TheDarkestShinobi: Chapter two, read and review!
Chapter start
"Everyone this is Jade!" Jade (Aka Kasumi) was bombarded with people wanting to know more about her and more things, like if she was taken, to which she just raised her eyebrow curiously and eventually she ran into Jann's arms telling him he needed to stop this,
"Will you all leave my girlfriend alone" Kasumi didn't know what that word meant but decided to ask him about that later, instead of asking she gently grabbed his hand and stood by him by the door.
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Ryu was following her, technically stalking her, but he didn't care. He watched them all swamp her and how she ran to him, and how he called her his girlfriend. Ryu doubted Kasumi even knew what that meant but she was acting the part well.
Kasumi and Jann walked to the door and she smiled as he flicked his nose saying something cocky, according to his stance. She laughed and then Ryu narrowed his eyes at the man who licked his lips seeing Kasumi.
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Kasumi was talking to Jann who was leaning against the wall when she felt someone slide their hand across her butt, and then the offending appendage stopped and squeezed her right cheek. She squealed and spun delivering a solid kick to the man's skull, he turned and she kicked straight up in the air clipping his chin and flashing Ryu's side of the club.
The man flipped midair and landed flat on the floor.
"Pervert!" Kasumi yelled as she blushed a bright pink, Ryu didn't even think she knew what the word was, if the man wasn't out cold Ryu would have taken care of him, but a part of him admitted he was jealous of that man's hand.
She turned to Jann and he smirked apparently pleased with whatever she had said to him. Another thing, those were two completely Kasumi moves.
Someone drunkenly stumbled into the corner where Ryu was hiding and stuck out a hand grabbing the wall and leaned against the vacant corner.
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Kilko was strong man, he was an intimidating figure standing at 6'1", which was very tall for this part of China, he was the leader of the gang that stuck fear into anyone, except for Jann Lee, the man had kicked him out of his club, and when Kilko refused Jann kicked his ass. Kilko wasn't too happy and brought the entire gang, which was twenty-three people tonight, he was getting his revenge.
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Jann had finished kicking everyone out and was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed as the custodians cleaned the place. He was waiting for someone who was currently in the bathroom. He frowned sensing something was amiss before stepping away from the wall and pushing the back door open slightly, after not seeing anyone he closed it and turned to the girl standing next to him. Jann's eyes widened and he raised his right eyebrow.
"How'd you get here so fast without me noticing" She smiled and held up her right pointer.
"I'm a ninja"
"Right I forgot about that" Jann turned and opened the door
"Ladies first." She walked out and narrowed her eyes slightly, Jann followed behind her. All of a sudden Kasumi heard the wind break. She pulled Jann forward and stepped to the right as a man jumped out of a tree to land in-between them. Kasumi watched Jann smirk and stood up wondering if it was one of those playful things, but her initial fear was clenched, it wasn't a nin after her.
"Leave Hiro"
"What? And leave you and this fine lady alone, no way. How about we take care of you and then..." he trailed off looking at Kasumi and licking his lips
"... we take care of her"
"I do not wish to fight" Kasumi said as she took a step back.
"You don't have to, don't worry I make love not war"
Kasumi rose her eyebrow and spun sticking out her leg and tripping the man who was about to grab her.
"Leave her out of this" Jann yelled out as another man stepped forward from the shadows.
"Kilko..."
"Ah Jann, good to see that you haven't forgotten me"
"Leave. The club's closed"
"Well, I think we still have unfinished business and boy look at the prize" Jann narrowed his eyes and Kasumi stepped up looking at the man
"We are trying to leave, please step aside, I do not wish for you to get hurt"
"Oh, you worried about me, don't be, I can take him" he went to playfully nick her in the chin, Jann winced, not a good move. Kasumi spun, his fist sailing past her and she stuck out her hand hitting him in the neck before stopping mid spin to go the other way and hit him in the stomach, it didn't hurt too much but the man went down.
"I do not want to hurt you, but I will if I must"
"Bitch" Kasumi rose her brow as she stepped back, that word translated to dog, why would he call her a dog? Kilko stood and looked to the left jerking his head and calling his henchmen,
"Kill him, but leave her alone" Her smirked "She's mine" Kasumi narrowed her eyes and took two steps backwards until she was back to back with Jann. He remembered her warm presence when it was this close, when Lei Fang was eliminated, and Ryu was given a pass to the next round, Kasumi and Jann were paired up. They were unstoppable.
"I ask that you move out of our way" The men laughed and Jann flicked his nose settling into his stance. Kasumi knelt into hers and but put her hand over her knee.
"I know you're still hurt" He whispered "so take it easy"
Kasumi nodded and as if an unspoken command was issued the men gave off a battle cry and charged them.
