__chapter7__

There was nothing anyone could say, they stood on the tree house deck in silence for about 2 minutes, That's when Heiachi broke it with a throat clearing cough," *ahem*. . . We could try to go to the hotel.It's better than toughing it out here like some heathens. -And if we all go together weshould we able to make it evenif we are attacked."Talk circulated among them, Heiachi had a good pointfor once. Then bunch looked at each other all simultaneously and gave each other a nod. Michelle," It's settled then. We'll all go and drag the supplies along with us." All the guys looked at each other and instantly began to whine," Hey! Why us? This isn't fair!"

Later . . . . .{ They ended up carring it anyway didn't they?} Everybody was trudging throught jungle, it was really very muggy that day. Moans and grunts circled the group as they moved on. Jin and Kazuya were recovering from the shock and able to walk now. The jungle was so dense that you could barely see anything.

" Here.", Heiachi pointed out, he ran in a direction and the hotel came into veiw. It was over grown with vines and appeared to still be intact

" HURRAY! WE'RE SAVED!", Xiaoyu jumped up and down jubilantly.

" Bed. . . must find. . . bed. . . ", Hwoarang uttered, he was tired as hell.

Sleeping on a deck 25 foot in the air really sucked and Xiaoyu kicking him in her sleep last night didn't help at all," . . . . .Stupid ass flu. . ."

Everyone followed Heiachi to the front door, except Hwoarang and Kazuya, they were being slow this morning.

At the door . . . . .

Heiachi opens it up. The door creaked and all of them take their fighting stnaces making sure that they wouldn't be caught by surprise by any little terrors. Nothing was inside, Lei wiped of his forehead. The forest just seemed to get steamier and steamier. Pauls 'Vanilla Ice hair' was begining to droop, he kept blowing the loose strands out of his face. They all went in to look around and make sure that nothing else in there. Julia gave a sigh of relief since nothing was to be found. They when to the elevators Heiachi pressed the buttons, they were in working order as well. It seems that everything was in working order. Kazuya and Hwoarang came in the door last. That's when Hwoarang felt a familiar warm mist on the back of his neck, he frozed and turned to look and saw another Raptor!

" ArghhhHHHHHH!!!", Hwoarang ran and it gave chase knocking Kazuya into the marble check in desk hitting his head. He slid down it stunned.

" Ungh! Ohhhhhh, what the hell just happen- WHY IN THE HELL AM I HERE? I bet that dumbass Heiachi had something to do with it!!", Kazuya tried to get up from his spot and felt a sharp pain in his arm," How'd I get this?!", Kazuya looked at his wound," When in the Hell did I get shot?!", he thought a moment,"Nina. . . ", He remembered Nina trying to assasinate him," I bet it was that wretch!", Kazuya staggered to his feet.

Hwoarang was still running around in the lobby with Raptor after him," HELP ME!!"

The others have already went up the elevators to the 2nd floor. Kazuya saw him running around and took action. He jumped infront of the Raptor and stood his ground. The Raptor attacked with it's gapping mouth. Kazuya grabbed it's upper and lower jaw slowly pulling them farther apart, he realizied he couldn't do it alone and started to call forth the devil to give him the strength to kill this thing. Upstairs on the second floor, the group was walking down the white marble halls that had red and gold tapestries and a purple rug. " Now what?", Michelle asked," Do we try to find some radio or something?"

" That's what I'm trying to do wench! I just can't remember were it is!",

Heiachi narrowed his eyebrows into a glare and tried to remember where it was.

" Ack! AGHHHHH!! OHHHHhhhhh!!", Jin grabbed his chest and held on to a column with his free arm," It's- ohhh-Dad! He's calling up the -ARGGGGGHHH!!!. .ohhh- THE DEVIL!!! ", he began to slide down the column as his stamina drained.

Jun," JIN!!", she ran up to her son and kneeled beside him. Jin's eyes closed as he passed out.

Down stairs. . . . Kazuya," RAAAAAAAAAAAWWWLLL!!!", he struggled but suddenly got the surge of strength he needed to rip the Raptors jaw off," Stupid beast . . . .", he threw the jaw on the floor and blood poured all over the place. The animal gave a long last squeal and fell over onto a lobby table and seating area and
the funiture broke beneath it.

