Trials of True Love
A/N: I'm speeding this up so I can upload my other stories. Here's chapter 7. Enjoy!
Chapter 7- The Man Behind the Shadows
"Oh Jun, look an invitation to a party tomorrow night!" said Michelle, excitedly. Jun looked at the invitation and read it. "All fighters are invited, huh?" she said. Michelle nodded. "It's a formal event too. So we need gowns!" she pointed out. As Michelle was dreaming of what she would wear, Jun sighed. She wasn't much of a party- goer. She glanced at the invitation again and reread it. "Michelle, I'm not going." "Why not?" asked Michelle, surprised. Jun shrugged. "I.don't have anything to wear." Is that the real reason? Jun asked herself. If it wasn't, she didn't know what to say. "Well, I need a gown too! So, let's go shopping!" said Michelle. Jun followed her friend out the door. "That gown you've picked out was simply darling, Jun. You're bound to be the belle of the ball!" said Michelle, as they walked out of the shop. Jun smiled. She never spent so much on a dress before. She had also bought new shoes as well. She hoped that the party would be worth it. "You look beautiful!" exclaimed Michelle as Jun stepped out in her gown. Jun gave a blush of pleasure. Her gown was simple, but flattering. It was white and off the shoulder, exposing her delicate white shoulders. It reached down to her ankles. On her feet were white, high-heeled sandals. This time, she let her hair hang loosely on her shoulders. She wore a touch of makeup, which brought out her best features. "How do I look?" asked Michelle, twirling around in her gown. Jun smiled. Michelle looked fabulous as always. Her dark hair was French braided and piled high on top of her head held together with a jeweled comb. She wore a sage green spaghetti-strapped ball gown with a beaded shawl. On her feet were her dancing slippers. "Stunning! As always." Michelle grinned. "Thanks!" "Now Baek will have to ask you to dance!" teased Jun. Michelle gave her friend a playful slap. Her face turned a pinkish tinge. True, she had been trying to capture the handsome young man's attention. "Well, let's go!" said Jun, grabbing her white jeweled bag. Michelle nodded and grabbed her purse. Together they took a taxi to the Mishima Mansion. "Wow!" said Michelle, looking up to see the chandeliers. Jun was awestruck at the elegance and the beauty of the place. Expensive masterpieces hung on the walls. Carpets with intricate patterns decorated the marble floor. Indeed a house of wealth. The two slowly went down the Marble Staircase and joined the others in the Great Hall. Everyone was dressed in his or her best. Nina Williams was dressed in a crimson strapless gown. The gown was slit so that only one leg was covered, exposing her slender legs. Her blond hair was tied up in a French twist, with a few stray strands falling down her face. Jun wondered why no man was making the move on Nina when she noticed a dagger attached to its leather strap wrapped around her thigh. Just the sight of it made the men back away. "Jun!" a husky voice called. Jun whirled around. "Lei!" she squeaked. He looked gorgeous. His hair was tied back in a neat ponytail. He wore a dark gray suit. In his hand, he held a small box. "For you!" he said. Jun opened it. She gasped. In it was an orchid corsage. She looked up at Lei, who was smiling at her. "Thanks!" she whispered. Lei gently placed it around her wrist. He planted a light kiss on her cheek. "I'll be right back!" he promised. He then turned to leave. Jun took her sixth sip of punch. It had been over an hour since Lei left and the music began to play. Couples began to gather in the Ballroom and dance. Jun looked sadly at Michelle who was now happily dancing in the arms of Baek, good looking in his white tuxedo. Though she felt happy for her friend, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. "I've got to find him!" said Jun. Just then, she heard a familiar voice. "Do you think she suspects?" a female voice came from the balcony. Anna! thought Jun. She hid behind a curtain and looked. She gasped when she saw Anna and Lei together. Both were holding champagne glasses. They looked like they had been making out. Anna was wearing a black, tight-fitting strapless evening gown. On her forehead was a jeweled headdress. She wore a 'cat-that-got-the-canary' smile. Lei grinned. "Nah! Not a thing!" he said laughing, as he took a sip of his champagne. Anna gave a tipsy giggle. "Poor girl, she's so in love with you!" Lei licked his lips. "Yeah! Little Jun has always taken the shine to me!" Little Jun? repeated Jun to herself. She felt her blood boil. "I even told her I loved her!" laughed