Chapter 12: The Escape
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Hayate stared at Hitomi with wide eyes. Disbelief was written all over his face, mixed with something else, joy. He thought he would cry all over again. She was alive. She was healthy. She was smiling and hugging him. She was alive. The Wind wrapped his arms around her, tightening his hold on her. Just to make sure she was real.
"I can't believe you're here! You have no idea..." She sniffled, "you have no idea of how much I missed you." And then she was crying. Hayate sat her up and looked at her. Never mind her tears, she looked healthy, had colour in her cheeks and wasn't ghostly pale. She was just normally pale, her headband still in her hair. Since the fifth Dead Or Alive tournament, he had to recognise that he missed her enormously. Although, MIST and DOATEC was constantly on his mind, he also had a small place for Hitomi.
"Hitomi, don't cry. Remember what Sensei had taught us?" He asked, holding her shoulders up. Hitomi rubbed her eyes furiously.
"Weinen ist nicht eine Schwäche, aber es bedeutet nicht, dass es getan werden die ganze Zeit hat." Crying is not a weakness, but it does not mean that it has to be done all the time. She replied in quick German. This brought a smile to the clan leader's face.
"And..." He dragged. Hitomi giggled.
"Essen sachertorte ist etwas, dass Sie sollten aufhören." Eating sachertorte is something that you should stop doing. She answered between giggles. Andra raised an eyebrow when Hayate laughed, but smirked when she saw her eyes turned pink What do we have here? Pink? That's new... She thought, her smirk widening. Ayane and Eliot ran in.
"What is all the commotion-...Master Hayate?!" Ayane exclaimed, eyes widening. Hayate's probably matched.
"Imouto ga, anata wa daijōbuda!" Little sister, you're alright! Hayate exclaimed, stood and pulled her into a hug. Ayane stiffened, then relaxed. Eliot just smiled at them.
"Oniisan..." Big brother... She whispered inaudibly. Hitomi, however heard, and a soft smile made its way onto her delicate features. Growing up, she had always wanted a sibling. Someone she could call bruder or schwester. Although, she didn't mind being an only child, but she did feel a twinge of envy when Ayane called Hayate Oniisan.
"What brings you here, Master?" Ayane asked, pulling away.
"One of the ninjas in your squad came back horribly injured. I was extremely worried, so I came to look for you." Hayate responded. Ayane stared at him in complete disbelief, then held back her anger. He left the village for me?! She thought. Leifang was staring at Hayate, then back at Hitomi, then Hayate, then Hitomi again. Then a huge grin spread out on her face, then she catches Andra's smirk. She cannot contain her giggle anymore.
Jann Lee, who had been watching her for a while, tapped her shoulder gently.
"Dàodǐ shì shénme?" What the hell? He asked in Chinese. Leifang just laughed
"Shénme yě méiyǒu." Nothing. She replied. Jann Lee stared at her curiously, then shrugged and looked away. Hitomi caught her eye. Leifang just giggled while pointing to her eyes, then to her head. Hitomi's brows furrowed in confusion. She copied her actions several times, then realised with horror, what she meant. She ran to the nearby bathroom with Leifang running behind her. She gasped as she saw her eyes were as pink as the headband on her head.
Leifang came in grinning widely, while Hitomi turned to glare at her.
"It's not funny!" She snapped, then pouted. Leifang chuckled.
"I know, I'm sorry. I wasn't laughing because of that!" She replied. Hitomi pressed her palms to her eyes, attempting to return them to blue again, failing miserably.
"Well do you know why it's this colour?" Hitomi asked, crossing her arms around her chest.
"Well, I know that red is anger. Purple is sadness or worry. Orange is fear. Yellow is curiosity. White is when you're happy, and black is when Mingyu is around." Leifang replied, leaning against the door frame and smiling slyly.
"And..." Hitomi urged.
"I'm guessing, just guessing, woman! Do not get angry!" The Chinese paused, "pink only appeared when that hot guy came in." She lifted her hands in defense, seeing her friend's glare, "so pink should mean..." She paused again, "Love! You're in love, Hitomi!" Leifang squealed. The Karate master's eyes widened as her face grew hot. She shoved Leifang, then looked away.
"I do not! He's just a..." Hitomi started, but Leifang cut her off.
"...a friend? You're a terrible liar, Hitomi. It's in your eyes, no pun intended," She snickered, "the Hitomi Buchfink does not go around jumping on guys that aren't family. I didn't see you do that to Jann Lee." She ended. Hitomi felt her face redden by the second.
"I didn't feel that for him for years, Leifang! And well, my father calls him son, so... I guess he's my brother." She mumbled. Leifang snorted.
"Well you sure as hell don't treat him like it." She said, then walked back to the living room, leaving Hitomi staring at the door in disbelief. Sighing, she turned around and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes were still pink.
