A/N: Man, I can't believe it's Christmas right now and on that note it's been around two months since this was last updated. Heh, I've been busy writing so it's all good – be prepared to see another update from me, but this time it's a new oneshot I've been working on. It features Kilik and Xianghua (one of my favourite couples) and it's kinda like an angst/romance type of fic. That's right, other than writing humour I do like to write about serious things sometimes :) I'd like to thank you for not only for your patience, but your encouraging reviews and they are Razer Athane, yellow 14, Valkyrie Celes, Temptation of Lacuna, Highwayman Myth, ColinatorGX, Celestial Zodiac and Revelo. Anyway here is the long awaited Chapter 14 of 'A Problem Aired is A Problem Shared' and it mainly focuses on the characters Hwang Sung Kyung and Hong Yun Seong – thanks to Razer Athane and a few others, I'm now using the new spellings of the names instead of the old versions. Now I've always been a big fan of the Hwang and Mina pairing, but ever since Yun Seong arrived on the scene, I can imagine them two being rivals. In this chapter, both the fellas are fighting between themselves in order to win Mina's love, but which one will she choose…

Disclaimer: I've got a request, which I'm really pleased about! Highwayman Myth was kind enough to let me use Carter Nick once again.

Lucas: Just so you all you know that AngelEyes87 doesn't own the Soul Calibur as Namco owns them.

Carter Nick: However the cute AngelEyes87 does own Lucas and Jay (winks). Oh, by the way did you know the original Myth died?

Lucas: Huh? Really?! Why, what happened to him?

Carter Nick: Turns out Highwayman Myth wasn't saying shit about Myth – he died of AIDs as he had unprotected sex with a hooker from a brothel (sighs). God knows why he didn't wear a rubber...

Lucas: (frowning): Damn it! Myth was meant to be my rival for the affections of the beautiful yet deadly Kayley O'Mara.

Carter Nick: Oh well, looks like you're not gonna get that chance again, lover boy.

Lucas: Don't call me that...It's not even funny!

Carter Nick: Whatever, dude.

AngelEyes87 (walks up to them with laxatives in her hand): Hi guys, good to see you! (slightly smiles) Okay, here's the plan. Carter Nick, you keep watch just in case Jay comes along while I put the tablets in his coffee. I don't want us to get caught, understand?

Carter Nick: Gotcha! (walks away)

Lucas (watches AngelEyes87 as she pours some laxatives in Jay's coffee and starts to stir it with a spoon): So how long will it take for it to settle in?

AngelEyes87: I would say until the end of the show. (chuckles) I don't think he would know what will hit him.

Lucas: Serves him right though. You should be the presenter of the show as you're much talented than him, my dear.

Carter Nick: Guys, Jay's coming!

Jay: How long does it take to do a simple coffee these days, huh? Certainly it's not THAT hard! (glares at AngelEyes87) Stop flirting around!

AngelEyes87: Oh, eat dirt and die! (thrusts the coffee into his hand) Anyway don't I get a thank you?

Jay: Not with your bad attitude! (starts downing the coffee) Hold on, is it my imagination or does this coffee taste slightly different?

Carter Nick: It's one of Italy's finest coffees so yeah, it would have an unusual taste (rolls eyes) How much of a dumbass can you be?

Jay: To be honest I like it. (checks his wrist watch and puts down the empty cup) Well, it's time for me to leave now. See you guys later. (walks away)

AngelEyes87: Heh, I can't believe he fell for it! (smirks) Just he waits until the end of the show then he'll get a BIG surprise!

A Problem Aired is A Problem Shared

By AngelEyes87

Chapter 14: A Girl Worth Fighting For

"Hello, and welcome to today's show of A Problem Aired is A Problem Shared!" Jay greeted in an enthusiastic voice, giving the audience a slight wave. A wide grin appeared on his face while he chucked to himself. "As you all know by now, I am your host Jay and I bet you're all happy to see me as I am with you guys!"

