His Obsession: Chapter 5
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Hollow seem the stars in the sky,
where my dreams they seem to follow.
Shadows in the walls of my mind,
and these thoughts that seem so shallow.
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Seriously, someone up there must not like her.
That's the only thought Julia could come up with as she lay on the floor of her living room, looking up at the ceiling with a grimacing face that most definitely read 'Why me?'
First she induced one too many adult beverages, resulting in one hell of a hangover. And then, an insufferable cold is inflicted upon her. And now... it was that time of the month. Thats right, major crampage. How she wanted to die. And not to mention, she was suffering from one hell of a heartache.
Because of him.
What an asshole, she thought for what seemed like the hundredth time. Of course she always did think he was an asshole, but those were for different reasons. Being that he was arrogant, cocky, annoying, self-absorbed.. those words kind of meant the same thing.
But still. He was what he was.
And he seduced me! Julia thought heatedly. Well okay, maybe he didn't drug her, or take advantage of her, or try to get her to have sex with him, but he was definitely showing some interest. If he hadn't, why would he keep coming around?
And then he had to go and get with some other chick, whom he probably had been with for awhile now. Who was she kidding? She was more angry at herself than him, anyways. He had no reason to feel guilty. It wasn't like they were dating, afterall. He was not committed to her and vice versa. So why should he be tied down because of her? Nope, he could pursue whoever he wanted.
It just hurt to know he could be with her one minute, and another woman the next. She actually thought for a moment that she could begin to like him in a more-than-friends way. He was good company when he wanted to be, and he was very handsome to say the least.
And not only that, but now she had to handle the wrath of the one person that could coax anything and everything out of her with those big innocent brown eyes of hers.
Xiaoyu.
"Julia!" The too familiar voice rang out through her empty apartment; with a note of perkiness, much to Julia's displeasure. Really, could the girl ever be unhappy?
"In here." Julia said, her voice sounding slightly hoarse. She heard the clicking of heels on the floor, and then an abrupt halt in front of her head.
"Oh no..." She heard her murmur. Julia couldn't see her face, because she was on the floor, now lying on her side, but she did have a clear view of the pink stiletto heels that were tapping impatiently by her head, creating quite the migrane. "Oh, this will not do."
Julia mentally rolled her eyes, sighing and then proceed to look up into the thoughtful eyes of her friend Ling. Whom at the moment had rudely interrupted her current state of mind. Before the words even left her mouth, she knew what she was in for.
"You've been moping on that carpet all day, girl. And that just won't do!" Ling paused and then jumped up and down excitedly, grabbing Julia's arm and pulling her up. "I know what will cheer you up! Shopping! Well, it does to me, anyway."
"But Xiaoyu, I'm short on cash at the moment." Julia replied dully.
"No matter, it's all on me today." She smiled and then pushed Julia towards the bathroom. "Now get dressed so we can leave."
Julia groaned and obeyed, coming out soon thereafter in a pair of faded jeans and a casual gray sweater, her hair up in a sloppy bun, glasses intact. Xiaoyu was going to suggest looking a little more alive, but one look from the native girl and she shut her mouth.
The weather was not quite as agreeable that day, it was cold and windy. Luckily the two girls made it to the mall without freezing to death. Xiaoyu had a knack for shopping, and anyone that knew her well enough knew it was suicide to go shopping with her; she never quit.
But much to Julia's pleasure, Xiaoyu had lost interest in the stores after about an hour and settled for a more desirable area; the food court. Now that Julia could get used to. They both grabbed themselves something to eat and sat down.
Only Julia didn't even get to take a bite of her french fry.
"Okay! Times up, Jules. I wanna know exactly what is going on with you." Xiaoyu said in a serious tone that made her wonder if it really was in fact Ling she was talking to. She looked up at her friend aghast, and completely dumbfounded.
"What?"
"Don't 'what' me!" Ling said while waving her finger at her friend. "You've had this faraway look on you for the past couple days, you hardly have spoken a word, and you've been moping around your house like a lost puppy. Now tell me what happened."
Okay, so maybe she had underestimated Ling. A lot. She was looking at Julia with pure determination. Knowing she wouldn't settle for anything but the truth, she decided to let it go.
"Okay fine. I called Hwoarang the other day-"
"I knew it!" Xiaoyu exploded. "What did that two timing carrot top to do you huh? I swear if he hurt you I'll-"
"Ling!" Julia hissed. "Be quiet, people will hear you!"
"I don't care!" Xiaoyu bellowed, before looking around nervously and then talking in a hushed whisper. "Come on Jules, spill."
Julia sighed, "He didn't do anything, Ling. Promise." At her friends nonbelieving glance she continued. "I called him the other day, the day you and Jin went to that club.. I was bored, and figured I'd just see what he was up to. He was being nicer to me than usual, afterall. Anyway, instead of him picking up, it was Nina. You know, the blonde chick from the tournament?"
