Chapter 5: The decision
Disclaimer: Sorry, I don't own!
Kotou: He he he he he! I see that a lot of people hate Jessica rather than Kanji. I wonder why that is? Oh well. I really better start writing fast! This chapter is gunna take me a while!!! So anyways, tell me whacha think! Oh, and review Tekken Muyo please and give me your suggestion for a pairing!! Oh, and for all who HATE Jessica. You will LOOOOVVVVEEE THIS CHAPTER!!!
P.S. I'm revealing them now!!!!!
Jin was a bit taken back with her reactions. With "Jin" being her last word, she fell into a deep and quiet slumber. Jin stroked her hair gently and laid his head on her side of the bed looking at her angelic expression. Did she know that Jin was with her? He kissed her on the cheek and watched as she smiled. He looked back at Miharu and Panda who were still knocked out cold. He picked Miharu up and placed her next to Ling. He felt uncomfortable seeing Ling without any clothes. Not because he was embarrassed by her, he thought that she was quite beautiful, but because this was the way that the jerk left her. He went through her closet and picked out her pink nightgown that went up to her thighs. He smiled at how much she had grown. She was indefinitely beautiful and mature. She had changed so much in these last two years, all for the better. He held her gentle warm hands in his.
"I'm here now. You can always count on me being there for you." He whispered gently. Somewhere deep inside, he knew that she could hear him. He laid her against her bed and left the room. "Panda! I forgot about you. I'm sorry." He said as he tried to pick her up. "God! You're too heavy." He breathed. He dragged her gently to the side of the bed. Just then, Panda opened her eyes. Jin jumped back for a second. Panda just eyed him, not moving, not showing any aggression whatsoever. Jin slowly walked towards her and Panda let him. She sat up and watched Jin. "Panda do me a favor will you?" He asked petting her head. She listened attentively to him. "Take care of Xiaoyu for me." He said. Panda cuddled up by Jin, making her promise to him. She had missed Jin for a long time. She always tried to get Jin and Ling closer together, but ever since the last tournament, that was pretty much impossible. "Thank you." He said. Jin left the room and walked into his. But he was startled by who he saw in front of him.
"Kazama." Hworang said. Jin looked at him and wondered what he was doing out so late. "Why were you in there?" He asked.
"It's really none of your business." Jin said as he went into his room and shut the door behind him.
"Cocky bastard!" He yelled back. Hworang walked down the stairs and out the door. He walked down the street for a while when he realized how hard he had worked for this day to come. "I will beat Jin Kazama this time for sure! And when I do, I will have him groveling at my feet." He laughed aloud and saw a few men from the Korean army walk by. Hworang easily snuck into an alley without getting caught by them.
The next morning came, Miharu slowly woke up and noticed that she was asleep on the bed.
"How did I get here?" She asked. She put her hand on her head and felt incredibly dizzy. "And why do I feel like crap?" She walked over to the bathroom stumbling over herself. She went to the medicine cabinet and took two Tylenol. "I feel like I have a hang over, but I don't remember getting drunk last night. Ow, my head." She walked back to the bed and saw Ling holding her pillow tightly to her chest. Miharu shook her shoulder and called out her name. "Wake up Xiao, its time that we start training." Ling smiled and pushed Miharu away.
"Oh Jin, you came back." Miharu laughed and tugged at her arm.
"Come on! Let's go!" Ling was being dragged off her bead and onto the ground.
"Oh Jinny, your so strong. I love you....so much." She was obviously oblivious to everything around her. Miharu pushed her as hard as she could and abruptly woke her up. "Hey! What's the big idea Miharu?" Ling said sleepily. Miharu put her hands on her hips and stared at Ling.
"You wouldn't wake up! You were too busy dreaming and drooling over Jin." Ling looked around her room. She was by her bed, but she had felt really sick.
"I thought I saw Jin last night, where is he?" She asked. Miharu sat across from her and put her hands on her lap.
"It was just a dream. You know, maybe it's because the thought of Jin still being alive, and his chances of being at the tournament, that you think he's here. It's almost like your longing for him creates an image of him so that he will always be there for you." Ling shook her head disagreeing with her.
"Who are you, some type of shrink? I'm not psycho Miharu, I know what I saw." Miharu sighed and folded her arms across her chest.
"Ok then, what did you see? How did Jin look like? I know he's been gone for two years, so he must have changed some!" Ling couldn't answer. She couldn't describe what he looked like because she wasn't too sure she saw him for real.
"I don't know." She said downhearted. "You're right. I'm not sure that I saw him at all to tell you the truth. She leaned her head back on her bed and stared at the ceiling. "Something just tells me that he's right under my nose, that I don't have to keep searching anymore, and that he's come back for me." She turned to her right side to stare at the picture she had gotten for Christmas of her Jin and another girl. Ling noticed that the picture was gone and the old picture and frame was there. She got up and searched her dresser and all around. "Where is it?" Ling asked looking all over the room. "Where's my picture?" Miharu got up and stretched her arms.
"Where's what picture?" She asked. Ling looked in her closet and everywhere.
"It was a picture of Jin, me, and some other girl standing next to us."
"Some other girl? You mean you don't even know who she is and you have a picture of her?" She asked. Ling stopped searching and sat on a chair by the desk. She put her hands on her lap and thought to herself.
'That's right. I don't know who she is. Maybe, she was just some girl walking by.' "No Miharu, I don't know who she is. Actually, now that I think about it I don't remember taking such a picture." She arose to her feet in shock. "Wait a second! In all the time that I have known Jin, I have only taken but one picture with him!" Miharu looked at her, then she looked out the window. This was becoming too confusing for her. She had other things to take care of.
