Hello all! I'm back with a new chapter! Thanks so much for the reviews, I truly appreciate them! I'll continue posting chapters regularly now since I've finally acclimated to my new schedule. Hope you enjoy this chapter!:)

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After indulging in a quick lunch of take out from a local restaurant, Nina finally felt satiated and focused enough to go home and read through a few pages of the contract given to her by Jin. She sat in her bed Indian style, dressed comfortably in a white floral silk robe, while closely reading the pages. There were a few things she had questions about that she would have to bring up to him. For instance: Employees must sign a waiver to agree to constant surveillance when within the Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters and other owned properties. 'Well maybe it's just a security measure…I hate the feeling of being waitched constantly,' she thought suspiciously. She highlighted the sentence and moved on. Something else caught her attention: Employees must carry company phones and have them on and in their possession at all times. All phones are embedded with advanced tracking technology. Nina shook her head at this and highlighted it as well. 'Constant surveillance and stalking? Am I going to be his prisoner?'

Her cell phone rang, and without hesitation she reached for it and answered it casually, "Hello?"

"Oh, you finally answered your phone. How nice. I was beginning to think you were dead, dear sister," the voice said.

Nina's eyes rolled so far back into her head that she went temporarily blind for a moment. This was a grave mistake that she would surely regret. She definitely had to get rid of this damned phone. She remained silent, not really having anything to say at the moment.

"So, I see you're in Japan now. Why didn't you tell me earlier? You know it's part of our little agreement," Anna spoke.

"Don't tell me you tracked my phone and you're here as well…in the same city," Nina spoke in a dull tone of annoyance.

"Why of course I am, dear. I really thought you were dead, so I figured I'd at least claim your body," she laughed.

Nina held the phone away from her ear momentarily to spare her ears from her younger sibling's voice. "What do you want, Anna? I told you to stop following me," she said in annoyance.

"I'll follow you to the end of the Earth if I'm able," Anna said. "What are you doing tonight, Nina?" she asked playfully.

The blonde sighed heavily. 'Please, don't you dare say it, you bitch, not tonight!' she thought. "I'm busy," she replied curtly.

"Liar! Upon our agreement, I'm calling for a truce night. You owe me this, sister," she suggested.

Anything but a truce night, especially since she wasn't in the mood tonight…or any night for that matter. "No, I'm not in the mood and I said I'm busy!" she snapped angrily.

"If you don't, I'll never stop following you!"

"Get a life will you!"

"What's so bad about having a drink with your sister, Nina? You're such a bitch to me!" she whined.

Nina shook her head and cradled her face in her palm. "Fine," she reluctantly agreed. "What time and where?"

"I'll text you the location…you're going to love this place," she laughed. "Don't stand me up," she warned before hanging up.

She definitely wasn't looking forward to this. No matter how long they went without seeing each other, Nina never felt the urge to go out of her way to track Anna down. Anna, however, always wanted to know what her next move was, it was annoying. Whatever she did, she had to make sure she kept her lips sealed about her current affairs. 'She better not be up to her old tricks again…just one drink and I'm leaving,' she thought, now distracted from reviewing her contract.

Anna lied. This definitely wasn't the type of place she'd enjoy, in fact, she didn't think she'd ever like a place like this. This place was loud, but at least it wasn't overcrowded, probably due to the DJ spinning records from three decades ago. A nice lounge with a quieter ambience would've suited her perfectly. Despite the uppity façade Anna always projected, she knew she was more of a wild child than she let on to be. Despite her disapproval of her enviroment, Nina grinned and bared it. She was glad that she didn't get overly primped for this occasion. Her hair was pulled into her classic ponytail and she wore a black leather halter top with matching skin tight leather pants. She looked up when her sister arrived back to the booth they were sitting in.

Anna sashayed and danced over to the booth with her second drink in hand. Of course she was overdressed, wearing a tight, short, red tube dress with fishnet tights and red heels. She slid into the booth and crossed her legs. "Still on the same drink, are we? You're no fun!" she teased as she drank her vodka tonic from her glass.

