Who Wins? (Version 1.5)
By: Mako-chan (aka Ginger Snap)
Mako_chan@tekken.cc
I had to take out one line here, because I just felt I had to.
*Disclaimer: Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, and other Tekken characters you'll come across this fic are all owned by Namco. I'm not gaining profit from this...*
Chapter Two: The What!?!
Ling's room late in the morning.
"It shouldn't be hard now, should it?" Ling asked herself while sitting in front of the dresser. "Ah, shoot! I don't even know how or where to begin with, for crying out loud! Tsk, but I have to win this bet. Its clear I can. Now, who should I ask for help?" She looks around her room as she starts to think. She stands up and a smile lit up her face. "I know...Amah! Oh Amah!" shouted Ling as she exited her room.
Coincidentally, the nanny was about to pass by her room. "What is it, child?"
Ling quickly answered back, "First and foremost it would be most appropriate now to called me 'Miss' or 'young lady'. Second, I need your help on...a...few...things."
"What things?"
"How to look like an 18 year old."
Amah, upon hearing this from Ling, had a broad grin on her face. "I'd be more than glad to help you, Miss Ling."
"Thanks Amah! You're the best!"
"As always."
"Yup, as always."
"Now we have a long preparation ahead of us. What, where and when do you want to start?"
Xiaoyu replied, "When. If we could start like right now, it would be good."
"You seem to be a little bit hasty." Amah noticed and then asked, "How soon is it? And what is it anyway?"
Ling felt a lump on her throat. She swallowed hard before she could answer back, "Its tonight and "IT" is with Jin."
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She untied one. Then untied the other. Her hair flowed down her back. "Cut it this short," Ling said to the stylist at the hair salon, showing the length she wanted to be cut.
"Alright, as you wish Miss."
Ling was lead to the sink and had her hair washed. I could get used to this, she happily thought. After getting her hair rinsed, she was led to her seat. Ling was going to trade her long locks for shorter ones.
"Shall we begin?" the hairdresser asked.
Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Yes."
Minutes passed, and the only thing that came from their area was the sound of snipping. She got her hair blow-dried and... "Well, what do you think?!" Ling asked as she stood up.
"You look beautiful Miss!," replied the nanny and smiled at her. "Now that were done with your hair, I suppose you might want to pick out a new line of clothing."
"Mm, yeah."
They proceed to the mall and went inside all the clothing shops they spotted. The nanny and Ling stopped at one store and picked clothes. Ling had to fit them, and these were ones that were chosen for her.
Ling had a bewildered expression on her face as she was handed a dress for the date she had with Jin later that night. "Are you sure with this becau--"
"Go ahead and try it! There's no harm in finding whether or not it looks good. Besides, I'm sure you'll just look great on that."
"Oh...okay." Xiaoyu answered as she proceeded to the fitting room.
After a couple of minutes, she opened the curtains. Ling slowly walked towards Amah to ask her how did the dress suited her.
"Amah," she blurted and tapped the guardian lightly on the shoulder,
"...What?"
"Ah!" Amah exclaimed in astonishment and couldn't help but clap her hands. "You look so lovely on that Chinese dress!"
They went on shopping for clothing and shoes and accessories for Ling, and spent a lot of time at the mall until afternoon. Exhausted with tons of bags on both their hands, they sat on a bench.
"Whew! I'm so tired." Ling spoke out.
"Well, we better get you home so you could get some rest for your date!"
"Ugh."
Ling and the guardian finally decided to head for home. As they were about to walk out, Xiaoyu stopped again at the salon.
"Amah, c-could we?" she asked, pointing the parlor.
"Oh, alright."
Xiaoyu sat on one of the seats and the same hairstylist approached her.
The hairdresser asked, "What can we do for you--again?"
"I want to dye my hair...this color!" Ling replied, pointing at the picture of a model from the parlor's magazine.
"Good choice."
The vibrant teenager turns to Amah with a broad grin. "I hope you're still bearing with me."
Ling got her hair dyed to a lighter color, which took quite a while. And when the hair coloring was finally done....
"Well?"
