A Tale of Two Seeds
Chapter 6 – Lovers Joined
The cool night wind blows through the curtains in Jun Kazama's small room. From her bed Jun turns to look at the clock for what must be the hundredth time. "I can't sleep," she thinks. "First the fight. Then the knife. Then..........him. Kazuya." The thought of him causes the hair on the back of her neck to rise slightly and she can feel goose bumps forming across her arms and face.
"Kazuya," she whispers aloud. Shaking her head back and forth she attempts to push the thought of him from her mind. With determination she lays her head back on the pillow and forces her eyes shut.
Ten minutes pass.....
Jun's eyes pop open and she sits up with a sigh.
"This isn't working."
She throws the covers back and decides to take a walk to clear her mind. Barefooted and dressed only in a nightgown she heads out the back door of the small guest house she is in. The smell of nature and the cool breeze calm Jun almost instantaneously. Her mind now calm she allows her feet to travel down a small familiar path. In the distance the moonlight shows the form of a large oak tree...her oak tree, the one she and Master Wang planted so long ago. "I love this place," she thinks as she slowly approaches the large tree. For years this is the spot where she laid her troubles out and meditated with nature. Tonight is no different. As she kneels to the ground she places a hand on the rough bark of the tree and a warm calm feeling floods through her once again. Her eyes close and she just listens to the sounds of nature. The low croaking of a frog crosses her ears first. Then the soft sound of crickets fills the air. Listening to the sounds of the night they confirm what she already knew to be true. She is not alone. He is here. Behind the bushes. Just watching.
A small smile tugs at the corners of her mouth as she speaks.
"You might as well come out. I know you are here."
She hears the figure begin to move quickly away so she quickly calls after him.
"Kazuya Mishima! Why do you run? Are you afraid of me?"
Jun hears nothing at first, but then the sound of soft footsteps slowly heads her way. She can hear him walking but still she cannot see him. Finally he steps from the shadows into the moonlight. As the dim moonlight shines across his bare chest, Jun sees for the first time the giant scar.
"What......" says Jun in shock.
Tracing the edge of his scar Kazuya replies,
"It was a gift. From my father. You can see how much he LOVED me."
"What happened?"
"It is a long story. Perhaps another time."
As he begins to move away once again, Jun quickly runs over and stops him with her outstretched hand.
"I can think of no better time then now. Come sit with me."
Kazuya looks at the offered hand and then up into her large soft eyes. The coldness that has enveloped him for so long seems to dissipate a little under her soft calm gaze. He slowly nods his head and she leads him under the large oak tree. They sit, one across from the other and he begins.
"My father has never loved me. In fact I am nothing more than a reminder of his own failure. When I was a boy he would beat me everyday for no reason. And every time I tried to do something right it was wrong. One day I had had enough. I remember that day clearly in my mind. I was being forced to leave once again, back to the doctors AGAIN. It was too much. I wept by that river. I cried my last tears there. When I got up I swore that I would be strong that I would never cry again, and that my FATHER would never ever hurt me again."
As he talked Jun slowly slid over next to him underneath the giant tree. She placed her hand in his and he continued to speak.
"After I left the river I didn't look back. I knew what I had to do. I would go away to prepare. I would be good enough so my father would have to respect me if not love me. So I ran up to the cliffs to hide until he left. He didn't care. I thought he would just leave. I was wrong. He came for me that night......."
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Heihachi Mishima stepped out from behind a large boulder on top of the mountain. With barely controlled anger he calls out to his son,
"KAZUYA!!!!! I KNOW YOU ARE HERE! COME OUT!"
Hiding in the rocks the boy makes a decision. It is time to stand up to his father.
"I am here!!!"
He steps out and walks with head held high toward the towering figure in the distance. A bolt of lightning streaks across the sky and he can see that his father is slowly walking towards him. Kazuya stops several paces from his fathers menacing figure and says,
"I am not going. I will stay here."
For the first time in years Heihachi looks stunned. With a sudden curiosity he asks,
"Why do you defy me? You are nothing without me."
"I am ME! I AM KAZUYA MISHIMA!! I WILL BE STRONG!!! AND I DO NOT NEED YOU!!!!"
With anger pent up from years of abuse and frustration Kazuya strikes out at his father and hits a clean blow across his face. Heihachi staggers back a step from the blow, amazed and angered at the power the small boy seems to have. Turning to face his son once again his anger increases ten fold and he shouts,
"BOY!!! YOU WANT TO BE STRONG! YOU WANT TO BE POWERFUL!! I WILL TEACH YOU WHAT REAL POWER IS!"
With those last words Kazuya's fate is sealed. The grand master of the Mishima style Karate steps in and delivers a powerful two handed blow to his son's rib-cage. Sparks fly and Kazuya lands several feet away. Quickly the older man rushes over to the fallen boy. He raises his foot in the air and brings it smashing down with killing force onto the outstretched arm of his son. A moan of pain escapes Kazuya's lips along with a mixture of blood and spit. Heihachi then bends and picks his son up by the back of his pants and carries him to the edge of the large cliff.
