(a/n) HEY everyone! Once more I loved all your reviews! They're awesome! OK ok you guys must be wondering about Jin's lill' baby boy, no he's not going to abandoned, and I feel sorry for Julia, myself, hey I'm NOT a Julia hater! K read on!

Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken. NAMCO rightfully does.

Chapter 24 – Jin and Hwoarang…friends?

5 weeks later… Jin's mansion…

"Okay Jin, take it easy, you know what the doctor said!" said Xiao as she slowly whispered, "Good thing Panda isn't here… she would've jumped on you to give you a tight BEAR HUG!"

"I know what the doctor said, Xiao…" he replied, struggling to walk on his crutches.

"Here, let me help…"

"No, it's ok, I'm fine, Xiao…"

"You're going to fall! Look at the way you're struggling!"

"Xiao…"

"C'mon lean on me, I can help…"

"Xiao…"

"Ok, wait; let me call Asuka to help…"

"XIAO STOP!" Jin boomed.

"Oh! Umm…well…sorry…I was just…" she stuttered, still a little shaken.

"Trying to help, I know… but I can manage on my own…" Jin replied, a little annoyed, he hated when people fussed over him like this…

"Ok, ok …sheesh…you didn't have to yell…" said Xiao a little hurt.

They were both in front of "Jin's" mansion, with Asuka standing on the door porch, and Hwoarang grinning widely at his rival.

"Xiao… umm…why did you bring me, here, by the way?" quizzed Jin.

"What? I mean…Jin… don't tell me you don't recognize her…?" asked Xiao.

"No…" Jin replied bluntly.

Xiao and Asuka exchanged worried looks…

"So, that means you don't remember me, either, right, Kazama?" asked Hwoarang with a mischievous grin on his face, as he walked towards Jin, his arm around Asuka's waist, pulling her along.

"Speaking of which…who the heck are you?" asked Jin, more puzzled than ever.

"Me? Well, I'm your friend, right Asuka? Your best buddy…" he was cutoff, by giggles from both girls.

Xiao turned her face away, in order to hide her laughter.

"Ummm…well! Jin, you'll be staying here with us for a while, and Hwoarang… don't do anything stupid ok? C'mon Xiao…" said Asuka.

"Oh I won't… this is going to be interesting…" said Hwoarang cheekily, as he walked over to Jin's side, and the two men began talking like old friends.

Inside…

"Xiao…I'm worried… what if he never remembers anything, at all?" asked Asuka with concern.

"I know… but … he will… I know he will, he's strong…" replied Xiao.

Asuka gave a sound sigh, and stared outside at the two men laughing…LAUGHING…" Is that Jin …"

"Laughing!" the girls chorused.

"I think Hwoarang must've given him something to drink…" said Asuka solemnly.

"Suki…calm down… let them get along…" she giggled, "After all that fighting, and rivalry…the least they could do is have some fun together!"

"I suppose…" said Asuka, as she watched the two men enter the house.

Later that evening…

Ah…the night sky, strewn with millions of stars… and two people staring up at them…

"Xiao… why do you care so much about me?" asked Jin all of a sudden.

Xiao remained silent.

Jin turned his face, to look at the Chinese girl, "I mean… I just remember you coming to my aid… after all that I put you through…"

"Is all forgotten…" Xiao concluded, "We're friends, right?"

"Yes…but…what about that woman who came to the hospital? She seemed…vaguely familiar…" said Jin, narrowing his eyes at the stars.

"She ……well…was……umm…" struggled Xiao.

"She was…………………………go on…I want to know……she seemed so worried about something…and that small boy with her…" said Jin, turning his attention back to the sky.

Xiao got up from where she has been lying down, and began walking away, "I'm not so sure… but she was…I mean … is a friend of yours, a close friend…"

"How close?" asked Jin curiously.

"Like…real close…" said Xiao, a bit sad.

"Okay, now what did I say to put you in this mood?" said Jin concerned, at Xiao's sudden change of mood.

"Nothing, everything's fine…" pouted Xiao.

"Hah…I know that face, Ling Xiaoyu…don't make me come all the way over there and tickle you…" said Jin slowly creeping towards Xiao.

"Like you can even catch me, SLOW POKE!" cried Xiao playfully and ran across the huge garden.

"Come back here!" yelled Jin, struggling to keep up, with the crutches.

"Damn these things… I don't need them …I'm fine…" he cursed in Japanese, Jin looked up once more into the night sky before taking off after Xiao.

But before he left, he thought he saw a woman's kind face staring down at him, "I know that woman…from some where… I just know her…"

"HEY JIN! CATCH UP WITH ME SLOW POKE!" yelled Xiao playfully, snapping him out of the trance.

Jin grinned viciously at her, "This is going to be easy……"

Back in the house…

"Well Hwo, I hope at least now… you and Jin can be friends…" said Asuka rolling her eyes as she said so.

Hwoarang raised an eyebrow at her comment, and made a face, "Oh come on Suki… you don't trust lill' ol me?" he said, sharing one of his smirks.

"Nope" said Asuka.

"Why you little……" started Hwoarang, slowly advancing towards her.

"Oooooooooooh…watcha gonna do? I'm shakin'…" she taunted, enjoying herself.

"This…" he said, and swiftly scooped Asuka into his hands, and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

"Mmmmmm… what a horrible punishment! I bet you can do better than that…" she said, waiting for what might happen next.

"Oh…I can give you something worse…" said Hwoarang, as he leaned in for another deep kiss…

"HELP ! JIN'S AFTER ME!" yelled Xiao bursting in on the romantic scene in front of her.

"Were we interrupting something…?" asked Jin, who had stumbled in few seconds after, looking from left to right at Xiao and a stunned Asuka and Hwoarang.

"Uh… oh……well……I……Asuka! Shouldn't we be preparing dinner?" asked Xiao, trying to change the topic.

"I…well…YEAH! … We should!" said Asuka hastily, jumping out of Hwoarang's arms, as the red headed man stood in embarrassment.

"Thank goodness Jin doesn't remember who Hwoarang is…or he would've pulverized him for what he……well for him kissing you…" whispered Xiao.

"Yeah…" said Asuka, further adding, "But when will he start to remember?"

Xiao sighed at this. "It takes time Asuka. People take time to heal…body and soul…maybe…just maybe…Jun is somewhere out there… I bet she'll help him…" said Xiao.

"But what about the Devil Gene? And Jin and Julia's so-…oh…" she stopped.

"E-everything will be fine…" sighed Xiao, as she walked into the kitchen with Asuka.

(a/n) Ok, pretty boring chapter… what can I say? Next chapters, Jin maybe getting visions and stuff… Oh yeah, I'm writing a new fiction, called "A Christmas Wish" Xiaoyin of course…! Do you believe in dreams and fulfilling them? Well then, you should read this fiction! Coming soon:P And some people need to update their stories, you know who you are! There are QUITE MANY who need to update:P