The Innocent

Kenji Himura

Disclaimer: I don't own DOA or any characters of DOA! I just wrote this is all...

One

The moonlight shone down upon Kasumi as she waited on top of a large building in Okinawa.

"I wonder why Ryu would call me out here all of a sudden..." Kasumi crossed her arms and shut her eyes, "Hurry Hayabusa."

Climbing up the building were seventeen ninja sent by Hayate. These were some of the most ruthless in the village and Hayate was paying them full price. The leader of the pack hissed and the others did as well. They continued to climb up the grapple hook rope to the top.

Kasumi opened her eyes and stood up. She shook her head; her hair flew from side to side,

"Another trick..." she drew her blade and held it to her face. Ninja stars bounced off the blade, she looked around...no one was in sight. Kasumi tried to feel their presence, but to no avail. She stood upright and began slowly for the edge of the building; the only sound was her shoes on the gravel. Kasumi reached the edge, she looked down. It was a long way; this was the highest building in the whole city. Kasumi widened her eyes as she felt something at her back. She twisted around only in time to see two ninja tackle her at the same time. Kasumi fell for seconds before taking action. She grabbed on of their heads and tossed him off. He pulled out a ninja star and tossed it. Kasumi held the other ninja in front of her and he took the star. Kasumi stabbed him once in the head and tossed him aside as they continued to plummet. The ninja hissed, although it was barely hearable as they were falling at great speed. Kasumi stabbed her katana into a brick on the building and watched as the ninja smashed his skull into the hard cement still far below. Kasumi smashed a window with one kick and leapt inside. Eerie elevator music flowed through the office building as she continuously took cover behind cubicles, trying to decipher if the ninjas were even in the building. Kasumi waited, but nothing happened. She sighed and sat down on a chair. Her chest moved up and down quickly, she could barely breathe.

"Check in here," a raspy voice said. Kasumi stopped breathing at once and stayed as still as possible. They were getting close and Kasumi knew it, she had to take action now. As one neared her cubicle, she reached her hand out and grabbed his face. She pulled him into the cubicle and slowly entered her blade into his forehead, keeping her hand on his mouth. He dropped to the ground soundlessly. Kasumi let go of his body, it fell back and hit the chair. The chair rolled back, making a slight squeaking noise. But the ninja still heard. Four leapt into the cubicle. Kasumi leapt out and kicked the cubicle down; it hit one ninja and knocked him out. The three leapt at Kasumi. One slashed, Kasumi leapt back and threw a star into his heart area. Another slashed, but Kasumi kicked the blade away and stabbed him. The last one backed away slowly. Kasumi shook her head and stood up straight,

"We don't have to keep fighting like this. Please...tell Hayate to stop." The ninja nodded but was instantly impaled by one of the remaining six.

"We wish...you were our friend Kasumi. But you told an enemy clan...you told them where our hidden village was and now...everyone but the ninja is dead. Our wives...children...gone!!" he slashed at her. Kasumi, shaken by the weight of the story, didn't move. She screamed in pain as the blade ripped across her chest. She dropped to her knees and another ninja kicked her backwards into the wall.

"I didn't tell anyone anything. Please...believe me." Kasumi managed to say.

"We would believe you if we could. But..." the third ninja pointed his blade to her neck and prepared to stab it, "Let's finish this." He pulled his blade back and playfully punched Kasumi, "I guess we can't do it." Suddenly, the ceiling caved in and Hayate dropped down.

"I'm so sorry, that you couldn't pull the job off." Hayate slashed at the ninja and massacred him. He tossed two out the window and chopped off the other three's head in the time rate of five seconds." Hayate turned to Kasumi.

"Hayate..." Kasumi said standing and clutching her bleeding wound, "Why did you lie to them?"

"Lie? It's the truth you evil bitch!" Hayate lunged forward and kicked Kasumi in the head. She flew across the room and out the window. She kept going until she hit the ceiling of the next building. Kasumi crawled forward and tried to hide, but Hayate landed on the same ceiling and advanced.

