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Krappkarmin: It's ok…I understand. Things in University are very complicated and we need all the free time we can get. Anyway, thank you very much for spending time reading, and reviewing. I'm waiting for your chapter 6 and I'm glad you liked chapter 25.

Jyu: I think that Ganryu won't appear more until the end of the story…I mean it's enough of him, right? Thanks for your review and I hope you like this chapter too.

Astral Slayer Asuka: Thanks for your review. Asuka will be in this chapter, don't worry.

Lady-Eliwen: I thought about doing something different with Jin…I hope you like this chapter too and thanks for reviewing.

MooNTeARZ: Anna is like a bipolar character in my story. Sometimes she helps, and sometimes she's evil…but I guess I like to believe that they are all humans and so that everyone, even Anna and Heihachi have something good inside )even if it's not much)…Anyway thank you very much for your review.

Chapter 26

Disappointment

FUJI-NION

15th JULY 2014

-'Don't you feel weird about this?'-Julia asked that morning at breakfast to her boyfriend.

-'Define "weird" please!'

-'I mean…we find out that Asuka is Jin's cousin, Kazuya Mishima is alive and so is Anna Williams, and Jin fainted twice…'

-'Well…that's weird…there's no doubt, but we can't do anything. Anna should be dead, but Kazuya has the devil gene, so it's no surprise…'

-'By the way where's Baek?'

-'Training…he looks like a maniac…he's bored…his fight is only in two days.'

-'Are you going to join him…? I'm sure he would like that.'

-'Nah…maybe later. He's pissed off with me…'

-'Why?'

-'Let me see…I asked him for money to rent that room, I was almost disqualified, I didn't use the Tae-Kwon-Do uniform like I had promised him, and yesterday I was arrested…'

-'So, you are going to the Stadium?'

-'Yep…I want to see Wulong's fight with Eddie.'

Steve and Miharu joined them and the four of them went to the Stadium. Eddie was already there with Christie.

Yuu and Kazumi arrived ten minutes later saying that Jin and Ling would be late.

Ling and Jin were both sick from the drinks in the previous night. Usually Jin didn't drink, but Hwoarang started to call him names, and he had no other option.

Hwoarang laughed when Yuu said that Jin wasn't feeling well.

-'My head hurts like hell.'-Jin said getting dressed.

-'Mine doesn't, but I feel sick.'

-'We better go now…or they'll start without us…'

When Jin and Ling arrived the fight was starting. After a few minutes, Ling noticed that Asuka was missing.

-'Have you seen Asuka?'-she asked to Julia, Christie, Miharu and Kazumi.

-'No!'-all of them said.

-'She was acting weird last night, wasn't she?'-Kazumi asked.

-'A bit…'-Ling agreed.-'I'm going to see if she's alright.'

-'I'm going too.'-Julia said.

-'No, you stay here. I can go on my own…'

Ling left and when she arrived to Asuka's room, she was surprised to see that she was still in her sleeping gown.

-'You were sleeping…?'

-'No…just lying on my bed…'

-'What happened?'

-'Nothing…'

-'Nothing? You seem so sad! Tell me what's wrong…'

-'I can't…'

-'Was something we said?'

-'No, of course not! You are being great to me!'

-'Is this about a guy?'

-'Sort of…'

-'Oh my God! You're in love and you didn't tell me?'

-'It's complicated.'

-'Why?'

-'He doesn't like me…and he's seeing someone! Besides I'm also confused.'

-'How do you know he doesn't like you? Have you spoken to him?'

-'No…it's not worth it!'

-'Of course it is…if you don't speak to him, you'll never know if he likes you or not!'

-'But…'

-'You need to take a chance! Just ask him! Maybe he doesn't like this girl he's seeing!'

-'I don't think so!'

-'Stop saying that! No matter what happens you need to speak to him!'

-'No…I can't!'

-'Yes, you can! I know you're brave enough to do it!'

-'I can't, Ling…'

-'Yes, you can! I'm mean what's stopping you?'

-'It's Hwoarang, ok?'

Ling was speechless. She wasn't expecting that.

-'Oh…Hwoarang? Are you sure?'

