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Miss Sweetness: Thank you so much…here is another chapter for you to read! Enjoy it!
Krappkarmin: I'm still not sure about Lee being Steve's father, but he sure has more in common with Lee than Kazuya…as for Paul…I don't know.
I really hope that Tekken 6 is better too, because I didn't buy T5 yet and I'm already disappointed. Thanks for reviewing.
Yuna-elena: I want to finish this story this week, since I'm starting school again and I need to focus. Well only four more chapters to go! Thanks for your review. Jun is dead…I want to believe that Kazuya and Heihachi are dead too, but in order to write the sequel, they might not be…but I still have to think about it! Bye…
Lady-Eliwen: Don't worry they'll meet their friends in the next chapter…thanks for your review and I hope you like…the next four chapters will have a bit more of romance than usual!
Shadowsin: Do you really think so? Well, the idea is very simple…I think they have many things in common except for their personalities. People say that when there are two persons with opposite personalities that's because they really have some bond between them…besides, I couldn't make two of my main characters be enemies for life, but I also don't like to see them as best friends, so…anyway, thank you for your review and I hope you like this one too.
Chapter 46
The pain of losing someone
SENDAI
26th JULY 2013
Hwoarang and Jin were in Sendai for ten days and they weren't willing to stay any longer.
-'You'll be home in August!'-Lee announced.
-'Great!'-Jin said.
-'Why can't we go today?'-Hwoarang asked.
-'If you're worried about your girlfriend, she's still here!'-Nina said, making him blush.
-'Julia is not my girlfriend!'
-'Yeah…sure!'-Jin said to annoy him.
'Be patient…one more week won't make a difference, and when you arrive you'll be able to surprise them. Besides these are doctors' orders!'-Lee said.
-'My territory will be a chaos when I arrive…'-Hwoarang confessed.
-'I still want you to see something…I need to explain myself…'-Lee said.
Lee asked them to follow him to the labs.
'You must know that the Iron Fist was a trap to get you…Heihachi wanted revenge and he needed you to have the devil gene.'
-'Yes…'-Jin said.
-'But he didn't know about Kazuya…'
-'You did, didn't you?'
-'Yes…your father and I planned to defeat our father by any means…but then we received the new that he was dead, three years ago! It was over for us!'
-'How were you planning to defeat him?'
-'We were building a machine like the genotransfer…and your father wanted to have the devil gene…'
-'So he was planning to kill me?'
'No. He needed you, but he would only accept to go forward with the plan if we managed to build a machine which could guarantee your safety.'
-'He tried to protect me?'
-'Yes…you were his son…he never wanted to hurt you, not on purpose. That's why he wanted to go and save you!'
-'I never thanked him for that…'
'There's a thing I can't understand…why did you helped us too?'-Hwoarang asked Nina.
-'I had my motives…'
-'Whatever!'
'Ok…this is where we keep all the data about the devil gene. We know that the gene is confined to our family, but Heihachi and I never had it. Your father was the first one to have the gene…when he was about eight or nine years old. Then he passed it to your mother and she managed to accept it. Actually she accepted the gene so well, that she controlled it since the beginning. So, you were the first one to born with the gene already.'
-'The gene is highly transmittable…'-Jin said.
-'Yes…but with Nina was different.'
'I know, it was by blood transfusion…'
-'Exactly. But the gene it's more than you think…increases your power and allows you to survive in the most incredible situations…it happened to your father when he faced Heihachi and to your…mother!'
-'What do you mean?'
-'I found your mother barely alive…she was in coma since then. I knew and I never told anyone. Not even your father!'
-'Why?'
-'There was no point. She was practically dead! I would only give him a false hope!'
-'I understand!'
-'You do?'
-'Yes.'
-'You still have to meet someone…this is Exathora…'
-'Exathora?'
-'Your father's twin sister…'
Lee told Jin what he knew about Exathora. Jin wasn't expecting that. In the end, Lee said that Exa wanted to be put in cryosleep again. They couldn't do anything else for her. She was like someone without a soul and she didn't know what emotions were.