"Xiao, let's go to the training room. I really need to touch up on my technique." Miharu said getting her training outfit on. Ling nodded and went to go get hers on too.
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Some time passed and the search for Jin wasn't going too well at all. Xiaoyu had decided to wait till the tournament for Jin. It was the night before the tournament and Ling and Miharu were getting ready to go to dinner at the restaurant reserved for all the KOIF challengers. Ling and Miharu dressed up in beautiful clothes. Ling wore her Chinese dress that was blue, had gold flowers on it, and slits that went up to her thighs on both sides. She wore her hair in two buns instead of her bouncy pigtails, and she wore sparkling blue high-heeled shoes. She checked herself in the mirror and spun around twice. Miharu came out with a sparkling red dress that went up to her knees. She wore her hair up in a short ponytail, and had beautiful rosy high-heeled shoes. They both went downstairs and out the door.
As soon as they walked in, a waitress had come to show them where to sit. They sat at a booth right next to the window. It was dark outside and the streetlights had just come on. Ling couldn't help but eye the beautiful scenery. She loved the night, the most romantic things happened during the night. Miharu watched as Ling looked out at the window, full of longing and despair captivated in her soft brown eyes. She decided to break the ice.
"So Xiao, what shall we eat?" Ling grabbed the menu and looked for the most delicious thing on there. Her eyes widened when she saw her old favorite.
"Yum! I want the Peking duck with a side of fried shrimp..with chicken!!" She said. "Miharu what will you be having?" Miharu looked at the menu and thought about having something different, but she wasn't sure what. Then she saw the waitress was coming so she had picked the same thing.
"I think I'll have what you're having. I don't know what to chose, so I'll have the same as you." The waitress came and took out her pad.
"What will you be having?" She asked.
"We will both have the Peking duck with a side of fried shrimp, and chicken!" Miharu said giving her the menu.
A few moments later, their food was delivered to them. Ling dug in as soon as her plate was served. Miharu watched as Ling ate like she's never eaten before. She decided to crack a joke.
"God Xiao, are you eating for two?" Ling looked back at Miharu who was staring right back.
"Oh shut up." She said as she ate some more. Miharu grabbed a knife and fork and cut everything into nice equal portions.
"No, really, there are people staring at us." Miharu said in a whisper. Ling looked to her right, and then to her left, there were indeed people staring at her.
"Let them stare. If they want something to ogle, they can watch my fist in their face." Everyone turned back to their meal ignoring Ling. "That's better." She said proudly. They ate and talked for the whole night. Soon, it was 11:45 and the restaurant closed at midnight. "Well, looks like we gotta go Miharu." Ling said stuffing the chicken in her purse.
"Xiao, are you crazy? What are you doing?" Ling turned a bit red, then she decided to cover it up.
"It's for Panda. She likes Chicken, so that's why I'm bringing her some."
"Xiao! Pandas are vegetarians! Just admit it, you want it for yourself." Ling shook her head and proudly walked out of the building. The hotel was a few blocks away, so they decided to walk. They laughed, talked, and giggled about silly little things. Then they had seen a shadow walking towards them. They were a little surprised at first, but then noticed it was the scary man in the hood.
"Why is he out here alone?" Xiaoyu asked. Miharu walked close by her friend.
"I dunno, tell me why he looks like a murderous gang member." They both laughed loudly. The man in the hood raised his head and looks straight ahead. Ling and Miharu noticed that he was staring right at them, even though they could not see his face. "Xiao! I think he heard us!" She said stopping dead in her tracks. Ling didn't move either. He walked closer to them, picking up speed with each step. "What's he gunna do?" He approached them and they did not move.
"I have something for you." He said as he reached in his pockets. Ling thought he was going to pull out a gun.
"PLEASE DON'T SHOOT US!!! WE HAVE NO MONEY!!!!" She screamed.
"Let's get back to the crib!" Miharu yelled.
"Miharu! That's slang!!! He's gunna think we're from some gang!!!" Xiaoyu shrieked. "We're not!!! We're just two girls walking alone..on the street...with no one around....oh great!"
"Xiao! He could be a rapist!!!" Miharu called. He grabbed Ling's wrist.
"Stop! I won't..." He started, but Miharu jumped on his back and hit him on the head. She fell back and landed on the cement. Ling tried to escape, but she fell down and dropped her purse. "Stop squirming!" He said. Ling tried a high kick to the head, but he caught her ankle with his other hand.
'Dammit! He counters all of my hits!' She thought. Miharu was on the ground by the purse.
"Be careful Xiao, he's trying to look up your dress!" She shouted.
'This is ridiculous! What do they think I'm trying to do?' Jin thought.
"Miharu, hurry! Use my purse!!!" Miharu did some fast thinking and opened Ling's purse pulling out the chicken leg.
'I have no clue on how affective this is gunna be, but I'll try anything!' She looked directly at the man. "Hey! You want a leg," She said holding the poultry high over her head. "Well you can have it mister!!!" She threw the poultry with such a great force, it hit Jin on the nose knocking him back, releasing Xiaoyu from his grasp. Ling and Miharu jumped up and ran into an alley. Jin shook his head and held his nose that was now bleeding.
"Have I changed that much?" He asked aloud. Ling and Miharu entered the hotel slipping and sliding. They ran by the counter huffing and puffing. Mr. Pete had seen their reaction.
"Hello girls. What's up?" He asked. Ling bent over the counter trying to catch her breath.
"Some...guy...tried to jump us!" Ling exclaimed.
"Yeah, and he tried to rape Xiao!!" Miharu added. Mr. Pete shook his head disapprovingly.
"If only you would've gone with Jin. I'm sure he would have protected you." Xiaoyu shook her head also.
