01 And the Wires Are pulled
Dance with the Devil
By: ShizukaAio10
I Stared out the alley bored as a typical teenager could be after standing stone still for four hours again four hours, a receiver occupied me left ear occasionally filling it with static followed by the voices of my comrades. I sighed slightly annoyed; I always got the gay jobs such as look out as the primary example since that was what I was currently doing. I was twirling a kunai around my finger absent minded the swish of the blade slicing through the air the only quiet sound in the alley. I rolled my eyes as the voice I had been waiting on came over the receiver.
"Are we ready?"
I couldn't help but decide to be a smart allelic. "I've been ready for the last four hours I've been standing here in the black alley, but by all means if your ready feel free to come join me."
"Watch it brat!" the male voice warned.
"Oh, bite me." I growled pulling the receiver out of my ear while the voice yelled for a minute making the microphone screech with feedback. I listened slightly but not really caring about what he was saying odds where it was just a bunch of cuss words directed at me.
"Alright we got any eyes?" the voice asked calmly yet seriously.
I leaned around the corner to look at the old run down warehouse. "Jeb it looks like no one has been here in the last twenty- four centuries." I said watching the warehouse closely just then I saw to shadows emerge from the woods near by and enter the dilapidated warehouse from a hole in the side of the structure. "Wait, I got two!" I hissed quickly flipping my kunai around ready to attack.
"describe 'em." Jeb said happily
I frowned, 'why does he care what they look like?' I Stared at the hole for a minute trying to recollect their shadowy appearance the darkness had hid them from my sight almost completely so I had to do a little guess work and a few comparisons. " Well first guy looked about Talon's height wearing a cloak, second guy was about a head taller wearing identical cloths but was carrying something on his back that looked like a over sized sword," I answered pushing further back into the alley covering my mouth as I talked. "they just entered the warehouse."
"Alright don't worry about 'em that's who were here to see." Jeb the "boss" of our little group replied sounding satisfied.
My frown deepened. "Hang on, Jeb you told me that this was a heist not a chat session." I quietly yelled into the receiver.
"Think of it as and information heist brat, but believe me it's really easy to get you to believe what ever we tell you." Jeb replied laughing.
I glared at the wall burning a hole through it well not really burning more like carving out a hole with my telekinesis. 'How did I not know that very second he told me? Oh yeah I'm gullible as a three year old talking to her mommy.' I mentally growled clenching my fist while snapping my teeth together making an audible noise. I was imagining the wall as Jeb wishing I could seriously just break a wrist or something for him messing with me...again...for the 50th time! He had done the same exact thing two nights ago and strangely enough we had come to the exact same spot and I had been stationed in the exact same alley, across the street from the exact same warehouse, next to the exact same forest. Yeah I should have known.
"Alright let's go, Kyoko give us the signal."
I ripped my eyes away from the wall dashing around the corner into the moonlight using my telekinesis to keep my feet off the ground and accelerate myself to the ware house. To onlookers I was nothing but a black and white blur I loved doing this it felt good like I could out run anything in the world. I reached the warehouse skidding to a halt next to the side near the hole where the two walked in. I peeked in quickly trying to find them among the shadows but it was too dark and I didn't have time to waste Jeb would know if I was delaying. I slipped past the whole circling around the side to walk around to the opening doors. I crouched down near the door placing my hand over my voice imitating a raven caw, using my hand to amplify my voice. All at once four blurs darted from different locations to join me at the ware house.
"Good work brat," Jeb said coming to stand next to me, just before he back handed me. "but don't ever get smart with me" the force of the smack made my head snap to the side making my neck crack; I felt my skin split to open a gash. I was debating which hurt more getting punch with metal knuckles by Talon or getting backhanded by Jeb while he was wearing his weird metal finger glove that was really sharp and jagged. I felt blood trickle down from the gash on my cheek and then the decision was apparent: Talon hurt worse but Jeb left more marks. The force may have made my neck crack but I stood my ground and didn't stumble. This apparently annoyed the crap out of Jeb so being his big bad self he took it a step further. Grabbing me by my collar he slammed me into the outer wall of the warehouse; I grunted from the force but it was choked off by Jeb punching me in the stomach knocking the wind out of me.
