The next day had arrived quickly, as 8:00 am came around,everyone rose and dressed in their favorite outfits. All were excited since it was the opening ceremonies of the tournament, they're would be no battles today unlike the previous tournaments. Today was all about celebration, even though the prize wasn't the gain of the Mishima Zaibatsu, the million dollars quickly made up for it.

"I can't wait for ceremonies to start." admitted Kaori, her new trademark outfit consisting of a white turtle neck sweater, with tan khakis and white tennis shoes. She cut her hair to the original shoulder length, her beauty never leaving. Her second outfit was her black training bra, but over that was Kyo's white jacket that she bought for him. To finish the outfit, she worn a white skirt and white tennis shoes. For today, she was going to wear her first outfit. Most people would think why would contestants wear longsleeve jackets and sweaters in the summertime, the point being was that some of the fighting areas were chilly. In certain fighting areas, a plane would take the contestants there to fight, and they would be watched on the gigantic monitor in the stadium to see who was the winner.

"How do I look?" she asked her boyfriend

"You look great!" he replied, he slipped on his white jacket, the crimson wings emblazed on the back. Kyo's first outfit was the trademark white jacket with crimson wings, the black muscle shirt underneath, and the white pants with the black cross. A red and white feather entwined around the holy artifact on the right pant leg. His new second outfit was a crimson longsleeve dress shirt, the buttons going down the center. In addition, he wore a black tie and matching black dress pants, but with the formal outfit.. he couldn't leave the teenager side within him leftout as he wore crimson red converse all stars.. the high tops to his preference.


"Hurry up Billy.." Jin said, getting irritated. At the moment, his hood was down. Once again, he entered the tournament wearing the purple/blue hoodie with yellow flames. Underneath the jacket was his gray shirt, the blue pants and the red shoes made his outfit complete. His second outfit was the same, just that the jacket was off and tied around his waist, revealing the gray shirt he worn underneath.

"Shut up Jin, let me just fix this strand." he replied combing his hair. Currently Billy was wearing a blue vest with a white shirt underneath, blue pants and white shoes. His second outfit was the black karate pants by itself, the blue flame spiraling around the right pant leg.

On the highway.. a red headed Korean was dusting past numerous cars, on his motorcycle.

Hwoarang ditched the green/orange vest. Now, he wore a black leather jacket with a gray shirt underneath, he still kept his dark blue jeans but bought a new pair of black boots. The second outfit was a denim jacket with a red shirt underneath, blue denim jeans and red sneakers. His trusty goggles still on his head.

"Kazama..i'll be sure to win this time!" he exclaimed, speeding even faster


"You're ready to go Shugo?" Heihachi asked

"Yeah.. let's go." replied the purple haired teenager. He exited the bathroom to reveal his outfit, he wore a purple shortsleeve dress shirt, with a white tie and matching white pants and shoes. He looked at the old man giving a smirk, his headphones in his ears while the I Pod was in his right hand.

Heihachi gave another sigh, muttering "Teenagers.."

They walked outside the the waiting limo as the driver opened the door for the two, once they were in, he closed the door and returned to the driver wheel.

"Why do I have to go though?" Shugo asked

"Because people are going to want to know why you're participating, so i'm going to give them the idea of that you were a regular teen that saw me being mugged. So with your good judgement, youcame and saved me,and in return I gave you an invitation to the tournament showing my thanks." Heihachi replied

"You kind of make yourself sound like a damsel in distress.." Shugo stated, chuckling

"I'll say that there were a lot of them.." he shot back

"Oh, I see.. you don't want to look bad." Shugo laughed

"I swear.. how could Kazuya raise these kind of people." muttered Heihachi


Everybody was already packed at the stadium, waiting for Heihachi make his debut

"What in the hell is taking him so long?" snarled Hwoarang

"Be patient Hwo..." a feminine voice whispered in his ear

"Huh!...Hey Jules!" he yelled hugging her

"How are you doing Hwoarang?" she asked as they released

"Great, how about you." he asked back

"Fine, from Jin's donation to the project, it was a success!" she replied happily

"Awesome! So when are you going to start rejuvenating the forest?"

