A Mediocre Tekken Christmas Fanfic
by Haru Haruhara (Kagome0803@aol.com)
& Makaveli il Duce (makaveli_580@hotmail.com)

[Haru: ...Wait a second. "Makaveli il Duce"?
Makaveli: ..."Il Duce" is Italian. Just like the name "Makaveli". ^_^
Haru: I thought it came from 2Pac.
Makaveli: ...Well, the original origin of the name is Italian.
Haru: ...I don't know what it means. Get rid of it or else your rabbit gets it.
Makaveli: ...J00 fight dirty, 3vil w3nch.]

A Mediocre Tekken Christmas Fanfic
by Haru Haruhara (Kagome0803@aol.com)
& Makaveli (makaveli_580@hotmail.com)

A/n: Makaveli: ...Can we do reader's responses?
Haru: ...Why?
Makaveli: I'm used to doing them on my fics. ^_^;;
Haru: Welllll.... okay, I guess.

Reader's Response-- Chlover - Haru: ...well, some of it's okay, but most of it sucks.
Makaveli: Uhh, no, that's just the Donnas and the White Stripes.
Haru: Eminem could take Jack White any day.
Makaveli: Totally, dude!
Haru: Cherry lollipops, huh? Too bad Makaveli's diabetic XD
Makaveli: ...o_o Is Chlover tryin' to kill me?
Haru: Seems like it XD XD
Makaveli: ...o_o... *whispering to self* They're all out to get me...
Haru: Thanks for reviewing, but don't threaten Makaveli again, that's my job. *shakes fist* kaZuya.cAliber - Haru: ...I refer you to my earlier response about rock music.
Makaveli: *whispering to self* ...And take my position as top Jin-basher...
Haru: But thanks, it's nice to know we can make someone laugh! ^_^
Makaveli: *whispering to self* I must take precautions for this...
Haru: Isn't that right, Makaveli? ...Makaveli?
Makaveli: *holding AR-15* IF THEY WANNA PLAY ROUGH, THEY CAN SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!!
Haru: ...o_O;; Uhhh...

Disclaimer: If we had the rights to Tekken we wouldn't have this in here now would we?

A Mediocre Tekken Christmas Fic!
Chapter Three—The Tree Reloaded
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By the time Jin returned with the puny Charlie Brown Christmas tree, Hwoarang, and Kuma (who had such a large bounty on his head, even Vash the Stampede would've been impressed), it was party time, and the end of this run-on sentence. ^_^;;

Jin mentally thanked God that he didn't have to stay at home and babied by his mother and Xiaoyu. Sure, he loved his mother and Xiaoyu was one of his friends, but one can only take so much before one wants to turn Devil and rip out people's intestines and strangle them with them. The intestines, that is.

Anyways.

"Come on, slowpokes! Everyone is gonna be here any minute, and we still need to decorate the tree!" Xiaoyu was the one to greet them at the door.

"Oh yes, heaven forbid that," Hwoarang said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

Xiaoyu pouted. "It's my first Christmas with Jin-Jin's family. I just wanted it to be perfect."

"Don't you have a family of your own? Like, back in China?" Hwoarang wanted to know.

"W-w… well, yeah," the Chinese girl stammered.

"Then why don't you go home and spend Christmas with THEM?" the faux redhead demanded. (Oooh, descriptive-y. ^^)

"I don't know, maybe because I'm BUDDHIST and normally wouldn't CELEBRATE IT?" Xiaoyu snapped back, sarcasm lacing her voice.

"Then why are you celebrating it NOW, huh?" Hwoarang retorted.

"Because Jin-Jin's family is, and since I will one day be a part of Jin-Jin's family, I feel it is my duty to learn about their traditions," Xiaoyu said solemnly.

Hwoarang looked at Jin.

Jin shrugged. "She does so enjoy her deluded fantasies."

Hwoarang nodded, "That's what I thought."

Xiaoyu looked from one to the other. Then she crossed her arms and started tapping her foot impatiently, causing them both to look at her. "The tree," she said impatiently, eyes narrowed at them. "Give it to me, now, Jin-Jin."

He only stared at her; didn't she see it, right there in his arms? Hwoarang decided to take advantage of the situation.

"Yeah, give it to her, Kazama," he snickered.

Jin rolled his eyes. Hwoarang was so immature. "Right here," he said, holding out his arms for her to take the small tree he'd picked out. Said object, of course, was in his arms.

