A/N: Thanks for NightLady, since everyone doesn't read chapter 23 yet. This chapter will be brutal and thoughtful. Here is Chapter 24…

Chapter 24: Thoughtful Matters

When everyone is all asleep, Jin could not sleep in the night as he gets up the bed while going to the washroom to wash his face. Therefore, he sees his mirror self and he was talking to him.

"You don't seem to be cocky, aren't you? You finally turn yourself into a pacifist."

"So, it was you. Who's responsible for the infiltration in Silveria Corporation? Why do you want to suffer everyone in their world?" Jin said angrily finally questions his mirror self's motives.

"Can't you see…? You were able to control your devil within. Don't forget you're still under control from it."

"Why are planning to do?" Jin wanted to know from his mirror counterpart which he evilly replies.

"I want that girl to take away from you… She is the one who always get with you."

"Don't you dare say that to her…" Jin angrily delivers a single punch on the mirror as it breaks into pieces. He becomes enraged to his mirror counterpart knowing that he wanted to take Rhima away from him as he furiously warns his mirror self. "If you lay hands on her, I will stop you."

After that when Jin goes to bed, he heard something drifting and he realizes that his right hand is drifting in blood and it continues to bleed.

"My right hand… Ahhhh!" Jin became surprised as he screams in anguish while he faints as his scream can be heard outside Rick's house.

On the next morning, Lars woke up and found out that Mariana was gone as he gets up and getting a towel to cover himself. On the other room, Rhima wakes up and she sees Jin who's unconscious on the floor with some blood on his right hand and she was horribly shocked to see him. With this, she wakes him up while taking to Rick. Lars goes downstairs as he sees Jin who is treating his injuries by Rick.

"Now, hold still…this will hurt…" Rick removes some mirror cuts from Jin's right hand as it removes it causing Jin to get hurt.

"Oww… that hurts… You should be careful, Rick."

"Rick, what happened to Jin?" Lars asked.

"He get hurt himself last night by punching the mirror in the bathroom. Mirrors are made of stainless it can cause bad injuries when you punch by it." Rick said while putting a gauze pad and some cloth bandages to his right hand. "I hate if each of you gets a Tetanus. Luckily, that Panganiban saw it."

"I don't like…if he gets hurt from it…" Rhima said in a husky tone.

"Rhima, you can speak straight… I'm so glad." Jin said and he felt happy that Rhima can speak a little while Rick is done treating his right hand injury.

After the treating his injured right hand, Jin tries to find the two medicine that Rhima had drunk since she finally have her voice but in a husky tone and he found out that it was empty.

"Great! its empty… It seems that she drink 3 capsules yesterday."

"…You can buy at the drugstore, though. I will…be fine." Rhima said became worried for him.

After this, Rick realizes that they were foreigners and Jin doesn't know what Rhima's medicine that she was drinking and he writes it Solmux and Neozep. He then tells him to get through Masangkay St and he went through the direction. Arriving at the drugstore while folding his long sleeve into a cuffs, he felt confused on his situation.

"Excuse me, can I have 6 capsules of Solmux and Neozep please…"

After buying her medicines, he sees a bakeshop in which to be Red Ribbon as he enters inside. He was amazed to see the cakes and also some designs and he really think what Rhima wants.

"Sir, are you like to buy some cakes…? You can pick these at the cakes of the day." The clerk asked him.

"Hmmm, I'll take that cake…" Jin calmly points the custard cake with caramel and spiral chocolate in which to be the Dulce de Leche.

"Oh… you like the Dulce…"

"Um, yes…but, I like the junior ones."

"Okay…"

Jin became excited after buying a cake while he walks in the streets, carrying it. Therefore, he sees Marshall Law who is running away and also Paul Phoenix who is after Marshall (in which what happened thru Marshall's Tekken 5 ending).

"Strange? How come those two came out here?" Jin was curious and he sees the Fitness First trainer and the college student who is after Paul (some members from SMN).

"we have to stop Paul…"

"Damn it, it's all that arcade machine kit's fault. How come Paul comes out here?" The fitness first trainer stated while they after Paul as Jin watches.

"…Once you used each of us here to win. It will come out just like us." Jin muttered as he walks away.

At Rick's house, Rick, Rhima and Lars were waiting for him and Jin arrives.

"What took you so long?"

"I finally buy the medicine. But, I have a surprise for her." Jin smiled as he gives the box of junior cake to Rhima as she opens it. She knew that cake was her favorite flavor, Dulce de Leche.

"Wow, This is my favorite. Did you buy it for me…?" Rhima said still in a husky tone.

"Really…this cake."

"Yes, Jin…I will eat this for later. Thanks for your effort." Rhima smiles on him as she kisses his cheek while going back to her room. Jin felt blushed when she kissed him on a cheek as both Rick and Lars sees this.

"How sweet that she kissed you, Jin?" Lars smiled to see him.

"Uh…not at all…" Jin said blushing as Rei and Mariana arrives telling them that the other Jin intends on taking over the company but getting the map that leads to Azazel.

"Wow, I smell some cake around here." Rei said smelling the cake and Rick sees him.

"I guess, you want some cakes. I have something to get that." Rick said while handing a credit card to buy cakes at Red Ribbon.

Cakes galore in which to be, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate Mousse and Black Forest. Everyone was excited until they get stuffed.

"Ugh, I can't take it anymore. I felt that I'll get a stomachache." Rei reacted.

"Me either, I hate if I gained weight because of eating sweets. It ended up getting hooked on any desserts." Lars said while resting.

"For me to say that, I like this cake today and I'll keep this too." Mariana smiles on both of them and Rick loves eating another slice of Black Forest.

Meanwhile, Jin gives her a slice of Dulce de Leche since he is not eating like the rest of them and Rhima enjoys it while telling him softly.

"Why don't you try some…?"

"Mmm, this cake is delicious. But the custard icing seems too sweet to me."

"It's okay, I don't forcing you like that."

That night, Lars and Mariana are watching the beautiful moon as he chuckles while hugging from her back.

"Did you enjoyed it last night?"

"Yes, I really enjoyed it even we were sucking around thru our bodies." Mariana said smiling and Lars puts her hand through his chest.

"You know what this means? I'm falling in love with you, Mariana."

"I felt flattered when you said that. I love you so much, Lars." Mariana said as they kissed passionately and he requested her while breaking their kiss.

"Is it okay for you if you stay in my room. It's much comfortable than the other room."

"Oh yes… Let's do that again."

"I like what you said. Well, come on I love to have fun with you." Lars smiles at her as they became a happy couple.

Meanwhile, Jin touches his cheek after she kissed him and he watches Rhima while looking on his injured right hand.

"I have to protect Rhima from my mirror self and I have to teach her something. You would not like it, Rhima. But I have to do this for you." Jin mumbles and he goes sleeping with her while recovering his right hand injury.