"After the tournament." she replied "Hey look! It's them!" she replied pointing in the distance

It was a pretty funny sight, the whole group looked like a gang, all dressed in their own styles as the made their way over

"What's up Sir Nephilim." Hwoarang joked

"What's up.." Jamie replied giving the Korean a high five, Jamie wore a green zip up jacket, it was halfway zipped at the moment revealing the white shirt underneath. He also wore blue pants and green skate shoes with white trim.

"Hey, poser.." Hwoarang cracked another joke aiming at Kyosuke

"Hey! I don't copy, if anything, I make it look cooler." He replied cooly, pointing to his red hair

"Yeah sure... 'little bro'." replied the Korean giving Kyo a noogie

Hwoarang was about to talk to Jin until a helicopter came from above, it landed in the center of the ring as the blades kept spinning. The door soon opened revealing Heihachi in his white suit and tiger fur coat, and Shugo right behind him. Once the duo was out, the helicopter rose once again and flew away.

"Ladies and gentleman.. welcome to The King of Iron Fist 6!" he greeted in the mic, the crowd in the stands were going wild

"As with the tournament openings, we always have to introduce the new competetors that qualified. Standing to the right of me is a teenager with skills and power that I haven't seen in a long time."

"That's the guy!" Miharu yelled to Xiaoyu

"What guy?"

"The guy who stole my wallet!"

"...That is the guy! Why in the hell is he with Heihachi!"

"His name.." Heihachi began "Shugo... Mishima.."

The crowd went in awes and applaused

"What the hell?" The kazama's yelled

"Let me explain, one day after my release from prison.. a group of thugs had tried to rob me. I fought back, but there were too many of them, as I believed that my freedom was about to be gone as quickly as it came. Shugo came out of nowhere and helped me fight them off. His skills and powers were unbelievable, I asked the teenager if I could give him a ride home. He told me he didn't have a home, so in order to show my thanks, I adopted him and gave him a home. Now he's here at the tournament to show what he's got. I beg you, do not take him lightly as he is just as powerful as Jin Kazama, even more maybe." he informed, Shugo stood there, looking at the competetors until he came across Miharu.

"It's her..." he muttered

"He's staring at me..." Miharu said softly to her friend

"And you're blushing too." added Xiaoyu

"Am not!" she argued, holding her cheeks

Miharu looked back at Shugo and mouthed the words "I'm sorry."

"Is she apologizing?" he muttered, he mouthed back "It's okay.."

"Shugo..please introduce yourself.." Heihachi asked, snapping him out of his conversation

"Oh... right.." he replied stepping up to the mic "Hey..My name's Shugo, i'm nineteen years old..." he continued

"That's the guy!" Jamie informed Kyo

"You mean from last night?"

"Yeah.. I couldn't see his face, but I remember the purple hair. I know it's him." Jamie replied, his memory caused him to touch the bandaged gash

"my fighting style is Assassination, with a little bit of Ninjitsu, and i'm single.." he finished, causing the girl fans to call out

"Hey that's good news for you Miharu.." Xiaoyu joked

"Shut up.. I don't need a boyfriend." she replied cooly

"Whatever.. you don't know what you're missing." her friend warned

Miharu scoffed in defiance

"Good job Shugo.. and welcome, to The King of Iron Fist Tournament." Heihachi applauded, as did many others

Shugo gave one last wave to the crowd as Heihachi continued

"Since Shugo was the only newcomer, let the festivities begin!" Heihachi ordered as fireworks exploded in the sky

The music began to play as the contestants drifted off to do whatever they pleased. Shugo hopped off the concrete ring and walked off, trying to find a peaceful place. Unaware to him, a certain blonde Nephilim followed, the crimson demon behind him.

The purple haired teenager slumped against a wall in a hallway that connected to the stadium, he was about to slip on his headphones until a certain voice called out.

