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Chapter 3

Freedom

GOBO

22nd FEBRUARY 2014

It was almost a week since Julia and Hwoarang were in Gobo. That was a town in Wakayama, south of Osaka province. They had met the South Korean Army only once since that day in Sakai.

Surprisingly Julia didn't mind to travel around. But she was a bit concerned since Lao had told her that he would visit her soon.

It wouldn't be pleasant for her or Hwoarang if Lao showed up in that moment. Lao would be furious to know that she was running with Hwoarang from the Army.

'I miss our bed.'-Hwoarang said that morning when Julia returned with the breakfast. He was getting dressed.

'You didn't complain last night!'-Julia said joking.

-'I'm not talking about that!'

-'Oh…I know…you miss Eijiro and the others!'

-'No, I don't…'

-'This was your idea, remember?'

-'I know. But you were right…it wasn't a very good idea. You should be getting a job because I know that's what you want.'

-'It's ok…I might be unemployed, but at least I'm with you!'

-'Do you think I'm worth all of this?'

-'I can't say no after last night…'

-'I'm serious…'

'Me too! I used to despise people like you. Outlaws, thieves…I always thought that their place was in jail. When I met you…you made me change all my values…'

-'I'm glad you changed your mind!'-Hwoarang said kissing her.

In that moment someone knocked at the door.

-'If it's that stupid girl asking for you again…I'm going to kill her!'

-'I love when you're angry!'

-'Shut up!'

Julia opened the door and she saw a gun pointed at her. It was the South Korean Army.

She got into the room while six soldiers entered. She looked at Hwoarang, praying that he didn't do anything stupid, and for her surprise, he didn't.

'We have orders to take you with us to Tokyo…to the South Korean Embassy! Do you know that desertion is an offence punishable by court martial?'-the Sergeant asked.

-'Yes, I do…'

-'Then you should know that you're in deep troubles!'

'Absolutely!'-Hwoarang said happily.-'Now let her go!'-he asked pointing to Julia.

-'She's coming too!'

-'Gladly!'-Julia said.

'Finally…you were hard to find! The Lieutenant Song will be happy to see you!'

TOKYO

Three hours later they were in the South Korean Embassy, where Hwoarang was going to be interrogated by a senior officer.

'I'm the Lieutenant Hu King Song…my soldiers told me you're a very brave guy…'

-'Maybe…'

-'Who's the girl outside?'

-'Mind your own business…'

'It seems that you're brave and stupid!'

-'Whatever! Just get on with it!'

-'You knew the Army could call you again, why did you run away?'

'I just wanted to have some fun…'-Hwoarang joked. He hated to give explanations about his life.

-'Fun?'

-'Look, I don't like the Army…actually I don't give a damn for you and the Army. I want to live my own life my way, alright?'

-'It looks like you have someone who agrees with you in Korea…because I got a message saying that you are free to go!'

-'What?'

'You're free…of course that if I could change this, I would, because you should be punished. Smart jackasses like you don't deserve a second chance!'

-'General Sun Lee, right?'

-'No…actually the General died in October…but you have another friend there…master Doo-San.'

-'Baek? What the hell is he playing?'

'Master Doo-San is the Army for almost four months now…he teaches tae-kwon-do to the next generation of soldiers! Unlike you, he knows what his responsibilities are.'

'I'm…shocked…I never thought he would like the Army…'-Hwoarang couldn't hide his surprise.

-'You can go now, soldier!'

-'I'm not a soldier…'

-'Oh…by the way, do you mind if I ask the young lady outside to have a drink with me?'

Hwoarang clenched his fists, and when he was going to face the Lieutenant, the door opened and a soldier fell on the floor unconscious.

-'What happened?'-Hu Song asked.

-'If one of your soldiers touches me again…I'll kill him!'-Julia said.

-'So, Lieutenant…didn't you want to ask something to this young lady?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'No…I guess…I can…Just GO! And don't come back!'

-'My pleasure asshole!'

-'You're free?'-Julia asked surprised.

-'Yep!'

-'But…'

-'You were thinking that you would have to bail me out?'

