A childhood was supposed to be bright and happy, mine was filled with darkness and fear. Everywhere I looked there was someone turning on me. The pain was "how to learn". The day I was left in the street was the day for a new beginning, a new pain. It took years for me to find a decent place to live... legally. of course I'd been living there since my parents left me, so I should say it took years for me to be able to have power and running water, and actually pay the rent. Steal this here and there. There was no end to it. The pain. But when ever I met him well Im not going to lie it just got worse. But there was someone to tell of the pain. He was evil. I could see it, the way he moved, the way he talked, even in his breath. But he wasn't evil to me. It took three months before he'd finally asked me to join root, or what was left of it at least.
"Mera. It's a pleasure to meet you." I looked up and saw a tall man, he wore a mask, but not one that was intimidating. It was even hard to tell it was a mask. I never knew much about ninja or root or ANBU, I was after all just a kid on the streets, but by the red eyes peeking at me, I knew I was getting into deeper shit than I wanted.
"The pleasure is mine, sir." I had no idea how to act in the presence of this man. He was strange, just like Alex, A.K.A 'him'. Alex though, had dark eyes, with a hint of mystery behind them. He was younger than the man I stood before, but maybe 3 years older than me. Alex had orange hair, that went over his eyes. His cloak made him seem like a thing, not a person. The way the edges had been burned. It was different than the man in front of me in many ways. The man infront of me, well wasn't a man. He was a thing. The way his words purred from his mouth. The way his eyes caught my every movement, and slowed time when I looked into them. No, he was not a man. And this was the last place for an 11 year old girl to be. But where else could I go?
"Loyal, already." He smiled. I didn't see it though, no not on his face. I felt it. I saw it in his eyes. I felt the pricks on my spine, I was aware of more. Then it was gone. "You are feeling the sensation already, young one?" I felt it hit again like a wave.
"Wh- what is it?" I asked as it was gone again.
"Emotion. I never seen such a... hmm how do I put this... untrained human react so much to emotion. Do you know what root is, Mera?" He purred again. I saw this time too. I felt, and I saw more. I saw the chains. I saw more than I'd wanted to.
"No, sir." I replied softly. I felt the need to submit. To serve.
"You, will go by Seshafi. No body in root shall call you by that other name, even I. Maru, or sir is what you shall call me." He purred again. But the sensation was gone. I felt empty again. Nothingness refilled me. It was better than what he had done, better than the feeling. "In root, you do special missions, that regular ANBU cant handle." I nodded simply. I was a fairly smart kid and knew there was no turning back now. "Alex will train you. But don't become close, for some day you may have to kill him." The man hissed. Not purred, no nothing near purred, he hissed it. Like a snake decieveing it's prey. Then he was gone. There was another hiss. Then light. It was a beautiful room. Plain, but I was used to plain. there were several halls leading to I don't even know where. But the harder I looked, I saw the chains, I saw red stained floors, I saw kunai laying rusted. But it wasn't solid, it was like the images when awaking from a dream. Or coming back from fainting. it was blurry and double.
"He likes you. You are a lucky one." I heard Alex's soft voice.
"Im not so sure..." I said now scared looking around anxiously.
"Come, I will show you to your chambers, you will actually be staying with me." He said and walked down one of the halls. The walls got darker, and turned to metal. Some 'doors' were open revealing normal teens, doing... teen-y stuff. Most laying on their beds, watching TV.
Midnight drabble I suppose. Should I continue?
`Dac