"Yeah. If only I had...wait, HE'S HERE?" She asked. The old man nodded his head.
"Yeah, he has room 312. He's much different from last tournament. He's more mature and grown up. You wouldn't have recognized him." He put his finger on his bottom lip thinking a while back. "Yes. He was wearing a flamed hooded jacket. It was quite hard to see his face." Ling and Miharu just stared at eachother blankly.
"Then that means-" Ling started. Miharu's mouth dropped.
"Uh Oh!" She said grimacing.
Jin was walking on his way back to the hotel, but he decided to sit at the corner and think to himself for a while.
'I didn't know I've changed so much. I wish there was something I could do, but I guess I can't tell her yet. Maybe it was a good thing that she doesn't recognize me. That ways I'll keep her protected from me.' He buried his face in his hands. 'But I don't want to keep her away from me. I want her to be next to me, I want....I want....Is that all I can say? I want this, or I want that, I'm being extremely selfish. I should be thinking about her. But instead, all I can think about are my selfish needs and desires.' Then, out of nowhere, a hand touches Jin on the shoulder.
"What's wrong mate?" Jessica asked in a sincere voice. (Looks like the bitch is back again!!) Jin sighed and looked out at the sky.
"Jessica, what are you doing here?" He asked. "I thought you were back in Australia with your uncle." Jessica sat down beside him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Jin, by the way you say it, you make it sound as if you didn't want me here." She said teasingly. Jin just sighed again and looked out into the perfect midnight sky.
"Besides, do you want to know why I'm here?" She asked. Jin shrugged his shoulders. He only wanted some peace and quiet and he couldn't get any because he was interrupted. But, he did want to know, sort of. "The reason why I am here is because I have always wanted to achieve my dreams, but I never did. I always relied on other people, and that never helped me anywhere. My uncle once told me, that I must go the distance in order to get what I want. So I followed you. I want to go the distance with you Jin. I love you too much to let you slip through my fingers to another girl who doesn't appreciate you like I do." She leaned in to kiss Jin, but he pushed her away from him. He stood up and turned around to stare at her.
"Don't talk about Xiaoyu that way. I love her, nothing is going to change my decision!" He began to slowly walk away.
"Jin! I don't want to lose you!" She cried. She held out her hand and grabbed his arm.
"You won't lose me." He said. "Because you never had me." (DAMN STRAIGHT!!!) Jessica felt torn apart from the inside out.
"What do you see in her Jin? What's so special about her that you can't see in me? Why wont you love me back. I gave my heart to you, and you refused." She said while crying. Jin rolled his eyes. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, but she just couldn't take a hint. She wasn't seeing the big picture. She was a whiny bitch who wanted everything to go her way, but it sure as hell wasn't going to happen like that.
"Xiaoyu makes all the difference in the world to me. One day you will see that in someone else." Jin said as he walked away from her. Jessica stood there shattered. She felt like her world had ended.
"No Jin." She said in a quiet voice, but loud enough for him to hear. "You were the only one I saw that in. Now, I can see that you truly do love her like I love you. You love her so much, that you would do anything, give up anything, just to be with her again." She wiped a tear from her cheek. "I'm glad that you let me have my feelings, I'm glad I met you so I could experience these feelings for you, even though you did not return them." Jin turned his head and saw Jessica begin to leave. She wasn't looking where she was going. In the middle of the street, she looked back at Jin and said, "Goodbye Jin." Jin's eyes widened.
"Jessica, look out!!" He called. Jessica turned around, but it was too late. A car had driven by hand hit her. Jin felt his heart stop. Only twice, had he witnessed death; when his mom died and now. He ran to her side and looked at her pitifully. She slowly opened her eyes, as her life hung on by a thread, she confessed her last emotions.
"Jin, I was hoping that by coming all the way out here, I could have you all to me." She held onto his hand and placed a ring in it. "My mother gave this to me. I was hoping that I could ask you to marry me, but I already know the answer. You can, give it to Xiaoyu, I know she'd like it..." Jessica stopped talking. It was over, she had died. Jin could feel tears well up in his eyes. He hadn't wished for this to happen. He opened her hands and slipped the ring on her finger.
"Keep it Jessica, and maybe you can remember our friendship." He looked around and saw a payphone nearby. He called the hospital, and within a matter of minutes, they came and picked up her limp body. Jin felt bad, it was only a few minutes ago that she was alive and talking to him. Then, it was only a matter of seconds until she was killed. Jin wasn't in love with her, and she was persistent in playing a game she couldn't win, but he still had respect for her.
"You killed her Kazama." Said a voice from beyond. It was Hworang. He came from behind an alley with his hands in his pockets. "She loved you and was truthful in admitting it, but you rejected her. How could you do something like that?" Jin lowered his head, what could he do?
"It wasn't my fault. I tried explaining to her that I love Ling."
"Apparently, you were to hard on her." Hworang said. Jin didn't know if he was trying to make things worse, or if he was trying to come up with something to say.
"Listen Hworang, if you had somebody you loved, and someone was trying to take away from that, what would you have done?" Hworang didn't answer. He never let himself fall in love, but he tried his best to understand Jin's situation.
"Alright, I see. Come on, let's go back to the hotel shall we?" He said. Jin nodded and followed Hworang back. They both kept a deafening silence.
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The next day came, and it was the day of the tournament. Heihachi walked to one of the video screens and saw a black limo pull up.
