Chapter Eleven: Silent Night.
Author's Note: Hi! As this chapter suggests it'll be a quiet night for Jamie and the gang…research and stuff…mostly boring…but y'know, this is a lot of information that they've gotta sort through and stuff…but don't worry, we'll get some more info as the story progresses…I'm adding these two chappies mainly because I've kind of hit writer's block…but I've gotta keep updating because it's getting to be pretty intense! I mean, I only updated the other night, and all ready, my stories been bounced back to like, number 7!
Karisan: Hey! Guess what! Kazuya's back! I've felt kind of bad because I've been neglecting him…it's just that he's never really been my favorite character and I'm a little scared in writing his personality because I'm always afraid I'll mess him up (he is a fan favorite after all). Oh, and sorry…you did say you liked Grey's character…and I thought that you also liked his personality.
Thee Slushee: Y'know…I'd like to tell you that the reason I messed up the "Urban Jungle" background is because of the American Version of the game…but in all honesty, you're right…it is called Urban Jungle…it's the same in both versions it's just that when I packed for school…I left my Tekken 5 game in my room at my house in Texas…so honestly, it was a mix up on my part…but thank you for being so understanding with it…that might happen a lot while I write this story…I haven't played Tekken 5 in awhile so I always have to try to remember what the names of each of the stages are…so please bare with me!
Astral Slayer Asuka: Hey, I like the new name…partly because it's cool, and partly because it's easier for me to write LOL! Hey, I like your story, it's getting pretty good…oh, and by the way…did you want to use Jamie in your story? I can't remember…if you want too I don't see any problems with it!
JunKing: I forgot to write you a response for the last chapter! I'm really sorry about that! Y'know, I'm really glad that you enjoy Mina's character…and it really means a lot to hear it from you! I like her too LOL…and I'm really happy that she went from kind of an "eeehhh" character to one of your faves! To be honest with you, at first I felt kind of "eh" towards Peter…but he's become one of my fave OC's…I'm not really big on preachy religious types, but Peter doesn't bother me at all…I like how he gets his points across without screaming about how "GOD WILL SMITE YOU!" LOL…seriously though, I really like him, and I'm glad that you like Mina now!
Shadowsin: Hey, hope to hear from you soon buddy! Write more because I'm addicted!
DevilBilly: Hey, hope everything's going great with you!
Okay…on with the story.
"All I asked is that you stay out of trouble…what's so hard about that? Do you not understand the words that come out of my mouth!" Kazuya Mishima asked angrily.
"Well…actually…you mumble a bit…and Japanese really isn't my first language." Jamie said.
"I told you all this in English!" Kazuya argued.
"Still…it wouldn't kill you to enunciate…" Jamie said.
Kazuya sighed and rubbed his head angrily…a migraine was beginning at the bridge of nose…in the three days since they had been in Japan…Jamie and Kyosuke had managed to completely shatter the whole "low profile rule"…now, Heihachi knew without a doubt that the Nephilim and his posse had invaded the tournament with as much discretion as a water buffalo.
Kazuya turned to Kyo. "I have three children from your lovely mother…my oldest doesn't give me any trouble…my youngest doesn't give me any trouble…so why is it that my middle child has all these problems?"
"Classic middle child syndrome I guess…" Jin said.
"Well, whatever the case, our discretion is completely blown thanks to…" Kazuya turned to glance at the guilty party…Jamie and Kyo…Jamie was slouched into a chair, with one leg brought up to his chin, while Kyo looked comfortable slouching back…he had healed considerably in the last couple of hours. "Starsky and Hutch over here."
"Starsky and Hutch?" Jamie asked. "A little bit obscure…but I'll go with it…guess that makes me Hutch."
"Who's Starsky?" Kyo asked.
"He's part of a great American classic tv show," Julia began. "Later, they made a mediocre remake for a movie."
"I call Snoop Dog's character!" Hwoarang called.
"I wanna be Carmen Electra's character from the movie!" Mina said laughing, getting into it.
"Only without the skanky hoe bag girl on girl kiss right?" Xiaoyu asked.
"Oh yeah…forgot about that, thanks for pointing it out." Mina added.
"In all seriousness…I didn't call this meeting so we could talk about movies and old television shows…" Kazuya began. "I received an e-mail from your friend Maureen Jamie."
"Really…with the stuff about Grey?" Asuka asked.
"Well screw the introduction shit! What's it say?" Billy asked.
Kazuya stood at the end of the table (they had procured a conference room at the hotel) and read from the stack of papers.
"Douglas William Greyson was born on September 8th 1985 in a place called Cookeville Tennessee. Apparently he's the son of a Baptist Minster,"
That comment was treated to a sarcastic snort from Jamie…Kazuya countered with a glare.
"And one of the minister's choir girls…apparently, the girl was only seventeen when she had gotten pregnant…Grey's father, Richard Greyson actually loved the girl and the two bought a house, married, and lived together…they seemed happy enough until Grey was born."
"So…what happened next?" Xiaoyu asked, leaning forward, her eyes gleaming with interest.