Nina ordered her usual glass of scotch. She wasn't there to become inebriated, she was just there to keep her word on their truce and leave. She looked around and noticed only a few people dancing to what sounded like 80s music. 'I can't believe she dragged me here…so embarrassing.' She shook her head and took another sip of her scotch.

Her sister's silent, reticent behavior didn't go unnoticed. Getting Nina to have fun was like pulling teeth, but she still tried. "Still drinking scotch after all these years?" she asked in amusment. "You seriously only like that drink because it's all you saw father drinking when we were younger," Anna bit out, bitterly.

The silent assassin took another sip and ignored her sister's feeble attempts to anger her. 'If she keeps this up, this night will be much shorter than even I anticipated.' She smirked slightly at the thought.

Her wall was still up, but she'd get through sooner or later. "You know, as I was getting ready, I saw an interesting news story about some club being shut down because the owner choked on his vomit or something, but some were claiming that he was poisoned by stripper," she rambled on.

Nina rolled her eyes slightly at the story. 'Oh, so she's been in town long enough to hear about that? Great.' She was slightly annoyed now.

"Can you imagine? Poisoned by a stripper?" she laughed obnoxiously. "They said she called herself "Angel"…how cute is that?" Anna's voice dripped with sarcasm as she smirked. She finished her drink and pushed it aside. She propped her elbow on the table and rested her palm on her cheek. "What would father think if he were alive to see his "little angel" shaking her tits on stage? That was always his favorite nickname for you wasn't it, Nina?" she laughed mockingly.

Nina finished her drink and slapped the glass down on the table. Her eyes darkened as she glared coldly across the table at the brunette. "Keep it up, Anna, and you're going to have a bad time," she threatened angrily. She was moments away from smashing the glass upside her head, disregarding their temporary truce.

"Oh, there she is!" Anna said with delight. "I was beginning to think you were completely dead inside. Now that you've shown some type of emotion maybe we can finally have some fun," Anna smiled. She skimmed the room and saw her next victims. "I'm going to get us more drinks," she said suggestively.

Nina exhaled heavily as Anna got up from the table and waltzed towards a table full of men. She closed her eyes and shook her head. She couldn't believe she allowed Anna to get under her skin like that, but then again Anna knew how to press her buttons just like she knew how to press hers. Nina glanced down at her phone to check the time, it was almost ten. She wanted to leave soon, she had another meeting with Jin and she wanted to be well rested. Her attention fell upon Anna when she returned with more drinks. 'She can't be serious…' Nina thought with a small sigh.

Anna walked over with two shots of tequila. "Look what I have," she said in a sing-song voice. "Our friends over there said they'll keep them coming as long as we keep them entertained." She looked over to the table of men who were grinning and waving at the two beauties.

"I'm not taking shots with you, Anna," she rejected with a frown. Her sister was planning on having more fun than she was in the mood for tonight.

"What a bore! You'll never get a man acting so frigid all the time, " Anna teased. "When was the last time you even got laid?" she asked with interest, leaning in closer to hear her answer.

Nina folded her arms across her chest and glared at her younger sister. "You're awfully nosy tonight."

"I'm just interested in the well being of my favorite person in the world," the brunette joked. "Besides, what are you doing in Japan anyway? You did your little job so why are you still here?" she inquired.

"I like it here," Nina said with a feigned small smile.

"Really now?" she pried with interest. "Why don't I believe you?"

"Why would I lie to you, dear sister?" she replied with a smirk. They were locked into a staring contest for a moment before they were interrupted.

One of Anna's new "friends" walked up to the table and began attempting to make conversation with them. "So, which one of you beautiful ladies would like to dance with me?" he asked, grinning like a mad fool.

Nina smirked again and looked at Anna. "Looks like you better give them some entertainment," she suggested. There was no way in hell that she was going to waste her time consorting with drunken bar flies.

Of course she knew Nina wasn't going to humor their new acquaintances, so she was on her own, as usual. "Well, the least you can do is take this shot with me!" Anna snapped crankily while grabbing her glass.

