A/N: Hey peoples! Its Thee Slushee here! Ok, after this chapter, I probably wont update for bout a week since I've got exams coming up next week but I'll keep reviewing (since I'm only studying for one exam :P) but I wont be updating in a while. Its only til next week anyways and bsides, NZ is the first country (or one of them at least) to see the light of day so it'll be up sooner. HAHA! Luv ur idea henred5 but I don't think Bryan wud get distracted if Jin tapped him on the shoulder but still, that was pretty funny. Cracked up when I read that. Don't own Tekken and never will. Now that that's out of the way, lets get on with the story!

Chapter 11: Temporary reunion

"Jin?" Xiaoyu gasped staring at his face with utter surprise, not expecting to see him this early in the tournament. Xiaoyu's shock didn't seem to bother Jin then because his features remained blank. The flap of wings snapped Xiaoyu out of her trance. She caught a glimpse of white feathers and this puzzled her. I thought he had black wings…and horns and claws and tribal markings and a red jewel instead of a blue one on his forehead. These thoughts puzzled Xiaoyu even more. After a few minutes of flying, Jin landed on a rooftop and put Xiaoyu down carefully, his snow-white wings folding up. As soon as he let go of her, Xiaoyu immediately threw her arms around his neck.

"I'm so glad that you're still alive!" Xiaoyu squealed. A few seconds passed and she let go of him quickly, her cheeks tinting pink as she smiled weakly.

"Thanks so much for saving my butt out there." Xiaoyu said thankfully.

"It was the least I could do." Jin said bluntly, turning away from her and outstretching his wings.

"Wait! I need to talk to you!" Xiaoyu shouted, not letting this opportunity slip her. His wings relaxed as he turned to face her.

"We'll talk later." Jin said in a low, piercing voice.

"That's the same thing you said last time." Xiaoyu said, trying to sound annoyed but she couldn't pull this off when she was also trying to stop herself from blushing. What's wrong with you, Xiao? It's only Jin. You weren't like this a couple of years ago…Xiaoyu thought, trying to get herself together. Jin sighed.

"Ok, what do you want to know?" Jin said calmly, his wings retreating into his spine and the jewel on his forehead disappearing.

"First of all, I thought you had black wings when you transformed…and a lot of other things but I don't want to get into a list." Xiaoyu said, chuckling nervously after this statement.

"It's a long story, Xiaoyu." Jin said plainly.

After this, Xiaoyu pounded her forehead lightly with her palm.

"What a stupid question! It must've been your angel form." Xiaoyu said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Jin's expression changed for a split second into surprise but it regained its usual unreadable look.

"You know about all this?" Jin asked.

"Well, just heard information from here and there." Xiaoyu said casually. She shook her head briskly.

"Anyway, I've heard about what happened to you after the third tournament but I just have to hear it from you. What happened?" Xiaoyu asked, cocking her head slightly to one side as she looked up at Jin with a pleading look. Jin took a deep breath. He'd never thought he'd be telling anybody about that experience.

"After I defeated Ogre, Heihachi and the Tekken Force shot me." Jin said without the slightest emotion. This statement, however, took Xiaoyu by surprise.

"If he shot you, then how – " Xiaoyu asked but was cut short.

"I transformed into my devil self and got out of there. I have no idea how I survived." Jin stated.

"I somehow ended up in Australia and at that point in time, I had a huge amount of hatred towards Heihachi." Jin said coldly, memories of these events playing through his head. Xiaoyu was slightly stunned by Jin's answer to her question but another one popped into her head.

"Why didn't you tell me where you were? I was worried sick about you. Sometimes I even thought you might've died." Xiaoyu said, feeling hurt. Jin bit his lip and brought his gaze to the ground.

"I had been so caught up in my hatred, nothing at that time mattered more than my revenge…" Jin said, trailing off.

"In other words, you forgot about me." Xiaoyu stated plainly. She tore her eyes away from Jin and felt tears welling up in her eyes. Don't cry Xiao, it's understandable. Imagine Grandpa shooting you in the head and somehow you manage to survive. You would be just as mad at him as Jin is at Heihachi, Xiaoyu blinked back her tears, thinking these reasons through but she didn't know why it was so gut wrenching when he said that he had forgotten about her. She had succeeded to neutralize her tears and looked back at Jin, whose gaze was planted firmly on the ground.

