A Really Stupid Chiyoko

Chiyoko left the Hyuuga compound and decided to pick up a sweet snack on her way home. Tomorrow she would start training again. For once, she wasn't looking forward to training; she felt like she wouldn't enjoy it. She would be ex-trem-ely uncomfortable. Most of all, she didn't want to train with Uchiha. The stupid, ingenius, is-too-suspicious-for-his-own-good, unfriendly Uchiha. Chiyoko sighed. Suck it up, she thought, it's just Uchiha. You can handle him.

The training over Monday and Tuesday went fairly well. Sasuke acted no differently than he usually would. He was his usual quiet, talented, subtly snotty self. She kept a tight connection with his emotions in case any intention of going out of line to expose her arose. He was very good at hiding his emotions. And she meant literally hiding them. When she was connected to him, she could sense them (sort of like a sixth sense) but she couldn't tell what emotion it was. He purposely kept it buried deeper in his subconscious, purposely blocking it out, as if he knew she was watching him. Chiyoko wondered why any emotion could be hidden from her. Although, when she had control of Sasuke, she had a deeper understanding of his emotions. Maybe she can only sense them when they have that kind of connection. But, that didn't really make any sense. When she had first tapped into someone's emotions, it was overwhelming. It was as if she was that person. Now it's as if someone is just saying what other people feel. It's not the same.

Also, throughout the two training days, she seemed to get fatigued faster than usual and her efforts got feebler. It was as if something was slowly sucking the life out of her. She thought she might be coming down with something. And so, Wednesday morning, she drank some medicinal herbal tea, hoping it would help. She arrived at the training area and plopped herself down, preparing to wait another hour or two for their always late Kakashi-sensei. Out of habit already, she tapped into Sasuke's emotions and Naruto's just for fun. Plus, she was bored. All too quickly, she acquired a headache. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Sasuke move. She looked at him, but he was only changing his position. But he looked different. His emotions hadn't changed, but he seemed to glow. Some bizarre blue-ish, orange-ish aura was radiating from him. Staring in dismay, Chiyoko blinked and rubbed her eyes. Her right eye began to develop an itch, so she rubbed it again. A Sharp pain shot across from her right eye throughout her brain. Shocked, she fell over from her sitting position and lost her connection with Sasuke and Naruto's emotions. They both looked at her. She sat up and blinked. Things looked a little strange. She closed her left eye and everything went black.

"Oh, my God! I'm blind! I'm BLIND!" Jumping up, she panicked for a second. Then she realized that her vision in her right eye was returning. Things still had odd coloured outlines and hues, as if she had gotten up too fast and that strange feeling of dizziness and disorientation had taken over. She calmed down and sat on the ground.

"Chiyoko!" Chiyoko looked up at Naruto. "Your eye!"

"What?" Chiyoko said. How had he noticed anything about her eye?

"It's bleeding!"

"B – bleeding?"

"Are you okay? Did you actually just go blind? You need to go to the hospital!" Naruto started yelling, squatting right in front of her.

"Shut up Naruto." Sasuke walked up to Chiyoko, who had stood up now. "Don't stick stuff in your eye Chiyoko. It'll obviously bleed if you do that."

Chiyoko stared at him. What was he saying? Of course she's not stupid enough to stick stuff in her eye! She's not five! She knew better than –

Sasuke gave her a hard look, stepping in front of Naruto. "Doing something stupid like that will get you in trouble." Then he turned around and returned to his original position. Oh.

If she went to the hospital, she would need an excuse as to why her eye started 'randomly' bleeding. She knew it was probably because of excessively using her powers, but that can't be possible. She can't be that weak. She wiped her eye.

"Whatever, I'll live. I can still see." Chiyoko couldn't believe it. Not only was her ability malfunctioning, but she also felt terrible and her day had just started. Maybe this is a sign to stop? Also, since when did Sasuke help others? She was thankful that he clued her in to how abnormal her situation was, but he didn't have to. Huh, Sasuke's acting weird.

After the excruciatingly long and strenuous training session, Kakashi-sensei asked if anything were wrong. Knowing that he knew about her, Chiyoko said that she just wasn't feeling well, but she was fine and it was probably just a cold. She walked home in a daze and grabbed something to eat. After she had eaten, she felt a little better. She lay down on her bed, staring at her ceiling. Then she started to think about why her eye acted up and why her ability suddenly 'shut off'. She had been using her abilities an awful lot lately. Is there a limit to it? She knew that she was weaker because she was part-human, but it wasn't even a week! She only really started practicing and using her abilities a couple days after she had controlled Uchiha. And that had taken barely anything out of her. She felt fine now too. It was only when she used her demonic abilities… Her demonic abilities… Demonic… Of course! She sat up quickly. Her abilities aren't from a human source. She needs to 'fuel' her abilities like a demon would! Like a demon succubus would. But, that means…

