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Love in the Shadows Chapter 4-

Xiaoyu laid on Miharu's bed thinking about Jin. She reluctantly left him today and went to Miharu's house where she completed her missed school work.

"So where were you?" Miharu said coming out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her head and clad in her pink PJ's.

"I was around."

"C'mon..."

"I just needed to be alone today. You know sometime to think. Things haven't been exactly easy lately."

"Xiao things haven't been easy for you for the past two years. I just wish that you could tell me what it is. It hurts: that you don't trust me."

Xiao looked up at her, unsure of how to respond.

"You've changed. You're so despondent and I just wish that you would tell me why."

"There isn't a why. It's not one thing and I'm not different."

"You are different Xiao."

"I know, I've matured." Xiaoyu said with a fake smile.

"No Xiao, you've lost your spirit."

"What?"

"It seems like it... I don't know. When I first met you I remembered this tremendously bright light that seemed to always shine around you and now it like burnt out. You aren't as happy as you used to be. You are always depressed or in a bad mood and I just want you to tell me what's going on. I mean that's why I'm here. Just tell me."

"I grew up."

"You were never a good liar."

"I'm telling you Miharu, I let my childhood dreams go and I just grew up."

"Ok... yeah." Miharu said in bowing her auburn head in defeat.

Xiaoyu and Miharu soon grew bored and Miharu pulled out some old yearbooks.

"I used to be so awkward!" Miharu said giggling.

"What do you mean used to be?" Xiao said smirking.

"Shut up," Miharu said pouting, "miss oh I love Jin Kazama! You used to stalk him!"

"I did not! Why would you think that? We barely even spoke!"

"I'm dumb not blind!"

"You are not."

"Don't change the subject. I saw the way that he used to look at you. It's a shame that he's gone. I couldn't believe it. Shame on you for not being sad."

"I was!"

"You didn't mourn like girlfriends are supposed to."

"I didn't believe that he was dead... I was not his girlfriend!"

"Yeah um hmm..." Miharu said with what had to be the smuggest look ever plastered on her face.

Miharu got up and started tearing apart her desk. She was looking for something. She grabbed it and sat down next to Xiao again.

"So you said that you were never his girlfriend and you were never intimate right?"

"Duh!"

"Then what's this?" Miharu said holding up a photo of Xiao and Jin lost in each others embrace.

"I didn't feel good that day so he was helping me out. Why were you spying on me anyway! I think someone needs a life!"

"I was not spying! I was looking for you and I found you... You two were so cute that I couldn't resist."

Xiaoyu grabbed the picture and looked at it. The picture was taken the day before Jin left to finish tekken 3. She was sad because he was leaving so he staid with her for a little bit longer. That day was the first time that he'd told her that he'd loved her but she didn't believe him for some reason, although she never mentioned it.

"So spill."

"Ok I had a crush on him, but he didn't like me and I don't know that's all."

"That's it! Where's the great long tale of forbidden love!"

"There isn't one, sorry but I guess that I'm not that interesting." Xiaoyu said smiling even though that was exactly what was going on.

The next day at school Xiaoyu couldn't exactly concentrate. All she could think about was Jin and seeing him again.

"Pssst."

"Shhh."

"Pssst."

"What?" Xiaoyu whispered.

"What are you doing tonight?" Ryu asked.

"Nothing-" Xiaoyu was going to state that she wasn't free-

"Well then how about we go somewhere." but it was too late.

"Sorry I can't."

"Why?"

"Cuz I'm busy."

"What keeps you too busy for me?"

"Things..."

"K fine." Ryu said taking the hint and shrugging it off. He turned to the girl on the other side of him, Sukehime, he had better luck with her.

Xiaoyu knew why she would be busy that night. She was going to meet Jin for a last time before the tournament began.

"Xiaoyu we are going to Hwoa's today." Miharu said as she stuffed her face full of chips.

"Sorry I can't."

"Xiao! You have to."

"Why do I have to be there? To watch you two makeout? Why do you need a chaperone. You both know why you are going over there."

"LING XIAOYU!"

"What it's true!"

"Why are you bailing on me anyway?"

"I'm not in a people type mood that's all I want to be-"

"Alone I know I know!" Miharu finished for her.

"Precisely."

Later that night Xiaoyu put on some track pants and the jacket that she had gotten during tekken 3. She dotted on some eyeliner and lip gloss and headed out. Heihachi was told that she was going to Miharu's again for the night.

Xiaoyu walked the streets of Shinjuku with a blank expression.

'Where is he?' she wondered to her self.

She decided to walk into the coffee house downtown and ponder. No one would see her because the coffee house was known for its privacy. Every party got their own room to lounge in.

Just then her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Where are you?"

"Oh where are you? I'm at the coffee shop."

"Ok I will be there. What's you room number?"

"Five."

Jin walked in the coffee shop and asked for room five. He found his way there and sat down.

"So what did you tell Miharu?"

"I said that I wanted to be alone. She thinks that I've changed. Have I?"

"Yeah..."

"What how?"

"You are brooding and worried."

"And for good reason. Anyway, subject change, what are we going to do after the tournament?"

"I'm going to win the company and we'll go from there."

"Ok. So how about some time to ourselves." she said sitting closer to him and leaning on his shoulder.

Snap- the doors opened and a lady peeked in.

"May I take your order?"

"I'll have a hot chocolate." Xiao said and Jin just shrugged.

The woman left and Xiaoyu resumed her advance. She kissed his cheek and horrible images flashed before her eyes. The images were so faint and quick but she saw a man with red eyes and horns protruding from midnight black hair. She pulled away quickly.

"I um- excuse me. I have to use the bathroom." Xiaoyu said rushing away, not knowing that Jin knew what she had seen.

Xiaoyu walked to the bathroom and on her way she heard a familiar voice. She tried to rush faster but to no avail.

"Xiaoyu! What are you doing here?" Ryu asked with a jealous looking Sukehime at his side.

A/N: What did you think? I stole the name Sukehime from the movie Onmyoji. I fell in love with the name and she needed a name do I thought why not? Please review! Sorry if my update was late, but what can you do? I'm tired soo tired so good-night! R-n-R

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