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Chapter 22

Forgotten

(Forgotten is the name of a song by Linkin Park. I don't own the song or LP).

FUJI-NION

11th JULY 2014

Jin was waiting in his room for Ling to get dressed. They were supposed to watch Kazuya's match in fifteen minutes, but Ling had drunken too much last night and she wasn't feeling well.

-'Are you sure you want to go? I could stay here with you!'-Jin said when Ling left the bathroom.

-'Of course I am…besides it's just a hangover…I'm just a bit dizzy.'

-'Ok, lets go!'

When they arrived, Julia and Hwoarang were waiting for them and Eddie and Christie were arriving too.

-'Where are the others?'-Ling asked.

-'Having breakfast. They woke up late…last night was a blast!'-Hwoarang announced.

-'Tell me about it!'-Ling complained.

-'Have you eaten already?'-Julia asked.

-'No…I can't…I feel sick. Actually I don't think I can eat today.'

-'Hey! The contestants are here!'-Asuka said pointing to the arena.-'I'm sorry for the old man…he doesn't have a chance!'

-'Hey that's my master you're talking about!'-Ling said pouting.

-'Sorry…I didn't know.'

-'I'll be right back.'-Ling went around the arena. Jin thought she was going to speak with Wang, but Ling stopped right behind Kazuya.

-'Mister Mishima…I know you don't know me…but can you please don't hurt my master?'-Ling said politely. She waited for an answer but Kazuya didn't move, so Ling turn around.

-'I know now why Jin loves you…you have a good heart…like Jun!'-Kazuya said when Ling was leaving.

Ling didn't know what to say, so she just left.

-'Wow…you know that guy?'-Asuka asked when Ling returned.

Ling looked at Jin. It was obvious that he didn't mention that Kazuya was his father.

-'That's my father.'-he finally said.

Asuka was shocked.

-'You mean that's Kazuya Mishima, over there?'-she asked amazed.

-'Yes.'-Jin said.

-'No wonder you look so much like him! I thought he was older…but he looks good for someone of his age…Hey, why don't you go and wish him good luck?'

-'Asuka…Jin doesn't have a very good relationship with his father.'-Ling said quickly, hoping that Asuka wouldn't make questions.

-'Oh…I see…maybe this tournament is a good opportunity to change things…'-she suggested.

-'I don't think so!'-Ling said.

-'Well…I hope they can solve things out.'

-'They're starting!'-Julia announced.

Wang Jinrei knew exactly who Kazuya was and he also knew that only a miracle would make him win, since he could feel that Kazuya was stronger than him.

Kazuya was a very powerful fighter, and Wang felt some troubles to block his attacks.

Kazuya finally hit Jinrei with two kicks on the ribs.

-'Oh my God!'-Ling said closing her eyes.

-'He's ok.'-Jin said.-'Master Wang is tough…Kazuya won't win with only two kicks.'

-'You want your father to lose?'-Asuka asked.

-'Yes.'

Asuka shrugged.

-'Do you think my master can win?'-Ling asked Jin.

-'To be honest…I don't think so. He is very wise and strong, but Kazuya is…'

-'More powerful.'-Ling completed.

-'Yes.'

Though his winning chances were very low, Jinrei was hanging on pretty well.

-'That boy over there…he's your son, isn't he?'-Jinrei asked.

-'How do you know?'-Kazuya asked back.

-'He looks like you a lot. He has your eyes…and your hair…but on the inside, you're both completely different.'

-'Lets just get over with this…I have nothing against you old man…but I need to win!'

-'All that anxiety…you're hurting yourself for no reason!'

-'What?'

-'It was much simpler to go and talk to the boy.'

-'I don't want to talk with Jin!'

-'That's what you think…but I can see that you want to tell him that you care!'

-'I don't care!'

-'You're hunted by your past…ghosts that don't leave you alone, mistakes that you cannot repair. All of that could go away if only you let your son help you!'

-'I DON'T NEED HIM!'

-'Of course you do! You have the same blood and you shared the love of the same woman. You as a man, and Jin as a son…Jun loved you both, but you seem to have forgotten all about that!

-'You don't know what you're talking about!'

-'Actually I do…Because of you, Jin will become just like you and Heihachi…someone empty and I can't let that happen!'

-'This in not of your concern!'

-'It is! I promised I would stop this war involving the Mishimas! And I want Xiao to be happy! Unfortunately, she's only happy with your son, so I need to save his soul!'

-'Fine! You can do whatever you want as long as I win this fight!'

Kazuya performed a chain of powerful attacks that left Jinrei on the ground. The old man could have proceeded with the fight, but he preferred to lose the match.

-'Are you ok, master Wang?'-Ling asked joining her master who was abandoning the arena.

-'Yes…just bruised. I'll go to the medical centre, don't worry!'

-'I'm sorry for my father, master Wang!'-Jin said.

-'Don't be! Just don't be like him!'

-'I'm going with you to the medical centre…ok?'-Ling asked.

-'Ok…if you want to.'

-'Do you mind?'-she asked Jin.

-'No…of course not!'

