This is probably the longest chapter I wrote. Another one where the mature rating applies.


*Fight/Flight*


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He finds Nina relaxing in her bed the next afternoon after their night together. No words are spoken as Jin enters her room and quietly lies in the space next to her. She was reading something on her tablet and didn't pay any attention to him. That was bothersome.

Jin wanted to have the talk with her about their situation. She made the moves on him first, it was only natural he gave in to his desires because their attraction was mutual. His time was coming and if Jin got to taste what it was like to be with someone who liked him back, then he wasn't going to waste his time.

Stealing a glance at her, Nina was still engrossed on her damn tablet. Jin sighs and decides to look around her room as he tries his best to formulate the right words to her. He was never a master of conversation. Quick and to the point was his style and he didn't want to be so careless when talking to her about this.

It occurred to him that they never had sex in her room. Strange.

Her room was much different to his. His was sleek, black and much more of a bachelor pad. Hers was a simple style, cream coloured that felt comforting. There was a grey chaise, a dressing table and a coral vase with flowers. The rest of the furniture was white, fitted in cupboard doors and a dresser. A full length mirror was in the corner. He also had one in his room.

Everything was neat and tidy. The room had a fresh subtle floral fragrance. He closes his eyes and breathes her in, sliding deeper into her soft mattress.

Jin feels something creak and shift. A pair of legs settle down either side of him and he opens his eyes to see Nina lying on top of him. Her arm rests against his chest and she props her chin on it. On autopilot, his hands settle on her hips. She just looks at him lazily as if she had all the time in the world to study his face. Jin imagines her taking in the shape of his jaw, curve of his lips, nose before looking at his sharp bangs. It makes him feel warm and fuzzy inside. He decides to look at her azure eyes with a look of his own. A look that beckons her to do something more than just lay there on top of him. Very much aware of her breasts pressing against his chest, he hopes she's going to do something more. He holds her gaze before she plants planting a kiss on his neck. He gasps at the touch.

Jin feels himself stir between her legs so he slides his hands under her shirt.

"I want you." He says darkly, with no shame. It's not the first time he told her that but every time she looks at him as it if is. That surprise followed by approval on her face emboldens him.

"Is Suya busy?" She asks quietly, raking her nails against his arm.

Jin nods. He set the boy some homework before coming over to Nina. That alone should take atleast an hour.

Unable to wait any longer, Jin grabs her in for a kiss. Once they're latched at the lips, Jin pushes his tongue in and thrusts, giving her an idea of what he wanted to do with her naked. She accepts and moans in pleasure, letting him have his way. She was very compliant. His heart races when she starts rubbing against him. He was already hard for her. Was she ready for him?

He thought about putting his hand down there before and hadn't done such a thing despite them sleeping together frequently. But first there was something else to do. They stop kissing when Jin tugs at her shirt. She sits up and gets it off, leaving herself in her bra. Jin wastes no time in unhooking her bra. Nina shimmies out of it. His hands immediately go to her breasts, fondling shamelessly and squeezing. She arches into his touch and he's delighted that her nipples are hard. He loved looking and feeling her nipples. He sits up to take one in his mouth. Nina rubs up against him as he sucks and plays with her breasts.

While he's sucking her, his eyes turn up to hers and he sees lust in them. She groans softly when his tongue flicks against her other nipple.

She shudders with her first orgasm against him. The wonders of his mouth. Jin smirks as he detaches. Bet she never saw that coming.

Before she can say a word, Jin flips them over so she's on her back. He wanted to see what her breasts looked like when she was in that position.

"Are you going to fuck my breasts or me?" She asks huskily, her eyes smiling at him.

Jin was tempted to try that but the desire to be inside her was greater. He never thought he'd like her talking dirty but it really turned him on. Taking the rest of their clothes off, Nina surprises him by pushing him back down on the mattress. She takes one good look at his naked body and Jin feels himself jump when her gaze falls to his groin.

"Well look at you, definitely not lacking in that department." She sighs and reaches for him.

She gives him a few strokes, her small hand grasps him firmly like a vice and Jin rolls his eyes back, resting his head further into her pillow.

"Please…" He grunts, worrying he might not last so long. "Take me inside you."

"We have to be quiet." Nina whispers before mounting him.

He does his best to supress the groan when her slick warmth envelopes him once again. Nina leans forward, her hands rest besides his shoulders. Her golden tresses dangle over the side of her face. So beautiful. He loved it that she took pleasure from his body, that he was able to please her. Suddenly she stills her movement and gives him a wink. Jin takes hold of her hips and pushes upwards, her breasts bounce as he moves up and down with wild abandon.

