Well, i'm gonna comeback with this chapter. I'm going to try to get some work done, but with work, a trip coming up, and constant things to do and check, it'll be a little hard, so i'll need all the support you'll be willing to give... if you want to. Anyway, you know I don't own Dead Or Alive... I do own my little street rat OCs though. Well, enough catching up, let's get started. Oh yes, and this song I do not own, and yes, it'll show up for the second time.

Dream on...

The dawn of the new day broke through the clouds with a bright visage, as it's aim was to wake all which were in it's path. The first to wake up was Gigs... funny enough, he woke up holding Hitomi, up in the treehouse part of the playground swings... he didn't notice until after he had stretched and yawned. He looked down at her, then looked at the sky with an indifferent look, though in his mind, he felt like he was holding someone who he shouldn't... someone not his own. He gave a soft sigh, and gave her a light shake...

"Wake up, Hitomi..." He remembered they talked all night...

Hitomi gave a big yawn, and sat up out of his arms slowly... "Wow... so we spent the whole night at the park, huh?"

He looked down a little "Yea..."

She gave a soft smile, as she placed her hand gently on his cheek... "S'ok... well, i'm sorry your last night was spent with me... if you truly love her that much, i'll never bother you again..."

He looked at her with a look of lost confusion, like a boy who's lost his way... "Hitomi..."

"I'll give you all the time in the world..." she patted him on the head, and waved goodbye, as she walked off...

He gave a long sigh, and stood up, just looking over the whole entire park... then he took off running... he had to see Helena too, before leaving. Gigs was hoping he just wasn't too late to have time to see her... He made it to the hotel, but he still had to find Helena... he looked in all kinds of rooms, and everywhere he could get to. He felt he would never find he, when he walked out to the pool, huffing and puffing from all the running around. Gigs went and sat in a pool chair, looking at the sky. He closed his eyes like he was going to take a nap, then SPLASH. He was dripping wet as he quickly sat up, and looked around... when he looked down into the pool, he saw a very angry blonde woman up against the side of the pool.

Her beautiful voice, with the sweet accompaniment of a lovely accent floated to him and smacked him in the face... "You bastard! I saw Hitomi come in before you with a smile on her face! What'd you do?"

He watched her climb out the pool while he was talking... "Nothing happened... all we did was talk... then she said if I really loved you, and I told her, she'd leave us alone..."

She walked right up to Gigs, and then grabbed his clothes, and yanked him behind her, which pretty much landed him in the pool, and when she began to speak, she started to slip into the pool after him...

"Well... I know you have to leave very soon... swim with me..."

He just gave a cool smile as he floated there in the pool, fully clothed, his shoulder length brown hair drooping over his face...

Around the same time that Gigs had woken up, the second guy to wake up was Cassius. He found himself in Ayane's bed again, yet this time instead of seeing Ayane beside him, he saw note on the pillow. His happy expression dimmed as he picked up the note and waited for his eyes to come into focus. One thought sprang into his head before he even started reading the note, though, and it made him feel unworthy of her, once more... maybe he was just a punk kid. Maybe she needs someone a little older... a little wiser... a little more handsome... just... not himself.

Cassius' eyes began to read the note in it's entirety...

'Dear Cassius,

I know it's your last day of this year's tournament... I wish I could be here to greet you when you wake. I had to go to make it... home... for some other business that I've got to get a hold of so I can carry it out. You're obviously not stupid, so you probably know what i'm talking about. Leaving so early is the only way i'd make it home and back before my match. You look so cute and heavenly when you sleep... not like most men... they drool and snore and slobber... but you, you're so quiet, and encased in sleep, with a look of serene pleasure on your face. I thank you for how you have treated me lately... I've never been treated like that. I know you love me, because that's the only reason you'd have for getting close to me, because you never do ask for anything, really. Keep training for next year, so we can spend more time together... I know I don't say this, but...

I love you...

Love,

Ayane!'

Cassius cast the doubt out of his head once he looked over her note, and he hugged the note as he thought of her... he could smell the sweet scent she usually had on her... smelled like berries, which I love that smell, too. He went and took a shower, and put on a white suit with a white fitted (hat), and sat at the table, writing a note of his own. Once he was done, he got up and left, packing his stuff, and preparing to leave. He had mixed feelings about everything now, as he really didn't want to leave without seeing Ayane... but he knew everything would be fine, because she told him so. He was also bursting with anticipation for next year...

The last person to wake up was Ramsie. He woke up with his head in Lei Fang's lap... that means the first thing he saw was Lei Fang's beautiful face, as she was asleep... he sat up and gave a yawn... he then looked over at the clock...

"AGGGGGHHHH!" yes, he yelled throughout the place.

Lei Fang jumped at the sudden outburst "Ack! What, what?"

Ramsie jumped off the sofa, and ran around the room a bit "I'm late, i'm late! I gotta go!"

As he began out her door, she ran after him, yelling after him "Wait, i'll help you carry your stuff!"

Ramsie whined as he ran to his room "I'm not even packed!"

Lei Fang stopped and looked at him with a look like she was going to smack him... then decided to ignore it, and keep on with him. Once they got there, they began to storm around the room, and throw clothes into his open case. Once they both got the cases full, Ramsie decided to pick up the cases, but Lei Fang stopped him...

