(a/n) Hey! The 14th chapter is up! Ok, hope ya'll all like this chapter, cause the gang's here! YAY! Lol…. Anyway, said it before and I'll say it again…. ENJOY!
Disclaimer: Still don't own tekken. Namco rightfully does.
Chapter 14 – The gang's here!
"SSShhh……Hwoarang! You might wake her up!" said a voice.
"Yeah, dude……you can get a bit loud sometimes……" said another voice.
Someone giggled after that, her voice melodious, "Ok, ok ……you guys…we're here ta see Xiao, right? So calm down……" she said.
"Hey look! I saw her eyes flutter!" said another voice.
"WHY IS EVERYONE BITCHING ABOUT ME BEING TOO LOUD?" yelled Hwoarang.
Xiao squinted her eyes and cried out in surprise at the sight in front of her, who was there? Her friends……Miharu…MIHARU?
"M-miharu!" said Xiao excitedly.
"SURPRISE!" everyone yelled.
Xiao blinked thrice and closed her eyes. This was probably a dream……it had to be… there's no way…
"Xiao! How are you doing?" said a voice. It was Miharu.
"God Miharu, what a stupid question to be asking……"said Hwoarang.
"Don't ya be getting' all cocky wid me now, Red!" she countered.
Xiao burst out laughing at her friend; ah……it had been so long since they had been together… how she missed her…
"Gee, Xiao……did Jin really do that to ya?" asked Christie worriedly.
"YEAH, CAUSE THAT BUM IS GONNA GET IT!" yelled Hwoarang, "He still owes me a rematch!"
Miharu made a face at him, and focused her attention on Xiao, "Every body…quieten down! Xiao needs her rest!" said Miharu. Boy that was the first time in her life she had never panicked!
"How did it all happen?" asked Steve considerately, though his voice still did have a tinge of worry in it.
Xiao shook her head sadly. She couldn't tell them… how could she? They wouldn't believe her…
"RRRRROOOOOOOOOAAArrr…..grrrr…." came a very loud growl! It was Panda, Xiao's best friend.
Xiao's heart swelled with joy at the sight of seeing her friend after what seemed to her like a million years, she couldn't live without her. They fought together, played together and sparred together.
"P-Pand-da!" said Xiao ecstatically.
Her furry companion plodded over to where Xiao was and rested her soft head on her mistress's hand.
Xiao stroked Panda lovingly as Panda licked her face joyfully, "I thought you weren't going to come visit, Panda!" joked Miharu.
"Grrrr…..rrrrrr….roooowr……" said Panda which meant, --- That's what friends are for! ---
Everyone laughed at Panda looking up at them so innocently, as if she didn't know what they were laughing at, was it her or Xiao? Humans were confusing sometimes, but not Xiao! She thought.
"Who brought her here, anyway?" asked Hwoarang suspiciously and began looking around the room, expecting Jin to pop out any second.
"I did…" came a voice.
Xiao tried to prop herself up, and craned her neck to see who had spoken…
It was a Native American, her hair was still in a braid with some feathers carefully placed in it, her rosy complexion suited her reddish brown hair and went along with the jean outfit she was wearing along with a head band……Wait…Xiao knew who that was……
"J-julia……" said Xiao softly.
"Why that no good slu- …bit- …" Miharu couldn't find any words to describe the anger she felt towards her for treating her friend like this in their school days.
Christie made signs that everyone should leave as of now……Xiao and Julia needed some time alone, but it was still stubborn Miharu who refused to budge.
"That's what I like in a girl! That fury…that fire…sexy……" Hwoarang was cutoff by Christie slapping him in the back of the head.
"……Ahem……we'll…be leaving now……isn't that right…guys?" asked Christie.
"Um…yeah…we should me getting along mates…" said Steve nervously after shooting Hwoarang a look which meant that he collect Miharu and they shove off.
Hwoarang nodded his head and rubbed the back of his head to feel the place Christie had slapped him……"Man that gal can hit hard!" he said moaning at the same time.
