Chapter Seventeen: Devil's Playground
Authors Note: Alrighty, Kazuya saved Mina…and Asuka is headin' off to the labs…but on the way she finds herself delayed by a certain blond haired chosen warrior…Read and review plz!
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Okay…not dead…well, that's good…now to find out how fucked up I really am…
Jamie opened his eyes and was aware of a screaming pain in his head, and a burning throughout his ribs. He slowly sat up and winced in pain and agony.
"God…if I had a quarter for every single time I've been thrown off a building…maybe, I'll have enough money to finally beat M. Bison in Street Fighter Alpha 2."
Most of his ribs had healed, he could walk…but, upon trying it, he found himself limping painfully, and clutching his side to keep his ribs from falling anymore then they already had.
Quickly, Jamie surveyed his territory…he had landed on one of the many balconies of the Mishima Zaibatsu…through the windows; he could see a dimly lit spacious room. With his enhanced, eyesight, he could tell that it seemed to be one of the many lobbies.
"Guess I'd better get going…can't get ahold of Julia…so I guess my best bet is to either get to the labs myself, or find everyone else…"
The building had already been torn to pieces by Jacks, so Jamie didn't see how any more property damage would make a difference. He tore a piece of his long sleeve shirt off and wrapped it around his knuckles, but before he could break it, he noticed a girl walk by.
She wore a school girl's uniform (like all the population of young people in Japan did), although it was ripped and frayed around the edges. Strapped to her back was a rather impressive looking kitana, a hunting knife was strapped to her left leg, and a submachine gun graced her right.
With her somewhat short hair, cute, yet determined face, and school uniform…to Jamie, she looked like she had stepped out of a manga comic book. He thought that he recognized her from somewhere, but with the poor lighting, he really couldn't place her. Still, it was too dangerous to be around here…and while she probably knew what she was doing, it was Jamie's job to protect her.
Quickly, he punched the window open…startled, the girl turned and unsheathed her gun.
"Wait, wait! Don't shoot!" Jamie said with his hands raised.
Glass tinkled down lightly on the floor, and crunched under Jamie's shoes.
Asuka's steel gaze did not falter. "Oh," She stated simply. "It's you."
She lowered her gun and began to walk off.
"Hey, wait up! Who are you? And what're you doing here?" Jamie called, jogging briskly toward her.
"If you can't remember then don't worry about it." Asuka called flippantly as she walked.
"Listen," Jamie caught up with her and stared in her eyes. "I can't really explain it right now…but it's my…" Jamie tried to think of the right words. "It's my job to make sure that people like you get out of here relatively unscathed…" He finished with a trademark grin and some sarcasm to break the ice a bit.
"Listen, I can take care of myself alright?" Asuka said irritably.
"I'm not saying that you don't have skills but…"
Asuka interrupted him by unsheathing her kitana. She swept it down at Jamie, meaning to split him in two, but in the blink of an eye he side stepped out of the way, turned, and placed her in a chokehold.
"Wow, that was really rude!" Jamie retorted.
"Sorry," Asuka said through clenched teeth. She grabbed Jamie's arm and quickly flipped him off of her. "But I'm just not that into guys who talk too much."
She picked up her kitana and aimed the blade at Jamie's throat.
"Listen sweetie," Jamie spun his legs around mimicking a helicopter blade's spin. The attack tripped Asuka up and got Jamie back on his feet. "I'm just not that into you."
Asuka leapt up and swung her kitana…her moves were crisp and fast…if Jamie wasn't careful then he'd get sliced to ribbons! He couldn't kill her, she was just misunderstood…but he did have to admit that she was making him more then a little mad.
"I know what you are! You're a Nephilim, but more importantly, it's your fault that my brother turned! You're lucky I don't chop your head off!" Asuka called.
Jamie roundhouse kicked Asuka in the wrist, causing the kitana to launch into the shadowy halls.Asuka countered by grabbing his foot and using Jamie's momentum against him. Jamie flew into the wall.
"You might as well let me be…I studied all your moves!"
"Yeah? Study this!" Jamie retorted.
He leapt into the air and spun, unleashing his devastating jumping spin kick. The blow connected with Asuka's chin and she stumbled.
"Studied all my moves huh? Looks like you don't have much of a life huh?"
Asuka groaned angrily and whipped her gun out.
"You saved me from that fire, so I'll spare your life…but that doesn't mean I'll cripple you first."
She fired, Jamie leapt through the air and spun…landing a few inches in front of her, she turned but wasn't fast enough to catch up. Jamie grabbed the gun, disarmed her, blocked a punch, and backhanded her.
"Those never solve anything," He gestured to the gun.
Both stared at eachother, breathing heavily, both thoroughly exhausted.
"Look…I remember you…you're Asuka…Jin's sister…listen, we're trying to get him back…if you just trust me…and…we work together…we can save him…"
Asuka was about to reply, but suddenly, metal shutters rolled down the windows and doors…and a voice boomed through the intercom.
"Welcome Jamie!" The voice was high pitched and rather annoying.
"Dr…Abel…" Asuka whispered.
"Consider the area you and the lovely Asuka are in a sort of…playground I have prepared just for you! Do try and keep me amused, and do not hesitate by dying to soon…I soooo want to enjoy this…"
And at the last second…a cadre of Jacks had…teleported… in the room…at least fifteen…both Jamie and Asuka dropped into fighter's stances.
"Thank God you're the Nephilim or we'd be screwed." Asuka turned and grinned at Jamie.
"Yeah, it takes the edge off…good thing you ain't so bad yourself." He returned the grin, and the two leapt into the fray.
Author's Note: Kay, sorry it took so long to update…I've picked up a second summer job and the hours are a bitch! Sorry it's soo short but I hope you enjoyed it…please read and review and much love to everyone!