Helloooo everybody.. Except for a EXTREMELY naughty headache I'm feeling
pretty happy today ^_^ Sun is shining, it's holyday and everything. Still I
sit in my black painted room all day. Well Hell.. that's me ^_^
Still don't own Tekken *cross fingers* Promise!
Chapter 16 Announce the Iron Fist Tournament 3!
As the helicopter was up in the air Jin aimed his head down. Damn. He didn't get to finish the fight against the Korean this time either. The worst thing was that his opponent actually had had the upper hand on him throughout the fight. And just when he was about to make comeback the Tekkenshu arrived. He saw as they, with great trouble, forced in the redhead in a police car.
At least -they- would be glad to finally have caught the great street thug leader. His eyes moved further up and spotted a house with a single window glowing. He recognized it, and knew who lived there. A relieved sigh escaped his lungs. She was safe at least.
But what the hell was happening inside him? He had hated before. but never had it sent his blood coursing through his veins like it did for some minutes ago. The power it gave him. He looked down at his open palm. Something was going on. Something wrong.
When they landed he glanced over at Sora who was lead inside the building with one man on each side. He wiped his nose and saw the blood on his hand. Damn, that thing was till running? He had to get it fixed. And Jin moved inside the Mishima mansion.
* * * Sora was lead into a dark room. Looking like an interrogation room for criminals. She sat down on the cold chair in front of the only table in the sterile room.
"Master Mishima will be here soon Miss Sora." He said and waited for her nodding as confirmation that she had heard. Then he disappeared out of the room.
Sora sighed. If she only could have a glass of water at least, she was mighty tiered at this point. Left with nothing else to do she dragged up the sleeve of her T-shirt and looked at the damage that had been done to her. She frowned. That damn girl. she didn't even recognize her way of fighting. The only thing she could think of was some old kind of self- defense. She wasn't able to name it though.
After a while she leaned back at the poorly made chair, not comfortable at all. She forced her hair back and it flowed down behind her. Admitting a gentle glow as the lamp, that suddenly shone in the ceiling, struck it. Heihachi stepped in.
"Well. let's see then" His old voice sounded, he put his hands down at the table and he met her young ice-cold eyes. "What happened?"
"Well." She sighed, just as well get this over with so she could get some sleep later. "Not much. It's quite simple. they defeated me. And kidnapped me."
"Why?" His voice demanded.
"I don't know. Just suddenly he dragged me away to where you found me and-"
"Hold it" he said cold as he spotted her arm.
"What?" She asked with a puzzled tone.
"What happened to your arm?"
"Oh that" She said and pulled down the sleeve. "I was marked by the one who defeated me." She said quite unwillingly.
"And this woman's name." He smiled a luring, yet pleased, smile. "Was. Ryuu?"
Sora nodded vaguely. What was this? That woman was known through the whole damn country?
"Enter!" He said loudly and a man quickly entered the room. "There is no better time than now. Everything is at place. Shout. and let it ring throughout the world. May the Iron fist tournament three begin!"
"Yes Sir!" He said sharp and disappeared out the door again.
Sora's eyes narrowed, so the third tournament was to take its place. Interesting.
"Now young lady." He said and pulled a chair to himself and sat down on it, slowly. He leaned forward and boldly looked upon her. "You are going to tell me, in detail, exactly what happened."
Sora's eyes narrowed. Didn't look like she was going to get her sleep for a while.
* * * The morning broke and when Mrs. Sakamoto came home to find the door open she was very surprised. She opened he door in somewhat fear, and when she peaked in saw, odd enough, that nothing had been touched. Her forehead wrinkled as she put down her purse at the hall table. She moved into the kitchen, everything was quiet. She looked after the note she had written. But... it was on the floor? She hadn't left any windows open so it couldn't have been blown down. Her eyes widened. could it mean?
She turned around and looked up the stairs, on the seventh step she found a woman standing. She followed her body with her eyes until she met her face.
"Mother." She said in a husky voice. Her eyes were so gentle towards her.
"R-Ry-Ryuu? Is that you sweetheart?" She asked, her voice trembling like she had just seen a ghost
Ryuu nodded slowly. A numb feeling spread through her body as her mother ran up to her. Embracing her, welcoming her home. Hearing her explaining between endless sobbing that she believed she was dead, but she kept up hope and wrote the notes just in case. She patted her hair. Hushed her every now and then. Comforting her and telling her that she was here now. That everything would be alright.
