Blood In The End
Wishing for Death
This was his first work of art.
This is what would make him.
He had to make it good.
Something like this was suppose to be good.
But, the thing was he was too good at it.
So he had to do something about it.
He needed to go back in and make himself known.
He created a symbol of him being there.
A fox.
A fox with nine tails and snarling.
It was perfect.
It resembled him well, and the fact that it was also his nickname made it all the more personal. He stole all sorts of precious gems, and little by little he sold them off, keeping a few just in case something went out. He decided to take another heist job, his boss told him to wait a day or two. But something like this you couldn't wait on.
It was like a drug.
He needed a fix.
He got a taste of how wonderful it was being good at almost everything.
And he wanted more.
So he waited a few days, trying not to seem too suspicious. Soon the mask he wore was like a second skin. It was like a protective layer. It would hide his identity. Then it hit him.
He needed a mask.
So he went into school and made a ceramic mask. It took a few tries to get it right, the first one he broke by accident, the second didn't fit, the third didn't look right. And finally he got a mask that he wanted in the shape of a fox head. He painted it, and put some string on it so that it would stay on his face. It felt so right for it to be there. It wasn't heavy as he would suspect, it was rather light, barely there at all. He almost felt like a ninja. All he needed were the tools. So he got himself some dark clothes, they had to be tight fitting. He got his 'Ninja' gear, and started training his body for these kinds of 'Missions'. It was hard at first, but soon he fell into it easily enough.
His second heist, again it went smoothly, so he left his mark and made off with more gems. Soon it started to become a regular thing, until his fifth robbery. He was a fool for doing these robberies so close together, he was nearly caught. The police were waiting for him. He got in, checked himself and the perimeter, took what he could and quickly left his mark. He was there first but as soon as the sirens went on, he froze. He looked outside and seen cop cars waiting out there.
He smiled and got a taste of the chase.
With his training he could out run anyone on foot. Now he had to add to that training and learn to hide well. Mask his scent, and give the police, who he calls dogs, a wild goose chase. He enjoyed it, he loved running away from them, and when he looses them he leaves something small so they could follow his 'scent' again. Then he would run into a public area where people walk mostly during the night, and lose them there. Of course he hides his mask before his runs out into the public. Wouldn't do him good if a civilian recognized his mask.
But this hunt was different, it was lead by a man that was relentless.
He nearly caught up to him, but luckily for him he mapped out the alleyways and got away safely. He caught the name of the officer it was 'I. Uchiha' also known as Itachi Uchiha. Kyu heard about the prodigy of the police force and a possible chief after Fugaku Uchiha. It wasn't the first time he met Itachi, they went to the same school together, although they never 'officially' met, but his friend Kisame was close to him. He heard a lot about Itachi through Kisame. The guy respected him. After that robbery, Itachi has been on his tail ever since.
'Now, I need to get close to him. Damn.' Kyu thought watching everyone from his seat on the park bench. He spotted a woman wearing nice earrings, he had thought of doing house robberies for a while. But he never liked the idea of going into hard working houses and taking what might be fake. He just stuck with stores, and they paid better then the houses. At least he got the real deal and not counterfeits, besides it kept him in shape. For the most part, he gets a good run out of it, and a good chase. 'So addicting. Wrong, but still addicting.'
"You know it's rude to stare?" he heard a females voice say teasingly.
"Really? Never bothered you women when a handsome guy makes googly eyes." he heard the woman laugh.
"Well, we normally settle for a whistle complimented with a 'Hey, baby what cha doing tonight.'"
"Really? Isn't that only for construction workers on their break? Trust me I know. I'm a certified construction worker, and right now I don't see any buildings going up anywhere near here." Kyu said.
"You a construction worker? I don't see it. You need to have a better build." Kyu turned his gaze over to the woman. She had blonde hair and had a fan at her side, he was a sucker for blondes.
"Really? What do you call this?" Kyu smiled and lifted his shirt, relieving a six pack over taught skin. He put his shirt down and looked back at the woman with the nice earrings. She was looking at him, he smiled at her and she turned away blushing. "Oh, how cute. Too bad she's too old for me." Kyu turned his gaze over to the woman next to him. She was openly ogling him, he rose a brow at her and then smiled. "Now look who's staring? Honestly? Have you no shame?"
"I only thought you looked nice, but now. . ."
"You like this, huh? You should see my brother, he's more built then I am."
"Who is your brother?" she moved closer to him. He started feeling slightly uncomfortable.
"Hm?"
"Your brother. . ."
"My who?" He looked at her and seen the lust in her eyes. "Ah, my brother. You wouldn't like him. Stubborn. A hot head. Leaps before he looks, honestly I'm half surprised he's not dead yet." he looked back at the people walking by. Well aware of the feminine presence beside him.