"Freeze Hayate, come with us now." A man from a helicopter said. Hayate lowered his head,

"Back off you fodder." He pulled a bow off his back and an arrow as well. He inserted the arrow and fired. It sent the helicopter flying back before blowing up. This had given Kasumi time to escape. She had gathered up all her strength and leapt down to the streets. She stumbled away and hid in an opera concert room. It was empty, so she lay down on the ground and fell asleep.

Kasumi opened her eyes and found she was lying in a bed. She sat up and looked around; Helena sat at the other side of the room applying makeup.

"Helena?" Kasumi asked.

"Yes?"

"What...are you doing in Japan?"

"Concert, I've been steadily been getting more famous."

"Oh, so I guess..."

"Yes, I found you. Rest up now, maybe you can watch the opera show later."

"Thank-you." Kasumi smiled. She lay back down. Then, a man entered the room.

"Madam Helena, it is time."

"Thank you, Zack." Kasumi's eyes widened she looked at the man and found that he WAS Zack.

"Zack?" Kasumi asked, sitting up again.

"Hey, what's going on Kasumi? Haven't seen you since the last tournament."

"Just...the usual." Kasumi said. Helena left the room, Kasumi reached out but Helena had already gone. When she looked back to where Zack was standing, she found he was gone. She sighed and turned back around, she found Zack sitting at the end of her bed. "Ah!" Kasumi slid up against the wall.

"Its okay babe, don't worry about it." Zack said. Kasumi lowered her shoulders and smiled,

"I guess I did over- she ceased talking because Zack's mouth was on hers. Kasumi squealed and tried to throw him off, but she was too weak from the previous night to do anything. Zack backed off and smiled,

"So, how'd you like it?" Kasumi spat on the ground, but inside she was thinking,

"Zack...actually is a good kisser." Kasumi shook her head, "Ew! Gross! Did I really just think that?" Zack shrugged,

"Guess I can't do anything about it." He turned and left the room. Kasumi shut her eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly, the door opened again and Zack came in cursing.

"What's wrong?" Zack took off his glasses, his eyes were watering,

"Man, does Helena have to be so mean?" Zack whimpered.

"Why? What happened?"

"So you do care about me," Zack said, instantly by Kasumi's side again. Kasumi sighed,

"I was just asking." Zack fiddled with the strap that held the robes Kasumi had been changed into, "Zack, no. If you do I will so kick you ass later." Kasumi said seriously. Suddenly, the door opened and a man with a ninja mask on entered. He grabbed Zack's head and kicked him until he spat blood out onto the ground,

"DON'T COME BACK." He said sternly. He tossed Zack out and shut the door, "Are you alright Kasumi? Injured at all?" Kasumi nearly burst with excitement,

"H-h-h-h-h-h....Hayabusa!" Kasumi surprisingly regained control of her body and leapt onto him. Hayabusa blushed instantly when he felt her against him.

"H-how a-are you d-doing?" Hayabusa asked. Kasumi ceased her cheerful attitude and began to sob into his shoulder,

"I can't believe Hayate told them I did such a thing...."

"Hayate tells not a lie. Kasumi really did come and destroy our village. Kasumi Epsilon that is." Kasumi gasped,

"I finished her off in the Bio Lab so long ago!"

"She survived that fight, you did not kill her. She had wanted revenge and did this, just to get back at you for losing."

"Does she still live? I will kill her this time," Kasumi said, eyeing her katana on Helena's dresser.

"Yes, I've been visiting her and acting like I loved her and thought she was you. Heh, she doesn't even know I don't feel about you that way." Hayabusa instantly regretted that. Kasumi ceased hugging him and sat back down on the bed,

"J-just...talk to me l-later...I feel a bit tired." Kasumi said as her eyes began to leak. Hayabusa looked to the ground and turned,

"Alright, I'll come back soon." He left the room. Kasumi shrugged,

"Do I love him? Do I just like him? My feelings are all mangled up and I can't clean up the mess that is my mind..." Kasumi said as tears rolled out endlessly. She tried not to cry; she just sat there and let the tears flow.