But would it be? Ryuu wouldn't stay forever. It'd be a miracle if she stayed even a week. When she had calmed down and they had moved over to the sofa to just talk, she laid her hand on Ryuu's and asked smiling.
"So. what have you been doing all this time?"
"Eh. Nothing you would like to know mother." She answered "Or would understand" She added whispering so quiet that she probably wouldn't hear.
"But here have you been? Here in Tokyo?"
"Well most of the time I've been here. I've been quite close to the house sometimes."
"Why did you come home now?" Her eyes almost tear up again. She was home. Truly she was home again!
"I don't know" She said sincerely. "Something just made me."
"Well... I must thank that something someday. Say..." She breathed slowly "Have you met anyone?"
Ryuu raised an eyebrow, what made her ask that? Well guess it was one of those "mother things" But what would she answer? "Yeah I had a thing going on with the street thug leader." Yeah right. She didn't even know if she loved anyone.
Damn question.
"No, none that I can think of." She said and rose, she looked down at her and smiled. "I thought I was going to see some old friends today. I'll come home later again. Alright?"
The woman nodded lightly and she also rose.
"Of course you will." She had doubts in her voice. And didn't want to let the girl go. But she knew that Ryuu did as she wanted and would probably do it anyway.
"Hey. don't doubt my word mother." She filled in assuring when she heard her doubtful voice. She started to walk towards the door and just as she laid a hand on the doorknob she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. And she turned around to meet her mothers smiling face.
"I believe you"
Ryuu just nodded and headed out.
The woman hugged herself and a tear found its way from her eye.
"What am I ever going to do with you Ryuu.?" She slowly shook her head. "You're going to get yourself killed one beautiful day."
* * * Again the black limousine was taking Sora and Jin to school. Sora's head bounced lightly at the car window.
"Hey" Jin said loud enough for her to react.
Her eyes went wide open she shook her head hard and then met his eyes.
"What?" she asked.
"You didn't get any sleep last night?"
"Well. when your thoughtful grandfather had kept me awake the whole night there was only a half an hour left until he was about to force me to school. So it was to choose a shower or sleep. Guess my pick."
"Shower?"
"Mmmhm" She said nodding.
As the driver stopped quite harshly. And Sora, who wasn't ready for that at all, flew forward. Right in to Jin's arms. And if she hadn't managed to take resist against the seat, and Jin grabbing her waist, an even more embarrassing action would take place. About one inch from his face she opened her eyes and she smiled.
"Oops" Was all she said and slowly pulled away from him.
Jin let go of her waist and when she disappeared out of the car he let go of the air he had held captured within his lungs. He shook his head, he was too light headed today, that's what he told himself. And got out the car. Watching her disappear and the turned to walk in a different direction.
Sora however wasn't bothered at all it seemed. Her head glanced to her right where she saw some members of Hwoarang's gang giving her angry looks. Certainly they were blaming her for what happened. She shrugged but still wondered herself. What had happen?
* * * Later that day in a corner of the school yard where neither Jin nor Sora cast their eye sight two boys were talking.
"No way dude. I'm never going to that class today. Those kind of psychos psyche -me- out."
"Yooo, come on man. It'll be fun y'know... "
"Nope. not now not ever I'm telling you-"
"Hey wait a flaming second." He interrupted his friend.
"What?"
"Now. You won't believe me-"
"Then shut up."
"Hear me out here man." he said after rolling his eyes. "Now tell me if I'm wrong. But isn't that our own little fighting machine from the good ol' days?"
The other boy raised his eyebrow in surprise.
"You do know what that would mean right?" the other man nodded. "And you're telling me that she is here?" Again the other man nodded. "She's right behind me ready to strangle me, isn't she.?" it took some while but then the man nodded again.
And true. soon he felt an arm around his throat and he was pressed towards another human.
"Hello Tev, how's it hanging?"
"From your arm Ryuu, dammit, let me go!" His voice was already husky.
But she released him and crossed her arms. The other boy just chuckled at the action.
"How many times have I told you. Always keep vision on your back stupid." Ryuu said mocking the boy she had called Tev.
"Ryuu. haven't seen you for uhm.. Years? Yeah whatever. Come here!" The other boy said and hugged her banging her back brotherly.
"Yeah Chris. time past."
"What have you been up to?" Tev asked after getting himself together again. And Chris letting her go from the 'bear hug'.
