A/N: Hello Everyone! Welcome to my first story! ^_^ I hope you enjoy it and feel free to review if you like it! =) I worked really hard on it. So...enjoy!

P.S: If you don't like the HitiomxEin/Hayate pairing, you may not like this story. And I add some of my own scenes in later chapters.

Love And Karate

Chapter One: We Are Broken

Cause we are broken. What must we do restore, our innocence, and oh, the promise we adored.

Hitomi gasped in shock at the man in front of her. It's been over a year since she seen him, in front of her in reality. She dreamt of the day of seeing him again, seeing his smile, staring into his earthy umber eyes. But her face was one of confusion when she noticed the clothes he was wearing; a black and crimson red ninja suit and an ebony headband. She bit her lip, watching him do some warm up stretching for the next battle. His muscles flexing, those toned muscles showing off from his tight shirt. He was here, right in front of her. Say something she thought to herself.

She took in a deep breath before speaking, inhaling the cold night air. "Ein!" she spoke, scared of the answer. He looked up at her, holding her iceberg blue eyes, full of excitement and relief. She smiled. "I knew it was you!" He stopped his stretching and tried his best to hold his composure of his face. What was she doing here? He thought to himself. She isn't strong enough, she could have gotten hurt.

He finally managed to say her name, for the first time in a long time. "Hitomi?" he asked, trying to show no emotion what so ever. Her face was back to the confused look again. Did Ein just speak to me like that? Hitomi thought to herself, her throat dry. Never before had Ein spoke to her with such uncaring, hostility in his voice before. She took another deep breath.

"Ein, you must return to the dojo. Father would be pleased if you came back!" She spoke, trying to control her voice to sound normal, but instead it sounded pleading. Ein held her eyes again, and she stared back into his brown ones. A small smile played at the corner of his lips.

He finally spoke again. "Send him my regards." He said, folding his arms over his chest. Hitomi's face fell completely, shocked and upset to hear him say that. She would not accept being rejected.

"Ein, please! Father-"but Ein cut her off, speaking himself.

"Well, Hitomi" the way he said her name sent chills behind her back. So seductive, dark…different than a year ago. "Have you ever faced anyone more powerful?" Hitomi was surprised he got into his fighting position. She didn't want to fight Ein; she didn't want to hurt him. That's not what she came here for. She came here to bring him back to the dojo. He promised, she thought to herself. He promised he would not leave me, we would fight this together. But then she realized what she really was here for. Not because she just wanted him back (which indeed was one reason,) but because she wanted to prove herself. She had already proved herself to her father, her master. Now she would show Ein that she was powerful and she wasn't the weak little girl that he left before the DOA2 tournament. She was stronger; she would prove herself to him.

A smile small made its way upon her lips. "I have," she said as she assumed her fighting stance. "And I was victorious then. I will be victorious as well." And with that, she ran towards him, aiming her fist at his face. Before she could punch him, he grabbed her fist in his hand, standing completely still, his face calm. She aimed her right fist at him, and he grabbed it the same, before it could hit his face.

"Not so victorious now, are we?" he asked with a smile, his face inches away from her's. She wouldn't fall for his mind games, no matter how tempting it was to jump on him and crush her lips to his. She narrowed her eyes playful and kneed him in the stomach as he let go of her fist, falling to the floor.

She giggled. "Not so victorious now, are we?" she mocked with a smile as she ran towards his body on the ground. I will prove myself to him, she thought. He will accept me!

He got up from the ground and smiled before disappearing in thin air. She gasped and looked around her. "Ein?" she whispered, watching her guard, before being kicked on her back, and being knocked down.

"Appears not" he answered, and before she could get up, he put his foot on her back, holding her to the ground. What are you doing? He thought to himself. Playing games with this girl. Be serious, you aren't Ein anymore! He removed his foot from her back and she got up, wiping her pants off.

She assumed her fighting position again. "I will prove to you I am powerful." She said in a serious tone, running towards him again.

"And I will show no mercy." He said before disappearing again, and Hitomi being knocked down again. She got up again and ran towards him, doing a mid air kick at his face. He caught her foot before it reached him once again, twisting her body around and throwing her against the marble floor. She started to breathe heavily, her hands on the ground, down on her knees. She immediately got up, jumping to her feet, circling him, waiting for the right moment to attack.

"I will beat you." She said in a determined voice. Ein just stared at her, his face back to the way it was before: free of emotions, like a mask on his face. She surprised him with a low spinning kick, but with his fast reflexes, he did a flip, his hands landing on the ground before turning over and landing swiftly on his feet. Hitomi turned around to face him again. He flipped over from, kicking Hitomi in the face in the process. She stumbled back a little before assuming her stance. Ein ran over to her, his hands outstretched in front of him, his fingers lined up against each other and his stabbed her stomached several times, before punching her face, knocking her to the ground. She gasped for air again. Whatever Ein just did wasn't Karate, she was sure of it. I have to beat him! She thought to herself once again as she got up, wiping the blood that was on her lips. "Arrrgh!" she yelled, aiming her fist at him, just to be countered with a throw as she landed on the ground. She held her stomach before collapsing on the ground, breathing heavily. "Ein…" she said barely above a whisper.

"My name isn't Ein" he said in the same dark tone. "My name is Hayate. I am the eighteen leader of the Mugen Tenshin Ninja clan. I know who I am; I don't have time to go back to the dojo." He corrected himself immediately. "I can't go back to the dojo. Hitomi I have a duty as clan leader." She got up from the ground stumbling up, but falling back down to be caught by muscular hands. She looked up into Ein...err, Hayate's eyes.

A small, sad smile made its way to her red lips, coated with blood. "I'm glad you know who you are now at least…"she said quietly, sadness filling her eyes. Hayate looked into her glassy eyes as a single tear made its way down her cheek. Ein getting the best of him, he wiped the tear away, making circles on her cheek. "But….but I don't understand Hay-Hayate. You promised me that you wouldn't hurt me. You promised-"

"And this is me keeping my promise Hitomi." He said as his eyes searched hers. It hurt him so much to see her crying. No, its hurting Ein, it's not hurting Hayate. But Ein wanted to comfort her, no matter how much Hayate denied it. And pulled her against his chest, holding onto her hair with his hand, stroking it gently as she cried into his chest. He pulled her away from his grasp, and he kissed her forehead, keeping his lips there for a long time, treasuring the moment. Hitomi sighed at the feeling of his warm lips on her forehead. She could tell he was probably having an internal battle with himself, since he was changing his way of approaching things every few seconds. Her hands touched his chest as she circled his ninja uniform, similar to another person's she fought. Ryu was his name, as he approached her with that. Maybe Hayate and him were friends. She snapped out of her thoughts when he pushed her head against his chest again, kissing her hair. She closed her eyes, listening to his heart beat. The soft thudding she remembered. It's been so long, she thought to herself. She missed the sound so much. He then looked into her eyes again before kissing her cheek and making his way towards her lips. Her heart beat quicken when he was at her jaw, his warm breath on her lips. He pulled away to her dismay and shook his head.

"I'm sorry Hitomi, I have a duty. I must go now." He said as he leaped up into the sky, landing on the roof gracefully, kneeling down on one knee. He turned around to see Hitomi's sad face, her hands covering her heart. He turned around when he met her eyes, and closed his as a tear escaped his eye. I have a duty to the clan. I can't socialize with outsiders…

And he ran away, out of sight, leaving Hitomi standing in the cold night air. "He promised." she repeated to herself. "He promised…"

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