"It's him." He said. Kazuya had approached his destination; the Mishima Zaibatsu was almost in his grasp. Heihachi had a worried look on his face and looked back towards his men. "Alright, this is a big day for us all. The tournament will begin in exactly 1hour. I don't want Kazuya to get a hold on the Mishima Zaibatsu or any thing at that. Do you hear me?" The guards nodded. Heihachi looked back at the screen and saw Kazuya begin to approach the building. "Alright men, move out!" He commanded. The men rushed out of the building, some came out of helicopters, they came out from every corner, one by one, to capture Kazuya Mishima. As they faced him, each one fell to their doom. Kazuya held out his gun to one man, staring him right in the eye,
"I'll..." He dropped the gun and uppercut the man. "Take back everything!"
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The tournament started sometime later. Xiaoyu was trying as hard as she possibly could to win, so in return she could find Jin. She had fought as hard as she could and won every match. Then it was time for her to fight Miharu. Ling knew that Miharu had skill, that Miharu could honestly win if she tried to. When Ling reached the foreground of Shinjuku, Miharu was nowhere to be found. She looked everywhere, but saw no one.
Miharu had lost her way, when she had seen a young man in a trench coat. (By the way, this is the older man out of the two.) He was standing far ahead of her, but close enough for her to know he was there. He stood there looking at her, a plain expression painted on his face. Miharu started to approach him, but then he walked further away.
"No! Wait! Come back." She ran faster and faster until the man was within reach. She grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him towards her. She couldn't believe her eyes. She was shocked beyond belief as her legs began to give out. Hi-Hinotama!" She cried out. He looked so much different from when she last remembered him. He was cold and he was under someone's control. She knelt down by him and cried. "Hinotama, you've changed so much, why?" He looked down at her and gently caressed her cheek. There was something about him that she didn't understand, he was so caring, and now, he was hateful. But, there may still be hope for him, for he was not acting like himself now.
"Miharu," He whispered. She looked up at him and smiled. She waited so long to hear his voice, and now her time had come. "I am not the same as before. I will never truly be Hinotama again."
"No, you're wrong. You are being Hinotama right now. But there's something about you that's changed. You're older, and there for, is that why you're here? Have you missed me too, and you've come all this way to come back for me?" She asked with a sudden spark in her voice.
"I have a mission to complete, it has nothing to do with you. I don't need you getting in our way, but I'll lead you to where you need to be. Follow me." His voice was deep and low and he sounded cold. Miharu lowered her head and followed him. He led her to Xiaoyu who was busy fighting the younger man. Miharu looked back, but when she did, Hinotama was gone. Miharu ran to Xiaoyu's aid, but the younger man grabbed her. Miharu tried to escape, but she couldn't, she was too weak to release herself from his grasp.
"Kanji! Put her down!!" Ling yelled. Kanji backed away slowly and stood in front of Ling.
"So, you finally figured out who I am." He said. Ling held on to Miharu and looked at him dead in the eye. "Oh well, it won't matter anyhow." He said as he vanished into thin air. Ling got up and helped Miharu up as well.
"I wonder what he meant by that?" Ling asked. She looked at Miharu and stood in her fighting position. "Well Miharu, are you ready?" Miharu nodded her head.
"Thanks Xiao, but I've withdrawn from the tournament."
"You what!!!??" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "But I thought you wanted to find Hinotama. Don't give up on your dreams Miharu!" Ling pleaded. Miharu smiled and held her hand.
"But I found Hinotama. And someday, I'm going to bring him back to me. Now it's your turn. You have to find Jin and make him stay." Miharu said with a smile. She waved goodbye and was on her way back home.
"Goodbye Miharu!" Ling shouted. Miharu waved back and left. Ling stood there in silence, her day with Jin will come soon enough.
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On her way to fight the 6th challenger, Ling had seen someone in the darkness. She thought that it might have been Jin, but she wasn't sure. She looked ahead and saw a crowd of men suddenly attack him. She went to go help him, but a group of men began to take her on.
"Don't get in my way!" She threatened. They held her back from saving him. The young man turned back and saw Ling trying to fight her way through them. Then it happened, she got a quick glimpse of him. He was wearing his black and white training clothes with the lightning pattern. She saw his soft gleaming brown eyes stare into hers. It was as if they were silently getting to know eachother. She felt her heart jump and her eyes start to hurt. "Jin!" She yelled. She was so happy to see him that she ripped herself from the guards and ran into his arms. "Oh God Jin, I miss you so much." She cried into his shirt. He held her close to him and stoked her hair.
"I missed you too Ling. I've always missed you." She looked so beautiful, so mature, and yet still young. Jin had noticed her true beauty long ago, but now, he had noticed it more than ever. He kissed her cheek, and as he was about to give her a passionate kiss, one of the guards attacked him from behind using a tranquilizer.
"Jin!!! No!" She yelled. She ran up to the guard and kicked the gun from his hand. While Jin was still somewhat conscious, he kicked the guard as hard as he could, sending him flying. He was doing a pretty good job until they all started shooting at him with tranquilizers. Two were in his neck and one in his chest. "Stop it!!!" Ling screamed as she ran towards the men head on. One brave soul took his gun and aimed it right at her. He shot her in her back, with two others shooting at her on both sides. She fell slowly after that. She was within inches from the sleeping Jin. She reached her hand out to him, to touch his hand, but the guard stepped on her. Everything went black from there.
Kotou: Yahoo! This took me a whole day to write!!! Whew! That was a long time! Anyways, I thought the way I killed Jessica was kind of sad. I didn't know how to kill her off! Oh well. Hmmm... Still thinking of a way to finish the next chapter. I think I'll have it be a lead on to Tekken 5! So I don't know...What Tekken 5 is about, I'm just guessing!! Or, hoping at least!!! So anyways, if you guys get confused, e-mail me and I'll try to explain! Ok? OK!! Must go! Hope to see ya soon!!!!
