Chapter 15:
A New Beginning
Hwoarang and Baek met Kazuya and Jun down stairs and the four of them anxiously awaited Kazi and Jin's return for over three hours. Hwoarang became restless and Baek sighed heavily.
"Why don't you take Hwoarang to burn some of that energy off in the dojo, Kazuya?" Jun suggested. The left-crimson-eyed man looked up. Hwoarang stopped walking back and forth for a moment to listen.
"Yes that would be a good idea, Kazuya, and besides I should go as well. Contrary to others beliefs I, too, am becoming anxious." Baek rose from his seat. This was true though, they had all become restless but Baek seemed so calm. Jun nodded,
"Go ahead, Kazuya. Go train." Kazuya nodded, kissed her cheek, and headed upstairs for his training uniform. Baek chuckled,
"Miss Jun, I don't suppose you have anything lend Hwoarang to train in do you?"
"Oh, I think Jin has something old he doesn't use anymore, but it's in perfect condition." Jun stood up and walked into the laundry room. Baek smiled at Hwoarang. He sighed,
"Where is she?" Hwoarang said glanced at the front door. Baek put his hand on Hwoarang's shoulder,
"Kaziya is strong and Jin is stronger. Together they are unbeatable. They will return, they probably just need some time alone... To work things out." Hwoarang nodded, averting his glance to Jun who had walked into the room. She smiled as she handed Hwoarang a pair of black silk pants with red and orange flames up the right leg and red foot guards and gloves.
"It is a bit old, and doesn't have a shirt but I hope it will work."
"Yes, Miss Jun. Thank you." Hwoarang returned her smile and took the clothes heading for the bathroom down the hall. Jun looked at Baek,
"Do you need anything, Baek?" Baek shook his head,
"No, no thank you Miss Jun. I have my own to tear." Jun smiled to Kazuya as he came down the stairs, adjusting his gloves. Baek then went to his room and came back in about two minutes ready to train. Hwoarang, however, was still in the bathroom.
"I hope he's alright." Jun laughed. Baek smirked and shook his head,
"He isn't used to those kind of gloves." Just then they looked up from their seats and saw Hwoarang standing at the bottom of the stairs a few feet away. It was an unusual sight. Hwoarang was in Jin's old training uniform and he was shaking his head in irony. Baek, Jun, and Kazuya laughed.
"Come on boy." Kazuya stood and motioned for Hwoarang and Baek to follow him into another door. Jun chuckled to herself as she sat down in her chair and began knitting, as always when she was bored. Hwoarang looked at Baek and followed him into the dojo.
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The day crept by slowly and the three men trained nonstop, burning Hwoarang's anxious energy and trying to keep their minds off of terrible events that could have happened. Jun waited, doing various things and every once in a while roaming back to her chair by the front door to knit and wait for her son and Kazi to come back. But they didn't. Hwoarang became even more energized and Kazuya and Baek were more than willing to help him burn it. Although that could've been in a bad way.
The sunset and the three came in from the dojo, soaked in sweat, blood, and a few bruises. Jun laughed from her seat.
"I told you to help him burn his energy, Kazuya. Not beat him up." He shrugged,
"Same thing." Jun sighed and shook her head. The front door knob turned and it opened. Jun stood up and Jin stepped in, his clothes torn and bloody, and his body full of injuries. She gasped and the avalanche of questions began,
"Jin! Are you alright? Where is Kazi? Is she alright? Where have you two been? What happen-" Jin smiled and interrupted Jun,
"Mother, I am fine and Kazi is too." The genuine smile appeared on Jin's face and made Jun relax. "Come on." Jin turned to the side and held his hand out of the door. Kazi took his hand and she stepped into the house. She, too, was beaten and bruised, clothes torn and wounds everywhere. Kazi smiled and burst into laughter. Everyone gave her weird looks until they found out what she was pointing at. Hwoarang. Jin too laughed and shook his head. Hwoarang fumed.
"Kaziya of the Doo San Dojo, where have you-" Kazi hugged her redheaded twin tightly. Hwoarang sighed. "Look, I-I'm sorry, I was wrong. For everything. I was stupid. I-"
"It's alright, Hwoanchan. I forgive you." Hwoarang hugged her back and Baek smiled. She pulled away after a few moments and Jun spotted her shoulder, in which was wrapped in Jin's torn shirt.
"Kaziya!" She rushed to her and looked over her bandage, "Come, both of you." Jun motioned to Jin and pulled Kazi. "And I might as well get the rest of you." She said looking at the three from training, or rather a tough battle of discipline.
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Kazi, who now shared a room with Hwoarang, stopped by Jin's room before heading back to her room after her shower. She stopped, looking at the door, debating whether she should go or to just leave. She raised her hand to knock on the door, but it fell weakly to her side. She couldn't seem to do it. A simple task of knocking on the door, but no, it was more than that. Much more. Kazi once again raised but didn't knock. She gave it up and began to walk down that hallway. Jin's bedroom door opened and he spotted her.