Chapter 12
"A Fortress Made of Stone and A Bridge of Iron"
Summary: As Ling Xiaoyu reads Jun diary, she finds secrets that Jun kept from everyone, as Jin confronts Mr. Baek Do San in his role of Kazuya's murder. (Ling Pov)
The diary is old. I feel bad about looking at a dead person's diary, it seems kind of disrespectful. But it was an accident. It just fell from Kazuya's belongings. I didn't understand why Jun would give Kazuya her diary. Or unless it was a warning to Kazuya, the way Jun described things, Baek was a horrible man. But diary was filled with sweet memories of Kazuya and her. Of things he would do to make her feel better, flowers, candy, just a shoulder to lean on. Kazuya was a romantic, and he loved to recite poems to Jun. Her favorite was a poem he wrote for her.
"You're my fortress of made of stone, where I run to
"You are my bridge of iron that I cross to get safely across the darkness"
I had always a soft stop for mushy stuff unlike Jin. I had a feeling that Baek was the cause of all of it. From what Jun wrote in her diary, Baek was abusive, and would lash out on her all the time. Though he never got bad, and he never psychically hurt, her mental state of mind wasn't that great. He was never there.
AT BAEK DO SAN'S HOUSE
Jin: Um, Mr. Do San.
Baek: Oh, hi Mr. Kazama.
Jin: I wanted to talk to you.
Baek: Alright, what do you want to talk about Jin?
Jin: I was wondering how you were?
Baek: I'm, well, as okay as I can be at this moment.
Jin: That is good.
Baek: How are you Mr. Kazama?
Jin: I'm okay.
Baek: Well then that is good.
Jin: Do you know how Mr. Mishima died?
Baek: I don't' know. I'm sorry I wasn't there today, I was busy.
Jin: Okay. I was just wondering why you weren't at the funeral today.
Baek: I'll be there tomorrow, if I'm not as busy.
Jin: Kazuya wouldn't want his death to disrupt everyone lives.
Baek: I think your right about that Mr. Kazama. I'm sorry but I have to be going.
Jin: Where are you going?
Baek: To the school to pick up something really important.
Jin: Okay then.
Baek: Alright. I'll see you tomorrow.
BACK AT THE DORMS
Jun was suffering. Not just mentally, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. It wasn't caught in time and the spread had gone to fast. She was dying. I couldn't believe this. She was dying, and nobody had a clue what was going on. I don't know how she hid this from everyone, from all the students to most of her co-workers. She wad dying, the impending doom of dying. The frailty of it all.
OUTSIDE MR. BAEK DO SAN'S HOUSE
Kazuya: Hi Jin boy.
Jin: What?!?!
Kazuya: You are still surprised to see me?
Jin: Well, yes!
Kazuya: You need to get her.
Jin: What??
Kazuya: Baek knows about the diary. Jun told me him before she died that she loved me and then she then told she gave the diary that would expose him, if anything should happen to me.
Jin: But.
Kazuya: Baek overheard that all my stuff was going to you. He's going to try to retrieve the book. Ling Xiaoyu is there alone.
Jin: She can take of herself; she's had years of martial arts training.
Kazuya: The man is desperate. Your worse enemy is the man that has nothing left to lose.
Jin: I'm going.
BACK AT THE DORMS
I put away the diary. I should head to the police station but I feel too tired. I find my usual blanket in Jin's dorm and lay in his bed. He won't mind. He likes the couch anyways. As I prepare for bed, I hear a noise. I open the door and try to see if anyone is there. Nothing. Then all of a sudden the door flings open knocking me to floor. It's Mr. Do San. He's armed with a knife. I knew what this is all about.
Baek: You read it already!?? Didn't you!??!
Ling: Sir, what is wrong?
Baek: The diary is useless now. You know the whole thing.
Ling: You won't get away with this!
Baek: Shut up!!!!
He then tackles me. I luckily force the knife out of his hands. He is a lot stronger than me and I am pinned to the floor. He then tries to grab for the knife but I twist his arm and force to the other side of the room. He runs towards. I planned to use a throw on him but he is too fast and too forceful. I draw some blood when he forces me into a lamp shade. He then goes on the ground for his weapon. But I manage a forceful kick into his gut and he groans in pain. I can't find him off, he is too strong. So while he is grasping for air I make a run for it. I head straight for the stairs and run down. God, I hope he doesn't catch up. My leg is twisted and I can barely sprint. I make it to the ground floor where I see Jin with the police. I grab onto Jin and cling onto as tight as I can.
Jin: Oh God Ling.
Ling: Jin, he's up there.
Jin: I know.
Officer Lei goes upstairs as well as Jin. I am tended to by an officer. George I think his name was. I'm suffering little injuries, but my leg was twisted, and I could barely walk. A few bruises here and there, but I'm going to be okay. Jin and Officer Lei open the door to Jin's apartment. There, all they see is Baek crying in the corner. Oddly enough, carved into Jin's floor is Kazuya's poem to Jun
"You're my fortress of made of stone, where I run to
"You are my bridge of iron that I cross to get safely across the darkness"
Mr. Baek will be prosecuted for 1st degree murder and attempted assault. He will be executed in 7 months, or if the jury says otherwise.
Jin never explained how he knew that Baek was going to try to get back the diary. But my new faith in fate that Ronnie gave me, lead me to believe that it was suppose to happen this way.
