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Chapter 9 – Party
16th JANUARY
The whole School seemed to know about Akane Hida's birthday, but that wasn't a surprise since she was a very popular girl in school. Akane had invited all the members from Jin's Fan Club and she already knew that her brother had invited Ling Xiaoyu. She was hoping that Jin would go too.
When it was time to go home, Taro gave Ling a piece of paper with his address and Jin, who was next to Ling clenched his fists.
-'I can't believe you're going to that party…'-Miharu said with a sad face.-'You sold yourself…'
-'I did not!'-Ling replied feeling angry with that accusation.-'Since when it's a crime to have some fun?'
-'You can have some fun with us too!'-Miharu said.
-'Yeah…but I never went to a party like this one. I lived in a place where no one celebrates anything.'
-'Fine, I just hope you don't regret it!'-Miharu continued to walk in silence and she didn't speak with Ling anymore on their way to the gates. When Jin and Ling were entering the car, Miharu waved and disappeared.
-'She's acting weird.'-Ling said, closing the door.
-'So are you.'-Jin shot back.
-'You too?'
-'It's just a stupid party Xiaoyu…it's no big deal…'
-'Why can't I go and see for myself?'
-'No one is holding you back.'
-'My two best friends are! They don't want me to go!'
-'I never said that.'
-'You could come with me.'
-'Are you crazy? Do you know how many hysterical girls will be there?'
Ling sighed and crossed her arms.
-'I don't care what you say…I'm going. I'll stick around for a while and if I don't like it I'll be back in no time!'
That was her final decision. Jin watched her as she went to her room to dress up and he also watched her leave in a cute pink sweater and black jeans.
-'Why don't you go with Miss Xiaoyu?'-Taka asked entering the living room.
-'She's going to a birthday party…'
-'You look worried.'
-'I'm not!'
Jin went to his room in a very bad humour and started to read a book. Soon, he realised that he wasn't concentrated in the reading, so he threw the book to the floor and turned the TV on. He needed to kill time and take Ling out of his mind.
In the meantime, Ling was arriving to Akane and Taro's home. It was a big house, but not as big as Heihachi's mansion. Taro came to greet her and everyone was nice to her even without Jin's presence. Ling enjoyed the environment there. Everyone was having fun. Some people were dancing, others were eating and drinking. A group of girls from her class came to meet her and they started asking her questions about how it was living under the same roof as Jin Kazama. Ling tried to avoid some personal questions and she never mentioned Jin's past. It was fun to be in a party where everyone was having real fun. The only problem was that an hour later, Ling was feeling a bit dizzy. She had been drinking some weird stuff that some girls had given her and her head was spinning around. The music wasn't helping either.
-'Are you ok?'-Taro asked.
-'No, not really. I think I need to go to a quiet place.'
-'Come with me then.'-Taro hold her hand and took her upstairs to his bedroom. When he passed by his friends, they all gave him mischievous looks.
-'You drank too much…'-Taro said pointing to his bed so Ling would sit down.-'You're not used to alcohol, are you?'
-'No, I'm not…I'm sorry.'
-'It's ok…I enjoyed your company. I'm really glad that you came! And I'm glad that Kazama didn't come…'
-'Why?'
-'Kazama…is a problem to me and almost all the guys in the school.'
-'He is?'
-'Yes, everyday, he reminds us that we're all a bunch of losers…'
-'Why?'
-'He has everything and we've got nothing. He's good looking; has loads of money and he can have all the girls…Don't take me wrong…I don't hate him for real, but he does get on my nerves.'
-'Oh…ok…'
-'Stay here for as long as you want. If you feel ok again come downstairs, if you don't just let me know and I'll take you home ok?'
-'Ok, thanks Taro.'
-'No problem…'-Taro smiled at her and left.
Ling laid down on the bed and closed her eyes. She was thinking about Jin. He was desired by all the girls and hated by all the boys in school. She didn't like to be in his shoes. But aside from having a grudge against Jin, Taro seemed to be a really cool guy. And he was handsome too.
Ling's thoughts began fading away slowly as she was drifting off to sleep.
Downstairs, Taro had joined his friend and his cousin Saicho.
-'I thought you and her were going to spend the night together…'-Honen said.
