Chapter 25: Decisions

Okay, I thought I'd get this over with since if I leave it alone I'll let it fly from my mind. So anyways, hope you enjoy it.

I do not own Naruto. It could use some serious fixing…

Kuro's POV

"So~ Mr. Exaggerate…?" It had been three hours already, since the god eyed freak started dragging me. The sun was dropping low every second, not long until it gets dark. And so far, out of all the ten times I tried to talk to him, he had said nothing. 'What was his name again?' I shook the thought off and finished my (eleventh) sentence. "… Where are we going?"

"…" I rolled my eyes. 'This guy is worse than a mute person.' I pouted and started humming a song from my world. I finished it quickly, sighing with remorse. 'I wonder what the guys back home are doing now? I kinda miss their rowdy behavior…' I felt a tug and almost tripped in my new flats. I looked up to see my 'escort' glaring at me. 'How rare…' I mused. He just growled. "Hurry up and go inside!"

"Okay, okay, no need to be pushy…" I muttered as I entered the room. It was strange for two reasons; one: there were unknown lights, lighting my side of the room, and two: the other side was pitch black. "It feels like those old crime movies… with all this lighting that is."

"Silence!" A voice, definitely male, spoke from the dark side.

"So there is a person here…" I observed.

"SILENCE!" The voice yelled.

I lifted my hands up casually. "Quiet down. Geez, you're going to grow white hair if you yell like that."

"I SAID SILENCE!" It yelled again.

"Alright, I keep quiet… sheesh." I stuffed my hands in my pockets (I only found about them when I was on my way to the kitchen). "So~ what did you need me for?"

"Why do you ask that, peasant?" You could tell that this dude was trying to restrain his anger, it was a very poor attempt if you ask me.

"Well why would you call me here in the first place?" I shrugged, keeping my face blank. "after all why would the enemy's boss want to speak to their opponent. There is nothing to give or get, get my point?"

"… True, I wouldn't have called you here without reason." The voice sighed. Its person leaned back in its chair. "Listen boy,"

'So he's older than I am…'

"The reason why I called you here is that you caught my eye." Its person shifted.

"How?" I crossed my arms across my chest, raising an eyebrow.

"When you got away by my first squad." It replied.

"You mean the four people I forgot already, I never pay attention to any other people if they don't interest me." I scratched my head in thought.

"Yeah those people." It sighed. "So back to business, I want you to join the Dark Army."

"…"

"Well? How about it?" The chair creaked with the persons weight. But since the person leaned forward, you could make a vague outline of his face and body.

"Hmmmm…." I stroked my chin thought fully. "Mind if I sit?"

You could hear the juge sigh it made. "Alright, but hurry. I haven't got all day."

"It's practically night,-"

"SHUT UP AND THINK!"

"Alright, alright… geez." I sat down and started thinking on my plan. 'Well obviously I'm not following a person that I don't know… so first things first, get a look at its face...'

"Well did you think about it?" You could hear it growling.

"Yes and no." I yawned.

"What do you mean yes and no?"

"Well first of all, I can't see your face." I pointed out the first problem. "If I don't see the person I'm dealing with then it's a no go deal."

I crossed my arms and awaited his response. After an hour or two there was a sigh of resignation. "All right, I'll show you my face."

You could hear the weight lifting of the chair. The vague outline of a twenty year old could be seen in the shadow before he took a step out of it.

Sin's POV

We sat down outside of the palace. Gami was uneasy for leaving Kuro alone again. While I was semi-concious of Sep near me. 'Oh god, what am I going to do with him around?'

"The stars are pretty tonight." I started, when Sep spoke.

"Yeah, they're all so perfect." I relaxed and looked at the sky. Millions upon millions of stars were blazing down on us.

"Some say the gods used to live there others say their ancestors are them, and there are others that say that is all Kami's grounds." Sep continued.

"Wow, you know so much about stars, in their myths I suppose." I said.

"I prefer legends over myths." Sep corrected.

"Really? What's the difference?" I said, cocking my head, and tried figuring it out.