Lei. "She's always been so gullible!" "Enough about her! Now, let's talk about us!" purred Anna. "Yeah babe!" said Lei. And the two sank into a deep kiss. That was all Jun could stand. Tears fell down her cheeks. She blindly ran out of the hall and into the rose garden. She sat down on one of the marble benches when she saw Lei's corsage on her wrist. Angrily she ripped it off and threw it on the ground. She gave it a kick for good measure. How could I have been so foolish? So blind to reality? she asked herself, as tears began to fall down her face. "Good evening, Miss Kazama!" a deep voice said. Jun dried her eyes with her hanky. She looked up and saw Kazuya. "Oh.Mr. Mishima.I." she began. Kazuya continued. "A beautiful woman like yourself shouldn't be here all alone!" Jun was shocked and pleased at the same time. She never knew a man like Kazuya would be capable of flattery. She eyed him closely. His muscular body was kept under a black tuxedo. The night gave him a mysterious look. Kazuya looked at the distance. "Beautiful night, isn't it?" he said. Jun had to agree. The moon was full and the night was starry. From the house, the musicians played a soft and romantic tune. "You know," began Kazuya, "I've always wanted to ask a lovely lady to dance. Would you dance with me?" he asked, extending his hand. Jun didn't know what to say. "S-sure." she said. She got up from the bench and took Kazuya's hand. Kazuya gently slipped his hand around her waist and Jun placed her hand on Kazuya's shoulder. To the tune of the music, the two whirled and twirled in the mansion's grounds. The light of the moon and the stars kept them company. When the music stopped, the two sat down on the bench. "I've always wanted to do that!" said Kazuya. Jun looked at him in surprise. "You mean you've never danced with a woman before?" she asked. Kazuya shook his head. "They're afraid of me." he answered sadly. All of a sudden, Jun had quite forgotten that Kazuya was. She now saw him as no one had seen him before: a lonely man. Jun held his hand. "Well thanks for letting me dance with you!" she said, smiling. Then Kazuya gave her an unexpected kiss on the cheek. He then left her. Jun touched her cheek. She felt her heart beat fast. She knew it then and there: she was falling in love with Kazuya Mishima!
A/N: On with the next chappie soon!!!!
A/N: I'm speeding this up so I can upload my other stories. Here's chapter 7. Enjoy!
Chapter 7- The Man Behind the Shadows
"Oh Jun, look an invitation to a party tomorrow night!" said Michelle, excitedly. Jun looked at the invitation and read it. "All fighters are invited, huh?" she said. Michelle nodded. "It's a formal event too. So we need gowns!" she pointed out. As Michelle was dreaming of what she would wear, Jun sighed. She wasn't much of a party- goer. She glanced at the invitation again and reread it. "Michelle, I'm not going." "Why not?" asked Michelle, surprised. Jun shrugged. "I.don't have anything to wear." Is that the real reason? Jun asked herself. If it wasn't, she didn't know what to say. "Well, I need a gown too! So, let's go shopping!" said Michelle. Jun followed her friend out the door. "That gown you've picked out was simply darling, Jun. You're bound to be the belle of the ball!" said Michelle, as they walked out of the shop. Jun smiled. She never spent so much on a dress before. She had also bought new shoes as well. She hoped that the party would be worth it. "You look beautiful!" exclaimed Michelle as Jun stepped out in her gown. Jun gave a blush of pleasure. Her gown was simple, but flattering. It was white and off the shoulder, exposing her delicate white shoulders. It reached down to her ankles. On her feet were white, high-heeled sandals. This time, she let her hair hang loosely on her shoulders. She wore a touch of makeup, which brought out her best features. "How do I look?" asked Michelle, twirling around in her gown. Jun smiled. Michelle looked fabulous as always. Her dark hair was French braided and piled high on top of her head held together with a jeweled comb. She wore a sage green spaghetti-strapped ball gown with a beaded shawl. On her feet were her dancing slippers. "Stunning! As always." Michelle grinned. "Thanks!" "Now Baek will have to ask you to dance!" teased Jun. Michelle gave her friend a playful slap. Her face turned a pinkish tinge. True, she had been trying to capture the handsome young man's attention. "Well, let's go!" said Jun, grabbing her white jeweled bag. Michelle nodded and grabbed her purse. Together they took a taxi to the Mishima Mansion. "Wow!" said Michelle, looking up to see the chandeliers. Jun was awestruck at the elegance