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Chapter 29 – Jin vs. Nina
25th APRIL
Ling took a quick shower in the morning and left her room in a hurry. She stayed almost ten minutes by Julia's door. She didn't answer so Ling went downstairs. Maybe Julia was already having breakfast. A few minutes later, Ling couldn't find her friend anywhere. Maybe she was already in the airport. Julia had lost her fight and she was automatically disqualified from the Iron Fist.
With no further delays, Ling asked in the reception if Julia had left the hotel. A waive of relief hit her when she was told that Julia Chang was still there. In that case, she had to keep on searching.
Ling was going outside when she bumped into Hwoarang. He grabbed her hand before she could leave.
-'Hey…where's the fire, Pigtails?'
-'Let me go…I'm trying to find Julia.'
-'Chang? What's with her?'
-'Have you seen her?'
-'No…but maybe she left already…I mean she must feel embarrassed after our match yesterday. I don't understand how she managed to win against the Williams chick.'
-'You and your ego. Why are things always about you?'
-'Well…I was the one who kicked her ass…do you think she tried anything stupid?'
-'Like what?'
-'I don't know…I didn't see her last night…maybe she…'
-'Please…do you honestly think she would commit suicide because she lost against a jerk like you?'
Ling left and Hwoarang followed her.
-'Why are you following me?'-she asked.
-'I'm not…you're going to the arena…and so am I.'
-'Fine.'
-'Hey…do you know what I saw yesterday? It was about two a.m…'
-'What?'
-'I saw Kazama leaving your room…Miss Pigtails is a very naughty girl. Did you two have some fun?'
Ling turned back and faced the Korean with an angry look on her face. Hwoarang was amused.
-'My private life has nothing to do with you!'
-'Whoa…calm down honey…I was just saying the facts. It's no crime to spend the night with a guy…don't worry I won't tell even knowing that you're not old enough.'- Hwoarang smirked mischievously.
-'Nothing happened!'-Ling shouted angrily, but she felt her face turning red.
-'If you say so…'
Ling was so focused screaming at Hwoarang that she didn't notice Julia approaching. She was coming from the middle of the trees and looked almost as surprised to see them as they were when they saw her.
-'Julia! I was looking for you. We need to talk.'-Ling said ignoring Hwoarang.
-'Chang…you shouldn't feel bad…I mean it was obvious that I was going to win.'
-'What?'-Julia asked confused.
-'I tried to warn you…don't be ashamed and get over it, ok? You can't hide forever. Besides no one blames you…I'm just too strong.'-Hwoarang continued.
-'What the hell is happening here?'-Julia asked again.
-'Ignore him…I have something important to ask you…'
Ling was suddenly interrupted by Hwoarang, who didn't appreciate her comment about ignoring him.
-'Miss Pigtails spent the night with Kazama and she's worried that you might be angry with her. That's all…'-Hwoarang said all of the sudden.
-'That's a lie!'-Ling said immediately.-'He's an idiot.'
-'Hey…I saw him coming out of your room…'
-'Look…whatever is going on between you and Jin is none of my business…'-Julia started.-'And not yours either.'-she pointed to Hwoarang who simply shrugged.-'So, I'm not angry…now I really need to go to my room.'
-'No…I really need to talk to you. This has nothing to do with what Hwoarang said.'
Noticing the urgency in Ling's voice, Julia sighed and prepared herself to listen to her.
-'Ok…lets hear it…'-she finally said.
Ling turned to Hwoarang hoping that he would understand that she was sending him away. He simply pretended he didn't understand.
-'I need to talk to her alone.'-Ling said.
-'Oh…really?'-he asked sarcastically.-'Just ignore me then…'
-'Get the hell out of here!'-she warned.
-'Or what?'
-'I'm not in the mood for this…redhead. Go away!'
-'Fine…'-Slowly Hwoarang started to leave.
Ling sighed in relief.
-'What a jerk…I really need to buy a gun…'-Ling said.
-'What's going on?'-Julia asked.
-'Well…Jin told me everything…'
-'Everything?'
-'Yes…about his parents and this devil gene…'
-'Well…I told him that you should know. After all you're friends.'
-'So…it's true? All of it?'
-'Yes.'
-'Then, you and your mother can help him, right?'
-'I hope so. Jin is an innocent victim; I really hope that my mother can help him.'
-'Are you sure that Heihachi kidnapped her?'
-'Absolutely. She's here on this very island and I'm trying to get her back.'
-'Let me help you!'
-'It's dangerous. I don't want to involve anyone…besides, Jin doesn't want it either.'
-'But I want to help. He seemed so lost last night…he needs help.'
-'I understand that you're worried, but we're dealing with Heihachi Mishima...I think he's up to something. I was watching his headquarters all night long and there's a lot of movement over there. The tekken forces are very busy and I think they captured Toshin, which means we have to hurry.'
-'What does Heihachi plan to do with Toshin?'
-'I don't know for sure…but I know that involves Jin.'
-'What are you planning to do?'
-'For now, we'll have to wait and see who is going to win in the next two matches.'
-'Oh my…I almost forgot…Jin's match is about to start.'
-'I'll meet you as soon as I can…tell Jin that I wish him good luck.'
With this the two girls left in opposite directions, leaving behind a very confused Hwoarang hidden among the trees.
When Julia arrived to the arena's perimeter a few minutes later to watch Jin's match, she had a really hard time trying to reach Ling, who was right in the front row. The place was completely crowded.
-'So how is he doing so far?'-Julia asked catching her breath.
-'Well…I think this Nina Williams is lethal…she's much better than me.'-Ling confessed.
-'It runs in the family.'-Anna announced.
Julia and Ling turned back and saw that Anna Williams was right behind them.
-'Great!'-they both whispered.
-'Nina is like me…a winner. She'll win in a few seconds.'
-'Really? I wouldn't be so sure…in the case you don't remember, you lost against me.'-Julia said.
-'That was pure luck…besides, I wouldn't be so full of myself after your poor performance yesterday against the hot Korean.'-Anna spat.
Julia clenched her fists, but she knew that Anna was right. She had made a fool of herself with that poor performance.
-'If you ask me…'-Anna's annoying voice continued.-'I would say you were distracted by his good looks…'
-'Shut up.'-Julia said.-'Besides, I think that Nina is in troubles.'
Ling and Anna focused on the fight again and saw that Nina was getting up and cleaning her nose from the blood.
Jin was now in advantage and by the looks of it he wasn't even tired. Nina, on the other hand was quite furious.
When Jin threw a punch at her she ducked and she kicked the side of his right leg. Jin didn't even move, so Nina jumped back to prepare her next attack.
She came at him with all she got, but Jin brushed off her attack and with a rising uppercut hit her right in the face. Nina fell on her side and didn't move for a couple of minutes.
-'You're ruining my make-up…but I guess I should be expecting this from Kazuya's child.'
-'How do you know my father?'-Jin asked.
-'I was sent to kill him…in the Second Tournament…and that's all I can remember.'
-'Too bad you failed your mission…'
Nina was surprised when he said that. But she couldn't allow herself to have pity on that boy. She prepared herself and charged against Jin, but this would be her final attack.
Jin knew exactly what Nina would do because she had done the same against Bryan Fury. In the next minute, she was sliding across the ground and knocked unconscious. Jin was the winner.
Despite all the things she had said, Anna was also happy to see that now Nina was on the losers' side.
-'I knew he was going to win!'-Ling said happily.
-'It will take more than that to beat him.'-Julia agreed.-'I need to speak to him…where did he go?'
Once again, Jin Kazama was mysteriously gone.
