If Only Things Were Different…
Disclaimers: I do not Own DOA or any of its characters that belong to their respective company.
Also I don't know the names of many of the characters' parents so I'm improvising. So they are not their true names but it will have to do until they are known or somebody has a better idea. :D!
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Chapter One
One forbidden night forever engraved on his memory. He knew at the time he would not return as the same man, if he ever returned to her at all. That final night he had with her before he would return to his past life was not something forbidden. He had taken the innocence of one young woman who he could never meet again in the same intimate way again.
He longed to just hold her again, they had met back at the third tournament but it was not the same. She was now a world away from him and far from the truth of his life. He was no longer the man she knew but a mystery of a man she'll never meet. He sighed deeply as he watched the sun set over the mountains.
Hayate, the 18th leader of the "Mugen Tenshin" style and his clan needed him to take on leadership by birthright. It was not something he admired the most and he began regretting his decision to enter the second Dead or Alive tournament. He cringed at the thought once again that one unforgettable night.
However if he did not regain his memory he would not have found out the truth of his relationship to Ayane. She was his half sister and he found that out when he returned with his memories in full from the second tournament. He was angered that he was not told earlier.
Hayate was able to warm up his heart to Ayane as a sister, he always had a fondness for her but did not why till now. She was his youngest sister, though her birth not a very happy tale it still not erase the fact his mother pushed her away. He knew how his clan thought of certain issues but that was one issue he could ignore. He was able to uphold the laws of the Shinobi but it was still difficult for him to make drastic changes on situation that Ayane had suffered.
He smirked, Ayane would never really call him older brother. She still referred to him as leader. In public eyes of the clan it had to be so but behind closed doors where only family remained they were brother and sister. He was able to confide in her much more then he thought and she did the same. They had grown close since his return but he only wished he could have the final piece, Kasumi.
He knew that she followed her heart in defeating Raidou but it caused her to separate from the clan. He knew not what to do with her since the decree was made before his arrival back to the clan. He looked up to the sky and saw his sister's face and missed her dearly. Until a solution could be made he could not do much about her.
Then Hayate remembered those deep blue eyes and the soft smile. She was a beautiful girl with such a warm smile. He didn't know how his mind started on one subject and went quickly to another. He was trying so hard to forget her and yet even when he tried to change the ideas in his head it would always returned to her.
"Leader Hayate, we need to discuss some matters," a council member called out to him.
Hayate nodded and left his thoughts to fly in the wind. He would have another time to think about her but in reality he would be seeing her a lot sooner than he expected.
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Hitomi sat in her room looking out her window as now the sun began to set over the horizon. She had returned home after the whole ordeal that there was a DOA 4 tournament but it was a hoax from Zack. He had bought an island where the women from the previous tournament would play beach volleyball. Don't get the wrong idea, it was a nice break from the hustle and bustle that went around in Germany but it was never the same.
She looked over to her dresser and there was a picture of her and Ein. While he was here they had fun together and had grown close. He was also a favorite teacher at her father's Karate Studio. But when the opportunity for him to regain his memories he took it at the DOA 2 tournament.
Hitomi did not hear from him till she saw him at the DOA tournament. She didn't get much information out of him but she couldn't help wanting to know how it all went for him. She knew he had regained his memories for his attire had changed, and she assumed he was a Ninja of some sort.
She wondered if he knew anything about the clan her mother came from. She growled, she wanted to know so much more about her mother's history but her grandparents kept it a big secret from her. She knew something devastating had happened that caused them to keep quiet.
When you are ready to know what has happened, we shall tell you. Until then you are not ready.
She sighed deeply as she prepared to go about her normal routine for the night. She was going to shower and then turn in for the night. Little did she know she was being watched by crimson eyes from afar and that those eyes would lead her to the answers of her mother's family past.
Hitomi stopped on her way to the bathroom when she felt someone watching her. She quickly looked around her surroundings and no one was in her room. She then walked over to her window to see that no one was in sight. She wondered she was being just paranoid.
Hitomi looked around carefully and shimmered her way to the roof. The crimson eyes watching her stared in disbelief at what he just saw. She continued to walk around the roof till she could find something but the holder of those familiar eyes kept his body well hidden. Hitomi then sensed movement and shimmered over behind him.
He was faster in reflexes and was able to block her blow. The two then battled hand to hand combat but he then shimmered the two of them back into her room. Hitomi struggled till he pushed her on her bed and shimmered away. Hitomi growled, there was no way now she could catch up with him. She knew he was the one watching her.
"Who were you," Hitomi whispered to herself as she finally stripped down and took her shower. She was growling in frustration the whole time. Her parents began to wonder what was wrong with their daughter. They pushed it aside as the growling ceased.
"Darling, I think it is time my parents told Hitomi about my family's history," Kagome told her husband.
"Dear, do you really think it is the right time? If you tell her then she would have to go with us to see what is not a pretty picture," Logan looked at his wife. "It took you a while to show it to me before we even got married. Are you sure that Hitomi is ready?"
