Chapter 3: Awake and Alone

Still six years ago

Rina woke up around midnight, still remembering what happened. She looked to her right, and was nearly scared to death. She saw the lifeless body of the man from earlier. As Rina walked downstairs, she saw everything. Her mother and sister both lay on the ground, breathless and full of emptiness. The other man was there, too. Rina did kill the one upstairs, and she knew it.

I didn't want you to do this. Why? What did anyone gain? Rina thought.

What do you think? You should thank me, granddaughter. I gave you your life.

Rina was all alone, so she walked into her sister's room and fell asleep, for there was nothing else to do. She had to think this through.

When she woke up, there were ANBU members in her house. They were finding out what happened.

"That is the only possibility," said one member. "She must've lost control and killed her sister and mother. Then these two came to help, and were killed in the process."

"How could you think I did this? That's not at all what happened!" Rina shouted.

"She's obviously unable to control her powers. Arrest her immediately!"

Rina ran from everyone chasing her, still terrified about the night before. She ran for what seemed like hours, and then Rina was finally safe. She sat down in the middle of the forest by the Rock village. Rina knew there was no reason to hold it back, so she began crying. It was mainly for her mother and sister, yet some of it was for herself. How could they accuse her of killing her own family? Still, not all of her family was dead. Most of her family lived in the south side, but they wouldn't accept her after they hear about this. She was alone.

Rina waited until night fell. She began walking, not knowing where she'd end up. She slowly went on, and eventually ended up at her house. When she entered the house, she looked around, and saw that the bodies hadn't been removed. She looked at her mother, then at Akki. Rina leaned down next to her sister. Akki was still wearing her special jade necklace when she was killed. Rina took it off her sister and put it on herself. It was all she had to remember her sister.

The next day, the ANBU came and got the four bodies. No one from the ANBU ever came back there again, so Rina had no worries about them. Still, there was the matter of surviving alone. Also, she had to find a way to keep anyone from looking for her. The day after, she had an idea…

People had searched for her in the woods where she hid before, so she'd use her plan there. Rina was able to make Earth Clones, which, unlike Shadow Clones, wouldn't deteriorate if they got hit. She would take the clone and make it look like it'd been killed, so they'd believe she was dead. Of course, the clone would break apart when they tried to take the body. That would help even more…

After Rina's grandmother died, her body seemed to be unreal. It flaked apart, just like the clone would.

Rina went past everyone searching for her into a small, empty area. She created her clone and went through with her plan. She stayed to watch what happened. Somehow, the people believed her. They thought Hell's Angel was dead, and they wouldn't even get the slightest bit suspicious. Rina wondered how that was possible, but she had no reason to question there stupid logic. As long as they thought Rina Teochi was dead, she was perfectly out of harm's way…sort of.