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Mai’s Opening Notes: Ryu’s lost love, two small children to raise and a fiery woman enters his life and breaks his heart. Now as he runs his dojo can he deal with what life throws his way? Inspired by the lives of Mai Naotaki and her siblings on Gaia, and brought to you from the twisted mind of Mai Naotaki herself. Enjoy the death, destruction and ultimate life altering situations.

The soft morning’s light crept into the room, through the balcony doors and the windows. A small breeze crept in, pushing against the curtains. A small woman, whose arms were wrapped around her lover, cuddled for warmth. With a shuffle and stretch Ryu’s eyes opened in a deep mist. With a small motion he shielded his deep blue eyes from the sun and shifted to look at the dormant woman beside him. With a small smile he wrapped his free hand around her and nuzzled at her neck. She let out a small groggy chuckle as she pushed him away. Their eyes met as he moved away from her. “Good morning” He said as he placed a docile kiss on her lips.

“It must be,” She muttered as she moved from under him and sat in bed. She reached for her rob and began to slide it on. Swiftly she stood, with Ryu’s hand reaching out for her.

“Where are you going? I didn’t give you permission to leave” She looked over her shoulder and stuck out her tongue as he scratched at his head.

“I’m going to check on the boys” She said and walked across the room to close the balcony door. A gunshot echoed through the distance. Ryu’s eyes opened wide as he saw his bride collapse on the floor.

“LUNA!” He called out as he jumped out of the bed. He reached his bride and cradled her in his arms. Her blood was everywhere, he noted as he placed pressure on her wound. “Luna, Luna” He let out frantically, as he tried to get her attention. Her eyes looked to him, lifeless in form, and she smiled. “It’s going to be alright,” He let out as he pressed his lips on her forehead. He looked out the balcony doors; no one seemed to be there. How could he have been so laid back when the enemy was always on the go? They’d shot her straight in the heart, no matter what he told her he knew she was gone.

“Ta-ta-take ca-care o-of th-the b-b-boys” She struggled to let out as she felt the cold arms of death wrap around her. “I . . . l-lo-love y-yo-you.” He shushed her and ran his fingers through her hair. He held her, told her he loved her, and was there until she took her last breath. The woman he loved, the woman who had driven him crazy, the woman he had let into his heart was gone.

----One Year Later----

“Daaad!? Daddy!?” A small, purple haired, boy stood teary eyed in the middle of the park. He rubbed at his eyes with his small chubby hands and looked around again. “Dad?” He questioned as he heard a small noise from behind him. “Is that you?” he questioned as he walked towards a bush. “Daddy?” He yelped as a rabbit jumped out at him and he fell back on his butt.

“Muro,” A deep voice called out from behind him. The small boy stood quickly, he patted down his dim blue t-shirt and khakis, and turned to see his father walking out from behind the trees. He ran over and hugged his leg, as his head was patted. “Don’t go off on your own again, kid. Alright?” The small boy nodded as his father took him into his arms. “You scared me to death” The man said as he turned and his free hand pushed at the handle of a blue stroller, where another boy laid asleep.

“I’m sawee daddy” Muro said as he nuzzled his father’s neck.

“Promise you’ll never scare me like that again.” He said as he looked into his son’s deep blue eyes. A smile spread along his rugged face as he caught similarities to his late bride.

“I pwamis” he said as his father carried him out of the park. With his son at arms Ryu walked down the busy streets of Tokyo. With a sigh he spotted a couple of teens in a street fight. He remembered when a fight was all that would drive him. Now he had no time for vigorous training for his life was devoted to his children. Reiiji awoke and called out to him as he rubbed at his eyes and noted he was alone in the stroller.

Not too far away, a petite woman walked down the streets. She was in her early twenties and looked like she had been through hell and back. He short bobbed red hair was a mess and her clothes was torn at. Blood gushed out of open wounds as she walked aimlessly through the streets. People only stopped and looked at her as she struggled to walk. She felt the ground getting closer as her small frame crashed into the floor, the yelp of a small child echoed in her head as she lost consciousness.

----Much Later----

Ryu removed his t-shirt and dropped it in the hamper. Just as he unzipped his pants he heard a whimper struggle out of the young woman he had carried home. He zipped up and turned to eye the young woman. “I didn’t think you’d wake up that quickly.” He said as he walked over to the bed. “How are you feeling? I patched up all your wounds.” He said as he sat on the bed beside her. Her scarlet eyes focused on his face.

“Ryu?” She questioned as she tried to sit. The pain surged through her body, causing her to let out a loud grunt before reverting into her laying position once more. “It must be luck.” She said with a weak smile.

“Do I know you?” He questioned as he studied her face. “I would remember such a pretty face.” He let out as he checked the bandages on her upper torso. With a quick reflex she covered herself with the blanket.

“You never change. You could at least return my clothes before you start hitting on me.” She said with an edge as he started to chuckle.

“Sorry, you had many wounds so I took the liberty of undressing you. None of them are that serious, you don’t need to go to a hospital.”

“Whatever.” She muttered as she looked away from him. “My name is Nina Naotaki” She let out as she eyed the bandages on her arms.

“Nina, Nina, Ni-You’re that gypsy I met-”

“The gypsy girl who kicked your butt” She turned to face him with a large grin on her face as she then stuck out her tongue. “How dare you forget me.” Ryu chuckled lightly as he ruffled her spunky short red hair.

“Keep dreaming,” With that said Ryu stood and took out a nightgown from one of the dressers. “Slip into this Nina,”

“Won’t the owner be mad?” Ryu’s expression softened on the frail piece of cloth. “Did I say something wrong?” Nina questioned as she began to sit up slowly, never letting the blanket fall from her petite form.

