This is my first fan fiction and I decided to finally post it for my fellow DOA and Ninja Gaiden lovers. PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED NINJA GAIDEN 3 (some spoilers). I hope you enjoy my story :)

Most of these characters belong to Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja

Neverending Dream

Chapter 1

It was a cold and chilly night outside. The wind was blowing through the red curtains of a white abandon mansion. A teenage short brown haired girl laid on a broken bed covering herself from the cold.

Green leaves began to swirl from behind the bed revealing a tall black shadow figure standing where the green leaves appeared. "This is my mission; to kidnap this peaceful, sleeping girl?" The figure whispered into its earpiece. "The mission is to your village for her safety." A female voice on the earpiece replied. "Alright."

The figure walked towards the broken down bed and slowly pulled the covers off the girl. The figure's bright emerald green eyes widen in shock about her attire. She had a ripped up ninja dress, making her reveal most of her body. 'She has probably been running all day.' The figure thought as he pulled the covers back on her and gently picked her up in his muscular arms.

"You have the girl?" The woman asked from the earpiece. "Mission complete, Irene. I'll report to you once she is safe under my father's supervision." He said and walked towards the opened window. "Okay, Ryu." Irene replied to Ryu Hayabusa, the dragon ninja. Soon all that was left was green leaves.

The teenage girl woke up in a small Japanese room. Last thing she remembered was that she fell unconscious inside an abandon mansion. 'How did I even get here? And why am I feeling uneasy?' She wondered feeling her forehead. She tried to get up from the futon, but she stumbled and fell right back on it causing a small object to fall and break. Just then, a tall Japanese maiden with a long black high ponytail came into the room with herbs on a tray. She had hazel eyes and was wearing a Shrine maiden (Miko) dress.

"Are you alright my lady? I heard you fall, I came to give you herbs to heal your wounds from last night." The woman said as she entered the room. The girl tried to remember who this woman is, but then she had it. She was the woman who helped her battle out the fiends she was fighting last night. She didn't get a good look at the maiden while she was running for her life.

"Are you that girl who was fighting off those fiends?" She asked her. "Actually, yes. I was trying to call after you to help you.." The maiden answered. "My name is Hikaru and I was part of my own ninja clan..but I disobeyed my father and was a disgrace to my people. So I ran off, leaving behind my loved ones." Hikaru explained to her.

"I see..my name is Momiji and I'm a dragon maiden. I protect the eye of the dragon for Master Ryu,..the person who brought you here." Momiji told Hikaru. "Nice to meet you Momiji..well that answers my question. But who is Master Ryu?" Hikaru asked as Momiji took out a purple rock that looked like half of what seemed like the Ying and Yang symbol. The purple rock began to glow in her hands as Momiji then gently passed it over Hikaru's wounds she got last night. The cold heat made her wounds feel less and less painful as she continued to pass it over her.

"Master Ryu is the son of the leader of the Hayabusa ninja clan. He trained me to be a successful ninja to watch over the village while he was on missions." Momiji replied back to Hikaru's previous question. "Momiji, are you in here?" A voice came from the doorway of the room. Hikaru turned to face the person who stood with his muscular arms crossed over his built chest. He was dressed in tight leather from head to toe with a black mask concealing his entire face, only leaving a portion open for his eyes. Three kunais were strapped on both thighs and a well-crafted sword was strapped behind his back. His emerald green eyes looked from Momiji to Hikaru. "Hikaru, this is Master Ryu..he found you." Momiji explained to her.

'Ryu?' Hikaru wondered while studying his face. He looked familiar to her, like she seen him before. But before she could say anything to him, a short blonde haired little girl dressed in a long white dress wearing purple leggings with short brown boots ran into the room. "Hikaru!" the girl called her name. Once she saw Hikaru on the futon, she ran into her arms.

"Canna! Where were you? I thought I lost you in the Black Forest?" she asked as she released their embrace. "I tried to find my way out, but then a monster came to attack me. Before I knew it, Ryu was with me and saved me." Canna explained happily. "Wow, I see you had quiet the adventure." Hikaru chuckled as she told Canna.

"Momiji, bring my father here after his training lesson..I need to talk to him soon." Ryu told Momiji. "Of course Master Ryu." she replied back to him. Ryu nodded and added "Watch over the village while I'm gone. I must visit someone in the time being." And with said, all that was left was green leaves where he was standing.

"Would you like me to show you both around the village?" Momiji asked both Canna and Hikaru. "Sure, but do you have better attire than what I am wearing? I've been running all this time in rags.." Hikaru explained to her. "Yeah, just let me see where I put my spare clothing." she replied and walked out the room finding something for her to wear other than what Hikaru has on.

There was a silence between Canna and Hikaru. She wanted to see the wonderful Hayabusa village that Momiji described. Hikaru looked from the ground turning her attention on the disappointed Canna. She was holding her pink phone in her small hands looking at the screen with her family. Her mother and father looked so happy for their new daughter in the picture.

A single tear rolled from Canna's eye dropping onto her father's face. Hikaru stood up from her futon and walked over to where Canna sat in the middle of the room. She then sat behind her and wrapped her arms around Canna. "You miss daddy, don't you?" Hikaru whispered into her right ear.

"I want Ryu, Hikaru. He could never replace him, but I want Ryu." Canna sobbed in Hikaru's arms. "I'm sure he wants to always be with you, but his job is a serious and dangerous one. With you being his daughter, he would have to be extra cautious. It's going to put more danger on you and your mother." Hikaru explained to Canna as she dried her tears. "I know, but it feels like he's my daddy." she replied to Hikaru.

"Look, I'll make a promise to you. When Ryu isn't there for you, which I doubt, I will always be here to protect you. Just think of me as your older sister." Hikaru said smiling at Canna, making her cheer up. She then Hikaru another hug, which she responded to. "Thank you for being here with me." Canna as she was still in Hikaru's arms. "I'm always here for you. Never forget that."

What Hikaru didn't notice was Ryu hiding in the trees listening to Canna's sobs from above. He was thinking about what Canna said about him being a father. 'I want Ryu.' He thought her words over and over again. Ryu sighed in frustration and disappeared with a trail of green leaves remaining.