Author's Note: "I can't swallow that!"

"Well then good news! It's a suppository!"

Guess where that's from, haha.

So, how many of you thought I was dead or gave up on this story? Haha, I'm really sorry I couldn't reassure any of you. The word count of this chapter is 7,264 without my notes here and at the end of this chapter. Anyway, let's get onto the important things here.

First off, I AM NOT ABANDONING THIS FIC. I just got separated from Tekken for a while, and though I now own Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Kazuya's ending in that game has almost completely exhausted my patience with the one fucking stupid ass at Namco that thinks it makes sense to make Kazuya unrealistically evil.

When I started this Fanfiction, it was for one simple reason: I believe in Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama. For whoever doesn't get what I mean when I say that, its okay.

Now, why was I able to get back to writing this fic? Two reasons, gameplay with Kazuya and Jun, and one very special writer here on Fanfiction.

He goes by the name, Some Stories Deserve To Be Told, and he is the author of The Return, a fanfiction about Kazuya and Jun. Honestly, if you think my fanfiction is good, his will BLOW YOUR FUCKIN MIND. Shame on you if you haven't read it, haha.

But I've rambled long enough, it's time for you guys who still care about this story to get a glimpse of what I have in store.

Enjoy. :)

EDIT: I forgot to tell you guys, do you like Coldplay? They have a song called 'Lovers In Japan.' The beginning of the song pretty much grabs the whole essence of the beginning paragraphs of this chapter, so if you'd like, listen to it when you read. Of course, like I said, the beginning is what matters, so if you find you don't like Coldplay, don't listen to the rest of the song, but like I said, the beginning gives you a better picture.

Anyway read on! :D

Tekken

A World Reborn

Chapter Six

To Begin Anew

On the stone path between the Warrior's Circle and the Hotel below...

It was as if the skies themselves understood the sheer volume of emotion of the two people that stood there, on this one small stretch of land of the planet earth. For a few brief moments, a small portion of the clouds parted, and a magnificent ray of light came through, directly onto the couple, and illuminated them with far more resonance than the grayish hue that everything around them had.

Being an emotional person was never Kazuya's forte, but with the only person in his life that ever really mattered to him, in his arms and nuzzling his chest, he had to admit, it was really hard not to smile like a bumbling fool. He just looked at her hair and decided to breath it in...and yup, it had such a heavenly aroma that he had to resist the urge to squeeze the heck out of her.

Aside from the golden rays that seemed to make them glow, the clouds everywhere else were getting a little darker, which gave Kazuya the feeling it was going to rain, so he did what was appropriate. "Perhaps we should go back to the hotel already. The weather looks like it's going to get worse." He spared a glance, and unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how one saw the situation, he couldn't turn away when the woman lifted her gaze up and smiled at him, the light of the sun giving her more vibrance than ever before.

It made her look so beautiful. "That sounds good..." From the way she looked at him, Kazuya knew damn well that all Jun cared about now was being with him.

She just looked so...right in his arms, so pure and so in need of him. With his lips threatening to turn upwards, he turned and began to walk with his hand holding her own. "Come along then."

For a little while, it would be pleasantly quiet as they walked, both beginning to fully absorb the situation.

Truth be told, with so much time lost, both could care less about much of everything else, except for the new Ogre. But back to the matter at hand, Kazuya and Jun walked along the stone path with looks of content, or at least Jun did. The Mishima just had this calm look on his face, and while not exactly happy looking, it was definately positive. It was a large improvement, and so long as the woman he was crazy for continued to be with him, the good times would keep on rolling.

"Do you still live out in the countryside?" Kazuya suddenly asked her, his curiosity getting the best of him. Jun tilted her head and looked at him fondly. "Well, Wang and Xiaoyu stay there from time to time...as I recall, Jinrei rebuilt the house after it burned down." As she expected, Kazuya's mood soured, and his muscles tensed at hearing that last bit of info.

To his hidden delight though, Jun gently squeezed his hand.

Just as he remembered, she always knew what to do to make him feel better at any given time.

"Why do you ask?" She continued to look up at him with affection, which was more than enough to get him to speak his mind, and on his end, Kazuya turned his gaze to the clouds. How would she react to what he would say? He knew they were now together again, but still... "I was thinking of building a home for us out and away from civilization. Living in the city gets on my nerves."

