Jin entered the huge mansion he called his home. It was cold and empty, as usual, but something was missing. The pattering of feet was missing. He knew where she would be, no matter what happened, his daughter would always somehow arrive there, either cheery or sad. Exiting through the far back door, he let the rain pour over him, drenching him to the bone. He didn't care, not even when his hair lost it's normally spiked up hairstyle and plastered itself against his neck. Walking through the water gardens, he faintly heard his daughter's sobbing. Walking to the left gazebo, he found the 4 year old crying, rain pattering off her raincoat.

Walking away from his apartment, Jin focused on nothing when he heard a giggle. Turning his head, he saw his neighbor, a woman named Jane, walk over to him, a flirtatious look in her eye.
It sickened him...
"Jinny-poo" she cooed, latching onto his arm, "Come dancing with me." Shaking his arm out of her grip, he continued towards the elevators. When the girl persisted, he decided that waiting for the elevator wasn't worth this, and opened the doorway to the stairs. He was going to be late for work anyway.

Kneeling, he picked up his sobbing 4 year old daughter. The girl looked at him with her large brown eyes and then sobbed into his already soaked shoulder. "Why won't don't I have a mommy like everyone else? Why?!?" The girl sobbed, hugging her father's neck. Jin's face fell as he hugged her back, smelling the scent of the sandalwood incense burning in the air.

The students sparred against each other, only stopping when Jin, their Sensei, helped them get a move right. Suddenly a cry was heard and the whole class turned their attention to the source. Opening the door, Jin found himself witnessing a battle between a young woman and a slightly older man. His Sensei and another man with a long ponytail were watching this. The girl's style seemed so familiar, but he couldn't place where he had seen it before. The other guy's move looked a lot like that Law guy's too...
'Oohs' and 'Aahs' where heard from the students around him as the girl did a rather eye-catching move which sent the guy sprawling. He leap up and tried to launch a counterattack, only to find it blocked. Looking at the clock, Jin told the students class was over. Grumbles and sighs rang through as the students shuffled off to change. His Sensei motioned to Jin to join them. The girl's arms does a graceful arch. That's when it snapped in place.
"LING?" The girl looked at the source of the voice.
"Jin?" Then, Forest (that had finally snapped into place as well) sent Ling flying, smack into the pond. She came up sputtering and wide eyed.

"You do have a mother Neko-chan. She's just far away." Jin said softly.
"Then why doesn't she come back! Everyone else has a mommy!" Koneko sobbed.
"because, She's in a place where she can't come back. She would if she could, but I don't think she can." Jin replied, trying to skirt the idea of telling the girl that her mother was now dead. 'Are you proud of me Ling? Have I raised our daughter well?'
Koneko, or little cat sniffled and then let her father carry her inside, insisting that she take a bath. The girl pouted and then agreed, running inside, her pigtails bouncing as she ran... just like her mother. Jin stared after her and then stood there in the rain which hid the tears rolling down his face.
"Ling........ Kimi o aishiteru "