Jann lifted the leg of a guy who tried to kick him and shoved his foot down harshly on his ankle hearing a cry of pain. Then he hit another's face with the back of his fist and felt the crack of a broken nose.
Kasumi grabbed a man's hand and kneeled down, she pulled it in towards her right and then threw him off to the left before spinning, her leg was straight out and it kicked him, then she jumped up and kicked a man's face in until she reached the cement and gently stepped off, before flipping straight up double kicking a man in the face. She landed crouched.
Jann double kicked a man landing and moving his arms around slowly. He looked to Kasumi who gave a curt nod. He kicked the man and he stumbled in her direction, she then grabbed his arm and jumped up before he landed on the floor and she landed on top of him, she then rolled off and struck his stomach with her hand knocking the wind out of him. She then caught someone's kick and yanked them to her side before kicking upwards and sending him flying in the air. She felt the shadow before she heard his battle cry or the kick. Jann was about three feet over her head, his foot in the man's chest.
"Wa ta" he landed next to her and the man went flying, Kasumi and Jann both leaned away from each other to dodge a punch and Jann back fisted him and he felt to the ground. They looked at the group left, before Kasumi back flipped disappearing and reappearing in the crowd, she did a spinning low kick and knocked five away, they quickly got up and all of them looked to her.
"Ya!" Jann yelled as he started running and jumped into the air, he caught three with his kick and they piled against the wall. Jann then grabbed both of Kasumi's hands and spun her around, she hit most of them before someone grabbed her foot, Jann let her go and she felt the man pull her towards him before punching her once in the chest, she cried out, the punch hurt much more than it should because of the bruise forming, she grabbed his hand and thrust her hand forward, she then did it three more times and his eyes widened in pain as she hit pressure points, she then kicked his leg and his knee buckled sending him down, she then kicked his head and he was out cold.
Jann remembered a scene like this from a movie he watched when he was little, it was the one in which his trademark kick was in, he had watched it too many times to get the kick down, now, he smirked, it was well worth it. He grabbed the hand of one who went to punch him and backhanded the back of his skull. Then he ducked a kick and swept two off their feet, one hit the cement wrong and was out, the other simply swept back and Jann jumped up before sending his fist into another's skull and knocking him out.
Kasumi turned to Jann and reached into her the small pouch on her waist pulling out a handful of senbon. Her brother had taught her to use these, quite painfully at that too. Kasumi held her hands out to her sides as her eyes narrowed. She took a deep breath and yelled out
"Jann!" He looked to her and then pushed three guys out of the way to get out of the crowd as she threw them. Jann watched in shock as they landed in the back of the men's neck and knocked them out, but not all of them hit their targets and not all of them were hit. He seen the one in her hand and wondered what she couldn't use to kill him.
Thud
Seven bodies fell at the same time and Jann briefly wondered it they were dead or knocked out, he hadn't actually killed anyone but she was a ninja, they did kill very often, he shuddered at the thought of taking another life. He looked over to the few left that were just staring at them in shock. Jann wondered if Kasumi had taken their lives just now, and how okay she was with taking people's lives.
"YOU BITCH!" One of them yelled as he yanked the senbon out of his ear. Kasumi simply took out another senbon. The three inch weapon that she just used to kill seven men, Jann shuddered, for the first time truly scared of another person.
"Say it again and the next one won't miss" Jann froze at the icy tone of her voice, was this the same Kasumi that he had known a couple of minutes ago? Maybe it was all an act, most ninja were said to be cold, and Ryu was distant and aloof. He looked at her and the normal warm eyes were cold and unforgiving,
"We had no problem with these men; we'll have no problem with you"
Was she trying to scare them away? Jann knew that Kasumi didn't like to fight, from the time at the tournaments and even when she was here, most likely she didn't want to kill them either and was just trying to get them to run away. Jann flicked his thumb
"Leaving would be the best option" Jann said in the same tone.
"She's not patient, or merciful"
"Good, cause I want a good fight" Kasumi's eyes widened in shock and her and Jann jumped away from their spot as a leg came down crashing into the cement breaking it. Kasumi felt for her tanto and eyed the man warily.
"Name's Kasumi isn't it" Kasumi made no move to recognize the name and he smirked.
"Maybe I should say Jade" He flicked his nose with his finger,
"Don't act unimpressed, I've been watching you, well Jann, you were just there, and prettier, so boss, what am I doing"
"Moto Disuke" The man rose an eyebrow
"Now I'm impressed"
"He's an assassin, famous in Japan"
"Meaning you're Japanese, my guess, a ninja, or most likely a shinobi"
"So Kilko, so embarrassed you hired an assassin to take me out" Jann looked over to his partner and almost took a breath in, she was glistening with sweat, but the sweat had a greenish glow to it, it made her glow in the moonlight.