-'Well…yes.'

-'I guess you don't!'

EAST-OSAKA

It's was almost lunch time when Hwoarang and Julia arrived to Osaka.

-'Home sweet home…right?'-Julia asked.

-'Sort of…'

-'You were lucky! If it wasn't for Baek you were on your way to Korea.'

-'Alright…I know that I have to thank Baek.'

-'You should call him or write!'

-'Yeah…yeah…one of these days!'

When they got home no one was there.

-'What the hell happened here?'-Hwoarang asked when he saw that everything was cleaned up.

'I always clean this house up…but it never stays like this for this long…'

-'Do you think they sold the house?'

-'No…they wouldn't do that!'

Julia went to her room to see if her things were still there, and they were, so no one had sold the house.

-'Where's everybody?'-she asked.

-'Who cares? Lets enjoy some time together while we can…'-Hwoarang suggested kissing her and kicking the door to close it.

-'Shouldn't we go and look for the others?'

-'No!'

Hwoarang and Julia had laid down on the bed when they heard voices. They both got up immediately and left the room.

'You're back!'-exclaimed Roomax.

-'Yep!'-Hwoarang answered.-'Did you miss me?'

'No! We missed Julia.'-Mouse said.

-'Ah ah…'

-'So…what happened?'-Eijiro asked.

Hwoarang was starting to tell them what had happened when he realised there were two new faces.

-'Who are they?'-he asked pointing at Masami and Daisuke.

-'My brother, Daisuke and his sister, Masami…'-Eijiro answered.

-'I didn't know you had a brother!'-Hwoarang said.

-'Neither did I!'

-'I think we have to talk about many things.'

Julia looked at Masami and she seemed a bit confused.

At night, Hwoarang decided to go out with the rest of the gang.

-'I'm going out…do you mind, babe?'-he asked Julia.

'No. But don't come back too late…or you'll be sorry!'

-'Ok, I see you later!'

Julia watched Masami who was reading a story to her little brother in his room. When Daisuke fell asleep Masami went to the living room.

'How old is Daisuke?'-Julia asked to start a conversation.

-'Eight.'

'By the way I'm Julia…I guess I'm not the only girl in the house anymore.'

'Yes…Eijiro told me some stuff about you. You were studying in the Osaka University.'

-'Yes, I was…now I have to find a job, or my father will kill me!'

-'Why?'

-'Well…it's complicated, lets just say that he doesn't like me being here.'

-'But you are here…'

-'Yes…I'm with Hwoarang…and I don't care what everyone says!'

Masami told Julia about her life in Otsu. She wasn't sure if she had done the right thing by going to Osaka with Daisuke.

-'I don't want Daisuke to be an outlaw!'-Masami said.

-'Eijiro and the Tsunamis aren't just outlaws, Masami…they just have a gang to protect themselves!'

-'You say that because you're Hwoarang's girlfriend!'

-'No…I was just like you when I arrived here and met them. I thought that I would never agree with their way of living.'

-'Do you honestly think you have a future with Hwoarang?'

-'Would I be here if I didn't?'

-'But…'

'Eijiro said he would take care of you and Daisuke didn't he?'

-'Yes.'

-'Then believe him. I know Eijiro and he is a good friend!'

-'Do you think I should stay?'

-'You're studying, right?'

-'Yes. Last year in High School, but I don't know anyone in this new school…'

'Your brother has a home and so do you…so why wouldn't you stay? And don't worry about that…you'll soon meet lots of people! Besides you can count on me!'

-'Thanks…'

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

DUBLIN

6th MARCH 2014

-'Are you sure you want to do this alone?'-Lee asked Nina while she was waiting for a taxi.

'Yes! She's my sister, my problem!'

-'What will you say to her?'

-'I don't know.'

Nina left the Hotel were she and Lee were staying at and half an hour later she was in front of her parents' house.

-'Miss Nina…?'-Carson, the house keeper said, surprised.

Nina didn't remember him, but she recognised the gardens and the house.

-'Is my sister home?'

-'No, not yet…but she'll arrive soon!'