"Do you understand me brat?" he asked holding me up by my shirt collar.
"Sure Jeb I got it memorized." I said straightening up in his hold.
Jeb let go of my collar allowing my dangling feet to touch the ground again. "Good, now be a good brat and wait here while we settle some business" Jeb said walking away. The three other followed only Afrit gave me a concerned glance. Afrit was a tall raven haired teen and Jeb's only son; which I swear up and down is a straight up lie seeing as how Afrit was a 360 of Jeb.
Afrit was quiet, sweet, and caring, plus unless it was completely necessary Afrit wouldn't even hurt a fly, where as Jeb would rip out the wings and sit there torturing it long and slow till it twitched itself to death. They looked alike and that was about it only Afrit was a tad bit shorter then Jeb. I gave Afrit a short nod to let him know I was still OK which he acknowledged with a small two fingered salute. He followed Jeb and the other two into the warehouse leaving the door cracked a bit so I'd be able to at least hear what went on.
Sadly though Jeb ruined the plan "Afrit shut that dang door!"
"Sure Dad,"Afrit replied quietly I caught a glimpse of his topaz eye through the crack "Sky light." he whispered before shutting the door with a quiet thud so Jeb knew it was shut.
I smirked Afrit always had my back for situations like this I really couldn't place how Afrit figured out there was a sky light in a matter of seconds but hey it was awesome. I'd have to talk to him about that to learn how to do it that sounded really useful. I stood back away from the door and used my telekinesis to levitate myself into the sky to the roof careful not to actually touch down I may be slick but I wasn't that slick. I maneuvered my way past the sky light nervous that they'd be able to see me even if there was no actual moon or stars for that matter. I opened a portal a few feet away from the sky light through the roof I slid my way through the portal till my waist up was inside the building.
Torch light danced off the wall giving everything an eerie glow. In the center of the dimly lit room I could make out Jeb, Afrit, and our other guys Talon and Rei. Standing opposite of them hidden deeply in the shadows was the two guys wearing the identical cloaks or so I assumed.
"So where is she?" one of the cloaked guys asked in a slightly deep voice.
"Right outside" Jeb answered.
'Well safe to say they're talking about me...' I thought quirking an eyebrow and coming further into the room.
"Why are you stalling in giving her over, we're paying you for her" a deeper voice that shook the wall asked probably a little too loud cause Jeb cast a worried glance to the door I could make out one of Talon's silencers next to the door to make sure I wouldn't be able to eavesdrop on them. The guy's voice was rough and it was defiantly creepy from my spot.
"I need her for two more days tops for a job" Jeb answered rather quietly as if he was scared.
I leaned further into the building 'what's up with that nothing that I know of has ever scared Jeb. Well except when Afrit took Talon out for breaking my jaw but hey that was pretty funny and proved Afrit wasn't a wimpy pushover like everyone thought.' I thought uneasily. Afrit must have been thinking the same because he cast a glance up at his Dad and shift uncomfortably.
The one that had spoken earlier sighed before speaking again. "I'm beginning to believe that you're thinking of double crossing us."
"No, I swear just two more days!" Jeb said hurriedly. Yeah he was defiantly scared.
"Better not be 'cause if you are I'll shave your son's skin off piece by piece and then feed him to a pack of dogs." The bigger guy said gripping the thing on his back I shoved myself into the building up to my ankles ready to go defend Afrit if need be, but Jeb side stepped in front of him blocking him from view. I exhaled my held breath slowly pushing my body back up through the roof so I was just in the building from my waist up again.
"Alright, Alright, where do you want us to deliver her to?" Jeb asked pushing Afrit toward the door a little, by taking a tentative step back.