Nina rolled her eyes and grabbed the glass before they both took the shot in unison. She ignored the burn of the liquor and watched as her sister danced provocatively with the man to some terrible 80s snyth music along with some other rhythm-less fools flailing about on the dance floor. After dancing for a few songs, they went to the bar where they both took another shot. 'Idiot!' Nina thought as she watched her sister. 'She can't be that stupid…he's clearly trying to get her drunk enough to go home with him, but that's none of my business.' She should just leave her there and go home, but she would mentally kick herself about it all night and she didn't want that keeping her up. She cradled her face in her palm and shook her head again. Anna was always a burden on her life.

After a few more songs played, Nina grew impatient and decided that it was really time to go. She scanned the room and saw that Anna was now seated with the man, laughing flirtatiously and loudly at whatever joke was made. There was no joke in the world that funny for her to be laughing like that. It was obvious that she had indulged in more drinks when she wasn't looking. Nina got up and walked over to the table and grabbed Anna by her wrist. "Nina, let go of me!" she protested.

Nina took a good look at Anna and shook her head. She was very flushed and her eyes were glassy. She was definitely drunk. "Get up, we're leaving. I have to get up early," she stated firmly. After much tugging, she was finally able to get the brunette on her feet. In a move she didn't expect, Anna grabbed her by her hand and began dancing around to some song that had started playing. "Anna!" Nina grunted in annoyance.

Anna began dancing around to an old song that she loved. Nina kept trying to pull her from the dance floor, but Anna successfully grabbed onto her wrists and began swiveling her hips around to the song. "Nina! This is our song!" she shouted happily over the music. "Don't you remember? Remember?" Anna asked.

Nina had no recollection of liking this song…ever. What was she talking about? Anna still attempted to dance with her, spinning her around with her and gyrating to the beat, despite her resistance. The table of men looked at them as if they were amused by their tiff on the dance floor. She shook her head. "I don't remember…now let's get out of here, you're drunk," she urged. After this night, she was so done with Anna and her antics.

Anna looked disappointed for a moment. "Nina! You had this record…we used to listen to it all the time when we were home alone," Anna kept talking, desperately trying to trigger an old memory within her sister. "Remember I accidently broke it and you were mad at me for weeks? I know you remember that," she added with a little laugh. She looked into her sister's eyes as if she were desperately searching for something.

Nina stared at her blankly, trying to make sense of what she was telling her. She took a moment to listen to the song, but despite her efforts she couldn't recall anything. It was hard for her to remember things on command. She shook her head again, sadly disappointed with herself for being unable to remember much from her previous life. She shrugged. "Sorry, I can't-" Nina was cut short when it looked like Anna was going to vomit. "Anna! Don't!" she cried out.

It was too late, Anna puked onto the dance floor. "Oh god…" she groaned as she clamped her hand over her mouth.

"For fucks sake, Anna!" she exclaimed, grossed out by the vomit on her shoes. Nina, despite her disgust and embarassment, quickly ushered her sister out of the club as discreetly as possible, ignoring any onlookers. She had to put her in a cab so that she could get her home.

Once she was able to hail a cab, she loaded Anna in and once inside, she slumped over onto the seat. The cab driver grew worried that she would throw up and stated, "She's too drunk! I can't take her anywhere without an escort."

"Are you joking? She's fine!" Nina said angrily to the cab driver. "Anna? Anna! Tell him where you live! Are in staying at a hotel?" She drilled her with questions, but she only mumbled something incoherent in return.

"Where to, ma'am? If you're not getting in with her, you have to get her out!" the cab driver warned her.

Nina gritted her teeth in annoyance. "Move over!" she snapped at her younger sibling who didn't respond. She pushed Anna over so that she could climb into the cab with her. She reluctantly gave the driver her address. She couldn't wait until this night was over. She was going to give Anna the beating of a lifetime the next time they met on the battlefield.

It was another late night for him, and unfortunately he had found it exceedingly difficult to fall asleep now that he was finally able to lay down in bed. After a few meetings that ended in him being called every name under the sun by the former business associates of the Mishima Zaibatsu under his grandfather's control, he knew he'd have some new enemies to add to the list. He severed ties and cut funding from other companies that the Mishima Zaibatsu was formerly affiliated with. He would need that funding to finance the war he was starting, but of course the board members were greatly offended by his actions and swore that he would pay with his life. It didn't bother him, he had received numerous death threats anonymously and directly on a daily basis. It would be all over once he achieved his true goal.

