The new member

The person next to Jin Kazama was a beautiful girl with olive skin and long black hair. She wore her hair in a ponytail, secured with a pink scrunchie. She was wearing a black teardrop shaped bindi on her forehead and was wearing a pink frilly sleeved blouse and a pair of denim jeans. She wore a pair of black framed glasses. A white backpack was slung on her right shoulder and she was wearing a red digital watch on her right wrist. There were baggage next to her.

"Hi there I'm Shasha and I would like to join the tournament," she said. She spoke good English but had a slight accent that Nina has never heard of. "I'm from Malaysia."

"Oh I see," said Nina. "I've heard about that country before but have never been to it. I'm Nina Williams"

"You should come one day, though," she said. "It has many beaches, perfect for tanning."

"Enough chit-chat there," said Jin Kazama. "Nina, this girl wants to join the tournament."

"Yes sir," said Nina while walking to the desk. "I'll get the necessary documents."

"She has already signed all those documents," said her employer. "Search for a place for her to stay since she only just arrived in Japan today."

"Oh it's okay I'll stay at a nearby hotel," said Shasha. "I do have some cash on me."

"Nina," said Jin Kazama. "You live alone, don't you"

"Yes sir," said Nina, knowing where this is going. "Why do you ask?"

"Well she can stay at your place for a while," said Jin Kazama with the usual cold expression. "You obviously will have a few extra rooms in that mansion of yours."

"Okay, Mr. Kazama," sighed Nina. "Come to my house, Shasha."

"But I can find a hotel on my own," protested Shasha. "I saw one just in front of the Zaibatsu."

"No buts, Shasha," said Jin Kazama shortly. "It will be easier if you stayed with Nina."

"Okay sir," said Shasha meekly. "Whatever you say."

She followed Nina into the parking lot. She walked to the Lamborghini at Nina's heels. She put her baggage in the boot of the car, together with the things that Nina had just bought and got in at the backseat of the Lamborghini.

"Your car is amazing!" complimented Shasha.

Nina said nothing and started to drive. Shasha understood that she didn't wanna talk so she kept quite. She kept quite but soon got bored of the long ride. She opened her backpack and took out a black case with a silver circle on it. She took out a blue PSP from it and started playing a fighting game. It was noisy. The noise caused Nina to turn around and look at Shasha when she stoped at a red light.

"What are you doing that causes the loud noise?" she asked Shasha.

"Um..." said Shasha, nervously. "I'm playing a fighting game on my PSP."

"What game are you playing?" asked Nina again.

"Street Fighter Alpha 3," said Shasha. "I really like this game. My favourite character is Chun Li."

"What is your fighting style?" asked Nina, pushing the accelerator when the traffic light turned green.

"A mix of Aikido and Judo," said Shasha much to Nina's surprise. "What is your fighting style, Miss Williams."

"I'll tell you later," said Nina. "Is this your first time in Japan?"

"Yes, Miss Williams," said Shasha, surprised at the sudden interest from Nina. "I came here to join the tournament."

After that Nina said nothing and Shasha continued to play her game in her PSP with a lower sound volume. She had a hard time defeating the boss which was M.Bison. But at last she defeated him and was very happy about it.

"Yes!" said Shasha, forgetting that she was in Nina's car.

"How old are you?" asked Nina suddenly.

"I'm 18 this year, Miss Williams," said Shasha. "How old are you?"

"Will you believe me if I told you that I'm 45 this year?" was Nina's reply.

"Are you telling the truth, Miss Williams?" asked Shasha, astonished. "You are older than my mother! But you look like you are in your twenties!"

"I was frozen in age when I was forced into cyrosleep about 20 years ago," said Nina. "I only woke up about 4 years ago without any memory."

"How did you gain your memories back?" asked Shasha.

"It all came back to me when my sister took me to my father's grave," said Nina. "She got into cryosleep too but woke up without any side effects."

Nina was silent after that and Shasha didn't dare to say anything more to her. The rest of the drive was silent. Shasha had stopped using her PSP and was now looking out the windows at the streets of Tokyo. It was beautiful. Finally Nina's mansion came into view. It was painted light purple and had black framed windows. It was gorgeous. Shasha couldn't take her eyes off of it. She could hardly believe that she was gonna be staying in this huge mansion.

Nina entered the driveway of her house and entered the garage. They took out their stuff and entered the house through the garage entrance. They entered the living room of the house. It was ornately furnished with light purple and white furniture. Shasha stared at all of them with an open mouth. It was very beautiful. Nina had such wonderful taste, thought Shasha. Nina was a little annoyed with the look on Shasha's face but carried on to bring the things she had bought earlier that day.

"Your room is this way," said Nina leading Shasha upstairs. She stopped in front of a door and turned to Shasha. "Okay now this is your room. There's an attached bathroom, a dresser, a dressing table and obviously a bed. Go and unpack"

"Okay,"said Shasha. "I'll go freshen up."

She entered her new room and laid her baggage on the floor next to the dresser. She took a nice hot shower after the long flight that she had.