"Jin, Do you Believe in Fate?"
Disclaimer: Don't own Tekken!
Chapter 6
(thanks to all who reviewed!!)
Summary: Its Halloween, Ms. Jun didn't press charges against Jin, but as abruptly left teaching the school. Ling and Jin friendship is on shaky ground but something strange happens. (in Xiao point of view)
Ling: Julia, I want to eat breakfast!
Julia: come on Xiaoyu I can't be late for my class!
Ling: It's your class, not mine!
Julia: Come one Ling!
Ling: You just want me to come to acting class so you don't feel awkward.
Julia: There is safety in numbers.
Ling: What are they cult member sacrificing beautiful women to a demon god?
Julia: Probably.
Ling: Then what would you have to worry about then?
Julia: I would laugh but I'm too tired too.
Ling: Well then don't go.
Julia: Well come on!
WHAM!! And I went flying to the ground. I look up and see that Julia and Ihad bumped into someone. Then I saw who it was. It was Ronnie, a friend. I didn't know he was even alive; I left for college the same time he was diagnosed with lung cancer .
Ronnie: Ling Xiaoyu???
Julia: You know him Ling?
Ling: Oh God Ronnie, I thought you were dead!
Ronnie: The doctors thought I would be, but, I'm getting better!
Ling: It's so good to see you! What are you doing here Ronnie?
Ronnie: Visiting a family friend.
Ling: Oh, I am so sorry. Here is my friend Julia Chang.
Julia: Nice to meet you Ronnie. Ling Xiaoyu told me about you before.
Ronnie: Ling's a big talker.
Ling: Am not!
Ronnie: Blabbermouth. Blabbermouth Ling we always called her in school.
Julia: Well I'm going to class, but me you and Jin are still on tonight Ling?
Ling : Yeah, hey Ronnie you want to come to dinner with some of my friends?
Ronnie: Sure, I would love to see what people you are hanging around with.
Julia: Alright, see you guys, and Ronnie, if you have to promise to tell me more embarrassing stories of Ling.
Ronnie: Sure.
Ling: Come on, I'll show you around my campus.
Ronnie: I would love to.
AT DINNER THAT NIGHT
Ling: Alright, hey Jin, this is my friend from way back Ronnie.
Ronnie: Nice to meet you.
Jin: Nice to meet you.
Well the dinner went smoothly, but the part about animosity between Jin and Ronnie was kind of weird. Did they romantically get jealous? No. Julia had a good time and kept flirting with Ronnie, I would just laugh. It reminded me of old times. So this is the where the real part of the story. I've been working my butt off for the newspaper, but I need a good human interest story for the next issue. Ronnie came up with this great woman who I could interview , who lives around the college.. The woman's husband was a veteran of war, and it was to be the anniversary of the two's marriage Jin left only a second later, things have been shaky between Jin and I. We've been apart... The next day I went to see woman.
*THE NEXT DAY*
Ling: Um, I with the newspaper and I like to interview you.
Martha Barrington: Well then, come on in.
Ling: I'm sorry, this could be kind of hard to talk about but.
Martha: You want to talk about my husband.
Ling: How do you know?
Martha: Just call it a hunch. It's been 56 years of marriage. We married early, and he left for war. He didn't come back.
Ling: I'm sorry.
Martha: I still love him.
Ling: That is sweet.
Martha: Its true love. Destiny.
Ling: Can you tell me more?
Martha: Dear, um, what is your name?
Ling: Um, Ling Xiaoyu ma'am.
Martha: Well dear, are you in love?
Ling: Well, no, I'm actually not.
Martha: Well. My husband, Nathaniel met in high school. I called him Samuel though.
Ling: Why did you call him that? Martha: Me and Nathan were extremely superstitious, we believed in things. Now I don' t want to scare you dear.
Ling: Its okay.
Martha: Well Nathan and I went to see a seer and we had post hypnotic regression.
Ling: What?
