Chapter 4 – The First Kiss
A laugh echoed from behind Ryu and Shiden, Ryu turned quickly to see Tengu and Genra clapping "Very good, Shiden. But just so you enjoy killing your lovely daughter Kasumi. Poor poor thing was suffering and in pain from a broken heart. She didn't fight back against us; she went down so quickly and made it so quiet." Shiden clenched his fists "Kasumi would never be so weak and stupid!" Genra laughed "Ryu, why don't you explain to Kasumi's Father and Trainer why kasumi never left your house for at least six days?"
Shiden looked at Ryu and stood up "What did you do to my daughter, Hayabusa?" Ryu turned and looked at him "I told her that I didn't like her because I was waiting for the right time to tell her, but I didn't expect this to happen to her… I really didn't know how she felt about me." Shiden's eyes narrowed "I see. Hayabusa, I have no use for you anymore. Now get out of my village!" Ryu turned as Genra laughed and threw Kasumi's body in front of them. Her skin that used to be full of color like her cherry blossom trees is now pale like a bed sheet; her blue ninja outfit is soaked in blood and burnt. Her hair that was always in a long tail was now covering her face up and slung on the dirt.
Tengu pulled Ayame from behind him "And your wife is next Shiden." Ayame opened her eyes not knowing what her first sight would be. She didn't think the first thing she saw would be her daughter, lying on the dirt dead and her flawless skin stained with blood. Her eyes grew small as she screamed at the top of her lung "Noo!" Ryu finally had enough of this torment and appeared behind Genra and Tengu, knocked Ayame out of their grasp and punched them both in the face and sent them flying into Jann Lee and Hitomi's fists.
Ayame slipped her hands around Kasumi's head and pulled her into her loving arms and cried "My poor baby… You did not deserve this…" Ayame kissed her daughters forehead "I am so sorry Kasumi.. You were suffering and I was too stupid to even notice it…" Ryu, Hitomi, and Jann Lee began to wail on Tengu and Genra as quickly as possible. Ayane comes out of nowhere and pulls Ayame to her feet making her drop Kasumi and runs forcing Ayame to leave her daughter lying on the ground. Ayame screamed with tears streaming down her face "Ayane, let go of me now!"
Genra dodged Ryu's attack and quickly gripped Kasumi's throat as Shiden stopped Ayane. Ayame turned to run back to her daughter and gasped. Genra smirked with blood soaking his lips and started laughing "You are all fools! You truly believe fighting will bring this poor soul back from the dead?" Ryu's eyes glanced at Kasumi and quickly grabbed Genra's arm that is holding Kasumi and broke it by slamming his elbow in the middle of Genra's arm causing him to drop Kasumi and holler in pain. Ryu stood with blood across his left eye "Don't you dare touch, Kasumi again or else your insides will be all over the dirt and spread across these lands!"
Ryu stood over Kasumi like a dog protecting his or her master; He was serious. Shiden and Ayame gulped and watched Ryu in fear. Ryu took his feet and sweeps them under Kasumi, lifts her up into the air and catches her and lifts her into his arms. Genra stood there and then bursts out laughing like a nut case. Ryu stands straight "What are you laughing about?" Genra smirks "Why protect a dead body?" "I believe she is not dead. I still feel a faint heartbeat. Nice job on your job Genra." His eyes widen "I was certain she was dead!" "Well, you were wrong." Ryu turned away from Genra as Kasumi opened her eyes at Genra running full speed at Ryu ready to stab him. She sat up, pushed herself out of his arms and took the hit for him and rolled onto the ground and a trail of blood lend to her.
Ryu looked "Kasumi!" Genra laughed "Stupid girl, rushing to your death again. You must have brain damage." Kasumi sat up slowly with a faint smile on her face "So, what… Love makes us do crazy things that are unexpected." Ryu looked at her and rushed to her side "Kasumi, I'm really sorry for what I said to you. I know this isn't a good time with Genra the jack ass standing there but I need to do this now." Kasumi looked in his eyes "What is it, Hayabusa?" Ryu pulled his lower half of his mask off revealing his nose, lips and chin; lifted her chin up, and pressed his lips against hers. Tears slid down her eyes as Ryu slid his hands behind her head keeping her from moving away from him.
Ayane clenched her fists as Genra walk up to the couple's reunion. Ayame was just about to yell when Jann Lee and Eliot tag team his ass to the dirt and slam their feet on top of him. Kasumi looked at Ryu "Ryu, I-I'm sorry…but…I don't think I will make it…" Ryu's eyes get big and pick her up "You will, my love." "Ryu-Sama!" Ryu turns to see Irene running to him Zack eyes her "Oh, hells no..." Ryu backs up and Irene jumps into him causing him to drop Kasumi and kisses him. Hitomi, Helena, and Leifang stand there with their mouths hanging open. Kasumi sighs and gets up and starts to stumble away in pain.
Helena and Hitomi go to help Kasumi but she smiles "Don't worry about me girls… I just need to walk it off… I'll be fine in a couple days." Kasumi continued to walk pass Tengu with a firing rage and completely loses her balance and falls into the lake. Hitomi lifts her up "Kasumi, I'm helping you no matter what you say." Kasumi narrows her eyes and shoves her away in rage "Just leave me alone please, Hitomi…" Hitomi slaps her back into the water as the same time as Leifang and Helena bring the smack down on Irene's ass for kissing Ryu.
Kasumi looks up at Hitomi in shock that her best friend just hit her. "Stop being stubborn! You're hurt and I will help you whether you like it or not." Kasumi sighs fine and Hitomi kneeled down, lifted Kasumi to her feet and wrapped her wounds up quickly as she could. Ryu shoved Hitomi away from Kasumi, pushed her up against a tree and force Kasumi to look at him "Kasumi, I love you and only you. That woman means nothing to me." He kissed her again. Kasumi cried and kissed him back. "I love you too, Ryu" he smiled "Kasumi, Let's go home." He picked her up and took her to his house and laid her down in bed, held her and soon after she fell asleep he pasted out.