"What can I say young lady? You're beautiful!"
"I always knew I was!" Xiaoyu slightly joked.
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Jin was in a karate stance, eyes closed. "Focus...concentrate...X-I-A-O-Y-U...Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu!" He opens his eyes and scrambles to the door. He changes to his pants and jacket and heads for the mansion, to his room. I still have time to spruce my self up, Jin thought as he looked at his watch and hurriedly walked--sprinted towards the house. Finally reaching the mansion, he quickly went up the stairs and met up with the nanny passing by, who just arrived with Ling.
"I see you're getting ready for this evening Jin-san."
"As a matter of fact, yes," Jin spoke in return, scratching his head. "Well, I just arrived from training, I don't want to keep her waiting you know...by the way, where is Ling?"
"Ling's in her room. She's just started to fix herself up."
"I better get started too."
The nanny spoke, "I bet she's gonna have a great date with you."
"Heh...yep, better turn on the Jin Kazama charm!" Jin said as he opened the door and entered the room.
Meanwhile in the other room, Xiaoyu was preparing herself. In doing so, she couldn't help but feel very nervous. Ling felt she had to hurry and tensely fixed herself up.
"WHY AM I LIKE THIS?!!!" she cried, stopping from combing her hair. "...am...I...actually getting...exci...ted?" Ling asked herself and slowly stood up. She ironed out her dress with her hands, straightening the crumples. She took a look at herself on the mirror and then took a deep breath, and spoke to herself, "You can do this."
Xiaoyu took another deep breath, sat on her bed and waited.
"I guess she should be ready about now...uh huh, putting a little of this will do," Jin uttered as he slathered gel on his hair. He fixed his collar and cuffs, then went out the room. Jin spots the guardian downstairs, patiently standing. He went also down himself.
"Looking very, very good Jin-san," said the nanny as she was approached by the young man.
"Thanks," he told in return. Jin was looking indeed, very good. He had a pair of black pants on and a white long-sleeved polo that suited him very much.
"You wait here Jin. I'll just get Ling for you." The nanny went up the staircase and knocked softly on the door. Hearing Xiaoyu say she'll be out in a minute, she went down. Ling stood up from her bed and reached for the doorknob. She breathed deeply once again and muttered to herself, "Here goes nothing." She walked down the hall, then down the stairs like a Cinderella. Ling was so beautiful, Jin was left stunned.
"Wow," Jin muttered.
Xiaoyu slowly descended, gracefully and very demure. It was hard to imagine she was the same oh so playful Ling Xiaoyu. She had a beautiful pink Chinese dress on, slits on both sides up four inches above the knee. The dress was fitted and it showed the curves she used to hide. Finally, she took one more step and met up with Jin, who was wearing a big smile on his face.
"Kirei," he said to Ling, his eyes glistening.
Hearing it come from him, she couldn't help but blush. She gathered her confidence and answered, "Thank you Jin."
"Well, shall we?" asked Jin, and offered his arm.
Ling nodded and they exited the mansion.
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"Where are we going?"
"Well, can't tell unless we're there...ah! Were already here. And a lot sooner than I thought," Jin replied and got of the car. He walked to the other side and opened the door for Ling, and extended his hand.
"Wow, this place is lovely," she said as she took Jin's hand and got out of the car. He had brought her to a botanical garden, and it was so beautiful during the night because the lights added to it all.
There were so many kinds of beautiful flowers and plants. Roses, daisies, chrysanthemum, everything anyone could ever imagine and a whole lot more. The huge garden was a maze--and at the center of it was a porch, where people who got lost could find each other and make their way through the maze together. Ling smelled every fragrant flower that they saw. She was enjoying and was continuing to be fascinated, the sight of lovely flowers everywhere made her smile. It was as if she was in some kind of wonderland.
"This place is wonderful, marvelous! I like it very much! Jin, thanks for bringing me here," she said while she sniffed a pink rose. Noticing Jin wasn't replying, she turned around. He wasn't there! "Jin!" Ling shouted out aloud. "Jin! Where are you?" There was no response. Where is he? She thought. Then she tried to look for him, taking chances on which turn to take, and finally, she spotted Jin inside, sitting and waiting inside the porch.
