Recap
"Why were you running from your village?" Kisame asked me this time complete curiosity in his voice leaving behind his reassuring one, I look down as I answered.
"Because they were going to kill me." once said I could feel the tension in the air along with the feeling of eyes on me but I didn't dare look up into there judgemental eyes.
"Why would they want to kill you? What did you do that could be that bad?" he questioned me this time with a hint of doubt in his voice. I couldn't hold it in anymore, my tears started flowing out but I kept myself together enough to answer.
"Because I killed him."
Kisame's face showed nothing while his eyes held plain shock, it didn't stop him from saying what he had to say.
"Who did you kill?" he asked with more determination in his face, I continued to sob at the memory of my mistake.
"The Fourth Raikage."
There wasn't a sound after that.
Forbidden
Chapter Two
"I didn't mean to do it. I-I swear, it was an accident." I burst into sobs when I felt there stares on me after a moment of judgemental silence. I kept my eyes down, afraid of what I'd see if I looked up. Would they try to kill me like they did? Would they turn me in? I was so scared now.
"Why did you kill him?" this time Kisame's partner, Itachi, asked with no sign of emotion in his voice. I felt a little hesitant at first, not sure if I should keep going but what was the point of stopping now. They already knew so much already.
"I-I don't know. All I remember is that I was fighting them because they were going to execute me that day a-and when the R-raikage was about to kill me ... something just happened. Something really dark took over me and the n-next thing I knew ... h-he was on the ground, along with the other g-guards." I explained to them as my sniffs came in with my speech but I knew they understood me. I sat still waiting for their responses but all I got was pure silence so I didn't say anything with only my rapid breathing being heard. That was until I felt arms came around me and picking me up bridal style. I jerked around a bit trying to get free but I was to weak to move, I just shut down from exhaustion.
"Hey it's okay, we are just taking you with us back to the base. We're gonna get you fixed up." I heard Kisame calmly tell and I slowly relaxed myself having no other choice but to believe them. I rest my head side ways on his chest due to my strength giving out and I closed my eyes listening to the sound of his heart beat. It felt calm and soon I found myself dozing off but I didn't allow myself sleep, not with this question still in my head.
"Kisame." is all I said to catch his attention, he glanced down at me for a mere second only to look back up so he could watch where he was going. Or he just didn't want to look up at me, both a maybe answer.
"Yea kid." he said making my heart beat warmly at my nickname, one that didn't hurt my feelings for once.
"Why are guys helping me?" I question quietly as my eyes started closing themselves without my consent, I stayed awake as long as I could though to hear his answer.
"You'll find out soon, just get your rest kid." is all he told me before my mind and body finally shut down, into a deep slumber. I hope I hope I could trust these guys.
I woke up again, not to noise, but to my dismay. I looked around at my surroundings to find that I was in a bedroom, and me being placed on a bed. I gazed down to see my clothes have been changed from dirty old ones to a plain black T-shirt and capris, both being baggy on me but it was still something. I lifted myself up only to be brought back down as I felt the soreness take over my body, which brought to my next thing. I suck in a deep breath as I tried again and this time succeeding, I brought my legs over the edge of the bed. Bringing myself to my feet careful I realized the pain in my leg had decreased but it still hurt putting pressure on it.
I limped my way to the first door handle I could come within reach of and opened it only to come to realize it was a bathroom, I stepped inside analyzing the place as if I didn't know what a bathroom was. I glanced in the mirror, my first time actually seeing myself in so long, and the sight before made me gasp. I had a huge bruise on my temple that ended at the middle of my cheek, cuts on my lip on other cheekbone along with bandages around my upper head where I had impacted it. My short brown hair was a bit unruly with the bandages on it and I noticed that I had a deep cut on my left eye brown that ended at the top of my eye.
