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A/Note: Jyu, since you wanted me to bring her back, here is Julia again…back on the story. Sorry for made it sound that she was dead. Hope you all like this.

Chapter 33

Back

One hour ago, Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu had arrived to Fuji-Nion. Yoshimitsu had gone to see what was happening with the Mishimas, while Kunimitsu had taken someone they had saved from death to the hospital, and she was now taking her to their room in the hotel.

-'How are you feeling, Miss Chang?'-Kunimitsu asked.

Julia looked at her surprised and tried to sit down on the bed, but she immediately felt a pain on her arm.

-'Be careful…it's broken. I'm afraid I was the responsible for that!'

Julia didn't know what to say.

-'I better leave you resting…'

-'No!'-Julia said.-'Tell me what happened…'

-'You almost died…that's what happened. You've been in the hospital until now. You inhaled too much smoke and you have a broken arm.'

-'I remember the fire…the smoke and…Hwoarang! Is he alright? Where are we?'

-'In Fuji-Nion. Yoshimitsu and I were leaving the sub-level when we saw you inside a room…fortunately I had dynamite…don't tell the police, ok?'

Julia nodded. Kunimitsu wasn't the only one to carry dangerous things with her; in the past Julia had seen Eijiro use grenades in Osaka.

-'The heavy door fell on your arm…I'm sorry.'

-'Why did you save me?'

-'We're not enemies…you won our fight, but we have nothing against you!'

-'Thanks…I owe you my life!'

-'Well…there's something you can do for us…'

-'There is?'

-'Yes…I noticed you are a good girl…and I can't really understand why a girl like you is dating an outlaw…but…'

-'You checked on us?'

-'Of course…I had to make sure I could trust you…'

-'Why?'

Kunimitsu told the Manji Party's story to Julia. In the end Julia was very impressed.

-'So…you want me too talk to Jin…'

-'Yes, you're his friend…'

-'Ok…I can do that. But I'm sure Jin won't mind to listen to your story…'

-'We can try to talk to him, but your help will be precious!'

-'Is that why you use a mask?'-Julia asked curious.

-'No. We use a mask because it's a tradition when we're not among each other…the masks are only given to the leaders of the Manji Party.'

-'So you are the leader?'

-'At this moment…the Manji's Party is facing a crisis…we have three leaders. After Jin set us free, we'll be able to choose our leader properly!'

-'Now what?'

-'Now we wait for Yoshimitsu.'

Half an hour later, Dr.B gave the good news in the G Corp.'s base.

-'Steve is going to be fine. The bullet didn't hit his lungs and we found a blood donor…a compatible one.'

Miharu sighed in relief. Nina took a deep breath and went to see Lee.

-'I saved him…'-Lee said.-'This is so weird…'

-'Yeah…I know.'

-'Does he know?'

-'No…I don't think so…'

-'Then lets keep it this way. There's no point in telling him.'

-'I agree. It would only make things worse…thank you Chaolan…'

-'You don't need to thank me…'

Lee smiled and closed his eyes. His mind was confused. That had been the weirdest day of his life.

-'I'm going to send Steve to a civilian hospital. He's stable now and it won't be good if he wakes up in here…Nina is saying goodbye to him. Do you want to join her?'-Kira announced.

-'Nah…I need to put my thoughts in order first!'

-'Ok…'

Miharu and Yuu were going to join Steve in the Hospital in Tokyo. Miharu would have the mission to contact Marianne, Steve's manager. It wasn't going to be easy but she preferred that to continue in the tournament. How could she focus for the tournament when Steve was in the Hospital?

Without anyone's knowledge, Lee had asked Kazumi to go with them and to keep him informed about Steve's condition. Kazumi didn't refuse.

-'I'm really sorry for this…'-Nina said to an unconscious Steve.-'It wasn't supposed to be like this…I wasn't supposed to be a mother…your mother…'

-'We need to go!'-Dr.B announced.-'Have you said goodbye to your son?'

Nina left without a word.

-'Are we going back to Fuji-Nion?'-Christie asked.

-'Yes. As soon as Hwoarang wakes up!'-Eddie answered.

-'Are you alright, Jin?'-Ling asked. Jin wasn't with the others; he had the feeling that everyone was blaming him for what had happened. He was blaming himself, so why wouldn't the others do it too?

-'No…'

-'It wasn't your fault!'-Ling said like she had been reading his mind.

