(a/n) Well, what can i say? The 12 th chapter is finally up! Sorry if the other one was rushed:P Anywho...this is kinda better than the other one...and there is a surprise here... Enjoy!

Disclaimer: don't own tekken

Chapter 12- Finally awake…

11:00 am… Hospital wing…

Xiao awoke, a great rush of pain rushed through her head as she did this; she felt it almost impossible to open her eyes as well… what had happened to her? How did she get here? She tried to prop herself up, but found herself unable to do it. Instead she was hooked up to all these funny contraptions…

When she finally did open her eyes, all she could see was a blurred image of someone familiar… "E-Ethan……" she trailed off.

"How are you feeling today, beautiful?" he asked a smile on his face.

"N-not……s-so……--gasp-- g-good……" she said, her breathing heavy, "J-j-jin…… w-where……"

"He's not here, and anyway… don't you remember? He did this to you……" Ethan replied, gritting his teeth at the sound of Jin's name.

Xiao began recollecting memories of what happened; she remembered holding onto the railings, she remembered seeing Angel as she plummeted…… the rest was just black…… black… darkness everywhere……

She nodded her head in approval, though she knew Jin didn't do this, it was his evil side that had done this… but how could she explain? No one would believe her…they'd think she was crazy……

"You have some visitors too" Ethan said, happiness in his voice.

Clara and Josie stepped in as he said that, Clara crying tears of joy along with a happy Josie. Clara walked over to Xiao's bed and placed her hand on the Chinese girl's smaller one.

"We thought we had lost you…"Clara said softly.

Xiao smiled at this; and shifted her position a little towards where Clara was, to get a better view of the elderly woman.

"G-glad t-to be ……back…" Xiao said with quite a struggle.

"Ethan was the one who paid for your operation, so you owe your life to him most of all…" said Clara happily.

"So Xiao, how cute are the doctors here?" asked Josie. She was back to her normal jovial self once more.

"JOSIE!" said Clara loudly.

"What? I'm just trying to make some conversation here!" retaliated Josie, quite hurt at the same time.

"S-still the s-s-same… J-josie……" Xiao said slowly, as a smile crept across her face.

Everyone laughed at this; the dull hospital room was filled with happiness now… their laughter echoing in the room……

"J-jin? W-where……i-is he?" asked Xiao.

At this Clara looked at Ethan, a look on her face that said Jin-shouldn't-be-here… Josie however answered her question, much to Ethan's and Clara's disappointment.

"Oh, Mr. Mishima was here early in the morning, 2:00 to be exact… he was asking about yo- …"she was cutoff, after seeing Ethan making signs to her to shut up.

"I mean, he left soon……dunno why…" said Josie hastily.

"Oh……" Xiao gave a loud sigh, heart broken at what she had heard.

--- Doesn't Jin care for me anymore? I mean I sacrificed my life for him! He is a Mishima, after all… they only use people… --- she thought.

Two clear tears formed in the corner of her eye; but she was able to stop them from flowing… so that Clara, Ethan and Josie wouldn't see what happened and ask……

"What's wrong?" asked Ethan.

Damn, he had caught sight of her glassy eyes… and now he was going to ask her…

--- Why can't I ever do anything right? SHEESH! --- she thought.

"Well, we'll leave you two alone… I have to do some groceries anyway…" said Clara, as a grin crept across her face.

"Uh… yeah! I have to…… finish something at home……so… I guess I'll beat it as well… Have fun you two!" said Josie, winking to Clara at the same time.

Xiao was totally mystified at what they were trying to do… --- I mean they just got here! What's the rush? --- she thought.

Ethan pulled a chair near her bed once Clara and Josie were out of the room… He sat down and ran his fingers through Xiao's silky hair…

"W-why…d-did … y-you--gasp-- do… t-this, E-e-ethan?" she asked, once again struggling to get words out of her mouth.

"Because……I guess I care about you…" he said, a crimson blush made its way across his face as he said this.

He placed his hand on Xiao's petite one, lifted it up and kissed it…and held it for a long time… "I don't know… every time I'm near you… I guess… I feel nervous…sweaty……It's really embarrassing……" he said, the blush on his face deepening into a magenta red…

--- Omigosh! No way! He has feelings for me? It can't be…… he never mentioned anything like it… but then again… isn't he better than Jin? He helps me a lot… Jin? Well… --- these thoughts flooding her mind.

Xiaoyu blushed as well… how she wished Jin could've said that to her when they were in Mishima High……

"W-what a-are you s-saying, E-ethan?" she asked.

Ethan lifted his head up, to face her now… her pretty face now filled with all wires, all hooked up to machines………

"Ling, do you remember the day we met? I thought you would be like all those other secretaries? I gave you such a hard time… but you proved to be something else… I don't know… you have the mind of an eight year old Ling… that's what drew me nearer to you… you're… you're so pure…so innocent……" he said with much difficulty.

A crimson blush that was evident on Ling's face for so long deepened in its redness even more… --- Is he saying… oh no… no way…crap… ---

"In short, I guess I'm saying I have feelings for you… I'm in love with you……" Ethan said.

They were both quiet after this only to be disturbed by the nurse who had made her way in the room to check on Ling.

"I'm sorry sir, but you'll have to leave now, Miss Lee-ng needs her rest now…" she said rather haughtily.

"It's Ling" Ethan corrected, and then he bent over and gave Ling a kiss on the forehead.

"Bye………" Ling said softly as the nurse made her way over to where Ling was.

--- He's in love with me……--- she thought.

After the nurse had finished checking on her, she left, Lings eyelids now getting heavier with each minute passing, she fell asleep eventually……

18:00 Hospital Wing……

A young girl of about seventeen made her way to the receptionist. She was wearing a sleeveless white blouse which had a small pink bunny on the front and khakis with a few holes in them, she had shoulder length brown hair, creamy skin and pink lips accentuated even more with the pink lip gloss she had put on.

"Where can I find Miss Ling Xiaoyu?" asked the girl to the receptionist.

"Oh, go straight down and then turn to the right… it's room…104. It's an honor having you here Miss Mishima…" said the receptionist, a little nervous.

"Thank you, and it's Kazama…" the girl said.

Meanwhile, Ling stirred in her sleep, she felt a presence in her room… --- When I get out of here, I seriously have to practice my martial arts… --- she thought.

She slowly opened her eyes to be greeted by a warm, pretty face.

"W-who are you?" asked Ling slowly.

"Asuka Kazama……" the girl answered.

(a/n) Yay! Asuka's here! She may try to get Ling and Jin back together... and then the gang is also coming! Woohoo! Don't worry, xj master...I will use your idea...just don't stop reviewing...or i stop updating,k? and when r u gonna get MSN? Anywho, may take me a while to update after this...