Author's notes: HAH ! Thanks for all the reviews ! I love you guys so much I've decided to update quicker.Lol. Everyone agree's that Ayane and Hayate were quite harsh. lol. yah well.. i dont know. they felt bad, as you could see from the conversation they had, but they didn't want to defy the "law of the ninja" or whatever. Anyway, read and enjoy! OOH annd review. Thanks! Love you all ! Next chapter I'll be answering the reviews at the beginning. )
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Ryu sat on a tree branch. One of his legs extended while the other pulled up to his chest. He rested his arm on the leg that was pulled up. He looked out over the forest and watched as the sun began to rise.
It had been a long night. He stayed up and kept watch over the two woman to make sure no harm came to them. He was impressed that Christie lasted as long as she did against that large number of ninja's. And he was shocked that Kasumi underwent all that torture and survived. He knew there was a punishment for running away, but he never knew it would be something like that. Especially since it was her brother who allowed it.
He looked down as he heard movement.
Kasumi slowly opened her eyes. She felt the warm sun on her face and the cool mist from the waterfall beside her. She closed her eyes slowly pushing herself up. She looked around and recognized the place. This was where her and Ayane used to play when they were children.
She looked over to her side where she saw Christie. "Christie?" she said to herself surprised to see her. She looked up as she heard leaves rustling and figure jump out from the tree. Her eyes widened and then grew soft. "Ryu." she said.
Ryu began making his way over to her. He kneeled beside her as they looked at each other for a few moments. "You saved me." she said as she looked into his eyes. He looked into hers and nodded. She threw herself into his arms as he didn't move for a moment and then wrapped his arms around her holding her close.
"I thought you were dead." Kasumi said laying against his chest. He held her tighter. "It's all my fault." she said pulling away looking up at him. "The village would've never been destroyed if I hadn't stayed.." she said tears threatening to fall. "It's not your fault." he said looking into her eyes.
"They've destroyed the village, killed all those innocent people, and hurt you...they will pay." he said. "Hayate will pay." he clutched his hand into a fist as she watched him get angry. She held him close again as she slowly cried into his chest. "It's okay now." he said holding her close. "You're safe."
Christie was awake, but her eyes remained closed. She listened to the conversation and heard Kasumi start to cry. She knew it must've hurt a lot if Kasumi cried. She knew ninja's, like assasains, were not allowed to cry or show any emotion. She knew this meant a lot to her, to both of them.
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Jann Lee poured Hitomi a cup of tea as they sat around the table. Hitomi quietly sipped her tea as Lei Fang layed on a bed behind them resting. Jann Lee slamed his cup on the table as tea spilled. "Dammit where are they, they should've been here by now." he said angry.
"Lee calm down, they'll be here." Hitomi said sippind her tea. "How do you know! What if they got caught! Or worse, what if they're dead !" he said standing up. Hitomi sighed, "They're fine." she reassured him. "How do you know that!" he yelled. Hitomi looked up at him aggrivated."Because, Ryu is the top ninja in the world, and Christie the top assasain, I'm pretty sure they're fine, it's just a matter of-"
Hitomi was interrupted as the door opened and three figures appeard. "Told you." she said sipping her tea. "Took you long enough." Jann Lee said putting his hands on his hips as the three of them walked in. "Sorry, we got a little side tracked." Ryu said carrying Kasumi.
"Kasumi!" Hitomi yelled jumping to her feet as she ran over to them. "Hitomi? Lee.." she looked over to the person laying on the bed. "Lei? What a surprise to see you all!" she said with a smile. "It's been soo long.!" she said as Ryu slowly let her down and she stood.
Hitomi hugged her as Kasumi let out a small noise in pain and Hitomi immeadiatly let go. "I'm sorry!" she said. Kasumi smiled. "It's okay." Lei Fang slowly got up and spotted Kasumi. "Kasumi!" she yelled running over to her. "Lei!" Kasumi said happily. "I'm so glad to see all of you again." Kasumi said looking at them.
"They helped me save you, without them you would've been dead." Ryu said standing behind Kasumi. "Thank you all so very much." she said bowing. They all looked at each other and then bowed as well. "Kasumi, you are one of our good friends, there's no way we would let you suffer a fate like that, there's no way you deserve that." Christie said stepping forward. It was unlike Christie to act this way, but she gave Kasumi a hug and Kasumi, surprised at first, hugged her as well.
"Since everyone is here I'll order the chef to prepare a feast for tonight!" Hitomi yelled running off into the kitchen.
"Funny we didn't hear you approach, has your motorcycle become quiet all of a sudden?" Jann Lee said talking to Christie. "Motorcycle? We didn't come on it." "So where is it?" he asked.
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"Looks like they left something behind." Ayane said as she stood in front of the black and silver motorcycle. Hayate stood with his arms crossed examining the bike. The helmet was on the handle and the jacket on the seat. "Shall we destroy it?" Ayane asked.
"No." Hayate answered. "Whoever left it here will return for it." he said picking up the jacket and pulling something out of the pocket. "How can you be certain?" Ayane asked. "Because they forgot something important to them." he said tossing over an object to Ayane.
Ayane examined the object. It was a small black hand held device. She pressed a button as the screen lit up. "Hello Christie." it said as Ayane smirked.
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Kasumi stood on the porch in the back of the Dojo. She heard the door slide open behind her as she turned and saw Ryu approach her. He was wearing a black muscle shirt and black baggy pants. His head was clear of everything and his hair was tied back in a ponytail, his face fully visible.
Kasumi wore one of Hitomi's white robes with a pink finish. Her hair was down and behind one ear was a white lilly holding it back. She wore a jade necklace and sandles. Ryu walked up beside her as they looked out over the land as the sun was beginning to set. There was silence between them.
They both placed their hands on the railing as their hands slowly crept closer to each other as they were soon on top of each other. Kasumi looked up at Ryu and he looked back at her. "Ryu. " she said. "Hn." he answered. "Do you think that things between us will work out.." she asked. He didn't answer.
"I believe if we work hard at it, everything will be fine and we'll be able to live in peace away from all of this." There was more silence after her explained this. "For how long?" she asked. He looked into her eyes. "For as long as you want." he said. They took their hands off the railing and moved closer to each other. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she put her hands on his chest.
They stared up into each others eyes. "Forever?" Kasumi asked, or more so stated. "Forever." Ryu answered as they moved in closer to each other. They slowly closed their eyes as their lips met and they kissed.
"Lei! Go get Ryu and Kasumi. Let them know that dinner is ready!" Hitomi yelled from the kicthen. "Alright, alright." Lei Fang said standing up and walking to the back porch. She turned the corner and spotted them. She stopped and watched. A smile spread across her face as she held her hands together in front of her chest. Jann Lee appeared behind her. "Give the love birds a moment eh?" he said as Lei smiled and they walked away.
Ryu and Kasumi pulled away from each other a smiled. She rested her head against his chest as they turned and watched the sun set over the horizen, holding hands.
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Author's notes: It was kinda short, i know i know. BUTT it was just kinda there to fill things in and give Ryu and Kasumi a little more time together before any other big things happend. HAh. SOO review annnd yah! Remember, ill be responding to reviews at the beginning of the next chapter! Love you guys !