Maybe Leifang is right. Maybe I still do love Hayate. She thought placing a hand over her heart.
Unknown Location
Kai stared at his Crystallum frowning. Hitomi's eyes cleared of any sadness when she saw that man and leaped into his arms. That had made his blood boil, but he promised himself to stay calm. But still. Why would the Innocence in person let herself be touched by a puny human like him? Now his foul human smell is all around her. He growled when he saw him tighten his arms around her.
"Master?"
Kai closed his hand over his precious object, then turned around. Five disheveled-looking women came into view, two of them holding one up. He stared at that one for a while longer, before the two women let her fall to the ground, unresponsive.
"Is she dead?" Kai asked, already knowing the answer. The women shifted uncomfortably.
"The Huntress, Master-..." Duvessa started, but Kai cut her off.
"I said, is she dead? Are you deaf?" He asked icily. Duvessa winced and pushed Sayeh forward. Giving her a glare, she approached the throne.
"Yes, she is. The Huntress cornered us and provoked us-..."
"...while you got distracted by a human..." Kai interrupted. Sayeh swallowed thickly.
"Y-yes...then she killed Deidre-..."
"Because she was stupid enough to have listened to her." He interrupted again.
"Then the Huntress, she-..." Sayeh gasped as an invisible force lifted her in the air. There was a heavy pressure on her throat, as exactly eleven blue swords surrounded her. Her eyes widened, as fear ran through her. The rest of the succubi were in the same situation.
Kai started chuckling, "I should send you to where your sister is for disobeying me." The pressure on their throats were getting heavier, and breathing started to get more and more difficult.
"Lord-...!" They screamed in agony as one of the burning swords slashed their backs. Tresa wasn't as fortunate, as another two swords slashed her. Her scream was the loudest. Kai almost looked nonchalant. He wasn't even looking at them, as he was staring at Hitomi and her friend arguing.
"Tresa, I thought you were the eldest? The wisest?" He chuckled evilly, "although, you wanted that human. You let your blood-lust control you! And the only person who controls you is me." He growled as Tresa's body became even more unrecognisable. Her once beautiful face was then scarred, deformed. Her body was bloody. Her electric blue hair was covered in blood.
"Pl-please, Lord! Don't kill our sister!" Duvessa cried. Kai stared as Hitomi's smiling face came in his mind, and he calmed instantly. He dropped the women, who fell with a thud. Duvessa quickly ran to Tresa and checked her pulse. She sighed in relief; it was still there, but faintly.
"Two chances. Not more, not less." Kai said, sitting back down. The succubi nodded, lifting Tresa, and the others trying to take Deidre up, but the Demon Prince stopped them, "leave her here. I need her. Now leave." He said shortly. They nodded weakly, then sauntered out of the throne room. Kai turned and stared at his Crystallum. Just as Leifang had said,
"Love! You're in love, Hitomi!"
Blood boiling in his veins, Kai turned to the deceased Deidre with a smirk,
"Sta nunc tuas iussisti domine. Et sta placeat Domino." He chanted. Deidre started to glow, then a scream erupted from her. There she stood, her eyes pitch black, looking at Kai, expressionless.
"Mihi hie placet, domine." She replied, making Kai grin from ear to ear. He stared at his Crystallum, where two ninjas seemed to have walked for hours...
Somewhere in Yokosuka - 4:09PM
It has now been four hours and a few minutes since Kasumi and Hayabusa had been hiding in the forest. Fortunately, they could eat because of Hayabusa's fishing skills, but the water was not drinkable, so they didn't have anything to drink. It was fine for The Dragon Ninja, but Kasumi could barely keep it up because of her pregnancy. Today, she was one month pregnant, and started to feel the symptoms of it. She was currently obsessed with food, had wanted to lie down just after an hour of walking, complained that her back was hurting, and had found herself snapping at Hayabusa more than once. It was getting more and more difficult to keep her secret, but she was not going to tell him, not yet. She feels terrible, as every muscle in her body felt extremely sore.
Hayabusa was more and more confused by her action. Kasumi was a normally energetic kunoichi who knew what she was doing, but her sudden acts of fatigue made him very suspicious.
Kasumi stopped walking as they reached a pond.
"I can't do this anymore, Hayabusa. Can we...can we stop for a minute or two?" The Ultimate Ninja sighed. He was feeling quite tired too, so he nodded, then removed his mask. Kasumi plopped down next to him and looked at the pond. She blinked as she saw the same koi fish that she was playing with earlier. She looked at Ryu, who had closed his eyes.
"Hayabusa?"
He opened his eyes.
"We're walking in circles. This same fish I was playing with hours ago, here it is again." She said. Hayabusa sighed, face-palming.
