Steal Away

By: jneisha

J_neisha@hotmail.com

Disclaimer: Tekken is not mine and neither are the lyrics to Mary J. Blige's: Steal Away.  Steal Away's lyrics will be read through out this fanfic.  Might I add that Mary's CD: No More Drama is one of the best CD's of all time! Oh, and Trevene is mine though.

Chapter 7

"Hwoarang, what did you just say?"

He looked at me trying to shake the pale look off his face.  "Eddy is coming back for you tomorrow."

I frowned.  "You mean he is taking me back to Brazil?"

He shook his head.  "No.  I mean he is coming to claim what is rightfully his."

This time Jin was the one who spoke.  "What is that supposed to mean?"

Hwoarang looked down to the floor.  "Christie is still Eddy's girl Jin.  She never told him that she was breaking up with him."

Jin tried to get up but fell right back down on the couch holding his knee in agonizing pain.  "Shit.  Well she's not his girl anymore, Hwoarang."

Hwoarang looked at Jin.  "Then you tell Eddy that."

"Why did he leave for so long?" I asked him looking at Jin.

Hwoarang shook his head.  "The hell if I know." There was a long silence.  To tell you the truth, Eddy really is a person that wouldn't tell anyone anything even if his life depended on it.  I may love him but he's really stubborn.  Now I'm the one that's being stubborn…scratch that.  I can't say what I am right now but I do know one thing…I really love the both of them. 

I knew Hwoarang knew a lot more that what he was willing to tell, but I don't think Jin knew that.  "Hwoarang tell me the truth," I said to him making him look at me with a weird look.

"You think I'm lying now?" he said to me while throwing his arms in the air.

I shook my head.  "I didn't say that.  I just think you're hiding something from me."

He sucked his teeth.  "He told me that he was in Brazil because he had to handle some business.  That's all.  Christie you must have known what he went back for, or else he wouldn't have left."

He now looked at him with a weird look.  "You think that I am keeping things now?!"

"It appears so."

"Get the fuck out of here.  What would I be keeping from you?!"

Hwoarang sat down in the chair facing Jin and me.  "Maybe that your boyfriend is a drug dealer."

He winced at Hwoarang.  I didn't know he knew that…but it would have been pretty obvious anyway knowing that he speaks to Eddy all the time. 

I looked to the floor.  "Damn, now wonder you and Trevene live in style," said Jin as he stared at me. 

Hwoarang stared at me.  "He bought Trevene shit too?!"

I nodded.  "What the hell is he wasting dirty money on her for?!"

"It's not dirty money Hwoarang.  Since he happened to be taking me out he took Christie out too.  I thought he would stay in Brazil so I decided to go out with Jin."

Jin sucked his teeth.  "I was a second priority to you?"

"I thought we had established that? You were second to me and I was second to you."

"You were first to me and I couldn't have you, so I went with my second choice Ling."

I looked down again.  "Damn Christie. I thought I knew you…"

I looked up at him now.  He thought he knew me… "What's that supposed to mean, Jin?" I was now staring at him, frowning.  I really didn't like the comment or the accusation that he had just made.

Jin looked me straight in the eye and began to speak.  "When I met you I thought you were an honest person.  I thought that you really wanted something to happen between us and even though you said that you still had feelings for Eddy, I thought that they would go away sooner or later.  I guess you loved him that much that you would hide something like that from everyone…"

"WOULDN'T YOU?!" I asked, now screaming.  I took a deep breath before speaking again.  "Wouldn't you take up for your girlfriend if she was doing the wrong thing but you still loved them…wouldn't you love them no matter what they did?" I felt tears start to form, but I wasn't done with Jin yet.  "Jin, if Ling decided that she wanted to run a prostitution ring or something that was illegal, wouldn't you love her anyway…if you cared for her like you said that you used to?"

Jin hesitated for a minute.  "I guess so…"

I let the tears stream down my face.  "So then why did you make that comment just now?! If you would do the same thing, why would you make it seem like I was the bad guy?!" I was furious.  I wanted to know the answer to that question.  He couldn't make accusations about me and then say he would do it too! I watched as he sighed and then looked up at me.

"In your situation it's different—"

"How is it different Jin?!"

