Chapter Three: Ransom
Disclaimer: -sigh- If only I was lucky enough to own at least Kakashi... -laughs-
Warning: A/U. This story will not end happily. Make sure that you keep this in mind...... Rating: P.G. No change...sorry! Pairing: KakKal (OC)Author's Notes: Okay, Shiko and I've decide that this fanfic will end in the next chappie! Heee! But don't worry, there will be an epilogue! I promissie!
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Chapter Three: Ransom
Kakashi waited, watching as the shadows on the wall in front of him grow longer and longer.
'If I am to escape tonight...than I better get to work on these bonds...'
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Kodo tapped his fingers on the arms of his chair, bored almost out of his mind by all the waiting. Kaldea was knelt near a window, and occasionally she glanced out it and toward the building where the captive jounin was currently held at.
"You will really release him if his Hokage sends the money, right?"
She questioned, and Kodo snapped his glance over to her.
"What do you think? Of course not! As soon as the money is in my hands the jounin will die. Really, Kaldea. Think like a missing-nin for once."
"Yes...sir..."
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Snap.
As soon as the rope finally broke, Kakashi was to his feet. After a few wobbly steps from being forced to sit in such a cramped position for so long, he slowly snuck to the door. The two men who were supposed to be standing guard were dozing, and from the stench of alcohol in the air, they were drunk too.
Slipping by them was easy for a man of Kakashi's caliber, and the jounin found himself in the midst of the enemy camp. Most people were either drunk or sleeping, probably both. But there were a few scattering of those still alert enough to send up the alarm if he was spotted.
A piercing flash of pain ripped through Kakashi's head, and he held it in pain. Damn, this was beyond a normal migraine. But then again, look at what he has gone through the past few days.
A wave of shakes shook the jounin, and his limps felt cold and numb. Rubbing his hands together, he gradually made his way toward the building he sensed that Kodo was it. Chop the head off a snake and the body died. It would be the same if he killed Kodo. Without their leader, the bandits wouldn't know what to do, and would be easy to defeat.
And if Kaldea stood in his way...
Kakashi shivered again, but this time because of his thoughts. No, he couldn't allow himself to think of that now...not while he was this close to finishing the job and returning home to Konoha.
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Kodo got up from his lounging pose on his chair, and walked over to Kaldea.
"Come. Let us go see your lover."
He tugged her arm harshly, but she refused to allow herself to cry out in pain. No, she wouldn't allow for him to obtain any pleasure from her pain.
Dejectedly, she followed him out the building. As he walked amongst his minions, he stopped suddenly and stared at the distance for a long moment.
"Hn."
"What is it?"
"Our little captive is trying to make a break for it."
Kodo turned, whacking several of the dozing bandits around him.
"Wake up you good for nothing buffoons! Are you just going to sleep there while your money escapes?! C'mon, move!"
He kicked several of them in their side, and they finally got up. They could easily see what Kodo had first noticed.
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Kakashi heard the yells of the bandits as they were raised by their leader, and the jounin cursed mentally at himself for not getting away fast enough. He whirled as one guy barreled at him, dodging and heading to the forest that was just ahead of him. He suddenly fell, head pounding and a thousand lights dancing within his mind. An almost paralyzing pain gripped him, and the jounin felt himself be gripped by it.
"Ha! Hahahahahaha! Nice try Kakashi my friend."
A hand grabbed Kakashi's shoulder, dragging the intrepid and weakened jounin to his feet.
"We already thought most of this out."
Kodo traced a finger down a small cut on Kakashi's hand.
"And you thought that this paper cut was merely nothing. Sadly, the poison was meant for your Kage, not you."
Eyes growing wide, Kakashi remembered the night that the young boy with the message had arrived at Konoha. He had been carrying another message on him, one not of any significance. Kakashi had read it, and while he ripped it apart the paper sliced open his finger. He had though nothing of it them, but not that he looked at it closely he could see the cut now had streaks of yellow across it.
"The boy was a decoy; a mule to lead one of you here. Your poisoned by the venom of a crystal spider, jounin, and unless you have the antidote you'll die very soon. Heh, but before that you'll meet your end by...other means..."
Kodo waved a hand at his minions, who were milling about and sneering as they listened to the missing-nin. Kaldea stood far into the background, watching Kodo and Kakashi with agony-filled eyes... Two came over, and painfully drug the stupor-fallen Kakashi away.
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End Notes: THERE! Now you know what's wrong with Kakashi. Well, sowie for the super-short chapter...I really am trying to finish this story so that I can reopen my request line again. Remember that I am still open for story trades, and check out my other stories!