Fan Fiction ❯ DEMON WITHIN ❯ Dreams II ( Chapter 2 )

DEMON WITHIN: DREAMS

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the DOA characters, or any other part of the series. I am not a Tecmo employee nor do any of these stories have any connections with Tecmo. These are all my own ideas that I create while sitting in front of the computer, typing. I wish that I did have a DOA connection with Tecmo, then I would be able to create an Anime of the DOA series, but that's life, so I don't and I write up what I think will be a good story-line.

Thanks to all those who took a couple minutes to give me some feedback! I appreciate it greatly. Kurmoi and Wolf Runner, thanks for your continued feedback! Helps to motivate me to put aside my studies, though those are really slow this semester ^ _ ^, plus my animes and mangas. I'm glad to say that I have finished watching the entire Ranma series (complete 7 seasons + OVAs) though was disappointed that they didn't end it with a wedding of the two or something like that. Get all the pairings down. LOL. Initial D is a work-in-progress anime, lol, buying 1 dvd at a time and when I can spare some money. Spent too much as is in 3 months on anime and must put a stop to it for a long while now, lest till my next urge for some series. Finished Trigun as well and now am in the middle of Love Hina. Wish they would make a DOA anime! THAT WOULD ROCK!! Anyways, lol carried away with all the animes, what's new? I will do what I can to try to read up on both Kurmoi and Wolf Runner's fanfics to get better ways to describe fight scenes. I've gotten really bad marks on my midterms so gotta batten down the hatches and actually start studying and put aside the fanfics and animes and mangas for the time being. But due to the reviews, especially Kurmoi and Wolf Runner's, plus the fact that I broke a 100 views, I am writing this next chapter of Demon Within. Hope all enjoy! Peace!

Ninja from the fighting clan is found near the village by a convoy which held Ryu's father. They bring back the ninja and Obuna and family tend to recovery. Shortly after recovering, ninja says that he must leave or else trouble will befall the village but is talked into staying one more day in order to receive some food for the journey ahead, once the harvest is complete. But that night those seeking the ninja find out that he is in that village and head for it and burn it down. They go in after the village is lit on fire to kill the ninja but Obuna, his wife, and Ryu's father all stop them long enough for the 3 kids and the ninja to escape with their lifes.

FRIENDS FOREVER

A month had passed since Ryu and his father had stumbled into the village. Ryu's father spent the days helping out Obuna in the fields. Though the desert surrounded the numerous villages located all over it, it seemed as if most of the villages were situated on an oasis like layout found in certain areas. This provided these villages with a water source, lumber, and the ability to grow crops. All the men in the village were farmers or traders who would convoy supplies to and from other villages that were located nearby and afar. The women helped with the farming, accompanied the men on the convoys, or looked after their families. It might have seemed unfair to have the women do more of the tasks than what the men did but then again, most of the men were just lazy. There were exceptions, of course, but the greater part of each family's life style within this village was like this.

Hayate, Kasumi, and Ryu had become the best of friends. They acted more like family than just friends. Ryu had always felt like an outsider, no matter where he went. He was always reserved and kind, no matter what happened, and people took advantage of his kindness and thought of it as a weakness. Every place Ryu had been he had always been pushed around and done nothing to defend himself. It seemed to be the same way in this new village Ryu and his father had arrived in, just a couple days later.

Bully:

"HEY! YOU! BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! I AM YOUR LORD! HAHAHAHAHA."

Bully's Groupies:

"YA! HAHAHAHA! BOW DOWN! YOU WORTH LESS WHIMP! HAHAHAHA"

The bully and his groupies approached Ryu, who was slowly trying to walk away from them. Ryu never liked confrontations and didn't want to have one now. As he walked away slowly, facing the bully and groupies, they advanced on him. After a few steps, Ryu slipped over a rock that was jutting out of the ground and fell down hard, slicing his right elbow across another rock that was jutting out of the ground.