Jin hesitated once again before answering.  During our debate, Hwoarang sat down in front of us just watching.  He didn't watch with a humored look on his face but more of a concerned look, as if he was a psychiatrist and he was evaluating us.  "Eddy has always been doing this so I really don't understand how you could fall in love with him.  Eddy didn't seem like he was right for you and I don't know why you would hide things just for him."

I was really tired of this.  I just wanted to go off on Jin.  He was talking out of his head.  "Jin, you need some rest.  You are really talking out of your mind.  Eddy didn't start the drugs and shit until after the first year we were together.  I got tired of it all and that's why I decided to be with you."

I shook my head and watched as Hwoarang looked at me.  "Got something to say red head?"

"Just that you really are being a bitch right now.  I know your trying to explain your point but there is no need to go off on him like that." Great…and once again they are making me look like the bad guy.

I had to say something.  "If you would listen then maybe you would know something.  You really are making it seem like I am the bad guy right now and you know that I'm not," I looked at Jin who was staring into my face, "if anything, Jin you knew Xiao was a bitch when you got with her.  So since that was so bad why didn't you tell her you had enough and leave her? If it was because you love her then that was the same way I felt about Eddy.  You understand that I loved him no matter what I did, so why are you coming down on me like this?

"I really want an explanation.  This is too much for me to handle, and this is why I got sick just a few months ago.  You are stressing me out for no reason on bullshit." Jin and Hwoarang were silent.  Trevene had just walked through the door with some food in her hand.  She had been to an interview for a new job as a waitress at a new restaurant in Japan.  Went into the kitchen, put the food on the counter and came back out to stare at all of us. 

"What's the matter? Why is everyone quiet and looking angry…or whatever?" she asked while chewing on some Sushi from the Sushi Bar from across the street.  None of us answered her yet though.  I was the first one to budge, getting my coat and cell phone from across the room in a hurry.  "Nothing happened, Trevene.  I was just stepping out," I said as I opened the dorm door. 

Jin stared at me as I opened the door.  "Don't walk out that door Christie," he screamed but it was too late.  I was already out the door.

************

I walked outside in the rain most of the day, not caring what the people walking by thought of it.  My cell phone was tucked in the inside pocket of my coat so it wasn't able to get wet.  I let the rain wash over me…and it actually felt good as the wet, cold rain fell onto my head.  I still couldn't believe Jin…and what he had said to me.  His exact words echoed in my head over and over.

"Damn Christie.  I thought I knew you…"

He still didn't tell me what he meant by what he said, but I don't think he was going to anyway.  He thought he knew me…I thought I knew him.  I couldn't believe he was jumping down my throat because of the lifestyle that Eddy chose.  I guess he was upset about the whole "Eddy coming back thing." I don't blame him really I'm upset too.  I can't believe that after all of this time he decides that he wants to come back all of a sudden and decides that he wants to "claim" me.  To tell you the truth, Eddy and Jin both are doing their share of "claiming" me.

As I walked, I spotted a silver car riding around the block.  That car looks a lot like Eddy's old porch.  It was a glimmer silverish color and the headlights were really bright.  The car made a U-turn and ended up right next to me.  I looked to see who was in the car and too my amazement…it was the devil himself…Eddy Gordo.

Eddy stopped the car and opened the door.  "Get in," he said with a sexy smile on his face.  I nodded and got in.  How in the hell could I refuse that sexy smile…but of course I had a lot of questions for him.  I sat down in the passengers seat, closed the door and then I buckled my seat belt.

"Hey, baby.  How you been?" asked Eddy as he pulled out of the crosswalk.  I looked out the passengers' window not answering the question he just asked.  "Christie, did you hear me?"

I looked at him now with a straight face.  "Yes, I did.  I'm fine Eddy."

He stopped at the red light and looked at me…actually he took a good look at me.  He looked me up and down making me shiver violently.  I hated the way he looked at me…he looked at me as if I were a piece of meat that he had to have.  As if he had to devour me…whole.  "Girl you looking good today.  Who's life been treatin' ya?"

I looked back out the passengers' window.  "Good actually." I go out with Jin now and I am pregnant.  But not with his baby…with your baby you bastard. 

The light turned green again and he stepped on the gas.  He turned on the signal and turned to right.  "Yo Hwoarang told me you went to the hospital.  You feeling better now?"

