A/N: Yet another one of my dumb ideas… I'm also working on my new suspense fic too, but I felt the need to put this up as well. Hope ya like! ^_^
Disclaimer: I own all of the games, but nothing more…dang…
Career Day!
By: Trenay
~Chapter 1: It's a Proven Fact: No One's EVER Satisfied with Their Career…
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It all began with yet another argument in the Mishima household…
Jin had just gotten home from his new job. He had just become…a soccer coach (Also known as football in Europe and a few other countries)
He walked in through the front door and slammed it behind him as he thew his sports bag straight down on the floor, before dragging himself over to the nearest couch and falling onto it.
"A long day?"
Jin sighed and turned his head to see his father, Kazuya standing there. "Yea…"
Kazuya smirked, "You're just a coach Jin. These kids are only nine years old!"
Jin now sat up on the couch as he eyed his father, "Oh, and you think that you could do better, then, huh?"
"You know what, I bet I could."
At this time, Jun now entered the living room as well. "Are you two fighting AGAIN?"
"No," Jin replied, although Kazuya had replied with a 'yes' at the exact same time.
"But mom," Jin began, "Dad is saying I don't have a hard enough job!"
"I didn't say that," Kazuya replied, "I just meant it's a bad career."
Jin now looked back over to his mom for backup. "Hmm, well Jin, you honestly could do better…" Jun stated.
"Bu, but it was your idea for me to get this stupid job in the first place!" Jin shouted.
"Don't you raise your voice at your mother Jin!"
"Guys, calm down," Jun sighed, "Can't we just be one big, happy family?" She then smiled.
Kazuya and Jin didn't say anything in reply, but just tilted their heads slightly in that 'The day hell freezes over' manner…"
Heihachi now came down the stairs at this point as he shook his head. "Jun, I just heard that last remark of yours, and you and I both know that will never happen." He was now expecting Jun to argue with him at this point.
"Nah, you're most likely right," Jun shrugged.
"But really," Jin began, "About the careers, I like children, but I don't see how you can put up with them as long as you do, mom." Jin had been referring to Jun's new career as an elementary school teacher.
"Don't worry Jinny," Jun replied, "You'll be a great father someday."
Kazuya and Heihachi now began to laugh at this… "Yea 'Jinny'," Kazuya nodded.
Suddenly, the door flew open as Lee Chaolan stormed in, slamming the door shut behind him.
"Does anyone know how to shut a door 'properly' in this household?" Jun sighed.
"What's wrong with you?" Kazuya sarcastically asked Lee.
"What's wrong?! I'll tell you what's wrong! My new career sucks! That's what's wrong!!"
"Frankly," Heihachi spoke, "I don't see how you could pull off being a 'lawyer' anyways, Lee."
Lee stomped over to the foot of the stairs where Heihachi stood, "I'd like to see YOU try to be a lawyer! It's a LOT of hard work!"
"Well I'd like to see either of you try being a CEO!" Kazuya said arrogantly.
Jun shook her head once more and folded her arms, "Isn't anyone happy with their career?"
"Hmm," Heihachi thought for a second as he tapped his chin, "This gives me an idea," he smiled evilly.
"Oh no, oh no, it's 'the' look!" Lee exclaimed.
"It seems that no one is happy with their careers, so I propose a 'switch'!" Heihachi nodded.
"A switch?" Jun asked.
"Yep. Everyone of you, make that 'all' of the Tekken fighters, thinks that they have the hardest life, and career. And to make it simple, I'm SICK of hearing about it from all of you!"
"So what are you saying?" Jin asked, "That you want to get all of the Tekken fighters together, and then have us all switch careers?!"
"Exactly!"
"Un oh…" Jun muttered as terrible, unimaginable thoughts crossed her mind… What if Jin ended up switching jobs with Marshall Law? Then innocent people could die from food poisoning... Or if Kazuya were to switch jobs with Lei Wulong, and become a cop, and then...
"I don't know about this," Jun replied seriously.
"Oh come on Jun," Heihachi stated, "You know as well as I do that it's a proven fact that NO one is EVER completely satisfied with their career!"
*Everyone looks around the room at each other waiting for someone to argue with this statement, but no one does…
"Then it's settled," Heihachi smirked, "We will begin sending out notices immediately for the 'Tekken Career Day'!"
Dun dun dun!
*A clash of thunder is heard from outside, as everyone turns their heads toward the window, and then back to Heihachi.
"Fine!" Kazuya replied, "I know that I can handle ANY career!"
"Me too!" Jin stood up from the couch and exclaimed.
"And me!" Lee assured.
*Everyone looks at Lee.
"…What?!"
------The next day…------
All of the fighters who had shown up for the 'Tekken Career Day' were now seated, or standing in Heihachi's living room with some random look on their face. Heihachi had yet to show up, though.
Lei Wulong now sighed as he walked to the center of the room to make a statement. "So," he began, "These crazy Mishimas are actually expecting me to trust my job as a Detective of the Hong Kong International Police Force to one of you?!" Lei stated as he looked about the room and terrible visions of death filled his mind…
"Ha!" Nina Williams laughed as she swayed over to where Lei was. "I'd like to see any of you try my job!"
"Yea," Anna smirked, "But 'which' one?" She chuckled.