"Don't bother we'll find you." the less deep voice said and then everything was quiet.
"Let's get out of here boys before Mr. Freak and Freakier show back up." Jeb said heading for the door, seeming eager to leave. I ripped out of the portal tail lining for the edge of the roof. I dropped off the edge landing with a thud on the ground sitting cross legged picking up some pebbles and starting to throw them just as the guys walked out, insane timing I know.
"Come on brat let's go." Jeb said kicking dirt in my direction. I deflected it with my black energy field. I jumped to my feet only to get knocked back down by Talon.
"Yeah move it brat" he said stepping over me.
"Watch it Talon" I growled standing back up dusting off my pants.
"Careful Kyoko I'd hate to see Jeb nail you again." Rei said placing a hand on top of my head.
"And I'd hate to see you get thrown through a wall again Rei" I said glaring up at him.
"Well, aren't we feisty tonight Kyoko?" Rei asked ruffling my hair.
I growled quietly swiping at his hand. Rei and Talon, my second and third least favorite people in the entire world, almost as bad as Jeb but neither of them had the guts to actually hit me and hurt me. That didn't stop them from them having Jeb do it for them and the only reason I didn't hurt Jeb was because Afrit was my friend and Jeb was Afrit's dad, that was the only thing protecting him from me and he knew that that's why he encouraged mine and Afrit's friendship so much. I felt a hand on my shoulder but from the lightness I knew it was Afrit.
"You OK?" he asked walking a little in front of me.
"Yeah" I answered falling into step with him.
"Well Kyoko did you hear any part of the conversation between our two groups?" He asked in a whisper.
"Yeah I got a bit of the conversation." I said looking up at him.
"We can talk when-"
"You two quit whispering back there or I'll come back there and knock you senseless." Jeb's yell interrupted our conversation.
I rolled my eyes, 'Yeah and when you say "you", what you really mean is "Kyoko"' I thought huffing Afrit became silent also. It was painfully quiet the rest of the walk, which was really strange because normally Jeb was at least bragging about something whether relevant or not. We reached the hideout soon though so I had an excuse to leave the group and head to bed in my room. The "hideout" had actually been my home before I'd met Jeb, Afrit, Talon, and Rei they just moved in. My room was separate from the rest of the house they just crashed in the living room.
The more appropriate word or name for my room would be fort blankets, from the second you walked in you were met by a wall of blankets the prevented you from even entering the room save for a small hole. The blankets literally took up my entire room well at least the entrance portion from the floor all the way to the ceiling I don't know why I found this the most comfortable way to sleep but hey it was defiantly fun. The hole wound its way through the blankets as a tunnel to the center of the blankets where they hollowed into a sort of cocoon reinforced by my telekinesis. I crawled into the tunnel kicking my shoes off on my way in closing the door with my foot. I crawled through the length of the tunnel and dropped down on to the base of the blanket cocoon. I landed with a soft thud curling into a ball the second I hit.
I pulled my black pillow under my head looping my arm under the pillow while pulling my black blanket over me. I dug around in the blankets under me till I found my panda buried within the blankets, the only reason I slept with a panda plushie was because it was from my mom and that was the only reason. Once comfortable I fell into a light but troubled sleep. This wasn't any different from any other night for me; I never slept well even on a good day not since that day.
"Kyoko you still up?" Afrit's voice called waking me up instantly.
"Yeah, I'm up Afrit." I said plugging in my small hanging light.
I looked up to find Afrit in the tunnel entrance with his eyes shut tight scrunching up his face. I sat up quirking an eyebrow. "Uh are you decent? Can I come in?" he asked keeping his eyes close.
I sighed "yeah, come on in Afrit." I shoved my panda back down into the blankets so Afrit didn't see it. It was slightly awkward explaining why a sixteen year old slept with a stuffed panda at night.
Afrit slid out of the tunnel landing face first in a roll on the blankets at my feet, I tried my best to stifle my laugh. Afrit sighed not doing anything to remove his face from the blankets I supposed he was trying to make up an excuse for the bad landing; eventually though he sat back up so we were eye level and facing each other.