Hwoarang tried to sneak away, while Kazuya closed the doors but he wasn't fast enough," Hey! Kid! Stop right there!", Kazuya stopped Hwoarang," Who are you?!" " I'm Hwoarang. Don't you remember?", Hwoarang could tell that Kazuya wasn't getting this," Baek's student? -You know?", Kazuya still looked confused," Don't tell me you hit your head again! Now you don't know what's happened!

" Yeah, I sure does hurt like hell! Where's that bastard Heiachi at? Did he hit me?- 'Cause I got a score to settle with that Pener sucking ass fucker! It's his turn to be thrown in a volcano!", Kazuya cracked his knuckles and one of his eyes gleamed.

" Oh god. Now you remember you past, This isn't gonna be good-" Kazuya picked up Hwoarang," Quit your rambling and
tell me!", Hwoarang pointed to the elevator.

" The s,second floor!", Hwoarang stuttered, Kazuya dropped him with a *ka-thump* on the floor.

Kazuya ran for the stairs without even as much as a thanks.

" Oh god! I have to tell everyone!", Hwoarang scambled toward the elevator.

Upstairs. . . . . . .Everyone was trying to decide what to do.

" Um, maybe we should go to a room and lie him on the bed or something?", said Anna, Lee was still holding her arm. Nina looked around suspiciously,". . . .Where's Hwoarang and Kazuya?" " Now that you think of it, the last time I saw them-", Marshall was interrupted with a yell that was further down the hall.

Hwoarang just got out of the elevator," WATCHOUT! KAZUYA'S BACK TO NORMAL!!", that's when Heiachi was pummeled from behind by an ultimate tackle from Kazuya.

Kazuya began to punch him in the head," You asshole! Did you think you would get away!!", Heiachi grabbed Kazuya's bad arm and dug his fingers into the wound," AGGGHHHH!!", Heiachi threw him off and Kazuya slid across the slick marble floor into a potted palm. It toppled over him ( which must of hurt since that pot was marble too!). Kazuya managed to move the debris away.

Kazuya," . . . ungh. . . . . ", he struggled to get up but he whacked his knee cap on the floor and it hurt like hell. He got back up on his feet anyway and shook his head, Kazuya's eyes were glazed over, that's when Hwoarang ran up and heroically struck him down with a tackle of his own. Hwoarang then took one of Kazuya's arms while he was stunned and put it behind his back so he wouldn't be able to do anything," I need some help over here! I can't hold him forever!"

" RaaAAGHHHH!!! You lil' punk! Leggo!", Kazuya squirmed, Hwoarang took his free arm and pressed Kazuya's face into the
cold hard floor," Mmmph! RraAAAGGGH!!", Kazuya growled like an animal and viciously threw Hwoarang off into a wall. Kazuya got up immediately shaking the dirt off him. Michelle, Paul, Marshall and Lei piled on top of him but he still wasn't being brought down.

Suddenly everybody heard a loud *SHATTER!!* and Kazuya fell over unconscious. They saw Nina standing behind him with a broken vase in her hand. Nina shrugs," Hey, Someone had to do something.", she throws the vase in a convenient waste basket.

Heiachi," Damn, I still can't figure out where I had the radios put in this cursed maze!", he scratched his head.

" We have more important things to think about. What are we going to do with Jin and Kazuya?", Said Lee, he was still a little
paranoid. Eddy watched them drag Kazuya's body to a room, his eyes narrowed, "Now I'll be able to get the truth out of him!", he thought to himself and grinned evilly. No one seemed to notice.

" Hey! The door's locked!", Forrest tried to open it but it wouldn't budge.

Marshall watched his son who hasn't been to this hotel before and finally said," That's because there are key cards that open
them."

" Well, one of yas go down stairs and get one thens!", Paul complained and stood there with his arms crossed.
Heiachi," Can't."

" And why not?!", Everyone protested as they loomed over the tough skinned old man. Heiachi," Because they are locked in a safe. That way you guys wouldn't steal them when you were here last and kill each otherbefore the tournament."

A resounding ,"oh.", was heard throughout the hall.