"SO YOU WANT POWER. YOU WANT TO BE STRONG!!!! IF YOU SURVIVE THIS YOU WILL BE STRONG!!! YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE CALLED A MISHIMA!!! I DENOUNCE YOU!!! YOU ARE NOTHING!!! YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING!!! NOW YOU WILL BE NOTHING!!!!"
With those last words Heihachi Mishima throws his son from the tall cliff.
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A few tears slowly drop to the ground as Kazuya finishes his story. Jun cannot believe what she is hearing and her heart goes out to him as he finishes.
"And that is how I got this scar. I lay bleeding and broken on the ground barely alive. I almost gave up. But the opportunity to survive came and I took it! I chose to live. I chose to live so I could have revenge."
Wiping the tears from her eyes Jun asks, "but how did you survive from that," pointing to the giant scar. "No one could survive."
"I did. I asked for the chance for revenge and I GOT IT. I SURVIVED and my father paid a price for what he did to me. He has not paid that price in full. He will pay it soon.
Turning from her then Kazuya steps away from the tree and stares out into the night. Rising slowly Jun walks up behind him and puts her hand on his arm.
"Why must you always seek this revenge. It will destroy you. Let it go. There is so much more to life, so much more to be done then to seek constant destruction. Please.....just LET IT GO!"
Kazuya looks down at the small strong hand on his arm. Then looking away into the dark once again he asks,
"Who do you face tomorrow?"
Puzzled Jun replies,
"I don't know. They do not tell us until morning."
"I know who you face. You face him..................my father."
Turning to face her he says, "Tonight you said that I was afraid. You are right. I am afraid...............I am afraid for you. I do not understand why. I have never had fear. Not for myself or for anyone else. But I see you and I......"
Realizing he has somewhat lost control of his emotions he pulls away from her and leans on the tree. Jun slowly walks up behind him and asks,
"and You what?"
Putting her hand on his arm once again Jun slowly turns him around to face her. She looks up into his eyes. They are closer now. Closer then they have been before. Keeping her gaze locked with his she softly repeats her question one more time.
"and You what?"
Kazuya looks down into her eyes. He can see the moonlight reflecting off of them and the coldness that had rested in his heart melts in that moment. His hand rises and he caresses her cheek as he responds,
"I care."
Then slowly and with a gentleness he felt for no other, he lowers his lips to hers. As the kiss deepens Kazuya opens his eyes for one brief moment and if one passed by they would swear that his eyes glowed a deep red. Then it is gone and the night sounds surround the young lovers, covering them with the soft gentle noises of nature.
Chapter 6 – Lovers Joined
The cool night wind blows through the curtains in Jun Kazama's small room. From her bed Jun turns to look at the clock for what must be the hundredth time. "I can't sleep," she thinks. "First the fight. Then the knife. Then..........him. Kazuya." The thought of him causes the hair on the back of her neck to rise slightly and she can feel goose bumps forming across her arms and face.
"Kazuya," she whispers aloud. Shaking her head back and forth she attempts to push the thought of him from her mind. With determination she lays her head back on the pillow and forces her eyes shut.
Ten minutes pass.....
Jun's eyes pop open and she sits up with a sigh.
"This isn't working."
She throws the covers back and decides to take a walk to clear her mind. Barefooted and dressed only in a nightgown she heads out the back door of the small guest house she is in. The smell of nature and the cool breeze calm Jun almost instantaneously. Her mind now calm she allows her feet to travel down a small familiar path. In the distance the moonlight shows the form of a large oak tree...her oak tree, the one she and Master Wang planted so long ago. "I love this place," she thinks as she slowly approaches the large tree. For years this is the spot where she laid her troubles out and meditated with nature. Tonight is no different. As she kneels to the ground she places a hand on the rough bark of the tree and a warm calm feeling floods through her once again. Her eyes close and she just listens to the sounds of nature. The low croaking of a frog crosses her ears first. Then the soft sound of crickets fills the air. Listening to the sounds of the night they confirm what she already knew to be true. She is not alone. He is here. Behind the bushes. Just watching.
A small smile tugs at the corners of her mouth as she speaks.
"You might as well come out. I know you are here."
She hears the figure begin to move quickly away so she quickly calls after him.
"Kazuya Mishima! Why do you run? Are you afraid of me?"
Jun hears nothing at first, but then the sound of soft footsteps slowly heads her way. She can hear him walking but still she cannot see him. Finally he steps from the shadows into the moonlight. As the dim moonlight shines across his bare chest, Jun sees for the first time the giant scar.
"What......" says Jun in shock.
Tracing the edge of his scar Kazuya replies,
"It was a gift. From my father. You can see how much he LOVED me."
"What happened?"
"It is a long story. Perhaps another time."
As he begins to move away once again, Jun quickly runs over and stops him with her outstretched hand.
"I can think of no better time then now. Come sit with me."
Kazuya looks at the offered hand and then up into her large soft eyes. The coldness that has enveloped him for so long seems to dissipate a little under her soft calm gaze. He slowly nods his head and she leads him under the large oak tree. They sit, one across from the other and he begins.
