A/N: Well.. here's the next chapter! Hope y'all like it.
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I giggled as we headed back to the way Ryuu was leading us to the training hall, Iselia grumbling and dragging Shard behind us. Little did we know, our adventure was just about to begin...
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I tilted my head up towards the ceiling as we walked. Closing my eyes I began to giggle along with all the voices around me. I felt a cool breeze push my hair behind me and the voices around me died out.
Opening my eyes I looked around and saw nothing but a world of black.
"Hello? Reika? Ryuu?? Anybody?" I whispered fearfully. I jumped as a thundering laugh echoed through the emptiness. "Who..WHO'S THERE!?"
A female voice answered back to me. "No one you know.. But if you must ask. My name is Ayame Hachirobei."
The voice came to a body when Ayame stepped out of the shadows. She was short yet slim. Her long auburn hair sprawled across her young face and broad shoulders. She gazed at me through crystal eyes and began to laugh again.
"Hardy I presume?" She questioned lazily pushing her hair out of her face.
I nodded and backed away slightly. "What do you want?" I snarled.
She put her hands up in defense and grinned evilly. "Now, now. No need to get snippy!" She said slowly slipping a thin sword from the sheath on her waist.. "I just want your life!"
I quickly reached for my swords and brought them up, blocking the attack just brought upon me. I snarled in the face of Ayame as she pulled out another sword and slid it under my two. I stepped back abruptly as my katana was thrown to the side of me. I looked over at it seeing that it was stuck half way down the blade into the ground.
"Well, well..." Ayame said smugly. "Looks like the little Earth protector needs a protector herself."
I Growled slightly and smiled pushing my kodachi back at Ayame. "I think not!" Smiling, I brought my foot up from under me and placed it on Ayame's stomach. I quickly fell to my back and pushed my foot up, flipping Ayame over my head.
I heard a small grunt behind me and I stood up to see Ayame struggling to get up while holding the small of her back.
"Now." I hissed pointing my kodachi at the back of her neck. "Who sent you?"
Ayame laughed mockingly. "Who do you think. Stupid girl."
I readied myself as Ayame stood up and I whispered. "Soetsu..."
Ayame gave a small clap and sighed. "Wow. You're smarter than I thought."
I brought my gaze to the ground, making my first big mistake in our fight. I gasped as I felt my kodachi slip from my hand. Looking up, I saw Ayame holding my kodachi and wagging her finger at me.
"Bad girl! You should know better than to take your eyes off an opponent."
She quickly slid the kodachi into a better position and streaked towards me. I did a quick back flip, but was caught by the tip of the blade. I landed and looked down at my stomach and arm to see my clothes ripped slightly and blood trickling from my small wounds.
"Aww..I'm sorry. Did I hurt you dear?" Ayame said grinning at me.
Ignoring my wounds, I charged at Ayame in rage. I gave a quick right jab, missing her, but returning with an uppercut that connected hard with her jaw. Ayame slid back slightly, grasping her jaw and wiping a small amount of blood from the corner of her mouth.
"You little bitch." She hissed attacking me again.
I tried to flip out of her way, but she hit me with my kodachi, and a blade hidden in her arm. My eyes went wide as pain shot through my body. I fell to the ground in a bloody heap. I looked up at a smirking Ayame and the darkness around us turned lighter as we entered what seemed to be a forest. I felt rain hit my forehead and I saw Ayame walking away.
"I'll be back in a little bit to see how far from death you are." She said waving back at me.
'Death?' I thought. I looked at my wounds and tears came to my eyes. I hadn't realized how much she had hit me with her swords. Slices traced every inch of my body and I was laying in a pool of my own blood.
Raindrops began to fall faster and I shivered trying to curl up. I flinched at the sudden pain that coursed through my body. I tried to ignore the pain and I sat up. My clothes were torn almost to shreds, and my energy almost completely drained. I crawled slowly over to the base of a tree and leaned against it with tears streaming down my face. Not even into my new adventure, and I was already dying.
A million thoughts ran through my head as I gazed up at the sinister looking sky and a cool breeze dried the remaining tears on my face. Was I ever going to see my friends again? Was I going to be able to tell Ryuu that I had a crush on him?
I jerked as I heard the sounds of leaves crunching under female feet. I sighed as Ayame stepped out of the woods and smirked, folding her arms across her chest.
"So. not dead yet? Guess I'll have to help it along." She said pulling out my own weapon and pointing it at the base of my neck. "Are you even going to fight?" She said in mock sympathy.
I glared up at her and pushing my back against the tree, I pulled my self up. I winced at the pain coursing though me. My vision was blurring and I could barely hear Ayame. I began feeling dizzy, my vision going from black, to blurry. I slumped back against the tree as I heard Ayame scream as a blast of light consumed her. When the light died, I could see Ayame's outline lying on the ground. I faintly heard a voice call my name, and I collapsed as unconsciousness took me...
TBC... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I had swim team since summer and I made sectionals which ment.. *Sarcastic* OH YEA! MORE SWIMMING!! -_-;; *Sigh* Well, R/R and I hope you enjoyed.
