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CHAPTER 1
"Yup, yup! That's a good angle…Stay still…please…"
A girl was murmuring to herself as she was holding her camera with both of her hands and had a grin on her face. She started taking photos of something she was exceptionally interested in. She was standing on her knees and a tree trunk was hiding almost all her body except her head and her hands, which she needed for the obvious reason…
"And…The…"
"Asuka?!"
Asuka Kazama heard, suddenly, her name and the camera fell from her hands, since she was startled. Her eyes widened as she saw her beloved and sacred gadget lying on the grass. She ignored the person, who was standing behind her and started "mourning" for her camera. Some of the tears, she shed, were truly honest and real. She was definitely not faking it, since the person was that kind of girl, meaning herself…
"My…My ca…My camera!" she took it in her hands and brought it, in a dramatic way, to her chest…
A rational person…and whatever, a normal person, in general, would probably mourn over his or her wasted money. But no…Asuka Kazama was bonded emotionally with this specific item. The reasons will be found out later…
She bit her lip and turned angrily to face the person behind her… "X-Xiaoyu…Don't think you're going away with that."
"What did I do?" she asked…
"Ugh! What you say?" she said and gathered her things from the ground… "You damned startled me and I dropped my beloved camera."
Xiaoyu crossed her arms. She was aware of her friend's hobby but not that she was that much into it. On the other hand, she had an idea about this passionate side of hers. She sighed and took the camera from her hands. She shook it slightly next to her ear and didn't hear anything. She rolled her eyes and gave it back…
"Stop overreacting! It's fine and not to mention that it fell on a grassy ground. If it fell on the road, I would compensate you by buying another one."
"It's not that simple! This camera is my thesaurus!"
"Huh?! Thesaurus?" said Xiaoyu with widened eyes…
Asuka nodded believing her words with every might she had. Xiaoyu sighed at the girl's unreasonable seriousness and Asuka became even more annoyed by that, since she understood that she thought of her as pitiful. But why…Did she commit a crime? She just loved "spending time" with her "thesaurus"…
"Stop having that look on your face! It really pisses me off, since you haven't even apologized."
"Will you calm down if I do?" asked Xiaoyu and placed her bag on her shoulder…
The other girl didn't say anything and tried to check if her camera needed to be fixed. Thankfully, it was ok and then, she turned to face her both friend and roommate…
"I don't want you to feel sorry for me. Since, it's safe, I'll let you go."
"I'm so really thankful!" she said ironically…
"You dare joke with me?"
Xiaoyu shook her head as she saw Asuka making her hands in fists. She bit her lip and after placing her bag on her shoulder, as well, she wore her hat. Xiaoyu smiled and linked arms with her. Asuka, still being somewhat angry at her, tried to break free from her grip but her friend was holding her very tight. In the end, she gave up and saw her smiling at her…
"Anyway…What do you want?"
"See you?"
"You're on it today, aren't you?" said Asuka and showed her fist, which was eager to punch her…
Xiaoyu giggled and gave her a light peck on her cheek with Asuka trying to avoid her kiss… "What's with you?!" she asked her but the other girl just waved her hand. With her head she motioned for her to start walking and Asuka after a big sigh did as she asked her…
"How was class?"
Asuka rolled her eyes… "Ask first if I attended."
Xiaoyu lowered a little her head and looked concerned at her… "Why? What happened?"
Her lips turned downwards but when she felt Xiaoyu's worry, she smiled at her and said… "It's not the time for that now."
"Seriously now…Tell me."
The brunette touched gently the other's hand… "Relax, didn't I say? I will tell you…I will DEFINITELY tell you, when it's gonna be time for this. Now, it's your turn, as I understood from your uninvited visit, you want something. Say it!"
Xiaoyu gave her a nod and said after they crossed carefully the road… "I'm going to meet with someone. Wanna come?"
Her friend gave her a playful grin and nudged her… "Are you having a date?"
She released her finally from her grip and looked hopelessly at her… "Seriously, girl? If I was going on a date, why would I want you there?"
Asuka placed a finger under her chin… "Makes sense…So?"
