Chapter 4

Disclaimer: Don't own Tekken as usual…

Author's Note: Yay……………. Thanks for the reviews; I only have time to write at night (after school, teaching tae kwon do and ect). As you notice the chapter title is a quote from Buffy (love the buffster!)

Chapter 4

Sometimes Life Sucks Beyond Belief (Xiao POV)

24 Hours Earlier (From Chapter 3)

RING!!!!!!!!! The noise wakes me up from my peaceful slumber and an oh so romantic dream with Jin Kazama… Wait did I just say that?!?!? Damn it, I'm going to kill him if it's the last thing I do. I mean I'm angry at him for just disappearing and not telling me why, then showing up like I'd take him in. But apart of me (actually a very large percentage) cares; heck even loves the boy with the craziest hairdo in all of Japan. I smile at my joke (God am I a dork) and get out of my bed. As I get being to brush my teeth. The phone rings, luckily after I'm done brushing and it's Miharu (she would be the only brave enough person to call me this early in the morning).

"Xiao-chan, good morning!!!" she said in a very fake cheery voice. She had wanted something.

"Cut the crap Hirano, what do you want?" I said.

"Xiao-chan you know what I want!! The new guy in school, he always walks by the cherry blossom tree at 7, and I what to accidentally meet him there… But I want you to be there too! Because you know, I don't want to be stalker like!!!"

I smile and relish at the thought of Miharu trying her innocent, surprised sex kitten act which was oh so terrible. With a grin I hear her voice in my mind , "Oh what a surprise to see you here in the park!!!!!" Of course after nearly throwing herself at him, pretending to trip.

"Sure Mi-Chan." I said.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!!"

"Wait do you even know his name?" I asked in quite a surprise.

"I was hoping you would know…. Oh man!!!" Miharu replied over the phone.

Times like these I'm glad she's my friend. As I try to calm her down I feel as if someone is watching me. Its kind of a scary feeling but in a way soothing, as I look onto the bed, my eyes in somewhat a surprise, a lone cherry blossom sitting on my bed. The winter was coming and the weather was getting colder, cherry blossoms becoming a rare sight till the spring. I look at the cherry blossom and the only thing that comes out of my throat was, "Jin."

"Xiao-chan? Hello? What about Jin?"

"Um nothing, I'll meet you at the park… Bye Mi-chan."

As I hung up the phone I sat on the bed, the memories of Jin flooding to me. A soft tear invades my impenetrable defenses. I got up from the bed, realizing I had to get ready for school. That morning I had realized my feelings for Jin never truly left, for I always had love him… Damn him.

My uniform is neatly hung in my closet and I put it on. I started to giggle when I started to remember what Miharu had spoken of yesterday. She spoke of their uniforms being sailor fuku (Japanese armor, and yes me and Mi-Chan were closet sailor moon fans) and how she and I should go on a warpath like in battle royale. She was truly an original. The feelings and thoughts went to Jin. Jin would make fun of me for enjoying several episodes of sailor moon crap and how immature I was. God do I miss him. Once again, excuse my cursing, but damn him and his sexy eyebrows. As I have said once, damn him!

I met Miharu in park and we waited for her mystery man to come, and like Miharu had predicated he came exactly at 7 am. She smiled in her oh so innocent manner and at once her plan began ; plan, snatch the boy with unremarkable wit and charm. In oh so anime like fashion he walked by, Miharu on his right side, preparing to launch herself at him. Oddly enough he didn't even notice her and she fell on the ground as he walked past her. I saw my best friend head hit the pavement. I went to help her up but I was stopped by Miharu's mystery man.

"Are you Xiao-chan?" asked the boy.

I could have sworn to have seen an anime sweat drop over Miharu's forehead ready to strangle me, but instead he looked up at me and gave a branch of cherry blossoms. I was about to say I'm uninterested, that sadly I'm taken (by a mysterious and very handsome man who I never see) but he talked faster then I could react.

"These are for you. Some guy said you would know what it meant… Sorry if I scared you… Oh, is your friend okay?"

