Chapter 10

Attacking again

It was late that night, Julia knew she was not supposed to be in the streets that hour, but she was coming from Howarang's house. She had to go see him, but he wasn't at home and Xiaoyu staied in home with a bad fever, Christie staied with her to take care of her. Julia started walking faster, she was cold, scared and nervous. I'm almost there, keep walking. She kept saying to herself. But it had to happen... The same man from Mishima army who attacked her the other night appeard in front of her with two more guys behind.
"Well, we meet again!" The ugly man said. Julia's heart started to beat faster.
"Let me pass!" Julia said shaking.
"You wish!" The man said with an evil smile crossing his face.
"You won't be lucky this time. Let's get her!" The man ordered and they approached Julia. One of the men grabbed her arm and she pulled it away. Julia kicked the man who grabbed her in the head causing him to scream in pain. One other man punched her on the face, it hurt her but she didn't give up. I was weak the other night, but I won't be weak anymore! She thought. And her strengths grew stronger. For Jin, I won't be weak! Julia kept thinking. She punched and made kicking combos like she was possessed. She didn't care how much she was hurting the men. She just kept fighting with all she had. The men were bleeding like never, but Julia didn't mind. She kept fighting till the men fall on the ground and didn't get up. Tears started to fall from her eyes making her vision blurry.
***
"Hi Christie, may we come in?" Jin asked followed by Howarang and Steve.
"Where's Julia?" Howarang asked. Christie looked at him shocked.
"What happened?" Steve asked.
"She... Left to see you, Howarang." Christie said shaking.
"Shit!" Jin said running out of the house. The boys found Julia walking half way from home, bleeding from her mouth, barely wounded and crying. Jin ran to her and hugged her to confort Julia.
"Julia..." Jin whispered.
"Take... me home..." Julia begged. Jin lifted her in his strong arms and took her home. They laied Julia in her bed and she fell asleep.
"How's Julia?" Xiaoyu asked in panic.
"She will be fine." Jin said.
"She left because of me... Our phone is broken, so she had to go to Howarang's house. Because I'm with this stupid fever!" Xiaoyu said shaking.