The black haired girl started walking again and the other walked quickly beside her… "There's this guy, who asked me to meet with him. He said that yesterday and today he told me the time and destination. So? We don't have to go to work today and I, honestly, don't want to go alone. So please?!" she said to her and brought her hands together pleading her…
"Are you meeting a stranger?"
"Well…it's a "yes" and a "no" in the same time. I know him by name and some traits of his but I never met him personally. So…"
Asuka nodded and said… "Whatever…Let's go! I'm coming."
Xiaoyu gave her a light hug and they made their way to the meeting place… "Thank you! I'll cook your favorite, when we get home."
She sighed at her and took her gaze away… "You better do!"
…
Lars Alexandersson was sitting inside a café, waiting for the person, he invited out to arrive. He was still thinking of how lucky he was by leaving without Alisa asking him where to. As it was expected from her character and the way she was acting, she enjoyed watching romantic dramas, since he let her watch TV inside his office. Television, eh? Such a power it has…So strange…and fearsome, commented Lars and a worried frown appeared above his eyes. Suddenly, he heard the door opening and saw two college girls walking inside. Nah…He was expecting just one…
He looked down on the wooden table but soon enough, he noticed a shadow on top of him…
"Umm…excuse me…Are you?" she said pointing at him…
Lars smiled when the two came closer. From a close distance her face seemed familiar because of a photo Alisa had with the two of them inside an amusement park. But what was it with the other one? He ignored that for now and said… "Are you Xiaoyu? Alisa's friend?"
Xiaoyu's eyes widened after hearing her dear friend's name. She had to listen from her in months now. She gave him a brief nod still being surprised and extended her hand at him… "That's me! And as I guess, you are Lars Alexandersson. I've heard a lot about you from her…And to prevent you…Only good things!"
Lars giggled at her and he turned to the other girl, who was looking weirdly at him. Xiaoyu noticed his confused expression and nudged Asuka on her arm… "Not the time to drool now, Asuka!" said Xiaoyu in the inside…
She said the same thing to herself, as well, some time ago before they approached him, and since Lars' looks were indisputably one of the best, the two of them have ever seen. Feeling Xiaoyu trying to get her attention, Asuka Kazama blinked several times her eyes and said with a smile to her… "What is it?"
Xiaoyu gave an apologetic smile to Lars' direction, who just gave her a reassuring nod. With her hand she made her look at him with a normal expression, this time, and heard her friend saying again… "Asuka, this is Lars Alexandersson. Mr. Alexandersson, this is Asuka Kazama."
Lars' smile disappeared from his lips when he heard the familiar name. Yeah…This guy was the Mishima Zaibatsu's CEO. He shook mentally his head thinking that it could be a synonymy case. He managed to return to his smiling expression and said… "Nice to meet you! Call me Lars, you two."
The two girls smiled and nodded. Asuka, then, pointed for Xiaoyu to sit down and she nodded, this time too. As she did that, Asuka followed her. Lars motioned for the waitress and she approached their table… "I'm ready to hear your order, please."
Xiaoyu and Asuka took the menu price list in their hands and started looking for the cheapest choices. They could see all kinds of coffee, wine, sweets and alcohol in general… "Why is everything here so expensive?" whispered Asuka to Xiaoyu, who felt the same way. These two girls were working to fend for themselves but they needed money for books, food…well, ok…since they lived in the dormitories they didn't have to pay any bills…However, there was a little secret…Being in their nature, as women made them be completely weak when it came to fashion. Asuka didn't care as much as Xiaoyu but her situation wasn't that different, since she preferred to spend the rest of her income on new gadgets. Both of them with their own weaknesses. Lars noticed their uneasiness, since they believed that they had to order something, in any case. He smiled knowing the reason behind it and said…
"Ladies…" he said and the two looked at him… "Order whatever you like. Everything's on me."
"SERIOUSLY?!" said Asuka enthusiastically…
Lars nodded and turned to Xiaoyu… "Well?"
"Really, Asuka? We better don't…"
Asuka Kazama took the menu away from Xiaoyu's hands and looked at it once again… "He suggested it…It would be rude to decline."