Bully:

"HAHAHA! LOOK AT THIS DUMBASS! CAN'T EVEN WALK STRAIGHT! Why don't we see if we can "help" him to his feet. HEH!"

Just as the group took a couple steps towards Ryu, Kasumi ran out in front of Ryu, holding her hands out wide blocking the path between the bully and crew and Ryu. This shocked Ryu because no one had ever stood up for him in the past and he had not expected anyone to do so now. The bully and crew stopped in their tracks and just smirked at Kasumi. Then walked away.

Kasumi:

*Hmm. Guess they're not as dumb as they look!"

Kasumi knew that she was treated differently from other children within the village ever since she could remember. She was kind but she would not take any shit from anyone. If you pushed her, she would come back and push you. But this was a minor deterrent to conflicts with her. The main reason no one bothered Kasumi was her big brother, Hayate. An incident that occurred when Kasumi was 4 and Hayate 6, placed Kasumi on a level that was untouchable by anyone in the village. Kasumi had been playing in the fields just outside of the village boundary when a few hunters where running towards the village, and Kasumi (inadvertently), with a heard of about 20 wild bores, each one fully grown, more than one would expect. The hunters ran by and not one tried to get Kasumi out of the way. Obuna and his wife, Nara, heard the commotion and run out to see what was causing it only to see that there was a heard of bores running right for Kasumi, and there wasn't enough time for them to make it there to save her. Believing there was nothing they could do, all the people watched in horror as the bores approached Kasumi. Kasumi, becoming frightened, tried to run towards the village but kept stumbling over rocks and her own feet. The fear had taken control of her once she fell for the 5th time and seeing the bores only a few feet away from her. She was paralyzed by the fear and could not move herself. With all hope gone from the villagers' and Kasumi's hearts, it seemed like this young girl would die due to some misfortune but then out of nowhere appeared Hayate. He was always playing but Kasumi and Hayate seemed to have some special bond between them which notified the other if something happened to either one. Now, with two children on the path of destruction of the bores, the villagers started to feel the loss that Obuna and Nara would have. The cloud of dust created by the stampeding bores slowly covered the two children and all the villagers began to weep except for Obuna and Nara. It seemed that as soon as Hayate had appeared on the scene, both parents hearts were at ease. Once the dust cleared, the entire village saw that there were 2 figures standing while 20 or so were scattered all around those 2 figures. Upon closer inspection, it was seen that Hayate had suffered some minor injuries, the 20 or so bores were scattered about with broken bones, and Kasumi amazingly did not have one scratch on her. This was unbelievable but ever since that incident, not one person in the village dared to cause any trouble for Kasumi or Hayate. Though he was just a boy at the time, Hayate had earned the respect of the villagers. Some were due to admiration, while most were due to fear.

Kasumi:

"Are you alright Ryu?"

Ryu:

"Yah."

Kasumi:

"But you're bleeding! Your elbow!"

Kasumi bent down and gently took up Ryu's hand, trying her best to avoid causing him any more pain. As she picked up his had, she expected Ryu to cry out in pain or at least twitch but he just sat there quietly, not making a sound. She took off her bandana and wrapped the wound with it, tying it tight.

"That should keep it from bleeding a lot. At least till my mom can clean and better dress the wound. Come on, I'll help you up."

Ryu stared at Kasumi. Kasumi had always acted as a boy whenever she was around anyone, except around Ryu. When it was just the two of them, her feminine side always held precedence. There weren't many girls in the village, and even less who were relatively close to Ryu's age, other than Kasumi. It was inevitable that there should be some feelings or bonds between the two, but was it just a deep friendship or love? Kasumi helped Ryu back to her home where her mother, Nara, cleaned Ryu's wound and better dressed it.

Once the wound was dressed by Nara, Ryu and Kasumi headed out to see what Hayate was up to at the moment. While they walked, they talked about what they would like to do when they grow up.

