It's been a while since I have updated this story and it's really hard for me to update with the hectic school… and lack of interest. My classmates have been looking at what I am doing every now and then… calling my simple drawing 'hentai'. And they did see my little desktop background which is… indeed… Rated M. (SasuNaru goodness!) And yeah, I better do this fast so I can do a lot… no time to encode at home to be honest.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! AND LIKE I SAID… I REALLY DON'T.
WARNINGS: A LITTLE MORE AND A LITTLE LESS OF SOMETHING. NAH, I DON'T HAVE AN IDEA!
Previously on The D.E.A.T.H. Club…
The new director has placed the Death Club under one special division that is directly under him and they seem to lose the time to protect the humans from the ghosts infesting the hospital. But Hinata has provided a little big help called the Emergency Hotline for the patients to use… however, it seems to be not enough. The unseen residents of the medical center are getting more and more agitated and they have become eager in shedding blood.
Hinata and her Duchess have come to a place to meet the so-called Keeper… and they seem to be planning of something in contrary of Hinata's stated plan to the club. And it seems that she'll be playing with its members once more. But who is this Keeper of the Dead and who is her precious boy?
"Even our so-called Forgotten Ward will be renovated. But we have to fix the lights at the Morgue first." One staff sighs in resignation and then he gazes at his companion with dark specs to cover his eyes, "I wish we wouldn't find anything creepier than you are in there. We have to change the lights at the Morgue so the second entrance can be accessed. After that we have to do the repainting and maintenance of this creepy hallway. Speaking about creepy, do you believe in ghosts, Shino-san?" The specs guy hasn't bother to answer and keeps on checking the bulbs at his trolley.
"We do all sorts of jobs, don't we?" His delayed answer makes the other guy jerk in fear… and then sigh in disappointment, "Your answer is very much relevant, Shino-san." They walk much further and a peculiar breeze blows at them, sending undue chills to their spine. The guy burrs in the feeling similar to goosebumps and then Shino gazes at the far away view of the horizon. Faint silhouettes are wriggling at the walls and he just pins his view at the floor only to begin walking ahead.
They have reached the second entrance and the other guy gulps in fear. He looks at Shino… who is gazing at the other direction which leads to the Forgotten Ward. It makes him freak out some more and grabs the specs guy's sleeve, speaking with a very scared voice, "Oi, Shino-san! What are you looking at?" The guy looks back at him and pushes his dark shades up, "Nothing much. Let's start taking off the bars…" They take necessary tools from the trolley and start yanking off the planks.
They have removed the ones from the inside yesterday so the door must open right then. Shino twists both to unlock the knobs and unlocks the latches on top and bottom of the double doors. He then pushes both doors to finally open the second entrance… when an image of a woman under a big black veil flashes before his eyes. Her face is covered by her dark hair and the veil seems to overshadow that dark dress she's sporting. He has stunned for a second and absent-mindedly rolls his trolley in.
The place is awfully dark and eerie… unlike when they removed the planks from within. It seems like the lights of the entire Morgue has been turned off… which is supposed to be against the facility reminders. "Never leave the Morgue unlit." One staff whispers with crawling grave fear… but then Shino clears his throat, "That reminder was from Namikaze-sama. Kurobebi-sama must have tried to overwrite everything."
"But— But we can't even see a— t-thing…" The guy stutters as the sound of a moving body drawer echoes through the Morgue. If someone would be working, he/she should have at least turned on the lights. The staff tries to pull Shino away but the specs guy gets planted on the ground. A sweet perfume smells through the place and it really does feel that someone is inside the room… a woman perhaps. The other guy abandons Shino and runs for his life in a very rabid manner… only to be caught in invisible hands. He tries to scream but he seems to be silenced by them.
Shino then flings behind him when he hears a loud thud… the feeling of danger suddenly fills him up. He then runs away from the Morgue to catch up with his co-staff member until the hallways have felt differently. He then feels someone standing behind him… her cold stare piercing through his head. He slowly turns to her and he once again sees the woman covered by a big black veil. Her bare foot steps forward… making all sounds vanish in the entire hallway.
