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 14: Family
"Oni-chan! Come on! Tell me already! I can't stand the suspense anymore"
"Stop calling me Oni-chan" Jin finished signing the contract papers and handed them over to the car rental dealer, who quickly gave him the keys to a blue Sedan.
"Wha! I am a respectful teenager" Asuka fumed, sitting on the passenger's side. She and Jin both put on their seatbelts. "Other than that, I'm your younger sister so it's only right that I call you Oni-chan"
"You're not being very respectful to me, right now" Jin started the engine and moved away from the curb.
"You said it, so from now on, I'm calling you Oni-chan whether you like it or not" Asuka sat back, a smile of satisfaction on her face. "Now, could you please please tell me who you think my father is"
"You've waited a long time to know, right? So, I guess you could wait a few more hours."
"How few"
"Approximately..." Jin flipped open his palm top and pressed a key, making a small blinking dot and several text appear on the screen"...hey! What the hell"
"Could you stop using profanity? It sounds weird coming from you" Asuka stuck her tongue out while Jin silently put his palm top back in his pocket. "Well? Why are you so quiet all of a sudden"
"You won't have to wait long to meet him after all" Jin took on a more serious look.
"Who"
"Your father. He's here in Osaka."
Kazuya spread a large map on his dashboard and ran his fingers along several lines that represented some roads. Unfortunately, his injury was more than just a bother, since he couldn't hold the map still and trace the lines with only one hand.
"Dammit" he threw the map on the passenger seat and rested his forehead on the steering wheel. He closed his eyes and straightened himself, his gaze fixed on the golden locket before him. Only when he opened it to look at the pictures again did he begin to relax.
Kazuya faced forward and stared at the empty highway. To his left, was a vast forest that reminded him of Yakushima...but he wasn't in Yakushima. Not anymore. He had once again, followed his son secretly but lost track of him the moment he came to the outskirts of Osaka. He knew that there was only one possible place that Jin would go to, but with his other arm on a sling, it would take a lot longer to locate it.
"Stupid! Stupid! Baka" Kazuya banged his fist on the steering wheel over and over again, making the car horn blow several times. He was still angry at himself for running away like that. However, he wasn't prepared for any confrontations of sorts. And he didn't want to endanger more lives on this suicide mission.
Pulling his suitcase from the backseat, he took out his laptop. He hesitated logging on to the internet. Dr. Larne had used it to trace his whereabouts but this was the only tool that would help him find out more about what happened or rather, what is happening to Jun.
The doors to his Benz suddenly opened and closed, startling him for a split second. He whipped his head around, only to be struck dumb. His eyes flew back to the open locket and in an instant, he closed it.
"Hello, Father" Jin greeted somberly.
"Mr. Mishima! What are you doing in Osaka? Oni-chan? What's the meaning of this" Asuka stared at Kazuya in surprise before turning to her brother for answers.
"Oni-chan" Kazuya repeated, his shock written all over his face.
"She's my sister" Jin nodded towards Asuka, his eyes fixed on his father. "And, she's Mother's daughter. But that's not all" he moved himself closer to the driver's seat and dropped his voice to a hiss. "Father...why did you lie to me"
"Lie to you"
"Don't play coy with me" Jin threatened heatedly. "How come you told me you only spent one night with Mother! How could you make it appear as if you never cared for her when you had a second child with her"
"Second...child..." Asuka swallowed, as did Kazuya. For a while, nobody said anything. Jin's accusing words thickened the tension within the tight confines of the Benz. The air was stale...almost suffocating.
"Is that why you ran away" Jin pursued. "Is that why you rushed off when you heard me speaking to Asuka on the phone? Because you didn't want me to know"
"How did you find me" Kazuya asked, his voice, devoid of any emotion.
"I anticipated your abrupt departure so I pinned a tracking device on your arm sling" Jin pointed out, obviously proud of his success. "I did it when we escaped a few days ago."
"W-wait a minute" Asuka declared, gathering herself from her bewilderment. "Oni-chan and I...are whole brother and sister! You're our father"
"He is" Jin assured.
"And how sure are you of that" Kazuya challenged, though he didn't exactly sound very confident.