She watched Jin carefully but she never showed an emotion.
-'She has the devil gene…and she controls it…but if she stays outside too long, she can die!'-Lee said.-'She's my sister two…so I'll do what she wants!'
-'I guess you'll do the right thing.'-Jin said.
'When you leave, take this…it belonged to your father!'-Lee gave Jin a small bag.
At night when he opened the bag, he saw a pair of red gloves, just like the ones Kazuya used to wear and three pictures. One was showing Heihachi, Reika, Kazuya and Lee; they were kids about ten or eleven years old.
Another one was showing Kazuya and Jun. In Kazuya's arms it was Jin with only a few months old. The last one was Jin's picture from his profile from the Mishima Polytechnical School.
TOKYO
27th JULY 2013
Two days ago, Miharu had left to Osaka. She had left her parents and brothers a bit preoccupied because they knew almost nothing about Eijiro, but she was just travelling because Eijiro had asked her a favour.
Julia was shutting herself to the outside world and Miharu could help her since she had spent some days with someone suffering from the same pain, Ling.
Ling had decided to leave too. Tokyo was a sad place and she didn't feel good there anymore. She had decided to go to Kyushu, to Jin's homeland. She gave the keys to her apartment to Yuu, who needed a place to stay, and she packed her things. She had said goodbye to Miharu two nights before.
Now she was in the train station with Yuu.
'Are you sure you're going to be ok?' -he asked on the platform.
-'Yes…thank you for asking.'
-'Hey, that's what friends are for, right?'
-'Why didn't you tell Miharu?'
-'Tell her what?'
-'Why didn't you ask her to go out with you? I know you love her…'
-'And she loves someone else…'
-'That's not enough…and I don't think she loves Eijiro…you should have told her…'
-'I wasn't talking about Eijiro and I would be a selfish bastard, because I would ruin her happiness. Besides, now I have to focus on my studies!'
-'I'm sure you'll be fine in the University! You and Miharu would be so good together!'
-'Right…'
-'Did your mother call you?'
-'No. But she wrote a letter…'
-'What did she say?'
-'That she was sorry for leaving me, and that she couldn't tell me where she is…I don't know who I despise most, my father or my mother?'
-'I'm really sorry, Yuu! You're a good friend!'
-'It's ok. Take care, Ling…you didn't tell me where you're going…'
-'Don't worry! I'll be fine!'
EAST-OSAKA
Miharu was staying in the Makia Hotel, close to Hwoarang's house. It was just for a couple of days.
Eijiro had a crisis in his hands. He had lied to the Tsunamis about Hwoarang's whereabouts and he knew that sooner or later they would suspect. And when he told them the truth, the Tsunamis would cease to exist.
-'No one can replace him…'-said Eijiro that night.
-'And you?'-asked Miharu sitting down next to him.
-'Me? No thanks! I'm not…leader material! I can't deal with crisis situations!'
-'And Baek?'
-'Baek? Are you joking? He will probably destroy us before I can tell the truth! He was arrested five times since last week! I'm sick of bailing him out!'
-'You better talk to him…'
-'I tried! He doesn't listen to me!'
-'And Julia? Does she know what's happening?'
'I don't know…I think she doesn't even notice that you're here!'
-'Then I guess I better talk to her right now!'
-'Thank you…I didn't want to disturb you…'
-'It's ok…classes will only begin in September!'
She knew that Julia was suffering but it wasn't fair on Eijiro either, and no one was helping him.
-'She's not in her room.' -said Miharu seconds later.
-'Try Hwoarang's room!'
-'Ok!'
Miharu knocked on the door, and she opened it. Julia was on the bed but she wasn't sleeping.
-'Hi…'-she said.
Julia looked at her and she waited to see if Ling was there too, but no one showed up.
-'Don't you live in Tokyo?' -asked Julia.
'Yes…I live there, but now I'm here. Eijiro called me. Don't you think you should come out?'