-'Are you crazy? We just met…I mean, I don't even know what she thinks of me.'-Taro blushed.-'Besides…I think she likes Kazama.'-his voice fainted a bit.
-'What girl doesn't?'-Honen asked sarcastically.-'I mean just look at your sister…'
-'Half sister…and I wish Xiaoyu could forget about Kazama…'-Taro confessed.-'I like her…but if she's in love with him, I won't be able to get a chance.'
-'Well…you can go upstairs and…make her see that you like her…'-Saicho started.
-'Shut your mouth, Saicho!'-Taro ordered.-'We just met and I don't want to push her into anything.'
-'You're stupid! She's in your bed right now…you could make Kazama pay for what he did to us!'-Saicho teased.
-'Kazama is a pretentious jerk, but it was you who he humiliated, not me!'
-'Than maybe I should take care of Xiaoyu myself…I could pretend that she had slept with me and then shove it in Kazama's face…'
-'Don't you have honour you moron? And if you don't shut up, I'll be forced to ask you to leave…is that clear?'
-'Sure…little cousin.'
Taro and Honen exchanged a look and left Saicho. Saicho was a brown haired guy from Jin's class. Taro had always respected him, but he knew that Saicho was an impulsive guy, plus he hated Jin Kazama more than everyone else. Jin had humiliated him once. Saicho was known as the best fighter in the Mishima Polytechnical School, but he was totally defeated by Jin on the second day of School, right after Jin's arrival, when they were fifteen. And now he was having a chance to get his revenge using the Chinese young girl to get to Jin. He knew that Jin was Ling's friend. He knew that there was a chance that Jin liked her as well. Watching that Taro and Honen were busy, Saicho left the living room and went to Taro's room where Ling was sleeping.
He watched her for a few moments. He could pretend to have slept with her and she couldn't deny it because she wouldn't remember.
In the meantime, Jin was feeling really irritated. He couldn't stop thinking about that stupid party. What if Taro declared his love to her? Would she accept him? Unable to stay at home, Jin left and when he realised he was parking the car on front of Taro's house. He put his hood on and walked in, since the door was opened.
-'You're prettier than I thought…'-Saicho said removing his jacket and sitting down on the bed next to Ling.-'It's a shame that we're not dating…but the most important thing to me is revenge…revenge against that bastard…'
-'Jin…'-Ling whispered in her sleep.
-'You can call him, but this time, he's not here…'-Saicho said with a smirk cursing Jin.-'This time, I'll win and Kazama will never have the chance to move a finger…I'll tell him that we were together all night long and he'll be so pissed off…and humiliated because I'll have his girl…'
-'Are you sure about that?'-a voice came from the door. Only then Saicho realised that Jin was there. He was wearing a wooded jacket and no one had noticed his presence.
-'Get the hell away from her now!'- As Jin said those words, he approached Saicho and he threw him against the wall with violence. His blood was boiling in his veins. His brain seemed to be losing control. The sight of Saicho sitting next to Ling had made Jin forget all about kindness and honour. All he wanted was to kill the guy.
-'Did you really think I would let you touch her?'-Jin questioned with his foot on Saicho's chest.-'You're sick and do you know what happens to people like you? They all end up in tiny little pieces…'
Saicho noticed that Jin wasn't joking and he was scared of what Jin could do. After all, Jin had beaten him once. Then Jin pulled him up and punched him first in the face, breaking his nose and then in the stomach, breaking some of his ribs.
Saicho fell on the floor in pain; his blood was all over Jin's shirt.
-'If you try this again…I'll beat you so hard that you won't be able to sit down for a year!'
Slowly, Jin took Ling on his arms and walked towards the door.
-'If I see you near her again…you'll pay! Did you hear me?'-Jin asked.
Saicho nodded.
-'Good! And tell your stupid friend Kamya that Xiaoyu is mine…I won't let anyone touch her.'
After those words, Jin left and it was a huge shock when everyone watched him coming down the stairs, carrying Ling. No one had seen him arriving.
-'Jin…what happened?'-Akane asked coming closer.
-'Get away from us…'-Jin warned.-'I'm taking her home…where she'll be safe, so don't stand in my way!'
Ling was put on a red Nissan and taken home. There, Jin calmed down and carrying her small body again he took her inside, feeling glad that he had gone there to pick her up. But a voice on the back of his head was telling him that maybe he had overreacted.