-'Can I stay here and wait for her?'

-'Of course, this is your house too! You're just like your mother…'

-'I'm sorry for not remembering you…what's your name?'

-'Kevin Carson…'

-'I'm really sorry!'

Nina walked around the house, watching the pictures and trying to remember more things about her childhood, but then Anna arrived.

-'Oh…look who's here? If it isn't the bitch!'-Anna said.

-'Can we talk?'

-'No…go away!'

-'Anna…we really need to talk!'

-'I almost died because of you!'

'Actually I saved your butt, so I don't understand why you are so angry!'

-'You can't understand?'

-'No! I tried to warn you about the explosion!'

-'I'm not talking about the explosion!'

'You're confused because you were in cryosleep for almost three years!'

-'I'm not confused! You ruined my life and you'll pay for that!'

-'You're a selfish brat, Anna…'

-'And you're a bitch! Now get out of here!'

-'I'm here because I need to know more things about my childhood!'

'Childhood? You were a bitch to me! That's all you need to know! Get out before I call security!'

-'Security? I'm your sister! This is also my house! Plus I'm older than you!'

-'So? You might be older, but this house and all these lands, are all mine! You're supposed to be dead, you know? So I'm the legal owner!'

Nina realised that she couldn't do anything else but leave.

-'Oh…I almost forgot! I heard about the new Iron Fist!'-Anna said when Nina was by the door.

-'And?'

-'I want you to be there! I want to fight you!'

-'You're crazy, Anna.'

Anna lost her temper and she took a gun out of her purse and fired. The bullet hit on the floor, very close to Nina's feet.

-'Don't call me CRAZY?'-Anna shouted.

-'FINE! I'll be there! Prepare yourself to be humiliated!'

Nina left and Anna watched her leaving their house in a taxi. She thought that she could beat her right there, but it was better that way. She preferred to beat her sister in the most popular martial arts tournament, plus the media would be there and the whole world would see that she was the best.

-'Miss Anna…she's your sister!'-Carson said disappointed, because he didn't like to see two sisters fighting.

-'To the hell with my sister! Soon I'll be an only child!'

When Nina joined Lee, she was completely furious. She had a fight with Anna, who was the most ungrateful person she had met. Besides, she couldn't remember many things about her parents. That trip had been a waste of time.

Lee laughed when he heard about Anna's proposition.

-'She wants to fight you in the Iron Fist? Are you serious?'-he asked.

-'Yes. She almost hit me!'

-'And you said you would go?'

-'Yes…what else could I say to her?'

-'I guess you did the right thing!'

-'Anna will only believe me when I defeat her, so I will!'

'Now you have no choice!'

USA

NEW YORK

8th MARCH 2014

The Syndicate was weak, but it was re-organising itself under Mr. Shui Tao leadership.

Mr. Shui Tao believed that the Syndicate had been serving the Mishima interests for too long, and it was time to stop that. Besides, Heihachi Mishima was dead and the Mishima Empire was over. In order to organise the Syndicate better, he had a meeting with the leaders of all the Syndicate branches and they had decided to stop the activities linked to the Mishima Empire, which meant that they would no longer be after Steve Fox and Eduardo Gordo.

-'Our business is about profits! Profits that we'll share as soon as we stop this nonsense about chasing men just because Mishima wanted us to.'-Mr. Shui Tao said.

-'So…what do we do now?'-someone asked.

-'We have to concentrate in our businesses. A ship will arrive soon with guns and drugs…I suggest we take care of this before our enemies do! From now on, Fox and Gordo can do whatever they want, as long as they don't stand in our way!'

YAMAGAWA

12th MARCH 2014

Jin was back after two months of intense training and meditation in the mountain. It had been tough especially because he was missing Ling a lot. So he was now arriving home. Ling was returning from the forest as well when she saw him by the door.

She ran to him and hugged him.

-'Jin! I missed you so much!'-Ling said.

-'I missed you too!'

When Ling let him go, Jin felt something hard hit on him. The next thing he saw it was a huge black and white bear sitting on his chest while he was on the floor.

-'What's this?'-he asked confused.