"Aaah A popular question indeed" she said sitting down by a tree, she waited until the other two had done the same. "Nothing has changed I would say. Living my old life... just new people."
Tev arched an eyebrow.
"So you are still with a gang?" She nodded vaguely. "And you've gotten involved with the leader of the gang to I suppose?"
And a smirk grew on her face.
"You two just know me too good don't you." She commented and lay down in the grass. Feeling good in a company that didn't judge her in the same way as others did. Childhood friends were always the best weren't they?
"What the hell are you doing here?" Tev asked quite boldly. Well he wanted to know.
Ryuu let her head roll over towards him.
"Good question. And I can't answer it either. So let's just move on here. Having any "fun" subjects in school today?"
"Yeah! There's a medium in school today"
"Ah just stop it knucklehead." Tev said rolling his eyes again.
Ryuu smiled and looked over at Chris. A little curious.
"And what does this 'medium' claims it can tell?"
"Well she says she can feel if you carry any evil within you. And in some occasions she can tell the future to."
"Say" Ryuu smiled one of her most mysterious smiles "when does this lesson take place?"
"Soon. about -"
"Hrm" someone suddenly announced her presence by clearing her throat.
Ryuu looked up and saw someone she'd rather not see.
"Why. Hello Lucille"
While the boys' jaws hung open in the air, Ryuu's sight upon her was pretty disgust. You could think that they couldn't make smaller pieces of cloth in the world, yet she didn't really actually show anything.
"Hello. Crim" You could hear her voice dripping with hate "Now..." she said inhaling quite fast "Tell me one thing. What the hell have you done to my man?" She tilted her head slightly while she looked down at her. Her well styled black hair curled by her shoulders.
Ryuu put her hands behind her head and lay still on the ground.
"-Your- man?" She questioned.
"You know who I mean."
"What about him?" Her voice now was completely cold.
"You don't know?" She asked and when no answer came she continued "The cops got him last night. now he's down at the station. the fucking officers wont let me in. They say that he acts like a damn animal."
Ryuu was surprised. Something must have happened if the cops finally had got their hands on Hwoarang. Her eyes widened a bit but soon fell back to normal. She could take advantage of this situation. She sighed slowly and looked sharp at her.
"Alright. I'll get him out. On one condition." She added before Lucille acted.
"Condition?"
"You find out the real, and I'm meaning -the- real, story about where the hell Zack and Tai was last night. Then. Give me ten minutes alone with Tai. Whatever happens to him you won't care. If he dies you just shrug and say "Well he deserved it" If he's untouched you simply don't care."
"And what do -I- get out of this?" She asked after thinking a few seconds.
"Simple. I'll just tell Talon that he owes you for this one."
Ryuu talked slow and noticed a smile grow on Lucille's lips. She breathed slowly; knowing that Hwoarang would never believe her anyway.
"Very well... that's a deal I can handle." Lucille said short and straightened her back. She whirled around and started to walk away and called over her shoulder. "Remember. we're still rivals."
Ryuu rolled her eyes.
"Yeah whatever." She whispered.
The two guys, Tev and Chris, seems quite fascinated by the woman
"Who da hell was that?" Chris asked after a few moments.
"Lucille" Ryuu answered motionless. She didn't -like- the woman. But she had no reason to hate her either. It was simple really. she didn't care as long as she didn't get in her way.
"You mean -the- Lucille?"
"Mmhm" Ryuu nodded.
"Geez. You sure have some enemies."
"She's not my enemy. She's just pissed at me for "taking" her man."
The both boys laughed good at her comment, she looked at them and arched an eyebrow.
"What?"
"It's just." Tev cleared his throat after he stopped laughing. "It's just a little. odd to hear you speak about well... a man."
Ryuu smirked and noticed Jin standing by a tree in the corner of her eye. Her smile grew. Why not give her old friends a little... show.
"Guys. you know who Jin is?"
"Kidding me? Everyone knows Kazama. The girls are crazy for him." Chris stated.
"Well then. watch this." She said with a cunningly smile upon her lips.
'What now?' Were the both boys' thoughts. Ryuu rose from the grass and headed towards Jin at his place beneath the tree. The shadow it offered gave perfect light for reading a book. And that's what he was doing. Ryuu walked around the tree. The biggest problem for her was the he was about 10 centimeters taller than her. It could be harder to get direct eye contact then. She breathed slowly on the other side of the tree. Smiled for herself. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to feel before she acted. There was always a kind of energy that she felt flowing from Jin, what she didn't know was that is was the energy of the devil tribe. One of the tribes she was born to hate.
