This is fucking unbelievable… Well… Since I have to write a lot of fights later on in the game I thought I'd borrow the game from my Boyfriend. Since he didn't have Tekken 3 home I borrowed Tekken Tag. Well it's the same anyway… And I borrowed Tekken 4 to. [Don't worry I know Jin changed his fighting style between Iron fist tournament 3 and 4.] So me and my friend, that visited me from a shitload of miles away from my town, we played Tekken 4 the whole afternoon to get all secret characters out.
The next day I, my visiting friend and Ako (another friend) went home to my place after school to play Tekken. So we played the classic way: Team battle 8 characters and press start so we don't see witch one we got to fight with. This is where the unbelievable thing happened. NOT A SINGLE TIME did I get to play with Hwoarang!!! Not a damn single time!!! And Ako just kept getting him over and over again… (Plus I got to fight against him every time in story mode to, and Ako never fought against him) At last she looked over at me and said.
"You should take this as a sign from god or something…"
"What are you implying?" I asked with a doubting look.
"Well duuh… Isn't it obvious? Hwoarang is MINE!" She announced with glowing eyes.
Do I have to tell you about the fight that broke out? -_- The ironic thing here is that I got Jin all the time too…
I have to point out one more thing… From here by with Kiss I mean the whole thing.. Not just a pair of lips meeting. But tongue and all that, Okie?
Gah… Well I don't own Tekken… still… [And if I did I would Immediately terminate characters such as "Panda" "Christie" "Anna" and *shivers* "Gon"]
Chapter 17 A psyched Medium (?), and a straitjacket
Hwoarang sighed heavy as he was lead into the cell again after his interrogation. That they didn't just give up… Like he would spill info on his own gang, yeah right. He sank down on one of the benches and yawned lightly. Jail is no place you find sleep. He noticed one of the younger boys in the cell was staring at him. He fastened his eyes in him but the boy did not look away. This duel of concentration continued for a while until Hwoarang got bored on it.
"You wanna fight or what?" the Korean altered at last.
"Yeah… Why not…" The kid spat out fast, probably his first time in jail. Feeling like he could take on the world.
Hwoarang knew that feeling… a little too well perhaps. Now he's just going to prove the kid how fucking wrong he could be. The rest of the prisoners immediately began to make noise… cheering.
Hwoarang stood in his fighting stance. The poor boy didn't even have a proper stance. What choices... finish him directly… or play with him… Ah well better get it done. He blocked the very (very) rough punch the kid aimed at him and sighed. Hwoarang clenched his fist and gave the kid a simple right, straight in his face.
And he fell.
And the moment the boy touched the ground his mates charged Hwoarang that easily held them at distance. But his time passer soon was over. The guards came and dragged him out of there.
"Aaaw Come on… We were just having some fun…" He claimed smirking.
But of course the boys saw to it that he got all the blame himself. So… Hwoarang not being the chief's favorite… he ended up isolated… Together with a straitjacket…
* * *
Ryuu stopped a few steps from the door. Poor medium… If what she claimed was true… she should suffer as quickly as she entered the room. She read the sign on the class door: "Teaching today: Miss Lynn - A medium who has never been wrong. Let her help you find your soul."
"Coming Ryuu?" Chris popped out his head asking her. "She's already there."
"In a few sec Chris"she answered and he disappeared inside the door again.
She heard the medium beginning to talk. And soon a girl ran up to the classroom. A little winded she asked Ryuu.
"Has Miss Lynn already begun?"
"Yeah" She answered. "I'm going inside myself. .So please… Be my guest." She opened the door before her and walked inside together with her.
Why was she polite? Of course she had a plan for this. If this medium was true, she would not only feel that evil had entered, but from whom. At the very second that the two girls entered the woman who spoke stopped.
Her hair was long, straight and dark. Her eyes were green as in the deepest forest. And now these two eyes searched everyone in the room. Ryuu stood leaning against the wall with crossed arms. And as soon as the two of them made eye contact Miss Lynn started to breathe heavily.
"Get her out of here." She whispered very fast
Yet in Ryuu's mind she could hear her voice sharp. The whole class turned to look at Ryuu. There was no mistake. Miss Lynn and Ryuu's eye contact were very intense. But Ryuu was still as calm as ever.
"Excuse me Miss Lynn… But I do not remember that I have wronged you at any time." She said in a very well spoken manner. "But if it is the Lady's will… I shall leave this room."
And so Ryuu left the room. Smiling to herself. She walked out of the school in a steady pace. She hated corridors this order everywhere. To be trapped within these wall just so an old teacher, who probably hated kids, could force in useless information into your head. Yeah… that sounded really interesting. Or not. She still received looks from girls that could kill. All she did was to smile at them. She sighed when she finally left school ground. She hated the place.
Sora's eyes fell on her as she walked away. That woman was a cursed one, she was sure of it. Without knowing it her hand moved to grab her upper arm. Scarred for life… Thanks to that… Aah, she couldn't find the words for it!
What was it that Hwoarang saw in this imbecile woman? Yeah Hwoarang… What had happen to him after they left? Taken to prison? She didn't know too much about him but she could guess that the police wasn't his best friends. She sighed loudly and her forehead met with the bench. Why the hell was she thinking of a man all of a sudden? And why that rascal? Of course…. He was her only connection to home. But still she didn't like his arrogance, and overflowing self-confidence. But yesterday he had dropped it… Showing how calm and gentle he could be towards someone. She felt how she slowly started to doze off… Sweet sleep…
She felt a tapping on her shoulder and turned her head up.
"Something wrong with you Miss Sora?" A sharp threatfull voice asked.
Sora met a pair of very, very, angry eyes. She tried to smile and look innocent… but her mind wouldn't let her. Not her tired eyes either.