-'Panda?'-Ling exclaimed.-'It's just Jin…come on…leave him alone!'

-'This is Panda?'

-'Yes…she's keeping me company since you left! Usually the caretakers don't like to leave the animals with strange people, but Panda started to follow me everywhere, so they thought it was safe to let her stay with me for a while!'

-'I thought she was a baby panda!'

-'She is! But it's been two months! Panda is growing up! Isn't she adorable?'

-'Oh, yes…and heavy too!'

-'Panda come here!'

Panda got up and joined Ling, but her eyes never left Jin at all. For her Jin was an intruder and she had to protect Ling.

-'I'm starving…what's for dinner?'-Jin asked.

Ling and Jin entered the house and Jin went to the bedroom to leave his bag. Panda followed him.

-'Why is she following me?'-he asked when Panda entered the bathroom with him.

-'She's just seeing if you are reliable!'

-'Oh…and that includes watching me taking a shower?'

-'PANDA! I'm the only one who can see Jin in the shower…now leave!'-Ling said joking. She managed to push Panda out of the bathroom.

-'Thanks!'

After his shower Jin had a fine dinner, very different from what he had been eating for two months.

-'You have been working on your cooking skills…'

-'Yes…well, I was bored!'

Ling sat down on Jin's lap and kissed him, but then Panda jumped on them and they all fell on the ground.

'Panda!'-Ling yelled.-'Get off us!'

-'Is Panda used to sleep inside?'

-'Yes…why?'-Ling asked getting up.

-'I think she has to stay out tonight…'

-'Huh?'

-'We'll be busy…'

-'I guess she won't mind! And neither will I!'

EAST-OSAKA

17th MARCH 2014

Hwoarang and Julia were sleeping in that sunny morning when Eijiro knocked on the door harder than usual.

They woke up immediately and when Hwoarang opened the door, he was surprised to see so many people outside his room.

-'What's going on?'-he asked still half asleep.

-'I'm sorry to disturb this early in the morning, but we've got problems…serious problems!'-Eijiro said.

-'Ok…let me get dressed…I'll be there soon!'-Hwoarang closed the door and started to get dressed, while Julia was still waking up.

-'What's wrong?'-she asked.

-'I don't know yet…stay here, I'll be right back.'-Hwoarang said before leaving the room.

Julia wanted to know what was happening, so she got dressed and joined the other Tsunamis in the living room. Only Masami and Daisuke were still in bed.

-'Two of our friends died last night.'-Eijiro said looking at his feet.

-'What?'-Hwoarang asked shocked.

-'They were shot!'

-'Who died?'

'Nao and Yoda…'

'Nao has a brother, right? He's a Tsunami too…send someone to get him.'-ordered Hwoarang.-'I don't want him in the streets; he might do something stupid to revenge his brother's death!'

Ryo left immediately and Eijiro continued to inform Hwoarang about what had happened.

-'Where were they, when it happened?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'In the North side…'

-'Ok…where did they live?'

'Nao was living with his parents and his brother, Yoda was living in the Tsunamis complex…his parents are divorced. He stayed with his father here, but his dad died three years ago. His mother never showed up.'-Eijiro informed.

'I want a general meeting in ten minutes…in front of the T complex.'-Hwoarang said.

After the others departure, Hwoarang noticed that Julia was there too.

-'Are you ok?'-she asked.

-'I've got to go to the morgue to identify the bodies. Someone has to pay!'-he said.

-'You said you wouldn't get into troubles. Please don't go!'-Julia asked.

-'I'm not going to get into troubles!'

-'Of course you are! If you leave this house…you'll do something stupid! Let the police solve this!'

-'The police? You know nothing about living in the streets!'

-'Wulong will catch them…'

-'Wulong is a good man, but he can't do anything…'

-'Why?'

-'If someone from another gang killed my boys, the police can't do anything! I know how it works! They might investigate and stuff, but even if they find the gang, there's no way to know who did it!'

-'Of course there is!'

'Julia…I know this…it happened before and the murderer is still free! And now…I have two bodies to identify!'

