Chapter One: Destiny Awakens…
Author's Note: Hi again everybody…what's up? Well, I'm back with another chapter…as weird as it sounds I really got inspired for this chappie by playing Super Smash Brothers on the Game Cube…I guess I'll explain later…hm…did you guys get any letters about them banning responses to reviews? Hunh…isn't that strange? Thank you to everyone who's been reviewing and to flaming fenix…Kyo isn't my character…he's Shadowsin's, he gave me permission to use his characters and I gave him permission to use mine! If you haven't read Shadowsin's stories then you should cuz their really good! Anyway, without further adieu, here's my latest chappie…it'll feature Mina and why exactly she decided to call Jamie! And don't worry, the tournament will start relatively soon!
The deep purple Mazda roared into the parking lot and jerked to a sudden stop. The young man in the car listened to his music for a bit longer…head rocking in time with Powerman 5000's version of "Relax". The seats were black leather, and of the bucket variety…trash littered the black carpets and the car smelled of cigarette smoke, alcohol and marijuana (Grey had "a moment" about a half an hour ago).
"Not like any po-po're gonna pull me over…I'm Heihachi Mishima's adopted son now…" He murmured.
Being in this car brought back a rush of memories…this was his old Orphanage's second car (the first was an old station wagon that had been destroyed). The staff, particularly, Sister Mary, thought that Grey needed something to keep him out of trouble…so she bought the car, and had him work on it.
By that time, he had already become a black belt…and the plan worked…Grey worked tirelessly on his "baby", putting in a bad ass muffler, and an Mp3 player among other things. Grey couldn't part with this car…even after all the fancy ones that Heihachi had offered him.
He rolled down his windows to let some air in the car, and began fixing himself up for today's assignment…as he traced the black eyeliner along his eyelids he began to reflect on the whirlwind summer he had been having…
Heihachi Mishima had taken him in…the elder Mishima was in the process of transferring funds from a private account or something as he began to subtly take his beloved Mishima Zaibatsu over again…Grey wasn't exactly sure how finances worked…and mathematics bored him, so he never paid attention, much less cared…instead, he took the time training, and using his newfound powers.
He finally had a name for his "gift" as he used to call it…Grey had always been a great fighter, and not only could he take a punch, he could always deliver them with startling efficiency…but after December…he hit harder, ran faster…all that jazz…
Heihachi told him all about "Devils" (something that appealed to Grey immensely) and those lame, pansy ass half angels called "Nephilim"…but Grey…he was something different entirely.
"Avatar…" He muttered slowly, as he finished his eyeliner, and put his lip ring in.
Apparently, an ancient prophecy that Heihachi had found foretold of an ancient rivalry to be borne again in modern times…but that was all that Grey, Heihachi, and Heihachi's slimy, sycophantic side kick Doctor Abel could come up with.
Grey felt happy that he was apparently, just as, if not more powerful then a Nephilim or a Devil…but he didn't exactly feel…godly…he hoped that he would rep it hard for a cool God though…a God of war or something like that. Heihachi had also explained that the person responsible for the attack on his home was a renegade "super soldier" named Brian Fury…
Grey remembered him from watching the 3rd, 4th and 5th Iron Fist tournaments on television…he looked so pale…almost like a zombie in Dawn of the Dead (one of his favorite movies). Brian apparently wanted to make this "great warrior" all pissed and angry enough to fight him…but by the time he would have confronted Grey the police came.
Brian had gotten the legends mixed up, and assumed that Grey was another Nephilim like that kid who looked like he had come straight out of the O.C.
"Jamie Parker…" Grey muttered, voice dripping with disdain.
Grey hated him…he wasn't exactly sure why…he really had no reason too, but he just did. Maybe his personality…or his annoying and poseur attitude…those kind of kids always pissed Grey off…and he obviously wasn't that great as a Nephilim if he went around flaunting it was he? Grey learned that Nephilim were supposed to keep their lives secret…and maybe if Jamie had shut his fucking mouth then his home, his family, and his life wouldn't have been destroyed.
He bitched on and on about his dead parents…at least he had known his! And at least he still had his famous, skate boarding older brother! Grey had no idea who his family was…all he knew was that they were young…and probably on drugs.
