Breathe Into Me
"Is this worth it?"
"Only if you wanna save him…you do wanna save him, right?"
"Yes…but we can't…"
"It'll be fine; take my hand…"
"Kazuya, can't you run faster?"
"I can't, he's on my leg!"
I looked down; what in the hell…?
"Lars, get off of his leg!" I yelled.
"Never," He yelled. "Tell me what you said! Why can't you guys stop lying to me?"
"Because, it's not important Lars; let go of his leg so we can go find Jin!"
He let go of Kazuya's leg and sighed; this was only phase one of what was in store for us...
"Okay, I let go, so now what?"
"We go back and we start looking again! Did you forget that fast?"
"A little…"
I did a face palm; god, he's so hopeless sometimes… "Look, let's just go back to Jack and Alisa…"
I jumped on his back and pointed ahead. "Onwards, Alexandersson; our friends wait!"
"Alright, princess; I will take you to see our friends. Let's go!"
He backtracked through the hallway and took us back to where Alisa and Jack were waiting.
"Is everything alright?" Alisa asked. "You are not injured, are you?"
"Everything's fine Alisa," Lars said. "Come on, we have a person to look for."
To me, I couldn't wait to find Jin; but I would take things one step at a time. I clutched onto Lars' neck as tight as I could, almost strangling him. I didn't notice it until I heard him gagging.
"Xiaoyu," He said through deep gasps. "You're choking me…!"
"Huh?"
"You're choking me! Let up a little."
I released some of my grip when he began walking again. For some reason, he just provided the comfort that I was seeking from Jin.
"The power source is increasing," Alisa said. "It is coming from the room up ahead."
As we approached the room, I slowly became excited. But I was totally scared, too. Will Jin remember us? How will he react? Even as Lars opened the door, horror filled me as I took in the appearance.
Everything looked dark; not only that, there was a considerable amount of blood inside, along with a person. Lars and Kazuya could see, but we couldn't.
"Lars, can you see what's inside?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said. "But this is something that I'm glad you can't see…"
I jumped down off of Lars back and stood in place. I heard Jack growling as well. Something was definitely wrong…
"Jin? Are you in here?"
I heard someone groaning in pain; it sounded like Jin, but I wasn't totally sure. I called his name again, and this time I had gotten a straight answer.
"Xiao…? I told you guys not to follow! Why are you here?"
"I couldn't just stand by and allow you to hurt yourself! We're getting outta here together!"
"Leave here, now!"
His voice suddenly changed to something I'd never recognize from him. It scared me stiff; I didn't even feel Lars grip me and pull me away from him. The lights suddenly came on, and I wished that my eyes had deceived me.
Jin was covered in blood, whose I don't know, and his clothes were ripped. He had the devil markings all over him, and the room itself had more blood than I could smell.
"Jin…Jin, what happened to you?" I said. "What have you done?"
"The Jin that you knew is gone," He said, wings sprouting. "All because of that man…!"
He pointed at Lars. I looked up and saw him, eyes narrowed at the man that used to be Jin.
"You keep thinking that devil," He said. "You continuously take over Jin's body, corrupting his body. He's the reason that he can't live a normal life!"
"You're the same as me. You're having the same problem that he's having. You can't live without the smell of blood premating your senses."
I looked at Lars once again; the devil had a point. Lars couldn't really control his bloodlust, but with me by his side, he didn't seem to have that problem. I broke out of Lars' grip and stepped forward.
"Jin, stop the madness!" I yelled. "This isn't you; break free of the devil's hold!"
"No one can stop the chaos that is to come to this world. Not even you, little girl. You may have Jun's power, but nonetheless, you are still powerless against me."
"I'll be the judge of that. You won't get away with this!"
Everyone started to object to my actions, but I didn't care. This might be the only time I can bring Jin back…
(Asuka Kazama)
I held Hwoarang's hand as we walked towards Jun's house again. We were soaking wet, but I didn't care. He even gave me a rose, which smelled heavenly.