Needless to say every single member of the audience was stunned as Jay was standing in the middle of the stage inside of what seemed to be a giant clear bubble ball made for hamsters. It was such a strange sight to behold as they could do nothing but to gape at him, their wide opened mouths almost touching the floor. Sensing that they were TOO interested in the hamster ball and not applauding or cheering him, Jay snorted in disgust and crossed his arms firmly over his chest with a moody expression on his face. 'Why the hell are they ALL staring at me as if I'm an alien from another planet?' Jay thought to himself. 'If they want to stare at something then they should have went to a freak show!' Just as Jay opened his mouth to make a sarcastic remark, a small eight year old boy from the front row of the audience threw an empty drink can at Jay, hitting the outside of the ball then bouncing off it, flying into a wall behind the audience. As soon as that happened the boy laughed with delight, happily clapping his hands as if to say he took pleasure from that little entertainment. Jay gritted his teeth in anger, trying to ignore the urge to snap at the brat. Why do some people end up having bloody children, Jay shall never know. As far as he was concerned if people couldn't control their kids then they shouldn't become parents in the FIRST place!

Jay firmly settled his gaze on the boy's mother, narrowing his eyes even further at her until she along with the audience had stopped laughing. "Madam, can you please tell your son to behave himself! If you don't comply with the rules then I'm afraid you have to be escorted from the premises. Do you understand me?"

"Of course!" she replied gently, smiling such a pleasant smile in the hopes to sweeten Jay up. Just as Jay was about to thank her for showing him some respect, her grin widened in a way that could only be described as devilish when she turned to her son, kissing him on the cheek. "What a good boy you are!"

To say the least Jay was slightly shocked as he didn't quite expect that to happen. In his mind he envisioned that maybe something will go right for him for once in his life. However it would seem that it was way too much to ask these days! At that moment Jay was wondering if someone from above had deliberately put a hoax on him so that everything will go wrong for him no matter how much he tries his hardest. Sighing in defeat, Jay shoved that thought to the back of his mind and decided to carry on with the show.

"As you may like to know, Razer and Hwoarang are still very much in love with each other meanwhile the last I've heard is that Olcadan, Edge Master, Heihachi and Han Myong are in rehab for their drink related problems," Jay explained, running a hand through his hair. He paused for a second before continuing speaking to the audience. "On last week's show AngelEyes87's ex had the unfortunate pleasure of hosting the show in which he broke pretty much ALL the rules. On the other hand the Apprentice as well as Darth Vader wants vengeance on him for shooting them while Yoda has returned to his home planet."

"Wait a damn minute here!" a young man yelled in protest from the third row in the audience. Jay turned to look at the person who interrupted him, rolling his eyes to the ceiling in the process. "Whatever happened to AngelEyes87 and Highwayman Myth after the show? Or don't you want to tell us about them, huh?"

"Look pal, does it look like I'm a mind reader here? Anyway it's not me who you should ask that question due to the fact I had been knocked out for a few hours by a tranquiliser gun."

"Ha, maybe you should be knocked out more often so we don't have to put up with you all the time!" the man retorted angrily, cracking his knuckles. Jay took this as a warning, deciding not to say anything. If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't inside his protective hamster ball then knowing his bad luck Jay would get seriously injured.

What he said about AngelEyes87 and her ex boyfriend was nothing but the truth as he absolutely didn't know have a clue as to what happened to them after the show. 'Damn that Highwayman Myth for ruining everything!' Jay thought, feeling slightly pissed off. Oh, the complete nerve of that American! To say the least after not presenting that one show all because of him going on holiday to Brazil, Jay was so looking forward to be back on the show again. His happiness was short-lived however as when he was busy getting his hair ready in his dressing room, he received a notice from the show's producer, saying that he wasn't to be the host for that show. At first he didn't take the news seriously, throwing away the piece of paper with a roar of laughter – he was under the impression that his boss was playing a prank on him. It took at least five minutes for the producer to convince Jay that someone else had replaced him to present the show. Instantly his anger got the better of him and he started to bash his head furiously up against a nearby wall in sheer frustration. How DARE someone do that to him the last minute?! He ought to find the new presenter and give them a good kick up the arse if they know what's good for them.

