Chapter 3 – Kasumi's Heart and Ryu's Worse Nightmare
"Are you okay, Hayabusa-sama?" Ryu started to look back to see Kasumi sitting up on the bed "Hayabusa-sama?" He stood up, sat on the bed, pulled her into his arms, and held her "Thank god you're alright, Kasumi" She blushed slightly and put her arms around him "I should be thanking you for saving me, Hayabusa-sama" Ryu held her closer "I did it because I promised to protect you during my nine years of training" He stared at her as tears fell from her eyes "Hayabusa-sama, I…" Ryu wiped her tears "Sh, I'm going to take you home, alright?" Kasumi nodded. Ryu picked her up and took her to her home in the woods, sat her down and knocked.
Shiden answered the door moments later "Yes, Hayabusa?" Ayame stood behind him. Ryu cleared his throat "I have someone who would like to see you." He stepped to the side to reveal Kasumi standing there with tears sliding down her face fast "Daddy…Mommy" Shiden pulled the door wide open "Kasumi, is that really you?" she smiled and ran into father's arms and cried "Dad, I missed you and mom so much!" Ayame joined in on the hug "Oh my baby, we've missed you too!" Ayame took Kasumi inside as Shiden shook Ryu's hand "Thank you for saving her" Ryu nodded and let go of his hand and walked away. Kasumi saw him disappear and green and red leafs took his place.
Days passed and Ryu sat in a tree thinking "what Hayate said to me that day…Still haunts me… The words keep me away from Kasumi." He looked up at the sun rising "Damn it Hayate." "Hayabusa-sama!" Ryu turned to see Kasumi smiling at him and she jumped up and sat next to him "I haven't seen you in a while, Hayabusa-sama." He looks at the water "I've been…busy" Kasumi looks at him "Oh? Is dat so?" He looked at her as she looked away "A certain little birdie told me you liked me" Ryu jumped up "who told you! Was it Zack! God damn it, I'm going to kick his hippy ass into next week!" Kasumi laughed "So, it is true" Ryu sat back down "No, it's not!" Kasumi gasped "Oh, I see. Well, I have to go then. Brad asked me to join him for a drink tonight." With that she left quickly. Ryu sighed and left the village.
(With Kasumi)
Brad Wong smiled "So, are you happy to be home?" She nodded "Oh, yeah. It feels great." Her smile faded. Brad looked at her "What's the matter?" Kasumi shook her head "Hayabusa-sama, told me he didn't like me…" Brad sat up straight "That's weird… We all taught he did" Kasumi stood up "I got to go." With that Kasumi ran out and walked to Ryu's house then knocked. "Hayabusa?" the door slowly opened and she walked in "Hayabusa-sama?" she turned the lights on and what she expected to be there wasn't anymore "Where is he?" She ran to his room and saw everything but the furniture was gone. She backed up against the wall, fell to floor and began to cry "He couldn't of left, no its just a dream.. Yeah that's it... This is just a bad dream." All of sudden, Zack walked into the house "Kasumi?" She jumped "Y-yes?" "What are you doing in here?" Kasumi wiped her face "I came to talk to Hayabusa." Zack hugged her "He left, Kasumi…" "Why!" He held her tight "I don't know" Zack picked her up but she screamed while crying "No! Put me down and leave please!" He put her down and left just like that.
Couple days flew by and Kasumi didn't move from Ryu's house. She just laid in his bed and only got up a couple times to use the bathroom and shower. She didn't eat. Her heart was ripped out of her body and stabbed in front of her eyes "He's gone… because of me…" Zack stayed by Ryu's house; that is until everything turned black. The days worse nightmare has only just begun for the village that protected the Shinobi Clan.
When Zack awoke, he smelled fire and once he opened his eyes, he let out a horrified yell "NO!" Ryu's house was in flames, the time was running out for Kasumi but no one knew how late it was for Kasumi. Zack sprinted towards the burning house when Hayate and Tina tackled him to the dirt "Don't Zack!" Zack's eyes were shacking "Why! Kasumi is going to die in there!" Hayate turned towards the house as his mother and father came running to the scene "K-Kasumi!" Ayame's eyes got small quickly hearing her daughter's name "My baby girl is in there!" Zack nodded to her with fear. Shiden broke down the door to the flaming house and ran inside. Ayame screamed "SHIDEN!"
Minutes flew by and they stood there praying that Kasumi was alive and Shiden was safe. Hayate hugged his worried and shaking mother as Zack and Tina yelled "HAYATE, LADY AYAME MOVE!" but it was too late they got struck in the back and was knocked out cold. Bombs started hitting the village at lightning speed.
Ryu returned with bags in hand 3 hours later after the bombing happened and saw the horrifying damage "Hayate? Zack! Anybody!" He looked to the right and saw Shiden kneeling over Hayate and runs over to him "Sir, Shiden?" "They killed my daughter… My Kasumi… They took my Ayame… Hayabusa, they killed my daughter Kasumi." Ryu's eyes got small and his bags dropped to the ground "Wha-What?" Shiden held up Kasumi's blue wrist band with the Shinobi clan symbol, it was cover in blood. Ryu's eyes narrowed and his fists shook " I swear to save your wife and get revenge for you sir" Shiden looked at him with belief "Genra and Tengu took Ayame and killed Kasumi…"
(TO BE CONTINUED…)