"If you forgot about me, then why did you send me that email before the fourth tournament?" Xiaoyu asked. Jin lifted his head a little bit, staring into her eyes.

"When I heard about Heihachi's plot to assassinate you…" He trailed off, staring back at the ground.

"…I had to warn you because you're the only true friend I've ever had and…I wouldn't forgive myself if you got killed." Jin said, trying to maintain his emotionless voice but sadness had crept in. Xiaoyu was silent, mainly because she was stunned at the information she had just received from Jin.

"Xiaoyu, you have to promise me something." Jin said seriously, his eyes torn from the ground and now looking Xiaoyu directly in the eyes. This had snapped Xiaoyu out of her trance as she looked up at Jin expectantly.

"You've got to promise me that after this tournament, you won't enter the other ones in the future." Xiaoyu was taken aback by his request.

"You want me to…never enter another Iron Fist tournament again?" Xiaoyu said, disbelief in her voice.

"I know it's a lot but these tournaments are getting dangerous and I don't want you involved – "

"I'm already involved Jin!" Xiaoyu said, cutting Jin off. He stared at Xiaoyu with confusion.

"But…how…?" Jin asked.

"I tried to help your family by making a time machine with the prize money," Xiaoyu started off her story, flashbacks of the last tournament occurring in her mind.

"I didn't win but the time machine was built and I went back in time to stop Heihachi from throwing Kazuya off the cliff. I almost did as well but then the time limit ran out and he fell…" Xiaoyu said sadly, hanging her head in regret, not wanting to look at Jin. She slowly walked towards one side of the roof, nostalgia filling her as she stood there. Jin followed her and stood beside her.

"This was where your father almost killed me at the last tournament." Xiaoyu said sadly. Jin had tensed as she referred to Kazuya as his father but he held back the urge to shout 'HE'S NOTA FATHER!'

"He told me that he was going to do to me what I did to him all those years ago. At the time, I didn't know what he had meant but now I do…" Xiaoyu said regretfully, every scene playing in her mind as if it had happened just yesterday, staring at the ground from the rooftop.

"I've got to apologise to him." Xiaoyu said, turning towards Jin. He snapped his head towards her.

"Are you crazy? If you told him that it was really you, he would definitely kill you." Jin said with an expression to match his words.

"I know it seems suicidal but I have to or I'll have this guilty feeling for the rest of my life." Xiaoyu argued back.

"I'll always blame myself for your father getting the devil gene and everything that has gone wrong since then." Xiaoyu said quietly, looking back down on the ground as she said the last few words.

"Well, now that you're involved in this, I suggest you get out of here now." Jin said seriously. Xiaoyu instantly looked back up at him with a surprised look.

"What? I can't just leave!" Xiaoyu protested.

"Yes you can. Now that you're actually involved, you could get killed. You've got to forfeit the tournament and get as far away from here as you possibly can." Jin said seriously, his piercing eyes staring at Xiaoyu intently.

"I'm sorry Jin, I can't. There has to be something I can do to right my wrongs." Xiaoyu pleaded.

"There's nothing you can do. Just get out of here." Jin said coldly. His white-feathered wings instantly shot out of his back with no sign of pain and a blue jewel formed on his forehead.

"Hey! How am I going to get back to the hotel?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Don't." Jin replied simply. He jumped into the air and flew off into the distance. Xiaoyu stood there for a few minutes until she could see him no longer and then proceeded towards the door on the roof. She climbed down the stairs and soon she was out of the building and onto the street. She signalled for a taxi and when one slowed to a stop in front of her, she commanded to driver to take her back to the Mishima Hotel.

A/N: Xiao's going against Jin's wishes but do you honestly think she'll back down from the tournament just because Jin told her to? No way Hozay! Well, I hope ya'll liked that coz I'm not updating in a while….only a week but still, that seems pretty long for me. Anywho, review and tell me what you think!