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Nashi- Hiya, to all my little readers out there, thank you all for the wonderful reviews! I love you all!
I finally tracked down my friend and forced him to play DOA: Ultimate. The opening movie is so beautiful... To those of you dense enough to not have noticed yet, I love Ayane! She totally rocks! (And she was so cute when she was little!)
As for Ninja Gaiden... It shall have to wait until I have a bit more patience...
Oh! I guess I should give you all a little heads up... I'm in a good mode today, so this chapter won't be depressing as the last ones... Hehe!
Once again, no Indents... What the crap is going on?
Chapter 18:
When she awoke it was still raining... The streets were starting to flood and the trees were being tossed about as the wind played a harsh game with them.
Ayane busied herself with a piece of wood, fixing her broken window which she had forgotten about in her hurry to see Hayate the night before. Unfortunately for her, the window had let a large pool of rainwater form in her living room.
Stupid window... Cruddy floor...Gah!
The wind changed direction and started to pelt Ayane as she tried to force the wood into place.
For the love of...! Great! Now I'm wet! Thank you, Mother Nature, for once again spitting in my face!
Wet and angry, Ayane forced the makeshift window in place and headed for the kitchen. Grabbing some paper towels she dried her face and went to retrieve her coffee from its neglected spot on the counter.
For once, I would like to just wake up to a peaceful morning... No unexpected visitors, no large puddle of gutter water on my floor, no Hayabusa...
Though she thought that, Ayane felt odd waking up this morning without him sitting beside her... It just seemed to be... routine or something...
My daily routine... First, wake up, (in my bed or his...) Second, smart mouth Hayabusa and tell him to piss off...Third, have a cup of coffee, and finally, walk back into the bedroom and ravage the unsuspecting Hayabusa in so many wrong, very wrong, ways...
She laughed at the latter and finished her coffee. Laughing as she did seemed rather odd after what had happened last night... Hayate's lie and his harsh words, running out into the forest, Hayabusa's kindness...
Ayane rinsed out her mug and headed for her bedroom. It might've been morning but she couldn't think of anything to do... Plopping down on her bed Ayane tried not to think anymore on the depressing thought. But... What could she do? She couldn't complete her revenge on Kasumi... She no longer had a goal to complete... And Hayate had been so cruel...
Damn it... I'm thinking about it...oh well...it's not like there's anything else to worry about...
It had taken her forever to get home last night... Walking through that forest, her clothes clinging to her, feeling an absolute chill every time the wind blew... As she walked she laughed to herself silently at the thought of asking Hayabusa for a 'lift' home.
He's helped me so much...But, it would be better if he just stayed out of this affair with my siblings and I...I know he's close to Hayate... though I don't know his feelings about Kasumi...
That Hayabusa would have any feelings for Kasumi made her blood boil.
The bitch is lucky Hayate concocted that little plan to get her off the hook... If it weren't for me then he wouldn't have had any material to make his plan with... That stupid clone... Who would want to clone Kasumi anyway? Out of all the people in the world they had to choose that snot of a half-sister of mine...I thought we already had enough bratty, girly girl teenagers like her on this planet...
The wind kicked up again and caused a tree branch to attack her window, since it had been so quiet in her room the noise sounded as if someone was beating on her window with a baseball bat; naturally, this made Ayane jumped up from her bed and readied herself to attack the window. But there was no one there... just the stupid tree branch...
I'm going to go mad in this apartment if I don't find something to do...It's just too bad that today's a Sunday or else I could go torment everyone at school...
Maybe it was her boredom... Maybe it was the memories from the night before, but she suddenly had the urge to see Hayabusa.
There's nothing to do here... I might as well go bug the crap out of him...
So, with her goal set, she pulled on a pair of jeans underneath her nightshirt and shoved on her sneakers. Grabbing her coat on the way out, she locked the door behind her.
The wind put up a fight to keep her from reaching Hayabusa's. No matter which way she walked it would blow against her, pelting her with rain. But in the end she prevailed as she approached Hayabusa's shop. The only problem was that the sign on his door read 'Closed'.
What the...? Closed? How could it be closed?
Disregarding the sign Ayane reached forward and tried to open the door. Lucky for her, it was open.
Funny... People usually lock their doors when they close their shops...
"Hey Hayabusa, its false advertisement to say your closed when the door's opened!" Ayane called into the dark store getting no response. Maybe he wasn't home... He did leave the door open that one day she came here... Locking his door behind her, Ayane headed for the staircase behind the counter.
"I'm coming up! You better be dressed!"
Not that I would mind you being naked...
Ayane mentally smacked herself as she headed up the stairs. His living room seemed to be empty and so was the kitchen. Creeping up to his bedroom door, she peeked in. There in the middle of the dark room, on the bed, laid the sleeping Hayabusa. Actually, it was more like a lump under the covers, but Ayane doubted that he would have anyone sleeping in his bed.
Besides me...
