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Winter Magic

Chapter 1

You have been cordially invited,

to the DOATEC Winter Wonderland Ball.

Come and enjoy drinks and dinner with your favorite

competitors and friends. Please dress up accordingly

to a winter ball party. This is the first

annual ball for DOATEC so we encourage

you to come and enjoy a relaxing time in the Swiss mountains.

Please R.S.V.P. by December 15. Thank you and we hope you can come.

Kasumi's Room

As snow fell softy outside on the Swiss mountain side, Kasumi could not decide why she had come the DOATEC Ball. She really did want to see all of her friends from DOA tournament but she was nervous to see Ayane because their sisterly bond still was not were Kasumi wanted. She felt as is Ayane still hated her but she was here now even though this party was also suspicious as well. Why would DOATEC pay for all of the people coming to the party and for their tickets as well as this grand mansion? Who else was going to be there? Why did they not tell them who was coming?

But the questions that were burning her heart were; Is Hayate going to come? Was Ryu going to be there? Why are you asking about Ryu, Kasumi she thought to herself, it is never going to amount to anything, he was just keeping his promise to Hayate to protect me and now that nobody has seen anybody in months and I can defend myself, there is nothing left for him to do. And besides this is not his type of thing. Ugh why am I here Kasumi thought…

Ryu's Room

Ryu looked outside at the snow. What the hell am I doing here he thought as he took out his black suit for the party. This is not my type of event; I should be training and taking take of my Curio Shop. Actually he thought hard….I should be looking for Kasumi. Thoughts of Kasumi consumed his mind; her soft touch, her caring manner, her independence, "ugh stop it Ryu" he said out loud. If I should look for her it should be to protect her as I promised Hayate and not for my own feelings for her, it only brings trouble for her and me. Anyways he tried to convince himself she is not the type to go to stupid parties like this. This is Helena and Le Fang's thing not Kasumi's….hopefully. He decided that even if she was there, he would ignore her because being with her he would have to be like moving mountains and he could not bear hurting her. Well time to get ready for this mysterious party.

Hitomi's Room

She should have been getting ready seeing as the party was in one hour however Hitomi could not move from the window consumed by different thoughts. How DOATEC got everybody together for this party and what was their real intentions? Ugh I don't even want to get ready for this she thought I don't want to put on a fake smile and go out there and be civil. She did miss her friends like Kasumi, Helena, Le Fang, Tina and Kokoro but she was distraught with her memories of Hayate. She had not seen him in almost one year and even when she had he had been fighting, busy and with Ayane.

Hitomi took a deep breath and sighed…oh Hayate, it was truly pointless to think of him because she knew Ayane loved him and she did not know what he felt but then Ayane and Hayate are always together so by this point they were probably involved together for a long time. She had honestly come to the party because she missed her friends but she did not want to see Hayate because she knew her feelings would resurface and he would not care because he would have Ayane on his arm. Hitomi began to get ready as the party was getting closer with each minute that went by.

Hayate's Room

The DOATEC Winter Ball, what a joke Hayate thought what was their plan? I know they have a plan in order because they would not ask us to come here in the middle of the woods in Switzerland for a party. "Who else has come here" he said out loud, besides Ryu and Ayane which he knew where here already…. Is Kasumi here?

"She is probably not here" Ayane said as she walked in wearing a purple and black halter dress as if she had read his mind. Since the last DOA tournament Hayate had barely spoken to anybody including Ayane but he was astonished how she could clean up.

"I don't know what I would say to her if she was here" he said to Ayane, "you look nice by the way"

"Well, thank you and I don't think I saw her when I made my round in this mansion, don't worry" Ayane said as she placed her hand on his arm.

"I think we should go, we are going to be late" Hayate said unmoved by her touch.

Why does he reject me Ayane thought worried because she had seen Hitomi earlier. Tonight is the night that Hayate and I make our relationship official she thought to herself, I will not let her take him from me. They walked down to the ball room in silence…