Chapter thirteen – While the going is good
I had made a decision, but I wasn't sure whether it was a firm one. Obviously, I couldn't let anybody harm the child, and I wanted Seth safe. My mind was tattered, but I was still on firm ground. And I also had no idea where I was and how I was going to kidnap my niece/nephew from the watchful eyes of Jellal, the present Konoha ANBU captain. "Ryu, what's the plan?" I asked the dragon on whom I was situated. We were currently flying to someplace I didn't know about. "That is something I have left you to think about Saya, since the abduction of Kai's newborn was not part of my agenda." I sighed. "You have to help me, I seriously have no idea how to-""Help, I shall." He stated. We were landing and I got off, to a place that seemed very familiar. We were right outside my village, but far enough not to be detected.
I had to think. If Jellal didn't want anyone to know about the baby, then he would be there all the time. But what if he's assigned on a mission? Who would look after the child? I asked Ryu, who silently answered, "It might be a possibility that someone apart from Jellal knows of the child's existence. But who is that person, is what seems to be a mystery." No shit Sherlock, I probably figured that out myself. It was dark, and quiet, so I assumed it would be around midnight. The perfect time for kidnapping a baby. I was pitiful, I had come down so low as to kidnap my own blood. Could things get any worse?
"What is the plan Saya?" It just did get worse. I had no plan. Then I thought of something crazy. I remembered Eriol telling this to Nodoka when we decided to cheat in a test back at the academy. Nodoka was never the person to cheat, and Eriols' words seemed less important back then, but now-"We just have one life Ryu, why think twice?" I got up from my sitting position and looked forward toward the village. Of course, my heart was beating like crazy, and there was a 99% chance that I could get both Seth and myself killed, but I was going to take the risk.
"Saya, may I ask what you're doing?" Ryu asked me cautiously. "Relying on my wits Ryu, relying on my fucked up wits." I spat as I dashed as quickly as possible through the trees into the village. The village had an external barrier, but it wouldn't sense me as, I had the original village headband and I was once a part of this village. Infiltration, check. Yeah right, I didn't have a list of 'what to do', I was extemporizing! I could get killed, but I had a feeling that I wouldn't. Three lives, including mine were on the line, and I had to succeed. This was enough fuel to keep me going.
I quietly jumped on the terrace of my old home, and sat there quietly. Ryu was right next to me; his form was a black cat. "You will not succeed with this type of strategy Saya, this is perilous." I smiled, "I've been through unbelievable things already Ryu, this isn't even half of it." I whispered. "It seems to me that Jellal isn't here." I stated. Ryu looked at me. "Just a feeling Ryu, he's so good at sensing that he would've sensed me already-""You do not have confidence in your skills Saya, your father and yourself share the same bothersome trait. You might have acted on your intellect now, but you intruded and got here without arousing any sort of unwanted suspicion."
I had to admit, Ryu was a confidence-booster. Now, as I sat on the terrace, I still had no idea what to do. I couldn't just walk into Kai's room, snatch the baby and walk out. Or, maybe I could? I stood up once again, and concentrated chakra on to my feet. That way, I could be agile. There was a sky-light which led to the kitchen, and that was the closest to my old room. I wondered who were inside my house, Seth should be asleep, and I hoped Jellal was too. I gulped before jumping down the window, and landed on the kitchen floor, gracefully. I scurried to my room, which was surprisingly unlocked. I peeped in through the key hole to find Seth, lying on my bed, fast asleep. I felt a lump go down my throat as I held back tears forcefully. I used the transformation Jutsu and turned into Seth, but this Jutsu was different than the normal transformation. Daichi taught me on perfect chakra balancing, and this technique would be enough to fool anyone. Hopefully I would be able to fool Jellal, I thought. I walked around and found that the house was as clean as I had left it, and nothing was misplaced. A family portrait of me, Kai, Seth and our mother was on the table. But there was a strange feeling of abandonment in the air. I walked to Kai's door and peeped. Jellal wasn't inside. I tried opening the door, but couldn't. I turned to Ryu, and luckily, he managed to open the door, by forging his finger into the key. But something was fishy, things were going too smoothly and the beast was yet to appear. Was Jellal on a mission? If so, then who was the other lookout? Where was he? As I entered the room, I found a crib, inside which was the most beautiful baby I had ever laid my eyes on. I found myself staring at the baby, and its peaceful face, calmed me. It looked very much like Kai, but the dark hair, gave away that it was an Uchiha who fathered it. Its eyes were a bright green, and its skin, a light tan like Itachi's. It looked so fragile, and yet its gaze was…eloquent. That was when I decided that this baby had to be protected. With my own life. "It is a baby boy, Saya. You must know whether he has the Kekkei Genkai or not." Ryu told me. "How on earth will I be able to figure that out?" I picked up the child, but it was impossible. It was a heavy baby. Very heavy. "Um…Ryu this boy's heavy." I said, as I struggled to lift the child. "Saya, have you not carried a baby before?" "Um…no but seriously, it's as if something's-"Then it hit me! I observed the child's face, it looked scared, and was about to cry. I calmed him down, and then picked him. He was as light as a feather. It was just like I feared. He did possess Shift. I carried the boy, and tied him tightly around my back, and I looked around one last time, but my heart still rummaging because, this night was strangely too easy. I observed that there were two letters on the table, and I had no time to go through them, but I still managed to pick them up. One was addressed to me, and the other, to my mother?
I stuffed the letters in my bag and got out through the window, with a feeling as if someone were watching my every move. And little did I know, there was someone. As I made my way out of the village with the boy on my back, I asked Ryu if he saw anyone. He nodded.
I stopped abruptly when I heard him speak next. "It was your Sensei, Akira. She was right outside the window of Kai's room." I ran as quickly as I can out of the village, tears streaming down my face, as I thought, 'I killed Seth, now the whole village will know the truth.' No wonder it was easy, I was dancing on her palm the whole time! Damn, I thought as I cried, as my brother's sleeping figure erupted in my mind.