Chapter 4~ Night's Conclusion
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Hayabusa sat on the floor tryingsleep, while Ayane lay on his bed tossing and turning.
"Hayabusa...?"
"It's Ryu."He said lazily.
"H--Ryu... Before... did you say that Kasumi had runaway...?"
"Yeah..." He said, scratching his head, and sitting up. "What about it?"
"Well... After I was banished, this man walked up to me and said that Kasumi, 'The Secondary Leader of Mugen-Tenshin Academy', had condemned me from the forest."
"How is that possible? Hayate told me that he hadn't seen Kasumi since the Dead or Alive 2 tournament...?" Hayabusa looked over to her, a surprised expression on his face.
"Well, apparently she's back." Ayane crossed her hands behind her neck.
"But... Kasumi... She said she wasn't coming back."
"Maybe she lied. You never know with that bitch..." Ayane said haughtily. She hated talking about Kasumi, but sometimes it was necessary.
"Hayate would've mentioned it... are you sure that man was really part of Mugen-Tenshin?"
"I don't know. He seemed pretty genuine."
"All right. We'll talk about this tomorrow. Goodnight, Ayane."
"Goodnight...Ryu."
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Ayane awoke, the sun was beaming in her eyes.
She looked rose from the bed, and looked out the window to see Hayabusa nowhere in sight. She looked over at the table to find a note in japanese kanji.
Ayane,
Hayate wished for me to meet him. I thought it might be beneficial if I ask him about what we were talking about last night. I will be back by nightfall. If you want to leave you may, but feel free to stay here. There is a lake east of here if you want to bathe. And I left some herbs for you if your wound hurts.
~Ryu
Ayane put the note down, smiling, which was a rarity for her.
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::Author's Notes::
I'm following the advice of my reviewers *^_^*.
I really want to thank you guys for all of your opinions! Oh, and again, sorry for the sortness. I was kind of pressed for time... I'll post the next chapter soon though.