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Chapter 18

Freeze my love

(The name of this chapter is a song by Glay; I don't own the title or the song, not even Takuro, Teru, Hisashi or Jiro.)

FUJI-NION

2nd JULY 2014

That morning almost everyone had over slept, for different reasons, of course. Jin and Steve had left early in the morning with Yuu and Eddie to the Stadium to watch their fights. Baek had also left to practice.

Ling, Miharu and Christie had drunken too much last night and they only woke up around eleven a.m.

Christie got dressed and left the faster she could because she wanted to be there for Eddie when it was his time to fight.

As for Ling and Miharu they both met in the lobby. Miharu wanted to go to the Stadium but Ling decided to go and check on Julia and Hwoarang first.

-'They left early last night, remember?'-Miharu asked trying not to speak too loud, because her head was hurting a bit.

-'Yeah…but Julia said she would go to the Stadium with us.'

-'I guess she had a busy night…we shouldn't go…'

-'We'll knock first, ok?'

Miharu sighed. She was going to ask Ling how were things between her and Jin, but if she did, Ling would ask her about Steve and her, and she didn't want to talk about it.

When Ling was in front of Julia's room, she hesitated a bit, but then she knocked. The door fell immediately and made a huge noise. At first Ling thought it was an earthquake, but then, she noticed that only the door had moved.

With the noise, Julia and Hwoarang jumped out of the bed immediately thinking that Ganryu was back.

Ling put her head inside the room and smiled.

-'Hi, guys…I'm sorry…I didn't mean it.'-Ling apologised.

-'It's ok…it was like this already.'-Julia said, sitting down on the bed.

When Ling noticed that her friends were wearing clothes, she entered pulling Miharu with her.

-'We just wanted to speak with Julia…that's all.'-Ling said.

-'I'm going to the bathroom…'-Hwoarang said leaving.

-'Were you two that desperate?'-Ling exclaimed.

-'What?'-Julia asked confused.

-'You broke the door!'-Miharu pointed to the door on the floor.

-'We didn't do it…'

-'Who was it?'-Miharu asked surprised.

-'A stupid guy…who decided that I'm the perfect girl for him and wants to rescue me!'-Julia said feeling very annoyed.-'Look…give me a few minutes and I'll tell you everything later, ok?'

Miharu and Ling nodded and left to the Stadium.

-'This stupid tournament is jinxed…'-Ling complained.

While they were entering the Stadium, Yuu was declared the winner of his fight. Eddie was going to fight in the afternoon.

In the meantime, Asuka wasn't very interested in watching fights; she was more interested searching for Feng Wei. By coincidence she spotted him, leaving the Stadium and she decided to follow him.

A few seconds later, Feng Wei noticed that he was being followed. He entered the park and hide behind a tree. When Asuka was passing he jumped and pushed her violently against the tree, but when he recognised her, he let her go.

Asuka rubbed her neck and faced him.

-'What do you want, little princess?'-he asked with a grin.

-'Revenge!'-she said. Asuka knew she should be careful with her words, but her heart was speaking for her.

She thought that Feng Wei was going to attack her, but he didn't move. He just stood there looking at her, amused to see that a girl like her was very stubborn.

-'You are persistent little princess…'

-'I'm not little and I'm not a princess…so stop calling me that!'

-'Go home; I don't have time for you!'

-'I will win against you!'

-'Yeah…when the pigs start to fly!'

-'I trained a lot and I'm much better than before!'

-'So what? You'll never win! I know that you probably like my looks, but honestly…I don't have time so just quit and go home!'

-'I don't like YOU!'-Asuka yelled.-'You must be crazy! You almost killed my dad!'

-'I can't do anything to change that!'

-'You can tell me why! I mean decent people don't hang around trying to kill people just for fun!'

-'This is not for fun!'

-'What about your master?'

-'You don't want to go there, little princess!'

-'I need to know! What did my father do to you?'

-'You are getting on my nerves!'

Feng Wei clenched his fists and walked towards her, but when he was an inch from her, someone interfered.

