Alright, so this week has been annoying. Have to remember: scheduled training with Yuuki tomorrow at noon, some mysterious mission to escort some guy to a neighboring country, and... Red's thoughts trailed off as he saw that wretched woman walking down the path towards him. ...Kill my brother...
"Crien." Red growled as they both stopped on the path, only feet from each other.
The woman named Crien instantly smirked. "Hello, Kaito."
"Do. Not. Call me that." Red growled and lowered his head to take a breath. "Why did Hideki breach the agreement?"
Crien laughed as she circled Red. "Why should I tell you? Not really my place, is it?"
"I don't care whose place it is to tell me! Of all places, and of all times!" Red snapped his head in Crien's direction.
Crien laughed again. "Oh Kaito, I believe you're overreacting." She grabbed a strand of his hair. "You really have grown these past few years.."
Red slapped her hand away before pushing her up against the fence behind her. Lowering his head and moving his mouth to her ear he said, "The next time you see Hideki, warn him to stay away because next time he breaks the agreement we had, I won't hold back."
Crien smiled and pushed Red back. "I also have a message from your brother... Keep close watch on that girl of yours." She laughed before disappearing.
The hand that Red pushed to hold Crien's next clenched into a fist as he growled. "If he even touches a hair on her head..."
Yuuki groaned as she ran a hand through her hair.
"Why wont you focus today?" Kaname sighed as he sat in the shade on a rock.
Yuuki shrugged. Kaname was trying to help her get a better grip on chakra control, and she couldn't seem to get it.
"Is it 'cause of Red?" Kaname mumbled.
"No!" Yuuki snapped before sighing. "I'm done for today."
"No you're not." Kaname hissed back. "We have a mission in a few days and you've been falling behind on your training."
"I've been doing tonnes! Just not with you." She groaned.
"Let me take a wild guess: Red?" Tamatsu chirped in as he took another bite of his apple. Tamatsu was sitting on the ground with his legs crossed, observing both Yuuki and Kaname's personal techniques.
Yuuki crossed her arms and blushed, looking away from the two. "No." She mumbled.
"Alright, first off, who else would you be training with? Red is the only one on this team that uses genjutsu, and knowing him, an opportunity to strengthen both of your genjutsu would not be passed off. Also, the blush on your face kind of gives it away."Tamatsu shrugged and swallowed the last bit of the apple in his mouth before taking another bite.
Yuuki sighed. "Fine, I have. I'm tired. I don't want to train anymore today though..."
"Too bad. It's what you get. Not our fault." Kaname hissed.
Yuuki narrowed her eyes. "Ever since that first mission we've had you've become a jerk! All you ever do is train with that danm sword!"
"So? It's more than you do!"
"You have no idea what I do!" Yuuki snapped.
"Hey, hey! Calm down you two! This is a team, act like one. As for his training, he's strengthening his ability; I'm guessing because that woman who had the sword on our first mission had much more strength in the way she weilded hers, and the fact that she was teaching Kaname how to better himself with his, that he's taking her advice and training with it. And as for Yuuki; Red is Jounin level, he could be higher but nobody knows, and with him training Yuuki, she is probably getting a very good dose of training. We have no idea what kind of training, whatever they are doing, but I'm assuming it's very good training - I mean, if Yuuki would care to share?" Tamatsu shrugged his shoulders and leaned back on his elbow wile eying Yuuki with expectancy.
Yuuki shook her head. "No, I do not care to share. I'm done for today. Bye. I'm leaving before I actually get mad." Yuuki stated before turning to leave.
"Not even the basics?" Red asked as he walked in on the scene just as Tamatsu was finishing what he had to say.
Yuuki looked ahead and jumped when she saw Red in front of her. "Must you do that?" she asked plainly.
Red shrugged. "I'm sorry that I happened to see my team while one had their backs to me and decided to come see what was up while she still had her back to me and happened to scare her when she turned around?" Red cocked his head to the right and stared at the flustered Yuuki.
