Chapter 4:
Leaving Again
"Please?" Kazi pleaded. Hwoarang sighed as Baek watched them 'debate' whether or not to go back to Korea or to stay here for a while.
"Why? Why do you want to stay here?" Hwoarang demanded to know.
"Hwoanchan why does it matter? I just got back and I don't really care where I am as long as I'm with you and father." She said gesturing to Baek.
"Because I want us to be back home. Like we were. Together, as a family, before they took you away." Kazi sighed. They had been arguing for well over an hour after she had gotten back from the docks. Kazi sensed a change about Hwoarang, but she wasn't quite sure what it was.
"Can we stay for at least a week?" She asked, exasperated. Hwoarang huffed,
"Fine." He stalked away. Kazi sat down on the table and stared at the floor.
"You alright?" Baek's voice came. Kazi nodded. "It'll be alright. Hwoarang's just going through one of those.... things." he finished. Kazi looked up at him. Baek bent down and kissed her on her forehead. "Love you." Kazi smiled slightly,
"Love you too, papa." Baek walked out of the room, leaving Kazi to think. 'So much has changed.... I wonder what Jin and Kazuya are up too....' She thought. 'No, I'll just leave them alone. They need to be with Jun.' Kazi got up and walked over to the couch. She fell down onto it and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
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BANG! Jin accidentally slammed the door. "Uh-oh." He murmured. And Just as he thought Kazuya's voice came,
"JIN!" It was his warning tone. "HOW MANY TIMES MUST I-" He stomped into the room but was interrupted by Jun,
"Kazuya..." Kazuya shut his mouth and tapped his foot in irritation. Jun looked to Jin, "Jin, that wasn't called for."
"I-I-I'm sorry." Jin shook his head fast and bolted upstairs. Jun and Kazuya looked at one another and then back to the staircase.
"I'd better check it out." Kazuya started up the stairs, when Jun stopped him.
"Why you? Why not both of us?" She asked.
"Could be male problems, and he might not be comfortable... you know?" Kazuya reasoned. Jun shook her head, but nodded. Kazuya started back up the stairs and to Jin's room. He got to the top about two minutes later and knocked on the door.
"Mom.... leave me alone, please..." Jin's voice came. Kazuya cracked open the door. Jin was lying on his back on his bed, facing the ceiling. Jin sat up and did a double take,
"FATHER?!" Kazuya smirked at Jin actually calling him his proper title and from Jin practically falling onto the floor out of pure shock.
"You alright?" He asked. Jin sighed.
"I'll live." Jin flopped back onto the bed facing the ceiling once more. "Unfortunately..." Kazuya chuckled slightly in the back of his mind and entered the room closing the door behind him.
"Talk to me." Jin shook his head,
"It's nothing. I swear."
"Didn't your mother teach you about swearing?"
"Are you mocking me?" Jin sat up. Kazuya smirked and leaned against the wall, folding his arms,
"Of course," He answered, "So what's wrong?" Jin just looked at the bed as if he could just tear it to pieces. Kazuya raised an eyebrow.
"Kaziya...." Was all Jin had to say to get Kazuya started, for the millionth time.
"Oh, so THAT'S how it is, eh?" he smirked. Jin shook his head.
"Were just good friends that's all." Jin stated quickly. Kazuya laughed,
"Jin, I can see it."
"What? See what? There's nothing to see." Jin said rather fast and not locking gazes with his father. Kazuya laughed whole-heartedly and louder than ever.
"It's alright. Just wait 'til your mother finds out." Kazuya stood up and headed for the door. Jin panicked,
"DON'T!-" Jin fell off the bed and hit the floor, "Oww....." Kazuya just shook his head and smirked,
"So, you do-"
"No I don't!" Jin yelled.
"Jin, you disapprove of deception, do you not?"
"Yeah. So?"
"Think about it." Jin gave Kazuya a confused and screwed up look. Kazuya sighed, "You're deceiving yourself into thinking that you don't," Jin fell silent.
"I hate it when you do that." Kazuya exited the room and Jin flopped back onto the bed and forced himself to sleep.
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Two days passed and Jin walked aimlessly through the garden within the Mishima walls in his training clothes. He felt a light touch at his shoulder and turned to see who it was.
"Jin." Kazi stood there with a kind of saddened face.
"Kazi? How did you-" Jin asked.
"Get in? Piece o' cake really." Kazi gave him her devilish grin. "You know me, I have my ways."
"It's nice to see you..." Jin was looking for the right words to say to her,
"Nice?" She asked. 'Dammit Jin. You had to go and say something dorky.' Jin cursed himself.
"Well, uh..." Jin stuttered,
"Don't worry about it. I was just messing with ya." Kazi smile seemed to brighten the whole garden. "Look, Jin..."
"Yeah?" Jin answered automatically. 'DAMNIT JIN! STOP DOING THAT!' He scolded himself.
"Look, I know that I just got 'back' and all but Hwoarang wants to leave for Korea. I don't really wanna leave but, you know, I love him too much I guess." Jin's eyes grew sorrowful and hurt. Kazi's eyes shot to the ground. "You'll- you'll write me letters won't you?" She asked sheepishly. Jin snapped out of his daze.
"Of course!" Kazi looked up at him, her eyes bright once more with life. Jin forced a smile.
"Kazama Jin, you'd better give me a real smile." She teased. Jin couldn't help, but genuinely smile back at her, "Good. That's the nature boy I know!" She piped. Jin was still sorrowful about her departure once more, and being separated from his one and only best friend. The sound of the Tekken-shu Guards s screaming something came to them,
"She's over here!" Kazi grinned embarrassingly,
"Heh... heh.. That's my cue! Write me!" Kazi ran off and jumped the fourteen-foot wall using a tree and disappeared. Jin smiled, 'Just like her to break in when she could've used the front door....' Kazuya and Jun heard Jin laugh for the inside of the house. They knew Kazi had come.