Ryuu welcomed it, the demon inside her. But it is wrong to speak about the demon inside of her. For she is the demon. In Jin's situation he is only a vehicle, devil is the true demon. Jin is only a "mere" human. Ryuu -is- a demon. A full blood. And she knew of it. And she was proud of it. Not that she really cared about it. Not yet anyway. The gods knew what was to become of her, but that lays in the far future.
She turned around, still she was unnoticed. She took two gentle steps forward, crossed her arms and leaned against the tree.
"Are you always this boring. Jin?" Her voice sounded gentle, yet mocking and luring.
Jin was at first surprised of the voice. Then even more surprised when he recognized it as Ryuu's. He glanced at her before he again looked down his book, slowly shut it, and then turned towards Ryuu. His own voice was as calm as hers was.
"Ryuu. Guess me saying anything about knowledge gives power won't change your mind?"
Chris and Tev's jaws hung free in the air. While Ryuu only smiled and slowly shook her head.
"Nope. Guess not." She took a step forward and started to fiddle a little with his shirt. "Say. what happened yesterday when I left the area?" She asked tilting her head so the vague locks framed her face and gave her an innocent look.
Jin, however, did not buy this trick of hers.
"Ah. so that's what this is all about. You want to know what happened to your toyboy?" He said quite bold.
"Ah!" She said banging her hands towards her heart. "You hurt me." Her voice was overdone and dramatic. And then she relaxed and rested her hands on Jin's shoulders correcting him. "You are wrong my friend. Talon is older than I am. That makes him my gameboy." She said, smiling, teasing. Knowing their hate towards each other.
Jin rolled his eyes and was about to pull away from her when she just let her arms crawl up around his neck. Her boots made her a little taller so she didn't need to stand on her toes at least. About this time they had got several of eyes on them.
"Going somewhere, Jin?" She asked in a soft, dark almost whispering voice. She was very peculiar to mention his name.
"Let go of me Ryuu." He demanded her.
But did Ryuu obey? Ha. like she ever would.
"Why would I do that?" Again she tilted her head, but only little. She didn't want any hair to disturb the eye contact they had. She held it sharp.
"People are starring Ryuu. Let go."
But did he really want her to let go? No. and Ryuu knew it. That hidden force within Jin wanted to come out, that demon felt the presence of another and that drove Jin close to her. Both of them urged for each other. Only Ryuu had more experience and was able to control herself. well. almost all the time. Her head twisted lightly to see all the angry looks she received from girls, and some boys. She smiled at the fact. Oh how she loved to make enemies. She turned her head towards him again.
"Oh my, have you charmed the whole school here Jin? Poor little girls." She said leaning her head against his chest, hearing his heart beating, and just for a moment skip a beat. "For you will never find any of them worthy. Will you Jin?" She asked, closing her eyes waiting for his own actions.
"Ryuu." his voice was dry and he moistened his lips and swallowed. Trying to fight this feeling of desire within him. But he could not. His hands rose and gently he raised her head so she faced him. He held her jaw between his index finger and thumb, smiled vaguely, and slowly reached down for her lips to meet with his.
It was a gentle kiss, innocent. Their lips only bruised before the school bell announced the beginning of the next lesson. Ryuu wanted to groan loudly at this. She had Jin just where she wanted him. And now she could feel his hands slipping from her face, his head pulling away. She opened her eyes. Looked closely at him before she let him got. She watched him walk away and soon she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"What da hell was -that-?" Chris asked her as she turned around.
"As you said. That was Kazama." She said and put a smile on her face. To end all discussions she quickly moved on to the next subject. "So... we had a medium to visit right? Come on. let's move."
A/N: I thought I would take my time to thank my wonderful reviewers after the fic. So Iäll just start with that now, And I'll begin with the ones who reviewed my last chap
Shuki: I though it would bring In a little new of element to put in a songfic in the story. Glad you liked it ^_^ The other song, that you didn't name, is Lovefool by Cardigans. The two songs actually come direct after each other on the CD "Best of 1997" (witch I have in my possession for some reason.) So that's were I got the idea from ^_^
Lacrease: You really like this? Yeah I know, You liked this story even before I re-wrote it ^_^ Hey my friend also thinks That Ryuu should hook up with Jin instead (I bet It's just because she wants Hwoarang for herself!!) Sorry I didn't update on a while, I'm in the middle of a holyday right now. I'll do my best to update the next chapter faster!
