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A/Note: So here is Hwoarang and Kazuya. Everyone is arriving to Fuji-Nion and by the way don't worry because Steve and Miharu won't be angry forever, they'll sort things out soon. I hope you like it.

Chapter 16

Hearts in War

FUJI-NION

27th JUNE 2014

Christie had never enjoyed a trip so much in her life. She didn't like to travel by airplane, but since she had some company, it wasn't so bad. She had been waiting for that trip alone with Eddie for a long time, not that she wanted to know him better, because she knew almost everything about Eddie by now, since he was her master.

But during the trip, Eddie had told her some things he had done when he went to Japan for the first time, to revenge his father's death. She knew that Heihachi was a bad guy, but according to Eddie's words, he was a monster. As for Eddie he wanted to show her that to be involved with a Mishima was a major error. Christie knew that already, but Jin wasn't a bad person and to be honest she missed the action in her life.

Her participation in the last tournament had been dangerous, but very exciting too.

-'Wow…this is so different!'-Christie said as they stepped out of the bus.

-'Yeah…indeed.'

-'You stayed in that hotel, didn't you?'-she asked pointing to the huge and luxurious Empire Hotel.

-'Yes…once…Do you want me to book two rooms there?'

-'No…I prefer to stay with the others…in a modest hotel.'

-'Do you know if they are already here?'

-'They must be here…the tournament starts in three days.'

-'There are more hotels than before…we'll have to check…'

-'Then we better start now!'

They were searching in the second hotel, when Christie spotted Steve coming down the stairs. He didn't seem very happy but he smiled anyway and hugged Christie.

-'You made it, huh?'-he asked.

-'I wouldn't miss this for the world!'

-'Hi…I'm Eddie Gordo…Christie's friend.'

-'Hi, Eddie…she talks about you…a lot!'

-'Christie talks a lot about everything.'-Eddie said making Steve laugh.

-'Hey! I don't…'

-'Of course you do!'

-'I think we have some stuff in common to discuss later, right?'-Eddie asked Steve.

Steve knew he meant about the Syndicate.

-'Sure…I'm going to take a walk now…but we can meet later, in the pub.'

-'Ok. I'll see you there!'

Steve waved and left, he was going to work out a bit, to keep his mind busy, since he hadn't spoken with Miharu yet.

After putting her things in her bedroom, Christie went out and she met Miharu. Their bedrooms were right in front of each other.

-'Hey Miharu…how are you?'-Christie asked with a smile.

-'Ok, when did you arrive?'

-'Just now. I saw Steve downstairs…he looks sad…'

Miharu shrugged and looked to the floor.

-'Things are that bad?'-Christie asked.

-'Sort of.'

-'I had no idea…I'm sorry.'

-'It's ok. Look I'm going to meet Ling, do you want to come? We sure need someone happy around us!'

-'Why? Is Ling having problems too?'

-'Yes. But she'll tell you herself.'

-'Geez…and I'm always complaining because Eddie doesn't pay attention to me!'

Ling was really happy to see Christie, now Julia was the only one missing. First Christie told them how her life had changed since Eddie had returned to Brazil, and that her grandfather was feeling much better and he would be submitted to a surgery soon.

After that Ling and Miharu explained their problems with Jin and Steve.

-'So you say that you watched Jin while he was spying on some girl…and you two argued again?'

-'Yes…he said I'm being childish…but that's the second time he meets that girl…and I know that there is something about her…'

-'Well…you need to talk to him. Tell him that you want to know if he has feelings for that girl!'

-'I tried…but he never says for sure!'

-'You really need to talk more with him! Now about you, Miharu…tell Steve that if he doesn't respect your feelings you'll never be able to live together…maybe that will frighten him and he'll give in.'

-'I really don't know what else I can say to him…'-Miharu said in a sad voice.

-'I really thought we were coming here to enjoy ourselves, I guess I was wrong…'-Christie was sad too, because her friends were having a hard time.-'Look…we need to cheer up, I mean, look at me…I'm still single and I'm in love with someone who sees me as a child! But still…I have hopes.'

-'You're stronger than us!'-Miharu said.

In the meanwhile Steve had stopped to rest. He was feeling weird and he didn't know why. First he had an argument with Miharu, he had been avoiding everyone, especially Jin, and that blonde woman he had met was appearing in his latest dreams.

-'Hey…are you alright?'-Yuu asked.

-'No…'

-'Can I join you?'

Steve didn't want to talk, but he didn't want to be rude, so he allowed Yuu to sit down next to him.

-'You're becoming distant from us, and you're hurting Miharu…'

Steve looked at him with an expression that was saying: "I don't need you to tell me that!".