“No, the owner passed on”

“I’m sorry” She let out as he helped her into the nightgown. “Your wife?”

“Yeah” With that the discussion was closed and Ryu took his seat once more.

“So, have you been training lately?” She asked as she scanned over his toned body.

“I haven’t had much time, I get a little training in every now and then when I’m at my dojo with my students . . . So, kid, what are you doing out in Tokyo?”

“Well, I’m looking to get promoted.” She let out a grin. “But things haven’t gone so well for me. Just recently I got into a really bad fight. There’s this guy terrorizing a lot of street fighters here in Tokyo.” Ryu’s brow furrowed as he scanned her expression. “Well, I wanted to put a stop to him but I got my a** kicked.” She grinned and scratched the back of her head. It was already obvious. “Sensei would be ashamed”

“You’re not going to get yourself promoted if you’re fighting gangsters and getting beat up. You have to win fights so only pick ones you have a chance in.”

“He killed someone I knew, someone very close to me. So you see it was my duty to go after him. They say this guy was part of MI6, he’s a killing machine . . .” She muttered as she looked away and a shadow seemed to overcome her emotions. Just then the door was pushed open and two small heads popped in. Nina spotted the boys and smiled “Yours?”

“Come in you two” Ryu called out and the two kids slowly walked in. Muro was first, wearing the same dim blue t-shirt and khakis. Behind Muro, Reiiji shyly walked in his white t-shirt and black overalls. The small boys’ eyes seemed to scan every aspect of Nina as they scurried over to their father’s side. Ryu instantly lifted each child onto the bed beside him.

“Is da ledy okeh?” Muro asked as his brother snatched a lollypop from his hand.

“Yeah, she’s alright.” Ryu looked up at Nina with a warm smile. “This is Muro and his little brother Reiiji”

“Such handsome kids, just like their father” Nina said with a smile as her vision began to blur and she began to lose focus.

“Hey,” Ryu said as he tried to catch her attention, while he feeling her temperature. “I’ll make you something to eat, you look pale.” Ryu said as he stood from the bed and started to head for the door. “You boys take care of Nina” Muro nodded as he watched Reiiji suckle the lollypop he had stolen from him.

----Weeks later----

Nina stood out on the balcony of Ryu’s apartment. The full moon shown lightly above her as the stars seemed to dance in the deep blue sky. After Ryu had found her unconscious she had made home in his apartment for the time being. In the condition she had been in there was no way that she could have gone out again and gotten her revenge. She had to train, she had to get stronger but Ryu and his kids were keeping her at bay. <I>Ryu and his kids,</I> she thought as she ran a hand through her short red hair with a smile. Just as the thought ran through her head she heard a rummaging from within Ryu’s bedroom. She turned slightly to eye Ryu standing between the sliding doors, his arms crossed as he leaned to the side in his plain gray cargo pants and a white t-shirt. He walked towards her on the balcony, leaning on the banister when he was at her side. “Kids in bed?” Nina questioned as she looked out onto the city with him.

“Sound asleep.” He said in a low relaxed voice.

“They’re a handful.”

“You don’t have to tell me,” Ryu said with a chuckle as he straightened and scratched childishly at the back of his neck. Nina smiled and turned to face him, canting her head to the side as she did so.

“It’s too bad”

“Eh?” Ryo questioned as his eyes drifted down to her over exposed breast. She was wearing a plain skimpy low-rise black tank top with a jean miniskirt and black tights. It was something he had always noticed; when she dressed no one could keep their eyes off her. She chuckled lightly as his attention was drawn back to her.

“Well, it’s too bad they’re going to be brutes like you. They need more feminine influences. Knowing you you’re going to raise them in the way of the fist-“

“You and I were both raised that way and we’re perfectly normal. So what’s wrong with that?” Ryu questioned, half offended. “And why do you always make it a habit of insulting me when you talk?” With another chuckled Nina had turned away from him and her attention was again on the city. “Nina?” Ryu said after a moment of silence. When she didn’t respond he grabbed her at her shoulders and gently spun her to face him. Their eyes were locked now, deep intense blue ones onto passive scarlet ones.

“Ryu . . . . I” He shushed her as he drew her closer to him.

“Wait, don’t talk.” He said as he released one of her shoulders and ran his hand through her short hair. Placing his free hand on the back of her head, and letting his other fall to her slender waist, he drew the petite woman even closer. With a lazy motion he placed his lips on hers.

----End Chapter 1----

Yaori Masuri
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Commented on: Mon Dec 18, 2006 @ 12:53am


	claps Hands Wonderful! just >.> Brilliant! lol can`t wait for the next part! also when I can come in and annoy the living hell out of everyone! Bwhahahahahahahaha

Commented on: Mon Dec 18, 2006 @ 04:27am


	You'll pop in soon enough, I just thought to give some backround before I get into the actual story

Mai Naotaki
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Epileptic Seizure
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Commented on: Fri Jan 05, 2007 @ 02:13am


	Cool. Good job. Keep writin'. (btw, left gaia, though pm me if you wanna keep in touch, or add my msn, anti-emo69@hotmail.com

Commented on: Thu Feb 01, 2007 @ 10:13pm


	I enjoyed this opener, it raises a few questions I'm hoping to find the answers to in the next one ^^

Lilikato
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Sapphire_God
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Commented on: Tue Sep 18, 2012 @ 04:16pm


	Wow, what a story~

Commented on: Fri Sep 28, 2012 @ 05:03am


	There's another chapter if you enjoyed it smile Gaia oldie March 21, 2004 [My Deviant Art] Questing/donating Art 52/300

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