Christie glared at Hwoarang before she left the room, rhythmically shaking her hips as she walked, judging how Capoeira was so similar to dancing…
"C'mon babe, we gotta shove off……" said Hwoarang wrapping his arm around Miharu's waist, but she pushed them off, "No way! I just came here, to see my friend……"she was cutoff by Xiao.
"D-don't worry……j-just go……"said Xiao weakly, "I only want P-panda here with m-me…"
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" asked Miharu worriedly.
Xiao nodded in response further adding, "Mi, I- I wanted to say sorry f-for…you know……"said Xiao.
"No apologies needed!" said Miharu loudly raising her hands in protest.
She shot a death glare at Julia before leaving the room, while Jules pulled up a stool to sit next to Xiao, doing this, she placed her hand on top of Ling's as two small clear tear drops fell from her eyes…
"D-don't cry……wasn't your f-fault…" said Xiao sympathetically.
"It is……I robbed Jin away from you…I deprived you the chance of getting to know him…to know what it felt to be in love with the right person……" said Julia sadly.
"No…no… you two d-deserved each o-other…"said Xiao as a comforting smile crept across her face.
Julia held her head up to look at the frail Chinese in the bed, and smiled as well, "Ling…don't deprive yourself anymore…it's not fair, and why did Jin do this to you? Was he mad at you?" asked Julia.
Xiao stared at her, she looked into Julia's eyes that were staring so intently at her…and then…at that moment…she felt anger…after what the both of them had done to her before, now she comes begging forgiveness?
Forget it… just look at her…so pathetic…how could you ever forgive some one who hurt your feelings? She deserves to be guilty… said a voice in Ling's head.
However another contradicted it…Oh Ling…how can you stay mad at her? She's your friend…why cat-fight over some guy?
--- Hmm……yeah, a particularly good looking one who has brains,money,talent…an all-rounder in short…--- Ling thought.
Xiao somehow managed to suppress these feelings of hatred… she thought about Jin when he had visited her that other night…she couldn't deny it…she did still have feelings for him…but then what of Ethan? Poor Ethan… who paid for everything, who had given her a job…, most of all who loved her ……
"Xiao? Xiao?" asked Julia trying to grab Xiao who had been deep in thought.
"H-huh?" said Xiao confused.
"Tell me Xiao, what happened? Come on, you can tell me the truth, I could go talk to him…"she was cutoff.
"N-NO Y-YOU CAN'T! YOU A-ARE T-THE R-R-REASON I'M IN T-THIS B-BED! Y-YOU AND T-T-THAT J-JIN!" Xiao yelled in anger, as she pressed the button for the nurse.
"Yes…Xiao, I know……I'm s-sorry…"said Julia under her breath.
"I'm sorry ma'am but you'll have to leave…right now……"said the nurse sternly.
"But… I…I…"Julia stuttered, "I'm real sorry Xiao…I shouldn't have come here……I'm sorry…"said Julia. Panda growled in sadness…she hated it when people fought…
"G-GET O-OUT!" yelled Xiao, her heart rate increasing every minute, as shown on the monitor as well…
"Miss Ling calm down……" said the nurse nervously.
"I-I'm sorry……I never meant for this to happen……I swear it……" said Julia dejected.
Xiao's face which was now a crimson red, slowly became paler……more paler… she breathed heavily……her breathing was intense…
FLASH!
Devil Jin was standing in front of her; she had a vision of him…
FLASH!
She saw Jin and Julia kissing from on top of her window……
The images kept coming on and off……she could feel her life slipping away…that anger was swelling up inside her……
"MY GOD! WE HAVE TO GET HER TO THE I.C.U.!" yelled the nurse frantically, as Panda ran to her mistresses side, licking her face hoping her licks could be the cure...Julia spell bound... all Ling's friends frantically helping the nurse push Lings bed...
Ling had just had a major heart attack……
(a/n) I'm sorry guys…cliff hanger again…but anyway, it just adds more suspense to the story, and I just can't help but do that over and over again…PLEASE REVIEW! I need my faithful reviewers once more! Lol, toldja i'd bring the GANG! heh..heh... just wait till the next chapter...i'm writing it as we speak...lol!