Due to my height and the placement of the mirror that all I could analyze of myself so I went ahead and slowly left out the bathroom, right back into the room. I inspected around the room until my eyes landed upon the second door that was located promptly across the room from me. I limped over to it, opening it slowly making sure to gaze in the hallway for any pass people, when the coast was clear I quietly limped out closing the door behind with a soft click. I casted an eye around the narrow hallways to see the walls had more doors along it on both sides meaning there must be more rooms, meaning more people.
Trying to be quiet as possible, I limped my way to the next which was diagonal from me. I leaned against the door handle and slowly twisted it in caution hoping no body was in there. Just to my luck, no one was and I examined the room to see it was the same as the other one. Finding no need to be in here I closed it back to the way it was as slowly as possible behind me, immediately looking down the hallway for the next door. Ignoring the rest of the doors predicting that they were all bedrooms, I made my down the hallway with my guard up. When I came to a door different from all the others I grabbed the handle and twisted only to find out it was locked.
Breathing out in frustration I limped the rest of the way down hoping to find another door that hopefully wasnt locked. Coming up to a similar door as before I grabbed it handle twisting it again as slowly and to my luck it was unlocked. I opened it to see it lead into a empty dinning room with a huge table in it with chairs going around it. I stepped inside and explore the perimeter until I come another door that was on the same wall as the other one. On the next wall was another door, yet it wasn't a door, it was those kind of doors that you see in a restauraunt. The ones that lead into the kitchen.
With my tummy rumbling I take no interest in the other door and limp toward the kitchen hoping there was a quick snack in there. I pushed up open the door gazing inside the spacious room to my advance, I looked around until my eyes landed upon the refrigerator which stood full attention across from me. My tummy instantly rumbling at the imagination of food stored in there. I limped quickly over to the fridge opening it with a little strength due to how big it was and immediately started browsing the selections. When I found nothing I moved onto the cabinets since the freezer was to far up from my reach.
I opened the first cabinet closes to the fridge to find all types of snacks in it, from candy bars to oatmeal cookies. I hungrily decided to go with the chocolate bar after all it was the first thing in grip, I tore open the corner of the wrapper and instantly start devouring it. I couldn't remember the last time I had eaten anything other than berries from the woods. And i've been eating berries for a good week now.
"Hey you guys did you see Yumi, the little kid, she's not in my room." I heard a familiar voice, Kisame's, say back into the hallway and knowing he had more with them made me a bit scared. So without thinking I dropped the candy bar and looked for somewhere to hide, but not watching my surroundings I knocked my arm into a kitchen knife block container causing it to fall over onto the floor with a loud band. Knowing they were on the way in here I went for the nearest cabinet which was diagonal from the snack contained one, opened it, and crawled inside. Closing it quickly and soundless as possible I remained calm and quiet as I possibly could when I heard there foot steps enter the kitchen.
"Well, I can tell she was in here and by the looks of it must have been hungry." I heard Kisame say as if he were talking to somebody. I listened as their footsteps walked around the kitchen in attempt of finding me and with hidden I had chosen that had been filled with chips I had to stay pin straight still.
"Yumi, kid, you can come on out. We aren't gonna hurt you." I heard Kisame's voice call out brought me to some sort of ease so with a bit of hesitance I gently push open the cabinet door slowly to make myself known. I didn't have to push the door open all the way since a blue hand opened it all the way, already knowing it was Kisame's.
He leaned down on one knee before coming into full view so I could see him, with his arms extended out he carefully pulled out gently placing me on my feet. I notice someone standing behind him but Kisame was blocking my view. I felt a presence behind me making me turn around to see a man standing there, he had a mask on his face only showing his christmas colored eyes only. He also had so many stitches on his arms that it scared me a little. I clung onto Kisame's cloak tightly, crawling behind him in fear causing Kisame to chuckle in amusement.
"You even scare little girls without even trying." he laughed in enjoyment causing the strange man in front of him to glare in anger which only scared me more.
"How can I scare you but this guy can't? He fuc-" the strange man tried to question me in surprise, unfortunately he is cut off when Kisame bravely cut.