-'You shouldn't hit ladies…it's very rude!'-a voice said.

Asuka saw a tall man with dark and spiky hair.

-'Who are you?'

-'It doesn't matter. Just go away and leave her alone!'

-'She followed me…it's her fault.'

Feng Wei left leaving a shaken Asuka with a man she didn't know.

Kazuya looked at her and gave a fake smile.

-'You shouldn't look for troubles! If he wanted, he could've killed you!'

-'Thanks for your concern, mister, but I can take care of myself!'

Kazuya looked at her and for a minute he saw the strengths and the love Jun used to have in Asuka's eyes.

As a matter of fact, that girl looked a bit like Jun.

-'I have to go now!'-Asuka announced.

-'Wait!'-Kazuya asked.

-'Why? Don't get me wrong mister, but I…'

-'Are you here for the tournament?'

-'Why would I be here, unless it was for the tournament? You are not going to ask me out, are you? Because let me tell you that…'

-'Just stay away from that guy!'

-'Don't worry…the Kazama's are always ready for a good fight.'

Kazuya was so stunned with Asuka's last words that he didn't have the reaction to ask more questions.

When he finally came out of his trance, he couldn't believe what he had heard. That girl was a Kazama? How? Was she related to Jun, or was it just a coincidence? There were more Kazamas in the world, but like Jun, that girl was also a fighter.

In the meanwhile, Julia had told Ling, Miharu and Christie about what had happened with Ganryu. Then the girls joined the others to see Eddie's fight. Hwoarang was close to Julia and when he was going to hold her, he felt like he was being watched.

Ganryu was there, watching them closely. That didn't please Hwoarang; he didn't like to be watched all the time.

Eddie won fairly and after that, they all went to eat something.

-'Hi…boys and girls!'-Paul greeted arriving with Marshall and Forest.

-'Hey…Phoenix…How are things going for you?'-Hwoarang asked, noticing that Ganryu had followed them, because he was a few steps away, pretending to be watching a store window.

-'Everything is fine…I'm glad to know that you are alright too!'

-'Have you all fought?'-Forest asked.

-'Yes…and we all won!'-Christie answered.-'And you?'

-'Paul and I will fight tomorrow.'

-'But we'll win, of course…don't forget that I'm the best fighter in the universe!'-Paul said joking.

While Paul, Jin, Hwoarang and Eddie started a conversation about fights, Marshall went to speak with Ling.

-'So, you are Chinese, right?'-he asked.

-'Yes…'

-'Forest and I have American nationality but our ancestors were Chinese too.'

-'Yeah…I figured that. Law, I mean, Forest and I fought once and he knows many Chinese strikes.'

-'So…you were the one who kicked his butt!'

-'I was lucky…Jin was there to help me…'

-'You mean your boyfriend?'

-'Yes…'

-'You would be perfect for my son…if you realise that Kazama is not the right guy for you…think about my son, ok?'

Ling smiled with that idiot idea; she knew that Jin was the right guy for her.

-'Don't listen to my father!'-Forest said in a low voice.-'He wants me to get married before I'm thirty…he's an idiot!'

Marshall started to speak about the Chinese values and traditions and Ling felt nostalgia. She remembered her family and her friends. Suddenly she asked herself if she had made the right decision staying with Jin. He didn't seem to worry about her anymore, and for the looks of it, that relationship would be over soon.

In that moment, Hwoarang was having a nervous breakdown as well. He couldn't stand Ganryu's looks anymore.

-'That's it!'-he said suddenly.-'I'm going to have a word with that guy!'

-'NO!'-Julia asked him. She was afraid that he could start a fight and if he did, he would be disqualified.-'Let me go!'

-'You? What if he tries something?'

-'You're here…and everyone else. He won't try anything!'

-'He better don't or else…'

Julia went to talk with Ganryu with hopes that he would understand that she didn't like him and that he should quit.

-'Can I have a word with you, sir?'-she asked.

-'Sure…Julia…I knew you would come!'