-'Did she say that to you?'-Steve asked.

-'No. I heard her talking to Ling.'

-'Oh…'

-'Do you know something?'

-'What?'

-'I always knew she had a crush on Jin…and I never cared…'

-'Good for you.'

-'Come on…Steve you know my feelings for Miharu…and you didn't seem to be worried about it. Why are you acting differently now?'

-'I don't know…'

-'Miharu doesn't want to have secrets with you and you're denying her that. What kind of boyfriend are you?'

-'She told me she loved Jin.'

-'She told Ling it was just crush…like the majority of the girls in that school and probably in Tokyo…look…Jin was the perfect boyfriend, and all the girls I met had a crush on him…why would Miharu be different?'

-'I think I preferred not to know!'

-'But now you do. Let me tell you something…when Jin went back to the school, Miharu watched him and Ling become closer and she never said a word. She knew that she had lost and she was unsure of her feelings. On the other side, when Ling and Jin had an argument, she could've tried to comfort Jin and tell him how she felt, but she didn't. She stood by Ling's side and she never tried anything. Why do you think she did that?'

-'I don't know…'

-'Because she knew she wasn't in love with Jin…she knew he wasn't meant for her.'

-'And you?'

-'What do you mean?'

-'Why didn't you try a move on her?'

-'Because she met you. And when she did…she fell in love with you, and there's nothing I can do to change this.'

-'You're weird!'

-'So are you. You better solve things fast Steve, because you might lose not only a battle, but also a war…'

FUJI-NION

28th JUNE 2014

Christie had waked up very early; she was hoping that Jin would do the same thing, because she wanted to have a nice talk with him. She couldn't stand Ling's unhappiness. Fortunately for her, Jin joined her at breakfast a few minutes later.

-'Hi Christie!'-he greeted.-'I'm sorry I missed you yesterday…Ling told me you were here.'

-'It's ok…you and her haven't been talking much, have you?'

Jin sighed.

-'She's sad…and hurt…be careful with what you're doing!'

-'I'm not doing anything wrong…it's all in her head.'

-'You should have seen her when she, I mean when we, thought you and Hwoarang were dead…she was devastated. She cried for you and we just felt hopeless…'

-'Look, I didn't plan this, ok? But like I said before it's all in her imagination!'

-'Why don't you say that to her!'

-'Don't you think I tried? She doesn't listen to me!'

-'I listen to you Jin…but you ignore me!'

-'I ignore you?'

Ling had just arrived and she was almost crying.

-'Come on, Jin…you don't even kiss me anymore…'

-'What?'

-'There are only two reasons when a man doesn't want to kiss a woman…either he's gay or there's another woman…and since I know you're not gay…'

-'What about the reason: "his girlfriend is always arguing with him."? How many times do I have to tell you that I don't love any other girl?'

-'Then why do you leave every morning to watch her practice?'

-'Because there's something different about her!'

Ling left when she heard his last words. She couldn't take it anymore.

-'It's not love!'-he yelled, making everyone in the room look at him.-'Why is this happening?'

Jin left Christie and the hotel. He had been watching Asuka practising because he felt something strange, but one thing he was for sure, he wasn't in love with her. Ling was being idiot, because he had told her a million times that she was the only girl for him, and he would never deceive her.

It was almost eleven p.m. when Jin returned to the hotel. He had been training but he wasn't too tired. Suddenly someone called his name and when Jin turned around he saw Julia, Hwoarang and Baek arriving.

-'You had to be different!'-Jin said.-'Arriving in the middle of the night!'

-'Hey…Kazama…when will you accept that I'm better than you?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'When pigs fly!'

-'Hwoarang brought his car…'-Julia explained and then she hugged Jin and she asked about Ling.

-'I don't know where she is…I arrived just now…'

Julia looked around and spotted Ling talking with Miharu and Christie in the hotel resting room.

-'Welcome Julia…'-Christie greeted.

-'Thanks!'

-'What do you think about going out?'-Hwoarang asked joining them.

-'Great. I'll just call Steve, Eddie and Yuu.'-Christie announced.

-'Ok…and I'll book our rooms.'-Julia said.

Ten minutes later they were all entering a bar, except for Steve who refused to go.

They were too many to sit in only one table, so the girls sat down in a different table next to them.

Baek ordered the drinks and they started to talk about the fights that were coming up in two days.

When the girls heard Jin and Hwoarang starting an argument, they all started talking too.

-'I missed their fights!'-Julia said.

-'Do they argue a lot?'-Christie asked.

-'You have no idea.'-Julia declared.-'Hwoarang is so stubborn!'

-'Jin too.'-Ling said.

-'So…Julia…how it's like to live with an outlaw?'-Christie asked.