"Hey! Language she is a kid." Kisame warned as if he thought I didn't know what he was going to say, I've heard every bad word in the curse word industry. They were yelled to me every torturous day of my life.
"Hm, whatever. Anyways, what are going to do this with kid until Leader gets back?" the man asked him with irritation in his voice and an annoyed look in his eye, I feel Kisame arm go around the back him placing his on my small back. He pushed me back in front of him much to my protest until I was in front of the strange man who hovered over me like a tower. I craned my neck up to look up at him, right into his eyes which were staring right back.
"I guess I'll just show her around, hey Yumi this is Kakuzu. He is a friend of mine, he doesn't bite." Kisame chuckled lightly at his last comment but neither of us laugh, both of us practically in a staring contest until I break the silence as I slowly raise my hand up to him in greeting.
"Hi ... I'm Yumi." I greeted slowly in caution at what he would do but to my surprise he accepted my hand quite nicely with an amused look on his face.
"Kakuzu and I have one rule: don't touch my money." and with that he turned swiftly to his right, exiting the room out the door diagonal from the kitchen door. How many doors did they have, I thought to myself not long when a hand grabbed my shoulder. It was trustworthy blue.
"Come let's go introduce you to the others, they can't wait to meet you kid." Kisame told me with a grin planted on his face showing off his white shark teeth making me even more astound. Was this man born a shark? I watched as he quickly turned around, heading toward the door Kakuzu left out of not even a minute ago. He was walking to fast compared to my limping so I had to switch to another resort.
"Uh Kisame?" I called out nervously in hope he won't be irritated at me for asking, he turned toward with eyes brows raised in question making gaze down at my fiddling thumbs.
"C-could you carry me, please. My leg still uh h-hurts." I looked up at him in hope he would say yes, limping on one leg was starting to exhaust me. Kisame only pulled out another grin, making his way to me he used to pick me up and I wrapped my arms instantly around his unclothed neck. My legs were lined up with the side of his body while his arm supported me by wrapping around my thighs tightly, I felt like a baby but it didn't bother me for long as he started walking out the kitchen.
We walked down a short narrow hallway as before but this one didn't contain so many bedroom doors, at the end of the hallway were two facing doors both of them a bit large in width. Taking the door to his left he stepped inside into what looked to be a living room, it contained a large black leather sofa, a few black single chairs and medium size TV in front of it. It looked nice in my opinion, we walked into the room and I noticed the place was occupied by 3 people; Itachi, a man with short red hair, and a tall white-haired man. Itachi sat in the single chair reading a book with the same exact boredom as before while the other 2 men sat on the coach with their backs to us.
"Hey guys, look who I brought." Kisame called out causing all the 3 men to gaze at us, their eyes averting to me when first noticed. I feel a bit nervous under their stares like they were trying to burn me with it. I looked down keeping my eyes focused on Kisame's shoulder concentrating on just that and nothing else.
"I see she woke up." I heard Itachi say with a bit of amusement in his voice I swiftly looked at him finding him looking at me as if he were examining me, I chose to look at the men on the coach to find them doing the same thing. I felt as if I were on display or something.
"Oh she's the brat you've been talking about, Yumi right?" the silver haired man asked Kisame in direct, I didn't mind the brat part since I've been called way worse back then.
"Yes, I-I'm Yumi." I answered before Kisame could, I was trying to be a little bit more brave but with the way their eyes were on me I quickly say the next part with my head back down.
"It's n-nice to meet you." I fiddled lightly with my thumbs out of habit, since I usually did this when I was nervous or shy. I was both at the moment.
"And she killed the Raikage, I find that hard to believe." chuckled the silver haired man causing tears to well up in my eyes from just the mention of his name and I feel Kisame tense up at my light sniff.
"Shut up, Hidan." Kisame warned the silver haired man, Hidan, who just shrugged his response like he didn't really care at all. I blink my tears away so they wouldn't see which didn't really do anything since the sound of my sniffs gave it away easily.