-'Why are you following us?'

-'I'm not following you…I'm just making sure that you don't get hurt!'

-'How?'

-'I'm protecting you from that red hair maniac!'

-'That red hair maniac is my boyfriend, sir…and I don't need protection!'

-'Is that what he told you? That you're his girlfriend?'

-'I know Hwoarang for more than three years…'

-'He's fooling you…he doesn't love you. I know his kind! He seduces girls like you with his great looks and then, once he has all the fun, he dumps you…he's a heartless pig!'

-'Don't say that!'

-'He fooled you well! But don't worry…once you realise that, I'll help you to forget about him!'

Julia just stood there, looking at Ganryu, with a narrow look. In her opinion that guy was simply crazy. He was living in some sort of a fantasy that he had created all by himself.

-'So…what did he say?'-Hwoarang asked when Julia returned.

-'I think we are going to have some troubles!'

FUJI-NION

3rd JULY 2014

Julia was right. They were in troubles. Ganryu was giving a hard time to Hwoarang and Julia. His room was above Julia and Hwoarang's and he had to make sure that Hwoarang wouldn't try anything with Julia, so he had been calling to the reception all night ordering room service to their room. At first, Julia thought it was just a mistake but the hotel employees were knocking on their door constantly. That made Hwoarang really angry.

The other problem was the arrival of an old face, which raised some suspicions. Kazumi Aikawa was back, and by the looks of it, she was also entering the tournament and she was staying at the Yakusoku hotel.

Jin and Hwoarang didn't bother when they saw her last night. She had helped them when they managed to get out from the underwater caves last year. She had taken them to Sendai to Lee. Both of them didn't trust her completely but they didn't have anything against her either.

The problem was Miharu and Yuu. They both knew she had worked for Heihachi and even knowing that in reality she was working for the G Corporation, they didn't trust her at all.

On the contrary, they were thinking that something was wrong, otherwise Kazumi wouldn't be there.

Kazumi and Yuu had a major argument last night because he accused her of being a traitor.

She tried to defend herself saying that currently she wasn't working for the G Corp., she was studying in an Academy, and that she had never tried to harm Jin or the others.

That morning Ling was the first one to wake up. She looked at Jin while he was sleeping and she couldn't stop her tears. They haven't spoken to each other for days.

She got dressed and she was going out when Jin woke up.

-'Where are you going?'-Jin asked.

-'To eat something…it's almost 10 a.m.'

-'What were you talking with Marshall and Forest yesterday?'

-'Oh…you noticed we were talking?'

-'Yeah…'

-'I…thought you didn't care…I mean I'm not important to you…like I was before…'

-'Yes, you are! Why are you saying this?'

-'I know things are not like they used to be, lets face it Jin…things are not working out.'

-'Look, you're being too dramatic…I don't like that other girl…'

-'And you don't like me either…at least not that much!'

-'Yes, I do!'

-'I don't mind, Jin…honestly…and I don't mind if you want to have some time alone…'

-'I don't want time alone…'

-'I'm not sorry for what happened between you and me. I love you and I'll always love you…but we can't insist…it's too painful for me!'

Jin watched Ling crying and he got up. When he was going to hug her, she opened the door quickly.

-'Don't do this…first you need to see what you really want. But I'll be waiting for you to decide, ok? See you later!'-she said and left in a hurry.

No one saw Ling until the end of the day. Jin knew he had hurt her, but that was never his intention.

For once, Hwoarang avoided provoking Jin, besides he was having a few problems himself and he knew the feeling.

Jin's group watched Paul and Forest fights in the afternoon. They both won like Paul had predicted.

In the end of the fights Ghastu Komeru told them that in the next three days they would fight in the second round of the preliminaries phase. There were now sixty four contestants and in the end of the second round they would be only thirty two.

FUJI-NION

4th JULY 2014

In that first day of the second round, Baek was the first one from the group to qualify himself for the next round. He won against a judo fighter. Kazumi was now a new member in the group, but she wasn't very well accepted by Miharu and Yuu.