I frowned while still looking out the passengers' window.  "Yes actually…but there is no thanks to you."

He frowned as he stopped at the red light.  "Christie," he began as he looked at me, "I really needed to take care of something back in Brazil.  There was an emergency."

He stepped on the gas again.  "I understand that Eddy but you could have at least told me.  I understand that there are things that you need to take care of…but you must tell somebody."

Eddy stood silent for a minute.  Then he continued.  "You know…if I didn't get into this drug shit then I would be able to stay in school with you."

Now I was silent.  I didn't know what to say…should I tell him that I am pregnant and that I really don't care what excuses he gives or should I lie and tell him that I still love him.  But it didn't matter what I told him because either thing that I would say…it was true. 

"Okay Eddy."

Eddy stopped at a red light once more.  It seemed that every minute we stopped at a red light.  "I'm serious," he said still looking at the road. 

"Okay, Eddy."

"You don't believe me?"

"I never said that."

He was silent for a minute before changing the subject.  "I bought you something."

I watched as he stepped on the gas and smirked.  "Trying to bribe me back into your life?"

He laughed.  "No Hun.  Actually I still have you in my life…right?"

I looked him up and down as I hesitated to answer.  "I guess you do." Damn…I seem to be lying to everyone these days.  But I'm just unsure about things myself…that's all.  

"Go into my coat pocket." I did as I was told.  I reached into his coat pocket and felt past his gloves until I felt something pointy yet rectangular.  "That's it," he said as I pulled out a gold box out of his pocket.  He stopped the car again at a stoplight and watched as I opened the box.  My jaw dropped when I seen what was inside of it.  It was a gold necklace with a heart medallion in the middle with diamonds in it. 

"Eddy!" I was so happy to receive this gift…but I couldn't keep it.  If Jin found out that I had this then he would leave me for sure…but then again I'm surprised he hasn't done it already.

"I knew you'd like it Chris." He stepped on the gas again as he kept driving straight.

I couldn't think straight…Eddy is trying to keep me in his life but yet Jin is doing the same.  Yet, I have to choose who I want to be with…Jin or Eddy.  Right now I'm not too sure who I want to be with…but I better make a good decision really quick before I loose them both. 

"Christie, reach down into the glove compartment over there…there is something else for you too."

I stared at him wide eyed with excitement.  "More gifts?" I asked as I anxiously put the necklace back into the gold box and put it in my pocket.  Before I could reach the glove compartment my cell phone began to ring.  I took it out of my pocket to see that it was someone from the dorm calling.  I just stopped the call and put the cell phone back into my pocket.  I just couldn't wait to see what the other gift was.  I opened the glove compartment to see two little black boxes.  I opened the first one to see that it was a pair of diamond earrings that looked like it costs thousands of dollars.

"Eddy…you shouldn't have spent this much money on me," I said as I stared at them.

He looked at me quickly before turning back to the road.  "Don't worry about it…you know I love you."

Yeah, sure I do.  I opened the other box to see that it was a diamond ring that looked like it was estimated to be over three thousand dollars.  I keep forgetting about Eddy's drug money.  Eddy pulled the car over in front of my dorm building and looked at me with bright eyes.  He looked cute that way…I just had to smile.  Then he asked a question that for sure I knew that he would regret later:

"Will you marry me Christie Monteiro?"

My jaw dropped as I looked at him.  He just proposed to me… He went back to Brazil to get things ready for our wedding.  But I can't marry him.  If I did I would be hurting Jin, but then again if I said no I would be hurting Eddy.   There was a song playing in the car, which caught my attention as soon as he proposed.    

  Steal Away.  Steal Away.  Before a day, we'll never say.

    We should of left, much more soon

    Then we will share a room.

   When we make love? All damn day

   Steal Away.

I didn't pay any attention to them though.  But I couldn't think of anything else to say except for, "Yes, Eddy." Now if Jin sees all of the things that Eddy gave me…then he would go ballistic.  Not to mention that he would run back to that psychopath Ling Xiaoyu.  Eddy bent down to kiss me but I didn't push him away.  Instead, I accepted the kiss and grabbed the back of his neck as we kissed feverently.  He grabbed the small of my back and slid his tongue into my mouth.  He removed my jacket and I removed his.  He then removed my shirt then removed his own.   Those same lyrics kept playing over and over, and like I did before I ignored them.

