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JIN

Julia fell asleep before I did, leaving me to think about everyone else for a while and if Scorpion had found them yet. Slowly, the stress of running and fighting overcame me and I fell asleep. We must have been asleep for about fifteen minutes, when I woke up, after hearing something move in the room next door. I got up from the bed and drew one of my swords, before nudging Julia awake

"What?"

"Shh, someone's here"

She got up from the bed. I gave her the other sword, as she stood next to me. I watched as the doorknob slowly opened. The door swung open and a Tarkatan burst into the room. I cut him down with one swift stroke of the blade. Suddenly, the window smashed, as another Tarkatan came inside. I spun and slashed, cutting half his head off, as Julia cried out. Five Tarkatans had entered the room. I lunged and slashed, cutting down one and getting blocked by another. A Tarkatan grabbed me by the face and threw me into the living room. I landed against the wall, as the Tarkatan came flying at me. I rolled out of the way and slashed, cutting him on the waist, before kicking him aside. I ran back into the bedroom, only to see Julia pinned down, as the Tarkatans laughed and got ready to stab her. I lunged and slashed a Tarkatan in the back, as the other three realized the danger they were in. They got up from Julia and grinned evilly. I got into a stance, as the Tarkatans came at me. I swung my sword and blocked one, before spinning away and kicking another beast down. The other two charged and slashed, but I blocked them both. The Tarkatans pushed me back against the wall, as one moved back to attack. I kicked him in the chest and threw the other one off the blade. The Tarkatan got up and slashed, but I rolled away and sliced a Tarkatan's leg off. He howled in pain, as I spun up and slashed the second Tarkatan across the chest. He roared and went to slash, but I impaled him through the chest. I ripped the blade out, covering the wall in blood. I turned to face the final Tarkatan…

Intense pain swept throughout me. I looked down and saw that a Tarkatan blade had pierced my torso. I looked up into the grinning face and swung my sword, but he grabbed my wrist and removed his blade, causing me more pain. The Tarkatan threw me against the wall and raised his blade. Suddenly, he seized up when a blade appeared out through his back. Julia let go of the sword, as the Tarkatan fell. She knelt next to me; as I ripped open my jacket and shirt

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'll manage," I grunted

Julia helped me remove my jacket and shirt, before checking my wound. It was very deep. Blood had already run off me and onto the floor to mingle with the Tarkatans' blood. I groaned in pain, as Julia began to rip up my shirt to make a tourniquet

"We have to get out of here, before more of them show up," I said

"But Scorpion will return"

"Those Tarkatans might beat him here to us. And I'm not in a condition to fight for now and I don't know how you're like against Tarkatans, but I don't want to find out"

"Don't worry about me," she smiled

"Well, I am worrying about you, it's dedication. I don't want to see you get hurt"

Julia smiled

"That's sweet, Jin"

She leaned in and we kissed. After several seconds, we broke apart

"Now apply the tourniquet," I said

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JULIA

As soon as I had applied the tourniquet to Jin's wound, we grabbed his swords and left the house, heading to nowhere in particular. Jin was wearing his jacket to hide the wound and using me as support. I hoped everyone was okay and that we would meet up with them again

"Hey, Jin, is it just me or is there something shiny in the distance?"

"Not sure. Want to check it out?"

"Yeah okay. How knows, we might find the others there"

We headed for the shiny object in the distance, as night rapidly began to fall upon us. I looked around for a place to camp for the night. After seeing nothing, my hopes began to dwindle. And it didn't help with Jin groaning in pain every now and then, no matter how hard he tried

"Where are we going?" I asked

"Who knows now?"

We continued walking in the dark, using the shiny thing as a guide, until I spotted the cave. I began to drag Jin towards it when he complained

"Julia, what are you doing?"

"I've found a cave"

"How do you know?"

"I can see it, only just though, but I can see it"

"I don't"

"Open your eyes"

"They are open"

"Oh come on"

I ignored his complaints and dragged him into the cave. And it wasn't just a hollowed out cave. This one had a tunnel extending further into the mountain. We kept going until we came out into an opening and sat down

"We need a fire," I said

"There are no sticks"

"Thank you Mister Obvious"

I began feeling around for something that resembled wood. My right hand struck something hard. I reached around and felt it. It felt like wood, so I dragged it back to where Jin was laying against the wall

"Did you learn to start a fire without matches?" he asked

"I did, but I need more sticks. A log doesn't help much"

"Where is it?"

"Right here"

TSEEW!

A laser shot out of the darkness and struck the log, instantly creating fire. I looked at Jin, as the markings on his forehead faded away. I knelt next to him and took his jacket off, before removing the bandages. The shadows were making it hard for me to see, so I got him to lift his arm. The wound was gone!

I looked up at Jin, surprised as hell. He gave me a small smile

"I heal a lot faster than you guys and a hell of a lot easier, if you know what I mean"

"You had two feet of blade penetrating your body!"

Jin shrugged

"It hurts, but something like that won't kill me"

"Gee, that's helpful," I said sarcastically, "You're so like Scorpion, hard to kill"

"Hey, I can be killed, I think, it's just very hard to do that. Scorpion can't be killed at all. There's a difference"

I cuddled up to him, watching the fire. My thoughts drifted to my home in Arizona. Oh I loved it there with my tribe and Mother. Whilst I was growing up, she had taught me all she knew about nature and as a result, I grew to love it. I couldn't stand to see nature harmed at all. I guess my research to save the forests had taken over my life until I met Jin at the fifth tournament

Soon, I could hear Jin's snoring and before I knew it, I had drifted off to sleep

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