A/N: hi. 4 everyone who read the author's note (which is now deleted), um, i was kinda having a bad day that day, and i'm sorry i took my anger out on u guys, cause i looked this fanfic, and when i saw that i still only had 1 review, my temper just sorta boiled over... and, well... yeah. k, basically, my point is, whoever wants to review can, and whoever doesn't want to doesn't have to.
enjoy the second chappie!!!
Nyomi's POV
I woke a few hours later to a frosty morning light which filtered through the dense trees. I got up, painstakingly, draping the thin blanket around my shoulders, and walked into the camp grounds where, thankfully, the bandits were all sleeping. I picked my way around the sleeping bodies, careful not to step on a twig or branch, lest I wake them up.
Eventually, I found Kurama waiting for me at the edge of the forest. He said nothing, but only turned toward the north and began walking. I followed him, my feet making crunching noises beneath the icy ground. As I walked, I realized that even though my fingers were numb, and my legs freezing, my heart felt even colder. I felt as though I had betrayed my pack, and all because I had been so… weak in my last fight. A cold feeling of shame crashed over me, like an icy wave from the ocean shore. Weak. The word pounded into my brain, into my heart, more fiercely with every step I took. Weak. Weak. Weak. Weak. I closed my eyes hard to stop the irridescent pounding in my throat. I didn't open my eyes until I felt myself bump up against something tough, but soft and warm- Kurama. He turned halfway towards me, and said in a passive voice:
"There is no shame in loosing to me. many stronger beings than you have challenged me in a fight, and more than once, I have come out on top. Do not think of me as an ordinary bandit that comes tramping unskillfully into castles and guarded fortresses, and by mere luck, escapes barley alive," I looked up at him, hatred flooding through my veins.
"Shut up! I don't need your sympathy! No matter how great your battle skills are, I should never have lost to you! My pack was counting on me getting you out of the forest, not joined in some bandit group! Put yourself in my shoes why don't you, and think what you would do in my situation- then again, I guess that you'd just abandon your group all together since you're so heartless!"
"Quiet! How dare you suggest that I don't care for my own group. I too know what it is like to assume a leadership position, however, unlike you, I could handle it better." I was about to retort something when he put a finger to my lips, and said in a quieter tone:
"Don't think about escaping either. While you were still out last night, I embedded that blue diamond in you skin. That jewel is one of the most precious that I have stolen because of the enchantment bound on it. If you try to run away, the jewel will sense it, and begin to burn. Even if you think you could handle the pain, it wouldn't work, because I also have a jewel embedded in my arm," at this, he showed his left arm to me, which also had a handsome blue diamond sparkling in the center. "Now," he began, taking a few steps back, and assuming a fighting stance, "ready for training?" I raised my head, and pulled out several of my sharpest kunai.
"You bet," I whispered.
A/N: so, how was it? I tried. Oh, I would like to thank the one- and only- person who reviewed my story, and that was katslovetoplay. -round of applause in the backround- so, thank you very much for reviewing my story!!! oh, b4 i 4get, this chapter of the story i will dedicate to all field hockey players on my team (especially defense- ED, C.T., K.H., the Hawaiian Wonder, Manda, S.N., and whoever else played on defense)