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Tenchi Bridge: Crossing Paths
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The crescent moon was, as always, shinning with its magnificent beauty. The darkened sky with few twinkling stars accompanied the silence and wintriness of the hours of darkness. The glacial wind blew softly caressing a thin frame. Brown orbs searched through the dimness with persistence
"Found you…"- A feminine voice mumbled
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH"
A deafening roar was heard in the forest, followed by weighty intakes of breath and panicked faces. A crowd of frightened humans ran through the darkened road, incapable to distinguish their surroundings clearly, the large branches from the trees crashing against their bodies, wounding them and making them feel even more helpless
"AHHHHH!"- A woman yelled right after she fell to the ground over her countenance, none of her companions stopped to help her since the wild roars behind the group increased and got closer. She crawled to hid behind a big trunk, her body trembled as her eyes looked at the surroundings waiting for something to appear yet hoping it didn't
A small wheeze escaped her lips when she felt a presence next to her. Unhurriedly, she turned her head to the side, biting her lower lip and clenching her fists to calm her mental strain.
Her eyes widened when she encountered the being-"Ah-ah…"
"Sssh"- The cloaked individual by her side motioned her to be silent with a finger, she hushed and nodded while shaking.
Since the personality was using a large hood that covered part of the face and the brightness provided by the moon was pretty poor, the woman was only able to distinguish a fine chin and some strands of black hair past the jaw
"Who are you?"- She mumbled looking straight at the cloaked being with a flushed face
"No one important"- A feminine voice answered. The woman's eyes widened
"You are a girl?"- She asked shocked. A pale hand covered with bandages landed over her mouth.
"Ssssh"- The person motioned once more with the finger and freed her maw. The woman's lips formed a thin line and she hard-pressed them with vigor, she furrowed her brows when the individual spoke
"Sorry to disappoint you"- The cloaked lass answered in a low voice and peeked at the quarter behind the trunk. The woman pouted and looked up at the dark sky; she then lowered her gaze towards the female
"Do you know what they are? I mean the things that are chasing us"- The woman gulped and waited for the answer to her question with a frightened look in her eyes
"Half-demons trying to satisfy their appetite"- The lass answered and glanced at the woman
"I knew it! The rumors about strange creatures around the Tenchi Bridge were true"-The woman sighed and noted the roars had stopped-"Are we safe now?"- She asked
"No. They know we are hiding here, that's why they stopped chasing the other travelers"
"Then—"- The woman's eyes widened
"What kind of rumors were those you mentioned?"-The lass asked with interest. The woman sighed and stroked her brown hair with trembling hands
"Uhm…"- She hesitated giving her answer-"Something about people getting lost and being eaten by some monsters…"
"I see…"
After few minutes of silence, the lass spoke
"When I tell you to 'run' please do as I say and don't look back"- The cloaked teenager ordered without looking at her. The lady nodded in comprehension but frowned after few seconds when she heard the resonance of a weapon coming from the girl's cloak
"What are you going to do?"
"Don't ask questions. Are you ready?"- The mysterious female turned her head to the side to face her. This time, the woman stared directly into a pair of reddish-brown orbs
"Ah—Hai"- The lady nodded with fortitude
"Remember, don't look back"
"I understand"
The cloaked lass stood up. Taking cover within the trees red eyes glowed; some snarls coming from the strange creatures caught the woman's attention, she could feel the warm breaths of the living things as if they were breathing on top of her, dragging their feet on the ground, they started to move closer towards their hiding spot; the feeling of being treated like a prey sent shivers down the woman's spine, at the same time, she began to tremble
ROAAAAAAAAAR
Once the roars began to resonate again, the cloaked individual drew a single-edged blade out from the matte black-wood saya tied to a belt around her hips and called the woman-"Get ready"
"I—I—I can't do it!"- The lady said banging her fists against the grass, her eyes wide open as she stiffened her fists and tears threatened to come out
The cloaked individual looked over her shoulder at the woman-"You can't stay here; you'll die if you do"
"Bu—But!"