"I'll be back later." Kisame growled at Hidan before turning around exiting out the door with a tearful me still in grip, once we make it outside he sets me down lightly on the hallway floor. I reach up quickly and start wiping my tears away, wincing slightly when I touched my bruise.
"Hey it's okay, Hidan was just being a douche. Don't worry he's always like that, we know it wasn't your fault." Kisame tried to cheer me up which did help a little since I felt my tears come to light stop. I looked up Kisame to discover his comforting smile and reassuring eyes gazing at me with kneeled knees, I slowly pulled a smile on my face telling him I was okay.
"Wanna go meet Konan, she's a nice woman?" Kisame questioned kneeling back this time collecting me up in his arms back into the position I was before.
"Yes please." I nodded wrapping my arms around his neck this time place my head lightly on his shoulder.
"Alright let's go kid." he chuckled in return, grabbing the door handle across from us and opened it. He stepped in and I immediately recognized the place as the hallway I was in before, I looked around in shock a bit but didn't say anything as we made our way down a few doors, coming to a sudden stop at the 4th door down. He knocked on it and not soon after a pretty woman with short blue hair, and a nice rose placed in it, opened up a smile coming to her face when her eyes landed on me.
"Oh this must be Yumi, it's nice to meet you." Konan smiled and I instantly liked her, especially since I haven't met nice woman in a while.
"Hi Konan, it's nice to meet you." I waved lightly at her picking my head to give her a smile in response, she giggled at me.
"When is Leader getting back so when discuss about it?" asked Kisame with a serious look on his face this time, Konan showing the same instantly and I tensed up a bit at this.
"He'll be back probably around dinner time." she answered quietly making me a little more tensed, what were they going to do. Discuss what?
"D-discuss what?" my curiosity getting the better of me, they turned their heads to me before putting a smile on.
"Oh it's nothing bad, it's just business. Nothing is gonna happen to you, I promise." Kisame promised me and I couldn't help but feel a smile pull to my face, it's like I could trust him no matter what. He reminded of a big brother I never had.
"Okay" I uttered quietly to him, Konan only smiled even more warmly at if that was possible.
"Why don't you take her for a while Konan I've got to go some stuff?" Kisame asked her bringing me down my feet lightly again so I could walk to her, which I did with a bit of hesitation though. Kisame walked down the hallway and back through the door from where we came.
"Alright, hey Yumi you wanna go get something to eat from the kitchen?" Konan questioned me as I grabbed hold of hand, I gave a simple nod in response but I'm sure my growling tummy gave it away. She giggled at me, leading me back towards the kitchen that was still left the way it was before.
"Do you want some Macaroni and Cheese?" she offered me holding up the microwave item and my eyes quickly lightened, giving her a direct answer. Konan smiled as she placed me on the aisle in the kitchen before she bent down opening the cabinet next to me and pulled out a pan.
"So how old are you, Yumi?" she asked as dumped the macaroni shells in the boiling water on the stove, trying to make conversation with me and I didn't mind.
"I'm 7." Konan looked a bit surprised when she heard my answer like she was expecting something different. How old did I look?
"I thought you were 5 or something because of your height." Konan commented with a giggle, she had a pretty laugh it felt soothing.
"Yea, I'm just that short." I blushed in embarrassment, I've been picked on a lot for my height but it did have an advantage when I hid in small places. It was only thing I didn't mind getting picked on that much.
"Here you go missy, nice and hot." Konan announced after a while of silence presenting me a bowl of delicious steamy macaroni and cheese. My taste buds were practically sweating in desire as she placed the bowl in my hands with a spoon poking out of it.
"Thank you Konan." I thanked her sweetly, carefully blowing the macaroni then placed a spoonful in my mouth. My mouth blew up in paradise, it tasted so good.
"Your welcome missy." she smiled leaning against the counter in front with her arms crossed, I looked up from my meal to see her giving me a curious look.
