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Chapter 10

Difficult Times

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

DUBLIN

22nd MAY 2014

The Williams huge property was in silence. The moon was in the sky and a ray of light was entering in Anna Williams' room. She was sleeping after a day of work in the new company she had bought. Running a business wasn't as easy as she had thought.

Anna was watching a round room with paintings on the walls. One of the paintings was showing a samurai with his heavy ancient clothes. He was holding a sword and his eyes were of a cold dark. She was sitting on a red couch and she seemed to be searching for someone. Suddenly an older man entered the room. Anna got up to present herself. Only then she realised that she was in a memory because she could see herself from the other side of the room.

-'Who are you Miss?'-Heihachi asked.

-'Anna Williams, Mr. Mishima…Nina's sister.'

-'Nina never mentioned a sister.'

-'We didn't get along but I guarantee you that I'm her sister. And I want to know what really happened to her.'

-'Look…I can't help you.'

-'Don't play dumb with me, Mr. Mishima. My father died last week, but before he died, he told me that Nina was here and he was investigating your Zaibatsu. I just want the truth.'

-'I'm sorry for your father.'

-'Sure…'

-'I am. But believe me; I had nothing to do with his death.'

-'He wasn't so sure about you having something to do with Nina's. I demand to know where she is, or I'll go to the police!'

-'Very well. Your sister died in an accident, a car crush. Your father and I had some businesses together and I met your sister when she was very young.'

-'I know, my dad told me. He told me you paid for her martial arts lessons.'

-'Yes, she was very talented. And she was also studying Law in Tokyo University.'

-'What happened then?'

-'She had an accident and the doctors said she was dead. I called your parents and I sent someone to identify the body, but Dr. Boskonovitch found out she was still alive.'

Anna was surprised and she stood in silence for a couple of minutes.

-'Alive? Where is she now? Why did you keep this from us?'

-'Because she is practically dead, she's in coma. She's only alive because we kept her in a cryosleep.'

-'A what?'

-'Cryosleep. We are trying to save her, but she may not make it.'

-'You are using her as a lab rat?'

-'At least she's alive…'

-'I want to see her! NOW!'

Anna was now in a modern laboratory. She looked around, everything was white and she hated that colour. She saw a calendar on the wall from the current month, January and then a man in medical clothes appeared.

-'There's your sister, Miss Williams…'

Anna turned her head and saw a blond woman inside of a cryosleep chamber. Her eyes were wide opened when she saw that Nina was pregnant.

-'What…she's pregnant?'

-'No. The baby was born this month. We don't know where he is.'-Dr. Boskonovitch said.

-'Do you want to be responsible for your sister's child?'-Heihachi asked.

-'I…don't know…I have to think about it!'

-'Fine…if you do we will help you searching.'-Heihachi said pushing her to the exit.

Anna woke up. She looked around and saw she was in her room. The watch was marking two in the morning. She had remembered a very important episode of her life. Her first meeting with Heihachi Mishima and Dr. Boskonovitch. And she knew now that her sister had a child. The question now was "did Nina know about it?"

JAPAN

SENDAI

It was early in the morning when Lee found out that Nina had left. Things were a bit complicated for the both of them. There was some chemistry between them, but at the same time it was complicated since they had been apart for many years. They didn't know each other anymore.

-'Did she say why she was leaving?'-Lee asked Kira.

-'No. She didn't talk to me; actually I think she never liked me much.'

-'She's probably confused.'-Dr.B. said.

-'She doesn't have the devil gene anymore, so why do you care?'-Kira asked.

-'What will she do?'

-'Don't worry, Lee, she knows how to defend herself.'-Dr.B. said.

-'I know that.'

Lee left.

-'Is he really going to look for her?'-Kira asked.

-'I think so. She was an important part of Lee's past.'

-'How do you know all these stuff about them?'

-'Because I was the one who studied Nina after she escape.'

-'Did you tell Heihachi?'

-'No. There's a rule about medical commitment with the patient.'

-'What about Kazuya and Jin? Did you know everything about them?'

-'Sort of…I knew Kazuya was dating a girl before Heihachi noticed. I was his doctor and I immediately saw a different Kazuya.'

-'Was that obvious?'

-'To me it was. Kazuya changed a lot after he met Jun. She was his strengths…'

-'What about Lee and Nina? What do you know about their past?'

-'She met him when she was Heihachi's private assassin…'

-'Was she sent to kill him?'