"Well…Iron Fist 6 is comin' up here pretty soon…I'll take both of them out."
Heihachi wanted Jamie dead…and he wanted Brian out of the way…Grey figured he could kill both with one stone and please him…
But first…like any story worth telling…it all starts with a girl…one girl in particular.
Kim Seung Mina.
Jamie's girlfriend…and an integral part in Heihachi's plan.
The avatar sighed and popped his knuckles before turning the car off. He got out, and surveyed the territory.
A well manicured, non threatening shopping center…sandwiched in between the grocery store and the stationary store was the Karate School.
"Kim Seung Karate…kinda has a nice ring to it," Grey shrugged his shoulders. "Better then Alcoa TTJC I suppose…"
He prepared to walk in until his phone rang…he sighed and answered it.
"Grey…where are you?" Heihachi asked.
"Standing in front of Kim Seung Karate…I'm about to go in."
"Good…good..." Heihachi mused. "Hurry though…and remember…she is not to be harmed only humiliated…"
"Got it," Grey began. "Layeth the smack down, and hand her the invite…wailin' on a little girl…now why does that appeal to me?"
"Remember…time is of the essence…my sources tell me that this is where the Nephilim and his friends normally converge."
"Alright alright I got it! Beat the crap out of his girl…then what?"
"Then if you do a good job, you can have some playtime with your new, Nephilim friend." Heihachi said as if Grey was a child.
"Sounds good…not only do I get to mess up his turf and his friends…I get to beat him up too…and it's not even my birthday."
Grey hung up the phone, and shook his dark hair…it was combed to one side, so his black bangs dangled limply and covered the right side of his face…the bangs, were currently dyed blood red…he tended to color his hair depending on his mood.
With a confident swagger, the twenty year old young man walked across the parking lot and into the Karate school…the bell rang cheerfully as he opened the door…
(New scene…)
"HIIII-YYYAAAA!"
The sounds of ki-yaps echoed through the karate dojo as Mina stood on her corner of the mat, with her class. The dojo was packed tonight…more so then usual as there was going to be a guest speaker. Her class ranged the gamete from ages 8-13 tonight…she taught the older kids…and then the adult class afterwards. By the time she finished those two classes, Kaori got done speaking to the school, she cleaned the dojo, showered and looked somewhat presentable (she was sure that she smelled like sweat and feet), Jamie would get done at (chuckle) Abercrombie, and they'd all go out to the movies.
She held the kicking paddles and had the kids take turns doing a round house, reverse hook combo. She had one of the other black belt instructors, Jack hold the pads while she performed the attack with deadly accuracy and a dancer's grace. The kids oohed and aahed as she finished.
"This is a great combo to use to catch your opponent off guard…and when you're sparring. If you're fast enough, you can probably land the hook kick and get some major points." Mina advised.
It also works really well to break a vampire's jaw and stun it…but we won't get into that right now…
She let her class get water, and as they did, Mina walked into her father's office. It was a simple affair, dominated mostly by pictures of the family, classmates, and boxes of Tae Kwon Do supplies.
Her older brother Hiro, another instructor sat on her father's side of the desk and typed on the computer. He was a good guy…two years older then Mina, and attended the same university that her and her friends did. He jokingly referred to himself as the "token Asian of his frat". His sense of humor and good looks immediately won him fans of the opposite sex.
"Hey Kaori," Mina said with a smile. "You almost ready?"
"I'm a little nervous actually…I had all this stuff planned out but now…I'm freaking out and…" She looked at Mina with a nervous smile. "Why in the world would they want to listen to me! I mean, they've listened to the others earlier this summer….and I mean…Kyo, or Jamie…or you…would be so much more interesting then-"
"Yeah right," Hiro snorted.
Mina shot him a good natured "go-to hell" look and cussed him out in Korean. Unlike Mina, who wore her red streaked hair in a messy ponytail…a sweaty, wrinkled gi, and very little make up…Kaori looked very pretty tonight. She wore a pair of nice jeans, and a simple t-shirt…Kaori had a natural talent for dressing very simply, yet looking great in everything she wore…a feat that Jamie said Mina had mastered…but she wasn't so sure. Her short, orange hair framed her face perfectly.
