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Reunion

Julia looked up to the apartment complex in longing, tears blurring her vision, "God. It's so good to be home. I just hope that Jin and Verity are here…I don't know where else to look."

Obsidian smiled, "He's here. I can sense him and he can undoubtedly sense me so…"she motioned for her to go ahead, "Shall we?"

"Yes. Of course!" Julia's heart began to beat rapidly and her breathing quickened as she stepped forward.

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Verity stood out on the balcony, gazing upon the nearly deserted city. After news had gotten out of the demon invasion, the people in the big cities had been evacuated. Now the only people that were left were the ones who would rather die at home. The demons had apparently seen that Phoenix was not worth wasting time with and so it had been ignored. Now the only people that were anywhere close to being safe were the people who had stayed. How ironic…

As she looked out at the mass of abandoned cars that had been left in the streets, Verity could hear Jin talking on the phone, clearly frustrated. He was speaking to his associates back in Tokyo, so he was speaking Japanese and she couldn't understand him. After one last aggravated response, Jin hung up the phone and tossed it aside.

Verity walked back inside and was almost afraid to talk to Jin. No, she wasn't afraid because he looked so freaking intimidating (he'd kept his human since from the day they had left the Amazon and boarded the next flight back to Arizona so he didn't look like he should be one of the things that should be shot down instantly…even so…)…she was afraid of hearing the same answer again.

Judging by the devastated look on his face…the answer was the same. His private investigators still hadn't found anything…

and they said they were the best…yeah right…

Verity walked over to the couch and sat down, staring absently at the blank TV screen. She then looked over to Jin, who was sitting at the small kitchen table with his head in his hands, and then looked up at the photograph on the mantle.

The two of them had been there for the past three weeks seeking out people who could help them track down Julia. Jin had regained control of the Mishima Zaibatsu and now they had the entire contents of the main bank account to help them hire investigators. What they hadn't expected was the news of a demon invasion. Jin had been in shock…that wasn't possible…the demons needed him to open the gateway… what had happened?

Verity was about to ask Jin if he would mind if she went out for a drive, when suddenly she heard him gasp and stand up, knocking the chair over.

"What!? What is it?!" Verity said as she saw him dash out of the kitchen and head for the door, "Hey! Jin!!"

Jin stopped at the door for a moment, looked back at her, and said only one thing before rushing out, "Obsidian."

Verity blinked Obsidian?…the demoness who helped him back in the Amazon? Wait…she's practically his connection to the demon world…I bet she knows how those demons got out!! Verity hurried out after Jin.

She ran into him at the front entrance of the complex.

"Hey…where is she?" Verity noticed that he was staring intensely at something. She looked in the direction he was staring and gasped…no he wasn't staring at something…he was staring at someone…

Julia.

She was crying and had her hands to her mouth. Behind Julia was the demoness who Verity guessed was Obsidian.

But Julia looked so…different.

Before Verity could think of much more, Julia ran forward, and so did Jin. They met in an eager embrace and kissed in such a frenzy that you'd think they would do more than just make-out. The emotional outburst was so much that they both fell to their knees and cried.

Seeing that she might actually get a chance to hug her friend, Verity hurried forward. Julia looked up and reached to hug her too.

"Oh my God, Julia!" Verity sobbed, "I thought I'd never see you again! What happened?"

Julia was crying hard but she managed to utter a response, "It's….a …l-long…s-story…"

Verity hugged her harder and then pulled away to get a better look at her. It was then that she noticed what the significant difference was…she was…huge…

"Julia…why..why…are you…," a realization suddenly dawned upon Verity and she gasped, "Oh my God…Julia…are you…pregnant?!"

Jin's head, which had been on Julia's shoulder, snapped up to look briefly at Verity and then down at Julia's stomach. His eyes widened and his mouth fell open. He tried to say something but words failed him and he simply gaped. He'd been so overwhelmed with the fact that Julia was safe and sound that he hadn't even noticed her swollen stomach.

Julia looked at them both with teary eyes, and with a smile, nodded, "Five months…"

Jin looked into Julia's eyes and again tried to say something…but again…couldn't. Julia smiled and put her hand to Jin's cheek, "You're going to be a dad, Jin."

He closed his mouth and again pulled her into a hug, silent tears running down his smiling face.

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A few hours later, after Julia had taken a much needed bath (a week of near-non-stop travel had left her exhausted and covered in grime) Jin had insisted she sleep. At first she refused, saying that she had to tell them what had happened. However, Jin, Verity, and Obsidian said that there would be plenty of time for that the following day. When she refused, again, Jin simply picked her up and took her back to her room. Julia tried to get back up but Jin wouldn't let her, and after a few minutes she relented, letting sleep take her.

The following morning…or rather, afternoon, Julia woke to find Jin lying next to her with his arm wrapped around her stomach. When he felt her stir he smiled, "Good afternoon, Jules."

"Afternoon? Really?" she turned to her side slightly.

"Yeah," he reached up to brush away the stray strands of hair that had gotten out of her ponytail.

After a few minutes of simply gazing at each other, Jin finally spoke, "So you wanted to tell us exactly what happened? I tried to get some of the story out of Obsidian but she wouldn't say a word and told me to wait for you to tell me and Verity."

Julia sighed, "Yeah. Is Verity up yet? I know she likes to sleep in."

Jin laughed once, "She's been up since before I was."

"And when was that?"

"Around six thirty this morning."

"What?" Julia sat up, "Really?"

"Really," he smiled, "She's outside admiring my car... again."

"Your car? Now it has to be an impressive one for Verity to have gone out to drool over," Julia said with humor.

"Well. I don't think so…but she does," he slid out of her bed and went to go sit down in her desk chair while she got dressed.

"So what kind of car is it again?" Julia dragged herself out and searched through her closet for something that would fit.

Jin shrugged, "A Hummer."

Julia turned to look at him eyebrows raised, "A Hummer?" he nodded, "H1, H2, or H3?"

He sighed, "H1...I know, I know…I've got a gas-guzzler….but it's the only practical thing around here right now. You never know when you have to go off-road or plow through some cheap aluminum sorry-excuses-for-cars."

Julia laughed and finished getting dressed. Then she had Obsidian virtually pry Verity away from her "dream car" so that she could tell them all about what had happened over the last three and a half months.

Julia told them about the commune of demons and their spying. Apparently the scouts had found Jin and Julia because Veldor had sent them himself instead of having his commander send someone, like he usually did. Therefore, Obsidian had never been sent. The commander didn't know about the scouts. She also told them about the commander herself. How she was Jin's twin sister and how she had infiltrated the demons' world by hiding her true identity. Although the demons did know that she was a half-breed, the fact that she had a deadly power had forgone all previous prejudices. Julia saddened greatly when she came to the part about the Gateway and Jaez' sacrifice. Her death had been the reason that the gate had been opened and that the demons now terrorized the world once again.

Julia began to cry and Jin held her, "Julia. It's okay now. We're together again and you and the babies are safe. We will find a way to close that thing…Jaez' sacrifice will not be forgotten nor will it be taken in vain," he pressed a kiss onto her head and then said, "I'm taking us all out of here."

Verity was surprised, "Out of here? Where to?"

"To Japan. It will be easier to coordinate with the Tekken Forces from there. That's where they're stationed so…"

"Coordinate? For what?" Julia inquired.

"For a counterattack," Jin looked briefly at everyone, "against the demons.

"There's no way they are going to get away with destroying this world. It's ours. Not theirs."

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Next Chapter: "Chaos"