nOkay here is chapter two...it sucks I'm only at the begining and I already have ideas for the final showdown TTTT. So as I was writing some of Ryu's character description, I started wondering stupid things like 'how tall is he' and 'how much does he weigh' so I dug out my DoA 4 manual and noticed a small something under the line of facts I desired ' Body Size'...Weird O/O

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Ryu Hayabusa's home was vey neat. Of course it was classical Japanese arachitecture, but the mountain setting made it even more tranquil. Despite the beautiful atmosphere, Kasumi still felt tense. She had never spent this much time with Ryu. Not even when his family came to visit the clan home. Even then she never spent time with him.

"Please pardon the intrusion." She said.

"Don't worry about it. "

She quietly followed him as he led her to a guest room.

"If you need anything, let me know."

"Youv'e already done so much for me already...Thank you."

He smiled lightly before taking his leave. Once she settles her breath Kasumi simply closed the screen window, and untied her long red hair. It felt good to actually relax for awhile. "I should probably leave before morning though..." Hoping that wasn't going to be the case, Kasumi closed her eyes to a dream.

The sunshine was pouring through the paper screens and it easily woke Kasumi. The crisp mountain air was slightly chilly and smelled of rain. " Damn...I was supposed to leave a lot earliar..." She thought to herself.

She stepped out onto the door stsep, only to see Ryu sitting down in the sunslight.

"Oh. Your awake. Did you sleep well?" He asked.

"Yes. Thank you."

"I was about to go up the mountain to do some fishing.Care to join me?"

At first she didn't know what to say. A part of her wanted to get back on the road, but another really wanted to enjoy the mountain air a little more.

"Sure."

The walk there was quiet but pleasant. The trees where tall and proud.And the birds were singing happily. The climb itself wasn't that hard. Even someone like her could keep up with someone as strong as Ryu.

"So...how is my brother doing?" She asked.

"He is doing well. I don't visit with him much anymore though."

"I see..."

Bringing up Hayate was the only thing that made Kasumi feel awkward. And it was obvious that Ryu noticed.

"I heard that another clan wants to make some kind of arrangements with the mugen tenshin. If it's an enemy clan then he must be very stressed."

"It coud be. He has always worked very hard at everything he did.

The spot that Ryu chose was perfect. Boulders lined one side of the river making it a perfect place to cast a line.

"I brought two rods if you want try."

"That sounds like fun." Kasumi responded with a smile.

"I wasn't aware that you fished."

"I've done it with Father and Hayate once. I was still a child so naturally I was really impatient."

Ryu baited the rod and handed it to her. They both cast in different directions to avoid getting the lines tangled. Despite that factor, they still sat within hearing distance.

"You know, we probably should take you to a doctor. Your arm probably needs stiches." He said.

"I can do that on my way out." She replied."Easy for me to say, I barely have enough money to get by"

Ryu could easily read her expressions, and he knew that the whole thing was an extreme bother to her.

"I think I know someone who can help. He's a friend of mine and I guaruntee you he's better then any doctor."

"I can't let you do that. You've done so much for me already. It would just be-"

"A bother?"

When he finished her sentence like that, she couldn't help but stare into his green eys, wondering what to say.

"Yes. a bother."

He laughed slightly.

"Your no bother to me Kasumi. It's actually been so long since Iv'e had company. Anyway, Masamura is sure to like you"

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Wow. I feel bad that I didn't upload this chapter right away.

So uh...anyone wanna tell me what the body size unit of measure is? X/D I started playing DoA 4 online a couple of days agao and it's hard to find sessions for a medium level player like myself, so I started a session called "Fav pairings? XD" and surprisingly enough it got alot of people in it. though I can't realy tell if the people playing in teams of Bayman and Hayate are getting the wanna-be rule that I wish to see applied XD

yep I played as Kasumi and Ryu the Whole time.

Btw, if you wanna find me on Xbox Live, I share a tag w/ my twin and it's" NeonGenesis101