-'Yes…I mean no…I mean I don't know…'

-'You really need to know…'

-'When I met Hwoarang in Osaka, I felt something I had never felt before…but then I met Julia.'

-'What did you do?'

-'Nothing…What would I do? I like Julia, she seems a nice person. I don't want to see her hurt!'

-'But you were hoping that they would break up…is that it? Is that the reason why you're acting like this?'

-'Yes…I think so…Does this mean I'm a bad person?'-Asuka asked with tears in her eyes.

-'No…of course not!'-Ling hugged her.-'This means that life is unfair to all of us!'

-'I really think that I own an apology to Julia…'

-'You don't own an apology to anybody! But I think you should forget about Hwoarang. He loves Julia…'

-'I know…but I need time…'

-'Look…this is not the end of the world! If Hwoarang is with Julia, that's because there is someone out there for you…I mean your real soul-mate!'

-'Yeah…I guess you're right! Besides, after I met Hwoarang, I met someone else and I was confused…I still am.'

-'See? Besides, would you really like to live with an outlaw?'

-'I don't know…I guess it's hard!'

-'Get dressed and then we'll go take a walk outside, ok?'

-'Ok…thanks Ling…'

-'You're welcome!'

-'By the way…isn't Eddie fighting?'

-'Yes…but I guess the fight must be over now…I guess Eddie won.'

Ling was completely wrong. Eddie had lost the fight. But he had to admit that Lei was definitely the best fighter between them. Besides, he didn't have trained much.

Even so, it wasn't an easy fight for Lei. It took him twenty four minutes to knock Eddie out.

-'Who's going to fight this afternoon?'-Steve asked.

-'Lee Chaolan and Anna Williams.'-Kazumi answered.

-'So…Eddie Gordo…can we talk?'-Lei asked.

-'Sure…let me just take a shower…'

-'Are you sure you're alright?'-Christie asked.-'Can't your questions wait, detective?'

-'I'm afraid not!'

-'Christie…I'm fine!'-Eddie said.-'I'll meet you at lunch time, detective!'

Lei only wanted to be sure that Eddie was really involved in the Mishima Fortress's explosion four years ago. He couldn't do anything else because at that moment the case was closed. Besides, Eddie didn't seem to be the bad guy.

-'So…you were Eddie Lima four years ago, right?'-Lei asked at lunch.

-'Yes…you probably want to know everything…'

-'I was investigating the Mishima case until last year…now they won't let me investigate anymore because they're afraid that I might discover some secrets…'

-'I understand…'

-'So, what was your role?'

-'My dad was murdered by someone…I found out that Heihachi had ordered my father's death and I decided to come here to know the truth…'

-'What did you find out?'

-'That I was right. Heihachi was the one responsible for my father's death. I wanted revenge, so I planned to destroy his empire.'

-'So you blew up the Mishima Fortress!'

-'Yes…I set the explosives…I didn't want to kill innocent people, but casualties happen and things didn't go on as planned.'

-'Why not?'

-'Jin showed up…to face Heihachi and to erase his files and Ling's from the IQ records. But things got complicated.'

-'Jin was there too?'

-'Yes…after that I had to hide. I knew that the Syndicate was going to look for me…'

-'What about Heihachi's money?'

-'I gave it to charity…not all, of course. I took out the money he stole from my father! Three years later I found out that Christie was in Japan looking for me…that's why I'm here now. To make sure she's doesn't get hurt!'

-'So, the Syndicate is not on your back anymore, right?'

-'Yes…it's a relief. Finally I can do something with my life!'

Lei knew now some new facts about what had happened four years ago. He could arrest Eddie and make him confess what he had done, but he wasn't going to do that. The people from the government involved in the Mishima case would do everything to prevent Eddie's story to go to the courts and so, his efforts would be useless.

Eddie had left a few minutes ago when Steve arrived.

-'I want to talk to you…'-Steve said in a whisper.

-'What's up?'

-'I've been remembering last year's events and I remembered something…'

-'About your mother?'

-'Yes. She was a subject to Dr. B, but only now I know what they were doing to her.'

-'Ok…you can say it.'

