Well, this is my first time writing something for a game, but i couldn't resisit. I just love this couple ! Kasumi and Ryu were made for each other ! HAh. well. enjoy and please review. :)

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Kasumi sat against a tree branch as she looked out at the setting sun. She sighed as she closed her eyes. It had been a year since the last DOA tournament. A year since she saw any of them. She had still been on the run from all the ninja's that had been sent to destroy her. In the past year she had changed, she had trained harder, she had become less compasionate and welcomed battle instead of running away from it.

She wore a black ninja suit that she had customized. It was a v-neck tank top that stopped just above her waist making her mid-section visable. Her pants stretched down to her ankles. She wore black boots with a pointed heel. Her hair was tied up in it's usualy ponytail, with her hair down her back. Her eyes were darkened with make-up. She had definatly not only changed her personality, and fighting, but her look as well.

She sighed as she opened her eyes and watched the sun set over a set of mountains that were very familar to her.

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He sat in his office as he dragged a cloth against the blade of the legendary dragon sword. He cleaned it as he stopped setting the cloth aisde and holding the sword in his lap. He looked out the window at the mountainous view that was layed out in front of him.

He stood and sheathed his sword as he placed it on it's stand. He walked over to his desk as he pulled out a key he wore around his neck and opened the drawer. He put his hand inside and took out something wrapped in pink cloth. He slowly unwrapped it as stared at the object sitting on his desk. It was a tanto, a smaller version of a katana that had been kept at an allies base.

He picked up the object as he traced his finger across it. It had belonged to Kasumi. He was worried about her, and took out the tanto when he thought about her. He heard footsteps as he quickly wrapped it up and placed it in the drawer locking it.

The door opened as a ninja stepped in. "Master Hayabusa, I am back from the personal mission you have sent me on." he said as he was down on one knee with his fist on the floor and his head bowed low.

"And what information do you have?" Ryu asked sitting up in his chair.

"We lost track of hear in Hong Kong. It has been four months since we've last had sight of her. I'm sorry master, but we can't seem to find her." he said.

Ryu's expression changed as he turned and looked out at the mountanous view. "That is all." he said staring out the window.

The ninja stood and bowed as he exited the room.

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Kasumi closed her eyes hoping she could catch some rest. She heard a twig snap as her eyes opened and iimmeadiatly out of reflex she jumped off the tree. Looking behind her, there were several shurikan where her head was only moments ago. She landed on one knee as she looked up at the appproaching ninja. She put on a black mask that covered the lower half of her face. She turned and began running. Shurikans flew by her as she continuously dodged them.

She stopped a few moments later as she ran up a tree and flipped over. The ninja's approached her as they engaged in battle. She blocked and countered every move they had as she deliverd a swift kick to the head of the last ninja which sent him flying back into a tree. She stood in a defensive position as she looked down at all the unconcious ninja around her. She sighed as she searched their bodies and took their weapons and items.

She turned as she ran and fled the scene. It wasn't long before more ninja were persuing her. She sighed as she turned throwing several energy balls, each exploding on contact. She turned and continued running as she approached a familar set of large gates.

She watched as the ninja patrolled the gates not letting anyone in. She looked around for an alternate way inside. She had to see him. She climbed a tree as she got to the highest point. The wals stretched further up as they were much taller than the trees. This made it hard for anyone to get over.

Kasumi took out several kunai as she threw them each one by one evenly spaced out on top of each other. She walked along the tree branch closest to the trunk as she turned and ran, she leaped off the branch and landed on one of the kunai, without stopping and using the momentum she had built she continued leaping from kunai to kunai until she reached the top.

She pulled herself up as she crouched down on top of the wall. She peered over as she saw the village below. The peopel were walking around carrying on with their daily lives. She leaped from the wall to the top of a building. She stayed low to the roof as she began walking across it. She wanted to get through without being detected.

However, things would not go as she planned. She jumped down from the roof and stayed in the shadows as she made her way towards the main building where he would definatly be. She reached the bridge as it was guarded.

She sighed as she knew she was going to have to take them out in order for her to pass, but she also knew it wasn't going to be easy. She pulled out several shurikan as she dove out from the shadows and threw the shurikan. They all hit one ninja, he fell to the ground as blood seeped out.

The other ninja spotted her as the immeadiatly ran to attack her, each with their katana's drawn. She stood ready as the first one swung and she avoided the attack with ease. She stood beside him as she shifted her foot and it caught his ankle, she executed a hit to his neck as he fell to the ground unconcious. She grabbed his falling katana as she turned and awaited her next attackers.

They all came at her and began swinging their swords with speed and precision. She blocked the swords as they pinned her against a wall. She sunk low, doing the splits, as she turned her blade and hit the ninja in the crotch with the hilt of the blade. They all staggered back.