Disclaimer: Sorry, I don't own!
Kotou: He he he he he! I see that a lot of people hate Jessica rather than Kanji. I wonder why that is? Oh well. I really better start writing fast! This chapter is gunna take me a while!!! So anyways, tell me whacha think! Oh, and review Tekken Muyo please and give me your suggestion for a pairing!! Oh, and for all who HATE Jessica. You will LOOOOVVVVEEE THIS CHAPTER!!!
P.S. I'm revealing them now!!!!!
Jin was a bit taken back with her reactions. With "Jin" being her last word, she fell into a deep and quiet slumber. Jin stroked her hair gently and laid his head on her side of the bed looking at her angelic expression. Did she know that Jin was with her? He kissed her on the cheek and watched as she smiled. He looked back at Miharu and Panda who were still knocked out cold. He picked Miharu up and placed her next to Ling. He felt uncomfortable seeing Ling without any clothes. Not because he was embarrassed by her, he thought that she was quite beautiful, but because this was the way that the jerk left her. He went through her closet and picked out her pink nightgown that went up to her thighs. He smiled at how much she had grown. She was indefinitely beautiful and mature. She had changed so much in these last two years, all for the better. He held her gentle warm hands in his.
"I'm here now. You can always count on me being there for you." He whispered gently. Somewhere deep inside, he knew that she could hear him. He laid her against her bed and left the room. "Panda! I forgot about you. I'm sorry." He said as he tried to pick her up. "God! You're too heavy." He breathed. He dragged her gently to the side of the bed. Just then, Panda opened her eyes. Jin jumped back for a second. Panda just eyed him, not moving, not showing any aggression whatsoever. Jin slowly walked towards her and Panda let him. She sat up and watched Jin. "Panda do me a favor will you?" He asked petting her head. She listened attentively to him. "Take care of Xiaoyu for me." He said. Panda cuddled up by Jin, making her promise to him. She had missed Jin for a long time. She always tried to get Jin and Ling closer together, but ever since the last tournament, that was pretty much impossible. "Thank you." He said. Jin left the room and walked into his. But he was startled by who he saw in front of him.
"Kazama." Hworang said. Jin looked at him and wondered what he was doing out so late. "Why were you in there?" He asked.
"It's really none of your business." Jin said as he went into his room and shut the door behind him.
"Cocky bastard!" He yelled back. Hworang walked down the stairs and out the door. He walked down the street for a while when he realized how hard he had worked for this day to come. "I will beat Jin Kazama this time for sure! And when I do, I will have him groveling at my feet." He laughed aloud and saw a few men from the Korean army walk by. Hworang easily snuck into an alley without getting caught by them.
The next morning came, Miharu slowly woke up and noticed that she was asleep on the bed.
"How did I get here?" She asked. She put her hand on her head and felt incredibly dizzy. "And why do I feel like crap?" She walked over to the bathroom stumbling over herself. She went to the medicine cabinet and took two Tylenol. "I feel like I have a hang over, but I don't remember getting drunk last night. Ow, my head." She walked back to the bed and saw Ling holding her pillow tightly to her chest. Miharu shook her shoulder and called out her name. "Wake up Xiao, its time that we start training." Ling smiled and pushed Miharu away.
"Oh Jin, you came back." Miharu laughed and tugged at her arm.
"Come on! Let's go!" Ling was being dragged off her bead and onto the ground.
"Oh Jinny, your so strong. I love you....so much." She was obviously oblivious to everything around her. Miharu pushed her as hard as she could and abruptly woke her up. "Hey! What's the big idea Miharu?" Ling said sleepily. Miharu put her hands on her hips and stared at Ling.
"You wouldn't wake up! You were too busy dreaming and drooling over Jin." Ling looked around her room. She was by her bed, but she had felt really sick.
"I thought I saw Jin last night, where is he?" She asked. Miharu sat across from her and put her hands on her lap.
"It was just a dream. You know, maybe it's because the thought of Jin still being alive, and his chances of being at the tournament, that you think he's here. It's almost like your longing for him creates an image of him so that he will always be there for you." Ling shook her head disagreeing with her.
"Who are you, some type of shrink? I'm not psycho Miharu, I know what I saw." Miharu sighed and folded her arms across her chest.
"Ok then, what did you see? How did Jin look like? I know he's been gone for two years, so he must have changed some!" Ling couldn't answer. She couldn't describe what he looked like because she wasn't too sure she saw him for real.
"I don't know." She said downhearted. "You're right. I'm not sure that I saw him at all to tell you the truth. She leaned her head back on her bed and stared at the ceiling. "Something just tells me that he's right under my nose, that I don't have to keep searching anymore, and that he's come back for me." She turned to her right side to stare at the picture she had gotten for Christmas of her Jin and another girl. Ling noticed that the picture was gone and the old picture and frame was there. She got up and searched her dresser and all around. "Where is it?" Ling asked looking all over the room. "Where's my picture?" Miharu got up and stretched her arms.
"Where's what picture?" She asked. Ling looked in her closet and everywhere.
"It was a picture of Jin, me, and some other girl standing next to us."
"Some other girl? You mean you don't even know who she is and you have a picture of her?" She asked. Ling stopped searching and sat on a chair by the desk. She put her hands on her lap and thought to herself.
'That's right. I don't know who she is. Maybe, she was just some girl walking by.' "No Miharu, I don't know who she is. Actually, now that I think about it I don't remember taking such a picture." She arose to her feet in shock. "Wait a second! In all the time that I have known Jin, I have only taken but one picture with him!" Miharu looked at her, then she looked out the window. This was becoming too confusing for her. She had other things to take care of.