"Just run. I can't warranty your wellbeing if you stay"- The girl stood motionless, waiting for the woman to stand up and run as she had told her. She lifted up her eyelids when the woman jumped over her feet and turned around to face her
"Before I go, tell me your name"- The woman requested with a pleading face. The girl's head went down instantly and she turned to the front without answering
"I want to know the name of the one that saved me"- The lady cried
The wind blew, this time, with great force. The black cloak the girl was wearing danced with the puff of air, giving a full view of the teenager's back.
The woman eyed the teen up and down; from her knee-high, black heeled boots—with uncovered toes (Like Sakura's)— to her short and white, pleated, one-shoulder dress with a belt around her hips amid small pouches, her right arm covered by a loose, gauzy and long bell-shaped sleeve, while her left arm was covered by bandages from her hand to her elbow and three thin-black belts around her upper arm
"There's no need for you to know my name. Go!"- The girl motioned as she walked towards an empty space and took a fighting stance; holding the sword with both hands in front of her. The woman was about to protest but she rapidly did as told.
"Thank you"- The lady mumbled-"Please, be careful"
While she dashed away, without looking back, as the girl had told her. Five human bodies jumped high in the sky and landed in a circle, surrounding the black haired female.
The girl frowned. They reeked of blood. Their bodies utterly drenched with crimson as they began to move closer, she tightened her grip on the handle.
"You're not real demons"- The girl uttered glancing at the five bodies encircling her, they had the appearance of young and innocent men.
"Please help us"- One of them claimed while the black haired female placed her sword back into the saya and glared at him. The young man had short black hair, he was covered in blood and mud and he was wearing a tunic that reached his knees
"We escaped…"- Another guy said with a trembling voice, he continued-"That monster did this to us"
"Please help us"- They pleaded
The young girl frowned and closed her eyes-"I can't do anything…it's too late"
The humans screamed with terror, holding their heads with both hands.
They began to convert their bodies, ripping off the human skin they were using; two of them grew horns on their heads and got bigger in size, with grotesque bodies and claws, while the head of the group changed its skin color to grey and what seemed like a tortoiseshell appeared on his back, the other two showed themselves as big-sized wolfs with dark fur and exaggerated fangs
The black haired female opened her eyes and rapidly drew out her sword-"Who's using you?"
They roared deafeningly.
Their leader spoke with a guttural voice-"A simple human can't harm us; you'll die along with that woman"
They lost their human side completely- The girl thought.
"Too bad…"-The black haired female looked up at the leader and brought the sword down to her sides; he stared at her passive pose, closely. The black haired female continued-"I'm not human…"
Her eyes flashed.
The crescent moon was now a scarlet full moon. The demons gasped and backtracked nervously, noticing the girl's brown orbs changed to an amaranth color. The lass lifted up her sword, its steel shinned with the red radiance from the moon.
"Hey! Wait, are you going to fight us?"- The leader asked astounded-"We are from the same team, aren't we? You're one of Orochimaru's experiments too, right?"
The girl didn't answered and in the blink of an eye, she stood in front of the leader with her sword traversing his muscular upper body.
"GUAH!"- The demon coughed black blood instantaneously; his body trembled as the girl viciously extracted the blade out, the fiend fell on the soil over his shell with wide eyes and covering the wound with his claws.
"WHA—"- He coughed some blood again, unable to move his body, his eyes turning blank-"Demon…."
When he lost consciousness, the lass turned around to face the remaining four creatures while waving her sword to wipe out the blood
The demons gawked and choked, their eyes widened in horror as they gulped audibly
"Wh-Who are you?"- One of the dark wolfs asked
The black haired female glared at him and answered-"Shiroki Saki"
The almost out of earshot sound of leafs been trampled caught the girl's interest. She glanced at the trees behind the wolf's and noticed, the woman she had helped earlier was now running away from there
"Tsk"- The girl gritted her teeth
"Auuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The four beings lifted up their heads when they heard a wolf's call. Saki closed her eyes and began to walk away into the forest while placing her blade back into the saya
"WAIT A MINUTE! YOU CAN'T GO AFTER KILLING OUR LEADER!"- One of the giants said, stomping towards the black haired female since she didn't answered.
