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(a/n): I'm glad some people are still reading this and enjoying this. Okay, anyway just so you know, who ever loses in some of the matches in this fic, will not fight again because they lost. I don't mention this in the fic but while Julie fought with Jennifer and Christie, others fought against each other as well. Its just that Julie and Eden are the main characters. Anyway, the winners will keep fighting different people and until one winner is left and that winner will fight Gillis and the winner of that match will fight Heihachi. When Jennifer said she forfeits, that means Julie wins the match and Jennifer loses, which means, yes, she's out of the tournament, but she can still stay and watch the tournament to the end. By the way thanks for the reviews. Well on with the story and once again…enjoy. ^_^
Chapter 11
The Outcome
"You did good." Julie came up to Eden who was cleansing his face from blood. "He was supposed to win that fight." He said as he closed off the water and wiped his face on the towel. "Why, do you always doubt yourself? For once, why can't you say something like 'I beat the hell out of that guy' or—" "Because I can't." He interrupted her. "I only practiced, Julie, with professionals who never got hurt. I never spread blood, violence or anything like that! Now that I see I have hurt someone like never before I start to doubt myself." He turned around and lowered his head. "My mother tried to do anything to stop me from becoming violent. My dad, too, he wanted me to see good things in life and that not everybody is evil and there I go, beating up a guy that hasn't done a thing to me." He sighed and looked at himself in the mirror. "I have done so many things…" He said in a much calmer voice, "That I have never thought I will ever do. I only came to get my mother and get revenge on Heihachi, but before I het to him, I have to hurt others and that's not right!" He exclaimed again, becoming angry and Julie can feel the evil presence surround him.
She put her hand on his shoulder and felt the evil drift away. "Eden…" She began, "it's not your fault. They chose to enter the tournament and everyone in it is an enemy because everyone is trying to win and get the prize." He hung his head and nodded. "I understand…I think." He said and looked into her beautiful blue eyes. "I just hope I won't have any doubts when Heihachi will be in my grasps." Julie smiled and put a hand on his face and said, "Just follow your heart, Eden. Whichever way you choose was a way that was meant to be taken. You remember your past, you make your present and you shape your future by acting today." She looked deep into his eyes that showed so much sorrow and yet anger. She wanted to calm that beast inside of him; she starts to get feeling for him and she knew it was a dangerous thing to fall in love, because she was an angel. She could not love, she could not devote herself to one person, she must help the others.
She saw Eden paste a shaky smile as he looked straight into her eyes as he took her hands in his, not wanting to let go. He felt so perfect with her, he felt like they were made for each other, but he could not love her. Everyone who he loved and cared for have gotten hurt because of him. No matter how hard he tried, someone he loves always got hurt and he was afraid for her, for her to get hurt not just physically but emotionally. He could let her get hurt she was too special. He never ever met anyone like her. Sure some girls used to wave to him in his hometown but he just ignored them but Julie, he can't stop thinking about her. Since the first day they he met her she got his attention. He was longing to know more about her and now he has a chance to be with her and he is having doubts.
He shook the thoughts away and realized before he loves anyone, he needs to destroy one man that haunted his father and surely will haunt him. He has to concentrate at the tasks before him and complete them before time runs out. He dropped her hands from his face and stepped back looking in her face expecting her to get sad but to his surprise she smiled more broadly.
"Well, uh…" Eden seemed to be out of words and he had a hard time picking them out, correctly so he didn't hurt her feelings. What is wrong with me? There's no time for this, I have to defeat Heihachi, now stop acting like this! "Uh…I have to get my new schedule." He finally said something that made sense and was happy he got an excuse to leave.
Just when he was about to head for the door Julie shoved him back. "Well, looks like I have bad news for you, hotshot." She purred in her beautiful voice as she came up to him, and he saw a hint of humor on her face. "I…" She shoved something in his well build six pack and he caught the paper and noticed it was his schedule, "already have your schedule and you have to fight against me, but I guess you can't do it because you are such a whinny who is afraid to hit someone who doesn't deserve it. But…unlike you," She walked a circle around him staring at his eyes all the time. "I am not afraid, so…you can surround now and we'll save us some 20 minutes." Eden smiled at how she worded her voice. "Not a chance." He said and looked dead into her eyes. "Then, get me, hotshot. The match starts in a few minutes, oh," Just when she was about to leave she looked back at him and two bangs fell in front of her sky-blue eyes, "and good luck, you're going to need it." She smiled and excited the room, leaving Eden behind with a smirk on his face.
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"So where are they?" Heihachi asked his people for the 4th time. "The match starts in five minutes, they still have time, and not everybody suppose to come late." Heihachi's 20th advisor said for the 4th time as well. What happened to all the 19 other advisors??? They gave him answers that he doesn't want to hear… "Don't get smart with me!" Heihachi yelled as he looked through the camera, he is just too curious to see who is going to win. The advisor kept his mouth shut, he didn't want to get the fired like the rest. "Where is Gillis? I want to talk to him?" Heihachi barked at his people. "He is training for his upcoming match." The advisor said looking through another camera where Gillis could be seen. "It seems he is practicing his Mishima's moves." Heihachi looked at the other camera and settled down a little. "He will, win, he as to win the match, I don't feel like fighting any devils."
"Juliet Faith Vs. Eden Kazama!" The two young fighters were already at the dojo getting ready for a bloody fight. "Let there be light!" Juliet exclaimed as she whirled in one spot and into her beautiful pose. Eden twisted his right wrist back and worth and fixed his gloves. "Final round…Fight!"