"A Fortress Made of Stone and A Bridge of Iron"
Summary: As Ling Xiaoyu reads Jun diary, she finds secrets that Jun kept from everyone, as Jin confronts Mr. Baek Do San in his role of Kazuya's murder. (Ling Pov)
The diary is old. I feel bad about looking at a dead person's diary, it seems kind of disrespectful. But it was an accident. It just fell from Kazuya's belongings. I didn't understand why Jun would give Kazuya her diary. Or unless it was a warning to Kazuya, the way Jun described things, Baek was a horrible man. But diary was filled with sweet memories of Kazuya and her. Of things he would do to make her feel better, flowers, candy, just a shoulder to lean on. Kazuya was a romantic, and he loved to recite poems to Jun. Her favorite was a poem he wrote for her.
"You're my fortress of made of stone, where I run to
"You are my bridge of iron that I cross to get safely across the darkness"
I had always a soft stop for mushy stuff unlike Jin. I had a feeling that Baek was the cause of all of it. From what Jun wrote in her diary, Baek was abusive, and would lash out on her all the time. Though he never got bad, and he never psychically hurt, her mental state of mind wasn't that great. He was never there.
AT BAEK DO SAN'S HOUSE
Jin: Um, Mr. Do San.
Baek: Oh, hi Mr. Kazama.
Jin: I wanted to talk to you.
Baek: Alright, what do you want to talk about Jin?
Jin: I was wondering how you were?
Baek: I'm, well, as okay as I can be at this moment.
Jin: That is good.
Baek: How are you Mr. Kazama?
Jin: I'm okay.
Baek: Well then that is good.
Jin: Do you know how Mr. Mishima died?
Baek: I don't' know. I'm sorry I wasn't there today, I was busy.
Jin: Okay. I was just wondering why you weren't at the funeral today.
Baek: I'll be there tomorrow, if I'm not as busy.
Jin: Kazuya wouldn't want his death to disrupt everyone lives.
Baek: I think your right about that Mr. Kazama. I'm sorry but I have to be going.
Jin: Where are you going?
Baek: To the school to pick up something really important.
Jin: Okay then.
Baek: Alright. I'll see you tomorrow.
BACK AT THE DORMS
Jun was suffering. Not just mentally, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. It wasn't caught in time and the spread had gone to fast. She was dying. I couldn't believe this. She was dying, and nobody had a clue what was going on. I don't know how she hid this from everyone, from all the students to most of her co-workers. She wad dying, the impending doom of dying. The frailty of it all.
OUTSIDE MR. BAEK DO SAN'S HOUSE
Kazuya: Hi Jin boy.
Jin: What?!?!
Kazuya: You are still surprised to see me?
Jin: Well, yes!
Kazuya: You need to get her.
Jin: What??
Kazuya: Baek knows about the diary. Jun told me him before she died that she loved me and then she then told she gave the diary that would expose him, if anything should happen to me.
Jin: But.
Kazuya: Baek overheard that all my stuff was going to you. He's going to try to retrieve the book. Ling Xiaoyu is there alone.
Jin: She can take of herself; she's had years of martial arts training.
Kazuya: The man is desperate. Your worse enemy is the man that has nothing left to lose.
Jin: I'm going.
BACK AT THE DORMS
I put away the diary. I should head to the police station but I feel too tired. I find my usual blanket in Jin's dorm and lay in his bed. He won't mind. He likes the couch anyways. As I prepare for bed, I hear a noise. I open the door and try to see if anyone is there. Nothing. Then all of a sudden the door flings open knocking me to floor. It's Mr. Do San. He's armed with a knife. I knew what this is all about.
Baek: You read it already!?? Didn't you!??!
Ling: Sir, what is wrong?
Baek: The diary is useless now. You know the whole thing.
Ling: You won't get away with this!
Baek: Shut up!!!!
He then tackles me. I luckily force the knife out of his hands. He is a lot stronger than me and I am pinned to the floor. He then tries to grab for the knife but I twist his arm and force to the other side of the room. He runs towards. I planned to use a throw on him but he is too fast and too forceful. I draw some blood when he forces me into a lamp shade. He then goes on the ground for his weapon. But I manage a forceful kick into his gut and he groans in pain. I can't find him off, he is too strong. So while he is grasping for air I make a run for it. I head straight for the stairs and run down. God, I hope he doesn't catch up. My leg is twisted and I can barely sprint. I make it to the ground floor where I see Jin with the police. I grab onto Jin and cling onto as tight as I can.
Jin: Oh God Ling.
Ling: Jin, he's up there.
Jin: I know.
Officer Lei goes upstairs as well as Jin. I am tended to by an officer. George I think his name was. I'm suffering little injuries, but my leg was twisted, and I could barely walk. A few bruises here and there, but I'm going to be okay. Jin and Officer Lei open the door to Jin's apartment. There, all they see is Baek crying in the corner. Oddly enough, carved into Jin's floor is Kazuya's poem to Jun
"You're my fortress of made of stone, where I run to
"You are my bridge of iron that I cross to get safely across the darkness"
Mr. Baek will be prosecuted for 1st degree murder and attempted assault. He will be executed in 7 months, or if the jury says otherwise.
Jin never explained how he knew that Baek was going to try to get back the diary. But my new faith in fate that Ronnie gave me, lead me to believe that it was suppose to happen this way.
