A/N: Heres the 6th chappie of Phoenix Talon brought to you by the one and only, Thee Slushee!
Answer to Moontearz: I am soooo happy that u liked that chappie. I thought it was pretty uneventful and should've been longer but as long as the people like it! And I am just screaming with happiness that you like my sense of humour:D
For the stuff bout me not owning anything, see chapter 1. Now, to the story.
Chapter 6: The newcomer
"Hi." Xiaoyu said in the friendliest voice she could muster. The figure turned around quickly, obviously startled by Xiaoyu's sudden greeting. She had short brown hair and soft, brown eyes that seemed timid and shy. She wore a short, blue sleeveless top, a light blue jumpsuit that was unzipped, blue and purple elbow pads, gloves and shoes. "Didn't mean to startle you." Xiaoyu said apologetically. "That's ok." The girl said in a soft voice. "You must be the newbie I've been hearing so much about. I'm Ling Xiaoyu." Xiaoyu said, holding out a hand. "Asuka Kazama." The girl said and she grabbed Xiaoyu's hand and shook it.
"K-Kazama?" Xiaoyu asked, obviously not seeing this coming. "Yeah…is there something wrong?" Asuka asked, seeming a bit worried. "No, no, no, no, no. I just know a friend with the same last name as you. Are you related to him?" Xiaoyu said. "I might be. What's his name?" Asuka asked. "Jin Kazama." Xiaoyu said, eagerly waiting her reply. "Jin…"Asuka said as she looked up, scanning her brain for familiarity. Asuka shrugged. "Doesn't ring any bells."
"Well, he should be at this tournament but good luck trying to find him." Xiaoyu said as she walked out onto the balcony and placed her hands on the wooden rail. "What do you mean by that?" Asuka asked. "I knew he was there at the last tournament but I couldn't seem to find him anywhere…"Xiaoyu said, seeming distant, flashbacks occurring in her mind. "You've been in the previous tournament!" Asuka exclaimed, surprised by this fact. "Don't look like it but yeah, I've been in the past two tournaments. No huge gaps between them so it isn't that surprising." Xiaoyu said, being pulled out of memory lane and back to her normal self. "Anyway, knowing Jin, when he finds out about you, he'd want to meet you in person so he'd probably come to you. When you do see him, tell him that I said hi, ok?" Xiaoyu said, a smile spreading on her face.
"Sure." Asuka said and turned her gaze towards the bright, full moon. It fell silent between the two. "What are you doing up here? You should be in the lobby meeting all the contenders. When I first signed up, I couldn't wait to meet them." Xiaoyu said, breaking the silence. "I don't think it's a good idea to make friends with the competition. If I had to actually fight them, I'd probably hold back." Asuka said, continuing her gaze at the moon. "Don't be silly! My friends and I vowed that if we ever had to fight each other, we'll give it our all, no holding back." Xiaoyu said, cutting the air as she said: "no holding back". Asuka brought her gaze from the moon to the ground, considering the option. "I've seen some of my friends here so I'll introduce you to them. Come on!" Xiaoyu said and grabbed Asuka's arm and dragged her out of the room before she could protest.
A few minutes later, Xiaoyu and Asuka emerged from the elevator into the lobby. "They should be around her somewhere…" Xiaoyu said, looking this way and that for her friends. "There they are!" She exclaimed and lead Asuka towards Julia, an American woman wearing denim jeans and a denim jacket, and Hwoarang, a Korean man with read hair and goggles on his forehead, wearing an orange and green vest and black pants. "Here comes little miss sunshine." Hwoarang said as he looked past Julia to Xiaoyu. Julia turned around and wore a welcoming smile. "Xiao! Great to see you again." "Likewise, Jules." Xiaoyu said in a cheerful tone.
"Hey Xiao, who's your friend?" Hwoarang said as he jerked his head towards Asuka. "Asuka, these are my friends, Julia Chang," Xiaoyu motioned towards the American. "And Hwoarang…do you even have a last name?" Xiaoyu said to the Korean. "Not any that I know of but I plan to keep it that way. Shakes off the cops who try to track me down." Hwoarang said with a smirk on his face. "Hwoarang isn't exactly a common name though. It'll still be easy for them to track you down." Julia said, always using logic in any situation. Hwoarang shrugged. "Yeah, well. Can't help that now can I?" Hwoarang said casually. "Anyway, Jules, Hwoarang, I'd like you to meet my roommate, Asuka Kazama."