"Wait... umm... I have something to give you..." She was blushing brightly as she spoke to him...

"But, I gotta go, soo-" He was stopped by a deep kiss from Lei Fang, which then he began to blush, too...

When they broke the kiss, Ramsie gave a short gasp "Whoa..."

They held each other and locking into another kiss, both deep red, and exploring their feelings... they were standing for at least a minute... then they fell on the bed, and as they were right in the middle of their exploration, there was a knock on the door frame, where Zack was standing, snickering to himself...

"Damn... time to go, Ramsie. I would say give your girl a kiss goodbye, but you done gave enough goodbyes for years and years..." Zack couldn't help but laugh...

As they both stood, Ramsie looked into her eyes, red as can be, and she looked back into his, just as red, and Ramsie said softly "Well... you take care of yourself, Lei Fang... I want you to know i'll miss you, and..."

She kissed him once more, then whispered in his ear "You don't need to say it, I already know... i'll see you around..."

Then Zack grabbed his hand and yanked him away, as he yelled back to her, with cases in hand... by this time, everyone was present. Basically, Valencho was almost killed once more by Christie, and Jhon Quei hung out with Brad for breakfast, so he was a little buzzed, and apparently he got a number... or maybe just a note telling him he was going to die if he bothered her again... anyway, back to NY they were going, the punk gang of adolescents they are... all back to everyday life and the boring splendors of each single passing day...

Annnnd... a month later. That's when some interesting stuff actually happens...

Let's start in the morning. We start with Cassius, as his awakening due to pebbles being flung at the window commenced. He came to the world with a gasp, as he looked around in the darkness, then went to the window and quickly lifted it, which met his face with a pebble.

"Aggghh! What the fuck! Who is that?" Cassius strained his eyes to see through the darkness...

"It's me, Ramsie! Has your dad come home yet?" Ramsie sounded kind of cool headed... oddly enough...

Cassius called down to Ramsie "Hey, i'll be right down!"

Cassius quickly slipped on any old thing, which was basically a white A-shirt and some jeans and that white fitted. When he came down the stairs of the apartment complex he lived in, and took a seat on one of the little horses that was on the playground.

"What's all this about, anyway?" Cassius looked awful funny sitting on that horse, but it was four in the morning, anyway.

Ramsie had started smoking again, as he lit up a smoke, and said in a wispy manner "Well. To say the least, your dad is dead."

Cassius looked over at Ramsie, as he slowly said "No... can't be... how do you know this?"

Ramsie saw Cassius get up, which indicated that Cassius just might slug him... "Because, I was lucky... or unlucky, to see a purple haired girl killing my dad, yours, and Gigs' dad. It was dark, so I didn't REALLY see her face, but she was gorgeous in figure, and she had red eyes..."

Cassius froze as he sat on the horse... he sluggishly stammered in his asking of questions "W-Why? W-When?"

Ramsie calmly stated "It was tonight, about thirty minutes ago... Mom had to hide the bodies... can't go to the cops y'know. That's probably why they're dead. Someone from an opposing organization decided to whack 'em..."

Cassius asked him straight up "Why aren't you broken up about it?"

Ramsie always made it a point to try and be cool headed... "Didn't really know him that well..."

A likely excuse. Cassius just turned towards the apartments, and headed up to his room... he pulled off the stuff he put on, and put his night clothes back on, crawling back into bed. He couldn't get back to sleep, though because he was kind of disturbed now. His mind was turning and flipping the whole night through. Was it Ayane? It had to be... it's her job. Now came the real question... forgive and forget? What made it was is, around 5:30 in the morning, Ayane landed on his fire escape. He heard her and watched her climb into his window, as she tried to watch him sleep. He threw the covers over his head...

She spoke softly, trying not to wake everyone in the apartment and around them... "Cassius? Are you awake?"

Cassius' voice was low and steady from under the covers "Yes, i'm awake, Ayane."

"You don't seem to want to see me..." She sat down in a chair by the window...

He sat up in bed, and he could see up her short little skirt... he had other matters, though. "You killed my father... and the fathers of two of my friends."

"What?" She didn't know that was his father... and his friends' fathers too.

He stood and moved over in front of her... his instincts were saying smash her, but his heart was just crying. "I know it was your job, but... that was my dad... Ayane, don't visit me anymore. I'll see you in the tournament."

She gave a small sigh, and looked at the floor, then got up and hugged him... "I'm sorry, Cassius..."

Cassius said softly "Ayane... please...stop."

She kissed him softly on his neck, and sadly said "I didn't know... I would've killed the client if I knew..."

Then she asked Cassius carefully "Cassius... I want you. What do I have to do? You don't have to tell me right away, but just please tell me I haven't lost you forever..."

Cassius softly put his hands on her waist and pushed her gently off him "Fine, check back in a month or two. Just please... go..."

Ayane looked at him with reluctance as she kissed him lightly on the lips and crawled through the window to leave. At that, Cassius went back to bed, and continued to think of what she could sacrifice for him... not much really, come to think of it. Well, one thing is for sure, this is one of many cool things that will happen since they are back...

End of Ch. 11

That was a gooood chapter. There's more fun and cool things in store, and we'll be in the second year very soon. It's been a long path, and now I know just how to do everything. Special thanks to Thunder, Red, and Tomi. Welp, see ya next chapter!

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