As the days rolled on, he could hear the voice of the ancient beast reverberating louder in his thoughts, sometimes waking him from his sleep as it beckoned him to release it from its seal. This caused the devil within him to stir even more. He was anxious to come face to face with the great beast, but until that time came he would have to do his best to keep it under control. It would be like killing two birds with one stone. He would rid the world of an ancient evil while finally being able to purge the cursed blood from his body…for good.

Jin wished he could will himself to fall asleep, but there were so many things racing through his mind at the moment that it was driving him wild. He had remembered his second meeting with the fair-haired assassin tomorrow and thought back to their meeting earlier in the day. He didn't show it, but he was extremely relieved that she finally agreed to be his bodyguard. Her presence would hopefully deter many of his pursuers, since her reputation had preceded her, and he could travel more without worrying about being murdered in cold blood. Hiring someone that nearly killed him years ago seemed insane at first, but he was impressed with her skill, even if she was a puppet under Ogre's control. 'Does she even remember that fight we had years ago? She fought with extremely precise and deadly moves, but with no passion behind her skill due to that beast's mental grip over her. Had it not been for my unwavering passion to kill Ogre to avenge my mother…Nina could have overcome me.' He reflected silently as he stared up at his ceiling in his dark room.

It would be strange for him to be working closely with a partner from now on, especially since he had been a loner since his mother died. He never saw the purpose of getting close to anyone after that heartbreak, but now his strong adversion to others as due to his Devil Gene and his fear of hurting and killing anyone who attempted to get near him. Would he have to tell Nina, or would he be able to carefully mask his dark secret from her? 'I can't let her know…she'll leave. Hopefully, she'll never have to find out…I'll have to do my best to control it,' Jin vowed to himself. He glanced at the clock on his nightstand and the bright neon green numbers indicated that it was well past midnight. He would need the aid of sleeping pills to help put him down for the night. It was a cheap way to guarantee sleep, but it was better than tossing and turning all night with the deep feeling of malaise keeping him up all night.

It had been one hellish night, and she would have silently seethed all night long whilst wishing death upon the woman lying next to her had it not been for the alcohol in her system making her feel relaxed and drowsy. She had slept at least, but it would have been a hell of a lot more satisfying if she didn't have to babysit the drunkard next to her. She had woken up first, tired with a slight headache, and she looked at the phone and saw that it was a little past 6 a.m. The tired blonde covered her face with her palms. 'Never again…I can't believe this shit!' Nina thought, thoroughly irritated with her sister's behavior last night. She looked over to the brunette in her bed beside her and glared at her angrily as she slept.

She remembered them stumbling into her apartment after the cab ride and they made it back just in time since Anna had to puke again, luckily this time in her toilet. She had only removed Anna's shoes before flopping her down on the bed. Nina had to hide anything that would give her sister any clues concerning her business affairs, such as her laptop and her contract with the Mishima Zaibatsu. Her shoes were ruined, she didn't get enough sleep, and her annoying little sister disgraced her with her presence. This trifecta of problems was enough to put her in a bad mood for the next three days.

Anna finally stirred in her sleep and groaned tiredly as she rolled over in bed with her brown hair tousled all over her head and her makeup smudged under her eyes. Her blue eyes finally fluttered open and she was greeted with another pair of fiercely blue eyes boring into hers. She rubbed her eyes with her hand and yawned. "Nina…what happened last night?" she grumbled in a low voice. She had a hang over, but she usually bounced back quickly from them.

"You got shit-faced…that's what happened!" Nina snapped. "You owe me a new pair of shoes," she added, wasting no time to air out her grievances.

"Oops," Anna said with a tired laugh as she looked up at the angry blonde. "Well, I still had fun, did you?"

"I had fun watching you make a fool out of yourself dancing to that cheesy music," Nina teased with a smirk. She noticed that Anna's expression seemed saddened at the mention of that.