"Kazama?" Hwoarang shouted, attracting the attention of nearby participants. "Hwoarang, we've got a bit of an audience." Xiaoyu said quietly, motioning towards everybody that was staring. "Sorry bout that folks. You can go back to whatever you were doing." Hwoarang said to the onlookers. They seemed to accept that statement and continued with their conversations. "Are you related to Kazama?" Hwoarang hissed. "Which Kazama?" Asuka said, intimidated by Hwoarang's tone. "Hwoarang, don't scare her!" Julia scalded. "He means Jin Kazama. Hwoarang and Jin have been rivals for a while. Are you related to him?" Julia said a calm voice. "I don't know. Xiaoyu already asked me and I've never heard of him." Asuka said, still a little intimidated by Hwoarang
"Has Steve arrived yet?" Xiaoyu asked, changing the course of this conversation. "I haven't seem him but he should be here soon. Tournament's starting in a few days and he shouldn't be late if he wants to actually be in it." Hwoarang said, giving Asuka a few dangerous glances. Asuka started to feel a little uncomfortable here and Xiaoyu knew it was because of Hwoarang. Upon noticing it, she glared at him. "Hwoarang, you've scared Asuka. Apologise to her right now." Xiaoyu said. Hwoarang sighed and looked at her. "Real sorry, Asuka." Hwoarang wore a friendly smirk. "Hwoarang! Apologise right – what? You actually apologised?" Xiaoyu said, confused by her friend's behaviour.
"Yeah." Hwoarang said casually. "Can't stay mad at a hot chick like you." Hwoarang said and winked at Asuka. This received a punch in the stomach. "Thanks for the compliment but I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me that." Asuka said simply. Hwoarang clutched his stomach and almost doubled over. Everyone had a bit of a laugh, including Asuka. After this, a voice called out behind the group. They all turned around to find a man with blonde hair jogging towards them. "Steve!" Hwoarang rushed up to him, grabbed his hand in a handshake and used the other to pat him on the back. "How ya been Hwoarang?" Steve said in his British accented voice. "It's been good." Hwoarang said, glad to see one of his best friends again. "Hey Jules, hey Xiao. Who's the new girl 'ere then?" Steve asked, motioning towards Asuka. "I'm Asuka Kazama," Steve opened his mouth. "and before you ask, I don't know if I'm related to Jin." Steve closed his mouth again. "You must've been asked that quite a lot from these guys." Steve said. Asuka nodded.
"So, what's everybody in the tournament for?" Julia asked. "I'm here to beat damn Kazama to a pulp!" Hwoarang said, clenching his fist in front of him. "No offence, Asuka." He quickly added when Asuka glared at him. "I'm here to destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu." Steve casually. "Why?" Xiaoyu asked, unable to hold back her curiosity. "That is something I think you don't want to know." Steve said. This statement confused everybody including Xiaoyu. "Anyway, I'm here to save the Mishima family." Xiaoyu said with determination. "And how do you plan on doing that?" Hwoarang said, looking really sceptical. "I met this scientist who can make a time machine if he had the money. I'll win the tournament, give him the money and use it to go back in time to stop Heihachi from throwing Kazuya off the cliff!" Xiaoyu said with a lot of enthusiasm, pumping a fist in the air.
"I don't know if it'll work, Xiao. Everything happens for a reason. If you change the course of the past, it will disrupt the journey of fate and who knows what kind of impact it will have on the present." Julia said. "Cut the spiritual crap, Jules. It could work." Steve said, receiving a glare from Julia. "I need to retrieve that reforestation data." Julia said. "If I don't, my homeland could end up as a desert." Julia said, not wanting to think about what that would look like. "Why are you in, Asuka?" Xiaoyu asked. Since Asuka had been so quiet, Xiaoyu wanted to include her in the conversation. "Revenge." That was all Asuka said.
"Revenge? On who?" Steve asked. "A Chinese man came to my father's dojo and severely beat him up and sent him to hospital. I was told he would enter this tournament." Asuka said. "Xiao, didn't Jin want revenge as well?" Julia asked. "Yeah, he said he wanted to defeat that Ogre guy because it had killed his mother." Xiaoyu said. After that, the group talked about numerous things such as the match ups tomorrow and if there are going to be any surprise entries to the tournament. After a while, they let each other go and went to their rooms. After a while, they were all asleep, waiting for the events the next day will bring.
A/N: Hey everybody. Originally, this was spose to be 2 separate chappies, separated by the line. I figured that the conversation with Asuka was too short to be one chapter so I added this as well. I hope it isn't too long and the endless conversations weren't too boring. Obviously, the ending was rushed and I am real sorry for that but I ran out of things for them to say :P Hope you liked it anyway.