Blossoming Swallowtail Chapter 6: A lonely road Part2, a dead or alive fanfic

I'll (try to) make this quick and simple, sorry for being late on this chapter but i've had to wrap my head around a hell of a lot of things lately and it's getting to me. Oh and sorry Maveriq! Didn't mean to forget about ya!

To Dynamic Tenshi: You obviously need to go visit or if you haven't already done that lol. And yeah, I predicted that I would be a little messed up these days so I posted it a little earlier thanks to the free time my student strike provided. As for the part where Ayane jumps on Kasumi...what tells you it aint gonna be the other way around! This story might become a shoujo-ai at some point don't forget, I just have to get a whole lot of different reviews asking for it. Must please the fans. And to me, anyone who is younger than 15 is refered to as being a "kid", being sex crazed doesn't change that!

To Johnny: Don't worry, Bass won't become a major player. Kasumi will be a solitary girl just like the game says she is but she has to meet some of the other DOA contestants for it to fit with the story and for her to get her "few clues" that the DOA1 instruction booklet refers to. I get most of my ideas for how the DOA storyline works from the booklets and subtle references in the game (only official sources anyways) and this story is meant to be a kind of chronicle of the DOA storyline with Kasumi and Ayane as the main characters. But beyond that, it's also supposed to be an interpretation on Kasumi and Ayane's relationship in the past and in the present with a bit of tilting in the fans favor a little later on. If you know what I mean.

Maveriq: Damn! How did I not see your review! Everytime I looked at the fanfiction reviews all I saw was Johnny's and Tenshi's...and I was wondering "Hey...where's Maveriq's review?..." how odd. Your reviews are always the best! Thanks for complimenting me on Ayane and Kasumi, to tell the truth I love them both (even though I'm more of an Ayane player) and I never though either of them were ever really bad. Though i'll admit I used to hate Kasumi in the same typical fashion that most Ayane users do, I got over it though when I learnt how to use her. Oh and as for Kirami, she's is your typical teenager and Ayane brings out the worst in people amazingly enough so of course Kirami got majorly annoyed but lol in this chapter even Kirami finds that Ayane's little nuisance technique is quite amusing.

Disclaimer:I don't own DOA or any of it's characters, I do however own the Hajin Mon Ninja Kirami but that's pretty much it and I don't own Red Ninja either and it's not as bad as everyone says it is, give it a rental, I liked it.

Blossoming Swallowtail

Chapter 6

Ah. The great open road. The feeling of absolute freedom as your vehicule races down the vacant countryside, accompanied only by the soft (you eventually refer to the sound as such after your ears start to deafen) purr of the motor while it cuts throught the air with it's melody and the gentle wind currents whom bring great comfort on hot summer nights such as this. There's nothing quite like it.

Kasumi had to admit that she could get used to this.

It sure beat walking.

"So kid, what's your name!" the man who had been kind enough to give her a lift yelled out, most likely fearing that his voice might be drowned out by the motorcycle's roar.

"I believe it'd be more appropriate if I yelled." Kasumi thought, refering to her own voice which didn't have quite as much shouting distance as the goliath she was now traveling with. Kasumi's attention traveled back to the question she was getting asked, she remained mute on the subject for a moment before answering, seeing no harm in making small talk with the big guy after a few moments of thought.

"My name is Kasumi" she said truthfully, she felt she could place her trust in his hands. After all, what could one of her clan members possibly gain by giving her a lift and talking to her? She had no information she could disclose that the clan didn't already know (and that they didn't want her sharing with others) besides some personnal affairs.

Besides, a ninja may practice the art of stealth and sometimes even deceit but to use such irony in the form of such a loud machine seemed incredibly, well...stupid.

To top it all off, she was riding behind the man at the moment, holding on for dear life yes, but in no way this changed the critical position Kasumi was in. It would not take the blink of an eye for her to...

"Huh? What was that kid! I didn't hear you!" the man growled back to Kasumi, keeping his eye on the road rather than on the girl behind him. Another mistake no ninja would make...althought when she thought about it, maybe it would be more of a mistake to not look at the road...

