7. The Boy is Mine
Garrett drops off King and Asuka while she gave King a dirty glare. King sighed and then rolled his eyes. He put his hands on his hips and exhaled heavily.
"I know I probably shouldn't ask, but I am going to anyways." King sighed, "What's wrong?"
"Oh now you're concern with me and my feelings? Great." Asuka teethed.
"Look mija, I'm sorry for whatever I did. If I did anything to make you angry, please tell me." King said softly, "I care about you and your feelings."
"Maybe that's the problem, King. You care too much about other people's feelings. Especially those of the female variety." Asuka said rolling her eyes. "Do you let your penis think for you?"
"No and I believe it is your jealousy that is the problem." King fired back. "You act like a child!"
"I'm the child?! You're the one who can't commit to one girl like we're fucking candy!"
"What are you talking about?! I'm not dating multiple women at a time and even if I was, we're not together! I know how to commit to someone I love— "
"So, you don't love me?" Asuka cried. She tried to fight back tears but King saw them fall.
"No, that's not what I meant…I meant that we're not in a relationship. Even if I wanted to, you keep stopping us from being together." King sighed. "I'm sorry I hurt you, really I am"
"Save your sorries, I'm going to bed. Goodnight King." Asuka cried running off to one of the rooms and slammed the door behind her.
"Sigh, she ran into my room..I guess I'll share Armor's tonight." King sighed as he walked to the bathroom.
Asuka plopped into King's bed and wiped her face onto his pillows. Ugh, it smells like him. Why Lord, why?! Asuka whined in her head while burying her face into the pillow. She finished crying and then turned onto her back while pulling up a picture of her friends on her phone.
"I wish I was back in Japan. I should have left with Eddy." Asuka choked.
Thoughts of her best friends popped in her head and she smiled. She then thought about how she met King and the first kiss they shared. Her face became hot and her smile widen.
"Nah…" She said to herself wiping away her tears.
King sighed, "King, you sure are a ladies' man. Boy, don't you know how to pick them and pissed them off."
King was taking off his wet clothes while his shower heated up. He clicked on his radio shower and then hopped in and danced to the beat while washing his feet. Asuka had the same idea and walked over to the bathroom. She heard the water running and decided to peek through the crack in the door. She blushed at the sight of King's mirror butt and quickly pulled away.
"No Suka, you are pissed at him. You don't want him, you don't want to kiss him, or touch his perfectly blessed body. You don't." she said to herself while shaking the image of his body out her head. "Nope, cut it out body. Cut it out heart, bags of nope."
She smiled and then turned back to the crack in the door. The steam of the shower tickled her face and she began to turn red at the thought of seeing him completely naked.
"Ahhhh, Suka get it together! You don't want to lose to Kikay, do you?" she thought,
"No." she said out loud. "I don't, which means, I may need to take action and make mistakes that shots of tequila will blur— "
"Asuka?" King asked. He was still naked but had the door covering up the rest of his body.
"AHHHHHHH!" Asuka screamed. She fell back and her towel came undone exposing her body to King. They both yelled and without thinking, Asuka kicked King in the face, knocking him unconscious and it left his body exposed. Asuka stared at his naked body and her nose started to bleed.
"Nice going, Suka. You knocked him right out." She sighed. An anime sweat drop fell from her head.
"Welp, there's no reason why I shouldn't hop in the shower." She thought. She grabbed another towel and draped it over King's body while drooling. "Get it together"
She pulled him out of the bathroom and then closed the door behind her. She hopped in the shower and thought of how she's been acting up until now.
"If I am going to keep King, I need to keep my jealousy—"
"I'm not jealous!" Her brain interrupted. "Well, maybe a little."
"As I was saying, I need to keep my 'tude in check. So that King can stay mine." She smiled.
Meanwhile, Kikay was thinking about how she could get King to notice her and her feelings. She was changing her clothes while listening to a 90's/early 00's mix. The Boy is Mine was playing on her speakers and she was swaying her body, while singing along.
"You need to give it up, I had about enough, it's not hard to see. The boy is mine, he's mine Asuka!" Kikay sung, "He's mine, he's mine, he's mine."
She continued to sing and dance to the music. She accidentally bumped into her floor lamp and it fell on top of her.
"Ayudame! My lamp has attacked me!" Kikay cried while trying to untangle herself from the cord and the hanging jewels of the lampshade.
