Breathe Into Me
(Ling Xiaoyu)
It felt good just to dance with Lars; it reassured me that I wasn't dreaming. And he's not a bad dancer, either. He easily kept up with the beat of the songs and my pace, which made him stand out as the best male dancer at the prom; aside from Hwoarang.
"How are you so good at dancing?" I asked. "It's like…it's natural for you to do this…"
"As a Tekken Force commander, it's a good ability for an unusual situation. But for this moment; it's kinda making us stand out…"
I started to blush once again; not because of what he said, it's because of the music that was beginning to play. This isn't good…
(Now Playing: Forever-Chris Brown)
"Uh, should we actually dance to this?" I asked. "It's making me nervous…"
"It's nothing but a song, Xiaoyu. But if I started to sing to you, like this…"
He started to sing to me in such a seductive voice, it was almost unbearable to just stand here with my legs at full strength.
It's you, and me;
Moving at the speed of light into eternity (Yeah);
Tonight is the night
To join me in the middle of ecstasy
Feel the melody and the rhythm of the music around you (Around you)
I'mma take you there, I'mma take you there;
So don't be scared, I'm right here, ya ready?
We can go anywhere
Go anywhere; but first, it's your chance, take my hand, come with me
Oh my god, I almost fainted; his voice was so…uh, I'm not gonna get into that. All I wanted to do was melt into his arms…
It's like I waited my whole life
For this one night
It's gonna be me, you, and the dance floor
'Cause we only got one night
Double your pleasure, double your fun…
And dance forever…
Before I knew it, we were dancing in the middle of the gym, with all eyes on us. Asuka and Hwoarang were both smiling, and I knew where they were getting at. Jesus, they must've put set this up on purpose!
I didn't feel Lars' hand touch my head and slide down to the nape of my neck. I really thought he was gonna kiss me, but he held me in a tight embrace as the song came to an end.
Loud applauses were heard from all around the gym. Geez, I didn't know we drew this much attention to ourselves.
"Jesus, you really distracted me to a dangerous level," I said, trying to regain my composure. "I didn't know you were this damn good."
"Another thing I learned from the Tekken Force. I trained a little while I was gone."
I sighed; I really wanted to know where he was all this time…
"Interesting…but, why didn't you call someone?"
"Because…"
Just as he was about to answer, he stopped mid-sentence and looked up. Not long after that, everyone started screaming out in pain and fell onto the ground unconscious, except for Hwoarang and Asuka. What's going on…?
"What happened to the people?" Asuka asked, looking around. "Why did everyone faint?"
"There was an ultrasonic wave of sound that just came through here," Lars said. "I just don't know where it came from…Alisa!"
A girl rushed in through the gymnasium door and rushed towards us. She was wearing a short white dress with some shoes, and a bracelet on her right arm. Her hair reminded me of cotton candy in a sense; one side was red, while the other side was hot pink. She looked very unique.
"You called?"
"Can you tell us where the ultrasonic waves came from?"
Okay; initiating search…"
I blinked my eyes once in disbelief; was she human at all?
"Search complete; source found 43 meters from current location. Proposed course of action required to initiate battle mode."
Lars released me with a brush of his hands and approached Alisa. "We're going after them. Let's go."
"Okay; battle mode activated."
Without warning, chainsaws flew out of her forearms, and wings came out on her back. She seemed like a robot…or an android.
"All three of you, stay here. We'll be right back."
Lars ran out, along with Alisa, leaving all of us in confusion.
(Lars and Alisa)
Alisa and I both ran out of Mishima Polytechnic as fast as we could; the sound didn't affect Xiaoyu, Asuka, and Hwoarang for some reason. And I was determined to find out why and who would do this.
"Lars, may I ask a question?"
I turned my head to Alisa when we came to a full stop. "What's wrong?"
"The source is moving closer, and at a rapid speed as well. What should we do?"
"We're gonna face them head-on."
The resolve I thought I lost a long time ago was reawakened by Xiaoyu. And the current situation only strengthened it. With a low growl, I sprinted into the woods, along with Alisa. I only hope Xiaoyu doesn't think about following us…
(Ling Xiaoyu)
I could tell how much Lars cared for me through our recent dance. But he quickly changed his mood when he noticed something was wrong. At least I know he's not having any trouble with his devil; for now, at least.
"What should we do now?" Asuka asked. "We can't just sit in here."
"We're gonna follow him," Hwoarang said, reading my mind. "Just because he's ten times stronger than before, that doesn't mean that he won't need help."
"But he has Alisa! He shouldn't have any problems."
"Asuka, you don't have to go if you don't want to. I'm going because I don't wanna see him getting hurt…" I ran out of gymnasium, almost sprinting towards the seemingly endless woods that stretched out before me. If I lose him again, I don't know what I would do…
"Please be alright, Lars…"
I peeked through the trees and saw soldiers dropping like flies. Severed heads were all over the place. Blood covered the nearby trees and ground like clothing. I've never seen so much carnage…
"Oh my goodness…"
I heard the revving of chainsaws and the sounds of someone choking on their own blood before dropping onto the floor with his neck slit open. I walked out of the trees and into the open.
"Lars? Alisa? Are you guys around here?"
I didn't see them anywhere, but I could sense Lars around me; and he was close.
"Lars, come out; everything's okay…"
I didn't see the soldier that was approaching me from behind; and when I turned around, I didn't have enough time to react. When I was about to be killed in a blink of an eye, the soldier let out a blood curdling scream fell to the ground in a puddle of his own blood.
I looked up in horror at the figure that saved my life. "Lars! Where were you hiding?"
His whole body was covered in blood, including his face. He looked more like a serial killer now than a regular man.
"Where's Alisa?"
"I am right here."
Alisa floated down towards the ground and retracted her bloody chainsaws. She looked like a regular person again.
"This vicinity is slowly being invaded by more soldiers. I cannot identify where they are coming from."
"What? There are more of them?"
I was in disbelief; we have no clue as to where they're coming from. I'm glad Asuka and Hwoarang actually decided to come.
"What do we do?"
"Come on," Lars said. "Follow me."
We all followed Lars back to the parking lot and got into his car. He quickly drove down the road, not even looking back at the school that was being overrun by unknown soldiers.