"You really don't remember anything…do you?" Anna asked again, her voice now almost a low whisper. Not all of her sister's memories were bad, but she knew she purposely kept herself from trying to recall much from her past due to that reason.

Nina stared at her for a moment before shrugging her shoulders and averting her gaze from hers. As Anna tried, she always failed in her little venture to help her remember her forgotten past. Sure she was able to recall some major events from her past, but it was the little things that she had completely lost after cryosleep. It was useless to stress herself over it, so she decided to just move on from her former life. There was a surprisingly rare but comforting silence between them as they laid in bed in the dark room just mere moments away from sunrise. It was nice. It could be years, if ever at all, for another moment like this to occur between them.

After a few minutes, Anna finally said, "I miss moments like this," she murmured as she somewhat reminisced about past moments her sister couldn't remember. Too bad it wouldn't last for long. Tiredly, Anna lifted herself up from the bed with another yawn and looked around the room. Small and tasteless were the only words that came to mind to describe the place. "Oh, Nina, is this really where you're living now? Business must be slow for you, no wonder you turned to stripping," Anna poked fun at her once again with a chuckle.

Nina folded her arms and shook her head at her jab. She then smirked, "I only copied a few of your showy dance moves and poses to get them excited," she jested with a ghost of a smile.

"Oh, really? Well you certainly learned from the best," Anna said with a brow raised in amusment. Once she slipped on her shoes, she grabbed her purse to pull out her cellphone to order a cab.

Nina finally got up and intended to start getting ready for her second meeting. Now that Anna was out of her hair she could finally perform her morning routine. She watched Anna open the door, getting ready to embark on her walk of shame, and stared at her for a moment. Now that their night of truce was over, their cease fire was over and they'd resume their warring. They barely got along, and if they did it was only in small doses. "Goodbye, Anna," the blonde said dryly.

Anna spun around once more before leaving and smirked, "It's been fun, but this changes nothing," the brunette said as she walked out and closed the door behind her.

It was finally over, now it was time to get back to business. Her sister had definitely encroached in on her territory, thus throwing her world of routine and order temporarily off balance. At least she was up early enough to make the meeting on time.

By the good graces of the time gods, both of them had arrived for their follow meeting on time, 8 a.m. sharp. Now that they were both in attendance, he had only hoped that it went smoothly. To save time, he had requested for his secretary to bring them the same hot beverages from yesterday along with some other refreshments beforehand. Jin sat in his large leather chair and observed the blonde across from him as she quietly sipped her tea and nibbled from a small crumpet. She seemed to be in a quiet, pensive mood this morning. Perhaps she was feeling a little drowsy like he was. He had probably taken that sleeping pill too late, and being that it was quite potent, he still felt the lingering effects of it. He rested his cheek on his fist and figured he'd practice reading her body language to better understand her. The assassin normally had an impregnable wall up, but it had fell down temporarily as she seemed faraway in thought at present. He would give a penny for her thoughts, but he dared not to disturb her. He remained silent.

That damned Anna. It had started once she showered, continued on in her cab ride to the Mishima Zaibatsu Central Tower, and persisted as she sat in front of Jin. She couldn't get that cheesy song out of her head. Somehow, the more it echoed in her head, the more it seemed recognizable. 'Sometimes I feel I've got run away, I've got to get away from the pain you drive into our being…once I ran to you, now I run from you, this tainted love you've given…' The lyrics and melody of the song invaded her thoughts. A quick flash of herself and a teenaged Anna danced through her mind, spinning around together in a nicely furnished bedroom in their nightgowns. If she tried hard enough, she could remember. For once, it was an old, pleasant memory. Nina smiled to herself, genuinely for the first in a long time.

The raven haired man was nearly taken aback by the smile gracing the blonde's features. It made him even more curious about her. He smirked at her in interest, but quickly tried to conceal his amused look as the woman finally turned her attention to him. It was as if she had finally decided to acknowlegde him after they had initially greeted each other. Before he could open his mouth to speak, she beat him to it.

