Chapter 13:

My Questions

"Exactly how long is your stamina? The way you run... Your father trains you, huh"

"Yes. We race everyday." He laughed"I've never beaten him." Sean sped up, jumping down the parkway stairs and dodging the people who were still on the street. After a moment or two, he slowed down and let Kai catch up to him. Kai tried to keep up but he was fast. She finally thought she had caught up to him, but found out she lost him. 'Great now what?' She kept going the same way they where heading, trying to find her guide again.

"Hey! Blondie! Over here" The redhead clearly stood out in the crowds. He waved to her and pointed around the corner, waiting for her to catch up. Kai shook her head and ran after him. When she finally got beside him, he started running again.

"Ya know, I've got a name... It's not Blondie. It's Kai. Hope you'll remember."

"Eh, as far as I'm concerned sweetie, you're blonde. " He grinned then it faded quickly. "The Kazama's live there, down that road, and yes. That IS the Mishma House. Well, at least a tenth of it." He shrugged"See ya later Blondie." He blew her a kiss and began walking off back to where he ran from.

"Bye, Cherry-head" she smiled and turned around. Kai walked down to the house and up to the door. After ringing the doorbell, she almost turned, having gotten no answer. Silence followed the doorbell then the door opened. A tall man rose up out of the shadowed doorway and looked down at that shorter blonde.

"Can I help you" Obviously accented and thickly deep, his voice sounded like soft thunder in the smaller girl's ears.

"Uhm is this the Kazama house" Kai was slightly scared, couldn't have Sean warned her first? The man raised a thick eyebrow,

"Yes, and you would be"

"Oh, sorry. My name's Kai Fox."

"... Is there something you need? There something wrong with Steve"

"How do you know my father? Uhh no... A friend of mine, uhm, Kyksae, I'm looking for her. She's about as tall as me, is black, with green eyes. I just wanted to know if you've seen her. Someone told me to look here." She herd voices in the back but didn't bother to listen. He nodded,

"Come in. She's here." He stepped to the side and watched as the girl stepped in the house. Kai unsure first, waited until the door behind her closed, and he led the way. Finally, he led her into a large living room where Kyksae was seated on the couch, her leg wrapped up.

"Kyksae! What happened? Are you ok" Kai ran up to the girl, embracing her, and checking on her. "Cloud, and I have been worried sick. Cid called me on my cell, father isn't home right now, probably beating his anger out on a punching bag." Kai looked at her, realizing why the girl ran off. "This today would have happened sooner or later, its not your fault." Kyksae closed her eyes for a moment the opened them again,

"I know. I'm sorry for running off..."

"Here." Kai looked up at the black haired boy with dyed red bangs"No need to look at me funny, I'm not a"

"Jerk." The other twin entered the room handing Kai a glass of tea.

"...All of the time... and Thanks Kazaa for finishing my sentence."

"Not a problem, Jyn. Any time."

"I know..." Jyn handed Kyksae her glass and sat down on the couch. Kai looked at the two. They got along great, not like her and her brother. She chuckled at the thought.

"Don't worry father won't be mad at you. He will be at Cloud for making you run off, though. Just be happy that they found you, and not you father." Jyn spoke up,

"Well it was Kazaa's fault anyway."

"Hm. Jyn is right. I didn't mean to knock her down." Kazaa confessed,

"So we couldn't just leave her there anyway." Jyn shrugged. "Dad wouldn't have let us."

"Is.. Is Cloud .. Ok" She looked up slightly.

"He's big enough he'll be ok. We had to split up to find you. He's probably home, or still searching for you." She took Kyksae's free hand. "Don't worry he's ok." Kyksae tried to smile.

"I hope Steve isn't too upset..."

"Kazaa." The man deep voice called out from the kitchen.

"Yes father"

"Take them home. It's getting dark quickly."

"Yes father" Kazaa picked up the keys from the coffee table earning him a look and show of tongue from the ever playful and aggressive Jyn. He snickered"Shall we"

"Kyksae, do you need help, or can you walk by yourself" Kai said looking at the girl.

"I... Can walk." Kyksae stood up almost falling over making Jyn catch the girl, his arms around her waist and her full weight on him.

"Sorry." She blushed and pulled away. The boy merely nodded and slowly let go of her, careful not to make her loose her balance. Kai helped the girl to the steps, where Jyn and Kazaa's father held the door open.

"Thank you for letting her stay here, I hope she didn't cause any trouble." She knew the answer to the last question. Kyksae had never been a troublemaker.

"Be careful." The man's deep voice ran clear and low from the front steps. Kazaa waved and Jyn went to step down. The man grabbed Jyn by his hood and stood there. "And you are going where"

"..." Jyn sighed"No where father." The three left in the car and Kazaa drove off.

Still on the road, Kai had to ask a question.

"Do you live only your father, or also your mother" Kazaa waited for a moment before replying.

"Mother is ... We're looking for her. Don't mention her around Jyn. He's touchy about that subject." Kai hadn't noticed before but the boy wasn't bad looking. He wasn't as good looking as Sean but he was defiantly sweeter, more gentle and strong. Jyn on the other hand was a little more cocky and ambitious.

"Which one of you two is older...I know your twins, but still I'm a couple of seconds older than my brother..." Kazaa's laughter was a strange thing. Though he looked like a Mishima and was a Kazama, it sounded loud and clear. Almost too sweet in itself.

"Funny. Everyone always asks us that." he caught his breath then"We were born at the same time. We were born together, we trained together, and we do everything together. Well, almost anyway. But you get what I'm saying." He glanced at her in the front passenger's seat. "Don't be surprised if you find out we even switch places sometimes. It's kinda hard for Jyn since he has a problem with acting like me."

"I can imagine why..." A strange feeling burst from inside of her, 'Mother? What is happening to you? Why do I feel so empty, and why does it keep trying to control me?' She looked at Kazaa clearer. "Have you ever...have you herd of a Devil before? Or demon? My mother said that they're real." She hoped she would get an answer to that one she didn't know if Jyn or Kazaa ever herd of her before, or her mother. Maybe her Uncle Jin was trying to stay away from others that have the same problem. "Does..." she couldn't finish the question; her voice wouldn't allow it. She wanted to ask, if he had to live through what she does, if he had no friend like she does, if he had problems controlling it like she did.

Cloud, always was the strongest, he shared both demon forms. Cid had the best luck, ending up with most of the 'angel gene'. She, on the other hand, ended up with most of the 'demon gene'. She looked at her hands that where folded in her lap, then turned her face to look outside. Kyksae was asleep in the back seat; she must have been tired from all the running.

"My mother told me about your father, and Kazuya Mishima... She told me that there are things in this world that seem horrible, but still are being loved because some people don't care. My father loves her, yet she is..." She sighed not taking her eyes off the street outside. "If I remember correctly, she told me that evil things have a heart too... Do...do you now how to control it" The aura around Kazaa had become grim and the fresh memory of his sweet laughter had been wiped clean from the earth. The car was silent and after a moment, he didn't respond. His brow was different. It had become somewhat like the man with the sunglasses, Kai had seen at the tournament sign up. Yet, something looked like it weighed heavily on his heart. After a moment, his young voice spilled out, but it was much deeper.