Author's notes: This is the longest chapter in this whole thing so have fun reading this also you can find the pairing in this chapter and no matter how much you hate the pairing it will not under ANY circumstances change so if you do not like it find another story this is my choice. I like this pairing the best anyway if any you play NG you might agree since NG is where Ryu Hayabusa came from in the first place, but you can decide yourself. I will not be posting two author's notes from here onward until the last chapter it also keeps you going if you read these that is. So anyway enjoy plenty of bedtime reading with this chapter see you there!
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Chapter 3: Ayane Building and Hayate's Warning
Ryu could feel someone coming even if he could not see them. He grabbed and drew his sword so fast no one watching could see him draw his weapon. Ryu then put his weapon in the front part of his sash where the person approaching from behind would have no clue of their own stupidity until it was too late. He then continued to rebuild and just waited for the stupid dumbass to come to his/her own doom.
Ayane was very good at stealth, but could she sneak up on Ryu the legendary ninja? "I may be good but I am not about to do the impossible" Ayane thought to herself trying to remain unseen. When she was not more than 10 feet from Ryu and still halfway in the shadows she decided it was either now or never. As soon as she got close enough Ryu grabbed the sword and drew it from his sash and the swung it so the tip would be pointing right in front of his opponent as he came around. "Time to die my unlucky opp…. Ayane? What the hell are you trying to sneak up on me for?" Ryu asked knowing full well that could have killed Ayane if he was not in full control. "Master Ryu…. sorry I just wanted to come and help you rebuild your village, because I do not think you should have to face this burden alone" Ayane said with a concerned yet pleased smile on her face. "Well then you wasted a trip this is my responsibility alone and no one can help me with this because I failed them" Ryu said with a sad heavy tone in his voice. "Master Ryu please let me help you, I feel your pain I know how hard things can be alone. Let me help you restore the Hayabusa village" Ayane said with a bit of sadness to her voice. Ryu thought long and hard before saying, "Stay here tonight and I will think it over tonight and let you know tomorrow. I am going to bed, feel free to choose any house." "Thank you Master Ryu, sleep well" Ayane said smiling as she went to go find a sleeping place. Ryu was thinking very hard about this problem and finally decided before going to bed she could stay and help. "What trouble could a little girl like her cause?" is what Ryu thought…More than he thought possible.
Ayane was up bright and early and decided she was going to go for a short walk around the village outskirts, she contemplated the work she would do in this village. When she returned she found Ryu standing in the middle of the village proper, silently like a statue. When she approached him he turned to her and said, "Ayane I have made the decision that you can stay and help me rebuild the village." Ayane smiled warmly at Ryu because she knew he was hurting and could use some company, but most of all because it meant she was right. "Now we will be doing some hard work each day until this village is rebuilt, are you ready to commit yourself to this task?" Ryu asked hoping she was going to stay, any company would be welcome. "I would not have come if I could not do the work you say we are going to do. Shall we get started Master Ryu?" She said in sweet teasing tone of voice, trying to get the shinobi to smile. "We will see if you are so cheerful after a couple of hours of work" Ryu said in a very somber tone. With that said Ryu turned around and started off not waiting to see if she followed. Ayane smiled, shrugged her shoulders and started after Ryu.
So they started working on rebuilding the houses in the village, and Ayane proved to do quite well in this type of work, her training to become leader of the Hajin-mon clan had made her body quite tough no matter how weak she appeared to be. She did not talk most the time which suited Ryu anyway. The times she did talk though it was not about the problem that had destroyed this village. "Master Ryu what will you do now?" Ayane asked in a very light-hearted tone though she tried to hide her interest in this subject. "I really have no idea now that the fiends that caused the most trouble are gone now" Ryu replied in an indifferent tone, because Ayane's failure to disguise her interest was not lost on Ryu. "I am sure Shiden-sama would let the Hajin-mon train here if you asked him" Ayane said in a normal tone of voice. "I will think about it" said Ryu knowing she was trying to get him to stay here, which he would have done anyway. They continued working until night and then went to bed each one of them where they chose to sleep.
