(a/n) Thanks for he reviews!This might be sappy...Here's the next chapter... oohhh... not so good... i'm not too happy with it... but, go on.. read it... enjoy!
Disclaimer: Don't own tekken or its characters, Namco rightfully does.
Chapter 7 - Finding my way to your heart…
"Hello, Jin." Xiaoyu said, as soon as she had done that she began making her way out of the crowd towards Josie's car, Panda trailing behind on all fours, head down.
"Xiaoyu! Wait!" yelled Jin, try as he might to reach her; these damn reporters wouldn't let him pass.
Xiaoyu stopped, to look behind at a helpless Jin, "Panda, do your stuff!" she said.
At that, Panda began growling loudly in anger, scaring away half the reporters and finally releasing Jin of their grasp. Then, she began continuing along her way, giving a well deserved pat on Panda's soft head.
"Ling, wait!" Jin said, grabbing her arm, she shrugged it off, "Shouldn't you be home with Julia?" she asked coldly.
"Xiaoyu, that's what I wanted to talk to you about…… not here though…" he said.
"I have to get to work in a few minutes…" she said, trying as hard as ever to get away from Jin.
"You're not the same Xiao, I know, what happened to you? What happened to that fun, hyper Xiao I used to know?" he asked a little more sternly, annoyed at her failure to comply with his requests.
"That, fun, hyper, Xiao you knew, is gone, you honestly didn't expect me to stay the same did you?" she answered coldly.
Jin remained silent at what she had said; sure, he didn't expect Xiao to be the same, after what happened in Japan, but this was a colder side he had seen of her. How was he supposed to win over heart now? She loathed him, despised him…
"Xiaoyu……" he said softly.
"We better get a move on, your little friends, are coming back" she said, pointing to the crowd of reporters advancing towards them cautiously.
"Come on; get in the car, Panda, back seat, if you do fit……" Xiao said sternly.
Panda growled at her angrily, she wasn't that big that she couldn't fit in the back seat. She was just well built.
"Do, you want to come?" she asked Jin. --- Oh great! There I go blabbering like a fool again! --- she thought. Then again, what did lead her to do that? Maybe she wanted to hear what he had to say… maybe……
"If you want me to……" he said quietly.
"Yeah, because I want to hear what you have to say……" she said coldly.
A small smile made its way across Jin's face, as she said this. They drove away just in time, before the whole place had been bombarded with enthusiastic reporters.
The ride in the car was quiet, with a few exceptions of muffled growls from Panda until Jin spoke, "Since when did you learn to drive?"
"A year ago" she replied bluntly. Her face still focused on the road.
Jin had been watching her intently, she had changed a lot. She looked like a very rich business lady, the way she dressed. Her face was almost the same, those playful brown eyes, now lined with a kind of sadness…… that nose, her raven hair had grown a lot, it was now in a clip, few strands loose…… those pouty lips accentuated with the lip gloss, her porcelain skin. His eyes traveled down to hermatured breasts, her waist, taking in her curvy body, and for a minute there, he couldn't help but feel sinful at the images that kept popping up in his mind. He shifted his vision to the road, after feeling a wild sensation in the lower part of his body.
"We're here." she said.
They were in front of a quaint looking house, Xiao drove the car carefully into the garage, so as not to cause a dent anywhere, ah…… perfect. She then stepped out of the car, and shifted her attention to helping Panda out of the car, but she had already got out, thanks to Jin's help.
"Humph!" was all Xiao could say, as she brushed past Jin, and made her way to the door, and rang the doorbell. Soft footsteps could be heard, and the door opened to reveal Clara, her brown hair mixed with few strands of grey, her lean body, those tired eyes…
"I have a guest" Xiao said pointing to Jin, who had been waiting patiently in the garden admiring the plants growing there.
Clara lifted up her hand to her mouth and gasped loudly, and began making signs to her sister Anna. Xiao couldn't help but giggle at what was happening. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing" she whispered to Clara.