Chiyoko fell back down onto her bed. There was no way that she could do that. She would have to 1) banish herself from her own village and live life as an outlaw, a demon or 2) hold off on her abilities until she can think of something better or not use them at all, forever. She didn't like either of those options. She needed some energy though. But she can't! She sat up again and pulled at her hair. She can't run around and suck energy out of people. It's not right. Not to mention, she would have to decide who, when, where and how. Who? A random hobo on the street. When? Now. Where? Wherever the hobo is. How? Seduction, control and finally, the Kiss of Death. Ew, she would have to kiss a hobo. Okay, scratch that plan. Not a hobo. She sighed and lay back down on her bed. She had thought of this before. And she still doesn't have an answer.

Drained of ideas and motivation, she decided to get some fresh air. There was a lake that she went to every now and then that she liked. Closing the door, she yelled, "I'm going out for a bit Haro!" And when there was no response, she remembered that he was gone on a mission. That's right, he's not here.

Elsewhere, Haro was tracking through a wet forest, just after it had rained. He had so far tripped over three roots, slipped in mud twice, hit his head off of a branch and now he just fell face first in a mud puddle. Very graceful for a ninja. Also, there were no leads for his investigation. Haro was having a great time.

Chiyoko sat by the lake, a waterfall could be heard in the distance. She wrapped her arms around her knees and tucked her chin in between her knees. She breathed in the fresh air. The sun was still fairly high in the sky. Everything was so calm and peaceful. A light breeze in the air, soft leaves delivering the sound of nature, chirps of birds and scuffles of animals and even the clicking of bugs was pleasant.

She sighed and lay back on the grass. It was so nice to relax, not do anything except breathe, close her eyes and think of nothing. Opening her eyes, she stared at the sky, clouds and all, basking in relaxation. Her eyelids slowly slid shut.

Awhile later, she felt that she was in a strange position and being moved rhythmically, as if she were on a boat.

Shikamaru had found his favourite roof for cloud-watching taken over by a bunch of kids. It would be impossible to enjoy his time there. So, he decided to take a walk instead. Eventually, he would find a spot once he got tired and sit there until he had to go home. Despite this perfect plan of his, it shattered because of one coincidental and annoying incident.

Hearing a waterfall, he headed towards the noise until he reached a lake. Attracted by its peaceful nature, he walked along the shore. He looked up at the sky, admiring the clouds as usual. The sun was starting to set and the clouds were shaded with soft colours of red, blue and orange. His foot caught on something peculiar and he fell flat on his face in the grass. Looking behind him as he got up, he saw Chiyoko lying on the grass, right by the lake, asleep.

Why is she here? Why is she sleeping? Huh, ask him why he sleeps in a tree and now he catches her sleeping on the lakeshore. She's such a hypocrite. And a troublesome woman. They never change. He sighed and looked out at the lake. The tide was starting to come in. He looked at Chiyoko. Her feet were being licked by the edge of the water. Shading his eyes, he looked up at the sun. It was nearly dark. He needed to head home real soon. He looked at Chiyoko. He can't just leave her here. The tide would come in and drown her and if that didn't do it, she would catch a cold from sleeping outside, half-soaked from the lake. He should wake her.

He bent down and shook her shoulder, calling her name. She mumbled and turned over, nearly hitting him in the face with her hand. He put his face close to her ear and yelled her name. Her eyes fluttered open. Finally, Shikamaru thought. Chiyoko's head lolled and her eyes closed again. Was she sleeping, or was she knocked out? Did she fall asleep out here or did someone dump her here? Either way, she wasn't waking up. He tried shaking her again, but there was no response. He checked her heartbeat. There was no way anyone could sleep through someone shaking them. Her heart was still beating, and she was still breathing. Well, then, what was wrong with her? It was nearly dark now; only a sliver of the sun could be seen. The waterline had nearly reached her knees. He dragged her farther up the shore. What was he supposed to do? He doesn't know where she lives. She's acting like someone knocked her out and she's not waking up. It's getting darker, and colder, and the tide could come up and drown her if he left here there. Well, he knows what his mother would tell him to do.

Chiyoko felt a strange constant buzzing in her head. Her head also felt stuffy and heavy. She couldn't see very well. She supposed it was because her eyes were closed. She never bothered to open them. Soon, a pain blossomed in her head. Oh, a headache. It began to throb. The buzzing had disappeared, but now she felt very uncomfortable.

She finally woke up, realizing that the rhythmic throbbing was because of someone carrying her; the throbbing was matching the person's walking pace. She saw a crosshatch pattern close to her face. She looked at what she thought was 'up' and saw a pair of legs walking on the ceiling. What? Oh, she must be over someone's shoulder. Her thinking capacity had reached its limit right then and she fell back into the unconsciousness of sleep.

:O Oh noes!
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