Disclaimer: I gotta do this again…sheesh! I own nothing but the story. Julia and Jin are Namco's, cuz if they were mine they would be married with kids living happily somewhere. Panda, Xiaoyu, and Marduk would have gotten accidentally blown up somehow, and Paul would finally change his clothes.

Anyway, yeah, I updated for those still interested in this crazy story. Sorry it took so long. Life has been (insert circus music) and I found out that pure laziness is a powerful thing. I thank all those lovely people who reviewed and even those who didn't. Thanks for reading anyway.

Chapter 3: Long Way Home

"Tell me you're kidding." Julia laughed while Jin continued to carry her on his back. They, or more like Jin, had been walking for 30 minutes.

"I wish I could." She had her arms around his neck while he held his hands under her knees.

"So one of your boys is madly in love with you?" She chuckled.

"Hey! It's not funny! He really disturbed me. I'm not sure I should even bring it up to him."

"Are you crazy? Definitely tell him what happened. He might still remember, but bring it up anyway." She then rested her chin on his shoulder.

"Wouldn't that embarrass him? Steve might want to run in a hole and die. I don't want to do that to him." Jin said, looking both ways before he crossed the street.

"It might, but how will you know if his feelings are real or an affect of too much drinking?"

"Why does it sound like you're turning this into some love story or soap opera?" He asked, craning his neck to glance at her.

She giggled. "I don't know. This is something very juicy and it's interesting. Everyone wants to know the outcome." She twirled a lock of his hair around her finger.

"Whatever. I don't want to be in some 'juicy' soap opera." He sighed. "That's it. I'm not telling him anything. I'll pretend like the whole thing never happened." He said resolutely.

Julia pouted. "You're no fun. I want to know if he wants to have your kids." She laughed.

Jin halted. "Now that's not funny. Exactly how much have you had to drink tonight, Julia?"

He felt her shake her head. "Not a lot. Just some fruity drinks with barely any alcohol. A little something to get a buzz. I swear." She smiled sweetly at him, but he didn't catch it. He seemed too busy looking around.

She looked around also. "Are you lost? You don't remember where you live and you're asking if I drank too much?" She playfully teased him.

"Shh. I thought I heard something." He continued to look around. She scooted off his back to stand next to him.

"I don't see anything. Let's keep going, but let me walk. I think my legs are fallingasleep." Julia said, straightening her dress. She then heard a growl and she looked up at Jin.

"That's a new one. Growling when you can't have your way. Fine, you can carry me."

Jin looked at her with an eyebrow raised. "Uh, that wasn't me." They both scanned the area until they heard it again and turned and looked at the suspect.

"HOLY SHIT!" They both said in unison. Jin grabbed Julia by the arm and bolted around the street corner away from the huge dog that started chasing them.

Julia screamed as the beast nearly bit her. She was having some trouble keeping up with Jin's fast pace. Some shoes would really come in handy right now. She mused to herself. Oh, never mind. The heels probably would've had me falling all over the place.

She ran hard to stay close to Jin and not let the dog bite her. They turned down another street when she felt Jin trip a little on his own feet and couldn't help stumbling a bit, causing Julia to run ahead of him.

She looked back at him. "Come on, clumsy." She said grabbing his arm and they switched places with her leading the way yet again that night. The dog didn't seem to be letting up any time soon and they were both tired from the rough night, so Jin looked around for an escape close by.

"Hey! Let's get in here." He called to Julia who was still trying to dodge the dog, that looked more like a horse, dragging Jin with her.

"Huh?"

"In here!" Jin stopped running, causing Julia to almost fall, scooped her up by the waist and pushed her over a wooden fence that led to someone's backyard. She then helped him over the fence and they both waited silently as the insane mutt ran pass the yard and down the street with it's tongue hanging and drool flying every which a way.

They both grimaced at the sight, peeping over the gate to make sure it left. Jin suddenly started laughing. Julia looked at him, puzzled.

"Okay, Jin. What are you smoking and can I have some?" That only made him laugh harder.

"It's just that tonight has been one of the craziest nights of my life and it doesn't seem to be getting better."

Julia chuckled. "You can say that again." She said as she lifted one of her feet as blood oozed from it.

"Julia! What?"

"I think I stepped on a piece of glass during the chase. It's nothing big." She waved her hands nonchalantly. Jin just looked at her with concern in his pretty brown eyes. Julia avoided his gaze and pretended to inspect her injured foot. This worked as an excellent cover to hide her blushing face.