Yuuki groaned and rolled her eyes. "As I said to them... Bye." She mumbled as she moved to pass Red.
"Then I guess you don't want to hear the latest?" Red called innocently as he placed his hands on his hips and pretended to polish his nails.
Yuuki sighed and turned back around. "What?"
"First, since we've been depriving our team of what we've been doing, I find it fair that we should probably let them in... Especially since Tamatsu is our sensai and has a right to know..." Red shrugged.
I thought we were hiding this stuff? Yuuki thought to herself.
"You would probably have guessed it, but since 'm a genjutsu user, and Yuuki is as well, I'm training with her to strengthen both of our genjutsu. I have learned different techniques which incoorporate synchronized genjutsu; meaning, if we can synchronize our very being together, it will give us two perspectives, two percepions, two minds, and two vessels which would stabalize our illusions and make them stronger - making it less likely to escape. So far, training has been..." Red glanced at Yuuki. "...progressing very well."
Yuuki blushed faintly and looked away from his glance.
"Well isn't that wonderful..." Kaname mumbled.
"Indeed." Red said to Kaname with a smirk.
"If I may ask, how exactly have you been training?" Tamatsu asked with all curiousity.
Yuuki groaned. "Spending many hours sitting on the ground."
Red glanced a Yuuki and shook his head. "It entitles that, but more specifically: we've been climbing into each others minds and deeper into each others subconsciousness in order to really become one with each other - this way we can know each others every thought, and every memory that surfaces."
Kaname's eyes lit up, as he narrowed his eyes on Red. "So then you know what's wrong with Yuuki?"
Yuuki's eyes widened as she considered running.
"There is nothing wrong with Yuuki." Red raised his eyebrow at Kaname.
Kaname outright laughed. "Are you kidding? Lots is wrong with her!"
Yuuki growled and ran off. Kaname rolled his eyes. "Cry-baby..." He mumbled.
"Then I guess there is something wrong with me? And what about Tamatsu? He probably has secrets and regrets and things that are wrong with him... And what abou you? Mr. Prefect? I think not. Just because we've all had seperate experiences and have completely different memories does not indicate that there is something wrong with us..." Red took in a deep breath and closed his eyes. "If you're asking whether or not I know what she is hiding, and why she acts the way she does, yes I do."
Kaname glared at Red. "Then what the hell is it!"
"Why should I tell you when you're acting like that? Get your act together, Kaname - she needs you to live up to being her brother."
Kaname laughed. "What do you think I try to do?"
"Get into her diary... A brother would love her and let her open up to him. You shouldn't push her, all you're doing is pushing her away from you."
Kaname rolled his eyes. "Just shut up."
"How do you think I got her to open up to me?" Red asked.
"I don't care! Just go get her like I know you want to!" Kaname hissed, turing his back to Red.
Red stepped closer to Kaname so that he could bring his voice to a whisper so that Tamatsu couldn't hear. "Shall I ride my horse to her window during the moon's late night reign in my brilliant shining armor, calling out to her from below, "Beautiful woman, thy heart yearns for your voice as it is gripped with sorrow when seperated from thy lovely sight!" Shall I climb to her balcony and swoop her off her feet just to whisper in her ear how everything will be fine?" Red smirked and breathed out slowly. "I know exactly what you meant by that comment, and I would love to prove you wrong, but for the sake of an important message, you can show some satisfaction in your half true assumption."
Kaname had unsheathed his sword and quickly whirled around to slash Red. "You bastard!"
Tamatsu was instantly to his feet, and before the sword could collide with Red, Tamatsu grabbed Kaname's wrist and stopped the swing. Tamatsu looked from Kaname to Red who now stood back a few feet. Tamatsu turned back to Kaname, "There is no need to get fiesty."
Kaname glared at Tamatsu. "Damn right there is!" He hissed, ripping his arm away. "What message did you mean, Red?" Kaname called, however he then realized Red had ran off. "Dammit!"