"So what's the scoop with the whole meeting tonight?" I asked starting up the conversation.
"I don't know where I should start, it's all so complicated." he said shrugging
"Well, who were the two big guys then let's start there and work our way through." I suggested remembering the two shadowy guys.
"Dang Kyoko you would ask the one thing I cant answer," Afrit said scratching the back of his head. "All I know is they're bad news, some thing about them is just straight up creepy." he said frowning. I frowned too it normally took a lot to creep Afrit out seeing as how he lived with creepy sexist pigs that basically wrote the book on being creepy.
"OK what's up with them paying Jeb?" I was pretty sure of the answer but I wanted to be completely sure before I jumped to conclusions.
"For some reason they're desperate to get you, don't know why exactly, but anyway they offered my dad four million yen in exchange for you," Afrit said rather ashamed "And he accepted." he finished bowing his head.
I wasn't exactly shocked more betrayed I guess and I felt a little stupid I didn't see it coming. "Well that is uh troublesome, how long till their little transaction?" I asked laying back down staring at the ceiling.
Afrit was quiet for a moment "Tomorrow after our job they're tracking us down to come and take you." Afrit confirmed looking sad.
I huffed before punching Afrit's arm lightly " 'ey, cheer up A" I said soothingly. "What's the job?" I asked trying to switch over conversations to something less life changing and dramatic. Too bad it was a wasted attempt.
"Assassinations" Afrit said sinking even lower into his depressed mood
"OK Afrit, how many are we talking about exactly, it isn't like some ultra heavy mission is it?" I asked quietly getting a sinking feeling in my stomach.
"Two...A Father and son" Afrit said sighing
Now I knew why he felt so bad unlike me Afrit still had a conscious and a family so missions like this always made him upset. "That's not too bad..." I said frowning even more then I already had been.
"Yeah but..."
"I know"
"Kyoko what are you going to do?"
"what is Kyoko suppose to be doing something about." I asked using third person to refer to myself.
Afrit gave me a disbelieving the look. "Kyoko are you serious, did you forget about the two guys coming to take you in the span of two minutes?" Afrit asked letting his mouth hang open a little.
" I didn't forget Afrit, you just switched initial topics on me without letting me know so I was a little lost. I'm going to wait play along till opportunity strikes then do something about it." I said pulling my pillow under my head again.
"Well do you want help with your plan even though I can think of a few fatal flaws in the plan." Afrit said looking up from his sulking.
"No Afrit, if you got hurt or in trouble I'd never forgive myself" I said giving a vague shake of my head.
"yeah Kyoko OK I guess I see your point but if I do decide to help anyway don't hate me for it please Kyoko." Afrit said smirking. "Well I got to go before I'm sorely missed." he said standing up the best he could on the unstable blankets.
"Right, see ya" I said watching him leave.
After Afrit was gone I curled back up into a little ball with my panda blanket and pillow. Sleep came slow as usual, and when it came there was no rest in it, only nightmare from my darkest memories. Though for some reason I felt like I was being watched but I knew I was alone in my cocoon I soon fell asleep though so I thought no more of it.
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A raven haired teen was staring down at a basin of water passively; his crimson eyes watched the water closely though they were slightly concealed by his hat and his bangs.
"Well what do you think Itachi?" A tall figure asked from behind the teen.
The teen removed his hat revealing his features. "Not exactly your most threatening person you'd meet amongst thieves." Itachi said glancing up from the basin of water.
The other man grunted. "So an easy grab-and-go you say Itachi?"
Itachi looked up at him. "I didn't say that exactly Kisame but I believe it won't be that hard to take the girl."
Kisame laughed removing his hat also to reveal his face. His skin was a faint bluish tint making it seem like he had recently been unfrozen, his teeth were sharp and jagged like a sharks, and on his cheeks black marks formed what looked like gills. "This should be rather relaxing for a change then." He said a razor sharp smile marring his features.
