(A/N) Eighth chapters up! Okay, I guess I should say this first... XIAOYIN fans.. do not fear because of what I wrote here! Yep. It's JinJulia time! Oh! My heart! My heart! (lol) Forgive me Xiao! But, I had to introduce their relationship sooner or later...
Chapter 8- The medallion Part2
"I'm so sorry Xiao… I didn't know…so, you must've heard about her side of the story, huh? She was like a little sister to me… Well, I met Jin that day, but I don't know… I managed to explore his feelings and found a lot of anger, pain, and remorse…… go on… have a look…
Julia's memory… September 20th 2000
Julia began her normal monotonous morning; wake up, bathe, breakfast, school… " –sigh—Mother, I wish you were here… but don't worry, I will find you… even if it takes all the time in the world… She lifted her hand to her neck to feel the medallion her mother had given her, but no, surprisingly, it wasn't there…
"Oh no! That necklace has been in my family for so long…and now it's lost… I have to find it! I HAVE TO!" and with these last few words, she began hunting for it, but to no avail…
With tears in her eyes she set off to school "Okay, think… maybe I left it somewhere… maybe in my locker…" she said worriedly.
Mishima High School, 7:30…
"It's… It's not here!" she yelled.
"Whoa… girl, what's not here?" It was Christie Monteiro, one of Julia's best friends.
"My-m-my necklace…" she said, sobbing at the same time "Don't worry, it'll turn up, somewhere, in the most unlikely place…" she was cutoff.
"Julia Chang, right?" came a voice. It was Jin.
"Yes, please, I'm not in the right position to help you with any homework…"she said hastily, forgetting that Jin already was one of the top ten students…
"Looking for this?" he asked, handing her the medallion.
"Omigosh! Where did you find this? Thankyou!" she said, hugging him at the same time.
This action earned her death glares from every girl around her, and achieving a nudge from Christie " See? Didn't I tell you? It turned up in Jin's hand!" she whispered.
"Actually, no, Xiao was the one who found it… she insisted I give it to you… I was also wondering if I could have a word with you? Or are you busy with your friend?" he asked, causing the Brazilian to blush hysterically.
"Uh, no… actually, she was helping me look for it… I don't think now would be a good time though, Christie and me..." she was cutoff.
"No, no, I'm good! I'll just check muh homework with Steve! Go on!" she said leaving the both of them.
"Good. Class can wait… let's go outside, shall we?" requested Jin.
"Okay…" she said. Suspicious of what may happen next, she pressed, "Your mother was Jun Kazama, right?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" he asked, now interested in what she was going to say.
"Because my mom and yours were the best of friends… she always had something to give whenever she visited… really generous woman…" she looked up to look at Jin… his brown eyes, so soft, comforting… and now very glassy…
"You have your mother's eyes, you know. Anyone would envy them, take me for example" she said, determined to put a smile on his face.
It did work… a small smile on his face, now. "Thanks… but she's gone now… no one's there for me, anymore……" he said sadly.
"You're not alone…… your friends will always be there for you. Never doubt their friendship." she said.
"I don't have many, except…." He was cutoff.
"Yes, you do, if you don't have anyone to talk to… I'll always be there for you……" she said.
"Alright, but now, I was wondering if you could tell me about this medallion…" he asked
And so, the next few minutes were spent on explaining the ancient secret to Jin, its magical qualities, and about its purposes…
"I'm just so sorry that your mother never got to use it… she would've been safe at least…" she said.
"And what about your mother? How is she?" he asked.
"My mother went missing, I don't know… she came here to talk to your grandfather, about our land… and then… I don't know…… she never returned… She's the one who raised me, and I'm determined to find her…" and then she broke out into tears.
"Shhhh…… It's all right… It wasn't your fault…" saying this… he felt the gentle urge to place a kiss on top of her head, and he did so.
He surprised himself, and Julia herself, a blush crept across her face… " We better be getting to class now… give Xiao my thanks…" she said shyly.
"Jin…… don't forget that there are people who do love you…" she said before leaving.
What they didn't notice was that they weren't alone…… Miharu had been listening to their whole conversation… "What's gonna happen when I tell Xiao?" she said to her self.
Meanwhile Jin was left stunned at what he did, but a dreamy look crossed his face. Could he be falling for the beautiful native American?
(A/N) Okay, the next one will be in Xiaoyu's POV. K? Reviews please... don't worry Xiaoyin fans, the story could change!