped at a stoplight, I saw Advance just arriving to the right side of me. I rolled down my window and he was moaning sadly. He didn't want to be left alone, even with Zakki. He really took me in as a best friend for eternity.

"You wanna surprise them with me, don't you?" I asked him. He nodded frantically. "Aww. For a huge cat, you have a soft heart. You can follow me, then." After that was stated, Advance followed me for the rest of the way. While I was driving, I went back to my flashback, but I was still focused on my driving.

(Flashback, back to the Tekken Tag Tournament…)

Kazuya and I became a team and our start went sour… verbally. Our first battle was against the team of Michelle and Jin. Michelle was up first and damn! She didn't even give me a chance to speak! I was listening, though.

"So, we meet again, Kunimitsu." She started coldly. "I hope Yoshimitsu kills you. You've been getting on my nerves for years now and it's about time you get out of here! Don't even think of a comeback. Let's just get this overwith!"

"……………" I remained silent that whole time, like I said before. My fox mask hid my mouth silently saying: 'Fuck you, bitch!'. Kazuya got defensive from behind when he saw that I didn't react.

"You better wish you've never said those words to her!" He screamed from the distance. "She'll stab you in your throat for that!"

"Oh, shut up! She wouldn't do it unless she actually states that she'll do it. You… will do it, won't you?"

"Don't test my patience. Let's just fight." I replied smoothly. After that ten minute fight, I became the victor without even tagging Kazuya to help me. She pissed me off when she said that she'll allow Yoshimitsu to kill me. I looked down at her unconscious body and gave her the middle finger as a threat. "Motherfucking bitch."

That felt sweet to my fists after the day was done. Kazuya and I fought well for the first half of the tournament. Him and I were sitting in a resting lounge room and I looked at the blood stains on my kunai with curiosity. He watched me with an evil smile on his face. After about 6 minutes, I deliciously licked the blood off my kunai and he chuckled even louder.

"Revenge is a sweet thing to taste, isn't it?" He said with evil in his voice. I smiled when I was finished and licked my lips with satisfaction.

(End flashback)

"Revenge was sweet then… I still have that taste now." I said to myself when I finally arrived at the dojo. All of the Tekken fighters were in for a treat now… especially with Advance beside me. I placed on my mouth-showing foxen mask, equipped my kunai, and finally entered the dojo with confidence. I jiggled the handle and it was locked. I looked over at Advance and he knew what I was thinking and, in an instant, he stuck out his huge claws and pounded the door open… and completely off its henges. It seemed like nobody was phased, though. It was empty. Advance was puzzled, but I made his conclusion. "They must be outside in the backyard. Make a surprise entrance for me. I'll catch up."

At that command, Advance nodded as a response and I disappeared in a puff of smoke, teleporting to the outside roof. I was watching to see how Advance does. He impressed me when he busted through the back door, nearly making Alex trip over backwards. I chuckled softly when I saw this.

"HOLY SHIT!!" Marduk exclaimed. "What the hell is that?!" Ling gasped.

"THAT'S A LIGER!!" She exclaimed. "How did it get here?"

"It's a he, Ling." Christie corrected when she examined him. "Do you have a name, big fella?"

"Mm-hm." Advance replied.

"What is it?" Advance didn't reply as he pointed to his collar around his neck. I just got him that license last week. Christie looked at it and read it outloud. "It says, 'Name: Advance; Date adopted: 4/17/94; Owner: Kunishi Yarkataki'? Who's that?" That was my cue.

"That… would be me." I replied. I jumped down from the roof and everybody was impressed to see me in my new outfit. Advance sat down like a good cat as I continued. "Kunishi Yarkataki was my name before I became a manji."

"I thought you didn't remember your real name."

"I lied."

"Damn it, Kuni!"

"My pleasure."

"Nice outfit." Marduk commented. "New outfit for Tekken 6?"

"Probably, yeah… and thanks."

"I didn't even know you had a knack for pets, Kunimitsu!" Nina exclaimed with surprise. "I thought you could kill everything."

"I was fond of animals then… I'm still fond of them now."

"And it happens to be a liger, huh?" Hwoarang asked sarcastically. "Where exactly did you adopt him?"

"I was a volunteer at a local shelter not too far from here when I was 16. Since I was helpless, I had to find some place to belong."

"He's cute!" Ling screamed when she was petting Advance. His purring made me smile. "How old is he?"

"Three."

