yeah and this is also AU... Set a couple years in the future. Tekken 4 happened and no more after that... No devil gene and Heihachi is still alive... Ummm... It's about 3 yrs since tekken 4, so Xiaoyu is 21 and Jin is 24. Yeah and I used 2 be frozen-in-fire... in case some of you were wondering.

Disclaimer- I don't own tekken or it's characters. All belong to namco... unfortunately...

Ling Xiaoyu, also known as rising phoenix to her cohorts in espionage, had a new assignment today. She was one of the spies who basically got paid to stalk someone and keep tabs on them. Her new assignment was for Heihachi Mishima, the international media mogul. She didn't know what it was but it was probably difficult. She did various jobs of various types but never assassination, her only policy was to do her job well but don't kill. She was the equivalent of a 007 except she was a female and she was a P.I. The company she worked for was unknown to most, especially the police, but not to Heihachi. In addition to him knowing about the organization, he owned a small branch of it, the branch that she worked for. Xiaoyu was a highly regarded spy, the top in her branch. She knew the rules and never broke them, her record was impeccable. The top rule was to never have any kind of relations with your assignments. If one did choose to break this rule then the consequence would be execution. They could accomplish this because once someone became a P.I. they became invisible to the outside world.

She was a great spy with much experience. She'd gathered information on a woman named Julia Chang before, and she'd also found the infamous assassin Nina Williams.

Xiaoyu was first recruited after the end of Tekken four. Heihachi had given another spy an assignment on her and soon offered her a position. Having nothing left after tekken four she took the position and was now one of the twomost highly paid, the other being her partner Miharu Hirano.

Xiaoyu walked down the long corridor to Heihachi Mishima's office along with Miharu. It would be the first time that they would receive separate assignments. They each placed their palm on the two blue palm readers, and then they entered.

"Ah, my favorite ladies." Heihachi said as they entered his extravagant office.

"Mr. Mishima." thewomen said in unison.

"Yes now, Hirano your next assignment will be a young man by the name of Hwoarang. Last known that he is an A.W.O.L. soldier of the korean army. I want you to watch him for a month and then report back. We have reason to believe that he would be an excellent addition to the intelligence branch." he said standing up and handing her a large manila folder with plane tickets, a passport, and information on him.

"Yes sir, so when do I leave?" Miharu asked.

"Tomorrow at seven am." she nodded a response, leaving the office.

"Now Xiaoyu, your assignment will be a bit more difficult. You must watch a man by the name of Jin Kazama, you may or may not remember him from the tournaments."

"Yes sir, but I never knew him. Isn't he your grandson?"

"Yes, and he won the last tournament," he said taking a drink of his crimson wine, "he is the current head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. I want my company back which is why I need you to watch him and gather information. He went against our agreement, he was to take control of the company when I died not when he won. He broke our agreement and now he will pay his dues."

"Yes, do I get a folder?"

"Yes your folder is in your bag."

"What's in the bag?"

"Everything that you will need for your next assignment," he said taking a slow long puff of his cigar, "the basics, guns, knives, you know."

"Why will I need those? Is this operation potentially dangerous?"

"Well yes but you will also need them if Kazama does not cooperate."

"For?...."

"Assassination."

"With all due respect sir, assassination was not part of my contract."

"Oh, you must not have read it closely, it states that you do whatever assignment that I choose to give you. Your assignment is special, because if necessary then you are to obtain relations with your assignment, or shall Isay personal relations. That is all for now, you have a newflatin a buildingacross from Kazama's grand suite in New York City. Youdo know where that is? America, Manhattan, New York.Downstairs Ryu will drive you to yourthe airportand Aoi will be your assistant for whatever you wish. If you want a coffee at three am then she's your woman for it. Now don't disappoint me. Come through and you will be greatly rewarded. Now off with you." he said heartily waving his hand up in dismissal.

She picked up her bag and headed down towards the car waiting for her. She said her goodbyes to her best friend Miharu and then the car drove off. Xiaoyu was infuriated, she couldn't assassinate this man, or anyone. She was so clueless as to how some people could treat the lives of others so frivolously. Why did he have to pick her for the job? Why not one of his assassins? After an extremely long plane ride, an hour long taxi ride, and many hours of comtemplation she reluctantly walked up the stairsof the building which housedher grand flat. She threw the bag down and sat on the floor. The flat was beautiful all was perfect but one thing still consumed her mind.

She couldn't kill him. Now the question thatremained waswhat's more important, her life or his?

yes it's extremely short, but my prologues are always short! Anyway tell me your thoughts whatever they may be. R AND R.

S.C.