and the beauty of the place. Expensive masterpieces hung on the walls. Carpets with intricate patterns decorated the marble floor. Indeed a house of wealth. The two slowly went down the Marble Staircase and joined the others in the Great Hall. Everyone was dressed in his or her best. Nina Williams was dressed in a crimson strapless gown. The gown was slit so that only one leg was covered, exposing her slender legs. Her blond hair was tied up in a French twist, with a few stray strands falling down her face. Jun wondered why no man was making the move on Nina when she noticed a dagger attached to its leather strap wrapped around her thigh. Just the sight of it made the men back away. "Jun!" a husky voice called. Jun whirled around. "Lei!" she squeaked. He looked gorgeous. His hair was tied back in a neat ponytail. He wore a dark gray suit. In his hand, he held a small box. "For you!" he said. Jun opened it. She gasped. In it was an orchid corsage. She looked up at Lei, who was smiling at her. "Thanks!" she whispered. Lei gently placed it around her wrist. He planted a light kiss on her cheek. "I'll be right back!" he promised. He then turned to leave. Jun took her sixth sip of punch. It had been over an hour since Lei left and the music began to play. Couples began to gather in the Ballroom and dance. Jun looked sadly at Michelle who was now happily dancing in the arms of Baek, good looking in his white tuxedo. Though she felt happy for her friend, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. "I've got to find him!" said Jun. Just then, she heard a familiar voice. "Do you think she suspects?" a female voice came from the balcony. Anna! thought Jun. She hid behind a curtain and looked. She gasped when she saw Anna and Lei together. Both were holding champagne glasses. They looked like they had been making out. Anna was wearing a black, tight-fitting strapless evening gown. On her forehead was a jeweled headdress. She wore a 'cat-that-got-the-canary' smile. Lei grinned. "Nah! Not a thing!" he said laughing, as he took a sip of his champagne. Anna gave a tipsy giggle. "Poor girl, she's so in love with you!" Lei licked his lips. "Yeah! Little Jun has always taken the shine to me!" Little Jun? repeated Jun to herself. She felt her blood boil. "I even told her I loved her!" laughed Lei. "She's always been so gullible!" "Enough about her! Now, let's talk about us!" purred Anna. "Yeah babe!" said Lei. And the two sank into a deep kiss. That was all Jun could stand. Tears fell down her cheeks. She blindly ran out of the hall and into the rose garden. She sat down on one of the marble benches when she saw Lei's corsage on her wrist. Angrily she ripped it off and threw it on the ground. She gave it a kick for good measure. How could I have been so foolish? So blind to reality? she asked herself, as tears began to fall down her face. "Good evening, Miss Kazama!" a deep voice said. Jun dried her eyes with her hanky. She looked up and saw Kazuya. "Oh.Mr. Mishima.I." she began. Kazuya continued. "A beautiful woman like yourself shouldn't be here all alone!" Jun was shocked and pleased at the same time. She never knew a man like Kazuya would be capable of flattery. She eyed him closely. His muscular body was kept under a black tuxedo. The night gave him a mysterious look. Kazuya looked at the distance. "Beautiful night, isn't it?" he said. Jun had to agree. The moon was full and the night was starry. From the house, the musicians played a soft and romantic tune. "You know," began Kazuya, "I've always wanted to ask a lovely lady to dance. Would you dance with me?" he asked, extending his hand. Jun didn't know what to say. "S-sure." she said. She got up from the bench and took Kazuya's hand. Kazuya gently slipped his hand around her waist and Jun placed her hand on Kazuya's shoulder. To the tune of the music, the two whirled and twirled in the mansion's grounds. The light of the moon and the stars kept them company. When the music stopped, the two sat down on the bench. "I've always wanted to do that!" said Kazuya. Jun looked at him in surprise. "You mean you've never danced with a woman before?" she asked. Kazuya shook his head. "They're afraid of me." he answered sadly. All of a sudden, Jun had quite forgotten that Kazuya was. She now saw him as no one had seen him before: a lonely man. Jun held his hand. "Well thanks for letting me dance with you!" she said, smiling. Then Kazuya gave her an unexpected kiss on the cheek. He then left her. Jun touched her cheek. She felt her heart beat fast. She knew it then and there: she was falling in love with Kazuya Mishima!
A/N: On with the next chappie soon!!!!