Kasumi readies for an attack and rushes forward. Hayate effortlessly jumps over her head and appears behind her. He swiftly skrikes her back blowing her onto her knees. Hayate swifts out of his fighting stance.
"Sorry I got kinda carried away..." says Hayate rubing his head. Kasumi turns around holding her back. "You can say that again," she says smiling. Hayate stares at her for a moment before speaking again.
"If anything ever happens to me when I become leader I don't want you to become the next leader," says Hayate.
"Thats not like you to think this way. I may not be as strong as you yet but I can take care of myself aswell as the Mugen Tenshin style," says Kasumi a bit puzzled.
"It's not that I don't think that you could do it, it's just that I feel like it would put you in danger. After all you, would be the highest ninja and anyone who wanted to take us down would go after you first."
"I understand..."
Kasumi quickly sits up wide a wake. She is out on top of the grassy hill under a tree near her home. Ever sence she was little girl she would lay under the cherry blossom tree when she needed some alone time. Right now she needed a lot of time to think. As she brushes grass out of her long hair Ryu, Hayate's best friend, slowly walks up the hill. She notices him but continues to brush herself off not bothering to stand up. Ryu stops just as he enters the shade of the huge tree. He is holding a plate.
"I thought you might be hungry, you've been gone all day," says Ryu siting down next to her, "Would you like some?"
"Oh sure, I'm sorry for just dissapearing like that. It's just that I've had a lot of things on my mind lately," she says a Ryu hands her a bowl. "Yeah I know what you mean. Hayate's dissapearance has been hard on everyone, after all he would have been a great leader, don't forget he is my best friend" says Ryu. Kasumi, with a mouth full of rice, just nods.
"This does however bring me to what I came to talk about. I think you should take the offer for the 18th leader. You are strong minded and also an excellent fighter. You would guide us beautifully,"
"But this is going to be Hayate's position, he has been training for it his whole life," she replies.
"Hayate has been gone for 3 months. It is safe to say that he may never come back," "That's what I've been thinking about all day. The problem is that if I accept the position then it will mean that I've given up hope. He must be out there some where. He was much too strong for any one to defeat him," says Kasumi puting down her empty bowl. "That may just be wishful thinking. You should truely consider what we talked about today."
Ryu picks up the plate and stands up. He looks her in the eyes once more before he turns around and walks down the hill. Kasumi had been facing reality lately but she still had some hope. She knew that if she wanted to find Hayate she would have to look. The only problem was leaving would mean abandonment by her friends and family and assasins always following her. This was really what she had been thinking about all day. Kasumi stands up and nods her head, "That is the only way. I have to find him, even if he is already dead I want to atleast know what happened to him." She hurrys down the hill to her room.
Kasumi walks along the creek outside her home. She gathered up as much money as she could and waited for the sun to set. She is now slowly making her escape. Ryu Hayabusa jumps from off the room and makes his attack. Kasumi quickly turns in time to block the attacks and jumps to the side. "Ryu? What are you doing? I don't want to fight, just let me leave in peace!" she yells.
"You know what will happen if you become a runaway. You life will never be peaceful until you are killed. I promised Hayate that I wouldn't let you die if he wasn't there to protect you," replies Hayabusa.
"I don't need you to protect me anymore," she says puting her hands up. Hayabusa smiles, "Ah so you will fight for this suicidal cause. Remember, taht the way of the shinobi is a harsh one."
Kasumi charges forward and thrusts her hands into his abdomin for times. Then she kicks him square in the chest blowing him back a few feet. Hayabusa quickly recovers and jumps into the air kicking her twice. Hayabusa grabs her and kicks her into the air. He then jump to the sky, grabs her, and smashes her into the ground. Hayabusa jumps off to the side. Kasumi slowly stands up from the devastating attack. Kasumi does a back flip and kicks Hayabusa's head back. Once she lands she attacks him while rush past him. He slowly falls to his knees and then completely falls over. "I'm sorry Ryu, but i must find Hayate."
3 months later Kasumi walks up to Keiko's shop. She is wearing her school uniform with her hair down to try and blend in with everyone. She walks in and walks up to the counter. She takes off her sunglasses and looks up at keiko's smiling face. "Let me guess... The usual," says Keiko.
"Of course," says Kasumi. Keiko walks ito the back room and returns with her coffee. Kasumi hands her the yen as she is handed the drink. "So what's the word on the street?" says Keiko.
"What's that suppost to mean?" she says while taking a sip.
"Well you used to come her everyday but you haven't been by in a week. I was begaining to wonder if you found him," she says and she puts the money in the register. "No not yet, all the rumors turned out to be false. And i haven't found anything new in a while," says Kasumi taking another sip.
"Well guess what I did hear another rumor. I heard that Hayate is going to be fighting in the Dead or Alive World Tournament. You ever heard of it?" "Yeah my former clan was in it in the first tournament so I guess it makes sense for him to be there. I'll look into it," says Kasumi and she walks out of the shop.
