Declaimer: I only own Reiko.

Note: Surprised that some of you are still reading this,lol. Also, I want to say thank for continuing to read this fic. I also want to thanks to some of you for suggestions for the plot. You really don't know how much I appreciate that. If you have any more suggestions, feel free to tell me. Anything that'll help me end this,lol.

The argument that Nina and DJ had nearly an hour ago was really driving at her nerves. She didn't have time to waste with just thinking, she needed to do something about this quickly. She couldn't help but continue to waste more time with thoughts racing through her mind. She had to come with a plan soon. She needed to fix this situation before it got out of hand. No, it was out a hand the moment she allowed that devil into her home...

Biting the tip of her thumb, she pressed her back from off the hall and left the room, only to be greeted by Lars. Since she needed to speak with him from the start, she figured she wouldn't waste the little time she possibly had on her hands.

"Lars, I need to talk to you about something…"

"Yes…I already know what it's about…" He spoke in a low tone. There was obvious worry in his voice.

"Are you okay?"

"No…I'm not okay, Nina. I'm worried about you, you know…"

"There's nothing to be worried about Lars. You're overacting."

"I'm overacting? Then tell me Nina, should I just stand around and let you get caught in between Jin and the demon inside of him? Reiko's told me everything! About the accident, about you no longer being human…it's…it's all just confusing! Why let yourself get into this predicament?"

Nina calmly stared at the blonde. It was almost as if this was a daily conversation with him.

"I already told you why. Besides, if it weren't for me, you'd be six feet under right about now. Did you forget that DJ was going to kill you? Obviously you did. I have this situation under control Lars, so stop worrying. I know what I'm doing."

"…Do you?" His eyes held such intensity that she had never seen before..

"Because I believe that you don't…He's using you, I hope you realize that. Using you for his own self-gratification! And you just go along with it?" Lars exasperated with his arms out widely. As amused as she wanted to feel, she felt a knot in her stomach just from seeing his reaction. She didn't know what it meant, but only shrugged it off.

"No one is using me. Not anymore…" After hearing her speak, Lars suddenly became confused.

"What are you saying Nina…?"

She sighed inwardly and shook her head. "It's...it's nothing, forget about it..."

There was an awkward silence as each of them waited for the other to say something. Nina decided to just speak instead of just staring at the tall man.

"Tell me, why do you even care what happens to me anyway?"

His brows began to knit together as he stared down at her. Why would she ask him that? Of course he cared! He saw her as a friend...in some sort of way. And seeing her get caught up in all of the drama that was going on was disheartening to him.

"I don't want to see you get hurt Nina…"

"A little too late for that one. It doesn't matter at this rate, because there just some things that a woman has to do."

"You aren't seriously thinking about confronting him again, are you? A short-tempered man like him won't be as merciful next time, Nina…"

"Exactly. And he thinks it so amusing when it's me who's annoyed. But I'm going to give him a taste of his own medicine. Let's see how he feels when I'm the one who's toying with his emotions…" Nina began to smirk cruelly on the thought alone. The thought alone pleased her, but at the same time...

"But…what if he tries to kill you…?" The worry in his eyes became even more evident as he waited for her reply. Nina almost laughed because of his concern for her, but she kept her face stoic.

"You worry too much. He's not going to kill me. He's had several chances to do so, and has he done it yet? No."

"But still…" Lars began to look even more dismayed than before, if that was even possible. He looked so pathetic right now to Nina. She never thought that he'd be so soft.

"Like I said, I'll handle it. Besides…I need a break…I'm not…feeling so well…I need to be alone for a while."

Nina pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed deeply. She lightly brushed past Lars and slowly walked down the hall. She suddenly stopped for a moment, never turning her back as he stared.

"…Thanks…"

Wait, did he hear her correctly?

Nina Williams, the cold blooded assassin, was thanking him?

He didn't even know why!

"For what?"

He sounded completely dumbfounded, which is what she expected. She wasn't going to explain why. She knew he'd figure it out own his own sometime. She shook her head and replied lightly,

"Nothing…"

Nina continued to walk and said nothing else. Lars silently watched her leave. Despite the fact that she told him not to worry, he couldn't help but not listen to her. He feared that things were going to get a lot worse for her soon…

She sat in the bathroom in her room with her eyes focused on the marbled floor. There were so many things rushing through her mind at the moment.

