Life's Sometimes Funny that Way
A/n: Thanks so much for the reviews guys! And a special thanks goes to those who did tell me Jen's sibblings' names, I really appreciate it and am thanking you by dedicating this chapter to you. I believe I will stick with the Chinese versions of their names only because I already did use Jen's little sister, Shaochung's name and that is the Chinese version. Anyways just that short little note there, and here's the seventh chapter, I want to get this rolling so this should be a progressing chapter, I hope. Please read and review! Thanks! ^_^
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***Last time: Just as the thought passed, there was a knock on the door. Tentively Ruki hobbled over to the door, leaving Dr. Lee sobbing by the bed, wondering who conveniently decided to disturb her. Whoever it was, she was going to give them a piece of her mind, being tired and stressed just didn't suit her, so she'd let the unlucky victim have it.
With a smirk, she swung open the door and gazed in shock at the face presented before her. She gasped.
A tall, dark figure filled the area that was the doorway. He had dark blue hair, styled messily but still managed to look good, his grey eyes unreadable, and a darker skintone adorned his fine features. He glanced around the room in his long black trenchcoat, and his eyes landed on the girl who answered the door. Ruki's expression was of surprise, apprehension and disbelief. She was certain this was the one she'd been dreading to face again, the one who captured her heart (the uncapturable), and the one who'd she hated and loved to death, both at the same time.
Unsure, she gulped nervously, and thought for a moment, 'Perhaps this isn't him, maybe it's just someone who looks like him unmistakably, and-and-'
Before she could finish questioning her doubts he spoke, deep voiced and mature, "Hey, is Lee Jaalin in?"
Ruki took in a deep breath and uttered, "Uh yeah she's right over there," Ruki indicated with her index finger towards Dr. Lee.
She wondered curiously when he simply walked passed her, perhaps he had forgotten her or maybe this was his response when she ran away. Maybe he simply no longer cared or maybe he didn't recognize her. She couldn't be sure, but had to focus on the situation at hand.
Jaalin, her first name first known to Ruki, glanced up as the young man approached her. Ruki getting worried about the approaching events chewed on her lip nervously and waited.
"Jaalin? What's wrong?" he asked the over emotional doctor.
She looked up at him and gazed into his eyes, and cryed out, "Jenrya! I'm so glad you're here, it's so wonderful to see you again. I'm alright, just a little weepy over my patient's painfilled past."
Ruki's eyes widdened and she began to worry, just how much did Jaalin plan to tell him? She wanted desperatly to run over and tie the blubbering woman up so she could never spill a secret. But she stood there, still shocked at this sudden twist of events.
Jenrya glanced at Ruki seemingly looking for something recognizable about her, she seemed to resemble a girl from his past, but he couldn't be sure. His past was so foggy it seemed, well ever since that accident he'd had, a couple of years ago he'd lost his short term memory.
FLASHBACK *~*
Trudging down the dark, wet streets of Shinjuku one night, Jenrya was returning home from a club he was forced to go to by his close friends, Takato and Jeri. They claimed he didn't get out enough and needed a chance to get over the girl he'd lost so many years ago, that he needed to meet new people. They'd offered him a ride home but he declined claiming he needed the exercise. That was one of his most common excuses to get away from his friends who meant well but irritated him a bit with their useless attempts of 'setting him up'. He hadn't met anyone there tonight but he never really gave any of the girls a chance, he was always so mysterious when revealing things about himself and was never specific.
Thoughts bombarded his mind endlessly, including thoughts of the girl he'd fallen in love with and just as quickly lost two years ago, or rather she ran away but still. Sighing he kept up his quick walking pace, wanting to get out of the cold wet rain a soon as possible. He nearly slipped on the wet cement but was quick to grab onto something.
When he looked up, he realized it was someone. Someone very big and aggressive looking glanced back at him. Angrily the big thug grunted and grabbed Jenrya's wrists and attempted to throw him into the brick wall in the alley. Jenrya gulped, he was an expert in various martial arts but wasn't sure how he was going to handle this guy.
Quickly, without thinking Jenrya fell into his kata, moving without thought as he knew the flowing defensive movements so well. In a few minutes the thug was on the ground grunting and breathing heavily. Jenrya as he began to walk away, was thrown into the wall by someone unseen and left on the steet in an unconscious state.
The next thing that happened was that he woke up in a room with white walls and a white ceiling. For a moment he thought he was dreaming, and couldn't seem to remember anything from before. Then a face appeared over him and spoke to him. Whatever it was she said he couldn't comprehend and that's when he realized he was in pain. He yelled out and lost consciousness again.