She invited Jin into the living room, "Would you like anything to drink?" she politely asked.
"No, thanks." He said.
"I think I'll go get myself a coffee…" she said.
"Xiaoyu…… wait… why are you avoiding me?" he asked.
"I don't remember saying anything about avoiding, do you?" she asked sarcastically.
"Wait… just…… just hear me out, okay?" he asked, with those puppy dog eyes of his, that Xiao couldn't resist, the great Jin Kazama, whom all the girls swooned over, was now at her knees, begging for her attention.
"5 minutes……" she said displaying her arrogance.
"Xiao, I've been looking for you for so long, and this is all the time I get to be with you?" he asked softly.
"Alright……" she sighed, god, he never gave up, did he?
"But, don't you think Julia will be a bit worried that her hubbie is here with me instead of with her?" she asked sarcastically as she sat down next to him.
"No, because we didn't get married…" he said bluntly.
"What? But… you told me…" she was cutoff by Jin.
"Yeah, I know what I told you…… she didn't want to get married… it was her mother's wishes…… and she didn't want to go against it…" he said.
"Oh, so you've not been involved with anyone else?" she asked, now blushing.
"No…… but I've finally found her…" he said.
"Who?" she asked stupidly. Jin just looked at her intently, as if he wanted her to say it herself. He did actually.
She realized who he was talking about, and pointed at herself, "Me? No way……" she shifted uncomfortably away from Jin.
"I'm sorry, it can't be me…… it can never be me……" she said.
Jin put his hand on her arm, and beganstroking it, "Why? Why not?" he asked softly, moving closer to her.
"No! It just can't!" saying this she got up and made her way to the balcony, staring at Panda playing in the grass.
"You still didn't answer my question……" he said softly, getting up and making his way to where she was standing.
She remained quiet, tears were forming in her eyes, as she remembered how she had already suffered once, falling head over heels in love with a Mishima.
"You look better with your hair down, you know…" he said, removing the clip from her hair; and letting her hair fall freely, thus granting him the freedom to run his hands through her silky hair.
"Don't do this, Jin…… just go back…… go back to Japan…… forget all about me…or else…" she said.
"Or else what?" he asked teasingly, placing his hand on her exposed neck, for she had removed her jacket, the sleeves rolled up to her elbow, and the first two buttons open.
Xiao, seemed to be enjoying this treatment, she closed her eyes and took in big gulps of fresh air, as he caressed her smooth neck with his hand.
He placed his hands around her waist, still standing behind her, and whispered in her ear, "I've waited a long time for this…… don't …… take it ……away…… from me…… Xiao……" he said,she could feel his breath against her neck, itsent tingles down her spine.
He began unbuttoning her shirt, craving more of her…… Xiao didn't know what to do… and then something burned on the inside of her, it was that same flame that had helped her win the match against Eddy Gordo, it was that flame that had died down over the years, but now had risen up again…
She opened her eyes, whirled around when she realized what he was doing and slapped him hard across the face.
"YOU! You think you can just barge in here, and do anything you like?" she yelled, buttoning her shirt on once more, her face flushed, tears streaming down them……
"Xiao… no……… I didn't mean to……I didn't mean to hurt you……" Jin said. The left side of his face red, because of the hard slap she had given him.
"You DEVIL! Get out! Get out!" she said, further adding, "I don't love you! I never will! You hear? I don't!" She knew this was all wrong though…… she couldn't help it… she wasn't going to be hurt again, she herself swore it……
Jin didn't say anything; he stood there, dumbfounded at what Xiao had just said. So, he turned his back, and took his coat which he had discarded and left the room, he made his way to the door, and closed it shut. There was nothing more to say…… she had said it… she didn't love him…… "But, I will always love you, Xiao…… and I sure as hell am not going to leave this place without you…" he said.
(a/n) Hey, I don't want flames for this chapter k? Go easy on me you guyz, one thing i'll say, they will be together, i'm just dragging it along to keep you guyz in suspense... that's how chapter's work, right? Reviews plz!