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Finding my way to you
Chapter Nineteen: The best way to say sorry is to kick ass
By: czee
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Hwoarang did not come back the next day. Or the day after that. Or the day after the day after their dinner. Xiaoyu could tell that Jin was starting to feel edgy and she was without a doubt that it was Hwoarang's absence that was doing this to him. Hwoarang was always at Christie's place. His absence meant that he'd rather be anywhere else than anywhere near Jin. This obviously made Jin feel as if he was imposing on Xiaoyu's friends. That made him edgy. Naturally, Xiaoyu thought of ways to make him feel better. And when it all boils down to it, she had no other option but to talk to Christie.
While walking towards Chris' room, she began thinking of what to say. What to do. But she was empty handed. Ideas were not coming. Breathing in deeply she knocked on Chris' room.
"Chris. Chris, are you in there?" Footsteps were heard. The door opened.
"Hmm? Was there something you needed Xiao?" Xiaoyu grinned.
"I need some help Chris. I need help with that baka friend of ours." Chris looked like she wasn't getting anything she was saying.
"You know, with Hwoarang."
"Oh my God. You like him! Oh my God! Why didn't you tell me? I cou-" Xiaoyu immediately cut her before she went on making sure she'd get another one of her glares.
"I did not mean it that way. Come on. Hwoarang is not my type. Besides, we all know Miharu is head over heels for him. I wont do that to her. Although I am tempted to just to make her suffer for kicking me out." Christie stepped back a bit seeing the manic look that appeared on her friends face.
"Er… right. Anyway, what did you need help with? I mean, what about Hwoarang?" Xiaoyu quickly dismissed the thought of revenge on Miharu as she focused on her conversation with Christie again.
"Well, you know, with what happened the other day. You know what he did was really… tough on Jinny." Christie's mouth tightened. That was one dinner she would not forget soon.
"Why don't we move this conversation in the next room? It's only us at home anyway. I asked Jin and Steve to go buy a few things in the market." Xiaoyu nodded her head as she followed Christie to the next room. Once they were settled Christie went on.
"Oh yes, I know. He was tough on Jin. I have already spoken to Hwoarang. I went out to look for him the other day. And I made sure he knew that if he did something so insensitive again, I would break all of his bones and set them myself." Xiaoyu winced. That must have been very unpleasant on Hwoarang's part.
"Er, maybe you shouldn't go that far. But I want him to come over before we leave. It's probably going to be soon." A look of sadness passed over Christie's face but it was immediately replaced by a smile.
"Why don't you ask him yourself? He's right behind you." Xiaoyu's eyes widened as she turned around and indeed found Hwoarang standing behind them.
"Er, hi? Just wondering if you guys have food. I haven't eaten for days." He stared at the serious expression the two girls had on their faces and gulped audibly.
"I better leave you then. If you need anything, I'm in my room Xiao." Standing up, she patted Xiaoyu's shoulder and whispered, "Try not to break anything okay?" before heading to her room. Once she has closed her door, Xiaoyu immediately gave Hwoarang one of her finest glares.
"Come on Xiaoyu. You know I meant the best-"
"Really? I couldn't tell the way you were jumping all over Jinny-chan. I don't think attacking him like that was the best for us. Maybe you need a little reminder of what's helpful!" She cracked her knuckles but before she could make any advances on Hwoarang, Christie's head popped out of her room,
"Now Xiaoyu, remember try not to break anything. If you're going to fight him go and do it outside." Xiaoyu immediately stopped cracking her knuckles.
"What's with this 'Jinny-chan' deal anyway? Are you in the habit of cozying up with the bad crowd now Xiaoyu or is it just me?" As soon as he finished the sentence, he was on his back, a blade pointed to his throat.
"I overlooked the last one Hwoarang but that I can't overlook. That was going overboard. The only bad crowd or rather, person I see is you. You either wise up or I will make you wise up the hard way. And once you get healthy again I want to fight you so I can beat you up again. And you'd better count on it!" Hwoarang sputtered.
"First off, I'm a good person, Jin is obviously not, missy. And second, I don't even fight in front of women, do you actually expect me to fight you?" He took a punch to the jaw for his trouble, although anyone with even a bit of martial talent could tell that she'd held back.
"Don't you dare say that now Hwoarang! You've already made me angry, might as well finish what you started. Get up now Hwoarang. I know something like this can't keep you down for a second." This time Christie's head did more than popping up and telling Xiaoyu not to break stuff. She quickly appeared before anything rough happened to both and pulled them apart doing a lot of screaming in the process.
"No, Xiaoyu. Stop it now." A cold aura surrounded her. Christie then looked at Hwoarang and glared even harder.
"Now you mister. Apparently you haven't learned you lesson. If you can't see sense by now, I'll have nothing more to do with you. Get out. Now. And don't come back until you've done something about your stubborn streak." He glared at the two girls before going out the door. Xiaoyu pulled him back.
"Damn it Hwoarang. If you wont listen to Chris and you wont listen to Ling, then listen to me! It's Xiao! I'm your friend, but you're acting like an idiot right now!" Angry tears streamed down her face. He stopped.
"I thought you were going to make me wiser the hard way? What happened to that?" Hwoarang pulled away from Xiaoyu's light hold then proceeded to go out and waited for Xiaoyu there in his fighting stance.
"Don't do this Hwoarang." Xiaoyu whispered,
"Don't make me do it." He looked at her even more determined.
"Get up Xiao. Show me. Land one good hit and I'll sit and listen. And don't hold back." The Chinese stared at him for a few moments before getting to her feet.