"Ooh that's my song! Yo, put that on repeat!" James yelled while dancing over to Kikay's rescue. He took her phone and clicked on the repeat one symbol while staring at Kikay. She was still struggling to untangle herself and James shook his head and laughed.
"Are you going to help me or not?!" Kikay cried while breaking a sweat.
"You're too cute, y'know. It's a shame that it is taking King so long to realize that—"
"Who said I liked King, James?!" Kikay yelled, "And I am not cute, I am sexy as fuck!"
"Sure you are honey," James said while rolling his eyes, "You just did."
James went over and picked up the lamp. Kikay was shocked at how easy she became free, and then she hopped up quickly and scratched the back of her head.
"I didn't need your help—"
"Sure you didn't. Like you don't need my help to get King to be yours." James laughed. He walked over to her bed to sit and he picked up a picture of her and King.
"I don't need your help…But if you have advice, y'know that'll be helpful." Kikay huffed while plopping next to her brother. "What should I do?"
Garrett knocked on the door and let himself in. He had drinks and cookies in hand.
"I heard Monica and Brandy and I heard sounds of struggle so I had to see if they were here." Garrett smiled, "I'm disappointed to know that they aren't and it is just you two and a lamp."
"Very funny Garrett, thank you for the snacks." James said while taking a mug and a cookie. "You're just in time to help Kikay with her boy problems"
"WHO IS HE?! DID HE HURT YOU?" Garrett yelled while hopping up quickly. He dropped the plate of cookies on the ground. James and Kikay had an anime sweat drop on their head.
"Uhh" James and Kikay said in unison. Garrett looked at them with crazy eyes as he drew his face closer to theirs.
"Do I have to hurt him?" He whispered, "'Cuz, I would. I don't mind doing time for you."
"Oh my God, calm down! I'm supposed to be the drama king here!" James said while rolling his eyes. "Besides, you wouldn't last very long in jail."
"He's right, and you wasted a perfectly beautiful plate of cookies…and ruined my rug." Kikay smiled.
Garrett looked down and tears filled his eyes. "Oh Kikay, I am so sorry! I ruined your rug and the cookies, can you forgive me?!"
"…yeah, I forgive you. It happens, bro." Kikay sighed, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I am! I just didn't know which version of Kikay this story was, is all" Garrett laughed. He shot a dirty look at me, the author again. "So what's the boy trouble? Is it King?"
"NO!" Kikay shouted. Her brothers looked at her and did an eyeroll and ignored her.
"Yes, it is King. He's an idiot for not seeing how much Kikay likes him." James scoffed while taking a sip of his hot chocolate. "A real fool."
"Well if you ask me, it's his loss for not seeing someone as great as Kikay." Garrett said while nodding his head. "Or maybe he does know and he feels the same but can't commit."
"Hey listen to me! I said no!" Kikay shouted again. They continued to ignore her.
"Ooh interesting. You know, that maybe it, since he was going to confess before Zafina showed up." James said while eating a cookie. "Well the bitch is gone, so she shouldn't show up again and stop King and Kikay getting their grown and sexy on."
"Yeah, it'll be a real soap opera if that did happen. But we are forgetting that girl, Asuka, doesn't she have feelings for King too." Garrett said while taking a sip of his tea.
"Oh we won't have to worry about her, she's way more immature than Kikay. Even though that is hard to believe." James giggled.
"Hey, I am right here! And for the record, I am very mature!" Kikay yelled while poking James in the cheek. "But I agree with you both, the only person standing in my way now is not much competition anyhow."
James, Garrett, and Kikay all laughed. They helped Garrett pick up and eat the floor cookies, while enjoying the time together. Back in King's apartment, Asuka shuddered as she was stepping out of the shower.
"Someone's talking shit about me…and it ain't Lili." Asuka snarled, "So it must be Kikay."
She tied her towel around her body and peeked out the door into the hallway to see if King got up. She saw his foot was still on the ground and then she closed the bathroom door behind her gently.
"Now, I just need to run for my room and I will be golden." Asuka smiled. She started to tip toe around his body. "God, why is he so tall?!"
And with that, King sat up, groaning and touching his face. His eyes met Asuka's and her spirit left her body as she stood there like a statue.
"Asuka, what the hell happened?" King groaned while getting up. He had one hand on the towel to cover up his bottom half. Asuka had an anime sweat drop on her head.
