Chapter 2: Mysterious Assassins
Kaiya sat up suddenly, her scream cutting through the pitch-black night. She gasped, as though she was choking and desperately gulped down the night air. She was shaking, and her sheets were drenched with her sweat. "I have never been so scared in my ENTIRE life!" she mumbled, still trying to calm her racing heart. Grabbing her chest, she stood up slowly, and went out to take a quick shower. She undressed slowly, peeling off her soaking clothes, and quietly stepped into the huge barrel. Gently, she turned the handle, and warm water immediately came out. She sighed, and lowered herself deeper in the water. Closing her eyes, she splashed the water on tired body; the hot steam warming her face. She could feel her eyes drooping, her arms falling limply by her sides. Then, slowly, she fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.
"Wow, how long do you think she's been in there?" Kaiya's eyes slowly opened, her mind woozy from too much sleep. As her mind cleared slowly, she realized that she was still in the barrel, and NAKED. She looked around, lost for words. The two girls around her started to giggle, and she lowered herself even lower in the barrel, her face bright red. Suddenly, a voice cried, "Hey kids! What are you two girls doing how? Getting in trouble that you are huh?" Kaiya desperately choked down a scream as a red haired man now joined the kids at her barrel. "Hahaha, Uncle Kenny!! Looky here! It's a girl!!" Kaiya watched in silent horror as the two girls dragged the man over. As they got closer and closer and closer, her senses finally got to her. She stood up suddenly, hoping no one saw her, and sprinted at full speed back toward her family's dojo.
~The next day~
Kaiya sat up with a yawn, stretching her arms towards the roof. She could hear her mom deliberately cooking extra loud, banging her pans together over and over again. "Okok! I'm getting up now!! Geez..." she slid into her clothes quickly, only glancing at the mirror on her way to the table. There, she stuffed her food into her mouth hurriedly, and ran out the door. "Kaiya!! Where do you think your going??" her mom yelled after her. Laughing maniacally, she ran towards the open field, purposely ignoring the cries of her mother. She turned and looked back. Her house was getting smaller and smaller into the horizon, as she ran farther and farther away from her family. Glancing down quickly, she checked to see if her sword was still there. With a giggle, she sprinted even faster, her long black hair flowing behind her.
In the corner of town, a young stranger stared at the young girl run towards a field. A smile appeared on his hooded face. He silently followed her, staying in the shadows of the trees. He blended in perfectly with the dark exterior of the forest. His speed was amazing, and as he sprinted through the dense forest silently, his long sword clanked softly against his legs.
"Kaiya! Where have you been? We almost started without you!" cried a girl, glaring suspiciously at her. "I'm sorry!" gasped Kaiya, breathless from running. "We can start now." As soon as those words were said, kids were running all over the field, chasing and laughing and tackling each other playfully. Giggling, Kaiya ran, colors blurring before her dancing eyes, and stretched out her arms playfully, and tackling the person nearest to her. She started laughing uncontrollably, her green eyes dancing like flames. All of the sudden, everything stopped. No more laughing, giggling, running and tackling. Kaiya stopped in the middle of her laugh, choking down the rest. She looked up to see a dark, hooded figure, smiling wickedly down at her. In his hand, he held a long sword, dripping with fresh blood. Slowly, she got on her knees, and started to back up. But the stranger caught her roughly on the shoulder and pulled her up. He locked his arm around her waist, not letting her escape from his death grip. In the background, she could hear sounds of swords clashing against human flesh, and cries of pain and fear, as the killers slashed their swords viciously against her friends. Kaiya screamed, and covered her ears, as though this was just all a hallucination; none of this was actually happening. She desperately tried to close her eyes, but her body seemed to be paralyzed. So, in complete agony, she watched her friends being slaughtered viciously, as one by one, they dropped dead around her. The grass was stained with so much blood, that the entire field seemed to be a pond of dark red blood. Blood of her friends. Her classmates. Her fellow villagers. Dead... Kaiya put a head up to her forehead, trying to shut out all the sounds..."So tired..." she felt herself falling into a deep hole... the bottomless pit of death...she could hear the sounds getting closer...soon it'll be her turn... to die... but wait... the sounds? They...stopped? But how? As she stumbled along the dark pit, she looked up to see a face...a man! With long red hair...his hand was stretching out towards her...she leaned forward, and fell in..."My hero..."
A/n: hey! Please review!! Its ok if you flame me too...its ok...I don't care. Also, for those of you who thought the first chapter was too short, well this ones longer! So if ya wanna email me, my email address is moostar88@yahoo.com, and my aim sn is MooFiRe78.
