TheDarkestShinobi: well this story has come to its end. It has been fun for me and I hope you enjoyed this story as well.

Chapter start:

"Find her! Kill her!"

Her scream was heard throughout the Mugen Tenshin. The ninja outside of her room opened the door cautiously but Hayate wasn't in danger. The former Mugen Tenshin kunoichi lied still in her futon, her body portrayed calmness while she screamed. It didn't move and seemed as pale as the sheets below her.

Hayate looked down at her and wet a cloth before patting it on her forehead; she glared at him but said nothing. His expression grew grim and the other ninja stood in the doorway. He wasn't sure why, the previous leader of the Hajin Mon was no threat. Her loyalty to Hayate was not to be questioned, and even if it was, the Neishin of the Mugen Tenshin had crippled her. He looked away giving the siblings some privacy.

Their sister was a monster and he was sorry their family was cursed with it.

Hayate looked down and was filled with rage seeing his loved one crippled. He grit his teeth, Ayane and he had become as close as possible these last few years and now they couldn't do anything together anymore. He wondered if Kasumi felt the same looking down at his motionless body all those years ago. He could understand her rage and anger. He was feeling it now.

Nothing mattered except making whoever did this pay.

She had always begged and pleaded for him to understand and now he did. He now knew what her pain felt like, the burn of the anger coursing through his veins, the desire for vengeance stirring inside of him. The feeling of helplessness turning into anger, to rage, when only blood will suffice. That hunger for death, for retribution and revenge.

Oh, he understood.

"Bring me her head."

Now she would have to understand.

Kasumi slowed to a stop once she realized Ryu was no longer following her; she peeked over her shoulders to see him looking over the cliff they were next to. She tilted her head and turned, her hands folding behind her back. The other did not move and Kasumi shifted her weight between her feet waiting for him. He did not respond and so she took a few steps closer.

"Hayabusa san?"

His head turned to look at her and she froze as those eyes pierced her. His body still faced over the cliff although she could tell now he wasn't looking over it. He was focusing on something. His eyes swept over her body and she calmed herself before slightly widening her stance.

"You didn't kill her did you?"

"No, I couldn't." She admitted and brought her hands to her side. She brought her foot up and tapped her toes against the dirt beneath her waiting for the scolding and reprimanding he would give. He nodded simply and turned away from her.

"What did you do to her?" He asked the wind.

"I paralyzed her." She whispered. She felt horrible but at the same time relief was present. She didn't kill her and would never have to fight her own blood again.

"They are still going to come for you." He turned to her and started walking towards her and the unofficial border of China and Japan. The bridge was desolate this early in the morning. Kasumi looked back to the island across the bridge she didn't remember crossing before and nodded. She grabbed her elbows with her hands as her arms crossed over her chest.

"I know." She turned her neck to look at him. "What about you, Ryu?" His eyebrows shot up at the lack of an honorific or his last name but her smile told him all he needed to know.

"Heh," He walked up behind her and grabbed her waist with his hands as she looked up at him. "I suppose they are going to be chasing me too." Their lips met for a chaste kiss and with a smile Kasumi turned back to look over the bridge.

"You ready?" He asked as he let her go and started running on top of the bridge. She didn't respond, instead she spun and disappeared appearing right in front of him, then she was beside him, and they both just kept running.

The End.

Just let me say I loved the first part of this with hayate switching roles with kasumi with whole revenge thing. It was so! Ah! I have no words. Anyway, more than anything I wasn't to know how you guys felt about that.

Well any final thoughts? Parting requests? I shall hopefully see you in another world for another story on another day.