Xiaoyu sighed…She wasn't feeling too comfortable having a stranger paying for them. On the other hand, the girl next to her seemed pretty worked up. She thought of letting it go, since she was the one, who drugged her with her here in the first place. With the corner of her eyes, she noticed Lars looking at her. She brought her gaze to his own and he said… "Don't hold back! Please…Order whatever you want, as much as you wish."
"What?! Some tea will be…"
"HUH?! Tea?! Tea?! Go have tea by yourself. I hate it! I hate every Japanese thing. I'll take number 2…umm…number 6 and number 22…"
"Thank…" tried to say the waitress…
"Uh…Add number 16, as well!"
Lars and Xiaoyu were wide mouthed, especially Lars, since the girl knew that her friend was quite a glutton. On the other hand, Lars, at first, was amazed by Asuka eating that much but when he looked at the price list, he said in the inside… "That girl has some…expensive taste. And what's with that "I hate every Japanese thing.". Isn't she Japanese?"
"I'll have the number 11. Thank you!" said Xiaoyu and Asuka looked confused at her…
"Seriously?! This guy's paying and you're holding back?"
"I'm just not hungry or…much thirsty. Just make sure you eat and drink everything you ordered…or else I won't forgive you."
Asuka shrugged her shoulders and let her do as she wanted. Lars looked at the waitress and said… "Bring me the usual."
As he said that both of the girls looked at him and, then, at each other, for a moment. They heard the woman thanking him and calling him by his name. As it seemed, he was a regular costumer, here. He nodded at her and gave her his card. The woman left and Lars smiled at them taking them by surprise. They were having a small talk with him asking them about what they were studying at college and stuff familiar to that. He asked Xiaoyu, how she met Alisa and became friends with her. When she told him, he started laughing, since what Alisa did, back there with Xiaoyu, was a lot like her. Some minutes later the waitress came back with their order. She placed the drinks and the sweets Asuka ordered and, then, gave Lars back his card. He took a sip from his coffee and the girls did the same with their own drink…
Xiaoyu looked at Asuka and then at him. She hoped that he wouldn't mind that she asked her to come with her… "Umm…L-Lars?"
"Hm?"
"You don't mind that my friend came, do you?"
"Of course not!" he said and waved his hands… "Well, can I tell you now?"
Xiaoyu nodded. Asuka decided to stay silent and just listen to their conversation enjoying quietly her drink and sweets… "Sure! I hear ya."
The older man crossed his arms and rested his back on the comfortable chair… "Well…" For a moment he thought of being honest with her but he decided against it in the end. He wanted for Alisa to find out about their feelings honestly and without her friend trying to help her… "I'm invited somewhere and I don't know how much I'm going to be absent" he continued… "As a favor, could you take care of Alisa for me?"
Xiaoyu felt somehow offended. She knew Alisa a long time ago than Lars did. She knew her better… "For you, you say? Alisa is my friend. You make it sound like I was going to be her nanny."
"I wasn't trying to do that…Honestly, I didn't."
The girl sighed and looked at her lap. She looked at him and nodded… "I get it…I'll be more than happy to be with Alisa again. I've missed her so much!"
"I'm glad to hear that! Alisa will be definitely excited to be with you."
"She better be!" thought Xiaoyu in the inside. All Alisa was doing, the last time they saw each other, was to talk about the man in front of her. What was so good in him? She had thought back then but now she kind of understood. From meters away you could see a charismatic man, who could take anyone's attention. He was incredibly gorgeous, even though she knew that this was the last thing, Alisa was going to mention about him. Actually, she had never showed him to her. He had a gentle gaze and a welcoming aura. She had felt that kind of thing once in her past but she had forgotten it…since now.
Asuka Kazama had just finished enjoying her little "paradise" in front of her. She heard everything they talked about. Alisa…Yeah, she remembered Xiaoyu telling her about a girl like her. Her eyes widened when she told her that she was an android. She was curious to meet a robot with gentle feelings, since that was the way Xiaoyu described her. Actually, she said that she was the kindest person she had ever met…and that she possessed an enchanting charm, which by itself was making you eager to approach her and become her friend. So, the day of meeting her arrived. Good!