After setting her teacup down and finishing her crumpet, she decided to get down to business. "I've signed your contract, but I have a few inquiries about these waivers I must sign," she mentioned as she flipped to the page of interest. "All employees are subject to being watched and followed at all times?" she asked as she shot her gaze up to meet his.

He didn't understand why that was a problem. It was standard practice. "It shouldn't concern you if you have nothing to hide," he replied bluntly.

Nina raised a brow. "I don't, it just seems weird. Are there cameras in your office?"

"No, only outside of my door," he answered calmly. He had a just reason to maintain his privacy. "Anything else?"

"And do you constantly watch over everything or does your security team take on that task?" she further pressed.

"I, unfortunately, don't have time for such a miniscule job," he answered as he shook his head. "My security team sends me reports. Anything else?"

Nina locked eyes with him as she tried to make sense of this jumbled mess of a man. That tired, drowsy look in his eyes were the clear workings of a good sleeping pill. His usual lethargic nature seemed more evident, he seemed half dead. Nina shook her head and moved on to her last question. "This last one…"employees are encouraged not to let personal family relationships or otherwise interfere with their duties"...that's a bit much, don't you think?"

"That shouldn't concern you…considering-"

"Considering what?" Nina interrupted with a scowl forming on her face. He was on the brink of over stepping his boundaries with her pretty soon. She wouldn't tolerate that kind of disrespect from anyone. Who the hell did he think he was?

Jin could see the fire igniting in her sapphire eyes. He probably shouldn't have insinuated that. He was very bad at communicating and expressing himself properly at times. He was going to issue his new bodyguard a formal apology until his intercom interrupted him.

"Mr. Kazama!" a woman's voice screeched. A lot of commotion was heard in the background because she didn't let go of the 'talk' button right away.

"What do you want? I'm in a meeting!" he shot at her in annoyance.

" Mr. Kazama…Ka-Kazuya Mishima is here to see you…he already b-broke past the guards and h-he's on his way up!" she stammered nervously in a panicked tone.

Jin sat back into his chair and smirked. This was going to be interesting. 'He finally accepted my invitation to engage in this war with me. This will be the catalyst of it all. It begins now…' Jin thought with smug satisfaction. He had almost forgotten about the blonde woman before him.

Nina had no idea what was going to happen, but somehow she didn't really want to stick around for this chaotic family reunion. Perhaps it was time to go. 'Fucking Kazuya Mishima…that prick!' she thought angrily. The sight of him would sicken her, but somehow she wanted to see what had caused him to become so angry that he would leave from G-Corp to personally harass Jin. Despite their minor discrepancies, Jin was her employer now and once she signed that dotted line his life would be in her hands. The assassin stood up and walked over to join Jin by his side. She reached into her open blazer and gripped the gun behind her back.

Her actions didn't go unnoticed by Jin. He was glad that she was fully onboard and ready for what may come, but he knew his father was only here to give him a verbal beating. However, things could get out of hand really quickly once they were face to face. He smirked as he looked over to Nina and said, "Welcome to the Mishima Zaibatsu, Ms. Williams."

The door burst open as Kazuya kicked the door down and walked into his office with rage filled eyes. His demonic red eye seemed to glow as if he had a hellfire burning within him. "You pitiful, useless, insolent bastard," he shouted crudely to his son. "Who the fuck do you think you are? I will destroy you and everything you stand for!" He calmly strode towards the pair despite his anger.

Jin folded his hands in his lap and let out a low laugh. "Is G Corporation suffering from those lost shares?" he taunted smugly. His latest business moves had hit the airwaves and most of the companies he had bankrupted also had secret affiliations with G Corp, probably unbeknownst to Heihachi. He knew his father would notice a stark difference in his company's stocks.

"What game are you playing, you pathetic whelp?" Kazuya sneered. "I let you have your fun, but now you've crossed into a point of no return. I will end you. G Corp is an enemy you don't want to have…you hear me, boy?!" he yelled as he slammed his fists down onto his desk, causing the surface to crack from the powerful impact. The two Mishimas were locked into an intense staring match until someone broke the silence.

"Are you finished yet?" Nina chimed in. She had other business to attend to, but she wouldn't be able to leave until the maniac in front of them left them in peace.