"Jin!" Xiaoyu shouted once again.
When Jin heard Ling's voice, he stood up and went to meet her. He took her hand and was leading her to the porch. "Hey," he said, "I want you to wear this on."
"A blindfold?"
"Yeah. I bet you'll like this one too, trust me." He blindfolded Ling then proceeded to guide her.
Finally they reached the porch. Jin took out Ling's blindfold. Once again, he never failed to impress her with his surprises.
As Xiaoyu opened her eyes, she was overcome with astonishment. Different kinds of roses surrounded the circumference of the porch. At the center was a table, candlelight. There was a soothing and romantic symphony filling the place--a serenade.
Gentleman as he is, Jin pulled the chair where Xiaoyu was to be seated. Now that they were settled...
"I could get used to this you know," Ling said as they ate. "How many girls have you brought here anyway?"
"You're the first."
She answered back in a sarcastic tone, "Really?" One brow was raised.
"Yeah," he said in an earnest tone. "You know when you're so caught up and dead set on getting revenge, there's nothing you believe that should get in the way of your plot. Now that I've gotten it, its now that I truly believe I could sit back. But one thing that I always keep reminding myself is that when its finally over, its finally over. At times some get out of hand and when they finally have their revenge, they seem to seek more and there's no end to it."
"Haven't exactly experienced it firsthand, but, I know what you mean."
Am I actually hearing this words from her? Jin thought and continued on. She knows a lot. Now I really know you can't judge a book by its cover.
"Jin..Jin, what is it?" Ling asked and waved her hand in front of his face.
Jin snapped out. "Wha-what were you saying?"
"Is there a problem? All of a sudden you went blank on me and I was worried because something may have been bugging you."
"No, no."
"Alright...its such a beautiful night. Look up, the stars actually look like spilled milk in the sky," said Ling then she stood up from her seat and peered out.
"Yeah, you're right. Hey, say we go out and do some stargazing."
"I'd love to."
Arms wrapped around, they strolled in the moonlight. Slowly, slowly, and relishing the beauty of nature. At last, they found a good spot to do their stargazing. They sat on a bench.
"Look I think I see a Big Dipper," Ling said looking at the stars.
"I see it too."
"Hey Jin," Xiaoyu said and turn to Jin.
"Yeah?" he asked and turned to face her.
"How did you come up with this awesome date on short notice?"
"You know, it pays to be the heir of a filthy reach conglomerate."
"Tell me about it."
"I don't care really whether or not I inherit my grandfather's wealth. Doesn't matter to me. Money can't buy happiness, true happiness can be found in the smallest of things, simplest of things. I experienced so much happiness and contentment living in Yakushima with my mother. It was peaceful. Everything was so placid."
Ling nodded in agreement and understanding. He is right, she thought.
They gazed at brightly shining stars almost throughout the night. They told each other stories and talked a lot about themselves.
"Ugh, its so chilly!" Xiaoyu cried and wrapped her arms around herself, and was feeling a little bit sleepy too. She suddenly felt a coat put on her, and kept her warm. Jin took off his coat and placed it on her. "Thanks Jin." He smiled at her as a reply.
They continued stargazing and tlalking to each other. But Ling couldn't really help but get sleepy.
"...first day of school, was, well.." Jin narrated. Then he felt a weight on his shoulder. He turned his head and found Xiaoyu had fallen asleep, her head leaning on his shoulder. He watched her and smiled. Her face was so calm and lovely. JIn thought it was time they headed back home. Carefully, he took her and carried her in his arms.
At last they arrived in the Mishima compound, where outside Amah was patiently waiting.
"You've arrived," the nanny told Jin.
"Yes we have."
"Better get her to bed."
"Yes." Jin walked inside and went up the stairs, then into her room.
He pulled the blanket and lay her lightly down on the bed, pulled up the blanket again to keep her warm. "Goodnight beautiful Miss." Saying that, he felt the urge to kiss her on the forehead. And so he did, then exited to room.