Due to the rain, there were only a few beams of dim light shown through the window, giving her enough light to make her way to his bed.
How could he still be sleeping? It's almost one in the afternoon!
Reaching the blankets Ayane slowly pulled them down to reveal the face of their owner. Hayabusa, sleeping soundly enough not to realize Ayane was at his bedside, laid amongst his pillows. His hair was down and slightly fanning out from his body. Ayane also took note of the fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt.
He looks so peaceful when he sleeps...but why is he sleeping so late?
Ayane reached her hand forward and lightly touched Hayabusa's forehead. But she instantly yanked it away when she felt the heat being emitted from it.
He has a fever? Ha! So the almighty super ninja has been brought down by a simple cold!
Even though she thought that, she couldn't help but feel bad that he had gotten sick. It was probably her fault. Because he had followed her into the forest, they had both gotten rained on... And he took the greater part of it because he was trying to keep her dry.
"I told you to stop helping me... Now look at you..." Nervously, Ayane reached out and traced her fingertips along Hayabusa's jaw line. His skin felt so hot...
"...Mm..." Ayane pulled her hand away as Hayabusa turned his head towards her, his eyes slightly open, "...Ayane...?" Ayane didn't think she would be able to speak. Here she sat with a partly undressed Hayabusa lying in bed with his hair tossed about and those lovely green orbs looking at her.
"I-I would say good morning, but its already afternoon..." Hayabusa looked from her to his window. His eyes didn't seem to be focusing right away, but after shaking his head he looked back to her.
"How are you feeling?"
"What do you mean, how am I feeling? You're the one still in bed at one in the afternoon, with a fever none the less!" Hayabusa drew a breath and sat up.
Ayane hadn't really noticed before, probably because it was always kept it tied back, but Hayabusa had really long hair! As he sat up it was lifted from the pillows and began to caress his back, sliding over his tanned skin like a lovers hand.
"Don't worry about me, I want to know why you are here... It not often that you visit me of your own free will..."
I've never came here of my own free will before...well, besides that one time...
"Don't flatter yourself! I just happened to be walking by and thought I'd duck in here to escape the rain... By the way, your front door is unlocked, which doesn't help to keep intruders out... Even if the sign says 'Closed'." Hayabusa simply watched her, waiting for her to say something more, "Um... That said, I'll be leaving now..."
Ayane turned away from him and headed for the door, but before she could reach it, Hayabusa, somehow out of bed and standing behind her, grabbed her wrist.
"Is that all?" Ayane, still shocked that he was out of bed so fast, had a momentary lapse in mental capabilities. He had a much nicer build then she had imagined. His shoulders were shaped nicely with his neck, and his torso...
Since when did I start feeling this way about him...?
"Ayane?" snapping back to herself Ayane responded.
"What do you mean, 'Is that all'? Let go of my arm, you..." Hayabusa's eyes suddenly slipped closed as he fell forward into Ayane's arms, "Whoa! What's wrong with you?" Ayane said as she struggled under Hayabusa's weight.
"I think I stood up too fast... My head just felt dizzy for a moment..."
"Well gee, maybe that's because you have a fever of one thousand!"
"Ayane, that's not..."
"Oh shut up and help me move your sorry butt to the bed... You're heavy." With Ayane's help, Hayabusa walked back to the bed and sat down, "Look at you, worrying about me when you're the one who's burning up. Now lie down and rest, I'll go and get you a wet cloth..." Ayane headed for the kitchen but was stopped halfway.
"Ayane? This isn't..."
"Look you, I said lay down... Do you actually think I'm going to leave you here so that you can suffer all by yourself? Now lay down." Hayabusa sat there, thinking over Ayane's actions.
I thought she would still be in pain from last night...
He was still thinking when Ayane returned with a bowl of water and a cloth. Setting down the objects she shoved Hayabusa down on the bed and pulled the blankets over him.
"Didn't you hear me the first three times? Now just try to go to sleep..." Dipping the rag into the water, she rang it out and placed it upon his forehead.
"Ayane..."
"What? Are you scared I'll kill you in your sleep or something?"
"No..."
I didn't think that you would care...
End Chapter
(Ayane sits at a table with Nashi and Wolf)
Ayane- That was a short chapter...
Nashi- Yeah, I know. (Munches on a sandwich)
Wolf- Pass the chips...
(Ryu burst into the room, wearing rags that once resembled his clothes.)
Nashi- Hey Ryu...
Ryu- Don't you 'Hey Ryu' me! You left me in the clutches of a mad woman!
Kurmoi (Off in the distance) – Oh Ryuuuuu! Where are you, you big, sexy man, you!
Ayane- Speak of the devil...
Wolf- : Munch Munch:
(Kurmoi pounces on Ryu from behind)
Kurmoi- Found you!
Ryu- God, not again!
Will Ryu ever escape the groping of the mad kurmoi? Who will make the next guest appearance? Will Nashi ever complete the next chapter?
Who knows!