Jun blinked.

Well, that was certainly something. She knew that Kazuya had plenty of money to get it done...it's just that he was being much more thoughtful that surprised her. So, because she realized how considerate he was being for her, she giggled. "Heheheheheheh...I think that would be lovely. I prefer nature over the crowded atmosphere of the city." Back then when they first got together, Kazuya had been more stern about what he felt was best. He wouldn't force anything but he usually had been stubborn.

Now it seemed he knew better.

"I see." The problem still remained however: He wasn't very talkative. Or maybe he just didn't know how to talk to her. The latter possibility made Jun giggle again, which caught Kazuya's attention. "What is it?" He didn't know how, but he just knew that he was the reason the woman was amused. "Nothing." She looked at him with an innocent smile.

{Such a terrible liar...} Kazuya knew damn well since the first day he met Jun that almost all of his characteristics were amusing to her in some way. It had always confused him, since you know, how could someone as...unapproachable as himself, be a form of entertainment to someone like her? "Hn." He kept his gaze forward, looking as if he were bored, because he knew that if he replied in annoyance, even if he wasn't actually irritated, Jun would easily play on his words in her favor.

Of all the people in his life that Kazuya had ever met, no one could say they could toy with his words, for that matter, mess with him in a way that would normally irritate or infuriate him, except for Jun. Instead of coaxing negative emotions from him, she always managed, and even manages now to be the only one who can make him feel glad to be alive, even if he didn't show it.

{Damn that Devil...I should have went looking for her the instant I was reborn...}

Even now, he was still furious with himself for never trying to find her, even if technically he was prevented from doing so. At least Devil was no longer present, but that mattered little he supposed, because if it was, Jun was now here. She was more than capable if suppressing it's presence. But back to why Kazuya had still thought this, it was just that right now, he knew instinctively that what he had been missing in life the most since he was revived, was Jun.

Just the sight of her always calmed him.

"You've changed somehow." He spoke, deciding that finally talking to her about what's been going on behind the scenes would be appropriate. Of course, he wasn't someone to beat around the bush, so he gave his direct thoughts to her. "To put it in simple terms, the purity you once had is no longer one hundred percent. There are dark energies now flowing through you. What has caused you to change?"

Of all the possible things he could have asked her about, this one was the one that she was the most uncomfortable with answering. And, from the not so happy expression she gained when she looked elsewhere, Kazuya knew he regretted asking. Seeing her with any kind of uneasiness in her heart just ate away at him, but before he could apologize, she began to speak. "When I was a prisoner of the Oxurins..." The woman immediately noticed her lover's muscles tightening in silent fury.

"...I was approached by a large amount of spirits, people who had been killed by them. When the spirits realized I had a reason to continue living, they offered to merge with me."

Honestly, Kazuya did not like the sound of that, and he made that obvious by stopping, releasing her hand and looking straight at her. "Have they harmed you in any way?" He asked quickly, his concern and anger evident. Jun herself felt that she hadn't exactly said it the right way, so she began again, gently putting her left hand on his chest. "Hey, it's okay...when I'm not using their power, they keep to themselves and give me my privacy by staying in an enclosed and vacant space of my mind. As a psychic and spiritualist, I can tell that they're doing that now."

It was quiet for several seconds.

Jun was giving what she hoped was a reassuring smile, but from the look on Kazuya's face, it wasn't so. He was just looking at her with a stern expression, and since he was keeping his shades in his pocket, she could clearly see from his eyes that he was suddenly experiencing a lot of turmoil within himself. He closed them and then began scratching his forehead.

"Kazu-"

"Let me speak to them." It was not his intention to interrupt her, because he knew it was rude, but the fact was, this was a serious matter to him. His eyes opened and he looked at her patiently. In his heart he knew she was uncomfortable with her situation right now...because back in his younger years, he had gone through the same problem.

Seeing her expression soften in realization made him feel good in a way he hadn't felt in forever, and he almost gave her a pleasant expression. "Alright...just don't be too hard on them okay? I still have to uphold my end of the bargain I made with them." The moment she said 'bargain,' Kazuya's expression hardened again. There was no doubt in Jun's mind that he was worried for her. "That all depends on what they tell me." He said, this time his tone being calm.

