A/N: Sorry for the long update, I've been busy with school then and other new stories. By the way, I have a new story entitled 'XIAOYU KAZAMA'. I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
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Shattered Soul
By: Elie
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I'm just here to tell that you're invited to my Christmas party tonight…so, will you come?
Of course, she said 'yes'.
If 'no', then she'd probably end up as the only person who hasn't been invited. That's why she had no choice. Everyone or perhaps the whole campus was invited. Jin, Miharu and even Asuka were invited. So, did she exactly have a choice?
Besides, she never had been to a real teen party before. Yeah, it was a shame, but it wasn't her fault. She just really had no friends then.
But, of all people, why Julia Chang? Ugh.
You could tell they were rivals, in a way, secretively. God, she hated that bitch. And oh, how happy she would be if she could grab her hair and turn it to embers.
- In her dreams ONLY.
December 22 – 7:00 pm
She was covered by her comforter. Neck and shoulders protected from the cold. It was terribly freezing. The windows in her room were shut, and the heater was turned on.
The electronic alarm beeped. It was already seven in the evening. Xiaoyu stared at it for a moment and realized it was time to go.
Just then, she heard a car engine roar. Jin must've gone to Asuka's place first.
She threw the comforter off her, getting up. A chuckle beamed in her eyes as she spun toward the mirror to look at herself.
She faced front and back, front and back, until she achieved the guts to praise herself for wearing a nice pink jacket and a simple denim skirt.
I'm presentable, at least. She thought contentedly, scurrying out of the room.
…
Jin groaned and his fists were clenched on the steering wheel. Another word from Asuka would send him to stop in the middle of the streets.
"Will you shut up for a while?" He spat carefully.
Asuka held her breath and stared at him, offended. What did I do? She thought awkwardly.
Jin peered at her from the corner of his eyes. She didn't look pissed, she was hurt. Guilt made him swallow hard, and he turned to her.
"Look, I'm sorry. It's just that…all I'm hearing about is –" He paused for a while, his eyes rolling from what he was about to say.
"You hate Hwoarang?" Asuka finished off for him, her eyes frowning from the statement.
Jin smirked. And if only…if only, he could tell her about everything in his life, then she'd never ask that again. But, it was inevitable.
"Let's just say, we both hate each other," he smiled, turning his attention on the road they were going.
Asuka huffed. She didn't have the guts to ask further. All she could do was to shut the hell up for her dear cousin. But his answer pondered her mind. Maybe, she should ask Hwoarang sometime.
"So, are you ready to meet new people?" Jin asked, praising himself inside for changing the topic instantly.
Asuka shrugged peevishly, her eyes glowering on her shoes. Jin ignored her moodiness and continued to look on the road. But, he hated himself inside for pissing her.
He sighed. Come to think of it, I will never let Hwoarang touch her. And if he does –
Asuka interrupted his thoughts as she yelled, "Stop! You missed the hotel! You're driving too fast, dummy!"
He rolled his eyes up and shut them tight for a moment as he breathed with pressure. His fists clenched again as he turned right and headed back to the three blocks he missed.
…
7:20 pm
The party was getting wild. Everybody ignored their seats as they hopped onto the dance floor and began dancing like crazy.
They jumped up and down to the frenzied music. Their rhythm was ravenous. Hwoarang, though, didn't bother to join. He just sat in a corner and watched them threw their heads to the beat.
Julia grinned at him as she lifted her hands up and began throwing them in the air. Her sapphire orbs urged him to join her get untamed.
He grinned back at her, leaning the back of his head on the couch. His mind feeling eccentric from the glass of champagne he had drunk. He simply smiled and closed his eyes.
He felt a light flop on the couch, waking him up. Xiaoyu sat beside him, crossing her arms over her chest as she stared at the mad crowd flaunting on the dance floor.
"Hey Xiao," He greeted, slouching comfortably on the couch.
Oh, shit. Why am I sitting here with him? Xiaoyu thought to herself inwardly, astonished.
