Author's Notes
Hi people!
Oh my God! I'm so excited! The second I finishes Unexpected Curses I was suddenly hit by a huge tidal wave of ideas for a sequel! That's right! Another sequel!
I know it hasn't been that long since I finished the last book, but I just couldn't wait! I admit that I haven't actually properly finished the first chapter so I'm kinda making it up as I go along, but I have loads of good twists in store for ya!
Anyway, I would just like to say a special thanks to all the reviewers so far that have helped me to actually keep writing up to this point!
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Moving on, I just would like to point out that I realize my books have been quite confusing and some parts don't make sense. Well, one of the main reasons I actually decided to write Unexpected Twist is to clear up some things that may not have been explained very well/at all.
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Chapter 1 - Hear Me
The sound of fast paced footsteps echoed through the halls as Kabuto rushed frantically to Orochimaru's chambers.
"Damn it... why must you be so damn difficult..." Kabuto mumbled to himself. The silver-haired Shinobi turned the corner and knocked loudly on the snake's door.
"What is it, Kabuto?" Orochimaru casually opened his door and leaned against the door frame, "You don't need to knock so loud,"
Kabuto apologized quickly and gave his reason for being so haste.
The older male's green eyes widened for a split second, "What..." He frowned ever so slightly, "Sasuke! Juugo! Suigetsu! Karin!" As ordered, the team appeared in the blink of an eye, "Scan the area, Zeotora's missing,"
"Yes Master," The group then disappeared and set out on their search party.
"Dinto!"
"Yeah?" The young man had arrived at the scene the moment he heard the panic in Orochimaru's voice.
"You and Kabuto search Zeotora's room for anything that could tell us where she is, and I mean ANYTHING!"
The two males accepted their orders and headed for the missing team member's room.
"Argh..." Orochimaru paced back and forth," Where have you disappeared to this time..."
"Where the hell is she?" Juugo walked further as he spoke, "We only locked her in her room about half an hour ago, and already she's gone without a trace,"
"You're forgetting that the little bitch is and ex-ANBU captain, do you really expect any less?" Suigetsu commented in a matter-of-factly way. He spoke of Zeotora in such a way because they never really got on that well. Especially since the blonde could pick out the most insults for him when she had her spontaneous episodes. Of course, Zeotora would have to apologize afterwards but Suigetsu and Zeotora would always end up falling out over something/anything else.
The snap of a rather thick twig sounded near by. Karin jumped, "Did you hear that?" The redhead grabbed onto Sasuke's arm and looked around quickly.
"Karin..." Sasuke sighed, "Get off of me..."
"But I have a really bad feeling and I heard something," Karin wasn't usually the one to get scared easily, but since Zeotora started developing her taste for human flesh, she had feared that one day she would be the carnivore's side dish. One time, Zeotora actually snapped at her for interrupting during her 'me time'. Karin still had the deep scar in her leg.
There was a rustle from the surrounding trees, "I heard it that time," Suigetsu looked around for the source of the noise.
"No matter how hard you look..." A voice came out of no where, causing the tiniest wave of fear to run through every member of the small group, "You can't find a needle in a haystack.."
Juugo was taken by surprise as his body was flung against the tree and completely immobilized. Suigetsu totally freaked out as he heard noises all around him, suddenly he was buried in shadows and his head felt like it was about to be crushed by the intense weight of the voices that were creeping into his consciousness.
Sasuke was catapulted directly into the air and the force was so pressuring that he couldn't breathe, his body went completely numb and he felt as if he was being literally ripped apart, piece by piece.
Karin shrieked as she was pulled into the darkness by a pair of cold hand, she silenced and started to tremble with fear, her eyes shaking so much that she wasn't sure if she was actually seeing what she thought she was. Never before had she been so scared in her life
"Night night..." Another scream echoed through the forest , then all was silent once more.
"What's this?" Dinto lifted the large box out of the wardrobe, "Hmm..." He opened the lid and looked inside at the folded cloaks, "Just her 'rewards',"
"You shouldn't go through other people's personal belongings..." Lightning flashed as the voice spoke again, both Dinto and Kabuto spun round to see Zeotora crouched on the window ledge, the window open and the cold, night wind blowing through Zeotora's, once more, blonde hair.
"Zeo, where have you been? You had everyone really worried!" Kabuto was acting all brotherly again, that's what annoyed Zeotora the most. He would always act like Zeotora didn't matter at all, but then when other people were around he would act like the perfect big brother, as always.
"I needed a walk... you know, to clear my head," Zeotora jumped down form the ledge and brushed herself off, she ran her hand over the fabric of the cloak then put the lid back onto the box and put it into her wardrobe.
"Well, you could of at least told us..."
"Well, I could have, except for the fact that you guys locked me in, and do you know how hard it is to break down a door that thick?" She pointed at the large, oak door, indeed it was thick and extremely strong.
Kabuto half sighed, half laughed, looks like she's back to normal.
Zeotora yawned, "Hey Dinto, have ya still got that boy in the kitchen?"
Dinto smirked, "Hungry now, are we?" He let out a slight chuckle, "Yea, scared shitless, just how you like your food,"
"You know me so well, Dinny," Zeotora smiled and headed for the kitchen, she opened the door to see the young boy, sat in the corner, crying with his arms wrapped around his knees.