I know this is wrong, but for some reason right now it feels so right.  I have to choose which man I want to be with, but right now I don't care about that for a moment.  "Eddy," I moaned his name out loud as his lips traveled down my body and his hands unbuckled my seat belt.  His seat belt was already undone and this gave the advantage that he needed to lean down and kissed my sensitive area through my pants.  Whatever was happening right now, I didn't want it to stop.  I was going to have to face reality sooner or later of course…but right now I didn't want to…

***************

As I walked down the hall to my dorm I fixed my wrinkled clothes and jacket.  My cell phone began to ring but I didn't bother to answer it.  I already knew who it was… Jin, Hwoarang or Trevene asking me where the hell I was.  It rang constantly while me and Eddy was in the car.  I unlocked and opened the door to see that Trevene was as I expected standing right next to the phone with it to her ear and he darling Hwoarang standing right behind her waiting for me to answer.  And the 'Oh so bad off' Jin sitting on the couch with that damn leg propped up on the coffee table and he sitting there watching me as I stood there at the door.

"Where the hell were you?!" and of course, Jin was the first one to say something.

I walked right past him and into my room.  "Does it matter?" I asked as I looked at him sitting on the couch with an amused look. 

Hwoarang took up for his friend.  "Of course it does.  You've been out in the pouring rain for over three hours." He followed me into my room.  "You know, all this attitude needs to stop."

I sucked my teeth as I put the black boxes and the gold box into my draw, making sure Hwoarang didn't see me.  Then I turned to him.  "Who are you supposed to be? My father?"

I walked past him and back into the main room.  This time Jin was the one to speak.  "You been out in the rain that whole time?"

I didn't answer him.  "I can see your hair is damp.  Who were you with…you couldn't have been by yourself."

I looked at him but not before rolling my eyes.  "I can't go out in the rain now?"

Jin looked at me with a scowling look.  "No you can't."

"I'm so sick of you two both acting like you're my fathers."

Trevene now stood next to me.  "You were with Eddy weren't you?"

"I was outside for a while and now you think that I was with Eddy? I can't go out in the rain now?!"

Trevene looked at me, then she smelled me.  "What the fuck are you doing?!" I asked smacking my shirt out of her hand.

"You were with him."

"How in the hell would you guess that?!"

"You smell like him.  That's smell is always strong when you finish seeing him."

Hwoarang looked at me.  "I knew it!"

"You want a biscuit?" I asked rolling my eyes.

"What were you doing with him?" asked Jin quietly.  

I sucked my teeth again before sitting in the chair next to the couch.  "I can't see him now? Remember he's my boyfriend too."

"I thought I was your full time boyfriend."

I didn't answer him.  I just sat there.  I kept telling him that I couldn't get rid of Eddy yet and apparently I was right.  I don't know how much longer I could stay in this dorm…I never took my coat off because I knew this shit was going to happen again. 

"Christie," Trevene began, "We don't want to be all over you but you know you have been acting weird lately."

"Not you too Trevene." The one hope for life and it was taken away.  Before she could say anything, the dorm door flung open and there stood the two least favorite people that I didn't want to see right now…Julia and her idiotic and narcastic boyfriend Steve.  Steve looked at me with a really painful look but Julia said nothing.  They just walked in and sat down.

"Now I really need to leave," I said as I walked to the door. 

"Not so fast," Julia said.  Her voice can really be annoying at times.  "I think you should apologize to Steve for ruining his chances at winning the world championship belt."

I rolled my eyes and looked at him.  "I'm sorry Steve," I said.

"You are?" he asked surprised.

"I'm sorry that you're an asshole.  And I'm sorry that you suck at basically everything." I smirked but everyone else looked at me with their mouths hanging open.  I guess I went over board but I really didn't care.  I'm really getting sick of these people anyway.

"Christie!" Hwoarang, Jin and Julia screamed at the same time once the shock wore off.  I wasn't listening though…I was already out the door.  I walked over to the staircase before getting nauseous.  I stopped for a minute at the staircase and took out my cell phone.  It began to ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Eddy.  Meet me in front of my dorm apartment.  I need you to come and pick me up…"

TBC