Jin glanced at their surroundings. "Well, even though getting chased by that mutated dog scared the crap out of us, it got us near my place faster. I recognize this area. I'm on the next street." He pointed toward the street.

"Good. Let's go so I can clean this up." Julia stated and began hobbling toward the gate. Jin lifted her again over the gate and she helped him, but before they started toward their destination, Jin picked her up in his arms bridal style.

"Wh-what are you doing!" She wiggled to get out of his grip, but with no such luck.

"Stop moving. It'll be a lot easier to make it to the house without you moving around."

"Jin, I can walk just fine." Julia said in a sweet voice.

"I'm not falling for that. You're tired with no shoes and a busted foot. I'm carrying you all the way there."

"But I don't…"Her voice trailed of as she looked at the stern look he gave her. She decided her protest was in vain and made herself comfortable in his grip, missing Jin's triumphant grin.

They arrived at a one story house about 10 minutes later. Julia was still wrapped in Jin's arms securely. They were both silent as he managed to find his keys while still holding her and unlocked the door.

He walked to a light switch and flipped it on. Julia took in what she saw. It seemed that they were in the living room. The furniture was dark blue and looked bran new with a large TV in front of the only window in the room. There was nothing particular about the room. She didn't really expect it to be since two guys were living there. It was neat, too. Surprisingly neat. She continued to look around in puzzlement. Seeming to read her mind, Jin replied.

"Believe it or not, Hwoarang's a neat freak," Jin chuckled. "Not that I'm a dirtbag mind you, but you already knew that." Julia just nodded silently, still looking around as Jin walked toward the back hall. She didn't say anything about why she was still in his arms. The fact was that she really didn't mind it.

He lightly kicked a door and turned the light on in there, also. Julia noticed that they were in a bedroom while Jin continued further in the room to the connecting bathroom.

Julia found the light-switch for him and he set her on the toilet top. "Is this your room?" She asked.

"Yeah, Hwoarang would have a fit if anything is moved out of place in his room." He opened up his medicine cabinet, looking for something.

"I never would have guessed that he was a neat freak. That's pretty funny." She smiled and looked around the medium sized bathroom and what she could see of the bedroom.

"You have a nice room. I think this is the cleanest house with only two males living in it that I've ever seen."

Jin smiled. "That's a good thing, right?" He pulled out something in a brown bottle.

"Of course! I love clean dudes. As long as he's not obsessed or anything." She added the last part quickly. Jin pulled out some cotton balls and dabbed them with whatever was in the bottle.

He then turned to her. "We're definitely not obsessed and when we stay home all day, we toss stuff around like everyone else…I do, at least." Julia looked at the cotton ball in his hand.

"What are you about to do with that?" She suddenly became serious.

"Huh? I'm gonna clean you cut. So be still." He instructed.

"Jin, no! It's gonna burn!" She yelled jumping up to escape the threatening puff of cotton.

Jin busted out laughing. "I know the 'Great Julia' isn't scared of a little pain!" He said with fake surprise and put his arm up to bloke her from leaving.

She pouted. "Come on, Jin!" he shook his head and pointed toward the inside of the bathroom for her to sit down. She sighed and gave up easily. She was tired and the cut was starting to throb.

She plopped down on the toilet top and he knelt down in front of her and picked up her foot. He gently rubbed the puff over her wound. Julia couldn't help the sensations running through her at his slow rubbing. It sent shivers down her spine and she could feel goose bumps rising on her skin.

Jin didn't notice Julia acting crazy in front of him. He kept repeating the action until the blood was gone. A small smile playing on his lips at the cute toe ring she was wearing. It complimented her pretty feet nicely. He then glanced at her face and frowned slightly. She was breathing a little fast and her eyes were closed.

"Julia, are you alright?" He asked, concerned. Her eyes snapped open to his voice.

"Huh? What? Y-yeah, I'm fine. Why?" He noticed her reddening cheeks but didn't say anything about it.

"No reason. You were just breathing kind of hard. Well, I'm done. Just let me get a band-aid." He then covered her cut with a plain band-aid. "Um…I'm kinda thirsty, you want something to drink?" Not really trusting her voice at the moment, Julia just silently nodded.

