The Mirrors
Chapter 2: To 'The One'
"Uncle, you're here! Did you get the mirror back?" An anxious Jin had been waiting well over an hour for his silver haired uncle.
"Sorry Jin, she wasn't willing to give up that damned mirror. I don't know why either. I mean it's nice and all, but you'd think a girl her age would give it up for $5000."
"You offered her $5000 and she didn't hand it over?" Jin sounded almost, happy.
"Nope."
"Maybe she is the one." Lee gave Jin a perplexed look as he watched his nephew sit down on the Victorian sofa with a goofy smile. Jin almost had a hissy fit earlier when he learned of the mirror's sale. He had always been on the tranquil side, even when he was sparring. So when Jin came at Lee in hysterics about the mirror, Lee knew he had to get it back for him. Why was he sounding joyous when he found out he wasn't getting the mirror back anytime soon?
Just as Lee opened his mouth to ask Jin what he was so giddy about, Heihachi walked in to the room. "Lee, where have you been? I've been looking for you for almost 2 hours now." He didn't sound the least bit excited that he had finally found his adopted son.
"I was out on an errand, Father." Lee replied just as dryly.
"Where, for what?"
"Nothing worth talking about."
"Don't tell me you followed that girl home from the garage sale." He gave Lee his standard stern look.
"Fine, then I won't." Lee returned the unyielding gaze and he knew exactly what Heihachi wanted to say next 'That was the same exact attitude that got your brother terminated.' However Heihachi turned his attention to Jin, who was mumbling something to himself and still had that ridiculous grin on his face.
"What is he so happy about?"
"I don't know. He's been like that since I got here. Why were you looking for me?"
"Never mind. It's not important anymore." Heihachi took another look at Jin before continuing. "I'd like you to leave now. We're having guests for dinner tonight. Dress sharp, and do something with that damn hair of yours." Lee mumbled something under his breath and left the living room.
"Jin." Heihachi said.
"No, it can't be."
"Jin" he said a little louder.
"But it is possible, I have to admit. $5000? Extremely possible.."
"JIN!"
"Yes, Grandfather!" Jin jumped straight up.
"We're feeling a bit apprehensive today, aren't we?"
"Just a little, Grandfather." Jin calmed himself.
"Is something bothering you?" Heihachi inquired.
"No not really, just thinking out loud."
Jin knew Heihachi had something more to say, but it left it at "You are dismissed. Go clean up for supper."
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"He offered me $5000 for it. Can you believe that?" Xiaoyu lay upside
down on her couch with the cordless in-between her cheek and shoulder
with her newest mirror in her small hands.
"What I can't believe is that you turned him down. You have a million
fuckin' mirrors and you weren't willing to give just one up for THAT
amount." Miharu couldn't figure out her mirror-obsessed friend.
"Me either. If it had been any other of my mirrors I would've, but
something deep down told me not to let this one go. $5000 seemed so
passé, it's all about the 1 Million these days isn't it?"
"Ha ha. I suppose. Well hey; speaking of money, I have some accounting
work to get back to. I'll call you when I'm done."
"Ok, bye Miharu."
Xiao hung up the phone and sat properly on her couch. She set the mirror in her lap and decided to take another look inside the mirror. "C'mon, where are you? What am I looking for?" Frustrated, she decided to examine the mirror itself. She gave the embroidery on the outskirts of the mirror extra attention. "It's almost like a maze" she thought aloud.
Next, she turned it over and noticed a name. "To Michaela. Pretty name." Just as she said it, the 'To Michaela' changed to 'To Analiese'. "Analiese? Maybe I read it wrong." Xiao looked at the name harder, and to her surprise, it said 'To Tondeleya'. "Hold on, let me go and get my glasses, this is ridiculous."
Xiao returned with her glasses and of course the name had changed once again. "To Annette. What's it's gonna be next?" The oven timer interrupted her thoughts. Xiao set the mirror down and went to attend to her one person roast. Just as she arose, the 'To Annette' changed to 'To Xiaoyu'.
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My story lives! Yes, DnL is back from the world of homework and an after school job. This chapter doesn't have much action in it, I know. But I can assure you each chapter is important to this story. Anyway, review if you'd be so kind and take care,
Love, DNL
Chapter 2: To 'The One'
"Uncle, you're here! Did you get the mirror back?" An anxious Jin had been waiting well over an hour for his silver haired uncle.