"Uh Yumi, do you mind me asking, how long have you been running from your village." she questioned me cautiously and I feel my insides churn up at the memories, all those months I had lived all alone. My eyes started stinging but I pushed the tears back
"Ever since I was 6." was all I said placing my head down, I took another bite of my macaroni ignoring the lump in my throat when I swallowed.
"It started when I was 5 I think, I umm, I had been outside playing on the swing set and these two boys came up to me. They would pick on me everyday so I knew why they were there, but this time it was different." I stopped there my throat feeling as if it were swelling up inside me, Konan noticed and quickly started comforting me.
"It's okay you don't have to continue." she tried to tell me but I shook my head protest, I had to get this off my chest I just had to tell someone.
"No it's okay. So um, that day they come to me they didn't say their mean words like they usually do. Instead they started hitting me, telling me how I was a monster of some sort and how I shouldn't even be on this earth. They were punching and kicking one boy had sprained my wrist from twisting it, it hurt so bad. So after a while of kicking I screamed out for them to stop but they didn't, I thought they were gonna kill me. But something happened, something dark took over me and the next thing I knew ... the boys... were on the ground... dead." I explained to her not holding it in anymore as my sobs came out, Konan wrapped her arms around me in comfort. I instantly wrap my arms around her neck as I continued on.
"A-and so when the village found about their deaths t-they instantly went looking for the killer but no body knew who i-it was except me, I-I kept quiet though because I was afraid of what they would have done to me. But it d-didn't stop there, a while after I turned 6 these two people in w-wierd masks came up to me one day and knocked me out. When I woke up I found out I was in my village's p-prison and they told me I was being sent to execution for the murder of those boys. I told them I didn't m-mean to do it but they didn't listen, so on the day of execution the R-raikage came in with more people in wierd masks. H-he told me I must be punished for my actions but I tried to tell them I didn't do it on purpose, but they still wouldn't listen. So when he was about to kill me I felt something inside my burst and that's when the darkness took over again but this time I went unconscious with it." I cried into her neck as I told her the horrid memories of my past.
"When I woke up I found that everyone one in the room was dead, even the Raikage. So I escaped the village before they found out what happened and I've been running from them ever since, I tried to go to different village but they attempted to do the same thing. All the villages did. They wouldn't believe me when I told I was sorry, I didn't mean to kill all those people. I'm so sorry." I wailed into her shirt pretty sure it was wet now with my water works, but I couldn't stop I had to let everything out. Konan patted my back in comfort which a helped a little but not enough to stop my tears, she probably thinks I'm a monster now.
"Hey it's okay, your safe with us now. No one is gonna hurt you alright." she calmed me down and after a while I did due to my eyes soon running out of tears, I wipe my eyes breathing heavily. Konan rubbed my shoulders while mumbling comforting words to me, that really helped as I was know my tears coming into short sniffs.
"Thank you, for being so nice to me. Especially Kisame, he is really nice." I said in appreciation and honesty, they were the most nicest people I have met in ... actually they were the first people to ever be nice to me.
"No problem dear, Kisame would have loved to help you. You kind of remind him of his little sister he told us." she smiled and I couldn't help but giggle at this, it was nice to be felt as family. After a while Konan went ahead and grabbed a cloth to clean my face with, lightly going over my bruise so I wouldn't wince. she lifted me down from the counter and when I was on my feet I gave her hug which surprised her a bit but she hugged me back tightly.
"Thank you." I whispered before letting go my grip on her and smiled up at her, she grabbed my hand and we walked, well I limped, out of the kitchen and back to her room. She set me down on her bed when we entered and I didn't realize I was so tired until I felt my head hit the soft pillow.
"You need you rest, I'll wake you up when it's time for dinner so get some sleep missy." Konan whispered lightly to me in instruction, I nod my head in return turning over to my side with my eyes closing in unknown tiredness. Well I haven't slept properly in months so it wasn't a surprise. Soon I found myself going into a true peaceful slumber, in an actual bed this time, and I couldn't have been happier.
I've never been happier.