"WHAT?!" Everybody asked with shock. I nodded with confidence as I approached my cat and petted him with Ling.

"Yeah. He's a baby… still."

"Awwww." Julia sighed when she approached me. "Kunimitsu, I love how you've changed. You're not… the bad-ass bitch we once knew anymore."

"She has changed, Julia." Heihachi agreed, approaching me with a studying glare. "Did something… happen to you during your hideaways?"

"I found a new true love and he proposed to me. I said yes." I replied with teary eyes, which were hidden behind my mask. No tears emitted from them, however. The ladies gasped.

"Congradulations!" They all screamed at me. I blushed with shyness.

"…thanks, ladies."

"Who's the new man?" Anna asked, but then, stopped me from speaking. "NO, WAIT! Let me guess… Kaichi's twin brother."

"Taichi, yeah."

"Hee, hee, hee. Loved the younger brother, huh? How is he, compared to Kaichi?"

"He's got a sensitive heart and a pretty kind heart as well. He's quiet, shy, strong, defensive, and he's one of those determined warriors that don't take defeat for granted. When he sees a real defeat, then he'll take it."

"He sounds brave." Christie moaned out. Eddy glared at her for a moment. I chuckled.

"No need to take it seriously, Eddy."

"That's what I thought." Eddy replied.

"But, really… Christie's right. Taichi is brave and his body is like a walking steel plate… unlike the JACK robots."

"Unlike them?!" Asuka asked me with surprise. "How?"

"You know how I stabbed Gun Jack with my kunai as he broke down because I slammed his generator… Kazuya?"

"I remember that battle." Kazuya came to a realization. "You were reckless then."

"I was, but seriously… Taichi isn't that stable. He's only stable emotionally, but physically… aw, damn! Nothing… and I do mean… NOTHING can hurt him."

"Not even a good socker punch in the kisser?" Bruce asked with nervousness. I nodded. "Awww, shit."

"He's the right man for me… in a relationship and in a battle. He can be trusted greatly."

"That's great." Michelle commented.

"All those great things about him comments his personality… but it didn't work out with his looks." I bowed my head with closed eyes hidden behind the mask. Everybody frowned at the sound of that, but Roger Jr. was curious.

"What happened to his looks?" He asked me in a cute baby boy voice. I sighed.

"His humanoid body is taken over by a dragon spirit within him… by half."

"You mean…?"

"Yeah… He's half-dragon by his lower body… literally."

"Oh, no…" Christie gasped. "Those dragon looks costs him his high school years."

"Christie!" Heihachi exclaimed, but I shushed him.

"No, no, no, Heihachi. She's right. High school was a piece of shit for him. No girl even walked up to him. They call him a freak and call Kaichi the 'prince in shining armor'."

"Oh, hell no!" Marduk exclaimed. "They gonna disrespect my man like that, huh?"

"Well, that was then, Craig. Now, he's gonna marry a bad kunoichi gone good."

"It's good to see you change like this, Kuni." Jinpachi commented. "You are keeping this change, are you?"

"Forever. My grandfather told me that my change was complete."

"Excellent! By now, you should be impressing us with something else that's new… like-"

"A SLAMMIN' NEW RIDE!!" Gon exclaimed from outside. He finally noticed my new car sitting outside. "SHE GOT A SWEET PURPLE JAGUAR XJ220, YA'LL!!"

"No way!!" Asuka exclaimed as she ran out next. All the men, except Kazuya, Jin, Heihachi, Wang, Baek, and Jinpachi, charged out next. The ladies just stared at me with shocked looks on their beautiful faces. Advance was caught off guard by the male stampede and he meowed in fear. I calmed him down by rubbing his belly as Jun spoke.

"A new car, huh? When did this turn up? Hmm?" She asked me suspiciously. I chuckled.

"Before you say anything, I didn't steal it." I confessed. "Taichi's mother did the buying, but it's his gift to me."

"Ahh, I see now."

"I didn't think I knew how to drive. I just… did."

"Speaking of which, this must be the proof of your driving experience." Christie said as she pulled out my driver's license. "It says on here, 'Kunishi Raikata Yarkataki', but I didn't know who it was. So, I preserved it. You look kinda pretty on here." Chrtistie handed me the card and it brought back memories. I did remember getting a license now. I looked at it carefully and I was impressed.

"You didn't scratch it or anything."

"Yep. I kept it nice and safe, buried under my clothes in my second dresser drawer. Didn't lay a finger on it after I hid it, neither."