"Sorry Jin, she wasn't willing to give up that damned mirror. I don't know why either. I mean it's nice and all, but you'd think a girl her age would give it up for $5000."
"You offered her $5000 and she didn't hand it over?" Jin sounded almost, happy.
"Nope."
"Maybe she is the one." Lee gave Jin a perplexed look as he watched his nephew sit down on the Victorian sofa with a goofy smile. Jin almost had a hissy fit earlier when he learned of the mirror's sale. He had always been on the tranquil side, even when he was sparring. So when Jin came at Lee in hysterics about the mirror, Lee knew he had to get it back for him. Why was he sounding joyous when he found out he wasn't getting the mirror back anytime soon?
Just as Lee opened his mouth to ask Jin what he was so giddy about, Heihachi walked in to the room. "Lee, where have you been? I've been looking for you for almost 2 hours now." He didn't sound the least bit excited that he had finally found his adopted son.
"I was out on an errand, Father." Lee replied just as dryly.
"Where, for what?"
"Nothing worth talking about."
"Don't tell me you followed that girl home from the garage sale." He gave Lee his standard stern look.
"Fine, then I won't." Lee returned the unyielding gaze and he knew exactly what Heihachi wanted to say next 'That was the same exact attitude that got your brother terminated.' However Heihachi turned his attention to Jin, who was mumbling something to himself and still had that ridiculous grin on his face.
"What is he so happy about?"
"I don't know. He's been like that since I got here. Why were you looking for me?"
"Never mind. It's not important anymore." Heihachi took another look at Jin before continuing. "I'd like you to leave now. We're having guests for dinner tonight. Dress sharp, and do something with that damn hair of yours." Lee mumbled something under his breath and left the living room.
"Jin." Heihachi said.
"No, it can't be."
"Jin" he said a little louder.
"But it is possible, I have to admit. $5000? Extremely possible.."
"JIN!"
"Yes, Grandfather!" Jin jumped straight up.
"We're feeling a bit apprehensive today, aren't we?"
"Just a little, Grandfather." Jin calmed himself.
"Is something bothering you?" Heihachi inquired.
"No not really, just thinking out loud."
Jin knew Heihachi had something more to say, but it left it at "You are dismissed. Go clean up for supper."
* * *
"He offered me $5000 for it. Can you believe that?" Xiaoyu lay upside
down on her couch with the cordless in-between her cheek and shoulder
with her newest mirror in her small hands.
"What I can't believe is that you turned him down. You have a million
fuckin' mirrors and you weren't willing to give just one up for THAT
amount." Miharu couldn't figure out her mirror-obsessed friend.
"Me either. If it had been any other of my mirrors I would've, but
something deep down told me not to let this one go. $5000 seemed so
passé, it's all about the 1 Million these days isn't it?"
"Ha ha. I suppose. Well hey; speaking of money, I have some accounting
work to get back to. I'll call you when I'm done."
"Ok, bye Miharu."
Xiao hung up the phone and sat properly on her couch. She set the mirror in her lap and decided to take another look inside the mirror. "C'mon, where are you? What am I looking for?" Frustrated, she decided to examine the mirror itself. She gave the embroidery on the outskirts of the mirror extra attention. "It's almost like a maze" she thought aloud.
Next, she turned it over and noticed a name. "To Michaela. Pretty name." Just as she said it, the 'To Michaela' changed to 'To Analiese'. "Analiese? Maybe I read it wrong." Xiao looked at the name harder, and to her surprise, it said 'To Tondeleya'. "Hold on, let me go and get my glasses, this is ridiculous."
Xiao returned with her glasses and of course the name had changed once again. "To Annette. What's it's gonna be next?" The oven timer interrupted her thoughts. Xiao set the mirror down and went to attend to her one person roast. Just as she arose, the 'To Annette' changed to 'To Xiaoyu'.
* * *
My story lives! Yes, DnL is back from the world of homework and an after school job. This chapter doesn't have much action in it, I know. But I can assure you each chapter is important to this story. Anyway, review if you'd be so kind and take care,
Love, DNL