Destiny Revealed

This is an AU story focused on Ling and Jin, though other characters appear in it and it's dedicated to all of Xiaoyin fans. I hope you like it.

I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm sorry for my mistakes/errors.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tekken.

Chapter 1 – Chance of a Lifetime

14th DECEMBER

Heihachi Mishima was finally in China. He had made a terribly trip, even travelling in his personal cruiser boat along with his personal body-guards.

He was tired and anxious to step on land again. As he had finally understood, he wasn't a man of the sea. He preferred to travel on land or by airplane.

The reason why he had travelled on his modern and luxurious cruiser boat was because he was going to make a business proposition to a very important man in China, who had a particularly acute taste for boats. He had to impress the old man, Hue Leung in order to make him sign the business treaty.

Heihachi was almost sure that he would succeed; after all he could be a very persuasive man, and he was one of the wealthiest men in the world.

Their meeting would only happen in the next day, so Heihachi went to a famous hotel in the centre of Beijing and slept in a very comfortable bed.

15th DECEMBER

Jinrei Wang was an old martial arts master, who was living with his young student in an old Chinese temple. He wasn't a greedy man, so he had never complained about living in that place.

His life had changed considerably after his student's arrival. She had only six years old when she arrived. Her parents had died in an accident at work. They worked in factory in the south of China, but due to a gas explosion, the whole factory had blown up and Ling Xiaoyu had become an orphan.

Though he wasn't her family, Jinrei knew her family pretty well and he decided to take care of her since they were both alone in the world.

Ling Xiaoyu became the granddaughter he had never had, and soon she started calling him grandpa.

At the age of ten, young Xiaoyu asked about her real parents because she couldn't remember what had happened to them. When she learned the truth she spent almost a year in shock, but with the help of her friends and Jinrei, she slowly recovered and continued with her martial arts lessons.

Jinrei wanted her to learn how to defend herself, because he knew that the world can be a very cruel place.

With sixteen years old, Ling Xiaoyu was one of the best fighters in China and she had competed in many scholar tournaments. To help her master, who she called grandpa, Ling had started to work in a library. A boring work, in her opinion, since she didn't like books much, but she knew that in order to fulfil her dreams she had to complete her education in her local high school.

Jinrei was proud of his young student. She was a dynamic and happy teenager. She had managed to forget about all the pain of losing her beloved parents, and she was now starting to live a real life. But there was something that Jinrei didn't like about Ling, and that was her crazy dreams about wanting to build an amusement park in China.

He knew she was still young, so he was hoping that she would come to her senses, but Ling was more decided each day and Jinrei was worried. He knew that usually, people with those kinds of dreams end up being used by other people, and Jinrei knew that Ling was an innocent girl, whose only mistake was to be a dreamer.

That morning, Ling got up really early to prepare the breakfast and then she left in a hurry. Jinrei knew that she was up to something.

When she arrived at lunch time, he decided to question her.

-'Child…what have you been doing?'-he asked quietly, serving the lunch.

-'Nothing grandpa!'-Ling said eating her soup.

-'I know you better than anyone…did you go to school? Because I won't tolerate that you miss classes!'

-'I went to school grandpa!'

-'Then what is it? Is it a boy? You're too young for that Ling!'

-'NO! The day you actually see me in love, it will be the day when pigs fly!'-Ling announced.-'I don't have time to romance and stuff like that!'

-'Ok…then tell me what happened this morning…why did you leave so early?'

-'Well…I went to the harbour…'

-'The harbour? What for?'-Jinrei asked with a surprised face.

-'There's a huge cruiser boat there! It's really huge, you know? And its owner…he's a Japanese guy…and he's rich!'

-'Xiao!'-Jinrei shouted. Ling covered her ears as Jinrei was shouting things at her. When he finally calmed down, Ling decided to explain.

-'I know what you think, grandpa, but I need to follow my heart!'

-'And you heart is concerned about an amusement park?'-Jinrei asked sarcastically.

