"Hahahahaha", laughed Xiaoyu and Hwoarang as they walked away from the ice cream parlor. Panda was hurrying along.
"Blimey Xiao, look what you've done. You ruined my favorite shirt. Arrrr, good thing it's black", Hwoarang complained.
"You started it." Xiaoyu was wiping ice cream off her face with a hanky.
"Your stupid bear did!" , Hwoarang snapped, glaring at panda who was not messed with ice cream.
"Rawwrr..."
"Panda don't listen to him", Xiaoyu said, now trying to remove ice cream off her yellow hooded gear.
"Hey Xiao you were supposed to tell me about - " , Hwoarang broke off as Xiaoyu squealed "Look Panda, its Asuka. Yay!"
A girl with short brown hair wearing a school uniform was standing at the end of the street in front of what seems to be a dojo. She was staring bemusedly at the trio Xiaoyu, Hwoarang and Panda. From her standpoint she could see Xiaoyu and Hwoarang covered in ice cream.
"Sukie!", Xiaoyu ran towards Asuka, waving her hand.
"What's up Xiao? Err, you seem to be...uhhh..." Asuka giggled at Xiaoyu's look. "Hello Panda", then she gently patted the bear's head.
"Hehe, its red-head's fault!", Xiaoyu said pointing at Hwoarang. Hwoarang snorted then ruffled her hair. "Hey!" Xiaoyu kicked him lightly on the leg. Asuka laughed at the sight.
"You're one of the newbies in the tournament right? Kazama isn't it?", Hwoarang asked Asuka.
"Uh, yep", Asuka replied, trying to stifle her laughter.
"Right", said Hwoarang. "Hmmm...", he resisted the urge to ask Asuka if she was in anyway related to Jin Kazama. Then he turned to look at Xiaoyu who was now bouncing at the balls of her feet, abandoning the attempt to get rid of the ice cream off her clothes with a hanky. "Now what?" he asked.
"What what?", Xiaoyu said.
Asuka, who managed to stop laughing, crossed her arms and said, "You're both mental! What on earth were you doing? You two should wash. Why don't you step inside." Asuka pointed her thumb towards the dojo.
"Yay, Sukie you're so kind!", Xiaoyu was about to give Asuka a hug.
"Whoa", Asuka backed away from Xiaoyu. She didn't want ice cream to get on her dress.
"Now Ms. Ice cream monster, don't go scarin' Asuka like that", Hwoarang told Xiaoyu.
"Hey Sukie do you have some ice cream in your house? I would love to give red-head's hair some ice cream makeover!", Xiaoyu asked Asuka excitedly.
Hwoarang snorted again. Then he equipped his hands with some ice cream stain from his shirt and quickly ruffled Xiaoyu's hair, completely ruining her pigtails.
Xiaoyu shrieked, "Waaaaaaa, yuck, geroff". Hwoarang sniggred.
"Hwoarang you're evil!", Xiaoyu cried then she stomped on Hwoarangs left foot.
"Owwww, why you little- ".
"Oh dear", Asuka said worriedly. Then she grabbed Xiaoyu and Hwoarang's arms. "Come on folks, before you get into a silly fight". She tried to pull them into the empty dojo.
"You can't grab me just like that," Hwoarang told Asuka but he allowed himself to be led. Xiaoyu was sticking her tongue out at him as they entered Asuka's residence.
The facade of the first floor of the dojo was covered with glass so that during training sessions you could watch the students practice the Kazama fighting style from the outside. The wooden door entrance was installed on the leftmost side accompanying the glass walls. Silence greeted the three, with Panda following closely behind. The room was not very huge, the space was just enough for 20 trainees. It was a plain room: blue mat covered the floor and huge mirrors filled the right side wall. Other than that was a spiral staircase located right across the entrance at the end of the room. This leads to the living quarters upstairs.
"Come on, don't stare around", Asuka was dragging them towards the spiral staircase.
"I can climb on my own", Hwoarang released himself from Asuka's grip. "And no need to glare at me like that Xiaoyu, I know I am good-looking", Hwoarang smirked at Xiaoyu's irritated glare.
Asuka also let go of Xiaoyu's arm and was already climbing the staircase.
"You're such a humble fellow. You deserve an ice cream treat from me.", Xiaoyu replied sarcastically.
"No thanks, I've enjoyed too much ice cream already", then Hwoarang climbed the staircase, grinning.
As they reached the second floor landing Asuka tossed some clothes and a towel at Xiaoyu. "You can borrow that."
"Thanks Sukie! Although I can go straight home right now to change, Iam dying to get cleared off this creamy mess right away. Anyway, home is some distance away. And besides I think--", then Xiaoyu looked at Hwoarang.
"I think you owe me some telling", Hwoarang finished for her.
