Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken.

Krappkarmin: Hi, thanks for your review. This will be just a small story about Julia and Hwoarang (it has 14 chapters). I also started one about Jin and Ling, and I think I'll write one Miharu/Steve too. Once again, thanks for your support.

Chapter 3 – Just a kiss

The next couple of days Hwoarang found out that his visit to the Chang's family would last one month; at least that was what Steve had said. Hwoarang wasn't staying that long but he wanted to proceed with his plan, so he ordered Eijiro to call Shi Nihm and say that they were staying a bit longer.

Shi Nihm didn't like the idea, but he couldn't do anything.

-'Why are we staying?'-asked Eijiro for the eleventh time.

-'Because I need to finish what I started.'

-'Do you like her?'

-'No!'

-'Don't forget that the plan is "don't let her fall in love with Yon!" Got it?'

-'I know. I don't want her to fall in love with Yon…but she will fall for me!'

-'You're so stubborn!'

-'This is a question of honour. That pretty Jinny boy won't win! I'm much better than him!'

For Hwoarang it was all about pride and honour. He had never lost a fight and that wasn't going to be the first time. Thinking about it, he was considering Julia like an object, but it was something stronger than him. He just couldn't accept that a girl could prefer some other guy.

After a week in the Chang mansion, Hwoarang was sick of playing the good boy. Julia and Jin were always together, and that was really upsetting him. Maybe Steve was right and she had already decided to choose Jin. So he had decided to change strategy.

That morning, he didn't get up at eight in the morning like the rest of them. Everyone noticed his absence during the breakfast.

-'Go call Mr. Kwan, please.'-Julia's mother ordered to a maid.

The girl returned a few minutes later.

-'I'm sorry madam, but he didn't answer the door.'

-'I'll go.'-Julia said getting up.

She knocked hard on his bedroom door, but Hwoarang covered his head with the pillow. He was tired of getting up so early in the morning.

-'I'm going in!'-Julia announced and she entered.

She opened the window and frowned, seeing that he was still sleeping.

-'Hey! Time to get up! I can't believe you're so lazy!'

-'Leave me alone, princess!'

-'Do you know what time it is?'

-'I don't care!'

-'You're lucky my father went to Seattle with my sister…otherwise you'd be in troubles!'

-'Look…I just need to sleep, alright? I don't care what you or your family do!'

-'Don't be such a sissy…'

Hwoarang got up when he heard those words.

-'Don't call me that!'-he said.

-'You're different…you're not the Yon I used to know!'

-'How can you tell? We only met once!'

-'You seemed a quiet kid…'

-'Yeah, like a dog that you can ask to do tricks! Well let me tell you that I'm not like that anymore, and don't call me Yon!'

-'But it's your name!'

-'It's a stupid name! I'm Hwoarang, ok?'

-'Fine, Hwoarang!'

-'Good, now why are you here?'

-'I came to wake you up, you idiot!'

-'Just that?'

-'What do you mean?'

-'I thought you wanted to see me…'-Hwoarang said with a grin.

-'I didn't want to see you!'-Julia protested blushing.

-'Is that right?'

-'Yes!'

-'Then why are you standing there watching me in my underwear?'

-'Because…'-Julia couldn't find the words and she blushed again.-'You're an idiot!'

-'Is that what you really think of me?'-Hwoarang got closer to her and pulled her into an embrace. Julia felt like a little rat trapped in a snake deadly embrace.

-'Let me go!'-she ordered.

-'You came here for a reason. I don't want to disappoint you!'

-'What?'-Julia was silenced with a kiss. A very long kiss. Hwoarang let her go and watched her with a big smile on his face. She was paralysed. He had kissed many girls before, but none of them had that reaction. Julia seemed to be in shock.

When she realised what had happened she tried to slap him, but he grabbed her hand.

-'Don't do that!'-he said.

-'I hate you!'-she yelled.

-'You liked it as much as I did!'-he replied with a grin.

-'No…'

-'Yes, you did! I can see it in your face!'

-'How dare you?'

-'Come on…I felt your heart beating fast…just admit it!'

Julia blushed violently and she exited the room immediately. She was still shocked with that kiss, but he was right. She hadn't done anything to push him away, she had answered the kiss. It had been the first time that someone had kissed her like that. When she was going down the stairs she looked at her reflection in the glass doors. Her face was still red. She wanted to kill him for doing that to her, but at the same time, she did feel her heart racing.

-'Where is he?'-Julia's mother asked.

Julia didn't answer and she took her place at the table.

Hwoarang showed up five minutes later. He sat down next to her and ignored Jin's glance.

-'Can you please pass me that cake?'-Hwoarang asked politely to Julia. She took the cake and gave it to him without looking directly at him. When their hands touched, she felt her face turning red again and she left the table.

-'I'm going to the stables…'-she announced.

-'What happened?'-Steve asked.

Jin looked at Hwoarang immediately, but Hwoarang didn't even look at him.

After the breakfast Steve joined Julia in the stables. They started to help the employees to take care of the twelve horses. Julia loved to help in the stables because she loved those animals. Jin decided to have a word with Hwoarang.

-'What happened when she went to call you?'-he asked directly.

-'What do you mean?'-Hwoarang asked with an innocent look.

-'She's acting weird since then…what did you do?'

-'Nothing…But you can always ask her.'

-'Yeah, I think I'll do that!'

-'Whatever!'

Hwoarang left even knowing that they were all suppose to help in the stables. Soon he was joining Eijiro in the kitchen, where the cookers were preparing the lunch.

-'You shouldn't be here sir.'-a man said.

-'Why not?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'You should be with Miss Julia; the kitchen is for servants…'

-'Don't worry about it…'-Hwoarang said.-'I like it here.'

The man shrugged and left.

-'So…what's happening?'-Eijiro asked.-'When will we leave?'

-'Not now…my plan is working. She's always blushing when she looks at me!'

-'What did you do?'

-'I kissed her!'

-'What?'

-'It was just a kiss…though…'

-'Please, just forget about this!'

-'No way! Jinny boy is suspicious and he doesn't like me!'

Eijiro sighed.

-'Two more days and she'll be mine!'

The first few days in the mansion, Hwoarang explored a bit of that huge property, but now that he was there for a week, he was starting to get bored.

Julia was always in the stables, it was obvious that she liked animals, but in the stables he couldn't do anything. Besides Jin and Steve were with her.

Jin was the one who was spending more time with her, but Hwoarang was confidant that his kiss had confused her heart.

He was happy to know that he was right, when, after dinner, Julia refused to go to the garden with Jin and left to her room. She said she was tired but Hwoarang knew that she was confused.

Now it was only a matter of time; she would give in no matter what.