Itachi looked down at the water a slightly distorted picture of a girl wrapped up in a blanket within a million more blankets with a panda hugged to her chest was vaguely visible. Itachi spit into the water and the image disappeared leaving behind clear blue water.
"Hey you two! It is way past curfew get back to your homes now!" a guard yelled from behind Itachi. Kisame replaced his hat on his head as did Itachi.
"Itachi lemme take him out he's being fairly annoying starting a ruckus in the dead of night." Kisame said gripping the hilt of the thing on his back; Itachi said nothing he just watched the guard. Kisame took his silent as a yes and advanced on the guard. The guard didn't even get time to react before Kisame had shaved him right in half. "Aw poor guy didn't even have time to deflect Samehada."the bandages around Samehada had ripped away to reveal the actual sword.
The sword itself was an oddity the sword was made of dark blue scales that were razor sharp and layered to make the large sword, the hilt was long with a yellow hue topped with a small white skull. The scales seemed to shift for a few seconds as they devoured the chakra of the corpse. Kisame replaced the giant sword on his back smiling visciously.
"I love doing that!" he said adjusting his hat so it concealed most of his face again.
Itachi looked away. "Kisame, let's go before more of them show up and we have to make a scene, and have to clean up a huge mess of corpses."
Kisame and Itachi dashed away leaving the mutilated corpse where it lay the crossed over the river and back into the forest where they were to wait to get their target the legacy of the Haruka clan.
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"Hey brat, get up!" Jebs voice called waking me up.
I cracked open my left eye looking around Jeb wasnt in here but I was pretty sure he was right outside my door. This was the one place that Talon, Rei, and Jeb would never follow me into, that was because I had threatened them not to or it would be their life of course Rei didnt take me seriously and wound up in the hospital, so whenever they needed me they sent Afrit in after me.
I levitated my self out of the blanket drifting to the edge I opened a portal to the other side of my blanket fort into my actual room where all my stuff was. I dressed quickly into a pair of black baggy pants, a navy blue and black short sleeve shirt, and a black hoodie with a corset like back with white stitching that made angel wings. After I dressed I ghosted (1) through the blankets reaching my door to leave.
"Brat I told you to-!" Jeb yelled into my face. I cringed as my ears rang like a church bell.
"I heard you Jeb." I said trying to return hearing to my right ear.
"Then answer." he said flicking my forehead, turning on his heel and stalking away.
I glared at the back of his head. 'Butt hole.' I though seething, I growled before following not forgetting to slam the door.
"Sounds like sleeping beauty is up" Talon said smirking at me from the table.
"Can it you sexist pig." I spat kicking the table jarring his plate of food almost spilling it.
Talon pouted slightly "Ow that hurts."
"Dang new record, she up for a minute and she has already got you pouting."Rei cut in shoving Talon lightly.
I glared venomously at the apple in my hand causing it to implode sending apple fragments flying everywhere.
"Looks like we have a new way to make apple sauce." Rei joked flicking a piece of apple off my cheek.
"Idiots" I growled grabbing another apple and going outside.
I walked quietly on the soft grass allowing the dew to soak the end of my pants. I bit into the apple wincing at the loud crunch it made, I savored the bittersweet taste while chewing, and I swallowed allowing the food to slide down my throat.
"Nice day eh girl?" a voice asked from behind me.
I turned to look behind me and was surprised to see a random and not Talon, Rei, or even Jeb. This guy was a good two or three feet taller then me and twice my size in body mass at least. I couldn't see his face though because his hat covered it; he wore a black cloak with red clouds on it. On his back he had some thing huge and bandaged up and there was a hilt so I was guessing it was a sword. Some thing about this guy was both familiar and unnerving me though so I took a step back.
"Uh yeah I guess it is" I replied tossing away my apple. I slid my hand into my pocket where I had an emergency smoke pellets; hey every self respecting ninja thief has some. 'why so I feel like I recognize this guy.' I thought watching him closely.