"Whatever. Where's the bathroom Sukie?", Xiaoyu turned to ask Asuka.
"Over here," Asuka pointed to the door at the end of the living room near the kitchen. Xiaoyu went in a flash.
"I'm sorry I have no extra clothes for you, just this towel", Asuka told Hwoarang.
"Nevermind that, I'll just try to wash most of this stuff off me", Hwoarang grabbed the towel then went to the kitchen and washed his face in the sink and tried to scrub off any trace of ice cream he can.
While washing, Hwoarang heard a faint singing voice...
"...Three little kittens, they lost their mittens and they began to cry..."
"Arrg...kittens", Hwoarang finished washing and wiped his face with a towel, then he returned to the living room. Asuka was sitting in the sofa reading a magazine.
"Gee Asuka, what has gotten in your friend's head? She was all sad-faced when she came out of the Mishima Labs, then she starts this ice cream war and now she's singing some stupid nursery rhyme...", Hwoarang uttered as he sat himself on the sofa.
"...What? Lost yer mittens, you stupid little kittens, and they began to cry...meow, meow, meow, meow...", sang Xiaoyu behind the bathroom door.
Asuka chuckled. "You know Xiaoyu's a bubbly person...Her personality, well...I don't know much about her to tell you the truth 'coz I just met her during the last tournament...she's a good friend though...she acts a bit childish at times, she could also be very sensitive...", then Asuka frowned. "The Mishima Labs, hmmmm..."
"Ya know something about that?", Hwoarang asked.
"Yeah, Heihachi's a poo", Asuka said abruptly.
"What?" said the puzzled Hwoarang.
Asuka giggled. "I was kiddin'". Then she frowned again. "Xiao's trying to go back in time to save the Mishima family. I think she failed, she looked sad you said?"
"Uh, yeah...Why is she trying to do that?", Hwoarang asked looking more puzzled.
"You should probably ask her..."
Just then, a gray kitten with black stripes lept at Hwoarang's lap.
"Ahhhhh...! Cockroach!", screamed Hwoarang, shocked as he knocked the poor kitten, that was not a cockroach, off his lap.
"Meowwwwwwww!"
"Hey that's my kitten silly, not a cockroach, are you blind!", Asuka whacked Hwoarangs head with a nearby book.
"Owwwww!"
"Tut-tut. I didn't know you were jumpy Hwoarang. Don't murder Zuki's little furball or she'll murder you, Xiaoyu said as she came out from the shower room and saw the commotion. She is now wearing a lightblue sleeveless blouse and white jogging pants.
"Arrr...bad kitty!", Hwoarang mumbled.
Asuka picked up her kitten and patted it gently. "Poor kitty. Now you know not to go near red-heads", then she gave Hwoarang an angry glare.
Xiaoyu hopped towards Hwoarang and ruffled his hair.
"Xiao you're not helping!", Hwoarang said.
"What's your kitty's name Sukie?" asked Xiaoyu who sat down on the sofa.
"Jabba, he's Jabba the cat," replied Asuka smiling.
"Oh, I see you're a fan of Star Wars," said Xiaoyu chuckling.
"I say Palpatine would be more appropriate," said the irritated Hwoarang.
"Hmph, so do you guys want anything to drink?" Asuka asked but Xiaoyu was starin at the clock.
"It's 5:45 pm, oh no, I need to get home soon", said Xiaoyu frowning, then she stood up. "Thanks for the offer though Sukie but I must get going." Then she gave Asuka a quick hug and patted Jabba.
"Okay Xiao, take care," Asuka replied.
Xiaoyu looked around her and said "uh, where's Panda?"
"Oh, yeah ...ummm, maybe she remained downstairs," Asuka told Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu nodded. "Time to go Sukie, bye bye, thanks for the help see ya!" She waved her hand in goodbye thenstarted towards the staircase.
"See ya Xiao, it's nice to see you ice cream-less", Asuka returned the gesture.
"Hey wait, don't leave me here," Hwoarang called after Xiaoyu. "Bye," he told Asuka then followed Xiaoyu.
Panda was sitting in front of the huge mirrors staring at the refelction of herself.
"There you are Panda. Come on, we're leaving, stop staring at the mirror," Xiaoyu commanded.
"Raar", Panda stood up and crawled after Xiaoyu towards the door.
"Xiao, I'll ride you home," Hwoarang told Xiaoyu.
"Xiaoyu turned around to face him. "That's kind of you to offer..."
"I'm just so nice...But I parked my bike near the ice cream parlor so we have to walk back there", then Hwoarang went outside before Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu shook her head, then she beckoned Panda to follow her as she hopped outside the dojo.
Note: What do u think?...actually i really haven't got any story in mind...i was just having fun writing this...pls. do review and tell me if u have any ideas...thanks for reading...