"Hi... are you scared?" Zeotora slowly walked over to the boy and crouched down beside him, a friendly, warm smile on her face.
"I... I kinda w..was... that man was sc..scary..." The little boy sniffled and tried to calm himself down. Zeotora tilted her head to the side slightly, with a puzzled look in her eyes.
"Who? You mean Dinny? He's a good friend of mine, you don't need to be scared of him... he acts tough but he's really just a wimp..."
The boy laughed a bit, he looked up at the blonde, the tears partially dried, "I suppose... he's not th..that scary.."
Zeotora ruffled the boy's hair and smiled warmly, her smile then dropped as she looked the boy in the eyes, "He's not the one you should be scared of..." Panic suddenly shot through the boy as Zeotora's nails grew into monstrous claws, her canine teeth growing into fangs and her eyes pulsing with luminous red, "I am..." Blood splattered to the floor as Zeotora's claws broke straight through the boy's skull, shattering his bones with hardly any effort, Zeotora let an evil glare crawl across her face as she watched the life drain from the boy, it truly was a beautiful sight in her eyes.
That sudden fear of death, the scent of such a young child believing he was safe, the smell of trust being broken, the feeling of knowing that you have power over those weaker and more ignorant than yourself, such an amazing feeling.
Suddenly, flashes of memories burst into Zeotora's mind. She remembered those two children she had killed, the one little girl she didn't spare on her last mission, the many children from the families that she had assassinated, the many, many families she killed. The Kunoichi was overwhelmed by a sudden wave of guilt. How was it possible for someone to kill children and not feel anything but pleasure?
"Am I really... a monster..." Zeotora frowned, her red eyes filled with sorrow and regret. She pulled her claws out of the boy's skull and gently stroked his cheek, "I'm not that bad... am I?" The blonde sighed as she thought back to all the times she completely ignored other people's feelings and went with what gave her pleasure, "What should I do? I never meant for Kakuzu to fall in love with me, or Deidara... and I don't know why I kissed Hidan... I hurt them all pretty badly, emotionally, I mean," Zeotora knew that the boy couldn't hear her, but it was good to get it off her chest, "I know I probably encouraged most of it... like I'm always so friendly to them, it probably gives off mixed signals... I'm so stupid... I'm always stupid, always making the big mistakes and laughing it off, but... you can't laugh off heartbreak, right?"
Zeotora began subconsciously stroking the boy's dusty blonde hair, it was soft, yet stained and still remained perfectly innocent. The look on the poor child's face was between betrayed and thankful.
"Wait... what's that..." Zeotora lifted the boy's hand and examined the bruises on his wrist, they were dark green and yellow, with rope burns. The Kunoichi rolled up the boy's sleeve to see all the burns and bruises, they were all different shades of green and yellow, but Dinto only found the boy today, how could bruises from today already turn that colour, fresh bruises are blue or purple or a mixture of both, it takes a while for them to turn yellowy green.
Suddenly, realization struck Zeotora, the boy was being abused in the first place... no wonder he was so scared, Zeotora pulled to boy close and wrapped her arms around him, how could someone do such a thing like abusing their child. "But... I'm just as bad..."
"Please..."
Zeotora jumped slightly, she was used to hearing voices, but this time she heard the boy's voice, she knew he was dead but she had the feeling he was trying to tell her something, it must have been the physical contact that made her able to hear the boy's last minute thoughts, "What do you want to say..."
"Please... save my little sister..."
The voice faded off into nothing as he finished his last wish. Zeotora made a promise to herself and the boy that she would save his sister, even if it cost her life.
"Mommy please! Please don't!" The little girl begged as her mother walked towards her with a half empty bottle of sake in her hand.
"Shut up you little brat!" The woman lifted her hand and slapped the girl across the face, the tears streaming down the poor girl's cheeks.
"Please mommy.. it hurts..."
"It's meant to, stupid girl!"
The girl's cries were heard throughout the night, by the time her mother had passed out due to the alcohol in her system, the girl was hiding under her bed, singing to herself through the tears.
"You gotta be out there... you gotta be somewhere...
Wherever you are, I'm waiting...
'cause there are these nights when I sing myself to sleep...
And I'm hoping my dreams bring you close to me
Are you listening?"
The young girl rubbed her eyes and layed down, as she hugged her blanket tightly, the newly formed bruise on her face deepening in purple.
"Hear me I'm crying out, I'm ready now
Turn my world upside down, find me
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
I need you to see I'm screaming for you to please...
Hear me..."
She cried out one last tear as she slowly fell asleep, whispering to herself, hoping, praying that someone would hear her, "Brother... be safe.."
*~To be continued~*
A/N
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww! I know, it's so sad!
Ok, imagine the girl singing with a runny nose and a trembling voice, it's so so so so so sad! Child abuse is wrong!
Obviously, this chapter is written to the song Hear Me by Kelly Clarkson. I love the song so much! And I really wanted the end of the chapter to make a big impact, so sad!
I know, you're all like, "OMG NEW BOOK!" Then when you read the chapter, "OMG YOUR SO MEAN!"
I'm so excited that I'm writing more on this storyline, because I'm becoming seriously attached haha XP
Right, so don't forget to review and see ya next time! *waves*
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