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JIN
I decided to go down to the tournament arena to see if I could find Julia there. Apart from the 'hellos' and 'good luck' we said as we passed each other, we haven't spoken much and she interests me. I wanted to meet up with her, but I wasn't so sure. Because of the Devil Gene, I didn't want a relationship, afraid the Devil might hurt people if they got too close, despite the fact I have control over it now. But I wanted someone to talk to, someone to turn to, someone to hold in my arms, someone to love. So far, the lucky candidate was Julia. There is Ling, but she is more of a friend than a possible girlfriend. I decided to play with fate and try to ask Julia out for a date. Nothing wrong with trying at least, but I don't want to hurt her. I'll see what happens if we do go out, see how far we get. I arrived at the tournament arena and saw Julia in the grandstand, seated with Hwoarang, Asuka, Ling, Steve and Christie. I took in a deep breath and headed towards them. I didn't want to ask Julia out in front of Hwoarang. But what if he was going out with her? What if Steve was going out with her? Oh shit
I dodged half a hotdog that Hwoarang threw at me and stopped before them
"What do you want, Kazama?" my rival asked, "Can't you wait?"
"I want to talk to Julia"
"Can't it wait?"
"No"
"What, you've got a crush on Julia, eh?"
"Hwoarang, it's okay," said Julia, glaring at him
He fell silent and watched the fight between Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law. Julia looked up at me
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Can we talk in private?"
"Sure"
I led her away from the others, ignoring Hwoarang's jeers, and headed for the back room. Looking around, I saw no one was nearby and turned to Julia
"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, I don't know where to begin, honestly"
"So, just tell me, Jin, it's okay"
I smiled and opened my mouth to begin, but a hand landed on my shoulder. I turned around and saw it was Kazuya
"We need to talk"
"Well, I'm busy right now, so it can wait"
"It's about that dark presence you spoke about earlier"
"You know what it is?"
He nodded, before looking at Julia. I turned to her and shrugged. She nodded
"Another time, maybe"
She left. I turned back to Kazuya
"So, who is it?"
"Let's go back to your apartment. It's probably safer there"
"Okay, what's going on?"
We arrived back at my apartment. Kazuya keep looking over his shoulder and checking the skies as we drove over. I let him inside and he headed for the kitchen, before making himself a cup of coffee and sitting at the table. I sat across from him
"So, what is this about?"
"Jin, you have a twin brother"
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ASUKA
It had only been about two minutes since Julia left with Jin when she came back. I looked over her. We all did
"So, what did Jin want to talk to you about?"
"We didn't get to talk"
"Kazama got scared, eh?" asked Hwoarang
"No, Kazuya showed up and wanted to talk to him"
"Why would Kazuya want to talk to Jin?" wondered Ling, "They both hate each other"
"Maybe Kazuya wanted to give his little boy some tips about dating," suggested Hwoarang
"Like you would know anything about it," said Steve
"For your information, Foxy Boy, I do know something about dating. Take them out for a night and then come back for-"
"Are you talking about us?" asked Lili
She had arrived behind Hwoarang. He turned around and gulped
"No, I was giving Julia some tips. Jin Kazama wants to take her out"
"How would you know?" asked Julia, "And what makes you think that anyway?"
Hwoarang grinned, as Lili slinked her arms around his waist
"Instinct"
Paul won the fight against Marshall. Panting heavily and covered in bruises, Marshall headed off the arena, downcast, as Paul waved to the shouting crowd, then following Marshall off the arena. I looked down, trying to see who was fighting next, but I couldn't see them. Then, the announcer spoke and I froze
"Fighting next, is Panda and her opponent, Ashe Kazama. Please come on up"
"Did he just say Kazama?" asked Ling
"Quick, check the screen," said Hwoarang
We all looked at the large screen. First, the cameraman showed Panda waving to the crowd, particularly to Ling. Then, Ashe was shown. He looked exactly like Jin, except he had a beard and his tattoo was on his right shoulder, instead of his left. He wore black karate pants with dark red stripes reaching across the waist and down his right leg
"Do you think that Jin's twin?" asked Christie
"He never mentioned one," said Ling
"Holy shit, twins," cried Hwoarang, "Double the fights and rivalry"
"I don't know," I said, "Ashe has a look of malice in his eyes. You don't see that in Jin"
"Nah," said Hwoarang, "Unless he's in Devil form and is trying to kill you"
"Devil form?"
"You don't know? Jin has an evil, devil form. I've only versed him once when he was like that and kicked his ass"
"Until he dropped that steeple on us," added Lili
"Oh yeah"
I thought back to the end of the last tournament. Come to think of it, Jin was different before he woke up. He had dark lips and markings all over his body. When he woke up, he had none of that
"Does Jin's Devil side have dark lips and markings on his chest?" I asked
"You forgot horns and feathered wings," said Lili, "But yeah, he does"
So that's why Jin fell on me when he woke up. He had just come out of his Devil side and was very disorientated. He had no idea what was going on, until I punched him one. Now I feel kinda guilty about it. It wasn't his fault
"Holy shit, check out Ashe fighting," cried Steve
I snapped out of my thoughts to see Ashe pounding into Panda, throwing her around and slamming her into the ground. After a devastating kick from above, Panda dropped and didn't get back up. Ashe punched the air three times, followed by a kick and held his fist up, as he was announced the winner. Paramedics came onto the arena and after checking Panda, placed the giant bear onto a stretcher and taking her away. Ling got up and left to attend to her pet. Ashe looked up at us. I had a feeling he was looking at me in particular. I could feel his eyes drilling through me and it made me feel very scared. Finally, he turned away and left. I let out a sigh
"He's dangerous," I thought
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