-'No. Her mission was to eliminate powerful people or assist the Manji Party.'

-'Manji Party? What the hell is that?'

-'I'll tell you another day. We have work to do now!'

SOUTH-OSAKA

23rd MAY 2014

Asuka was waiting in the Hospital for her father. He was going to be transferred to the special clinic where he would start his treatment.

Satome was there too. They weren't speaking to each other because they had a fight almost twice a day. Living under the same roof was not a very pleasant experience for none of them.

In the meantime something had caught Asuka's attention. There was something on the TV about the Iron Fist Tournament.

-'I am Susume Takani from Fuji-Nion where the preparations are being made to receive in the end of the next month more than one thousand people who will watch and enter the most famous martial arts tournament in the world!'-the reporter said.

Asuka looked closely at the reporter on the TV. She was pretty, with long brown hair and very elegant in her dark red outfit.

-'This year the Iron Fist Tournament will not be transmitted live on TV, because the organisers didn't agree on which television channel would broadcast it, but next year, the Fuji TV channel will try to win this battle. Until now no fighter arrived to Fuji-Nion, but everyone thinks that in the early June everything will be different.'

Satome watched Asuka while she was watching the TV with attention. He knew immediately what she was thinking.

-'You are out of your mind, Asuka!'-he said when the reporter disappeared from the screen.

-'What?'

-'I know what you are thinking…you want to go to that tournament!'

-'Leave me alone!'

-'I'm ready!'-Asuka's father said as he was arriving in a wheelchair.

-'Then lets go, dad…the ambulance is waiting.'

When the ambulance was ready to leave, Asuka's father remembered he had left his smaller bag in the room. Asuka volunteered to get it, and she disappeared running.

-'What's wrong with my daughter?'-he asked.

-'I think she wants to go to the Iron Fist, master.'

-'What? Is she crazy?'

-'Apparently.'

-'She can't go!'

Asuka was arriving to her father's room but she didn't notice that the floor was being washed and she slipped. Trying not to fall she grabbed someone who was passing by, but they both ended up in the floor. The other person hit with the head on the floor and Asuka saw some blood.

-'Are you alright?'-she asked worried.

-'What does it look like?'-Roomax shot back putting his hand on his head and trying to stop the bleeding.

-'YOU?'-Asuka yelled. Roomax looked at her and blinked.

-'Great…first you broke my nose, and now my head! What's next? My heart?'-he joked.

-'Never!'-Asuka said but she blushed a light pink.

-'Don't you know you can't run in Hospitals?'-Roomax asked getting up.

-'I'm in a hurry…and by the way, what do you know about rules, you're an outlaw!'

-'Actually, I work in the East Osaka Hospital.'

-'You what? But aren't you a Tsunami?'

-'Yes. But that doesn't mean I hang around in the streets doing nothing.'

-'Whatever…I have to go!'-Asuka got her father's bag and left.-'I'm sorry!'-she yelled from the elevator.

-'The least you could do was to take care of my head!'

-'I don't have time.'

Roomax watched her and he was going to search for a nurse when he stepped on something. It was a wallet. Asuka had left it there; probably it had fallen after the accident.

-'I guess I'll have to give it back!'

A few hours later, Asuka and Satome were heading back home. Asuka had liked the nurses who were going to assist her father in the clinic. When they arrived, someone was waiting by the door. Asuka recognised Roomax immediately.

-'What the hell are you doing here? Are you following me?'-she asked angrily.

-'No! Why would I do that?'

-'You tell me!'

-'Look, Miss…I came because…'

-'I said I was sorry!'

-'Who is he?'-asked Satome.

-'No one…just go inside!'

-'Fine!'-Satome obeyed.

-'Here!'-Roomax gave the wallet to Asuka.-'I found it in the Hospital!'

Asuka watched her wallet with embarrassment. She had been unfair with him.

Roomax was leaving when she decided to say something, but she chose the wrong words.

-'Wait! I still need to check if something is missing.'

Roomax watched her with a disapproving face.

-'You are pushing your luck, Miss. I did you a favour by coming here, and this is the way you treat me? How rude? And you have the nerves to call me an outlaw!'

Once again Asuka blushed.

-'Sorry…I didn't mean it!'

-'Yes, you did. You rich girls are all the same…a guy is never good enough for you!'

-'I'm not a rich girl!'

-'Whatever! A good day for you too!'

-'Wait! What's your name?'