"I'm Temari."
"I've heard about you."
"What?"
"Yeah, Gaara's your little brother right? He talks about you all the time."
"Really? You know Gaara? He's not very social."
"Of course, we spend most of our time online. He used to be in my clan 'Tailed Beasts', but he moved to 'Team Seven'.
"Oh, you must be, Naruto!"
"Nope."
"But the way Gaara talks about Naruto is like he's talking about a brother."
"Yup, that's Naruto alright. Sadly he's not me. I'm Kyuubi, well Kyu for short."
"Kyu? Well I didn't know their were two in this city. First the Kyuubi the Jewel thief, and you."
"Heh, yeah strange, huh? But in truth, I'm a thief."
"Oh really? What do you steal?"
"I steal the hearts of many."
"Is that all?"
"What? Want me to take more then your heart? My, my, Temari, figured a classy woman like yourself would want dinner first." Kyu winked at her.
Just then his cell rang, he gave a quick glance at it and it was from an ex-girlfriend. "Love to stay and chat, but I have to go to work." He put the cell away and got up. "Temari," he gave a graceful bow to her, "I wish you a good day, my lady. Until next time we meet upon a full moon." He started walking away, as he walked he felt more at ease.
Another reason why he didn't do house thievery, he didn't like being so close to other people. Namely women.
Kyu walked around town for awhile barely paying much attention to his surroundings, just mostly spaced out as his body went to autopilot. He soon found himself at a cafe, Kyu had walked in and ordered something.
"You walked in ordered a tea, and some pancakes." She said kindly.
"I did?" Kyu asked confused.
"Yes, I know that look, Naruto often does the same. You two really are brothers, but Naruto orders coffee and a muffin."
"Ugh, I hate coffee. What kind of muffin?"
"Mostly raisin, the occasional chocolate chip."
"Ugh, raisin. Why is the chocolate chip occasional? It should be everyday, actually chocolate with chocolate chip, now that is a muffin." She giggled.
"I knew you would have a sweet tooth, so I put extra chocolate shavings on the whip cream, and put two more cherries, with your pancakes." she smiled and walked away leaving sugar for his tea. He put in sugar in his tea and sipped at it waiting for the delicious pancakes. 'I don't recall ever coming here before. Yet Naruto comes here all the time, and is most boring.' Kyu thought as he watched the people in the kitchen. He then spotted a familiar head, the person was soon blocked by a stack of delicious looking pancakes.
"Oh. My-"
"Oh shush and eat it," she placed the plate down and he immediately started to dig in. It was official. He's coming here from now on to eat pancakes. Pancakes and tea.
He finished his pancakes and was now playing with his tea.
"Now, that was delicious." he looked around the place and it was nice and cozy. He spotted the name of the place and smiled. "I know where I am now, so this is the place he was talking about. Byakugan Cafe. Family owned cafe, just recently started selling breakfast. If I'm not mistaken it's not too far from Kohona Academy."
"That's right, you certainly are knowledgeable of our little cafe, sir." another voice said. He looked to the new voice and seen that it was Hinata.
"Hinata! Is that you? Wow, you've grown, I hear my little brother, Naruto, often comes to this place."
"Oh, Kurama!"
"Kurama? Kyu!" a males voice this time.
"Ah ha! I knew I recognized that head, Neji what are you up to?" Kyu smiled as the other male came into view. Hyuuga Neji, he's the second son's son. Kyu had learned about the Hyuuga clan's customs. The first born get's everything while the second born gets nothing, but to play bodyguard to the first. Same goes for their children. Neji has to look after Hinata to make sure that she lives. They are under contract to do so, if Neji fails in his duty, the family is kicked out and shamed. But some troubles are rising in the first house, the father of Hinata is starting to think that she is useless and can't do anything right.
"I work here on my off days. I hate having nothing to do when I'm not at the fire house" Neji said. Kyu knew the real truth about it, he was worried about Hinata and is trying to comfort her.
"Understandable, but honestly you work to hard for your own good." Kyu said smiling at them. He tried to think of how he can settle this family matter without getting himself involved.
"Nonsense. Your the one that over works himself." Neji said, "So does Hinata, honestly why can't you both grow a spine and ask for help?"
"Your right, if you can find me someone that can do everything that I do, I'd be grateful. But Hinata, my sweet little sister. Here, this should help you build up some muscles," Kyu smiled and winked at Hinata. He gave her a card for a woman's agency that has programs for woman with low self-esteem. "Give them a call, and say the most random thing possible, that you would never dream of saying. In public." he said, "for now, I have places to go and sights to see. Have fun," Kyu said and walked out of the Byakugan Cafe.