"Okay, I'll be right back." He smiled at her before he left. Julia released a long breath before she stood and walked to the bathroom doorway and leaned against it. She wasn't sure what she and Jin were going to do now. This was the longest tie that she had ever spent with him without Asuka around. It was nice but she felt nervous around him. Like she was scared that she'd embarrass herself or something. She sighed quietly and hung her head until she heard footsteps and Jin walk back in the room holding two glasses of something red.

"Here you go. It's all we have besides water right now." He smiled sheepishly and Julia couldn't help but smile back. He was definitely gorgeous and she would love to just stare at him all day long but she wouldn't want to get busted. She wondered if he realized that she had a crush on him. Julia smiled into the cup, sipping the fruity drink, as she thought about it.

Jin couldn't comprehend what was going on with Julia. She was quiet and then smiling as she drunk her juice. It confused him.

"Are you sure everything's alright? You've been quiet since we got here." Julia nearly choked on her drink.

"No, I'm just fine. I, um…" the wall to his right was suddenly interesting. Jin put his glass on a nearby dresser and turned her face so she was looking at him.

"What's going on?" he asked quietly and Julia realized how close they were. She swallowed with difficulty and backed away from him.

"I, uh, have to use the bathroom." She replied quickly and put her drink next to his and dashed in the bathroom, leaving Jin dumbfounded.

Agh! Julia, you're acting like an idiot! She scolded herself, pacing in the roomy bathroom. You like him and he likes you, so why not take advantage? She stopped and thought about that. You don't have to go out there and make babies with him, just sit and talk or something. She nodded at that thought and inhaled and exhaled deeply before opening the door.

She meekly opened the door to find Jin sitting one the edge of his bed, head down and elbows on his knees. Great. You probably pissed him off. Julia thought, biting her lip.

He didn't look up when she opened the door and Julia just watched him for a moment before gathering enough courage and walking over to him. She stopped in-between his legs and he leaned back to look at her. An unreadable expression on his face.

A small smile played on her lips as she took one of her hands and ran it through his hair. Jin closed his eyes and leaned into the touch. Julia smiled fully and continued this for a couple of minutes.

Jin had moved his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him while she continued to play with his tresses.

"Julia, what are you doing?" He asked her after a while and she couldn't help giggling.

"I don't know." She giggled more and he looked up at her and smiled.

She's so beautiful. Jin thought as he slowly stood up in front of her and Julia noticed how close they were. She stopped laughing but couldn't help the smile on her face. Jin was causing butterflies to flutter in her stomach. He leaned in slowly and brushed his lips against hers and when she didn't back away, wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into a more passionate kiss.

Julia felt her mind go blank and her knees buckle. She wrapped her arms around his neck so she wouldn't collapse and because she didn't want him to let go. She was really enjoying the sweet taste the juice left on his lips.

Jin backed away some to kiss and nip at her neck. I think I'm gonna lose my mind! Julia thought as her hands found the front of his shirt and she started to undo the buttons.

Once she undid all of them, she pushed the shirt off his shoulders and lifted his head off her neck and brought his mouth back to hers. She gasped when she felt his hands on her thighs and him lift her up a little. She then wrapped her legs around his waist as she felt her back push up against a wall.

Everything felt so good that Julia barely noticed her dress being lifted over her head and tossed to the side, exposing her matching red bra and panties. She then let her fingers wonder to the top of his pants and blindly tried to find his zipper while one of his hands moved to unlatch her bra.

"Jin…" She said breathlessly in his ear, which only sent him into another frenzy. His mind was already clouded and his hands seemed to be moving on their own. He could feel her trembling against him while he tried to undo her bra. Must these things be so difficult to come off! He yelled in his mind, trying to stop the urge of simply ripping it off of her.

Julia hands found their way to his hair again and he swore he would blow from the sensations running through his body. There was suddenly a loud cough and a something that sounded like someone trying to clear their throat. Jin knew it wasn't him and it couldn't have been Julia. They were basically connected at the mouth at the moment and he would have felt the movement if she did it.

His body went stiff as he realized that they must have been being watched. Julia noticed his change and pulled from him. The person coughed again and they both turned their heads toward his door.

"Jinny, you got some 'splaining to do!" Hwoarang sang leaning on the doorframe with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Jin and Julia both sighed simultaneously.

Thank you for taking time to read! Sorry about any mistakes and I WILL try to update a lotsooner than I did with this chapter. Peace!