THE D.E.A.T.H. CLUB
REI HARUNO —SAKURA NO IMOOTO
CHAPTER 14: GHOST WRATH AND PROTECTION
Sakura is at the canteen with an aged woman as her patient. She gives the granny her daily tour around the medical center and right now, the woman has requested for something to eat. The pinky has bought her favorite candy bar… the old woman just wanted a little reminiscence. She has told a lot of stories to the pinky on their way to the canteen… and the pinky's ears are getting a rest from everything. But her mind still revolves around Gaara… getting overly restless as to what he must be doing by then.
She's not really getting any time to meet with him and talk leisurely… and it's not like she does have a time to do so the previous days. She then sighs in resignation as she orders herself to go back to earth and work normally… just like how they should to mask their activities. A nurse and then a family go to their seat and the children greet the grandma. The mother then asks, "Uhm, excuse me. Can we talk to my mother for a moment? We have gone to her room and she's not there."
"Oh, Baa-san really loves getting toured around every morning. But of course, you may." Sakura says and stands up to roll the granny away from the table, saving the mother from the trouble of moving it across the seats. The family then takes her away as the children runs around. The pinky reminds them with a sweet voice, "Be careful! It's a bit dangerous running around!" She smiles as she watches them make their way out of the canteen allotted for patients and visitors. She sighs after that and turns to see the nurse that led the family to her.
"Haruno Sakura-san, right?" The pinky nods and they she beckons him to walk with her along the hallway. The guy clears his throat and says with a shaken voice, "Anou… is it really true that you guys… hunt ghosts?" Sakura twitches… recalling how Sasame started talking with Kiba as the dog mutt has told them. She nods with a hum, her eyes evident of caution. The guy twitches by the way she answers and then he scratches his head, "My sister is working as a cook here at KRMC and she has been experiencing what you may call paranormal. The kitchen equipments have been flying around and—"
"Anou… look. Just tell your sister to dial 6-60-6 in case of paranormal activity, okay?" Sakura then walks away from the guy upon the sight of Kabuto along the hallway. The blond then calls her when she completely gets away from the man. The pinky goes to him and says, "Kabuto-sama…" Kabuto gives her seven clipboards and then says as he pushes up his glasses, "I want you to check up on 101, 102 and 103. Then give this four to Sasuke-san and then go to the Morgue to check if the second entrance can be accessed. And be minded… no ghost-hunting."
"Yes, sir." Sakura nods and goes to proceed to her assignment to different rooms. Then the man earlier catches up with her, "Please just one time, Haruno-san. Could you please talk to my sister? Please help my sister." Sakura turns around to face her and his very expectant eyes bring depression to her heart. She couldn't possibly forsake all of them with this. She just smiles and places a hand at his shoulder, "I'm so sorry, I can't really attend to your sister right now. But please do advise her to dial those numbers in case of emergency. And if that happens, we'll be there." She then smiles and leaves the man behind.
She walks to the room where they have left Rin and the other men. She opens the door soundlessly and sees the three fast asleep in their beds. She goes to Rin first and says, "Rin-san, I'm just going to check up on you and it's time for your medications." The woman opens her eyes but the effects of the trauma are yet to wear off. The pinky feels bad about it, they could have prevented it from happening if the hotline has picked up faster. And thinking about it, what could be Hinata doing to improve it? But she mustn't shroud herself with things that are somewhat beyond her control…
She leaves the room and will be heading to the new Nurse Chambers where she could find Sasuke that early morning. It is just eight and there are already a few visitors that are coming for their relatives. Sakura looks around and find families at a few rooms, thinking how dangerous it'll get if the ghosts are to attack that moment. She shakes her head to shed away her worries and reaches the room she needs to go to. She pauses for a moment to open the fingerprint-locked door. The chambers have been the Division 26 station… where everyone's in and out are strictly monitored… much to the pinky's resignation.
She finds Sasuke writing up reports at his table and she has seen the effects of the fast renovation of the place once more. There are only ten beds and it also has cubicles for writing reports and all, individual lockers each station, and there are customized lampshades for them. She walks to Sasuke and hands the clipboards to him, "Yakushi wants me to give this to you. And it seems that they haven't noticed about Rin-san, Obito-san and Kakashi-san yet."