She rose up, deciding it was best for her to go when Hwoarang suddenly grabbed her hand. She gritted her teeth.
He grinned at her, "Whoa, just stay."
She groaned as he pulled her back down. What was taking Jin so long anyway? Prince Albrecht here was hitting on her! Where was Prince Jin to the rescue?
"Don't touch me," she spat, taking her hand from his. Her ears were deafening from the music, and she wondered how Hwoarang was doing with the sound as well.
He glared at her, his amused expression dispersing quickly. "Now what is your problem anyway? You said you owe me." He scoffed.
Xiaoyu reeked. "That was a centuries ago. You had been granted."
"What, the kiss? Hey, I didn't even ask that. It was you who kissed me."
Oh, his mouth was so galling. And, it made want her to grab his face and wipe it on the floor – the dance floor.
It was better to remain silent until Jin and Asuka arrive. But, it was difficult when Hwoarang was beside. Damn time.
Ugh. This was her fucking first time. And, she didn't know what to do except stare at the assholes from school dance like lunatics while remaining glued on the couch with Hwoarang.
Great, just great, she thought sarcastically, her eyes fleeting from one person dancing to another, and eventually digging at Julia.
Julia looked so damn hot in her shimmering spaghetti-strapped blouse and brown leather pants that it made her feel, somehow, inferior.
She was just a simple new girl, nothing more. And, she was rivaling a hot, popular girl. So, she was more to lose – if there were any fights…sort of.
When she was deep in her thoughts, a hand twirled one of her pigtails, blew on her ear, and poked her cheek. She felt it all, but she didn't care. Her irises were stuck on Julia, Julia, and Julia!
"Do you hate her so much?" Hwoarang whispered, and that woke her from her senses. His hand stopped playing with her pigtail as she glared at him.
"Maybe," she replied nonchalantly, slumping deeper on the couch. His hand snaked down her back and tenderly pulled her against him by the waist.
Her eyes widened, staring at him in disbelief. As she was about to protest, slap or kill him in anyway she could show her fury, he gently rubbed her back – in a friendly way.
"Don't hate her, she's just that," he spoke softly, his gaze focused on his girlfriend who was still busy dancing.
Xiaoyu secretly looked at him apologetically, letting his hand continue to rub her back. He was right. Julia was just that – a bitch.
…
Her sapphire eyes beamed in delight as they watched Hwoarang and Xiaoyu cuddle up in each other's warmth.
She ignored them and continued to sway her hands up. The music drove her body in ecstasy. It was addictive.
But when a tall, handsome guy with a sexy girl appeared in the entrance, the sound became inaudible to her ears and all her eyes could do was to follow them.
Her body easily stopped and a smile formed on her lips. She instantly walked over to them, sauntering.
"Hi honey," she greeted Jin with a bright smile, and turned to Asuka while doing the same, "Hey Asuka!"
Asuka smiled at her suspiciously, whispering immediately to Jin, "How come she's calling you 'honey'?"
Jin shrugged it off, whispering back, "She's desperate."
The two of them chuckled, lost in their own silly world. Julia raised an eyebrow, resisting the urge to ask why they were laughing.
"So Jin, will you dance?" she asked, cutting them off.
Of course, he'd say 'no' naturally until another 'company' arrived.
"Hey," Xiaoyu came with Hwoarang strolling behind.
Asuka's eyes brightened, completely forgetting her cousin was beside her, "Hwoarang!"
"Asu…ka?" Hwoarang slurred, his mind doubling the images he saw. "He…llo!
"He had three shots," Xiaoyu explained, staring at no one in particular.
Jin stared at him, disgusted. Quickly, he forgot about him and turned to Xiaoyu. He snaked her waist and pulled her against him until their hips met. Nobody would care now anyway.
But Julia would, "Umm…so, you're going to dance?" she asked, secretly eyeing them evilly.
Jin smirked, "Of course, right now."
Xiaoyu felt her heart shrink. Were they supposed to dance NOW? Pinching his waist, Jin looked down on her with his eyebrows hoisted.