Martha: Some believe that past lives were somehow remembered in the subconisous mind.
Ling: Oh.
Martha: Nathan in another life, was Samuel Murdok. He died in battle exactly like Nathan did. He had a lover though, he called Samantha.
Ling: And were you Samantha?
Martha: Yes.
I'm not extremely superstitious are believe in things like that. But the way Martha explained it was beautiful. I drove along the highway and wondered how I could change the interview into a story. A tale of true love. All of a sudden I notice something in the road. Oh God it was someone!!! I brake the car and swerve. Crap. The car stops and I get out of the car to inspect the damages. The car is fine, and the mysterious stranger wasn't there. Geesh. I mutter under my breath. My car is stuck in mud. Martha's house was in the rual area and no one would find me. Then I notice something. A gravestone, its says Matthew Merrick. I read and study the gravestone, feeling as if I am connected to it. My cell phone rings a second later, making me jump, it's Jin. "Jin I need a ride, can you pick up?" "Sure Ling" he replies in a happy tone.
Jin: So, was interviewing Martha?
Ling: Yeah.
Jin: Did you get a good story.
Ling: Yeah. Martha and her husband were into the unknown. They did some hypnotic regression thing and that in another life time they were lovers.
Jin: Ling, my friend is majoring the psychology , Post Hypnotic Regression is not a valid science.
Ling: Well, I thought it was sweet.
Jin: That is so you Ling.
Ling: Well I'm sorry for believing in the true love.
Jin: Sorry Ling.
I'm back at my room. I am beat. I lie down when I hear someone knock on my door. I open the door and no one is there. The phone rings, I answer it but I got nothing over the receiver. "Find me" was the only thing I heard and then the phone line clicked. "Hello? Who is this?" I hang up the phone. Who was that.. But somewhere out of now where I turn on my computer and type the search in for Matthew Merrick. I enter some war site of names and a small bio of each person. I click on the name. Matthew Merrick died in battle, the only way he identified him by a locket. The locket says, "Forever Love Ruby". Something inside me says I need to find this thing. I turn off the computer and fall asleep.
I take Julia on the search for the locket, which items were given to a local collector of the items. Julia is whining the whole way but I drag her along. The locket wasn't that hard to find and it was quite beautiful. I touch it and feel as if its mine. Wait a minute, I don't believe in this kind of stuff. Could I be Ruby??? That would be ridiculous. But then the more I thought of it, the more it started eating me up from inside. I then realize that I need to find out. I drag Julia out of the place cause and we head to well, to a post hypnotic regression place, you know they should try to rename the place, it might confuse customers.
Julia and I head in. Julia is excited, she seems eager to know about her past life. I enter the room first and they tell me to relax. How can I relax? This could be my soul mate??! The doctor heads in a does your every day hypnotism.
Dr. Lisbon: Ling, I want you to relax your muscles, don't tense them. Okay.. Ms. Xiaoyu, where are you now?
Ling: Who is Xiaoyu?
Dr. L. Then who are you?
Ling: Ruby Losener.
Dr. L: Explain to me where you are.
Ling: I'm, in a field. We buried by husband, Matthew Merrick. I'm holding something in my hands. A locket of some sort..
*AFTER THE SESSION*
I watched in complete awe. The doctor had taped my session, I was Ruby.. Impossible. Something had led me to this. I had to tell Ronnie. I pick my cell phone and dial Ronnie's number. It isn't picking up. Oh well. The phone rings. Must be Ronnie.
Ling: who is this?
Mrs. : It's your mom Xiaoyu.
Ling: Oh hi mom.
Mrs.: Ling, I have been trying to reach you for the longest time!
Ling: Oh. Sorry, I wonder why.
Mrs: Well I have so bad news. Its about Ronnie.
Ling: What about Ronnie?
Mrs.: Well a few days ago he went into a coma.
Ling: Wait a minute that is impossible, a few days ago, Ronnie was visiting me.
