It's Just a High School Crush - Chapter 3: The Two Dates
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A/N: I am soooo sorry about not updating in, like, forever... I've been caught up in life. Last time I checked reviews: Jin/Xiaoyu – 18; Jin/Julia – 8. C'mon! The J/J fans were screamin' at me in tha first chapter, and now the J/X fans are comin' back for revenge since I put that one steamy part with Jin and Julia! Hehe... maybe I should do that more often... except next time with Jin and Xiaoyu... Anyways... c'mon you J/J fans! Fight back! Hehe... just want a lil friendly competition...
I still don't know whether to make this a J/X or J/J. Last chapter I gave the hint out that Julia might be the one, and look out in this chapter. It's leaning more toward Xiaoyu this time. Please review! Your review counts! Your review may depend on this story... so review! The last time I checked the reviews, J/X fans piled up on me, so here's your chapter!
Ooh, yeah... before I forget... the Reviewer of the Chapter! This is completely random... jadedragon88! Thanks for the compliments, and I'll be sure to keep your vote in mind. ;o) (For those of you who are wondering... she voted for Jin/Xiaoyu.) Also, I'm probably going to lean the chapters towards whoever the Reviewer of the Chapter is, so you vote really does count! The more votes on 'your girl,' then the more chance I'll do the next chapter on that person! Get it? ::scratches head:: I think I confused even myself...
Disclaimer: ::slaps forehead:: I fergot ta put up a disclaimer! Erg... uh, Tekken does not belong to me, it respectfully belongs to... what was it again? Oh yeah, Namco.
Feedback: Sure, feel free to e-mail me at vanessapinay@yahoo.com. Praises and money are accepted. ^_^
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It's Just a High School Crush
Chapter 3: "The Two Dates"
By Jin Kazama
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Jin arrived at school, sleepily walking through the hallway to his locker. When he got to his locker, he quickly turned the combination to the right numbers. He opened his locker, and just his luck, his books came crashing down on him.
Hwoarang 'just happened' to be walking by at that very moment. As he saw the Japanese boy get hit with his books, he howled and kneeled on the floor, laughing like there was no tomorrow. "Ha ha ha! Did you see that everybody?" He pointed at Jin. "Kazama just got hit in the head with all of his books!" He burst into a fit of laughter again.
Several people looked, but no one laughed. They wouldn't dare laugh at Jin, for his grandfather Heihachi Mishima would have their heads if his grandson told him about this incident.
"Bug off," mumbled Jin. "I'm not in the mood right now." (I could've let him use the 'F' word instead of 'bug,' but I'm not a very 'sweary' person. So don't expect excessive swearing though this is rated R... At least I hope it is... Maybe I accidentally left it a PG-13...)
"When are you ever in the mood?" laughed Hwoarang.
"I didn't mean that kind of mood, and you knew it, you son of a—"
"Now, now!" called an administrator. "No need for name-calling or anything of that sort." He walked up to the two young men where a circle of people now surrounded them. "Kazama, leave him out of this. And you," he looked at Hwoarang, "if I see you cause one more disruption this week, it's a Saturday school for you, young man."
Hwoarang looked to the ground. "Yes, sir," he muttered, walking away.
The crowd of students slowly disappeared as the administrator walked away, leaving Jin alone. He picked up his books off of the floor and started piling them back up in his locker.
"Smooth move, Jin," piped up Xiaoyu.
"Thanks," he grumbled.
"You really seem... sick or something," she commented.
"Thanks for noticing."
"I didn't mean it in a bad way..." Xiaoyu paused. "Well... if you're sick, then that's bad, but..." She looked at him as his gaze turned to face the ground. "I mean, you have to admit... you haven't been acting like yourself lately, and as a concerned friend, I—"
Jin slammed his locker closed with one hand and the sound echoed through Xiaoyu's ears. "I'm fine," he said flatly, looking straight into her eyes. "Just... leave me alone." He strode down the hallway, leaving a very confused Xiaoyu behind him.
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"Hey," Jin said. "I didn't know you had Yang for Lit. and Comp." He leaned over forward to his left so she could hear him better.
Julia forced a smile. "Yeah, well... you never asked."