"Sorry I got kinda carried away..." says Hayate rubing his head. Kasumi turns around holding her back. "You can say that again," she says smiling. Hayate stares at her for a moment before speaking again.
"If anything ever happens to me when I become leader I don't want you to become the next leader," says Hayate.
"Thats not like you to think this way. I may not be as strong as you yet but I can take care of myself aswell as the Mugen Tenshin style," says Kasumi a bit puzzled.
"It's not that I don't think that you could do it, it's just that I feel like it would put you in danger. After all you, would be the highest ninja and anyone who wanted to take us down would go after you first."
"I understand..."
Kasumi quickly sits up wide a wake. She is out on top of the grassy hill under a tree near her home. Ever sence she was little girl she would lay under the cherry blossom tree when she needed some alone time. Right now she needed a lot of time to think. As she brushes grass out of her long hair Ryu, Hayate's best friend, slowly walks up the hill. She notices him but continues to brush herself off not bothering to stand up. Ryu stops just as he enters the shade of the huge tree. He is holding a plate.
"I thought you might be hungry, you've been gone all day," says Ryu siting down next to her, "Would you like some?"
"Oh sure, I'm sorry for just dissapearing like that. It's just that I've had a lot of things on my mind lately," she says a Ryu hands her a bowl. "Yeah I know what you mean. Hayate's dissapearance has been hard on everyone, after all he would have been a great leader, don't forget he is my best friend" says Ryu. Kasumi, with a mouth full of rice, just nods.
"This does however bring me to what I came to talk about. I think you should take the offer for the 18th leader. You are strong minded and also an excellent fighter. You would guide us beautifully,"
"But this is going to be Hayate's position, he has been training for it his whole life," she replies.
"Hayate has been gone for 3 months. It is safe to say that he may never come back," "That's what I've been thinking about all day. The problem is that if I accept the position then it will mean that I've given up hope. He must be out there some where. He was much too strong for any one to defeat him," says Kasumi puting down her empty bowl. "That may just be wishful thinking. You should truely consider what we talked about today."
Ryu picks up the plate and stands up. He looks her in the eyes once more before he turns around and walks down the hill. Kasumi had been facing reality lately but she still had some hope. She knew that if she wanted to find Hayate she would have to look. The only problem was leaving would mean abandonment by her friends and family and assasins always following her. This was really what she had been thinking about all day. Kasumi stands up and nods her head, "That is the only way. I have to find him, even if he is already dead I want to atleast know what happened to him." She hurrys down the hill to her room.
Kasumi walks along the creek outside her home. She gathered up as much money as she could and waited for the sun to set. She is now slowly making her escape. Ryu Hayabusa jumps from off the room and makes his attack. Kasumi quickly turns in time to block the attacks and jumps to the side. "Ryu? What are you doing? I don't want to fight, just let me leave in peace!" she yells.
"You know what will happen if you become a runaway. You life will never be peaceful until you are killed. I promised Hayate that I wouldn't let you die if he wasn't there to protect you," replies Hayabusa.
"I don't need you to protect me anymore," she says puting her hands up. Hayabusa smiles, "Ah so you will fight for this suicidal cause. Remember, taht the way of the shinobi is a harsh one."
Kasumi charges forward and thrusts her hands into his abdomin for times. Then she kicks him square in the chest blowing him back a few feet. Hayabusa quickly recovers and jumps into the air kicking her twice. Hayabusa grabs her and kicks her into the air. He then jump to the sky, grabs her, and smashes her into the ground. Hayabusa jumps off to the side. Kasumi slowly stands up from the devastating attack. Kasumi does a back flip and kicks Hayabusa's head back. Once she lands she attacks him while rush past him. He slowly falls to his knees and then completely falls over. "I'm sorry Ryu, but i must find Hayate."
3 months later Kasumi walks up to Keiko's shop. She is wearing her school uniform with her hair down to try and blend in with everyone. She walks in and walks up to the counter. She takes off her sunglasses and looks up at keiko's smiling face. "Let me guess... The usual," says Keiko.
"Of course," says Kasumi. Keiko walks ito the back room and returns with her coffee. Kasumi hands her the yen as she is handed the drink. "So what's the word on the street?" says Keiko.
"What's that suppost to mean?" she says while taking a sip.
"Well you used to come her everyday but you haven't been by in a week. I was begaining to wonder if you found him," she says and she puts the money in the register. "No not yet, all the rumors turned out to be false. And i haven't found anything new in a while," says Kasumi taking another sip.
"Well guess what I did hear another rumor. I heard that Hayate is going to be fighting in the Dead or Alive World Tournament. You ever heard of it?" "Yeah my former clan was in it in the first tournament so I guess it makes sense for him to be there. I'll look into it," says Kasumi and she walks out of the shop.