"Myths are stories that no longer exist, they have no value." Sep explained. "While Legends still go on with a spark of what seems to be reality, they live forever and ever, told over and over, yet nobody gets tired of them."

"Wow, now that is a big difference." I said, amazed at how he explained it. Truth is I asked someone the same question, and they said that myths and legends were the same. Nothing different.

"There are as many Legends as there are stars." Sep had awe in his voice. It was silent for a while until Sep spoke up again. "What is your dream, Sin?"

I looked at him, startled by his question. "My dream?"

"Yeah. Mine is to gather all of the Legends out there." He had a dreamy look in his eyes, looking at the vast expanse of the sky.

"My dream…" I questioned myself. I thought and pondered on many things before sighing. "I don't know…"

"Well that's fine too, nothing is to chosen at this moment, you have your whole life to figure it out." Sep reassured me. It was kinda soothing… I yawned and laid back, my eyelids grew heavy. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the moonlight illuminate Seps profile. 'I wonder where Kuro went… hope he's okay…' Then I fell asleep.

Mai's POV

"We need to know when they would act!" I explained to the group. Which consisted of Peony, Nico, Takashi, Po, Leighton, Dak, and Asuma. "If we know when they attack, then we can counter it with ease."

"But that's a question that is left unanswered." Nico rubbed his jaw.

"What will we do if that option is a failure?" Po asked.

"Then we launch a surprise attack, ASAP." I slam my hands on the table's surface. "As soon as the information on the enemies is revealed we launch the attack!"

"How are we going to gather information?" Peony asked, the question on everyone's mind.

I thought for a while. "I actually don't know."

Cue sweatdrop

"But if there is a way, then it would be with decoys." I said, deep in concentration.

"How about we send in those spydragons?" Dak offered.

I looked up at him. "We still have those?"

"Yeah." He shrugged. "Went to go check them out of curiosity."

Slowly everything came together, but it all stopped abruptly. "Those spydragons need a contract with a king, nothing more or nothing less."

"Only a king?" Takashi questioned.

"Yes, they only accept royal males, nothing below the stature of a king. Even my father had made a contract with those beasts." I sighed.

"What about a prince?" Takashi question further.

"Depends on the death of the current King." I thought. "Then we will have to give the ceremony to my son, the only heir, Kuro."

"Where is Kuro anyway?" Peony asked, looking around the room.

"He said he left to initiate a game plan." Dak confided.

"And where's the present King?" Nico stated. Everyone looked at Leighton.

"I cannot sense him anywhere," Leighton finally spoke after a moment of silence. "But the last place I sensed him was at the old courtyard."

"Dak, do me a favor and go check on him, if he is not found we'll assume he is dead." I said. "And then we'll commence the throne to Kuro."

"Isn't Kuro too young to ascend the throne?" Po questioned, uncertain about the idea.

"Well I put my trust in my own son," I said. "But if you guys are against it, how about we make a trail for him?"

"Should we let him know?" Dak asked.

"Of course not!" I exclaimed, a smile forming on my face. "A true king knows when he is tested. It is the best quality of the best in the Empire worlds."

"I agree." Peony raised her hand. "A true king does not need to be told that there is a test waiting for him."

"True, but what should the trail be?" Nico brought up the question.

"Good point." I hummed quickly in concentration. "So any suggestions?"

"A brawl with the best fighter."

"Too obvious."

"An academic test."

"A choice, but too obvious as well."

"How about a loyalty test?"

"I would have avoided that one, but it is worth a try." I pondered on the idea. "Okay we'll go with it. Now I'll go and find the rules while you guys do your own things, we'd meet me back here at a quarter to noon."

Me: Well that took a long time…

Kuro: Why did you make my part so short?

Me: Its something called suspense.

Kuro: Oh…

Sin: …

Kuro: What's wrong with Sin?

Kiba: I think she's in shock or something.

Me: Well I'm going to bed. I'm sleepy

Naruto: Wait! I don't get something!

Me: What is it?

Naruto: What are spydragons?

Me: *walks away* Figure it out yourself, I gotta go sleep…

Kuro: Then that leaves it for us to end this.

Naruto: But I still don't know what they are!

Kuro: Don't forget to review! Bye!