Tenchu: Death Comes in Pairs

Made by: FanFictioner-2019

Chapter 4: The Perfect Place to be

"Come on!" Ayame exclaimed while Rikimaru and Sung slowly followed conversing about their miscellaneous adventures and exploits. "If we're going to get to the place that you want to go you're going to have to hurry!" She yelled. Rikimaru and Sung looked at her and continued following.

"So tell me where you're taking us and then I'll follow faster." Sung stated.

"No, because you're going to follow me at a fast pace whether you like it or not!" Ayame demanded.

"Just go. She's getting a bit irritating." Rikimaru requested. Sung nodded and he soon caught up with her, smiling. Something felt different about him at that time. He looked at her and wondered what was wrong with both of them, then continued walking. Rikimaru noticed and followed right behind him, a concerned look on his face.

Ayame also noticed and smiled. "Something wrong?" She asked. He shook his head and the three of them continued, going up a small slope. Eventually Ayame began to see streams of steam and fog in the cool frigid air. The three came to the top of the slope and saw a large pool of hot obviously hot water, the steam flowing up into the sky. Sung started laughing and turned around.

"A hot spring. Nice try Ayame, but I am not going in there with you." Sung said, knowing what it would be like in there . . .with her. So he turned and left the scene, Ayame wondering when he'd actually go in the springs, as if she knew he would. Night began to fall; Ayame and Rikimaru back at their homes. That night Ayame awoke to a noise outside her door.

A figure burst through the door with long white hair and blue eyes. Ayame immediately grabbed her blades and was about to defend with them when two throwing stars knocked them out of her hands. Knowing she was unarmed she prepared herself for unarmed combat, in her normal fighting stance. The figure rushed forward and punched her, knocking her off guard. He then threw her on the bed and laughed.

"What the hell are you doing?" She yelled loudly in question as he began getting on top of her. She stopped, just realizing what he was attempting to do to her.

"So beautiful yet so deadly." The man said as he began stripping her chest clothes off. She screamed loudly and tried prying him off, but to no avail. Just as the top was about to be lifted off completely a knock at the door was heard. The attacker turned his head and saw a figure with medium long black hair, much like Rikimaru's with a katana held out and a gi looking outfit on, the color barely noticeable as white. The katana shone in the moonlight, and the face of the man was stone serious.

"Leave her alone."

"Why?"

"Because if you don't, I will be forced to kill you. Oh well, I will now anyway!" The man said in a familiar voice. The new figure dashed forward and slashed the offender of Ayame off of her, then cut is throat open when he was turned and stabbed him through while he was standing. Blood flew all over Ayame, which was very normal for her since she was a kunoichi.

She put on her top fully while Sung was respectively turned, then she told him he could turn around again. "Thanks samurai." She said with a sincere tone for once.

"Your welcome. It's what I do. Want to go to that hot spring now?" Sung asked as he went to the open door, the moon now showing his face. She nodded her head slowly and walked with him, of course with her blades sheathed and strapped to the back of her belt. She turned and looked at him and smiled, his face looking concerned and saddened. They came to the hot springs, and he began taking off the top of his gi while she started taking off the top of her outfit as well.

He turned and saw her exposed top, and turned back around. "I can see why he tried to rape you." He teased, getting behind a rock and taking his pants and undergarments off.

"Shut up." She replied friendly like as she did the same behind another rock. The two slowly walked into the comfortable hot water and sat down on seat like rock formations, eyes closed.

"Your beautiful for a kunoichi." He blurted out from nowhere. Realizing what he had just said he cringed and lay his head back. Ayame looked at him and got closer to him, smiling, their skin touching near the legs and arms.

"And you're pretty nice yourself for a samurai." She replied.

At that point in time the two looked up into the sky and knew that this was the perfect place to be . . .