"Perfect day for a walk don't you think so?" he said taking a step toward me.
'RAPEIST!' I mentally shouted "uh I'm not much of a walker you have fun though." I said walking around him as fast as I could manage toward the house,
Before I was two steps behind him he had me by the arm "Ah come on I insist" with that he threw me into a nearby tree.
I knew the guy was big but geez considering the tree was twenty feet away and there was still enough force to bend the freaking tree and what felt like break my back. I ricochet off the tree and hit the ground with a hard thud, rolling on my stomach I laid there wishing the throbbing in my back would stop. I tried to push myself up off the ground but that only made it worse so I laid back down groaning.
"hmm might have over done it a bit eh Itachi" the guy said from what sounded like above me. I could barely see anything though because of my hair though I was pretty sure the hulking sun blocking mass above me really couldn't be anyone but him unless his friend was bigger. Or was he talking to himself when he said Itachi that'd be weird?
"Possibly but at least she won't be able to go running off in this state." another voice added in and another shape moved to stand over me so Itachi was actually another dude not a voice in the other guys head. I was some what relieved if I was going to be kidnapped at least let the person be mildly sane I mean who wants to be kidnapped by a guy who talks to himself seriously?
I tried to be discreet with sliding my hand back toward my pocket to try and grab my smoke pellets but right as I got to the seam of my pants big guy stomped down on my wrist snapping it like a twig.
"Nice try kid but we aren't blind" he twisted his foot making my snapped bones grind together. I gasped and bit my lip preventing myself from screaming I felt blood leak off my lip escaping into my mouth and rolling down my chin. "Not a screamer are you?" Big guy put more pressure on my wrist making me bite down into my lip a lot harder. If there was one thing I'd learned from Jeb it was if you're ever in pain don't show it or they'll know it's a weakness.
"Kyoko come on we're about to- Kyoko!" It was Afrit! The big guy grabbed the hilt of what I was now more then ever convinced was a sword turning to look at Afrit.
"Stupid kid maybe when I slice him he'll scream." the big guy said advancing on Afrit.
'NO!!' I mentally screamed growing frantic I actually started hyperventilating. 'Heal you stupid spine!' I growled clenching my good hand into a fist a small warmth passed through my spine and then a loud crack issued from my spine followed by one from my wrist. I sprang up forgetting about the other guy right behind me in my blind spot even though if he wanted he could probably kill me right then when my back was turned.
I pulled out my smoke pellets hurling it as hard as I could into the ground making then blast open spewing the white cloudy substance of the smoke they contained. My pupils reduced to slits as I dashed through the smoke, I couldn't see actual details but I could sense body heat and see it I dashed straight past big guy grabbing Afrit by the collar dragging him along behind me. Afrit yelped when I threw him around the corner behind the house. I covered his mouth with my hand looking around the corner almost getting my face chopped off. A blue sword thing was sunk into the wall of the housedeep!
I grabbed Afrit's wrist and took off running not waiting for the guy to get around the corner. Without noticing it I had levitated myself into the air and was now flying just above the trees Afrit clinging to my arm literally for dear life.
"Kyoko, what's going on who were those guys and where are we going?" Afrit yelled over the roar of the wind.
"Jeb's friends came to collect early," I said finally connecting the voices to the elusive shadows of the two paying for my delivery. "and as for where we are going no earthly clue." I said glancing down below.
"Uh, Kyoko you better pour on the speed like now!" Afrit yelled gripping my arm tighter.
I glanced over my shoulder and my stomach sank, big guy was tree hopping and catching up fast. "Hang on A!"I pulled up before nose diving straight into the trees I felt a branch slash open my cheek but a gash was the least of my worries right now. Big guy followed us down but he had to slow down a bit because of his size and the closeness of the branches made an almost impenetrable wall, I finally started gaining back my lead and an advantage.