Kaiya sat up suddenly, her scream cutting through the pitch-black night. She gasped, as though she was choking and desperately gulped down the night air. She was shaking, and her sheets were drenched with her sweat. "I have never been so scared in my ENTIRE life!" she mumbled, still trying to calm her racing heart. Grabbing her chest, she stood up slowly, and went out to take a quick shower. She undressed slowly, peeling off her soaking clothes, and quietly stepped into the huge barrel. Gently, she turned the handle, and warm water immediately came out. She sighed, and lowered herself deeper in the water. Closing her eyes, she splashed the water on tired body; the hot steam warming her face. She could feel her eyes drooping, her arms falling limply by her sides. Then, slowly, she fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.
"Wow, how long do you think she's been in there?" Kaiya's eyes slowly opened, her mind woozy from too much sleep. As her mind cleared slowly, she realized that she was still in the barrel, and NAKED. She looked around, lost for words. The two girls around her started to giggle, and she lowered herself even lower in the barrel, her face bright red. Suddenly, a voice cried, "Hey kids! What are you two girls doing how? Getting in trouble that you are huh?" Kaiya desperately choked down a scream as a red haired man now joined the kids at her barrel. "Hahaha, Uncle Kenny!! Looky here! It's a girl!!" Kaiya watched in silent horror as the two girls dragged the man over. As they got closer and closer and closer, her senses finally got to her. She stood up suddenly, hoping no one saw her, and sprinted at full speed back toward her family's dojo.
~The next day~
Kaiya sat up with a yawn, stretching her arms towards the roof. She could hear her mom deliberately cooking extra loud, banging her pans together over and over again. "Okok! I'm getting up now!! Geez..." she slid into her clothes quickly, only glancing at the mirror on her way to the table. There, she stuffed her food into her mouth hurriedly, and ran out the door. "Kaiya!! Where do you think your going??" her mom yelled after her. Laughing maniacally, she ran towards the open field, purposely ignoring the cries of her mother. She turned and looked back. Her house was getting smaller and smaller into the horizon, as she ran farther and farther away from her family. Glancing down quickly, she checked to see if her sword was still there. With a giggle, she sprinted even faster, her long black hair flowing behind her.
In the corner of town, a young stranger stared at the young girl run towards a field. A smile appeared on his hooded face. He silently followed her, staying in the shadows of the trees. He blended in perfectly with the dark exterior of the forest. His speed was amazing, and as he sprinted through the dense forest silently, his long sword clanked softly against his legs.
"Kaiya! Where have you been? We almost started without you!" cried a girl, glaring suspiciously at her. "I'm sorry!" gasped Kaiya, breathless from running. "We can start now." As soon as those words were said, kids were running all over the field, chasing and laughing and tackling each other playfully. Giggling, Kaiya ran, colors blurring before her dancing eyes, and stretched out her arms playfully, and tackling the person nearest to her. She started laughing uncontrollably, her green eyes dancing like flames. All of the sudden, everything stopped. No more laughing, giggling, running and tackling. Kaiya stopped in the middle of her laugh, choking down the rest. She looked up to see a dark, hooded figure, smiling wickedly down at her. In his hand, he held a long sword, dripping with fresh blood. Slowly, she got on her knees, and started to back up. But the stranger caught her roughly on the shoulder and pulled her up. He locked his arm around her waist, not letting her escape from his death grip. In the background, she could hear sounds of swords clashing against human flesh, and cries of pain and fear, as the killers slashed their swords viciously against her friends. Kaiya screamed, and covered her ears, as though this was just all a hallucination; none of this was actually happening. She desperately tried to close her eyes, but her body seemed to be paralyzed. So, in complete agony, she watched her friends being slaughtered viciously, as one by one, they dropped dead around her. The grass was stained with so much blood, that the entire field seemed to be a pond of dark red blood. Blood of her friends. Her classmates. Her fellow villagers. Dead... Kaiya put a head up to her forehead, trying to shut out all the sounds..."So tired..." she felt herself falling into a deep hole... the bottomless pit of death...she could hear the sounds getting closer...soon it'll be her turn... to die... but wait... the sounds? They...stopped? But how? As she stumbled along the dark pit, she looked up to see a face...a man! With long red hair...his hand was stretching out towards her...she leaned forward, and fell in..."My hero..."
A/n: hey! Please review!! Its ok if you flame me too...its ok...I don't care. Also, for those of you who thought the first chapter was too short, well this ones longer! So if ya wanna email me, my email address is moostar88@yahoo.com, and my aim sn is MooFiRe78.