And so this lil story continues on. Thought I'd end it there for now so
anyone reading it will havta wait to see what happens! ^_^ I'm thinking
about reformatting it into better chapters once I'm done the whole thing.
It's not going to be too long anyway.
1 Year Later:
Suzue flitted silently between the shadows of the winding alleys; her skills as a ninja now ranked at jounin level. Her lips were caught in an obstinate frown as she followed a couple walking arm in arm down the street. Her mind was fuddled and made it difficult for her to concentrate, stay hidden, and to constantly stop herself from jumping out and meeting the two head-on. Suzue licked her lips and watched the pair enter a high- class restaurant. She crept in stealth to a position outside so she could view them inside through a window. Her eyes narrowed and focused intensely.
The two, a man and a woman, chatted to one another while searching through menus. Suzue recognized them both. The woman was an up and coming actress, gorgeous, talented and sensuous. And if the rumors were true, a real heartbreaker to boot. The man. . . she knew him very well. Or at the moment she thought she did. She hunkered down and swatted away the tinges of guilt with her mind for spying on them.
"I'm just wanting a few answers. . ." she told herself. She hoped that the answers she would get wouldn't be as she thought. Suzue wrung her hands and tucked a few rogue strands of her silky hair, darker than the shadows that surrounded her, behind a heavily pierced ear. She sat for an hour or so in a crouched position, watching them eat, then chat again while picking at desserts.
It was then that her worst fears came true. The woman leaned over and kissed the man.
Suzue tore her slight away instantly and cringed. Her hands were balled into fists so tight her knuckles turned a greyish white and her fingernails bit into her palms drawing blood.
"No. . . how could he?" she squeaked in pain. "This is. . . not happening. . ." She gritted her teeth and took off, forcing chakra to her feet, sending her jumping to the rooftops. From there she headed blindly home, her heart shattered like a looking glass out of its frame smashing against cold stone. The splinters of her heart lay at the bottom of her stomach, digging in deeply causing the sensation of nausea. Suzue flung the door to her apartment open and slammed it shut behind her, locking it tight. Bar lock, sliding chain lock, and knob lock. With each click of the door locks she felt her mind locking out all that she had seen, all that she had felt. Her body walked her to her bed, which she flung down on. Suzue stared at her clock, the second hand ticking away without care. The sound washed over her and the softness of the blankets beckoned her to lay down and wrap herself up in them. She slept silently with dry eyes, the darkness comforting her.
The Hokage stood before a wide window, looking out at the bright blue, crisp sky. A Konoha ninja stood behind him, shifting his weight from foot to foot.
"What is the news on our missing Suzue?" asked the Hokage, turning to the other ninja.
"Lord Hokage. She has not been attending any jounin meetings, nor applying for any missions. She has not been see around the town by anyone for a week as well. Many believe her neglect of her duties and lack of sightings may be due to an incident with-" he stated before being cut off by the Hokage.
"Kakashi. . . yes, I know of that," he finished. The Hokage sighed and shook his head. "They were always close, I knew that, and it never affected their missions. . . but now. . . I think they need some time apart. To heal wounds, perhaps. Put Suzue on the Earth Country team. Inform her when she is found, and send Kakashi to search for her, though, he must be anyway. You know the details of the mission. Now go."
"Hai," he affirmed. The ninja turned and let himself out.
Kakashi knocked on the apartment door again. Every time there was no answer, and the door was always locked. It had been a little over a week since he last saw her. He knew that she had found out about his "outing" with the actress. He had to explain to her what really happened. He missed her gentle caressing touch, her clean soothing smell, and her loving voice calling his name from the windows of buildings. She was always able to know when he would be walking by, and made sure to greet him with a wave and a smile before continuing her task.
"Suzue?" he called. ". . ." His shoulders drooped, as there was no reply yet again. "How can she never be home, and yet never seen outside?" Kakashi scratched the side of his face and ran his fingers through his grey hair in defeat. A crash of breaking glass sounded inside Suzue's apartment.
"Suzue?!" he called again. "Dammit. . ." Kakashi quickly formed a seal and bypassed the door's locks using a simple ninjutsu. He ran down the small hallway looking into every room and skidded to a stop in the kitchen. Suzue was there, garbed in a slept in and wrinkled Konoha uniform, trying to clean up the broken glass. She looked deathly pale and had bags under her eyes as she continued to collect the shards of glass together with a shaking hand.