Again he woke, assuming it was later on because it was now dark with a little bit of moonlight streaming in the window located a few feet away from his bed. He took in his surroundings, hjs curious grey eyes sliding over the various décor and items in the room. It appeared to be a hospital room, he was on a bed with white sheets and blankets, with tubes in his arms and nose. There were a few bottles of perscriptions on the night table next to the bed and he noticed he was wearing a white hospital gown. He gazed at the moonlight as he wondered what must have happened to him. It was alarming, yes, but somehow he felt a sense of peace with that full moon watching over him.
Over the weeks he came to learn he had been beat up by a notorious street gang, they were notorious for killing their victims so he was considered a miracle to the medics. Jaarin, his older sister, was one of the medics taking care of him so for that he was grateful. It was nice to be able to talk to her as often as he was able to. He'd overheard the nurses one day saying he actually suffered short term memory loss, or amnesia and wondered if and when he would ever retain his old memories back. When he questioned the nurses, they simply said that it may or may not come back to him but there was always hope that someone or something from his past could trigger it.
He'd long given up on remembering every detail of his past life but decided instead to create a new life for himself. One thing he had remembered though, were two of his best friends, Takato and Juri, and he was glad. There was someone else he'd had a feeling he was missing from his past and wondered if he'd ever come across her again.
END FLASHBACK *~*
A gentle tap on his shoulder brought him back to the present, and he gazed at his sister. She gave him a hug and began to sob some more, as she'd been doing when he came into the room. He still wasn't sure why, but he had a feeling the girl who'd answered the door was responsible, then again it didn't take very much to make Jaalin sob, she was so emotional.
A/n: Okay there's the next chapter, what'd ya think? It was actually the first time I included a flashback in one of my fics, so was it any good? Anyways thanks again to everyone who's still reading and reviewing, it keeps me on top of things, well nothing does really but I don't think this would be up if I didn't have so much support from you. Thanks also again to the people who gave me the names of Jenrya's sibblings. Oh and sorry about the crappy, sorry excuse for a fight scene, I'm not very good at writing those and don't many of the different moves' name in martial arts performed by Jen, so sorry about that. Well I'd best be going, my hands and fingers ache so I'm gonna go watch my dvd I rented and think up more to add to this ongoing fic (heh seems that way doesn't it?). Ja for now!
Keisan
A/n: Thanks so much for the reviews guys! And a special thanks goes to those who did tell me Jen's sibblings' names, I really appreciate it and am thanking you by dedicating this chapter to you. I believe I will stick with the Chinese versions of their names only because I already did use Jen's little sister, Shaochung's name and that is the Chinese version. Anyways just that short little note there, and here's the seventh chapter, I want to get this rolling so this should be a progressing chapter, I hope. Please read and review! Thanks! ^_^
*~*~*~*~*~*
***Last time: Just as the thought passed, there was a knock on the door. Tentively Ruki hobbled over to the door, leaving Dr. Lee sobbing by the bed, wondering who conveniently decided to disturb her. Whoever it was, she was going to give them a piece of her mind, being tired and stressed just didn't suit her, so she'd let the unlucky victim have it.
With a smirk, she swung open the door and gazed in shock at the face presented before her. She gasped.
A tall, dark figure filled the area that was the doorway. He had dark blue hair, styled messily but still managed to look good, his grey eyes unreadable, and a darker skintone adorned his fine features. He glanced around the room in his long black trenchcoat, and his eyes landed on the girl who answered the door. Ruki's expression was of surprise, apprehension and disbelief. She was certain this was the one she'd been dreading to face again, the one who captured her heart (the uncapturable), and the one who'd she hated and loved to death, both at the same time.
Unsure, she gulped nervously, and thought for a moment, 'Perhaps this isn't him, maybe it's just someone who looks like him unmistakably, and-and-'
Before she could finish questioning her doubts he spoke, deep voiced and mature, "Hey, is Lee Jaalin in?"
Ruki took in a deep breath and uttered, "Uh yeah she's right over there," Ruki indicated with her index finger towards Dr. Lee.
She wondered curiously when he simply walked passed her, perhaps he had forgotten her or maybe this was his response when she ran away. Maybe he simply no longer cared or maybe he didn't recognize her. She couldn't be sure, but had to focus on the situation at hand.
Jaalin, her first name first known to Ruki, glanced up as the young man approached her. Ruki getting worried about the approaching events chewed on her lip nervously and waited.
"Jaalin? What's wrong?" he asked the over emotional doctor.
She looked up at him and gazed into his eyes, and cryed out, "Jenrya! I'm so glad you're here, it's so wonderful to see you again. I'm alright, just a little weepy over my patient's painfilled past."