"My father has never loved me. In fact I am nothing more than a reminder of his own failure. When I was a boy he would beat me everyday for no reason. And every time I tried to do something right it was wrong. One day I had had enough. I remember that day clearly in my mind. I was being forced to leave once again, back to the doctors AGAIN. It was too much. I wept by that river. I cried my last tears there. When I got up I swore that I would be strong that I would never cry again, and that my FATHER would never ever hurt me again."
As he talked Jun slowly slid over next to him underneath the giant tree. She placed her hand in his and he continued to speak.
"After I left the river I didn't look back. I knew what I had to do. I would go away to prepare. I would be good enough so my father would have to respect me if not love me. So I ran up to the cliffs to hide until he left. He didn't care. I thought he would just leave. I was wrong. He came for me that night......."
………………………………………………………………
Heihachi Mishima stepped out from behind a large boulder on top of the mountain. With barely controlled anger he calls out to his son,
"KAZUYA!!!!! I KNOW YOU ARE HERE! COME OUT!"
Hiding in the rocks the boy makes a decision. It is time to stand up to his father.
"I am here!!!"
He steps out and walks with head held high toward the towering figure in the distance. A bolt of lightning streaks across the sky and he can see that his father is slowly walking towards him. Kazuya stops several paces from his fathers menacing figure and says,
"I am not going. I will stay here."
For the first time in years Heihachi looks stunned. With a sudden curiosity he asks,
"Why do you defy me? You are nothing without me."
"I am ME! I AM KAZUYA MISHIMA!! I WILL BE STRONG!!! AND I DO NOT NEED YOU!!!!"
With anger pent up from years of abuse and frustration Kazuya strikes out at his father and hits a clean blow across his face. Heihachi staggers back a step from the blow, amazed and angered at the power the small boy seems to have. Turning to face his son once again his anger increases ten fold and he shouts,
"BOY!!! YOU WANT TO BE STRONG! YOU WANT TO BE POWERFUL!! I WILL TEACH YOU WHAT REAL POWER IS!"
With those last words Kazuya's fate is sealed. The grand master of the Mishima style Karate steps in and delivers a powerful two handed blow to his son's rib-cage. Sparks fly and Kazuya lands several feet away. Quickly the older man rushes over to the fallen boy. He raises his foot in the air and brings it smashing down with killing force onto the outstretched arm of his son. A moan of pain escapes Kazuya's lips along with a mixture of blood and spit. Heihachi then bends and picks his son up by the back of his pants and carries him to the edge of the large cliff.
"SO YOU WANT POWER. YOU WANT TO BE STRONG!!!! IF YOU SURVIVE THIS YOU WILL BE STRONG!!! YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE CALLED A MISHIMA!!! I DENOUNCE YOU!!! YOU ARE NOTHING!!! YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING!!! NOW YOU WILL BE NOTHING!!!!"
With those last words Heihachi Mishima throws his son from the tall cliff.
…………………………………………………………………………………
A few tears slowly drop to the ground as Kazuya finishes his story. Jun cannot believe what she is hearing and her heart goes out to him as he finishes.
"And that is how I got this scar. I lay bleeding and broken on the ground barely alive. I almost gave up. But the opportunity to survive came and I took it! I chose to live. I chose to live so I could have revenge."
Wiping the tears from her eyes Jun asks, "but how did you survive from that," pointing to the giant scar. "No one could survive."
"I did. I asked for the chance for revenge and I GOT IT. I SURVIVED and my father paid a price for what he did to me. He has not paid that price in full. He will pay it soon.
Turning from her then Kazuya steps away from the tree and stares out into the night. Rising slowly Jun walks up behind him and puts her hand on his arm.
"Why must you always seek this revenge. It will destroy you. Let it go. There is so much more to life, so much more to be done then to seek constant destruction. Please.....just LET IT GO!"
Kazuya looks down at the small strong hand on his arm. Then looking away into the dark once again he asks,
"Who do you face tomorrow?"
Puzzled Jun replies,
"I don't know. They do not tell us until morning."
"I know who you face. You face him..................my father."
Turning to face her he says, "Tonight you said that I was afraid. You are right. I am afraid...............I am afraid for you. I do not understand why. I have never had fear. Not for myself or for anyone else. But I see you and I......"
Realizing he has somewhat lost control of his emotions he pulls away from her and leans on the tree. Jun slowly walks up behind him and asks,
"and You what?"
Putting her hand on his arm once again Jun slowly turns him around to face her. She looks up into his eyes. They are closer now. Closer then they have been before. Keeping her gaze locked with his she softly repeats her question one more time.
"and You what?"
Kazuya looks down into her eyes. He can see the moonlight reflecting off of them and the coldness that had rested in his heart melts in that moment. His hand rises and he caresses her cheek as he responds,
"I care."
Then slowly and with a gentleness he felt for no other, he lowers his lips to hers. As the kiss deepens Kazuya opens his eyes for one brief moment and if one passed by they would swear that his eyes glowed a deep red. Then it is gone and the night sounds surround the young lovers, covering them with the soft gentle noises of nature.
