~Chapter 1: Where It All Starts~
I do not own Naruto
She could barely breathe. She was panicking, there were tears streaming down her face and she wanted to scream but she couldn't. She must stay silent. There were arms wrapped around her, these arms belonged to her older brother. She whimpered and leaned closer into the warmth her brother's arms were providing her. Why were they in this terrible situation? Well, she pretty much knew the reason. The work that her parents did could make them possible targets but this wasn't why they were all being attacked right now. Her mother was an assassin. One of the best in the company. Her father was a bounty hunter. One of the best as well. According to their history, assassins and bounty hunters were supposed to be enemies. Many wars were fought throughout the centuries between them and to this day it was an ongoing battle. She didn't get why they couldn't just get along. They both kill people after all. Her mother had been assigned on a mission to assassinate someone. At the same time her father had been assigned to hunt someone down. It was at this mission, without knowing each other's job occupations that they got to know each other and fell in love. When they learned that they were on the opposite sides of the rope, they decided that their love was more important. They completed their missions together yet her father let her mother officially complete the mission while he had the first fail of a mission implanted in his records. They never had the same target ever again yet they secretly continued their romance. After they had gotten engaged is when everything was blown to pieces.
Someone had learned about their relationship and reported it to the leader who then reported it to the next leader. A decision had been made to expel them from their respective fields. However, this did not bother them as they soon got married and had children. A boy called Yamatsu and a girl called Hiroko. These facts remained unlearned from the assassins and bounty hunters. Apparently however an order was given that they need be eventually executed and this order was put into motion today.
Hiroko could hear the 'clings' coming from when swords clashed down the stairs. It appeared that her parents were in a fierce battle with their attackers. She could only hope they wouldn't lose.
"I'm done." Hiroko heard her brother whisper to her. Her brother had insisted that if their parent's attackers had called back up to come and deal with them, they would be right next to the metal duct in the closet which is one of the many escape routes located in their home. For the past few minutes Yamatsu had been quietly unscrewing the metal bolts that held the door leading into the escape route shut. Yamatsu took out one of his kunai and an exploding tag. Carefully he tied it around the handle of the kunai.
"Take this and throw it when I say 'now' okay?" Hiroko nodded at her brother's instructions and carefully took the kunai into her hands as to not accidently trigger the exploding tag. Yamatsu closed his eyes and started to breathe evenly as if going into a trance. Not too much time passed before he shot up, his eyes wide. "I was hoping they wouldn't do this."
"What's wrong, ani?" Hiroko gripped the kunai tighter. Yamatsu looked at his younger sister. "They sent back up. Remember what I told you to do?"
Hiroko nodded. "Good, then get ready." Yamatsu stood up and made a couple of hand signs.
The door of the closet was violently kicked in as two women and a man arrived at the scene. Hiroko only got a second to look at them before the chaos started.
"A thousand needles of death!" Yamatsu exclaimed before sending needles at the party. He waited until they got ready to deflect the oncoming attack and then he made his next move. "Now!" Hiroko through the kunai with all her strength at the strange people. Sadly, it only hit the ground in front of them making Hiroko's eyes start to fill with tears of disappointment. Yamatsu put his hand on his sister's head and smiled. "Good job."
"Ha! This is all you can do, you pathetic brat!" the man exclaimed, smiling like a maniac. The man started to move forward.
"Three…two…one." Yamatsu smirked triumphantly.
"Kitsoru, no!" one of the woman exclaimed.
BOOM! The explosion kicked up dust and debris to shield Yamatsu and Hiroko from sight. Yamatsu put his hand on Hiroko's shoulder and directed her to the escape route. "Go on. I'm behind you."
"Release!" One of the woman shouted.
"Ah shit!" Hiroko had never heard her brother curse before. She could only shiver at what could cause her ani to start displaying this behavior.
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing just keep moving as fast as you can Hiroko. I'm right behind you."
Following her brother's instructions, she started pulling herself through the metal duct as fast as she could. She could have never known that this is where everything would end and begin for her.
The whole house exploded causing the metal duct they were in to break off from the house itself and fly into the air. Yamatsu, being closer to the entrance of the metal duct and because of the explosion's blast found himself hanging onto the edge of the duct for dear life. However, the heated metal burning his hands was eventually too much for him to take. He had to let go. But if that's what he had to do…there is one thing he has to say.
"Imōto ni sunde imasu." Yamatsu smiled.
"No! No, you're not going to die, so stop saying things like that Yamatsu!"
Yamatsu smirked at her and then he let go.
"No! Yamatsu! Watashi wa anata no koto o totemo aishiteimasu so don't die!"
Tears started streaming down her face once more as Yamatsu saluted her and from then on, everything was in a blur. What she remembered next was the duct hitting a hill, her bumping her head and becoming semi-conscious, her being thrown into water….and then everything was dark.
Author: Do you like it so far? If you do, make sure to tell me. Review and tell me what needs work and stuff like that. I've had this story in my mind for quite a while and now I'm publishing it. Wish me luck guys! Here are all the translations for the Japanese parts of the chapter. And please note I got all my translations from Google.
"Imōto ni sunde imasu"- "Live on, sister"
"Watashi wa anata no koto o totemo aishiteimasu"- "I love you very much"
