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HwoarangTheChamp: Hi there, I'm sorry for not mentioning you in the previous chapter, but when I posted it your review wasn't up yet…oh, and «rocks to the core of Jupiter.» I had never heard this expression before, but it sounds good…I'm honoured:D Thank you so much! Enjoy chapter 45.
Lady-Eliwen: Thanks for your review, and I'm trying to post one chapter/day, as you noticed, so here it is chapter 45…I hope you like it, and don't worry about Jin and Hwoarang they will be out of that stupid cave in no time!
Krappkarmin: I'm so glad you liked it! I had a feeling that you would like it! I'm sorry that I have to separate Miharu and Steve, but I have to do it in order to follow Tekken Story line; though I really hate some characters stories in Tekken 5.
If you allow me to say it, and I hope I don't offend anyone, Ling's story is really weird…I mean a time machine to make Heihachi be good to his son? And Julia's…God, it's really lame. I know that we have to think about nature and the environment but how can someone devote her life to only that? She needs a social life! (That's why I changed Julia's story a bit in my fics). And Jinpachi (how old is the guy?). Anyway…I'm starting my new story and I only hope I don't disappoint you!
Miss Sweetness: Thank you so much for your words. I'm really happy to know that people are enjoying this. I'm trying to update this chapter for about six hours…let me see if I can do it now. Thank you…take care.
Chapter 45
It's good to be Alive
FUJI
13th JULY 2013
Hwoarang couldn't feel his arm. First he had been shot and second he was carrying Jin for at least an hour.
-'Lets rest!'-Hwoarang announced sitting down with Jin.
-'We may be lost!'
-'Lets hope you're wrong Mister-I-Know-Everything!'
Jin laughed.
-'What's so funny?'
-'I would really miss our arguments!'
-'Hey, do you think they are looking for us?'
-'Maybe…or maybe they stopped looking. I think we're here at least for more than two days.'
-'Julia is probably worried…and Ling must be too!'
-'Yeah…I know!'
-'Then I guess we better go for it! If we wait, we'll probably die in here!'
Both boys ended up falling asleep for a few hours. When they woke up, they were ready to continue the walking along the tunnel.
-'What if there's no exit in the end of the tunnel?'-Jin asked.
-'We turn back…'
-'How do you think it's like…to die?'
-'I don't know…'
'Do you think there are a tunnel and a light?'
-'Oh man…no more tunnels, please?'
They both laughed.
-'Hey, Kazama, can I ask you something?'
-'About what?'
-'Something kind of personal…'
'Do I have a choice?'
-'Have you ever…slept with someone?'
-'Slept with someone?'
-'Yeah…you know…with a girl…'
-'Oh man…you're not hitting on me, are you?'
-'Christ! Are you fucking crazy?'
-'So you're not gay?'
-'NO! Of course not, you jackass! Look you don't need to answer if you don't want to!'
-'No…'
'No what? You don't want to answer?'
-'No, I never slept with a girl…happy now?'
-'No, are you?'
-'What?'
-'Happy?'
-'No! Geez…what a hell of a conversation!'
-'You could've answered sooner!'
'What about you? Have you ever…you know…'
-'Of course I did…not…exactly…'
-'What about Julia?'
-'What about her?'
-'Don't you like her?'
-'Hey…I could ask you the same about Ling!'
-'It's different!'
-'In which way?'
-'We don't live together!'
-'So?'
-'Forget it!'
-'Fine…lets just walk!'
FUJI
14 JULY 2013
Hwoarang and Jin had arrived to the end of the tunnel. The problem was they were both dead tired. The worse part was when they saw they had returned to the beginning.
-'We're on the same place…'-Jin said.
-'I can't believe this!'-Hwoarang said sitting down.
-'We've been walking in circles.'
-'Damn it!'
-'Wait a sec…the water is blue…'
-'So what?'
-'In the other cave it was black, because there was no light!'
-'So…we're not in the same place?'
-'I think we're in a different lake now!'
-'Or the rescue teams cleaned the lake already…which I doubt it!'
-'This can be our way out!'
They both looked at each other and dived, they were exhausted but the idea of being free from that labyrinth was so good that they didn't care.
Jin was right, the lake wasn't the same. They were in a different place and Jin had just remembered that the lakes and rivers in Mount Fuji were connected by many underwater caves.
Finally they arrived to land and they lied down to rest. It was night and the moon was full, that was why the water was so bright.
Soon, they fell asleep.
FUJI
15th JULY 2013
-'We did it!'-Hwoarang said when they woke up in the morning. The sun was rising.
-'Yes, we did!'
-'What do we do now?'
-'We follow the road…but I still need to rest! We walked miles down there!'
-'Yeah…my legs noticed that!'
