A/N: I do not own any of the DOA Charters. Tecmo Inc does but not me. Wish I could own Ayane.. But that's another story.
Chapter 2: The Shinobi that never sleeps
Ayane couldn't sleep that night. Nightmares of her threw her childhood, Kasumi, Genra, Hyate, assassination, and then a dream of her holding the one she loves most in her arms, Kasumi. She woke up sweating. " What a nightmare. Man I'm hungry. I'll go fix me some rice to eat." She got off the bed wiping her forehead clean. She stared out into the night window watching the fireflies glowing brightly. She wonder what everyone else was doing right now. "Damn it, where did I put that bowl and chopsticks!" She searched around the whole kitchen, one of the Stop cabinets where stuck. "Damn cabinet I want my rice!" punching the cabinet breaking it open making all of her bowls fall out and knocking her on the head. "Ow.. I'm such a screw up"

Gathering up all the things while cooking the rice. Ayane thought she heard something outside. She steeped out hearing the wind blow. "Hmp. Just the wind." As she turned around she saw the wind twirl fiercely where the firefly flew. " The hell.?!" She got in her Mugen Tenshin style. There was a loud crack and there stood Ryu Hayabusa. " Hello Ayane, I came to ahh!" Ayane threw a punch at Ryu. He blocked her attack with his wrist

"Ayane?" Right now Ayane was to busy throwing punches at Ryu until she climbed onto his shoulder with his hand in her in a X. She Jumped of his shoulder spinning making Ryu spin threw the air landing on a Pile of Rocks.

"Ayane what the hell was that for?"

"You scared me when I was having my rice."

" Sorry." Ryu said bowing before her

"Why the hell are you here?" She asked helping him up.

" I came to tell you to be careful."

"Why should I?"

" Your now know as a runaway shinobi for running away from the village. Also for not taking order from Hayate."

" ...Didn't you beat up Hayate trying to get to my dad?"

" Um.er.. That's a different story. Hayate challenged me." Ayane stood there looking at Ryu . " Please leave I gotta fine Kasumi and see if she will accept me and let me go along with her. Ayane walked off but Hayabusa garbed her shoulder. " Let go of me!" Ayane shrugged her shoulder trying to get Ryu off.

" Ayane.. About your sister. They found her and she was killed."

" Kasumi is to strong to die. Beside how do you know.." Ayane words were trailed off as Ryu handed Kasumi favorite ribbon and her dagger to Ayane. " Ayane I was there when it happened. I was the one who killed her." He turned his back to her and started to walk off.

" I'll kill you.. I'll kill you. She was like your little sister and you had to kill her!" Ayane sprinted at Ryu throwing a punch at him. Ryu was quick; he garbed her fist and flipped her over his shoulder to the cold hard ground. "Shit." She slowly got up.

" Do you want me to end your life also?!" Ryu drew his katana holding the tip of the blade to her neck.

"Go ahead." She closed her eye's griping the blade with her own two hands. " You already killed my sister. So now kill me." She griped the blade tighter making her hands cut into it.

" No I won't." He took the katana out Ayane grasp and sheathed it. " Get some herb's you have a mission to do.

"But I thought I was a run away shinobi now.."

" That was just a joke." He said while grinning.

" A joke."

" Yeah a joke.." He started to laugh a bit. " Did I scare you?"

" No. Wait if that's a joke what about Kasumi?"

" Er.. that's a joke also. We found her but she got away and all we got was her ribbon and dagger."

" .You son of a BITCH!" Ayane kicked Ryu right in the crotch. He fell on the ground with tears in his eyes.

" Anyway what's this mission?" She got up kicking Ryu in the stomach. " Damn it Ayane." He Slowly got up. " Your mission is in Paris, France"

" Let me guess. Helena?"

" No Christie. She knows most of the information about the dissapernce of Kasumi. You know the whole DOATCK thing. We want to know what hell happen. So your mission is to go to this ball. Here your invention."

Ryu handed Ayane a white envelope. Ayane took the letter and read over the card. " There will be other there to watch you." He said looking at Ayane read. "Like who?" She looked upped at him.

"Like me. Where something formal." He smiled a bit.

" You in a Tuxedo?" Ayane busted out laughing. " Ha yeah right. All right I will. Wait. What the hell..everyone who took part in the last Dead or Alive tournament is invited!" Ayane thought went on how Bass and Brad Wong were hitting on her each fight.

" Yeah well.. You weren't invited because they thought you might hurt someone. Beside Lei-Fang is your partner for this mission."

" Lei-Fang. Damn this mission is doomed to fail. Now good bye or come in for some rice.

"I can't, I will see you there. Your plane will be at the airport. You will fly to Hong Kong and meet up with Lei-Fang. From there you go to Paris and your mission will begin. So long Ayane" Ryu disappeared into the wind. Ayane stood there looking at the invite.

" A shinobi never gets to rest. Kasumi sister.. I hope I see you there.." She walked back into her house getting ready for tomorrow morning.