Lars Alexandersson said once again… "Would you mind coming now? To surprise her? If you're not ready, I can give her a ride to your place tomorrow."
Xiaoyu shook her head with a smile… "No, no…We're going to come with you now."
"I see."
The black haired girl turned to her friend and said in a low voice… "Asuka, you don't have a problem with Alisa staying with us for some time, do you?"
She shook her head and rolled her eyes… "Of course not! I was dying to meet that infamous Alisa, anyway. And, actually, how much of a space is she gonna take us, huh?"
Xiaoyu smiled to her and turned to Lars… "Since Asuka is ok with that, as well…What about we go get her?"
…
Lars stood up and the other two after gathering their things did the same. He stopped for a moment and motioned for them to walk first. Soon they arrived to his car and he opened, with a smile on his face, the back door for them to walk inside. The two girls had a blush on their faces. Who sane girl wouldn't, when you have such a hot guy taking care of you as a princess? Lars wanting to make the atmosphere less awkward, since he noticed from the middle small mirror, how tensed they were, turned on the radio and this time he made a question to Asuka…
"Asuka?"
The girl snapped and looked at his back from where she was… "What is it? You talked to me, didn't you?"
Lars giggled and nodded to himself knowing that the girl saw him. He swallowed hard and tightened his grips on the steering wheel… "Your last name is "Kazama", you said…"
"Xiaoyu said it, not me!" she said and frowned…
"T-True…anyway, do you have any relation to the famous Jin Kazama? The CEO?"
Asuka rolled her eyes and Xiaoyu gripped tightly with her left hand the wrist of the right one. Unconsciously, her face turned a little pale and her lips pursed…
"I don't want to be rude, since you are a nice dude, but that's none of your concern." She said…
It's been some years now that she wasn't in good terms with the "CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu" aka, according to their family tree, her cousin. And it was his entire fault. Sometimes she would catch herself thinking that she should have tried hard to reason with him but in the end, he let his grandfather made him his tool. Poor aunt Jun…
"Xiaoyu? Are you feeling ok? You seem a little…pale." Said Lars remembering to return his attention to the road. Asuka placed her hands on her friend's shoulder and lap. She was very worried about Xiaoyu. Could it be that she got sick? The weather was very unstable these days. Could it be that this thing affected her in a way like giving her cold? She hoped not! She wouldn't like eating soups and drinking teas because of her. Another person would say that you need to take care of your sick friend by helping her recover faster. And someone could say "Cook by yourself." And other things like these. In their dorm, Xiaoyu was the one cooking and shopping and Asuka was the one cleaning the house, whenever it was needed. It may seem unfair but she was doing an awesome job. Good thing, her mother was a strict woman, who wasn't accepting her brassy attitude, and made her clean her room and prepare her lunch by herself, when she was still a student in Osaka…
"Xiaoyu?" Asuka called her friend's name…
The girl cupped Asuka's cheek and smiled at her. She, then, said… "Thanks for your concern, Lars…Asuka. I'm ok! Don't worry! I believe it's you know…Female stuff."
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Lars smiled to himself understanding what she meant. Some time later, they were outside Yggdrasil's Headquarters. Lars opened the back door for them and they walked outside. He told them that he was going to bring Alisa and Xiaoyu smiled after saying: I can't wait! . He bowed and walked away disappearing, soon enough, from their sight. Asuka and Xiaoyu looked at each other with widened eyes. This place was so damned huge. It was surrounded by soldiers. Unconsciously, Asuka took out her camera and started taking photos until Xiaoyu stopped her. The brunette raised an eyebrow annoyed and heard her saying… "What are you doing? That's an army base. It's prohibited!"
Asuka nodded and bit slightly her mouth knowing that Xiaoyu was right, even though she didn't want to admit it… "Whatever" she mumbled and made her smile…
…
The man walked away after making sure that the girls were safe waiting for him at his car. He reached the double door to the main building and took the elevator to go to his office on the top floor. He sighed when he walked inside and pressed a certain button, which needed a code to make the elevator move. The button was going to take him, exactly, inside his office. He pressed the right buttons and the elevator started moving. In seconds he arrived to his office and the double door opened. He walked outside and the first thing he saw was Alisa watching TV…
He sighed… "Makes sense" he said to himself…
He approached her and touched her shoulder. Alisa turned to see him and smiled. She turned off the TV and said as she stood up and bowed… "Welcome back, Lars-senpai! Was your day nice?"