"No Ma'am" She said and straightened her back so she would sit up properly.
"Good… Then you won't mind helping me to correct some test after this lesson." And she moved on in the classroom.
"Aw man…" She moaned banging her head against her desk.
* * *
Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack…
The old man tapped his thump in the same pace as the clock ticked. The time seemed to move extremely slowly in his mind. He closed his eyes and leaned back in the leather-covered armchair. His breathing was calm yet a little wheezing. He opened his eyes when he heard the knocking on the door.
"Yes?" Heihachi demanded while he raised his eyebrow.
A young boy stepped in and bowed, and kept his head down.
"The messengers have now been sent out with the personal invitations Sir."
"Good…" He said smiling to himself. "Go back to your work."
"Yes Sir!" he said clear and backed out the door.
Heihachi leaned forward and grabbed a cigar out of a wooden box. Slowly he lit it up and enjoyed the first inhalation. Dragged the taste in, held it, and exhaled slowly. This time he would manage to do what Kazuya did not. Besides, he had gotten himself a bonus. Not only had the Toshin made clear that he was searching for eternal power. The devil genes within Jin started to react. -And- his own little science object… Ryuu.
He didn't really know much about her. Not as much as there was to know. The sole thing he knew and searched for were her wings. He had heard words spoken about them. Shimmering white, like an angel sent from god himself. Or to quote exactly what the youngster had said:
"Hearken! For I have been saved! I have received blessing from god himself and he sent me the most beautiful angel that stood by his side! Alas! How pure wasn't the light sent from her! Have you ever seen it? Have you ever felt it? The sweet feeling of silk when the feathers touch your skin. The wonderful scent of angel's hair. The strong arms for such a slender and perfect body…"
And so had the man rambled on and on. Claiming he had been rescued by an angel. His description was full of faults… If he hadn't been in shook while he fell off that cliff he would have seen that she wasn't glowing with goodness. Neither had he felt some sweet scent of angel hair. Heihachi heard him when he walked by at the docks. He had stopped before him and demanded that if he were true in what he said, he would be able to point that 'angel' out.
And so the man did. And that caused great misery for the young girl. Heihachi sent out his henchmen for this girl. They found her but they were not the ones who brought her to the Mishima mansion.
The same boy that sooner that day had been banging on the doors of Mishima mansion and claimed to talk to Heihachi did. That's when he brought the two of them in. Keeping them in separate rooms, Ryuu had been captured and taken away down to the cold labs, Jin had proven himself to be Heihachi's flesh and blood.
Witch surprised him. And what he told him made him even more satisfied. He was now sure that the Toshin had been resurrected. He decided to train Jin. But what happened to Ryuu?
So did also Jin ask. What Heihachi told him was a pure lie. He said that she had gone home and simply decided to leave Jin behind and not to care what happened to him.
But the truth was different. You see, as you might know, to have wings is an exclusive rarity. And Heihachi wanted to know how and why she had these wings.
But enough about that. He had just announced the Iron fist tournament three, Meaning that if he'd loose he would loose the whole Mishima company. But that was not his concern. He didn't do this to gamble, he didn't do this to have fun, he did this for a chance to control the world. And besides, he was certain of his victory.
* * *
Ryuu slammed the door behind her. She looked around and frowned.
"Mother?" She called and waited for the answer
"Right in here darling… come quick, you have to see this."
She said and turned up the sound on the TV witch said:
"…the famous street thug leader Hwoarang. It happened yesterday around midnight and we got the opportunity to interview someone who was actually there."
Ryuu watched as the picture changed from a news reporter to a normal man on the streets. She very well recognized him. One of Lucielle's men.
"What was it that you saw yesterday?"
"Well there were two men that were fighting, one of them was Hwoarang and the other one of them was said to be Jin Kazama. I didn't really get a good view."
"What happened next?"
"Well two helicopters landed and there were troops from the Mishima Company I think. They overpowered the Korean and handed him over to the cops."
And the picture zoomed in the reporter.
"And that's all from the street."
Then Mrs. Sakamoto turned down the sound again. She looked up at Ryuu from the sofa.
"Isn't it good to know that they finally captured that man?"
Ryuu smiled weakly then asked her mother with a honey smooth voice.
"Mother… could you please do me a favor?"
"Anything for you my child." She said grabbing her hand gently.
"Could you give me a ride down to the police station? I need to get a friend out of there…"
She seemed a bit surprised and didn't really know what to answer. But When Ryuu pleaded "Please" She just smiled and nodded.
"Of course sweetheart."
"Great… Just let me get changed first."
She disappeared up at her room and sighed loudly when she opened her closet. She hadn't had a proper closet to choose clothes from. She grabbed a couple of slacks, black as always, and threw them on the bed. She took out a tank top and a shirt and threw them to over at the bed. The doors closed and she undressed herself.
Hwoarang's worn out jeans, a jacket in waist size and last a black T-shirt. She walked over to the bed and placed her hands at her waist. She looked down at the clothes and smiled.
"Let's get changed then." She altered and dressed rather quickly. She took a good stretch in her clothes and stood before the mirror. "This is too fucking good." She said and smiled.
"Honey?" Her mother called from down the stairs.
She walked down. Slowly, enjoyed every moment. She could feel the hair tickle her neck as it swung from the ponytail. She stopped three steps before she reached the flood and raised her head and opened her eyes. She met her mothers brown eyes and smiled vaguely.
"Oh Ryuu!"
Ryuu walked down the three last steps and her mother hugged her so tightly, like someone was going to take her daughter away from her.
"Hey, mother… Take it easy… I'm still home."
They both nodded to each other and walked out to the car
* * *
Jin walked out of the school and scanned the yard closely. There, he found what he wanted and started walking towards it immediately
Chris tapped Tev on his shoulder.