"They shouldn't." Sasuke whispers as he browses through the reports and then she gazes at the bed where Naruto is sitting at, "The hotline seems to be… uhm… I was really wondering why it's not as restless as I imagine it to be." Naruto looks at her and says, "The other ghosts seem to be working in the shadows for now. And the hotline hasn't been publicized that much. And Hinata and Karin seem to be up to something again. I hope they won't be causing much ruckus like before. I'm going to roam around for patrol now. Bye, honey."
"Bye." Sasuke says as the blond disappears in a wink. Sakura gazes at his bed for a moment… wondering how come Naruto can meet up with Sasuke so freely while it has taken a while for her to see Gaara. She then keeps her gaze at the floor and then Sasuke notices the look on her eyes. He stands up and pats the girl's head, "You should go on with your rounds. Who knows… you might find Gaara somewhere. We both know Hinata seems to be holding him in one way or another." She nods and then smiles at the raven, "Thanks, Sasuke. I should go and see how's the renovation at the Forgotten Ward." With that, she leaves hurriedly and Sasuke places a hand at his hips, "Hn. Things seems to be a lot better before."
Sakura reaches the entrance of the ward and walks in… only to feel that poisonous atmosphere of vile entities. She looks around and stares straightly at the hallway that leads to both deathly areas. She toughens up and walks in… only to witness running shadows at the walls… headed further the place. Having struck by a very bad instinct, she hurriedly runs towards the second entrance of the morgue… which is left open, a trolley full of maintenance tools left steps past the double doors. She gasps soundlessly and walks towards it only to face the dark room. She looks around and calls out, "Is somebody in there?"
A sweet perfume fills her sense of smell and by then, she knows a ghost lies ahead. She stays at her stand and waits for the ghost to either show herself or leave for good. But the smell has been accompanied by loud thuds at the floor— no, wait, it's coming behind her. She flings behind her and the thuds grow louder and nearer, making her go on guard for anything. Then a bloody hand shows from the corner… that leads to the actual Forgotten Ward. Then another shows up… as if the owner is trying to crawl its way towards her. She prepares for a bloody ghost… but a bloody familiar face shows up instead.
"Ha… Haruno… san…" Shino is crawling from the corner and the pinky runs to his side immediately, "Aburame-san! What happened to you?" She holds the utterly wounded man in her arms and he stutters in pain and weakness, "A… A woman… in a… black veil… attacked… me. I… I have heard… screams earlier… as well. I think… g… ghosts are attacking us—!" He coughs out some blood and then Sakura notices a phone at Shino's pocket. She takes it and tries to dial the emergency hotline but Shino stops her by placing a hand over the phone, "I tried to call for help… but the line seems to be off."
"I'm calling 6606… I'll get help, don't worry." The pinky gently motions the phone to take the weak hand and proceeds in calling the hotline. The dial tone rings but nothing seems to be picking it up. She frowns at the matter and realizes that it does take time to connect. She lowers the phone that is still in dialing status so she can look around some more. More people are suffering inside the Morgue and at the Forgotten Ward… and it takes too long for her to get help from the Death Club. But then the present sweet perfume gets stronger… a dark figure standing behind the pinky. Shino has his eyes grow wide… as the woman in a dark veil causes yet again another havoc. The pinky flings slowly and stares at the strong negative presence… stepping forward to re-enact Shino's fate on her.
—THE D.E.A.T.H. CLUB—
Whilst Orochimaru is still in a private conference with the other directors, Kabuto has to ensure the fulfillment of the KRMC director's roles in the hospital. Though Sasuke has been in charge of all the reports to be done, the other responsibilities would be assigned to the white-haired man. He browses through some more reports and things to be done as he walks through the hallways of the East Wing, going to the newly opened ward which used to be the sealed PHAs. He is still receiving noise complaints from the visitors that pass by the eerie area.
He enters the last hallway that leads to the place when a gush of wind blows behind him, whispering a soft call of his name. He flings back at the empty hallway behind him and looks around the place to where the wind must have come from. He then sees a half-opened window that he is about to close when a sudden surge of wind blows, dragging some of the papers deeper in the PHAs. He then frowns at the eerie horizon as he closes the window behind him. He then picks up some papers and walks to the place to gather the rest.
