okay, if I'm going to have two more chapters up by tonight, I better stop playing ninja gaiden XD Sorry for being a newb Ryu,I let you get uor ass kicked so many times TT.TT

I don't know if guys have been waiting or not butahemHERE IS THE FESTIVAL CHAPTER!!XD.

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Kasumi was actually glad that she decided to by a kimono. Yeah it was a little pricy but if she didn't she would have felt left out. It seemed like every girl in the city prepared specially for the night's events.

The four of them simply walked around enjoying the sights of the festival.

"Well when do ceremonies start?" Lei Fang asked.

"At midnight."Ryu replied.

"That does give us awhile...Hey do we wanna split up?Iv'e spent all day with Kasumi now it's one of your guy's turns!"

Without giving them a chance to choose partners like a normal person would, Lei Fang automatically grabbbed Jan Lee's arm.
"C'mon lets go!"

"Lei Fang, you did that on purpose..."Kasumi thought to herself. She had a hard time looking at Ryu in the eye, but somehow she managed to stay by him.

"I'm afraid that I have forgotten how to enjoy myself " Kasumi laughed.

"Don't say that. I'm srue you'll have a great time tonight."

"I can't help but be a little nervous. I feel like someone is watching us you know."

"It's okay. No one would attack you in front of all these people unless it was an assassin, and I know your more careful then that."

They stopped talking and continued their walk around the festival. After breaking the atmosphereic ice, they stopped at a game stand. It was one of the pop gun target games.

"Care to give it a try young sir?" The runner asked.

"Sure...but instead of your little gun may I use this?" Ryu asked holdin a single pack of chopsticks.

"Heh, sure if you think you can hit it." The man teased.

Kasumi laughed."He obviously has no idea what Ryu really is"She said to herself.

Sure enough, He hit a bull's eye, and even got both sticks half way through te target.

"Wow that's one hell of an arm you got there. Here you go."The man said. He handed Ryu a medium sized brown stuffed bear.

"For you." He said handing over to Kasumi.

Her cheeks were now the color of cherries.

"Thank you...you didn't have to..."

"That's okay. "

So while holding the thrid member of their party Kasumi and Ryu sat down on the hill and waited for Lei Fang and Jan Lee to meet up with them to watch the ceremony initiations.

"They sure are late."Kasumi said.

"Yeah. They probably got lost."

Kasumi couldn't help but stare at the star littered sky.

"Why is it that they call this the star festival?" She asked.

" Well the founders of the village were a man and woman who got married on this night back in ancient times. I guess we are celebrating not only their who knows what number of anniverseries, but also the creation of this village"

"I see."

The silence between the two was akward."

"I wish...Hayate could see the sky like this."

Ryu was surprised to here her say such a thing. It was almost a hurtful conclusion to come to, but all she wanted was to be with her brother. Before he knew it, Ryu was watching silver tears stream down her face. She tried to wipe them away but they wouldn't stop.

"I-I wish he was here."She sobbed. Ryu didn't know wha telese to do, except put a reassuring arm around her shoulder. After that, he gently pulled her into an embrace.

"It's been awhile since you cried...hasn't it?"

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damn that's a short chapter...but oh well your getting one mor today XD

I felt that was an appropriate palce to end it.

with love always, LoMXD