"Damn!"

"I just noticed something about your initials." Jin started when he took a good look at my license from over my shoulder. "They almost spell 'cry'… except with a 'K'."

"It does?" I took a good look at it, too. I covered the rest of my name and spelled it out. K-R-Y! Kry! It sure did sound like it. "Wow, Jin. You're right. That's exactly how it spells. That's a good reason to make it that way, too."

"Really? Why?" Julia asked.

"When my grandfather saw my initials, he saw me being sad about a dead ancestor. When I was sad back then, I cried with so much tears and so much hurtful sorrow that it seems like I'll flood whatever room I'm in."

"Awww. You were a sensitive little girl back then, huh?"

"When it came to my family, yes."

"I heard that your grandfather died. Are you still getting over that?" Ling asked me. I nodded and finally took off my mask because my tears were escaping at last.

"His death was deliberately mistaken! It wasn't his time to leave the lands of Mother Nature for good yet! That… that… BASTARD DRIVER!! UGH!!" I slammed my fists on the wall behind me in anger as I screamed. Ling and Asuka quickly came on both sides of me and embraced me for comfort. Luckily, it was working. "He was… like a father to me. I never knew my real parents and it seems like I never had any… EVER!!"

"Easy, easy, Kunimitsu." Wang pleaded softly. "Everybody has to die sometime. You can't escape Death. It's nearly impossible."

"That's exactly what I was taught before he died. I didn't think it would happen to him too soon. I miss him so much…" I trailed away and went into my 'kry'-ing stage… the same stage I'm always in when a thought of a dead family member kicks in. Lili approached me seconds later, took my foxen mask that was in my hand, and took out a small white cloth to wipe my tears. I felt comforted to her touch when I made a small smile.

"Don't cry, Kunimitsu." She said softly. "This is my first time seeing your face and seeing you cry like this… nearly makes me cry myself. I think I know your grandfather some kind of way. Was he a swordsmith?"

"Yes." I replied, sucking in my sobbing. "He had a good reputation of this profession."

"I think my grandfather knows him as well. They were good friends."

"I wish I knew who the driver was."

"They revealed who it was on the news. Bad thing is, however… that the driver is someone you know."

"………?" I was confused. I remailed quiet as Lili continued.

"He is someone who was young back then… seventeen, I think his age was when this happened. He was excited about his first night out by himself and he got excessively drunk and drugged when he offered to drive his own self home. He was reckless and didn't know what he was thinking when he was teasing your grandfather and when he began ramming him into the backbumper…"

I suddenly stopped paying attention to her when Advance quietly tapped me on my shoulder and pointed to Marduk sneaking away very awkwardly. He whispered growls in my ear, but I could understand what he just told me.

"You think it's him Lili's talking about?" I asked my giant cat. He nodded as a response and I interrupted Lili. "LILI! It's Marduk, isn't it?"

"…he didn't even know he was…… huh?" Lili finally stopped explaining and faced me with a look of confusion for a moment.

"Marduk's the one who murdered my grandfather, isn't it?"

"…yeah. I was just about to reveal that, too."

I gasped hard. I saw Marduk nearly entering the backdoor and I pulled out my kunai, ready to stab this mass murderer that costs my grandfather his life. Advance granted me some assistance in my attack. He allowed me to ride on his back and he galloped towards the escaping culprit at an amazingly high speed for a huge cat! Marduk saw us coming and he tried to close the door, but I lept off of my cat's back when he made a graceful leap and my kunai blocked him from closing the door. He got nervous, but still held the door with all his strength.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, MARDUK?!" I furiously screamed in his face. "WHY?!"

"I didn't wanna get involved, Kuni!" Marduk pleaded. "I didn't even know he was your granddaddy!"

"I don't take excuses, bastard!! You murdered him… no matter if it was accidential or not!"

"But, Kunimitsu…" At that statement, Advance grew tired of it and fiercely broke down with door with his huge paw and I tackled the Val Tudo champion to his back and stopped my kunai at the Adam's apple of his throat. "WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE, KUNI!! I CAN EXPLAIN…!"

"NO!" I nearly scratched his flesh when I said this. Advance eased down behind me, growling the whole time. "You listen to me. Whether you knew it was my grandfather or not, you have the record of a mass murderer written all over your stupid ass! Making yourself drugged and drunk and shit, you should've listened to your parents. Haven't they taught you not to take those crazy things?!"