"...huh? What?" a surprised Kasumi stuttered as she worked hard to shake off her inner thoughts. She realised that the man had asked her once again for her name and now that she had even more reason to believe that he was harmless she put a little more enthusiasm into her shout.

"My name is Kasumi!" she yelled, closing her eyes tight as she vented out some of her recent frustration in the yell at the same time. She had heard that yelling was a good way to release tension and from her experience, she felt that she could use it right about now, especially since she had an excuse to do it.

"Woah! Damn, not so loud kid!" her chauffeur called back to her, taking one hand off the handlebars to clean out the ear Kasumi had inadvertently yelled into, causing a look of pure panic to run across Kasumi's face.

Luckily he placed his grip back where it belonged before Kasumi suffered a heart attack.

"You can call me Bass, kid!" Kasumi looked away from the sidescrolling scenery beside her to try and catch a glimpse at him. "Hmm..." she thought, she didn't quite know why but the name had triggered a small spark somewhere in the back of her mind, though she couldn't really recognize him...but then again, the helmet Bass had equipped her with did make seeing a new kind of adventure.

She just hated it when memories decided to set camp up on the tip of her tongue.

"So what's a kid like you doing out here in this nick of the woods at this hour?" Bass asked with his usual rought tone, finally figuring out that he didn't really need to yell to catch Kasumi's attention much to her ears' relief.

"Umm..."

Kasumi had absolutely no idea how to answer that one.

"I'm...I was...visiting a relative...and I...missed my bus?" Kasumi muttered, trying to place the words together to make it vaguely coherent.

"What?"

"I was visiting a relative! And I missed my ride home!" Kasumi yelled, being careful not to overdo it this time.

"Ah, I get it now. But you know it isn't safe to walk back home on your own. Especially out here and at night no less!You should have stayed with your relatives." Bass scolded Kasumi.

Kasumi felt a small sweatdrop forming, something about this man just informed her that he was most likely a parent.

"I...I guess." Kasumi answered nervously, trying to keep her volume at a certain pitch without staying too long on the subject.

"So where are you heading?", Kasumi thought it best that she take control of this conversation till the end of their ride. Althought she was somewhat hopeful that Bass would let her off somewhere near her destination.

"I'm heading towards Tokyo, no place like home you know!" Bass let out a hardy laught as he imagined the miniscule appartment he had rented out there in the city.

Kasumi fell silent.

"Umm...hai..." she mumbled sadly more to herself than anything else now more than ever wanting to avoid the reason as to why she was out here. It had just been a day and already she felt the weight of her homesickness weighting down on her.

Kasumi had spent the whole day not really advancing either, she knew that deep down, it was merely her own hesitation that kept her from her objective, but it was only now that she was willing to give it any thought.

Althought the distance she may have crossed might be considered small to her, it was fair to say she had done quite a bit of legwork anyways and she showed no signs of real exhaustion besides a mild cramp to the legs from her earlier incident.

First she had to leave her home, a place that was surrounded by guards that were all mildly versed in the ninjutsu arts, not exactly the most brightest of people but a fair match for any normal person anyways. She was just lucky that she had not come across any of the elite guardsman and women that night, or she might not have been able to get away.

Then she had to climb out of the valley their village was located in. Not a particulary big valley needless to say but of a fair size anyways, with a noticeable depth which shielded the village from wandering eyes. The traps in the woods outside the valley handled anyone who decided to follow those eyes. For Kasumi, it was a simple task to get out using a few quick jumps, after all, this was childs play for her even back when she was friends with...

Kasumi thoughts pressed on.

Then Kasumi had to go down the side of the mountain, which happened to be another simple task for her ninjutsu training thankfully. Darkness was certainly no enemy of hers while she headed down the first mountain and then followed up by climbing the next one. Passing by and paying her respects to the empty Hayabusa village that was located a little bit higher up in the second mountain she had come across.