I focused on the branches blocking my path using my telekinesis to rip them from the trees then sending the hurtling toward big guy behind us. I glanced back to see the success of my plan only to watch him hack straight through them.
'Dang' I looked ahead again there was a lake up ahead and a clear shot for the sky 'yes!' I thought zooming ahead.
I was about to reach the center to start a vertical climb when a tower of water shot up in front of me hitting me in the face knocking me back. I lost my grip on Afrits hand as I plummeted downward it felt like forever before I finally hit the water but when I finally did it felt like landing on a bed of needles. I was so dazed from the impact I forgot how to swim I just sank like a rock a few feet below till I landed on the bottom a lot softer then I had when I hit the water I think after that I blacked out because I didn't remember much.
I woke back up when I felt something start to pull me to the surface by my waist. I didnt open my eyes till I broke through the surface I turned my head weakly to the side to see it was that had me by the waist and was glad to see Afrit. My eyes shut again I was still a little to dazed to hold them open, Soon I felt Afrit lift me up bridal style and carry me onto the shore laying me down gently on my back.
"Kyoko, Kyoko you OK...oh no please don't be dead!" Afrit said his voice growing frantic. I felt something apply pressure to the vein in my throat I assumed it was Afrit looking for my pulse. "OK not dead just knocked out." I felt him lean down to my ear taking in a deep breath.
'Oh he had better not!' I thought knowing what he was planning. "Afrit if you yell in my ear I will kill you understand me." I said cracking my eyes open allowing them to adjust to the sunlight. I stood up rubbing my throat it burned from the water I had unwillingly inhaled and it hurt to swallow from the shock of the near drowning experience and all.
Afrit exhaled his held breath "Sorry habit" he said helping me to stay on my feet "You OK you took that water blast full on in the face?" he asked as I cracked my neck and back.
"A little water logged but I'm good." I said squeezing the water out of my hair I looked toward the lake letting my hair fall over my shoulder. "What I want to know is how the heck the water did the whole whoosh thing." I said imitating the water shooting up at us.
"That would be the Suiton: Suijinheki no Jutsu ( 2)," a voice said from behind us. Afrit and I whirled around to look behind us and my heart sank when I saw none other then big guy. "normally its main purpose is defensive but for inattentive idiots such as you two it's a pretty good offense." He said removing his hat revealing his features to us for the first time and it wasn't pretty. His skin was a pale blue shade like he had just been unthawed, his hair was a darker blue and was spiked to the side, his eyes were small and black and they watched me and Afrit closely, and his teeth were razor sharp. He looked like a dang FISH!
Afrit and me started walking backward trying to maintain a large distance between us and fish man. "What the heck are you Dude a freaking shark?!" Afrit asked as we continued to back away as fish man advanced on us. I felt something soak into my sandal and I knew we were walking right back into the lake where we could possibly get hit by another water column thingy.
"Kyoko do you trust me?" Afrit asked gripping my wrist, I so did not like the sound in his voice but I answered truthfully.
"Yes, now what am I going to regret about saying this for?" I asked trying to move my lips as little as possible.
"Hold onto me, and no matter what don't let go." I grabbed the back of his sweatshirt in a death grip. Afrit raised his hands quickly and preformed a series of quick hand seals in a blinding fast movement. Instantly Fish Man charged us I forced up a barrier around me and Afrit preventing Fish Man from getting any closer then three feet. "Magen: Jigoku Kōka no Jutsu (3)" I held my breath all at once the sky got bright really bright then there it was the giant fire ball it was hurtling toward us Fish Man wasn't moving he wasn't even looking at the fire ball he was just smiling looking behind us.
"Kai" a voice interjected and immediately the jutsu stopped. "that's impressive that you can use such a high leveled jutsu but you should know who you are dealing with before you try to you such a chakra consuming jutsu." My eyes got wide when another voice came from behind us one that didn't belong from fish man. I drew a kunai shoving Afrit out of the way. I went to levitate but someone caught me around the waist and pulled me into a not so gentle bear hug.
