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Translations:

Shinobi - Male ninja (but can refer to female ninjas; ex-Kasumi)

Kimono - A dress warn by men and or women in Japan. (The one Kasumi wears is a modified version. Short with slits on both sides and a very open top that reveals some of her cleavage.)

Tenshu - Kasumi's famous jumping front cartwheel kick. Getsurin is her back cartwheel attack.

Shirikins - Small throwing stars used by ninjas to do quick damage to an enemy.

Kunochi - Female ninja

Katana - Japanese samurai styled sword. Seen as the basic weapon for ninjas. Some are small enough to fit behind the small of a ninja's back and then there are others that are long and fit right behind a ninja's back.

Roga- Kasumi's spin kick. The attack involves her spinning once as her right leg comes in contact with the enemy.

Nani - What?

Tenjin Renjin - Kasumi's pokes at you with her hand then gracefully spins once then low spin kicks the enemy; usually sending them off balance by tripping them.

Oboro - A speedy move that looks like Kasumi runs at the enemy and hits them without them noticing it until they fall to the ground.

Kagero-Mawari - Hayate's kick move. It is considered a throw but in reality it looks like he just grabs the opponent and quickly does a mid air spin kick to their face.

Damere - Shut up

Onegai - Please

Gesturin - Kasumi's back flip kick attack

Ninjitsu - A fighting style for fast characters that involves using your legs more so then your fists.

Shi'ne - Die

Chan - Little

Gomen nasai - I'm very sorry (respectfully)

Sama - Lord, Master (Also refers to someone you respect)

Kimi mamotte ageru - I will protect you

Ikenasai - Go

Baka yarou sore - That stupid bastard (OR despicable person)

Hajin Mon - A fighting style that is like Tenjin Mon ninjitsu but is trickier and refers to the user attacking with his or her back turned to the enemy.

Mata aou ne - (Literally) We will meet again

Dead or Alive 3

Chapter 1: Why Me?

Standing alone; cloaked by the shadows of darkness lies the born again shinobi of the wind.

With his eyes closed and his ears open to his surroundings he remained unmoved in his spot. His reddish brown hair flowing in the light wind as he stood quietly on the thick tree branch; thinking as he went along with his nightly routine in search of her…

Meditating in the silence of the dark and quiet night his mind remained plagued by the thoughts of his greatest enemy.

The one he must find, defeat and eliminate.

He could never forget that day…

Out of the corner of his brown eyes he spotted her. Her long reddish brown hair wrapped in her traditional ninja ponytail. And wearing her usual blue kimono with white leggings. Her katana set behind her back. Her brown eyes illustrating seriousness along with some kind of unknown serenity.

"Hayate…" The name flowing smoothly from her soft lips.

With his arms crossed and his back facing her he spoke.

"You broke the code of the Shinobi…you know our clan does not tolerate runaways…"-"I will not be defeated…" She interrupted. Her eyes focused on him.

With a moment's pause; he opens his eyes and glares at her.

"Let us pretend we never met…"

Her heart stopping at the thought as she regained her composure.

"No…I can't do that." Getting into her Ninjitsu fighting stance. "Besides…I know now that I am ready."

"…I let her beat me…" He thought to himself as he remembered how the runaway shinobi overwhelmed him in battle. Ending the fight with her Tenshu technique.

Falling on his back; eyes rolling into the back of his head as everything went black the last words he heard were; "Now I know what it is that I want…"

"But not this time." He growled; his eyes snapping open as he sensed her.

After ordering a few of his loyal ninjas to pursue the fleeing assailant gracefully flipping down off the tree branch he joins in the pursuit.

"Your not getting away from me this time." He thought as he kept his distance in the charging group of ninjas.

Coming into the forest he found himself hearing the unmistakable sound of shrikins, being deflected. Dodging the first two he gets behind a tree and waits out the assault.

"She's gotten better." He admitted with detest.

A second later the next sound he hears is the screams of his ninjas.

Closing his eyes as he heard his sister's katana coming into contact with their bodies. The disturbing sound ringing in his ears as he continued to wait it out.

The sound of bodies hitting the rough ground was next. He could imagine their pained expressions.

"…Kasumi…" He growled; drawing his katana.

Peering out the corner from his hiding spot he watched as she went to sheathe or katana. In the blink of an eye it was as he heard three more Shirikens coming for his traitorous sibling that they were deflected.

It seemed like nothing as the kunochi withdrew her katana and batted them right back into the shadows from whence they came from.