Kasumi then reached up to her thigh and pulled out her tanto. She held it in both of her hands and the breeze gently flowed by. Everyone was silent, waiting for the natural signal that would begin the battle.
"You're a freak" Kilko said looking to her as he noticed what Jann was staring at and even Drake's eyes showed surprise.
"China seems much more interesting than Japan so far"
"Kill the guy; deliver the girl to me" Kilko said and stopped when he heard a siren
"Someone called the police I guess…" Disuke said as he stepped into the shadows, Kasumi spun and bumped into Jann and they both disappeared. Kilko groaned as the red and blue lights filled the alley.
Jann watched the police cars coming in dismay knowing he'd get fired if he got arrested, his eyes caught the spinning girl that pressed herself against his chest and he felt bliss for a second. The pain from his hits disappeared and he felt weightless. The colors danced around his eyes as if he was running as fast as he could without the pain in his lungs. He smelt something sweet with a tinge of pine and heard the breeze of the wind and the cool air assaulted him.
Just as soon as it started it was over and Jann fell to his knees panting as everything rushed his systems. Gravity pulled him down onto all fours as the sound of cars attacked his ears and the smells overloaded his systems. He panted and felt two hands grab his shoulders; he looked up to see Kasumi kneeling in front of him looking at him with concern, she smiled softly, but he could tell she was worried
"Are you okay Jann, I didn't know how you would react, it wasn't the best idea but I didn't think you wanted to stay." He reached out and put his hand on her shoulder,
"I'm fine" he stumbled, "I think," He steadied himself and looked to the two eyes that were open in shock,
"Drake!"
"MOM! DAD! QUICK!" Kasumi stood and looked into the mirror hanging on the wall, the shirt had a tear and the pants were a bit dirty, but that was the worst of the damages, Jann's white shirt was dirty but he didn't seem to care.
Two sets of footsteps were heard as Janelle and Jake ran into the room, Janelle had a First Aid kit; she must've been used to dealing with injuries from Jann's life. They looked over the two fighters before calming and putting the med kit down.
"Mom, Look at Jade" She looked at her closely and then rose an eyebrow, Jake noticed when he walked in and simply crossed his arms and grinned.
"Story time" Kasumi felt Jann put a hand on her shoulder and she reached up removing her contacts as he left and came back with the case for them. She let her hair loose and grimaced as their color and feel were not the same she was always proud of her natural hair. She then reached behind her and put her tanto on the table, then she took off her senbon case and put it there and one fell out and rolled across the table, Drake picked it up and looked at it curiously. Kasumi then bowed in the Japanese manner of respect.
"I have lied to you, please allow me to explain" Jake nodded as if saying get on with it.
"My name is not Jade," Drake smiled and looked to the parents
"Ha! I told you the name didn't fit her"
"My name is Kasumi"
"Wait, the ninja who won DOA?"
"Yes, I defeated Jann in the finals"
"No need to rub it in" Jann said as he crossed his arms and Kasumi smiled, it was replaced with a frown
"My clan is after me, and they poisoned me, Jann found me and forced me to stay."
"Forced?" Janelle looked to Jann who held his hands out in front of him
"Not like that! But she wanted to leave in her condition, I couldn't let her" He spoke in a low final tone and Kasumi felt like a burden to him, Jann then smirked
"But, we're good now, right?"
"Why do you speak Chinese if you're a ninja, I thought they were Japanese."
"I can speak many languages as if they were my own" She frowned "I have to go Jann, that assassin…" She took a step towards his room but his firm grip on her wrist held her back.
"That man is after me."
"Doesn't matter" she shook her head firmly "he recognized me, he could tell my brother I was here"
"Wouldn't that be a good thing?" Drake was silenced by the look of pain on Kasumi's face.
"He's the one that sends the assassins after me" Everyone was shocked. "I betrayed my clan to kill the man that crippled my brother, I did after the first tournament, then he regained his memories and abilities back, but it was too late I was already… a shinobi"
Jann was the only one who spoke Japanese and understood that last word. The rest looked to each other in confusion and to Jann. He frowned and shook his head no.
"There is no word in Mandarin for that one, it means traitor, outcast, outlaw, fugitive and"
"It means the dead, my clan will kill me, it is set in stone"
"NO!" Kasumi found herself with an armful of Drake "Stay if you have to! Don't die!" Kasumi gently removed him from her arms and turned away looking down.
"Me being here puts you in danger"
"And the poison, what about you?" Jann asked as he cut her off.