What will you do? Do you love Jin that badly?

Who do you love more Nina?

DJ's voice endlessly repeated in her head, it was driving her up the walls! Why did he have to ask such a thing? It was evident that she cared dearly about them both. They were the same person, whether the other refuse to believe it or not. But she wasn't going to let DJ push her around and manipulate her.

What also worried her, her the safety of Lars. Lately, he's gotten awfully concerned for her and she was more than sure that DJ caught on to him. The last thing she wanted to happen was to receive news that Lars was murdered because he was getting to close to his boss's prized possession.

"He's only making things more complicated…I can't have him risking his life for me. Why does he have to be annoyingly concerned about me?"

She ran her pale hand through her long blonde hair and sighed. She cared about Lars, but him getting in involved in her feud with Jin and his counterpart was extremely deadly. She couldn't risk anymore people dying because of her actions!

'I'll just push him away and tell him to worry about himself. Knowing him, he won't get the hint until it's too late…'

She thought in her mind. All of the stress that was piling high on her shoulders wasn't helping at all. She suddenly felt a wave of nauseousness take over her.

I guess you don't care about Jin, do you? Otherwise, you wouldn't walk off

Nina tried to shake away the thought, but to no avail did they leave.

Change is nice, but you've stepped beyond that boundary when you gave yourself up to the devil…

So much hostility…I can't wait to devour you…

There is no love in this relationship. What made you think that there ever was?

He's using you, I hope you realize that. Using you for his own self-gratification! And you just go along with it!

He's using you!

USING YOU!

That's right, there wasn't any love. None and yet…she felt that there was. She wasn't so sure about being used. She didn't know what to think at the moment. Why did his words sting so much? After all, there wasn't any love in their relationship, right?

You blindly put yourself into this predicament. All because you have feelings for Jin.

For Jin.

That was her original plan; to do this all for him. Her plan seemed to be backfiring, and she didn't like that in the least. But if Jin cared, why didn't he fight back? More importantly...

WHY DIDN'T HE FIGHT BACK FOR HER?

That was it. That's all it took to make her finally puke in the toilet. After she finished, she silently flushed it away and went to the sink. She turned on the faucet and began to wash her face with cold water.

Slowly staring up, she stared into the mirror above the sink. She stared at her pale face as droplets of water ran down her face. Her intense blue eyes stared right back at her in such an empty fashion. This is who she was now. She was no longer the Nina that Jin loved so much. She wasn't the Nina who lived the life of a human. She belonged to DJ, whether she wanted to or not. It was all to prevent Lars from being killed. It was all to keep Jin alive for that matter. It was all because...she loved them.

"You're a fool, Nina Williams…" She uttered coldly to her reflection. She gripped the corners of the sink tightly and continued to stare at herself.

'You got yourself into this, and you don't even know how to get out of it. No matter what's said and done, your feelings for them will never change. Never.'

She could hear her voice speaking menacingly to her.

She didn't like it.

She didn't like it one bit.

Why was this all happening to her?

What could she do to prevent Jin's existence from being wiped from existence?

What could she do to change DJ's mind?

What could she do?

What?

"There's nothing you can do, Nina...nothing..."

The mirror shattered before her the moment her fist violently collided into it, causing glass pieces to shatter everywhere. She removed her unharmed fist from the broken mirror, and became weak in the knees. She found herself slumping to the cold marble ground, tears flowed from her eyes as she silently hung her head...

It was short, but I'm trying not to over-think with the plot and all. I need to fix a couple of things with this fic, but I'm too lazy...go figure.:/ Anyway, thesentences that were going on in Nina's head came from previous chapters. Just thought I should point that out to those who won't catch on to that.

There's no telling when I'll update again. I'm taking my time, because I'm not into Tekken as I used to be. Once again, it's because of the batshit insane fantards in the fandom. I'm not letting them discourage me, don't get me wrong.

Oh yeah, and I know Nina's OOC. She was OOC since chapter one, mind you lol. The stress she's dealing isn't helping her at all. Besides, now that she's a demon, she struggles with her emotions. I'm not sure how many stories out there even portray her emotional side. She doesn't have to be poker-faced and apathetic in every fic you know.;)

Until next time, stay safe and take care!