I squirmed trying to get out of the person's hold, I was strong for my size but who ever was holding me wasn't exactly in my strength league. "Look who ever the heck you are get off stop man handling me and take your fish friend a leave me alone." I growled turning my head to see who was holding me.
"Let her go!" Afrit's voice cut in I whipped my head back around to see Afrit charging toward us his dual daggers flashing in the sun. The guy holding me shifted slightly and I saw four shurikan slide down into his hand.
"Afrit watch-!" I didn't get time to complete my sentence before the guy covered my mouth with his hand. The shurikan flew at Afrit at and alarming speed but he dodged them with gracefulness and now he had an opening the guy had left his right side completely exposed 'what an idiot' I thought snickering to myself.
Afrit went to stab the guy but before he even got his daggers raised a blade sank through his stomach skewering him. I thinking my heart and breathing literally stopped at that moment. I couldn't see anything but Afrit willing everything I knew and owned that some how the sword in his gut was just a trick of the light but then he let his daggers fall something I knew Afrit never let happen. He slumped to the ground blade still embedded in his stomach to reveal the guy behind him that had stabbed him, the same guy holding me.
Fish man laughed "Nice Itachi couldn't have done it better myself." he said shouldering his weapon.
I went numb seeing Afrit slumped over like that my eyes stung with unshed tears that I fought back with everything I was worth. 'He isn't dead any second he's going to get up and laugh and then I'm going to wake up to find this was all a bad dream.' I chanted in my head, but all hope of that ended when I saw Afrit do something unheard of he started to crawl toward the lake trying desperately to reach the water, I knew why Afrit was a hydrokinetic and water had healing properties if he could get to the water he could heal himself.
"Not so fast kid." Fish Man said grabbing Afrit's ankle and throwing him straight into a tree I heard his back snap from the force and his groan of pain.
"Kisame leave him to die in peace we got what we came for let's go." the other guy said walking toward me. I didn't move I kept my eyes on Afrit waiting for the opportune moment and then it happened, the guy holding me let go to allow the actual guy to grab me. I didn't wait for my mind to catch up with my body I lunged into the guy shoving a kunai into his gut but the guy disappeared into smoke. I felt something brush against my wrist before something clamped down on my hand. It was the same damn guy.
"Let go darn it! Kyoko Bunshin no Jutsu (4)!" I growled. My body had a tingling sensation pass through it before my body collapse transforming into liquid silver like substance. I reformed out of the guys grip allowing one of my mirror clones to stay in front of him to distract him. I dashed past Fish man I mean Kisame to kneel next to Afrit who lay at the base of the tree.
"Kyoko take these." Afrit whispered passing me his daggers "Take care of them..." he whispered before his head dropped into the sand and a chill passed through his body before it stopped moving entirely.
"No..." was all I could manage.
"Alright love connection break it up" Kisame said hauling me to my feet by my hair. I did this slightly out of instinct slightly because I was mad, and when I'm mad I do stupid things. I threw my leg up kicking Kisame in the place where you are not supposed to kick a guy. Kisame crumpled to his knees holding himself.
I charged without thinking at the guy who had stabbed Afrit who had killed him. I drew a kunai aiming for his throat but before I got even close to stabbing him he grabbed hold of my wrist pulling me into his chest leaning down next to me ear. "You're way out of your league girl..." he said before he chopped me in the back of the head I blacked out instantly. The last thing I saw was a red cloud on black fabric.
OK so yes that is the offical first chapter it was kind of wierd yeah but anyway. OH Yeah! heres the translations for the jutsus and stuff. Please Review and comment I'd love you eternally!
Ghosted (1): To pass through objects (i.e. walls)
Suiton: Suijinheki no Jutsu ( 2): Water Release: Water Encampment Wall technique
Magen: Jigoku Kōka no Jutsu (3) Demonic Illusion: Hell Fire technique
Kyoko Bunshin no Jutsu (4): Mirror clone technique