"Shut your damn mouth, woman!" he instantly snapped at her. Kazuya had completely disregarded the woman standing next to Jin as he entered, mistaking her for another one of his secretaries, but upon closer inspection he knew she wasn't an average paper pusher. His eyes narrowed at her. "You…" he growled at her indignantly. She looked like she hadn't aged a day since she was revived from cryosleep. He folded his arms and looked over to his son and back to the blonde assassin and smirked in amusement. "You're going to send this woman after me again? She will fail miserably to kill me…just like the last time," he said mockingly as he bored his intimidating gaze into her eyes.

Nina could feel the fury boiling over within her as she was faced with an old enemy. He was truly a maliciously cruel man that deserved to die. Her grip tightened on her gun, but she knew the moment she fired at him all hell would break loose within the office. She glanced over at Jin, who was watching her from the corners of his eyes. He shook his head. She knew what he meant. She relaxed her grip on the gun and instead rested her hand on Jin's chair. "Time has taken its toll on you, Kazuya," Nina remarked. She could see his lip curl upwards in annoyance. "Well, at least your suits still look nice," she retorted sarcastically.

Instead of letting her meaningless words bother him, he chuckled. "Hmph, your affiliation with him will get you killed. Surely you can find better work with a more competent employer," he paused as he glared at Jin. "Your talents would be put to better use at G Corp." He didn't know how Jin had come into contact with the assassin, but if he could break them up, he could decrease Jin's chances for survival in the war he was trying to initiate.

Jin shifted in his seat, slightly aggravated that he would try to snatch his newly hired bodyguard away from him right before his eyes. He glared at Kazuya with pure hatred at this point, but he was really waiting to see Nina's reaction. He kept quiet as the blonde and his father stared at each other.

Nina looked Kazuya up and down with nothing but disdain. He was stark raving mad and disillusioned if he ever thought she'd work for him, especially after the permanent damage he inflicted on her life. She laughed softly to herself before glaring at her boss' father while shaking her head before declaring, "I've already pledged my services to Mr. Kazama."

"Hmph, don't say I didn't warn you," he said upon having his offer turned down. He returned his attention to his pitiful offspring and added, "If it's war you want, you will get it. Let's see how well you fare, boy." He smiled smugly before turning away from the duo and leaving the office.

Jin glared at him as he watched his father walk down the hall. He had a clear view since his door had been broken down from its hinges. 'For all that you've done to me…my mother…you will pay,' he thought as he seethed silently. He was snapped from his thoughts when the woman next to him turned his chair towards her and leaned down to meet his gaze. She seemed greatly displeased, her blue eyes were fierce with anger once more. He just stared at her in return.

How the hell did that even happen? His greatest enemy just practically waltzed in with no repercusisons. Where were his forces? Security even? "Your security is quite shitty, Kazama," she said frankly. "Why didn't anyone respond to this immediate threat ASAP?" She drilled him with questions, hoping to get some answers from him.

"No one is allowed on this level without my direct permission. I prefer to have my privacy," he revealed. His privacy was paramount.

"Your privacy will need to be infringed upon if you want to survive. You need more men on watch in the main building. This floor can't be off limits to anyone if-" she was interrupted.

"This floor is off limits to everyone…except you," Jin said candidly. He stood up and she backed away from his chair as he stood to his height. "This is why I need you. I know you don't fully trust me, but I expect you to give me your full loyalty, especially with the price I'm willing to pay for you," Jin stated, finally being straightforward about what he wanted.

Nina folded her arms across her chest and sighed. "I'm at your service, but you better be willing to make some changes," she suggested.

Jin nodded his head and wondered how her presence would have an impact on his life from this point forth. He was surprisingly interested in how they would get along considering their somewhat rocky start.

Phew! I hope this wasn't too long! There's plenty more to come...I just need to decide where to place the chapter breaks in my document. Oh BTW, the song was Tainted Love by Soft Cell (I was obsessed with listening to it over the summer lol).

P.S. Did anyone see that new trailer? Wasn't it amazing? I can't wait to play T7! I'm so happy Nina has a major role! R&R