He wasn't going to outright tell her, but he was going to make it a point with himself to always address her properly and respectfully. Before, he had spoken before thinking, letting his emotions drive him, but now when it came to her, he was always going to make sure she understood that he cared, and the first step was to talk to her the right way. He immediately knew that he was doing something right, because the beautiful woman before him just gained a big smile and nodded.

Then, she closed her eyes.

{If their intentions in the end are something that harm Jun...} Kazuya did not finish the thought. Even thinking of something terrible happening to her was something he refused to do. The man knew that up to this point, she's had to deal with all the troubles of her life alone. Now however, with himself in the picture, she was no longer going to have to deal with so much bullshit anymore.

He was the man here, and as her man, it was his duty to keep all threats and anything negative in any way, far from her at all times. Every time she was frowning instead of smiling, it felt as if a damn rusty dagger was skewering its way through his lungs.

A strange black aura started to surround Jun. {Hn...I'm not impressed.} Of course, now that the presence of the souls was becoming apparent, the first thing he noticed was that in comparison to himself, the dark energy they produced was minimal.

Jun's eyes remained closed, but the dark aura came together behind her, resembling black clouds, and a single gold light appeared.

"Hello Kazuya Mishima. We are Unknown, the dead souls of countless fighters who have helped Jun Kazama escape her prison. We felt that eventually she would have us meet you. How can we help you?"

Kazuya did not move.

All he did for about two seconds was stare the dark anomaly down, and then crossed his arms. "I will give my thanks for helping Jun, but that does not mean I trust you. I can clearly sense that your energies are not pure. Tell me what this so called 'bargain' you made with Jun is, and and I will decide wether or not to expel you from her body myself." If there was anything he was going to get across to them, it was that they wouldn't escape his wrath if they did for some reason have malicious intentions.

Jun's eyes remained closed.

"There is no reason to be alarmed Kazuya. We simply asked Jun to free us. In the most simple of terms, she would purify us, setting us free from all the rage and negative emotions we harbour for the Oxurins, at which point, we would then be forced out of her body. This method takes time however, and with a new threat emerging, we feel we should continue to give Jun our aid until the new Ogre is destroyed."

Kazuya still did not loosen himself. "Hn, a likely story. I will personally see to it that this reborn monster is dealt with when it decides to show itself. So, I ask you now, is there really much more reason to stay latched to my wife's mind like a parasite?" His voice was becoming just a little angry.

{He certainly is a frightening one...} The souls thought in surprise. Something just told them that even if they no longer had physical form, Kazuya could still somehow put them in a world of hurt. "Well...we feel that if for some reason you and Jun should ever be separated, and Ogre appears, then we could-"

"As I recall, Jun fought the orginal Ogre and did not die. Most likely, she won. Combined with the fact that Ogre is of an alien race that might have been near at the time, Jun was just outumbered. Why do we not let her speak for herself?" Kazuya was beginning to lose his patience, so he opted for a solution. If Jun were to give some much needed answers right now, it would be easier to decide whether or not the spirits could remain.

With the attention now on her, Jun opened her eyes. "Kazuya..." She began softly. In response, the tenseness in Kazuya's body immediately diminished, and his face became calm. {All she has to do is talk, and the next thing I know, I'm no longer mad about anything...} This kind of fact would normally make him angry, as in, he wouldn't like the idea of being so easily swayed by anyone.

But when it came to Jun, he didn't care. Though he may never tell her, the fact was, where as he is now untouchable in the world of business, and no one could ever control him or his actions...that only applied to everyone except her. It was as if all she had to was ask for something or give a statement, and he would be all ears for it, which is why he was now going to listen to what she had to say. "It's true...I was close to beating Ogre...but then I was ambushed by Oxurins."

Kazuya for one was pleased that she was giving facts right away instead of drabbling on about all kinds of nonsense. "If that is true, do you think you still need those souls in your mind?" The bottom line was that he once had to deal with Devil, and by whatever means necessary, he would make sure that his beloved would not go through the same fate of insanity. He watched as she shook her head. "You're right...I suppose I really don't need them. All the initial need for them was to just free myself, and it worked."

Of course Kazuya didn't show it, but his mood immediately became positive. "Then it's settled. Jun, you will take whatever time you need to 'purify," Kazuya brought two fingers up with each hand to emphasise his mocking of the situation. "...Unknown, and you will expel them from your body as soon as you can. I can offer you anything you need to get it done."