Ling and Jinrei left. They waited about fifteen minutes for a doctor to call him and after that, Ling went to buy him some medication.

-'In case you have some pain…take two of these.'-she said, delivering him the pills.

-'Thank you Xiao.'

-'You are welcome…you know that I respect you as if you're my grandfather…'

-'I know…'

-'Then tell me why are you here? It's obvious that you're not here to win the tournament, or you wouldn't let Kazuya win so easily.'

-'I can't…but tell me Xiao…are you sure about your feelings for Jin? Are they for real?'

-'Yes, they are.'

-'Do you think he deserves you?'

-'As long as he wants me…I'll be with him!'

-'So, I presume you don't want to go back to China…and you're renouncing your origins!'

-'No! That's not true! Jin's place is here…for now. But I'll be where he wants me to be. I do not intend to return to China…at least not permanently. But I do not renounce my origins! I'm Chinese and I'm proud of it!'

-'I hope you know that probably Jin will never find his way…his soul is lost.'

-'Don't worry, master…if Jin is lost, I will find him!'

Jinrei nodded and smiled.

-'You are truly devoted to him…I'm proud of you, Xiao…and don't forget that I'll be there for you whenever you need.'

-'Thank you, master!'

At lunch time, only Baek wasn't in the mood to go to a restaurant. He was feeling bored because he would only fight in the last day. So he went to practice alone.

-'I hope you don't mind that I'm not there to watch your fight…'-he said to Julia before leaving.

-'No, of course not.'

-'I know you'll win. But…good luck anyway!'

-'Baek is acting strangely.'-Julia said to Hwoarang.

-'He must miss Korea…I don't know why…I hated that crap!'

-'Watch your mouth! You're entering a restaurant!'

-'So?'

-'Forget it!'

-'Can't you just pretend you're civilised…just for a minute?'-Jin asked.

-'What do you want Kazama?'-asked Hwoarang in a provoking voice.-'Because I'm not in the mood…'

-'You're not in the mood for anything lately!'-Jin said.

-'Very funny…but let me tell you something! If I'm not in the mood that's because I have a stupid fat ass sumo wrestler who decided to ruin my days and who wants to have my girlfriend after killing me! And that stupid fat ass happens to be right there!'

Hwoarang pointed to a table where Ganryu was, watching them.

-'This guy is stubborn, huh?'-said Yuu.

-'Please, just hang on…only two more days!'-Julia said.

-'Julia and Hwoarang are having problems?'-Asuka asked in a whisper to Ling.

-'Yeah…lets just hope they sort things out soon.'

-'Lets eat! And hope that Julia wins!'-Steve said to change the subject.

Two hours later, Julia was ready to fight. Her opponent was also a woman, who was wearing a mask. It was a traditional Japanese white mask representing a fox.

Julia's fight was more difficult than she was expecting. Kunimitsu was really fast, besides her Ninjutsu style was very advanced and Julia didn't know much about that style, so it was hard to predict Kunimitsu's attacks.

Ten minutes after the fight start none of the opponents had gone to the floor and they were still trying to study each other's techniques.

Hwoarang was trying to help her, but Julia couldn't hear him due to the noise.

-'I never thought you would give me so many troubles!'-Kunimitsu announced.

-'I can say the same!'

Julia was hit by a kick but she managed to hold Kunimitsu's leg and threw her against the ropes of the arena.

Then she charged with a double lift kick, Kunimitsu didn't fall until she was hit by a flash uppercut.

Julia tried to rest a bit before Kunimitsu get up. The fight went on for twenty five minutes.

-'She won't win if she keeps this rhythm!'-Jin said.

-'I know that!'-Hwoarang said feeling nervous.

-'But she's doing a great job!'-Ling said.

-'I won't be able to do this tomorrow!'-Miharu said with disappointment.

-'Of course you will!'-Steve said to cheer her up.-'You'll win!'

Julia and Kunimitsu were face to face again, but then suddenly, they heard someone scream. It was Ling. Jin was on the ground, he had fainted.

Kunimitsu looked at Yoshimitsu with a confused look on her face. Julia noticed a good chance to attack and she hit Kunimitsu with a razor sweep. The fight was over.

In the meanwhile, Jin was waking up.

-'What's wrong with him?'-Julia asked joining her friends, while Eddie and Hwoarang were helping Jin getting up.

-'He was fine…he just collapsed…'-Asuka said worried.

-'Are you ok, Jin?'-Ling asked.

-'Yes…'

-'Did you have some sort of visions…or something like that?'-Julia asked.

-'No. I just felt something weird…I guess I felt a huge energy…someone very powerful is near by.'

-'You feel energies?'-Asuka asked confused.

-'We'll tell you later.'-Ling said.

-'Is this about that gene…?'-Steve asked in a whisper.

-'Yes, I think so…I'm going to my room, ok?'-Jin said.

-'Julia won…don't you want to celebrate?'-Christie asked.-'Maybe you should just have some fun…'

-'No…I prefer to go and have some rest!'

-'I'm going with you.'-Ling announced.

