A/N: umm yeah sorry if anything in this doesn't make sense :S
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The Loss Of A Partner
Ayame sat down next to her partner. She placed her swords next to her carefully slowly glancing around in case people could see.
"No one can see us here Ayame. No one is awake." His voice wasn't the same. It seemed empty, no feeling.
"Riki are you ok?" Ayame placed her hand on his. Quickly, as if her hand was ice, he pulled away
"DON'T touch me!" Ayame was shocked. Rikimaru buried his face in his hands.
"Riki I...."
"You don't know what it was like. How could you? What if you were in my position and I did the same to you huh?"
"Riki I know..."
"No you don't. You know nothing!" He stood up and faced her. He stood at an angle where his face was covered in shadow but Ayame's face was in bright moonlight. He could see small tears falling from her eyes. He hated yelling at her. He knew she didn't mean it.
"Please Riki, let me explain. It was the blood Riki..."
"AYAME YOUR A NINJA." He screamed at her. The animals that were lingering around the river scattered and the night was once again quiet. "You are trained to kill, to see blood. Sometimes your life depends on seeing it, feeling the blood of your victims dripping off your fingers, to feel our Lords enemies dying at your hands. Don't tell me it was the blood."
"I know. But it was your blood, not an enemies, yours. You remember how I panicked when Kiku fell over and scratched her knee. Even the sight of her blood made me sick. I'm so sorry Riki please forgive me!"
"You are meant to be my partner Ayame. What happened to you?"
"I....I just froze. Seeing you reach out I couldn't.I just couldn't." She burst into tears remembering the events.
~~~~~~~~~~ flashback ~~~~~~~~~~
Ayame dropped princess Kiku on the ground and looked back at the cave entrance. The dust was still floating in the air from the falling rocks. Rikimaru was no where to be found. Kiku was kneeling on the ground screaming her heart out for the boy ninja. Ayame was sobbing as her eyes searched madly through the dust cloud. Slowly, as the dust settled, a figure slithered toward the girls. It was Rikimaru. Somehow he had made it but he had paid for it. His body was covered in cuts and soaked with his blood. Once he knew Ayame could see him he reached out for her.
Kiku screamed once again. That was all she could do. Ayame froze in horror as her partner reach out to her with a blood covered hand, asking for her help. She began to shake her head, trying to shake away the image. Rikimaru began to sob and slide toward Kiku. The princess ran to Ayame and the girls watched as Rikimaru's arm fell to the ground and his body became lifeless.
~~~~~~~~~~ end flashback ~~~~~~~~~~
"Ayame. You are meant to be my partner but you let me down. Tomorrow I will go to Lord Gorda and ask for a new partner. I can not trust you to help me when I need you to. Good night" he turned from her and quickly wiped away his own tears. He had been through so much with her. She was everything to him, his sister, his best friend, his life.
"Riki please...I'm sorry! What else can I do?"
"Nothing." He slowly jumped off the roof, whispering a profanity when he landed and hobbled back to his house. Ayame watched him until he was out of sight and cried to the moon.
The Loss Of A Partner
Ayame sat down next to her partner. She placed her swords next to her carefully slowly glancing around in case people could see.
"No one can see us here Ayame. No one is awake." His voice wasn't the same. It seemed empty, no feeling.
"Riki are you ok?" Ayame placed her hand on his. Quickly, as if her hand was ice, he pulled away
"DON'T touch me!" Ayame was shocked. Rikimaru buried his face in his hands.
"Riki I...."
"You don't know what it was like. How could you? What if you were in my position and I did the same to you huh?"
"Riki I know..."
"No you don't. You know nothing!" He stood up and faced her. He stood at an angle where his face was covered in shadow but Ayame's face was in bright moonlight. He could see small tears falling from her eyes. He hated yelling at her. He knew she didn't mean it.
"Please Riki, let me explain. It was the blood Riki..."
"AYAME YOUR A NINJA." He screamed at her. The animals that were lingering around the river scattered and the night was once again quiet. "You are trained to kill, to see blood. Sometimes your life depends on seeing it, feeling the blood of your victims dripping off your fingers, to feel our Lords enemies dying at your hands. Don't tell me it was the blood."
"I know. But it was your blood, not an enemies, yours. You remember how I panicked when Kiku fell over and scratched her knee. Even the sight of her blood made me sick. I'm so sorry Riki please forgive me!"
"You are meant to be my partner Ayame. What happened to you?"
"I....I just froze. Seeing you reach out I couldn't.I just couldn't." She burst into tears remembering the events.
~~~~~~~~~~ flashback ~~~~~~~~~~
Ayame dropped princess Kiku on the ground and looked back at the cave entrance. The dust was still floating in the air from the falling rocks. Rikimaru was no where to be found. Kiku was kneeling on the ground screaming her heart out for the boy ninja. Ayame was sobbing as her eyes searched madly through the dust cloud. Slowly, as the dust settled, a figure slithered toward the girls. It was Rikimaru. Somehow he had made it but he had paid for it. His body was covered in cuts and soaked with his blood. Once he knew Ayame could see him he reached out for her.
Kiku screamed once again. That was all she could do. Ayame froze in horror as her partner reach out to her with a blood covered hand, asking for her help. She began to shake her head, trying to shake away the image. Rikimaru began to sob and slide toward Kiku. The princess ran to Ayame and the girls watched as Rikimaru's arm fell to the ground and his body became lifeless.
~~~~~~~~~~ end flashback ~~~~~~~~~~
"Ayame. You are meant to be my partner but you let me down. Tomorrow I will go to Lord Gorda and ask for a new partner. I can not trust you to help me when I need you to. Good night" he turned from her and quickly wiped away his own tears. He had been through so much with her. She was everything to him, his sister, his best friend, his life.
"Riki please...I'm sorry! What else can I do?"
"Nothing." He slowly jumped off the roof, whispering a profanity when he landed and hobbled back to his house. Ayame watched him until he was out of sight and cried to the moon.