At this, Jun giggled. "Okay Mr. Bossy. All I'll need to do is meditate...it won't be that hard but it'll take a while. So, later. For now, let's just go home..." Her voice was playful, and her expression that of amusement. Unknown just sort of looked between the two. "If that is what you both desire, then so be it." Without anything else to talk about...Unknown retreated back into Jun's mind.

"..."

"..."

From here, after the clouds began to get even darker, and the mist that was caused by Unknown vanished, Jun and Kazuya looked at each other.

Tapping his fingers on his arm, Kazuya just turned around and started to walk.

This caused Jun to giggle and follow after him.

OOO

Elsewhere...

The only thing that could be heard in the strange, dark and otherworldly room was the sound of metallic utensils. Aside from that, there was the overall look of it. It was all a dark turquoise in color, and in the center of it was a very large table made of stone...or at least something that looked like it. And, on the table was a strange looking, and very large humanoid.

He wore almost nothing, but the few things he did wear were platinum in color. He had aztec-like gauntlets and other things that covered the more personal areas, as well as the ankles. Then there was the shield on his left arm, and also the headdress that seemed to maintain the massive amounts of hair that came from the back of his head. His eyes were closed, and it seemed as if he was sleeping peacefully, if his calm breathing was anything to go by. Strangely, his skin was a dark blue, and his hair was, for some reason, dark orange.

To his left was one of the creatures that was fumbling with whatever things on the table were. It appeared to be a male, if it's physique was anything to go by. "Eeeee...nah!" The creature seemed to be annoyed with something. It continued to look through all the tools quickly, it's patience waning.

The humanoid's left hand moved.

However, it wasn't noticed by the Oxurin.

Said individual was able to finally find what it was looking for: a syringe. Making a triumphant cackle, it turned around to retrieve a container on the other table. It's orders had been simple: keep the subject sedated until all tests came out positive. Unfortunately, someone forgot to do so on their last shift, so now this fellow had to do it. What he didn't know was how long it had been since the last administration.

The humanoid's right leg tensed.

Opening the compartment, he saw the vial with the red liquid inside of it. He took that out and another small material. He took the lid off, wrapped the material on the now opened vial, and tied it. Taking the syringe and tilting the vial, he gently inserted it and began to extract the liquid.

The humanoid's eyelids began to open.

"Neh...nnn." The Oxurin finally gained the appropriate amount and put the vial down.

Then, it turned around, ready to give the dose that was required...until it realized something.

The humanoid was no longer on the table. Now, he was standing right behind the Oxurin, staring down at it.

"..." The Oxurin merely stood there, too shocked to do anything. Right now, if things were not as they should be, then the creature was in an incredible amount of danger. Knowing this, it remained silent and just tried to make itself look as non-threatening as possible, not that it was much of a challenge for this beast of a warrior. It also didn't say anything because it didn't know if all the proper adjustments to the humanoid had been made.

There was no telling if he understood any languages or not.

After a few tense seconds, the Oxurin started to back up and put the syringe down. Then, the humanoid looked around at everything.

Everything seemed to be familiar, but the humanoid felt a sense of detachment from it all.

"...Hnnnnnn..."

OOO

Back With The Angel And Devil...

"If I had remembered anything, I would have gone looking for you. Now however, I'm simply pleased you're alright, and that my memories are back in full." With that, Kazuya ended his story, yet continued to help Jun pack the few things she had brought.

The Tekken celebration would last a few days, so she had brought a few things from home, because she initially thought it would take more than one day to reunite with Kazuya. Right now, they were both in the hotel room she had rented out. Jun silently put her things away, and glanced to see Kazuya looking out the window with his arms crossed. Everything he told her was a little hard to believe.

Well, mostly the bit of his memories being blocked, but that had seemed to be the case earlier at the Warrior's Circle.

And, what mattered now was the fact he wasn't closing himself off from her anymore. When they had first met, he had preferred to keep his distance until they got together, and now, the case was the same. Unlike with Shinoda or just in general when he was speaking, since not too long ago when they cemented their relationship, he spoke calmly to her. All the cold or disspationate tone in his voice before was now gone...or at least he didn't speak like that to her.