"Well, umm, let's see. You slipped because the floor was slippery and bumped your head on the bathroom door. And I said, "Oh no" and I dragged your body into the hallway just in case you got up again so you wouldn't slip on the water again." Asuka stuttered while sweating.
"Really? That's what happened?" King smiled.
"Well of course, you did ask me, right?" Asuka said with a raised eyebrow. She put her hands on her hips and asked, "What happened, then?"
"Well if my memory serves me correctly, you were being a pervert and checking out my body. And then I stepped out to confirm it and when I caught you, you decided to flash me and kick me in the face." King smiled while putting his hands on his hips. Asuka's face turned bright red and she started stuttering again.
"I am not a pervert! Nor did I flash you! It was an accident!" she yelled. "And if you knew what happened, why did you pretend to not know?"
"To see your expression, and to see if you would tell me the truth." King laughed. "Well I am off to bed, my little pervert, goodnight!
"I am not!" Asuka cried while plopping onto the floor. She tried to cover her ears from King's powerful laugh.
Back in Japan, Miguel and Christie were making lunch for their friends. Xiaoyu and Hwoarang were finishing up writing what they were going to say to Jin while Miharu was looking for plane tickets. Lili walked in with her cellphone in hand, wailing.
"WHY HASN'T HE TEXTED ME?!" Lili cried, "IS HE THAT NERVOUS TO SPEAK TO ME?! I KNOW I AM PERFECT AND EVERYTHING HE COULD HOPE FOR BUT GOSH!"
"Um, Lili, I don't think the Devil has a cellphone, y'know it's bad reception down there." Hwoarang joked while pointing to the ground.
"Oh Hwoary, quit being so mean. Who's the unlucky guy Lilian?" Christie smirked while folding her arms. "It is a guy this time, right?"
"Bite me harlot, it's Eddy if you must know." Lili sighed, "He gets me and I get him."
Christie's smile quickly disappeared and she dropped her arms to her side. "Eddy?"
Xiaoyu and Miharu looked at each other and went back to what they were doing, pretending that they didn't see what was going on. Hwoarang grabbed the bowl of chips and sat down in front of them.
Lili cooed, "Yes Eddy! Oh I wish I paid attention to you when you would talk about him to know how wonderful and great he is!"
Anger signs formed around Christie's head as she balled her fist up. "Why Eddy?!"
"Uh, duh, because he's tall, dark, handsome, smart, and he knows the value of time, money, and family which are all valuable to me!" Lili giggled. Hearts danced around her head.
"BUT IT'S EDDY!" Christie shouted. She looked at Hwoarang and he did a "knockout" sign while point at Lili. She looked at Xiaoyu and Miharu who wouldn't dare look back at her and then looked at Miguel. She locked eyes with him and un-balled her fists and sighed heavily. Miguel looked at her sympathetically and then down at his hands as he continued to cut the fruit.
"My Eddy…" Christie said to herself while shaking her head and grabbing her heart. She looked up at Lili who was still in a daze fantasizing about Eddy.
"I'm happy for you, hopefully he contacts you soon." Christie said while half smiling. "I'm going to go to the bathroom, be right back."
Christie left the room while grabbing a picture of her, her grandfather, and Eddy.
"Uh oh." Miharu and Xiaoyu said in unison while looking at each other.
"Aww man, she was supposed to send Lili flying or at least to LaLa Land." Hwoarang pouted.
"Looks like she is already there Hwoary." Xiaoyu said while getting up.
"Should I go talk to Christie?" Miguel asked. "I don't want her to be sad."
"Don't worry, she'll be okay and if not, Miharu has volunteered to be Christie's punching bag-"
"Wahhh?! Are you serious Xiao?" Miharu cried.
"Yeah, Lili can't because she will die. Miguel can't because he's new bae and he has to wait a bit before he steps in. Hwoary or I can't because we are going to go talk to Jin about lending us a plane. So that leaves us with you girl, you got this!" Xiaoyu said while winking at Miharu.
Miharu sighed and then left to go after Christie. Miguel sighed and began to eat. Xiaoyu patted Hwoarang on the back and did a head nod for the door and they both left. Christie was sitting in her window in her room while looking at the picture. Miharu walked in and smiled at Christie.
"Hey." Miharu said sitting down next to her.