That pressure against him, back and forth and the build-up of the pace beckons him to steal glances at their hips. A few quiet gasps escape his lips. Seeing Nina's legs around his hips, seeing him slide in and out of her was enough to bring him to climax. He senses Nina shuddering around him as they both came. He wraps his arms around her as she lies on top of him, with him still inside her.

Nina giggles against his chest when he kisses her neck. She looks up at him before reaching up for the nightstand. Jin looks up to see what she was reaching for and decides to help her grab a few tissues.

It was something he had gotten used to after they made love. When they detach from each other, Jin feels the emptiness.

He had gotten distracted again.

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The next few days, Jin had seen less of her. She threw herself into her work and his mornings were empty and cold without her. Tetsuya pushes a bowl of cereal to Jin.

What was she running away from? It frustrates him.

"Eat up, Jin." Tetsuya says softly.

"We have in house chefs, why cereal?" Jin scoffs. He had no idea how a box of cereal made it into his penthouse.

Tetsuya recoils. Jin instantly feels bad. He was upset but it wasn't fair to take it out of the boy.

"I'm sorry." Jin says and peers into the bowl. It was glazed cornflakes. And there was a shiny spoon with it too.

Tetsuya smiles and pushes the carton of milk to him.

"Sometimes it's the simple things that bring us joy." The boy says. "If you miss Nina, don't worry. She'll be back. Stay positive, yes?"

"She'll be back." Jin mimics warily.

He contemplating whether to cut her pay, suspend her or put her on probation but he had no logical reason to do so. It was petty and he despised himself for it. Jin was above such things but god, he wanted her back. He couldn't just up and leave until Nina was forced to search for him since Tetsuya would be alone. He had no willing relatives to take care of him. Jin was stuck here to mourn in his agony. It was true Jin enjoyed Nina finding him. Everytime he left Central tower, he secretly liked it that she found him. It made him feel as if he mattered to her. Usually he hated being followed and touched without permission but he gave Nina that right. Maybe if he can do something to get her attention, if he can craft a plan that would send her running after him…

He sighs. Clinginess was a disease and damn, he despised those types. It was seen at school quite often. He would avoid being as such. The boy was right. Nina was contracted to him and she made it clear she wasn't going to abandon him. His pride stopped him from calling her and asking her to join him for dinner. He wanted her to come to him this time. Out of her own will.

Do it. Keep an eye on her because she's yours. The Devil goads when Jin picks up the phone to instruct his secret service to spy on her and report her activities to him.

It was just complicated. Jin didn't want to scare her off. Not when they had come so far and had a bit more to go. Was he being selfish by trying to put a name on whatever they had?

She was his wife legally but she never called him her husband. He wasn't sure what a married couple acted like but often wondered did she think they did? He knew her parents were married.

"Jin…." Tetsuya breaks him out of his thoughts. "Please have your breakfast and stop thinking too much!"

He opens the milk carton and pours milk into his cereal.

"I'll talk to her. Convince her to stay in the mornings." Tetsuya offers. "Breakfast without Nina is like tea without sugar, ramen without noodles, socks without shoes..,"

Jin chuckles lowly. "Okay I get it and thanks."

It didn't stop Jin from feeling a stab of jealously knowing that Tetsuya was a tad more persuasive than Jin could ever be. That Nina would probably listen to the boy.

He phones his secret service anyway. They tell him what's expected. She was doing her job. The devil's laughter rings in his ears. Careful, Kazama. She might run away.

Jin wonders if she knows what he did. Sending his men to watch over her. Would it make her angry with him? Would it make her run?

It took another week but the sight of blonde ponytail swishing in the kitchen made his heart beat faster. Tetsuya had kept his promise. Not wanting to waste another second, Jin slides right in. Tetsuya said he was going to eat in his room while playing on the Playstation. Jin hadn't thought much of it until he mentioned Nina.

Those lips which he kissed many times smile at him. Jin feels warm all over.

"Morning Jin." Nina greets him in a sultry tone.

"Morning."

She pushes a plate of egg muffin, southern fried chicken, fried mushrooms and turkey rashers by him when he takes a seat. He can see she has her own. He decides to sit and eat in silence with her, not wanting to spoil the mood of being reunited once again.

After they finish eating and clearing up, she suddenly asks him.

"What if you don't die?"

Jin swore she sounded hopeful. Who'd ever be happy about him being alive?

"Well obviously I'm going to come back to the Zaibatsu and hopefully you will stay put." Jin half jokes.