"So...you really did go looking for me?"

Kazuya didn't know if he wanted to smirk or roll his eyes. "For the third time today Jun...yes." He said in slight exhasperation. Truth be told, he was really uncomfortable with telling Jun all these emotional and personal things since he had always bottled up all his emotions except for anger and dark satisfaction, but at the same time...

He heard her move, and just the sound of it reminded him how graceful she was.

Her soft footsteps were all that he heard until she stopped directly behind him. To his surprise and confusion, she gently wrapped her arms around his waist. "...I'm really glad you're here Kazuya...I honestly thought you wouldn't care if I had shown up or not.." If this had been several years before, Kazuya would not have understood why she was so concerned for him.

But regardless of how they met and regardless of what their past had been, the fact was that they were together again, and thankfully, even though they were much older, they weren't beginning to resemble beef jerky. For Jun, he was not surprised in the least. She definately looked mature, but the youth of her spirit shone proudly in her physical appearance.

"There was a reason I fell in love with you two decades ago..." Kazuya began, looking out the window and feeling Jun rest her chin as best she could on his left shoulder, a smile on her face. Hearing him say something like that was something that told her he had become a better man. "...and as it stands, we have lost too much time, and my damn father is to blame. But, I haven't killed Heihachi because of the simple fact that the bastard is already old. If my memory of you had not been blocked by Devil, and the reaization that I had been taken from you for over a decade had hit me, I would have dropped everything I was doing and ripped his ugly head off. I'm already strong enough to do so. He only lives because I have you now."

"..."

Jun silently observed him.

Kazuya was just so different from before that she was joking with herself that she had in reality, just found a long lost twin brother who happened to be nice. "Heheheheh..." She giggled with a pretty smile. "I'm glad to hear that. Now, maybe you can help me take my things?" The mirth and glee in her voice was very apparent. "Aren't you going to tell that girl and old man Jinrei that you aren't exactly going back with them?" Kazuya honestly didn't care if she did or not, but he knew that Jun might.

"I know Xiaoyu's phone number. And, I suppose I can talk to Jin some time tomorrow if he decides to stay for this whole thing you've thrown." She didn't see Kazuya blink in annoyance. "You would be better off leaving the brat to his own devices. You know full-well all the things he's done, but if I'm not mistaken, it seems his 'friends,'" Kazuya said the word sarcastically. "...might be able to change him."

Jun really wanted to disagree with him, but she just didn't know all the facts yet. And, as Kazuya had pointed out, Xiaoyu and Hwaorang seemed to be having some affect on him. There was also to consider the fact that she had been out of Jin's life for a long time, and he was no longer the boy she raised. Coming back had affected him, it brought new senses of uncertainty, and especially guilt to him. She had never been one to scold him for anything, but even though he had committed so many atrocities, she had felt terrible for the way she had dismissed him.

"Well...it's not as if I can just never talk to him again."

"Jun, relax. I'm not forcing you to do anything, I'm just giving you my opinion. Fifteen years spent together cannot simply be forgotten. I know he means much to you, but I cannot say the same for myself. Speak to him when you want, but at least consider what advice I can give you." And once again, Kazuya proved that he had changed for the better. He was being considerate of Jun's outlook on the situation, which is why he made no effort to try and persuade her to do anything.

"Okay...heheheh..." With Jun obviously pleased by what he said, Kazuya relaxed completely and just listened to her positive reaction. One of the many things he realized that he had missed about her, was her heavenly voice, at it's best when she was laughing or anything of the sort. Of course, he had practically missed everything about her, but her giggling or laughing was one of the more prominent aspects. "Anyway, you can let me go now. I'd like to get back and make the preparations with G-Corp and the Zaibatsu." He couldn't hide the first positive expression he had made in her presence for a long time, and smirked.

Jun of course just smiled, and then they both retrieved the two suitcases she brought.

"Hard to believe that in less than an hour, the two of us are going back to the way it should have been." Kazuya followed her out of the room and closed it. "Saying that, I have a feeling you're going to drive me crazy with all the things you'll want us to do like a young couple. I'm going to tell you right now, I refuse to let you go to the beach. Just about anything else is fine, except that." The fact that he said it with a look of annoyance was enough for Jun to understand why he was making that decision.