"So you live in Tokyo?"

"Uh, what?" Kasumi stumbled to find her words once again, caught off guard by Bass' question. She had to stop doing that.

"Umm...not reallly, I just have an errand to run..." Kasumi fibbed again, not realizing in time that her lie didn't quite coincide with her previous one. It would seem that despite all her ninja training, Kasumi never did get any good at lying.

"Oh really?"

"..."

"Well that's good, I can drop you off while i'm there." Bass figured that the girl wasn't telling him everything, but he also guessed she must have had her own reasons for doing so, so he shrugged it off.

Kasumi let out a low sigh out of relief, she was glad that he hadn't noticed her little slip of the tongue.

Honestly, under a certain angle, Kasumi was doing just that, going on an errand in Tokyo. She had no idea of the whereabouts of Raidou, so she figured the best place to hunt around for information would be there more than anywhere else seeing as how she could lay low at the same time and with the schoolgirl outfit she had dragged along with her, that would be a piece of cake.

Then a thought occurred to her, "Bass-san..." Kasumi started to ask. It had been nagging at her since she had gotten on with him earlier, when he had asked her (in english no less) wether or not she needed a ride, she was curious to know if he was really from around here. Curiosity was a cruel mistress indeed seeing as how she had just met him and she knew it was most likely not something you'd ask to a stranger and if her assumption was not founded, it could prove to be a very disrespectful question.

"Do you really live in Tokyo?"

"What? Oh, of course not!" Bass answered, "I'm actually from the good old U.S of A!" he stated proudly to Kasumi, who sweatdropped a bit from the amount of pride he had put into his words.

"I've been here for about a month actually, what tipped you off? Was it my accent or something?" he asked dumbfoundedly.

Kasumi had actually been surprised by how fluently Bass seemed to speak japanese, but it had been a pleasant surprise seeing as how she herself wasn't very well versed in the english language.

"I'm actually waiting here for a little competition to take place and I thought i'd get to know a little about Japan before hand. Seen quite a bit of things around here let me tell you." Bass added, with a tone that seemed to mix two different emotions, emotions that Kasumi wasn't quite sure she could disagree with.

"There are certainly more than our fair share of odd things here..." Kasumi thought.

"But all in all, I'm glad I checked it out, a man's got to see all kinds of things in his lifetime right?"

"I guess..." Kasumi answered. "So what kind of competition is it?" Kasumi asked, not really caring anymore if she was getting a little snoopy, the man didn't seem to mind at all answering her questions and she couldn't allow him any chance to ask her anything else that would have to make her lie to get out of answering...seeing as how she had already forgotten what her last lie had been.

"I'm glad you asked Kasumi!" Bass yelled out in his usual rough tone, though it seemed to show a little more of a childlike quality as he spoke now.

"I'm entering the Dead or Alive tournament, one of the most prestigious world tournaments out there, a test of every combattant's strenght and skill for thecoveted title of world's strongest fighter!"

"You practice martial arts?" Kasumi asked, wide eyed as she tried to imagine Bass in some sort of kind of meditive crane stance while wearing a white karate uniform. The mental imagine alone made Kasumi smile slightly, which was her way of controlling the fit of giggles that she felt would cause her ride to end. Have to respect your elders...on the outside atleast.

"Heh, I don't really use any of those fancy moves that come from around these parts but I got my own strategy that is sure not to fail!"

Kasumi felt she knew what his strategy would be just by looking at him, "Do you think you're strong enough to take on people who have been training in the art of not using brute strenght?" she asked, not really wanting to insult him but she wanted to know if he really knew what he was getting himself into by depending on something as trivial as brute strenght.

You can probably guess that Bass was flabbergasted by Kasumi's accusation, "Kid, you're looking at one of the strongest men alive! I may not be as spry as I used to but trust me, it doesn't take much punishment from me to teach people that a little brute strenght can go a long way."