She pulled down her sleeve as there were tiny needles sticking out. She jumped up and flipped over them, as she was flipping over them she took out three needles and placed one of them in the back of each ninja's neck. She landed and turned as they were all standing without moving. She turned as she ran across the bridge.

Once on the other side she took the katana and sliced the ropes causing the bride to retract so that no one else could cross. She ran up the path and through the dojo towards the building he was sure she would be in.

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Hurried footsteps were heard as the door swung open. Ryu quickly turned and looked at the ninja that entered his office.

"Master Hayabusa! There is an intruder in the village. A deadly ninja." the ninja said crouched down on one knee.

Ryu stood as he grabbed his sword placing it on his back. He grabbed his mask and put it on as he walked to the door. "Send no one else to fight this ninja, I will take care of it myself. Make sure the villagers are safe."

The ninja stood and bowed as he ran off.

Ryu ran down the path towards the dojo.

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Kasumi had encountered more ninjas as she began fighting them off. She finished knocking them on concious as she turned to leave when, out of reflex, she suddenly dove to the side. She turned to see an overly sized man with armor standing holding a large axe. Her eyes widened as he swung the axe at her. She quickly jumped out of the way as the floor was torn up where the axe landed.

He picked it up as he brought it down on her, she lifted the katana as she stopped the axe. Unfortunatly, he overpowered her. She quickly rolled to the side and evaded once again. She jumped to her feet as she began slashing at him with her sword, it only caused minor damage.

He swung his arm as Kasumi was sent flying into the wall as a shelf above her broke and fell down on her. The man walked towards her as he reached down and grabbed her by the throat. He held her up against the wall as she was loosing air. She grabbed onto his arm as she strugled to pull him off of her but he was way stronger than she was. She looked around for something, anything to help her.

There was a small scythe hanging from the wall not to far from her as she reached out her arm for it. Her fingers just brushed against the handle. She was just out of reach. She pushed herself further when she finally caught hold of it. She pulled it off the wall and brought it down on his arm as he let go and let out a cry of pain.

She fell to the ground as she began coughing and rubbing her neck. She quickly stood using this oppurtunity to take him down. She looked around the room once more. By the looks of it, she was in some kind of slaughterhouse. She caught sight of some wire as she jumped off of the wall and grabbed it. She quickly began running in circles about him weaving in and out between his legs. She jumped off of the walls repeatedly until she stopped on a rafter above him. She tied the wire around the raft as she jumped off still holding an end of the wire.

The man's arms were pulled away from his body as he was refrained from moving. He quickly began fighting against the wire as parts of it began to break. She had to move fast. She rolled down her arm guard once more as she pulled out a needle with a ret tip. She jumped over him landing on his back as she took the needle and put it into the back of his neck and quickly jumped off.

The man yelled as he broke the wire. He headed straight for her when he suddenly stopped. His eyes rolled into the back of his head as he fell face first into the ground. Kasumi lifted her arms in front of ehr face blocking dust as she lowred her arms and looked down at the man. She smirked beneathe her mask as she turned and took off towards the dojo.

She reached the dojo as she slowly opened the door. It was dark inside. She walked through the dojo and was surprised to see that nothing had attacked her yet.

Where is everyone.

She thought to herself. She continued through until she reached the doors on the other side. She outstretched her arms to slide the door open when she quickly pulled back as a sword came down quickly, if her arm had been there only a second before she would've lost it.

She backflipped as she stood and looked for her attacker. A man stepped out of the darkness, his face still covered by the shadows. "Who are you." he said holding his sword in a threatening manner. Kasumi didn't answer as she searched the room for a weapon to use. She quickly dove to the side grabbing a katana that was hanging on the wall.

She swung the katana above her head as she stood in an attacking position. The man charged at her as he began executing a number of moves with his sword. Kasumi, although it was hard, she managed to keep up and block his attacks. Occasionally there would be an opening for her to attack, but the man blocked it with ease.

After a while of going back and fourth with the sword, the man had finally disarmed Kasumi and pinned her against the wall. He held the tip of his blade to her throat, his face still covered by darkness and hers by a mask he asked in a more demanding tone. "Who sent you !" he said pressing the blade harder against her thriat drawing a little bit of blood.

She still did not answer, when finally he outstretched his arm as his hand grasped her neck and he held her up against the wall. He stepped closer to her as she saw his mask and recognized it and his eyes immeadiatly.

"R-ryu." she managed to say between gasping for air. He simply glared at her. "How do you know who I am! Who are you!" he said as he reached for her mask and pulled it off. His eyes widened as he looked at her immeadatly releasing her. "Kasumi!"

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DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN ! haha. well that's it for now. REVIEW PLEASEEEE. if i dont get at least 4 reviews i dont think i'll add another chapter. i just wanna make sure people are reading it and im not writing for no reason. :)(L) REVIEW. 3