Awe overcame him as he watched her successfully deflect the sharp weapons. She remained in her stance; her long reddish brown ponytail coming undone as the first shirkin cut right through her yellow hair ribbon that held her ponytail together.

Unconsciously a smile traced it's way across his lips as he neared her.

"You've done well." Drawing his Katana from behind his back. "To have survived for this long."

Her brown eyes widening with discontent as she lunged at him with her katana. The metal clashing back and forth as they dueled. Stopping to catch a breath after what seemed like hours of intense sparring he took a step back and observed her.

"You haven't changed a bit."

Dressed in her favorite blue kimono with white trims and white stockings. She stood in front of him, calm but ready to battle.

"I won't allow this Kasumi." He replied; his hands gripping the weapon with seriousness as his tine reflecting the same motion. "I won't allow you to defeat me again." Lunging at her with the sword.

She almost lost her balance as she aimed her sword upward to block.

After several minutes more of sword clashing the kunochi popped up with her Roga; sending him off his own balance and to the ground. Catching himself before completely on his back she watched as Hayate came at her again with his sword. The two in a stand off as their swords remained molded against each other in they're attempts to block each other's moves.

"Why must you do this to me?" She cried; begging for the obvious answer.

Thunder booming through the deep forest as the battle between the Ninja of the Winds and the Runaway Shinobi.

"You disgraced our clan." He began in a neutral tone of voice; hitting her katana roughly with his longer blade.

"Nani…" She breathed; watching as her brother knocked her Katana out of her hand.

"By running away." His sword thrusting right for her stomach; missing as she quickly dodged the impending sword and going for his legs as she tripped him with her Tenjin, Renjin.

With Kasumi's katana burying itself into the dirt it is with the intention of one surviving and the other triumphing over the other the falling rain that began to fall from the midnight sky went on being dismissed as the two continued their battle.

"I was only trying to help you!" She cried as she ran at him at fast pace speed with her Oboro. His katana flying up in the air and landing as the two siblings returned to their heated fight.

"I don't need your help." He replied in a stern tone of voice as he sent her flying into a tree with his Kagero-Mawari attack.

With her brother remaining relentless she pulled herself off the tree. Spin kicking him away from her and into the ground she took a deep breath and wiped her wet bangs out of her face and glared fiercely into his eyes. "I can see that." Her fists doing the talking for her now as she lunged at her brother with everything she had.

"You made the mistake of abandoning the clan in times of need…" He replied as he kept his guard up against Kasumi's relentlessness. "I only wanted to save you from…!" - "Damere!" He yelled as he came at her with his fists and furious legs.

"He doesn't understand…" She thought; almost regretfully as she kept the fight. Dodging, countering, and getting in her kicks when the opportunity arose.

"Give up Kasumi…" He replied as he pushed her back and withdrew his weapon from the muddy earth. "I won't allow you to beat me this time."

Regaining herself as she knelt down to retrieve her weapon from it's muddy sheath. His brown eyes focusing on her lethal but beautiful legs as she gracefully moved from side to side. Backing up to give herself breathing room.

"Onegai Hayate…" She replied in a soft voice.

"You won't last long against me." He replied; his tone sounding threatening as he got closer.

"Lets end this…" Her tone sounding definite as she took to her stance and lunged forward.

With the forces of nature along with their true feelings for one another going against them the two continued on with their grueling fight.

As their katanas clashed so many thoughts began to run through Hayate's head. As he sent her flying back Into another tree he hesitated to finish the attack as he watched the pain appear on her face.

Her brows wrinkled from the excruciating feeling of a solid structure coming in contact with her fragile body. Her mouth opening slightly as she slid down off the base of the tree and collapsed.

On her knees with chest heaving up and down from exhaustion and her eyes looking down at the ground; Hayate stood there with his stone cold expression.

Looking up at him her heart fell empty as she realized the truth behind her brother. "He doesn't care…"

As he went to drive into her with his katana he felt as she grabbed his wrist and slammed him to the ground; countering him.

His unchanging glare focused on her as she went to attack him. "He wants me to die…"

The adrenaline rushing through their veins as they exchanged blows.

"…Hayate…" Crying inside as she felt her strength clouding her thought as she went to continue the string of attacks.

As he got to his feet it was in the blink of an eye that he found Kasumi in front of him. Taking the initiative as she uses her Getsurin to gain a slight advantage.

"…I'm sorry…!" Her left leg coming up to hit him in the chest.