"Ah...gomen-nasai Bass-san, I was just hoping you knew what you might be getting into to. Some martial artists can be really dangerous you know...?" Kasumi's timid apology trailed off. In truth, she had heard quite a few stories about injuries at these kinds of events and well...she was the kind of person who worries a lot...

"Don't worry about me kid!" Bass reasurred, "'Sides, I'm not really aiming for the top, i've already got all the glory I need and I've got enough money to keep me going during my retirement. I just have my eyes set on two certain competitors and I just happen to be invited. So I thought it'd be a good way to set both of them straight!", a confident smile crossed his face.

"Why are these people more important to you than the rest?" Curiosity once again starting to take over as the driving force for her lips. Somehow this started to sound like one of those bad plot devices that you sometimes see in TV or in Video Games (you know? Rivals and such entering in the same tournament just to take each other out) but for it to happen in real life, Kasumi couldn't help but be swept up in the idea.

"Heh, you're starting to ask a lot of questions but alright. First off, I was hoping to end up taking on my daughter, Tina. She's got quite a reputation as being a Grade A class fighter, after all, I was the one who trained her, so it wasn't any surprise to me when she told me that she had received an invitation to the DOA tournament.

Kasumi's imagination once again started to turn it's wheels as she started visualising a feminine looking Bass. She made a face.

"So you're daughter is well known?"

"About as famous as her old man! Too bad that doesn't seem to be enough for her..." Bass informed Kasumi, a tinge of chagrin tainting his tone. "Seems what I taught my little girl about the glory of fighting and winning didn't do much to stir up her wrestling spirit. I spend nearly 7 years of my life training that girl and trying to get her to act like a real lady, just like her mother and she ends up deciding that glory isn't enough? That she has to have fame too? Can you imagine? Giving up on Pro Wrestling for acting? And she'd better not think I haven't noticed how she uses the fact that she's a lady to gain more fans! ..."

Bass kept going on and on, regrets, shame, despair, you name it. The young girl couldn't help but feel a little sorry for both of them. To her, Tina was entitled to her own dreams of fame and she respected that but it was also terribly evident Tina's methods were something that no father could ever be proud of.

After a few more minutes of ranting, Kasumi felt a huge wave of relief pass over her as Bass finally changed the subject, finally getting to the identity of his other target at the DOA tournament. It was a good thing that Kasumi had found a subject Bass was deeply concerned about since it meant she didn't have to come up with any other questions but you have to admit, that anyone would get tired of hearing about the same things over and over again and no matter how respectful Kasumi was in both on the outside and the inside, she was desperate for another song to be played.

"As for the other guy...oh, I've got quite a bone to pick with him..." a low growl emerged from Bass' throat, which got Kasumi a tiny bit nervous, something told her this had nothing to do with the video game scenario she had imagined earlier. "He's the only man who's ever managed to sneak a win from out under my nose..."

"I suppose you wish to pay him back during the tournament?"

"Pay him back? Heck I plan to mop the floor with that bastard! I won't accept another shameful defeat like the one he delt me before! Using my own Jurassic Trailer to knock me out! That was the most humiliating event in my entire career! Especially since it was my only defeat since I started off as a pro wrestler!" Bass seemed to be furious, as if the memory had suddenly come rushing back to haunt him every time he spoke of it. "That Raidou stole some of my best moves and then just dissapeared from the circuit as soon as he got them! I checked out some of the wrestling records and it was if he had never existed before!"

Raidou.

"Did...you say, Raidou?" Kasumi asked, her eyes glazing over slightly as she caught wind of the identity of Bass' rival, she gave full attention to her ears, listening carefully to ever detail.

"You bet! It's a bit of an odd name right? Even for a man from Japan, well that's were he claimed to be from though it didn't really show." Bass was unaware of Kasumi's slightly tranced state as she was behind him at the time but to him something seemed a bit different in her as she talked now, she was also squeezing him tighter than she was before.

"Are...are you sure he will be at this tournament?" Kasumi asked, getting straight to the point.