"Well…that's when the family history gets a little…interesting…it seems that Richard Greyson shot himself in the face with a shotgun two days after Grey was born…complaining of horrific nightmares…"
"…that's so sad…" Kaori shuddered.
"Grey's mother…Amelia tried to kill her baby by drowning it in the bathtub…the neighbors had called complaining that the baby had been crying…when confronted by the police and paramedics, Amelia had said that God had told her to kill him…that he'd…well, in her exact words her baby 'had been something or someone else before' and that he was 'evil'."
The room grew quiet after that.
"Grey was immediately brought to Alcoa Orphanage…named after the town…where he'd lived all his life…except in the spring of 1997 when he was adopted…apparently into a then unknown abusive family…mainly the father…Grey lived with the family for three weeks…during which time he had been abused…sexually…"
"Oh God…" Mina said, her hand over her mouth.
Instinctively, she grasped Jamie's hand, and he squeezed it back lightly.
"He was sent back to the Orphanage where he stayed until it burned down in June of this year…during this time Grey changed…he began acting out…getting in trouble with the law…stuff like that…"
"Did he kill anyone during this time?" Jin asked.
"No…petty stuff…stealing, vandalism, stuff like that."
"So basically, he was like me when I was his age?" Hwoarang asked, tapping the ashes into the ash tray.
"He attended Alcoa TTJC, which is apparently short for Tennessee Tae Kwon Do and Judo College…where he learned Judo, and kickboxing…he's actually registered as one of the toughest ranking fighters in Tennessee."
"Wow…" Jamie said in an impressed tone.
Everyone who attended classes at a registered school was ranked state wide…and eventually in the nationals…Jamie and Mina were both ranked in the Florida area…Jamie even thought he was ranked in the nation, but he never paid much attention.
"He attended Alcoa high school in the fall of '99 and graduated in '03…his permanent record shows that he is actually a very smart boy…but he never applied himself…he apparently has a natural talent for chemistry and theater…but wound up graduating highschool with a 2.3 GPA."
"Ouch…" Julia said.
"He had taken a semester at a community college before dropping out to work full time at the Karate School and the Orphanage."
"He doesn't sound too evil to me…" Kyo pointed out.
"Oh please," Julia scoffed. "The details of what his mother did have a rational scientific explanation.
"Alright," Billy said with his arms folded. "Let's here 'em Scully!"
"Simple…Grey was still a newborn when his mother attempted to kill him…his mother might have been suffering from a severe case of depression after giving birth to him…it's not uncommon at all.."
"Still," Christie argued. "I've read about that sort of thing before…mother's don't try to kill their babies because they that their evil!"
"Wait a sec…" Jamie began. "While I was fighting Bruce I blacked out…and when I came too…I was in…some kind of…arena from Greece or Rome or whatever…and they kept chanting this name… 'Aeon'…"
"So you dreamt…" Steve began.
"No…I didn't dream…I was there!" Jamie said. "And Grey mentioned about being an Avatar…which might explain why he's so strong."
"But what's he the Avatar of?" Asuka asked.
"I don't know…but I think this…Aeon character might have something to do with it." Kazuya said. "Julia? Can you help look into it?"
"Not without a disk or something…it's a very broad topic…"
"I'll get the info you need…" Jamie said, slowly rising from his chair.
"Jamie…wait…how?" Mina asked, beginning to get worried.
"Where does Doctor Abel live? Does he have an apartment or something?" Jamie asked.
"Uptown near the Shinjuku district…" Kazuya said off handedly. "Why?"
"I'm going to pay a visit to his home…I've got an idea…"
"What? No! I won't allow it!" Jin said.
"Listen, I've got a plan…sort of…just trust me on this okay? I need to patrol anyway!"
"I'm going with you…I won't let you do this alone!" Kyo said firmly, raising up.
"Then get some comfy clothes on…we're leaving soon…listen, this whole vision thing is really freaking me out…and whenever things like this normally happen to me they tend to get worse so…instead of just putting it off I'm going to deal with it…I'll be back soon I promise!"
Realizing that they weren't going to convince the Nephilim otherwise…they wished him good luck and decided that to continue the research as Jamie and Kyo went out…
"Be careful okay…" Mina whispered to him…as he put on a pair of baggy jeans, and a light, blue track jacket…
"I'll be fine…be back soon…" He gave her his boyish grin and headed outside…and into the encroaching darkness with Kyo.
Author's Note: Okay…I'm not asking for attention or anything…but I do believe this chapter sucked…and I'm not trying to make excuses but please listen before you pass judgement…with the left over money from my scholarship I'm going to buy a lap top cuz I need it desperately…and I'm giving the comp I write stories on, to my best friend's dad, to hold for me…I'm getting my laptop tomorrow, and by the time I get everything set up it'll be well into next week…and I didn't want to hold off…I wanted to squeeze one last chappie in before I give this comp up…also, I kinda have writer's block so I cranked this chappie out…I know it's short…and not so descriptive…but please bare with me! I promise the next chapter will be better! NO FLAMES PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!