"Jann, I'm used to it, I'm leaving" She lifted her hand to his mouth to cut him off, "I will kill Moto Disuke for you as my thanks"
"Kasumi" He grabbed her hand and pulled it down softly, "I can't let you go out there, not while you're poisoned, not while I could help"
"You can't" she pushed past him and walked into his room, "Not anymore"
"Don't shut me out Kasumi" He walked in and closed the door. "I don't know what being a ninja taught you but a family helps and protects each other, and you're part of ours now"
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"So Drake, what did you see"
"They appeared out of thin air, I was going to get some cookies"
"You're not allowed to have cookies"
"This was better anyway, she appeared like this" He got down on one knee and imitated her pose and then looked up to them, "And Jann was on the floor panting like someone rammed into his stomach a couple of times."
"Then she asked if he was okay and something about not getting caught by the police…"
"Well, he did look like he was in a fight"
"They both did"
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Kasumi looked up to Jann and her eyes hardened as she hid her emotions away,
"I've caused enough trouble as it is" She turned again her hands on her hips "Where are my clothes?"
"I threw them out, we're going shopping tomorrow" Kasumi's wall broke as she seen Jake, Janelle and Drake push into the room. "So you can stop using my clothes, because they look better on you"
"Then you are going to teach me about this" Drake held up the senbon and Kasumi smiled softly.
"You're not going to let me leave are you"
"Nope," Jann smiled "DOGPILE"
Kasumi screamed in some fear, and some amusement as they piled on top of her.
"JANN!"
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Ryu had left the crime scene after collecting all of Kasumi's senbon and putting them in his vest, she was leaving a trail. He backed into the shadows of the city as he past by Jann/Kasumi's house, he decided to talk to her, at the very least let her know what Hayate had sent him. There were five presences in the house and he was able to tell three were men and two women. He jumped up appearing in the window as Kasumi's head disappeared under a tangled web of limbs. He then had seen them all start to rise and smirked, never underestimate her. Kasumi grunted as she lifted them all up. She smirked before throwing them off onto the bed, but a jolt of pain froze her, and the dizziness and weight of it all sent her crashing down.
She felt a familiar presence and smiled as the bodies were thrown on the bed and she was caught in his arms. Muscles that usually were tensed relaxed and she smiled, the word leaving her lips before she even thought to speak
"Ryu…" He looked her over, aside from the odd, Chinese attire, and hair color she was perfectly fine.
"You shouldn't be doing that while poisoned."
"IT'S A NINJA!" Ryu moved back a tiny bit and the kid went flying past them and he picked her up bridal style. She leaned her head against his chest. His heartbeat was already soothing her and she felt the sweat traveling down her back again.
"Sleep" She moved her neck in offering, in complete trust and he touched a spot on her neck. She closed her eyes and her head fell against his broad shoulder.
"Hey!" Jann yelled as he bounded to his side. "You here to fight again?"
"No." He kissed her forehead and laid her on the now empty bed. Everyone looked to him in shock, Janelle didn't think a man could be built further than Jann, This man knocked Jann out of the park. Drake looked to him from the other side of the room, he had heard that ninja were muscular but he was like the people they used to demonstrate muscles at their full capacity.
"I'm taking her"
"To where Hayate can get to her, no way!" Jann was in protective older brother mode.
"I've been protecting her against him for years"
"She came here poisoned so you didn't do a very good job!" Ryu crossed his arms,
"I was there the entire time, I seen you fight and then save her, you brought her home and helped treat her, and even shared a bed with her"
Jann realized that what the nin said was true and wondered if he misunderstood why they were sleeping in the same bed, was Ryu her… oh no…
"About that…" Ryu narrowed his Jade eyes, the only part of him that was visible, aside from his arms.
"You'll get your fight Jann"
Jann looked to her in the bed, she seemed more relaxed simply being in his presence, they were always like that, they were unstoppable by themselves, but as a team no one in DOA could even touch them. They spoke without words, and have impeccable timing with each other, but maybe all ninja were like that. The other two ninja also seemed to trust each other with their life but seemed prepared to protect themselves if they needed, if the other failed. These two fought as if the other was a part of themselves, as if failure was not an option, as if they only had each other.
Knowing what Kasumi said, that might be true.
Ryu looked to the sleeping Kasumi, she had a small smile on her face, and was relaxed, she trusted him. He then wiped his hand across her forehead noticing the green tinge to it,
"The poison's almost all out of her system, tomorrow her and I will spar, and then leave"
"Shouldn't she get a say in the matter" Jake asked crossing her arms
"Hayate received word she was here, if we leave tomorrow, her scent will be gone when they arrive"
"Her scent? What? Do you have dogs?"
"Out senses are more adapt then yours, it is how we survive," Jann huffed in annoyance
"Let's get to sleep, it seems tomorrow will be a big day"
Chapter end
TDS: Okay, well I want you to help me, cause I am lost on what to do, I had ideas and then they left… T.T
If you like it, and want me to continue, let me know, preferably with an idea of where to go from here.