"Huh? Yeah i'm sure, when I received the invite from the tournament a list of the other participants was added to let us prepare a bit more and make the fights more interesting. Apparently he's some kinda of champion in the tournament so the winner gets an exhibition match with him at the end, I was planning on simply challenging him as soon as I got there seeing as how he's a bit of arrogant one." Bass added, thinking back on that man's lousy attitude.

Kasumi quieted down as she gave this some thought, could this really be the same Raidou as the one she was now hunting? She had never met Raidou before but the description she had heard from witnesses of Hayate's defeat seemed to fit, arrogant, powerful, japanese and a master of copying skills and techniques...

"Can anyone enter the tournament?" Kasumi asked doubtfully, Bass had spoken enough of the invitations to tell her that without one she wouldn't be able to.

"Sorry Kid, only people who were invited are allowed entry into the Dead or Alive tournament." Bass gave out his answer without thinking much about why she asked it. To him, she didn't look like much of a fighter so he just figured she might have had some else in mind.

"I see..." Kasumi silently mumbled, looking down at the road as it sped past her.

She knew that if she wanted to enter the tournament, she would have to get her hands on an invitation...

Kasumi looked up at Bass, contemplating her options and seeing that they were indeed limited, but was she really willing to go that far for her mission? It just didn't seem right, especially after he helped her.

"I-i'll go easy on him..." Kasumi though as she pulled out a small blade from the sleeve of her schoolgirl outfit, which had been there the entire time seeing as how she had been a little weary about going off somewhere with a stranger at first.

Beeing a ninja, seeing things that were of great importance was a skill that decided wether you'd be a good ninja or simply a lesser ninja. From spotting traps, items or dangerous situations it was always a good idea to be one step ahead. This also applied to battle, which Kasumi had been trained in for those unavoidable situations where you get caught. It wasn't really something a ninja was supposed to be good at seeing as how they had other methods of taking care of things and they also had better things to focus their strenght in but it didn't hurt to know a few moves.

It would certainly help Kasumi in the tournament anyways, Ninjutsu wasn't your everyday martial art after all.

So with her keen eyes, Kasumi had noticed a small (messily opened) enveloppe in one of Bass' leather jacket pockets which had not been zipped up all the way.

Wether it was instinct or simple wishful thinking she didn't really care, that was most likely the invitation that Bass had refered to.
Why he kept it on him was anyone's guess, and frankly, Kasumi couldn't care less. Luck was on her side and now wasn't the time to question why.

With her small blade in hand, Kasumi readied herself to cut off the bottom of the pocket, she figured it was best to do this without him noticing so she could get away as quickly as possible once the ride was over without him even realizing her act of betrayal.

"Are you ready?" a voice asked, it's source sitting comfortable on a tree branch above her partner.

"Yes ma'am, the others and I will be ready to strike down the traitor as soon as you call for us."

"Great, we'll try to make this quick and easy so don't worry about keeping the traitor alive, best not to take any chances."

"We will not fail you."

"We'll see about that."

The girl who had been talking from her perch up on the tree jumped off her branch, only to slowly and gracefully fall to the ground, her hand seemingly holding on to something as she came down.

"Well well, they're almost within range now aren't they? Better get to work, now remember, don't show yourselves until I call for you. If I get into any trouble, an ambush would end this right there and then."

"As you wish Kirami."

The raven haired girl turned around to face her second in command, she stretched her arms above her head, revealing a strange mechanism attached to her right arm underneath the long sleaved kimono. Her ample bosom stretched out forward and she let out a satisfied sound after cracking her fingers, her second in command couldn't help but stare with envy at the oblivious girl, who was too busy getting ready for battle.

"Let's do this."

Kasumi sighed as she shook her head and turned away from her target on Bass' leather jacket. She couldn't resort to stealing, no matter how desperate she was to find a way to get to Raidou. It just wasn't in her nature. Her mind screamed at her, and even her heart complained a bit but her conscious remained firm on it's decision.

"I'm sorry Hayate..." she muttered, "I'm too weak..."

