Author's Notes: Hi! I don't have anything to say.
Babyg2988: I hope you like your character description. Anyway, your character's personality will be clearer in next chapter.
Lacrease: Glad, you like it. Your guesses are excellent, I liked your guess about the Raven thing.
Ksim3000: Thanks!
Makaveli: Thanks! Well, I hope you like this chapter as much as the others.
Riser155: Well, you'll have to find out, what will happen.....!
Kai Ramirez: Oh, no... Kai's not dead. He's just lost his memory.
Serini The WaveTrapmaster: I liked your character idea alot. Thanks! Yami Serini, I've never watched the show, you were talking about.
Leap Of Fate
" But, Uncle Lei."
Lei looked at his niece, stubornly." NO! No, no and did I mention no?"
" But, Uncle Lei."
" No, Xiang, we have been through this a thousand times. When you were born I promised your mother to take care of you, if anything were to happen to her." Lei explained. " And I forbid you to go on this mission."
" Look. I'm seventeen, and I can take care of myself," Xiang snapped and stroked her hair away from her face. She crossed her arms and turned to her uncle.
" This is a dangerous mission," Lei said.
" WHAT?! I can defend myself. I've been taking Kung Fu and Aiki-Jujitsu for twelve years. The mission is very simple. I'm just supposed to go undercover for the King Of Ironfist Tournament and find the thief."
" You are not going to do this mission. I will not let you." Lei angrily said.
" Oh! That's too bad.... Because I already signed up for the tournament and paid the entrance fee." Xiang said, and left before her uncle could say anything.
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Akiko put down her biology book, and paced towards the door after hearing the doorbell ring.
" Ah. What do want, Jason?" Akiko asked, after seeing Jason standing outside.
" It's your mother. She's become really sick. Jin's with her at the hospital, she was asking for you and Sol," Jason said.
" WHAT?! Is it serious?" Akiko asked. She hoped it wasn't anything dangerous.
" Well, all I know is that she's in no condiction to fight in the Ironfist tournament."
" What hospital is she at?"
" Tokyo Central Hospital." Jason said.
" Okay, tell Jin, I'll be there, later. I'm going to go talk to Sol, he's with Kazuya, right?" Akiko asked.
" Yeah, he is. Well, bye." Jason said and left.
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Paul took another drink. Marshall looked at him, strangely. Paul had already drank 7 drinks, but still wasn't drunk. The atmosphere in the bar was loud, through was loud rock music and people were talking loudly, mostly drunk people.
A man had walked in. He had blue eyes, dusty brown hair. He wore a dark jacket and a pair of jeans. He was listening to Paul and Marshall's conversation.
" Hey, Marshall did ya hear about the tournament. Are ya going to fight in it?"
Marshall nodded. And listened to his friend. " This time, I'm gonna win, I almost won the first, second and-"
" You're Paul Phoenix. You never won the tournament, I can OBVIOUSLY understand why." The man said, interrupting Paul.
" What do you mean?" Paul snapped. Anger was stirring up inside him.
" Come on, Mr. Johnny Bravo wannabe, you're not a even good fighter."
" I bet ya couldn't even punch."
Paul and Marshall watched the man order a soda. The man seemed to play with the can. He threw it in the air and punched it at the right moment. It broke and blue liqiud started to flow out of it. He payed the bartender.
" That was a lucky hit." Paul protested.
" Well, any hit you could do IS because of luck. Face it, you fight like a girl." The man taunted. Marshall restrained Paul.
" I don't. I bet ya can't even fight. I can fight very well. I'm entering the King Of Ironfist Tournament 6."
" What a coincedence, so am I." Was the firm reply, Paul received.
The man left.
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Raemitsu looked at the letter, drenched in her tears. The words on the letter, informed her that all the other members of the clan had been slaughtered at the hands of Kanzaimitsu and she was the only surviving member left and that she'd be the next to die. She needed help, but would her sister help her?
Kunimitsu's clan were highly skilled, and could help her. She was once a part of that clan, but she ran away. Her punishment to that would have been death, if Yoshimitsu was the leader. Kunimitsu was the leader now. Raemitsu couldn't go back. She couldn't give up now.
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Jin looked at his wife. Ling's face was pale. She looked tired. Jin heard footsteps and turned around. Jason appeared.
