Chapter 26:
"Strangers"
"Why do I have to see if she's alright?" Rosuto complained. He obviously didn't want to look after me. I was laying in my bed, pretending to be asleep. I felt his presence approach me. It loomed over me, inspecting. My nerves and muscles tensed up.
"You don't have to pretend." He said to me. I opened my eyes and he stared at me. I sat up, nervously.
"You're going to have to train soon anyway, most likely today."
I just stared at his red flaming hair. His dark eyes, they seemed to bore into mine. It reminded me of Gaara.
"Come on." With that, Rosuto left the room. I decided to follow him, what else could I do? He headed out of the door downstairs. The sun seemed just as it was at home. I guessed it was about mid day or so. Iassumed it was the backyard door because I followed Rosuto into a large gated area. Beyond the gate, about 50 feet, was the sea. The members of The Forbidden were all there, dressed in their cloaks.
Kashaku handed me a sword. I glanced at it and wondered if he was crazy. He surely didn't expect me to swing this around. The sword was reasonably light, and it was a dark blue color. the end of the sword looked like the shape of a diamond. There was a triangular hole in the diamond part of the sword. I estimated the sword's length was about 3 and a half feet. I simply stared at my weapon, what was I going to do with it anyway.
I pulled back my hood and looked up at the sun. I clenched the sword in my hands. Tears gathered on the edges of my eyes, I didn't care if anyone saw. I missed him, an emptiness had filled the hoile in my heart. I knew I had to get back to him. I needed Gaara, even if he didn't fully need me. Even if i had to die, I was going to see him again. My eyes pulled away from the sun and into the faces of The Forbidden. Anger arose and I shot a glare at them. I hated them for making me doubt my life, Gaara had helped me more than anyone else had, how could he be fake? They were liars and they were going to pay.
"Kashaku!" I yelled.
The boy seemed alarmed now. I wasn't going to take their shit. I wanted to go back home NOW.
"Y-yes Hateshi?" Kashaku answered.
"Take me back. I won't take no for an answer."
"I can't do that."
I could see their eyes staring at me disbelivingly. I wanted to wake up from this nightmare. Unfortunatly, I couldn't. The people who surrounded me now were my enemies. I lifted my sword and gazed at it's sharp edges. I placed it right under my chin and looked at Kashaku.
"Do I have to kill myself?" I threatened.
I could see they needed me. That was the first time I've felt someone actually need me but I didn't care now. Kashaku moved in an attempt to stop me but he stood his ground.I felt the blade touch my skin, lightly. I pressed only the slightest bit and blood ran down my throat. I was afraid of dieing I now realized but I had to keep this act going, they would have no choice.
"Okay! I'll show you the way you can go back!" Kashaku yelled at me before I could inflict anymore damage. I didn't belive him but what could I do now? Pain came rushing to my head almost in an instant. I dropped the sword and felt the ground under me. The world was twisting, turning while I screamed in pain.
A dark abyss. Voices whispering.
"She can't know her true purpose. Not yet."
"She was going to kill herself!"
"Kusota..."
'My name. Someone said my name.'
"She was the best fighter but after her...incident do you think she'll be the same?"
"Yes Hateshi's abilities won't change."
'My name isn't Hateshi, It's Kusota, Kusota Hurakai'
"We have an assignment for her and her alone. She'll have to kill a certain politician..."
"Yes I understand."
2 Months Later
Sweat trickled down my forehead. I was exhausted from the training. Running up mountains isn't exactly my favorite hobby. I was walking towards the place I've always hated, The Forbidden's house. I opened the door mentally and headed upstairs to change into something more comfortable to eat dinner in. It was 8:00p.m. exactly. I hated wearing those stupid cloaks indoors so I put on some jeans and a tank top.
Downstairs, all four phycotic 'followers' were downstairs in their cloaks. They always wore them but I refused. No one spoke as the maid arranged the silverware and food on the large dining table. Nagori was the first to speak and break the deadly silence.
"I heard we have a group assignment tomorrow."
Everyone raised from their plates and looked at eachother. We only had group assignments when we had to kill more than 30 innocents and countless others. I braced myself for the words Kashaku was going to speak.
"If you fail or die, you won't be seeing him anytime soon."
Of course he was speaking of Gaara. They had cursed him and me. If I failed a mission, Gaara would die, those bastards had said I was the leader but they had a leash around my neck, yanking it everytime they needed a laugh. I glared at Kashaku and commanded the darkness to attack him. His light shriveled my attack anyway.
"Will I ever see him again?" I asked.
"The red moon is coming soon Hateshi..." Nagori whispered.
end! the finale is coming soon unless i thinkof a new plot.