Hey! On to Chap. 4. This is where things start to get more interesting for those of you who stuck through the first really boring chapters. I'll try to make the next one longer but no promises. Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the Riscouthe (Riddick). On to the story.

Moonlight

Chapter 4: The Spar

-No Recap-

-Kisame POV-

"Hey, we're back!" I called through the house.

"It's about time! What took you two so long?"

"Well, you have a very long list," Itachi explained.

"You have a point there, I guess. Kisame, why don't we have we spar as soon as I'm done putting things away," the girl suggested.

"Fine, but could you stop delaying it already? If I didn't know better, I'd say you're scared of getting in a little tussle with me," I told her rather impatiently. Our fight was 3 hours and some minutes overdue, after all. I wanted to see how strong she was and why she's so special, besides the obvious. She was still hiding her chakra and it was really pissing me off.

"….Are not," she murmured so that I could barely hear her. Within fifteen minutes of absolute silence, besides the ruffle of plastic bags and slamming cabinet doors, she was ready.

"Come on, let's go."

"You need to learn how to ask," I complained, but followed her none the less.

"That may be…please stay there for a moment." I did as she 'asked' and stayed there while she continued to walk for another eight feet before turning and facing me.

"No jutsus, just weapons and our own strength. Agreed?"

"Sure, why not?" I agreed. I could already feel the thrill of the battlefield and the bloodlust rising, it wouldn't hurt to give her a few scratches, after all. As long as she isn't maimed or killed I shouldn't get in trouble with Leader-sama, or worse, Itachi. Speaking of Itachi, where is that weasel?

"I will be the 'referee,' of sorts, and will decide who wins since this is not a fight to the death." Oh, there he is. I could now see him watching us from an oak tree, the same tree Aserha had been napping on when we first met.

"Begin," came his monotone voice. I waited for her to attack, and she waited for me. Seemed as though we were going for the same strategy, but I knew I had more patience than she did. As predicted, she raced towards me and threw a punch to my face, I easily blocked it and threw a punch to her stomach, which she blocked. We exchanged blows for a few minutes, me pushing her back, until she crouched close to the ground and sprung before doing a back flip in the air and landing behind me. Then, she threw a kick to my back and I stumbled, but managed to keep my balance. Turning around I aimed my Samehada for her left arm but was surprised when it was blocked by a katana I didn't even know she had. Another surprise was that she had had enough strength to counter my blow every time I tried to hit her. Then when I had put my guard down for a second, she used it to her best ability. Aserha quickly unclenched her left fist and slapped me. Though this was not a simple slap I found out as I was hurtled backwards by the force of it. Instead of being aimed to the side like a normal slap it was aimed upwards as she gave a fake crouch, making me think she was going to flip in the air again. That plus I had felt actual claws rip into the flesh of my cheek and I could feel the blood dripping down my face. With a low growl, I raised my Samehada and aimed for her arm. She tried to dodge, but it still grazed her skin, leaving a nice, long scratch. That was all that was needed for Sammy to absorb some of her precious chakra.

"That's enough. I believe this spar has ended in a tie," Itachi said, bringing us out of our little fight.

"A tie?" I inquired, not happy with the results. I'd be dammed if I just tied with this bitch.

"Yes, now let's go inside and discuss Aserha's decision on joining us. Oh, and you might want to take care of your scratches. You won't want them to get infected."

"You made a decision already?" I asked. Great, now I was out of the loop.

"Yes, I have. Now come here."

"Why?"

"So that I can heal you, that's why," she said matter-of-factly.

"You're a medic-nin?"

"Yes," she clarified.

"…Fine." I calmly strode over to her and waited for the healing. It was then that I noticed her exquisite scent. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before. She smelled like….well, if moonlight had a scent, it would be identical to hers. Blue chakra the exact color of her eyes glowed around her alarmingly pale hand and long black nails as she placed her hand against my cheek. I found her touch surprisingly gentle and her chakra nice and warm. All too soon my cheek was back to being unmarred and she moved away before starting to walk inside. I followed her into the living room and sat next to Itachi while she sat in her chair.

"So, Aserha, you have made your decision, have you not?" questioned the Uchiha

"Yes."

"Well, let's hear it," I said, not feeling patient enough to wait.

"My decision is that I will…"

Ok, that's all for Chapter 4. Next chap is her answer and the events that follow.

I know this is moving awfully slowly, but I promise it'll get better. I suck at writing battle scenes.

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