PLZ keep telling me about what you think of the fic!!
Still don't own Tekken *cross fingers* Promise!
Chapter 16 Announce the Iron Fist Tournament 3!
As the helicopter was up in the air Jin aimed his head down. Damn. He didn't get to finish the fight against the Korean this time either. The worst thing was that his opponent actually had had the upper hand on him throughout the fight. And just when he was about to make comeback the Tekkenshu arrived. He saw as they, with great trouble, forced in the redhead in a police car.
At least -they- would be glad to finally have caught the great street thug leader. His eyes moved further up and spotted a house with a single window glowing. He recognized it, and knew who lived there. A relieved sigh escaped his lungs. She was safe at least.
But what the hell was happening inside him? He had hated before. but never had it sent his blood coursing through his veins like it did for some minutes ago. The power it gave him. He looked down at his open palm. Something was going on. Something wrong.
When they landed he glanced over at Sora who was lead inside the building with one man on each side. He wiped his nose and saw the blood on his hand. Damn, that thing was till running? He had to get it fixed. And Jin moved inside the Mishima mansion.
* * * Sora was lead into a dark room. Looking like an interrogation room for criminals. She sat down on the cold chair in front of the only table in the sterile room.
"Master Mishima will be here soon Miss Sora." He said and waited for her nodding as confirmation that she had heard. Then he disappeared out of the room.
Sora sighed. If she only could have a glass of water at least, she was mighty tiered at this point. Left with nothing else to do she dragged up the sleeve of her T-shirt and looked at the damage that had been done to her. She frowned. That damn girl. she didn't even recognize her way of fighting. The only thing she could think of was some old kind of self- defense. She wasn't able to name it though.
After a while she leaned back at the poorly made chair, not comfortable at all. She forced her hair back and it flowed down behind her. Admitting a gentle glow as the lamp, that suddenly shone in the ceiling, struck it. Heihachi stepped in.
"Well. let's see then" His old voice sounded, he put his hands down at the table and he met her young ice-cold eyes. "What happened?"
"Well." She sighed, just as well get this over with so she could get some sleep later. "Not much. It's quite simple. they defeated me. And kidnapped me."
"Why?" His voice demanded.
"I don't know. Just suddenly he dragged me away to where you found me and-"
"Hold it" he said cold as he spotted her arm.
"What?" She asked with a puzzled tone.
"What happened to your arm?"
"Oh that" She said and pulled down the sleeve. "I was marked by the one who defeated me." She said quite unwillingly.
"And this woman's name." He smiled a luring, yet pleased, smile. "Was. Ryuu?"
Sora nodded vaguely. What was this? That woman was known through the whole damn country?
"Enter!" He said loudly and a man quickly entered the room. "There is no better time than now. Everything is at place. Shout. and let it ring throughout the world. May the Iron fist tournament three begin!"
"Yes Sir!" He said sharp and disappeared out the door again.
Sora's eyes narrowed, so the third tournament was to take its place. Interesting.
"Now young lady." He said and pulled a chair to himself and sat down on it, slowly. He leaned forward and boldly looked upon her. "You are going to tell me, in detail, exactly what happened."
Sora's eyes narrowed. Didn't look like she was going to get her sleep for a while.
* * * The morning broke and when Mrs. Sakamoto came home to find the door open she was very surprised. She opened he door in somewhat fear, and when she peaked in saw, odd enough, that nothing had been touched. Her forehead wrinkled as she put down her purse at the hall table. She moved into the kitchen, everything was quiet. She looked after the note she had written. But... it was on the floor? She hadn't left any windows open so it couldn't have been blown down. Her eyes widened. could it mean?
She turned around and looked up the stairs, on the seventh step she found a woman standing. She followed her body with her eyes until she met her face.
"Mother." She said in a husky voice. Her eyes were so gentle towards her.
"R-Ry-Ryuu? Is that you sweetheart?" She asked, her voice trembling like she had just seen a ghost
Ryuu nodded slowly. A numb feeling spread through her body as her mother ran up to her. Embracing her, welcoming her home. Hearing her explaining between endless sobbing that she believed she was dead, but she kept up hope and wrote the notes just in case. She patted her hair. Hushed her every now and then. Comforting her and telling her that she was here now. That everything would be alright.
But would it be? Ryuu wouldn't stay forever. It'd be a miracle if she stayed even a week. When she had calmed down and they had moved over to the sofa to just talk, she laid her hand on Ryuu's and asked smiling.
