Chapter Two: Capture
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Warning: A/U. This story will not end happily. Make sure that you keep this in mind...... Rating: P.G. Man, did the rating go down or what? Pairing: KakKal (OC)Author's Notes: Finally, Chapter Two! -cheers- Hm...well...this chapter is very important as far as the plot is concerned. Keep this in mind, peoples, and soon you see the plan. Perhaps...
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Sorry, this is such a short chapter! The next one should be longer!
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Chapter Two: Capture
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Throughout the night, Kaldea occasionally awoken and glanced almost worriedly at the door. During this, once Kakashi too woke up. He said nothing, not thinking yet that it was anything important.
But it was...
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CRASH!
The door nearly exploded off its hinges, and the two bewildered occupants of the bed snapped back to the waking plain. Over twenty bandits and rogues had managed to squeeze themselves into the small cabin.
Kaldea was drug screaming from the bed, lashing out and kicking the men. When Kakashi rose to assist her, his hand moving to uncover his Sharingan eye, a kunai was whipped out and presses so hard against her throat that a thin line of blood started trickling from the nasty cut.
"I wouldn't, jounin. She would be dead before you even tried."
Kakashi hesitated, and in that hesitation another group of bandits grabbed him and drug them both struggling from the building.
"Oh...don't worry. We're not going to kill you since Kodo said not to. Yet..."
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The two were only half aware of their surroundings by the time that they reached the enemy camp. They were taken to the biggest building, the guards leering at them as they moved to allow them in.
Seated on a chair made of oak, lounged a powerfully-built young man. He looked to be in his mid-twenties as well, with spiky green hair and a scar crossing his right eye. More scars could be seen on his unclothed upper body. Kodo...the missing-nin mentioned earlier by the bandit and Kaldea.
Kakashi was literally tossed to the ground at the man's feet, Kaldea off to the side and still being held by the other men.
The leader stood up, arching a brow in question at the jounin at his feet. He smirked slowly.
"This is it? One of the famed jounin from Konoha. Hm...you're not much, are you?"
The man slugged Kakashi with his closed fist, the jounin unable to use his pinned arms to defend himself. Blood sprayed from his mouth, and he coughed hoarsely.
The man had a wolfish grin on his face, and he circled around Kakashi.
"For your sake, your Hokage better send the ransom money in order for me to spare your life..."
It was then, when the man noticed Kaldea. With a wave of his hand, the two bandits holding onto her arms suddenly let go and moved back. He beckoned for the young woman to come to him.
Kaldea paused, looking at Kakashi. The jounin stared at her confused, as if he was expecting for her to attack. She sighed, and slowly walked over to the missing-nin.
Kodo wrapped his arms about her neck, leering at Kakashi. Kaldea flinched, and couldn't find the strength in herself to face Kakashi.
"You fell right into my trap. I'm surprised, though. Normally a jounin wouldn't be able to fall so easily. I was right to use this beautiful young woman as a lure..."
He painfully gripped Kaldea's chin, jerking her head to the side. Her eyes were clenched shut in shame.
Kakashi stared speechless. No. Not Kaldea. Not her. She couldn't...
"Such a missing-nin was hard for me to find. Most I've run into are tough old geezers or young punks who don't know anything really. She really is a prize, isn't she? And to think, she actually allowed you to sleep with her. I've not even had that chance yet."
Licking his lips, Kodo laughed, causing for his gathered troops to move back even more uneasily.
"Take this filthy do-gooder out of my sight."
He snapped, and it took only one man to drag the crest-fallen jounin away.
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Later that day, Kaldea went to the place where Kakashi was being held at. The guards were dismissed, moving as fast to get away from her as they did with Kodo. Here she did have as much authority as him.
She entered the building, shutting the door slowly behind her with a soft click. It was that noise that alerted Kakashi.
He was forced to stand in the middle of the room, beaten severely and tied to a pull. Yet, even in his horrid situation, he still was working on a plan to escape. As of late, he had been feeling quite weak; which wasn't normal. He was probably coming down with something; that was all...
In the silence that followed her entering, Kaldea could feel her heart shatter.
"So. Missing-nin. What's the true story?"
Kakashi almost spat, and Kaldea knew he had very good reasons to be pissed off at her.
"I really was from Ishi. It...it was an accident really. When we were sent out to deal with some bandits-Kodo's troops-my teammates got into the way of one of my attacks. They were..."
Her voice changed, and Kakashi could hear the sorrow she felt.
"They were all killed. Kodo appeared. He told me that no one would believe that it was an accident. He said they would only see me as a murderer, which I am. He gave me the chance to join him, and that's what I did. I had no choice...either way; I was going to face death sooner or later..."
"And you actually believed him? There would have been at least an investigation, and if it really was an accident, your name would have been cleared. It's as simple as that."
"I just don't know what to believe any more, Kakashi."
She stopped, hearing the sounds of someone approaching from outside.
"All that I can tell you, is that if your Hokage doesn't respond properly to Kodo's ransom by tomorrow morning, that you are to be executed and your head sent to him..."
Vanishing out the door, she left Kakashi alone with his thoughts...
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End Notes: Chapter Three will be up as soon as it can be typed, I promise. And in it you will find out the reason behind Kakashi's weakness. Will the Hokage bend to Kodo's demands...? Tune in next time to see what will happen!