Its been a while since i have updated this. However it is alive. I would appreciate any feedback you can give :)
Jake had been running for 2 hours now. He could of swore he had passed that same tree at least 5 times. He really did not have any idea where he was going. It was slightly annoying in Jakes eyes. He had not been told where to go if he had actually found the DNA. Jake knew time was counting down until Ayane and Kasumi would come chasing after him. They knew this forest like the back of their hands. He knew it would not take them long to catch up. He had 48 hours. That was it. 48 hours of running like crazy, only to end up having to fight for his life against two highly trained killers. Jake kept running as fast as he could. His lungs were aching, along with all of his muscles. He was struggling to carry on. Jake carried on darting between trees until he reached a drop. The drop was quite high. It was about 50 meters at least. Jake walked to the edge and looked down. His fear of heights getting the best of him and he was starting to feel dizzy. After taking a deep breath Jake heard a massive bang and yelped and as he felt the whole of the ground collapse beneath him. He screamed as he began to drop the height and slide down the edge. Jake yelped and hit the ground. He got up and rubbed his head. However a piece of hard soil form above came and hit him on the back of the head, knocking him out and down to the ground with a thud.
Kasumi was sitting on her bed staring out of her bedroom window. She had missed this place. Even though it had been a long time since she had been here nothing had changed at all. This was the princesses room. The room where Kasumi had grew up in. Most of her childhood possessions were still here, although since she was last here they had gathered a considerable amount of dust. Kasumi gave a small sigh and fell back on her bed. It had been a while since she had been able to sleep in luxury. However before she got too comfy Ayane burst into the room. She seemed different now to how she usually was. Secretly she was happy to see Kasumi back. It was something deep down inside her that she did not want to admit. Nut she still held some good feeling in her heart for Kasumi while she as hunting her. Ayane sat down on the wooden chair beside the bed
"So that kid took the plunge then. I still don't know why you stopped me. I would of finished him there. He was far too tired to fight anyway"
"I could of killed him myself Ayane aswell..." Kasumi stated almost unemotionally " I could of easily of slit his throat or poisoned the ribbon with some sort drug"
"Then why didn't you" Ayane snapped out. Her voice was starting to turn hostile
"Simply put. He helped me Ayane. He meant I could go home. I want to repay him but since I have to kill him soon, so I decided to give him a head start. It was the least I could do" Ayane was growling. She was nowhere near satisfied with the answer that Kasumi had given her
"So that's enough to make you spare his life?"
"Just remember Ayane that if he had not helped you would still be hunting me now. We will get the kid within the hour after we chase him. He could not of gone far and he was looking far to weak to fight. Just enjoy the fact i am back" Kasumi forced Ayane a weak smiled and then turned on her bed away from her. Ayane stood up and walked out of the room quietly. She was not happy with the result of their conversation. Kasumi slowly closed her eyes and fell to sleep. Today had been a eventful day for her.
Ayane was now walking down the palace steps and towards where Hayate was standing. He was overlooking the construction of a new out building for the palace. Ayane herself had no idea what the building was actually for.
"So, are you glad to see Kasumi back?" Ayane asked Hayate. It was clear to see that she was not too happy with the result of everything.
"Of course I am happy. She even had the honour to allow the kid time to run against the inevitable." Hayate sounded calm and relaxed. Nothing seemed to get to him and bother him.
"SO, you support this. I had him at his throat. We could of forgotten all about this and carried on. But you say it was honourable to let him run!" Ayane was very close to shouting. She didn't care if it was Hayate she shouted at. She really was not happy.
"Of course it would of made your life easier. However we have a code of honour to follow. It is important we honour our opponents at anytime and give them a fair playing field. Even if we are slightly sneaky and underhanded" Hayate then turned and began to walk out of the palace compound and towards the village gate. "The kid will not prove a challenge. I can trust you will remove him with speed and efficiency"
"Of course. I am to kill him as if he was Kasumi. The kid wont even put up a fight"
"Good, then see to it he is killed quickly We have other things to do" Hayate said as they approached the village gate "However remember this. That kid got your friend back. It might not seem like it since you have been trying to kill her for so long. But just remember if it was not thanks for him, things would not be as they were now. So maybe you should show him some respect" Ayane grunted and ignored the advice. She may look up to Hayate, but she did not agree in giving respect to the boy. He knew what he had coming and he really did not care what she had to do to get this all sorted. With that Hayate raised a arm to dismiss her and Ayane walked over to her own room. She sat on the small chair in the corner and began to quietly wait. She had just over one and a half days left to spare before she could chase the kid. She knew however Kasumi would be coming with her. She was beginning to wonder how awkward it was going to be. She was going to be travelling with the girl she has been trying to kill for ages. Now they had to work together to kill a kid that was simply going to fall after the first attack. She sighed and got comfy on the seat she was sitting on. She needed to come up with a plan to get the kid quickly. The longer they waited the further away he got. Even though killing him would be easy. If he got too far away he could get help. She bought her right leg up and sat on it as she laid back on the chair and went into even deeper thought.