" I guess I'll have to use some brute force to get in", Paul started to ram the door with his shoulder. Lee nonchalantly lit a cigarette in a corner and took a puff," I don't think you want to do that Paul."

" -An why not?", Paul asked as he rammed it some more, Suddenly a loud electrically charge like sound was heard and Paul was *ZAP*ed. His hair stood straight up again in it's original look dispite the humidity; It was slightly singed. " I told you. ", Lee started to beat on his chest and cough," *HACK* *WHEEZE*", Anna patted his back.

" Are you ok?", Anna asked, Lee doubled over with his cigarette in his hand still. " *WHEEZE*! Yeah, just- give me a minute-", Lee wheezed, Anna saw the cigarettes and took them from him.

" When did you start to smoke?", Anna looked at the pack and ground the lit cigarette into the floor with her high heel spitting on it.

" Don't let thoses go to waste, give 'em to me!", Paul took the cigarettes and lighter and put them in his pocket "hmm. . . ", Forrest was thinking of a way to get in," I wonder. . . ", he went for the door.

" Don't! You'll he shocked too!", Julia cried.

" Hmm. . . ", Forrest pulled out one of his MAXED OUT credit cards and inserted it into the key card slot and to their amazement it opened!

" Your key card system really sucks Heiachi.", Forrest took his maxed out credit card out of the slot and put it back in his pocket with a grin. Heiachi was puzzled and scratched his semi-bald head. Nina didn't look to happy," Well if I knew that, I
would of assassinated Kazuya a long time ago and I would still of had my memory since I wouldn't of failed.

" Yeah, and save me the work of trying to find a way to kill him discreetly. ",

Eddy commented, everyone looked at him funny. That's when he realized he said what he was planning out loud," crap."
Anna grabbed Lee by the arm and said," Hey, Lee. How about we get a room of our own?", he almost lost his composure and his face flushed. " I'll try to get the other rooms open", Forrest said and attempted to unlock the other doors," Hey! They won't open!"

" There has to be some other doors that will!", Xiaoyu jumped up down with impatience.

" ugh. . . HELLO here. . . .injury.", Hwoarang picked himself up and held on to his arm," I-I think it's dislocated." " Well, lets see.", Nina punched Hwoarang in the arm. Hwoarangs eyes got huge like in those cute anime strips," ARGH!", his arm was trembling," y, you. . . bitch."

" Yep, dislocated and if not it is now. Just checking." " Can we do something besides beat on each other?", Michelle suggested knowing it wasn't going to make the least bit of difference.

Jun," We should keep on looking for other rooms andsee if they will open.", they all nodding to what Jun said.

Bryan was still concerned," We should tie Kazuya up to the bed and give him some pillz or somethin'"

Everyone," ???"

Bryan," From the way I figures it he'll wake up with one doozy of a headache so we should drug him up a bit. -And if he has his memory back like Hwang boy sayz here then he'll need ta be tied up too."

Jun," I'll stay. Maybe I can keep him calm."

" I'll stay too, just for security purposes, you know?", Lei paired up with Jun. Jun," The rest of you can look at other rooms,
Hwoarang you stay with us.", Jun ,Lei and Hwoarang went into the hotel room as everyone else left. In the room, Lei opened open the box that they dragged there and took out some rope," This is for your own good buddy.", Lei tied a knot tightly on Kazuya's wrist while Jun gave Kazuya some drowsy medicine. Lei put on foot on the bed and tighten the rope's knot on the bed post. He got one of Kazuya's arms tied and both of his legs when-

" ARGGGHHHH!! WHERE AM I NOW?", Kazuya violently struggled on the bed kicking and howling, but he didn't for too
long. He was weak from using the devil's negative energy," . . . . . . . . . . *huff*. . *huff*. . . . .", sweat poured from his
forehead and the medicine soon took effect," . . ungh. . . . ."

Jin was still unconscious and began to wake up," Aw, man. . . My head.", Jin began to get up in a daze and staggered, Jun made him sit down and wiped his head with a rag. Hwoarang," Well If no one's gonna fix my arm. I guess
I'll have to do it myself.", Jun and Lei were puzzled. What was Hwoarang going to do? Hwoarang went up to the window ledge and straightened his left arm and made his hand into a fist. Then holding it with his right hand , he suddenly punched the ledge head on!" AGGHHHHHH!!!", a loud pop was heard, you could all most see the tears in his
eyes," . . . . . *whimper*. . . . "

Jun and Lei were astonished," Where did you learn that?", Jun asked.