Mrs.: Ronnie never left to visit you. He was admitted into the hospital after fainting. He's was in a coma for days.
Ling: So he is alright now right?
Mrs. : I'm sorry. Ling he is dead.
Ling: This can't be right!??!?! I saw him days ago!
Mrs. He never left town.
Ling: He came! He came on Monday!
Mrs.: I'm sorry Ling, he went into a coma on Monday.
Ling: THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT?!?!?!!!
I hung up furiously and let the tears fall. I was still outside the regression building waiting for Julia. Tears, salty, wet tears fall down my face. Julia came out running, looking excitied until she saw me crying.
Julia: What happened?!?
Ling: Ronnie is dead.
Julia: Ronnie who?
Ling: What?!?!?!!?!?!?! You don't remember Ronnie!!!
Julia: I don't. I'm sorry Ling.
I had no real comprehension what had happened to me. I head toward my dorm room . I find a manuscript, by Jin Kazama. It makes me smile and I pick up the book. After reading only a few pages I got up ran. His characters names were Ruby and Matthew. As I head out of door I notice that stranger I saw on the road a few days ago. I run up to the stranger and he turns around. It's Jin.
Jin: Hey Ling.
Ling: I read your book. I liked it.
Jin: I'm glad.
Ling: Jin.
Jin: Yeah?
Ling: Jin. Where did your idea come from your book?
Jin: Well I don't know.
Ling: Any where you got the ideas for your characters?
Jin: I really don't know. But I seem to signify well with Matthew.
Ling: You wouldn't know how much.
Jin: What Ling?
Out of now where I give him a hug. He is a bit taken back, but he then realizes what happened. I whisper Matthew in his ear and there is a look of confusion on his face. But somewhere deep inside of me, he knew what I meant. I then let go him and told I had to go home. See him tomorrow.
I smile, the death of Ronnie was tragic. But in some cosmic way Ronnie had led her to this place. Fate had lead her.
*based on the X-Files episode "all things" as well as "the field where I died. *
Disclaimer: Don't own Tekken!
Chapter 6
(thanks to all who reviewed!!)
Summary: Its Halloween, Ms. Jun didn't press charges against Jin, but as abruptly left teaching the school. Ling and Jin friendship is on shaky ground but something strange happens. (in Xiao point of view)
Ling: Julia, I want to eat breakfast!
Julia: come on Xiaoyu I can't be late for my class!
Ling: It's your class, not mine!
Julia: Come one Ling!
Ling: You just want me to come to acting class so you don't feel awkward.
Julia: There is safety in numbers.
Ling: What are they cult member sacrificing beautiful women to a demon god?
Julia: Probably.
Ling: Then what would you have to worry about then?
Julia: I would laugh but I'm too tired too.
Ling: Well then don't go.
Julia: Well come on!
WHAM!! And I went flying to the ground. I look up and see that Julia and Ihad bumped into someone. Then I saw who it was. It was Ronnie, a friend. I didn't know he was even alive; I left for college the same time he was diagnosed with lung cancer .
Ronnie: Ling Xiaoyu???
Julia: You know him Ling?
Ling: Oh God Ronnie, I thought you were dead!
Ronnie: The doctors thought I would be, but, I'm getting better!
Ling: It's so good to see you! What are you doing here Ronnie?
Ronnie: Visiting a family friend.
Ling: Oh, I am so sorry. Here is my friend Julia Chang.
Julia: Nice to meet you Ronnie. Ling Xiaoyu told me about you before.
Ronnie: Ling's a big talker.
Ling: Am not!
Ronnie: Blabbermouth. Blabbermouth Ling we always called her in school.
Julia: Well I'm going to class, but me you and Jin are still on tonight Ling?
Ling : Yeah, hey Ronnie you want to come to dinner with some of my friends?
Ronnie: Sure, I would love to see what people you are hanging around with.
Julia: Alright, see you guys, and Ronnie, if you have to promise to tell me more embarrassing stories of Ling.
