Chapter 6:
Kazaa
"Brother hurry or we're gonna be late!" Kazaa sped down the hallway and turned to look at his twin. The latter rebutted,
"Late? He's not going anywhere." Jyn shuffled along, rolling his eyes. Kazaa grasped him by the wrist and drug him hurriedly to the office. Kazaa stopped before the door and knocked.
"Come in." A man's voice replied. Jyn then proceeded to follow his brother into the cop's office. As the two boys came into the man's sight, he froze. Shaking it off quickly, he stood. "I'm Wulong, Lei, and you two might be?"
"I'm Kazaa and this is my twin brother-"
"Jyn." The one closest to the door answered and folded his arms. Lei frowned but only for a second.
"Well! What brings you here?" The cop tried a cheerful tone on the children. "You said Miss Denise send you."
"Well actually yes she did, sir." Kazaa replied. "Jyn and her son, didn't exactly get along and well... she.. we didn't want to cause anymore trouble."
"Hmmm..." The cop gestured to the two seats and took his own behind the desk. "So, you want to find someone who will take care of you?" Kazaa, who had taken a seat, looked warily at Jyn, who was still standing, before answering.
"We want to find our father, Kazama, Jin." The name abruptly clicked in the cop's mind, sending images of the teenaged high school Jin through his mind. He waited for a moment, thinking that the Japanese had to be alive to have children at their ages. Then his mind began to wonder if he was indeed just like his father, Kazuya.
"I don't know where Kazama, Jin is. But if he is alive, I guarantee you, he will be at the tournament." A pause went through the air and before Jyn could even make a smart comment, he continued, "It starts tomorrow. You can stay with a friend of mine until it is over with and then wait for him to come back." Lei scribbled something on a sheet of paper and handed it to the boy sitting. "He's going to the tournament too, but he has a roommate that will help you when he isn't there."
"Arigato, Wulong-san." Kazaa jumped up and bowed quickly. The older man just shrugged. With a bounce, Kazaa turned and headed out into the lobby with Jyn, who was less than happy with the situation.
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"Hmmmm... Says this is the place. Doesn't look Japanese." Kazaa scratched the back of his head and yawned in the streetlight. Jyn shrugged.
"Probably American." Kazaa bounced up the stairs and rang the doorbell before Jyn could blink. As the door opened, Jyn came up behind his brother.
"Hello?" The tall blonde American looked at the two boys strangely at first. "You must be the kids Wulong sent." Kazaa blinked,
"How-"
"Called after ya left, I su'pose."
"Um. I'm Kazaa and this is Jyn-"
"Why don'' you two come in." The two of them sure did remind the American of two people, one he would have rather not thought of and the other whom everyone missed dearly. The two looked at each other and entered the American house-like apartment. Voices were heard in the background and the living room was warm and bright. They followed the blonde into the kitchen where two Chinese men sat playing board games and arguing over who got what points. "Marshall, these the two Wulong sent."
"Hey!"
"How ya doin'?" The younger of the two Chinese men waved, "You two hungry? You look like sticks!"
"Hey hey, Forest. Cut it out. And your names would be?" he turned his attention to the twins who in turn introduced themselves.
"I see. Hmmm.." Marshall leaned back, "Interesting. Oh, I'm Law, Marshall and this is my son, Forest." The younger waved.
"Are you two hungry?" Kazaa blinked,
"No sir. Um... Would it be too much to ask for a shower and some sleep?"
"Not at all! Come on, I'll show you where the bathroom is." Forest jumped from his seat and led the two down the hallway.
"..."
"It's another generation."
"Kazuya and Jun-san."
"Poor kids. Damn Mishimas."
"Calm down, Paul. Kazuya's in the tournament tomorrow. You'll get your chance."
"Yeah, I will." The blonde balled up one fist and shook it slightly.
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"You shoulda known they were gonna sneak out and come anyway, Paul." The American gawked at the Chinese man and sighed.
"Dammit." The two friends had seen the twins on the tournament grounds just five minutes ago even when he had told them to stay in the house with Forest. "Mishimas." He scoffed.
"Can't be that bad. I mean if they entered the tournament, then you should be worried."
"It's still dangerous for children around here."
"Can't help it now. I lost 'em." Paul sighed at Marshall's comment and shuffled along.
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"Hurry or they'll catch us!" Kazaa pulled Jyn over the fence and stumbled backwards into the grass. "We should be able to find father here somewhere."
"If we don't get killed first."
"Stop being pessimistic, Jyn."
"I can't help it. This place sucks." Jyn pouted and kicked the dirt.
"Just come on, we have to find him somewhere."
"You sure we should interfere with him in the middle of the tournament, wouldn't that like traumatize him or something like that?"
"You might be right but... We've come this far!"
"Yeah well, what if he isn't what mom said he was? What if-"
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"..."
"If?" Kazaa waited only getting a stare from Jyn and a point from the twin's finger. He turned and his mouth gaped.
"Holy sh-"