Hwoarang," OfF oF tHiS mOvIe,. . ", his arm was trembling," At least I got back in it's socket. . . . . "

" Okaay.", Lei muttered under his breath. Jun took a rag and made a make-shift sling out of it for him.

" You sit down. I think you've done enough for today.", Jun said with concern, She coaxed him to lie down on the other bed, Hwoarang reluctantly lied down. He was flithy with dirt, sweat and God only knows what else.

Jun turned to Lei," I'm going to get cleaned up. You watch them and make sure they don't get into trouble or something.", Jun trotted off to the bathroom as Lei leered at her, he noted to himself that she didn't close the door to the bathroom all the way. Within minutes he heard the water of the shower start running and saw steam coming out of the top of the door. It was tempting alright, but he held himself at bay and sat in his chair daydreaming about what it would be like see her in all her glory. . . . a melodious humming sound could be heard from the bathroom. . . . . . . Lei was very tempted to go look and stared at the door.

Hwoarang was bored out of his skull and watched Lei closely. Lei got up out of his chair and shuffled toward the door and put his ear close to it the best he could, an ," Ahem.", startled him out of his mischief, Hwoarang was watching him. Lei, frowned and went back to his seat. Jin didn't really care, he had a massive headache and leaning on the wall with his hand on his forehead, and Kazuya was too out of it even understand what is going on.

/ Meanwhile. . . . in the hall ways . . . ./


Bryan," Look, we tried almost all the doors on dis floor and none of em' work."

" It was probably pure accident that your credit card worked.", Nina declared. She when back to he usual silent assassin like self and waited until the group needed some common sense to be said.

" No, it has to work! I don't want us all to stay in the same room!", said Forrest shaking a door handle in frustration. He finally quit, letting out a long sigh and he let go of the handle with a final hard rattle," I'm about fed up with this whole thing! ", Forrest shifts his eyes toward his dad who was frowning with his little gay mustache furled.

Old man Heiachi, was looking up and down the halls wondering what room it was in; that's when something shocking hit him. The radio wasn't here! It were at the Master Dojo on the other side of the island! He was getting forgetful in his old age and was mad that he hadn't thought of this before, but his ego got in the way, preventing him from telling the others," Maybe we should put this at rest for now, from what I can tell, It's lunch time.", said Heiachi as he glanced out one of the windows with his hand over his brow," Come on. Let's go back to the room." Everyone looked at each other and reluctantly nodded.

They ended up following old Man Heiachi back to the room. . . . . .

/ In the room. . . . . . . . . . . /

Lei impatiently sat in his chair waiting for Jun to come out and tapping on foot. The room was verily muggy, the heat was sweltering. The air was apparently shut off when the tournament ended, What a day to not have air-conditioning. Everyone was sweating, the steam from the shower made it worse. Jun finally stepped out of the shower in a towel that was left in the shower room, Lei's eyes widened and he shook his head to snap out of it. Hwoarang was equally as overwhelmed by her gracing through the room in nothing but a towel and blinked several times.

" I'll have to wash my clothes in the sink, who's next?", Jun inquired while holding her towel on. Lei turned his head in the opposite direction, and coughed," I can wait. You guys can go before me."

Hwoarang blinked again, Jin and Kazuya were too out of it to clean up and he was the only other person there," I guess I could . .", he stood up from the bed and his arm twinged. This was going to be a challenge, washing his hair with an injured arm. Then that's when a wicked thought came into Hwoarang's mind, he shook his head dismissing it. What kind of sicko would he be to ask Jin's Mom to help him wash his hair while he was in the shower? Hwoarang shivered at the thought. Jun looked at Hwoarang expectantly and because of his delay to get in the bathroom she resumed some talk," What's wrong?- Oh, I understand. You would have trouble washing your hair with one good arm. Well, I can help you." This nearly made Hwoarang's hair stand on end; his tongue filled his mouth and he couldn't say a word. He raised a finger to try to say something but before he could, Jun put her hand on his back and lead him in to the Bathroom. Hwoarang about went into panic mode at this time and she made him sit in a chair in front of the sink. Apparently she was going to wash it there. Hwoarang sighed in relief knowing her real intentions. That's when Jun took a hold of his head and put it in the sink. The water was a bit cold at first and made him jump. Hwoarang accidentaly hit his bad arm the corner of the sink and he hollered in pain, this arm was going to be a bitch to sleep on too.