-'No. I want to stay here!'
-'You have reasons to be hurting, but closing a door to the outside world is not going to help you! Ling was acting the same way!'
-'You don't understand! I never told him!'
-'What?'
-'Never mind! I want to be alone!'
-'It's ok to cry!' -said Miharu watching Julia's tears.
-'If only my tears could bring him back…'
-'Eijiro is worried about you! Baek is destroying the Tsunamis and he can't fix the problems…he needs help!'
-'I'm not the right person to help him…I can't do anything…I don't care anymore!'
Miharu left completely defeated. Julia was experiencing a very deep pain, and no one could help her. Besides, she didn't want any help.
Miharu was feeling really helpless, and so was Eijiro when Miharu told him that there was nothing they could do. Julia was going to suffer alone.
SENDAI
2nd AUGUST 2013
'I kept my promise…'-said Lee. -Kazuya made me promise that I would help his son…'
'You're a few years late…' -said Kira.
-'Yes, but I helped him…and I saved his life, so I guess that Kazuya can now rest in peace. Jin has to find his own way…he's a big boy now…'
-'The data that we reunited from him and Hwoarang is enough to continue our research.'
-'Ok, in that case I will let them know.'
Lee waited until Hwoarang and Jin were on the living room having the breakfast and then he announced the good news.
-'I'm going to send someone to take you wherever you want to go!' -he said. -'You are almost totally recovered and we are going to continue our researches…but you must be careful with yourselves! If you feel pain, go to a Hospital…that kind of injuries don't heal in a month…'
-'Listen to him…'-suggested Kira. -'Don't forget that you can't fight for the next three or four months!'
-'We got the point!' -said Hwoarang annoyed.
-'And, Jin…if you need something…I mean like money or somewhere to live…just call me!' -said Lee.
-'Yeah…thanks!'
-'So, where do you want to go?' -asked Kira.
-'Osaka!' -answered Hwoarang.
-'Tokyo!' -said Jin.
'Nina will take you! Jin, don't forget that the devil gene is still inside of you, and it can be transmitted.' -warned Lee.
-'I know…I want to ask you something…why do I still have the devil gene?'
-'You were born with it! The devil gene will never leave your body!'
-'But Heihachi took it from me!'
-'That's not what happened!' -said Kira immediately. -'Heihachi did submit you to an experiment to remove the devil gene from your body and transmit it to his, but the truth is that the devil gene never left your body completely!'
-'Why?'
-'We don't know…but we are studying that! One day we will get all the answers.'
-'Good luck to both of you!' -said Lee.
A trip from Sendai to Osaka and Tokyo was too long going by car, so Lee allowed them to go on his private jet.
-'This is so cool!' -said Hwoarang inside.-'It seems like a house!'
-'I think you missed someone!' -said Jin. -'You are really happy to go back to Osaka!'
-'Look who's talking, pretty boy! Last night I heard you calling Ling's name!'
-'That's a lie!' -Jin yelled blushing.
-'No, it's not…I heard you!'
-'Liar!'
Jin grabbed Hwoarang's neck and he finally admitted he was lying.
-'Alright, I was lying…I just wanted to piss you off.'
Jin gave him an icy glare and then, took his place and put his safety belt.
-'What are you going to do, Nina?' -he asked.
-'I got almost all of my memory back…but I don't know…I feel like Exa…out of place!'
-'You should talk with someone!'-Jin suggested.
'Tell me Jin, what did you feel when you saw your father when you thought he was dead during all those years?' -asked Nina.
-'Hate…anger…confusion! I was angry because he had lied to me…Why?'
-'Nothing…For now, I'm going to stay with Lee…'
-'Do you really like to be a lab rat?' -asked Hwoarang.
-'No, but I've been a lab rat since ever…and I want to know more about the devil gene!'
-'Do you trust Lee? And Dr.B?' -asked Jin.