"Not… really…"

"Oh, hell no…" I was this close to cutting his thorat open. "You better not lie to me."

"I'm not lyin', Kunimitsu!! My parents never taught me the dangers of drugs and alcohol. They told me that it perks me up a notch in a good way… you know, keeps me awake."

"'Keeps you awake', my ass! Maybe it's your parents to blame for his death after all. It's their minds that are fucked up!"

"HEY!! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!! I AIN'T GONNA LET YOU TALK ABOUT MY PARENTS THAT WAY, YOU FOXFACED BITCH!!"

"Make me." At that threat, Marduk was outraged and, before I could finish him off, he punched me across my face hard, knocking my mask off. Advance was lucky enough to catch it without breaking it and handed it to Julia. I was outraged… now that he punched me.

"What have got to say now, bitch?"

"Oh, it's not what I'll say… it's what I'll DO!" At that last word, I lifted my kunai and prepared to stab him again before he punched me again. I was knocked out for a second before I came to and he kicked me in my stomach hard. I was phased, but soon regained myself when he was approaching me and slashed his forearm with my kunai, making a deep bloody gash in it. He screamed with extreme pain before I counterattacked with one of my famous moves… Poison Wind. That knocked him out hard and I did Will-O-The-Wisp when he was on the ground. I went back to my guard stance when he was trying hard to stand back up on his feet, but it seemed like his forearm was more he cared about for now. He struggled when he looked up at me with a helpless look on his face. "This is what happens when you deny my grandfather's death and you're the murderer. Want me to do that to your chest where your heart lays?"

"NO… no, Kuni. I surrender. I was the one who murdered your granddaddy and I'm sorry for doin' it. I was young and inexperienced back then. Can you forgive me?"

I lowered my kunai really slowly and looked over at the ones who just got back in from seeing my car. They were silent, but not shocked… for they too also knew that Marduk was the culprit who murdered my grandfather. King was brave enough to speak up.

"Kunimitsu, to tell you the honest truth, we all knew that Marduk murdered your grandfather." He started. "We didn't want you to kill one of our fellow Tekken fighters for it, that's all."

"I understand." I replied quietly. "But, really… I wouldn't murder another fighter. My anger, fortunately, lets me control that action. Murdering the innocent is not my strong point when it comes to being a kunoichi. So, Marduk… you are eternally forgiven… and I apologize for what I said about your parents."

"Apology accepted." Marduk pleaded weakly. "Yo! Can one of ya'll help me up?"

"Advance can help. Come here, boy!" At my call, Advance approached me and pointed to the weaker Marduk. He growled in anger for a moment, but I protested. "Advance, don't worry. He's not mean anymore. He begged for forgiveness and I forgave him. You can help him now. Bring him to the hospital part of Dr. B's lab, which is not too far from here if you follow the signs outside."

Advance nodded in response before he walked up to Marduk and lowered himself down low enough to allow the weak champion to climb up onto his soft back and Advance carefully headed for the lab. I sighed with relief as the ladies approached me with congradulating pats on my shoulders.

"You did the right thing, Kuni." Christie commented. "You really have changed after all. If you hadn't changed, you would've killed Marduk by now, regardless."

"No more bad kunoichi days for me." I agreed.

"Excellent, Kunimitsu." A familiar voice commented from behind me. I looked up from where it came from and I saw none other than Yoshimitsu himself... as a ghost that could be touched. I gracefully lept up towards him and he continued. "Your bad kunoichi days have gone away forever and you're back to the good kunoichi I remember from before your Manji years to during those years. So, tell me, Kunimitsu… now that you're about to be married to China's most skilled double katana blade dragon warrior, what do you plan to do along with the relationship, other than caring for yourself, caring for your gigantic, but adorable cat, and caring for your husband and his family?"

"I have… another side career." I winked slyly after I said this. He got the hint and nodded in understanding before he unexpectedly gave me an honorable embrace. I hugged him back in return and then, I escaped through the roof and went back to Taichi's dojo. I shone my "National Light" on the fighters, especially Yoshimitsu and I feel good about it. Now, as for my 'other side career', you won't believe what it is…

Two hours later…

"You're becoming a solo Manji ninja?" Dr. B asked me after giving Advance a check-up along with checking Marduk's condition. I nodded in response.