Nina seems to mull over the thought for a moment and smiles. "There's no place I'd rather be."

That answer warms his heart and he decides to take her word for it.

He hadn't realized that he still had yet to think about the aftermath. Who would or could stop the war? Should he leave it on humanity? On people like Julia Chang? She'd inspire good but would it be enough?

Jin then makes a plan with Nina, even if she couldn't find him in the Sahara desert, he'd call her back to make sure no one else had her services. She did a great job in keeping people off his back.

"By no one else, you mean another Mishima." She says candidly.

"Yes, I would hate it if you worked for Kazuya." He jests back. "Don't be a traitor. Otherwise my heart will break."

They share a laughter and Jin smiles when she meets his eyes.

"Why did you run away?"

She looks at him in a way that tells him she doesn't have an answer. Jin feels his skin grow hot.

"What do we have Nina?" He asks boldly.

The blond tenses under his watchful gaze.

"Why can't we just be us. We don't need a name."

"We do." He counters quickly. We're married. In case you forgot.

Words he couldn't say just yet. He tried not to treat her like his wife but it couldn't be helped.

She shakes her head and averts her eyes from his. "We're doing fine as we are right now. Let's not complicate this."

Jin scoffs. Complicate. Hah. They both were two complicated people and in their complicated-ness they found something beautiful. Something that was rare and empowering. He was sure now, if there wasn't Nina in his life, he'd grow colder and lose his humanity. He imagines it's the same for her. He knew he humanised her in some way. If that wasn't classed as beautiful, then what was?

"You came to me first and I let you." He reminds her. "I don't regret it."

She bites her lips and looks over his shoulder. Great, she was going to run away again. Jin sighs in defeat. Maybe she still wasn't ready and he didn't want to ruin whatever they shared. He was about to apologise. Maybe changing the topic would lighten the mood.

Nina's shiny black bodysuit distracts him. He likes the way it clings to her. He wore black too. It reminded him of those expensive Italian handbags Nina liked.

"That's new." He says, gesturing towards her new outfit. "Looks nice on you."

"Glad you like my new suit. You paid for it." Nina teases and takes a little twirl. It makes him smile.

"I'd like it off too." He retorts coolly. "And do it in a new place, perhaps."

He wondered about shower sex sometimes where he imagined himself running his tongue over Nina's wet stomach. Or maybe taking Nina over the desk in his office, while still mostly clothed. When he let his thoughts run wild, it took him to many places.

"And I took you for a guy with vanilla kinks." Nina replies with a wink.

Vanilla kinks? He didn't know what she means by that. The silence falls over them and Nina takes his hand.

"I know you want to talk about our situation and I appreciate you not being so clingy." She starts off. "Thanks but I need more time and I don't want what we have to be ruined."

More time? She had weeks to sort herself out.

Jin nods. This wasn't over but he didn't have the energy to go back and forth about this right now. His mind was all over the place.

She moves forward to press a chaste kiss on his cheek. He closes his eyes, relishing in the feel.

"I'm going for my usual training session tonight on the roof. I want you to spar with me." Jin tells Nina once he opens his eyes.

She raises a brow. "Is that in my job description?"

"It is now."

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"Oh my god! You guys are so cool!" Tetsuya gasps, his hands on his chest as Jin and Nina fought.

They were on the Mishima Zaibatsu Rooftop- their rooftop.

Jin focuses as Nina performs her quick jabs and air slicing kicks. He uses his arms to shield his face. He can't deny the exhilarating rush when Nina launches a series of pokes near his face and he moves back with precision, avoiding each hit.

Had it been someone else, they would have been done for now. He can sense her frustration and decides to slow down a bit, just to let her have some satisfaction. His ego was happy that she was feeling frustrated, he felt so when she took off. This fight would ease their tensions hopefully.

In between parrying Jin catches Tetsuya recording their fight on a smartphone Jin brought for him.

Nina has Jin on the ground, on his knees with one arm behind his back. Her knee is pressed against his back but she gives him no pain.

"Ha, I win!" She announces with joy in her voice.

"I let you win." Jin scoffs, meeting her gaze.

She huffs as she releases him. "So since you lost, you get to teach Suya some of your moves. Mine are too precious to share. Deal?"

"Deal."

He stands up and dusts his knees. When he turns around Nina grabs his shoulders, jumps up and hooks her legs around him. This sudden move of hers makes his heart soar. Jin holds her close and his lips grazes the centre of her neck. To his surprise she emits a giggle. It must have surprised her too as she stifles it as soon after the noise came out.

"That tickles, Jin."

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