She grew a mischievous look in her eye as they walked down the hall, towards the stairs. "I'll have you know that the chances of me wearing a skimpy bikini are absolutely zero. I'm much more modest than that." She danced around the actual reason this mattered to Kazuya, and she wondered if he would outright say it. Also, she knew that there were very few things Kazuya would never agree with or do, but if she persisted, eventually he would give in. "That's not the point. The point is that I would most likely rip apart every man that sees you, and decide to themselves that you are...'fair game.'"

Jun got her answer, and though she would have found it endearing that he would be so protective of her, she was completely surprised by the way he spat the last words out and clenched his teeth. He continued before she could say anything. "Besides that, I do not need the paparazzi to suddenly show up because I'm there, and then, make things worse by learning of your existance. As soon as the world begins to see that I'm in a relationship, they will stop at nothing to get images of you. Which is why going out will be tough for us, even going to a simple restaurant."

"..."

Well, that was definately something to consider. However, Jun grew a sudden idea. "Well, if we were to go out for a meal, couldn't we go to Marshall Law's restaurant? I'm sure if you talked to him, you could persuade him to hire people to keep meddlers out. Actually, the Zaibatsu has a huge influence on the world's economy...couldn't you just force people to...leave us alone?" What she brought up made complete and total sense, but Kazuya already had an argument. "That is true..." He waited when they approached the front desk, and another employee who had earlier been filled in for by Shinoda was back.

"She will be checking out." He said sternly, and the response was immediate. "Yes sir, Mr. Mishima." She said with a big smile.

Once they got that over with, they approached the exit. "As I was saying..." He opened the door for her and let her through, which made her smile yet again. "...I'm not the same as I was twenty years ago. If I go start directly commanding the actions of the people of the world, complications could come about. That's the prime reason for wanting to build us a home away from the city. In fact, I would consider building a whole new town with little possibility of reporters or anything of the sort to go snooping around." He led her to his truck and unlocked it.

Jun watched him open one of the back doors and put the suitcases in, after she handed him the one that she had been holding. "..." Looking at him softly, she giggled when he grew perplexed from the way she had been looking at him. Instead of saying anything, he went around to get in the driver's seat, and she herself got in the passenger's.

They put their seatbelts on, and Kazuya put his key in. The truck hummed to life, and when it did...everything just suddenly seemed to be...very surreal.

It was as if it were a dream, that which was happening I mean.

Basically, as Kazuya put the vehicle in reverse, and made sure there was no one was in the way...the whole situation just became odd to the pair, which is most likely why they stayed quiet. They weren't against anything that was happening right now, but...twenty two years they had been apart, because Heihachi ruined everything, and now in such a small amount of time, everything just seemed to fix itself very quickly.

And here they were, watching the land pass them by as Kazuya drove away from the hotel and down the mountain side.

In an attempt to start the conversation for once, Kazuya first looked up, and then back at the road. "I may be strange because of this, but I prefer when it's completely cloudy like that." He said, pointing lazily at the sky. From the corner of his eye, he could see Jun sitting neatly in her seat as if she were a good child with her hands in her lap. "Heheheheh...but it makes the world seem gloomy." She said with a cute laugh. "No it doesn't. It calms all the colors of the environment and is a sign that either a light drizzle or a heavy downpour is coming. As a tree-hugger, you should completely understand where I'm coming from. Plus, it keeps the damn sun out of your eyes." Kazuya replied in a way that made it look like he had been expecting that particular response from her.

Jun stuck out her tongue at him. "You have a point, but that doesn't make up for the fact that you can be a real meanie like that!" Once again, she laughed, and though such a comment would have made Kazuya roll his eyes, when Jun was the one who spoke the words, it brought a positive feeling to him, and he half-smirked. "Hn, deal with it." His tone was finally one of amusement, and as far as he could tell, things were going to get better from here on out.

Kazuya turned on the radio, mostly because he wouldn't know how to keep a conversation going. Music or the local news would keep an awkward silence at bay.

"...so maybe ten pounds ya know? It's best to do it in the back yard because if not, chances are that it's all a disaster waiting to happen."

"I can imagine. So anyways, as everyone tuning in probably knows, that whole Tekken Celebration being hosted by the man himself, Kazuya Mishima, CEO of The Mishima Zaibatsu and G-Corporation started today. Like I said, Emilie De Rochefort has been instrumental in letting us here at The Black Panda know what's going on out there."