"For Jerrkiiko. Since Kogatago's still a little disabled in the legs to fetch food and suppiles for his owner, the hospital they're in allowed me to steal from stores and resturants for them. It's the best privilage I could gain for my drastic change." I replied expertly. "With Advance helping with the job, I'll be able to gather as many things as possible in time for Taichi and Kaichi's mother's family meeting."

"Excellent. I wish you good luck on you new career. You'll make Yoshimitsu very proud, even though he's gone."

"I deeply regret killing him in the first place."

"He's still the same Manji leader we remember."

"I can imagine. Well, I better get going. I've got three more hours until Taichi and Kaichi's mother's family arrives… the humans."

"Wha-?"

"They have a whole other half of pure dragons, which is the father's side."

"I wish you good luck in meeting them."

"Thanks."

Ten minutes later…

Advance and I were just starting our little stealing spree for Jerrkiiko. Many bypassers were actually thrilled to see Advance and even more thrilled to see me in a new outfit. It felt good doing good deeds with my stealing skills these days. As long as my grandfather was alive in my heart, I was acheving so much in only a few hours.

After Advance and I were finished, we delivered the food and suppiles to him as usual. When we arrived, Jerrkiiko and Kogatago were playing chess. I smiled at this display as Advance laid down the food. I took off my mask and kept my smile as I spoke.

"We got more food for you, Jerrkiiko." I announced. "You're getting better everyday."

"Which is good to feel right now." Jerrkiiko agreed. "Other than that, you're completely a changed woman. The kunoichi occupation is still in your description, but your devious ways of your kunoichi career are gone forever. I just want to thank you again for saving my life. You truly respected me back at the hotel, didn't you?"

"You respected me with that much honor as well. I still remember that day you allowed me to freely shop for my own food. It felt good staying strong, even though my internal self was suffering."

"Ah, ha, ha! I'd knew you catch on with that! So, how's Tekken 6 going? Are you in it yet?"

"The rumor became true, but then, it disappeared again. I hope it comes back. I really want to be back."

"Well, only time will tell, Kunimitsu. Just be patient."

"I'll try. I better head back to Taichi's dojo. His mother's family is almost there."

Two hours later…

For Kaichi and Taichi's mother's side of the family, we had to dress formally. Taichi and Kaichi wore sleevless tuxedos, Advance and Zakki wore expensive pure diamond leather collars, Dogatagi wore a normal tux, Zaxxopoliix wore a sleeveless tux as well, and I wore a very sexy Japanese kimono dress with my long red hair loose and free flowing. Javashi introduced the family during dinner and now, it was time to eat, talk, and just have a good time. Advance and Zakki were sitting in a corner of the dining room, eating their own bowls of my famous salmon cubes. They were our appitizers as well.

"These are impressive, Kunimitsu!" Taichi's cousin, Liavan, commented. He was a hansome half-tiger, but not half-dragon. That puzzled me. He was the only one that was half of another animal other than a dragon. "How in the hell did you make these?!"

"Let's just say I've got ways." I replied. "Liavan, how come you're the only half-tiger in a nearly dragon induced family?"

"Taikan's brother is half-dragon, half-tiger."

"…oh." I felt stupid asking him that question, but I was just curious.

"People ask me that question all the time."

"I noticed."

"Kunimitsu, I just have one question to ask you." Javashi asked. I remained silent as I listened. "What do you like about Taichi that makes him so special to you?"

"……………hmmm…" I was in deep thought as I absorbed the question. I was waiting for someone to finally ask me that for so long. "…well, for starters, he's one sexy warrior."

"Hee, hee, hee! So, I noticed."

"Secondly, he's one of those warriors that can be trusted on and off the battlefield. What I like the most about him is his personality. He sees a situation and takes it in a calm manner."

"But, there are times where he can accidently and amazingly let himself go."

"Really?" I was shocked to hear this as Javashi continued.

"Yes, dear. I remember one time Taichi was blamed for again at his age of 19 here in Japan with his father. He mutated into a full dragon and he looked just like his father when he did so, except his blank eyes were the same bright pink you see in his eyes now. He decided that, since he was seperated from his brother and there wasn't a thing he could do, he had no other choice, but to take that plunge and eat everyone who blames him excessively. From what I've noticed from the footage I saw on the news, he was very inexperienced with it."

"He was… inexperienced?"

"Well, techinically, Taichi is the younger twin of Kaichi by five minutes. Being the younger twin meant having inexperienced events he's never done or seen before."

