Chapter 8: The Kunoichi

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Ayane's reaction was immediate. She jumped off the futon, back flipping. Although, she winced when she felt pressure on her shoulder. Mingyu was quick, delivering blows full of rage and hatred for the girl in front of her, but not quick enough for the kunoichi who ducked managed to block some of them with her right arm. Mingyu's blows were getting sloppier and sloppier, until Eliot stopped them altogether. He wrapped his right arm around her waist and grabbed her left wrist with his left. The Chinese woman almost screamed at him to let go, until she realised their closeness. She could literally smell him and almost moaned in pleasure when she felt his fingers digging into her skin. That's when she relaxed, her eyes turning back into their original black colour and fists unclenching.

Ayane didn't like it, and felt a tinge of jealousy coursing through her. She didn't understand it, since they weren't even close to being friends. So when she narrowed her eyes on Mingyu, it wasn't just because she had attacked her.

Eliot spun Mingyu, who was in a daze, to face him, a look of anger on his handsome face,

"What in the world was that?! Mingyu, she's awfully injured and you basically attacked her!" He yelled. Mingyu let out a tiny whimper when she noticed how his British accent was a little more audible when he was angry.

"I... I'm sorry... Eliot, you know how jealous I get!" She replied weakly. He frowned.

"That," he pointed to Ayane, "was not just jealousy. Did you have a valuable reason to attack her? While she was hurt?" He asked, still frowning. Mingyu didn't like the disappointment in his voice. In fact, she hated it. She didn't want to disappoint him. She wanted to please him, to make him love her. Not that purple haired girl. She sent a glare to her, only receiving a glare from her. She then felt Eliot pull away from her.

"I don't know what's going on," he said, his hand on his forehead, "but Ayane right here was by the gate with a shoulder that had blood pouring out. I had to heal her, it was that simple. And you, Mingyu, you're going to tell me that you attacked her because you were jealous?" He says, his whole face now forming a scowl. "That doesn't make any sense, by Budai!" He growled. Ayane winced, but not because of the pain.

"Eliot..." Mingyu whispered, "I only have five chances..."

"What?" He asked, frowning in confusion.

"I mean, give me one more chance! Please, Eliot, don't-don't hate me..." Her heart was breaking, slowly, painfully. It would be the end if he hated her.

The desperation in her voice made him sigh. He went over her, and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"It's physically impossible for me to hate you, Yu-yu." He smiled softly, but it was weak. Mingyu felt her heart thump a million miles an hour. He rarely used the nickname Mei Lin had used for her.

"R-really?" She asked.

"Really," Eliot confirmed. He then went to Ayane and lightly touched her shoulder, whispering a, 'are you okay?' But she wasn't okay, her deep scowl proved it. What she just saw, made her want to take kunais and slowly, painfully torture Mingyu and save Eliot from her claws. She already hated her with a passion, so it would be easy. But Eliot's small smile to her melted all of these thoughts.

"I'm fine." She responded quickly, but hated the butterflies in her stomach.

"Good. I'll go make some tea." He gave one more glance to the two girls, Mingyu gave him a small smile, Ayane gave him a glare. "Be good, please." Then he left. They simultaneously glared at each other. The hatred and tension was evident.

"Listen, here." Mingyu said, narrowing her eyes, "I don't like you. In fact, I already hate you. I saw how you looked at him, and I'll make sure that you don't get closer than the doctor-patient relationship." Ayane chuckled humorlessly.

"Don't worry, the feeling is mutual. And don't talk to me about bull, you don't know me, so I don't know how you could know if I liked the guy or not. Even if I did, I wouldn't show it." She responded, then realised her mistake. Mingyu's eye was twitching and a growl erupted from her. She was ready to pounce on Ayane, who already took her stance, only to be interrupted by a frowning Andra.

"Cut the crap, already, Enya. I know it's you." She said flatly. Ayane blinked at her, while Mingyu just glared.

"What are you doing here?" She spat. Andra smirked in amusement.

"It's so much fun to fuck with you." She laughed, but only briefly.

"Well?" Mingyu growled.

"I know what you want to do, I know what he wants to do, and I can tell you, it won't work." She responds, crossing her arms over her chest. The Chinese rolled her eyes.

"Vos nescitis quicquam." You don't know anything. She chuckled wickedly. Andra frowned. Ayane blinked.

"I could kill you right now, you know. I could kill the Daemon Princeps right now. Vos scitis potui." You know I could. She said, venomously glaring at her. Mingyu just chuckled, as if it was the funniest of things.