"What now?"
"People like visiting us today."
Tev turned around and met Jin's eyes. He didn't look too happy, well he didn't exactly look mad either. He recoiled a little but then smiled. Just when he was about to open his mouth Jin talked.
"Look… I'm not here to small talk or anything. I just want to know where the hell Ryuu went."
"Hey guy… I dunno what Ryuu have in common with you or anything… But she's one of us… And we don't tell on our own people…"
"How the hell can she be one of you when she has spent years together with a fucking moron like Hwoarang?"
"Hey! Talking shit about which she chooses to hang with is to talk shit about Ryuu… And that-"
"Cut it" Jin broke in on his sentence. "What's the big deal? Ryuu and I go way back…. Guys…" His tone got far more friendlier "I just want to talk to her."
The both boys exchanged looks under silence Tev sighed put up his hands in an action that said. 'What the hell do I know' When he turned to sit at a bench by the tree. Chris turned to Jin.
"Alright… This is the case. That hot chick Lucielle walks up to Ryuu y'know… And then she kinda basically tells her to get a man out of prison. That's all I know."
"Thank you." Jin said and followed the road with his eyes. Looks like he had a bit of walking to do. He nodded towards Chris in a gesture of thank and started to head away from the school.
Why did he do this? Wasn't it just stupid seeking her out? But he had to find out. What was it about her that brought out this feeling inside him? A feeling of not being alone in his own body. It made him wonder about himself. About his father. He just knew it had to have to do with his father. Why? No can tell, it was just a feeling.
Sora frowned. Where the hell was he going? She sighed and looked around her. She hated school. Every last bit of it. The cold walls that kept you from freedom, the nagging teachers trying to get you to understand something that just never will need to know in life. But this was even worst. Being alone on the breaks. Since Julia found out that she happened to live in the same house as Jin and fought for Mishima she got quite pissed and yelled her out. Talking about evil and stuff. She shrugged. She didn't have anything to do anyway so she got up and started to follow him.
* * *
"Just stay here mother, it'll take some time. But don't worry okay?"
Mrs. Sakamoto nodded and smiled nervously as Ryuu assured her that nothing would happen. She closed the door to the car and soon she was inside the station. A lot of action going on. The cops was coming and going. Sometimes they brought in a new kid to lock up. She walked up to the desk. Smiled very, very vague.
"Hello there…" She started calmly a got a greeting smile from the cop behind the desk. "I'm here to see someone."
"A prisoner?" She nodded and he disappeared down the desk and came up again. "Here fill in this form first."
She took the paper and filled it in quick and wasn't too peculiar with details and she pushed the paper over. The officer took it and scanned it quickly. She raised an eyebrow.
"You're here to see Hwoarang?" She nodded lightly and the man looked down the paper again. "Well… Normally we wouldn't allow it. But he is invited to the Iron Fist Tournament, and we were told to release him if your name came up as one of his visitors."
Her eyes widened when he spoke about the tournament. It had been announced? And Hwoarang was personally invited? But she was even more surprised of what he told her after that.
"My name? Who told you that?"
"The Tekkenshu that left him here Miss. Oh and they told me to give you this."
He reached for two envelopes under the disk and handed them over to her. The text on one was saying "Miss Sakamoto" was the sole thing that was written on it. And "Mr. Hwoarang on the other. She put them in her back pocket and looked up at the officer. Smiling.
"Can you just bring him in to the visiting room and not tell him that he's getting out? He can be a real bitch at times and I'd love to teach him a lesson…"
"Of course." The cop said smiling. "Hey Steve take the redhead into the visiting room will ya?"
"Right on it"
"Well then Miss Sakamoto right this way."
* * *
The door slid open before Hwoarang and he met the neutral eyes of a guard. Suddenly he smiled and took a few steps inside.
"Get up." He ordered.
"Why?" He asked slowly raising an eyebrow.
"You have a visitor." He stated and looked down at him.
Hwoarang got up and looked at him with mistrust in his eye.
* * *
She stood still looking inside the mirror window. She was told that she could see him, the sole thing he saw was a big mirror. Her smile grew as she saw the straitjacket on him when he was lead into the room. Maybe she should get one of those… (^_^*) He was seated by a chair and wasn't allowed to rise until the two officers had gone out from the room.
She watched as he rose and walked towards the mirror. Oddly enough it was as if he stared straight into her eyes. She just continued smiling when she finally told them to let her in. The door before her opened and Hwoarang aimed his attention to the door. When he saw who it was who stepped in he relaxed at first. The door closed behind her and she rolled her head towards him.
"Nice clothing Talon…"
His eyes searched her body and he smiled to himself.
"Come on get me out of here now."
He watched her as she started to walk up to him. And when she stopped his toes almost touched hers. She smiled and looked up at him as he looked down at her. The tips of his red hair tickled her face and those brown eyes of his were almost challenging her in some way.
"Maybe I'll just ask for a leach to go with you." She said calmly.
"Aah… You're hurting me." He said with a smile.
"Don't worry… you'll get over it…" She lowered her head and watched her hands as she started to loosen some of the straps on the jacket. Very slowly.
"You enjoy this don't you?" He asked catching her eye in his once more.
"Oh…" She said and ceased unleashing the straps. She grabbed the jacket and pulled him close to her. "You have no idea."
And with help of her toes she reached up for his lips and hungrily made them hers. She didn't let go of the jacket and kept his body close to hers. It didn't make any sense now did it? Jin, Hwoarang… Witch one did she really like? Probably no one of them really. After a while she pushed him away again and looked at him with a special glimpse of… ignition in them. And as if nothing happened she continued to undo the straps.
