Disclaimer: This story will deal with bits of lesbianism. Nothing really hardcore or offensive, since I'm not the kind of person who writes "those" stories (you know the kind I mean), so my aim isn't to be tasteless or anything of the sort. This is, first and foremost, a Tekken story. Still, if homosexuality between two female characters is not something you'd like to read about, your best bet is to click back right now and find another story to read. There will not be any detailed love making scenes, but they will be alluded to. Just a heads up. Thanks.

I will also mention that the story description and genre classification might turn off certain people. As I said, my main goal is to deliver a Tekken story, not a tale of romance. An overall theme is an awkard romantic relationship that develops, but the story itself will deal with the events of Tekken 6 - hence the title, "When Two Stars Collide" which in the game signified Jin and Kazuya. That still applies to this story, but the context of "two stars" is entirely different in the title and deals with the primary characters of this story (who are not Jin and Kazuya).

Anyway, happy reading (or so I hope). Please write a review if you like the story.

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The trap was set. Nina Williams stood with remote detonator in hand, waiting for Kazuya Mishima.

The senior Mishima had broken into the Mishima Zaibatsu in attempt to claim what he felt was his. Jin Kazama, the current head of the Zaibatsu, had instructed his seconday bodyguard and employee Nina Williams to set a trap for his father Kazuya. Here stood Nina in the corner of a somewhat sterile room that was devoid of life. It was truly empty and currently served as nothing but a shortcut through the Zaibatsu headquarters. By entering through the east end of the room and exiting through the west door, one could bypass several hallways and save several minutes. Jin deployed Nina to set a trap in the room, believing that Kazuya would be aware of the "shortcut room" and attempt to take it. Little did Kazuya know that the west door was locked and heavily reinforced. On the inside of the door was a cluster of highly destructive explosives. The plan was for Kazuya to charge into the room and attempt to open the west door. Nina would slip out of the room, lock the door, and press the button on her remote detonator to kill Kazuya Mishima.

Nina had been waiting for quite some time now, and it was beginning to look as if perhaps Kazuya was not coming, or at least not through the room she had set a trap in. Jin anticipated this as well, and had his best people and soldiers deployed all throughout the building. Whatever route Kazuya took, he would be met with some form of obstacle.

Suddenly, the east door's handle jiggled. Nina's eyes darted to the door as she shifted into the shadows in the corner. Kazuya had decided to use the shortcut room after all! The door slowly opened, a hand guiding the door ajar... But the hand clearly did not belong to a man. It was slender, small. A woman's hand. Nina's eyes narrowed as a foreign woman stepped into the room whom she had never seen before. Jet black hair pinned up against the back side of her head and dressed in very extravagant looking Arabian clothes. Nina noted that the woman had a strong presence and seemed to carry herself confidently. This did not matter, though. She was not Kazuya Mishima and was not the target. Nina knew what she had to do. She took a few steps forward out of the shadows and eyed the woman. "Who are you? You're not supposed to be here."

The apparent Arabian woman casually turned her head to look at Nina, a very subtle smile creeping on her face. She was a pretty woman, though her beauty was both haunting and intimidating. "Oh, but I am."

Nina narrowed her eyes slightly, taking a step forward and resting her hand on a sheathed knife on her thigh. "You're not of the Zaibatsu. I am going to have to remove you."

As Nina approached the woman, she couldn't help but wonder what kept her firmly planted where she was, staring directly into Nina's eyes with a look that practically pierced her soul. The steady glare was unnerving, though being a cold assassin, Nina was able to put this past her as she quickened her pace. She drew her knife with a swift twist of her hand and, as she got within range of the woman, lifted her hand to attack. As soon as she did this, the woman moved. Her movements and her speed were unpredictable and Nina was completely caught off guard as both of her arms were quickly grabbed at the wrists. She scowled at the woman who simply smirked in return, taking a few small steps forward. Though Nina's arms were restrained, she still had full control over her legs and she intended on using them. Just as she registered the idea of delivering a blow to the woman's chest, the unexpected happened and all thoughts in her head were jumbled as the woman leaned in rather quickly and planted her lips on Nina's.

Nina went stiff with surprise as the woman simply held the embrace for a moment, apparently making the most of it, before pulling her face away and smiling at Nina almost deviously. "I'm not going anywhere. The two stars must be stopped."

The two simply stared at each other for a moment, Nina with a look of embarrassed anger and the woman with an amused smirk plastered on her face. Suddenly, a huge blast was heard by both women and the entire room shook violently, power flickering off and on rapidly as both women tumbled to the floor. Dust and small bits of debris fell from the ceiling as Nina climbed to her feet and steadied herself. Immediately upon doing so, an even larger blast shook the room. The entire room caved in around both women.

It appeared that Kazuya Mishima opted not to use the shortcut room after all.

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When Nina opened her eyes, the room was in pitch blackness aside from a small portable flashlight resting nearby on the ground which Nina identified as her own and had been carrying it in her pocket beforehand. She immediately felt a sharp pain in her left shin. As she raised her her head and looked towards her leg, she immediately noticed the other woman hovering over her aching shin, her hands resting on it. Nina growled and quickly pulled her injured leg away. "What did you do to my leg!"

The woman did not appear surprised by the harsh reaction. Her head turned, her eyes meeting Nina's face. She still had that obnoxious grin on her face and it was beginning to annoy Nina greatly. "You should be asking the fallen blocks of cement what they did to your leg, not I. I've cleaned the blood off of your leg and bandaged it. You are welcome."