-'She was probably used for experiments where they used Kazuya and Jin's blood, because when Heihachi captured me, he thought I had that devil gene thing inside of me too…'

Lei knew this already, but he pretended to be surprised.

-'And do you have it?'-Lei asked.

-'No! At least the doctors said I was normal…and, well…if I had it I think I would notice.'

-'Look…Steve…I'm not going to lie to you…'

-'What do you mean?'

-'To find your father will be impossible. There are no records about him or the cells used in the artificial insemination…about your mother…'

-'What if you tracked down that Dr. Boskonovitch?'

-'He's supposed to be dead…remember?'

-'No…he's not!'

-'What do you mean…? Do you know if he is still alive?'

-'When I was talking to Hwoarang the other day, he told me that when he and Jin were taken to Sendai, Dr. B. was there too. So I guess he works for the G Corporation now!'

-'Great…'-Lei said ironically.-'Now I need to go talk to Lee Chaolan.'

-'Why?'

-'Because according to Ling and Julia…he's one of the most important members of that organisation!'

-'Can I go too?'

-'No. Besides…I have to wait until the end of this round…'

-'Ok…then let me know, alright?'

-'Fine.'

Everything was ready for Lee's fight against Anna Williams. Nina was there, she wanted to intimidate her sister. Kazuya was also there, trying not to be seen. He wanted to know how his brother was going to handle the situation, since he was attached to one of the Williams sisters'.

-'After this tournament…you may consider your opinion about me…'-Anna suggested.

-'What do you mean?'

-'Why don't you like me?'

-'I don't hate you either…'

-'Yeah…but you don't like me…I mean not the way you like my sister.'

-'Lets not turn this into a personal thing…'

-'How can we do that, if you're sleeping with her!'

Anna attacked with a high kick. Still off guard, Lee was hit in his face but managed not to fall.

Nina watched with a grin on her face that her sister was better than she thought.

Lee answered that attack with a split axe kick that Anna couldn't avoid.

In the meanwhile, someone had just met Kazuya and he wasn't happy about it.

-'I run into your kid…a few months ago, and he told me you were dead, but now you're right in front of me…do you want to say something?'-Bruce asked Kazuya.

-'Hi there…I wasn't expecting to see you!'-it was the cold answer that Bruce received from his old friend.

-'Cut the crap, Kazuya…your son thinks you're dead, the least you could do was talk to him…'

-'Don't interfere in my life, Irvin. I never interfered in yours!'

-'Liar! I fought the Tekken Forces with you! I protected you, remember?'

-'Yes. But I never told you what you should do!'

-'But…'

-'Jin knows I'm alive.'

-'You're still the same selfish son of a…'

-'Don't insult my mother! She was the only person I truly cared…after Jun…'

-'What about your son? Didn't you notice that the boy is just like you? You should be proud of him!'

-'I don't have a son anymore!'

-'I guess Jin's lucky…I wouldn't want a father like you!'

-'Don't push your luck, Irvin!'

-'Do you think you can scare me?'

-'I don't want to scare you…but don't mess with me…and that's a warning.'

-'Good for you!'-Bruce said with a grin.

-'Big things will happen in this tournament. If you want to preserve your life…go away. If you chose to stay…don't go against me because I will use force!'

-'Go ahead, Kazuya…be the Mishima that you are!'

Kazuya looked at Bruce. His first impulse was to grab his neck, but he didn't move.

-'Yes, you heard me right!'-Bruce added.-'If you're so tough…like you say you are…why are you here, watching your brother's fight, huh?'

-'That's my business!'

-'Maybe it's because you're not so tough after all…in the past…I used to watch you fight…against the tekken forces. You were unbeatable, but behind your coldness…there was a heart claming for Jun's love. The question is: do you know that you still have a heart?'

Bruce turned his back on Kazuya and left; he was determined to stay and see what the great things that would happen in the tournament were, but he wished that Jin could face his father and beat the hell out of him. Kazuya was in need of a good lesson.

Things were not going well for Anna, in that moment, she was on the ground. She was determined not to lose that fight, after all she had come to Japan to fight with Nina, and she wasn't going to fail so close to her objectives.