1 Year Later:
Suzue flitted silently between the shadows of the winding alleys; her skills as a ninja now ranked at jounin level. Her lips were caught in an obstinate frown as she followed a couple walking arm in arm down the street. Her mind was fuddled and made it difficult for her to concentrate, stay hidden, and to constantly stop herself from jumping out and meeting the two head-on. Suzue licked her lips and watched the pair enter a high- class restaurant. She crept in stealth to a position outside so she could view them inside through a window. Her eyes narrowed and focused intensely.
The two, a man and a woman, chatted to one another while searching through menus. Suzue recognized them both. The woman was an up and coming actress, gorgeous, talented and sensuous. And if the rumors were true, a real heartbreaker to boot. The man. . . she knew him very well. Or at the moment she thought she did. She hunkered down and swatted away the tinges of guilt with her mind for spying on them.
"I'm just wanting a few answers. . ." she told herself. She hoped that the answers she would get wouldn't be as she thought. Suzue wrung her hands and tucked a few rogue strands of her silky hair, darker than the shadows that surrounded her, behind a heavily pierced ear. She sat for an hour or so in a crouched position, watching them eat, then chat again while picking at desserts.
It was then that her worst fears came true. The woman leaned over and kissed the man.
Suzue tore her slight away instantly and cringed. Her hands were balled into fists so tight her knuckles turned a greyish white and her fingernails bit into her palms drawing blood.
"No. . . how could he?" she squeaked in pain. "This is. . . not happening. . ." She gritted her teeth and took off, forcing chakra to her feet, sending her jumping to the rooftops. From there she headed blindly home, her heart shattered like a looking glass out of its frame smashing against cold stone. The splinters of her heart lay at the bottom of her stomach, digging in deeply causing the sensation of nausea. Suzue flung the door to her apartment open and slammed it shut behind her, locking it tight. Bar lock, sliding chain lock, and knob lock. With each click of the door locks she felt her mind locking out all that she had seen, all that she had felt. Her body walked her to her bed, which she flung down on. Suzue stared at her clock, the second hand ticking away without care. The sound washed over her and the softness of the blankets beckoned her to lay down and wrap herself up in them. She slept silently with dry eyes, the darkness comforting her.
The Hokage stood before a wide window, looking out at the bright blue, crisp sky. A Konoha ninja stood behind him, shifting his weight from foot to foot.
"What is the news on our missing Suzue?" asked the Hokage, turning to the other ninja.
"Lord Hokage. She has not been attending any jounin meetings, nor applying for any missions. She has not been see around the town by anyone for a week as well. Many believe her neglect of her duties and lack of sightings may be due to an incident with-" he stated before being cut off by the Hokage.
"Kakashi. . . yes, I know of that," he finished. The Hokage sighed and shook his head. "They were always close, I knew that, and it never affected their missions. . . but now. . . I think they need some time apart. To heal wounds, perhaps. Put Suzue on the Earth Country team. Inform her when she is found, and send Kakashi to search for her, though, he must be anyway. You know the details of the mission. Now go."
"Hai," he affirmed. The ninja turned and let himself out.
Kakashi knocked on the apartment door again. Every time there was no answer, and the door was always locked. It had been a little over a week since he last saw her. He knew that she had found out about his "outing" with the actress. He had to explain to her what really happened. He missed her gentle caressing touch, her clean soothing smell, and her loving voice calling his name from the windows of buildings. She was always able to know when he would be walking by, and made sure to greet him with a wave and a smile before continuing her task.
"Suzue?" he called. ". . ." His shoulders drooped, as there was no reply yet again. "How can she never be home, and yet never seen outside?" Kakashi scratched the side of his face and ran his fingers through his grey hair in defeat. A crash of breaking glass sounded inside Suzue's apartment.
"Suzue?!" he called again. "Dammit. . ." Kakashi quickly formed a seal and bypassed the door's locks using a simple ninjutsu. He ran down the small hallway looking into every room and skidded to a stop in the kitchen. Suzue was there, garbed in a slept in and wrinkled Konoha uniform, trying to clean up the broken glass. She looked deathly pale and had bags under her eyes as she continued to collect the shards of glass together with a shaking hand.