Title: Meet Again

Author: czarina

Web Page: www.circleoflove.cjb.net

Genre: Romance

Rating: Pg-13

E-mail: czarinasnappy@yahoo.com

The steps to the dungeons were steep. Soalcu stepped on the hem of her gown many times before she finally reached the dungeons. The dungeons were dark and musty. There was a draft and Soalcu shivered. The entrance of the dungeons were disserted. She walked passed the first column of cells. The men in these cells shouted and whistled at her. She glanced at their dirty forms and shaggy beards. Her stomach gave a lurch. Some of the men had infected cuts on their face and it was not a pleasant view.

Suddenly footsteps echoed up from the deeper parts of the dungeons. Soldiers were coming. The princess glanced on either side of her. All she saw were luring men. There were going to be many questions if she was discovered here. She needed to disappear. She saw the dark corner by the wall. Without a second thought she ran for it.

The sounds of footsteps grew increasingly louder. Soi glanced from her hidden corner as the soldiers passed. She had ripped off the uncomfortable dress. Now she was once again clad in black. Her face covered by a mask. She slid from the shadows. Being a princess was wary and Soi found herself extremely tired, but she still had to rescue her fellow ninja. They had switched places on the balcony. It had to be swift because Nakago was right on her tail. Now the silly girl had gotten herself caught.

The men in the dungeons hollered at her as she passed. She had to think of a way to shut them up. They were going to give everything away. She searched for something in her pockets. There were pieces of unfinished bread. She broke pieces off as she hurried past and threw them at the prisoners. This silenced them. They were busy grappling for the food. When Soi reached to end of the corridor there was a ladder.

She glanced around and began to descend the ladder. Most of the cells here were empty. The once that weren't held prisoners that were so severely beaten that they didn't even see her run past. This is where they were keeping her Fiona, the capured ninja.

Soi carefully walked the length of the corridor looking on either side of her for Fiona and there she was in the last cell. Her mask had been taken off and Soi could see the lashes from the whip on her back.

"Fiona, you awake?" There was a grumble as a response.

"We're going to get you out of here. Come on you're tougher than this get up and help me pick this lock." There was a whisper from the form on the floor.

"Trap.they know.go." That was all Fiona could get out before Nakago stepped from the shadows behind Soi.

"You were correct in not trusting young Fiona with your identity. She would've given you all away and she has except for you. She didn't know who you were. Those soldiers that you see go past are going to round up your friends and make sure that they suffer the same fate as your friend. I knew she wasn't the same ninja that I was chasing. Fiona is slower and clumsier when she runs while the original ninja was smooth and fast. You."

Nakago didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Soi punched him in the face and took off running. He was wearing his helmet so she couldn't knock him unconscious. Nakago sounded the alarm and then gave chase. Soi saw the ladder in front of her and she glanced around and saw Nakago steps behind. The soldiers were coming she could here them. She had to get away, but this was the basement of the dungeon. There was no way out. She had left her gown at the entrance so she couldn't slip into the shadows and revert back to princess.

Nakago suddenly grabbed her wrist. Soi kicked him in the chest and he stumbled back a bit still holding her wrist, making her stumble with him. Now Soi could see the soldiers right above the ladder looking down. It was the only way out.

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