Xiaoyu stared for a moment, not taking it. Then,

"Oh, Jin-Jin, you're funny," she tittered. "But where's the real tree? Outside?"

"No. This is the tree," Jin replied.

Xiaoyu looked at Hwoarang. He took a moment out of shoving Christmas crystal figurines Jun had positioned on a shelf in the foyer into his pocket and nodded to confirm Jin's statement.

"MRS. KAZAMA!" Xiaoyu hollered. Jin and Hwoarang reflexively grabbed their ears and rubbed them. (Jin was still holding onto the tree with one arm, for those of you saying, "Oh, but what happened to the tree?" …Nitpickers.)

After a moment, Jun walked into the foyer, wearing a Christmas-y apron and drying her hands off on a towel. "Yes, dear?"

"Um, is it normal for your family to have a tree like that?" Xiaoyu pointed to the small piece of foliage in Jin's arms.

"No… that's a bush. Jinny, stop playing around and bring the tree in."

"This is the tree," Jin repeated.

"Oh my…" Jun frowned, putting her hands on her hips. "Kazama Jin. Why didn't you use the yen I gave you to buy a decent Christmas tree? Why did you bring a bush back?"

"I told you it was a bush," said Hwoarang, referring to an argument they'd had on the way back about whether or not it was a tree or a bush.

"No! It's a tree! The guy at Wal-Mart® told me so!" Jin insisted.

"Wal-Mart?" Jun repeated.

"No. Wal-Mart®. You have to ® when you say it," Hwoarang said helpfully.

"Pft. Wal-Mart can piss off, those damn tree-killers," Jun spat out. The three teens all looked at her like this: O_O.

"What?" Jun asked, confused.

"I didn't know you cussed," said an awed Xiaoyu.

"I thought you Kazamas were too self-righteous to curse," Hwoarang said.

"I thought you were too nice to swear," Jin offered.

"When it comes to people harming the environment, I don't give a rat's ass about if I'm supposed to be self-righteous or nice," Jun responded. "Now decorate that twig. NOW!" She stomped back into the kitchen, where she was. Making cookies, you know. But that's just a stereotypical Jun thing, isn't it? Well. Who cares anyways. I'm sure you don't.

Or if you do… nitpicker.

Jin set down the teeny-tiny tree on a small table.

Xiaoyu, being the one who wanted to make Christmas perfect, grabbed an ornament. Since the guests came into the foyer first, that's where the Christmas tree was supposed to be decorated. So she put the ornament on the top of the bush—err, tree.

It bended over.

Xiaoyu's eyes widened and she let out a gasp, hands flying to her mouth in despair. The tree was broken!

"You… you killed it!" Jin cried, horrified.

Hwoarang tried not to laugh.

"AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

And failed.

Jin snatched the tree back and turned around so his back was to Xiaoyu and hunched over, protecting the tree from Xiaoyu, who looked like she wanted to burst into tears.

Kazuya, who was overseeing (read: ordering around while he sat back sipping eggnog and brandy) Lee putting up the decorations in the dining room, came into the foyer to see what was going on.

"What the hell are you whelps getting hysterical for?" he demanded.

"SHE KILLED THE TREE! MY POOR, POOR TREE!" Jin blubbered.

At the accusation from her beloved, Xiaoyu burst into tears.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY JIN-JIN! I'VE RUINED CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!" she sobbed, running off.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Hwoarang laughed harder, if such a feat was possible.

Kazuya stared at the scene in front of him like this: O_o. Then he said, "Oookay. You kids just make sure there's a nice decorated tree for the party. It's not that hard to do." He walked out again to finish overseeing Lee.
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Haru: For your guys' information, the stupid title came from stupid Makaveli who saw the stupid movie The Matrix Reloaded a month or so ago.
Makaveli: ...Hey! Lots of people like "The Matrix"!!
Haru: ...Oh, really? Are you one of them?
Makaveli: ...Well... no...
Haru: ...Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you your so-called "genius".
Makaveli: SHUT IT. NOW.
Haru: ...Never. *ahem* Okay. R&R or else Makaveli... um... Makaveli... Makaveli will be forced to write a pro-Jin Kazama fanfic.
Makaveli: O_O
Haru: ...So unless you want her to suffer a nervous breakdown... review, darn it!