Chapter 3 The Red Eyed Mailman

It is Thursday morning... Jin was walking by the corridor...As he passed by the library he saw Asuka and Xiaoyu doing some kind of research...

"Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall" sang Jin as he walked towards Asuka and Xiaoyu...

"Hi Guys!" he greeted but neither of them answered they were both busy looking for something...

"Hi Guys!" Jin repeated.

"What? Oh hi Jin" mumbled Asuka.

"Hello" said Xiaoyu.

"What're ya looking for?" asked Jin.

"Were just kinda doing some research here" answered Asuka while scanning the shelves.

"Research? I don't remember any teachers giving us any research work" said Jin, his eyebrows raised.

"Well actually we're researching about costumes, you know, the one for the Haloween Party" explained Xiaoyu without looking up from her book...

"Oh I see, but this is not the place to look for costumes" Jin said.

"What do you mean?" asked Xiaoyu and Asuka at the same time looking up from their work towards him.

"Library is just for other things, you know, homeworks" Jin replied.

"So what do you suggest we do?" asked Asuka with a questioning gaze.

"I suggest you to go to Julia" said Jin smiling.

"Go to Julia? What for?" asked Xiaoyu.

"Julia knows best about costumes and you ask her, dumby" Jin said.

Asuka and Xiaoyu looked at each other and grinned.

"Yipee! Thanks Jin!" Xiaoyu said

"Yeh! You're the best" said Asuka as they both hugged him.

"Owww... Gerroff me...Aaarrrggghhh!" screamed Jin, that some people look at their direction.

They both let go and Asuka kissed him on the cheek. "You're the best Jinny" she said.

"Uccckkk...I didn't need that" said Jin rubbing his cheek with his face towel. "You two are contaminating me" he said, his face red.

Xiaoyu and Asuka walked off laughing madly.

Jin quickly ran to the bathroom and washed his face.

"Knock Knock" said Xiaoyu as she knocked on Julia's door, but there was no answer.

"Maybe she's not home" said Asuka.

"I think so, let's just sit here for a while" said Xiaoyu, so they sat down the stairsteps.

Meanwhile, a mailman walked towards Julia's door and rang the doorbell... Julia opened the door...

"Julia!" Asuka and Xiaoyu called... They ran towards her bumping the mailman who fell down the stair steps.

"Hi Julia! we need your help" Xiaoyu said.

"Uhhh Xiaoyu...Shouldn't we help him?" asked Asuka pointing at the mailman lying on the ground.

"Oh dear" said Xiaoyu hurrying towards the mailman.

"Is he dying?" asked Asuka nervously.

"I don't think so" replied Xiaoyu, checking the man's pulse.

Meanwhile, the man regained conciousness... as his hat fell off it reveal his face with scars, one red eye and a hairstyle like jin's.

"He looks like Jin" said Asuka.

"Hmm... Yeh a bit.." said Xiaoyu examining his face.

"Aaarrrggghhh" screamed the mailman covering his face with his hat and running off...

"Why does he have to do that?" said Asuka frowning slightly.

"Yeh" said Xiaoyu, so they entered Julia's house.

"Hi, want any snacks?" Julia asked.

"Yep ice cream!" both of them said and they laughed.

Julia went to the fridge to get some ice cream, then handing them both to Xiaoyu and Asuka...

"Thanks, erm...uhhh Julia can you help us with our costumes, you know, our Halloween costumes" asked Asuka.

"Sure, why not?" said Julia smiling.

"Thanks Julia you're the greatest" said Asuka and Xiaoyu nodded licking her ice cream.

"It's nothing, C'mon let me measure you two" said Julia.

Julia took the measuring tape from the drawer and began measuring them.
Hours passed and they were finished...

"Okie dokie, so what costume would you like Asuka?" asked Julia.

"Anything you want Julia" answered Asuka half way to finishing her ice cream.

"Mmmm...ok then" said Julia. "You Xiao?

"I want something scary but cudley... is that okay?" asked Xiaoyu.

Julia smiled, "Yep, so it's settled then, i'll finish working on your costumes in no time at all" she said.

"Do we have to pay you now?" asked Asuka.

"Yeh, I need at least half of the total cost for the materials. The rest you can give me after the costumes are finished." Julia replied.
"Uh, oh... is this enough?" Asuka said as she gives to Julia some money.

"That will do." Julia exclaimed

Xiaoyu just finished off her ice cream and is hungering for more.

"Uhh Julia can I have one more ice cream?" asked Xiaoyu.

"Sure, here" said Julia handing Xiaoyu some more ice cream.

"Thanks Bye!" they said

"Okay bye! have a nice night" Julia said waving at them as they departed.

As Xiaoyu and Asuka were walking home they spotted the mailman with scars on his face, one red eye, and hairstyle like Jin's digging in the trash cans.

Asuka and Xiaoyu exchanged curious glances and walked towards the man.

"Hi Mr. Mailman" greeted Asuka.

"Hmmm?" said the man.

"Uhhh... what's with the trashcans?" asked Xiaoyu grinning.

Asuka elbowed Xiaoyu's ribs.
"Owww" she gasped, dropping her ice cream.

"Hmmp" said the man looking at the dropped ice cream and throwing a banana peal aside.

"Uhhh...may we know your name? Im Asuka Kazama and this is Ling Xiao--" Asuka said.

The man looked at her and said, "A Kazama, eh? I'm Kazuya Mishima"

Asuka gasped, "You're Jin's father?"

The man looked at the dropped ice cream again and back at her, "Uhh..yeh" he answered shortly.

"Jin's father a garbage collec--" said Xiaoyu but Asuka elbowed her again.

"Pleased to meet you Sir Mishima" said Asuka.

Kazuya nodded "Someone's coming, I must go" he said and with a last lingering look at the dropped ice cream, pink wings appeared from his back and flew towards the moon.

Xiaoyu gasped in horror and fainted...

Fortunately Asuka was able to catch her. "Hey Xiao...Oh no..."

Asuka was force to carry her on her shoulders all the way home.

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