"Xiaoyu, go back to bed, you're not feeling well." Christie said helping Xiaoyu to walk back to her room.
"If I see those Mishima again! I swer I'll kill them all. I swer I will!" Howarang yelled furiously.
"Why Julia? What did she did wrong to deserve that?!" Jin asked nervously.
***
Julia opened her eyes the next day. Iluminated by the morning sun light she quickly closed them again. She felt her right cheek hurt. Remembering what happened last night, she felt like crying again. Getting up, she left her room to find Jin walking in the corridor.
"Julia!" Jin called running towards her. "How are you feeling?"
"Not so well..." Julia answered feeling guilty.
"What is hurting you?" Jin asked worried.
"My conscience..." Julia said with tears back in her eyes. Jin hugged her tenderly.
"Jin... I fought those men... I almost killed them... I don't know what got into me... I felt rage inside." Julia said crying and sobbing.
"It was them or you, Julia..." Jin conforted. "Everyone of us would have done the same."
"Why didn't they leave me alone?" Julia asked.
"I don't know... But something is not right..." Jin said.
***
"That can't be a coincidence anymore..." Howarang said looking at Julia. "Those Mishima are up to something bad!"
"We have to do something about that!" Steve said preocupied.
"I'm so sorry Julia..." Xiaoyu said feeling bad.
"It wasn't your fault Ling... Are you better now?" julia asked.
"Don't worry about me..." Xiaoyu said. "You just worry about yourself now."
"I'm not that hurt..." Julia whispered.
"So, that means you really beat those asses... huh?" Xiaoyu asked smiling at her friend.
"Yeah... I guess..." Julia replied.
"Well, they deserved it! I wouldn't regreat it if I were you." Xiaoyu said.
"My strenght overcame me..." Julia said with her head low.
"Like Xiaoyu said, don't regreat what you've done, because you only did the best. Those men are the ones who should regreat what they've done!" Howarang said.
"Yeah..." Julia finally agreeded.
"Now, what are we going to do about those Mishima's soldiers?" Christie asked.
"Let's see... Second time they attack Julia... But why?" Howarang asked. "How in hell did you piss off Heihachi?"
"That's the thing! I didn't do anything to him!" Julia said wondering what he might have done to act like that in Heihachi.
"Guess we'll just have to wait for one clue..." Steve said. Julia noticed that Jin was lost in his thoughts.
***
More two weeks passed since that night and they didn't hear about Mishima soldiers again. Julia was readingon her couch when she heard a knock on the door.
"Nina!??" Julia asked seeing who was at the door.
"Hi, Julia!" She said smiling.
"Nina? What brought you here?" Julia asked surprised.
"Steve!" Nina said. Oh no, here we go again.. Julia thought.
"Who is it Juli-?" Christie asked stopping when she saw Nina.
"Hi Christie, how are you?" Nina asked.
"Hum... Fine..." Christie said shocked with the surprise Nina made.
"Nina!?" Came Xiaoyu's voice from behind.
"Ling! I'm back!" Nina said happily.
"Great!" Xiaoyu said bored. "I mean, good... It's woderful having you here, we are all too happy, too excited and... happy!"
"O...K..." Nina said. "I heard Steve is here in Japan, do you know where he is?"
"Steve? No, we haven't seen him! Nope, he is not in Japan, noooooo, not here!" Christie said quickly.
"Hi girls!" Steve said arriving at the door. "Hi Nina. ... Nina!?!?"
"Steve! So, you are really in Japan!" Nina started. "But, Why?! Why did you come to Japan? I looked all over for you!"
"Aahhh... Eh, eh, eh... Well... Hum... I'm here... yeah, I'm here, because, because..." Steve started not knowing what to say next.
"There you are! Steve! You thought you were going to get away from the trainning? No way! Come on... We have to go practise" Howarang interrupted trying to sound like an actor in a movie.
"You're practising with Howarang?!" Nina asked frowning.
"I am?! I mean, of course I am!" Steve said. "And I have to go now! So... Bye!"
"Wait Steve!!!!!" Nina called, but Steve was already running away from the girls who looked puzzled.
"What was that all about?!" Nina asked. The three girls shrugged their shoulders trying not to laugh.
***
"What are you going to do now?" Jin asked laughing after Howarang told him what happened in Xiaoyu's house.
"You girlie man!" Howarang joked.
"You really like to make fun of me, don't you?!" Steve asked. "But, after all, it's me who has two girls after me!"
"Yeah, you're a lucky man... Two Tekken girls fighting because of Stevie!" Howarang said laughing with Jin.
"What am I going to do now?! I mean, I love Christie, but Nina?! I don't want to let her down, who knows what she may do!?" Steve said.
"Tree words for you!" Howarang said. "You are toasted!"
"C'mon, this is really embarrasing for Steve. We've got to help him Howarang." Jin said after a while of laughter.
"Why don't you try the truth?!" Howarang said.
"You think it would help?" Steve asked.
"Try!" Jin said.
***
"Nina? We have to talk!" Steve began.
"Good luck!" Howarang said from behind and leaving the two he went back to his friends who were watching Steve, trying to calm Christie.
"I swer, if she tries to do something... I... I... Grrrrr!" Christie kept saying on and on.
***
"So, how was your conversation?" Howarang asked Steve.
"She understood completely." Steve said smiling.
"What?! She did?" Christie asked.
"Yeah, I told her I loved you..." Steve continued. "She's going back to America."
"By the way, Steve, be careful with your things from now on, because I don't want to fly again to Japan to give you another thing you left by mistake in my bag!" Nina said turning back. "Bye everybody! Nice seeing you again!"
"What? She came here just to give you, your credit card?!" Christie asked looking at Steve's hand.
"Well..." A red Steve said. The others just laughed. "I'm sorry...?"

"Don't worry, dear. I understand!" Christie said kissing him softly.

Hi! I felt a little bad about Steve, but the things worked out fine for him, huh? Anyway, keep sending reviews! Next chapter will be here soon! ************