The First Morning Part 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Tekken or any of its characters for they are the property of Namco Bandai. I do own Jae-Hong and he is the property of me and may not be used without my permission.
I've been really busy, so this chapter may seem a bit rushed. But it's a stepping stone to the bigger plot that's about to unfold.
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At the Diner
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A few blocks away from the campus stood a clean Diner, well known for its good service and management. This place was also notorious for having several fights start in it, but somehow usually ending outside it with no damage to the actual diner itself. Because of this the Diner has gotten some popularity, people like to look outside while they eat, watching people beat each other up. It's really adds to the Diner's entertainment value.
That and people liked to tape the fights and post them on YouTube...
Today, they had some special guests, Bryan Fury was chewing on his bloody steak he ordered, Ling was eating a well balanced breakfast, Steve fox was ordering, and Kazuya and Julia had just stepped in the Diner.
Julia looked around and saw that there was a nice seat next to the window vacant, she glanced at Kazuya who shrugged slowly saying 'Why not?' and sat down with her. They waited a few minutes, observing their surroundings before facing each other and starting a conversation.
"So..." Julia began, "You seemed in a hurry to get out of your dorm room. Did something happen in there?" She asked, trying not to overstep any boundaries Kazuya may have.
Kazuya merely sighed, "I had to escape the ignorance. Try being paired with two blundering idiots and a man that wants to ruin you." He joked, though his tone made it a little dry. Regardless, he made her smile.
Julia decided it was her turn again, "And who exactly are the blundering idiots?" She asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Kazuya took one glance at the window, "The blonde one is one of them." He told her. Julia looked outside and saw that Paul was in the middle of a fight with Feng Wei.
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Outside the Diner
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Outside the diner, people were gathering around the two fighters, some placing bets others recording it on their phones and cameras. Feng was staring intently at the man before him, slowly easing towards him to get into a better striking distance. He noticed Paul was strong, but he lacked discipline, which was why he was going to lose.
Quickly, Feng thrust his shoulder against Paul, making him stagger back. Taking advantage of this, Feng swept Paul's feet from under him, knocking the American to the ground.
Paul cursed as his back landed against the hard concrete, but then regained his focus when he saw Feng's foot coming down towards him. Smirking, Paul rose his foot to intercept the kick and used his other foot to kick at Feng's balancing foot, making the Kenpo master fall into a split. This didn't hurt Feng, but it did place him in a bad position for Paul.
The blonde biker reared his fist back, readying himself to punch Feng's lights out. But as Paul threw his fist forward, he noticed the target was no longer there. Suddenly, he felt a jolting pain in his chest, Feng had used his death palm technique. Paul crumbled to the ground, barely conscious. Feng didn't even spare Paul a glance, he just walked by him as if he were never there. He had more important things to do than get into a pointless fight with somebody just because he bumped into them.
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Back in the diner
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"Heh, serves that idiot right." Kazuya mocked, taking a drink of his coffee. Julia merely sighed and muttered, "What's wrong with you boys?"
A moment late, the waitress came with their breakfast and the two began to feast.
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Heihachi's office
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In the principle's office, a man with white hair stood in front of the desk, watching the principle of the school sit quietly. The ruler of the school, Heihachi Mishima, seemed to be cogitating on the subject at hand before breaking the silence.
"You know why I called you here right?" He asked in an old, gruff voice. The silver haired man only nodded with a grim look on his face. The room was deadly silent and the room lit with a sunset hue.
"Good... In that case spread the word!" Heihachi exclaimed, showing excitement and anticipation. To call Lee confused would be a serious understatement.
"Huh?" Was all he could say in response.
Heihachi smiled, "I've seen so many diverse students, so many trouble makers. All they do is beat each other up without thinking of consequence. So I ponder it and a great idea hit me (pardon the pun). Why don't we have a competition just to give the students a chance to fight each other and settle old scores without having to go through the boring expulsion procedures?" Heihachi told Lee, who was starting to like the idea himself.
"Right away sir!" He responded and left immediately. Heihachi smiled a strange smile, "Good..."
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The college courtyard
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Kim had finally made it down the staircase, and made his way through the front doors. He didn't trust elevators; he always had nightmares about being trapped in them and forced to listen to the horrifying easy listening music. He hated having that dream.
As Jae-Hong walked down the staircase, he noticed that a girl was in the grass, kicking and flipping in a circular motion. It was that beautiful woman from before, the one who smiled at him. Almost instinctively, Kim suddenly started walking over there, not even knowing what he was going to say to her.
Christie was listening to her mp3 player as she performed her Capoeira moves. She was listening to a sped up remixed version of a traditional song. Christie was wearing blue jeans, a green belly-shirt and sneakers. Monteiro moved gracefully through the grass like poetry, her hair flowing in the wind as if it were one with nature.
Jae-Hong continued his advance, awed by her beauty. He got closer... and closer... and closer... and got too close...
And got kicked in the head by accident...
"Oh my!" Christie blurted as she turned off her MP3 player, and ran towards her unfortunate victim. Jae-Hong was kicked pretty hard because he was unprepared; he fell to the ground rubbing his cheek.
"Ow..." Jae-Hong exhaled, a little glad that he got knocked back into reality. He then looked at who kicked him, and grew even happier.
"Are you alright?" Christie asked with concern in her eyes. Christie then recalled that this was the same guy who almost got in a fight with Craig.
"Yeah, I'm fine..." Jae-Hong answered in English, blushing all the while, "I'm... Kim Jae-Hong and your name is?" He asked, smiling at the beautiful before him, who was smiling back at him. Jae-Hong was nervous, though he was doing his best to hide it in his voice, his arm pits were starting to sweat a little making curse mentally.
"Christie, Christie Monteiro. So what brings you out here Kim?" Christie asked, placing her hands on her hips. She kind of liked Jae-Hong already, he seemed much more open than Eddy, though he was cute, he was so uptight.
"I wanted some fresh air, why are you out so early?" Kim asked back, hoping she was alone.
"Ah, I just felt like getting some exercise before Eddy took me to the club." She replied, making Jae-Hong raise an eyebrow.
"The⦠club? What club?" He asked, hoping it wasn't one of 'those clubs'.
Kim's lack of knowledge kind of surprised Christie, how could he not have heard of Club Bailar? "You know, Club Bailar it's just a little ways away from here. You should-"
"Christie!" A voice called out, causing the two to look in his direction. The voice belonged to a man with tan skin, dreads, a black jersey and dark blue jeans. "It's time to go." He told her.
Christie nodded and left for the parking garage, Kim staring at her leaving figure all the while until he noticed Eddy was staring at him. "What?" He asked in Korean, not really caring that much if he understood him or not. Eddy folded his arms, "Don't get any ideas man." He told him with a joking smile and followed suit.
Kim cracked his neck a few times, suddenly having the feeling to go out dancing.
To be cont.
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Preview: Kazuya wraps up his date with Julia, King and Marduk confront each other once again, and Kim starts to pursue Christie and ends up having a breakdance battle against Eddy Gordo.
Next Chapter: B-boy Jindo