Following up with another move that sends him flying a foot or so away from her she unsheathes her katana and dashes at him for the final blow.

As she stuck her sword arm out at her brother the thoughts of her past ran through her mind. All the good times and bad that involved meeting her half sister Ayane and running away from her Ninjitsu clan to avenge her brother were going to remain embedded in her memory banks as she made the final blow.

"Shi'ne…" She shivered as she felt her body going numb. Looking into the eyes of her fallen brother she winced as she felt metal being pulled from out of her stomach. Limping forward her eyes widened as her brain registered the warmth of the crimson colored liquid that was flowing from her wound.

"H-how…? She whispered as she felt herself falling to her knees.

Keeping his stern look on his face as he watched his sister begin to slowly slip into unconsciousness.

"…Could you…?" The last words escaping from her lips as she fell back into the muddy earth.

Staring at her unmoving body he shuddered as an old memory played through his conscious.

Flashback

The sight of a young Kasumi and Hayate ending their practice in the Miyama.

"You need more practice." Brushing his reddish, brown hair out of his way as he studied his fallen sister. A sad look covers his stern facial expression as sees his little sister in distress.

Scratched up and crying Hayate gives her a warm smile as he gives her a mysterious, purple flower.

"…Sister I…" He began; bothered by his sister's soft cries.

Kneeling down to her fallen level. He lifts her up into his arms and stares into her closed eyes. Wiping her matted red locks from her closed lids he cringed on the inside as his childhood memories of his sister continued.

"You wanted this…" He began as he gave the flower to his sister. "Right?" An almost guilty look playing on his face as he watched more tears falling from her big, brown eyes.

"…What happened…?" He asked himself; guilt starting to overwhelm him as he remembered the situation.

Nodding her head she graciously takes the flower and looks at it.

"I never thought that I could feel…so…" His hold on her strengthening as the thought of his childhood past burned through his mind.

"…Big brother!" She whined; crying as he kissed her forehead and embraced her.

"…So guilty…" He muttered in a low voice.

Unknowingly, tears began to fall from his eyes and as stared down into her eyes he sighed as he buried his head into her chest. How could he feel so guilty about killing someone that he had been chasing after fro almost four years? This woman who had committed the greatest of sins and endanger his family? How could he feel so bothered, ashamed or hurt?

"You did help me…" He muttered softly. "Once…" He muttered as he began to remember what happened before and after DOA TEC.

"After I fell unconscious at the hands of Raidou you went out looking for him." Pausing as he tried to recover more of what he could remember of Kasumi but falling short towards then end. "…What else…was there…?"

Like a dog wanting his master to awaken from her slumber he sweetly nudged his head into her neck. "…There was nothing…" He told himself.

"…Except me…" He admitted shamefully. Gathering his strength he embraced her. Kissing her on her forehead as he did when she was younger.

"I'm sorry Kasumi…I'm so sorry…" He replied sadly; holding her to his chest as he tried to take in the moment. As the rain continued to pour he held on to her; his ears open to the sound of his oncoming clan members.

"Hayate-sama!" Cried the concerned voice of his second in command clan advisor. His eyes narrowing towards the ground as he realized who was calling for him.

"What am I to do now…?" He wondered as he held the woman in his arms.

"Go…" His eyes widening as he heard her voice.

"Kasumi…?" Looking down at the still Kunochi.

"Onegai…ikenasai…" Her breath falling short at the word as her half sister's voice became louder then it already was.

Looking at the path ahead he could see her. Purple ninja outfit and all.

"…I beg you." Tears falling from her half opened eyes.

"Kimi mamotte ageru…" He replied as he wrapped a protective arm around her.

As Ayane and a few of her ninja's from the Hajin mon clan came into view a torrent of black feathers fell from the sky.

Ayane brushed her lavender colored hair out of her eyes and sighed.

"Hayate-sama…" She replied in an annoyed tone as she picked up the only proof of her half sister and brother being in the same area. "Baka yarou…sore Kasumi…" She muttered in a disgusted tone as she gripped the yellow hair ribbon in the plam of her hand.

"Where are they Ayane-sama?" Questioned on ninja.

"How should I know?" She grumbled as she stared at the black feather and the torn, hair ribbon.

"What are you going to do with those Ayane-sama?" Questioned a ninja.

Rolling her eyes she takes a few steps forward; away from her ninjas and places the items back in their original spot.

Mata aou ne…" She replied coldly as she looked at the two objects.