-'Well, yes!'-Ling answered feeling hurt with her master's words.-'It would be so nice to see people having a good time in my park! I would allow everyone to go there…even poor people, because they deserve to be happy too!'

-'Poor people don't need an amusement park, Ling! They need a good salary, a good home and a good health care!'

-'But…'

-'Get over it my child! You're living a dream! I know that you love amusement parks, but even if you could make those people happy, they would still be poor!'

-'But I need to try! And once I have my park I can earn more money and then I would help the needed ones in China!'

-'You can't save people with an amusement park! That man will never help you!'

-'How can you tell?'

-'Rich men only care about themselves and their money. He will not listen to a young girl full of silly dreams!'

-'Thank you very much, grandpa, for ruining my mood!'

-'XIAO! I forbid you to go to the harbour again! Are you listening to me?'-Jinrei yelled at her while she was leaving with her school bag in one hand and her umbrella in the other.

Ling spent the whole afternoon thinking about what to do. She knew that part of what Jinrei had said was true, but in her heart, she wanted to go and speak with Heihachi Mishima. Maybe he would understand, maybe he was different from the other rich men in the world.

She was so wrapped in her thoughts that she didn't even hear the bell ringing. She only took notice when she saw that she was alone on the room. Ling checked her watch and looked at the window. It wasn't raining anymore, and that was a good sign. So she finally decided to go to the harbour, but when she arrived she felt guilty and she returned home.

Jinrei was meditating and Ling started to train in the garden. Half an hour later she felt tired and she sat down on the stairs. The sun was starting to appear in the sky again. Looking around, she saw how depressing that garden was. There was no flower there, only weeds and rocks. Thinking of it, that garden was just like every face around. People weren't happy, they were always complaining and crying.

She was used to hear all kinds of sad stories every day. People saying that they were depressed because life wasn't how they had planned, people saying that someone in the family was sick, or had died; all sorts of sad stories.

She couldn't take that anymore. Fifteen minutes later, she was in front of Heihachi's cruiser.

She took a deep breath and approached the guard who was at the entrance of the boat.

-'Hi…my name is Ling Xiaoyu and I need to speak with Mr. Mishima, please!'-she asked kindly.

The man didn't even look at her.

Ling frowned, she hated when people ignored her, but then she realised that maybe the man didn't understand Chinese, so she tried in Japanese.

-'Hi, I'm Ling Xiaoyu and I need…'

-'I heard you the first time! Now go away before I call the other guards!'-the man said in Japanese.

-'But I only need to speak to him for five minutes!'-Ling insisted.

-'Are you deaf, little girl? I said go away! Mr. Mishima is in a meeting…'

-'Can't you just go there and tell him that I'm here?'

The guard looked at her amazed by her persistence and he laughed, making Ling blush in a deep red.

-'Out now!'-he said pushing her.

-'Hey…don't touch me!'-Ling shouted, but the man grabbed her arm and escorted her out.

Ling was now furious, and finally she saw a chance to use all the stuff that master Jinrei had taught her all over those years. Until then she had only used it in tournaments.

The guard didn't even know what hit him on the head, but it was Ling's foot as she jumped over his head.

-'I said you shouldn't touch me, you moron!'-she said as she was entering the boat.

But when she realised, ten more guards were surrounding her. Ling could simply run away, but she decided to see how good she was as a fighter. Besides, now that she had knocked down one of the guards, she had nothing more to loose. Well, maybe except her freedom, because she realised that after that, Mr. Mishima would probably send her to jail.

Minutes later, Ling had easily knocked all the guards down and then a bullet came out of nowhere and almost hit her foot.

Ling looked up but then, suddenly a door was opened and two men appeared.

-'What's going on?'-Heihachi asked with an angry voice.

-'Are you Mr. Mishima?'-she asked.

-'Who the hell are you?'-he insisted.

-'I thought you said no one would come here…you said your guards were efficient!'- Hue Leung said feeling a bit frightened.-'Did the Mafia send you?'

Ling looked at him with a narrow look, while Heihachi was watching his wounded guards.

-'Are you alone, little one?'-he asked her.