-'Hwoarang…please be careful!'

-'Stay here!'

Hwoarang left the house and he knew exactly what to do. As for Julia she didn't want to stay at home, so she followed him. She found all the Tsunamis reunited and listening to his leader.

-'Where's Nao's brother?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'Mouse took him to our place!'-Eijiro announced.

-'Good. I'm going to the Hospital and then we are going to visit the North side. But first I need someone to go and inform Nao's parents.'

-'I'll go!'-Kelt said and left immediately.

-'I want One, Ryo, Rahu, Soni and Kai ready to leave! The rest of you will stay in the frontier. I want every corner guarded. No one from another gang gets in or out the North side…understood?'

-'Yes!'-everyone shouted.

Julia knew now why Hwoarang was the leader. He was dealing extremely well in that critical situation. He seemed worried about the families of the too dead boys, but at the moment, she was more worried about him. He could do something very stupid.

-'I told you to stay at home!'-he said to her.

-'Sorry…let me go with you!'-Julia asked, but she knew his answer already.

'No! Not this time!'

'I ran away with you from the Army…it was dangerous too!'

'I don't care…this time you'll stay! I need you to take care of Nao's brother. He's only sixteen…'

-'But…'

-'I'll be fine!'

-'What are you going to do?'

-'I want to find out who did this! The Tsunamis can go everywhere in Osaka. My boys weren't doing anything wrong…so who killed them did it for a motive, and it wasn't just a gang's fight. I need to know!'

-'We've got to go!'-Eijiro said.-'Tell Masami not to worry about us!'

-'Right…'

Julia kissed Hwoarang before he leave and she felt something weird. She knew that he could die or become a murdered instead, but in that moment she had to trust him.

She managed not to cry and she returned home, where Masami was preparing Daisuke's breakfast. When Julia told her what had happened, Masami almost freaked out. She was scared because she never thought that living in Osaka could be so dangerous, but she also felt scared because Eijiro and the others could be in danger too.

-'What can we do now?'-she asked shaking.

-'Nothing…all we can do is to wait!'-Julia said looking at the window.-'I'm sure they'll be fine…'

In the Hospital, Hwoarang met Roomax, who already knew about the situation. Hwoarang wanted to enter the morgue but that was forbidden.

-'I can't let you in!'-Roomax said.-'I'm sorry!'

-'If you are loyal to us, you'll find a way to let me in!'

-'What if you're caught?'

-'I won't be.'

-'Alright…I'll see what I can do!'

Ten minutes later, Hwoarang was in the morgue while Roomax was guarding the door.

The new doctors didn't know Hwoarang so he managed to enter without being recognised.

-'Who are you?'-a doctor asked.

-'They sent me to identify my brother…'-Hwoarang lied.

The doctor watched him suspiciously.

-'I wasn't informed!'-she said.-'But I guess it's alright.'

-'This is your brother's watch…give it to your parents!'-the doctor said.

-'What kind of gun was used?'-Hwoarang asked putting Nao's watch in his pocket.

-'Gun?'

-'Yes…he was shot, wasn't he?'

-'Yes. But I can't tell you that!'

-'I have the right to know!'

-'And I want to see your ID!'

-'Look doctor…Megumi Kido…'-Hwoarang read on her desk.-'Don't make me waste time! I just want to know what kind of gun they used!'

-'I'm not part of the ballistic team…so I don't know!'

-'Did you take the bullets out?'

-'Yes…'

-'What colour were they? Silver or golden?'

-'Silver…why?'

-'Thank you lady…'-Hwoarang said taking Yoda's watch and wallet as well.-'Yoda didn't have a family…so I'll keep this!'

-'Hey…come back here! I'll call security!'

-'Whatever!'

Hwoarang left and minutes later two security guards were speaking with doctor Kido.

-'It was Hwoarang.'-one of them said.

-'We can't blame him!'-the other said.-'He is their leader! Don't worry doctor…it wasn't serious!'

-'But he broke the law!'

-'Welcome to the East-side and to Hwoarang's territory!'

In the meanwhile, Hwoarang was on his way to the North side.