Chapter 16

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"Jin's Tango with Fate"

Summary: After meeting a friend of Mr. Mishima, certain chain of events makes Jin ask questions, about, love, hope, faith and soul mates. (Jin Pov)

I was thinking of ideas for my play at the park. Very unlike me, since I have this liking to being inside more. The play was getting some where and I was happy. Of course I had to dumb it down but who really cares. I'm writing the last scene of the play when it happens. I see a family strolling by, but some how time seems to slow down on them. The husband and the wife, and their child in a carriage, peace. Utter peace. But I get, well I wouldn't necessary a vision, but I see Ling and I and our child in the carriage. But the scene ends and everything returns back to normal. Oddly enough, the family stops right in front of me.

Mr. Hirchou: You look familiar.

Jin: What?

Mr. Hirchou: I'm a close friend of Mr. Mishima, or I mean I was. He would always talk about his favorite students.

Jin: Oh. I'm Jin Kazama.

Mr. Hirchou: I know who are. Well what an odd twist of fate that I meet you here. Oh here is my wife, Zhing Hirchou.

Zhing: Your Japanese right Mr. Kazama?

Jin: Yeah.

Mr. Hirchou: Here is our son.

Jin: You're first born?

Mr. Hirchou: No, our first son is at pre-school right now. We're off to pick up.

Jin: Well I have to be going anyway, nice to meet you.

And respectfully I got up and shook the hands of the two. I then went off back to my dorm. I had a class in about an hour, so I had some time to relax. It was so weird that I ran into them. Maybe I should get a snack at the coffee house and call Ling. I'm about to call her when the phone rings.

Ling: Hey Jin.

Jin: Are you psychic Ling?

Ling: No, but if you believe so, then yes.

Jin: That is the answer I would like to hear. Because I was just about to you call you.

Ling: Well then I'm a psychic.

Jin: That's cool. Then what am I thinking,

Ling: I have an hour before class and maybe I should get something at the coffee house.

Jin: No way Ling.

Ling: Jin, you do this every day before your math class, an hour before you get something to eat at the coffee house.

Jin: Am I that predictable Ling?

Ling: Yes, yes you are.

Jin: So where are you?

Ling: At the library.

Jin: Find anything?

Ling: Well I'm still looking.

Jin: Well I got to go, the coffee house awaits me.

Ling: Alright, bye Jin.

Jin: Bye Ling.

So I leave my dorm and head off to the coffee house. But my head does something weird again when things started to slow down again. I see a man with a guitar playing. The song is familiar but I don't know where the music came from. Things return to normal. I get out a dollar and drop it the musician case. Today has been really weird. I head toward the coffee house and enter. Weird enough, the music that the guitarist was playing is now on the radio. Weird. I head for the counter when a strange looking man runs into me. Coffee sprays everywhere from the man's hands, and time slows down again. Am I going crazy? But instead of stopping ,the man keeps running. I then head out the door to find him, but he is, gone. But now I'm covered in coffee. Great. I head out the coffee house and head towards my dorm to get a pair of clean clothes. About the time I reach my dorm, I have about enough time to get to class. That was stupid. Geesh.
After class I plan to get that long awaited coffee. MMMM, coffee. I hear the song again. The same song , that I heard the guitar player playing. I just can't remember, where that song is from. As I head out of the coffee I get rammed again by that weird stranger. Fate just won't let me have a coffee today, will it? I then chase after the mysterious stranger. I tap his back and he turns around. It's Mr. Hirchou.

Mr. Hirchou: Well its nice to see you again Mr. Kazama

Jin: Um.. Yeah

Mr. Hirchou: What happened to your shirt Jin, its covered in coffee.

Jin: I'm asking the same question.

Mr. Hirchou: What?

Jin: Nevermind. It was good to see you again Mr. Hirchou.

Mr. Hirchou: Well it was good to see you again Jin.

What in the world is going on today? Nothing seems to make any sense! I walk and hope for something to make sense. I head back to my dorm to get some rest. I turn on the radio and head for the shower, when I hear that song again. Must be a really famous song I think as I finish up my quick shower. I dress and plan to finally get my cup of coffee, until the door bell rings. I open the door to find no one, well a magazine called 12: 56. Weird. I look down the hall and see the strange man, again, but I lose sight of him when he turns. Odd. Then it all starts to make sense, 12:56, the song. I had to tell Xiaoyu about this one. I head out the door and to her dorm. But along the way I see the strange man again. He's just standing in the middle of the street. I look for a little while and time starts to slow down again. A car comes out of now where I do my first instinct. I jump and push the strange man out of the car's path. The stops and time returns to normal. When I look at the strange man again, but instead it's a crying little boy. Then I see Mr. Hirchou, he's yelling something about saving his son. But all I can remember now is blacking out.

I wake up in a soft white bed. Its Mr. Hirchou.

Mr. Hirchou: Jin, its good to know your okay. You saved my son's life.

Jin: Um. Your welcome.

Mr. Hirchou: Thank you so much.

After a few minutes of Mr. Hirchou giving me his gratitude he leaves the room. But before he leaves.

Jin: do you believe in soul mates?

Mr. Hirchou: What?

Jin: I'm just wondering .

Mr. Hirchou: Yes Jin, I believe soul mates. I believe that my wife is my soul mate And who knows maybe you'll find yours one day.

Jin: I think I've already found mine.

Mr. Hirchou leaves the room and I'm left alone with my thoughts. But time start to slow down again and I can hear footsteps, getting closer and closer to my room . I know who the person is.. Its Ling. When she enters thing return to normal .

Ling: Jin, you're a hero.

Jin: Thanks Ling.

Ling: How are you doing Jin?

Jin: Tired.

Ling: When you landed you got a big bump on your head.

Jin: I bet. Ouch.

Ling: Well your going to fine Jin.

Jin: Something strange happen to me today.

Ling: Tell me about it.

Jin: I heard a song all day. I didn't know where the song was from, but after I received a magazine called 12: 56 I realized it.

Ling: Realized what Jin?

Jin: The song I heard all day was the song from when we first met. And the time we first met was at 12:56.

Ling: You still remember what time we met Jin.

Jin: Yes.

Ling: That is sweet Jin.

Jin: Ling, why aren't we, well you know, a couple?

Ling: Because. Because Jin, I don't think we're ready for it. And let's take things slow..

Jin: I couldn't agree anymore..

And she was right. She is always right..I smile, life is good. And any ways she knows, I would wait forever for her.