-'Yes, it was.'

-'It was Heihachi again!'

-'Heihachi is my grandfather…and I'm a Mishima. I can't change that! Julia's dead because of me…Steve almost died because of me, you were in danger, Miharu is suffering and Hwoarang will go crazy…I don't know what to do to put things right!'

-'I won't tell you that everything's alright, because it's not! But no one blames you! You are a victim like the rest of us! And you're not a Mishima and you're not a Kazama…you are both!'

Ling hugged him and he kissed her.

In that moment Hwoarang woke up. At first he didn't know what was happening, but then he remembered. He jumped out of bed and walked to the corridor. Then he saw the others. He approached them and faced Jin.

Everyone was watching them.

-'Sorry…'-Jin said.

Hwoarang punched him hard in the face but Jin didn't move because he wanted to be punished. When Hwoarang was going to punch him again, Baek hold him down with Eddie's help.

Asuka and Ling put themselves between them to avoid more confrontations, and finally, Hwoarang calmed down.

Ten minutes later they were heading to Fuji-Nion, while Miharu, Yuu and Kazumi were in a helicopter with Steve on their way to Tokyo.

When they arrived, everything was quiet. Lei was expecting them.

-'They are going to convoke a meeting with the fighters in one hour…be there.'

-'I need a drink!'-Hwoarang said going to the pub.

Baek was going to follow him when Jin stopped him.

-'Let me go instead. I need to apologise!'

Baek nodded.

Hwoarang was drinking a beer. He didn't even look at Jin when he sat down next to him.

-'I'm sorry for what happened to her! She was an innocent victim…it was my fault!'

-'Yes…it was your fault…'

-'I don't know what to say…'

-'Don't say anything…because if you do…that will increase my will to kill you!'

-'Can't you see this is hard for me too?'-Jin asked louder.

-'No! I can't! Did you lose your girlfriend?'

-'No…'

-'Did you watch her die? Did you listen to her saying goodbye?'

-'No…'

-'Well, I DID! I left her there to die…and I couldn't save her!'

-'If I could change places with her…I would!'-Jin said determined.-'I would…did you hear me?'

-'Yeah…right! Just get away from me!'

-'You shouldn't blame Jin!'-Asuka said arriving with Ling and Baek.

-'You don't understand do you?'

-'What?'

-'I don't know how to live without her! She meant the world to me!'

-'I'm sorry…'-Asuka said with tears in her eyes.

-'What will I do now? I can't live without her!'-Hwoarang banged his head on the counter.-'And don't fucking touch me!'-he added to Jin who was going to put a hand on his shoulder.

-'You shouldn't be drinking, you know?'-a voice said from the door.

The pub was empty, because it was still early in the afternoon, so everyone could see Julia when they turned around, and everyone was speechless.

-'Julia…'-Hwoarang said. He got up and he was going to meet her, but she was already running to his arms.

-'I missed you!'-she said when he hugged her.

Hwoarang was still in shock. He didn't even know what to say.

-'I…thought I would never see you again!'-he said. He wanted to say much more than that, but he couldn't find the right words.

Julia smiled and they both kissed.

-'Ouch…my arm…'-she complained.

-'Julia…is it really you?'-Ling asked.

-'Yeah…someone saved me…I have loads to tell you!'

-'So do we…'-Asuka announced smiling. She was so happy that Julia was back. Seeing Hwoarang hurt like that had made her realise that he would never love anyone else but Julia, so she would have to forget about him. And now that Julia was back, Asuka was happy because he wasn't hurting anymore.

-'I see that you managed to bring Ling back…'-Julia said to Jin.

-'Actually it was her who brought me back! And we are really happy to see you!'

-'And don't do that again!'-Ling said hugging her.

-'Welcome back.'-Baek said.

-'Thanks…can I talk to you?'-Julia asked Jin when they were leaving the pub.

-'Sure.'

In the hotel, Julia told Jin, Asuka, Hwoarang and Ling about the Manji Party.

-'I told them you would help them…'-she finished.

-'Then I will…I mean, I don't want an army of ninjas at my service!'

-'Can I say that you're going with them after the tournament?'

-'Sure.'

-'Thanks Jin…'

They all went back to their rooms to take a shower and change clothes before the meeting with the committee.

Julia couldn't continue in the tournament since her arm was broken. To Hwoarang the only thing that mattered was that she was back.