"Look at her, Father" Jin pulled on Kazuya's collar, forcing him to do just that. "Look at her! She's got most of Mother's features but she's inherited the shape of your face! Her eyes, nose and lips are an absolute combination of yours and Mother's! Almost like mine"
"So? She looks a little like you and me. That doesn't mean anything" Kazuya noted. Jin grew even more frustrated.
"Father...she has the Devil Gene" he revealed. "And since she also has the Angel gene, she's the same as me. We both have the mixed gene. A month ago, she donated her blood during a school blood drive, which, I assume to be the G Corporation's ploy to retrieve our gene. It was her blood that was used to revive Mother."
"Devil? Angel? Mixed? Revive" Asuka stared at the two men, her confusion spiraling out of control. "Can someone please lay everything out for me"
"How can you be sure that she has the Devil Gene" Kazuya ignored Asuka's questions.
"Her powers are starting to awaken" Jin explained. "Like me, she has absolutely no control of it. She's even burned down their family temple."
"The temple? I burned down the temple"
"Not intentionally" Jin added. "But that's why you were unhurt. You caused the fire. I went through the exact same thing after the fourth tournament, only, I destroyed a whole mountain without my knowing it. Right now, you're abilities are still in its infancy. Pretty soon, you'll lose control of it."
"You have a very fine way of encouraging people" Asuka retorted angrily. Then, she noticed something. "Hey! That's Ju...that's Mother's trinket! And the chain...that's mine! That's Mother's! You stole it"
"I didn't" Kazuya replied calmly, turning to face the road ahead. "It was mine to begin with but I gave it to your Mother. She, in turn, left it to you."
Both Jin and Asuka's breath caught in their throats. They didn't expect such confession so soon. After a brief pause, Asuka found her voice again.
"So...you're really my father? Our father"
Kazuya didn't answer. But the way he shifted his eyes said it all.
"Why did you go through all that trouble to conceal it" Jin demanded for an explanation. "Why all the lies"
"Because your mother and I knew it was the only way to save both of you" Kazuya thundered angrily. "And this is how you pay me! With disrespect"
"You and Mother..." Jin's eyes widened.
"Both of you planned all this" Asuka picked up where her brother left off.
"I was there the night...the night Asuka was born" Kazuya closed his eyes, unable to see the stunned faces of his children from the rearview mirror. "I won't be explaining why we did it. I assume your uncle has already told you most of the details."
"Fath-AW" Asuka massaged her arm where her brother had harshly elbowed her. Jin shot her a look and she immediately understood. "O...Oji-chan...Oji-chan knew you were my father? But how come he didn't tell me"
"Jun was right" Kazuya commented instead of answering. "Her brother is over-protective when it comes to certain things. It's only fitting that we left you with him."
"So that's why he was quick to tell me about the fire..." Jin mumbled to himself. "Oji-chan wanted us to know. He wanted us to know that you're Asuka's father."
"In his own subtle way, I suppose" Kazuya shrugged. "He's too protective to unravel every single one of the fabrications he himself helped implement."
"As are you" Jin shot back.
"What do you want me to do now, huh" Kazuya turned to face them, his tone, menacing. "Do you want to be dragged along this mess! This is a very dangerous mission"
"You came to me and asked for my assistance in it"
"I didn't mean you. I meant your sister" Kazuya's eyes fell on Asuka. Asuka stared back at the man who was her and Jin's father. Was that warmth she saw in his narrow eyes?
"You need to go home, Asuka" Kazuya broke away and once again, faced forward. "This is getting too risky. Your mother would've wanted you to be safe."
Asuka bit her lip. Her eyes were starting to water, not from her father's brashness, but from hearing the soft way he spoke her name. She couldn't understand what she was feeling at that point.
"Our Mother is in grave danger" Jin said through clenched teeth. "It'll take more than just you and me to save her. Also, the G Corporation already know about Asuka. She'll be in greater danger if she stays with Oji-chan."
Kazuya whipped his head around and opened his mouth to protest but an electronic voice unexpectedly rang from his laptop.
"You've got mail."
"Could you turn that off" Jin complained.
"No" Kazuya shook his head, his fingers flying over the keys. "I'm expecting some info from my connections. Hmm...a streaming video..." he clicked on the link, making a video program appear on the screen. After several seconds of buffering, a face appeared that shocked both Jin and Kazuya.
"Jinpachi"
Chapter 15