"Shut up Anna! I don't know what you're talking about," Nina remarked as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Silence!" Heihachi exclaimed as he clapped his hands, trying to make a 'dramatic' entrance.
"Well at least he's not wearing the diaper," Kazuya whispered to Jun.
"I heard that!" Heihachi exclaimed.
"Good."
"Grr, well, getting back to the point, it has become clear to me that NO one is completely satisfied with their current job." He then raised an eyebrow.
*Everyone looks timidly at each other around the quiet room, waiting for someone to argue, but no one does…again.
"That's what I thought," Heihachi sighed. "I'm going to be perfectly frank with you all. I think you're all whiners! Especially my grandson Jin!"
"Hey!" Jin exclaimed.
"That goes for Kazuya and Lee too!"
"I don't ever whine!" Kazuya sneered.
"My neither!" Lee assured.
*Everyone looks at Lee.
"…Why do you guys keep doing that?"
Heihachi then shook his head before speaking up again. "This is why we're having this career day. So you can see how hard other jobs are, and then maybe you'll stop complaining so much about your own!"
"…Hey, I never complain!" Lei stated.
"Ha, yeah right!" Bryan spoke up, "Every time I've ever seen you at some crime seen, including my own, you're complaining! A bullet can miss you by at least ten feet or more, and yet you say 'did you see that?! It almost hit me! I could have died!' every time…every time…" he shook his head.
*Everyone laughs
Lei blushed slightly, "That's NOT true!" he then looked back at Bryan, "And do you even HAVE a job?!"
"I most certainly do," He nodded.
"Then what is it?!"
"That's for me to know, and for one of you to find out," he grinned.
"…Why do I have a bad feeling about this…?" Lei replied.
"I'm worried about what my little ones at school are going do. They've never had a substitute before…" Jun said in a concerned tone of voice.
"Uuh!" Bryan spat, "I hate kids!"
"Me too," Kazuya replied as Jun shook her head at him. Kazuya then looked at Jin.
"…Hey, I'm no kid! I'm 21!"
He is?? A lot of people in the room had this thought cross their mind.
"I'm exited!" Xiaoyu exclaimed happily, "I love to try new things!"
Everyone then sweatdropped at the thought of Ling attempting their job…
Ling as a cop...?
Ling as a CEO...?
Ling as a Tattoo Artist...?!
Heihachi then shook his head once more before beginning to pass out cards around the room. "Now, all of you each take one card, and fill out the appropriate information about your job on it. When you're done, put it in this basket on the coffee table."
"YOU have to fill out one too!" Kazuya assured.
"Alright!" Heihachi replied, "I will then!"
When everyone was done, they one by one placed their cards in the Easter Basket…Huh? Anyways, they placed the cards in it, and then waited to see what they were to do next…
Heihachi then folded his own card, before placing it in the basket as well. "So, is that everybody?"
Everyone nodded.
"Ok then, who wants to be the first to draw?"
"I will!" Xiaoyu exclaimed as she ran over to where Heihachi was standing, followed by Miharu.
Xiaoyu then grabbed one of the cards out, as Miharu did the same shortly afterwards. Ling was about to unfold her card, when Heihachi slapped her hand.
"Ow!"
"Hey, don't you do that!" Jin exclaimed.
Heihachi then paced over to Jin, "You next."
"Fine!" Jin then took out a card. Heihachi then went around with the basket, until everyone had a card, as he took the last one which remained in the basket.
"Now, open them."
"WHAT??!!" Jin exclaimed at the horror printed on the card one foot in front of his face…
"Nah-ah!" Bryan said in disgust.
"You've got to be kidding me?!" Julia exclaimed wide-eyed.
"Me? This?!!" Jun cringed at the thought…
"WTF?!" Kazuya now crunched the card in his grasp, as everyone looked at him.
Jun then leaned over to whisper to him, "We already had the 'polite' discussion dear."
"…Uh, I don't know about this…" Lei remarked.
"Hell, I don't even know what mine is?!!" Craig exclaimed.
"Uh, I'd like to repeat the same three words Kazuya just exclaimed…" Baek sighed.
"This is retarded!" Hwoarang shook his head, "That's a GIRL'S JOB!!!"
"Too bad," Heihachi stated.
"Why don't you look at yours?!" Lee demanded.
"Ok, I will. I'm not afraid." Heihachi then unfolded his card to-
"………Uuuhhh……"
"That's what I thought," Kazuya smirked. "…But, if you fear you cannot handle it, we could perhaps…call this whole thing off!"
*Everyone looks hopeful.
"…No way Kazuya! You aren't getting off that easily!"
*Everyone sighs and looks back down at the floor.
"Now all of you form a line and show me your card. Tomorrow, the real work, as well as your new careers, begin and we'll see who the real whiners are!"
*Lightning flashes, followed by a crash of thunder.
"…And it was supposed to be a clear forecast…" Jin muttered…
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A/N: I know that's not much for now, but I hope it's a good start. In the following chapters, each one will focus on how someone does at their new career, which may be scary… If you've noticed, none of my fics so far have just focused on one character, for I like to give all of them a little spotlight. Oh well, I do plan on writing a romance one this summer, and I'll have that suspense fic up soon too! Please review in the mean time! ^_^