Encounter
Part: one
An ominous, chilling silence had fallen over the area and the still humid sticky air clung to her heavy body. Her breath was faint as she quietly rested under the giant oak tree.
"Hey-- she's over here," a young man with glasses spoke as he observed her with his dark eyes.
"So she sleeps, huh?" a muscular, dark skinned man spoke and carelessly walked to the motionless woman.
"Umm…that…"
He was cut off when a brisk voice snapped, "Shut up! She's out; don't give me crap! You got it, kid."
"Yeah. Sure," the boy mumbled and looked over at the third man. He was pale in complexion, with black hair and burning red eyes. He seemed to be the leader (or at least the most respected man) of the group. Whether that was because of his strength or seemingly deadly essence, one might never know.
It was still midday, but these ninja had grown careless-- so obsessed with pursuing something they had forgotten that they were unwelcome guests…not only the Forest of Death, but the Leaf Village as well. The dark man used his dirty shoe to turn the women over; her face was that of the dead, a cold white color, and her eyes half open had lost their youthful glisten. Yet her smoky green eyes followed the man's shoe to his face.
"We've got you now…I do believe we will be paid well tonight; don't you think so, Kabuto?" the man said, and looked over at the white-haired boy with glasses behind him.
She can't be taken down so easily-- even if that poison was powerful. As long as she is breathing, she can still bite, Kabuto thought to himself and adjusted his glasses.
"Raiden…don't underestimate her," Kabuto warned.
"Kabuto's right. Don't be so hasty to find your grave." The pale man looked cruelly at the women with his blood-stained eyes. Raiden let out an irritated snarl and pushed his right heel into the woman's gut. The woman groaned, rolling her face to the cold ground as she coughed up a mouthful of blood. Raiden chuckled and removed his foot, an evil sneer crossing his face.
"Don't even think about it," the red eyed man snapped. "She is my wife; only I will be given the luxury of killing her."
"If you want it so bad, just go into town…I'm sure you can find--" Kabuto started.
"Enough!" Hitoshi shouted. "Bring her. We're going."
Raiden hesitated but bent down to pick the girl up; he knew he was no match for the medical ninja or Hitoshi, the red eyed man. Suddenly a loud cry rang overhead along with an obnoxious gagging noise and the intense cracking of bone. The two men looked back to see their partner being strangled like a rabbit between a wolf's teeth. The women had used her last bit of strength and bit down on the man's throat.
Kabuto looked at the scene in complete horror. If she can do this after she was like that…what the hell is she? and her chakra...
Hitoshi jumped at the sight but quickly calmed himself and began walking over, when he felt the womans body heat up with a sudden increment of chakra, he stopped.
"So the drug is wearing off already?" Hitoshi mumbled, astounded, and glowered at the woman exuding the over-bearing amount of chakra.
"It looks that way. We know where she is, let's retreat for now." Kabuto ordered. Hitoshi nodded and the two disappeared with a poof of smoke.
The woman opened her eyes and found that the air around her was going cold as the sun set. She releases her prey and and stands.
"What happened?" she mumbled as her body began to shake with nervous jitters. She looked at the corpse sprawled at her feet. The man's eyes were still wide open glazed with fear. She let out a loud scream and ran her hands to her face.
"Stop, calm down," she murmured to herself. "It's done, it doesn't matter." She shook her head violently and pulled at her blood-stained hair, attempting to stop herself from accepting what she had done. Releasing the splattered locks she let her hands fall to her sides and took in a deep breath trying to regain her composure. "One…two…three…four…five…" she counted, taking comfort in the systematic order, and swiftly walked away.
She soon came upon a large red building and climbed to the top for a good look around. The building seemed to be placed in the middle of a vast dense forest, which suddenly stopped as if fenced off and not allowed to spread as a natural forest should. This also gave it an equal distance all the way around. She switched her gaze and watched the painful lush of the evening sun as it sank over the giant trees. The woman closed her eyes for a brief second before opening them again.
So I really am here…I hope he's alright. the woman thought and pressed her fingers to her forehead, slowly massaging as if to rub away a headache. "Why can't I remember anything? What did I do to that man? Why? Why? Why…?" she started with a yell, but quickly faded into a mumble of distress. With a sigh she laid her tense body against the tarnished red roof and tried to relax herself on the sun-heated plates of the rooftop. Her body began to shake again as the chilling cold air licked at her body. The sun was gone and darkness quickly consumed her.
"Looks like I'm stuck here for now." she spoke to herself. She stood up, took a last look over the area before disappearing behind a broken window.