Half an hour later they started walking again, down the road. They soon realised that they were in a part of the forest that hadn't been affected by the lava, which meant that no one from the rescue teams was near.
An hour passed and they had tried to have a decent conversation but they didn't succeed. Jin was feeling the pain grow and Hwoarang was staring to feel dizzy and finally they heard a motor.
A black van stopped right in front of them and Kazumi got out with a surprised face.
-'God! You're alive!'-she exclaimed.
-'Kazumi?'-Jin asked.
-'I'm glad we waited until today! Don't worry, we'll help you!'-Kazumi answered.
Jin and Hwoarang didn't know if they could trust her, but in that moment they couldn't refuse her help.
As soon as they got in the van, they both passed out. Kazumi called to her boss and she was told to take the boys to Sendai. It was going to be a big trip but they would soon be on a private jet.
EAST-OSAKA
Eijiro was having a hard time since they had arrived in Osaka, especially because the Tsunamis were always asking about their leader's return.
Eijiro couldn't count on Baek, who was always getting into troubles along with some other Tsunamis, who worshipped him because he was Hwoarang's master.
As for Julia, she was spending her time in her bedroom. Sometimes Eijiro could hear her cry, but he had never disturbed her because he didn't know what to say.
He thought that eventually, he would have to tell the truth, and when that day arrived the Tsunamis would be over.
SENDAI
It was late in the afternoon when Hwoarang and Jin arrived in Lee's mansion in Sendai. Kira was waiting for them because Lee was in a business trip in Hokkaido.
She ordered a medical team to take both boys to surgery, so they could recover.
They spend two hours in surgery and with all the anaesthetics they had taken; they slept the rest of the day.
-'Are they alright?'-Lee asked on the phone with Kira.
-'Yes, the surgeries were fine. They were both dehydrated but the bullets didn't get to their vital organs, so they'll live!'
-'It's unbelievable the way they survived…I don't know how they did it!'
-'We'll ask them tomorrow!'
-'I'll be back as soon as possible. Do some tests to Jin…to check his devil gene!'
-'Dr.B is taking care of that!'
-'Is Exa alright?'
'She's quiet…as usual! We did some tests and everything is normal!'
-'Ok…Nina and I will be back soon!'
SENDAI
16th JULY 2013
Lee and Nina arrived in Sendai early in the morning. Everyone was waiting for Hwoarang and Jin to wake up.
-'What are you going to tell Jin?'-Nina asked.
-'The truth…I mean within the limits, of course!'
'And what's that?'
-'He probably knows that Jun and Kazuya are dead…so it won't be a surprise…I'll manage…don't worry!'
Dr.B was more interested in Hwoarang than in Jin. It wasn't a surprise that Jin had survived an explosion, a fight with Heihachi and the Mount Fuji eruption, but how could Hwoarang do the same, if he didn't have the devil gene?
That was a real challenge for Dr.B.
Just before lunch time, Kira announced that they finally woke up.
Jin and Hwoarang were in the same room, and Lee and Nina joined them.
When Hwoarang opened his eyes, everything was blurry, but he saw a female shadow.
-'Julia?'-he whispered.
-'No, I'm not Julia…how are you feeling?'
Hwoarang looked at her and recognised Nina immediately, especially because now she was blonde again.
-'I'm sorry…I thought you were somebody else…'-he said embarrassed.
-'It's ok.'
-'How are you guys?'-Lee asked.
-'Where are we?'-Jin asked.-'I think I saw Kazumi…'
-'Yes…Kazumi works for me. She was investigating the tekken forces from the inside. I suppose you have many doubts and questions…'
-'Where are our friends? Are they alright?'-asked Hwoarang.
-'They are fine. They went back home and no one was hurt!'-Nina said.
-'We were worried about you! The rescue teams searched for you and they found nothing. They cancelled the search…so basically, your friends think you are dead…we thought that too.'-Lee explained.
-'How did you survive all that?'-Nina asked.
-'I guess we owe it to the devil gene!'-Jin said.
-'Ok…you need to rest now…and eat. You need your strengths back…you just got out from surgery.'-Lee said.-'We'll leave now…but we come back later, ok?'
-'Why are you doing this?'-Jin asked his uncle before he could leave.
-'Because you're Kazuya's son…we're family! And you tried to help me, so I guess I owe you.'
The medical team spent the rest of the day walking in and out of Jin and Hwoarang's room, so they didn't have a chance to talk.
-'The doctors are quite positive about your recovery!'-Kira said after dinner when she walked in.
'What have you done to us, anyway?'-Hwoarang asked.
-'We took the bullets out…you'll be fully recovered in a month.'
-'I don't want to stay here!'-Hwoarang said.-'I want to go back home! I've been worse than this!'
'You're still weak…your body needs fluids and healthy food…when you're alright you can go! For now you'll stay here.'
