A/N: I didn't go to school today. So I didthis instead because I couldn't sleep.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken.

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"Ling Xiaoyu turn that damned thing off before I break it!" My father called from the kitchen. I moaned and slammed my palm into it, ceasing the repetitive whine. Why did I turn that on anyways? I opened an eye and peered out of the thin material of my pillowcase. There were hand prints on my balcony door from Miharu and Ikiro. I laughed lightly and shoved the pillow off my head. Today was going to be difficult, I could sense it already.

"Child." My grandfather's rusty voice croaked from the doorway. That's another thing, he always calls me child. I have no idea why, he just does. You'd think he would call me my name once and a while.

"What?" I sat up, my pigtails were uneven on my head and I hadn't bothered to open my other eye yet.

He opened the door, "You've got mail downstairs."

"What?" I said again, I heard what he had said, I just didn't register it.

"Are you deaf?"

"No…"

"Get up. You have got training in one hour and your mother has made you some breakfast."

I tossed the cover off me and slid off my bed onto my feet, sadly the sheet was still gripping my ankle and I fell to the floor with a thud.

"Dammit."

"What?"

"Nothing, Grandfather."

"Good." Then I heard his footsteps recede from the hall.

I rose to my feet and got my foot free from the grasp of my bed. I changed into my sweat suit and brushed out my hair, then replaced the pigtails. I ran my brush through them, and gave myself a long look in the mirror.

My little brother clanging his spoon on my door broke my trance. I whipped open the door and stepped out into the hall.

"Don't make me hurt you." I said, shutting my door.

"Mother wanted me to tell you to hurry."

"I'm coming." I shoved him into the closed door and ran into the dining room.

"Xiao! We were worried about you when you didn't let us in last night." Miharu chirped, obviously chosen the spokesperson.

"Well, you wasted your remaining brain cells doing so because I was sleeping. Do you know what that means?" I snapped.

"Calm down, we were just wondering."

"Wonder somewhere else."

Well, Ikiro, looks like we should of stayed home today." Mi said to the other girl sitting beside her.

"Yeah, it does." She glared at me and they vanished out of the backdoor. I merely shrugged and took a seat beside my mother.

"Nice friends, Ling."My father said monotonously.

I only looked at him from across the table. My mother handed me some rice porridge and a glass of milk. I smiled gratefully at her and ate it quickly, it was 7:47. I would be late, and Grandfather didn't like tardiness.

"Thanks, it was good." I mumbled to my mother and wandered outside, only then did I realize I was missing my bracelets. I ran into the house and all the way to my room. I whipped open my top drawer grabbed the pink ones and began to run out of my room when I swear I thought I saw my email alert flashing. I sat in my chair to evaluate, but it was nothing. I sighed, and suddenly my ears were filled with Jin's laughter.

He was laughing, Jin Kazama, laughing. It was almost embarrassing to watch him because it seemed too intimate, so I lowered my head. But slowly his laugher faded back into his deep, soft words. I felt his index finger slowly lift my chin. He looked me in the eyes.

"Xiao, I'll miss you when the tournament comes."

"I'll see you there though."

A sad, painful emotion filled his eyes, "Ling…" But Heihachi called his name, and he was gone.

I brushed tears from my eyes and shook my head. I pushed my chair from the desk and ran outside. I slid through the back gate of the dojo garden and saw my Grandfather and one of his students talking by the bamboo fountain. As soon as my figure was visible, the student fell into stance. I walked over slowly and followed suit. I forced all thoughts from my head and focused on the boy in front of me.

He was alert, powerful, but lacking in speed. Sweat was pouring down my face, but in the end, it was he who was on the ground. Grandfather praised my challenger with kind words and a gentle tap on his shoulder, but his eyes were filled with pride for me. For the boy was his best student. I bowed deeply to both of them and walked out of the garden and back into the house. I bathed for a while, enjoying the remaining part of my Sunday. By time I was out of the bathroom, everyone was gone. I went on the computer, sent another email to Jin, just incase he might reply. I turned off the machine and walked over to my bed, there was the invitation. I smiled at it as I picked it up with my right hand.

"Jin, since when did I listen to you anyways?" Then I launched my self downstairs to the study.

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