Unfortunately for him, things turned from bad to worse for him within a short period of time. Eventually he found AngelEyes87 backstage, confronted her and practically ACCUSED her of taking the presenter role from him. When they were in the middle of having a heated row, Highwayman Myth took this opportunity to barge on in them like a terrorist at a bloody tea party! Before Jay could think of a way to get revenge after finding out this intruder was deemed the new presenter, he passed out by taking a tranquiliser to the arm. Much to his surprise, a groggy Jay had woken up a few hours later to find himself locked in the studio when everyone else had gone home and forgot about him. For the remainder of that night he replayed the tape over and over again, furiously watching Highwayman Myth as he managed to get himself into a fight with both Vader and the Apprentice – not to mention he used the cheap-ass gun on them to take them down both. Jay couldn't help but to grin evilly when Highwayman Myth had lost half a limb during the battle, getting some sort of pleasure in watching him cry out in pain. However for the life of him he didn't know exactly what happened after when AngelEyes87 chased Highwayman Myth off the stage when she appeared to be in a mood with him. For the past week Jay has asked around, trying his best to get down to the bottom of this mystery. That was until AngelEyes87 discovered what he was doing which resulted in him getting a HARD slap from her while she demanded that he should mind his own business.

He was soon brought back down to earth when some of the audience members were clearing their throats, obviously hinting at the fact he should quit daydreaming and resume with the damn show. Jay realised that nowadays it was so difficult in pleasing people – just typical...Judging from the impatient glares that everyone was sending him, they were all impatiently waiting for him. Any minute now they looked as if they will all join forces together as a mob and give Jay the beating of his LIFE! As far as Jay was concerned that was not what he wanted most of all so he chose to heed the audience's unspoken warning.

Jay managed a low, nervous laugh. "Well today's show is about three Koreans – two of which are male warriors while the other one is a female. Having been trained in their beloved dojo for such a long time, it was no surprise that the daughter of their master had captured the hearts of these two young men. Now they are on a quest to prove their undying love for this special woman therefore her naturally falling in love with one or the other. Could you please welcome one of the two students onto stage, Captain Hwang Sung Kyung!"

Not even a second later a handsome man appeared on stage, smiling and nodding to the audience who were applauding him. Jay couldn't help but to feel jealous when he noticed that Hwang was appearing to be lapping up the attention that he was receiving. What has Hwang has got that Jay hasn't got already so to speak? Sure, most people who had met Jay would frequently say that he had dashing looks, but it seemed that Hwang had a way with people due to his charisma. 'God, I would love to take his sword and thrust it right up his BACKSIDE – let's see if people would LIKE him then!' Jay thought, actually tempting with carrying out the deed. A part of him expected Hwang to leap straight onto the floor and start doing energetic push-ups with one hand behind his back for God's sake! About a few seconds later, Hwang finally took a seat while glancing at Jay in a slight strange way, one of his eyebrows arched up out of curiosity. Jay noticed this straight away.

"What are you staring at?" he demanded coldly. It was clear to see that Jay wasn't in the mood to be dealing with petty insults or arguments, especially with a guest like Hwang.

"Is there a reason why you are in that hamster ball?" Hwang asked, gently prodding at the ball. Judging by the way Jay was narrowing his eyes at him, he was about to have a go. "Or is this a strange fetish that you have?"

"That's quite enough, thank you very much!" Jay hissed through clenched teeth, feeling his cheeks heating up out of embarrassment due to the audience sniggering their heads off at Hwang's clever remark. Mentally he counted to ten in his head to calm himself down. "If you MUST know, the reason why I am in this giant hamster ball is that near enough every show I get injured and it really gets on my damn nerves. Therefore absolutely NOTHING from the outside can harm me as long as I'm protected by staying inside."

Hwang shook his head in disbelief, not knowing what to make out of the reason. "Jay, all I can say to you is that you must be a wuss if you do not know how to defend yourself properly – no offence of course."

"Oh, so we have a comedian now?" Jay retorted sarcastically, getting even more agitated at being called a wuss. 'Does it look as if I wield a sword, doing fancy twirls and yelling battle cries that sound like as if I have been set on fire? I don't think so!' he thought angrily. "Anyway, please tell us a bit about yourself, Hwang."

"Well for as long as I remember I have been brought up with a strong sense of justice. Even though I was born into a poor family living on next to nothing basically, I still had a good childhood with a loving mother and father who were always there for me," Hwang explained modestly. Suddenly his smile had faltered just a little as tears formed his eyes, lightly running down his cheeks. "After my eighth birthday my parents were taken ill by sickness. Unfortunately they both passed away and that was when my world was turned upside down – it had devastated the very core of me."

