It has been hours since Nina last heard from Raven. She knows Raven is totally capable of finding him. She is hopeful that Dr. Bosconovitch is able to repair Alisa. Without Alisa, it will be difficult to find Kazama. Nina sat behind her desk with her chair facing the large glass window. She blankly stared through the glass with her elbow resting on the arm of the chair and hand under her cheek.

Suddenly the phone rang. Nina instantly shifted her chair to her desk and answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Ms. Williams."

"Give me the 411, Raven."

"I have found Bosconovitch."

"Excellent. What was his initial response? "

"He will proceed to repair the android. He will have her repaired in 48 hours."

"Alright, is that all?"

"That is all. Raven out."

Nina did not reply and hung up the phone. She silently turned her chair back to the window.

All according to plan.. She thought. Everything will go just as she planned if nothing hinders it.

The phone rang again.

Nina raised a brow. She barely receives calls after another so quickly. Is Raven calling back? Maybe he forgot to tell her some valuable information? Nina faced her chair back to the desk to answer the phone.

"Yes?"

"Sorry to interrupt you Ms Williams," A female voice spoke. "But there is a visitor here to see you.."

"A visitor..?"

"Yes Ma'am. I'm not sure if you'd like to see anyone right now."

Nina went silent for a moment.

"Ms. Williams?"

"Let'em in." Nina responded.

"As you wish, Ms. Williams."

Both hung up the phone without a goodbye. After that, Nina turned her chair back to the window, now unable to see who could be at the door. She waited patiently. After what felt like the longest minute ever there was a knock on the door.

"Enter." Nina responded without moving her chair.

The sound of the door opening filled Nina's ears. Foot steps entered her office and shut the door. Nina did not move an inch and continued to sit in silence. She was eager to hear the voice of the visitor. However, no other sound emerged after the door shut.

She grew annoyed.

"What is it?" Nina asked in a cold tone.

"Is that any way to greet your son?" A masculine voice spoke.

Nina's eyes widen and instantly shifted her chair to the familiar voice.

There before her stood a smirking, tall, white man with long blond hair. He wore a buttoned top with British colored shield symbols all over. He sported red jeans and blue fingerless gloves with spikes on the knuckles, as well as wore white and silver like shoes.

"Steve, what are you doing here?"

"Well.." Steve Fox slowly sat in a chair in front of the desk. He brought one leg over the other and folded his arms behind his head with his smirk still imprinted on his face.

"I thought I'd drop by to see my lovely mother."

"I said, what are you doing here?" She questioned again with a slight tone of anger.

"I see you're happy to see me..." He feigned being hurt by her tone.

Nina sighed. "Steve, what do you want? I have important matters I need to handle right now. I don't have time for this.."

"When have you ever had the time?"

Silence.

Nina turned her back away from her son.

"Mother, I-"

"Get out of my office, now."

Without speaking, Steve rose from the chair and slowly walked away from his mother's desk. Then he paused for a moment in place.

"I'm just going to say... I know who killed my companions, Lei Wulong and Hwoarang. Don't believe you can keep this from the world for long, mother."

Nina's eye shot wide again.

She swiftly turned around. "How did you-" When she turned around Steve was no where in sight. This caused Nina to clench her fist and slam it on the desk in frustration.

How.. how did he know!? She mentally questioned herself.

If her own son has already discovered the news of Jin Kazama's return who else could know about this?

Time is running out...

Xiaoyu continued sitting on the floor crying after witnessing the horrifying sight of the murdered family.

...Crying the whole time isn't going to make things better. I can't forget what I've agreed to.

She attempted to compose herself by wiping her tears. Then she stood up off the floor and continued her gaze on the corpses.

I can't just leave the bodies here like this. She switched her gaze to the front door.

And I can't just go out there and bury them or tell someone. They probably won't believe me.

She surely knew who did it however it is the same person she wanted to stay with. Without hesitation she attempted to push the bodies back into the closet. The bodies reeked of death that began to make Xiaoyu gag. She pinched her nose and pushed the bodies in the closet with her foot. She felt cruel for putting the bodies in like this but there was no other option for her. When she finally managed to squeeze all the bodies into the closet she shut the door tight. She then slid back down to the floor with her back to the door and head down.

"Ugh I can still smell it on me..." Xiaoyu covered her nose with her hands.