-'Where's Lee?'-Jin asked.
-'In the office. He'll talk to you tomorrow!'
SENDAI
17th JULY 2013
-'Look I'm really having a great time here, but I want to go home!'-Hwoarang said.
-'I know…but I need your help!'-Lee said.
-'Help?'-Jin asked.
-'I have some questions! Can you answer me?'
-'About what?'-Hwoarang asked.
-'About what happened, of course!'-Dr.B said.
'Fine…what do you need to know?'-asked Jin.
-'What happened to you after the explosion?'-Dr.B. asked.
Jin told them everything he could remember, even his parents' death.
-'Abel escaped? Damn it!'-Dr.B. said.
-'Now, can you tell us what's going on?'-Jin asked.
Lee told Jin what had happened to him and the others after the explosion.
-'Your friends stayed with Wulong and the Army. I brought Nina and Exathora with me. Lei Wulong is trying to solve the case but things aren't that easy.'
-'Why?'
-'Because Heihachi was working with important people from the government and the Army.'
-'He always bought who he wanted.'-Jin said.
-'Exactly.'
-'The media don't know about you and Hwoarang being missing. They said that the first explosion was caused by a factory and the eruption was a gift from heavens to make people forget about it.'
-'So no one knows anything about the Iron Fist and the IQ and Heihachi's plans to rule the world?'-asked Jin.
-'No. Only who entered the tournament and who organised it…'-Kira said.
-'The government is facing an internal crisis. Three Ministers asked for their resignation yesterday with no reason…I believe they knew that Heihachi was alive and now they paid the price!'-Lee announced.
-'What will you do now?'-Jin asked Lee.
-'I'll stay around…but you're the Mishima heir, so you can ask for your heritage!'
-'I don't want his money…you can be the heir for what I care!'
-'Ok…but feel free to ask whatever you want!'
That night, Hwoarang and Jin managed to talk about what they really wanted to do. They both wanted to see if their friends were alright and then, they wanted to fight with each other. But first they had to recover.
In the meanwhile Lee, Kira and Dr.B were talking about Jin and Hwoarang.
-'I still don't understand how Hwoarang managed to survive all that…'-Dr.B. said.
'You said that Nina saved your life three years ago…Jin must have saved Hwoarang the same way!'-Kira said.
-'Actually that's the only explanation, but I have to add something…these two are related in many ways…'
-'What ways? They don't even share the same blood type.'-Kira said.
-'There are things that science will never be able to answer!'
-'Like what?'-Kira asked.
-'Like how Jun woke up after more then ten years in cryosleep…'
-'What do you suggest?'
-'She must have felt that Kazuya and Jin were in danger and needed her help!'
-'Well, but Hwoarang and Jin's case is completely different.'
'These boys were born in the same day at the same time; they have an invisible bond between them! The only difference is that Hwoarang was born in Seoul and Jin in Yakushima.'
-'They are always fighting!'
-'Together they will be invincible! I think that this was how they managed to survive! If there was only one of them inside the cave, he would've died!'
-'It's a theory…'-accepted Lee.-'Lets keep an opened mind!'
SENDAI
22nd JULY 2013
Jin and Hwoarang were being well treated in Lee's mansion. Jin could now understand a bit more about his uncle. He was a bit like Heihachi, but he seemed to have a heart, and both boys had noticed that he and Nina had been close in the past.
Though they had everything they wanted, they were tired of being there with nothing to do.
Dr. Satome, one of the doctors had said that they could walk and leave their rooms for short periods.
-'When will you tell Jin about his mother?'-Nina asked Lee.
'Soon. But I have news about your sister…'
-'Where is she?'
'Well, wherever she is, she's not in Japan…but she's definitely alive…she was seen.'
-'So…Heihachi killed my parents…'
-'Yes…I investigated it…I'm sorry.'
-'And Anna survived?'
'She wasn't in the plane…she investigated your parents death on her own and she managed to link Heihachi to it, but then she found out you were alive! She decided to stay with you and Dr.B. said she asked him herself to be put in cryosleep too. She wanted to wake up at the same time as you!'
-'Now she must be really confused.'
-'It's normal.'
-'What about Steve?'
-'Actually I was going to tell you the news…'-Dr.B. announced.
-'About Steve?'
-'Yes…he's back in London…he's going to enter a small event and he did a check up. I had access to it and I can confirm that he doesn't have the devil gene.'
-'Well at least he'll have a normal life! Something that Jin always wanted…'-Nina said.
'He still has his head on price, but he refuses to be in the witness protection program…'-Dr.B. said when Nina was leaving.
'That means he has personality…'-she said closing the door behind her.
-'And he's stubborn…probably like his father…'-Dr.B. replied looking at Lee.
Lee looked at him and shrugged, questioning himself, what was Dr. B. supposed to mean.