-'I never felt so scared in my life…'-he said after his shower.

-'I…thought about you when I lost my senses…I wanted you to go on with your life…'

-'I don't think I could do it!'

-'That was exactly what I felt when you were missing last year!'

-'I can't live without you! Don't you ever do this to me!'

-'I'll try!'-Julia said joking.

-'Promise me you won't do it again!'

-'I promise!'

-'You are the light in my world! I love you, Julia!'

An hour later, everyone was surprised and happy to see Julia. Christie had jumped around and she had forced Ling to call Miharu to announce the good news. But now it was time to continue with the tournament, if that was the committee's wish.

-'Jin…would you mind if I quitted?'-Ling asked when they walked in the room with the others.

-'No…why? You want to quit?'-Jin asked surprised.

-'Well…yeah…it's just that I don't feel like fighting…'

-'It's normal after all you've been through.'

After the meeting many surprises were announced. Many contestants weren't able to fight. Steve was in the hospital and Miharu had gone with him. Julia couldn't fight with a broken arm. Ling quitted because she didn't want to fight, and in the end of the meeting Christie decided to quit too. She was there to have fun and the tournament was boring now. Raven was gone; no one knew where he was. Yoshimitsu decided not to fight too because the only person he wanted to face was Raven and he wasn't there anymore. Lei didn't want to continue too, but he had decided to stay watching the tournament until the end.

So in the end there were nine contestants left, but they couldn't organise fights with nine people.

-'We are going to make a draw to see who is going to leave the competition.'-Jin said.

-'That's not fair!'-Eddie contested.

-'Yeah…but otherwise they won't go ahead with the tournament.'-Julia explained.

-'They said they would give a part of the prize to that person, since this way that person can not feel discriminated…'-Baek said.-'But it sucks anyway. I mean I don't want the money…'

After a few minutes, Ghastu Komeru showed up and the draw decided that Forest Law would have to quit the tournament. He wasn't too upset, but Marshall was.

-'Now, we'll never be able to pay our debts!'-he shouted to his son.

-'It wasn't my fault!'-Forest said.

-'Yeah…don't shout with the boy…'-Paul said.-'Besides he's going to get a reward as soon as the tournament ends.'

-'How much?'-Marshall asked interested.

-'Thirty percent.'-Ghastu announced.

-'Well…it could be worse!'-Marshall confessed.

After the second draw, the four fights were announced. Asuka was going to face Feng Wei. It was her chance to revenge her father. Hwoarang was going to fight against Paul, he knew it would be tough. Nina and Anna were going to fight. Anna was really excited about that fight. Jin was going to face Baek.

In order to give the fighters some rest, the committee decided to start the fights only in the following day, at three p.m.

It was late at night when everyone returned to their rooms. Nina was going to have a shower when she heard a noise in her window. She approached the window and saw a man entering her room.

-'What the hell?'-she asked recognising Raven.

-'Miss Williams…'

-'What are you doing here?'

-'I just wanted to ask you something…What's your connection to the Mishimas?'

-'My connection? That's none of your business! Besides, who the hell are you?'

-'My code name is Raven; I can't tell you more than that!'

-'Yes, you can!'

-'My primary mission is to investigate the Mishima family and everything related to it. It's obvious that you have something to do with them.'

-'That was a long time ago…'

-'You are the daughter of Richard Williams, right?'

-'You knew my father?'

-'I never saw him, but he was famous in our world…'

-'What world?'

-'The special agent's world! You and your sister should follow his steps…and your mother's. Both your parents were special agents.'

-'For what organisation?'

-'I can't tell you that but I'm sure you should have been recruited too, if they hadn't died.'

-'They wanted to recruit us?'

-'Yes.'

-'Why were my parents famous for?'

-'They were quite efficient. Your father was also investigating Heihachi Mishima when he died.'

-'I know…he died in a plane crash…'

-'Plane crash? Is that what you think?'

-'Yes…why?'

-'You should go to the Russian Federation and check St. Petersburg Hospital records…'

-'What are you talking about?'

-'Just answer to this question…did you work with Heihachi Mishima?'

-'No…I worked for Heihachi, but I had no choice.'

-'And what are you going to do now?'

-'Go on with my life…'

-'With Lee Mishima?'

-'That doesn't concern you!'

-'Then have a good-night…'-Raven jumped from the window and disappeared in the night.

-'Strange guy…'