Half an hour after Julia had gone back to the hotel, Jin was still at the dojo. He sat alone in the middle of the huge small room and tried to clear his head. He tried to concentrate on the peace at the center of his mind, but he couldn't banish the vision of Xiaoyu's face. No matter how hard he tried, all he could think of was her smile.
He was interrupted by the clicking of heels on the floor. He opened his eyes to see Anna Williams standing in the doorway. "Oh," she said, "sorry, Jin. I didn't know you were here." She smiled. "Do you mind if I share the dojo for a while?"
"Not at all," he said, though he wasn't sure why she felt the urge to train at this time of night when she had already been defeated in the tournament. He shrugged it off and closed his eyes again, hoping to swallow himself in the darkness behind his eyelids. Unfortunately, every sound Anna made distracted him. With a sigh, he stood up and grabbed his sweatshirt.
"Where are you going?" she called.
"Back to the hotel. I have to sleep."
"Poor Jin," she cooed, starting toward him. "I'll bet you'll be up all night thinking about your little girlfriend." She touched his arm. "Sorry you had to find out the way you did."
"I'll be fine." He turned to leave, but she caught his hand in both of hers.
"Jin... do you... do you need a distraction?"
"A what?"
"Something to keep your mind off of her." She pressed her body close against him, smiling slyly. "I know you find me attractive."
"Anna, this is not a good idea."
"Oh, come on," she pouted. "It's just a little harmless fun. It's not like you're tied down anymore. Little Ling can't keep you chained to her anymore." She leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "And I'll bet she couldn't please you the way I can."
"Anna--" Suddenly, her lips were on his. She put a hand on the back of his neck, and he found himself kissing her back. A distraction... he supposed it could work, as long as things didn't go too far. The two fell to the floor, tangled in each other's limbs.
He was interrupted by the clicking of heels on the floor. He opened his eyes to see Anna Williams standing in the doorway. "Oh," she said, "sorry, Jin. I didn't know you were here." She smiled. "Do you mind if I share the dojo for a while?"
"Not at all," he said, though he wasn't sure why she felt the urge to train at this time of night when she had already been defeated in the tournament. He shrugged it off and closed his eyes again, hoping to swallow himself in the darkness behind his eyelids. Unfortunately, every sound Anna made distracted him. With a sigh, he stood up and grabbed his sweatshirt.
"Where are you going?" she called.
"Back to the hotel. I have to sleep."
"Poor Jin," she cooed, starting toward him. "I'll bet you'll be up all night thinking about your little girlfriend." She touched his arm. "Sorry you had to find out the way you did."
"I'll be fine." He turned to leave, but she caught his hand in both of hers.
"Jin... do you... do you need a distraction?"
"A what?"
"Something to keep your mind off of her." She pressed her body close against him, smiling slyly. "I know you find me attractive."
"Anna, this is not a good idea."
"Oh, come on," she pouted. "It's just a little harmless fun. It's not like you're tied down anymore. Little Ling can't keep you chained to her anymore." She leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "And I'll bet she couldn't please you the way I can."
"Anna--" Suddenly, her lips were on his. She put a hand on the back of his neck, and he found himself kissing her back. A distraction... he supposed it could work, as long as things didn't go too far. The two fell to the floor, tangled in each other's limbs.