Before he could reach her, a giant white wolf with flames flowing through his body and crimson eyes appeared by the girl's side, he showed his fangs to the group of monsters and barked creasing his snout, the demons stepped back
"Saki-hime"- The wolf looked from the corner of his eyes at the girl
"Did you helped them?"- She asked
"Hai, I guided them out of the forest safely"
The black haired female mumbled a 'thanks' and stroked her guardian's fur with her hand
Saki looked over her shoulder at the demons, they growled, she then turned to her guardian-"They are all yours Katon"
The white wolf nodded and rapidly chased after them. The demons huffed
"GAAAAAAAAH!"
The silence of the night unexpectedly replaced by painful cries and stains of blood
Sakura was peacefully sleeping in the room of the house Yamato had made in the middle of the forest to camp. Nevertheless the strange sounds coming from theoutside caught her attention and made her open her eyes.
"Uh?"- Emerald orbs looked through the wooded bedroom with uneasiness-"What was that?"
"Uhm…Sakura-chan?"- Naruto mumbled with a sleepy face, the pinkette snapped
"Ah—Naruto…."
"What is it?"- The blonde asked sitting down over his sleeping bag to face the kunoichi. Sakura's face turned into a worried expression
"I think something's going on outside…"
"Really?"- Naruto queried and yawned lazily-"Maybe is just your imagination"
The pinkette felt a vein throbbing when she noticed the blonde wasn't paying too much attention to her-"I'M SERIOUS! BAKA!"
Both shinobi's heard some roars. Though only the pinkette got troubled
"Sakura-chaaaaan"- Naruto trailed and fell over his back on his sleeping bag-"Go to sleep, tomorrow…will be a long day"- The boy turned around and gave his back to the pinkette—whom did as told— a frown traveled to his whiskered face as his hands clutched the blankets tightly
Sasuke…
Her brown orbs gazed the bonfire unswervingly as if she were lost in thoughts, her body was stiff like a rock in front of the flames warming her up.
Clak-Clak
The wood broke as the fire slowly consumed it, but she didn't move or even flinched at the sound, she kept staring at the yellow, orange and red blaze as her back rested against a trunk.
"You're still awake?"- A male voice asked from behind, the girl covered her black head with the hood and brought her knees close to her chest under the large piece of cloth wrapping her body.
She didn't answered, the green haired male turned into a white wolf and rested beside her
"You're late"- The girl uttered with a blank face
"I needed to make sure the woman you helped went out safely. I erased her memories just in case"
The girl kept staring at the flames.
"You killed one of them, right?"- The guardian asked
The girl's hanging head shot up-"I had to"- she answered with an unexciting tone
"There's no need for you to dirty your hands. You could've waited for me to—"
The girl frowned, the guardian hushed when he felt her amaranth gaze on him.
"I'm sorry I said too much"- The wolf bowed his head and closed his eyes to rest-"Good night"
The girl turned her eyes brown again, yet her lips parted since her orbs flashed with wretchedness. She turned her head to the side and rested her forehead on her knees, her hands clutching with vigor her katana.
"Is that the place the woman mentioned?"
"It seem like it"
The wind blew. They could see it from afar, that wide and red bridge above a never-ending cliff. They were traveling with no direction, but thanks to the woman they had helped last night, they reached this bridge in order to find out what was really going on
"Let's go Katon"
"Hai"
Finally they had reach it, the place where Sasori was suppose to meet Akatsuki's spy, the place where they could find out information about Orochimaru and Sasuke.
Finally…Their paths are about to cross
What will you do, little fox?
What will you do, little girl?
When the time comes and you have to face
An Uchiha full of hate?
That's it for today! Hope you liked it! :)
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