By: Mako-chan (aka Ginger Snap)
Mako_chan@tekken.cc
I had to take out one line here, because I just felt I had to.
*Disclaimer: Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, and other Tekken characters you'll come across this fic are all owned by Namco. I'm not gaining profit from this...*
Chapter Two: The What!?!
Ling's room late in the morning.
"It shouldn't be hard now, should it?" Ling asked herself while sitting in front of the dresser. "Ah, shoot! I don't even know how or where to begin with, for crying out loud! Tsk, but I have to win this bet. Its clear I can. Now, who should I ask for help?" She looks around her room as she starts to think. She stands up and a smile lit up her face. "I know...Amah! Oh Amah!" shouted Ling as she exited her room.
Coincidentally, the nanny was about to pass by her room. "What is it, child?"
Ling quickly answered back, "First and foremost it would be most appropriate now to called me 'Miss' or 'young lady'. Second, I need your help on...a...few...things."
"What things?"
"How to look like an 18 year old."
Amah, upon hearing this from Ling, had a broad grin on her face. "I'd be more than glad to help you, Miss Ling."
"Thanks Amah! You're the best!"
"As always."
"Yup, as always."
"Now we have a long preparation ahead of us. What, where and when do you want to start?"
Xiaoyu replied, "When. If we could start like right now, it would be good."
"You seem to be a little bit hasty." Amah noticed and then asked, "How soon is it? And what is it anyway?"
Ling felt a lump on her throat. She swallowed hard before she could answer back, "Its tonight and "IT" is with Jin."
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She untied one. Then untied the other. Her hair flowed down her back. "Cut it this short," Ling said to the stylist at the hair salon, showing the length she wanted to be cut.
"Alright, as you wish Miss."
Ling was lead to the sink and had her hair washed. I could get used to this, she happily thought. After getting her hair rinsed, she was led to her seat. Ling was going to trade her long locks for shorter ones.
"Shall we begin?" the hairdresser asked.
Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Yes."
Minutes passed, and the only thing that came from their area was the sound of snipping. She got her hair blow-dried and... "Well, what do you think?!" Ling asked as she stood up.
"You look beautiful Miss!," replied the nanny and smiled at her. "Now that were done with your hair, I suppose you might want to pick out a new line of clothing."
"Mm, yeah."
They proceed to the mall and went inside all the clothing shops they spotted. The nanny and Ling stopped at one store and picked clothes. Ling had to fit them, and these were ones that were chosen for her.
Ling had a bewildered expression on her face as she was handed a dress for the date she had with Jin later that night. "Are you sure with this becau--"
"Go ahead and try it! There's no harm in finding whether or not it looks good. Besides, I'm sure you'll just look great on that."
"Oh...okay." Xiaoyu answered as she proceeded to the fitting room.
After a couple of minutes, she opened the curtains. Ling slowly walked towards Amah to ask her how did the dress suited her.
"Amah," she blurted and tapped the guardian lightly on the shoulder,
"...What?"
"Ah!" Amah exclaimed in astonishment and couldn't help but clap her hands. "You look so lovely on that Chinese dress!"
They went on shopping for clothing and shoes and accessories for Ling, and spent a lot of time at the mall until afternoon. Exhausted with tons of bags on both their hands, they sat on a bench.
"Whew! I'm so tired." Ling spoke out.
"Well, we better get you home so you could get some rest for your date!"
"Ugh."
Ling and the guardian finally decided to head for home. As they were about to walk out, Xiaoyu stopped again at the salon.
"Amah, c-could we?" she asked, pointing the parlor.
"Oh, alright."
Xiaoyu sat on one of the seats and the same hairstylist approached her.
The hairdresser asked, "What can we do for you--again?"
"I want to dye my hair...this color!" Ling replied, pointing at the picture of a model from the parlor's magazine.
"Good choice."
The vibrant teenager turns to Amah with a broad grin. "I hope you're still bearing with me."
Ling got her hair dyed to a lighter color, which took quite a while. And when the hair coloring was finally done....
"Well?"