-'Yes!'

-'Did you do this to my men?'

-'Yes, sir…but they didn't give me much choice…see, I asked to speak to you…and I did it in a very friendly way, but they…'

-'I see…you don't need to apologise! Come inside, little one!'

-'But Heihachi!'-Hue Leung protested.-'She can be…'

-'She wasn't sent by your enemies…and since our business is settled I suggest you return to your home! Have a safe journey!'

Heihachi held Ling's hand and pulled her inside a room. Then he sat down and watched her closely.

-'What's your name, little one?'

-'Ling Xiaoyu, sir…'

-'Do you know who I am?'

-'Yes, sir…you are a very rich man…'

-'Well…I guess I am. But why do you need to speak to me?'

-'I wanted to ask you something…'-Now that she was in front of Heihachi Mishima, Ling was afraid that he would laugh right in her face once she started to speak about an amusement park.

-'About what?'

-'I…was wondering…since you're a wealthy man…and you have so much money…well…'

-'Do you need money?'

-'No…I live in a neighbourhood where people don't have much fun. They have problems and they are always thinking about it, which makes them sad…'

-'That's normal…when I have problems I always think about a way to solve them…'

-'Yes, but…I just wish I could put a smile on their faces…and I have this dream…to build an amusement park…my grandpa Jinrei says I'm a silly dreamer…'

-'Tell me, little one…did your grandpa teach those moves?'

-'Yes, he's a martial arts master! He's the best!'

-'Do you live with him?'

-'Yes, why?'

-'He must be very strong…because you kicked down my men very easily…'

-'Well…I guess I'm stronger than I thought.'

-'I would be honoured to build you an amusement park, but you have to so something for me in return.'

Ling smiled when she heard those words. She had found a sponsor to her dreams.

-'What is it, sir?'

-'I want you to come with me to Japan and allow me to teach you new stuff.'

-'Teach me? Why?'

-'Because I can see that you have talent! Let me take care of your education, young Xiaoyu!'

Ling thought about that proposition. She had to accept, but she wanted to speak with her grandpa first.

-'Go home and speak with your grandfather. If you accept my proposition, be here tomorrow at midday…bring your documents and some clothes!'

-'Ok…'

-'Decide wisely, little one! This is a chance of a lifetime!'

Ling left and she felt extremely confused on her way home. She had just received a wonderful proposition, but at the same time she knew that she could loose many things by going to Japan.

When she arrived, Jinrei was waiting for her by the door. He knew where she had been, but he wanted to hear her excuses.

-'You've been there, didn't you?'

-'Yes.'-Ling said looking at her feet.-'I'm so sorry.'

-'No, you're not!'

-'I am…honestly…'

-'What did he say?'

-'Mr. Mishima said that he would build an amusement park for me…right here…'

-'What?'-Jinrei asked amazed.

-'But he wants something…he wants me to go with him to Japan…he wants me to study there because he said I've got talent.'

Jinrei watched Ling so intensively that she almost thought he was trying to see her soul.

-'I'm going to bed…you should go too. Tomorrow is an important day!'

Ling stood there and she felt guilty. Would she have the courage to leave her grandpa and all of her friends behind?

That night, Jinrei understood that it was time to trust in his granddaughter. She was sixteen and she deserved a better future. The man who had made her that proposition could help her to succeed and have a good life, even if that meant to be apart from her for a long time.

Besides, the old man had the strange feeling that Ling's destiny was related to the Mishima family, though he couldn't understand why.

As soon as Ling fell on her bed, she immediately fell asleep, but soon she drifted to a disturbing dream. Actually it was more like a nightmare, where she was chasing a man, with dark eyes and dark hair. She was running as fast as she possibly could, but she never reached him, and finally she noticed that she was trapped inside of a house where everything was scaring and dark. There were shadows and whispers, but she wasn't afraid of that; she was feeling scared because she was alone, no one was there with her, and she couldn't find that man. Something in her heart was telling her that she couldn't simply quit, she had to keep on looking for him, because he was important to her.