Kazuya rolled his eyes.

"Let's go ahead and recap here: Apparently some very colorful characters have shown up there. The most prominent ones however, are two gentleman who are just as famous, or infamous depending on who's talking, as Kazuya himself. That would be his father Heihachi Mishima, and Jin Kazama. Before I continue, can I just say how strange it is that Kazuya and Jin have similarities? I mean just look at them hairstyles!"

"Frankie, don't go saying weird stuff like that. Kazuya'll probably kill ya."

"I'm just saying. Now, aside from the crazy fact that Mr. Kazama hasn't gone killing anyone out there, or you know, picking a fight with Kazuya, about an hour ago, some of the local farmers out there reported that some explosions were heard in that area. They even said that lightning was zapping everywhere. Imma go ahead and call Lili up and see what the deal is."

"..." Kazuya tsked, and continued to listen, unaware of the fact that his beloved was struggling more and more not to giggle at his annoyed expression.

"Hmm, alright fellas, phone's dialing. Oh I can't WAIT! What I like about Lili is that she's not shy at all about telling us the good stuff at the expense of others."

"Yeah, I'm sure that's why a lot of celebrities want to strangle you."

"Jamie, don't go ruining the fun man!"

When Frankie finished that little rebuttal, the phone was answered.

"Hellooo, who is this?" Came an amused and mischievous voice.

"LILIIII! So good to hear from you again! Listen, we got some info earlier that explosions or something were out where you guys are at. Also we had a report of lightning, what's the deal girl? Haha."

"You know, I'm glad you called, cuz I was planning to tell you about this Frankie. I think you'll find this very interesting, especially the last bit. So, first off, here at the Warrior's Circle, as you know, everyone was just playing games or sparring outside. WELL, about two hours ago, all of us were ushered outside to do one special event, the one that would determine who would work with Mr. Badass Kazuya. Heheheheh! For a guy in his fifties, he's pretty cute, just like his son, who, believe it or not, is Jin Kazama."

Jun blinked in surprise and watched as Kazuya tensed with an unreadable expression. He didn't care if people knew he was related to Jin, but for Lili to call him 'cute' irritated him to no end.

"AH-HAH! See Jamie? I TOLD you they were related!"

"I'm more surprised by the fact that Lili called Kazuya 'cute.'"

"Well it's true! Heheheheh, anyway, as I was saying, we were given the honor as a group to decide what kind of challenge we wanted to go through with. Not surprisingly, we couldn't think of something we all agreed on, until ol Kazzy came along."

"Oh my, now she's calling him 'Kazzy.'"

Kazuya's eyebrow twitched.

"I'm not thinking of dating him, haha, I just think it's an adorable nickname. Besides, I think he's got his eyes on someone else but I'll get to that later."

At this, Kazuya slowly began to get angry. "She must be talking about me..." Jun finally spoke, biting her lip to keep from letting Kazuya know she thought this conversation was funny to her. Said man himself wasn't angry about the name, no, he was getting mad about the possibility that Jun would end up being thrown into the spotlight.

"So then he's all like, 'you're all wasting too much time.'" Lili mock-imitated his voice just for the fun of it. "And then, he tells us it would be easier for all the guys and all the girls to have their own battle royales. We all agreed on that, and then, that's pretty much where those 'explosion' sounds came from. Jin and old man Heihachi were the ones that did the most damage. They were crazy! Right now the Warrior's Circle looks like a tank blew it all to kingdom come."

"Yeah I can believe that after seeing them dudes in acton."

"Ooo, but wait! There's more! Heheheheh, so after the guys, all the girls went up...and only one came out on top. The thing is, I haven't seen her before in any tournament. She's REALLY pretty, and then, after that, she fought Jin...guess who won!"

"Hmm...did this mystery girl win?"

"Yes sir. Just about everybody couldn't believe it, myself included. Well, everyone except Kazzy that is! Speaking of which, here's the most juicy thing about everything that's happened today. Apparently the two of them knew each other beforehand."

Kazuya was wondering if he should turn the vehicle around and beat the living shit out of that little vixen.

"Really? Hmm, and this woman is the person that you said Kazuya had his eyes on?"

