Here it is, Chapter 4!! Now we meet the 'male' voice and 'black pigtailed girl'.
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A tall, strong figure made his way onto the Mishima Zaibatsu grounds, school bag slung over his shoulder. His school tie was dangling loosely around his neck. His eyes were set in a frown and his lips set in a scowl.
Wanting to blow off steam, Jin Kazama headed straight to the gym. Upon approaching the gym, his eyes softened ever so slightly when he heard sounds of feminine exertion. Opening a door of the gym, he watched in awe as a petite (compared to him) 16 year old girl with black hair tied up in pigtails. She was wearing a Chinese influenced outfit, being Chinese by blood. Her outfit was red with black fringing, and a Yin-Yang symbol on her chest.
Jin sighed and ran a hand through his jet black, gravity defying hair. His brown eyes twinkled as he remembered the first time he'd met her, and she'd asked how his hair did that without gel.
He watched with awe as Xiaoyu slid into her Phoenix position, then into Rain Dance. He shuddered inwardly, because he never knew which attack to expect when she did that combo. He was pulled from his thoughts when she did a 'simple' Back Layout. He loved watching her fight, she moved with unmatched grace and fluidity. Plus, if he was watching, it meant he wasn't on the receiving end of her 'art'.
"Do I have to keep pretending I don't know you're there, or are you going to say hello to me?" Xiaoyu asked, pulling Jin from his silent ponderings.
He applied his famous smirk and moved towards her. He looked down at her, smirking that smirk. Over the months of living with him, Xiaoyu had learnt that if she wanted a conversation with him, she'd have to take the initiative. Placing her hands on her hips, and leaning forward, looking up at him, she smiled.
"Hello Jin, how are you?" She said exaggeratedly, prompting his response.
"Fine…you?"
"I'm good, thanks for asking. You're a man of many words, aren't you? What took you so long to get home from school? It finished 2 hours ago."
"Principal wanted to talk to me."
"About…?" She asked, genuinely interested.
"My 'future'…outside of fighting" He responded.
"You have a life outside of fighting?" She teased.
"No." He said seriously.
"I was kidding Jin."
"I wasn't."
Xiaoyu looked up at her friend questioningly and concerned. His eyes softened in the corners, as they only did for her.
"Don't you have a plan…for your future? You're 19, technically you're already an adult. You should have a plan."
"I do. It's fighting, and then taking over the Mishima Zaibatsu when the time comes."
She looked at him curiously, as if expecting more to come.
"That's it." He said.
"You've never thought about University, or traveling." She hesitated before whispering. "Or getting married and starting a family?"
"No, it never really occurred to me."
"Love never occurred to you? Being able to spend your days with someone special never occurred to you? If you're to take over the Mishima Zaibatsu one day, wouldn't you need an heir?"
"I thought I'd give it to your family."
"What, my family!" Xiaoyu was genuinely surprised. "Why?"
Jin looked down at her, slightly embarrassed. "Xiao…" He said softly, in a tone that melted her heart. "You're the closest thing I've got to family."
Xiaoyu gasped, her cheeks gaining a pink tinge. "What about your Gran-"
He shook his head. "You."
"Jin…" She whispered, unable to finish her own sentence.
Looking down, Xiaoyu noticed Jin had moved his hand forward, palm facing up. It was a subtle way of inviting her to hold his hand. She slowly moved her hand forward, fingers brushing his, proving his gesture wasn't an accident, a mere change of body positioning.
The main door to the gym opened and Heihachi strode in. Xiaoyu jumped back, instantly bowing to the older man. Jin just stood there, arms crossed, rejecting the notion that he should bow to his grandfather. Heihachi walked over to the two and clasped a hand on the 16 year old girl's shoulder, her knees buckling under the weight, unprepared for the change in weight distribution.
"That was a good training session Ling. Next time don't stop because you are interrupted." He said, throwing a lofty look at Jin.
Xiaoyu looked from Heihachi to Jin, watching the two give each other evil looks.
"It's not Jin's fault Mishima-sama. I let myself get distracted." She said softly.
"Were you watching her from the surveillance room?" Jin asked, sounding indifferent but feeling angry at Xiaoyu's lack of privacy.