Jun looked at him," I so sorry! I didn't mean to bump you like that."

Hwoarang gritted his teeth and replied," . . No. . it's ok, I bumped myself into it . . .", Jun resumed washing his hair, humming the same melody she did when she was taking a shower. Hwoarang noticed that her towel slipped a little lower from his point of view and closed his eyes blocking the thought. Not that she was horrible looking or anything but she did look pretty pleasing for a person her age. Jun went on humming and made an ice breaker.

" So what have you been doing since the last tournament?", she smiled at him gingerly and continued washing his hair.
" Me? Um, uh. . ", Hwoarang just per chance opened his eyes when Jun's towel slipped a little further, he was distracted from the question and closed his eyes again to keep on track," Not much really, I kind of just been taking it one day by a time. Taking little jobs here and there, hanging out with some friends of mine.", Hwoarang really didn't have much to say that would be to pleasant, he knew exactly what kind of 'friends' he hung out with. He really didn't have a good job. There wasn't anything that was highlighted as an accomplishment at all that Jun would enjoy to hear about.

" Really good friends of yours?"

" Well,. . . . . I depends on what you call good. They all get drunk and shit. I still don't know how they broke the leg of my table that one night.", Hwoarang froze He wondered how he let that slip out. To his surprise, Jun giggled," Yeah, I know what it's
like to be young. . . they broke your table? What kind of friends are they?"

" I was drunk with them too. I could of done it, I don't know. That night was all a blur.", Hwoarang peeked open one eye and looked up with it to see Jun's face.She seemed concerned. " I see . . . .", she went silent and washed his hair some more.

Lei was just out side the bathroom still tapping his foot with the intensity of a drummer. He heard the idle chat in the bathroom and Jun's giggle, in a way this made him jealous even though he wasn't married to her. His eyes narrowed as he heard more laugher and humming come from the bathroom.

" You have such thick hair. I've never seen hair this thick before or red. Is it natural?"
Hwoarang felt at little more at ease now and half smiled at the compliment," . . . . yeah. . ."

" This reminds me of washing Jin's hair when he was young . . . ", Jun said letting her eyes wander as she conjured up the memory. She inadvertently scrubbed harder a d right over the area Hwoarang got hit in the head.

Hwoarang ", Ow! Be careful, I got hit there!", he whined, Jun was jolted out of he trance.

"Sorry. I'll look at that when I'm done if you want.", she said pleasantly.

Hwoarang realized that's the first time in his life that anyone ever cared about him. Of course Master Baek did, but he was gone now and never cared for him like family would. He liked being around her, but soon he dismissed this thought in his head. This feeling felt to awkward to accept. After all, he hated all the Mishima's and Kazama's, but Jun was different compared
to old man Heiachi and hard ass Kazuya. Then he realized saw a little bit of her in Jin. Maybe they weren't all bad . . . . . this just left him to speculate.

" There, all done.", Jun lifted Hwoarang's head out of the sink and towel dried it and combed it out with one of those little free combs you get on the sink of a hotel. Lei was still in his chair staring at the ceiling endlessly into a wall. He was watching a fly. That's when a groan made him jump, it was only Kazuya, he was waking coming out of it some. This wouldn't ease Lei a bit. Now that he had his memories back he would be the same bad natured and tempered Kazuya that they all they and love. Lei began to wonder if he tied Kazuya down tight enough and he would of went over to the bed to make sure but decide not too out of cowardice. Jin was sitting on the floor and leaning on the wall. He was slumped over one knee and hadn't moved for the last ten minutes, he would stir soon and with one hell of a headache.
The shower could be heard again, Hwoarang must of finally started his shower. Jun could be heard singing as she washed her clothes in the sink, the water could be heard splashing. Minutes later she came out with her wet clothes in her arms. Jun strolled across the room to open a window, but the window wouldn't budge," That's odd", she said to herself.