Instantly at that precise moment Jay felt a twinge of guilt. Poor guy, he must have endured such a deep loss at such a tender young age. Jay couldn't help but to feel sympathy for Hwang despite the fact both his parents were still alive and well. Because of this, he couldn't exactly admit to know how Hwang must feel due to not having firsthand experience of the situation. Maybe Jay was in the wrong to have labelled Hwang as nothing but a conceited smartarse who likes to give airs and show off in order for people to like him. He realised that Hwang was nothing like that – instead here was a man who had fierce determination to succeed in life. Now that was the kind of person Jay would look up to without a single doubt!

"Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your parents. What happened next?"

"After my parents' death I knew I had to strengthen myself up so I set my gaze firmly on being a seasoned warrior. Naturally I became interested in sword-play and it wasn't before then I had enrolled myself into a dojo run by my master, Seung Han Myong. From the start I knew he must have seen something special in me as he took me under his wing, giving me private lessons."

Even though he didn't get the chance to meet Han Myong when he was on the show a few weeks back. Jay would often associate the senior warrior with him getting himself drunk on national live TV, making a fool out of himself while crying his eyes out over his only daughter. As far as he was concerned, Jay deemed Han Myong as an overprotective father who would most likely throw a hissy fit if he caught his daughter in the act of kissing her date at the front door. Jay cringed just thinking about it – imagine having to live with a dad like that! Surely his poor daughter had to suffer quite a lot of hassle while growing up.

"Uh...your master sounds like a good man," Jay said softly, trying to choose his words correctly. He dare not mention his master's terrible drinking problem to Hwang's face otherwise there'll be hell to pay...

"That he is," a proud Hwang agreed, grinning widely.

"So I understand that you had the pleasure of meeting your master's daughter," Jay commented politely. "I bet you liked that experience very much so."

Upon hearing that, Hwang chuckled, his dark brown eyes lighting up. "Ah yes, Mina. She's different to most women I've encountered, always bit of a tomboy when she was growing up alongside me. When we were quite young she would constantly follow me around like a little sister would do and she'd force me to watch her practice her moves with her zanbatou."

"Aww, how cute!" exclaimed Jay, laughing deeply. "That reminds of a time when I was around six years old, I had a crush on this girl who was two years older than me. I would practically go wherever she went, trying to get her to notice me. That was until one day she told me to leave her alone AND she even punched me in the face!"

"Ah well, that's life for you," Hwang remarked, casually leaning back in his chair. The Korean crossed his leg over another, obviously enjoying the chat. "Back to the story at hand when Mina first hit sixteen, THAT was when the problems began."

Jay was slightly shocked to hear that as his mouth slightly parted while his eyebrows were furrowed. Problems – what sort of problems were there anyway? There must be a something more to the story and Jay wanted to find out immediately. It didn't matter how bad it might be because this was turning out to be an interesting story so far.

"Why, did she get a boyfriend and you felt jealous of it?" Jay questioned, scratching the back of his head. At this Hwang frowned, a serious look etched on his face. From this, Jay somehow knew that his guess was incorrect.

"No, she didn't," Hwang replied, sighing. "Let's just say that she developed a mind of her own and she questioned everything what her father told her without a second thought. Hell, whenever boys from the neighbourhood teased her about her looks she wasn't afraid to give them a beating of their life. It really never ceases to amaze me."

Jeez, she sounded like a right stroppy brat when she was a teenager then! Even if a boy would give her a compliment or whatever, Jay wouldn't be surprised if she gave them a kick in the balls. Damn, talk about playing hard to get.

"And that's not all," Hwang added gently. Jay's head quirked to the side, anticipating what he was about to say next. "My master had an idea that Mina should settle down and get married. I was to be the chosen suitor because I was the favourite student so he wished to adopt me as a son and then from there, take Mina as my wife."

Wait a damn minute, was he mishearing things here? Mina's father wanted to welcome Hwang into the family as his son and then wanted him to marry his daughter, a woman who was already like a SISTER to Hwang when they were growing up?! 'Oh my God!' Jay thought horrified as the realisation dawned on him. That's practically like incest! Jay wondered what other crazy schemes that Hwang was forced to be part of no thanks to his crafty master...

"God, I hope you didn't accept his offer of marrying Mina then, Hwang," Jay told the Korean, cringing slightly. Please say that he didn't otherwise Jay might do something like throw up or faint to the floor in shock! "If I were you then I would be running screaming into the hills."