He followed her hands for a while as he inhaled her scent. He hadn't seen her like this before. She actually looked more like a woman then he had ever seen her before. First time he'd seen her she was dressed in some hospital clothes or something. Well… that and she wore a whole lot of blood to. That's when he had taken her to the hospital. Why he had waited in her room until she woke up, he didn't really know. Or why he took her there in the first place. But she was slippery even back then. Just as soon as she had waked up she was on the run. Not a sound did he get out of her, he never even got the chance to try and catch her. And the single glimpse he had got from her eyes was a quite angry one.
"What are you doing?" She asked when she looked up at him again and stopped unleashing the straps.
Hwoarang opened his eyes and looked down at her with a slight smirk.
"Just thinking…" He said kind of half way into a dream. "So… How free am I?"
She laughed a laugh that almost seemed to be stuck in her throat.
"You're free to go. But you owe me one… Big time." Her voice was extremely and very teasing.
"What?" He arched an eyebrow. "Free to go? What the hell did you do to those poor guys?"
"Privileges." She said short and went on with the straps. She loosened the last one and looked at him. It almost seemed as if she was thinking. "Well… I wonder if it's worth to let you go…"
"Please?" He leaned closer to her. "Pretty please?"
And just as when he was about to meat her lips once more she pulled away.
"Since you're asking me so nicely… Turn around." She ordered.
So he did and at last she loosened the last of straps and knots. He pulled the jacket of with a relieved sigh. Ryuu pulled up the two letters and separated them. Tossing one over to Hwoarang and hiding her own in the back pocket again.
"You got mail."
"What is it?" He asked while he caught it and looked down on it.
"The cops gave it to me." She said folding her arms and leaned against a table. "Guess you won't know who it's from unless you open it…"
He opened it at last and scanned it. And a smile grew on his face. He read it out aloud.
"Announcement: The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 3
As well as anyone around the world might reach up to the title, So may you.
The difference is you have received this letter personally. The place and of price the contest will be…
Yadda yadda yadda… Here's the interesting part….
You who have received this invitation are free to stay at Mishima Hotel, which is located close to the area of competition. Of course you will not be charged during your stay.
Oh wait.. -this- is the best part.
'Yours truly, Heihachi Mishima.'"
"Yours truly?" Ryuu shook her head. "Heihachi never does anything unless he gets something from it himself."
"You mean the outcome of the tournament is already set?"
She shrugged.
"What do I know…? Are we going to get out of here or what?"
"Lead the way…" He said smiling.
She couldn't help smiling back at him. She walked pasted him and knocked the door so they opened it.
"Everything alright Miss Sakamoto?"
"Yes, we're leaving."
"Of course Miss Sakamoto and Mr. Hwoarang." He bowed to them and led them out of the room.
"Miss Sakamoto?" He asked grinning at her.
"Shut up…" She exhorted and kept her eyes straight. Last names… Whatever did you have them for?
The officer left them by the hall. They had to walk past every cell to get down to the end. Hwoarang started walking and put his arm around Ryuu's shoulders. She didn't seem to mind, she didn't seem to care either. But she reacted when she felt him stop and his arm disappeared. She turned around to look at him.
"Wait for me outside will you, Masahiro have something to say."
"Hi Crim" The man inside a cell greeted her.
"Sure… Hi Masahiro. Got caught?" She greeted him with a vague nod.
"Yeah silly as hell isn't it?"
"Se ya around… If you get lucky." She smiled, turned and kept walking outside.
The Korean leaned against the cell.
"Now you have to trust me on this one. It's about Crim."
"Crim?" He said and frowned. "What did she do this time?" He sighed as his eyes followed her walking outside.
"She kissed Jin." He said fast and cold.
"What?" he asked quite loud.
"I saw it man… Right out on the schoolyard."
"Wait, wait, wait… We are talking about the same Jin here right? Mr. Rich boy?"
The man in the cell nodded slowly. Hwoarang's head dropped and he rubbed his temples with his fingers and then looked up again.
"Alright… This time she's dead." He said starting to head out.
Ryuu leaned against wall and pulled up the letter. She opened it and pulled out the white paper and read:
"Announcement: The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 3
As well as anyone around the world might reach up to the title, so may you.
Together with this competition personal invitations are usually sent out.
Certainty we have heard of both your strength and success in combat.
Yet it has only been proven on the street. With this letter I, Heihachi, invites you to a session.
There a carefully chosen fighter will test you.
If you win this fight you will also be personally invited to the tournament.
I will expect you tonight at nine hundred hours at the Mishima dojo.
Yours Truly, Heihachi Mishima."
Ryuu stared down at it for a while and then shook her head. She folded it and crammed it back in her pocket. She folded her arms again. Should she go or not? As she had said before, Heihachi didn't do anything if -he- didn't get anything out of it.
"Ryuu."
She heard her name quite hastily and soon Hwoarang had dragged her about two meters from the station and held her by her arm. Not in too good of a mood he looked down at her.
"What's this I hear about kissing… Jin?" His grip around her wrist tightened when she didn't answer.
Not even her looks changed. Her eyes were calm and her lips still didn't move. Just when she was about to speak she heard another voice from behind her.
"Let her go Hwoarang."
Ryuu turned her head around and Hwoarang raised his eyes. Both of them spotted no one less, than Jin.
A/N: Oh geez… They're never gona stop fighting.. I tell you…
So what di dya think? I'm trying to make Ryuu's mother like Buffy's mother in The vampire slayer. She seems so nice and tender. ^_^ And that's exactly what Ryuu would need from a parent…
For those who reviewed me last chapter:
Lacrease: Hehe I loved writing that end ^_~ So I got pretty proud of it :b Glad you liked it!
Fireswan: Thanks!