" Have the doctors said anything?" Jason asked.
" Yeah, they told me that Ling might have cancer, but they're not 100% sure." Jin said.
" Akiko went to talk to Sol. And if she has any luck, get him to come here." Jason said, attempting to cheer Jin up.
" I doubt it, though," Jin said.
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" Listen, Sol. Mom is sick and it might be serious." Akiko said. " She wanted to see you."
" Do I have to?" Sol asked.
" You know, I can understand you. I mean our parents gave you to Wang Jin Rei. But, going to live with Kazuya doesn't make it any better. You don't have to go, but I think you should because you've caused her nothing but heart ache and worry. So?" Akiko asked.
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One Week Later....
It was one week, untill the start of the Ironfist tournament and all the fighters were starting to appear. The fighters were going in different car pool groups, since many of them were being picked up at airport. Most of the fighters were staying at the hotel.
Hwoarang carried his duffel bag and walked, looking around for the others in the car pool group.
" Mr. Do San! Hello!" It was Miranda Gordo. She wore an orange blouse and a matching skirt. He hardly recognized the teenager. She waved to him. Some other fighters stood near her. He recognized Paul Phoenix, instantly. Paul was argueing with another fighter, who seemed to dislike Paul Phoenix as much as Hwoarang did.
A guy made his way towards the small crowd of fighters. His hair was black, and his eyes, so the same. He wore a blue hooded sweater and a pair of dark jeans. He was quiet. Miranda walked up to him.
" Are you Kai Xiaoyu?" she asked, recognizing him, as the fighter she fought with at the last tournament.
" No, I have no idea who you're talking about." He replied blankly. He recognized her somehow- he just couldn't figure out how. Or why.
" Have all the fighters arrived?" Lacrease asked, as she and Luke walked up to Miranda. Miranda shook her head.
" A fighter called Xiang or something like that, hasn't arrived yet." Miranda looked at her watch. Luke looked around, he saw a tall female walk towards them.
She had long black hair with red streaks, which blew lightly in the wind and dark almond shaped eyes.
Her skin was tanned, was a mixture of vanila and mocca color. She wore a florescent, orange tank top, underneath an open crimson red blouse. She wore a red skirt. She looked at them and smiled, after uttering a syllable. " Hi!"
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Akiko opened her appartment door, she had just been to the hospital.
" Konnichiwa!" A girl, who looked to be about her age said. The girl wore a school uniform and looked like a girl scout. She also held a bag.
" Look, I don't want to buy any cookies!" Akiko snapped, at this season many scouts visited selling cookies and other stuff. She looked surprised and pulled down the hood of her jacket, revelaing two blue pigtails; Kotou.
"Hey! Sorry, I didn't recognize you." Akiko said.
" Are you in the tournament?" Kotou asked.
" Yeah." Akiko said.
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" Will you shut the hell up!" Hwoarang yelled. He was angry, after listening to Paul Phoenix and Jack Revington argue. Minute after minute, second after second. Silence filled the place. The girls started to talk.
" Are you a new fighter, I don't recall seeing you at the last tournament?" Miranda asked the female sitting next to he, in an interesting attempt.
" Me? No, This my first one." Xiang replied.
" So, where are you from?" Lacrease asked entering the conversation.
" Oh, I'm half Hawaiian, half Chinese." Xiang said.
" How did you find out about the tournament?" Miranda continued.
" Well, I came to live with my uncle, Lei and-" Xiang explained and was interrupted by Miranda.
" Lei Wulong? He's so famous, after being in all the tournaments.... What's it like to live with him?" Mirannda asked excitedly.
" Um, it's okay, I guess. I mean he's kinda nice, but REALLY uptight." Xiang told.
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Author's Notes: This chapter was a whole lot of fun to write. I didn't write more, because I'm feeling down. Something really horrible happened to me this morning, I was going to school. I had just left the appartment building, I live in and I saw an ambulance car. I stood there wondering what had happened. And I saw someone get carried out of the building. I saw blonde hair and blue eyes at first, as the body was cxarried in a bag where dead people are put. I recognized her; My arch enemy. I really hated this person, and now I feel guilty about the fact that I'm quite happy it happened and that the last thing I said to her was something mean.I'm just shocked. I think we should be happy we're alive.