"Hey." Christie sighed. "You know I wasn't going to hit her."
"You sure, because it looked like you were going to. I wouldn't blame you." Miharu joked.
They both laughed and Miguel creeped behind the door to listen.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" Miharu asked while placing her hand on Christie's.
"There's nothing to say. The whole thing the with tournaments and him working for Jin just put a wedge between us. It wasn't meant to be is all. Besides, I'm lucky to be with Miguel." Christie smiled. "I'm happy with him and I want Eddy to be happy too."
"Yeah, Miguel is lucky to be with you—you changed him, for the better." Miharu smiled.
"Yeah, I did, didn't I?" Christie sighed, "I just wished I could have done the same for Eddy."
Miharu glanced at the door and saw Miguel's huge body and laughed to herself.
"Yo new boyfriend, you might as well get your ass in here!" Miharu shouted while signaling him.
Miguel looked shocked and tried to pretend he wasn't listening. Christie and Miharu looked at each other and laughed.
"Well, I will now go and devour the delicious food you have made. You two make up and get your freak on, if you must!" Miharu smiled while giving them a thumbs up. Miguel and Christie did an anime fall as she closed the door.
"Your friends are very weird." Miguel said shocked.
"Indeed they are." Christie smiled, "Thanks for checking up on me."
"No problem, I brought us a plate so we can eat together in the window." Miguel said while pulling the plate of food from behind his back.
Christie smiled again and grabbed a sandwich, took a bite and rested her head on his shoulders. Miguel grabbed a sandwich too, while wrapping one of his arms around Christie. He glanced down at her lap and saw the picture of Eddy and sighed to himself. He then kissed Christie's forehead and continued to eat. Meanwhile, Xiaoyu and Hwoarang arrived at Jin's office and debated who should be "bad cop".
"Look Xiao, it doesn't matter, let's just get in there and get it done." Hwoarang sighed.
"Right. Open the door, good cop." Xiaoyu said with her hands on her hips. Hwoarang sighed heavily and then opened the door. They stormed in and slammed and locked the door behind them.
"Hey Jin, we are taking a plane whether you like it or not!" Hwoarang shouted.
"Hey! I was supposed to be bad cop—"
"Too late now, I am. Turn your damn chair around Jin!" Hwoarang yelled.
"I'm not Jin!" Julia shouted while spinning the chair around.
"Oh hell no! You must not want your baby Jules!" Xiaoyu said trying to run and fight her. "Lemme go Hwoarang! I'll make it quick!"
"NO! I won't let you go, you can't fight her!" Hwoarang yelled while struggling to hold her.
"Why?! Is it because she is "pregnant" or is it because she's fat!" Xiaoyu spat.
"Hey! Fat shaming is wrong!" Julia shouted. "And I am not fat!"
"I'm not fat shaming, I'm trying to shame a liar!" Xiaoyu shouted, "LET ME GO!"
"NO! Remember why we are here, we are here for Asuka, so we can see her!" Hwoarang cried.
"Dammit all, fine! Let me go and I promise I won't hit her." Xiaoyu sighed.
Hwoarang let her go and Xiaoyu fixed up her clothes. She pulled one of her bracelets off and chucked it at Julia's head.
"OW!" Julia cried while rubbing her head, "Now who's the liar?!"
"Still you bitch, I said I wouldn't hit you, I didn't say I wouldn't toss anything at you." Xiaoyu smirked.
"Ladies please, Julia where's Jin?" Hwoarang asked breathing hard. He was out of breath for holding onto Xiaoyu.
"You mean my man—"
"He's not your man!" Xiaoyu screamed while rolling her eyes.
"He is! Say it Xiaoyu or I won't tell you where he is." Julia smirked, "Well?"
Xiaoyu glared at Julia and then at Hwoarang. Hwoarang nodded his head and Xiaoyu sighed.
"Fine, "He is my man". There. Happy?" Xiaoyu said while rolling her eyes.
"Umm, you were supposed to say he is my man—"
"Yeah, I did, genius!" Xiaoyu smiled. She looked at Hwoarang and they pounded fist.
"That was pretty smart Xiao." Hwoarang laughed.
"Damn you, Xiao." Julia growled while realizing what she said. "Well jokes on you, I won't tell you where he is!"
"Oh come on!" Hwoarang whined.