"Oh, yeah she's fine. I got to go, but you know what, she really, really likes you, so go talk to her" I said as I tried to get out of the park and just be alone. The boy's check turning a bright red as I saw Miharu face change in anger and fear but she would thank me later, as I took a bench. My eyes started to water.

"Jin-chan why do you do this me?" as I looked down and I realized he was standing right in front of me…

"I'm sorry Xiao-chan."

He tried to change the subject and rather quickly. I stare into him, his face hadn't change since the day I had met him. He was more mature and needed to shave, but still the same Jin.

"Do you like the cherry blossoms?"

The tears overwhelming as I nodded by head in agreement.

"I know you would remember…." He said his voice barely a whisper.

"How could I forget…? It was our first kiss…."

A smile formed on his face.

"I know this hard for you… and it hurts me, a lot… Things are complicated for all of us. But that won't change how I feel about you. Two years is a long time but I still love you Xiao-chan…"

"It hurts…" I said… tears flowing from my face.

"I know…" his voice calm.

"I remember the kiss if it was like yesterday" Jin said a smile forming on his face from the rather pleasant memory.

It was a spring day and the leaves were falling. It was every girl's dream of a first kiss. The cherry blossoms were falling and everything seemed like a dream. It was nice… and that was a fond memory I kept with me every day.

"Xiao-chan, are you okay?" asked Jin with much concern.

I didn't realize my dreaming had made me shut off, but it did.

"Jin, where have you been all this time?"

"I'll tell you just not here. It's not safe… The tekkenshu are after me Xiao, and I want to tell you, but it's just not safe."

Questions arose in my head. The Tekkenshu?!?! Why were they after Jin? Xiao-chan did not fear the Tekkenshu; well she feared them as a whole, their number swelling around thousands. If the Tekkenshu wanted something, they could have it. Knowing Jin though, he was giving them a hell of a fight. I look at him more. His body had stayed in Adonis like state this is just weird, I'm a guy… Girls better appreciate this! He had a muscular tone that drove women crazy… He was still in tip top fighting shape, his face still having the charm to make me blush.

"Xiao-chan?" asked Miharu looking for me.

Jin looked at me and plants a soft kiss on my forehead.

"I must be going my Xiao-chan. Ashiteru…"

My heart begins to melt… my Xiao-chan… I snap back into reality as he disappears and Miharu appears.

"Guess what Xiao-chan? I have a date tonight!!"

I smiled for my friend the tears drying slowly.

"Xiao-chan, you've been crying, what's wrong?"

I looked at the cherry blossoms… "Nothing is wrong Mi-chan."

"Oh wait, I'm sorry did we have something planned tonight, you want me to cancel?" said Miharu… She was a great friend.

"Don't worry Mi-chan, we didn't. Julia in town preparing for the tournament, I'm going to see her."

"Oh yeah. Tell her I said hi and she has to tell me what people are wearing in America. "

I look at her funny… "Do you think Julia would really care?"

"Just ask okay?? Alright now what was I saying about my date, its tonight at this trendy restaurant…" I caught Mi-chan in middle of her sentence.

" But you didn't even get his name did you?" I asked smugly.

"Damn you Xiao-chan, I was too excited too. Does that make me a slut…?" she asked jokingly.

"Sure does." I said as laughter broke between us and of course a painful shoulder shot from Miharu. Man did I love her as a best friend.

THAT NIGHT

How it happened, I didn't know. If you had asked him he probably wouldn't have known either. Jin and I were arguing and the next we make a truce and I'm laying in his lap, and he's playing with my hair.

I turn to look at the arm wrapped around me and I look lovingly in his face. Tomorrow would be when things were cleared… But tonight, I was going to enjoy this moment. I am young, only 18 but I care so much about this man. I look at him sleeping in peace and wish we could be like this forever… Sometimes life can at times, suck beyond belief, but its moment like these that making life so worth it. I turn to kiss him and before I am brought into a slumber, I whisper in his ears, "I love my Jin-chan." He stirs and I know he heard me. I smile and return to my peaceful slumber, wishing tomorrow would never come.