Kazzy: Yeah I guess it comes down to that.. that opposite draws to each other at times. Like Jin And Ryuu While Hw and Sora who are pretty alike also attracts each other… Ohboy…I'm the last one that should try to explain love -_- It gets all messed up :P
Shuki: You noticed that to? ^_^
All of you: Thanks for your reviews!!
The next day I, my visiting friend and Ako (another friend) went home to my place after school to play Tekken. So we played the classic way: Team battle 8 characters and press start so we don't see witch one we got to fight with. This is where the unbelievable thing happened. NOT A SINGLE TIME did I get to play with Hwoarang!!! Not a damn single time!!! And Ako just kept getting him over and over again… (Plus I got to fight against him every time in story mode to, and Ako never fought against him) At last she looked over at me and said.
"You should take this as a sign from god or something…"
"What are you implying?" I asked with a doubting look.
"Well duuh… Isn't it obvious? Hwoarang is MINE!" She announced with glowing eyes.
Do I have to tell you about the fight that broke out? -_- The ironic thing here is that I got Jin all the time too…
I have to point out one more thing… From here by with Kiss I mean the whole thing.. Not just a pair of lips meeting. But tongue and all that, Okie?
Gah… Well I don't own Tekken… still… [And if I did I would Immediately terminate characters such as "Panda" "Christie" "Anna" and *shivers* "Gon"]
Chapter 17 A psyched Medium (?), and a straitjacket
Hwoarang sighed heavy as he was lead into the cell again after his interrogation. That they didn't just give up… Like he would spill info on his own gang, yeah right. He sank down on one of the benches and yawned lightly. Jail is no place you find sleep. He noticed one of the younger boys in the cell was staring at him. He fastened his eyes in him but the boy did not look away. This duel of concentration continued for a while until Hwoarang got bored on it.
"You wanna fight or what?" the Korean altered at last.
"Yeah… Why not…" The kid spat out fast, probably his first time in jail. Feeling like he could take on the world.
Hwoarang knew that feeling… a little too well perhaps. Now he's just going to prove the kid how fucking wrong he could be. The rest of the prisoners immediately began to make noise… cheering.
Hwoarang stood in his fighting stance. The poor boy didn't even have a proper stance. What choices... finish him directly… or play with him… Ah well better get it done. He blocked the very (very) rough punch the kid aimed at him and sighed. Hwoarang clenched his fist and gave the kid a simple right, straight in his face.
And he fell.
And the moment the boy touched the ground his mates charged Hwoarang that easily held them at distance. But his time passer soon was over. The guards came and dragged him out of there.
"Aaaw Come on… We were just having some fun…" He claimed smirking.
But of course the boys saw to it that he got all the blame himself. So… Hwoarang not being the chief's favorite… he ended up isolated… Together with a straitjacket…
* * *
Ryuu stopped a few steps from the door. Poor medium… If what she claimed was true… she should suffer as quickly as she entered the room. She read the sign on the class door: "Teaching today: Miss Lynn - A medium who has never been wrong. Let her help you find your soul."
"Coming Ryuu?" Chris popped out his head asking her. "She's already there."
"In a few sec Chris"she answered and he disappeared inside the door again.
She heard the medium beginning to talk. And soon a girl ran up to the classroom. A little winded she asked Ryuu.
"Has Miss Lynn already begun?"
"Yeah" She answered. "I'm going inside myself. .So please… Be my guest." She opened the door before her and walked inside together with her.
Why was she polite? Of course she had a plan for this. If this medium was true, she would not only feel that evil had entered, but from whom. At the very second that the two girls entered the woman who spoke stopped.
Her hair was long, straight and dark. Her eyes were green as in the deepest forest. And now these two eyes searched everyone in the room. Ryuu stood leaning against the wall with crossed arms. And as soon as the two of them made eye contact Miss Lynn started to breathe heavily.
"Get her out of here." She whispered very fast
Yet in Ryuu's mind she could hear her voice sharp. The whole class turned to look at Ryuu. There was no mistake. Miss Lynn and Ryuu's eye contact were very intense. But Ryuu was still as calm as ever.
"Excuse me Miss Lynn… But I do not remember that I have wronged you at any time." She said in a very well spoken manner. "But if it is the Lady's will… I shall leave this room."
And so Ryuu left the room. Smiling to herself. She walked out of the school in a steady pace. She hated corridors this order everywhere. To be trapped within these wall just so an old teacher, who probably hated kids, could force in useless information into your head. Yeah… that sounded really interesting. Or not. She still received looks from girls that could kill. All she did was to smile at them. She sighed when she finally left school ground. She hated the place.
Sora's eyes fell on her as she walked away. That woman was a cursed one, she was sure of it. Without knowing it her hand moved to grab her upper arm. Scarred for life… Thanks to that… Aah, she couldn't find the words for it!
What was it that Hwoarang saw in this imbecile woman? Yeah Hwoarang… What had happen to him after they left? Taken to prison? She didn't know too much about him but she could guess that the police wasn't his best friends. She sighed loudly and her forehead met with the bench. Why the hell was she thinking of a man all of a sudden? And why that rascal? Of course…. He was her only connection to home. But still she didn't like his arrogance, and overflowing self-confidence. But yesterday he had dropped it… Showing how calm and gentle he could be towards someone. She felt how she slowly started to doze off… Sweet sleep…
She felt a tapping on her shoulder and turned her head up.
"Something wrong with you Miss Sora?" A sharp threatfull voice asked.
Sora met a pair of very, very, angry eyes. She tried to smile and look innocent… but her mind wouldn't let her. Not her tired eyes either.
"No Ma'am" She said and straightened her back so she would sit up properly.
"Good… Then you won't mind helping me to correct some test after this lesson." And she moved on in the classroom.
"Aw man…" She moaned banging her head against her desk.
