Just like we had before we got up early, ate, and packed up everything. In no time at all we were back on the search for my brother. I doubt that by the time we get to the Sound Village he'll still be there, but it's worth a try. He is family after all, although my family hasn't really meant a whole lot to me. With mother and farther being the way they are, with him leaving, and with Hisaye dying, loyalty is a hard thing to come by in my family. Especially my parents. I look up from the ground, which was what my gaze was on the whole time. Another pair of feet greeted mine. They weren't Shikamaru's, my gaze travels up from the feet, until the point I can see the mysterious person's face. An evil grimace crosses the mans face,
"hello dearie" he said in a low scratchy voice. He took the rope that had lay silently in his hand, wrapped it around his other hand and smiled a smile that would but a child in sheer terror. A mysterious presence crept up from behind me. Grabbing me, the man who stood in front of me bound my hands. Struggling I try to use my charka, but no matter how hard I try, my charka just wouldn't work. Shocked I look up at the man with terror, the smile that could only belong to a demon from the darkest depths of pure darkness.
"Surprised are you?" the man holding me down even with all my thrashing and kicking whispered in my ear, giving me a shiver down my spine.
"You see, this rope is different, it absorbs your charka and destroys it, the more you struggle the more charka it takes out of your body." Said the man with the scratchy voice.
"Why the hell did you do this?" I asked darkly.
"Orders."
"Who's?"
"Now, that you'll have to figure out on your own." I look around and see Shikamaru, sprawled upon the grass.
"What did you do to Shikamaru?"
"Oh, is that your little boyfriend's name? He put up quite a fight, although thanks to my rope, and all his thrashing, his charka was drained. Kept on yelling a name. I'm guessing it's you. Hazuki isn't it?"
"How dare you." I said looking down at my feet "HOW DARE YOU!" I thrashed more and more, kicking the man in front of me, knocking him to the ground. I throw my head back, hitting the guy who's been holding on me. But that was the limit of my ability with the rope around me; the vision in front of me is blurred, and soon becomes black.
A steady beat is under me, carrying me up and down, my eyes open momentarily, closing, blackness falls upon my sight again. A stabbing pain hits my head; it's throbbing, screaming for relief. I try to bring my hand to my head, but it's restricted, I open my eyes, a small town is before me, scrambling to safety. I look in all directions, Shikamaru is no where to be seen. What have I done? I failed not only Shikamaru, but my sister. My head hung low.
"Get off" a man said to me. I had been riding a horse the whole time, yet that fact was irrelevant to me, only the steady beat it gave was the indication that what has happened is real.
"Didn't you hear him? Get off!" another yelled. I stayed where I was, I'm not about to let them tell me what to do.
"Oh for heavens sake! Get off the Damn horse!" one pushed me off. I fall on my arms, which are bound together, I stay lying on the dirt floor.
"Get up." I had no answer for them. I just stared at the ground.
"What a weakling, she can't even move." I didn't care about what they had to say, I could care less. I just wanted this to be over with. I felt two hands on either sides of my arm, both holding me with a firm grip as they pull me to my feet. I let my feet drag, they pulled me along.
"Damn it! Just walk already! It's not that hard, all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other and continue doing that until you get where you want to go! Which is that door right there! Now walk!" I didn't look up to see where he was pointing, I didn't start walking. I didn't reply, there's no use anyway.
The door slams open, a foul smell greets me. The floor is dark, and there's little light. They throw me down on the cold floor. Landing face forwards, I bring myself up to my knees, still looking down at the floor
"So now she can use her limbs."
"Silence" said their leader
"Yes sir" I bring my head up, my hair covering the majority of my face, only part of my left eye isn't covered. A hand comes towards my face, I pull away.
"Look here girl; I want to see your face so you'll let me see your face."
"Don't push me" I whispered under my breath, my head hung low again.
"What did you say to me?"
"I said don't push me." I looked up at him, my hair moving a little to the side.
"You don't know who I am, do you?" the leader said
"You clearly don't know who I am." I said with an evil grin. The door slams open. "She is the one who took down the best of ninja, one's that wouldn't stoop to your level with such dirty tricks" Shikamaru said
I show him my hands, freed from the rope "I'm the untouchable wanderer."
"H-How d-did y-you do t-that?"
"Simple really, there is one major flaw to this guys little rope thing. He didn't expect someone to be able to penetrate it. All I had to do was slowly wear it down, until too much charka was stored in it, a pity really. It's such a waste of valuable energy. Once there is too much charka in it, that charka has to escape, slowly all of the charka drains, giving you a normal rope. Which even you would know is easily cut."
"And him, how'd he know where we took you?"
"Simple, tracking devise that's on me, he can hear my conversations and to see where I am. Now enough of your questions." I stand up and brush myself off.
"It's time for mine."
"Yeah right like we're going to let yo-"
"Shut up" their leader said "she's dangerous."
"First, why did you bring me here?"
"We saw you, you're a very beautiful girl you know. With your long brown hair, chestnut eyes, fair skin, and a fit body. Although you are a little pale. But you see we run a little business. One that involve a need for beautiful women; like yourself."
"What business"
"Seducing men for money like a host."
"You force the women to do this?"
"You got that right. As far as I'm concerned they're worth nothing. Only a price for their looks."
"You really shouldn't have said that. She's going to get all crazy on you now."
"Shikamaru, not helping!" I said "But he is right. Both men and women are equal. But males like you don't have a right to even be considered human. You want to know why? Don't answer that. It's because no human should have a price tag on them. You rule by striking fear within the village members. Even a small village like this one, but that is no way to treat people. You aren't that smart anyway, so I'm not surprised that you would think of stuff like this, and the way you command the people. I'm sure you've had many revolts. Many people angry. And these women that you kidnap and likely drug them as well. People like you who do things like that, it's just sick." In an instant I'm standing behind him. I grab his collar and drag him outside. All the villagers looked at me astonished. "No, no, no! Please no, not the light! I can't stand it!"
"Oh shut up! Hey you there." I said pointing to a villager "Is he your 'leader'?"
"U-um yes, but he never leaves that dark building."
"Do you like the way he governs this place."
"No one does, he's an ass. Taking all the teenage women who are decent looking and throwing them into his business in other villages."
"Well he's all yours. He's done being the leader he told me that himself. Didn't you?"
"O-oh, yes, yes!" he said scared. I threw him on the ground. "Now you know how it feels to be the person who is being thrown around. It isn't fun is it?"
"N-no."
"I'll ask one favour of you and the fellow villagers. Just don't kill him, place him in jail, or send him to a remote area for a week. But just don't kill him."
"Why?"
"Because if you do, you won't be any better than him, and next time, chose a better leader." I said turning around. "Let's go Shikamaru." He handed me my bag and we left the town behind us, back tracking to the forest that will get us to the Sound village. We left that village in silence.
"I'm sorry." I said
"There's no need to be."
~side note
So I got rid of the 'bug' but my friend gave me some other type of 'bug' so not fun. I actually liked writing this chapter. I didn't get a chance to look over it because I've been really busy, so I thought I'd get a chapter out. So I'm sorry if there's any sentences that sound weird, or it's the wrong word. And I have to say coming up with a chapter name is really hard to do, I always have trouble with it. That's all.