" They must of been sealed shut so on one could get in.", Lei muttered, breaking the silence between him and her.

" But who would be crazy enough to do that?", Jun asked politely. The wet clothes made a dark blotch on her dry towel.

There was another brief interlude of silence, Nina came into both of their minds and they let out a long invisible sigh.

They ended up tying up a rope on the over head lights to hang up the clothes. Jun stood on one of the chairs and as she was putting up the last of her garments they heard a loud thump followed by a loud," OW!!", Hwoarang came out of the bathroom holding his arm," . . . . . . "

Jun," Are you alright?"

" Yeah, I just slipped on the wet floor.", Hwoarang made his way toward the bed.

Jin opened his eyes and closed him after he realized how much they hurt. He blinked several times to get used to the light. Around the same time, Kazuya began to stir, this made them freeze in there positions. Kazuya grumbled and turned his wrists as best as he could, then yawned. He was apparently still not quiet awake yet, the tenseness in the room that seemed as thick as
molasses before dissipated in one deep exhale from them all. Jin finally adjusted to the light and tilted his head up so
he could look at everyone," W-what, happened?", his eyes where wide now and he was alert unlike before.

" You just went to sleep honey.", said Jun as she put her hand on hid shoulder. Jin faltered his arm away not sure if wanted to have bodily contact or not. Jun continued," You should get cleaned up, we found a room that we could open and there's shower in here.", she tried to help him up. Jin bluntly got himself up and stomped to the bathroom, he apparently wasn't in one of his best moods. . . but who would be after being passed out twice and possessed by the devil within two days? The door slammed shut to the bathroom and the shower could be heard. Jun rolled eyes; she went on hanging up the clothes that she freshly washed. Lei turned his head, they heard footsteps out in the hall and some one opened the door. The others had came back from their trek throughout the steamy hotel. Paul was first to come in, he stretched his arms up high as he strolled in. Next to come was Lee Chaolin. He was probably the sweatiest of the men since he had been coddled and didn't train as much as the others. He reached down to take off his, now almost yellow, tank top and he flung it on the bed. Jun frowned, Lee saw her displeasure and quickly picked it back up being the polite coward he was. Lei almost grinned or even let out a chuckle, he then stopped in the middle of it fearing that someone would come along and chew him out. There seemed to be alot of that going around. Heiachi stayed silent as Michelle and Anna bitched and complained asking him why he didn't know where the radio was. Lunch time was imminent,
Hwoarang's stomach set off at exactly noon.

" Isn't it lunch time?", he asked with a friendly disposition trying not to get accused as lazy. The rest of them poured into the hotel room, it was verily large which was good.

" I think it is.", Jun said with on finger on her chin, Julia glared at him. That was exactly what he was trying to avoid, he knew she
would say something nasty to him about being a bum or this is the only hot meal he gets. He grimaced back at her to avoid anything from being said. Then Xiaoyu came in, jumping jubilantly as ever and pig tails flopping, she came into the center of the room and when into a screeching haul and gave a Hwoarang a good up and down look; he was in a thin white robe that the hotel supplied . She giggled. Lei hastily turned his head and frowned at her, Xiaoyu didn't seem to care.

" What? What is it?!", Hwoarang said with a hint of panic in his voice, he almost turned red in the face out of the anxiety. He checked his robe to make sure it was tied, and it was,. . . . this was a horrible trick that she played in him.

" That's not somethin' ya see Hwang boy do every day.

Getting all distraught like dat. ", Paul guffawed with his hands on his back.

Hwoarang glowered at him and Paul keep on picking away at him. " Would anyone like to help me make lunch?", said

Michelle as she tried to rally up some allies in the kitchen. There seemed to be only a one volunteer, Xiaoyu.

" I guess me and Jun are on our own then.", Michelle sighed.

" Hey, what about me?", said Xiaoyu as she jumped up and down to get some attention. Jun and Michelle went on ignoring her knowing very well that what ever she made would most likely give them all food poisoning or just sick.