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I giggled as we headed back to the way Ryuu was leading us to the training hall, Iselia grumbling and dragging Shard behind us. Little did we know, our adventure was just about to begin...
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I tilted my head up towards the ceiling as we walked. Closing my eyes I began to giggle along with all the voices around me. I felt a cool breeze push my hair behind me and the voices around me died out.
Opening my eyes I looked around and saw nothing but a world of black.
"Hello? Reika? Ryuu?? Anybody?" I whispered fearfully. I jumped as a thundering laugh echoed through the emptiness. "Who..WHO'S THERE!?"
A female voice answered back to me. "No one you know.. But if you must ask. My name is Ayame Hachirobei."
The voice came to a body when Ayame stepped out of the shadows. She was short yet slim. Her long auburn hair sprawled across her young face and broad shoulders. She gazed at me through crystal eyes and began to laugh again.
"Hardy I presume?" She questioned lazily pushing her hair out of her face.
I nodded and backed away slightly. "What do you want?" I snarled.
She put her hands up in defense and grinned evilly. "Now, now. No need to get snippy!" She said slowly slipping a thin sword from the sheath on her waist.. "I just want your life!"
I quickly reached for my swords and brought them up, blocking the attack just brought upon me. I snarled in the face of Ayame as she pulled out another sword and slid it under my two. I stepped back abruptly as my katana was thrown to the side of me. I looked over at it seeing that it was stuck half way down the blade into the ground.
"Well, well..." Ayame said smugly. "Looks like the little Earth protector needs a protector herself."
I Growled slightly and smiled pushing my kodachi back at Ayame. "I think not!" Smiling, I brought my foot up from under me and placed it on Ayame's stomach. I quickly fell to my back and pushed my foot up, flipping Ayame over my head.
I heard a small grunt behind me and I stood up to see Ayame struggling to get up while holding the small of her back.
"Now." I hissed pointing my kodachi at the back of her neck. "Who sent you?"
Ayame laughed mockingly. "Who do you think. Stupid girl."
I readied myself as Ayame stood up and I whispered. "Soetsu..."
Ayame gave a small clap and sighed. "Wow. You're smarter than I thought."
I brought my gaze to the ground, making my first big mistake in our fight. I gasped as I felt my kodachi slip from my hand. Looking up, I saw Ayame holding my kodachi and wagging her finger at me.
"Bad girl! You should know better than to take your eyes off an opponent."
She quickly slid the kodachi into a better position and streaked towards me. I did a quick back flip, but was caught by the tip of the blade. I landed and looked down at my stomach and arm to see my clothes ripped slightly and blood trickling from my small wounds.
"Aww..I'm sorry. Did I hurt you dear?" Ayame said grinning at me.
Ignoring my wounds, I charged at Ayame in rage. I gave a quick right jab, missing her, but returning with an uppercut that connected hard with her jaw. Ayame slid back slightly, grasping her jaw and wiping a small amount of blood from the corner of her mouth.
"You little bitch." She hissed attacking me again.
I tried to flip out of her way, but she hit me with my kodachi, and a blade hidden in her arm. My eyes went wide as pain shot through my body. I fell to the ground in a bloody heap. I looked up at a smirking Ayame and the darkness around us turned lighter as we entered what seemed to be a forest. I felt rain hit my forehead and I saw Ayame walking away.
"I'll be back in a little bit to see how far from death you are." She said waving back at me.
'Death?' I thought. I looked at my wounds and tears came to my eyes. I hadn't realized how much she had hit me with her swords. Slices traced every inch of my body and I was laying in a pool of my own blood.
Raindrops began to fall faster and I shivered trying to curl up. I flinched at the sudden pain that coursed through my body. I tried to ignore the pain and I sat up. My clothes were torn almost to shreds, and my energy almost completely drained. I crawled slowly over to the base of a tree and leaned against it with tears streaming down my face. Not even into my new adventure, and I was already dying.
A million thoughts ran through my head as I gazed up at the sinister looking sky and a cool breeze dried the remaining tears on my face. Was I ever going to see my friends again? Was I going to be able to tell Ryuu that I had a crush on him?
I jerked as I heard the sounds of leaves crunching under female feet. I sighed as Ayame stepped out of the woods and smirked, folding her arms across her chest.
"So. not dead yet? Guess I'll have to help it along." She said pulling out my own weapon and pointing it at the base of my neck. "Are you even going to fight?" She said in mock sympathy.
I glared up at her and pushing my back against the tree, I pulled my self up. I winced at the pain coursing though me. My vision was blurring and I could barely hear Ayame. I began feeling dizzy, my vision going from black, to blurry. I slumped back against the tree as I heard Ayame scream as a blast of light consumed her. When the light died, I could see Ayame's outline lying on the ground. I faintly heard a voice call my name, and I collapsed as unconsciousness took me...
TBC... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I had swim team since summer and I made sectionals which ment.. *Sarcastic* OH YEA! MORE SWIMMING!! -_-;; *Sigh* Well, R/R and I hope you enjoyed.