"It was you..." the voice said

He turned his head to see the blonde american he saw yesterday

"Yes..Like I said before, I didn't steal the girl's wallet." he replied, his head was facing the ground causing his hair to cover his eyes

"No.. You were the ones that killed the group of thugs in the alleyway." Jamie stated, causing Shugo to shoot his head up

"You saw that..I'm sorry.." he replied, his purple eyes showing sincerity

"I'm the one you fought last night, you paralyzed my left arm and gave me a gash on my right shoulder." Jamie admitted

"I didn't want to fight you.." Shugo shot back

"That may be true.. but I detected an evil aura within you.." Jamie countered

"As do I.. I can feel it in your friend behind you." Shugo replied pointing to Kyo

"Yeah, but I can control the darkness within me." Kyo argued

"As can I, my orders doesn't concern any of you.." Shugo said, rising from the ground

"What are your orders?" Jamie asked, interested

"That answer is none of your business, now if our meeting is over.. please excuse me." he walked past the duo but stopped when he was a few yards ahead

"I hope the next time we fight, it will be in the tournament." he called over his shoulder before walking back into the stadium

"That kid... Shugo." Jamie said outloud

"Well find out more about him later, for now.. let's enjoy the party." Kyo said, patting his friend on the back

Miharu was about to talk to Jin and the others when she saw Shugo enter from the hallway, quickly, she ran over to him

"Hey..Shugo right?" she asked

"Yeah?" he asked, his hand grabbing the card in his pocket by instinct

"I just wanted to apologize again for the other day.." she felt a bit embarassed

"It's nothing, first impressions aren't everything." he chuckled

"Well, i'll see you later then.." she walked off

"Wait!" he called out 'I'm going to get chewed out, I know it.' he thought

"What?" she asked

"Here..." he pulled out the card from his pocket and gave it to her

"My school ID! You had it!" she seemed a little angry

"I'm really sorry! It's just that, I thought I would never see you again." he said softly, warmth arriving in his cheeks

"So you stole my school ID card?" she asked, raising an eyebrow

"Well it was either keep it, or tell you and get another pummeling." he argued

"Good point." she agreed

"Take care..Miharu.." he said walking off,

She stood there motionless, why did her cheeks feel funny

Her thoughts were snapped as Xiaoyu walked over and tapped her shoulder

"What were you doing?" her chinese friend asked

"Nothing.." she replied

Xiaoyu looked ahead to see Shugo in the distance

"You talked to him, didn't you.." she stated more than asked

"I apologized.. so what?"

"He had your school ID too.."

"How in the hell did you see that!"

"Because no random person would take out their ID out of the blue." she answered, giggling a bit

"He thought that he would never see me again." Miharu said softly, the heat rising to his cheeks

"Wha?" her friend asked

"That's why he kept my ID." she finished

"You should give him a chance Mi, you never know." her friend suggested walking off, Miharu trailing behind her

"Hey Jin.." Kyo said, calling his older brother

"Yeah.."

"We found out the guy that fought Jamie in the alleyway."

"Really? Who is it?"

"It was Shugo, the newcomer in the tournament."

"I see.. don't do anything as of yet. We don't want to give Shugo or the organization of the tournament trouble."

"Alright.. but i'm telling you bro', i'm getting a bad feeling."

"Heh.. tell me about it." Jin laughed

Miharu and Xiaoyu were dancing, as well as the other girls. Once again, Miharu's wallet fell out of her pocket. She bent down and retrieved it, but noticed something different. She didn't catch it before but Shugo slipped her a piece of paper underneath her ID when he returned it. She unfolded the piece of paper to reveal Shugo's cell phone number, with the addition of a sentence saying 'Please call me later!' She laughed at his attempt as she stuffed the piece of paper in her wallet..

Maybe she would call him later..


That's it for chapter 4. This one is shorter than the preivous ones since I didn't really have a good idea to focus on. Review! Chapter 5 will arrive shortly.