"You hit the nail right on the head. Sure enough, after the two battles, she and Kazzy were next in line for a fight. THAT, my friends, is where all the lightning came from, believe it or not."

"You're yankin my chain aren't ya?"

"Nope. Heheheheh, they didn't even finish their fight. Kazuya was over there talking about how it would take forever for a winner to come out on top, so THEN he suggests that they stop because apparently they have things to talk about. Why don't you calll him and see what he tells you, hmm?"

There was a moment of silence, and then everyone in the radiostation started going crazy.

"You know now that you mention it, we did have someone who claims to know him, AND gave us his 'number.' Think we should try it out?"

Kazuya finally growled in frustration, which was exactly enough to make his beloved laugh.

"Dude, DO IT! Kazuya rarely talks to any media outlets, probably because they ask him stupid questions. BUT, if you're smart and talk about things he actually likes, like the Tekken tournaments or just the general on what's goin on, he might be okay with it."

Kazuya's phone started to ring, a soft melody playing and surprising Jun. She had expected he would just have the generic 'ring' of any old-fashioned phone.

"Way ahead of ya. The phone's dialing right now."

"..."

Kazuya stayed silent for several seconds as his phone rang, intending to let the bastards know nothing. However, when he looked at Jun, her happy expression made him realize something. If he continued to ignore all forms of interview, there was a high chance of people spreading bullshit lies about him, and eventually, his angel.

Though he didn't like it one bit, he took out his phone, and answered it. "Hello?" He made his voice as disinterested, yet demanding as he could without sounding fake. From this very start of the conversation, he would get across that he wasn't in the mood for stupidity.

He knew that it worked, because as soon as his deep, baritone voice came through, everything became silent. The dumb music that was playing in the background of the station had been turned down, and nobody spoke for several seconds. This made Kazuya smirk, because he knew that they feared him, except Lili obviously, and he partially wondered if she was still on the line.

Finding enjoyment at imagining what their faces looked like, he spoke again. "Hello?" He spoke more loudly to make it seem that he was quickly losing his patience.

"Frankie, say something."

"Uh...hello, is this Kazuya Mishima?"

It was obvious that neither of the men expected to actually contact him, or at least this 'Frankie' character, so it was enough for Kazuya to continue his little endeavor to teach him a lesson. "You called me without realizing who I am? Who gave you this number?" He asked with an impatient tone, knowing that everyone there was probably shitting bricks.

There were some hushed whispers from around the station, but Frankie managed to calm his pulsing anus and spoke quickly. "Uh, it's alright Mr. Mishima, I was just surprised by the fact that I'm actually talking to you right now." He managed to say, and grew just a little bit more confident. "But anyways, are you busy right now? My name is Frankie Mojo, radio co-host with Jamie Chops here at The Black Panda."

"..." Kazuya took a moment to contemplate what he should say. He was driving, so he might get stopped. But, other then that, he was doing nothing important. He had yet to find out how to make proper conversation with Jun, so... "Not at the moment, no. Do you need something?" He knew he was going to be irritated with the questions, but it was best to get the truth out instead of letting stupid people try and fill in the blanks.

It was quiet for several moments, and he heard them whispering.

"Heheheheh, oh Kazuya, these two gentleman and I just have a few questions to ask you!"

"Er, yeah, pretty much. Maybe you'd like to just speak for a little bit with us?"

Kazuya immediately recognized Lili's voice, and then Frankie's. Now, he had two options. He could either hang up and risk the image he had, or he could answer a few questions and make sure that bullshit lies wouldn't circle around. For several seconds, he thought, and when his eyes landed on Jun, he made his decision.

"Alright."

Author's Note: So, how was it?

Recently, I posted another story, one of Naruto, and the pairing is him and Tayuya. If you read it, you'll notice it's much more well written than most of the chapters of this story . Eventually, I'll go back to my other chapters and fix them up. I've learned much in these past two years, and it's helped a lot.

Anyway, time of posting this chapter is May 3, 2014 and on a saturday, at 11:46 or something at midnight. The previous chapter was published on March 2, 2012.

Eesh.

Lastly, I have much more to tell with this story, and it's going to get to the point that each chapter will have ten thousand words or more, and I can't wait for that.

See you guys later, and once again, I apologize for taking forever to update. Some things in life just won't go well for long periods of time ya know? Haha.