Mina admired Kaori for her style…both fighting and fashion.
The two had sparred regularly over the course of the summer, and both were relatively evenly matched.
"Don't worry about it," Mina said reassuringly. "Those kids see me and Jamie all the time, and Kyo's talked before…everyone's really looking forward to it, and they won't get nasty…I'll put them through conditioning if they do." She added with a smile.
"Thanks Mina I guess I'll-"
Just then the door opened…Mina craned her neck to see who it was…the school fell silent…and Mina could feel the tension in the air.
"I'll take care of this." Hiro said.
His voice sounded deep and threatening as his big brother instinct began to kick in. Mina wasn't one to judge but the kid who stood at the door looked like he was trouble. He was dressed in rather intimidating clothing…despite the intense heat outside, he wore a skin tight t-shirt with the band: The Violent Femmes on it…he also wore a pair of red and black checkered pants and combat boots. His eyebrow and lip were pierced, and his black bangs covered half of his face.
Mina supposed he was handsome in that dark…gothic sort of way…he looked like he'd be attractive as a goth, but if he pulled off any other style it would look terribly wrong. He didn't look like a vampire…mostly because he wasn't pale and it was still broad daylight out.
"Is Kim Sueng Mina here?" he asked in a low voice…one that sounded like it had a healthy relationship with cigarettes.
"Why do you want to know?" Hiro asked menacingly.
"I have something to give her…but I guess you're not going to be any help so…"
The goth kid pulled a fierce right hook, that sent her brother staggering, followed by a crushing side kick…he fell to the ground.
"HIRO!" Mina shouted.
The school erupted in bedlam after that…parents running to grab children, and the other black belts ready to fight. Mina and Kaori rushed to Hiro's aid, but the intruder grabbed Mina.
"Are you Kim Sueng Mina?" He asked.
"LET ME GO!" Mina shrieked.
"I won't bite," He smiled. "although you fuck a Nephilim so you're probably into that."
"Let her go!" Kaori called…she unleashed a punishing roundhouse kick to Grey's temple…he staggered, and let her go.
"Stupid bitch," Grey growled, he backhanded her and she staggered.
"You're gonna pay for that!" Mina snarled, dropping into her stance.
"Sorry sweetie…you don't wanna fight me…I'm more powerful then you're little Nephilim boy toy…I'm an Avatar."
"O…kay…" Mina began as she leapt into action. "Is that some sort of creepy fan boy thing? 'Cause me and Jamie have fought more then a few, pimply, overweight vampires who've called themselves Lestat!"
"I'm not a pimply fan boy…and I probably weigh less then you do!" Grey countered.
Grey gave her a left, a right, and a jumping spin kick.
"ARRGH!" Mina cried as she fell to the ground.
Kaori fell victim to a swift knee in the chest…satisfied, Grey threw two, manila envelopes at the girl's crouched forms.
"Invitations to the 6th tournament…be there…" Grey knelt down and smiled at Mina. "It's gonna be one hell of a good time!" He walked out of the dojo…leaving Mina, Kaori, and Hiro to slowly get up and attempt to calm the bedlam…
Author's Note: Okay…I'm sorry if this chapter sucked…but I tried really hard…and I know that Mina said that two people came, but I realized as I wrote this chappie that Heihachi coming in right now would mess up the plot so plz forgive me! Don't worry though, he will definitely make an appearance next chappie followed by another Tekken favorite! All awaits in the next chapter! Plz don't hate me, and sorry for the slow update…but y'know me, the first couple of chappies to all my stories are a little rough…oh, and yes, Mina will participate in this next tournament…I played Super Smash Brothers for the Gamecube over the weekend, and I was Zelda and for some reason, I just decided that Mina should be in this tournament…I know it sounds weird…probably b/c Zelda didn't really fight or anything in any of the Zelda games…and Mina didn't really do much of anything in my last couple of stories…oh well, shadowsin, if you're reading this then I hope I didn't mess up Kaori too bad! MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE AND PLZ READ AND REVIEW!