Nina simply glared at her in response. "Tell me who you are. Now."

Reaching down by her side, the woman lifted what appeared to be an ID card that Nina had been carrying previously. She scanned it over and let out a subtle laugh before peering back at Nina. "You do not know me, but I know you.. Does this make you uncomfortable, Nina Williams?"

No response. The woman continued. "You may call me Zafina. Answer me, Nina Williams, would you like to know why I am here?" After a simple nod from Nina, Zafina continued once more. "My people have a prophecy... It says that there will be two evil stars and, upon meeting, they will jeopardize all human life. The clashing of the two stars will unleash an ancient and terrible evil that my people sealed away long ago. This evil will destroy the world."

Zafina stopped and simply stared at the injured Nina for a moment who looked back with a curious though hesitant expression on her face as she listened. "You will not find any stars here, Zafina. This is the Mishima Zaibatsu."

With a nod, Zafina quickly responded. "And the Mishima Zaibatsu is headed by a young man named Jin Kazama, who I have concluded is one of the two stars. The other..." Zafina looked around the caved in room and motioned around with one hand. "The other is responsible for this destruction."

Nina raised an eyebrow at this peculiar revelation. "Kazuya Mishima... Then you wish to stop him? Perhaps you are not an enemy afte-" Nina was cut off quickly. "I am neither ally nor enemy. Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima are the evil stars and both must be stopped. If their conflict continues down this cataclysmic path, they will surely awaken the ancient evil. I have been tasked with preventing that from happening and I intend on succeeding. I understand that you are the protector of Jin Kazama and, despite my intention of ending his life, you are not my enemy."

Zafina's words both angered and confused Nina. The statement that she wished to end the life of the man she was hired to keep alive struck a nerve, but Zafina's admittance that the two women were not enemies made her intentions unclear. As Nina was mulling the words over, she neglected to notice Zafina drawing close to her face. Nina immediately raised her guard as she attempted to sit up and force some distance between the two. However, as she tried to do this, she felt intense pains all throughout her body and she was forced back on the floor with a cry. Zafina quickly put her hands on Nina's chest to keep her down, looking down on her with concerned eyes. "Do not move, you are severely injured. I do not want to see you hurt yourself."

Nina could hardly hear Zafina's words as the pain drowned out the world around her. She tried once more to raise herself while simultaneously attempting to push Zafina's hands away. The weakened woman never stood a chance as Zafina quickly pressed Nina back to the floor, bringing herself to kneel over her and peer directly down at her face. "I told you not to move. You will only worsen your injuries."

As she shifted a little in a feeble attempt to get away, Nina spoke quickly and harshly. "Why should I listen to you, let alone trust you?"

She was silenced from saying anything further when Zafina's face lowered itself, pressing lips against lips and forming another embrace. As this occurred, Nina felt Zafina's hands rest themselves on her shoulders as if to restrain her from trying to get away, though the grip on her was surprisingly gentle. After several long seconds which felt like an eternity to Nina, Zafina lifted her face and made direct eye contact. Her eyes were soft and sympathetic looking. "You should listen to and trust me because I do not want to see you in pain."

Zafina repositioned herself in a sitting positon beside Nina's head, moving one hand to Nina's hair and running her fingers through in a reassuring manner. Nina laid completely still, staring up towards the ceiling in silence for several seconds as Zafina's fingers continued to stroke her hair. Finally, Nina spoke up, her voice sounding weaker and more vulnerable than even she expected. "If you kiss me one more time, I'll make you pay with your li-"

Nina seemed to lose her words as Zafina kneeled down and gave Nina a quick peck on the lips. "You will make me pay with... I am sorry, I did not catch what you had tried to say?" All Nina could do in response was glare at Zafina. Though both her body and voice were weak, her eyes were their usual cold selves. Zafina smiled a little, even though she practically felt the icy daggers shooting at her from Nina's eyes.

"Your story is a sad one, isn't it? When I concluded that Jin Kazama was one of the two stars, I researched his current activities. I read about the Mishima Zaibatsu, and I read about those he employed... Such as yourself." She looked Nina over for a moment, their eyes meeting for a flash before Zafina spoke once again. "I was interested in what I had originally found about you, but it was not much to go by, so I searched deeper and deeper."

"What did you find?" Nina asked quietly, but in a cold and uncaring voice.

"I found that you are a very pitiful person, and I have deep sympathies for you. The loss of your father... Losing fifteen years to cryogenic sleep... Being forced into becoming the cold assassin that you've become... You've never enjoyed the little things of life, never stopped to smell the roses. You haven't even felt the touch of a lov-"

"Stop." Nina found it in herself to speak in a stern and strong manner. "Do not tell me what my life is and is not. It is not any of your business or concern."

Zafina leaned back in, bringing her cheek against Nina's and speaking quietly into her ear. "But I want it to be. I must deal with the two stars, but afterwards... I want to be around you. And with you."

Nina felt herself tremble as she brushed Zafina's face away weakly with her hand despite her arm filling with a nagging pain in the process. She rolled over to face away from Zafina, curling up into the best fetal posiiton that she could currently muster. "Do not talk to me. Do not even touch me. Just leave me alone."

With a heavy sigh, Zafina lifted herself to her feet and moved to the opposite end of the ruined room without glancing at Nina in the process. Upon reaching the far wall, she rested her back against it and let herself slide to the ground slowly, her eyes slowly peering in the direction of Nina, her back to Zafina and covered in darkness.