"That slutty girl?" Xiaoyu asked distastefully.
Julia shrugged, "Nina Williams. Yeah well, she didn't say why she was there, but I know why.." Xiaoyu noticed how her usual bright brown eyes became cloudy and she looked torn.
"So you did like him, didn't you?" Ling asked curiously.
"Yes." Julia sighed, "But I don't want any 'I told you so' either."
"I wasn't going to." Xiaoyu said softly. "But you can't just assume these things until you have the facts. And if it is true, well, hey there's plenty of other fish in the sea. But if it isn't true Jules, and it might not be, maybe you should go for it, seeing as you like him and all."
Julia shrugged, "If Nina and him have a thing, I don't want to be in the middle of it."
Ling sighed, hating the way her friend looked so sad. "Julia, I hate seeing you like this. Are you really going to let some red haired idiot ruin your mood? Forget about him, men are stupid anyways." She paused. "I know! You should form a plan to pay him back for what he did."
Julia raised a brow, clearly not liking the direction the conversation was heading. She could practically hear the sirens going off in her head. "I know I'm going to regret this, but how do you suggest that?"
"Date other people, of course!" Xiaoyu said, like it was the most perfect solution in the world.
"Eh..." Julia looked at her nervously. "I don't date much, really."
"Hmm..." Xiaoyu said thoughtfully. "Actually, you don't even have to date. Just pretend to date a guy, Hwoarang will find out and get super jealous, and you'll have him chasing after you in no time. And if you get lucky, maybe you'll meet a great guy - much better than this Hwoarang - and you'll forget all about him." She didn't even allow Julia to interrupt.
"Now... who to start with." Xiaoyu murmured, looking around the mall casually, trying to spot someone perfect to go out with her Julia.
Julia only groaned, at a loss for words by this moment, and hid her face in her hands. Not only was Xiaoyu going to set her up with a 'boyfriend' from hell, but they were going to be at the mall, no less. Wonderful.
"Aha!" She heard Ling cry happily, and before Julia could protest, Ling had grabbed her by the arm and ushered her through a crowd of shoppers, into the arms of...
"Steve?!" Julia burst out, looking at her friend with now looked to be newfound rage. "You expect me to... with.. him?! No way!"
Xiaoyu sighed, "Oh come on, he's not that bad. Actually, he's pretty hott. And he does have one cute butt." She winked, making Julia roll her eyes dramatically.
"Uh...." Steve interjected, now quite confused. "You expect her to what with me, exactly?"
"Well, here's the deal Ste-"
Julia slapped her hand over Ling's mouth, cutting off her sentence quickly. "Absolutely nothing, Steve." She said hurriedly. "Ling's just not feeling well right now, she doesn't know what she's talking about."
Xiaoyu peeled Julia's fingers from her mouth, throwing her a short glare, before grabbed ahold of Steve's arm and ushering him a little ways away from a now murderous Julia, whom was just itching to cut off a certain somebody's air supply.
"You see there Steve, Julia here has a little problem, and we were wondering if you could help us." Xiaoyu explained, turning around and giving Julia a sickly sweet smile for good measure.
"What kind of problem?" Steve asked curiously.
"Well, she kind of needs a guy...."
"You mean sex?" Steve interrupted.
Xiaoyu shook her head quickly, "No!" Noticing the disappointment flicker in his eyes, she continued at a faster pace. "She's angry at this guy, you see. And I thought of a plan to get him back. We're going to need some help, though. And you're the guy we came to."
And so, Ling explained the thorough, ingenious plan to a dumbfounded, yet intrigued Steve. After much persuasion, she got him to agree to the deal. He was to pretend to be Julia's boyfriend, to make this mystery man jealous. He wasn't really fond of the idea, but he decided he owed Julia enough, anyways.
With a wave goodbye, and on Steve's part a kiss on the hand to Julia, he sauntered away while a blushing Julia took in all the information given to her in that past half hour. The only words she could utter were Oh. My. God.
Xiaoyu was so going to pay.. once she got the feeling back in her legs.
A/N: I actually had this finished awhile go, but had to wait for to get off read-only mode. Blah. But one good thing is I've got half of the next chapter already written so it'll be posted quicker than usual. I apologize if this chapter isn't quite up to its standards, I kind of rushed through it. Meh. No Hwoarang either, sowwie. Next chap, I promise ;) On a completely different note, I was wondering if anyone would possibly be interested in me writing another Tekken fic? My muse is doing wonders for me right now, really. Any sort of Julia pairing.. I was just wondering if you guys had any ideas or if you think its a good idea. (Don't worry, this fic will still be my first priority, heh.)
Anyway. Thank you guys for your generous feedback! Thanks for the congrats as well, the lil one is a boy - his name is Christian. He's spoiled rotten and looks just like his daddy, hehe. I can get really busy on whim so I apologize if you don't hear from me in awhile - if you get curious just drop me an email and I'll try to get back to you asap.
-Kris