"Xiao, let's go to the training room. I really need to touch up on my technique." Miharu said getting her training outfit on. Ling nodded and went to go get hers on too.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Some time passed and the search for Jin wasn't going too well at all. Xiaoyu had decided to wait till the tournament for Jin. It was the night before the tournament and Ling and Miharu were getting ready to go to dinner at the restaurant reserved for all the KOIF challengers. Ling and Miharu dressed up in beautiful clothes. Ling wore her Chinese dress that was blue, had gold flowers on it, and slits that went up to her thighs on both sides. She wore her hair in two buns instead of her bouncy pigtails, and she wore sparkling blue high-heeled shoes. She checked herself in the mirror and spun around twice. Miharu came out with a sparkling red dress that went up to her knees. She wore her hair up in a short ponytail, and had beautiful rosy high-heeled shoes. They both went downstairs and out the door.
As soon as they walked in, a waitress had come to show them where to sit. They sat at a booth right next to the window. It was dark outside and the streetlights had just come on. Ling couldn't help but eye the beautiful scenery. She loved the night, the most romantic things happened during the night. Miharu watched as Ling looked out at the window, full of longing and despair captivated in her soft brown eyes. She decided to break the ice.
"So Xiao, what shall we eat?" Ling grabbed the menu and looked for the most delicious thing on there. Her eyes widened when she saw her old favorite.
"Yum! I want the Peking duck with a side of fried shrimp..with chicken!!" She said. "Miharu what will you be having?" Miharu looked at the menu and thought about having something different, but she wasn't sure what. Then she saw the waitress was coming so she had picked the same thing.
"I think I'll have what you're having. I don't know what to chose, so I'll have the same as you." The waitress came and took out her pad.
"What will you be having?" She asked.
"We will both have the Peking duck with a side of fried shrimp, and chicken!" Miharu said giving her the menu.
A few moments later, their food was delivered to them. Ling dug in as soon as her plate was served. Miharu watched as Ling ate like she's never eaten before. She decided to crack a joke.
"God Xiao, are you eating for two?" Ling looked back at Miharu who was staring right back.
"Oh shut up." She said as she ate some more. Miharu grabbed a knife and fork and cut everything into nice equal portions.
"No, really, there are people staring at us." Miharu said in a whisper. Ling looked to her right, and then to her left, there were indeed people staring at her.
"Let them stare. If they want something to ogle, they can watch my fist in their face." Everyone turned back to their meal ignoring Ling. "That's better." She said proudly. They ate and talked for the whole night. Soon, it was 11:45 and the restaurant closed at midnight. "Well, looks like we gotta go Miharu." Ling said stuffing the chicken in her purse.
"Xiao, are you crazy? What are you doing?" Ling turned a bit red, then she decided to cover it up.
"It's for Panda. She likes Chicken, so that's why I'm bringing her some."
"Xiao! Pandas are vegetarians! Just admit it, you want it for yourself." Ling shook her head and proudly walked out of the building. The hotel was a few blocks away, so they decided to walk. They laughed, talked, and giggled about silly little things. Then they had seen a shadow walking towards them. They were a little surprised at first, but then noticed it was the scary man in the hood.
"Why is he out here alone?" Xiaoyu asked. Miharu walked close by her friend.
"I dunno, tell me why he looks like a murderous gang member." They both laughed loudly. The man in the hood raised his head and looks straight ahead. Ling and Miharu noticed that he was staring right at them, even though they could not see his face. "Xiao! I think he heard us!" She said stopping dead in her tracks. Ling didn't move either. He walked closer to them, picking up speed with each step. "What's he gunna do?" He approached them and they did not move.
"I have something for you." He said as he reached in his pockets. Ling thought he was going to pull out a gun.
"PLEASE DON'T SHOOT US!!! WE HAVE NO MONEY!!!!" She screamed.
"Let's get back to the crib!" Miharu yelled.
"Miharu! That's slang!!! He's gunna think we're from some gang!!!" Xiaoyu shrieked. "We're not!!! We're just two girls walking alone..on the street...with no one around....oh great!"
"Xiao! He could be a rapist!!!" Miharu called. He grabbed Ling's wrist.
"Stop! I won't..." He started, but Miharu jumped on his back and hit him on the head. She fell back and landed on the cement. Ling tried to escape, but she fell down and dropped her purse. "Stop squirming!" He said. Ling tried a high kick to the head, but he caught her ankle with his other hand.
'Dammit! He counters all of my hits!' She thought. Miharu was on the ground by the purse.
"Be careful Xiao, he's trying to look up your dress!" She shouted.
'This is ridiculous! What do they think I'm trying to do?' Jin thought.
"Miharu, hurry! Use my purse!!!" Miharu did some fast thinking and opened Ling's purse pulling out the chicken leg.
'I have no clue on how affective this is gunna be, but I'll try anything!' She looked directly at the man. "Hey! You want a leg," She said holding the poultry high over her head. "Well you can have it mister!!!" She threw the poultry with such a great force, it hit Jin on the nose knocking him back, releasing Xiaoyu from his grasp. Ling and Miharu jumped up and ran into an alley. Jin shook his head and held his nose that was now bleeding.
"Have I changed that much?" He asked aloud. Ling and Miharu entered the hotel slipping and sliding. They ran by the counter huffing and puffing. Mr. Pete had seen their reaction.
"Hello girls. What's up?" He asked. Ling bent over the counter trying to catch her breath.
"Some...guy...tried to jump us!" Ling exclaimed.
"Yeah, and he tried to rape Xiao!!" Miharu added. Mr. Pete shook his head disapprovingly.
"If only you would've gone with Jin. I'm sure he would have protected you." Xiaoyu shook her head also.