Steve wanted to speak to Miharu but she was always talking to Yuu about Kazumi so he quitted once more.

-'Things are really bad…'-Christie said that night after her and Eddie's fight, while they were both taking a walk.

-'What do you mean?'

-'Last year it was so much fun…but now…everyone is angry and breaking up…'

-'People have arguments, Christie…at least we won our fights…'

-'Things were better when they were only friends.'

-'Jin had a rough time.'

-'Are you saying that it isn't his fault?'

-'No…I'm saying that the guy needs time. The last time he was here he lost his family.'

-'The arguments between Ling and him have nothing to do with Jin's losing his family.'

-'We can't put things right. They have to do it by themselves!'

-'But it's not just them…Julia and Hwoarang had a fight too…and Steve and Miharu are not speaking to each other. And to make things worse…Yuu is always picking on that new girl…'

-'I told you we shouldn't have come, but you are so stubborn!'

-'I'm not sorry for being here. I just wish they solve their problems once and for all.'

-'Why did Julia and Hwoarang fight?'

-'Something to do with that fat guy who likes her…'

-'What the hell…'-Eddie left Christie running but he stopped a few yards ahead. Christie went to meet him.

-'Are you crazy? What's wrong?'-she asked catching her breath.

-'I saw someone…in the shadows…'

-'So what?'

-'It seemed…'

-'Who?'

-'Someone I knew…'

-'Who?'

-'Heihachi…'

-'Are you crazy? Heihachi Mishima is DEAD…D-E-A-D, DEAD!'

-'What if he isn't?'

-'He is!'

-'He fooled us before…he could do it again…'

-'Ok…I'm going back to the hotel…you can stay here with your ghosts!'

Eddie stood there for a while, but then he followed Christie back to the Yakusoku hotel. He didn't know who he had seen in the shadows, but one thing was for sure, there was someone hiding there.

-'Isn't that Steve?'-asked Eddie when they arrived the hotel.

Steve was trying to go up the stairs, but it was being hard, since he was drunk.

-'Hey…what are you doing here…?'-Eddie asked.

-'I need the elevator…'-he said.

-'Steve Fox…you are a jerk!'-Christie said feeling disappointed.

-'Well…I knew that already…'-Steve said.

Eddie helped him to get to the elevator and pushed the sixth floor button. Steve demanded to be left in front of Miharu's room.

-'Don't mess up, Steve…or you'll be sorry!'-Eddie said.

-'Don't mess up…I won't forget that…friend…bye bye!'-Steve waved and watched Christie and Eddie enter their rooms. Then he knocked Miharu's door.

She was already in bed.

-'I can't believe this…you're drunk!'-Miharu said in disapproval.-'Why are you here, Steve?'

-'I needed to see you…'

-'Why?'

-'To say that I'm a jerk and that I want you back!'

-'That's the alcohol speaking…not you!'

-'Can I come in?'

-'No.'

-'Why? Is someone there? Maybe Yuu?'

-'No…I'm alone and you're drunk!'

-'I won't try anything, I promise!'

Steve insisted so much, that Miharu allowed him to get in.

-'I was jealous because you are pretty.'

Miharu laughed with his words. He was so drunk that he was saying random things.

-'Why are you laughing?'-he asked.

-'You are such an idiot!'

-'Sleep with me!'

-'WHAT?'-Miharu asked shocked with that suggestion.

-'I said sleep…not…you know…'

-'I think you should go to your room!'

-'I can't. I'm too tired to get up.'-he said.

-'Great…why did you drink so much?'

-'Hwoarang was drinking too…'

-'Always Hwoarang…I need to tell Julia to control her boyfriend! You can't keep on drinking like that…it's bad for your health! Besides…drinking doesn't solve our problems…'

While Miharu was talking Steve fell asleep. She sighed when she saw him sleeping, but she couldn't help herself from smiling.

Miharu turned off the lights and she laid down besides Steve. Soon she was sleeping too, but this time, she knew she was going to have a good night sleep.