"Some technicians and I were making improvements. We installed something that'll make the gym experience…'out of this world'."
Jin looked suspiciously at Heihachi and frowned.
"But it doesn't matter. Jin, you should stay here and train with Miss Ling, you're getting a bit sloppy."
Jin folded his arms. "I am in top form."
"Then you're not staying?" Xiaoyu asked, sounding and looking disappointed.
Heihachi saw Xiaoyu's expression and baited Jin. "Jin, you can't very well leave this girl alone. That would be very ungentlemanly of you."
"I didn't say I was going to leave, I only said I'm in top form."
"So you're staying?" Heihachi baited.
Jin only nodded, to which Xiaoyu beamed and Heihachi smirked.
"I'll see you two soon." Heihachi said before heading out of the gym.
Stopping at the door, he looked up at one of the surveillance cameras and gave two thumbs up. Jin, who had been shrugging off his bag, noticed the gesture.
"What did you do?" He snapped.
Heihachi exited the door and locked it behind him. "You two are going on a little trip. See you soon."
Jin ran over to the door and started pounding on it. Considering how strong he was, he was surprised when the door didn't even receive a dent. Suddenly, there was a loud groaning sound throughout the room.
"You old bastard, what did you do? What do you want? Let Xiaoyu out and I'll co-operate!"
"You have something I want, but very hard to extract from you." Heihachi called back calmly.
The room started shuddering and Xiaoyu became frightened.
"Jin, Jin what's happening? Jin, don't leave me alone!" She cried out.
Instantly abandoning the door, he ran over to Xiaoyu and pulled her into a protective embrace. Xiaoyu clung onto his school shirt, hiding her face in his chest. Even though she was huddled against his, she could tell when the room started flashing a white light.
"Jin what's happening?"
He didn't reply, only held her tighter. One of his arms was around her shoulders, the other was around her waist, holding her against him.
The light faded, the sound and shuddering stopped, and Jin opened his eyes and he realised they weren't in the Mishima gym anymore.
"What happened?" Xiaoyu asked again, still clutching his shirt.
"It must have been that device that Heihachi had those technicians install."
"Jin, don't be silly. You're grandfather would never do anything to intentionally hurt us-"
"Just because he took you in doesn't mean he's a nice guy." He said, releasing her from his embrace and folding his arms over his chest. "He's an opportunist and a liar. He must be after my…"
"Your what?" She asked when he trailed off.
"Never mind, lets just figure out where we are."
Xiaoyu dropped the subject and looked around.
"A forest? There isn't a forest near the Mishima Zaibatsu."
"Xiao, he said the device would make the gym an 'out of world' experience…I think we're in another world."
"Don't be silly Jin, there's no…way…NO WAY! How the hell is that possible!?"
"My 'grandfather' has a lot of money, I'm pretty sure he could make anything happen."
There was a sudden rustling behind them and Xiaoyu swiveled around. Running at them was two monsters that looked like they fell out of a video game. Taking the monster on the left, Jin flawlessly pulled it into a Tidal Wave. While it was in the air, it roared in anger and panic. Xiaoyu only watched in fascination. The monster hit the ground and disintegrated on impact.
"I can do better." Xiaoyu said confidently.
"Why does she always make it into a competition?" He thought amusedly.
Jin stood out of the way, he knew her attacks could take up a lot of space, and he didn't want to get hit. He went and stood at the edge of the clearing, standing in the shade, under a tree. He watched as Xiaoyu ran at the monster and pulled off a flawless So Shoe Me and landed behind the monster.
The monster didn't even have time to turn around. Xiaoyu elbowed it in the back (square) and the monster fell to the ground and disintegrated.
Xiaoyu only had time to straighten up before she heard Jin yell.
"Who are you?"
Looking over at the opposite side of the clearing to Jin, she saw two people her age. One a boy, the other a girl. The boy had dark brown hair and warm brown eyes, almost amber coloured, and the girl had light brown hair and green eyes.
"How did you do that?" The green-eyed girl asked.
YAY! Introductions all over, as of next chapter, we move forward with the plot, rather than reading the same events from different points of view.
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-Wandering Wonderer