Ronnie: Sure.
Ling: Come on, I'll show you around my campus.
Ronnie: I would love to.
AT DINNER THAT NIGHT
Ling: Alright, hey Jin, this is my friend from way back Ronnie.
Ronnie: Nice to meet you.
Jin: Nice to meet you.
Well the dinner went smoothly, but the part about animosity between Jin and Ronnie was kind of weird. Did they romantically get jealous? No. Julia had a good time and kept flirting with Ronnie, I would just laugh. It reminded me of old times. So this is the where the real part of the story. I've been working my butt off for the newspaper, but I need a good human interest story for the next issue. Ronnie came up with this great woman who I could interview , who lives around the college.. The woman's husband was a veteran of war, and it was to be the anniversary of the two's marriage Jin left only a second later, things have been shaky between Jin and I. We've been apart... The next day I went to see woman.
*THE NEXT DAY*
Ling: Um, I with the newspaper and I like to interview you.
Martha Barrington: Well then, come on in.
Ling: I'm sorry, this could be kind of hard to talk about but.
Martha: You want to talk about my husband.
Ling: How do you know?
Martha: Just call it a hunch. It's been 56 years of marriage. We married early, and he left for war. He didn't come back.
Ling: I'm sorry.
Martha: I still love him.
Ling: That is sweet.
Martha: Its true love. Destiny.
Ling: Can you tell me more?
Martha: Dear, um, what is your name?
Ling: Um, Ling Xiaoyu ma'am.
Martha: Well dear, are you in love?
Ling: Well, no, I'm actually not.
Martha: Well. My husband, Nathaniel met in high school. I called him Samuel though.
Ling: Why did you call him that? Martha: Me and Nathan were extremely superstitious, we believed in things. Now I don' t want to scare you dear.
Ling: Its okay.
Martha: Well Nathan and I went to see a seer and we had post hypnotic regression.
Ling: What?
Martha: Some believe that past lives were somehow remembered in the subconisous mind.
Ling: Oh.
Martha: Nathan in another life, was Samuel Murdok. He died in battle exactly like Nathan did. He had a lover though, he called Samantha.
Ling: And were you Samantha?
Martha: Yes.
I'm not extremely superstitious are believe in things like that. But the way Martha explained it was beautiful. I drove along the highway and wondered how I could change the interview into a story. A tale of true love. All of a sudden I notice something in the road. Oh God it was someone!!! I brake the car and swerve. Crap. The car stops and I get out of the car to inspect the damages. The car is fine, and the mysterious stranger wasn't there. Geesh. I mutter under my breath. My car is stuck in mud. Martha's house was in the rual area and no one would find me. Then I notice something. A gravestone, its says Matthew Merrick. I read and study the gravestone, feeling as if I am connected to it. My cell phone rings a second later, making me jump, it's Jin. "Jin I need a ride, can you pick up?" "Sure Ling" he replies in a happy tone.
Jin: So, was interviewing Martha?
Ling: Yeah.
Jin: Did you get a good story.
Ling: Yeah. Martha and her husband were into the unknown. They did some hypnotic regression thing and that in another life time they were lovers.
Jin: Ling, my friend is majoring the psychology , Post Hypnotic Regression is not a valid science.
Ling: Well, I thought it was sweet.
Jin: That is so you Ling.
Ling: Well I'm sorry for believing in the true love.
Jin: Sorry Ling.
I'm back at my room. I am beat. I lie down when I hear someone knock on my door. I open the door and no one is there. The phone rings, I answer it but I got nothing over the receiver. "Find me" was the only thing I heard and then the phone line clicked. "Hello? Who is this?" I hang up the phone. Who was that.. But somewhere out of now where I turn on my computer and type the search in for Matthew Merrick. I enter some war site of names and a small bio of each person. I click on the name. Matthew Merrick died in battle, the only way he identified him by a locket. The locket says, "Forever Love Ruby". Something inside me says I need to find this thing. I turn off the computer and fall asleep.