"You don't know why he's going to do this. He's like me, we're the same. We're fools," Andra frowned, confused. Mingyu smiled victoriously, and after giving the finger to Ayane, she left. Ayane shuffled her feet, then yet again blinked at Andra. The Huntress looked perplexed.

"Who are you?" The kunoichi finally said. Andra shook her head, as if in a trance and smiled at Ayane.

"Andra Carter. Call me Andra. That bitch that you just saw? Don't trust her. She's not what you think she is." Andra said. Ayane chuckled.

"Ayane, and I know what you mean. She harassed me while my shoulder was injured, and thought I was stealing her boyfriend," She said. It would have been funny if she didn't say it so coldly.

Andra's eyes hardened, "what?"

"She thought I was stealing Eliot away," Ayane repeated, watching her expression go from confused to perplexed, "what, you're not going to tell me you like him too, right?"

"No... I..." Andra didn't finish her sentence. She shook her head and muttered, "never mind." and walked out.


Hayabusa Village - Somewhere in Yokosuka - Japan - 6:02 AM - 13/05/2013

It was an early morning in the Hayabusa Village, one of the strongest Ninja village in Japan, if not, possibly the strongest. It was known from the world of the shadows. A dark world where blood and death was a routine.

Although, it was also peaceful. A time that the Hayabusa have known since the arrival of the Mugen Tenshin's princess, Kasumi. A worldwide known kunoichi, who won the first Dead Or Alive tournament only at seventeen years old. Nevertheless, she was not seen for the past three years in those tournaments. Secretly, she had been hiding in the Hayabusa Village, where the Ultimate Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa lived.

Today, Ryu found Kasumi breathing in his face.

He didn't find that abnormal. Since she had arrived, horrible nightmares plagued her, scaring her to the death. So she secretly walked to his bedroom and crawled into his futon with him. He didn't mind, he knew what nightmares did, how they could wake one, screaming and drenched in sweat.

The only unusual thing was that she was two inches from his face, her legs were tangled with his and her small arms were wrapped around his torso. Ryu blinked, then blinked again, adjusting to the light, then he blinked several times, quite in shock. She had never done this, or maybe she did it, the day they... Ryu shook his head and tried to get the image of Kasumi's face illuminated by the light of the moon out of his head. That probably won't happen again, or so he thought.

Kasumi's soft moan snapped him out of his thoughts.

He looked at her. She was rubbing her eyes like a child awakened from slumber. Her hair was still spread on the pillow since she never tied it when sleeping. When her amber eyes stared at him, he visibly stopped breathing. She was beautiful, not that Ryu would tell her.

"Ohayō gozaimasu." Good morning, She said, smiling sleepily. Ryu allowed himself to smile.

"Amarini mo anata ni, ohayō gozaimasu." Good morning to you, too, he responded. Kasumi then noticed their closeness, blushed, and moved away. Her shyness was quite endearing to the Dragon Ninja and he smiled again, then it faltered.

"Did you have another nightmare?" He asked her. The kunoichi suddenly looked very uncomfortable, with his dark emerald eyes burning holes in her forehead. She nodded, but only weakly.

Ryu sighed, "what was it about, this time?"

"The usual, Ryu. Hayate killed me again." But that was a lie. He could sense it.

"You're lying." He said flatly. Kasumi stared at him in disbelief.

"I... I'm not! Why would you think..."

"It's in your eyes."

"I..."

"Stop, just stop, Kasumi. Stop lying to me." Kasumi stood, making a bee-line to leave, but the commanding voice of the Hayabusa ninja stopped her short.

"Kasumi-..." He called, but stopped as soon as she saw her green face. He paled slightly.

"Hayabusa...-" Suddenly she clutched her stomach, and before Ryu could even realise what was happening, she threw up on the wooden floor, a sickly green mix of vomit. She then crumbled to the floor and as her eyes rolled to the back of her head, she passed out.


A/N: Sorry if it's not as good as the other chapters! My mood went down because of my sister (or I think she is). Guess who's turning fourteen in April...drum roll... ME!:) It's far away, but who gives a rat's poo?:P WHY IS KASUMI HIDING HER NIGHTMARE FROM RYU? WHAT DOES MINGYU/ENYA MEAN BY BEING A FOOL? (don't answer that in reviews please) WHY DOES AYANE HAVE BUTTERFLIES IN HER STOMACH? WHO IS KAI AND WHY DOES HE WANT TO KILL HITOMI? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER;) (If I have reviews) -PaiChan33 loves you:P3x

Joke: What do you call a girl with a frog on her head?

Lily.

Terrible joke that my teacher told me XD, just had to share it with my favorite people.

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