"So. what have you been doing all this time?"
"Eh. Nothing you would like to know mother." She answered "Or would understand" She added whispering so quiet that she probably wouldn't hear.
"But here have you been? Here in Tokyo?"
"Well most of the time I've been here. I've been quite close to the house sometimes."
"Why did you come home now?" Her eyes almost tear up again. She was home. Truly she was home again!
"I don't know" She said sincerely. "Something just made me."
"Well... I must thank that something someday. Say..." She breathed slowly "Have you met anyone?"
Ryuu raised an eyebrow, what made her ask that? Well guess it was one of those "mother things" But what would she answer? "Yeah I had a thing going on with the street thug leader." Yeah right. She didn't even know if she loved anyone.
Damn question.
"No, none that I can think of." She said and rose, she looked down at her and smiled. "I thought I was going to see some old friends today. I'll come home later again. Alright?"
The woman nodded lightly and she also rose.
"Of course you will." She had doubts in her voice. And didn't want to let the girl go. But she knew that Ryuu did as she wanted and would probably do it anyway.
"Hey. don't doubt my word mother." She filled in assuring when she heard her doubtful voice. She started to walk towards the door and just as she laid a hand on the doorknob she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. And she turned around to meet her mothers smiling face.
"I believe you"
Ryuu just nodded and headed out.
The woman hugged herself and a tear found its way from her eye.
"What am I ever going to do with you Ryuu.?" She slowly shook her head. "You're going to get yourself killed one beautiful day."
* * * Again the black limousine was taking Sora and Jin to school. Sora's head bounced lightly at the car window.
"Hey" Jin said loud enough for her to react.
Her eyes went wide open she shook her head hard and then met his eyes.
"What?" she asked.
"You didn't get any sleep last night?"
"Well. when your thoughtful grandfather had kept me awake the whole night there was only a half an hour left until he was about to force me to school. So it was to choose a shower or sleep. Guess my pick."
"Shower?"
"Mmmhm" She said nodding.
As the driver stopped quite harshly. And Sora, who wasn't ready for that at all, flew forward. Right in to Jin's arms. And if she hadn't managed to take resist against the seat, and Jin grabbing her waist, an even more embarrassing action would take place. About one inch from his face she opened her eyes and she smiled.
"Oops" Was all she said and slowly pulled away from him.
Jin let go of her waist and when she disappeared out of the car he let go of the air he had held captured within his lungs. He shook his head, he was too light headed today, that's what he told himself. And got out the car. Watching her disappear and the turned to walk in a different direction.
Sora however wasn't bothered at all it seemed. Her head glanced to her right where she saw some members of Hwoarang's gang giving her angry looks. Certainly they were blaming her for what happened. She shrugged but still wondered herself. What had happen?
* * * Later that day in a corner of the school yard where neither Jin nor Sora cast their eye sight two boys were talking.
"No way dude. I'm never going to that class today. Those kind of psychos psyche -me- out."
"Yooo, come on man. It'll be fun y'know... "
"Nope. not now not ever I'm telling you-"
"Hey wait a flaming second." He interrupted his friend.
"What?"
"Now. You won't believe me-"
"Then shut up."
"Hear me out here man." he said after rolling his eyes. "Now tell me if I'm wrong. But isn't that our own little fighting machine from the good ol' days?"
The other boy raised his eyebrow in surprise.
"You do know what that would mean right?" the other man nodded. "And you're telling me that she is here?" Again the other man nodded. "She's right behind me ready to strangle me, isn't she.?" it took some while but then the man nodded again.
And true. soon he felt an arm around his throat and he was pressed towards another human.
"Hello Tev, how's it hanging?"
"From your arm Ryuu, dammit, let me go!" His voice was already husky.
But she released him and crossed her arms. The other boy just chuckled at the action.
"How many times have I told you. Always keep vision on your back stupid." Ryuu said mocking the boy she had called Tev.
"Ryuu. haven't seen you for uhm.. Years? Yeah whatever. Come here!" The other boy said and hugged her banging her back brotherly.
"Yeah Chris. time past."
"What have you been up to?" Tev asked after getting himself together again. And Chris letting her go from the 'bear hug'.
"Aaah A popular question indeed" she said sitting down by a tree, she waited until the other two had done the same. "Nothing has changed I would say. Living my old life... just new people."
Tev arched an eyebrow.