Ruki's eyes widdened and she began to worry, just how much did Jaalin plan to tell him? She wanted desperatly to run over and tie the blubbering woman up so she could never spill a secret. But she stood there, still shocked at this sudden twist of events.
Jenrya glanced at Ruki seemingly looking for something recognizable about her, she seemed to resemble a girl from his past, but he couldn't be sure. His past was so foggy it seemed, well ever since that accident he'd had, a couple of years ago he'd lost his short term memory.
FLASHBACK *~*
Trudging down the dark, wet streets of Shinjuku one night, Jenrya was returning home from a club he was forced to go to by his close friends, Takato and Jeri. They claimed he didn't get out enough and needed a chance to get over the girl he'd lost so many years ago, that he needed to meet new people. They'd offered him a ride home but he declined claiming he needed the exercise. That was one of his most common excuses to get away from his friends who meant well but irritated him a bit with their useless attempts of 'setting him up'. He hadn't met anyone there tonight but he never really gave any of the girls a chance, he was always so mysterious when revealing things about himself and was never specific.
Thoughts bombarded his mind endlessly, including thoughts of the girl he'd fallen in love with and just as quickly lost two years ago, or rather she ran away but still. Sighing he kept up his quick walking pace, wanting to get out of the cold wet rain a soon as possible. He nearly slipped on the wet cement but was quick to grab onto something.
When he looked up, he realized it was someone. Someone very big and aggressive looking glanced back at him. Angrily the big thug grunted and grabbed Jenrya's wrists and attempted to throw him into the brick wall in the alley. Jenrya gulped, he was an expert in various martial arts but wasn't sure how he was going to handle this guy.
Quickly, without thinking Jenrya fell into his kata, moving without thought as he knew the flowing defensive movements so well. In a few minutes the thug was on the ground grunting and breathing heavily. Jenrya as he began to walk away, was thrown into the wall by someone unseen and left on the steet in an unconscious state.
The next thing that happened was that he woke up in a room with white walls and a white ceiling. For a moment he thought he was dreaming, and couldn't seem to remember anything from before. Then a face appeared over him and spoke to him. Whatever it was she said he couldn't comprehend and that's when he realized he was in pain. He yelled out and lost consciousness again.
Again he woke, assuming it was later on because it was now dark with a little bit of moonlight streaming in the window located a few feet away from his bed. He took in his surroundings, hjs curious grey eyes sliding over the various décor and items in the room. It appeared to be a hospital room, he was on a bed with white sheets and blankets, with tubes in his arms and nose. There were a few bottles of perscriptions on the night table next to the bed and he noticed he was wearing a white hospital gown. He gazed at the moonlight as he wondered what must have happened to him. It was alarming, yes, but somehow he felt a sense of peace with that full moon watching over him.
Over the weeks he came to learn he had been beat up by a notorious street gang, they were notorious for killing their victims so he was considered a miracle to the medics. Jaarin, his older sister, was one of the medics taking care of him so for that he was grateful. It was nice to be able to talk to her as often as he was able to. He'd overheard the nurses one day saying he actually suffered short term memory loss, or amnesia and wondered if and when he would ever retain his old memories back. When he questioned the nurses, they simply said that it may or may not come back to him but there was always hope that someone or something from his past could trigger it.
He'd long given up on remembering every detail of his past life but decided instead to create a new life for himself. One thing he had remembered though, were two of his best friends, Takato and Juri, and he was glad. There was someone else he'd had a feeling he was missing from his past and wondered if he'd ever come across her again.
END FLASHBACK *~*
A gentle tap on his shoulder brought him back to the present, and he gazed at his sister. She gave him a hug and began to sob some more, as she'd been doing when he came into the room. He still wasn't sure why, but he had a feeling the girl who'd answered the door was responsible, then again it didn't take very much to make Jaalin sob, she was so emotional.
A/n: Okay there's the next chapter, what'd ya think? It was actually the first time I included a flashback in one of my fics, so was it any good? Anyways thanks again to everyone who's still reading and reviewing, it keeps me on top of things, well nothing does really but I don't think this would be up if I didn't have so much support from you. Thanks also again to the people who gave me the names of Jenrya's sibblings. Oh and sorry about the crappy, sorry excuse for a fight scene, I'm not very good at writing those and don't many of the different moves' name in martial arts performed by Jen, so sorry about that. Well I'd best be going, my hands and fingers ache so I'm gonna go watch my dvd I rented and think up more to add to this ongoing fic (heh seems that way doesn't it?). Ja for now!
Keisan