Chapter Seven: Ja
I heard a distorted laugh echo around me as a searing pain stabbed into my face and chest. Shouts of anger and concern bounced off of me and glided through the air like phantoms, fading until they disappeared entirely, leaving me in darkness and silence. I'm such a fucking idiot…why the hell did I get into the way…what the hell's wrong with me? Protecting Yanagi? What the fuck, I didn't get hit protecting her; it was the dumb-ass Gorilla…
A bright red flame glowed dark red from the inside of my closed eyes. A few antagonizing minutes later, the pain slowly leaked away. I sat up, wiping the blood that had trickled down from a forehead wound and finally opened me eyes to meet the crying ones of Yanagi.
"Daijobu deska Kaoru-kun…?" she asked, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand, her palm was dyed crimson with my blood. I nodded, not even attempting to grin at her, and pushed the cloth down to cover my scarred wrist once again. "Don't worry, Recca-kun made the shadows go away," she said, mistaking my silence as worry about the shadows.
"Ah…" I mumbled, standing up and wiping away the rest of the blood from my face. No one else seemed to have been hurt. Other than the fucking hero of the gorillas. Ganko was sitting on the ground looking stunned and out of it. 'At least I won't get glared at again…' Fuuko was standing over Domon who was in a half-sitting, half-standing posture, also looking out of it.
"Domon no baka! Why the hell did you leave your madougu outside??" Fuuko shouted at him, whacking him on the head while in chibi mode.
"I'm still not used to it Fuuko-sama! Gomen!" Domon replied, grinning and also in chibi mode. Fuuko sighed and looked up, noticing me standing and watching them. She whacked him again and pointed then he turned around to grin at me. He jumped up and stumbled over to face me. "Arigatou Koganei, you saved me! I guess the kid can do something after all!" he shouted, getting me in a headlock and messing up my spiky hair, grinning like an idiot. 'Damn it, I save him and he still freakin' thinks I'm a brat??'
"Domon, let go of me…" I growled at him, making him stop and release me from the headlock. Why the hell should I act like a fuckin' kid?? For dumbass gorilla's sake?? I blinked as I realized everyone was looking at me in surprise. They…dammit can't believe yet? I turned and met the bright blue eyed glare of the kadatsugu wielder.
"Koganei…" she said, quietly and still glaring. What, no wait, let me guess…! You've changed Koganei, you're different! Do I fucking give a shit?? I shook my head and glared at the floor for a while, my bangs blocking my eyes, then turned around and walked out of Kagero's house. Domon rushed out after me, followed by the rest of the Hokage.
"Yo Koganei, what's up??" Domon shouted, stepping down into the grass. I bent down and picked up his abandoned madougu and threw it at him. "Wha?" He barely caught it and was fumbling with the kuchibashio for a minute until he grabbed it safely.
"Keep your madougu close to you next time bastard." I muttered, walking off toward the secret entrance.
"Oy Koganei, what're you doing??" Recca shouted at me.
"What the hell does it look like Recca?" I shouted over my shoulder. "I'm going home, got stuff to do, you know!" I raised my left hand and waved it at them without looking back, resting kougon anki on my right shoulder. "Ja."
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