'Why do you insist on following me?' asked Ayane after a while of walking.
'Why do you insist in dying?' Ein said.
Ayane winced at his words. Could he read her mind. She was so lost and helpless among the confusion. Did she really want Kasumi dead? Could she have done more to stop Helena's tragedy?
'You still think a lot about things. And you will continue to fight in the tournament, to prove one other Kasumi. Is that right?' Ein continued.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. Face to face they stood momentarily before she tried to pull away. But he resisted and ended up on the ground again, his ribs not quite as good as when he sat down to coffee.
'Uh huh?' he said.
Ayane helped him up this time. It was getting dark, and she had no wish to remain in his company.
'Ein. I will see you later. I just need to be.'
'Alone, in peace, resting, relaxing?'
'Yes. no. I don't know,' she replied.
He grabbed her close to him once again and removed her bobble which tied her hair in a ponytail.
'I know a perfect place for relaxation,' he said.
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'Helena was good last year.'
'Yes she was. Hell bent on revenge. Just the X factor we needed.'
'So now what, sir? What do we do this year? Kasumi still won after all.'
'Ayane is now the key. We must make her realise her true potential and then force her to exact revenge against all who opposed and oppose her. Kasumi, Helena, even Leon.'
'Would it be wise to involve him?'
'We both know he is the main perpetrator. She will destroy him or he will destroy her. See to it that Kasumi is fixed with a date to destruction, either in the tournament or out.'
The second figure said 'very well' as he began to leave. 'Remember, Ayane must be the destructor of Kasumi.'
'Yes sir.'
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She smiled.
'Thank you,' as she received the menu.
Ein looked through it with a sophisticated glance. She watched him and smiled again.
'Um, yes,' he said, 'Err, does that sound good?' pointing to the French menu.
'Basically blood swilled in a Pig's stomach cooked on top of a nice garnished chicken?' she said.
Ein dropped the menu to the table.
'So I lied about this being a little number I knew about, at least I got you sat down at a table. Why does everything turn out so much harder to understand in reality than on paper?' he said.
'In your case you understand neither,' she replied.
This time they both smiled. Then he gave a sad, lonely glance to the floor.
'You still haven't found out a thing? Of your past? Your future?'
'No, maybe one day I will. It saddens me to have no past and, now, a torrid future.'
There was silence.
'You didn't kill her and there was no way of stopping it. You know that right?' he said.
I know, I know, she thought. 'But.' then she stopped.
'Tell me,' he said.
'Why do you insist in dying?' Ein said.
Ayane winced at his words. Could he read her mind. She was so lost and helpless among the confusion. Did she really want Kasumi dead? Could she have done more to stop Helena's tragedy?
'You still think a lot about things. And you will continue to fight in the tournament, to prove one other Kasumi. Is that right?' Ein continued.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. Face to face they stood momentarily before she tried to pull away. But he resisted and ended up on the ground again, his ribs not quite as good as when he sat down to coffee.
'Uh huh?' he said.
Ayane helped him up this time. It was getting dark, and she had no wish to remain in his company.
'Ein. I will see you later. I just need to be.'
'Alone, in peace, resting, relaxing?'
'Yes. no. I don't know,' she replied.
He grabbed her close to him once again and removed her bobble which tied her hair in a ponytail.
'I know a perfect place for relaxation,' he said.
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'Helena was good last year.'
'Yes she was. Hell bent on revenge. Just the X factor we needed.'
'So now what, sir? What do we do this year? Kasumi still won after all.'
'Ayane is now the key. We must make her realise her true potential and then force her to exact revenge against all who opposed and oppose her. Kasumi, Helena, even Leon.'
'Would it be wise to involve him?'
'We both know he is the main perpetrator. She will destroy him or he will destroy her. See to it that Kasumi is fixed with a date to destruction, either in the tournament or out.'
The second figure said 'very well' as he began to leave. 'Remember, Ayane must be the destructor of Kasumi.'
'Yes sir.'
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She smiled.
'Thank you,' as she received the menu.
Ein looked through it with a sophisticated glance. She watched him and smiled again.
'Um, yes,' he said, 'Err, does that sound good?' pointing to the French menu.
'Basically blood swilled in a Pig's stomach cooked on top of a nice garnished chicken?' she said.
Ein dropped the menu to the table.
'So I lied about this being a little number I knew about, at least I got you sat down at a table. Why does everything turn out so much harder to understand in reality than on paper?' he said.
'In your case you understand neither,' she replied.
This time they both smiled. Then he gave a sad, lonely glance to the floor.
'You still haven't found out a thing? Of your past? Your future?'
'No, maybe one day I will. It saddens me to have no past and, now, a torrid future.'
There was silence.
'You didn't kill her and there was no way of stopping it. You know that right?' he said.
I know, I know, she thought. 'But.' then she stopped.
'Tell me,' he said.