"Yeah. If only I had...wait, HE'S HERE?" She asked. The old man nodded his head.
"Yeah, he has room 312. He's much different from last tournament. He's more mature and grown up. You wouldn't have recognized him." He put his finger on his bottom lip thinking a while back. "Yes. He was wearing a flamed hooded jacket. It was quite hard to see his face." Ling and Miharu just stared at eachother blankly.
"Then that means-" Ling started. Miharu's mouth dropped.
"Uh Oh!" She said grimacing.
Jin was walking on his way back to the hotel, but he decided to sit at the corner and think to himself for a while.
'I didn't know I've changed so much. I wish there was something I could do, but I guess I can't tell her yet. Maybe it was a good thing that she doesn't recognize me. That ways I'll keep her protected from me.' He buried his face in his hands. 'But I don't want to keep her away from me. I want her to be next to me, I want....I want....Is that all I can say? I want this, or I want that, I'm being extremely selfish. I should be thinking about her. But instead, all I can think about are my selfish needs and desires.' Then, out of nowhere, a hand touches Jin on the shoulder.
"What's wrong mate?" Jessica asked in a sincere voice. (Looks like the bitch is back again!!) Jin sighed and looked out at the sky.
"Jessica, what are you doing here?" He asked. "I thought you were back in Australia with your uncle." Jessica sat down beside him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Jin, by the way you say it, you make it sound as if you didn't want me here." She said teasingly. Jin just sighed again and looked out into the perfect midnight sky.
"Besides, do you want to know why I'm here?" She asked. Jin shrugged his shoulders. He only wanted some peace and quiet and he couldn't get any because he was interrupted. But, he did want to know, sort of. "The reason why I am here is because I have always wanted to achieve my dreams, but I never did. I always relied on other people, and that never helped me anywhere. My uncle once told me, that I must go the distance in order to get what I want. So I followed you. I want to go the distance with you Jin. I love you too much to let you slip through my fingers to another girl who doesn't appreciate you like I do." She leaned in to kiss Jin, but he pushed her away from him. He stood up and turned around to stare at her.
"Don't talk about Xiaoyu that way. I love her, nothing is going to change my decision!" He began to slowly walk away.
"Jin! I don't want to lose you!" She cried. She held out her hand and grabbed his arm.
"You won't lose me." He said. "Because you never had me." (DAMN STRAIGHT!!!) Jessica felt torn apart from the inside out.
"What do you see in her Jin? What's so special about her that you can't see in me? Why wont you love me back. I gave my heart to you, and you refused." She said while crying. Jin rolled his eyes. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, but she just couldn't take a hint. She wasn't seeing the big picture. She was a whiny bitch who wanted everything to go her way, but it sure as hell wasn't going to happen like that.
"Xiaoyu makes all the difference in the world to me. One day you will see that in someone else." Jin said as he walked away from her. Jessica stood there shattered. She felt like her world had ended.
"No Jin." She said in a quiet voice, but loud enough for him to hear. "You were the only one I saw that in. Now, I can see that you truly do love her like I love you. You love her so much, that you would do anything, give up anything, just to be with her again." She wiped a tear from her cheek. "I'm glad that you let me have my feelings, I'm glad I met you so I could experience these feelings for you, even though you did not return them." Jin turned his head and saw Jessica begin to leave. She wasn't looking where she was going. In the middle of the street, she looked back at Jin and said, "Goodbye Jin." Jin's eyes widened.
"Jessica, look out!!" He called. Jessica turned around, but it was too late. A car had driven by hand hit her. Jin felt his heart stop. Only twice, had he witnessed death; when his mom died and now. He ran to her side and looked at her pitifully. She slowly opened her eyes, as her life hung on by a thread, she confessed her last emotions.
"Jin, I was hoping that by coming all the way out here, I could have you all to me." She held onto his hand and placed a ring in it. "My mother gave this to me. I was hoping that I could ask you to marry me, but I already know the answer. You can, give it to Xiaoyu, I know she'd like it..." Jessica stopped talking. It was over, she had died. Jin could feel tears well up in his eyes. He hadn't wished for this to happen. He opened her hands and slipped the ring on her finger.
"Keep it Jessica, and maybe you can remember our friendship." He looked around and saw a payphone nearby. He called the hospital, and within a matter of minutes, they came and picked up her limp body. Jin felt bad, it was only a few minutes ago that she was alive and talking to him. Then, it was only a matter of seconds until she was killed. Jin wasn't in love with her, and she was persistent in playing a game she couldn't win, but he still had respect for her.
"You killed her Kazama." Said a voice from beyond. It was Hworang. He came from behind an alley with his hands in his pockets. "She loved you and was truthful in admitting it, but you rejected her. How could you do something like that?" Jin lowered his head, what could he do?
"It wasn't my fault. I tried explaining to her that I love Ling."
"Apparently, you were to hard on her." Hworang said. Jin didn't know if he was trying to make things worse, or if he was trying to come up with something to say.
"Listen Hworang, if you had somebody you loved, and someone was trying to take away from that, what would you have done?" Hworang didn't answer. He never let himself fall in love, but he tried his best to understand Jin's situation.
"Alright, I see. Come on, let's go back to the hotel shall we?" He said. Jin nodded and followed Hworang back. They both kept a deafening silence.
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The next day came, and it was the day of the tournament. Heihachi walked to one of the video screens and saw a black limo pull up.