"So, Kaichi's more experienced than Taichi?" Javashi nodded and same for the rest of the family around me, including Dogatagi, Kaichi, and Taichi. "I noticed he was young by the timid look in his pink eyes every time he speaks to me."

"That timid look gives away everything about his shy nature. Being a shy warrior can be a great advantage, however."

"It… can?" This was making me quiver in my legs… literally. Luckily, nobody noticed them as Kaichi volunteered to speak.

"Yeah, Kunimitsu." Kaichi replied to me. "With Taichi being shy and powerful at the same time, opposing contenders don't stand a chance. They take one good look at his timid pink eyes and think that they'll beat him down to a pulp in less than a second, but then… BOOM!! Taichi pulls out his two swords and ends up slicing them up to pulp instead!"

"That's useful. His shyness and timid nature allows him to have a greater chance of winning. It's not even a way to cheat your way out of it!"

"Isn't that a blessing?" Javashi asked in agreement. "Taichi doesn't show his timid eyes on purpose. They just… come whenever he faces his opponent."

"My God…" I was speechless after that. It's no wonder he's named the most powerful dragon warrior in China. I'm about to marry him, too? Damn, I'm one lucky bitch!!

"To place that statement in my own words, let's just say that my shy self really pays off in battle." Taichi finished as he placed one strong arm around my shoulders. He then forced my face towards his and kissed me quickly on the mouth. "You don't have to be overprotective."

"I… guess not."

2 hours later, after dinner…

Taichi and I were standing close to each other, having our faces only three inches apart. What we were about to do was something Taichi does with his friends. He calls it 'Dragon Dynasty Cleansing'.

"What does Dragon Dynasty Cleansing actually do?" I asked him when he told me the name.

"It deeply cleanses all of your worries away." Taichi started. "They say dragon tears heal anything and… that's what I'm mainly doing to your senses."

"It'll heal all of my current worries?"

"Exactly. If you don't have any worries, then there's the more advanced cleansing."

"Which is…?"

"Just relaxing your senses, which is what we're going to do right now. You'll go first."

"What do I do?"

"Just stare at me for a good two minutes and you'll see."

So, I did. We both stood perfectly still for the next two minutes, having my eyes study his pink ones hard. When the two minutes passed, I suddenly felt this urge to massage his black dragon tail and I did that too quickly. That didn't seem to phase him too much. He barely moved when I did this and laid my head against his strong shoulder, closing my eyes with pleasure. He humphed with satisfaction as he slowly started his cleansing on me by simply massaging my back.

"See? That's all you do for me." Taichi stated as he slowly lowered his hands to my legs, going extra slow when he went across my ass. "It's not that hard."

"When you did it with your friends, were they male?" I dared to ask him, referring to how slowly he went passed my ass. Taichi chuckled.

"I knew you were gonna ask me that. All my friends were male, but I didn't do anything sexual like this to them."

"Whew! Good."

"I wouldn't be that disgusting at all."

"Again, good."

We were silent for the rest of the cleansing after I said this. This was actually something else we could do besides have sex on the bed. And it felt better, too. Thank God.

"Ready to meet my father's side?" Taichi asked after the cleansing was complete. I sat down on the bed with a humph.

"Have any giant relatives before I answer?" I dared to ask. Taichi chuckled as he sat next to me.

"I have one giant cousin. He's 13 years old in human years, but his height doesn't say that."

"He sounds like he could be… over the height of a storage truck. "

"He is! He's approximately 100 feet tall."

Holy shit! I exclaimed in my head as he said this. Then, I asked him verbally: "And he's 13 years old?!"

"Amazing, isn't it? That's why Dogatagi's gonna do the food serving for them instead of you. There are some carnivores and omivores, so choosing what they like to eat is obvious."

"How long will it take them to come tomorrow?"

"That's where you come in. You know that cave I was in when you found me?"

"Yeah."

"The whole dragon half of my family, including my father, are all further into the darkness. You just need a light to guide your way through. Run into a rocky wall and you'll scare the hell out of them!"

"Yeech! Thanks for the warning." I yawned immediately after I said this. "Better get some sleep, if I'm gonna be one busy kunoichi tomorrow."

"Goodnight, my wife-to-be." After Taichi said this, he gave me one more kiss on the mouth before he finally fell asleep next to me. I laid down seconds later and went into my happy sleep as well.

I can feel it already. Meeting his dragon side is gonna be a real firebreather! Heh, heh, heh!