"Fine then. If that's how you want it then that's how it'll be. Get ready Hwoarang-san. Cause that's what you are right now. A complete stranger. I don't see Hwoarang the red head in you at all right now." Hwoarang narrowed his eyes and stood straighter.
"Come on then." Xiaoyu lunged at him with a cry and kicked for his midsection. He caught her foot cleverly and twisted her in the air pushing her back to the ground. She landed hard but got up immediately throwing her fist at his foot to trip him. Hwoarang had seen her attempt and had easily avoided it, catching her wrist under his foot with a little more force than what was necessary. But, she still marveled secretly at his control even as her wrist started pulsating in pain.
"Give in!" he shouted fiercely. Instead of replying, the Chinese pulled her long leg up, tripping his leg and pulling her wrist free. At the same time, the other hand came in to land a blow at his neck. Luckily, she pulled back in time to evade the hand that came almost quicker than the eye to catch it. The Chinese leapt back deftly, thinking of what her next move should be. He waited for her calmly and coolly, not even looking breathless. She, on the other hand, was breathing hard. It would have to be over hastily if she wanted to win.
She turned once again to look him in the eye. In a moment, however, the girl pushed herself into the air with a leap and kicked out. Hwoarang shook his head as he realized what she was doing and reached out to catch the kick. What he did not expect was Xiaoyu's other foot that came scissoring in to clip him in the head soundly, as he grabbed her leg.
"How's that, damnit, Hwoarang? Is that enough for you?" She didn't try getting up instead stayed in that position as she breathed in deeply trying to catch her head. Surprisingly, she heard him chuckling from beneath her.
"It's all I wanted Xiao. Knowing that you can look out for yourself when something happens is all I needed to know." She looked down at him, her eyes widening. He grabbed her in a big bear hug and she laughed too.
"Your heart is always in the right place, you idiot, even if your brain isn't. Why do you think they let me travel alone if they didn't think I'm capable of taking care of myself?" Hwoarang squeezed her once more before letting her down.
"You've got guts twerp. You didn't think I was really trying hard now, did you?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Well, you don't think I was giving it my all too, do you? I never even took out my blades. I'm a wicked aim with them. For example, if ever I wanted to keep a certain red head from reproducing…" Hwoarang groaned.
"That's really low." He rubbed the top of his head with a hiss of pain.
"You did hit too high though. I think Chris would have a fit. She keeps complaining about me mooching of her and Steve." Xiaoyu blinked.
"But you're not allowed in there Hwoarang. You heard her." He grinned at her cockily.
"All for a good cause wasn't it? Besides, no woman alive can resist me when I put my mind into it." Xiaoyu's face spasmed as she tried to keep her laughter from spilling out. Hwoarang turned around slowly. Christie tapped her foot, a stormy expression on her face.
"You, Hwoarang, are a dead man." Xiaoyu screamed as she ran away from the two.
"You're not seriously leaving me to her, are you? I did it for you Xiaoyu!" Before he could run away with her, Christie clamped her hand on his arm. Her eyes sparkled.
"That was perhaps the most sensitive thing I have ever seen you do, red head." He looked stunned.
"You mean you forgive me?"
"Not a chance." He groaned as she continued.
"It's going to take a lot of convincing before I do. And if I'm pleased, perhaps I'll tell a certain Hirano all the good things you've been doing." Hwoarang immediately turned a deep shade of red as Christie finished her sentence.
"Wha-what kind of convincing? No-not that I care if you tell Hirano, or anyone for that matter." He didn't look convinced.
"Oh you are just hilarious when it comes to that girl. Well, for starters, you could do the dishes for the whole week, clean the whole house the whole week and do the laundry. Maybe then I'd feed you."
Christie laughed cheerfully as she left Hwoarang to sulk and went to see where Xiaoyu ran off to and force her to do a couple of chores as well for damaging the uhh… grass. Yeah that's it. She smiled to herself, happy at the prospect of having all the chores done by others for the whole week. Oh her plan worked perfectly.
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Authors Nonsense: Another chapter done. The story is nearing the end. I'm thinking that this will probably be till around chapter 25 or less. But if you guys want an extension in the end, I could do that. It's all upto you guys really cause the ending I've got planned sort of leaves you hanging. Haha. Well, time will come for that decision for now it'll be around 25 or less. I seriously did not expect this to be this long but hey, I'm having fun, you're having fun. It's a win-win situation. I'm dying to get this over with already, I thought of a new plot for a new story. I just can't start writing it since I still have two on going Tekken fics. Once I start that, the other two or one of the two could be forgotten. As it is, I'm guessing it'll be Hardships as I am having a load of trouble with that fic.
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mi-chan: Still think Hwoarang's an ass? I think he's sweet here. I hope you liked this too dear. I will try to start writing Blanket 6 soon. It's about time I update that too. And I'm dying to write another one shot. Give me a call once you get an idea. ;)
TheWishOfNight: You're being too generous dear! I love your stories too. Thank you for all the support. And update as well! Lol. I guess our brain storming session in LJ didn't work huh? Lol. See ya around XD XD XD
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Boogy The last chapter was pretty loaded huh? I hope this one wasn't too heavy as well. I hope it turned out okay too. Thank you for your insight. :)
Stella: I'm not a bum, see? Here's a new chapter. And I'll be writing Blanket 6 soon too so that means I'm not being a bum. HAH. Besides, my livejournal is taking ALL my time. Editing and editing that. And it's been evil to me a couple of times already. Peh. Anyway, thanks for the constant nagging. LOL. 3
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