"I haven't showered since the day of the prom.." she said.

Xiaoyu stood up from the floor and quickly made her way to the bathroom. She shut the door behind her and slipped out of her clothing. She then turned on the warm shower faucet and stepped into the tub. The warm water attacked the delicate skin of her face. She ran her fingers through the wet roots of her hair and felt her stress wash away temporally until Jin slipped into her mind.

I wonder where Jin went... She lowered her head allowing the water to pour over her head.

With her head down she saw the bandages that covered the marks Jin left on her the day of the prom.

But then something crossed her mind.

What if he actually abandoned her this time? He was very upset earlier after she told him she wanted to stay with him. He wouldn't even allow her to explain why she wanted to stay. He could have simply just left her alone.

But he wouldn't.

Would he...? Xiaoyu shut off the shower faucet.

I vowed to look after him after all. I should've followed him.. She stepped out the tub in search of a towel but there was none in sight in the bathroom.

"Ugh! Are you serious!?" Xiaoyu stomped on the bathroom floor tile with her foot.

She folded her bare arms in front of her naked chest. She sucked her teeth when she realized she did not pick out clean clothes either. "I guess I'll have to go in the bedroom in my birthday suit. At least no one is here."

Without hesitation, Xiaoyu opened the bathroom door half way to peak and see if there was a soul in sight. She looked left and right as if preparing to cross the street.

No one is here Xiaoyu, just go get changed! Xiaoyu mentally shouted at herself.

When she did not see anyone she opened the door fully and tiptoed out the bathroom. When she was about to enter the bedroom she bumped into a tall dark figure. She lost her balance and was about to fall backwards however the figure took a hold of Xiaoyu's wet hand and pulled her forward.

Xiaoyu gasped when she realized who was standing in front of her.

"J-Jin!?"

Jin did not speak but instead caught his attention to a trickle of water that dripped from Xiaoyu's wet hair. It traveled to the curve of her bare chest... to her slim stomach... to her-

"J-Jin...?" Xiaoyu's face became more red than a rose when she saw Jin's eyes did not make contact with her own, but they were rather slowly tracing her body. Most people would probably rush in embarrassment to get clothes on immediately if someone saw them naked. However, Jin's gaze pierced right through her. She felt like her feet were nailed to the floor as she could not move. The only thing that could be heard is the pounding of Xiaoyu's heart.

"..Jin?" She spoke his name once again.

Jin instantly snapped his head to the side, ripping his eyes away from the naked Xiaoyu.

"Xiaoyu, get dress. We're leaving." Jin said to change the subject.

"Wha-"

Suddenly the door bell ranged.

Xiaoyu wanted to question Jin but decided to save it after she finished getting dressed. She swiftly made her way into the bedroom as Jin stepped away to allow her in. She shut the door behind her for privacy leaving Jin outside the bedroom alone.

"Hurry, Xiaoyu." Jin spoke. Xiaoyu didn't reply but he knew she heard him.

What I would do to that precious body...

Jin's eyes widened in horror.

I promise I will break her.

No...shut up! Jin gripped his head, squeezing his eyes shut.

Admit it, you enjoyed that beautiful sight! I certainly did..

You're not going to lay a finger on her.

Heh, we shall see..

After the Devil's voice disappeared Jin removed his hands from his head and slowly opened his eyes.

Dammit... I cannot allow the Devil to take control again. Especially-

"Jin?"

Jin brought his attention to the now fully clothed Xiaoyu who sported a more suited outfit for her compared to the ugly baggy attire. It's evident that she took the clothes from the female teenager's wardrobe as the clothing she wore fit finely on her. This time she wore a tight orange short sleeved top with white leggings and orange flats. These colors were similar to her traditional Chinese attire that she wore to tournaments. However, her hair remained loose and damp.

"Xiaoyu.."

Especially with her around...

"Where are we going?" Xiaoyu asked full of worry in her tone.

"Somewhere else but here." He replied.

"You're not trying to take me home again are you? I told you I want to-"

Xiaoyu was interrupted by the door bell again.

"Let's go." Jin grasped Xiaoyu's hand and led her to the back door.

"Jin, where are we going?" She reiterated her question.

"I'll explain later, now let's go." Jin unlocked the back door preparing to exit the house.

"Wait! Before we go..."

