Sorry about that. It seems I was going to write more on Chapter 6 and then forgot to end it.
Picking up where I left off ^.^
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Chapter 7
, then flew through a tree. Shrapnel flew everywhere as she burst out the other side, rejoining the majority of the population. Orochimaru walked through the significant hole in the tree, clapping.
"Now there she is." Akemi edged half out as she and Kainda waited for the next attack, that didn't come. "Time to test your endurance."
And in a flash, he was gone. Even thry couldn't see it coming. The world stood still, and then she adjusted out of a fighter's pose. She sighed, and everyone started to relax.
She looked up at the sky, tears in her eyes. The double voice returned as she spoke one phrase.
"So long and goodnight."
Everything sharply stopped, as Akemi fully broke down, falling to her knees. Everything had a blue tint, as if it was all encased in a block of ice, and she just sat there and cried and cried for however long it was, while everyone was paused in the middle of what they were doing. Sasuke was passed out, and Sakura's lines of worry looked etched onto her face as she ran to retrieve Naruto from the tree. Kaara was in mid-scream, but no sound came out. When Akemi finally lifted her head, Kainda was looking at her.
"It's been a while." She sounded regretful, but Akemi knew it was because she had lost the fight. She simply couldn't feel regret for people, and it wasn't because of a bias, despite how it sounded like one. It was truly impossible.
Akemi looked up at her inner self, then looked away. "Maybe."
They sat and stood in silence while nothing happened around them, then Akemi stood up.
"Let's see if we can find him."
Kainda nodded, and they sped along at a pace they could both keep, checking everywhere in the forest. Orochimaru was simply nowhere to be found.
Akemi felt tears come to her eyes again. "Still."
"Hhmm?" Kainda acknowledged her statement.
"We're gifted in all sorts of ways, but we still can't do anything to stop him. Or anyone, it really seems like. You're the queen of disparity, and all I can do is follow in your footsteps."
"Now let's not go blaming me for this."
"I'm not."
"I know. And as much that I can agree about the queen of disparity, you have your own spot in this fucked up circus we call life."
"'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there, and everyone wants to know that someone cares, someone to love with my life in their hands..."
"There's gotta be somebody for me like that."
"'Cause nobody wants to go it on their own, and everyone wants to know they're not alone, there's somebody else who feels the same somewhere."
"There's gotta be somebody for me out there." Kainda showed some genuine sadness as she finished the string of lyrics. Akemi realized that she was sort of right when you thought about it. She wasn't ever going to have a life besides the creepy chick inside of Akemi that comes out whenever she gets pissed. Or just feels like being a bitch. A homicidal bitch.
"I guess." Akemi said softly. Kainda flopped down on the ground, and looking at her seemed like looking at a small child. A small child cursed with some burden that was unbeknownst even to her, but she knew it was there. "Stop it."
Kainda looked up, and her pink eyes seemed soft.
"You're looking cute. It's making me feel sorry for you."
She smiled, genuinely, and it lit up her face. "I guess there's hope then."
Akemi rolled her eyes. "If you were like that every time anyone saw you, I would be lacking a boyfriend and you'd have more fans then Sasuke."
"More rabid too?"
"I'm not sure why you'd want that."
"More rabid?
"Sure, whatever. More rabid too."
Kainda smiled again. Her smile was confusing. It was hope for love and fear of everything and an underground desire to simply be by herself for the rest of her life. There was no killer intent to be seen anywhere when she was happy.
"We'd better get back." Akemi ran for where the people were and resumed looking up at the sky exactly like she had been before. The slightest change in position could cause a major air adjustment, that, despite being loud, could cause an explosion. Freezing time is freezing time after all. Kainda settled and waited for her soul to be shot back into Akemi's body.
"Should I give up? Or should I just keep chasing pavement?"
The world shot back into motion as everyone stepped down. Akemi ran off as well, running for Kaara and arriving there without a problem.
"How are you?"
"My neck hurts like a bitch." Kaara had her hand pressed over the wound, and when Akemi pulled it off, the black swirl gave away what she already knew.
"No offense, but you have a ten percent chance of living."
"I have a what now?" She hadn't heard.
"Nothing." Akemi sang out. She couldn't tell Kaara that twice. Besides, she wouldn't deal with it very well. But then again, she might. She's pretty cool.
"I have a nothing. Great." And sometimes a dork. Yeah.
"Kay." She stood up and addressed Kaara again.
"Look, I know you're in pain, but we need to go. They can handle themselves."