As Lee was preparing his next strike, he looked at Nina. She wasn't happy for him because she wanted Anna to win her fight, so they could face each other.

Trying to think what to do, Lee let down his defences and Anna saw a good chance to attack. With a double punch and two mid kicks on the stomach, she managed to take Lee to the ground and he didn't get up.

-'If you want to know what's like to be with a real woman, meet me tonight in my room! It was a pleasure to fight with you, Mr. Chaolan.'

Anna passed Nina and they both looked at each other fiercely. Anna had said that on purpose, because she wanted to provoke her sister.

-'You'll never win!'-Nina said.

-'It's just a matter of time, Nina…'

Anna left and Nina went to join Lee.

-'Thanks for not getting up.'

-'I can believe I did that…'

-'What?'

-'I lost to a woman!'

-'It happens!'

-'Not to me, it doesn't!'-Lee was being a bit too dramatic. Like Kira had said he had no motives to be fighting in that tournament. He didn't want to be the winner and he didn't need the prize, so he wasn't too worried about loosing his fight.

Nina laughed.

-'I believe it just did…but don't worry; I'll kick her butt for you! Anna won't be the same after this tournament!'

In the meanwhile, while Ling was with Asuka, who was feeling much better, the others were waiting for them near the Yakusoku. They were going out for the night, but this time, they weren't celebrating.

-'I can't believe this…we should be celebrating…'-Christie complained for the third time. She was obviously still upset with Eddie's defeat.

-'I said I was sorry!'-Eddie said.-'He was better than me…what more do you want me to say?'

-'Never mind!'

-'It's not the end of the world Christie!'-Julia said trying to stop their argument.

-'Finally this round is almost ending…'-Yuu declared.

-'Who's going to fight tomorrow?'-asked Kazumi.

-'Feng something and Forest Law in the morning…'-Yuu informed.-'And Nina Williams and a man named Jinpachi…'

Jin felt chills up his spine when he heard Jinpachi's name.

-'Jinpachi?'-asked Hwoarang.-'What a name…'

-'Yeah…if you notice, it's similar to Jin plus Heihachi…'-Miharu said. But as soon as she said that, she covered her mouth quickly.-'Sorry guys…I didn't mean to…'

-'Ling and Asuka are coming…lets go!'-Jin stated.

That night things didn't work out very well. Baek accused Hwoarang of being selfish and irresponsible, Christie wasn't speaking with Eddie because she was still angry with his defeat, and Asuka wasn't speaking much because she was still afraid of showing her feelings for Hwoarang. Jin was sick of hearing people fighting so he went outside for a couple of minutes.

Seconds later, someone called him, it was Paul.

-'Hi there…having fun on your own?'-Paul asked smiling.

-'Not really…'

-'Well…I just wanted to check if you're alright…'

-'Of course I am…just tired of hearing people shouting to each other.'

-'I'm not talking about that…'

-'Oh…you mean…'

-'Yes…I mean about your father being alive and all that…'

-'Well, I'm fine!'

-'Fine? You thought your father was dead and he returns suddenly, and even so you say you're fine?'

-'Yes…I don't expect you to understand.'

-'I don't! I mean most of the people I know, would be confused in that situation! How are you taking things so easily?'

-'I have to. Besides, I'm getting used to it!'-Jin joked.-'If all my ancestors were alive…I wouldn't be surprised. My father lied to me two times…Heihachi did it once…so I think I wouldn't mind if my great great great uncle was alive and showed up right now!'

Paul laughed.

-'Well…I'm glad you haven't lost your sense of humour! But have you spoken to each other?'

-'Sort of…he told me to stay away from him…'

-'You're disappointed, huh?'

-'I was at first…but now…I don't really care! Ling is all I need to be happy. I don't need a man who is nothing but a liar.'

-'Are you sure?'

Jin looked at Paul and he didn't answer. He had tried to convince himself that he didn't care for his father. Why would he care, if Kazuya didn't care about him? But the truth was that he cared. There was something inside of him, a part of him that wanted to be loved by Kazuya.

-'I thought so…'-Paul said leaving.-'See you in the morning…'