"Kabuto-kun…" A whistle of the wind tricks his ears yet again and he pauses for a moment to reconfirm if someone has had called upon him. Hearing not another sound similar to it, he proceeds in and comes to inspect the rooms where the Uchihas and their friend should be. He opens the door and finds no one… only a vacant bed and machineries that had been turned off. He grinds his teeth and goes inside the second room… only to find smudged blood at the bed and on the floor. The place had been a mess and the equipments had been broken.
"Kabuto-kun…" Another whisper comes to his senses as a gush of hot air touches his nape, his hair sticking out all of a sudden. It has surely felt like someone has whispered behind him. The same voice had been calling him and it has started to annoy the blond. He frowns at the dark and poorly-lit hallways of the PHAs… in contrast of the reported state of the area. A loud thud comes to the room across his stand, a kick delivered to its door. The blond has seen nothing… but he has heard something.
"Kabuto-kun…" A voice sings as it crosses his by the intersection. He quickly flings to the intersection, catching a trail of a shadow running across a direction. He pushes up his glasses and walks to the area, picking up the papers as he goes. The same voice laughs naughtily and teasingly as he follows the source because of a speeding shadow. He gets further into the place… led deeper into a trap getting into play. He turns into a corner and sees a figure standing in the middle of the hallway.
Her hair is long and she seems to be barefoot as well. She has her hands running through the back of her head, motioning her fingers smoothly and seductively. A lamp lights behind them and her silhouette has been fully colored black… but her figure seems to be more noticeable to the blond. She then starts with the voice that has been disturbing him for a while, "Kabuto-kun." He frowns at her some more, trying to figure out the silhouette's identity. Giving up, his shifts his weight at the side and pushes up those glasses, "I have no time for games."
"When did you have the time to play?" She smiles and walks nearer, the distance of light doesn't seem to reveal any more skin or clothes other than her feet. And before he knows it, he is getting approached by a shadow… a shadow that is formed into a human. He gasps at the sight and backs off a little, too late that the shadow woman gets to touch his face with both her freezing hands, "Aren't you getting fed up with everything you're doing? You're losing your identity because all you do… is to become Kurobebi."
"What do you want from me?" He asks with a shake in his voice before hearing a very pleasured smirk from the silhouette, her white teeth seen with a vicious smile. She gets nearer, their bodies colliding gently, "All I wanted is time. Time that you never had. And time… that you have run out of." Her voice transcends sweetness and becomes monstrous, his ears getting conquered by the sounds of drizzling rain. Her red eyes light from her blackened face and her teeth edges out dangerously… to bite his face off his head.
"Kabuto-sama!" Sakura then jumps at him, making the vicious silhouette lose the target. They collapse at the floor and then they see the shadow run deeper inside the PHAs. Sakura sits up and helps him get up after the crash, "Are you okay, Kabuto-sama?" He looks at bloodied Sakura who doesn't seem to be worried the least… and seems to be just forced to save him. He then Sasuke standing at another corner, frowning at the direction where the shadow has run off to. The raven then looks at them and glares at Kabuto, "You're still lucky we're not as heartless as you guys are."
—THE D.E.A.T.H. CLUB—
Kabuto, Sakura and Sasuke are standing outside a room somewhere at the higher floors, looking over the unconscious Shino. Sakura stares at the staff member… staring right through her own reflection. She still can't understand what is happening at the whole hospital… she can't really tell who their enemies really are. She then stares down at the floor with all her confusion… she hasn't seen Gaara, Hinata and Karin for a while as well. And thinking about the incidences has really shrouded her mind.
Shino has his eyes grow wide… as the woman in a dark veil causes yet again another havoc. The pinky flings slowly and stares at the strong negative presence… stepping forward to re-enact Shino's fate on her. The veiled woman's hand sways slowly to the pinky's face and then she whispers, "Someone's going to die at your forbidden area. Make haste and you might lose him… however, I doubt your whole-hearted act of saving such a man tainted by a vile soul."
"Vile soul?" Sakura whispers softly but the woman then fades out of sight. Shino grasps weakly at her arm and she remembers the man who needs medication. She is about to carry him to take him somewhere safer when Kiba and Suigetsu run towards her, "Sakura! Karin said there's a distress call from here!" They reach him and the two kneel down to help Shino with anything, "What happened to Aburame-san?"