"But Sasuke's..." Kaara trailed off, and kind of turned away from Akemi towards the aforementioned guy.
"Hurt I know. But Kaara." She hated doing this, but Junsui was waiting. "We have to go."
Kaara stood. "Fine." she said coldly, but as she turned to run back where she had come from, Akemi saw a flash of a tear in her left eye.
She just followed and got back to Junsui, who looked very pissed off. "What the fuck you guys. Seriously now, why'd you ditch me like that?"
"Emergency." Akemi said, stopping Kaara from talking. "We've already won, let's just go and turn it in." Kainda pouted, but Akemi remained solid on the outside.
"Ugh." Junsui seemed pissed off about this arrangement as well. "Fine then."
"Why does everyone hate me so much right now?" Akemi inquired.
Kaara just shot a look, and Junsui responded. "Well I don't know what her problem is, but I wanted to ruin a few more people's chances at winning."
"If we run into anyone on the way, feel free."
"Thanks. My ego has been satisfied."
"Uh-huh." Akemi started running before the rest of them, and wasn't really checking her pace till Kaara started yelling.
"Hey! Superbitch! We haven't all been bitten by radioactive spiders you know!"
That was the lamest attempt at imitating you. Ever.
I'm glad you think so.
I know so. Although it's rather descriptive.
Then she's halfway there?
What the hell, sure.
Yippee!
Junsui and Kaara had caught up by this point, and Akemi had leaned up against the building.
"Looks like your ego lost."
"Of course it did." Junsui smiled. "Yours is much bigger."
"I walked right into that. And as much as I don't find it offensive, since it is totally true, nice."
Junsui bowed deeply, and stood up again, then bowed in a different direction. Akemi laughed a bit, and kicked through the wall she had been leaning on before.
Kaara raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Because I'm too lazy to find the door."
"I see that. But you somehow aren't too lazy to kick a hole in a stone wall."
"Destruction is fun."
"Huh. You think I would know that about you by now."
As they walked in, Akemi heard piano in her ears, which then turned to a guitar riff. Quiet, but audible. She stepped further in, and the farther from the scrolls she got, the quieter the noise.
"Does anyone else hear..."
A voice much like her own began singing, softly, with the music.
"I tried, to kill the pain. But only brought more."
"Junsui." God dammit, they had some sort of angry spirit. "Open the scrolls."
"What? Why?" She couldn't hear it. Naturally.
"Just do it." Akemi responded to the song with the next line before who or whatever this was got really pissed off. "So much more."
"I lay dying, and I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal. I'm dying, freeing, bleeding, and screaming. Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost?"
Akemi all of a sudden had realization smack her in the face. "My god." She said under her breath. "JUNSUI OPEN THE DAMN SCROLLS!"
Junsui at the moment was fumbling with the strings as the singing continued. "I'm fucking trying! God dammit."
"My tourniquet, return to me salvation." The voice got louder.
"My god" Akemi fell down onto her knees. It wasn't possible.
Mariah had been dead for years. Kainda was freaking out.
"My tourniquet, return to me salvation. Do you remember me? Lost for so long." She seemed to address Kainda now "Will you be on the other side when you forget me?"
Junsui finally ripped the strings off and the music got in full quality. "I'm dying, praying, bleeding, and screaming!" Something twisted out of the scroll and disconnected, stepping lightly down onto the ground. "Am I too lost, to be saved? Am I too lost?"
Akemi just stared. The woman had short hair in the back, but really long hair in the front two strips, that almost touched the ground. Her hair was snow white, like Kainda's, and she had thick black bands of hair color originating from one point in her head that spread everywhere else, creating this streaking effect. Wherever the streaks met the end of her hair, it dipped down, creating the illusion of a black rainstorm emerging from her head. Her light grey skirt was short, like most people Akemi used to know, but her shirt, that was the same color, had long sleeves that ballooned over her hands, and on the end of these sleeves was a geometric design, stitched in royal purple. She was wearing a pair of thigh-high boots that Akemi was now the possessor of, which were the same purple color. Her dark red eyes were the exact same color as Akemi's
Akemi felt Kainda's rage boiling up in her, but she ignored it, and got up from the floor, then composed herself.
"I never thought I'd say this again." She took a breath. "But long live the Spider Queen."
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Lyrics used in this chapter (in order of appearance): Helena – My Chemical Romance, Gotta be Somebody – Nickelback, Pavement – Adel, Tourniquet - Evanescence