Hwang shook his head, confirming his unspoken answer. Jay breathed out a sigh of relief – that meant Hwang refused the idea.

"You see, Mina wasn't the kind of girl who was keen on the idea of getting married and having children. When her dad suggested she should marry me, she basically blamed me for PUTTING the idea into HIS head. She also called me a greedy man who wanted to inherit the dojo if something bad happens to him. I didn't want to get married at the time because I was more concerned with joining up to the Coast Guard therefore I could seek Soul Edge in order to protect my country against the impending Japanese invasion."

"Looks like you had valid reasons there," Jay drawled, smiling slightly. "So Hwang, it is true that during both quests to seek the sword you had to drag Mina back home while she was kicking and screaming?"

Hwang nodded, recalling the times in which Mina caused so much trouble for him. "Oh, she was none too happy when I finally found her and brought her back home to her father on both occasions."

"Ha, I bet!" Jay was curious about something as he wondered that Hwang might be in love with Mina as he kept on mentioning about her all the time. He was so sure of it that if there was a bet on it, he would put in a handsome amount of money. "So is it right to assume that for a few years you had a crush on her and now you want her all to yourself?"

"Exactly!" Hwang confirmed animatedly. Just then Jay was rendered confused as a dark look of fury was plastered on Hwang's face, his expression hardening by the second. Not only that but Hwang clenched his hand tightly around the hilt of his sword, his knuckles turning a deathly white colour. "BUT another student by the name of Yun Seong is standing in my way from making Mina mine as he too is in love with her. I just want to tell him to back the hell away from her so that she will be with me!"

"Well since we have Yun Seong backstage this is your chance to comfort him about it. Folks, would you please give it up for Hong Yun Seong!"

Much to everyone's surprise including Jay's while the audience was cheering, Yun Seong didn't walk onto the stage – it was none other than AngelEyes87 followed by Carter Nick and Lucas. When he caught a glimpse of the trio, Jay's suspicions were instantly aroused. What on earth possessed them to unexpectedly turn up halfway through the show when Jay was presenting? Surely there had to be a logical reason or explanation behind the intrusion. Jay could do nothing but to glare at them, wishing that the floor would open up and swallow all THREE of them. Instead of being annoyed, Hwang nodded to them as a way of a greeting. In return AngelEyes87 smiled back at the Korean before turning to a fuming Jay.

"You better have a GOOD reason why the three of you are on MY stage right now!" he challenged them, currently huffing and puffing. "You know that you can't be here without any permission so go away."

"Jay, as much as I don't want to argue with you, please can you keep quiet and listen to me," AngelEyes87 informed sweetly. If he wouldn't co-operate with her then she wouldn't hesitate to make the rest of his life a living misery if possible – he literally was asking for it. "The reason why we're here is because the producer of the show advised us to be on stage in case a fight might break out between the two guests."

What she said was in fact a lie. Lucas, Carter Nick and AngelEyes87 all made an agreement on sabotaging the show just to watch their plan unfold. Once the laxatives finally starts to kick in then she will have her revenge – Jay will be made into a laughing stock all around the world! Fortunately Jay seemed to have bought it as instead of protesting like he usually did, his facial expression confirmed that he understood it perfectly.

"Fine," said Jay, shrugging his shoulders casually as if to say he couldn't care less about the matter. "But if any of you cause any trouble then I'll be kicking you off my stage, understand?"

"We promise," Lucas told him in an assuring voice. Little did Jay know that when he said that, Lucas had crossed his fingers behind his back. In seeing that, AngelEyes87 and Carter Nick had to bite down on their lips to restrain themselves from bursting into a fit of giggles.

"You know what, I am so tempted to poke fun out of his hamster ball," Carter Nick whispered quietly to AngelEyes87, grinning boyishly. In response she just winked at her male companion.

"Nah, I wouldn't bother, Carter Nick. Save your laughter for later on."

Just about Carter Nick was about to reply, Jay decided to interrupt him. "So my SWEET AngelEyes87, now that you're here maybe you can tell us what happened with your ex Highwayman Myth as we're all DYING to know!"

"Uh, Nick and I went out and we had a drink."

"Yes, and?"

"And we talked about our former relationship and we made amends with each other – that's all."

Jay sighed deeply, clearly disappointed that nothing juicy happened. "Heh, what a bummer that was."