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"Het het het!" Julie screamed as she gave three punches which Eden blocked and started to sidestep. "Ho!" Julie said as she put two of her hands into fists and pushed him in the stomach and Eden backed away a little. Julie made a cartwheel backwards twice to put space between them and Eden still didn't attack. He had a plan and he is going to wait her out.
Julie seemed to get frustrated and started to run towards him just when he rolled towards her and came up with an uppercut kick which hit her in the face but did not make her fall. She made a high spinning kick followed by a low spinning kick and surprisingly Eden blocked it as well and then hit her with his left hook kick dropping her to the floor. Julie rolled towards him and performed a combo using her legs as she used her high spinning kicks. She turned and backhand slapped him in the face as he covered them with his hands and she climbed his shoulders, grabbed his neck with her knees and threw him against the wall were he crashed and looked paralyzed. "Ugh…" He groaned for pain but he is just starting. He made his laser cannon combo but instead of bringing her up in the air her twirled and tripped her with his low spinning kick. But he wasn't finished he turned right after the kick and made a backspin kick hitting her in the air as she slid across the floor. "Ah!" She screamed and stood up very slowly as blood was coming down her arm from her shoulders.
Eden's eyes widened when he saw the wound mend together creating perfect skin and the last blood went down her arm. She cracked her neck and went into her jumpy pose and ran towards him. "This can't be good." Eden said as he prepared for her to run into him. He saw her slid onto the floor and stop right between his legs and she grabbed his left leg and twisted it and he fell right next her. She got up and raised her heel in the air, holding it with her hands as she pulled it back harder and brought it down, missing Eden by an inch as he rolled, breaking the dojo's floor. Eden hit her in the knee as she fell on it and he turned into his Rain Dance and made a back hook kick, hitting her in the neck and he took hold of it and brought her face down to the floor again. She seemed to roll in his grasp and he fell on his head and felt two legs get hold of his neck and started to choke him.
Eden squeezed her harder but she didn't let the grasp ease, she was too strong. Eden used his right leg and went under both of her legs and started to curl them and push them to the side, but she didn't let go. Eden felt air escaping him quickly and he new he had to do something fast or he'll be out of breath.
Before Eden could take action he felt the grasp on his neck was gone but he held nothing as well. He looked at her as she went right through him as a ghost and stood in her jumpy style. Eden grew angry and performed his Left Right combo and saw Julie grasp his left arm and coil her leg around his arm. Eden knew what she was about to do so he punched her in the face with his right hand and then hit her right leg with the same arm like he would break bricks and she cried out in pain and let go of his arm. This time he grabbed her. He performed his father's Tidal Wave throw and cracked her neck and brought her hard down to the floor again. When he let go, thinking he had finished her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him down to the floor and hit him with a knee in his face after she set on top of him. Her caught her second knee and pulled her away from him as he made a summersault backwards instead of getting up, hitting her in the face and making her fly hard into a wall.
Air escaped quickly as Eden breathed very fast and hard. He was very tired and he couldn't go on for long. Eden watched Julie getting up slowly and he groaned that she had energy left with her. Damn it! She's taking this to the max! She told him it must be a fair match, but she said nothing about trying to kill each other. He knew she was serious and he needs to take this seriously as well. He must defeat Heihachi and he needs to go through her first.
Julie stood up and wiped of some blood from her face but no wounds could be seen. She walked up to him slowly and performed a heel drop followed by a backspin kick and then she tripped him with her cutter right kick. Eden was exhausted and couldn't get up. He heard Julie chuckle as she stood above him. "Julie Fai—" Eden tripped her with his legs and she fell right on top of him before the announcer could pronounce her the winner.
She looked into her eyes and breathed hard. "You big meanie." She said to him but was too tired to get up now. Eden laughed and dropped his head back to the floor. "Couldn't let you win." She looked deep into his eyes and felt the warmth of his body. She was so close to him and yet he was so away from her. She nudged him with her nose against his to get his attention. "I guess it turned out to be like last time we practiced." She said and then looked around. "Except for the position we are in." Eden smiled and pulled her closer to him with his arms and she looked surprised. He pulled her face to his and she thought he was going to kiss her. She closed her eyes slowly, thinking she's going to regret it but just then she felt his cold lips against her ears. "No, not just the position." He nudged her ear playfully and then said. "But the outcome." She shut open her eyes and felt him push her off of him carefully and he stood up as she lay on the floor. So much for the sweet moment… She thought and sighed, unfortunately, she couldn't get up, she was dead tired.
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Heihachi looked straight into the screen, cannot believe what he was seeing. "Eden Kazama wins!" Eden didn't do anything for his winning pose, he seemed to be too tired for that as well. "Looks like Eden is fighting the kid again. So why am I angry? He won't stand a chance against him. Hahahahaha!" He started to laugh in an inhuman voice. "Gillis." He said into the earphone and he seemed to stop practicing. "Kazama is coming. Beat the hell out of him." Gillis seemed to nod and a smirk was seen on his face. "This will be entertaining to watch! Gwhahahaha!" The whole room was echoed with laughter of a true devil.
(a/n): Well that was interesting… Did you like it, I sure did enjoy writing this though. Plzz review this story if you want more. The story is almost nearing the end but not quite. In the next chapter, that is if some people will review, there will be to fights against Gillis and Heihachi. So read on if you are still interested. By the way sorry it took a while to write this but my teachers went on homework sprees. TO MUCH H.W AND TESTS! WAAAAAAA! Help! Anyway, now that all of that is gone, I'm free, like for a weekend or so. Thank goodness! Well anyway, seeya!