He broke into a grin. "That was a good comeback..."
"Yeah..."
"So... do you think this story—"
"Ahem," Mrs. Yang said. "Please, Mr. Kazama and Ms. Chang, tell the class what is so much more interesting than 'The Odyssey' that you seem to be whispering about?"
Jin blushed, and spoke up. "Well, Mrs. Yang... I was just telling Julia here that it was so ingenious of that one guy to scheme up a plan. The plan was brilliant. Hiding underneath sheep to get past some... 'ogre' (hehe... get it? He said 'ogre' as in 'True Ogre' and stuffies... yeah...) that had one eye. Pretty smart, huh?" He quickly winked at Julia, who turned away. The class erupted into giggles, while Jin frowned at Julia's turned back.
"Um... excellent, Mr. Kazama. Although that 'one guy' had a name: Odysseus. You may actually pass my class this semester."
"Only because I've heard of the story three hundred times... and because of what a good teacher you are."
"Why, thank you. But flattery gets you nowhere."
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"Why are you ignoring me?" asked Jin. He slid into the bus seat next to Julia.
"I'm... not ignoring you," she said slowly. How can I face him after the dream last night?
Jin ran a hand through his hair. "Well... you're not exactly talking to me. What's going on?" he said worriedly. It's as if the dream that I had last night was real, and she... But she can't know about it, right? It was my dream, not hers.
"Nothing. Nothing's going on."
"I can see clearly that something bothering you."
She looked at his earnest face, and found herself thinking about that beautiful face and divine lips pressed against hers... The heat contracted between them... The aggressive Jin Kazama she had dreamed about...
She looked out the window, deciding to answer, and avoid eye contact with him. "Well, it's just that—" she started to say. When she turned to face him, he wasn't there. She turned her body around to see where he'd gone. There he was, about six rows away, listening to his CD player, slouched on the seat, and looking miserably out the window. She began to feel bad about treating him this way. It's not as if he knew about her dream... right?
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"I don't get it," Xiaoyu said aloud. "Why is he acting like this?"
It was after school, and Xiaoyu was in her room, pacing back and forth, trying to figure out what was wrong with Jin.
"And why do I care?"
She sighed, laying down on her bed on her stomach.
"Why do I care?"
She already knew the answer. Because... I care for him.
This 'obsession' with Jin was killing her. How could she like Jin Kazama? Wait... How could she not like Jin Kazama? He was popular among the girls though he never spoke a word, and he was somewhat popular among the guys, although most despised him.
"If I love— like," she emphasized. "If I like him, why don't I tell him? It wouldn't jeopardize our current friendship... I don't think."
Maybe that's what she was afraid of. If she and Jin decided to go out but it didn't work, they couldn't possibly go back to being friends.
"Augh! Why did I have to fall for Jin Kazama of all people?!"
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Hwoarang looked at his answering machine. Zero messages again! He picked up the answering machine and threw it against the wall, letting pieces of it fly all over the place.
But he obviously didn't care. Plopping himself on the couch, he picked up the phone and began to dial.
"Hello," came a high voice.
"Xiaoyu?" he said.
"Jin?" The girl sounded hopeful.
Hwoarang gulped. "No... this isn't Jin. It's... Hwoarang."
Xiaoyu sighed, sounding exasperated. "What do you want now?"
"Just someone to talk to."
"No, really. I'm being serious here. Why are you calling me?"
"Don't I have the right to?" Hwoarang's temper began to rise. "I mean— I just wanted to see how you are."
"I'm fine, thank you. Good-bye."
"Wait! I have a question to ask you, Xiaoyu."
"Hurry up. I've got to do my homework."
"Well... I just wanted to ask you if... you wanted to maybe go out somewhere... as friends and all. Maybe we could—"
"Sure, sure." Xiaoyu sounded tired.
"You mean it? I'll call you later with the details... Oh, man, you mean— we're gonna go out? Officially? Wow, Xiaoyu, I—"
But Xiaoyu had hung up already.
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"Xiaoyu?"
"Jin? I-Is that you?" She was a bit hesitant since the last time it was Hwoarang.