I take Julia on the search for the locket, which items were given to a local collector of the items. Julia is whining the whole way but I drag her along. The locket wasn't that hard to find and it was quite beautiful. I touch it and feel as if its mine. Wait a minute, I don't believe in this kind of stuff. Could I be Ruby??? That would be ridiculous. But then the more I thought of it, the more it started eating me up from inside. I then realize that I need to find out. I drag Julia out of the place cause and we head to well, to a post hypnotic regression place, you know they should try to rename the place, it might confuse customers.
Julia and I head in. Julia is excited, she seems eager to know about her past life. I enter the room first and they tell me to relax. How can I relax? This could be my soul mate??! The doctor heads in a does your every day hypnotism.
Dr. Lisbon: Ling, I want you to relax your muscles, don't tense them. Okay.. Ms. Xiaoyu, where are you now?
Ling: Who is Xiaoyu?
Dr. L. Then who are you?
Ling: Ruby Losener.
Dr. L: Explain to me where you are.
Ling: I'm, in a field. We buried by husband, Matthew Merrick. I'm holding something in my hands. A locket of some sort..
*AFTER THE SESSION*
I watched in complete awe. The doctor had taped my session, I was Ruby.. Impossible. Something had led me to this. I had to tell Ronnie. I pick my cell phone and dial Ronnie's number. It isn't picking up. Oh well. The phone rings. Must be Ronnie.
Ling: who is this?
Mrs. : It's your mom Xiaoyu.
Ling: Oh hi mom.
Mrs.: Ling, I have been trying to reach you for the longest time!
Ling: Oh. Sorry, I wonder why.
Mrs: Well I have so bad news. Its about Ronnie.
Ling: What about Ronnie?
Mrs.: Well a few days ago he went into a coma.
Ling: Wait a minute that is impossible, a few days ago, Ronnie was visiting me.
Mrs.: Ronnie never left to visit you. He was admitted into the hospital after fainting. He's was in a coma for days.
Ling: So he is alright now right?
Mrs. : I'm sorry. Ling he is dead.
Ling: This can't be right!??!?! I saw him days ago!
Mrs. He never left town.
Ling: He came! He came on Monday!
Mrs.: I'm sorry Ling, he went into a coma on Monday.
Ling: THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT?!?!?!!!
I hung up furiously and let the tears fall. I was still outside the regression building waiting for Julia. Tears, salty, wet tears fall down my face. Julia came out running, looking excitied until she saw me crying.
Julia: What happened?!?
Ling: Ronnie is dead.
Julia: Ronnie who?
Ling: What?!?!?!!?!?!?! You don't remember Ronnie!!!
Julia: I don't. I'm sorry Ling.
I had no real comprehension what had happened to me. I head toward my dorm room . I find a manuscript, by Jin Kazama. It makes me smile and I pick up the book. After reading only a few pages I got up ran. His characters names were Ruby and Matthew. As I head out of door I notice that stranger I saw on the road a few days ago. I run up to the stranger and he turns around. It's Jin.
Jin: Hey Ling.
Ling: I read your book. I liked it.
Jin: I'm glad.
Ling: Jin.
Jin: Yeah?
Ling: Jin. Where did your idea come from your book?
Jin: Well I don't know.
Ling: Any where you got the ideas for your characters?
Jin: I really don't know. But I seem to signify well with Matthew.
Ling: You wouldn't know how much.
Jin: What Ling?
Out of now where I give him a hug. He is a bit taken back, but he then realizes what happened. I whisper Matthew in his ear and there is a look of confusion on his face. But somewhere deep inside of me, he knew what I meant. I then let go him and told I had to go home. See him tomorrow.
I smile, the death of Ronnie was tragic. But in some cosmic way Ronnie had led her to this place. Fate had lead her.
*based on the X-Files episode "all things" as well as "the field where I died. *
