A/N: Hey everybody! I am soooooo sorry that the updates to this story is taking longer and longer but exams are coming up and I've had loads of homework. ARGH! I'll probably go all out after the exams but who really knows? And also I've got a bit of a writer's block so I'm sooooo sorry if this chapter sucks. Ahem, anyways, thanks to EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT BOTHERED TO REVIEW! My chapters are usually short so I'm really sorry. That was a really good observation about Asuka/Steve pairings AKMDS….I've never really thought about it that way. The Tekken series isnt mine and never will be! Argh, its so gut wrenching to say that since I am a hardcore, obsessed fan but hey, at least I wont get sued eh? LOL ahem, now to the story.
Chapter 9: Determination
Xiaoyu was standing back at that same street near the city square. There were flames right in front of her and some motorcycle remnants when the guys had come to help them out. She heard screams of pain and agony and suddenly, a figure flew out of the fire and crashed into a walltowards the leftside on, then slumped to the ground. Xiaoyu squinted at the figure on the ground and her eyes widened in surprise when she realised it was Jin. Xiaoyu tried to run towards him and see if he was all right but even though her brain told her to move, she was frozen to the spot. The mutated man emerged from the flames and was walking slowly towards Jin, savouring every moment of his pain. Jin supported himself on his elbows and slowly started to regain his composure. As he shifted his weight on his right foot, Jin screamed in pain and fell back down to the ground. Xiaoyu could hear his raspy breathing as if she was right next to him. She struggled harder and harder to free her feet that have seemed to be glued onto the ground.
The man with a blue and purple aura surrounding him stood over Jin, creating a giant shadow over his body. He picked up Jin by the neck with only his thumb and index finger. The man held Jin high over his head, laughing evilly as Jin struggled to breath. This was the first time she heard the man spoke.
"Finally, I have half of the devil spirit." His voice sounded like the combination of two. One must have been the original person's voice but the other was a shrill, mutated evil screech. "I just need to find the girl and I can finally destroy the inferior human race!" Jin craned his neck to face Xiaoyu.
"Help….Xiao." Jin croaked. This was all it took. Xiaoyu tore her feet away from the concrete and rushed towards the supernatural man, who was now, laughingtriumphantly at his accomplishment. She jumped, kicked him on the side of his head and flipped back. (It's really annoying having to always call the "the man" I kno I mentioned this last chapter as well but sheesh!) The man got pushed back and let go of Jin. Jin fell to the ground. Xiaoyu rushed to his side and lifted him up by the shoulders.
"Jin, are you all right?" This of course was a rhetorical question. She just needed a little bit of an answer from him. He groaned and opened his eyes slightly, looking up at Xiaoyu then his eyeballs rolled back and his eyelids closed.
"Come on, Jin. Stay with me. Don't go, please!" Xiaoyu shouted desperately. She could feel tears form in her eyes. A giant shadow fell over Xiaoyu and Jin. Xiaoyu looked up at the monster cutting off her sunlight. He smirked evilly and his claws met her face-
Xiaoyu's eyes shot open and she saw the ceiling of her suite. Xiaoyu feel her heart beat faster than the speed limit as well as her breathing. After a few minutes of registering that it was all a dream, Xiaoyu slowed her breathing down and sat up in her bed. She glanced at her bedside alarm clock, which read 6:15 am. Xiaoyu glanced over at Miharu's bed and she was still sound asleep. Xiaoyu felt really sticky because she had been sweating a lot during that dream. A nice cool shower should do the trick, Xiaoyu thought as she got out of bed, grabbed spare clothes and crept towards the bathroom, careful to not wake up Miharu.
Everyone was in the dining hall, as usual, mostly talking about yesterday's events. "I thought you didn't believe me when I desperately asked for your help." Xiaoyu said to Hwoarang.
"Well, at first I didn't believe you but when I heard a 'serious' Xiaoyu, I knew some of it had to be true so I got a hold of Steve and we thought about the distraction thing. Then motorcycles came to mind." Hwoarang said casually, making quote gestures as he said the word 'serious'.
"Me and Hwoarang had a good long argument about using his motorcycle but when we walked into the carpark, Hwoarang's gangster side came out." Steve said.
"Asuka got an awesome tattoo yesterday. Show them!"Miharu said excitedly. Asuka hesitantly pulled up her sleeve, making Steve and Hwoarang gasp.
"That's the same tattoo Kazama has on his arm!" Hwoarang said, stating the obvious.
"But that means…"Julia said, her eyes going wide.
"You guys must be related closer than I thought." Steve finished.
Xiaoyu looked at Asuka. "Do you think we should tell them?"
"They've already figured out that much. Might as well." Asuka said, shrugging.
"Tell us what?" Christie asked, raising an eyebrow.
Asuka sighed. "I'm Jin's little sister." Asuka said quietly.
"You're WHAT!" Hwoarang exclaimed.
"How long have you known this?" Julia inquired.
"Since the end of the last tournament." Xiaoyu said, looking down, not wanting to make eye contact with any of them.
"You knew as well?" Steve asked.
Asuka and Xiaoyu nodded. "Why didn't you guys tell us?" Christie asked.
"Well, we were afraid that this would set off the ticking time bomb right there." Xiaoyu said, pointing towards Hwoarang.
"Damn right it did!" Hwoarang yelled, attracting the attentions of people nearby.
"Calm down, Hwoarang."Miharu said, holding up both her hands and lowering them, indicating that he should lower his volume.
Hwoarang took a deep breath and decided to not say anything to make it worse.
"So you can transform into that…thing he can transform into?"Steve asked.
Asuka nodded slowly. "I'm…a monster." Asuka said, guilt evident in her voice.
"No your not Asuka." Xiaoyu said, trying to reassure her but she knew nothing would really work.
"So, who's everybody fighting today?" Julia asked, trying to brighten the conversation a little bit, as well as steering the conversation into a new direction.
Everybody scanned through their lists and Xiaoyu's eyes instantly widened. "I'm fighting Bryan." Steve immediately shot his head up and faced Xiaoyu.
"You're fighting Bryan? You've got to be really careful. You know what he did to me." Steve said with a bit of worry in his voice.
"Don't worry about me. I gotta avenge Mr. Yoshimitsu and the only way I can is if I face Bryan and win." Xiaoyu said confidently.
"You do know that your chances of leaving without a broken bone, let alone winning is pretty slim?" Julia stated, always bringing logic but with it, a bit of negativity.
"Gees, I'm so glad that you guys have faith in me." Xiaoyu said sarcastically.
"We're serious, Xiao. He could seriously hurt you." Julia said.
"Yeah, this guy could even kill you the same way he killed Yoshimitsu. Gunshot." Christie stated solemly.
"You're not aloud any kind of firearm in the tournament." Xiaoyu said.
"This guy doesn't play fair." Hwoarang said warningly.
"Yeah but still, I'm not chickening out this early in the tournament!" Xiaoyu protested.
"Ok, now since my fight's up first, I think I should go and train. After all, this guy is definitely some tough competition." With that, Xiaoyu stood up and headed towards the elevator, feeling a little annoyed that her friends aren't that supportive of her.
A/N: Did I say 2 days of recuperation after every fight? I meant 1 :P I'm absolutely sorry if this was a time waste 4 u to read! I have writer's block! and while I was writing this, I was talking on msn,having a deathmatch with myfriends and that was a pretty huge distraction (don't ask). And also, sorry bout the rushed ending! I always end up putting her fight first.Well, I didn't really like the way this turned out. REVIEW ANYWAY!