"Yes. Sorry to bother you, but..."
"But what?"
"I just wanted to ask you a question..."
"Yes?" She had a pretty good idea what he was going to do: ask her out. But... nah. That would never happen. And she knew it, too.
"W-Would... Would you like to... to, well... go out... somewhere? I mean... just as friends... you know... if you want to..."
She was speechless. She couldn't believe that Jin just asked her out!
"Xiaoyu? Are... Are you still there?"
Xiaoyu had to force herself to speak since she was keeping all the excitement bottled up inside of her. She breathed deeply. "Yes, Jin. I'm here."
"Well?"
"Well... yes, Jin. I'd love to."
"Great! We can work out the details maybe tomorrow at school, okay?"
"Okay," she replied calmly.
"See you tomorrow at school."
"Bye, Jin."
The moment she dropped the phone on its cradle, she shrieked with joy. She immediately felt hyper and active, but told herself to calm down. "It's only Jin," she said. "Jin, your friend. Jin, your... boyfriend?" At that thought, she was bouncing off the walls again.
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"Maybe she'd like to go out for dinner," Hwoarang suggested to himself out aloud. "Or maybe she'd like to see a movie. I don't want to impose her to go out with me, but... she did agree... On the other hand, she sounded annoyed... I don't know what to think anymore! Maybe I should just call the date off... But I worked so hard to finally get her to say yes! I'd be a loser to forget about it now. This is my first 'real' date. Yes, this is just the beginning. Once Xiaoyu is hooked on me, the whole female student body will finally accept me as the 'Hunk of the Year,' and I will steal the trophy right from under Kazama's nose! And he won't even know what hit him."
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A/N: Uh-oh... Jin and Hwoarang have both asked Xiaoyu out. But now that Jin has asked her, will she forget about her date with the idiotic Korean? And what of Julia? Anyways, I apologize that the chapters are getting shorter... O.o; But I'm still trying to think of what should happen next. Please R&R, and be nice! If you have any ideas on what you'd like to see next, feel free to put 'em in your review! See ya next chapter with more Hwoarang stupidness!
A/N: I am soooo sorry about not updating in, like, forever... I've been caught up in life. Last time I checked reviews: Jin/Xiaoyu – 18; Jin/Julia – 8. C'mon! The J/J fans were screamin' at me in tha first chapter, and now the J/X fans are comin' back for revenge since I put that one steamy part with Jin and Julia! Hehe... maybe I should do that more often... except next time with Jin and Xiaoyu... Anyways... c'mon you J/J fans! Fight back! Hehe... just want a lil friendly competition...
I still don't know whether to make this a J/X or J/J. Last chapter I gave the hint out that Julia might be the one, and look out in this chapter. It's leaning more toward Xiaoyu this time. Please review! Your review counts! Your review may depend on this story... so review! The last time I checked the reviews, J/X fans piled up on me, so here's your chapter!
Ooh, yeah... before I forget... the Reviewer of the Chapter! This is completely random... jadedragon88! Thanks for the compliments, and I'll be sure to keep your vote in mind. ;o) (For those of you who are wondering... she voted for Jin/Xiaoyu.) Also, I'm probably going to lean the chapters towards whoever the Reviewer of the Chapter is, so you vote really does count! The more votes on 'your girl,' then the more chance I'll do the next chapter on that person! Get it? ::scratches head:: I think I confused even myself...
Disclaimer: ::slaps forehead:: I fergot ta put up a disclaimer! Erg... uh, Tekken does not belong to me, it respectfully belongs to... what was it again? Oh yeah, Namco.
Feedback: Sure, feel free to e-mail me at vanessapinay@yahoo.com. Praises and money are accepted. ^_^
Archiving Rights: Feel free to take it, but please e-mail me your URL (site address) so I know you took it. Thanks.
It's Just a High School Crush
Chapter 3: "The Two Dates"
By Jin Kazama
***
Jin arrived at school, sleepily walking through the hallway to his locker. When he got to his locker, he quickly turned the combination to the right numbers. He opened his locker, and just his luck, his books came crashing down on him.