"Hunny, we waited till she was eighteen and after the tournament. I think she'll be ready to handle the story behind my family's past." Kagome reassured her parents.
"I'm referring to the possible betrothal that our daughter might be part of." Logan said simply as he looked over at his wife. She looked at him with a sweet smile.
"We don't know for sure yet if it will happen. Even if she did, he would have to be right of age and a leader of his clan. Usually clan leaders that are presiding over them are already married," Kagome said with a smile still on her lips.
"So why did your father decide he wanted to get the clan back to their former glory?" Logan asked as he was working on the computer for plane tickets for his wife, daughter, and in-laws.
"One of the clans has asked my family to return to their proper place as the neutral clan, better known as high council of all the clans." Kagome responded simply.
"How are they going to tell this to Hitomi," Logan asked as the tickets were being finalized.
"They plan on telling her this weekend," Kagome responded. "Most of the clan will meet here and either shimmer back to the old village or ride on the plane with us."
"I see," Logan sighed. "What do you want to do Kagome, I can always close…"
"Don't, you and I will live here like we always have. You love that school way too much to give it up now," Kagome placed her hands on her husband's shoulders. "Hitomi will be given a choice whether or not she wants to stay here with us, stay there with my grandparents and be next leader, or a mix of both."
"That is not a choice I want to place on her but she is old enough to make decisions on her own." Logan said with a heavy sigh. "It's not easy to let my baby girl grow up, and yet I did."
"Especially when you let her go to the tournament, she trained hard to make sure she could defeat you in one on one combat." Kagome said proudly. "She takes after her father."
Logan shook his head, "She takes more after her mother especially when it comes to defying me."
"Well as long as her younger brother doesn't turn out like me," Kagome patted her stomach.
"How did Hitomi take the news?" Logan asked.
"Oh she complained on how we were so late in giving her another sibling," Kagome and her husband chuckled.
"Let's turn in," Logan said softly. Many of his students were to see him right now; they would think he was another man. He was tough in class but at home he was the gentle husband and loving father.
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Hayate returned to the village in disbelief. He council of his clan wanted him to escort the once well known "White Shinobi" back to their village. Many of the neighboring clans called a truce in rebuilding it for them. All of them were under their leadership at one point and now they were asked to return.
However the leader's daughter had married outside of the clan which meant their grandchild did have a chance at leadership even thought the marriage was not something approved. However the grandchild was what struck him as a surprise.
The very girl he was trying to forget was actually a Shinobi. It couldn't be and now she was even more out of his grasp as she was the next possible leader of the White Shinobi clan. He growled in frustration that all of his village could hear.
The villagers stayed clear from his path as they saw the tension in their leader's eyes. They did not know what was bothering him but did not want to be the next target of his frustration. They watched in awe and Ayane with an arch eyebrow followed after her half brother.
"Master Hayate, is there something the matter?" Ayane asked as she strutted behind him with her hands behind her back like a little girl.
"Nothing," He growled at her. Ayane never backed down from her older brother as they entered the head master's house, or Hayate's house. Hayate's father and their mother sat there eating their lunch when Hayate came bursting in with a curious Ayane following after him.
"Hayate what is the matter," Shiden asked his son.
"Nothing," Hayate quickly made his way over to his room.
Ayame looked over at her third child, "Ayane, do you know what is bothering him?"
"He returned like that just moments ago, he was scaring most of the village with that scowl on his face." Ayane shrugged and prepared to leave but Ayame stood up quickly.
"Why don't you stay in the house tonight, the hut has to be quite cold." Ayame said softly and Ayane turned with cold eyes.
"No thank you," Ayane said as politely as she could and walked out.
Ayame sighed deeply as she took her seat back on the floor. Shiden just looked at his wife with understanding eyes. "Give her time, she was turned cold towards us even more so when you told her the truth."
"I didn't tell you till much later," Ayame said with a sadden heart.
"Again, give her time." Shiden sighed, "I wish you told me that she was still alive and that she was indeed Ayane."
"I'm sorry, it was a difficult thing to talk about," Ayame said simply as she looked to the figure of Ayane. "I just hope one day I can openly call her my daughter. She is already one of the most powerful female Shinobi in the clan."
"They might respect her skills but her family history will be more difficult to explain now that she is sixteen." Shiden said sadly. "Our clan is still too old fashion in that sense and is why many of the clans hope that the White Clan can change a few things."
"Is that why you were searching for them as well?" Ayame asked with hope in her eyes.
"Yes, that is my desire however many of the other clans want to have someone watching over them," Shiden said with a smile on his lips. "Apparently the remaining clan members are returning including the leader."
"What was Hayate's mission?" Ayame asked with a curious look on her face.
"He was to scope out the leader's grandchild, but I don't know why he would be distressed over that."
"I wonder…"
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This is the end of Chapter one. I hope that you enjoyed it thus far. I hope that I can update soon enough for chapter two. See you next time.