(a/n) Hey guys! Here's the 4th chapter! Pls review the previous chapter before you read this one, if ya don't mind! This one is kinda boring I guess... oh well...
Disclaimer: I don't own the tekken characters, Namco rightfully owns them.
Chapter 4 – He's back…
"Jin Kazama" he said.
Xiaoyu dropped the pen she had been holding in her hands for so long, and gasped aloud.
"Xiao, is something wrong?" he asked.
She blinked twice and then answered, "Uh, yeah… I think so……" she said, boy, was she a bad liar…
"Are you sure? You looked kinda shaken up back there…"he said worriedly.
"Oh great… he's back… to ruin my life… but what about him and Julia?" she mumbled, thoughts traveling freely back and forth about her and Jin.
"Xiao, is something wrong?" he repeated once more.
"I… gotta go…" she said hastily.
He grabbed her elbow before she could leave, "Wait… Xiao, you know, you can tell me anything… absolutely anything…… I mean, you helped me… now it's my turn……" he said.
"Y-you wouldn't understand…" she said, turning her head away to hide the fresh tears that were forming in eyes.
"Did anyone tell you you're a bad liar?" he asked jokingly.
"A lot of people……" she said bluntly.
"C'mon, sit down, I'll get you a glass of water…… and then you can tell me what's troubling you… It's only fair…" he said.
"Please don't do this…" she said.
"Hey, I'm trying to relieve you of this pain…… either that or you go around town crying buckets of tears……" he said.
"Fine……" she said.
"That's the spirit…" he said.
"Oh Jin… why are you back? Why? "she carried on mumbling, "When's he arriving?" she asked.
"Probably the day after tomorrow, that's why I asked you if I had a free day. We're supposed to discuss some business matters. Why?" he asked, handing her the glass of water.
"No reason……" she said.
"Wait, is it because of him? Did you two know each other?" he asked now interested in what she had to say.
"Yeah, sorta, we both went to high school together……" she said.
"Ah…… childhood friends…" he said.
"No, we didn't know each other so well, he was in one world, I was in another……" she said bluntly once more.
"So……" he said.
"You know that fighting tournament the former CEO Heihachi Mishima used to host? The King of Iron Fist?" she asked.
"I didn't know you were a martial artist. Which style?" he asked.
"Oh, hakke sho and hika ken based Chinese martial arts, in English, Chinese assassination arts" she said, sensing confusion going on in Ethan's head.
What has that got to do with this?" he asked.
"Well, I decided to join it, but only thing was…I had to be in Japan for it, so he offered to let me stay at his mansion along with his grandson who happened to be…" she said, as a smile crept onto her lips at how she had beaten up half Heihachi's crew.
"Jin Kazama…" he finished for her.
"Right. Do you still wanna know?" she asked.
"Every single detail…" he said.
She then began telling him of how they were enemies first, how their friendship grew, how they had met over the net, how he'd saved her from Trevor's gang, how he'd met Julia because of her, and how their relationship grew and hers weakened, about the dance, about how she came to meet Clara, how she had saved her from killing herself when she discovered he'd be marrying Julia…… everything… including the letter…
"I'll pulverize him…" Ethan said angrily.
"If anyone is to be pulverized, it's me, and not him… it was that fear of rejection that held me back from telling him… I'll be taking the rest of the day off, please… I need to get some rest…" she said wearily.
"Xiao, I-"he wasn't able to finish for Xiao had already got up and left the room.
"I was going to say, I'm sorry for making you recollect such memories……" he said softly as he heard the door click.
Anna's house 11pm… Xiaoyu's bedroom
Xiao was awake, though everyone was asleep, Josie had tried to get some answers out of her but to no avail; memories were traveling back and forth in Xiao's mind as she lay in bed, facing the ceiling.
"Jin…" she whispered softly. All those years of hiding were now gone to waste, if he spotted her he'd try to convince her to come back to Japan.
"Jin…" she repeated once more, yes, those feelings had not yet been diminished, she was still in love with him…… "No! I can't have such silly thoughts! I left him for good…"she said even though her conscience was screaming out to her that she did indeed; still have genuine feelings for him.
She lifted up her porcelain hand to her lips, and tried to remember the night he'd kissed her, the dance night…
She ran her finger tips along the outline of her lips, smiled and then fell asleep at last.
(a/n) Well, maybe Jin might be there in the next chapter... (MAYBE) or even in the 6th chapter... anywho, thanks for the previous reviews...!