"I don't want to dance," she whispered as softly as she could in his ear before turning back to Julia to smirk.
"Come on, it'll be fun," Jin assured, walking pass Julia with her.
The music switched to Black Eyed Peas' PUMP IT as Jin and Xiaoyu stepped on the dance floor. And to their relief, no one cared to notice them.
"What should I do?" Xiaoyu asked innocently, yelling to battle with the sound.
Jin leaned down, his head on her shoulder. Gently, he kissed the skin on it before pulling away. "Go wild," he breathed.
Xiaoyu grinned at him, allowing her body to sway with the music. Jin did the same, throwing his head up and down to the lyrics.
Ha ha haaaaaaa…
Pump it
Ha ha haaaaaaa…
And pump it, louder; and pump it, louder
And pump it, louder; and pump it, louder
Turn
up the radio
Blast your stereo
Right
"Hey,
you're drunk!" Asuka cried,
pulling Hwoarang up. She was beginning to get worried, but all she
could do was to look around for Julia. Damn, where is she?
"Ne…ver mind…h-her…"Hwoarang said sloppily, allowing Asuka to put his hand around her shoulders. She stared at him in wonder.
"I think you should go home." Her hands snaked in his pockets, anywhere possible, and found his keys. She opened his hand and placed it on his palm.
"There, I'm glad you own a car or a motorcycle or whatever vehicle those keys are for. Now, get someone to drive you home, okay?" She said to him, patting his head like a three-year old boy who thought he was lost or something.
"I don't want to go home!" He whined childishly. Asuka rolled her eyes. He was bad company when drunk, alright. No wonder Jin hated him – but this wasn't a good reason for that. Tee-hee.
Looks like I have no choice. She nodded at the thought, dropping Hwoarang on the nearest couch as she walked over to her cousin.
"CUZ!" She yelled, and thankfully, Jin heard her vividly.
"WHAT?" He asked, his head banging to the music.
"I'M GOING AHEAD OF YOU, OKAY? BYE!" With that, she came back to Hwoarang.
Jin ignored her, smiling at Xiaoyu. Hell, he didn't give a damn anymore to what will happen to his cousin next.
Asuka
pulled Hwoarang up again and slung his arms over her shoulders. He
was fucking heavy alright. She took his keys and then walked
sluggishly toward the exit.
And
say, oh oh oh oh
Say, oh oh oh oh
Yo, yo
Turn up the
radio
Blast your stereo
Right now
This joint is fizzlin'
It's sizzlin'
Right
Xiaoyu was frantically having the time of her life. God, this felt so damn great! To be free, wild, and untamed – these were what she wanted for so long, and now, she was living them.
She kept dancing to the beat, facing Jin. His hazel eyes staring sexily back at her chocolate ones. They grinned to each other as their bodies would sometimes collide with every sway.
Julia watched them get high – get addictive to the dance floor. She took a final sip on her Shirley Temple drink before joining them.
"Mind sharing him?" She yelled shamelessly in Xiaoyu's ear. The girl got the point.
Xiaoyu thought it wouldn't be a bother, so she nodded. Jin didn't glare at her or anything; he sometimes based his decisions on hers. So, it was fine if Julia danced with him.
Ah, Julia was smiling in bliss. Not even caring if Hwoarang was dead or alive by now.
8:45 pm
She grunted when the door to Hwoarang's unit opened. Rudely, she barged in, helplessly shoving him inside.
Her hand touched the wall in search for a switch, unfortunately, she found none. She smirked haughtily at the moonlight dancing on the floor coming from the windows. That'd serve as light far better.
Her foot kicked the door close as she pulled Hwoarang up, again, and laid him on the sofa.
Out of exhaustion from her good deed, she fell on top of him, her eyes shutting.
But she felt someone nibble on the bare skin of her back, and she turned to see Hwoarang moan.
She jolted up, automatically crouching beside the sofa. She peered at him curiously. Was he really sleeping? It seemed like it, or maybe he was just too tired to open his eyes.
Her eyes traced his whole face carefully. Wow, he looked so handsome. His auburn strands falling near his lips made her lips churn in anticipation.