"What can I say young lady? You're beautiful!"
"I always knew I was!" Xiaoyu slightly joked.
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Jin was in a karate stance, eyes closed. "Focus...concentrate...X-I-A-O-Y-U...Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu!" He opens his eyes and scrambles to the door. He changes to his pants and jacket and heads for the mansion, to his room. I still have time to spruce my self up, Jin thought as he looked at his watch and hurriedly walked--sprinted towards the house. Finally reaching the mansion, he quickly went up the stairs and met up with the nanny passing by, who just arrived with Ling.
"I see you're getting ready for this evening Jin-san."
"As a matter of fact, yes," Jin spoke in return, scratching his head. "Well, I just arrived from training, I don't want to keep her waiting you know...by the way, where is Ling?"
"Ling's in her room. She's just started to fix herself up."
"I better get started too."
The nanny spoke, "I bet she's gonna have a great date with you."
"Heh...yep, better turn on the Jin Kazama charm!" Jin said as he opened the door and entered the room.
Meanwhile in the other room, Xiaoyu was preparing herself. In doing so, she couldn't help but feel very nervous. Ling felt she had to hurry and tensely fixed herself up.
"WHY AM I LIKE THIS?!!!" she cried, stopping from combing her hair. "...am...I...actually getting...exci...ted?" Ling asked herself and slowly stood up. She ironed out her dress with her hands, straightening the crumples. She took a look at herself on the mirror and then took a deep breath, and spoke to herself, "You can do this."
Xiaoyu took another deep breath, sat on her bed and waited.
"I guess she should be ready about now...uh huh, putting a little of this will do," Jin uttered as he slathered gel on his hair. He fixed his collar and cuffs, then went out the room. Jin spots the guardian downstairs, patiently standing. He went also down himself.
"Looking very, very good Jin-san," said the nanny as she was approached by the young man.
"Thanks," he told in return. Jin was looking indeed, very good. He had a pair of black pants on and a white long-sleeved polo that suited him very much.
"You wait here Jin. I'll just get Ling for you." The nanny went up the staircase and knocked softly on the door. Hearing Xiaoyu say she'll be out in a minute, she went down. Ling stood up from her bed and reached for the doorknob. She breathed deeply once again and muttered to herself, "Here goes nothing." She walked down the hall, then down the stairs like a Cinderella. Ling was so beautiful, Jin was left stunned.
"Wow," Jin muttered.
Xiaoyu slowly descended, gracefully and very demure. It was hard to imagine she was the same oh so playful Ling Xiaoyu. She had a beautiful pink Chinese dress on, slits on both sides up four inches above the knee. The dress was fitted and it showed the curves she used to hide. Finally, she took one more step and met up with Jin, who was wearing a big smile on his face.
"Kirei," he said to Ling, his eyes glistening.
Hearing it come from him, she couldn't help but blush. She gathered her confidence and answered, "Thank you Jin."
"Well, shall we?" asked Jin, and offered his arm.
Ling nodded and they exited the mansion.
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"Where are we going?"
"Well, can't tell unless we're there...ah! Were already here. And a lot sooner than I thought," Jin replied and got of the car. He walked to the other side and opened the door for Ling, and extended his hand.
"Wow, this place is lovely," she said as she took Jin's hand and got out of the car. He had brought her to a botanical garden, and it was so beautiful during the night because the lights added to it all.
There were so many kinds of beautiful flowers and plants. Roses, daisies, chrysanthemum, everything anyone could ever imagine and a whole lot more. The huge garden was a maze--and at the center of it was a porch, where people who got lost could find each other and make their way through the maze together. Ling smelled every fragrant flower that they saw. She was enjoying and was continuing to be fascinated, the sight of lovely flowers everywhere made her smile. It was as if she was in some kind of wonderland.
"This place is wonderful, marvelous! I like it very much! Jin, thanks for bringing me here," she said while she sniffed a pink rose. Noticing Jin wasn't replying, she turned around. He wasn't there! "Jin!" Ling shouted out aloud. "Jin! Where are you?" There was no response. Where is he? She thought. Then she tried to look for him, taking chances on which turn to take, and finally, she spotted Jin inside, sitting and waiting inside the porch.
