Chapter Nine: With open arms
"K. . . Kaoru-kun?" Yanagi gasped and Recca started as he turned around to see what his Hime had looked so shocked about. His eyes widened also as his gaze fell upon my face.
".Koganei. . ." he mumbled the words, an incredulous expression on his face. The other members of the Hokage turned at his words and smiles bloomed on their faces.
"Koganei!!"
"Koganei, you bastard!" Domon shouted, grabbing me into a headlock. "You came back!!" I sweatdropped as the gorilla swung me about by my head. "From da way you left, we thought you'd never come back man! Damn, you scared us!"
"Oy, Domon! Let go of me, bastard!" I shouted, making him drop me onto my ass. He patted me on the head jokingly, messing up my spiky hair. "Damn! Quit it!!" He just smirked while the rest of my team mates ran up to me, smiles on their face. Mikagami stepped up to me, a slight smile on his face. I grinned up at him, then he slammed the hilt of the ensui into my face.
"FUCK!!!" I shouted, falling over and clutching my face. People turned to stare at me. "Fucking hell…" I looked and saw that I had run straight into a lamppost, so absorbed by my image of how everyone would welcome me back. I felt my nose and found out that it wasn't broken.
"No matter how much it fucking hurts. . ." I muttered to myself, getting up and brushing my pants off. I wrapped the cloth around kougon anki tighter before setting off at a run again.
This time… I thought, dodging a passerby. …pay attention where you're damn running! Ahou! I mentally punched myself.
I sprinted past Domon's flower shop, avoiding the half completed name that his mom called out to me. Gomen, obaa-san, I don't have time! I'll visit later! A smirk appeared on my face. Damn, they're gonna be fucking surprised, ne?
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I exited the secret tunnel leading to the Hokage's hiding place, holding up the kougon anki cautiously. I'm gonna act however I want I told myself. All that's important is protecting Yanagi. The sun made my eyes close involuntarily as the light shone straight in my face. I shielded my eyes with my left hand and rested the kougon anki against my shoulder.
"What the. . .?" Shadows covered the house and the field where we had trained a day ago. The bright green grass seemed a dull dark green when covered so. I shook my head and unwrapped the kougon anki. "Recca! Yanagi! Fuuko!" I shouted, running towards the darkest area of the enclosure, the house. "Mikagami! Domon! Kagero! Ganko! Minna!!" I slammed the sliding door to the side and tripped to the side, dodging a blade that flew at my face.
"K. . . Kaoru-kun?" Yanagi murmered, crouched beside Recca who was shielding both of them with Madoka. Recca flinched and turned to the front entrance, clutching his arm that dripped blood onto the floor, staining it.
"Koganei!" Recca and Domon shouted simultaneously, grins breaking out on their faces. Domon knelt on the ground, clutching kuchibashio in his hands. He lifted it and his grin widened.
"Che. . . fucking amazing the gorilla could hang onto his toy." I said, smirking. I turned to see Mikagami standing over Kagero and Ganko, who both had cuts on their faces and arms. My smirk turned into a frown as shadows flew down to meet me.
Fuuko…
Fuuko was in a half sitting position, she seemed unconscious from multiple attacks by the shadows that smashed her against the wall. Blood dripped from a cut on her forehead onto her white shirt.
I slashed the shadow blade that whizzed towards my face, threatening to finish me off. This fucking bastard. . . he doesn't fucking care about anyone at all!!
"Don't fucking hurt Yanagi!!"
TBC
I wrote this at midnight w/my mom bugging me to get off the computer . . . ~sweatdrops~ I think the story is getting worse . . . or maybe I have to idea what to write . . . I need to make this shadow guy more interesting than shadow blades . . . ~goes to bed~ Btw about "…with open arms" is kind of like, he wanted them to accept him back with open arms…happily an all and expected it to be a cutesy thing where they all go chibi and welcome him back…they still welcomed him back but not in a the same way he expected.