Sorry about the wait, I was away at camp.

I guess that the vote is unanimous. This will not be a romance (as I am against incest).

To jason and RazanHigh: I have heard many different ideas of the relationship between Asuka and Jin. I just wasn't sure. But, as you both inform me that they are related, they will be related. To help my story, they just won't yet know if they are related (once again, this is something I'm not sure of; I'm just going to write it that way).

RazanHigh – I know you aren't trying to patronize me, but I don't have any reasons for believing that they are not related. I just didn't know.

jason – You could have been a little more polite, but thank you for informing me that Namco did indeed announce them as related. But never say that no one would read it. I've met people with some strange tastes. And one more word: grammar. It was made for a reason (no offense).

(((((Downtown Tokyo)))))

Asuka shrugged and started to head home. She turned the corner sharply.

She then fell down as she ran into someone. Asuka looked up and gasped.

"You!"

The man that she ran into looked down at her. She recognized his coal black hair, shaped into a widow's peak with bangs framing his face, and his flamed pants. He looked down at her.

"Have we met before?"

"Like hell we have! You're that guy who... who..."

The man stared at her. Asuka blinked. Asuka blushed. She just couldn't make herself say anything. What was she supposed to say, 'You're the guy who ran his face into my boobs'?

"Whatever."

Asuka looked back up. He was walking away. The bastard completely blew her off and was leaving!

"You!"

He turned at her voice, only to come face to fist with her. He flew back, once again. He only stopped when he ran into the same street vendor that Asuka had scared earlier. Asuka fumed with her hands on her hips, the young man tried to stay conscious, and the street vendor ran away, screaming.

(((((Later in a Restaurant)))))

"I really didn't mean to do that."

"Sure you didn't."

"Asuka, I really didn't..."

It was only after Asuka had hit Jin that she had thought maybe he really didn't mean to do something so embarrassing. And he did seem sincere when he said that he didn't remember her. So she helped him out, taking him into a nearby café and getting some ice for his eye, which was now bruised. Of course, her sudden kindness had only confused him more, but after introductions and explanations, they were now on even levels again. At the moment, hey were discussing the tournament.

"It's sad that no one actually won the tournament. I could have used that money."

Asuka looked at Jin.

"Not much of a talker, are you?"

"Huh? Sorry. I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"That creature..."

"You mean the one that completely trounced you at the end of the tournament? Don't worry, I beat him good."

Asuka smiled and ran a fist into her palm to show just how well she beat Jinpachi. Jin gave her a small smile.

"Hey, Jin. Do you know what time it is?"

"Umm," Jin looked at his watch. "Almost 3."

"Three... OH NO!"

"What?"

"I was supposed to teach my father's class since he's still in the hospital! If he finds out I was late, I'm in big trouble. I gotta go! Sorry!"

Asuka grabbed her stuff and ran faster that Jin thought was humanly possible. He sighed as he got out some money to pay for the small amount of food they had eaten. As he looked at the table, he saw a piece of paper near where Asuka had been sitting. He picked it up and looked at it.

He then smiled. She was sneaky. It had her name, phone number, and address of her father's dojo. He left the money on the table and got up to leave.

(((((Outside Again)))))

Jin walked away from the café. Where he was going, he didn't know. As he walked, he thought. About Asuka. He wasn't madly in love with her a first sight, or anything weird like that. He was confused, namely about what happened at the end of the tournament. There was a large empty space in his memory toward that time. That he knew was the Devil Gene. But how did he change back. It was almost impossible for him to do it by himself. There was a better chance for the Devil to get loose and wreck everything it could get its hands on. But it was sealed back inside of him. He could feel it.

Could it have something to do with Asuka?

(((((TBC)))))

Sorry, I'm kind of having Writer's Block.

Writer's Block: Yo.

Speak of the devil. Anywho, I tried, and it's not exactly permanent. I'll come back later when my mind is cleared and revise this chapter.