"Jin!" Xiaoyu shouted once again.
When Jin heard Ling's voice, he stood up and went to meet her. He took her hand and was leading her to the porch. "Hey," he said, "I want you to wear this on."
"A blindfold?"
"Yeah. I bet you'll like this one too, trust me." He blindfolded Ling then proceeded to guide her.
Finally they reached the porch. Jin took out Ling's blindfold. Once again, he never failed to impress her with his surprises.
As Xiaoyu opened her eyes, she was overcome with astonishment. Different kinds of roses surrounded the circumference of the porch. At the center was a table, candlelight. There was a soothing and romantic symphony filling the place--a serenade.
Gentleman as he is, Jin pulled the chair where Xiaoyu was to be seated. Now that they were settled...
"I could get used to this you know," Ling said as they ate. "How many girls have you brought here anyway?"
"You're the first."
She answered back in a sarcastic tone, "Really?" One brow was raised.
"Yeah," he said in an earnest tone. "You know when you're so caught up and dead set on getting revenge, there's nothing you believe that should get in the way of your plot. Now that I've gotten it, its now that I truly believe I could sit back. But one thing that I always keep reminding myself is that when its finally over, its finally over. At times some get out of hand and when they finally have their revenge, they seem to seek more and there's no end to it."
"Haven't exactly experienced it firsthand, but, I know what you mean."
Am I actually hearing this words from her? Jin thought and continued on. She knows a lot. Now I really know you can't judge a book by its cover.
"Jin..Jin, what is it?" Ling asked and waved her hand in front of his face.
Jin snapped out. "Wha-what were you saying?"
"Is there a problem? All of a sudden you went blank on me and I was worried because something may have been bugging you."
"No, no."
"Alright...its such a beautiful night. Look up, the stars actually look like spilled milk in the sky," said Ling then she stood up from her seat and peered out.
"Yeah, you're right. Hey, say we go out and do some stargazing."
"I'd love to."
Arms wrapped around, they strolled in the moonlight. Slowly, slowly, and relishing the beauty of nature. At last, they found a good spot to do their stargazing. They sat on a bench.
"Look I think I see a Big Dipper," Ling said looking at the stars.
"I see it too."
"Hey Jin," Xiaoyu said and turn to Jin.
"Yeah?" he asked and turned to face her.
"How did you come up with this awesome date on short notice?"
"You know, it pays to be the heir of a filthy reach conglomerate."
"Tell me about it."
"I don't care really whether or not I inherit my grandfather's wealth. Doesn't matter to me. Money can't buy happiness, true happiness can be found in the smallest of things, simplest of things. I experienced so much happiness and contentment living in Yakushima with my mother. It was peaceful. Everything was so placid."
Ling nodded in agreement and understanding. He is right, she thought.
They gazed at brightly shining stars almost throughout the night. They told each other stories and talked a lot about themselves.
"Ugh, its so chilly!" Xiaoyu cried and wrapped her arms around herself, and was feeling a little bit sleepy too. She suddenly felt a coat put on her, and kept her warm. Jin took off his coat and placed it on her. "Thanks Jin." He smiled at her as a reply.
They continued stargazing and tlalking to each other. But Ling couldn't really help but get sleepy.
"...first day of school, was, well.." Jin narrated. Then he felt a weight on his shoulder. He turned his head and found Xiaoyu had fallen asleep, her head leaning on his shoulder. He watched her and smiled. Her face was so calm and lovely. JIn thought it was time they headed back home. Carefully, he took her and carried her in his arms.
At last they arrived in the Mishima compound, where outside Amah was patiently waiting.
"You've arrived," the nanny told Jin.
"Yes we have."
"Better get her to bed."
"Yes." Jin walked inside and went up the stairs, then into her room.
He pulled the blanket and lay her lightly down on the bed, pulled up the blanket again to keep her warm. "Goodnight beautiful Miss." Saying that, he felt the urge to kiss her on the forehead. And so he did, then exited to room.