Suddenly she looked up, her attention driven towards the darkened road up ahead. Something...something wasn't right...

That's when she saw it...but too late.

"Huh? What the? GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Bass yelled as he finally spotted the black kimono clad girl who stood in the way. Bass' attempted a desperate swerve to pass beside the victim but lost control as he did so, sending the bike sliding down the road with Bass still on it.

Kasumi on the other hand had trusted her instinct, she quickly took to the air as soon as she felt Bass couldn't handle the situation, jumping high up, performing a graceful twirl in the air as she prepared to land.

A swift flash of silver marked the end of Kasumi's landing, a small tchink barely audible as she landed, her feet however made no sound to which she thanked her training for as she stood only a few feet away from the girl who had stood in their path.

Kirami kept Kasumi within the corner of her eye as she eyed the motorcycle's wreckage. A dull look on her face kept her from showing the shock she experienced at Kasumi's skill.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to see that while that idiot lost control." she complimented.

Kasumi turned to gauge Bass' state as well. He looked unhurt physically(besides a few scratch marks and a bit of blood) despite the nature of the accident, must have been thanks to his powerful constitution. His bike a few feet away, had knocked harmlessly into a tree and was still running.

But that was not what had Kasumi worried, she gazed at Bass' neck. A bright light emanating from it thanks to the moonlight. To any normal person this would be seen as simply odd but to Kasumi it was a source of great concern as she knew what it was. It was a very dangerous weapon that was not a favorite among ninjas because it left a good amount of bloody evidence behind whenever it was used.

A thin metallic wire that within the right hands, could make stealth unnecessary since it could make quick work of anyone who stood in it's user's way.

Kirami reeled in what was left of her Tetsugen.

"And here I thought what she said about you was true...should have known better than to take her word for it, you're much better than you look" Kirami said as she took a look at the end of the wire.

A perfectly clean cut.

Kasumi put the small blade she had in her hand before away.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Kasumi demanded.

"You definitly have more guts than she told me too." Kirami scoffed, "I am a member of the Mugen Tenshin Clan and a practionner of the Hajin Mon style of Ninjutsu. My name is Kirami, it's a pleasure to meet you" Kirami sarcasm was quite noticeable.

"So I take it...you're here under clan orders..."

"Definitly not as dumb as she says either."

Kasumi looked over to Bass and then gave Kirami a hateful look. "Why did you attack him? I though I was to be only target!" Kasumi yelled.

Kirami remained calm, compared to Ayane this was nothing. "Maybe I spoke too soon. You're a ninja, you should know that anyone who sees us during a mission should not be allowed to live and we certainly can't have witnesses now can we?." Kirami reached deep within the V of her Kimono, pulling out a strange object from inside.

She wrapped the end of her wire to her Fundo and twirled the weight around idely, making sure it was well attached. Her reel had plenty of more wire to spare so what Kasumi had cut off was no big deal, Kirami had just lost an attachment and that was all. She had plenty more where those came from.

Kasumi pulled out her Tanto and assumed a defensive position, blade firmly in hand and ready to cut down any more attempts Kirami might make for a quick kill.

"Nice outfit by the way." Kirami said as she appraised Kasumi's schoolgirl outfit. "Looks a little small don't you think?" as Kirami's eyes stopped at Kasumi's bust.

Kasumi's concentration was shot. She blushed crimsom at the remark. "D-don't say such things!" she cried out as her arms' defensive stance moved a little bit closer to her chest.

Kirami laughed, "My my, aren't we shy. You really are easy to play with! But let's end these childish word games...I think it's time to have some real fun." Kirami smiled as she stopped twirling her Fundo and caught it in mid-air.

"I'll try to make this quick and painless."

End of Chapter 6

You unlocked Alternate ending 6!

The strap that kept the kimono together.

"Eek!" Kirami screamed as her kimono suddenly started to fall to the ground, leaving her struggling to grab what had not fallen with one arm while the other one tried vainely to conceal her large breast from Kasumi's innocent sight.