-'I don't think you deserve to know my name.'

-'Thank you for the wallet…and I'm sorry for being so rude.'

Roomax smiled and turned to look at her.

-'I'm Roomax.'

-'I'm Asuka…and I'm really sorry…I'm not in myself these days!'

-'Ok…'

-'Is Roomax your real name?'

-'No.'

-'What is it then?'

-'You thanked me so I said my name…to know my real name, you'll have to do much more than that!'

-'Fine…then I will! Eventually!'

Roomax laughed.

-'Maybe…'-he added.

SENDAI

Lee had left early in the morning. He was going to look for Nina. He needed to speak to her.

-'He's insane!'-Kira said.

-'Jealous?'-Dr.B. asked with amusement.

-'No…just angry…only an idiot wastes his time searching for a woman!'

-'He did live with Nina for almost four years, until she was caught by the tekken forces, of course.'

-'Four years…big deal.'

-'You might think it's nothing…but take Jin for example…a few moments with Xiaoyu and he fell in love with her.'

-'How can you tell?'

-'Because I know…the same happened with Kazuya…the Mishimas are very predictable. Except for Heihachi.'

-'So when did Lee meet Nina?'

-'You still want to know?'

-'Yes.'

-'Lee met her when she was out on a mission for Heihachi.'

-'You mean she was sent to kill him?'

-'No, not him, Mr. Fukasaku…a business man who refused to work with Heihachi. Lee was aware of this and he wanted to establish a partnership with Fukasaku.'

-'So did Nina succeed in her mission.'

-'Yes, she was very efficient, but she also met Lee and there was some chemistry between them.'

-'They ended up together?'

-'Not immediately, but the second time they met, they did stay together because Nina didn't come back and she never completed her second mission.'

-'What happened?'

-'They ran away…Lee wanted to hide her from Heihachi. They managed to hide for almost four years.'

-'Then she was caught, right?'

-'Yes. She was put in a cryosleep again until Heihachi decide to use her again. We woke her up in the year 2000 and she entered the Iron Fist to eliminate Kazuya. Lee thought she was dead…but when he found out she was alive, he had to make a choice.'

-'What choice?'

-'Lee was alone in Fuji-Nion…he had to chose between help Nina or Kazuya. When Nina fought against Kazuya, she was injured but Kazuya managed to avoid her to fall into Heihachi's hands. When Kazuya faced Heihachi and almost died, Lee took him, and allowed Nina to be captured.'

-'I see…he helped Kazuya…and left Nina behind.'

-'He became a bitter man…didn't he?'

-'Yes…when I started to work in the G Corp. Lee was angry with the world…but I thought it was only hate towards his father…'

-'Now you know…Lee and Nina have more things in common than you can imagine…'

-'I guess they do…But, doctor you still need to tell me something.'

-'What?'

-'Your story…I still need to know your story.'

-'My story is too long to tell. But don't worry Kira…one day you will know…I'll make sure of that!'

TOKYO

25th MAY 2014

Steve was in Tokyo, his research for Dr. B. was not going well, but at the moment, he had decided to take a break.

It was a huge surprise for Miharu when she saw him outside the gates of her University.

They both hugged and stared at each other for a few minutes. They didn't know what to say.

-'Hey…so this is where you are spending all your time, huh?'-Steve asked.

-'Well…it's not so bad! At least I don't have to fight all the time!'

-'When do you have holidays?'

-'In four days. I just need to do one more exam. Are you here to stay?'

-'Yes, I mean until the Iron Fist ends, of course.'

-'Are you alone?'-Miharu asked looking around to see if he was with his body guards.

-'Yes. Alone and free…if you're interested…'-he said joking.

-'No body guards?'

-'I guess the Syndicate is tired…I think I'm off the hook.'

-'That's great!'

-'Do you want to have dinner with me?'

-'Sure. Let me have a word with someone first.'

A few minutes later, Miharu showed up with Yuu.

-'Hi…'-Yuu greeted.

-'Hi, Yuu…how have you been?'

-'Fine and you?'

-'Ok…so, you study here as well?'

-'Yes.'

-'Will you tell my mum I'm having dinner with Steve?'-Miharu asked.

-'Sure. No problem.'

-'Thanks.'-she said.

Yuu watched the couple leave with a bit of sadness, but then he turned back and entered the University again. Steve was a nice guy. Besides one day he would find a girl like Miharu too, he just needed to be patient.