The Next Night

Kasumi felt her wounds closing up, so Helena decided that Kasumi could watch her tonight. Kasumi pulled on a long black night gown and left for the seat that Helena had supplied. Kasumi looked around and waved at two familiar faces. Jann Lee (C5) And Lei-Fang (C8) was there. Kasumi felt something grab her arm, she turned and found herself face to face with Hayabusa,

"I..."

"No time to waste, let's go!" Kasumi said cheerfully, although inside her heart was slowly crumbling away and any more out of Hayabusa was going to shatter it instantly. They sat down and watched. Kasumi admired the stage around Helena, it was nice. Kasumi looked to examine the ceiling art, but she noticed on the highest of balconies there was a purple haired girl holding a sniper. Kasumi gasped and stood, she had to leap but the dress was restricting her because of its tightness and how long it was. Kasumi ripped off a large portion of it, leaving only enough to cover her up and leapt for Ayane. As she landed on the balcony, she realized she had made a large mistake. Her katana was still on the dresser and Ayane had a sword, ninja stars and a sniper. Ayane turned and put the sniper down,

"Kasumi, Kasumi....how stupid of you to actually tell the secrets of our clan to an enemy and then lead on attack on us. I was beginning to think highly of you...and now this? You wench." Ayane swung the sniper at Kasumi. Kasumi took the blow and dropped to her knees, her hand on her cheek where she had been hit.

"I didn't do it! Believe me!" Kasumi shouted.

"Die!" Ayane held her blade up and plunged it down. Hayabusa appeared and took the blow.

"Ah...ha...." Hayabusa grunted. Kasumi's eyes filled with tears,

"HAYABUSA!" Kasumi screamed. Ayane stood there, a look of disbelief on her face. Hayabusa dropped Kasumi's katana and fell to his knees,

"Kasumi...I...lo..." Hayabusa couldn't finish. He shut his eyes and slid off the blade. Ayane began to breathe harder, not believing she had just killed him. She had seen much bloodshed and had done much of it. But to see someone like Hayabusa die at her hands...

"Hayabusa..." Kasumi wept into his shoulder and then stopped. She stood with teary eyes and unsheathed her blade. Ayane staggered back,

"Kasumi...I..." Ayane backed up against the wall. Kasumi tossed the blade to the ground and smiled faintly,

"I wouldn't kill someone I truly cared about." Kasumi said. Ayane's face reverted back to anger. She fired the sniper blindly at the stage below while staring furiously at Kasumi. Helena screamed and the sound of blood hitting the ground was heard. Kasumi smiled still, trying to resist reaching for her blade. Ayane tossed a ninja star; it hit Kasumi in the shoulder. Kasumi dropped to one knee. Ayane picked her up by her neck and tossed her down below. Kasumi hit the stage and crashed through it to under the stage. Jann Lee and Lei Fang rushed over as Ayane leapt down. Ayane raced forward and tried to impale Kasumi. Jann Lee shattered the blade she held and glared at her,

"Stop this." Ayane screamed and landed a blow to Jann Lee's face. He spun backwards and landed hardly on the ground. Ayane tossed two ninja stars and took his life. She continued to advance. Lei Fan didn't know what to do. Ayane just passed her. Lei Fang tried to put Ayane in a choke hold. Ayane threw her over her shoulder and smashed her foot in Lei Fang's face while taking a shard of the sword and slitting her throat.

"I will kill you, Kasumi!" Ayane raced forward. Kasumi gasped as Ayane neared, but green leaves and cherry blossom petals surrounded Kasumi. Ayane backed away and disappeared. The items dropped to the ground. Kasumi didn't know what to do. She changed into her alternate outfit (C2) and raced out of the opera house.

So, that's it for now. I'll add another chapter if I get like one or two reviews. So, tell me if you like it!

Kenji