-1Chapter Two: Enter Sorano…
"Why does she have to leave again? This is so troublesome."
"Why do I have to leave…I hate goodbyes."
"I wish she could stay here…with me…Gah! Listen to yourself Shikamaru!…getting all mushy."
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"Yeah, well Gaara has me going on another mission straight from here, I thought it would be to…troublesome…for you to take me…so I asked for another escort." Temari said turning her eyes to the ground.
"I don't get it…did I do something wrong?" asked Shikamaru with a puzzled look on his face and a storm of confusion raging in his genius mind.
"No, its not that…its just…" Temari leaned in closer. "I'll never get anything done if you're around me." She tilted her head to the side a little with a seductive smile written on her face. She came closer to his lips as if she was about to kiss him, Shikamaru blushed as she came closer.
His eyes began to close as he too began to lean forward. A sharp stingy yet short-lived pain came upon his entire face. Temari stopped him from getting too close with the escort watching.
"T-Temari!?" Shikamaru's voice was muffled and so were his shouts. Temari cupped his mouth and nose with her hand and shook his face softly.
"Goodbye, lazy crybaby." She let go as she walked over to her escort. The mean looking sand ninja turned his back and began to walk ahead of Temari.
She spun around quickly to face the red faced Shikamaru. She smiled at him sweetly and blew him a kiss. Shikamaru took a moment to finally grasp her gesture, and he smiled with glee in his eyes.
"I'll be back for you soon." She smiled sweetly and winked at him.
"Troublesome woman."
The sun's brutal rays beat down on the bleeding back of a young handsome man. His head rested in the lap of a beautiful woman, her pale fingers rubbed through his hair and tears slowly fell from her eyes. She had bruises and cuts on her arms and face. Long black strands of her hair hung in her face, occasionally catching a few tears from hitting the man's neck. She wore a black and dark green kimono shirt, and black shorts that ended above her knee.
"You can't do this to me now! We've come all this way Jiro!" Her voice was saddened and harsh, but she spoke softly for there were enemies tracking them.
"I'm so sorry Princess…ugh…I c-can't move anymore." He spoke slowly for it hurt to talk. His eyes began to become heavy and his vision began to fade slowly in and out. He tried to keep his conscious…just to say goodbye. "Princess Sorano…the village is just above these hills…you must full-fill the mission, for the rock country." he picked himself up off her lap with her help.
Deeply embedded into his back was a Kama, it was thrown at him with incredible strength and speed. Princess Sorano took a look at the deadly weapon in his back, shivers ran down her spine and her fist clenched tightly.
"Why did you do that Jiro? Why take a hit for me? You're so stupid!!! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!?!" She cried holding the sides of his bloody face. She pressed her headband against his headband, she closed her eyes but tears still managed to leak out. His hand slowly came to grasp her chin but could not make it any higher past her shoulder. His body was becoming weak and tired.
"Because you spoiled brat…I…love…you." His voice faded away as his eyes rolled up toward the sky and his body leaned against hers, heavy and lifeless.
She bit her lower lip and kept her eyes closed, She whimpered a long while before she opened her eyes. "No…no, no, no!" Her sobs started to take over her body and caused her to tremble. She wrapped her slender arms around his body and buried her face into his neck to muffle her tears. After a long moment of tears she looked over his shoulder and pulled out the Kama. She placed down the weapon and leaned Jiro on a tree that was nearby. She wiped away a few tears before leaning into Jiro, and kissing his lips softly.
"Goodbye…my love." Her voice was saddened and the tears still streamed down her face. She picked up the Kama and walked away from her friend, her comrade, her love.
"Hurry up Baoji!! She couldn't have gotten that far, her comrade was hurt…poor bastard is probably dead by now." A man dressed all in black lurked from high above the treetops with two of his comrades. He kept his eyes and his men's eyes out looking for the Princess. The man dressed in black only revealed his eyes, they were a shocking yellow. Another man dressed in black as well but did not wear a mask like his leader.
Baoji was very wide, but tall so he balanced out. On his back were two large metal axes, with huge blue gems embedded inside of them.
"The little bitch couldn't have gone far." Said Baoji. His eyes searched the entire ground, but still could not see her.
"Rustle! Rustle!" The leaves on the trees shook as something quickly jumped from one branch to another.
"I SEE YOU PRINCESS!!!" The large man took off from his comrade. He jumped high into mid-air and unsheathed both axes as he landed on a tree branch.
"Baoji!" Called the leader trying to stop the large man. Baoji did not listen and swung his axes around like helicopter blades chopping off tree tops. Jumping away from his attacks was the princess, who barely missed his attack by a hair. She still held in her hand the Kama that took the life of her love.
"Haha Haha! Give it up Princess you can't beat me." His voice was deep and his eyes were beady and glowed a deep blue. With her heart racing rapidly, Sorano began to panic a little. She stared into his eyes and felt fear struck her. Until she looked down at the Kama that she held in her hand, cooled red blood dripped from the very end of the blade.