Kyu rested at home, he had already taken care of Ju.B, and played around a bit with the others in the game. He soon felt the tension lifting when they realized that Ju.B wasn't there, they also asked about Ichi.B, and Killer.B, he told them that they left of their own free will, he also put Roku.B, he calls him Bubbles, in charge while he was away, and Bubbles put Yon.B as his partner. Kyu was now resting on the couch music playing. As soon as he felt relaxed, his cell went off. "Fuck, I thought I turned you off." he growled lowly and picked up his call.
"Kurama Namikaze?" a females voice asked. Kyu perked up at this.
"Speaking," he said and listened.
"It's your mother, she got into a car accident-" Kyu felt his whole world crashing down, he barely registered what the woman was saying, and only heard the hospital name. He barely remembered the conversation or how it ended, he just blacked out and found himself at the hospital doors. Kyu walked through and seen his father and Naruto in the waiting area. As soon as Naruto spotted him he rushed over and gave him a hug.
"Kyu. . . mom. . "
"Shh. It's okay otouto, it's okay. Dad, what happened?" Kyu asked as soon as Minato came closer to them.
"I. . . I tried to. . . I was too. . . Naruto was. . ." Kyu shifted Naruto to the side and put an arm around his father. The two started crying. Kyu let a few tears fall, but he was already prepared for this moment. The moment where he looses his parents, it happened before, but they didn't die. His foster parents always sent him back to the orphanage, Kyu lost count of how many, and before that he wasn't sure what number it was when he was a baby. He did the only thing he could for his family, he held them tight, and he felt for a moment, that was what it felt like to have a family. To feel loved, protected, safe, then it was gone as soon as Minato pulled away.
"I was driving Naruto home from school, your mother looked so happy hearing that Naruto got all A's." Kyu rubbed Naruto's shoulder lightly, "then a car come's out of no where and hits us, after that I don't know what happened." Minato said and went to sit down.
"It's okay, otouto. They are probably going to be awhile, have you eaten?" Naruto lightly shook his head. "Hey, dad? You want something to nibble on?" Minato shook his head. Kyu gave a soft sigh, "We'll be back soon, call if anything happens." Kyu said and walked out of the hospital with Naruto close behind him.
They got what they needed, and went straight back to the hospital, Kyu gave his dad a small bag of chocolates and a water, Naruto was nibbling on a small cake while Kyu stood by and watched. An hour and a half later a doctor came out. "Namikaze Kurama?"
"Yeah," Kyu stood up from his chair and walked over to the doctor Minato and Naruto right beside him.
"Your mother has asked to see you alone, she said she wanted to tell you something. As for you two, she's doing fine, Kurama, follow me." Kyu followed him in, when he got there he sat beside his mother.
"Mom, you doing alright?" Kyu asked a small smile on his lips. He didn't know why his mother would call for him, no one called for him. He was like this stray dog that no one wanted, or an unwanted guest that wouldn't leave. This knowledge alone hurt most of all. He wondered if his mother was going to call him down for being an unworthy son. His heart tightened as he waited for the tongue lashings to begin.
"Oh, my sweet Kurama. Please tell your father, and brother not to worry, but I have something important to tell you." Kyu listened hearing what she had to say. Soon he was told to leave by her, and to send his father and brother in. Kyu nodded and walked out telling them that she wanted to see them. He sat out in the waiting area, soon his cell rang. He picked it up not bothering to look at the ID. He said nothing and listened to the other voice.
"Kyu, how would you like a job, tonight?"
"Not now, I'm having-" Kyu was cut off.
"Yes, I heard about your mother, how is she? Doing well I presume. From what I hear it wasn't that hard a hit, unless she's that fragile." the word 'fragile' was drug out, in a sickeningly mocking tone.
"Can you just listen for once-" Kyu was fed up with how much this man knew.
"Now, now, don't forget who holds the trigger, and leash."
"What about it?" Kyu gave in.
"I need you to go to this address and-"
"No. I don't-"
"Oh now come on, you can't keep running from this, it was bound to happen sooner or later. All you are getting is some papers. Maybe take something that interests you, or maybe I can get someone dear to you an early-"
"No. I'll. . . I'll take it."
"Good boy, after that I'm going to need you to do more side jobs."
"What about-"
"Oh don't worry, you can still shadow Uchiha Itachi, I'm just going to keep you busy most nights. Now go do your research, you have a week to get me those papers. I'm sending you the address, and what to look for. Usual spot." the call ended.
"Fine." Kyu said and closed the phone and he soon got a text he took a quick glance at it, closed it and put his phone away.