The man nodded… "Alisa…Remember when I told you yesterday that I prepared a vacation for you?"
The girl nodded and Lars continued… "You're going to have it now."
"Now?" she said and raised her eyebrows…
"Indeed…I know it's sudden but believe me, you're going to like it. Shall we go?" he extended his hand for her and she took it giving him a weak smile…
Alisa nodded and the two walked once again outside the office…
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The two walked outside the main building and Alisa looked around her… "Be a little patient…We have to get to the main gate."
The girl brought her hands together and nodded. She was very curious about what Lars had in his mind and that made her walk faster than before, something that made the man trying to catch up to her. Soon, they were very close to the main gate and the girl saw two women standing next to Lars' car. She figured out that they were slightly arguing about something but that didn't bother her for now. Her attention took the girl with the two low ponytails at each side of her head….
"She's…She's…" Alisa muttered to herself…
Lars, realizing that Alisa found out, touched her shoulder and said… "Why don't you go to her?"
"My Xiao-onesan? You were the one, who called her, right? I'm going to be with her? Right!?"
"You want to?" he said and crossed his arms…
The girl nodded numerous times and made Lars smile… "Go to her. I'll join you walking, since you got me tired with your "running", ok?" For the first time Alisa ignored him and ran to her first friend ever…
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"You don't have to be angry. It always happens." Said Xiaoyu holding her head…
Asuka gritted her teeth and crossed her arms under her chest… "Who cares?! It bothers me the same way every time. I just can't ignore it!"
She sighed and, suddenly, heard a voice calling her… "XIAO-ONESAN!"
Xiaoyu turned to face the person wide eyed, since she was startled, and Asuka was confused when she heard that "onesan" thing. Did Xiaoyu have a sister? She never said, she had one. And, anyway, didn't they come here to fetch her friend? The Chinese girl smiled widely when she noticed her and started running to her side as well… "Alisa!" she called and Asuka nodded. They, indeed, came to find her friend but why did she call her "onesan".
Finally, the two friends touched each other and Xiaoyu took Alisa in her arms in a protective-sibling-like way. Alisa was calling her "sister", her big sister, so she had to act as one as well…
"Onesan? I missed you." She said when Xiaoyu released her…
"I missed you too…Allie. So, so…much! But now…We're going to be together, right? Lars told you, didn't he?"
Alisa gave her a brief embarrassed nod and brought her hands to her chest… "He did…You don't know how happy that makes me."
"Why do you say that? I guess, as much as, I am."
The pink haired girl giggled at Xiaoyu's slightly annoyed expression and she felt once again Lars' hand on her shoulder. He had arrived just now… "See, Alisa? What do you say? Shall I drive you to your new "home"?"
Xiaoyu nodded and felt Asuka being beside her as well. Before, Alisa was ready to speak, Xiaoyu said… "Alisa, this is my friend and roommate, Asuka…Asuka, this is Alisa, and I've talked to you about her in the past, haven't I?"
Asuka extended her hand and Alisa took it with her own in a handshake… "Nice to meet you!" said Alisa…
The other one nodded and commented… "Yeah…You have. Numerous times that you used to get on my nerves."
"When doesn't someone get on your nerves?" said Xiaoyu as a matter of fact…
Once again, Asuka ignored Xiaoyu's words and it was Lars' time to speak… "Well, it's getting dark…" he said and looked at the sky… "Let's get going, huh?"
The three girls nodded and started making their way to his car, with Xiaoyu holding gently Alisa's hand…
When she took her hand, it was like an invisible agreement between them…Saying that "Ok, Alisa…Next to me you're going to realize all kinds of love."
Entry 2: Xiao-onesan…Will you help me understand the definition of love?
Thanks for reading!