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Last up-dated: 5/14/13!
Nostalgia 9th avenue is where I'm getting the novel translations! Otherwise if not bold italicize than it is from the anime. Naruto information either from there, or made up as the story goes.
Last time: Let's just get on to the chapter…
Chapter 11!
"We're here," Nezumi informed as they stood right in front of some complexes. As they walked up the stairs leading to the highest floor a woman busted open the door to the closest room.
"I'm leaving your sorry behind! We're through!" The woman passed them by without saying a word looking highly angry.
Nezumi just ignored it and opened the door; "Are you, Rikiga?" The man was on the ground groaning in pain. At hearing his name he sat up and looked at the two that invited themselves in.
"Who the hell are you two?!" He stood up ready to most likely throw them out, but then his eyes widen in recognition. "Eva!"
Nezumi smirked. Well, what da'know? A fan; "Well, nice that you've heard of me."
"What? Nonsense, I'm your biggest fan!" Rikiga proclaimed. "But, what are you doing here? What can I do for you?"
"So, wait... "Shion started looking at Nezumi with wonder. "Your real name is, Eva?"
"Hell no," Nezumi answered the girl. "It's just a stage name."
"Then…" Goodness. "That means you're an actor!" Nezumi's hand rose and he covered her mouth.
"I don't suppose ... You know of a woman named Karan?"
"Wait..." Rikiga looked at the two. "You know, Karan?"
Shion removed Nezumi's hand and approached Rikiga. "She's my mother. I'm, Shion …Karan's daughter."
Karan was still alone as she sighed defeated. "Ms. K?" The woman looks up to see Haku standing there. She blinked. "I thought you might want to spend some girl time? As friends…"
Karan smiled. And stood, "Shion never had time ..." she muttered before agreeing. "Sure."
"Come on Safu! "Saka pleaded. "I promise you'll like it!"
Safu sighed. "Really, Saka…We have homework to finish! We have no time to ..." she stopped mind going a thousand miles a minute.
Saka threw up his arms. Then he folded them together. "Please... We can do that later! If you don't do this than how will you know? Come on you know that we might not be able to go on dates ever again!"
Safu rolled her eyes. "You know once we get back-
"That isn't the point, Safu and you know it."
Safu caved in after a few minutes. "Fine…you win."
Saka grinned, "Excellent see you tonight!"
The conversation between Rikiga and Nezumi started off pleasant, but quickly fell apart. "Who asking me to whore myself out?" Nezumi smirked matching Rikiga's own look.
"This business pays a hell of a lot better than acting. So what do you say?"
"You lost your got damn mind; too much alcohol clotting up your brain cells?"
"SHUT UP!" Shion yelled angrily as she threw a cup directly hitting him. How dare he?! How there this- man talk about Nezumi like that?
In her rage, Shion pounced and her hands were wrapping tightly around his wind pipe. "Have you no SHAME?! Talking about, Nezumi …Take it back!
"I was wrong!" Rikiga managed to choke out.
Nezumi grabbed her from behind holding her back by her arms. "Shion. Shion calm down! Shion! Just calm down alright or do you want to have blood your hands?"
Shion stilled.
Recovering, Shion whirled on Nezumi. "He insulted you! I just... I just couldn't-
Nezumi frowned and addressed Shion. "Don't shed tears for others, just yourself."
Shion wiped her tears away.
"Come," Nezumi said once again softly. "Let's go home."
"Wait," Rikiga pleaded. "I said I was sorry! Shion…I will look after you! I'm sure...sure that's what your mother would want!"
The two didn't turn to face him as Nezumi guided Shion along only stopping to look at two pictures.
Nezumi went to investigate in the pouring rain while Shion stayed. Cooking soup- "Welcome back."
Nezumi said no word as he waltzes in their home. He removed his coat, threw it to the side and plopped right in the bed; his back facing Shion.
"Nezumi..." Shion calls hesitantly.
"What?"
"I want to know…"
"Go on..." he was giving some of his attention.
Shion licked her lips as they suddenly felt dry. "I want to know... Know about you. I want to know more." She declared.
Nezumi lay on the bedding for second.
"Nezumi," Haku knelt by his side as she tended to his back wounds that he received from Zabuza. "Zabuza isn't being cruel."
Nezumi refrain from snorting.
"He cares for you that is why he pushes you so hard. "
Nezumi's lips parted slightly frowning. "Then why do you… I mean the way you show me is," he stopped.
"Nezumi," Haku said gently as she began to un-wrap the bandages. "I apologize, but I cannot change who I am." She began to apply the bandages.
It was silent for a moment.
Haku was done applying the bandages and knelt right in front of him tilting up his chin. Nezumi looked at her in the eyes and Haku let go her hand going to his heart. She picked up his hand and did the same with it.
"We do what we do because …. We want to see tomorrow and the day after. This is the indication that we are alive, Nezumi. Remember that, young one," Haku the removed her and placed it with in her own helping him up.
"Let's go, Zabuza's waiting."
Nezumi suddenly was standing and he approached Shion grabbing her hand and placed it where his heart was. "What can you feel?"
