TheDarkestShinobi: next chapter is up. I was made aware that there was a problem with the last chapter so I hope that this one is different.
Chapter Start:
Hayate ran quickly through the forest, his short hair flying in the wind. She had plagued his mind all day. He was so so sorry and he would spend the rest of his life making it up to her. He would apologize and beg her to forgive him. He would protect her from everything in the world, especially himself. She just had to try and love him. He was sure he would patiently wait for the day in which she decided to love him again.
He jumped up and landed on a tree branch. He crouched as he gently panted. What would he say to her? What could he possibly say to start the process of healing? Nothing came to mind, nothing but the truth. He would have to tell her the truth and hope that she would believe him. He desperately needed her to.
He waited until he knew her father would be asleep and then he jumped down slowly making his way towards her house. Everything was so close. He could feel her and almost taste her in the air. Now that he thought about it he could practically hear her soft intake of breathe and see the look in her eyes when she told him that she loved him.
He jumped back when he felt her presence. She landed in front of him with cold eyes.
"Leave."
He couldn't understand why but instead of talking about it and confessing his thoughts all he could do was settle into his fighting stance.
"No." he said. He almost told her to leave but the cold look in her eyes stopped him. Kasumi took in his stance and almost with a look akin to shock settled into her own. Her hands were held in front of her and her legs were spread out. He tried to remember how she fought, how he fought as he charged forward.
His body moved on its own, punch, dodge sweep kick, backflip, jump. The fight seemed to be too fast for him. She was with him though; she didn't even look like she was trying too hard. He finally pulled back and his hand started to glow. He felt it then and looked at it, the words came to mind and he would yell them, he didn't care what it did to her because she was the only thing keeping him from her.
From happiness.
Her eyes narrowed and she disappeared into light and petals before appearing right next to him, so close that if he brought his arm in he would be hugging her. She didn't even say anything. She simply struck a place on his arm that burst with pain and then she pulled his hand slightly down and thrust up hitting his elbow.
The crack of his arm and elbow breaking was only muffled by the sound of his scream.
He fell to his knees blinded by the pain and she took a couple steps back. She waited for him to calm down before speaking. She was so mad at him, first doing that to Hitomi then trying to use the Torn Sky Blast on her. She didn't want to break his arm but it was the only way to ensure he'd stop and listen. She crossed her arms as the sobs quieted.
"I am ashamed of you Hayate." Not Niisan he noted. "Hitomi did not deserve that from you." She hissed.
"I love her." Was all he could say in response.
"You do not do that to people you love."
"I love her!" he shouted as he rose to his feet. "and you're keeping me from her!"
"If you truly love her, or even like her then go away. Your presence will do nothing less than terrify her and give her nightmares as that it the only thing it has done."
"She loves me too." He said in a tone she might have found threatening coming from anyone else but not from him, especially while he was kneeling there coddling his broken arm.
He shakily rose to his feet and she noticed that his body was shivering; he was most likely going into shock. He looked at her and wanted to cry. He couldn't be without her. She took a cautious step back though she knew she wasn't in any real danger.
"I love her more than anything." She looked down.
"I know." She looked back up, "but you have to love her enough to let her go."
He wanted to scream that doing that was unfair and impossible and how she wouldn't do the same when he noticed her somber tone and downcast eyes. Maybe she was speaking from experience. She sighed.
"It's because of what we are Hayate. No matter who you love, you have to let them go."
Suddenly her eyes widened and she stood still for a second. She turned away and looked at him one last time.
"You have to." She then sprinted away and he fell back onto his knees. He didn't want to let her go, he couldn't.
"Hayate sama!" Two ninja landed next to him and one looked at his arm and body before motioning to the other.
"Who did this?"
"Kasumi." He choked out. He felt horrible about it but he had to blame her, they would kill Hitomi if they ever found out and he couldn't live with that. "I sensed her and followed her. We fought here." His body shook and he began to feel cold.
"I'll follow the neishin. She is going to die."
Hayate's heart clenched.
"He's going into shock." The other looked in the direction she sprinted towards and his fingers twitched. "We have to take him back. Hayate sama is our priority." The first said and the other nodded.
He didn't want to be called Hayate sama.
He wanted to be Ein.