Unconsciously, she brushed that annoying hair from his face, and there, she saw his features. He was truly beautiful, in a way that he didn't have to brag so much. He was just himself.
Asuka couldn't help but lean toward his face. Her lips brushed on his and - she pulled away, blushing.
What am I thinking? No, this can't be happening. He has Julia. And I'm just…She thought inwardly, biting her lip.
Hwoarang, however, felt that. Her lips were soft and pure although she kissed him with hesitation.
He opened his eyes and gazed at her. She was sobbing. His heart squeezed as if blaming him for it.
"Asuka?" He asked as his hands brought her close to him, slowly lifting her up until she was on top of him.
Asuka stared at him in surprise, wiping her silly tears away. She felt so helpless. She was stuck between him and Julia. And she meant it. She liked him.
Hwoarang smiled at her, though his eyes were showing a glint of sadness. He had a girlfriend. But somehow, he felt drawn to this girl – his rival's cousin.
Damn hormones, he thought.
His mind was still blurred from the hangover, but he could see Asuka's pretty face vividly. And then slowly, his face leaned up to hers until they met in an unctuous kiss.
9:00 pm
Julia was getting high, moving her hips frenziedly to another disco song. Unconsciously, she slipped Jin deeper into the crowd, leaving Xiaoyu distracted.
Her hands clung to his neck as they both banged their heads. Jin didn't mind at all, for he was completely lost to the world of hysteria.
Sapphire eyes beamed with opportunity, and Julia brought her lips to his.
Xiaoyu suddenly stopped. Her head dizzy from jumping too much. The first thing that went inside her mind was Jin, nothing else.
She craned her head at every direction, and found none of him. Panic reached her nerves, and she immediately squeezed herself deeper into the crowd.
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Tasteless, familiar lips urged his to part in order to gain access inside his mouth. And, he mentally slapped himself. The first thing he did was to shove Julia away from him.
Irritated, he began yelling. "What are you thinking – "
Julia cut him off, tears forming in her eyes. "Jin, I still love you!"
His eyes widened in disbelief, and sooner, he caught a glimpse of Xiaoyu staring at them in shock.
"Xiao, I –"
"Yes, you saw us! Now, what are you gonna do about it?" Julia shouted, and the dancing stopped as people turned their attention to them. The music, however, continued.
Xiaoyu walked over to her with eyes glaring in every step. Julia snorted at the effort, and she took a glance at Jin who was obviously feeling bad about the situation.
"I can do a lot." Xiaoyu retorted quite late already, and it made Julia laugh.
The crowd moved away and formed a circle around the two. Jin was forcefully dragged by Taka Eumatsu who was just around the corner, not allowing him to join in the fun.
"And so you're happy to say that FAINTING is your number one talent?" Julia scoffed giddily, enjoying the eyes that loomed over them.
Xiaoyu sneered and replied sarcastically, "Well, I bet you really love your WHORING hobby, yes?"
Julia glared at her, her amused expression quickly evaporating. "Go to hell," she hissed.
"Let's see about that." Xiaoyu countered triumphantly.
Julia smiled gracefully, "Oh yes, you will." She pulled Xiaoyu's pigtail and hurled her on the ground.
Damn bitches, Jin thought wryly, rolling his eyes while Taka howled with the rest of the people.
Xiaoyu kicked Julia off her. She thought of fighting her - not catfight - but she couldn't risk the truth now, could she?
She rolled on top of Julia, took her head, and banged it on the floor.
Everybody cheered, howled, and shouted - EVERYTHING. They looked at each other and then nodded triumphantly.
Miharu entered with some flyers on her hands as usual. She saw her best friend brawling with Julia on the ground, and snickered to herself.
Sneakily, she went over to the DJ and told him to switch the song to Black Eyed Peas' LET'S GET RETARTED.
Julia groaned, shaking her head away from Xiaoyu's evil hands. She clenched her fist and blew it right at Xiaoyu's face.
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A/N: That was fun…REVIEW.