"Told you she's a liar. Catch a liar, find a thief!" Xiaoyu said pointing at Julia.
"Well I am neither. So nah!" Julia said while sticking out her tongue.
"Well Jules, you did lie just now and you stole Xiaoyu's man, so I am going to agree with her." Hwoarang said while nodding his head in agreement.
"Thank you Hwoary!" Xiaoyu said while pounding fists with Hwoarang again.
"Can't steal what didn't belong to her in the first place." Julia smirked while folding her arms.
"This bitch. Please let me fight her! I will fight around her big ass belly!" Xiaoyu cried trying to break free from Hwoarang's arms.
Just then, Jin walked in. "Um, why are you all in my office?"
"Jinny!" Xiaoyu and Julia cried. Xiaoyu hugged him and pushed Julia away.
"Whaddap bro, let me hold a plane for a bit." Hwoarang said while cocking his head to the side.
"And why would I do that?" Jin said walking over to his desk ignoring Julia and Xiaoyu grabbing onto his arms.
"Uh because I am your rival, friend, lover in some stories, and your future cousin-in-law." Hwoarang said while taking a seat in front of him.
"Hmm, valid points, but it's a no for me." Jin said while opening up a file. He was still ignoring Xiaoyu and Julia tugging on him.
"Dude, you are bullshitting me. You owe me after almost killing me with your demon ass." Hwoarang shouted while hitting the desk.
"Must you always bring that up? Nina sent a sorry/get well basket. Right, Nina?" Jin asked.
"Actually sir, I sent it to the wrong place." Nina stated.
"Well see there, Nina tried to send you a sorry/get well basket. Why not leave that in the past, hm?" Jin said while reading his papers.
"Um, because I shouldn't and you owe me." Hwoarang said while rolling his eyes, "No damn basket is going to help me Jin."
"Ugh dammit, fine. Take it, just take these two with you!" he yelled while signaling Nina.
She tossed the keys to Hwoarang and opened the door for them.
"Me too?! But I am the mother of your child!" Julia cried.
"No you're not." Jin said calmly. He continued to read his papers.
"Uh, yes I am." Julia said shocked, "Why are you pretending it isn't? Why are you trying to put a wedge in between us?"
"I'm not trying to do anything. I just, you know want proof before I tell everyone it is mine is all. We weren't together or dating, so you can't blame me for being cautious. I'm not saying you did all of this to make Xiaoyu jealous but it's not like we love each other either, Jules. Unless...you do..." Jin said coolly while looking up at Julia. "Then, this will be a different situation...well?"
Julia didn't say anything and then walked away. Jin nodded to Nina and she followed after her. Jin sighed and turned around in his chair with his file in hand. Xiaoyu looked at Hwoarang and Hwoarang looked at Jin.
"Man, I don't see what they see in you." Hwoarang scoffed, "C'mon Xiao"
"Are you sure? Because if memory serves me correctly, you did say I was your lover in a few stories. I assume they were all written by you—"
"You son of a bitch. I take it back, we aren't friends anymore." Hwoarang said while getting up.
"Aww, so you won't be joining me then tonight—"
"Whoa, whoa! I didn't say all that. I'll see you tonight, let's go Xiao!" Hwoarang smirked.
Jin smiled back and nodded his head and Hwoarang did the same, "Goodbye, Xiaoyu."
Xiaoyu turned to look at him and he stared at her before he signaled his two guards. He turned away in his chair and his guards closed and locked the door behind them. Xiaoyu sighed heavily, thinking about Jin and how much he has changed. She sighed again and then looked at Hwoarang.
"Why did you call him a demon?" Xiaoyu asked looking concern. "What're you doing tonight?"
"It's best that you don't know and we are doing grown ass men things." Hwoarang smirked.
"You suck, you know!" Xiaoyu huffed while folding her arms.
"Well if it wasn't for me, we wouldn't have the keys to a plane. So can I get a thank you?" Hwoarang smiled while dangling the keys.
"You are so annoying." Xiaoyu said while rolling her eyes, "But thank you."
"Let's go tell the others." Hwoarang smiled. "We're coming Suka!"
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Will Kikay be able to finally share her feelings with King? Will Asuka finally admit to hers and take action in pursuing after him? Will Armor finally come back to Mexico before his next match? I know, but you won't until next time. Remember to stay peachy! Peace & Love.