Kasumi's face turned beat red. She turned around, covering her face and trying to recover.

"Umm...need some time?" She squeaked.

"..." was Kirami's only response as she tried to get her clothing back on.

Back in the shadows of the forest. Some of the members of her information collectors were wondering why the second in command was spending so much time looking through the binoculars...with her mouth open wide.

"I warned her that outfit was unreliable..." she mumbled, only pausing to look at her own chest.

She wasn't really happy with what she saw.

End of Alternate Ending 6!

You unlocked Alternate ending 6.5!

"Nice outfit by the way." Kirami said as she appraised Kasumi's schoolgirl outfit. "Looks a little small don't you think?" as Kirami's eyes stopped at Kasumi's bust.

Kasumi's concentration was shot. She blushed crimsom at the remark. "D-don't say such things!" she cried out as her arms' defensive stance moved a little bit closer to her chest.

Kasumi tilted her head. "What do you mean fun? I thought you wanted to kill me."

"Huh?" Kirami was taken by surprise, "You dumbass!" she yelled out to Kasumi who just cringed at the sound of her voice.

"It was a simple reference to the act of me (that's me Kirami) killing you (that's you, Kasumi) mixed with a healthy bit of sexual innuendo for good mesure and for taunting purposes." Kirami said with a matter of factly tone.

"Oh then shouldn't you have done something like this then?" Kasumi asked as she closed her eyes to get into character.

Kirami watched her attentively.

Kasumi opened her eyes again, she flashed Kirami a sultry smile. "How about we cut the chit chat and get down to some real..." Kasumi licked the side of her Tanto blade and let out a small moan.

"...fun."

"God...and I thought I was a real tease." Kirami noted with a dissapointed tone.

Kasumi smiled innocently.

End of Alternate Ending 6.5!

You tripped over the tape of Character Interview 1!

Saddened walks in, giving a enthusiastic wave to the audience: "Hi there! And welcome to our first edition of DOA Character Interviews! Where i'll be asking a character simple questions about their lifestyle and personnal information to satisfy reader curiosity!"

Saddened awaits applause.

"..."

Saddened : "Umm...the applause light is on isn't it?"

Kirami from behind a camera : "Apparently, seems like no one likes you enough to applaud though."

This dude never gets a break, Saddened : "...bastards...well anyways, our first guest is the official poster girl for the Dead or Alive series. The runaway shinobi who just won't quit. The girl with more family problems than a hillbilly at a all night drunk-a-thon waking up next to his sister and dog the next morning! Let's give it up for Kasumi!

Kasumi steps out from backstage and automatically the audience goes up into an uproar of applause, shouts and whistles.

Kasumi waves shyly at the audience and takes a seat next to the saddened Saddened.

Saddened : "Ugh whatever, you bastards are all going to hell once I'm done here."

Turns to Kasumi : "So Kasumi, tells us a little about yourself."

Kasumi takes a look at the audience, her expression is akin to that of a deer caught within the headlights of a car.

Saddened snaps his fingers infront of her face: "Yo! Snap out of it."

Kasumi instantly shakes off her daze : "Oh gomen...didn't mean to faze out there."

Saddened: "Who cares. More opportunities to take snapshots of you! Meaning, ratings!"

Kirami zooms the camera in at Kasumi's cleavage.

Half the audience leaves due to nose bleeds.

Saddened : "Eh... i didn't think there were that many guys out there."

Kirami : "There wasn't..."

Saddened thinks about it a bit, it takes him a bit of time to catch on : "That's just wrong...anyways, so Kasumi tells us about yourself!"

Kasumi : "Oh well, my name is Kasumi. I used to be a member of the Mugen Tenshin Clan and i'm a practionner of the Tenjin Mon style of Ninjutsu. I'm 15 and i'm a Pisces. I'm currently single, and marked as a Runaway Shinobi. I like the color pink and i'm always up for a Strawberry Milfeuille. My weapon of choice is my Tanto blade but if I can I prefer using my arms and legs as weapons to make sure I don't hurt anybody."