Shion was slightly taken aback.
"That…that you're alive."
"That's right," Nezumi swatted her arm away. "That should be enough of an indication. " He turned from her and sat on the couch while Shion still stood. "Don't get too attached."
"Why? " Shion asked confused and hurt. Why didn't he want to be attached?
"You wouldn't be able to kill me if we became enemies," his look was cold. 'I would have to kill you if we ever crossed that line. "So, just forget it."
"You're crazy! I wouldn't choose. I –
Nezumi stood up rather abruptly holding his knife and several needles ready in the same hand that was holding the lovely weapon. Walking towards the door he opened and looked down. "Dogkeeper's …"
"Did something happen?" Shion asked worriedly.
Nezumi knelt down, "You have to work, Shion."
In the morning...middle of the day...
"Can't you wash faster?!" Inu-Kashi roared standing behind a good distant away. It was really strange how that girl thought.
"You'll get yourself killed," Shion sighed and stood.
"That's the same thing, Nezumi says. Say, dog-keeper you and Nezumi seem like really good friends.-
The man snorted. "Friends…Hardly."
"But-
"Listen, cutie... "Then sighed deciding that she could have some answers. "Rat... he sings for my dogs when they about to pass away. Helping them along like the breeze of the wind." He knelt close to one of his dogs. "My mother..."
"But, she was a dirty mutt," Nezumi's voice ranged and the two looked up at the junk that was slowly pilling up only to see Nezumi standing casually on top. He jumped down approaching the two.
"What's that you said about my mother?"
"Aw, relax," Nezumi said airily in a playful mood. "What's going on here? Telling your life story, now?"
"Heh," Inu-Kashi snorted. "Don't tell me you were worried and came to retrieve ya cutie..."
"Don't make me laugh," Nezumi stopped right in front of the dog kepper while the man and his dogs growled in warning. "I only come to see if she was making herself useful in concern to your…establishment."
"Hamlet," Shion exclaimed as the white mechanical rat crawled up her arm; comfortably sitting on her shoulders.
"Hamlet…" Nezumi was lost along with Inu-Kashi.
Shion nodded enthusiastically. "Yup, I named since he likes Hamlet so much."
"What? Shion don't name my rats!" Nezumi gave up as soon as some companions joined the white rat.
"Don't fret, Nezumi...I just wanted to name it; it was kind of irritating and you lately…"
"Gahh, you give me a headache," He muttered rubbing his temples.
"If you're frustrated-
"You're the one whose-"Nezumi stopped and abruptly turned to leave.
"Say, are you two always like that?"
Shion nodded, "Yeah…"
Inu-Kashi smirked.
Nezumi was alone, sitting, watching over the lights that shown the city. Damn it, Shion was an infuriating, sufferable, naive –
He then stood up. He was surrounded. Great!
"Took you long enough, Rat... How rare. Thinking about something," Inu-Kashi revealed himself.
"What do you want?"
"You know I don't forget anyone who insults my mother."
"Revenge," Nezumi scoffed. "Don't make me laugh," he jumped and landed gracefully.
"You know…" Inu-Kashi started already knowing his weakness. "Cutie is something else. She must be real special in order to get you riled up so emotionally. In other words…Your weakness."
No! He wasn't weak!
Nezumi ran towards the dog-keeper. "Didn't you always said, 'Those you protect always lose?' Well looks like your words are coming back to bite you. Sick em'!"
"Tsked," Nezumi then smirked; needles ready. "You should know better than that, Inu-Kashi."
The dogs launched and Nezumi kicked and threw his needles hitting their legs; making sure not to kill them. Having them out the way he headed straight for the dog lover.
"Call them off," he growled lowly holding his favorite knife to the other man's throat.
"NEZUMI!"
Nezumi tsked again and removed himself from Inu-Kashi while the other took his advantage to escape. "Damn it, Shion…" Nezumi cursed as the girl was running in the distance.
"Nezumi," Shion hurried to catch up with him. They stopped hearing the moon drop or something similar to it.
"Nezumi, I... Won't forget, but I …I want to live here with you."
Shion finally turned to face Nezumi (She closed her eyes briefly).
"What's your reason?"
The wind blew their hair gently.
"I find myself…Drawn to you."
Nezumi didn't exactly know what to do or say. How does one respond to that?
He turned to walk away, "Shion… A pause, before he turned over his shoulder looking at the girl slightly. "Your comprehension is worse than a chimpanzee's."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Shion asked running to catch up.
Nezumi didn't respond as they headed home.
O-MAKE!
"Nezumi... I'm drawn to you."
Drawn…
To be enthralled by something…
Close…
"Tsked; idiot. "
"What?" Shion asked tilting her head. What did she do wrong this time?
"Shion…"
"Huh?"
"I'm drawn to you too."
END!
N'cut! That's a rap! What will happen next?! Up-date! Well, yeah, so? When will I up-date again is the question! Sadly, I have no preview. The O-make was fun to write-^^-
Anyways hope you all aren't to confuse with the flashback. I tried.
Until next time…..
I'm out!
