Asuka's eyes bored into those beautiful opals that she missed to look at. This man had been hers before she met Gaara. He was her first love and she never failed to remember how she was grateful that he had been a part of her life. However, he was also the cause of her sudden turn around. She wasn't always this cold. She was a happy, flirtuous girl -she never denied that- before those events. However, now was not the time for that. She still had some questions that need to be answered and she knows now is the time to make life-changing decisions. The singer caressed his cheek as she moved to ask the pertinent questions that needs to be asked.
"Why did you want to go to trial?" She voiced out, concern in her eyes.
"…" He answered with a silence, taking her hands off his face. He looked at a distance, emptiness in his eyes.
"I asked you this a long time ago and you silenced yourself then. Why silence yourself again? Please answer my question." She pleaded.
"There are some things that need not be discussed, if we are to be together." an exotic mix an iceberg of a tone filled with so much emotion was his reply. He held her hands and looked into her eyes, kneeling all the while. His heart pounding like it never before, his palpitation coupled with intense anxiety.
"Asuka, I want you to be with me or vice versa. Please, Asu-chan. I would do whatever you asked me to. After all, we never formally got separated right? That means we are still lovers or whatever you want to call it. Please be with me. I would leave Akatsuki if need be. I would be prepared to deal with the consequences. I would take care of you and…." His proposal halted by a finger on his lips. What will happen now?
"Ssssh….." she quietly said.
"It is true that we never formally broke up demo…… we also never formally got together. Moreover, there's nothing to go back to." She said as she started her speech. 'Will he listen?'
" I have realized the stupidity of the questions I have asked myself in the past. I should never have gotten that stuck. I never regretted, and I never will, that I met you, that we got together. What I feel sorry for is that the circumstances are against us. Many people will be hurt in the process, ourselves included." 'I hope he understands the situation and my stand from here on'
"In addition, I am not so sure about the way I feel for you. I thought I knew what I would say to you when you ask me that but no. I am not so sure anymore of what I feel. 'tachi, I hope you understand."
She looked into his attentive eyes, watching as the emotions turned into sadness then to hope. The abhorrence for everything stopping them was clear, evident, and most of all, foreseeable. It was expected. It was perfectly understandable but he should learn to wait until the fog that clouds her heart clears away into the morning both looks forward to. Their future will always be clouded and dark for theirs is a love not forbidden but their existence is. They are detested and wanted for the infidelity to the land they were born to, both for personal reasons intertwined with the other's.
The man's eyes turned blank, face expressionless. Devoiding himself of emotional expressions, he looked at the singer's eyes, possibly pondering on the consequences of what he will do next. If he will go on pursuing her or give up and pursue the means to which he will achieve the objectives he had set when he was inducted into the group. Akatsuki is an organization of powerful missing nins aimed at world domination through the monopoly of war. War is the one thing that keeps the five great nations afloat above others like the ricefield country for example. The great five posses the most powerful shinobi of all and they decide whether there is to be war or not. War brings about the needs for the utilization of the ninjas to their highest potential, bringing their capabilities to a higher level. It is the very reason ninjas exist, though some refute this reasoning for their existence. That is the fact of the matter. It will be very hard to imagine ninjas avoiding fights when that is the very thing they are trained for. Some say they are legal assassins and they are. Whatever he will push for will decide which team will he be on for the next years and affects how he will live his life and who he will live it with. The clockwork of the man's brains started turning, signaling the start of the process of decision making, of making a stand, of choosing one's side. Which side of the war will he be on?
Asuka pondered if she has done the right thing. She is not yet sure. She has to decide now if she will join him in the organization or if she will return to be trailed or remain a missing nin working in the non-shinobi neutral nations as an entertainer singing for millions. Will she choose love and go against the world, doing something they should have done a long time ago? Her powers on the situation is limited to the decision she and her special someone will decide on. If ever they decided to go on separate ways, they will encounter each other someday and they will no longer be friendly with each other and will end up battling for each's own survival.
The sharkman was just waiting for a time to attack. Like a hunter through the dark seas, he watches and waits for the right time to ambush his prey. He looks and listens and looks and listens. He observes the surroundings. He watches out for himself and for the two. But he must watch out for himself even more if ever the two decides to form a partnership or some form of alliance to take the organization down one by one, effectively adding another problem to the organization aside from money, which is handled by Kakuzu and Hidan, Orochimaru's betrayal and his minions, and the great five countries, especially Konoha. Konoha is a vital point of the five. It is the epitome of total supremacy in terms of ninja power, economic stability and over-all influence in the actions to be done on certain issues. It had shown in a lot of times and defended itself from the combined power of wind country and the sound, emerging victorious driving the sound's power to a temporary halt. Something the other countries had not been able to do. The number one thing that's keeping it safe is the rumor and the reality about the jinchuuriki that holds the nine tailed fox. The container of the kyuubi is said to be powerful and is trained by one of the great sannin, Jiraiya. He is said to be dangerous and highly volatile in behaviour and has enough power to bring konoha down. If Konoha is down, other countries would not stand much of a chance against powerful terrorist organizations such as Akatsuki. That is why Konoha is such a big point in whatever is going down. It is also the main reason why sand sent out shinobi to aid the rehab and in the failed retrieval mission.
The decisions to be made at the campfire are not that important but nor is it ordinary or negligible. They will affect the outcome if ever they choose to side with one of the opposing parties in the upcoming war. The Great Five, led by Konoha, against Akatsuki and Orochimaru.
Which side will they be on? Stay tuned to find out. This might be shorter than I expected. The decisions of the three will all be made on the night of the summer solstice.
Till next time! Adios Amigos!