Kasumi:

"Hey Ryu! What do you want to be when you grow up? I mean you learn fast, you can keep up with my brother, in fact you are the first to do so! And after all, you are …."

Just then there was noise emitting from a crowd that had gathered just inside the village lines. There seemed to be some commotion and Kasumi was eager to investigate the reason. She grabbed Ryu's hand and gently tugged him in the direction she wanted to go. The two of them slowly made their way through the crowd and stood facing a caravan that had just returned from its trade journey with one of the other villages. This was not unusual but the fact that the caravan had brought back a wounded man was. The commotion was a debate between the villagers on whether to allow the man to stay and recover within the village or not. Kasumi would have kept quiet and watched on but the caravan was the one her father and Ryu's father had gone on. Therefore, the decision to bring back the man was made by the two of them. Kasumi didn't care what anyone else thought but if her father made a decision it was never wrong. She ran to his side and gave her 2 cents worth to the crowd stating that the wounded man should be allowed to recover before he heads out but she was just a child in the eyes of the adults and none paid attention to her, except her father and Ryu's.

Obuna:

"Thank you for your support Kasumi. I know I can count on my precious to be by my side no matter what, but this is a matter that must be dealt with by the village council. Go home and tell your mother to make some room for one more guest at our house, for I think he will be staying with us until he recovers, if the council permits. And tell her to get the bandages and things ready so that we may tend to his wounds immediately, as soon as the decision is made."

Without another word, Kasumi went to relay the information to Nara and Ryu followed. After a few minutes, Obuna and Ryu's father brought the wounded man into the house where Nara tended to his wounds.

After a couple hours of rest, the wounded man awoke and joined the group to some tea and bread. He told them that he was grateful for their help but that he was in danger and if he stayed here with them the entire village will be in danger. Apparently he was a ninja who had fallen for the princess of the clan that was the rival of his clan. This was not accepted by either clan and both pursued the man now. The rival clan to take his life, and his own clan to make an example of him for others within the clan with thoughts of similar intentions. Both clans were one in the beginning but after a controversy over some land, they split into two separate clans, comprised of the two leaders and their followers. The two leaders were best of friends but unfortunately fate had different plans for the both of them than letting them stay together forever. This story hit Kasumi hard and she thought of whether Ryu, Hayate, and she would be friends for life or go their separate ways later in life. While she was pondering this, the wounded man said goodbye and was ready to depart but Obuna stopped him and said that until he was healthy enough to travel he would stay with them in the village and if any trouble should follow him, then the village will be in trouble no matter if he was here or not. Unfortunately for the ninja, he could not refute this statement. Due to the fact that he was brought into the village, no matter that he was let into it, just for being there the village was in danger of an attack. Now, all he could do was hope that he would heal fast enough to move to a different location and let those following him know he's left this village before anything happened. That was the plan but would it hold?

A few villages away from Obuna's village.

Ninja:

"Sensai, we have word that the Gaiden is in a village not too far from this one. It is populated by farmers and peasants. No royalties or fighters are apparent there. Shall we send some of our men to handle this task?"

Ninja Sensai:

"Yesss! Send Akira, Azumamaro, Bussho, and Eri. Make sure that they don't destroy this village like the last! Not unless they absolutely have to. We are ninjas! Not mercenaries!"

Ninja:

"Yes Sensai! As you command!"

Well that's that for now. Kinda forced myself to write another chapter for this series this week. Loved seeing that I broke 100 views on MediaMiner and the reviews from Fanfiction. I promise that I will get the action going soon but give me some time. I got a load of work at the moment and frankly most of my time is taken up by animes! Been spending like there's no tomorrow on them so watching those as well. Plus I need to get into a writing mode else it does not seem to work. That might be the case with this one but please let me know what you think. For those following my Inu Yasha fanfic, Brothers' War, please be patient. I have an idea for it but just need to find some time to write it out. I have that one planned out to the last chapter but it's all in my head so not good planning. ^_^ Hope all enjoyed this one. Peace!