For a moment or so AngelEyes87 recalled back to their last meeting. Last week after the show had ended she managed to catch up with Highwayman Myth while she was in hot pursuit of him backstage. To say the least he was astonished that despite the fact she weighed around ten pounds lighter than him; she successfully tackled him to the ground by pouncing on him like an infuriated lioness. To stop him from making a quick escape she straddled him and she started to hit him with a nearby cushion, ignoring his loud protests. While AngelEyes87 continued to vent out her frustrations on Highwayman Myth, both of them didn't notice that Zasalamel appeared out of nowhere, took Highwayman Myth's severed arm and then vanished, unfazed by the drama that was taking place. In a futile attempt to calm her down, he reached out a hand to stop her but somehow by accident his hand came into contact with her left breast. This had caused a stunned AngelEyes87 to drop the cushion, a gasp escaping her mouth while an awkward silence lingered between the ex lovers. A few seconds later she angrily slapped his hand away, calling him an arsehole before getting to her feet again.

After a while Highwayman Myth noticed that his severed limb was missing and they started to look for his arm. Unfortunately they realised that someone must have taken it during their childish fight. Feeling sorry for him, AngelEyes87 suggested they should call a truce which Highwayman Myth agreed to and afterwards they went to a pub not so far from the studio. When their drinks came they began discussing their break up as mature adults, which was something they hadn't dared talk about within a few months. Just as things were running smoothly AngelEyes87 was shocked that Highwayman pulled out a cigarette in her presence – when they were together he never smoked once. Without even thinking she snatched the cigarette from his mouth before he lit it, breaking it in half while his eyes widened a considerable amount, not believing what she just done. He rewarded her with a stern look, reaching out to get another one from the pack until his ex had taken the damn pack away from him. Highwayman Myth suspected that she would do something like that because she didn't like seeing him smoke. It had been a difficult time but they finally sorted things out and they became friends again. However no matter how hard she tried she couldn't shake off the feeling that he might have regretted spending a year and two months with her – that saddened her a bit as he was her first love. Even just thinking about it right now made her feel bewildered.

"The thing is I don't know if I was special to him during our time together," she admitted, hugging herself. The men including Hwang stared at AngelEyes87 with concern in their eyes. Immediately Carter Nick came to her side and put a comforting arm around her shoulder, turning her around so he could see her properly. What came out of his mouth was totally unexpected though.

"Who are you and what have you done to my friend AngelEyes87?" he asked slowly. He was a little taken back by her sudden change in behaviour as he always admired the young woman for her adorable sense of humour.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm glad me and Nick are friends again but I get the impression that he didn't consider our former relationship important or anything."

"Hmm, my advice for you is to ask him yourself instead of thinking negative thoughts," Hwang suggested, sending her a warm look. "Only he can provide you with the answers."

"Oh, speak of the devil!" Jay chimed in, pointing over her shoulder while chuckling to himself. "THERE is Highwayman Myth!"

Realising that she really and truly have been caught out in the act, AngelEyes87 slightly panicked as she heard footsteps heading her direction from behind. She rapidly span around, expecting to see her ex boyfriend a few inches from where she was standing. However all that she saw was a red-haired good looking man walking onto the stage, armed with White Storm; waving to the audience that was now cheering. She cursed herself for her foolishness while Jay laughed mockingly at how he tricked her.

"Welcome to the show, Yun Seong," Jay greeted him. "Please take a seat."

Instead of listening to Jay, Yun Seong was more interested in his current rival. He puffed out his chest, smiling tauntingly at Hwang while sizing him up. Naturally Hwang rose to the challenge as he stood up slowly, glaring at the younger man. Jay could tell for a fact that Hwang was trying to keep his temper in check.

"You know something, ever since you have come into my life all those years back you have been nothing but a pain in the arse," he told Yun Seong, firmly crossing his arms over his chest. "Why do you insist in standing in my way when it comes to winning Mina's affections?"

Yun Seong briefly shrugged his shoulders while he ran a hand through his red locks of hair, smirking. "Oh, come on! YOU know as much as I do that Mina wouldn't be interested in an old FART like you. She needs someone who is a bit closer to her age and that just happens to be me."

"One question though," Jay chimed in thoughtfully, raising both hands in the air. "What exactly has Hwang ever done to make you hate you, Yun Seong?"