"Because you spoiled brat…I…love…you." His words burned into his brain. Her heart felt heavy and tears began to roll again down her cheeks. She managed to channel her sadness into anger. She picked up her heavy head and looked at Baoji with heated eyes.
"Bring it you bastard!!!" She roared.
A malevolent smile spread across his face, causing his beady eyes to squint making him more fearful looking. His grip on the axes got tighter as he spun them higher over his head. He laughed deeply as he again spun around like a helicopter blades.
"Slicing Tornado Jutsu!" His deep voice echoed loudly throughout the forest. Catching a sharp ear that was close by.
"Did you hear that?" Shikamaru's attention was taken away from Choji and Ino. The three were training in the woods.
"Hear what Shika?" asked Choji opening up a new bag of chips.
"Yeah, what? I didn't hear anything." Ino joined in.
"BAM!!!!!" A loud thunderous sound shook the ground causing team 10 to land on their hands and knees.
"Ok…I heard that." Ino corrected.
"Whatever it is its just past those trees." Choji pointed.
"Let's go check it out." Shikamaru suggested.
"Wait! You want to go toward the monstrous sound?" Ino asked with a little bit of fear in her voice.
"Yeah, why not?" He asked turning back to her. A slight smile was written on his face. Ino just couldn't say no to that sweet face of his.
"Ok. Take us there leader." She said throwing her hands up in defeat.
"Uh!" Princess Sorano barely dodged Baoji's last attack, it sliced off her rock village head band barely missing her head. She landed on another tree branch but couldn't catch her balanced and had to slam herself against the tree to hold on.
"I can still see you!!!!" He roared once again and took off after her with both blades swinging. Trying to move from the tree Sorano was too slow in trying to stand up. She looked up to see the large blades coming down on her. She tried to get away, but it was too late.
"SLAM!" The blade' aim was dead on, but did not cut her. Baoji looked to see a smile on Sorano's face.
"POOF!" The Princess turned into a large heavy rock.
The rock hit the tree branch and broke it, having no place for over-sized Baoji to land. Falling faster than the rock he couldn't seem to catch himself and hit the forest ground below him. Groggy he sat up and looked around. Their was no signs of anyone around him. He rubbed his head in pain.
"Hey!" He spun around to see the Princess creating hands signs rapidly. Her hands moved so quickly that he couldn't make out what jutsu she was performing. Once she was done she looked up at him with fierce eyes.
"Rock Tomb Jutsu!" She roared with anger in her voice.
The ground shook all around Baoji and a red circle glowed from the rocky ground's surface. It turned from deep red to a blinding white. Unable to move Baoji threw one of his blades toward the Princess, but while still holding her Jutsu she was able to dodge his pathetic attack. The white circle stopped the ground from shaking a little, until tall rocks shot up from the circle surrounding the large man inside. The sun was blocked by the shadow of the rock prison, and all noise was silenced.
There was no light shining through, it was just darkness and solid rock. The only noise that echoed in the prison was the sound of Baoji's own heavy breathing. The blue gem on his blade began to shine giving himself enough light to look around.
"That little bitch! There's gotta be some way outta here." The heat from the sun outside began to warm up the rock, making it hot inside. Sweat began to form on his chubby face, as he walked around the large rock to find a way out. He could not see one way out.
"Very funny Sorano! You plan on keeping me in here forever?!" He shouted into the darkness.
On his bare sweaty neck he felt warm breath blow on him.
"I plan to kill you in here." Her voice was hushed and serious.
Baoji spun around to see her, but she disappeared. He looked for her up high, and low, from left to right. He couldn't see the beautiful undertaker.
Whispers and echoes shot out to him in ever direction, confusing him…and playing with his mind. He could not see her, and the echoes were getting to him as they whispered their seeds of doubt aloud. Finally he darted his last axe up to the very top of the darkness…and it did not hit a roof or walls as it came crashing back down the ground.
"Aaaaaahhhh!" He roared as the echoes became stronger and whispering "You're going to die."
From outside the rock prison, Sorano had a satisfied smile written on her face. She needed to end it.
"Rock Tomb Spiral!" She pointed two fingers from the palm of her hand and made them spiral up. The rock prism began to spiral tightly…crushing Baoji who was still inside it.
"Aaaaaahhhh!" Shouts of pain shot from within the spiral and deep red blood gushed from the smallest of cracks that the spiral rock had created.
Sorano sighed a bit of relief. She turned around while saying "One down, one to…"
"BAM!" A powerful punch to the face knocked Sorano on the ground.
"You wench! " The man dressed in black stood over her, having witnessed all that she had done to Baoji. "I'm going to end this!" He carried in his hand another bigger and longer Kama. He had been the one that killed Jiro. He held the Kama over her head and spoke softly:
"Sweet dreams Princess."
TO BE CONTINUED…
