Author's notes: This story is mostly based on Tekken 4 and the currently (2004) released information on Tekken 5 and its characters. Though some infos were taken from Tekken Official, some situations, events and characters are all fanmade. This is also the sequel to my previous fanfic, Tekken 5: The Kazama-Mishima Connections. Rated G
Disclaimer: Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama, Asuka Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, and all Tekken characters referred in this fanfic are the property of NAMCO. This is only a fan fiction from the imagination of an obsessed fan. No copyright infringement intended.
Chapter 13: Siblings
"Here" Asuka handed Jin a glass of water, which he immediately took.
"Thanks" he muttered and drained the glass in two gulps. Asuka sat down on the bench beside him and stared at the falling petals from a nearby sakura tree.
Heavy silence fell down upon them. Asuka absentmindedly bit her lip down from nervousness. The truth was out. But what was she supposed to say to the man who she had just found out to be her brother? He didn't seem too thrilled about the news of their true relationship.
"I can't believe this" Jin suddenly slapped his hands on his knees. "I can't believe you're actually my sister"
"Well, I can" Asuka fired back, deeply hurt. "You're not the only one special enough to have Jun as a mother, you know. But you're luckier. You got to grow up with her"
"I never said I was special" Jin answered, in a somewhat softer tone. "You're luckier since you don't have my blood."
"What blood"
"Nothing" Jin immediately shook his head, cursing himself silently for his tactlessness.
"We both have Ju-Mother's blood" Asuka corrected herself in time, but caused Jin to grimace. Asuka quickly noticed it. "So now you don't want me to call her Mother! What am I supposed to call her! She's my mother too! And after all you've told me about her, I want her to be"
"This is just too weird for me, okay" Jin fumed. "You can call her Mother but I'm not gonna be a hypocrite and say that I'm absolutely okay with it. I'm not comfortable hearing you say that especially since I'm the only person who's been calling her Mother all my life."
"Now, there's two of us" Asuka grumbled.
"Will you get off my back"
"Will you stop biting my head off"
The two Kazamas glared hatefully at each other before their shoulders sagged and they both sighed heavily at the same time.
"This isn't starting out too good..." Jin trailed off.
"At least one thing's for sure. We're bickering like siblings alright" Asuka commented. This time, Jin couldn't hold back a smile.
"Do you have any idea as to who your father could possibly be" Jin asked. He was quite curious himself about other men his mother might have been involved with.
"I was really hoping you could tell me" Asuka looked up at her brother expectantly.
"What do you mean"
"Could there be some possibility, even a tiny one, that Mr. Kazuya Mishima is my father too"
Another moment of silence. Then, a small giggle, which was followed by a roaring laughter.
"You're still adamant about that, huh" Jin's face was red with amusement. He was still laughing between his words. "You know? You're the first person...probably the only person in this whole damned world who wishes to have a Mishima for a father. What? Are you wishing for a death sentence"
"What's so wrong about wanting to have a real father" Asuka had tears behind her eyes. "I just wanna know who I truly am...where I came from. I don't care if he's a Mishima"
"You don't know what you're saying" Jin stated sternly and turned his face away. "I already told you on the phone. Ka...Father himself told me he had only spent one night with Mother and that was the night I was conceived. Besides, the Mishimas were never the best fathers and they passed that curse on to their children. Father has that curse himself...and I might have it too."
"That's stupid" Asuka pouted. "It's not a curse but stupidity and ignorance. The next generation should learn from the mistakes of their predecessors. Just because you had a bad father doesn't mean you have to be one too. In fact, you'll have the advantage of knowing what not to do when the time comes for you to have a child."
"You sound just like Mother..."
"Really" Asuka arched her eyebrows at the comment. "Well...that's more proof of me being your sister."
"What's that over there" Jin changed the topic, pointing at the wreckage in the distance.
"That was once the temple" Asuka stated flatly. "It burned down a couple of days ago. I was in it and...I fainted and the next thing I knew, I was in the hospital" Asuka left out the part wherein the fires never reached her. She thought it would be too bizarre for her brother to swallow.
"There's...a strange energy...emitting from it..."
"What was that"
"Nothing" Jin stood up from the bench. "Come on."
"Huh" Asuka followed him. "Where are we going"
"You want to find Mother don't you" Jin asked without turning her way. "She needs our help. I'll explain the details later. Just pack up and leave."
Asuka froze in her tracks and stared at Jin.
"Hey! Are you coming or not"
"I'm coming, Oni-chan" Asuka declared excitedly, running ahead of her brother.
"O...Oni-chan" Jin blushed heavily. "Why don't we just start off with Jin? I don't think I've earned the right to be called that yet."
"Whatever, Jin Oni-chan" Asuka teased and hurried towards the sleeping quarters.
"Are you sure you're going through with this, Asuka" Master Kazama asked while helping his niece gather some clothes.
"Yes, Father" Asuka nodded. "Ji...Oni-chan wants me to come with him...to visit Yakushima. I'll be back in a few days."
"Uh-huh..." Master Kazama looked at Jin and Asuka suspiciously.
"Hurry up, Asuka" Jin pretended to look at his watch. "We'll miss the train."
"Alright, alright" Asuka muttered and quickly closed her small suitcase.
"Don't forget your medicine, Asuka" Master Kazama handed her a small bottle of pills.
"Medicine" Jin squeezed his eyebrows together. "What for"
"Not much, really" Asuka giggled. "I've been having dizzy spells...sort of anemia attacks. This is something to help replenish the blood I lost during one of our school's blood drives."
"School...blood drive" Jin's eyes widened. "When"
"Around a month before the fifth tournament" Asuka answered, quite baffled as to why her brother was making such a big deal about it.
"They took too much blood from her, you know" Master Kazama interjected. "Way too much."
Jin suddenly went mute. He walked up to Asuka and held her shoulders tightly. He stared hard at her, scrutinizing every single detail of her picturesque face, so like that of their mother and yet quiet similar to his own...and someone else...
"Wh-what" Asuka squirmed away from Jin's grip and backed off.
"The fire..." Jin muttered, looking at his sister as if she were a ghost. "The energy...tell me more about the fire in the temple."
"I survived the fire. What about it"
"You're not telling me anything I don't already know."
"I'll tell you" Master Kazama spoke up and wheeled himself closer. "The origins of that fire are still unknown. The strange thing was, the flames never reached her, leaving an unscathed outline of her body on the surface of the floor. The authorities are still trying to figure out what exactly happened."
"Hurry up, Asuka" Jin unexpectedly dashed towards the gates, making Asuka bid a hasty farewell to her uncle. When she finally reached Jin's side, she let out another round of complaints.
"What's wrong with you! Did you know how rude you were back there! You didn't even say goodbye to Father"
"You can't call Oji-chan 'Father' anymore" Jin said, waving his arm to hail a taxi.
"Why"
With his lips pressed tightly together, Jin ushered Asuka in the cab and closed the door.
"I think I know who your father is."
Chapter 14