"Um, Hwoarang," I said, still smelling the rose. "Why did you wanna go out with me? What's your reason?"
"I like you," he said. "I always have. I just haven't worked up the courage to actually tell you until now…"
I kissed him on his cheek a little. He was so loyal, so pure and controlled…I wish every boy was like that. But, I could only wish for so much.
"Well, now that you told me, do you feel better about it?"
"A little, yeah," he said, turning red once more. Do I really make him this nervous? "But, I…I need a little bit of time to adjust, okay?"
I smiled. "Okay, I understand. Let's head back to Jun's."
He held onto my hand, secretly smiling as we walked back to Auntie Jun's house. (She's my aunt, okay? Just to set that straight.)
(Ling Xiaoyu)
This was harder than I thought. Jin's devil has grown stronger overtime. And it wasn't from training; it was from growing hatred within.
"Why do you hate us so much?" I yelled. "I don't understand why you want to get rid of us!"
"Less talking, more attacking," Kazuya said. "He's not in a mood to listen."
"He's got a point," Lars said, pulling me to safety. "He's not gonna talk until we're all dead."
"Actually…I just want you dead!"
Jin charged towards us and started unleashing barrages of attacks toward us. With me in the way, it was hard for Kazuya and Lars to stay on the offensive.
"Jack, I need your help!"
Suddenly, Jack tackled Jin to the ground, almost ripping him apart. I didn't want that to happen, but if Jin's acting this way, I have no other choice.
I pulled away from Lars and jumped onto Jack's back. He jumped backwards and flew up in the air. Alisa flew up with us.
"Is there something wrong?" She asked. Wow, her tone of voice never really changes; not even during a life or death situation. "You seem tense."
"It's because of Jin," I said. "I can't just sit here and watch him suffer! I can't even get near him!"
"The devil is acting like a catalyst now," She said. "You are not strong enough to face him head on."
Maybe she had a point; I paled in comparison when it came to fighting him in this state. But, I wasn't gonna let Lars and Kazuya do all the work. I wanted to help them if I could.
"Alisa, is there something I can do?" I asked.
"Lars and Kazuya are almost acting like a distraction. You could probably attack from the back and the risk of being hit will decrease considerably."
When I looked down, I saw what she was talking about; Lars and Kazuya were making Jin leave openings within his attacks. I didn't care if it was an indication for me to attack, I was gonna do it anyway.
I jumped off of Jack's back and tackled Jin to the ground, unleashing my own barrage of attacks. I was determined to bring Jin back from the illusion he was living…
"Wake up," I screamed. "I will kill you if you don't stop this!"
"Xiaoyu, stop it!"
It took both Kazuya and Lars to pry me off of Jin; geez, I didn't even know I could be this strong. I looked at them with angry tears in my eyes. I don't care what anyone says; I'm not leaving without him!
Hoorah, I finished! I kinda got sidetracked, but I'm back! (Writer's block is a bitch…)
(Another random scene)
Xiaoyu: *Skipping merrily*
Lars: *Comes outta nowhere and grabs her* I WILL NOW- *Gets head-butted in the face and elbowed in the side* OW!
Xiaoyu: *Sighs* I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT!
Lars: *Rubs his face* Okay, that was my fault… *Grabs Xiaoyu and pulls her close*
Xiaoyu: *Blinks once and blushes* Um…Lars?
Lars: *Kisses her for five seconds*
Xiaoyu: *Looks up at him and turns red again* I, uh, um…
Lars: *Sighs* I'm sorry…again.
Xiaoyu: LIAR!
Lars: *Chuckles* Yeah, I'm lying…
Kazuya: *Wolf whistling* Yeah, go bro!
Lars: *Ignoring him*
Kazuya: *Yelling* Wait until I tell Jin!
Lars: *Pissed off* BETTER WRITE A WILL, BITCH! *Chases after him again*
Xiaoyu: T_T Why me…? Can't you guys stop using me as bait…? I'm a human, you know…