Jin paused while he kept his one hand on the door knob.

"Are you aware about-"

"The closet? Yes." He interrupted her with a simple word of an answer. He was well aware of what happened to the family but did not want to discuss it any further. With that last response Jin opened the door with his other hand still holding Xiaoyu's. Then they exited the house.

When they were fully outside they made it towards the side of the house. Jin released Xiaoyu's hand with a 'shh'. Xiaoyu remained silent while watching Jin quietly peak at the front of the house.

Damn, still there... Jin thought when he found the neighbor still at the front door. He turned his attention back Xiaoyu who stood confused.

"Follow me." Jin whispered walking pass Xiaoyu to the back again. Xiaoyu followed behind still silent. When they returned to the backyard Jin continued walking till he reached a tall picket fence. He motioned with his hand for Xiaoyu to come closer which she compiled.

"Climb on top of me and jump over the fence."

"W-What!?" Xiaoyu raised her voice.

"Shh!" Jin hissed. "We can't go through the front, the neighbor is there."

Xiaoyu merely sighed.

"Now come on." He crouched down, low enough for Xiaoyu to climb on him because of her short height.

Xiaoyu climbed on Jin's back and applied her legs over Jin's shoulders, waiting for him to rise. When he felt her legs on his shoulders he lightly held onto her legs to keep her secure. He gently rose from the ground to allow her to reach the top of the fence. She carefully put her hands on the fence for support and stood up on top of Jin with her feet on his shoulders.

"You got it?" Jin asked.

"Yeah, I got it." Xiaoyu said putting her leg over the fence. She then tried to put her other foot on the top of the fence.

"You sure?" Jin questioned once more.

"Yes, Jin I'm- EEP!" Xiaoyu fell off the fence on the other side with a loud thud.

"Xiao!?"

"Owww..."

Instead of climbing over the fence, Jin slowly backed away from it and ran forward, jumping high over the fence. He landed safely on the other side of the fence and found Xiaoyu with her eyes shut tight in agony, on the ground, with her hands over her waist.

"Xiaoyu, are you alright?" Jin offered her a hand to help her up.

"Y-Yeah.." Xiaoyu slowly got up from the ground, ignoring Jin's hand. She kept her hands on her waist.

"Does it still hurt?"

"A little..." She touched the spot she fell on and winced a little from the pain.

Jin dropped his gaze to the ground, hiding his guilty eyes behind his bangs. If it wasn't for me... she wouldn't have those injuries.

"But I realized you called me by my nickname.."

He brought his head up and stared deep into her eyes that were filled with astonishment.

"You haven't called me that since the night of my prom." She too stared into his eyes that suddenly grew soft.

"Patty, Henry, you home?" A voice emerged, slowly coming closer to them as the sound of footsteps increased.

Both Jin and Xiaoyu's broke their intense gaze from the unfamiliar voice.. Xiaoyu immediately looked back at Jin for answers however his eyes spoke the word 'shit'.

Jin suddenly grabbed Xiaoyu's hand once more and quickly began sprinting while dragging Xiaoyu behind.

"Jin, where are we going!?" Xiaoyu nearly shouted breathlessly.

Jin merely kept his pace.

"Let me go! I need to slow down."

Jin responded by slowing down to allow Xiaoyu to take a breather. He looked around to see how far they got from the house.

Far Enough. He thought.

"Jin."

"Hm?"

"Why won't you answer my question?"

Jin put on his hood to hide his face.

"Jin!"

"I told you I will explain later."

"But'-"

"Xiaoyu.."

She silenced herself.

Jin raised his arm for a taxi that slowly stopped next to them by the sidewalk. He opened the door and motioned his hand for Xiaoyu to get in which she quietly did so. Jin went in after and told the taxi driver to take them to the airport. Xiaoyu took a peak at Jin's face for the sudden location request but his face remained with a blank emotion as he stared straight into nothing. She turned her attention away from Jin and touched her hair that was barely dried.

Gosh I could use a good blow dry right now.. She mentally sighed. Xiaoyu dropped her hand from her hair to put it to her side. However her hand accidentally landed on top of Jin's hand. His hand felt as cold as ice compared to her warm and fragile one. Jin's hand instantly responded by sliding it away from her gentle touch. This made the edges of Xiaoyu's mouth to pull down, causing a heart wrenching frown.