"We have to find shelter. It's getting quite dark, anyway. We can't be too careful with these...creatures around." He said. Kasumi looked at him tiredly. She unconsciously leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What do you think happened to Momiji?" She whispered. Ryu sighed.
"I have no idea, Kasumi. I honestly don't..." He whispered back. Kasumi felt her heart sink. She knew that Momiji's older sister, Kureha, had been Ryu's childhood best friend. Losing her had probably been extremely painful. So losing Momiji would double the pain that he had felt. She had always wondered if Kureha was still alive, he would have married her. The caring was mutual, so why not? Kasumi's heart sank even deeper. She knew it would have happened if she wasn't dead.
But she is, Kasumi! She is dead! A voice inside her hissed. But she dismissed the thought. She couldn't be happy of someone's death; especially Kureha. With that, she fell asleep, curled up on Ryu's side.
...
"Kasumi! Mewosamasu! Isoide!" Wake up! Hurry! Ryu's violent shaking woke her up from a dreamless sleep. She rubbed her eyes and was greeted with a gigantic demon, similar looking to a bull. She screamed, horrified, but was completely speechless when Hayabusa swept her off her feet and started jumping from tree to tree. She begged him to let her down, but was always cut off by a stern "no". Looking anywhere but behind, she started scanning the grounds for any shelter. She spotted a cave, well covered by trees.
"Hayabusa! The cave!" She yelled over the beast's roars. Hayabusa ran as fast as he could, then dropped Kasumi next to the cave. She ran in, expecting Ryu to follow her, but he was outside, holding off the beast with his Dragon Sword. His guard unfortunately broke, and the beast was ready to strike when a kunai stroke the beasts middle finger. Hayabusa started to run towards the cave, just as rocks started falling in front of the cave. Kasumi hollered at him to run quicker, and just as a huge boulder fell to completely conceal the cave, Hayabusa jumped in, falling in Kasumi's arms. They watched in horror as the beast tried to break through, but it was as if an invisible wall blocked it. After a few minutes, the pounding stopped. Still wrapped around each other, the two ninjas released their breathing simultaneously. Then, realising their closeness, Kasumi blushed and pulled away.
Back In Tai'an
Hitomi and Hayate were happily chatting away with each other, while Leifang and Ayane sent murderous glares to Mingyu. Mei Lin was telling a story to Eliot and Jann Lee, which they found quite interesting. Andra claimed she didn't feel well and didn't show up for dinner. Although, Hitomi didn't look completely comfortable. She felt an intense gaze on her, and suddenly, the nightmares of last night resurfaced. She shivered in fear, never mind her green jacket.
"Are you alright, Hitomi?" Hayate asked, concerned. Hitomi snapped out of her reverie.
"I'm fine. I'm just...you know, spacing out as usual." That wasn't a lie. Hitomi constantly spaced out when Hayate was around. It was quite odd, but she didn't think much of it. A pain suddenly hit her head, and she cried out. Hayate held her shoulders.
"Hitomi? Hitomi are you alright?!" He asked, but she just screamed. Her pupils turned into a blinding shade of white as she slowly whispered the words,
"Ira sex Succubis est retro. Tempus perdere."
Suddenly, an Andra with wide eyes slid the door open.
"We have to get the fuck out of here!" She urged. An explosion erupted from somewhere. Leifang screamed in terror, as Andra made a slash in the wall with her sword. Bloody Lolita glowed red in alert. And the slash exposed a white light.
"Come on! Shit, what are you waiting for?!" She cried. Leifang hesitated, then ran in the mysterious light. Jann Lee was next, then Eliot, with Mei Lin attached to his leg. Mingyu jumped in, much to Andra's anger. Ayane was next. Hayate was about to jump, when he noticed that Hitomi was still motionless, her pupils white, whispering the same words.
"Ira sex Succubis est retro. Tempus perdere."
"Hitomi! Wake up, Hitomi! We're in danger!" He yelled, just as the door burst open, with four women that he saw earlier.
"Lover boy!" Duvessa squealed.
"And the Electus." Sayeh growled.
"Double jackpot!" The one he's never heard talk once said. Hayate swept Hitomi off her feet, then jumped in the light. The women growled at Andra, who just sneered at them, then disappeared in the light.
A/N: Crappiest ending ever!
Sorry if you don't like the ending very much. I was feeling lazy. But oh well, I hoped you liked it as a whole!
WHERE DID OUR HEROES GO?! WHY WAS KAI SO JEALOUS? WHAT DID HE DO TO DEIDRE? By the way, did you like the Succubi? I didn't name the last one, because she doesn't talk at all, only occasionally. Her name is Parodia and she has black hair and pale skin. THE ADVENTURE STARTS BY THE PORTAL! EEP!:D Any thoughts on the HitomiXHayate moment?:)
Don't forget to R&R!:)