"It's him." He said. Kazuya had approached his destination; the Mishima Zaibatsu was almost in his grasp. Heihachi had a worried look on his face and looked back towards his men. "Alright, this is a big day for us all. The tournament will begin in exactly 1hour. I don't want Kazuya to get a hold on the Mishima Zaibatsu or any thing at that. Do you hear me?" The guards nodded. Heihachi looked back at the screen and saw Kazuya begin to approach the building. "Alright men, move out!" He commanded. The men rushed out of the building, some came out of helicopters, they came out from every corner, one by one, to capture Kazuya Mishima. As they faced him, each one fell to their doom. Kazuya held out his gun to one man, staring him right in the eye,
"I'll..." He dropped the gun and uppercut the man. "Take back everything!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The tournament started sometime later. Xiaoyu was trying as hard as she possibly could to win, so in return she could find Jin. She had fought as hard as she could and won every match. Then it was time for her to fight Miharu. Ling knew that Miharu had skill, that Miharu could honestly win if she tried to. When Ling reached the foreground of Shinjuku, Miharu was nowhere to be found. She looked everywhere, but saw no one.
Miharu had lost her way, when she had seen a young man in a trench coat. (By the way, this is the older man out of the two.) He was standing far ahead of her, but close enough for her to know he was there. He stood there looking at her, a plain expression painted on his face. Miharu started to approach him, but then he walked further away.
"No! Wait! Come back." She ran faster and faster until the man was within reach. She grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him towards her. She couldn't believe her eyes. She was shocked beyond belief as her legs began to give out. Hi-Hinotama!" She cried out. He looked so much different from when she last remembered him. He was cold and he was under someone's control. She knelt down by him and cried. "Hinotama, you've changed so much, why?" He looked down at her and gently caressed her cheek. There was something about him that she didn't understand, he was so caring, and now, he was hateful. But, there may still be hope for him, for he was not acting like himself now.
"Miharu," He whispered. She looked up at him and smiled. She waited so long to hear his voice, and now her time had come. "I am not the same as before. I will never truly be Hinotama again."
"No, you're wrong. You are being Hinotama right now. But there's something about you that's changed. You're older, and there for, is that why you're here? Have you missed me too, and you've come all this way to come back for me?" She asked with a sudden spark in her voice.
"I have a mission to complete, it has nothing to do with you. I don't need you getting in our way, but I'll lead you to where you need to be. Follow me." His voice was deep and low and he sounded cold. Miharu lowered her head and followed him. He led her to Xiaoyu who was busy fighting the younger man. Miharu looked back, but when she did, Hinotama was gone. Miharu ran to Xiaoyu's aid, but the younger man grabbed her. Miharu tried to escape, but she couldn't, she was too weak to release herself from his grasp.
"Kanji! Put her down!!" Ling yelled. Kanji backed away slowly and stood in front of Ling.
"So, you finally figured out who I am." He said. Ling held on to Miharu and looked at him dead in the eye. "Oh well, it won't matter anyhow." He said as he vanished into thin air. Ling got up and helped Miharu up as well.
"I wonder what he meant by that?" Ling asked. She looked at Miharu and stood in her fighting position. "Well Miharu, are you ready?" Miharu nodded her head.
"Thanks Xiao, but I've withdrawn from the tournament."
"You what!!!??" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "But I thought you wanted to find Hinotama. Don't give up on your dreams Miharu!" Ling pleaded. Miharu smiled and held her hand.
"But I found Hinotama. And someday, I'm going to bring him back to me. Now it's your turn. You have to find Jin and make him stay." Miharu said with a smile. She waved goodbye and was on her way back home.
"Goodbye Miharu!" Ling shouted. Miharu waved back and left. Ling stood there in silence, her day with Jin will come soon enough.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
On her way to fight the 6th challenger, Ling had seen someone in the darkness. She thought that it might have been Jin, but she wasn't sure. She looked ahead and saw a crowd of men suddenly attack him. She went to go help him, but a group of men began to take her on.
"Don't get in my way!" She threatened. They held her back from saving him. The young man turned back and saw Ling trying to fight her way through them. Then it happened, she got a quick glimpse of him. He was wearing his black and white training clothes with the lightning pattern. She saw his soft gleaming brown eyes stare into hers. It was as if they were silently getting to know eachother. She felt her heart jump and her eyes start to hurt. "Jin!" She yelled. She was so happy to see him that she ripped herself from the guards and ran into his arms. "Oh God Jin, I miss you so much." She cried into his shirt. He held her close to him and stoked her hair.
"I missed you too Ling. I've always missed you." She looked so beautiful, so mature, and yet still young. Jin had noticed her true beauty long ago, but now, he had noticed it more than ever. He kissed her cheek, and as he was about to give her a passionate kiss, one of the guards attacked him from behind using a tranquilizer.
"Jin!!! No!" She yelled. She ran up to the guard and kicked the gun from his hand. While Jin was still somewhat conscious, he kicked the guard as hard as he could, sending him flying. He was doing a pretty good job until they all started shooting at him with tranquilizers. Two were in his neck and one in his chest. "Stop it!!!" Ling screamed as she ran towards the men head on. One brave soul took his gun and aimed it right at her. He shot her in her back, with two others shooting at her on both sides. She fell slowly after that. She was within inches from the sleeping Jin. She reached her hand out to him, to touch his hand, but the guard stepped on her. Everything went black from there.
Kotou: Yahoo! This took me a whole day to write!!! Whew! That was a long time! Anyways, I thought the way I killed Jessica was kind of sad. I didn't know how to kill her off! Oh well. Hmmm... Still thinking of a way to finish the next chapter. I think I'll have it be a lead on to Tekken 5! So I don't know...What Tekken 5 is about, I'm just guessing!! Or, hoping at least!!! So anyways, if you guys get confused, e-mail me and I'll try to explain! Ok? OK!! Must go! Hope to see ya soon!!!!