"I don't know but could you tend to him more?" Sakura then runs off to get to the PHAs, "I have to save one more guy!" She then runs as fast as she can, ignoring the gazes of her co-nurses because of her bloodied shirt. She then bumps into Sasuke and Naruto on the way to the PHAs as the raven says, "Someone's in trouble at the PHAs." Naruto runs ahead to lead the way as he yells, "He's too far from the entrance! Who would go that deep within this ghost-infested area!"
"It must be… Kabuto-sama." Sakura whispers, thinking about what the veiled woman has told them. Naruto gazes at the pinky and growls darkly, "Why do we have to save someone like him…?" Sasuke shares the same bitterness… the thought of him better off dead to be honest. But Sakura yells as she tries to justify her reason for saving such a guy, "But how can we ever call ourselves human if we leave someone out there to die! No matter how bad they are…" She gazes with determined eyes at the two, "We're not monsters. We're not like them."
Naruto reaches the corner and conceals himself at the shadows and then Sasuke stops running to catch his breath and watch the scene before them. Sakura slowly approaches the boys… as they stare at the silhouette woman who is walking towards Kabuto. Sakura clutches her hands into balls since Sasuke holds her down, keeping her from intervening somehow. But when the woman starts to show hostility, Sakura starts to struggle soundlessly from Sasuke's grip. Naruto twitches and whispers something to Sasuke to make him release the pinky… thus, saving the snake's gofer.
Kiba and Suigetsu secure the patient from any conflicts and then they go out the room. The dog mutt then says, "His wounds are controlled but ensured to weaken him." He then whispers as Sasuke, "More like they are warning us or it might mean something else. He said there are other people that are screaming within the ward… he must be the only one kept alive." Sasuke nods and then Kabuto wipes his glasses clean, "I'll keep this encounter from Orochimaru-sama… since you save me the least. But I wanted to hear out who's behind this… haunting as you call it."
Kiba smirks as if telling them to give him a break while Sasuke turns away to focus on his friend instead. Sakura gets back on earth and looks at the blond who's expecting an answer. She recalls the question she barely comprehends and then answers, "We don't have a name but whoever it is, it's commanding the… paranormal beings to attack and harm people." Kabuto grunts in acknowledgement and walks away from the Death Club. He passes by Hokuto who hurriedly goes to the quartet but he ignores her panicky bow.
The weather starts to darken again and the rain paints the walls and windows of the whole medical center. He then browses the reports that are messed in sequence. A whistling wind comes to the blond again and then he stares at the empty hallway beside him. The silhouette is standing there once again, her arms reached out towards him. A window slowly opens without a sound, letting in the noise of the drizzling rain outside. It resembles the sound that has filled in his ears a while ago… but right now, it adds up to the horror the silhouette is making him feel. She then smiles at him, "Let's play, Kabuto-kun… let's play till the day ends."
Kabuto steps back in fear as the girl walks slowly again… now with the added horror of recognizing the woman. He swipes his hand in defiance and denial, "You can't be standing in front of me! You're already dead! You hear me? Dead!" The woman stops walking and places her hands behind her and bends a little, "I may be dead… but I will always be here. Be here… where my grave has been etched… as well as yours." She vanishes after that and then Kabuto freezes upon hearing so.
"Kabuto." Orochimaru comes from one corner and gazes at the Kabuto who is shaking at his feet, eyes filled with utter terror. He walks to him and taps the man to take him off trance, "Kabuto." The blond twitches and sees Orochimaru… making him shed his fear away and apologize for the lack of response, "Forgive me, Orochimaru-sama. I was just pre-occupied by something. If you'll excuse me… I have to redo these reports." He walks away in mixed emotions and the snake man can only watch his bitch. He then gazes at the hallway Kabuto is staring at…
"And I believe that's all for now. But I do promise a better performance and profit from this center." Orochimaru ends the meeting and everyone has left. Since Kabuto has something else to do, he is left to clear everything at his table. He gets out of the room and finds Minato walking at the hallway. Their gazes inevitably meet with each other and then Orochimaru proceeds as the blond stops at his track. But the senior doctor speaks as the new director gets aligned with him, "Kurobebi, they are all mad and they're going to kill much more people than the last few years. You may have a lot of earnings and profits… but you're going to use it for buying caskets and affording burial expenses for every employee that's going to die."