Saddened : "Uh huh uh huh, yeah. So tell us about your family."

Kasumi tried her best not to be offended by the delicate question of her family: "Hmm...well let's see, My mother is called Ayame and my father is called Shiden and I have an older brother called Hayate who is currently in a comatose like condition."

Saddened : "No sisters?"

Kasumi gives Saddened a perplexed look : "Huh? You would think i'd know about the members of my own family! So that's a no."

Saddened is the one with a perplexed look now : "Huh but it says here...hmm, well I guess it's no all that important right about now. So I've heard that you have a close relationship with your brother and his friend Hayabusa."

Kasumi smiled : "Yes, my brother was the one who I turned to whenever I felt sad or when I got hurt. It was thanks to him that I got by when my best friend left me...and Hayabusa, well, he's a nice guy too if not a little bit serious at times, guess he has good reason to be though seeing as how he has no family left..."

Saddened : "So any particular interest in the guy?"

Kasumi : "What? Of course not! He's already practically married to a woman called Aileen. They run a curio shop together. He's more of another older brother to me really and besides...he still treats me like kid. "

Saddened : "Well well, you just made a hell of a lot of fans very happy!"

Roar from the crowd and from the bathrooms, where the nosebleeders sought refuge.

Saddened : "Anyways, one last question."

Kasumi nods and crosses her legs while she waits.

Saddened : "The best friend you refered to earlier, you meant Ayane right? Did you ever see her again after the last time you two spoke?"

Kasumi suddenly became very silent, looking down at the ground.

She gazed back up, tears visibly trying to form at the corners of her eyes : "No, I never saw her again after she left the village."

Saddened : "If you could say one thing to her, what would you say?"

Kasumi didn't even seem to think about it as she closed her eyes and brought her hands to her chest, the memory of her "little sister" starting to affect her deeply.

"I'm sorry."

End of Character Interview 1!

Well! I decided that to make up for the tardyness. I'd post two alternate endings instead (endings that i'm sure Dynamic Angel will find more to her liking) and a character interview as well for some added sillyness. Thanks to those little additions this is so far the longest chapter i've posted so far. Anyways, I'm still searching for my writing style as I go along so some comments are still eagerly welcomed oh and sorry to all you anonymous readers who'd like to review. I didn't realise that anonymous reviews were not allowed to review my stories, didn't notice the option e.e .

I also kinda added a slightly more sexual tone to the story this chapter simply because it's like my homage to Red Ninja (though it wasn't all about sex in that game) if you like how it was written now better than how I wrote before then tell me about it. I won't make it a permanent thing but I just might make a few more chapters later on a little more like this ('cept for all the flashbacks, which I still have loads to type up).

Now remember, the extras are just for fun and I don't really have to do them. I just love ya all way too much to leave you without these and i'm sure you'd be dissapointed if I didn't add them right? They don't really affect the story in any way (though some of them are refered to during the story.) so please don't yell at me for doing them or else...i'll stop!

As for Kasumi's constant changes in personnality. I'm happy with what i've written so far, i've added some japanese words to her vocabulary (even though she is basically speaking it anyways) and I've made her a bit more shy. Though that personnality will revert to her more Naru-esque ways some time later on when facing a certain someone. Oh and if you haven't noticed, she acts a little bit more like she does in DOAX and that's what I'm kinda going for. If you're not happy, then give me some good reasons as to why you're not happy and i'll see what I can do.

As for me, I'll try my best to have the next chapter up as soon as possible but I do have a lot of school work to get through...so don't expect much. I'm also thinking of dividing Broken Butterfly (the name I plan to give to the What If fic where Kasumi consoles Ayane into two different stories each under one of the girl's POVs. Unfortunately, i'm kinda hesitating in writing this fic since i'll most likely have to add spoilers to the storyline within it (and I don't mean spoilers to DOA, i mean spoilers to Blossoming Swallowtail).

Anyways, read and review. Comments are always appreciated...especially the nice and long ones!

-Saddened Melody