It had been a few days since their arrival and things weren't really all that good for the older sisters. Kimi however was part of her own team and was often out on missions or training. She was adapting to her new life unlike her sister, yet she still wept for her father, and longed for her home. She was happy that at least she hadn't lost everybody that she loved.
Haruhi was angry, very angry. She did not talk to her sister Kaori. She was barely at home. She would leave the house early and head to the hospital to train and work, she had gotten a job quickly on account of how good her medical ninjutsu was. So she left early and arrived back late to shut herself in her room, and just like her older sister she hadn't made friends, nor did she want any. For her this living arrangement was temporary.
Kaori had been living pretty quietly, she had talked to the Hokage a few times, as there was some discussion as to what she would do now that she was a Jounin. However they had yet to come to a conclusion. She had seen the boys she had talked to a few times but hadn't talked to them nor, was she close enough to them for them to notice her, so he kept to the shadows, heading into the forest to practise. Which without her father was going a little slower than normal. Her main priority was looking after sisters, despite the fact they didn't really want it.
Like most nights Kaori found it hard to sleep so she had taken to walking at night. While this probably wasn't the best thing to do, it was the ideal time for her to work on her ability, and now that she was out of her village she didn't have people willing to let her kill them for the good of her clan. She had to resort to the opposite, which was animals and she didn't really want to do that to them, she loved animals.
That night she waited up for Haruhi to get home. She was later than usual but Kaori was not worried, she just needed her to get back so she could leave, she did not feel comfortable leaving Kimi alone. They may have been in the village now, but they were not safe, the people would come back for her, it was just a matter of time. Eventually Haruhi came in, glaring at her sister before heading into her room and shutting the door. Kaori waited half an hour before she left the house, locking it up.
The streets were quiet and the moon was the only thing illuminating her way to the forest. They lived in one of the farthest part of the village by the woods, so there was very little street lighting. As she got closer to the forest the moonlight was hidden behind some incoming clouds. It was dark but she felt alive. She rushed into the woods, practising her kunai and katana first before capturing a rabbit, it's white fur soft and perfect. She sighed deeply, she didn't want to do this. She continued to gather animals holding them in a cage. She was not aware that there were other people in the forest with her.
Once she had enough she grabbed the first rabbit by the scruff of its neck, it squirmed, and her heart melted, her emotions were getting out of hand. This skill she had been trying to master was death but without melting the flesh. She was trying to create a painless death, one that was quick and swift. So far, with a lot of concentration she could, most of the time it was…well not quick and painless. She was about to go for the kill, when the leaves rustled behind her. She dropped the rabbit kunai held ready. A man emerged, he was wearing the same clothes that the people who tried to take her wore. A smirk on his face.
"Soooooo you're the girl they keep talking about, gah such a fuss over one person. I don't get it…I mean I know what you did to the others, but I mean, you need to touch bare flesh. You are one pretty thing, I bet everyone wants a piece of you…or not!" he stuck his tongue out at her. He was a handsome guy, tall dark hair, tanned and a perfect face. However when he opened his mouth it was a different matter, and the fact her was trying to kill her. Kaori stood straighter, and snarled at him, "You know nothing." She glared at him. He walked towards her, and she stood her ground. He got right up in her face, before whispering in her ear,
"I can make you come, very easy. It's not that hard." Oh that pissed her off. He was implying both things. Well she may not have been experienced really in that sense but she knew these things. He brushed his lips against the skin of her neck, before he pulled back and smirked. She knew what he was here for but she also knew that he would play with his pray a little before he took it.
He took a few more minutes to mess around with her, she would not attack just yet, she also quiet liked to fight. Something her father let her do occasionally. Then it started, and it was intense. He was a strong opponent, and very fast. She knew she could win but she just didn't know if she wanted to kill, she was in a new place. Then he started hitting on her, and then he started mocking her, he had been the one to kill her father. It was at his hands that her father fell. Now she was going in for the kill. It took only a few more moments, before she pulled him to her, with what could be seen as a tender moment, and he was taken aback by it. She placed her hand on his cheek. "You were never going to win." And a moment later the flesh began to melt away and his high pitched scream rang throughout the forest. All that was left was bones, she stepped away from it, a smirk on her face.
More rustling came from behind her, and she swung around ready to fight. However she stopped in her tracks as both Kiba and Lady Tsunade emerged from the trees. She hadn't known other people were in the forest at this time of the night. She stepped back, stepping on the pile of bones and melted flesh. Her eyes flashed wide in horror, had they all seen that? However she knew that if she were to run it would look a lot worse. She was ashamed that Kiba had seen all that. He had been kind to her on their first meeting and while they hadn't seen each other since then it was not a great second meeting.
"I had to do it, he pushed me to do it." she stated, holding her ground, looking towards the lady Hokage. However the she said nothing, a knowing smirk on her face. She had been made aware of the family's ability, this however was her first time seeing it first-hand. "So that was what your mother was trying to explain. That is quiet the ability, one that the leaf could use. I should thank your sister for telling me that you train at night. " While Tsunade went on and on, Kaori was fuming with her sister. However she was also aware of Kiba's presence, he hadn't said anything, she still felt like she was being judged. Tsunade left soon after, saying she needed to think about something leaving Kaori and Kiba together. They were just staring at each other.
"I'm sorry."
"That's something." They both spoke at the same time, Kiba laughed lightly at her. "That was impressive, dark and bloody, but impressive." he spoke, walking over to her. She felt claustrophobic about this whole situation.
"How long were you there for?" She asked, snapping at him a little, he didn't seem all that phased. She balled her fists, angry that people had seen and that she had been so careless.
"I caught your scent when you were catching rabbits. I thought you were going to kill them. I was going to intervene, but the look in your eyes said that you didn't want to hurt those rabbits." He looked her in the eyes, he was being completely sincere. Kaori closed her eyes, rubbing the bridge of her nose, "I was, I just back home, I had people who would die just so I could advance. Here I have nobody offering me their life. So I use animals, well I have used dead animals, but I needed to test on live subjects. It's just….why am I even talking to you about this…" She stopped talking, she had to get away. If anybody else had found out about this she would be ostracised from the village, from the people who could eventually become like family. "Look I have to go, whatever you do…just don't mention what happened tonight to anybody, please." She asked, pleading with him to keep this a secret from his friends. He offered her a genuine smile, saying that her secret was safe. She left the moment he had agreed, she shot off home waiting for the morning to arrive and see if Kiba kept his word. Things were going to get complicated and chaotic for her.