—THE D.E.A.T.H. CLUB—
Kushina is sitting at the chair allotted beside the bed as she watches over Yuki as a favor from her parents and from her husband. The child has been doing good and she will be waking up in days. She sits in a comfortable position but her mind has been restless lately. It's already summer vacation and she doesn't really have to worry about school… but watching over a recovering patient has been affecting her somehow. She runs her hands through the child's hair as she whispers softly, "They're lucky… their child will be better as soon as they recover from their own wounds. They wouldn't know the pain of watching their child from afar… battling against life and death."
"Yeah, I guess today we have to start readying the party for Sasuke." Kushina giggles as she walks with Minato along the hallways of the hospital, "It'll be Sasuke's first birthday as a licensed doctor after all. I bet Naruto's going to bring all sorts of surprises he can." Minato scratches his head and chuckles, "Yeah, but to be honest, I didn't really think they're going to end up together… considering that Naruto hates him at first." Kushina smiles contently, "It's because Sasuke is a bad brother… he's just a good boyfriend."
Just seconds after their laughter, an emergency rings around the hospital and Minato runs off after nodding once at her. Kushina clutches her hands before her chest in worry… hearing the alarm strikes her in a different way. She closes her eyes and then heavy panting echoes around the hallway where she stands. Neji runs to her and holds her shoulder, "Kushina-san… you have to come with us." She twitches and they run off to the center's entrance.
What lies ahead surprises her… bloody streets, a stumbled truck, a crowd of nurses, doctors and passers-by before her. The most surprising thing is hearing Sasuke's cry that's filled with agony… and a depressing look from all the employees around her. Her heart stops at the scene… unseen threads try to hold her back and cover her eyes. However, she walks closer to the crowd and the people let her move closer… and closer to Naruto that is already engulfed in so much blood. Her eyes lock at the red figure, her mouth stays still… her heart refuses to pound. Her son is lying dead before her… bathing in his own blood.
Tears flow from her eyes as she continues to run her fingers through her hair, "They would never know the agony of just watching from afar. They would never know the pain of being not able to take the pain for their child…" She then stops doing so and breaks down soundlessly at her seat. She then sobs louder than her restrained cries, "Naruto doesn't even want to get near me. I know he's around here… his soul is stuck in this place. But he doesn't even want me to get near him… to embrace him the least!"
Kushina cries some more, now squeezing herself, as she tries to calm herself down… stop herself from crying some more. The nearby trolley begins to rack… and that has taken Kushina's attention, seeing a small white silhouette beyond the trolley even with her blurred vision. At the next closing of her eyelids, the white silhouette has turned into a little girl… the girl that has harmed Rin, her husband and her friend. She is glaring at Kushina and the equipments start to sway violently… the redhead going above the resting child to protect her from the falling objects.
Some utensils from the trolley rise before Kushina's very eyes… and aim their blade at her. The girl then smirks and speaks with her diabolical voice, "I will take the child. And you're going to die as well. You cry for your son… and so let me take you to him! No need to cry some more… I might just take your husband with you sooner!" She then laughs out loud and the utensils speed towards her, the redhead shutting her eyes tightly. But the feared pain has never come… and so she opens her eyes only to see the utensils flying less than a yard before her face.
They are shaking in resistance… an unexplained force keeps them from moving. Then they are swayed away towards the wall… Kushina flinging around to watch it happen. But the moment she flings back to the girl, she is standing before the redhead… only to grab for her neck and elevate her meters from the ground. The redhead struggles from the strangling and the little girl smirks while developing it to laughter. She opens her closed eyes… tears continue to flow from her eyes… "Na… ru… to…" Her eyes weaken as her life seems to be escaping her…
A sweet-smelling perfume seeps in the room and the little girl looks around in confusion and anger. And then she groans in sudden pain, dropping Kushina from the height… but someone catches her before she hits the sleeping girl. She gazes at the figure… only to see the woman under the black veil. The little girl racks her body around… groaning loudly with her diabolical voice that terrifies Kushina more. She then dashes towards Kushina but a white figure flies and pins her to the ground with his clawed hand deep enough the ghost's chest. The girl struggles but then disintegrates after.