* * *
Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack… Tick… Tack…
The old man tapped his thump in the same pace as the clock ticked. The time seemed to move extremely slowly in his mind. He closed his eyes and leaned back in the leather-covered armchair. His breathing was calm yet a little wheezing. He opened his eyes when he heard the knocking on the door.
"Yes?" Heihachi demanded while he raised his eyebrow.
A young boy stepped in and bowed, and kept his head down.
"The messengers have now been sent out with the personal invitations Sir."
"Good…" He said smiling to himself. "Go back to your work."
"Yes Sir!" he said clear and backed out the door.
Heihachi leaned forward and grabbed a cigar out of a wooden box. Slowly he lit it up and enjoyed the first inhalation. Dragged the taste in, held it, and exhaled slowly. This time he would manage to do what Kazuya did not. Besides, he had gotten himself a bonus. Not only had the Toshin made clear that he was searching for eternal power. The devil genes within Jin started to react. -And- his own little science object… Ryuu.
He didn't really know much about her. Not as much as there was to know. The sole thing he knew and searched for were her wings. He had heard words spoken about them. Shimmering white, like an angel sent from god himself. Or to quote exactly what the youngster had said:
"Hearken! For I have been saved! I have received blessing from god himself and he sent me the most beautiful angel that stood by his side! Alas! How pure wasn't the light sent from her! Have you ever seen it? Have you ever felt it? The sweet feeling of silk when the feathers touch your skin. The wonderful scent of angel's hair. The strong arms for such a slender and perfect body…"
And so had the man rambled on and on. Claiming he had been rescued by an angel. His description was full of faults… If he hadn't been in shook while he fell off that cliff he would have seen that she wasn't glowing with goodness. Neither had he felt some sweet scent of angel hair. Heihachi heard him when he walked by at the docks. He had stopped before him and demanded that if he were true in what he said, he would be able to point that 'angel' out.
And so the man did. And that caused great misery for the young girl. Heihachi sent out his henchmen for this girl. They found her but they were not the ones who brought her to the Mishima mansion.
The same boy that sooner that day had been banging on the doors of Mishima mansion and claimed to talk to Heihachi did. That's when he brought the two of them in. Keeping them in separate rooms, Ryuu had been captured and taken away down to the cold labs, Jin had proven himself to be Heihachi's flesh and blood.
Witch surprised him. And what he told him made him even more satisfied. He was now sure that the Toshin had been resurrected. He decided to train Jin. But what happened to Ryuu?
So did also Jin ask. What Heihachi told him was a pure lie. He said that she had gone home and simply decided to leave Jin behind and not to care what happened to him.
But the truth was different. You see, as you might know, to have wings is an exclusive rarity. And Heihachi wanted to know how and why she had these wings.
But enough about that. He had just announced the Iron fist tournament three, Meaning that if he'd loose he would loose the whole Mishima company. But that was not his concern. He didn't do this to gamble, he didn't do this to have fun, he did this for a chance to control the world. And besides, he was certain of his victory.
* * *
Ryuu slammed the door behind her. She looked around and frowned.
"Mother?" She called and waited for the answer
"Right in here darling… come quick, you have to see this."
She said and turned up the sound on the TV witch said:
"…the famous street thug leader Hwoarang. It happened yesterday around midnight and we got the opportunity to interview someone who was actually there."
Ryuu watched as the picture changed from a news reporter to a normal man on the streets. She very well recognized him. One of Lucielle's men.
"What was it that you saw yesterday?"
"Well there were two men that were fighting, one of them was Hwoarang and the other one of them was said to be Jin Kazama. I didn't really get a good view."
"What happened next?"
"Well two helicopters landed and there were troops from the Mishima Company I think. They overpowered the Korean and handed him over to the cops."
And the picture zoomed in the reporter.
"And that's all from the street."
Then Mrs. Sakamoto turned down the sound again. She looked up at Ryuu from the sofa.
"Isn't it good to know that they finally captured that man?"
Ryuu smiled weakly then asked her mother with a honey smooth voice.
"Mother… could you please do me a favor?"
"Anything for you my child." She said grabbing her hand gently.
"Could you give me a ride down to the police station? I need to get a friend out of there…"
She seemed a bit surprised and didn't really know what to answer. But When Ryuu pleaded "Please" She just smiled and nodded.
"Of course sweetheart."
"Great… Just let me get changed first."
She disappeared up at her room and sighed loudly when she opened her closet. She hadn't had a proper closet to choose clothes from. She grabbed a couple of slacks, black as always, and threw them on the bed. She took out a tank top and a shirt and threw them to over at the bed. The doors closed and she undressed herself.
Hwoarang's worn out jeans, a jacket in waist size and last a black T-shirt. She walked over to the bed and placed her hands at her waist. She looked down at the clothes and smiled.
"Let's get changed then." She altered and dressed rather quickly. She took a good stretch in her clothes and stood before the mirror. "This is too fucking good." She said and smiled.
"Honey?" Her mother called from down the stairs.
She walked down. Slowly, enjoyed every moment. She could feel the hair tickle her neck as it swung from the ponytail. She stopped three steps before she reached the flood and raised her head and opened her eyes. She met her mothers brown eyes and smiled vaguely.
"Oh Ryuu!"
Ryuu walked down the three last steps and her mother hugged her so tightly, like someone was going to take her daughter away from her.
"Hey, mother… Take it easy… I'm still home."
They both nodded to each other and walked out to the car
* * *
Jin walked out of the school and scanned the yard closely. There, he found what he wanted and started walking towards it immediately
Chris tapped Tev on his shoulder.
"What now?"
"People like visiting us today."
Tev turned around and met Jin's eyes. He didn't look too happy, well he didn't exactly look mad either. He recoiled a little but then smiled. Just when he was about to open his mouth Jin talked.