"Believe it or not this guy right here was my childhood icon," the younger Korean admitted, gesturing to Hwang who snorted in contempt at the statement. Yun Seong ignored that and carried on with his story. "While I was growing up I wanted to be like Hwang – he was the MAIN reason why I became a student at the school. When I achieved many skills with the sword, I considered him as a rival, a goal that I must surpass."

Right away Jay didn't like Yun Seong from the second he even opened his bloody mouth! He was nothing but an arrogant young man who had his head shoved right up his arse so it would seem. 'I hope Hwang does something about him otherwise if he don't then I would gladly do it!' Jay thought, staring with disgust at his guest. Visions of him pushing Yun Seong off a very high cliff suddenly filled Jay's head. That would be a perfect way of getting rid of him for good! With that thought, a cruel smile appeared on Jay's face.

"Anyway I heard some news from the students that Hwang was on his way back from his overseas journey," Yun Seong continued, breaking the silence. "From the first day of his arrival I took that as an opportunity to challenge him to a duel so that he can acknowledge my awesome prowess. But being the CHICKEN-SHIT that he is, he turned me down without any consideration!

"That was because I was more concerned with rejoining the Coast Guard to fight off the Japanese dogs," Hwang defended himself, taking a few steps forward towards Yun Seong to give him a good punch. Out of quick thinking AngelEyes87 put a hand on Hwang's chest to stop him, shaking her head. "So all along you held a grudge against me just because I didn't give you that fight that you badly wanted?"

Yun Seong clapped his hands a few times sarcastically. "Well done, Captain Obvious. Now that we're here why don't we have that battle to see which one of us is the best."

"That wouldn't be a wise decision, Yun Seong." Hwang paused for a second or so, remembering something. "Anyway I thought you had a girlfriend already. You seem to be quite taken with Talim if my memory serves me correctly. What happened to her?"

"Oh, HER!" he exclaimed, shuddering slightly. For as long as he shall live he wished to God that he would forget about the young pure-minded priestess. "I had to end things with her on the account that her obsession with the wind freaked me out. Every time we went on dates, she would always consult with the wind on what we should do, where should we go and other things like that. A few times I've even caught her actually TALKING to herself, claiming she is speaking with the wind."

"Man, that must suck," Jay murmured to himself under his breath. He couldn't exactly blame Yun Seong for breaking up with Talim as if Jay was dating the girl, he would have done the same thing.

"Due to the fact things didn't work out with Talim doesn't mean you can try and take Mina away from me," Hwang threatened, not tearing his glance off Yun Seong. "You knew I've had feelings for her for a while now. I mean, what makes you think that she'll come running into your arms?"

"Ah, because I have something planned up my sleeve."

"And what would that be, Yun Seong?"

"I will do the one thing that you could NEVER do. One of these days I will possess Soul Edge and then with the sword in my hand, I will protect my country and defeat the Japanese. That way she's bound to fall in love with me."

"Ha, you're both as bad as one another," Lucas remarked, tutting quietly. Yun Seong and Hwang both looked at Lucas, surprised and bewildered. "I don't Mina will fall in love with any of you two. Has the thought ever occurred to you that she might have met someone else?"

"SHUT UP!" the two Koreans growled at the same time. Lucas didn't look at all impressed by their rudeness – he was merely making his own opinion. What a bunch of fools they were...Jay could only send a look of sympathy to Lucas. Yun Seong and Hwang turned to another, resuming their argument.

"Let's face it, it seems that I have become more popular than you," Yun Seong bragged, laughing. "And you want to know why? It's because Namco has replaced your sorry arse with me for the past few games! How do you like me now, bitch?!"

If there's one thing that Hwang couldn't stand for was the fact that he had absolutely no solid place in the game series. He USED to be the main star but now that Yun Seong had waltzed into his life, the eighteen year old spoilt brat was given all the glory! Oh, he was going to make him take back what he said one way or the other.

"Ha, well everyone knows that you're not a natural red-head!" Hwang retorted, gaining a sense of satisfaction when Yun Seong's smirk was wiped off his face. Hwang couldn't care less as his rival glared at him with hate. "You have to dye your hair red every six months!"

"YOU BASTARD!"