"Mom…" Naruto transforms back to his human form and Kushina has her eyes widen… seeing his son closely for the first time after the Ryudo incident. Naruto walks to the woman in black and she hands over the redhead to Naruto's arms. Kushina then gazes at the veiled woman as she runs her freezing hand across her sore cheek. She seems to smile and fades away as Naruto looks down at her mother's crying face, "I'm sorry, Mom." The redhead then looks at her son and embraces the materialized ghost, "Naruto!"
As soon as she yells for his name, she shoots awake from a dream… a thought-so reality. She must have fell asleep while gazing at Yuki… comparing the pain they are all feeling. She gazes at her hands and clasps them against her face, crying once more in so much misery. She soundlessly cries like how she has dreamt of her action… only to stop herself and squeeze herself with her arms. Minato comes inside the room and gasps at the sight of his wife. He comes to her and asks what's wrong… but fails to know the reason for her tears. He just embraces her tightly, tucking his wife in his warm chest.
Naruto and the veiled woman stand outside the room, watching the blond comfort his pained love. The younger blond screeches his nails against the window in anger… having those ghosts target his mother is utterly unforgivable. The veiled woman whispers at the raging young man, "Naruto, you must stay with them as much as you stay with Sasuke. I know you never wanted to have them involved… but the angry spirits are going for them in either way."
"I… know." Naruto whispers as he screeches his hand more, "I never wanted my parents to get hurt… knowing that my soul can never go to heaven." The veiled woman places her hands at Naruto's shoulders, "As long as the Mistress has a hold on you, you can never go to heaven. As long as you don't want to leave Sasuke and your parents, you will never go to heaven. But in the contrary, you have to stay here and make them accept that depressing news… so you can protect them from the angry spirits… and from the scheming Mistress herself."
"I know… Auntie."
[End of Chapter 14]
Phew! Second update for RHaSNI's New Year Bash! Haha! I wanna know what you think about the chapter… and it's been really a loooooooong while since I last updated! Yeah, yeah… what can I say about this chapter? And yeah, sorry for making Shino suffer… and for not letting Kabuto be eaten! I still need Kabuto for a big revelation! ^^
Yeah, I still refer to Minato and Kushina as husband and wife since… I hate to say ex-husband or ex-wife… I may have used it at other chapters but I'm growing lazy so I just do that. And yeah, sorry for strangling Kushina… and making her look weak. Well, her sentiments are worth getting emotionally weak.
The reason why Minato said that to Orochimaru remains a mystery… and it will remain one until I make another flashback about it… or fail to even remember that scene. But yeah, I'm trying to balance the limelight now… making Kabuto get a taste of the KRMC ghosts. And I can't still make him eat their dust! ^^ (Bad Rei Haruno.)
And yeah, I may be using the flashback style more so often starting from this chapter. And yeah… I will be presenting new ghosts in the next chapter. And I also have presented a new ghost a while ago… and expect that she'll be appearing around creepy Kabuto scenes some more.
Ages as of July 26, 2012:
-Sakura = age 22, an intern of the special division, can see ghosts and Gaara's little sweetheart/model
-Suigetsu = age 23 and a third, an intern of the special division as well, Karin's little prized treasure
-Kiba = age 24, a nurse of the special division, can see ghosts as well and seems to earn Hinata's fancy
-Sasuke = age 26, a doctor of the special division, Naruto's boyfriend and seems to be in danger with the new director
-Minato = age 41, demoted to senior doctor, believes in ghosts now, Naruto's father and Sasuke's guardian
-Kushina = age 40, Sasuke's ex-teacher, can see and talk to ghosts, Naruto's mother and Sasuke's guardian
-Shino = age 27, a staff at the hospital, almost victim at the Forgotten Hallways (the one leading to the Morgue and F. Ward)
-Kabuto = age 35, director's assistant, seems to be connected with the woman made of shadow
-Orochimaru = age 56, the new director, Mikoto's killer and one doctor that is fixated on Sasuke AND Naruto
-Naruto = age as of death 18, a teenage dog ghost, the son of Minato and Kushina and is Sasuke's boyfriend
-*keeper* = age as of death unknown, the Keeper of the Dead, appears as a black-veiled woman with a sweet perfume
-*shadow woman* = age as of death unknown, a silhouette woman, haunts Kabuto and keeps on following him around now
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