-'Yes, I guess I do…Lee tried to protect me…and so did Dr.B. I mean it was thanks to him that Xiaoyu was never a lab rat like me or Fury…thanks to Dr.B. Steve had a normal life until now…'
-'Steve? What's with him?'-Jin asked, but she ignored him.
'I still don't know what Dr.B. was doing with Julia, Christie and me…'-Hwoarang said.
-'Where are we going to land first?' -Jin asked.
-'In the Central Osaka Hotel tower.'
-'Great!' -said Hwoarang.
A few minutes later they were finally in Osaka. As Hwoarang was leaving the jet he watched the blue sky.
-'It seems so unreal, right?' -Jin asked behind him.
'Yes…it does! You know those things I said about you?'
-'Yeah…'
-'They aren't true…You're not that bad, Kazama…But I still want my revenge one of these days!'
-'I know…I won't challenge you now, because we are still recovering…'
-'So we will fight again, right?'
-'You bet! Oh, and I guess I have to thank you…'
-'Why?'
'Because you helped me and Ling in this situation…you were brave and Julia too…'
-'Well, actually you were lucky. If I knew that your family was insane I would never have helped you!'
-'Are you going to stay here in Osaka?'
-'Yes.'
-'Good, this way I know where to find you! Good luck!'
-'To you too, Kazama…'
-'Keep on training…because I'll be here when the time comes!'
-'I'll be waiting!'
Hwoarang watched them leaving and he remembered how his life had changed since he met Jin. He wasn't sorry about helping an enemy. He was quite happy because now he knew that Jin wasn't really his enemy. They were the same, they had the same goals and they shared a similar power. Hwoarang knew that his life had changed, and now it was time to go home…
A half an hour later, Jin was landing in Tokyo.
-'Don't worry about me…'-Nina said. -'I'm not going to do the same as Exa. Maybe we see each other one day…'
-'Maybe…'
-'Oh, and if you talk to the police…'
-'Don't worry, I won't tell anything about you or the G Corp.'
-'It wasn't that…don't tell anyone where I am…not even Steve or Lei Wulong.'
-'Why?'
-'Because that would make things worse!'
-Ok…but you should give him a chance…I mean Steve. He's your son, right?'-Jin had guessed. -'He deserves to know what happened. There was a time when I felt that I could live on my own…I was wrong. When I finally gathered the courage to return, I was afraid that someone who I really loved didn't want me anymore!'
-'Are you talking about Xiaoyu?'
-'The only thing that matter is: do not make the same mistakes that I did! Don't let this chance go!'
-'Ok…I understand…'
In the meanwhile Lei had gathered all the information that he managed to recover from Heihachi's room in the Empire Hotel. Everything was encrypted, but with some help from experts in computers and new technology, he found out some interesting facts.
In that afternoon he met with Christie because she wanted to know if the police had any news, besides Lei was the only person who she trusted in the police. She was leaving that same afternoon for Brazil.
-'It seems that Dr. Boskonovitch wrote down some important facts about his employer life!' -announced Lei.
-'About Heihachi Mishima?'
-'Yes.'
'So what did you find out about Heihachi?'
'The Mishima family was in control of the Iron Fist organisation since this tournament was made illegal. As you know the tournament was supposed to be secret and they built a kind of fortress in Fuji to hold the Iron Fist every ten years!'
-'I can't understand how this tournament continued to be a secret?'
-'Well now I know…Heihachi was the Boss since then…he had everything under control. The thing was, Heihachi is, I mean was, a very powerful man. He had many friends, important friends, such as ministers, deputies, business men, judges and possibly men from the army and police departments.'
-'I see…'
-'This tournament was only a secret to the people who doesn't give a damn to martial arts, because the police forces probably knew…'
-'But since Heihachi was controlling their chiefs, no one could act.'
-'Exactly! There are rumours saying that he might have killed his brother and father to keep the Mishima Empire!'
-'That's so cruel!'
-'Well, the truth is that he probably killed those three scientists and he tried to kill his own son in the third Iron Fist…he thought that Kazuya was dead.'