Without saying anymore, a stunned Jay and AngelEyes87 could only watch in amazement as Yun Seong lunged at Hwang – it wasn't before then they were involved in a fierce duel with their swords. 'Wow, both of them have to be really serious if they're fighting over a girl like that' Jay thought, marvelling their sword techniques that they were currently displaying. Wasting no time, Lucas and Carter Nick rushed forward, intervening the two Korean males fighting while narrowing avoiding the swipes of their blades.

A few seconds later a feminine voice yelled out from behind them. "Will you two just stop it right now!"

Immediately Hwang and Yun Seong lowered their weapons, instantly recognising that familiar voice. All of them turned to look behind them to see an attractive young woman standing there, dressed in a green and pink top displaying their bare midriff along with a matching skirt that had side splits, revealing her slender thighs. Jay couldn't help but to ogle at her beauty. 'Damn, she is one hot looking babe!' he thought, appearing to be in a trance. Seong Mina stood rooted to the spot, obviously pissed off as she narrowed her eyes at Yun Seong and Hwang.

"How pathetic can you two possibly get?!" Mina screeched at them. Both men briefly stared down at the floor, ashamed. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned indeed! "You're both full grown men and yet you two are ARGUING over me as if I'm like a damn prize to be won!"

Jay cleared his throat, causing Mina to glance at him. "So which fella do you choose?"

"None! Hwang, you had lost my respect when you took me out on a date, got drunk in the process and you had the NERVE to shove your tongue down my throat while touching me up."

Upon hearing that, Hwang blushed a deep shade of red as the memories came flooding back to him. Ever since his dreadful mistake she never once lived it down for his sake. Yun Seong started laughing out of sheer amusement but he immediately stopped when he noticed that Mina was now glaring at him.

"And as for you Yun Seong, you're just an immature braggart. I am fed up with constantly searching for you during my travels for Soul Edge!" she snapped. Now she realised how Hwang must have felt every time he had to bring her back home when she ran away. "I should have pushed you OFF the edge when I found you sitting there at Ostrheinsburg chapel."

Yun Seong's mouth dropped down to the floor, flabbergasted. "Huh?!"

"Besides I want you all to meet my new lover, Assassin," Mina said with a smile. Just then Assassin walked onto stage, dressed in dark clothes. The most distinguishing thing about him was the fact his entire face was covered by a mask with slits at the front to reveal both his brown eyes. A smug Lucas smiled widely as his predicament came true – they really should have listened to him. On the other hand, Jay was wondering why the hell was Assassin wearing a mask – it could either be that he wanted to conceal his identity or his face resembles that of a back of a bus.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Assassin yelled triumphantly, twirling his sword in the air above his head before holding it in front of Yun Seong and Hwang, intending to mock them further.

"Right, I know that we're rivals, but let's put our differences to one side, Yun Seong," Hwang murmured.

Yun Seong nodded his head. "I agree. NOW LET'S GET HIM!"

Assassin cheekily gave them both the finger before running off the stage with a pissed off Yun Seong and Hwang chasing after him. In response Mina rolled her eyes up to the ceiling, growling under her breath as she stormed off to stop her lover from getting beaten to a bloody pulp.

"Ha, I'm glad I'm inside in this ball as I wouldn't like to have had anything happen to-" Jay's words died in mid sentence as his stomach began rumbling loudly. He looked down at himself in a confused way before he doubled up over with a groan as he can literally feel his bowels threatening to release. 'God, what the hell is happening to me?" he thought as he had a sudden urge to go to the toilet straight away. AngelEyes87 chuckled to herself as her plan was now working – the laxatives were doing their magic!

"Boys, you know what to do!"

Just as Jay was about to exit the stage, he watched in surprise as Carter Nick and Lucas stood on either side of the ball, holding it in place so he couldn't move.

"I'm afraid we have run out of time for this show and please join us next week for A Problem Aired is A Problem Shared," Jay announced in a strangled voice as he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Great, I think I've just shit my pants!"

A/N: You know what, I am so proud of myself to finally complete this chapter as I really worked hard on it, lol! Anyway I don't think I would like to be in Jay's shoes, but at least he looked like a right fool. The next character that I'll be focusing on is Talim as her parents are worried about her ongoing obsession with the wind – plus another character is going to present the show with Jay next. Other than that, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope that all of you got what you wanted and remember, have fun and be safe :)