"So you are still with a gang?" She nodded vaguely. "And you've gotten involved with the leader of the gang to I suppose?"
And a smirk grew on her face.
"You two just know me too good don't you." She commented and lay down in the grass. Feeling good in a company that didn't judge her in the same way as others did. Childhood friends were always the best weren't they?
"What the hell are you doing here?" Tev asked quite boldly. Well he wanted to know.
Ryuu let her head roll over towards him.
"Good question. And I can't answer it either. So let's just move on here. Having any "fun" subjects in school today?"
"Yeah! There's a medium in school today"
"Ah just stop it knucklehead." Tev said rolling his eyes again.
Ryuu smiled and looked over at Chris. A little curious.
"And what does this 'medium' claims it can tell?"
"Well she says she can feel if you carry any evil within you. And in some occasions she can tell the future to."
"Say" Ryuu smiled one of her most mysterious smiles "when does this lesson take place?"
"Soon. about -"
"Hrm" someone suddenly announced her presence by clearing her throat.
Ryuu looked up and saw someone she'd rather not see.
"Why. Hello Lucille"
While the boys' jaws hung open in the air, Ryuu's sight upon her was pretty disgust. You could think that they couldn't make smaller pieces of cloth in the world, yet she didn't really actually show anything.
"Hello. Crim" You could hear her voice dripping with hate "Now..." she said inhaling quite fast "Tell me one thing. What the hell have you done to my man?" She tilted her head slightly while she looked down at her. Her well styled black hair curled by her shoulders.
Ryuu put her hands behind her head and lay still on the ground.
"-Your- man?" She questioned.
"You know who I mean."
"What about him?" Her voice now was completely cold.
"You don't know?" She asked and when no answer came she continued "The cops got him last night. now he's down at the station. the fucking officers wont let me in. They say that he acts like a damn animal."
Ryuu was surprised. Something must have happened if the cops finally had got their hands on Hwoarang. Her eyes widened a bit but soon fell back to normal. She could take advantage of this situation. She sighed slowly and looked sharp at her.
"Alright. I'll get him out. On one condition." She added before Lucille acted.
"Condition?"
"You find out the real, and I'm meaning -the- real, story about where the hell Zack and Tai was last night. Then. Give me ten minutes alone with Tai. Whatever happens to him you won't care. If he dies you just shrug and say "Well he deserved it" If he's untouched you simply don't care."
"And what do -I- get out of this?" She asked after thinking a few seconds.
"Simple. I'll just tell Talon that he owes you for this one."
Ryuu talked slow and noticed a smile grow on Lucille's lips. She breathed slowly; knowing that Hwoarang would never believe her anyway.
"Very well... that's a deal I can handle." Lucille said short and straightened her back. She whirled around and started to walk away and called over her shoulder. "Remember. we're still rivals."
Ryuu rolled her eyes.
"Yeah whatever." She whispered.
The two guys, Tev and Chris, seems quite fascinated by the woman
"Who da hell was that?" Chris asked after a few moments.
"Lucille" Ryuu answered motionless. She didn't -like- the woman. But she had no reason to hate her either. It was simple really. she didn't care as long as she didn't get in her way.
"You mean -the- Lucille?"
"Mmhm" Ryuu nodded.
"Geez. You sure have some enemies."
"She's not my enemy. She's just pissed at me for "taking" her man."
The both boys laughed good at her comment, she looked at them and arched an eyebrow.
"What?"
"It's just." Tev cleared his throat after he stopped laughing. "It's just a little. odd to hear you speak about well... a man."
Ryuu smirked and noticed Jin standing by a tree in the corner of her eye. Her smile grew. Why not give her old friends a little... show.
"Guys. you know who Jin is?"
"Kidding me? Everyone knows Kazama. The girls are crazy for him." Chris stated.
"Well then. watch this." She said with a cunningly smile upon her lips.
'What now?' Were the both boys' thoughts. Ryuu rose from the grass and headed towards Jin at his place beneath the tree. The shadow it offered gave perfect light for reading a book. And that's what he was doing. Ryuu walked around the tree. The biggest problem for her was the he was about 10 centimeters taller than her. It could be harder to get direct eye contact then. She breathed slowly on the other side of the tree. Smiled for herself. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to feel before she acted. There was always a kind of energy that she felt flowing from Jin, what she didn't know was that is was the energy of the devil tribe. One of the tribes she was born to hate.