"Look… I'm not here to small talk or anything. I just want to know where the hell Ryuu went."
"Hey guy… I dunno what Ryuu have in common with you or anything… But she's one of us… And we don't tell on our own people…"
"How the hell can she be one of you when she has spent years together with a fucking moron like Hwoarang?"
"Hey! Talking shit about which she chooses to hang with is to talk shit about Ryuu… And that-"
"Cut it" Jin broke in on his sentence. "What's the big deal? Ryuu and I go way back…. Guys…" His tone got far more friendlier "I just want to talk to her."
The both boys exchanged looks under silence Tev sighed put up his hands in an action that said. 'What the hell do I know' When he turned to sit at a bench by the tree. Chris turned to Jin.
"Alright… This is the case. That hot chick Lucielle walks up to Ryuu y'know… And then she kinda basically tells her to get a man out of prison. That's all I know."
"Thank you." Jin said and followed the road with his eyes. Looks like he had a bit of walking to do. He nodded towards Chris in a gesture of thank and started to head away from the school.
Why did he do this? Wasn't it just stupid seeking her out? But he had to find out. What was it about her that brought out this feeling inside him? A feeling of not being alone in his own body. It made him wonder about himself. About his father. He just knew it had to have to do with his father. Why? No can tell, it was just a feeling.
Sora frowned. Where the hell was he going? She sighed and looked around her. She hated school. Every last bit of it. The cold walls that kept you from freedom, the nagging teachers trying to get you to understand something that just never will need to know in life. But this was even worst. Being alone on the breaks. Since Julia found out that she happened to live in the same house as Jin and fought for Mishima she got quite pissed and yelled her out. Talking about evil and stuff. She shrugged. She didn't have anything to do anyway so she got up and started to follow him.
* * *
"Just stay here mother, it'll take some time. But don't worry okay?"
Mrs. Sakamoto nodded and smiled nervously as Ryuu assured her that nothing would happen. She closed the door to the car and soon she was inside the station. A lot of action going on. The cops was coming and going. Sometimes they brought in a new kid to lock up. She walked up to the desk. Smiled very, very vague.
"Hello there…" She started calmly a got a greeting smile from the cop behind the desk. "I'm here to see someone."
"A prisoner?" She nodded and he disappeared down the desk and came up again. "Here fill in this form first."
She took the paper and filled it in quick and wasn't too peculiar with details and she pushed the paper over. The officer took it and scanned it quickly. She raised an eyebrow.
"You're here to see Hwoarang?" She nodded lightly and the man looked down the paper again. "Well… Normally we wouldn't allow it. But he is invited to the Iron Fist Tournament, and we were told to release him if your name came up as one of his visitors."
Her eyes widened when he spoke about the tournament. It had been announced? And Hwoarang was personally invited? But she was even more surprised of what he told her after that.
"My name? Who told you that?"
"The Tekkenshu that left him here Miss. Oh and they told me to give you this."
He reached for two envelopes under the disk and handed them over to her. The text on one was saying "Miss Sakamoto" was the sole thing that was written on it. And "Mr. Hwoarang on the other. She put them in her back pocket and looked up at the officer. Smiling.
"Can you just bring him in to the visiting room and not tell him that he's getting out? He can be a real bitch at times and I'd love to teach him a lesson…"
"Of course." The cop said smiling. "Hey Steve take the redhead into the visiting room will ya?"
"Right on it"
"Well then Miss Sakamoto right this way."
* * *
The door slid open before Hwoarang and he met the neutral eyes of a guard. Suddenly he smiled and took a few steps inside.
"Get up." He ordered.
"Why?" He asked slowly raising an eyebrow.
"You have a visitor." He stated and looked down at him.
Hwoarang got up and looked at him with mistrust in his eye.
* * *
She stood still looking inside the mirror window. She was told that she could see him, the sole thing he saw was a big mirror. Her smile grew as she saw the straitjacket on him when he was lead into the room. Maybe she should get one of those… (^_^*) He was seated by a chair and wasn't allowed to rise until the two officers had gone out from the room.
She watched as he rose and walked towards the mirror. Oddly enough it was as if he stared straight into her eyes. She just continued smiling when she finally told them to let her in. The door before her opened and Hwoarang aimed his attention to the door. When he saw who it was who stepped in he relaxed at first. The door closed behind her and she rolled her head towards him.
"Nice clothing Talon…"
His eyes searched her body and he smiled to himself.
"Come on get me out of here now."
He watched her as she started to walk up to him. And when she stopped his toes almost touched hers. She smiled and looked up at him as he looked down at her. The tips of his red hair tickled her face and those brown eyes of his were almost challenging her in some way.
"Maybe I'll just ask for a leach to go with you." She said calmly.
"Aah… You're hurting me." He said with a smile.
"Don't worry… you'll get over it…" She lowered her head and watched her hands as she started to loosen some of the straps on the jacket. Very slowly.
"You enjoy this don't you?" He asked catching her eye in his once more.
"Oh…" She said and ceased unleashing the straps. She grabbed the jacket and pulled him close to her. "You have no idea."
And with help of her toes she reached up for his lips and hungrily made them hers. She didn't let go of the jacket and kept his body close to hers. It didn't make any sense now did it? Jin, Hwoarang… Witch one did she really like? Probably no one of them really. After a while she pushed him away again and looked at him with a special glimpse of… ignition in them. And as if nothing happened she continued to undo the straps.
He followed her hands for a while as he inhaled her scent. He hadn't seen her like this before. She actually looked more like a woman then he had ever seen her before. First time he'd seen her she was dressed in some hospital clothes or something. Well… that and she wore a whole lot of blood to. That's when he had taken her to the hospital. Why he had waited in her room until she woke up, he didn't really know. Or why he took her there in the first place. But she was slippery even back then. Just as soon as she had waked up she was on the run. Not a sound did he get out of her, he never even got the chance to try and catch her. And the single glimpse he had got from her eyes was a quite angry one.