Things went on this way for a while and over time Ayane and Ryu started to get more friendly and joke around much more. Ayane was falling for Ryu, and Ryu was falling for her, though both of them did not know it just yet. Neither would admit it if they knew what the feelings of warmth towards each other really was. Another week passed and then darkness all over the world started to increase and gather in power. Raidou had many times sought to destroy the Mugen Tenshin clan. This time Raidou was not seeking to destroy the Mugen Tenshin clan anymore he had much darker ambitions, but seeing Ayane's happiness destroyed was a part of it. Hayate had learned of this from the spies he had around, and he also learned what Raidou planned to do and decided to find Ryu and tell him. After all he was the only one who could stop this Hayate thought. Hayate knew the way to Hayabusa village and left at once, arriving just at early evening that day. He then saw Ayane and Ryu building but yet having fun at the same time, and he smiled and then remembered what he must do and frowned. He made it over to the pair and was sad for what he must do, but knew he had to do it anyway. "Hayate, how are you?" Ayane said in a cheerful tone. "Hey Hayate want to join us in rebuilding Hayabusa village? Ayane can not build very well so we could use some..ouch!" Ryu said as he rubbed his arm where Ayane hit him while smiling. Ayane playfully scowled at him and then told Ryu "If you want to live to build more of this village tomorrow you better watch out Ry…I mean Master Ryu." Hayate was surprised at Ayane, dumbfounded at how close the two were, but then he remembered what he must do.
Hayate spoke with a sad look on his face, "Ryu my friend you have beaten the greater fiends, their lords, and even the arch-fiend himself, but it did not end there." "Hayate what are you saying? They are dead I know this I was there when I killed them" Ryu said not believing there was more. "Do you remember the underworld is only a place between earth and hell?" Hayate said wanting to get this over with. "Yes I know this now that the fiends are in hell they can not get back unless….Oh no…" Ryu said finally understanding Hayate's point. "Yes, that bastard Raidou has gotten his hands on an artifact that opened the gates of hell for him. He brought back a lot of fiends and is now a greater fiend himself" Hayate said knowing Ryu was going to be in tremendous danger very soon. "Who did he bring back into this world?" Ryu asked, wanting to know his survival odds. "A lot, Doku, the piece of fiend that was Alma that reformed into the fiend, the holy Vigoor emperor, Murai, Genshi, Zedonius, Volf, Alexi, Elizabet, Dagri Dai, and the Arch fiend , and the Dark Dragon formed form the shards of the dark dragon blade as well" Hayate said looking down. "Oh shit, this will not be fun" said Ryu with a weary tone in his voice. "Ryu let me go with you on this one, I know you are going I can see the look in your eyes. You can not handle all of them alone." Hayate said ready to leave anytime. "No not this time old friend this is my fight besides I have already beaten them once I can do it again" Ryu said ready to end this. "Let me at least guide you, and wait for your return on the outside" Offered Hayate wanting to help his best friend. "Ok I will accept you showing me where they are, let me go get some old weapons as well as power up my dragon sword again" Said Ryu turning around and walking towards the graveyard. Ayane was in complete shock, numb from the fact she might never see Ryu again she followed him silently.
Once Ryu reached Kureha's grave he kneeled down and said "Sorry old friend but I have need of this jewel once more, thank you for keeping it safe" Ryu said taking the jewel and putting it on his sword. This made the dragon sword even more powerful, and then he went back to his room with Ayane right behind him. Once Ryu was back in his room he grabbed the vigoorian flails, the lunar, Genshi's sword, the Dalihabro, his strong bow, some ADFDS cores, and explosive arrows, the windmill shuriken, and grabbed his Ninpo scrolls. He turned back to Ayane in his black leather ninja suit and she was silent and tried to look indifferent, but he could tell she was upset. "Ayane, what is troubling you?" Ryu asked her already sure what she would say. "What's wrong? You ask me this as you are going off to face the fiends and get killed. Well I am sure that I have nothing to be sad about only that a person I admire is going off to die, wow what a great thing for him to do" Ayane said obviously angry and about to burst into tears. "Ayane I plan on coming back to help rebuild this village, you will see me again I promise" said Ryu sad at seeing her distressed. Then as he turned around to go to the door she was right in front of him. She said in a very low whisper, "Then you better come back Master Ryu, you promised me I can see you again. I won't forget it, I will not rebuild this village all on my own so you better come back alive. Don't let them win, beat them all Master Ryu" Ayane said as the hard look in her eyes caught Ryu and she kissed him on the cheek "Good luck" was all she said. Ryu nodded and went out to where Hayate was and then he nodded and then they took off running to where the fiends would resurface if nothing was done. After Ryu left the Village Ayane slumped against the wall slid to the floor and curled up her knees to her chin and buried her face in her knees. Sitting in that position she began to cry in big heartbroken sobs as she worried for Ryu, she ended up crying herself to sleep.