A/N: Thanks Lil' Tommygirl, Miss Tidal Wave, and Phoenix's Bloody Talon for reviewing. You guys are awesome!
Disclaimer: I never realized how annoying this is. I don't own Tekken. Or Namco. And if I did, do you think I would be here?
I sat on the back porch with grandfather around 6 that night. It was still light out, so I could see to fill out the form to the Mishima Zaibatsu.
"Child, you don't fill out my name, you fill your mother's name." A crooked finger rested on the carbon sheet underneath the specified lot.
"Grandfather Can you please do this for me?" I whined.
"I have my own to fill out…" He paused, and looked away, pulling at the silk around his neck.
"…Grandpa?" I mumbled worriedly, rising from my chair.
"I'm fine, dear, fine…" He fell back into the seat, "Focus on the pain, focus, Wang…focus."
My eyes opened wide with fear, I ran into the house, accidentally breaking the door in my panic, "Mother! Mother!" I screamed, my feet furiously running from each room to the next. I collided straight into her, but didn't stop.
"Grandfather, he's having a stroke or a heart attack." I managed through heavy breaths. She shoved past me and ran to the porch, I followed her outside.
"Get in the car. The keys are on the counter."
"Want me to get-" She cut me off.
"YOU'RE DRIVING, HURRY!" She was hauling my grandfather through the sitting room, he was gasping for air. I flew to the car, opened the back door and clambered over the glove compartment to the front seat. I slid the keys into ignition and started it promptly. My mother placed her father into the backseat and shut the door, I peeled out of the driveway, smoke billowing from the tires, I knocked down my mother's favorite bush in the process, but once I got on the road, I was clear. Thank god Jin taught me in the parking lot that day. I fought the memory away, but it overpowered my mind.
"Don't let go of the clutch too fast, or you will jerk the car forward." He warned, eyes tracing my every move.
"Like this?" I asked.
"Like that." His hand rested over mine on the shift, and I felt tingles crawl up my arm, I knew he was only making sure I wouldn't mess up. I only wished it was more.
I shook my head and swerved a vendor on the side of the road.
"What are you doing, Ling? FASTER!" Her voice was on the edge of hysteria, and I felt tears fall from my eyes onto my cheeks. I swung the car dangerously into the parking lot of the hospital. It was just built, brand new facility so of course, it had intricate set ups and borders, but I drove over them and to theambulence loading dock. I opened the door and helped my mother and grandfather out as fast as I could without tripping. As soon as we were in the door, nurses whisked them away, and I was pushed onto an overstuffed leather chair. It was nice, probably the best one in the building, but I couldn't care if I was sitting on tack strip.
I woke up to tapping on my shoulder, I was off the chair on the floor, and apleasant looking woman with blonde hair and blue eyes was peering at me.
"I thought you were having seizures…are you ok, miss?"
"I'm fine…do you know how my grandfather is doing?" I felt stupid for asking. She didn't know who my grandfather was.
She pulled me up gently, "Listen, he's in stable condition, you guys brought him just in time, but he will be here a while." Her accent was funny, then I realized it was the same as Julia's.
"So he'll live?" I pressed.
"He'll live." She smiled a perfect smile and bustled away with her cart.
"Grandfather isn't going to make the tournament is he?" I glumly asked, I was going to miss training with him, his guidance, his wisdom, his awkward sense of humor.
"Afraid not, maybe in the sixth one." She said, sliding the car into the driveway.
"It's the fourth one coming up." She cut the engine.
"I don't count; I'd be too worried if I did." She gave a gentle smile and squeezed my hand. I knew she was asking me, with those hazelnut eyes, to watch over the family. She was going back to the hospital. "By the way, who taught you driving? I thought you'd be a lot worse."
"Ji---someone from Japan. During the last tournament."
She raised an eyebrow and reached over to open the passenger door. "Make sure you all get to bed early, you've got…" Then she realized school was out. "Ehm, well, go to bed early. Make breakfast in the morning."
I nodded, unbuckled my self and got out of the car. "Tell Grandfather I love him."
"I will, Ling, I will." I shut the door and she carefully backed out of the driveway. I wiped a tear from my eye and walked into the house, a false smile on my face. It seems all I do is pretend to be someone I'm not.
I always wondered what happened to Wang in the fourth tournament, so I'm gonna use this. This is my last update for a while I think, I've got exams, term papers, projects, field trips. The list could go on. But still, review, it's the only thing that makes me want to add more!