-'Better than I thought! I mean…we don't have many problems!'

-'Good. So you're dating him?'

-'Of course not, Christie! We passed the dating phase a long time ago…'

-'You're lucky!'-said Miharu.

Only then Julia saw that her friends weren't too happy, so she decided to change the topic and started to talk about movies. Soon they were arguing about who their favourite actor was.

-'Who wants another beer?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'Are you going to get them?'-asked Baek.

-'Yes…but only because I want one too…'

-'Good…then bring me one.'

-'And me…'-asked Yuu.

-'Ok.'

Hwoarang was going to the counter when someone bumped on him and accidentally he made a man let go of his beer.

-'Sorry!'-Hwoarang said to the man.

-'Alright…it was an accident!'-he said.

Hwoarang watched him closely. That was probably the biggest man he had ever seen in his life.

-'I wasn't supposed to be drinking…'-the man said again.

-'I can buy you another one!'

-'No…it's ok!'

-'Why can't you drink?'

-'I'm a sumo wrestler…we have a very strict diet!'

-'I see…well…you don't know what you're missing. By the way I'm Hwoarang.'

-'Ganryu.'

-'Yo, I want three beers!'-Hwoarang yelled to the bartender.-'So you're here for the tournament, right?'

-'Yes. I presume you are too?'

-'Sure.'

-'Why?'

-'Because I like to kick some butts! And you?'

-'I don't know…but I wish I can find someone…'

-'Someone?'

-'Yes…I mean…a special person…'

-'Oh…like a girlfriend…'

-'Yes, that's it!'

Hwoarang shrugged. He didn't know how old was Ganryu but he seemed a bit too old to be hanging around dating young girls.

-'Well…I don't need to worry about that!'-Hwoarang said proudly.

-'You have a girlfriend, huh?'

Hwoarang nodded.

-'Is she pretty?'

-'The most pretty woman on Earth.'

In that same moment Ganryu noticed Ling, Miharu, Christie and Julia chatting on their table. He looked at them, but his mind focused on Julia. He immediately felt that he had found who he was looking for.

-'Well…maybe you'll find her one day.'-Hwoarang said with the beers on his hands.

-'I think I already did!'-Ganryu said looking at Julia.

-'Good for you!'-Hwoarang thought that the guy was day dreaming.-'How is she?'

-'The most beautiful woman in the Universe!'

Hwoarang shrugged and left.

-'I'll see you around!'-he said.

Ganryu didn't answer; he was busy looking at Julia. She reminded him of his long lost love and he decided that this time he wouldn't let this change slip away.

-'Have you been training every day?'-Hwoarang asked Jin, but he didn't answer because he wasn't listening to Hwoarang. His mind was thinking about what he had been feeling lately.

-'Hey, Kazama? Are you listening to me?'-Hwoarang insisted.

-'What?'

-'You're kind of slow today, aren't you? What happened, were you too busy last night?'-Hwoarang provoked.

Jin didn't like the comment and got up, leaving the table.

-'You shouldn't go that way…'-Yuu said.-'They are having a rough time!'

Everyone got up and left, following Jin. When the girls noticed that they were leaving, they followed them as well.

They were already outside in the street when Jin, who was going on the front, fell down on his knees.

He felt an intense pain on his chest that burned inside.

Hwoarang and Yuu joined him worried.

-'What's wrong Kazama?'-Hwoarang asked.

But in that moment, Jin couldn't hear him. He saw a dark room, with heavy doors and someone was screaming his name. Then, that person started begging for mercy and he could see her face. It was Ling and she was tied up in a bed. In his hands there was a gun and someone was telling him to shoot.

-'JIN!'

Jin was brought back by Ling's voice. When he woke up, he was lying on the street and everyone was looking at him with a worried face.

-'What happened?'-he asked.

-'You don't remember?'-Julia asked.

-'No…'

-'We thought you were having a seizure! Are you on drugs or something?'-Hwoarang asked.

Julia touched his arm and gave him a cold look.

-'What?'-Hwoarang asked.-'Drugs do that! And hallucinations…and he was screaming!'

-'I was?'

-'Yes…'-Ling answered. She has knelt next to him.

Jin got up and he was helped by Eddie, because he was feeling a bit weak.

-'You need to rest!'-Eddie said.

-'I don't know what happened to me!'

-'Tomorrow you'll be better!'-Ling said. For some reason she wasn't angry with him anymore, now all she could feel was worries.

While Jin was taken to the hotel, followed by his worried friends, a man was watching the scene in the shadows.

-'Jin…'-he whispered.-'We meet again…but this time everything will be different, my son.'-Kazuya walked away with a grin on his face.