Ryuu welcomed it, the demon inside her. But it is wrong to speak about the demon inside of her. For she is the demon. In Jin's situation he is only a vehicle, devil is the true demon. Jin is only a "mere" human. Ryuu -is- a demon. A full blood. And she knew of it. And she was proud of it. Not that she really cared about it. Not yet anyway. The gods knew what was to become of her, but that lays in the far future.
She turned around, still she was unnoticed. She took two gentle steps forward, crossed her arms and leaned against the tree.
"Are you always this boring. Jin?" Her voice sounded gentle, yet mocking and luring.
Jin was at first surprised of the voice. Then even more surprised when he recognized it as Ryuu's. He glanced at her before he again looked down his book, slowly shut it, and then turned towards Ryuu. His own voice was as calm as hers was.
"Ryuu. Guess me saying anything about knowledge gives power won't change your mind?"
Chris and Tev's jaws hung free in the air. While Ryuu only smiled and slowly shook her head.
"Nope. Guess not." She took a step forward and started to fiddle a little with his shirt. "Say. what happened yesterday when I left the area?" She asked tilting her head so the vague locks framed her face and gave her an innocent look.
Jin, however, did not buy this trick of hers.
"Ah. so that's what this is all about. You want to know what happened to your toyboy?" He said quite bold.
"Ah!" She said banging her hands towards her heart. "You hurt me." Her voice was overdone and dramatic. And then she relaxed and rested her hands on Jin's shoulders correcting him. "You are wrong my friend. Talon is older than I am. That makes him my gameboy." She said, smiling, teasing. Knowing their hate towards each other.
Jin rolled his eyes and was about to pull away from her when she just let her arms crawl up around his neck. Her boots made her a little taller so she didn't need to stand on her toes at least. About this time they had got several of eyes on them.
"Going somewhere, Jin?" She asked in a soft, dark almost whispering voice. She was very peculiar to mention his name.
"Let go of me Ryuu." He demanded her.
But did Ryuu obey? Ha. like she ever would.
"Why would I do that?" Again she tilted her head, but only little. She didn't want any hair to disturb the eye contact they had. She held it sharp.
"People are starring Ryuu. Let go."
But did he really want her to let go? No. and Ryuu knew it. That hidden force within Jin wanted to come out, that demon felt the presence of another and that drove Jin close to her. Both of them urged for each other. Only Ryuu had more experience and was able to control herself. well. almost all the time. Her head twisted lightly to see all the angry looks she received from girls, and some boys. She smiled at the fact. Oh how she loved to make enemies. She turned her head towards him again.
"Oh my, have you charmed the whole school here Jin? Poor little girls." She said leaning her head against his chest, hearing his heart beating, and just for a moment skip a beat. "For you will never find any of them worthy. Will you Jin?" She asked, closing her eyes waiting for his own actions.
"Ryuu." his voice was dry and he moistened his lips and swallowed. Trying to fight this feeling of desire within him. But he could not. His hands rose and gently he raised her head so she faced him. He held her jaw between his index finger and thumb, smiled vaguely, and slowly reached down for her lips to meet with his.
It was a gentle kiss, innocent. Their lips only bruised before the school bell announced the beginning of the next lesson. Ryuu wanted to groan loudly at this. She had Jin just where she wanted him. And now she could feel his hands slipping from her face, his head pulling away. She opened her eyes. Looked closely at him before she let him got. She watched him walk away and soon she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"What da hell was -that-?" Chris asked her as she turned around.
"As you said. That was Kazama." She said and put a smile on her face. To end all discussions she quickly moved on to the next subject. "So... we had a medium to visit right? Come on. let's move."
A/N: I thought I would take my time to thank my wonderful reviewers after the fic. So Iäll just start with that now, And I'll begin with the ones who reviewed my last chap
Shuki: I though it would bring In a little new of element to put in a songfic in the story. Glad you liked it ^_^ The other song, that you didn't name, is Lovefool by Cardigans. The two songs actually come direct after each other on the CD "Best of 1997" (witch I have in my possession for some reason.) So that's were I got the idea from ^_^
Lacrease: You really like this? Yeah I know, You liked this story even before I re-wrote it ^_^ Hey my friend also thinks That Ryuu should hook up with Jin instead (I bet It's just because she wants Hwoarang for herself!!) Sorry I didn't update on a while, I'm in the middle of a holyday right now. I'll do my best to update the next chapter faster!
PLZ keep telling me about what you think of the fic!!