-'Congratulations Julia…'-Jin said leaving.

-'This is so weird…what's wrong with him?'-Asuka insisted.

-'Ling will tell you later.'-Julia said.

After a shower, Julia left her room to meet the others in the bar. She didn't want to say, but she wasn't in the mood for a big celebration, she just wanted to spend some time alone with Hwoarang, but that was impossible since Ganryu would do something to ruin their night. Even so, she was willing to try.

-'We can stay here for a bit and then go to the hotel…'-she suggested.

-'That would be great…what about the fat ass?'

-'We can't keep on paying attention to everything he does!'

-'What if he decides to blow up our room? I mean the other night he activated the fire alarms…'

-'We can try…can't we?'

-'I guess so…'

-'See…I told you that you were going to win!'-Baek interrupted.

-'Yeah…you were right! Actually I owe it to Jin…'

After a half an hour, everyone decided to go to have some sleep. In the following day it was Miharu's turn to fight and she wanted to have a good night sleep.

When they were passing by the centre of the park in front of the Yakusoku hotel, they saw many people in a circle.

-'What's going on?'-asked Asuka.

-'Lets check!'-Yuu suggested.

When they finally managed to pass through the crowd, Julia noticed two men fighting violently. King and Marduk were both bleeding, their faces were really smashed up and a few moments later, after a final simultaneous attack, they both fell on the ground unconscious.

Julia ran towards King to see if he was alive. Both Marduk and King were alive but in a bad condition.

-'We need to take him to the medical centre…'-Julia announced.

-'But we were supposed to…'-Hwoarang started.

-'This guy is pretty bad. We need to help him!'

Steve grabbed King's arm and pulled him up. Julia helped him and they left with King. Two other men helped Marduk.

Julia, Steve, Miharu, Asuka, Yuu, Kazumi, Eddie and Christie waited to know news about King, and finally the doctor came.

-'He's pretty bad…we managed to stop the internal bleeding and we think he's not going to die…but he will take some time to recover.'-the doctor said.-'Fortunately we were ready for an emergency of this kind. He's going to be taken to the new facilities.'

-'What new facilities?'-asked Miharu.

-'A Hospital is being built behind this centre…but it's not working yet…even so we have proper beds and equipment to treat him in there…this centre only works as an emergency room.'

-'What about the other guy?'-asked Yuu.

-'He's pretty bad too…my college is still with him. But tomorrow we will know more…'

They all left the medical centre and headed to their rooms. Julia was disappointed to know that King's vengeance desire had taken over him. He had forgotten all about honour.

When she entered her room, Hwoarang was lying on the bed in a very bad humour.

-'I'm going to take another shower…I have blood all over me…'

-'I hope he's worth it!'-Hwoarang said.

-'What are you talking about? You saw his state! He needed help!'

-'You weren't the only one there…other people would take him!'

-'Are you jealous?'

-'No! Of course not! But you said you wanted to spend sometime with me, and the next minute, you were running to help another guy…'

-'I still want to spend time with you!'

-'Yeah…right…'

-'I do! I have no feelings for King or Ganryu…you know that! Why are you acting like this?'

-'Because I feel you don't want me anymore!'

-'Are you crazy?'

-'You prefer to help a man you don't know than spend the night with me!'

-'Do you think this is easy for me? I'm going crazy with this stupid thing with Ganryu…and now I have to put up with your childish behaviour!'

-'Oh…so I'm being childish just because I would rather spend a night with you than to help a guy who decided to be an idiot and to fight until death? It that it?'

-'NO! That's not it! I'm just saying that if you feel disappointed…I'm feeling too! I wish more than anything that we could kiss and spend a quiet night…but King needed help and I was there. I couldn't turn by back on a wounded person!'

-'Fine!'

-'Fine!'

-'What does he have more than me? It is the mask? Is it the muscles? Is it because he's taller?'

Julia sighed.

-'I DON'T LIKE HIM!'-she yelled.

-'It must be something! Because I feel I'm not good enough for you anymore!'-Hwoarang punched the wall and suddenly the room door was on the floor again and Ganryu was in their room.

-'What the hell!'-Hwoarang cursed.-'What the hell are you doing here?'

-'If you hit my Julia, I'll kill you!'-Ganryu threatened.

-'Your Julia? This isn't happening…'-Hwoarang said trying to stay calm. He knew he would lose his patience very soon.

-'You!'-Julia pointed to Ganryu.-'OUT! NOW!'

-'But…I'm trying to help you! This guy is losing control…I don't want you to get hurt!'

-'OUT!'-Julia shouted.

-'Are you sure?'

-'Don't make me shout again!'-Julia warned.

Ganryu left and Hwoarang put the door on its place and looked at Julia. He didn't know what else to say.

Julia went to the bathroom and when she returned almost an hour later, Hwoarang was already sleeping. She lay down next to him and kissed his cheek. How could she make him believe that she still loved him? He was so angry with her and with everything that was happening. It seemed that he had forgotten all the wonderful moments they have spent together. But one thing she was for sure, she wouldn't quit on them; that was a promise.