'I can understand now why Jin was so disturbed…I mean what a family? These mysteries will never be known, right?'
'Probably…there are too many important people involved. And I'm not strong enough to do this on my own…'
In the meanwhile Nina was back in Sendai. Lee was waiting for her on the balcony.
-'So?'-he asked.
'They're going to be fine! They have friends…they won't be alone.'
'Neither will you…'
-'Yes, I decided to accept your offer! I'm staying for a while.'
-'Great! I'm the heir of a huge fortune, you know? It would be a waste to spend it all on me!'
-'Money it's not all that matters, Chaolan…'
-'I know…But I'm the heir…You know something? Kazuya told me once that I was just like my father…that thought made me sick, but the truth is, I am like Heihachi!'
-'You're not like Heihachi, Chaolan…'
-'I was full of hate because he despised me, and he preferred Kazuya over me! He lied to me…made me believe that I was adopted, that I wasn't a true Mishima! I hated him for that! And I hated Kazuya for being his favourite son!'
-'That's in the past!'
'I had a plan to eliminate Kazuya…I even thought about killing Jin…I wanted the devil gene to myself! I kept Jun alive and I never told Kazuya or Jin…I was as ambitious and arrogant as Heihachi!'
'Kira told me that you didn't want to test the machine if there were no chances of Kazuya to live…'
-'Well, I got scared…'
-'I was just like you…'
-'What?'
-'I know that I did some really bad things while I was working for Heihachi…but I never tried to stop it, did I? I always did what I was told…I didn't have feelings for no one except for me. Except when I was with you…'
-'I guess that makes us bad people, right?'
-'All of your problems have a source…and it's called the Mishima curse!'-said Dr.B. who was arriving.
-'Whatever!'-said Lee.
'Kazuya and Jin weren't the only ones that I studied while I was working for your father! I studied him as well! I wanted to know why he was sacrificing all of his family just for power!'
-'And what did you find out?' -asked Nina.
-'That he was a megalomaniac…but sometimes he had a human side!'
-'A human side? Heihachi Mishima?' -asked Lee. -'You have to be joking…'
-'When you left, after that argument about Kazuya, when you discovered that you were a true Mishima, he said that he despised you, but he was lying…'
'No, he wasn't! He only wanted Kazuya as his heir…if it wasn't for Reika he would never adopted me…he would've left me in an orphanage.'
-'Maybe…but he said he promised your mother to take care of you, so he did!'
-'Yeah, right…he gave me a home, food and clothes…but he never wanted me! I wanted a father! Reika was my only friend…and he killed her too.'
-'Reika was sick…'
-'And he killed her…indirectly, but it was his fault! She was never happy by his side! She told me! She was a good person! Heihachi always celebrated Kazuya's birthday, but not mine! Why?'
-'He was afraid of loving you too…'
-'Yes, right…please! I saw his face when he took me to the gym to see if I was gifted in martial arts! He was so sure I wasn't! And he was so proud of his Kazuya…in those days, Kazuya was such a jerk!'
-'Heihachi treated you with coldness, but he knew all about you and your problems in school!'
'Well, he never gave a damn when my brother and his friends almost killed me in that stupid joke.'
-'No, but he knew you were a genius…'
-'That's a lie!'
-'He kept all the diplomas you won and one day he walked in the labs and told me that his son was the most intelligent kid in school…I thought he was talking about Kazuya, but he meant you! He had never called you «his son», it was the first time!'
-'That's hard to believe…'-said Lee. -'He was always so cold to me…'
-'There was a small part in him that made him love you, Kazuya, Jin and even Exathora! Recently I discovered that he felt guilty about what had happened to Anna and Nina…in the end, Heihachi was a man like everyone else…he had a flaw…a common flaw to all the Mishima…'
-'And what's that?' -asked Lee.
-'Lack of caring…I guess we have to wait until Jin has his own kids to see if things will be different!' -said Dr.B. -'The Mishima family is depending on him…we have to wait for a new generation of fighters! They're the future!' -finished Dr.B.