"What are you doing?" She asked when she looked up at him again and stopped unleashing the straps.
Hwoarang opened his eyes and looked down at her with a slight smirk.
"Just thinking…" He said kind of half way into a dream. "So… How free am I?"
She laughed a laugh that almost seemed to be stuck in her throat.
"You're free to go. But you owe me one… Big time." Her voice was extremely and very teasing.
"What?" He arched an eyebrow. "Free to go? What the hell did you do to those poor guys?"
"Privileges." She said short and went on with the straps. She loosened the last one and looked at him. It almost seemed as if she was thinking. "Well… I wonder if it's worth to let you go…"
"Please?" He leaned closer to her. "Pretty please?"
And just as when he was about to meat her lips once more she pulled away.
"Since you're asking me so nicely… Turn around." She ordered.
So he did and at last she loosened the last of straps and knots. He pulled the jacket of with a relieved sigh. Ryuu pulled up the two letters and separated them. Tossing one over to Hwoarang and hiding her own in the back pocket again.
"You got mail."
"What is it?" He asked while he caught it and looked down on it.
"The cops gave it to me." She said folding her arms and leaned against a table. "Guess you won't know who it's from unless you open it…"
He opened it at last and scanned it. And a smile grew on his face. He read it out aloud.
"Announcement: The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 3
As well as anyone around the world might reach up to the title, So may you.
The difference is you have received this letter personally. The place and of price the contest will be…
Yadda yadda yadda… Here's the interesting part….
You who have received this invitation are free to stay at Mishima Hotel, which is located close to the area of competition. Of course you will not be charged during your stay.
Oh wait.. -this- is the best part.
'Yours truly, Heihachi Mishima.'"
"Yours truly?" Ryuu shook her head. "Heihachi never does anything unless he gets something from it himself."
"You mean the outcome of the tournament is already set?"
She shrugged.
"What do I know…? Are we going to get out of here or what?"
"Lead the way…" He said smiling.
She couldn't help smiling back at him. She walked pasted him and knocked the door so they opened it.
"Everything alright Miss Sakamoto?"
"Yes, we're leaving."
"Of course Miss Sakamoto and Mr. Hwoarang." He bowed to them and led them out of the room.
"Miss Sakamoto?" He asked grinning at her.
"Shut up…" She exhorted and kept her eyes straight. Last names… Whatever did you have them for?
The officer left them by the hall. They had to walk past every cell to get down to the end. Hwoarang started walking and put his arm around Ryuu's shoulders. She didn't seem to mind, she didn't seem to care either. But she reacted when she felt him stop and his arm disappeared. She turned around to look at him.
"Wait for me outside will you, Masahiro have something to say."
"Hi Crim" The man inside a cell greeted her.
"Sure… Hi Masahiro. Got caught?" She greeted him with a vague nod.
"Yeah silly as hell isn't it?"
"Se ya around… If you get lucky." She smiled, turned and kept walking outside.
The Korean leaned against the cell.
"Now you have to trust me on this one. It's about Crim."
"Crim?" He said and frowned. "What did she do this time?" He sighed as his eyes followed her walking outside.
"She kissed Jin." He said fast and cold.
"What?" he asked quite loud.
"I saw it man… Right out on the schoolyard."
"Wait, wait, wait… We are talking about the same Jin here right? Mr. Rich boy?"
The man in the cell nodded slowly. Hwoarang's head dropped and he rubbed his temples with his fingers and then looked up again.
"Alright… This time she's dead." He said starting to head out.
Ryuu leaned against wall and pulled up the letter. She opened it and pulled out the white paper and read:
"Announcement: The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 3
As well as anyone around the world might reach up to the title, so may you.
Together with this competition personal invitations are usually sent out.
Certainty we have heard of both your strength and success in combat.
Yet it has only been proven on the street. With this letter I, Heihachi, invites you to a session.
There a carefully chosen fighter will test you.
If you win this fight you will also be personally invited to the tournament.
I will expect you tonight at nine hundred hours at the Mishima dojo.
Yours Truly, Heihachi Mishima."
Ryuu stared down at it for a while and then shook her head. She folded it and crammed it back in her pocket. She folded her arms again. Should she go or not? As she had said before, Heihachi didn't do anything if -he- didn't get anything out of it.
"Ryuu."
She heard her name quite hastily and soon Hwoarang had dragged her about two meters from the station and held her by her arm. Not in too good of a mood he looked down at her.
"What's this I hear about kissing… Jin?" His grip around her wrist tightened when she didn't answer.
Not even her looks changed. Her eyes were calm and her lips still didn't move. Just when she was about to speak she heard another voice from behind her.
"Let her go Hwoarang."
Ryuu turned her head around and Hwoarang raised his eyes. Both of them spotted no one less, than Jin.
A/N: Oh geez… They're never gona stop fighting.. I tell you…
So what di dya think? I'm trying to make Ryuu's mother like Buffy's mother in The vampire slayer. She seems so nice and tender. ^_^ And that's exactly what Ryuu would need from a parent…
For those who reviewed me last chapter:
Lacrease: Hehe I loved writing that end ^_~ So I got pretty proud of it :b Glad you liked it!
Fireswan: Thanks!
Kazzy: Yeah I guess it comes down to that.. that opposite draws to each other at times. Like Jin And Ryuu While Hw and Sora who are pretty alike also attracts each other… Ohboy…I'm the last one that should try to explain love -_- It gets all messed up :P
Shuki: You noticed that to? ^_^
All of you: Thanks for your reviews!!