TEKKEN 8

Chapter XVI: A Lucky Suspect

"After you, Miss Chloe." Lee held the door open for the undercover G Corp associate, flashing a hollow set of pearly whites as she strutted through the door with a hand on her hip. Wagging her head around, she observed the area as if she were studying every wall and every inch of marble flooring in this hallway. "Where are you two weirdos--I mean, wonderful people--taking me?"

A voice shouted at her through her earpiece, telling her to watch her mouth and to focus on her objective at hand. Anyone could guess who the condescending speaker was. Her red-eyed, generally fearsome employer, Kazuya Mishima.

Lars kept walking, not bothering to acknowledge her insult. "You'll see." He turned his direction to the right, the other two following him into the next hallway. Three pairs of feet approached the double doors that served as an entrance to the Zaibatsu squadron's personalized training room.

"Surveil every part of that room. Don't leave a millimeter uncovered." Kazuya ordered his employee.

"Aye, aye, captain!" She replied with a salute, causing the men to look at her, alarmed by her sudden outburst. Lars blinked, one of his eyebrows raised in a manner that showed a hint of intolerance. "Neither of us said a word."

Sheepishly connecting her hands behind her back, she cleared her throat. "Sorry about that. I'm just so excited to help people in need." Lucky lied through her teeth, but the brothers didn't give her cynical apology much thought. As the former Rebel leader unlocked the door with a key that his half-nephew entrusted him with, the girl was reprimanded by her exhausted boss, who began to regret assigning her this mission.

Welcomed by Jin Kazama's biting words sent towards the younger individuals of the squadron, the three strolled in, which interrupted the Zaibatsu leader's ever so encouraging (note the sarcasm) version of a 'pep talk'. Several heads snapped in Lucky Chloe's direction as result of her need to make an entrance for all to see. "Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I'm Lucky Chloe!"

The pop sensation's smile dropped once she saw her target, Asuka Kazama, who stared back at her with a sour expression. "There she is." Kazuya informed her. "Don't mess this up."

Jin crossed his arms over his bare chest, glaring at his family members, unamused. "Who is this?" Distaste laced in his voice as he obtained a view of her in suggestive Tekken Force...attire. Feeling his eyes on her body, she rolled her hips in a circular motion, winking at him.

The burn of his glare became hotter on Lee, believing that the girl's acceptance into the likes of this establishment would be the silver head's doing. However, the half-Mishima disproved his initial thoughts. "This is Lucky Chloe. She is an official member of Team Lee." Lars introduced the blonde, to which Kazama leaned in slightly as if he were expecting more of an explanation. "I hired her."

Disappointed by this, the Devil Gene-bearer shook his head in dissatisfaction.

"Out of all the men and women down there, you chose this to present to me?"

The Korean smirked while the girls suppressed their laughter, finding Jin's blunt choice of words quite humorous although he was serious. Even Chaolan and Alexandersson cracked a smile, making Lucky's face turn red. The G Corporation owner, both entertained and offended by his offspring's insult towards the girl, kept the idol's anger at bay, who was ready to shove her kitty claws where the sun does not shine.

Lars cleared his throat. "Jin, I need to have a word with you. Alone." He emphasized the word 'alone' to whom it may have concerned. In other words, everyone within the small vicinity. After appointing the Violet Systems owner to monitor the newest recruit, Jin and his half-uncle walked a distance away from the others. "Explain to me why you brought that scum's rat here."

"That's what I was going to say. She came to the trial as an applicant. All four of us had our suspicions, so I believed it was best to keep the enemy under our wing for now." Lars glanced at the blue-eyed spy, seeing her dazed by the sight of Jin's shirtless chest. "She seems relatively harmless, definitely an amateur spy unless she has something up her sleeve."

"I would have to agree. Keep your allies close, but your adversaries closer."

"My point exactly." Lars guided them back to the team, who eyed them strangely, possibly wondering what the two were conversing about. Only time will tell until they would be informed about Miss Chloe's little secret, or they would have to find out for themselves, which would not end well in the long run.

From the corner of both the former Rebellion leader and the Mishima Zaibatsu owner's eye, they saw Lili inch closer to a confused Asuka, giving the pink elephant in the room (or should they say cat in the room) a warning glare. Upon watching this, they returned their gazes to Lucky Chloe, conveniently giving them a huge smile and a wave of her hand by the time they made eye contact with her. The men traded fatigued glances.

Lee, witnessing all of this along with Hwoarang and Leo, took a deep breath, massaging his temples with his gloved fingers. "This one will be a problem."

Hearing his adoptive brother's words, Kazuya smirked behind his computer monitor. "I'll make sure she will."

End of Chapter XVI

A/N: Hello, everyone! Here's the new chapter! :-)

I apologize for my lateness (once agaaaaaaaaaain)!!! Preparations for finals have been biting me in the booty, and I haven't gotten much free time, but I still wanted to update, so here ya go! Hopefully, it's not too crappy...

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