Hwoarang 'just happened' to be walking by at that very moment. As he saw the Japanese boy get hit with his books, he howled and kneeled on the floor, laughing like there was no tomorrow. "Ha ha ha! Did you see that everybody?" He pointed at Jin. "Kazama just got hit in the head with all of his books!" He burst into a fit of laughter again.
Several people looked, but no one laughed. They wouldn't dare laugh at Jin, for his grandfather Heihachi Mishima would have their heads if his grandson told him about this incident.
"Bug off," mumbled Jin. "I'm not in the mood right now." (I could've let him use the 'F' word instead of 'bug,' but I'm not a very 'sweary' person. So don't expect excessive swearing though this is rated R... At least I hope it is... Maybe I accidentally left it a PG-13...)
"When are you ever in the mood?" laughed Hwoarang.
"I didn't mean that kind of mood, and you knew it, you son of a—"
"Now, now!" called an administrator. "No need for name-calling or anything of that sort." He walked up to the two young men where a circle of people now surrounded them. "Kazama, leave him out of this. And you," he looked at Hwoarang, "if I see you cause one more disruption this week, it's a Saturday school for you, young man."
Hwoarang looked to the ground. "Yes, sir," he muttered, walking away.
The crowd of students slowly disappeared as the administrator walked away, leaving Jin alone. He picked up his books off of the floor and started piling them back up in his locker.
"Smooth move, Jin," piped up Xiaoyu.
"Thanks," he grumbled.
"You really seem... sick or something," she commented.
"Thanks for noticing."
"I didn't mean it in a bad way..." Xiaoyu paused. "Well... if you're sick, then that's bad, but..." She looked at him as his gaze turned to face the ground. "I mean, you have to admit... you haven't been acting like yourself lately, and as a concerned friend, I—"
Jin slammed his locker closed with one hand and the sound echoed through Xiaoyu's ears. "I'm fine," he said flatly, looking straight into her eyes. "Just... leave me alone." He strode down the hallway, leaving a very confused Xiaoyu behind him.
"Hey," Jin said. "I didn't know you had Yang for Lit. and Comp." He leaned over forward to his left so she could hear him better.
Julia forced a smile. "Yeah, well... you never asked."
He broke into a grin. "That was a good comeback..."
"Yeah..."
"So... do you think this story—"
"Ahem," Mrs. Yang said. "Please, Mr. Kazama and Ms. Chang, tell the class what is so much more interesting than 'The Odyssey' that you seem to be whispering about?"
Jin blushed, and spoke up. "Well, Mrs. Yang... I was just telling Julia here that it was so ingenious of that one guy to scheme up a plan. The plan was brilliant. Hiding underneath sheep to get past some... 'ogre' (hehe... get it? He said 'ogre' as in 'True Ogre' and stuffies... yeah...) that had one eye. Pretty smart, huh?" He quickly winked at Julia, who turned away. The class erupted into giggles, while Jin frowned at Julia's turned back.
"Um... excellent, Mr. Kazama. Although that 'one guy' had a name: Odysseus. You may actually pass my class this semester."
"Only because I've heard of the story three hundred times... and because of what a good teacher you are."
"Why, thank you. But flattery gets you nowhere."
"Why are you ignoring me?" asked Jin. He slid into the bus seat next to Julia.
"I'm... not ignoring you," she said slowly. How can I face him after the dream last night?
Jin ran a hand through his hair. "Well... you're not exactly talking to me. What's going on?" he said worriedly. It's as if the dream that I had last night was real, and she... But she can't know about it, right? It was my dream, not hers.
"Nothing. Nothing's going on."
"I can see clearly that something bothering you."
She looked at his earnest face, and found herself thinking about that beautiful face and divine lips pressed against hers... The heat contracted between them... The aggressive Jin Kazama she had dreamed about...
She looked out the window, deciding to answer, and avoid eye contact with him. "Well, it's just that—" she started to say. When she turned to face him, he wasn't there. She turned her body around to see where he'd gone. There he was, about six rows away, listening to his CD player, slouched on the seat, and looking miserably out the window. She began to feel bad about treating him this way. It's not as if he knew about her dream... right?
"I don't get it," Xiaoyu said aloud. "Why is he acting like this?"
It was after school, and Xiaoyu was in her room, pacing back and forth, trying to figure out what was wrong with Jin.
"And why do I care?"
She sighed, laying down on her bed on her stomach.
"Why do I care?"
She already knew the answer. Because... I care for him.
This 'obsession' with Jin was killing her. How could she like Jin Kazama? Wait... How could she not like Jin Kazama? He was popular among the girls though he never spoke a word, and he was somewhat popular among the guys, although most despised him.
"If I love— like," she emphasized. "If I like him, why don't I tell him? It wouldn't jeopardize our current friendship... I don't think."
Maybe that's what she was afraid of. If she and Jin decided to go out but it didn't work, they couldn't possibly go back to being friends.
"Augh! Why did I have to fall for Jin Kazama of all people?!"
Hwoarang looked at his answering machine. Zero messages again! He picked up the answering machine and threw it against the wall, letting pieces of it fly all over the place.
But he obviously didn't care. Plopping himself on the couch, he picked up the phone and began to dial.
"Hello," came a high voice.
"Xiaoyu?" he said.
"Jin?" The girl sounded hopeful.
Hwoarang gulped. "No... this isn't Jin. It's... Hwoarang."
Xiaoyu sighed, sounding exasperated. "What do you want now?"
"Just someone to talk to."
"No, really. I'm being serious here. Why are you calling me?"
"Don't I have the right to?" Hwoarang's temper began to rise. "I mean— I just wanted to see how you are."
"I'm fine, thank you. Good-bye."
"Wait! I have a question to ask you, Xiaoyu."
"Hurry up. I've got to do my homework."
"Well... I just wanted to ask you if... you wanted to maybe go out somewhere... as friends and all. Maybe we could—"
"Sure, sure." Xiaoyu sounded tired.
"You mean it? I'll call you later with the details... Oh, man, you mean— we're gonna go out? Officially? Wow, Xiaoyu, I—"
But Xiaoyu had hung up already.
"Xiaoyu?"
"Jin? I-Is that you?" She was a bit hesitant since the last time it was Hwoarang.
"Yes. Sorry to bother you, but..."
"But what?"
"I just wanted to ask you a question..."
"Yes?" She had a pretty good idea what he was going to do: ask her out. But... nah. That would never happen. And she knew it, too.
"W-Would... Would you like to... to, well... go out... somewhere? I mean... just as friends... you know... if you want to..."
She was speechless. She couldn't believe that Jin just asked her out!
"Xiaoyu? Are... Are you still there?"
Xiaoyu had to force herself to speak since she was keeping all the excitement bottled up inside of her. She breathed deeply. "Yes, Jin. I'm here."
"Well?"
"Well... yes, Jin. I'd love to."
"Great! We can work out the details maybe tomorrow at school, okay?"
"Okay," she replied calmly.
"See you tomorrow at school."
"Bye, Jin."
The moment she dropped the phone on its cradle, she shrieked with joy. She immediately felt hyper and active, but told herself to calm down. "It's only Jin," she said. "Jin, your friend. Jin, your... boyfriend?" At that thought, she was bouncing off the walls again.
"Maybe she'd like to go out for dinner," Hwoarang suggested to himself out aloud. "Or maybe she'd like to see a movie. I don't want to impose her to go out with me, but... she did agree... On the other hand, she sounded annoyed... I don't know what to think anymore! Maybe I should just call the date off... But I worked so hard to finally get her to say yes! I'd be a loser to forget about it now. This is my first 'real' date. Yes, this is just the beginning. Once Xiaoyu is hooked on me, the whole female student body will finally accept me as the 'Hunk of the Year,' and I will steal the trophy right from under Kazama's nose! And he won't even know what hit him."
A/N: Uh-oh... Jin and Hwoarang have both asked Xiaoyu out. But now that Jin has asked her, will she forget about her date with the idiotic Korean? And what of Julia? Anyways, I apologize that the chapters are getting shorter... O.o; But I'm still trying to think of what should happen next. Please R&R, and be nice! If you have any ideas on what you'd like to see next, feel free to put 'em in your review! See ya next chapter with more Hwoarang stupidness!